CAPE COD, Mass. - In a vote by the league coaches, three Georgetown Hoyas swept the top preseason awards. Senior Brendan Cannon has been named the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while senior Jerry Lambe has been tabbed the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year and sophomore Ricky Mirabito, who missed all of last season, has been chosen the Preseason Rookie of the Year.

Cannon, the 2007 ECAC Offensive Player of the Year and a first team All-ECAC selection, led the Hoyas in scoring last year with 21 goals and 23 assists for 44 points.

Lambe, the 2007 ECAC Defensive Player of the Year, was a semifinalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy last season and earned second-team All-America honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and first team All-ECAC accolades.

The 6-2 Mirabito will help bolster the Hoyas' attack this season. A Binghamton, N.Y. native, he was an UnderArmour and USILA All-American in high school.

In addition to sweeping the three major awards, Georgetown placed four players on the preseason All-ECAC team to lead all league schools. Penn State, Rutgers and UMass added two student-athletes each to the preseason all-league team while Hobart and Loyola added one each.

The ECAC will honor an Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week, as well as a Rookie of the Week during the 2008 season.

2008 Preseason All-ECAC Team
A Brendan Cannon, Georgetown, Sr. #^
A Jim Connolly, Massachusetts, Jr. #
A Daryl Veltman, Hobart, Sr. #^
M Andrew Brancaccio, Georgetown, So.
M Justin Pennington, Rutgers, So.
M Paul Richards, Loyola, Sr.
S Barney Ehrmann, Georgetown, So. #
D Sean Krygier, Massachusetts, Sr.
D Jerry Lambe, Georgetown, Sr. #^
D Chris O'Dougherty, Rutgers, Jr. #
D Tom Zichelli, Penn State, Sr.
G Drew Adams, Penn State, Jr. #^

Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Brendan Cannon, Georgetown Sr.

Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Jerry Lambe, Georgetown Sr.

Preseason Rookie of the Year
Ricky Mirabito, Georgetown So.


# 2007 All-ECAC
^ 2006 All-ECAC