Gannon’s Marco, Salem’s Krstonosic take home final WWPA Player of the Week awards

Two standouts from the WWPA Morgantown Classic have been recognized for their performances over three games in West Virginia.

WWPA Offensive Player of the Week

The WWPA's leading offensive player has earned WWPA Offensive Player of the Week for the second time in 2023. Nikola Krstonosic, currently on the Cutino Award Watch List, helped the Tigers sweep their own WWPA Morgantown Classic and secure the No. 1 East Region seed for the 2023 WWPA Men's Championship. The junior from Serbia led the competition with 39 points, 23 goals and 16 assists while averaging 13.0 points per contest - five more than any other player. He also broke the school record for goals (119) and assists (81) in a season. In the clinching game against McKendree, Krstonosic scored nine goals and dished out four assists for 14 points. He followed that up Sunday with a 15-point performance against Gannon (7g, 8a). Krstonosic has logged 10 games of double digit points in 2023.

Nominees: Harry Bentham, Concordia; Marty Kaverman, Jr., Gannon; Nikola Krstonosic, Salem; Breno Tebet, McKendree

Aug. 28-Sept. 3: Alexandros Kotskar, Gannon
Sept. 4-Sept. 10: Jacob Stuart, Concordia
Sept. 11-Sept. 17: Nikola Krstonosic, Salem
Sept. 18-Sept. 24: Maxwell Osborn, Biola
Sept 25-Oct. 1: Yannick Robertson, McKendree
Oct. 2-Oct. 8: Nolan Rapp, Biola
Oct. 9-Oct. 15: Marko Zivojinovic, Salem
Oct. 16-Oct. 22: Nick Murray, Biola
Oct. 23-Oct.29: Marko Zivojinovic, Salem
Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Nikola Krstonosic, Salem

WWPA Defensive Player of the Week

Gannon netminder Alvaro Marco has been named WWPA Defensive Player of the Week after anchoring the Golden Knights to a 2-1 record at the WWPA Morgantown Classic. The Spaniard led the competition with 40 saves, including 14 against top-seeded Salem. Marco had 45 saves the weekend before at the WWPA Erie Classic, which was second-highest. He currently ranks third in the conference with 226 total saves and is second with a .493 save percentage.

Nominees: Jimmy Cronin, McKendree; Alvaro Marco, Gannon; Goncalo Silva, Salem

Aug. 28-Sept. 3: Duarte Costa, Salem
Sept. 4-Sept. 10: Mitchell Carpenter, Biola
Sept. 11-Sept. 17: Duarte Costa, Salem
Sept. 18-Sept. 24: Jimmy Cronin, McKendree
Sept. 25-Oct. 1: Mitchell Carpenter, Biola
Oct. 2-Oct. 8: Mitchell Carpenter, Biola
Oct. 9-Oct. 15: Goncalo Silva, Salem
Oct. 16-Oct. 22: Caleb Hernandez, Biola
Oct. 23-Oct. 29: Tanner Powell, Concordia
Oct. 30-Nov. 5: Alvaro Marco, Gannon