ANNVILLE, Pa. – The Albright Lions men’s lacrosse team had three athletes be named to the MAC Commonwealth Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference team, announced by the conference on May 1.
Senior JJ Boliaux earned first team honors, while freshman James Gorman tallied second team honors, and senior goalkeeper Ryan Aler garnered honorable mention honors.
Boliaux earned All-Conference honors for the second straight season at short stick specialist after garnering honorable mention honors last season. He led the team with 53 ground balls, while ranking ninth in the conference with 3.53 ground balls per game. Boliaux appeared in all 15 games for Albright and set a new career highs with seven assists and 11 points. He also set a new career high with 11 caused turnovers, while matching his career best with four goals on the year.
Gorman hit the ground running immediately in his freshman season at Albright by leading the team with 41 points behind 18 goals and 23 assists that also led the team. His offensive numbers ranked among the top of the conference among freshman players as he led all freshman players in assists, while ranking sixth overall in the conference. Gorman also led all freshman players in total points and ranked third among the class in goals. He posted a pair of six point performances for the Lions this season which was the highest single-game point total by any player on the team.
Aler earned All-Conference honorable mention honors for the second time in his collegiate career at Albright after making the team in the 2016 season. The senior was stellar in net for the Lions as he set a new program record for highest save percentage in a single season at .582. His save percentage ranked third in the commonwealth, while his career best 8.40 GAA ranked second lowest in the conference. Aler also set a new single game program record against Stevenson this season with 28 saves.
FIRST TEAM
Position
Name
School
Year
Attack
Garrett Amsbaugh
Messiah
Sophomore
Attack
Ethan Christensen
Stevenson
Sophomore
Attack
JT Thelen
Stevenson
Junior
Midfield
Harrison Faecher
Stevenson
Senior
Midfield
Joseph Franken
Messiah
Junior
Midfield
Paz Gismondi
Widener
Sophomore
Midfield
Garrett Huff
Lycoming
Senior
Defender
John Ferguson
Widener
Senior
Defender
Drew Gugliuzza
Messiah
Senior
Defender
Coleman Wagner
Lebanon Valley
Senior
Long Pole Midfield
Shane Cook
Widener
Senior
Short Stick Specialist
JJ Bolliaux
Albright
Senior
Faceoff Specialist
Justin Burnette
Stevenson
Sophomore
Goalie
Michael Tenant
Lycoming
Junior
SECOND TEAM
Position
Name
School
Year
Attack
Albright
Freshman
Attack
Clo Muscara
Arcadia
Sophomore
Attack
Andrew Ream
Lycoming
Junior
Attack
Tyler Thompson
Lycoming
Sophomore
Midfield
Jarret Abernethy
Alvernia
Junior
Midfield
Kevin Beaver
Lebanon Valley
Junior
Midfield
Chris Hammerquist
Stevenson
Junior
Midfield
Kyle Karsian
Stevenson
Senior
Defender
Tom Brown
Stevenson
Senior
Defender
Quentin Johnson
Messiah
Junior
Defender
Blake Weaver
Lebanon Valley
Senior
Long Pole Midfield
Nick Mowry
Lebanon Valley
Junior
Short Stick Specialist
Josh Keitz
Arcadia
Sophomore
Faceoff Specialist
Anthony Paone
Widener
Senior
Goalie
Cameron Epple
Lebanon Valley
Junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Position
Name
School
Year
Goalie
Albright
Senior
Faceoff Specialist
Lucas Honebrink
Messiah
Freshman
Defender
Austin Howard
Stevenson
Senior