ECAC Announces 2019 Division I Men's Lacrosse All-ECAC and Major Award Winners

5/23/2019 1:00:44 PM

DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced its 2019 Division I Men’s Lacrosse Awards and All-ECAC selections.

Penn State was a big winner, having Grant Ament take home Offensive Player of the Year and Jeff Tambroni win Coach of the year. Johnny Surdick from Army won Defensive Player of the Year, while Sam Handley from the University of Pennsylvania claimed rookie of the year honors.

Ament leads nation's top-scoring offense as the Nittany Lions captured the program's first Big Ten regular season and tournament titles, en route to the NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed. He set an NCAA Division I single-season record with 78 assists while leading the nation with 5.57 assists per game and 7.21 points per game. Ament ranks second nationally with 101 points, a Penn State program record. Ament was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year, First Team USILA All-American and is a Tewaaraton finalist.

Johnny Surdick captained Army to the program’s second Patriot League title and was a Tewaaraton awards semifinalist. The senior ranked seventh in the country in caused turnovers per game (2.00) and anchored the Black Knight’s Defense which ranks second nationally with an 8.35 scoring defense rating. Surdick was just named First Team USILA All-American. The Patriot league Defensive Player of the Year was the first defender picked in the inaugural Premier Lacrosse League College Draft and was sixth overall.

Sam Handley was the unanimous Ivy league Rookie of the year to go along with being named first team All-Ivy, and Ivy League Rookie of the Week four times throughout the year. An Inside Lacrosse first team All-American, Handley set Penn freshman records for goals (34), assists (24), and points (58). Handley was also named First Team USILA All-American.

Jeff Tambroni led Penn State to a 14-1 record, setting a program record for wins, including an 11-game winning streak. After winning both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles for the first time, the Nittany lions were selected as the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament, marking their second appearance in three years and fifth overall.

ECAC Division I Men’s Lacrosse Major Awards and All-ECAC Selections

Offensive Player of the Year
Grant Ament – Penn State University, R-Jr.

Defensive Player of the Year
Johnny Surdick – Army West Point, Sr.

Rookie of the Year
Sam Handley – University of Pennsylvania, Fr.

Coach of the Year
Jeff Tambroni – Penn State University

All-ECAC First Team*
Chris Gray – Boston University, So., Attack
Grant Amant – Penn State University, R-Jr., Attack
Pat Spencer – Loyola University-Maryland, Sr, Attack
Max Tuttle – Sacred Heart University, Sr., Midfield
Chase Scanlan – Loyola University-Maryland, Fr., Midfield
Sam Handley – University of Pennsylvania, Fr., Midfield
Johnny Surdick – Army West Point, Sr., Defense
Koby Smith – Towson University, So., Defense
Mark Evanchick – University of Pennsylvania, Jr., Defense
Chris Sabia – Penn State University, Sr., Defense
Isaac Paparo – University of Massachusetts, Sr., Long-Stick Midfield
Alex Woodall – Towson University, Sr., Faceoff
Sean Sconone - University of Massachusetts, Sr., Goalkeeper

All-ECAC Honorable Mention
Jeff Teat – Cornell University, Sr., Attack
Kieran Mullins – Rutgers University, Jr., Attack
Adam Charalambides – Rutgers University, R-So, Attack
Zach Goodrich – Towson University, Sr., Midfield
Craig Chick – Lehigh University, Sr., Defense
Kyle Pless – Rutgers University, Sr., Defense
Branon Salvatore – Cornell University, Sr., Long-Stick Midfield
Ryland Rees – Stony Brook University, Sr., Long-Stick Midfield
Connor Gaffney – Lehigh University, Jr., Faceoff
Max Edelmann – Rutgers University, R-Sr., Goalkeeper
Reed Junkin – University of Pennsylvania, R-So., Goalkeeper

*Extras added due to ties in voting

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