2006 Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams Announced
Bowdoin's Fitzgerald
Selected as Player of the Year
HADLEY, Mass. - Bowdoin senior attacker Connor Fitzgerald (Hingham,
Mass.) has been named the 2006 NESCAC Player of the Year, as
determined by the conference coaches. Fitzgerald led the league in
assists and points this season, helping his Polar Bears reach the
semifinals of the NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship for the
first time since 2002.
Fitzgerald also received NESCAC
All-Conference First Team recognition for the second-straight
season, making it three consecutive years that he has received
All-Conference honors after earning Second Team honors in 2004. The
senior netted 19 goals and a league-high 39 assists during the 2006
campaign for the Polar Bears for a NESCAC-best 58 points.
Fitzgerald tallied a goal and five assists to lead all scorers in
the Polar Bears’ 12-8 victory over Amherst in the first round
of the 2006 NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship on April 30.
Fitzgerald headlines a veteran
First Team, as the 13-member squad features seven seniors, four
juniors and two sophomores. Joining Fitzgerald up front are Amherst
junior Derek Cherney (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and Middlebury sophomore Jim
Cabrera (Old Greenwich, Conn.), both former NESCAC Rookies of the
Year. Cherney, the 2003 Rookie of the Year, has been an All-NESCAC
First Team selection in each of his three seasons with the Jeffs,
scoring 20 goals and 14 assists for a team-leading 34 points in
2006. Cabrera, the Rookie of the Year last season, overcame an
early season injury to lead the NESCAC in goals per game, averaging
2.85 in 13 outings.
At midfield, Wesleyan senior Glenn
Adams (Norwalk, Conn.) earned All-Conference First Team recognition
for the third consecutive year, after being named to the Second
Team and Rookie of the Year in 2003. The two-time All-American was
second in the NESCAC in both assists (38) and points (54) this
year, leading the Cardinals in scoring for the second-straight
season. Along with Adams at midfield are Middlebury senior Aaron
Herter (Carlisle, Mass.), Tufts senior Mike O’Brien (Concord,
Mass.) and Bates sophomore Brent Morin (Hanover, N.H.).
O’Brien is tied for the team lead in points with 20 goals and
11 assists for 31 points while starting all 17 games for the
Jumbos.
Amherst senior Andrew Wilcox
(Ancramdale, N.Y.) received his fourth NESCAC All-Conference First
Team honor at long stick midfielder. Wilcox was a staple once again
on defense this season for the Jeffs, leading his squad in face
offs and ground balls. At specialist is Middlebury junior Peter
Mellen (Cherry Hill, N.J.). Mellen saw action in every Middlebury
game this season, leading the team in ground balls with 117 while
winning face-offs at a .568 percent clip.
On defense, senior Gabe Wood
(Tacoma, Wash.) rounds out the four Middlebury players selected to
the First Team this year. Wood went end-to-end to score the winning
goal as time expired in the 2006 NESCAC Men’s Lacrosse
Championship, giving the Panthers their sixth NESCAC title. Wood is
joined on defense by Bowdoin senior Brian Duggan (Danvers, Mass.)
and Tufts junior Wiley Dornseif (Littleton, Colo.).
Wesleyan junior goalkeeper Charlie
Congleton (Groton, Mass.) completes the NESCAC All-Conference First
Team. An All-Conference Second Team selection last year, Congleton
backboned one of the toughest defenses in the nation this season,
leading the conference with a 6.43 goals against average and a .688
save percentage.
Rookie of the Year honors went to
Colby attacker Caddy Brooks (Darien, Conn.). Brooks finished the
2006 season tied atop the Mules’ scoring chart with 24 goals
and 14 assists for 38 points, scooping up a team-leading 49 ground
balls along the way. Brooks is in a two-way tie among NESCAC
freshman for goals with Connecticut College rookie Jesse Stevenson,
as the two are tied for 11th among all players.
Wesleyan head coach John Raba was
the choice among the coaches, earning Coach of the Year honors.
Raba, who last earned Coach of the Year in 2001, has guided the
Cardinals to a 14-3 overall record so far this season and a
third-straight appearance in the NESCAC final.
2006 NESCAC Men's Lacrosse All-Conference
Team
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| First Team
| School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| A
| Jim Cabrera
| Middlebury
| So.
| Old Greenwich, Conn.
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| A
| Derek Cherney
| Amherst
| Jr.
| Chappaqua, N.Y.
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| A
| Connor Fitzgerald
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Hingham, Mass.
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| M
| Glenn Adams
| Wesleyan
| Sr.
| Norwalk, Conn.
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| M
| Aaron Herter
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Carlisle, Mass.
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| M
| Brent Morin
| Bates
| So.
| Hanover, N.H.
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| M
| Mike O'Brien
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Concord, Mass.
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LSM
| Andrew Wilcox
| Amherst
| Sr.
| Ancramdale, N.Y.
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| SP
| Peter Mellen
| Middlebury
| Jr.
| Cherry Hill, N.J.
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| D
| Wiley Dornseif
| Tufts
| Jr.
| Littleton, Colo.
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| D
| Brian Duggan
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Danvers, Mass.
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| D
| Gabe Wood
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Tacoma, Wash.
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| GK
| Charlie Congleton
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Groton, Mass.
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| Second Team
| School
| Yr.
| Hometown
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| A
| Matt Erisman
| Bates
| Jr.
| Nantucket, Mass.
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| A
| Dixon Hargrove
| Williams
| So.
| Wallingford, Pa.
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| A
| Henry Sheehan
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Newport, R.I.
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| M
| Will Ferrer
| Amherst
| So.
| Greenwich, Conn.
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| M
| Tom McKinley
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| San Francisco, Calif.
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| M
| Travis Meyer
| Middlebury
| Sr.
| Potomac, Md.
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| M
| Brendan Rampi
| Connecticut College
| Sr.
| N. Easton, Mass.
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| LSM
| Peter Harris
| Wesleyan
| Jr.
| Dover, Mass.
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| SP
| Rory Doucette
| Tufts
| Sr.
| Merrick, N.Y.
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| D
| Robbie Elliot
| Connecticut College
| So.
| Summit, N.J.
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| D
| BJ Majeski
| Bates
| Sr.
| Norwalk, Conn.
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| Ryan O'Connor
| Bates
| Sr.
| Avon, Conn.
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| GK
| Paul Kazarian
| Bates
| Sr.
| Providence, R.I.
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| Player of the Year
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| A
| Connor Fitzgerald
| Bowdoin
| Sr.
| Hingham, Mass.
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| Rookie of the Year
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| A
| Caddy Brooks
| Colby
| Fr.
| Darien, Conn.
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| Coach of the Year
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| John Raba
| Wesleyan
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