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News Update 19 April 2007

Wiles chosen as final weekend's best player

Second Stealth star to win first career award in the past month

NLL Press Release


The National Lacrosse League has named San Jose Stealth forward Luke Wiles as both the Overall Player of the Week and the Offensive Player of the Week for his performance in a pair of games against the Colorado Mammoth this weekend.


LUKE WILES
Overall / Offensive
1st career selection

NICK PATTERSON
Defensive
6th career selection
4th selection as Defensive

STEVE TOLL
Transition
4th career selection
2nd selection as Transition

MATT ZASH
Rookie
1st career selection

In addition, Minnesota Swarm goaltender Nick Patterson was named Defensive Player of the Week; New York Titans forward Matt Zash was named Rookie of the Week; and Steve Toll of the Rochester Knighthawks earned Transition Player of the Week honors.

Wiles scored four goals and added six assists for ten points, including one power play goal in a 13-12 road loss to the Colorado Mammoth at Pepsi Center on Thursday night. On Friday night in San Jose, Wiles scored three goals and added four assists for seven points, including one power play goal, in an 11-10 victory over the Mammoth at HP Pavilion. Wiles also collected twelve loose balls over the weekend.

This is Wiles' first-ever selection for any weekly award, making him the second Stealth star in the past month to debut as the Overall winner (Gary Rosyski did the same in Week Twelve).

Patterson earned Defensive honors for his performance in an 11-8 victory over the Philadelphia Wings on Friday night. Patterson tallied 47 saves and allowed only eight goals in the victory at Wachovia Center. Patterson did not play in Minnesota's 16-15 victory over Arizona on Saturday.

Toll scored one goal and added three assists for four points and collected nine loose balls in a 14-10 road win over the Buffalo Bandits on Friday at HSBC Arena. Toll also tallied an assist and collected ten loose balls in a 14-8 home win over the Bandits at Blue Cross Arena on Saturday.

Zash scored four goals and two assists for six points, including two power play goals, and collected three loose balls in the Titans' 12-11 victory over the Toronto Rock this past Saturday at Air Canada Centre.

The Weekly Player Awards are determined by a vote of the General Managers and Head Coaches of the league's thirteen member clubs.

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