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Burns Named Ivy Offensive Player Of The Week; ILT Will Be Either In Princeton Or Ithaca
April 20, 2026 | Men's Lacrosse
TIGERBLOG ON COLIN BURNS
Somewhat unsurprisingly, Colin Burns has been named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in Princeton's 15-14 win over Harvard Saturday afternoon.
He certainly made a great case for himself, with a career high five goals, including the game-winner with 17 seconds to go. This is the second time in his career that Burns has been honored as Ivy Player of the Week.
Burns, who now has 21 goals and 15 assists on the season as the Tigers' third-leading scorer, gave Princeton a 1-0 lead against the Crimson, scored twice more in the first half following Harvard goals, tied it at 10-10 late in the third quarter and ended it with the game-winner, which came with three seconds on the shot clock in addition to 17 on the game clock.
The win kept Princeton at No. 2 in the Kane Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, USILA Coaches' Poll and USA Lacrosse Poll for the week. It also kept the Tigers in the hunt for an Ivy League championship.
Princeton, now 10-2 overall and 4-1 in the league, will host Dartmouth Saturday at 4 on Senior Day, and a win over the Big Green would mean at least a share of the championship, should Cornell defeat Harvard and Princeton defeat Dartmouth.
As for the Ivy tournament, it will either be at Princeton or Cornell and depends entirely on the outcome of the Cornell-Harvard game. Should Cornell win, the tournament would go to Ithaca. Should Harvard beat Cornell, the tournament would be on Sherrerd Field, regardless of any other result Saturday.
Somewhat unsurprisingly, Colin Burns has been named the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week after his performance in Princeton's 15-14 win over Harvard Saturday afternoon.
He certainly made a great case for himself, with a career high five goals, including the game-winner with 17 seconds to go. This is the second time in his career that Burns has been honored as Ivy Player of the Week.
Burns, who now has 21 goals and 15 assists on the season as the Tigers' third-leading scorer, gave Princeton a 1-0 lead against the Crimson, scored twice more in the first half following Harvard goals, tied it at 10-10 late in the third quarter and ended it with the game-winner, which came with three seconds on the shot clock in addition to 17 on the game clock.
The win kept Princeton at No. 2 in the Kane Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, USILA Coaches' Poll and USA Lacrosse Poll for the week. It also kept the Tigers in the hunt for an Ivy League championship.
Princeton, now 10-2 overall and 4-1 in the league, will host Dartmouth Saturday at 4 on Senior Day, and a win over the Big Green would mean at least a share of the championship, should Cornell defeat Harvard and Princeton defeat Dartmouth.
As for the Ivy tournament, it will either be at Princeton or Cornell and depends entirely on the outcome of the Cornell-Harvard game. Should Cornell win, the tournament would go to Ithaca. Should Harvard beat Cornell, the tournament would be on Sherrerd Field, regardless of any other result Saturday.
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