Machine's Mike Leveille captures rookie honors

Posted June 02, 2008 11:00 pm

Daily Herald Staff

BOSTON, Mass. - Major League Lacrosse handed out its weekly award winners for the week ending June 1, and Chicago Machine attackman Mike Leveille of Libertyville earned the first Rookie of the Week award for this season.

Making his MLL debut on Sunday, Leveille had 2 goals and 2 assists in the Machine's 18-14 loss against the Washington Bayhawks.

Selected with the third overall pick in last week's collegiate draft and traded to Chicago, he scored his first career goal with 5:30 remaining in the first quarter and also added a goal in the third quarter. The former national champ from Syracuse assisted on two of his brother Kevin Leveille's five goals in the game.

Rochester Rattlers attackman John Grant was named as the League's Offensive Player of the Week for the second consecutive week while Long Island midfielder Peter Vlahakis was selected as the MLL Defensive Player of the Week. Los Angeles Riptide goalkeeper Mickey Jarboe was named as the Goalkeeper of the Week.

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