(Rochester, July 19)… The Rochester Knighthawks have four players among the top point producers in Major Series Lacrosse. At the top of the list are Knighthawks Shawn Evans and Craig Point. With one week to go in the regular season, Evans is tied with Josh Sanderson for the overall points lead with 73. Point is a close third with 66 points.

Shawn Evans leads the first-place Peterborough Lakers (13-2) with 73 points and a league-leading 52 assists in 15 games. Point, who plays for Six Nations, has 66 points (25+41) in 14 contests, while his teammate Cody Jamieson has registered 62 points (28+34) in 15 games. Jamieson is the projected No. 1 pick in this summer’s draft. The Knighthawks own the top pick for the second straight season. Rounding out the Top 10 is Scott Evans. The Knighthawks and Peterborough Lakers forward leads the MSL with 31 goals as part of a 61-point summer.

The majority of the Knighthawks play for the Peterborough Lakers with seven players dressing for the Lakers. Joining the Evans Brothers are Mac Allen, John Grant Jr., Kevin Fines, Kyle Laverty and Steve Toll. Toll leads the MSL with 60 loose balls in 14 games. He has also collected 18 points (7+11) for the Lakers. Allen has six points (2+4) and 23 loose balls in nine games, while Fines has one goal, three assists and 30 loose balls in 13 games. Grant has chipped in with 30 points (15+15) in just six games. Additionally, Laverty has contributed with 17 loose balls in 11 games.

Two other Knighthawks are playing in Major Series Lacrosse: Jake Henhawk and Andrew Potter. Potter is currently second on the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks with 36 points (10+26) in 10 games. Henhawk has played in three games and is 3-1 with a 9.52 goals-against average with Six Nations.

Fans of the Knighthawks can follow the progress of their favorite players by going to http://www.pointstreak.com/lacrosse/lacrosse-list.html and clicking on Major Series Lacrosse Summer 2010.

Here is a breakdown of the Knighthawks players and their stats with their summer teams.