Hoos in the PLL: Shellenberger Leads League in Points Through Week 9

The Premier Lacrosse League stopped in Denver, Colorado, this weekend for week nine of the PLL regular season, which saw Connor Shellenberger pump in another MVP-caliber performance. Other Hoos, including Xander Dickson, found nylon while Jared Conners and Cole Kastner secured a massive win to help their squad in the playoff race. 

Ben Wayer, Thomas McConvey, and Adam Ghitleman were the first Hoos to play this weekend as the Philadelphia Waterdogs faced off against the Boston Cannons. Ghitelman, who serves as the backup goalie on the Boston Cannons, made his season debut due to starting goalie Colin Kirst picking up a penalty minutes into the game. In his limited game action, Ghitelman held down the fort and even helped a teammate box out for a groundball. Ghitelman has played professional lacrosse since 2011 and is a three-time All-Star. 

On the other side, Thomas McConvey assisted teammate CJ Kirst as a part of a 4-0 fourth-quarter run, but the effort was not enough as the Waterdogs fell 13-10 to the Cannons. For Wayer, he posted four ground balls. So far this season, Wayer has six caused turnovers, six points (two one-point goals, one two-point goal, and two assists), and 26 ground balls. 

On Saturday, Connor Shellenberger, Xander Dickson, and Dox Aitken took the field for the New York Atlas, who squared off against the hometown Denver Outlaws. In the second quarter, Shellenberger, off a pick, found an opening and let it fly on the run to give the Atlas a 6-4 lead before Dickson found nylon on man-up less than a minute later.