Penn State men's lacrosse freshman Nate Whitaker and sophomore Will Jones earned ECAC Player of the Week honors for the first time this season. Both players earned the distinction after their performances in the Penn State upset over No.7 Massachusetts. This is the first time this year a Nittany Lion has been named ECAC Player of the Week.

Whitaker earned Rookie of the Week after scoring five goals and one assist against Massachusetts. He scored three straight times in the first quarter and tallied two more goals in the second en route to an 11-10 Penn State victory. Whitaker currently leads Penn State in total points (20), assists (9) and is second on the team in goals with 11.

Will Jones scored three goals including the unassisted game-winning goal against the Minutemen to earn Offensive Player of the Week. Jones currently has five goals on the year and is seventh on the team in points.

This is the second time in his career that Jones has been named ECAC Player of the Week. The first came in the 2002 season against Notre Dame when he scored the game-winning goal in overtime to defeat the Irish 10-9.