MSU’s Prescott Grabs Warrior Award
(Photo by Lance Wendt)
ATLANTA – Montana State rolled to three ranked victories at the Rocky Mountain Rumble thanks to the play of Bobcats freshman attackman Liam Prescott, who was named the MCLA Division II Warrior Player of the Week for the period ending Feb. 19.
Montana State opened the weekend by knocking off No. 3 Cal State San Marcos – a national semifinalist in ’23 – thanks to a trio of assists and a pair of ground balls from the Hampstead, N.H., product.
Next up was No. 10 Missouri State and Prescott continued his hot streak, scoring two goals while setting up four others in the 12-2 victory. He also gobbled up a pair of ground balls.
The Bobcats capped the weekend in Denver with a victory over No. 11 UC San Diego when Prescott scored two goals, dished out an assist and snagged three ground balls.
For the weekend, he amassed four goals, eight assists and seven GBs.
“It was an impressive showing by a freshman against top-tier competition,” said Montana State coach Chris Kelley. “Liam was an integral part of a relentless ride, causing multiple turnovers as a squad all weekend long.
“Liam just has come into our program and has made his mark on the field starting with a 40 percent shooting percentage to start his college career.”
For his efforts earning the Warrior Player of the Week, Prescott will receive a Warrior Burn XP2-O – a $120 value. Warrior is a proud sponsor of the MCLA.
Warrior Honor Roll
Keaton Bean, Jr. – Northwest Nazarene
The Tigard, Ore., product broke (his own) record for most goals in a game by putting a 10-spot in the Nighthawks victory over Gonzaga.
Charlie Cox, Soph. – Appalachian State
In the Mountaineers win over William & Mary, the attackman struck for seven goals and four assists in the 20-15 triumph.
Jack Davenport, Soph. – Loyola Marymount
The Lions went 2-0 on their trip to The Big Easy thanks to shutdown defensive effort by the Chatham, N.J. pole. He had six GBs and eight CTs on the weekend.
Danny Harris, Fr. – Georgia Southern
The attackman out of Marietta dropped seven goals and a dime on Virginia Tech D-II and finished a 2-0 weekend with 12 total points.
Cam Hocker, Jr. – Miami
The middie set the single-game goals mark with eight in a win over North Florida and tacked on another in the setback to Kennesaw State.
Kole Peterson, Fr. – UT-San Antonio
In a 19-18 shootout victory against East Texas Baptist, the San Antonio native notched eight goals along with three assists to assist the Roadrunners’ effort.
Evan Suh, Fr. – Kennesaw State
The rookie out of Suwanee, Ga., helped the Owls breeze past UNF and Miami by combining for 12 goals, six assists and six ground balls.