By Joshua Huff, sports editor
BIRMINGHAM — Former Hewitt-Trussville lacrosses stalwart Carter McAlpin recorded 21 points in just three games this past week as the Birmingham-Southern lacrosse team ushered in the 2020 campaign with its eye set on improving upon a 7-9 2019 season.
For his performance, McAlpin was named the Southern Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Week.
Carter McAlpin. Photo courtesy of Birmingham-Southern.
The sophomore recorded 14 goals and seven assists through three games over the week of Feb. 18-22. Those contests were against Centenary, Piedmont and Pfeiffer.
Against Centenary on Tuesday, the attack/midfielder scored five goals with four assists during the Panthers’ 21-2 victory over the Gents. McAlpin followed with a four-goal outing in a 15-11 loss to Piedmont and capped off the week with five-goal performance in a 19-17 loss to Pfeiffer.
He finished the week with a shot-on-goal percentage of 78.2.
McAlpin enters his second season at Birmingham-Southern coming off a 2019 campaign where he concluded the year as an All-Southern Athletic Association Honorable Mention. He scored 25 goals and added a team-high 42 assists as a freshman.
This is McAlpin’s second SAA Offensive Player of the Week award in his time with the Panthers.
McAlpin played both lacrosse and soccer at Hewitt-Trussville. He finished his career with the Huskies as a two-time team MVP and as the offensive team captain.
