2019 MAAC Men's Lacrosse All-MAAC Teams & Major Awards Announced
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - The 2019 MAAC Men's Lacrosse All-MAAC Teams and Major Award Winners were announced on Wednesday. Award recipients were honored Wednesday evening at the league’s annual awards show, which was on the campus of Marist College.
Senior Matthew Vangalen of the University of Detroit Mercy is the Offensive Player of the Year. The senior led the Titans, and the MAAC in points (26) and assists (20) in league play this season. Vangalen broke his school record for points in a single season with 55 this season.
Detroit Mercy's Logan Shamblin was named Defensive Player of the Year. The sophomore goalkeeper averaged 12 saves a game, which ranked Shamblin 20th in the country. In MAAC play, Shamblin was tops in save percentage at 61.6-percent and saves per game at 14. Shamblin also collected three Defensive Player of the Week awards.
Canisius College's Jacob Buck picked up Rookie of the Year honors. Buck led the Golden Griffins in scoring during the regular season with 41 points on 27 goals and 14 assists. The Rochester, New York native had eight multi-goal games including three games of four goals. Buck was also a four-time MAAC Rookie of the Week.
The BSN Sports MAAC Coach of the Year is Marist College's, Keegan Wilkinson. It is the third coach of the year honor for Wilkinson with the first coming back in 2013. Wilkinson led the Red Foxes to a 6-1 league record and the 2019 MAAC Regular Season Title.
Peyton Smith of Marist is the Faceoff Specialist of the Year. Smith was the unanimous choice as faceoff specialist of the year by the league's head coaches. The junior led the MAAC with a 64.7-percent success rate on faceoffs. That rate put Smith seventh in Division I.
The Long-Stick Midfielder of the Year is Paul Manuzak of Detroit Mercy. Manuszak picked up 4.29 ground ball per game overall and 4.57 in league play. Offensively, the sophomore added four goals and three assists.
Number 1 seed Marist, No. 2 Quinnipiac, No. 3 Detroit Mercy, and No. 4 Canisius make up this season’s championship field. Marist is the host this season at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field, May 2-4. The semifinals on May 2 will air on ESPN+, and Saturday's championship game will air on ESPNU.
For more information on the 2019 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Championship, visit
maacsports.com/mlax. Tickets for the championship are available at
maacsports.com/tickets and on-site at Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field during the event.
| 2019 Major Award Winners |
| Name |
Award |
Institution |
| Keegan Wilkinson |
BSN Sports MAAC Coach of the Year |
Marist |
| Logan Shamblin |
Defensive Player of the Year |
Detroit Mercy |
| Peyton Smith |
Faceoff Specialist of the Year |
Marist |
| Paul Manuszak |
Long-Stick Midfielder of the Year |
Detroit Mercy |
| Matthew Vangalen |
Offensive Player of the Year |
Detroit Mercy |
| Jacob Buck |
Rookie of the Year |
Canisius |
| All-MAAC First Team |
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Matthew Vangalen |
Attack |
Detroit Mercy |
| Jake Tomsik |
Attack |
Quinnipiac |
| Keenan Cook |
Attack |
Siena |
| Mathieu Boissonneault |
Midfield |
Canisius |
| Carter Stefaniak |
Midfield |
Canisius |
| Will Abbott |
Midfield |
Quinnipiac |
| Dylan Pantalone |
Midfield |
Siena |
| Peyton Smith |
Faceoff Specialist |
Marist |
| Paul Manuszak |
Long-Stick Midfielder |
Detroit Mercy |
| Rudy Beck |
Short-Stick Midfielder |
Monmouth |
| Holden Garlent |
Defense |
Canisius |
| James Sarrocco |
Defense |
Marist |
| Chris Hervada |
Defense |
Monmouth |
| Logan Shamblin |
Goalkeeper |
Detroit Mercy |
| Brendan Krebs |
Goalkeeper |
Manhattan |
| All-MAAC Second Team |
| Name |
Position |
Institution |
| Mario Caito |
Attack |
Canisius |
| Parker Giarratana |
Attack |
Manhattan |
| Foster Cuomo |
Attack |
Quinnipiac |
| Joe Tierney |
Midfield |
Marist |
| Cam Kostus |
Midfield |
Detroit Mercy |
| Eric Munn |
Midfield |
Siena |
| Alex Jarzembowski |
Faceoff Specialist |
Detroit Mercy |
| Gordon Phillips |
Long-Stick Midfielder |
Monmouth |
| Michael Sanzone |
Short-Stick Midfielder |
Canisius |
| Matthew Selts |
Short-Stick Midfielder |
Marist |
| Logan Monroe |
Defense |
Canisius |
| Alex Akins |
Defense |
Detroit Mercy |
| Sam McClain |
Defense |
Detroit Mercy |
| Dylan DeMuro |
Defense |
Manhattan |
| Brad Nordstrom |
Goalkeeper |
Canisius |
| MAAC All-Rookie Team |
| Name |
Institution |
| Jacob Buck |
Canisius |
| Jake Lemon |
Canisius |
| Cam Kostus |
Detroit Mercy |
| AJ Van Voorhis |
Detroit Mercy |
| James Lyons |
Marist |
| Jojo Pirreca |
Marist |
| Cade Stratton |
Monmouth |
| Will Abbott |
Quinnipiac |
| Nick DiMuccio |
Quinnipiac |
| Demitri George |
Quinnipiac |
| Austin Blumbergs |
St. Bonaventure |
| Brett Dobson |
St. Bonaventure |
| Sean Westley |
St. Bonaventure |
| Tyler Menniti |
Siena |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 38
th year of competition during the 2018-19 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.