Hamilton College midfielder
Carson Kraus '28 (Garden City, N.Y./Garden City HS) was selected for the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Men's Division III Team of the Week on Wednesday, April 15.
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Kraus was one of 10 players and the only offensive midfielder honored. The team of the week for week nine included games played from April 6 to April 12.
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Kraus, who was named the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Player of the Week on April 13, posted 10 points, six ground balls and a caused turnover in two NESCAC road wins.
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Kraus scored two goals and added an assist in a 10-9 victory at Williams College on April 8. His goal with 20.6 seconds left completed a comeback after the Continentals trailed 9-4 early in the fourth quarter. Kraus tied a career high with seven goals in an 18-13 triumph at Trinity College on April 11. He gave Hamilton the lead for good at 11-10 with 5:46 remaining in the third quarter as the Continentals won in Hartford for the first time since 2014.
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The Continentals (8-5, 5-4 NESCAC) are ranked 16th in the Division III NCAA Power Index (NPI) and are receiving votes in the USILA Division III Top 20 coaches poll. Hamilton hosts nationally ranked No. 1 Tufts University in the Continentals' regular season finale on Saturday, April 18 at noon.
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