ECAC Announces 2016 DII Men's Lacrosse All-Stars
DANBURY, Conn. - The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2016 Division II Men's Lacrosse All-ECAC Selections and major award winners.
Bryce Brochu from Wheeling Jesuit University earned the ECAC Offensive Player of the Year Award, while Le Moyne College's Alex Krawec was voted the defensive player of the year. Freshman attack Gordon Purdie, Jr., of Adelphi University captured ECAC Rookie of the Year, with Greg Stocks of the University of Indianapolis rounding out the major awards with the coach of the year honor.
Offensive Player of the Year
Bryce Brochu - Wheeling Jesuit University, Sr., Attack
Brochu earns the distinction for top offensive player after a strong senior season for the Cardinals. The midfielder finished with 58 points, racking up 28 goals and 30 assists while starting all 12 games for Wheeling Jesuit. Brochu scored with stunning consistency in 2016, finding twine in every game but one, and elevated his play as the season progressed. The senior compiled 19 goals and 17 assists during the final six games of the season, leading Wheeling Jesuit on a five-game win streak in the process. Brochu was named the ECAC Division II Lacrosse League Offensive Player of the Year, and was recently selected as a United States Intercollegiate Athletic Association Third Team All-American.
Defensive Player of the Year
Alex Krawec - Le Moyne College, r-Sr., Goalkeeper
A 2015 First Team All-ECAC selection, Krawec was a rock for Le Moyne in its undefeated 2016 campaign, helping the Dolphins post the nation's stingiest team defense. The redshirt-senior posted a 15-0 mark during the regular season while compiling a 4.67 goals against average and .707 save percentage, earning him the Northeast-10's Goalkeeper of the Year Award for a second-consecutive year. After capping his season with a seven-save effort against Limestone College to help Le Moyne secure its fifth national title, Krawec was named a 2016 USILA Division II First Team All-American.
Rookie of the Year
Gordon Purdie Jr. - Adelphi University, Fr., Attack
Purdie scored in every regular season contest for Adelphi this season, posting 33 goals and 13 assists for 46 points in 15 regular-season games. The freshman closed the campaign with 53 points (35 goals, 18 assists) including postseason competition, good for second on the Panthers in goals, assists and points.
Coach of the Year
Greg Stocks - University of Indianapolis
Stocks completes the major awards with his Coach of the Year honor. In his first season at the helm in Indianapolis, Stocks guided the Greyhounds to an 8-5 overall record and a 5-3 mark in conference in their first year as a varsity program. Under Stocks, UIndy posted the best man-up percentage of any team in the ECAC DII Lacrosse League, clicking at 46.7 percent (21-for-45), while also recording the third-best goals-against mark in the conference (8.45 GAA).
All-ECAC First Team
A: Ryan Slane - LIU Post, Sr.
A: Salvatore Tuttle - Adelphi University, Sr.
A: Max Allen - Merrimack College, Jr.
M: James Crowe - Mercyhurst University, Jr.
M: Will Kistinger - New York Institute of Technology, Jr.
M: Ryan Poirier - Merrimack College, Sr.
D: Greg Weyl -Mercyhurst University, So.
D: Jon Lynott - New York Institute of Technology, Sr.
D: Joseph Giardina - Adelphi University, Sr.
LSM: Scott Corcoran - Merrimack College, Sr.
FOS: John English - Adelphi University, Sr.
G: Alex Krawec - Le Moyne College, r-Sr.
All-ECAC Second Team
A: Liam Brennan - Pace University, So.
A: Zach Hartmann - Seton Hill University, Sr.
A: Matt Bellando - LIU Post, Sr.
M: Tom Hughes - New York Institute of Technology, Jr.
M: Brian Rogers - Le Moyne College, Gr.
M: Bryan Crim - Walsh University, Jr.
D: Mark Guzik - Walsh University, Jr.
D: Brandon Donnellan - Pace University, Jr.
D: Kole Robinson - Lake Erie College, Sr.
LSM: Jeremy Wiley - Pace University, Jr.
FOS: Blake Boudreau - Merrimack College, So.
G: Alex Seltzer - New York Institute of Technology, Jr.
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