2005 NESCAC Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams Announced
Tufts' Clarke and
Amherst's Cherney Share Player of the Year Honors
HADLEY, Mass. - Amherst’s
Derek Cherney and Tufts’ Devin Clarke were selected by the
conference coaches as NESCAC co-Players of the Year. Cherney, a
sophomore attacker for the Jeffs who was honored as last
season’s Rookie of the Year, led the league in goals (39) and
points (68) as Amherst finished 11-4, their best mark in more than
a decade. Clarke earned all-conference first team honors for the
second consecutive season after leading the Jumbos with 28 goals on
the year.
Joining Cherney on the first team
are teammates Greg Donohue and Andrew Wilcox. All three players
earned first team honors for the second straight year. Donohue, a
senior defenseman, and Wilcox, a long stick midfielder, anchored a
Jeffs defense which allowed just under eight goals per game. Wilcox
paced the Jeffs with 77 ground balls on the year.
Tufts senior attacker Bryan Griffin, last season’s Player of
the Year, was honored on the first team for a third time. Despite
missing three games due to injury, Griffin led the Jumbos this year
with 51 points (22 goals and 29 assists) and finished his career as
the all-time leading scorer with 235 points.
NESCAC Champion Middlebury placed a
trio of seniors on the team. Mike Murray and Ed Brown led a defense
which yielded just under eight goals per game during conference
contests. Murray is a short stick midfield defender honored on the
first team in the newly created ‘specialist’ position.
Brown, a senior defender, earned first team honors after placing on
the second team a season ago. Panther senior midfielder Dave Leach
contributed 14 goals and nine assists to an offense ranked in the
top twenty nationally in goals per game. First year attacker Jim
Cabrera led the Middlebury attack with 33 goals on the season.
Cabrera was named the league’s Rookie of the Year.
Wesleyan’s Glenn Adams,
making his second consecutive first team appearance, ranked fourth
in the conference with 25 assists and led the Cardinals with 42
points on the season.
Bowdoin teammates Connor Fitzgerald
and Andrew O’Brien each received first team accolades.
Fitzgerald, a junior attacker, paced the Polar Bears in both goals
(33) and assists (20) while O’Brien, a senior defender, led a
Bowdoin defense which finished second in the conference allowing
7.47 goals per game.
Connecticut College goalkeeper
Topher Grossman rounds out the first team selections. The senior
led the conference with 201 saves this year finishing with a .589
save percentage.
Bates head coach Peter Lasagna was
honored by his peers as the NESCAC Coach of the Year. Lasagna led
the Bobcats to a 9-6 overall mark and an appearance in the
conference tournament semifinals.
2005 NESCAC Men's Lacrosse All-Conference
Team
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| First Team
| School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| A
| Derek Cherney
| Amherst
| So.
| Chappaqua, N.Y.
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| A
| Connor Fitzgerald
| Bowdoin
| Jr.
| Hingham, Mass.
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| A
| Bryan Griffin
| Tufts
| Sr.
| West Islip, N.Y.
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| M
| Glenn Adams
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Norwalk, Conn.
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| M
| Devin Clarke
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Ridgewood, N.J.
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| M
| Dave Leach
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| New Canaan, Conn.
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LSM
| Andrew Wilcox
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Ancramdale, N.Y.
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| SP
| Mike Murray
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Larchmont, N.Y.
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| D
| Ed Brown
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Baltimore, Md.
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| D
| Greg Donohue
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Bow, N.H.
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| D
| Andrew O’Brien
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Allston, Mass.
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| GK
| Topher Grossman
| Connecticut College
| Sr.
| Villanova, Pa.
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| Second Team
| School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| A
| Jim Cabrera
| Middlebury
| Fr.
| Greenwich, Conn.
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| A
| Drew Gottenborg
| Williams
| Jr.
| Greenwood Village, Colo.
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| A
| Chris Knacke
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| Lynbrook, N.Y.
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| M
| Travis Meyer
| Middlebury
| Jr.
| Potomac, Md.
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| M
| Kevin Mullins
| Bowdoin
| So.
| Duxbury, Mass.
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| M
| Dave Schwartz
| Connecticut College
| Sr.
| East Dix Hills, N.Y.
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| M
| Andrew Syfu
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Hobart, Ind.
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| LSM
| Brett Holm
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Longmeadow, Mass.
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| SP
| Rory Doucette
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Merrick, N.Y.
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| D
| Ave Cook
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Williamstown, Mass.
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| D
| Paul Malangone
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| Lake Grove, N.Y.
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| D
| Will Rawson
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Bethesda, Md.
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| GK
| Charlie Congleton
| Wesleyan
| So.
| Groton, Mass.
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| Co-Players of the Year
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| A
| Derek Cherney
| Amherst
| So.
| Chappaqua, N.Y.
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| M
| Devin Clarke
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Ridgewood, N.J.
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| Rookie of the Year
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| A
| Jim Cabrera
| Middlebury
| Fr.
| Greenwich, Conn.
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| Coach of the Year
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| Peter Lasagna
| Bates
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