Nine members of the 10th-ranked St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team earned All-Liberty League honors, as announced by Liberty League Commissioner Tracy King, Tuesday morning.
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Seniors
Jack Hennessey,
Peter Koch,
Dan Robinson and junior
Joe Scarfi earned First-Team All-Liberty League honors, while
Mark Mahoney,
Ben Murtagh,
Brian Gannon and
William Helm earned Second-Team honors and
Zach Prime was named an Honorable Mention recipient.
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Hennessey, who recorded his 100th career point in the Liberty League championship game this past Saturday scored 26 goals and assisted on eight others for 36 points this season. He scored two man-up goals this season, picked up 23 ground balls and caused six turnovers. Hennessey topped the league with 8.45 shots per game and ranked sixth with 2.36 goals per game.
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Koch scored 14 goals and assisted on 10 others for 24 points. He scored two man-up tallies, picked up five ground balls and caused three turnovers for the Scarlet and Brown.
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As a short-stick midfielder, Robinson picked up 17 ground balls, caused 12 turnovers and recorded one assist this season. His 12 caused turnovers ranked second on the Saints' squad.
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Scarfi, who earned preseason All-America honors to start the season, picked up 25 ground balls and caused 13 turnovers.
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Mahoney led the Saints in points this season, tallying 20 goals and team-high 16 assists for 36 points. He notched three man-up goals, picked up 27 ground balls and caused three turnovers. Mahoney ranked eighth in the league with 3.27 points per game and eighth with 1.45 assists per game.
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Murtagh tied for fifth on the Saints' squad this season with 12 goals. He also added four assists for 16 points, scored a man-down goal, caused two turnovers and picked up one ground ball.
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Gannon, a defensive force for the Saints, caused a team-best 13 turnovers and picked up 24 ground balls.
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Helm played just over 535 minutes in goal for the Saints this season and finished with a .536 save percentage and 9.41 goals against average. He ranked fourth in the league in goals against average, seventh with an average of 10 saves per game and seventh in save percentage. Helm made 97 saves, picked up 13 ground balls and caused five turnovers.
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At the faceoff dot, Prime went 46-for-74 this season for a .622 face-off percentage and picked up a team-best 25 ground balls. He ranked fourth in the league with 5.25 ground balls per game
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The Saints wrapped up their abbreviated season 8-3 overall and 5-3 in conference play, while going undefeated at Hall-Leet Stadium this season. St. Lawrence made its first appearance in the Liberty League Championship game since 2017, but fell to No. 1 RIT.
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2021 LIBERTY LEAGUE MEN'S LACROSSE AWARDS:
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Offensive Player of the Year: Dawson Tait, Senior, Attack, Rochester Institute of Technology
Defensive Player of the Year: Walker Hare, Senior, Goalie, Rochester Institute of Technology
Rookie of the Year: John Sramac, Attack, Ithaca College
Coaching Staff of the Year: Rochester Institute of Technology – Head Coach Jake Coon; Assistant Coaches Shawn Wilkins, Donny Moss & Brad Gillies
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First-Team All-Liberty League:
A- Dawson Tait, Sr., RIT
A- Keaton McCann, Jr., Union
A- Jack Hennessey, Sr., St. Lawrence
A- Jake Erickson, So., Ithaca
M- Ryan Barnable, Sr., RIT
M- Peter Koch, Sr., St. Lawrence
M- Kieran McGovern, Jr., Union
M- Ryan Rosenblum, Jr., RIT
LSM- Quinn Helmig, Sr., Union
SSM- Dan Robinson, Sr., St. Lawrence
FO- Matthew Hansen, So., Clarkson
D- Joe Scarfi, Jr., St. Lawrence
D- Patrick Shoemay, Sr., RIT
D- Ryan Pugilisi, Sr., Union
D- Demetri Lowry, Jr., Ithaca
G- Walker Hare, Sr., RIT
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Second-Team All-Liberty League:
A- Quinn Commandant, Sr., RIT
A- Mark Mahoney, Jr., St. Lawrence
A- Hayden Frey, Sr., Union
A- Conor Bartlett, Gr., Clarkson
M- Connor Brumfield, Sr., Ithaca
M- Brian Davis, Jr., Union
M- Ben Murtagh, Jr., St. Lawrence
M- Aidan Flood, Sr., Union
LSM- Taylor Jensen, Sr., RIT
SSM- Chris Kelly, Sr., Union
FO- Nick Montemorano, Sr., RIT
D- Alex Maruna, Sr., RIT
D- Brian Gannon, Sr., St. Lawrence
D- Matt Belluche, Jr., Union
D- Jake Hall-Goldman, Sr., Ithaca
G- William Helm, Jr., St. Lawrence
All-Liberty League Honorable Mention:
A- Owen Putman, Gr., RPI
A- John Sramac, Fr., Ithaca
A- Larson Sundown, Sr., RIT
M- Bryan Penney, Jr., Clarkson
M- Billy Bergan, Jr., Clarkson
M- Marley Angus, Jr., RIT
SSM- Pent Eistrat, Sr., RIT
FO- Zach Prime, Sr., St. Lawrence
FO- Sam Byrne, Jr., Union
D- Matt Szwagulinski, Fr., Clarkson
D- Zack Henig, Sr., Vassar
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