Belmont Abbey Tabbed as 2021 Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Favorite
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Belmont Abbey has been tabbed as the favorite in the 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll.
The conference office officially unveiled the preseason poll on Dec. 15, 2020. The preseason poll was voted on by the league’s head coaches.
Belmont Abbey received five first-place votes and a total of 35 points to secure the top spot. Mount Olive was right behind with 32 points. The Trojans collected the other two first-place votes.
North Greenville (26) was third in the preseason poll followed by Barton (20), Emmanuel (16), Lees-McRae (10) and Chowan (8).
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Championships get underway with first round play at higher seeds on Monday, April 19. The quarterfinals will be held at higher seeds one day later on Tuesday, April 20.
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Championship semifinals (Thursday, April 22) and final (Saturday, April 24) will be held in Tigerville, South Carolina on the campus of North Greenville University.
2021 Conference Carolinas
Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll
| School |
First Place |
Total |
| Belmont Abbey |
5 |
35 |
| Mount Olive |
2 |
32 |
| North Greenville |
|
26 |
| Barton |
|
20 |
| Emmanuel |
|
16 |
| Lees-McRae |
|
10 |
| Chowan |
|
8 |
2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse
Players to Watch
Barton
Mason Chaney, Jr., Attack, Dunkirk, Maryland (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Zachary Hodge, Jr., Attack, Murrieta, California
Mark Crawford, Jr., Midfield, Chesapeake, Maryland
Belmont Abbey
Sean Hanrahan, Sr., Midfield, Bothell, Washington (2019 and 2020 All-Conference Carolinas, 2020 All-American)
Noah Haas, Jr., Attack, Gulf Breeze, Florida (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2020 All-American)
Bryce Gifford, Sr., Goalie, Delran, New Jersey (2020 All-Conference Carolinas, 2020 All-American)
Chowan
Jaxon Martin, Jr., Attack, Jarvis, Ontario, Canada
Jackson Downs, Sr., Midfield, Olney, Maryland
Emmanuel
Alex Stull, Sr., Attack, Elk River, Minnesota (2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
Brian Everette, Sr., Defense, Duluth, Georgia
Shamaz Durrant, Jr., Midfield, Snellville, Georgia
Lees-McRae
Ryan Beauchamp, Gr., Midfield, Courtenay, British Columbia (2020 All-Conference Carolinas)
Michael Moore, Sr., Midfield, Ellicott City, Maryland
Ben Davidson, Sr., Defense, Fort Mill, South Carolina
Mount Olive
Jacob Williams, Sr., Defense, Rockwall, Texas (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 Conference Carolinas Defensive Player of the Year, 2019 and 2020 All-American)
Andrew Avarello, Sr., Goalie, Clarence, New York (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 All-American)
Connor Watson, Sr., Attack, Langley, British Columbia, Canada (2019 All-Conference Carolinas)
Brady Elbin, Sr., Midfield, Greensboro, North Carolina (2019 All-Conference Carolinas, 2019 and 2020 All-American)
North Greenville
Will Eudy, So., Defense, Roswell, Georgia
Thomas Cecere, Jr., Attack, Grand Island, New York
Brendan Sullivan, R-Jr., Midfield, Severna Park, Maryland
