Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 5/13/20
From Press Release
Penn State attackman Grant Ament – a Haverford School grad who set an NCAA record for assists in a single season – was picked first by the Archers in the Premier Lacrosse League Collegiate Draft.
The Archers – led by head coach Chris Bates (Episcopal Academy coach) – also selected defenseman Jack Rapine (Upper Duiblin) of Johns Hopkins in the second round (11th pick).
Experts felt Ament would be the No. 1 pick after he declared he was not returning to Penn State for his extra year of eligibility.
Ament set the NCAA assists record in 2019 with 96 had 91 goals and 189 assists for 280 points in 54 games at Penn State. He was a Tewaaraton Award finalist in 2019.
The PLL Collegiate Draft was two rounds and 14 picks. If a team picked a player who returns to NCAA, they lose that selection.
Round 1
- Archers LC: Grant Ament (Haverford School), A, Penn State
- Atlas LC: Bryan Costabile, M, Notre Dame
- Waterdogs LC: Michael Kraus, A, Virginia
- Chrome LC: Tom Rigney, D, Army
- Chaos LC: Matt Gaudet, A, Yale
- Redwoods LC: Peyton Smith, FO, Marist
- Whipsnakes LC: Sean New, D, Holy Cross
Round 2
- Waterdogs LC: Matt DeLuca, G, Delaware
- Chrome LC: Reece Eddy, LSM, Boston University
- Atlas LC: Aidan Hynes, D, Yale
- Archers LC: Jack Rapine (Upper Dublin), D, Johns Hopkins
- Chaos LC: Jeff Teat, A, Cornell
- Redwoods LC: Chris Price, D, High Point
- Whipsnakes LC: Matt Hubler, D, Johns Hopkins
