Buffalo, NY (May 7, 2004)- Manhattan had four men's lacrosse players named to All-MAAC teams, it was announced at the MAAC Championship Awards Banquet, held last night in Buffalo, NY. All voting was conducted by the conference's head coaches. In addition, seven Jaspers were named to the MAAC All-Academic Team.
Junior attackman
Justin Otto, junior midfielder
Eugene Tanner, and junior defenseman
Brett Warmington were named to the All-MAAC First Team, while sophomore midfielder
Greg Lewis was an All-MAAC Second Team honoree.
Warmington was also an MAAC All-Academic selection, and was joined by junior midfielder
Konstantine Rountos, sophomore midfielders
Sean Crowley and
Nick Crowley, sophomore defenseman
Pat Farrelly, junior defenseman
Gerard McCloskey, and senior defenseman
Chris Hawkins. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student athlete must complete two semesters at their institution, be a significant starter or reserve and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale. Manhattan College and Marist College led all schools with seven members each named to the team.
Otto leads the Jaspers in goals, tallying 27 so far this season, including three game-winners, and is second in points with 34. He ranks tied for third in the MAAC with 2.08 goals per game, and his 2.62 points per game places him sixth in the MAAC. Tanner leads Manhattan in points with 36, recording 13 goals and a team-best 23 helpers. His 1.77 assists per game leads the MAAC, while his 2.77 points per game ranks fifth in the MAAC. Warmington has picked up a team-best 51 groundballs, and leads the team in caused turnovers.
Lewis is second on the team in goals (23) and third in points (26), adding three assists. He ranks tied for eighth in the MAAC with 1.77 goals per game, and is tied with Otto for the conference lead in game-winning goals, having tallied three during the regular season.
Fourth-seeded Manhattan (7-6, 5-3 MAAC) takes on top-seeded Marist (10-6, 8-0 MAAC) at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 7. The winner plays the winner of the #2 Canisius/#3 Providence matchup on Sunday, May 9, at 12 noon for the MAAC Championship and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
