Men's Hockey | 3/4/2014 11:26:00 AM

ROCHESTER, NY - Freshman goaltender Mike Rotolo (Rochester, NY/Cedar Rapids Roughriders) of the RIT men's hockey team, was named the Atlantic Hockey Association Goaltender of the Week on Tuesday, for the week ending March 2, 2014. It is Rotolo's third weekly honor of the 2013-14 season.

Rotolo stopped 53-of-54 shots in a weekend sweep over Canisius to end the regular season. On Friday, Rotolo stopped all 27 shots he faced for his second career shutout in a 1-0 win. The next night, Rotolo made 26 saves in a 3-1 win. Rotolo has won three straight games and is 8-7-3 with a 2.72 goals against average and .913 save percentage.

The RIT men's hockey team begins the postseason this weekend by traveling to face eighth-seed Holy Cross in an Atlantic Hockey Association best-of-three first round series from the Hart Center. Friday and Saturday's contests get underway at 7:05 p.m., and if necessary, Sunday's game will begin at 5:05 p.m.