Milani and Beddow Selected as Players of the Week by SSC

MELBOURNE, Fla. - University of Tampa lacrosse graduate student-athletes, Andrew Milani and Matthew Beddow have been selected as Sunshine State Conference Players of the Week as announced by the league office Monday.

Milani grabs Offensive Player of the Week after leading Tampa in victories over Westminster (17-10) and No. 16 Colorado Mesa (17-12). The Catonsville, Maryland native tallied game highs in points (8), goals (5), and assists (3) during the win over Westminster. He followed with four points in the Top-20 matchup against CMU, after a pair of goals and a pair of assists. Milani also picked up four ground balls in UT's ranked win. His seven goals last week came on 17 total shots and 13 shots on goal.

Beddow collects Defensive Player of the Week for his part in Tampa's victories over Westminster (17-10) and No. 16 Colorado Mesa (17-12). The San Diego native totaled seven caused turnovers, including a game-high of five against CMU, along with four groundballs last week. Beddow also scored a goal, unassisted, in the victory against CMU. With the play of Beddow, UT kept Westminster and CMU to six and three goals below their season-scoring averages, respectively. This week's accolade is the fourth of his career.