ECAC Lacrosse Honors 31 Student-Athletes on 2010 All-Academic Team
CAPE COD, Mass. — ECAC Commissioner Rudy Keeling is pleased to announce that 31 student-athletes from the ECAC Lacrosse League have earned a spot on the prestigious 2010 All-ECAC Academic Team.
In order to be selected to the team, a student-athlete must maintain at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA through at least four semesters of work at his current institution, be a significant contributor to his team and have participated in at least 50 percent of the games (33 percent of the minutes for goalies).
Quinnipiac University led the way with seven selections followed by Denver and Fairfield with five selections each. Ohio State had four student-athletes named to the team, while Bellarmine and Hobart had three players selected, and Air Force and Loyola had two players honored.
Individually, Patrick Rogers, a sophomore midfielder from Denver posted an impressive 3.91 GPA, the highest among all of the honorees. Rogers played in all 17 games for the Pioneers and earned ten starts. He scored 20 goals and tallied five assists for 25 points, and also registered three game-winning goals. Rogers recorded a career-high five points on three goals and two assists against Loyola, and was named the ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (5/3/10) for his efforts.
Five other players also posted GPAs above a 3.70, including Hobart's Kevin Curtin (3.80), Loyola's Nick Federeci (3.74) and Kyle Cottrell (3.73), Bellarmine's Ross Doan (3.73), and Fairfield's Sean Bannon (3.72).
Bannon was also one of only three players to be named to the ECAC All-Academic team and the ECAC All-Star team. Bannon was named to the second team at defense. Hobart goalie Max Silberlicht and Quinnipiac goalie Kevin Benzing were also second team selections.
2010 All-ECAC Academic Team
Air Force
Ridge Flick Sr. A 3.49
John DeBonis So. M 3.20
Bellarmine
Scott Bowles Jr. G 3.32
Ross Doan So. D 3.73
Patrick Ellis Jr. D 3.49
Denver
Charley Dickenson Sr. M 3.33
John Dickenson Sr. M 3.25
Cameron Kerr Sr. M 3.21
Patrick Rogers So. M 3.91
Steve Simonetti Jr. D 3.20
Fairfield
Sean Bannon Jr. D 3.72
Mike Esposito So. A 3.49
Steve Golmont Jr. M 3.48
Doug Kuring Jr. A 3.42
Matt Plominski Jr. M 3.24
Hobart
Kevin Curtin Sr. A 3.80
Max Silberlicht Sr. G 3.43
Mike Suits Sr. M 3.33
Loyola
Kyle Cottrell Sr. D 3.73
Nick Federici Sr. A 3.74
Ohio State
Paul Beery Jr. M 3.51
Jarred Bowman Jr. M 3.64
Eddie Bambino So. M 3.40
Scott Lathrop Jr. M 3.25
Quinnipiac
Kevin Benzing Sr. G 3.24
Alex DeAlmeida Sr. A 3.54
Zach Dendas Sr. M 3.24
Ted Dimond Sr. A 3.34
Drew Falkenhan Sr. D 3.52
Derek Flynn So. M 3.56
Jake Glebocki Jr. D 3.54
About the ECAC
The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic conference with
approximately 300 Divisions I, II, and III colleges and
universities from Maine to North Carolina. Established in 1938, the
ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors nearly 100
championships in 37 men's and women's sports. The ECAC assigns more
than 4,400 officials in 11 sports. The conference,located on Cape
Cod, administers nine affiliate sports organizations, including the
ECAC Lacrosse League.
About the ECAC Lacrosse League
One of the top-ranked conferences in Division I men's
lacrosse, the ECAC Lacrosse League began competition in 2000 and
enjoyed immediate success. In the league's 11-year history, members
have earned 22 NCAA Tournament berths, and more than half of those
selections (14 of 22) have been at large bids. A league team has
advanced to the NCAA quarterfinals in seven of the league's 11
years. In 2003, the ECAC had four teams qualify for the NCAA
Tournament, a quarter of the 16-team field. In 2005, Hobart College
and Loyola University (Md.) joined the ECAC. Fairfield University
joined the league in 2006. In 2010, the league added Air Force,
Bellarmine, Denver, Ohio State, and Quinnipiac.
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