JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville swept this week’s Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN) Men’s Lacrosse honors, announced Monday by the league office.
Nicky Brown was named Offensive Player of the Week while Drew Rippeon earned his second Defensive Player of the Week accolade this season. Brown tallied four goals and seven assists for 11 points in the Dolphins' 16-10 win against Air Force. His seven assists was a career-high and tied the program record for assists in a single game. Rippeon won 15-of-23 faceoffs, good for a 69.6 percent win rate. He grabbed a season high 12 ground balls to lead the Dolphins to a 1-0 start to conference play.
Offensive Player of the Week
Nicky Brown, Jacksonville
Other Nominee: Will Zylstra, Mercer; Zachary White, Utah.
Defensive Player of the Week
Drew Rippeon, Jacksonville
Other Nominee: Jacob Neuman, Mercer; Nikko Diponio, Utah.
2026 Season Award Winners
Feb. 2 | Offensive Player of the Week: Ryan Stines, Utah; Defensive Player of the Week: Nikki DiPonio, Utah
Feb. 9 | Offensive Player of the Week: Carter Petersen, Queens; Defensive Player of the Week: Ryan Della Rocco, Jacksonville
Feb. 17 | Offensive Player of the Week: Michael Frederick, Mecer; Defensive Player of the Week: Drew Rippeon, Jacksonville.
March 2 | Offensive Player of the Week: Luke McNamara, Utah; Defensive Player of the Week: Nikko DiPonio, Utah.
March 9 | Offensive Player of the Week: Zachary White, Utah; Defensive Player of the Week: Nikko DiPonio, Utah.
March 16 | Offensive Player of the Week: Luke McNamara, Utah; Defensive Player of the Week: Nikko DiPonio, Utah.
March 23 | Offensive Player of the Week: Caelan Driggs, Air Force; Defensive Player of the Week: Noah McGovern, Queens.
March 30 | Offensive Player of the Week: Nicky Brown, Jacksonville; Defensive Player of the Week: Drew Rippeon, Jacksonville.