Two Spartans Garner SSC Player of the Week Honors

MELBOURNE, Fla. - Tampa has two or more players garner SSC Player of the Week honors for the fourth time this season. Senior, Canyon Birch was named Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, and graduate student, Alex Poma was awarded Specialist of the Week for the fourth time in 2024.

Birch gathers Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2024 after leading Tampa to wins at Embry-Riddle (18-14) and against Lynn (20-4). The Brielle, New Jersey native scored eight goals for the Spartans in the win over ERAU, which is tied for third-most in SSC single-game history. Additionally, Birch had a groundball and an assist in the victory. Against Lynn, Birch tallied six points from four assists and two goals. His 10 goals scored last week came on 23 total shots and 17 shots on goal.

Poma earns Specialist of the Week for the fourth time in 2024 after helping Tampa win at Embry-Riddle (18-14) and against Lynn (20-4). The grad student from Marietta, Georgia, won 22-of-35 face-offs against ERAU. He also gave the Spartans 15 groundballs, a goal, and an assist in the win. Against Lynn, Poma won 16-of-17 from the X while picking up 13 ground balls and scoring a goal. He tallied a .731 face-off winning percentage for the Week, 28 groundballs, and three points. This latest weekly award marks the fifth in his career.