Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/31/22
Saint Joseph’s Zach Cole (Lenape) was named a Midseason First Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse, the publication announced.
Cole currently leads the nation in face-off winning percentage (.762) and ground balls per game (12.33). The Mount Laurel, N.J. native has corralled 111 ground balls and won 173 faceoffs. He’s on pace to break both program single season records, which he secured a season ago.
The women’s First Team features Loyola senior Katie Detwiler (Archbishop Carroll). The only women’s freshman named to any team was Honorable Mention pick Rachel Clark (Conestoga) of Virginia.
The full lists of Philly players are below for the men’s and women’s teams. Full story links are provided.
Women’s
Full Inside Lacrosse story, list
First Team
D Katie Detwiler (Archbishop Carroll) Sr. Loyola
Second Team
M Cassidy Spillis (Seneca) Sr. Rutgers
Third Team
A Kyla Sears Sr. Princeton
Honorable Mention
A Scottie Rose Growney (Conestoga) Gr. North Carolina
A Gabby Fornia (Lenape) Gr. Vanderbilt
A Rachel Clark (Conestoga) Fr. Virginia
M Karson Harris Gr. Drexel
M Kristin O’Neill So. Penn State
G Zoe Bennett Gr. Drexel
G Hayley Hunt (Penn Charter) So. Lehigh
Men’s – see IL’s full article
First Team
M Matt Campbell Villanova
M Sam Handley Penn
FO Zach Cole (Lenape) Saint Joseph’s
Second Team
FO Luke Wierman (Henderson) Maryland
SSDM Jake Stevens Princeton
D Owen Grant Delaware
Third Team
M Kyle Long (Springfield-Delco) Maryland
FO Mike Sisselberger (Southern Lehigh) Lehigh
LSM Andrew Song Princeton
D Brendan Lavelle Penn
Honorable Mention
A Chris Brown Princeton
A Mike Robinson Delaware
M Alexander Vardaro Princeton
M Shane Knobloch (Moorestown) Rutgers
M Aiden Blake (Haddonfield) Cornell
M Sam English Princeton
FO James Reilly (Conestoga) Georgetown
SSDM Grayson Sallade (Manheim Township) Virginia
SSDM Chet Comizio Villanova
SSDM George Grippo Drexel
LSM Ryan McNulty (Bishop Shanahan) Loyola
LSM/D Teddy Leggett Lehigh
D Matt Rahill (Springside Chestnut Hill Academy) Maryland
D Chris Fake (Hun School) Yale
D George Baughan (Springfield-Montco) Princeton
D Ben Finlay Princeton
D Jason Reynolds (Downingtown East) Notre Dame
G Erik Peters Princeton