Carrigan selected preseason All-SAC Second Team
Midfielder Zac Carrigan was selected to the 2020 preseason All-SAC Second Team, as announced by the league Tuesday afternoon.
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate University has been picked to finish first in the South Atlantic Conference preseason men's lacrosse poll, which was announced by the league office today. The League's head coaches gave the Bulldogs six first place votes and a total of 70 points.
Queens University was voted No. 2 in the poll with 64 points and two first place votes, while Lenoir-Rhyne University was voted No. 3 with 60 points and one first place vote. Catawba College came in fourth with 49 points, and Lincoln Memorial University took the No. 5 spot with 38 points. Tusculum University was voted No. 6 with 36 points and Coker University was voted in at No. 7 with 32 points. Rounding out the poll was Newberry College at No. 8 with 28 points and Mars Hill University at No. 9 with 19 points.
The South Atlantic Conference also announced its preseason all-conference players. Bobby Padden from Wingate, Ian Cook from Lincoln Memorial and Kealan Pilon from Queens were named the first team attackers.
Highlighting the midfield selections were first teamers Eric Dickinson of Lenoir-Rhyne, Ethan Irizarry of Coker and Robert Tucker of Lincoln Memorial.
Reese Orman of Wingate was named the preseason first team long pole midfielder, while teammate James Houston was named a first team defender. Also earning preseason first team honors at defense were Payton Leonard from Catawba and Tyler Bane from Lenoir-Rhyne.
Queens Drew Flack and Kevin Geiger of Catawba were the final two first team selections. Flack was named the team's specialist, while Geiger the goalie.
The 2020 South Atlantic Conference Men's Lacrosse schedule is set to get under on Saturday, Feb. 1. The 2020 South Atlantic Conference Men's Lacrosse Championship is scheduled for April 21, 24 and 26 with quarterfinals at campus sites and the semifinals and finals at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
2020 SAC Men's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
|
Rank |
School (first-place votes) |
|
Total |
|
1. |
Wingate (6) |
|
70 |
|
2. |
Queens (2) |
|
64 |
|
3. |
Lenoir-Rhyne (1) |
|
60 |
|
4. |
Catawba |
|
49 |
|
5. |
Lincoln Memorial |
|
38 |
|
6. |
Tusculum |
|
36 |
|
7. |
Coker |
|
32 |
|
8. |
Newberry |
|
28 |
|
9. |
Mars Hill |
|
19 |
2020 SAC Men's Lacrosse Preseason All-Conference
All-SAC First Team
A – Bobby Padden, Wingate
A – Kealan Pilon, Queens
A – Ian Cook, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Eric Dickinson, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Ethan Irizarry, Coker
MF – Robert Tucker, Lincoln Memorial
D – Payton Leonard, Catawba
D – Tyler Bane, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – James Houston, Wingate
LP – Reese Orman, Wingate
Spec. – Drew Flack, Queens
GK – Kevin Geiger, Catawba
All-SAC Second Team
A – Quinn Tallant, Queens
A – Joe Venazio, Coker
A – Liam Mcdonald, Tusculum
MF – Kevin Barry, Queens
MF – Zac Carrigan, Mars Hill
MF – David Byrne, Queens
D – Quinn McKitrick, Tusculum
D – Connor Stanley, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Jordan Sullivan, Lincoln Memorial
LP – Joel Edgar, Tusculum
Spec. – Justin Messersmith, Newberry
GK – Noah Johnson, Lenoir-Rhyne