NORTH ATTLEBORO, Mass. - The Northeast 10 Conferecne racked up a whopping 16 All-America nods, announced by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, on Wednesday. The 16 are the most awarded to any single conference across Division II. The Adelphi Panthers cleaned up when it come to the organization's major national awards, including Dylan Renner repeated as the nation's Most Outstanding Player.
Renner, who was named USILA's Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Goalie last season, repeated on the former award posting a career-best 7.01 Goals Against Average this spring. Renner enters the NCAA Championship 19-1, also a career-best.
Leading the nation with 107 points, AU's offensive triggerman Braden Donnellan was named Most Outstanding Attackman. With 35 goals and 35 assists this spring, Kyle Lewis was named Most Outstanding Midfielder. Last season for American International College he broke the NCAA record for caused turnovers in a single-season, this year Adelphi's Ries Bower was named USILA's Defensive Player of the Year. Finally, the conference also earned Long Pole Midfielder of the Year with AIC's Carter Linkletter earning his position's highest national honor.
Beyond the major awards, the NE10 also led the country in All-America selections. the league's five major award winners all landed on the All-America First Team. Ten further NE10 student-athletes appeared on the Second and Third Teams, led by five Panthers, two members of the St. Anselm Hawks and Pace Setters and one name each from Saint Michael's and Assumption.
The conference picked up an additional nine All-America Honorable Mention selections. The full list on NE10 honorees is detailed below.
USILA 2025 Men's Lacrosse Major Honors
Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year – Dylan Renner – Adelphi
Lt. Col. JI Turnbull Outstanding Attackman – Braden Donnellan – Adelphi
Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Outstanding Midfielder – Kyle Lewis – Adelphi
William C. Schmeisser Defensive Player of the Year – Ries Bower – Adelphi
Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie – Connor Theriault – University of Tampa
Long Pole Midfielder of the Year – Carter Linkletter – American International College (AIC)
Short Stick Defensive Midfielder of the Year – Joel Mullen – Limestone
Face Off Player of the Year – Jake Czyz – Florida Southern
FIRST TEAM
D - Ries Bower – Adelphi
A - Braden Donnellan – Adelphi
LSM - Carter Linkletter – AIC
M - Kyle Lewis – Adelphi
G - Dylan Renner - Adelphi
SECOND TEAM
D - Michael D'Alessandro – Adelphi
A - Sebastian Simonson – Saint Michael's
SSDM - Colby Goodchild – St. Anselm
SSDM - Nick O'Shea – Adelphi University
THIRD TEAM
A - Dan Zabbia – Pace
A - Noah Gibson – Adelphi
LSM - Ryan Durnin – Adelphi
SSDM - James Mantione - Pace
FOGO - Quinn Gannon – St. Anselm
M - Ryan Bogar – Assumption
M - Ryan Bauco – Adelphi
HONORABLE MENTION
Chris Butler – Pace
Kevin Groom – Adelphi
Kyle Piersiak – Bentley
Chris Claflin – St. Anselm
Matt Lemay – St. Anselm
Michael Durnin – Adelphi
Frank Falco – Adelphi
Connor Stack – Assumption
Nate Alviti – Bentley
Will Andrews – St. Anselm
Will Danowski – Pace
Finn Granara – St. Anselm
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 11 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
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