SU Dominates BIG EAST Awards

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Syracuse was well represented on Thursday, May 13 when the BIG EAST Conference announced its inaugural men's lacrosse awards and all-conference teams. Senior Chris Daniello and junior John Galloway took home major awards as Daniello was named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year and Galloway was the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year, respectively. Both players were unanimous selections.

In all, eight Orange players were recognized by the conference and Syracuse placed seven players on the 14-man All-BIG EAST First Team.

Junior Jeremy Thompson, who was voted the team's specialty player, and Joel White, who was one of the squad's two longstick midfielders, joined Daniello and Galloway on the first team along with senior Cody Jamieson, junior John Lade and junior Jovan Miller. Jamieson, Lade and Miller were at-large choices and Miller was selected unanimously.

In addition, junior Stephen Keogh and Thompson were named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team as at-large picks.

Voting for the individual awards and all-conference teams was conducted by the league's seven head coaches following the conclusion of the regular season. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

Daniello leads the BIG EAST in overall points per game (3.71) and averaged a league-best 4.5 points per contest in BIG EAST play. He has five hat tricks this season and leads the Orange points (52) and assists (24).

Galloway leads the nation in goals-against average (7.09) and ranks fifth nationally in save percentage (.590). He has 128 saves on the year, including 45 in conference play.

Thompson has 15 goals and eight assists. He's also won 74 of his 127 faceoff attempts this year. Thompson is second in the league in overall faceoff winning percentage at (.583) and scored a career-best five points (3g, 2a) against Villanova.

White is a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist as the national player of the year. He's the linchpin of an Orange unit that leads the nation in scoring defense (7.29 goals per game). Individually, White ranks sixth nationally in caused turnovers per game (2.14) and 15th in ground balls per game (5.07).

Offensively, White's contributed nine points this year, including six goals. He's scored twice in each of the last two games (at Notre Dame and at St. John's).

Jamieson is second on the team in points (38) with 25 goals and 13 assists. He's tallied at least one goal 13 of the team's 14 games this season.

Lade anchors the Orange's close defense and lists second on the squad with 22 caused turnovers. He's forced at least three turnovers in a game five times this year and collected a season-high five ground balls against Albany.

Miller has 13 goals and six assists on the season. In addition, he's second on the Orange with 48 ground balls, including a career-best nine in SU's regular-season win against Army.

Keogh has five hat tricks on the season and leads the Orange with 29 goals. He's the BIG EAST leader in goals per game (2.07) and paced the conference with 2.5 goals per outing during league play.

Syracuse begins its quest for its 12th NCAA Championship on Sunday, May 16. The second-seeded Orange will host Army in the first round of the NCAA playoffs at 7:30 p.m. in the Carrier Dome. The game will be televised live on ESPNU.

BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year

Chris Daniello, Syracuse

BIG EAST Defensive Players of the Year

Brian Karalunas, Villanova

Chris Nixon, Georgetown

BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year

Paul Webber, Villanova

BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year

John Galloway, Syracuse

BIG EAST Coach of the Year

Mike Corrado, Villanova

All-BIG EAST First Team ^

Goalkeeper – *John Galloway, Syracuse

Longstick Midfielders - Joel White, Syracuse; Brian Karalunas, Villanova

Specialty Player – Jeremy Thompson, Syracuse

At-Large – Zach Brenneman, Notre Dame; *Chris Daniello, Syracuse; Craig Dowd, Georgetown; Cody Jamieson, Syracuse; Scott Kocis, Georgetown; John Lade, Syracuse; *Jovan Miller, Syracuse; *Chris Nixon, Georgetown; Justin Pennington, Rutgers; *Paul Webber, Villanova

All-BIG EAST Second Team ^

Goalkeeper – Scott Rodgers, Notre Dame

Specialty Player – Chris Schuville, Georgetown

At-Large – Andrew Brancaccio, Georgetown; Gerhard Buehning, Rutgers; Kevin Cunningham, Villanova; David Earl, Notre Dame; Stephen Keogh, Syracuse; Grant Krebs, Notre Dame; Harry Kutner, St. John's; Tom Manes, St. John's; Kevin Ridgway, Notre Dame, Ryan Riedl, Providence; Jeremy Thompson, Syracuse; Mark Scioscia, Villanova

* - unanimous selection

^ - Due to a tie in voting, two longstick midfielders appear on the All-BIG EAST First Team and an extra member was added to the All-BIG EAST Second Team

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