SUNYAC announces 2018 men's lacrosse awards
CORTLAND, NY - The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) is excited to announce the 2018 men's lacrosse Offensive, Defensive, Rookie, and Coach of the Year awards as well as the 2018 All-Conference teams. These awards were nominated and voted on by conference coaches.
Offensive Player of the Year - Ryan Hubbard, Plattsburgh
Hubbard, a senior attack from Aquebogue was an offensive force for Plattsburgh this year totaling 51 points with 44 goals, 7 assists. The business administration major is no stranger to being a SUNYAC Player of the Year as he was named the 2017 Player of the Year as well as the 2017 SUNYAC Tournament MVP. This year in the SUNYAC finals against the top seeded Red Dragons, Hubbard led th Cardinals on offense with five goals.
Defensive Player of the Year - Dallas Meyers, Brockport
Meyers, a senior goalie from Elma was stellar in net this year boasting a 6.71 goals against average which lead Brockport to a successful season entering the SUNYAC tournament as the third seed. He also made a total of 158 saves and posted a .627 save percentage. Meyers' play always kept the Golden Eagles in games, which shows how much his presence meant to the team throughout the season. In Brockport's semifinal action against the second seeded Plattsburgh Cardinals, he did just that only giving up 6 goals and racking up 16 saves. With his outstanding play throughout the SUNYAC tournament, Meyers was named to the All-Tournament team.
Rookie of the Year - Kevin O'Donnell, Oswego
The freshman goalie from Cleveland had a breakout season for the Lakers where he played over 800 minutes, posted a 7.86 goals against average, and a .570 save percentage. O'Donnell's outstanding play in net helped the Lakers earn the fourth seed going into the SUNYAC tournament, where they played a hard fought game against the top seeded Cortland Red Dragons. In the 13-10 loss, the freshman played all 60 minutes. He made 15 saves to bring his save percentage to .536.
Paul Rose Coach of the Year - Steve Beville, Cortland
Beville, in his 12th season as head coach for the Red Dragons, helped lead his team to its 26th overeall SUNYAC title defeating the 2017 champions, Plattsburgh, 22-12. With the win, the Red Dragons improved their record to 12-6 on the season and earned an automatic berth into the NCAA Division III playoffs. Beville's overall record for Cortland is now a dominating 201-42. He earned his 200th career victory with the Red Dragons during their SUNYAC semifinals win against Oswego.
2018 Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams (PDF)
| First Team | ||||
| Name | School | Position | Year | Hometown / High School |
| Terrence Haggerty | Cortland | Attack | Jr. | Centerport, N.Y. / Harborfields |
| Ryan Hubbard | Plattsburgh | Attack | Sr. | Aquebogue, N.Y. / Riverhead |
| Eric Soderquist | Potsdam | Attack | Sr. | Watertown, N.Y. / Watertown |
| Josh Huiatt | Potsdam | Offensive Midfielder | So. | Lisbon, N.Y. / Hugh C. Williams |
| Billy Moller | Plattsburgh | Offensive Midfielder | Sr. | Greenlawn, N.Y. / Harborfields |
| Joey Panariello | Cortland | Offensive Midfielder | Jr. | Islip, N.Y. / Islip |
| Jack Crowley | Geneseo | Defender | Jr. | Greenlawn, N.Y. / Harborfields |
| Steven Gurin | Brockport | Defender | Sr. | Dix Hills, N.Y. / Half Hallow Hills West |
| Teddy Phillips | Oswego | Defender | Sr. | Cortland, N.Y. / Cortland |
| Trevor Pratt | Cortland | Long Stick | Sr. | Denver, CO / Colorado Academy |
| Justin Siracusa | Cortland | Short Stick | Sr. | Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville |
| Michael Caternolo | Brockport | Face-Off Specialist | Sr. | North Chili, N.Y. / Churchville |
| Dallas Meyers | Brockport | Goalie | Sr. | Elma, N.Y. / Iroquois |
| Second Team | ||||
| Name | School | Position | Year | Hometown / High School |
| Bobby Emerson | Oswego | Attack | Jr. | Lake Grove, N.Y. / Centereach |
| Thomas McNaney | Cortland | Attack | Sr. | Marcellus, N.Y. / Marcellus |
| Stephen Panno | Oneonta | Attack | Jr. | Holtsville, N.Y. / Sachem East |
| Devin Phelps | Cortland | Attack | Gr. | Chittenango, N.Y. / Chittenango |
| Andrew Cummings | Geneseo | Offensive Midfielder | Sr. | Manlius, N.Y. / Fayetteville-Manlius |
| Kevin Litchauer | Plattsburgh | Offensive Midfielder | So. | Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Arlington |
| Tim Schof | Oswego | Offensive Midfielder | So. | Montgomery, N.Y. / Pine Bush |
| Rob Free | Cortland | Defender | Fr. | Port Jefferson Station / Comsewogue |
| Sean Hayes | Plattsburgh | Defender | Sr. | Levittown, N.Y. / Division Avenue |
| Chris Rupp | Plattsburgh | Defender | Jr. | Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville |
| Kyle Smith | Plattsburgh | Long Stick | So. | Holbrook, N.Y. / Sachem East |
| Adam Burlew | Oswego | Short Stick | Sr. | Rockland, N.Y. / North Rockland |
| Brad Johnston | Plattsburgh | Short Stick | Sr. | Altamont, N.Y. / Guilderland |
| Travis Mauro | Plattsburgh | Face-Off Specialist | Sr. | Northport, N.Y. / Northport |
| Tyler Wetzel | Geneseo | Goalie | So. | Fairport, N.Y. / Fairport |
| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Name | School | Position | Year | Hometown / High School |
| Colby Chapman | Potsdam | Long Stick | Jr. | Johnson City, N.Y. / Johnson City |
| Kyle O'Connor | Oswego | Face-Off Specialist | So. | Dexter, N.Y. / General Brown |
