LANCASTER, Pa. – The Atlantic East Conference announced the 2021 Men's Lacrosse All-Conference awards. The coaching staff, led by sixth-year head coach
Kyle Gardner, was named the Coaching Staff of the Year.
Five Knights received All-Conference honors.
Drew Conlon (Attack) and
Brett McLaughlin (Defense) were named to the First Team while
Colin Blake (Attack),
Jack Newswanger (FO Specialist) and
Alex Rucci (LSM) were tabbed to the second team.
Conlon led the team with 51 points, including a team-high 30 points and tied for the team lead with 21 assists. McLaughlin led the team in caused turnovers with 34 while being second on the team with 50 ground balls. The junior also tallied 14 goals and eight assists.
Blake was second on the team with 46 points, which included 25 goals and 21 assists. The senior also grabbed 24 ground balls. Newswanger won 119 face-offs and won 60% of his draws. The senior led the team with 79 ground balls. Rucci was an anchor in the defensive zone for the Knights in all 10 contests. He added 15 ground balls and caused nine turnovers.
Gardner was joined by assistants
Bryan Capone,
Connor Betts,
Tyler Schlimme and
Evan Zielinski this season.
Neumann went 6-4 overall this season and 4-2 in the conference. The Knights advanced to their first conference championship game since 1999.