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Seven Wildcats Earn USILA DII North All-Region Status

Seven Wildcats Earn USILA DII North All-Region Status

NEWARK, Del. - - The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) released its Division II All-Region Teams and the Wilmington University men's lacrosse team placed seven student-athletes on the three teams and honorable mention.

The Wildcats placed three on the USILA DII North All-Region Second Team, one on the Third Team, and three more named Honorable Mention All-Region after leading the team to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history.

Representing the Wildcats on the Second Team is midfielder Carter Earl, defenseman Paul Army, and short stick defensive midfielder Tyler Quinn.

Carter Earl (Penn Yan, N.Y.) was a First Team All-CACC performer for the Wildcats, finishing second on the team with 43 points. He scored 24 goals while adding a team second best 19 assists in 16 games. He also added 26 ground balls and had seven caused turnovers as well. He had a season high six points against Holy Family, scoring five goals and an assist. He scored two goals and had two assists in the CACC Tournament Semifinal against Post and a goal and two assists in the NCAA Tournament at Seton Hill.

Paul Army (Middletown, Del.) was the CACC Defensive Player of the Year for the Wildcats, anchoring a unit that only allowed 9.00 goals per game. He finished fourth on the team with 38 ground balls and second overall with 24 caused turnovers. He had a season high four ground balls twice and three caused turnovers in three games.

Tyler Quinn (Barnegat, N.J.) was a First Team All-CACC member as well. He finished second on the team with 78 ground balls, scooping up loose balls on both face-offs and defensively. He also had 10 caused turnovers on the year, turning them into odd-man rushes the other way. He scored seven goals and added two assists on the year, mainly in transition. He scored three goals against Caldwell on Senior Day and had a season high 10 ground balls in the CACC Tournament Semifinal against Post.

Andrew Dzubak (Putnam Valley, N.Y.) was named a Third Team All-Region performer by the USILA. He was the CACC Player of the Year after closing out the season in tremendous fashion. He led the team with 54 goals and 28 assists for 82 points. He set a single-game record with 12 points against Caldwell, scoring seven goals and adding five assists. In his final four games of the regular season, Dzubak had 35 points, scoring 22 goals and 13 assists.

Earning Honorable Mention All-Region for the Wildcats were defenseman Quinn Tracy, goalkeeper Daniel Flynn, and face-off specialist Connor Widmer.

Quinn Tracy (Seattle, Wash.) was a First Team All-CACC defender for the Wildcats, helping anchor a unit that only. Allowed 9.00 goals per game for the season. He led the defensive unit with 40 ground balls and 26 caused turnovers as a longpole. He caused a season high four turnovers at Bridgeport and had a season high four ground balls five times.

Daniel Flynn (New York, N.Y.) started all 16 games in goal for the Wildcats, playing all but 92 minutes on the season. He made 164 saves with a 54.5 save percentage, being named the CACC Goalkeeper of the Year. He finished the season with a 9.48 goals against average with 11 wins. He set a new single-game program record with 24 saves at No. 18 Molloy, adding 13 saves in three different games, including the NCAA Tournament contest at Seton Hill.

Connor Widmer (Warwick, R.I.) took over primary face-off duties on March 1 against Pace and never gave it up. He led the CACC with a .664 faceoff win percentage, going 184-for-277. He went even better in CACC play, going 115-for-165 for a .697 win percentage at the spot. He also led the team with 83 ground balls this year, adding one assist and one caused turnover. He went 23-for-28 in faceoffs at Georgian Court, 12-of-14 against Caldwell, and an impressive 13-for-23 at Seton Hill who was named the First Team All-Region face-off honoree.

The Wildcats finished 11-5 on the year, winning the CACC Regular Season Title with an 8-0 mark. They earned an at-large bid into the NCAA North Region Tournament as the No. 6 seed, the first NCAA berth in program history.

USILA DII North All-Region Teams

First Team:
A – Braden Donnellan – Adelphi University
A – Dan Zabbia – Pace University
A – Sebastian Simonson – St. Michael's College
A – Braedan Lockyer-Fagan – Seton Hill University
M - Kyle Lewis – Adelphi University
M – Brian Green – Molloy University
M – Carter Green – Seton Hill University
M – Ryan Bogar – Assumption University
D – Ries Bower – Adelphi University
D – Michael D'Alessandro – Adelphi University
D – Charlie Hudson – Seton Hill University
GK – Dylan Renner – Adelphi University
LSM – Carter Linkletter – American International College
SSDM – Colby Goodchild – St. Anselm College
SSDM – Nick O'Shea – Adelphi University
FO – Mark Strunk – Seton Hill University

Second Team:
A – Jame Osorio – Mercy University
A – Chris Claflin – St. Anselm College
A – Noah Gibson – Adelphi University
A – Matt Lemay – St. Anselm College
M – Ryan Smith – Mercy University
M - Carter Earl – Wilmington University
M - Nate Alviti – Bentley University
M - Will Andrews – St. Anselm College
M - Ryan Bauco – Adelphi University
D – Chris Butler – Pace University
D – Owen Stephenson – Mercy University
D – Paul Army – Wilmington University
D – Aiden Dinnigan – Molloy University
GK – Christian Michaels – Molloy University
LSM – Ryan Durnan – Adelphi University
SSDM – Tyler Quinn – Wilmington University
SSDM – Jame Mantione – Pace University
FO – Quinn Gannon – St. Anselm College

Third Team:
A – Andrew Dzubak – Wilmington University

A – Luke Hickam – Molloy University
A – Wade Brunelle – Seton Hill University
A – Michael Durnan – Adelphi University
M - Mick Kilgallon III – Chestnut Hill College
M - Will Danowski – Pace University
M - Bryan Diliberto – Molloy University
D – Alex Callahan – Seton Hill University
D – Kevin Groom – Adelphi University
D – Kyle Piersiak – Bentley University
GK – Finn Granara – St. Anselm College
LSM – Thomas Kofod – Molloy University
SSDM – Rocco Hogan – Molloy University
SSDM – Frank Falco – Adelphi University
SSDM – Justin Dian – Seton Hill University
FO – Connor Stack – Assumption University

Honorable Mention:
A – Brett Bridges – Georgian Court University
A – Colin Mulvey – St. Anaselm College
A – James Sternberg – Walsh College
M – Brad McNulty – Assumption University
M - Luke Roach – Frostburg State University
M – Brenner Chase – Wheeling Jesuit College
M - Vinny McDermott – Adelphi University
M - Colin Reese – Pace University
M - David Gagnon – Bentley University
D – Brady Kustra – Roberts Wesleyan College
D – Nic Shankland – Lake Erie College
D – Quinn Tracy – Wilmington University
D – Colby Leighton – Assumption University
D - Holden Charboneau – Seton Hill University
GK – Will Cody – Seton Hill University
GK – Daniel Flynn – Wilmington University
GK – Gavin Conlan – Lake Erie College
GK – Vincent Burkhart – Georgian Court University
GK – Shane Corcoran – Assumption University
LSM – Seamus Kearney – Frostburg State University
LSM – Cullen Green – Seton Hill University
LSM – Oseia Adoma – Pace University
LSM – James Sproul – Post University
LSM – Alex Parton – Bentley University
SSDM – Evan Farlow – Chestnut Hill College
SSDM – Zamar Faith – Dominican University
FO – Alex Walstrum – Frostburg State University
FO – Connor Widmer – Wilmington University
FO – Will Greaves – Adelphi University