Men's Lacrosse

CUW's O'Malley, Lake Forest's Pagel, MSOE's Jansen Earn Final 2026 NACC Men's Lacrosse Weekly Honors

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Concordia University Wisconsin sophomore Nolan O'Malley (Chicago, Ill.), Lake Forest College junior Carson Pagel (Milwaukee, Wis.), and Milwaukee School of Engineering junior Graden Jansen (Ballwin, Mo.) have been named Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) Men's Lacrosse Student-Athletes of the Week for the week of April 20-26, 2026, as selected by the league's athletics communications professionals.

This the third NACC weekly honor for O'Malley this season, and the fifth for Jansen.

Defense --- Nolan O'Malley, So., G, Concordia University Wisconsin
O'Malley, a sophomore goalie, recorded 24 saves across two games as Concordia Wisconsin secured the No. 2 seed in the NACC Men's Lacrosse Tournament. He posted 14 saves in a 13-7 win over MSOE to close out the regular season, then added 10 more in a 19-7 win over Lawrence to open the NACC Tournament.

Offense --- Carson Pagel, Jr., M, Lake Forest College
Pagel, a junior midfielder, turned in a pair of six-point performances to help Lake Forest to a pair of victories. He scored three goals and set up three others in a 15-10 triumph at Illinois Tech April 22 that secured homefield advantage in the opening round of the 2026 NACC Men's Lacrosse Tournament. Pagel then scored five goals - including three in a row - and an assist as the Foresters pulled away from Benedictine for a 13-8 win to advance to the semifinal round of the league playoffs.

Specialist --- Graden Jansen, Jr., M, Milwaukee School of Engineering
Jansen, a junior faceoff specialist, went 38-of-46 on faceoffs as MSOE split a pair of games. He was 15-of-19 in the circle and scooped up eight ground balls in a 13-7 loss to Concordia Wisconsin in the Raiders' regular-season finale. Jansen followed that up with a 23-of-27 effort on faceoffs with 13 more ground balls as MSOE posted a 15-10 win over sixth-seeded Illinois Tech in the NACC tournament quarterfinals.