Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/26/15
From Press Release
The Colonial States Athletic Conference has announced the 2015 CSAC Men’s Lacrosse Awards, as voted upon by the league’s eight head coaches. These awards include First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention All-CSAC, as well as Player, Coach and Rookie of the Year and the All-Sportsmanship Team.
Gwynedd Mercy University’s Tony McCraw (Lawnton, Pa./Central Dauphin East) was the coaches’ selection for CSAC Player of the Year. The junior midfielder is the first Gwynedd Mercy men’s lacrosse player to be recognized as the CSAC Player of the Year. McCraw led the Griffins with 45 goals and 21 assists for 66 points. Heading into this weekend’s conference semifinals, McCraw leads the CSAC in goals per game (3.00) and points per game (4.40). He is also ranked 16th in NCAA Division III in face-off win percentage (.652). McCraw and the Griffins are the No. 3 seed in the CSAC playoffs and will travel to second-seeded Marywood University for a 4 p.m. semifinal contest.
Cabrini College’s Joey Hoey (Springfield, Pa./Springfield-Delco) was the coaches’ selection for CSAC Rookie of the Year. Hoey, a defender, started all 16 games for the Cavaliers and was the lone freshman on the all-CSAC first team. He collected 18 ground balls and nine turnovers and led a Cavalier defense that surrendered just 21 goals against CSAC opponents this spring. Hoey and the Cavaliers will host fourth-seeded Centenary College in the other CSAC semifinal matchup Saturday.
Cabrini College’s Steve Colfer earned his fifth consecutive and 10th all-time CSAC Coach of the Year award in his 15th season with the program for guiding the Cavaliers to an unprecedented 14th straight undefeated run through the conference. Colfer’s squad owns an 11-5 record on the year and is currently ranked No. 16 in NCAA Division III. The Cavaliers lead the CSAC in goals scored (212), assists (125) and ground balls (523) and are ranked 14th nationally in scoring margin (6.27) and 17th in scoring defense (6.53).
2015 CSAC Player of the Year: Tony McCraw, Jr., M, Gwynedd Mercy University
2015 CSAC Rookie of the Year: Joey Hoey, Fr., D, Cabrini College
2015 CSAC Coach of the Year: Steve Colfer, Cabrini College
2015 FIRST TEAM ALL-CSAC
Position Name Year School Hometown/High School
Attack Tyler Johnston Sr. Cabrini College Morton, Pa./Ridley
Attack Nico Belardo Sr. Gwynedd Mercy University Columbus, N.J./Northern Burlington
Attack Dylan Swope Sr. Marywood University Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts
Midfield Mike Leyden Sr. Cabrini College Havertown, Pa./Haverford
Midfield Damian Sobieski Sr. Cabrini College Landenberg, Pa./Avon Grove
Midfield Tony McCraw Jr. Gwynedd Mercy University Lawnton, Pa./Central Dauphin East
Defense Joey Hoey Fr. Cabrini College Springfield, Pa./Springfield
Defense Patrick Nolan Sr. Cabrini College Conshohocken, Pa./Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Defense Marc Bushong So. Gwynedd Mercy University Sewell, N.J./Washington Township
Face Off Specialist Anthony DiNenno Sr. Cabrini College West Grove, Pa./Avon Grove
Long Stick Midfield Dan Hopson Jr. Cabrini College Prospect Park, Pa./Interboro
Short Stick Defender Mike Crowley So. Cabrini College Ridley, Pa./Ridley
Goalkeeper Kevin Switzer Jr. Centenary College Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley
2015 SECOND TEAM ALL-CSAC
Position Name Year School Hometown/High School
Attack Ethan Heisman Jr. Cabrini College West Chester, Pa./Henderson
Attack James Magnani Fr. Cabrini College Bear, Del./St. Mark’s
Attack Trevor Krupinski Jr. Centenary College Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton
Midfield Evan Downey So. Cabrini College Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra
Midfield Nolan Gottshall So. Centenary College Toms River, N.J./Toms River East
Midfield Sam Trill Sr. Marywood University Woolwich Township, N.J./Kingsway Regional
Defense Brian Kittredge Jr. Cabrini College Mahwah, N.J./Don Bosco Prep
Defense Nick Perkalis Sr. Centenary College Califon, N.J./Voorhees
Defense Joe O’Connell Jr. Marywood University Chester, Pa./Archmere Academy
Face Off Specialist Zach Bowe So. Rosemont College West Chester, Pa./West Chester East
Long Stick Midfield Ryan Nowell Sr. Marywood University Thorton, Pa./Bayard Rustin
Short Stick Defender Dillon Cave Sr. Gwynedd Mercy University Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan
Goalkeeper Tyler Morrell Fr. Cabrini College Glen Mills, Pa./Episcopal Academy
2015 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CSAC
Position Name Year School Hometown/High School
Attack Michael Muff Fr. Centenary College Havertown, Pa./Haverford
Attack Scott Slater Jr. Marywood University Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North
Attack Stephen Licata Jr. Rosemont College Towson, Md./Baltimore Lutheran
Midfield Nick Guglielmi Jr. Gwynedd Mercy University Holland, Pa./Council Rock South
Midfield Brendan Doyle Fr. Immaculata University Oreland, Pa./Springfield Township
Midfield Kenton Gottshall Jr. Centenary College Toms River, N.J./Toms River East
Defense Reese Lachner Sr. Gwynedd Mercy University Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central
Defense John Abruzzo Jr. Immaculata University Sewell, N.J./Paul VI
Defense John Werner Sr. Marywood University Hicksville, N.Y./Holy Trinity
Long Stick Midfield Nick Harkins Jr. Gwynedd Mercy University Philadelphia, Pa./Archbishop Ryan
Short Stick Defender Kyle Butera Fr. Marywood University West Milford, N.J./West Milford Township
Goalkeeper Joe Magargal Jr. Marywood University Allentown, Pa./Emmaus
2015 ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Name Year School Hometown/High School
Steve Halko So. Cabrini Springfield, Pa./Springfield
Nick Perkalis Sr. Centenary Califon, N.J./Voorhees
Matt Richter Sr. Gwynedd Mercy Gilbertsville, Pa./Boyertown
Jake Kemble So. Immaculata Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson
Colby Chapman Fr. Keystone Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City
Ryan Nowell Sr. Marywood Thorton, Pa./Bayard Rustin
Ryan O’Kane Sr. Neumann Folsom, Pa./Ridley
Justin Regan So. Rosemont Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough
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