BETHLEHEM, Pa. --- Senior face-off specialist Gannon Mesko of the Moravian University's men's lacrosse team has been honored as the Moravian Student-Athlete of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger for his performance last week.
Mesko helped Moravian to a 2-0 week in Landmark Conference action as the Greyhounds extended their winning streak to six matches. Mesko went 34-for-43 on face-offs in the two contests while scooping up 19 ground balls and causing a pair of turnovers. He was 21-for-28 while taking every face-off in a 14-10 come-from-behind win over Goucher College, and Mesko had a career-high 15 ground balls in the contest to go with a pair of caused turnovers. He finished the week with a 13-for-15 performance and four ground balls in a 20-6 win versus Juniata College on Senior Day.
Mesko is Moravian's all-time leader in face-offs, going 607-for-1,058 in his career, and he also owns the single season mark with 226 face-off wins in 2023.
The Greyhounds are scheduled to return to action on Wednesday, April 9 when the squad hosts Elizabethtown College in a Landmark Conference match beginning at 7:00 p.m. on John Makuvek Field.
The Moravian Student-Athlete of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger is selected on Mondays by Moravian's athletic department leadership team. Honey Stinger, a sports nutrition company that uses nature's natural sweeteners to bring out the best in you while still tasting great, is in its third year as a sponsor of the Greyhounds in 2024-25. Learn more about Honey Stinger at https://honeystinger.com/.
Previous Moravian Student-Athletes of the Week Fueled by Honey Stinger
Sept. 2 – Carly Pyatt – Women's Soccer
Sept. 9 – Tara Smurla – Women's Cross Country
Sept. 16 – Malachi McNeil-Harrison – Football
Sept. 23 – Ben Scary – Men's Soccer
Sept. 30 – Riley Spingler – Women's Soccer
Oct. 7 – Jared Jenkins – Football
Oct. 14 – Sam Love – Women's Volleyball
Oct. 21 – Makenzie Krasley – Women's Volleyball
Oct. 28 – Jason Koch – Men's Golf
Nov. 4 – Owen Nahf, Nathan Hajel, Cole Stanchina, Bryan Kerchner, Gavin Hefferan – Men's Cross Country
Nov. 11 – Jordan Bingham – Football
Nov. 18 – Tara Smurla – Women's Cross Country
Nov. 23 – Jordan Bingham – Football
Dec. 9 – Catie Lovett – Women's Swimming
Dec. 31 – Chad Kratzer – Men's Basketball
Jan. 6 – Jametric Harris – Men's Basketball
Jan. 13 – Harrison Ziegler – Men's Swimming
Jan. 20 – Porter Kelly – Men's Basketball
Jan. 27 – Ashlee Limbacher – Women's Swimming
Feb. 3 – Abby Giamoni – Women's Indoor Track & Field
Feb. 10 – Marquis Ratcliff – Men's Basketball
Feb. 17 – Alex Dietz – Men's Basketball
Feb. 24 – Bryan Kerchner – Men's Indoor Track & Field
Mar. 3 – Anthony Morillo – Men's Indoor Track & Field
Mar. 10 – Sarah DeStefano – Softball
Mar. 17 – Cole Cherkas – Baseball
Mar. 24 – Jackie Salvatore – Women's Lacrosse
Mar. 31 – Leah Zolotareva – Women's Tennis
Apr. 7 – Gannon Mesko – Men's Lacrosse
