Hammond was named the 2022 Empire 8 Men’s Lacrosse Championship Most Valuable Player after recording a .643 save percentage, while stopping 18-of-28 shots as the Cardinals rolled to their third straight league title. He made six saves, while allowing just one goal over 45 minutes in the semifinal win over Hartwick and stopped 12 shots in Saturday’s E8 Championship win over Nazareth. It is Hammond’s fifth E8 weekly honor of the season.