Conference Carolinas

2019 Conference Carolinas Men's Lacrosse All-Conference and Major Awards Announced

4/26/2019 12:00:00 AM

HIGH POINT, N.C. – Limestone College's Larson Sundown and Belmont Abbey College's Liam Osborne were voted the 2019 Co-Conference Carolinas Men's Lacrosse Offensive Players of the Year. Mount Olive's Jacob Williams collected the league's Defensive Player of the Year, while Belmont Abbey College's Noah Haas was named the Freshman of the Year. Additionally, Limestone's J.B. Clarke garnered Coach of the Year honors, the Conference announced today.

New to the Conference Carolinas postseason award offering is the Elite 23 Award. The Elite 23 Award is modeled after the NCAA's Elite 90 Award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative GPA at their respective championship site. The inaugural winner for men's lacrosse is North Greenville University's Blake Thompson.

Sundown, a junior from Basom, N.Y., has been named Conference Carolinas Co-Offensive Player of the Year in his first season with the Saints. Entering the conference tournament, Sundown was second in the league with 53 goals and 79 points while ranking third nationally with 3.79 goals per game.

Osborne, a senior from Bowmanville, Ontario, scored 54 goals during the regular season, and finished with 85 points, both conference-highs in Conference Carolinas.  Osborne also handed out 31 assists, which was second-best in the league.

Williams, a sophomore from Rockwall, Texas, earned Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year honors for the first time in his career. Williams tallied 42 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers while also scoring one goal on the season.

Haas, a freshman from Gulf Breeze, Fla., finished the regular season with 55 points on 43 goals and 12 assists.

Clarke has been named the 2019 Conference Carolinas Coach of the Year for the fourth time in his career after guiding the Saints back to the top of the national rankings this season. After guiding Limestone to three NCAA Division II National Championships, Clarke has led the program back from an off-year as it features the nation’s top-ranked offense and the fourth-ranked defense during the 2019 campaign..

Thompson, a junior accounting major from Pittsburgh, Pa., sports a cumulative 4.0 GPA. Voccia tallied four points on two goals and two assists on the season.

 

All-Conference Carolinas First Team

Attack – Larson Sundown – Limestone

Attack – Liam Osborne – Belmont Abbey

Attack – Noah Haas – Belmont Abbey

Attack – Connor Watson – Mount Olive

Midfield – Clark Walter – Limestone

Midfield – Tyler Papa – Limestone

Midfield – Thatcher Clark – Mount Olive

Midfield – Alex Proly – North Greenville

Defense – Jacob Williams – Mount Olive

Defense – Kendall Collins – Limestone

Defense – Anthony Cesario – Belmont Abbey

Goalie – Andrew Avarello – Mount Olive

Long Pole Midfielder – Jordan Stouros – Limestone

Defensive Midfielder – Brady Elbin – Mount Olive

Face-Off – Christopher Parrott – Limestone

 

All-Conference Carolinas Second Team

Attack – Alec Molander – Lees-McRae

Attack – Austin Dixon – North Greenville

Attack – Mason Chaney – Barton

Attack – Jake Copio – Barton

Attack – Matt Bennett – Limestone

Midfield – Sean Hanrahan – Belmont Abbey

Midfield – Collin Grippo – Belmont Abbey

Midfield – Gunner Parson – Mount Olive

Defense – Sky Dupree – North Greenville

Defense – Austin Pepper – Mount Olive

Defense – Brody Munro – Belmont Abbey

Goalie – Danny Forren – Limestone

Long Pole Midfielder – Chris Wieckhorst – North Greenville

Defensive Midfielder – Tyler Ponzio – Limestone

Face-Off – Dakota Kirsch-Downs – Limestone

 

 

Regular Season Men's Lacrosse Champions

Limestone College

 

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Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 11 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, and Southern Wesleyan University.