HENNIKER, N.H. – Freshman goalkeeper Nate Finn (Norwood, Mass.) of the New England College men's lacrosse team was named the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Rookie of the Week for the week ending April 14, 2024 in an announcement by the conference on Monday.

Finn posted a pair of stellar performances against the AMCATS of Anna Maria College and the Raiders of Rivier University that helped the team gather a record of 1-1 for the week, tallying 37 saves with a 69.8 save percentage over two games.

First against Anna Maria on Wednesday, Finn did his part in between the pipes for the 'Grims as he collected an astonishing 24 saves and an 82.8 save percentage in his best game of his career to this point. This number of saves accounted for by the freshman is the best since the 2020 season by a single player here at NEC.

It didn't cease there for Finn as he continued executing at a successful rate when the team was up against Rivier keeping NEC in it recording 13 saves in a tough loss. His excellence was shown once again in this previous outing, only letting one goal in for both the first and third quarter.

"Nate [Finn] has done a phenomenal job stepping up into the starting role." head coach Jedd Brown said in a comment. "He has shown steady improvement in each of his game performances and has become a player we can rely upon."

Finn was put into the starting role for the 'Grims early in the season due to injuries and has been able to step up answering the call for his team in stellar fashion. Currently the freshman is ranked amongst the GNAC being placed in 8^th for saves with 126 while securing a 52.7 save percentage.

The team gets prepared for another GNAC game as they will be hosting the Cadets of Norwich University from Don Melander Field on Wednesday April 17^th at 6:00 p.m.

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