Kirst, Brunelle, Opdahl Named USA Lacrosse Men's Players of the Week
March 25, 2025
Kenny DeJohn
Rich Barnes
The Kirst Train keeps on rolling.
A nine-goal, one-assist outing against Yale has the Cornell star up to 37 goals and 13 assists through seven games — and it also has Cornell up to No. 1 in the country.
For his efforts in the 19-14 win over an Ivy League rival, Kirst is the USA Lacrosse Division I Men's Player of the Week.
Now with 202 career goals, Kirst is close to the all-time NCAA Division I mark of 224 set by Virginia's Payton Cormier from 2020-24.
Kirst also passed Mike French to become Cornell's all-time leading goal scorer on March 15.
DIVISION II
Wade Brunelle, Seton Hill
A big win for Seton Hill over Pace was led by Brunelle, who contributed three goals and six assists. Earlier in the week, he had five goals and three assists against Wheeling.
Seton Hill is surging in the USA Lacrossee Top 20, and Brunelle is a key reason why.
DIVISION III
Jordan Opdahl, Trinity
In a massive win for Trinity over Williams, Opdahl made 21 saves. The senior also made 17 saves at Scranton earlier in the week. He has at least 11 saves in all seven games in 2025.
Kenny DeJohn has been the Digital Content Editor at USA Lacrosse since 2019. First introduced to lacrosse in 2016 as a Newsday Sports reporter on Long Island (yes, ON Long Island), DeJohn specializes in women's game coverage. His search for New York quality pizza in Baltimore is ongoing.
