2017 Skyline Conference Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Team

2017 Skyline Conference Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference Team Announced FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK – The Skyline Conference’s 10 men’s lacrosse head coaches have cast their votes for the 2017 all-conference team, and Mount Saint Mary College junior midfielder Dylan De Meo (Franklin Square, N.Y.) has been selected as the Offensive Player of the Year after ranking near the top of the national scoring leaders throughout the campaign. Montclair State University senior defender Ryan Young (Jackson, N.J.) repeats as Defensive Player of the Year, while Farmingdale State College freshman attacker Ryan Wieczorek (W. Islip, N.Y.) garners Rookie of the Year accolades after firing home a conference-best 69 goals. Stockton University eighth-year mentor Kevin Zulauf has been voted Coach of the Year by his peers for the second time in three seasons. At press time, De Meo ranks No. 2 nationally in assists (3.94/gm.) and points (6.44/gm.), after posting a 40-65-105 scoring line on the season. He helped direct the Knights’ offense to a 12.88 goals per game average. Young enters the NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Championship with 121 ground balls in his senior campaign, and has helped the nine-time-consecutive Skyline champion Red Hawks to limit the opposition to just 7.89 goals per contest. Wieczorek is tied for the national lead with 13 man-up goals in his freshman season, and his 3.83 goals per game average ranks No. 5 nationally. Zulauf has guided the Ospreys to three-straight Skyline Conference championship games, and to single-season program wins records in three of the last four campaigns – including a Stockton-best 16 triumphs this year. The Ospreys have won 13-plus games under his direction in the last four seasons, after not recording more than 12 victories since the program’s inception in 1987. De Meo, Wieczorek and Young are joined on the all-conference first team by: Justin Napolitano of Farmingdale State; Brian Mills and Tyler Randolph of Kean University; Matt Haemmerle, Blase Mantineo and Jon Rice of Montclair State; Scott Reece of St. Joseph’s College-Long Island; Tommy Gallo, Max Pukenas, Justin Ruiz and Colin Wharton of Stockton; and Nick Treon of the United States Merchant Marine Academy. Second-team student-athletes include: Mike Curry of Farmingdale State; Brendan McNally of SUNY Maritime College; Ryan Anzalone, Don Finn, Griffin Woodfinlevine and Brady Wulster of Montclair State; James Fitzgerald of College of Mount Saint Vincent; James Conroy and Josh Shaw of St. Joseph’s-Long Island; and Zack Aho, Tyler Bollard, Ryan Bradley, Mike Caposella and Lance Pecina of Stockton. (continued)

2017 Skyline Conference Men’s Lacrosse All-Conference Team First Team Name Matt Haemmerle Nick Treon Ryan Wieczorek *** Dylan De Meo * Tommy Gallo Brian Mills Scott Reece Jon Rice Max Pukenas Blase Mantineo Justin Napolitano Tyler Randolph Colin Wharton Ryan Young **

School Montclair State USMMA Farmingdale State Mount Saint Mary Stockton Kean St. Joseph’s-L.I. Montclair State Stockton Montclair State Farmingdale State Kean Stockton Montclair State

Cl. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Sr. So. Sr.

Pos. A A A M M M M LSM SSM F/O D D D D

Hometown Hillsdale, N.J. Danville, Pa. W. Islip, N.Y. Franklin Square, N.Y. Clinton, N.J. Vernon, N.J. Medford, N.Y. Bridgewater, N.J. Medford, N.J. Flemington, N.J. Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Oldwick, N.J. Cinniminson, N.J. Jackson, N.J.

Justin Ruiz

Stockton

So.

GK

Holmdel, N.J.

G 47 43 69 40 28 34 36 5 1 0 3 0 0 4 GAA 7.91

A 33 38 13 65 26 12 8 3 2 3 6 0 0 3 Sv. % .600

GB 43 38 30 41 49 20 27 21 19 141 59 18 35 121 Svs. 153

G 41 30 39 36 28 10 1 1 5 3 0 11 4 GAA 11.24

A 22 30 13 18 25 19 4 2 1 1 1 8 4 Sv. % .600

GB 30 24 33 24 27 14 39 16 153 21 37 50 49 Svs. 186

Second Team Name Mike Caposella Josh Shaw Brady Wulster Zack Aho Mike Curry Don Finn Ryan Bradley Griffin Woodfinlevine Tyler Bollard Ryan Anzalone James Conroy James Fitzgerald Lance Pecina

School Stockton St. Joseph’s-L.I. Montclair State Stockton Farmingdale State Montclair State Stockton Montclair State Stockton Montclair State St. Joseph’s-L.I. Mount Saint Vincent Stockton

Cl. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr.

Pos. A A A M M M LSM SSM F/O D D D D

Hometown Wayne, N.J. Bayport, N.Y. Wyckoff, N.J. Shamong, N.J. Melville, N.Y. Wall, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Morristown, N.J. Philadelphia, Pa. Colts Neck, N.J. Medford, N.Y. Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. Clark, N.J.

Brendan McNally

Maritime

Jr.

GK

Long Beach, N.Y.

* Offensive Player of the Year: ** Defensive Player of the Year: *** Rookie of the Year: Coach of the Year:

Dylan De Meo, Mount Saint Mary Ryan Young, Montclair State Ryan Wieczorek, Farmingdale State Kevin Zulauf, Stockton (eighth season)