Nico Cione Award Men's Lax Defensive Player of the Week Week Of 3/18/2024 Sport Men's Lacrosse School Cairn University Year Junior Position GK Hometown Yardley, PA High School Pennsbury Defensive Player of the Week Nico Cione / Jr / Cairn University / Yardley, Pa. / Pennsbury HS Cione totaled 34 saves in two games this week, capping off the week with a 12-5 in over Purchase College in which he saved a season-high 23 shots, the most by a United East goalkeeper in a single game this season. Cione leads the United East in saves per game (16.83). This is the fifth Player of the Week honor for Cione, who previously won for the weeks of April 17, 2023, March 20, 2023, March 6, 2023, and April 11, 2022. Cione was a First Team All-Conference honoree in 2023 as well.