Men's Lacrosse Trio Awarded All-Conference Honors
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The 2021 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams were announced Tuesday morning, and three members of the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) men's lacrosse team, senior attackman Owen LaPorte (Farmington, Conn.), junior attackman Matt Guerin (East Longmeadow, Mass.), and sophomore attack Evan Baden (Burlington, Conn.) received honors.
LaPorte was dominant for the Blue Jays in his final season in a lacrosse uniform, leading the GNAC in the regular season in goals with 38 (nine alone in a 22-4 win over Mitchell on March 10), twice as many as any other Blue Jay. He also helped lead Saint Joseph to its first GNAC playoff game in program history, an 18-9 setback to Johnson & Wales in the GNAC Quarterfinals on May 1. LaPorte received All-GNAC Third Team honors for his efforts, as did Guerin, who finished runner-up on the team in assists (10), was third on the team in points (25) and third in goals (15). Guerin was mister consistency in 2021, scoring or assisting in all but one game. Baden, who finished tied for third in points this season with 21, made the GNAC All-Sportsmanship Team. The accolades for the trio marks the first all-conference honors in program history.
All selections and awards are decided upon by a vote of the GNAC's head coaches. For the complete breakdown of All-Conference Teams, as well as the annual All-Sportsmanship Team, please see below.
GNAC MAJOR AWARDS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Chase Kapuscienski, Lasell
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Magnus Leonard, Lasell
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Alex Beauchemin, Lasell
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - Andrew Vasile, Johnson & Wales (RI)
COACH OF THE YEAR - Bill Mason, Lasell
INSTITUTIONAL SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Albertus Magnus College
All-GNAC First Team
A - Andrew Fidalgo, Lasell
A - Payden Masaracchia, Norwich
A - Shane Puleo, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
M - Colby Buccheri, Lasell
M - Chase Kapuscienski, Lasell
M - Andrew Vasile, Johnson & Wales (RI)
LSM - Alex Osmanski, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
SSM - David Burke, Lasell
F/O - Thomas Muraski, Norwich
D - Ethan Bain, Lasell
D - Magnus Leonard, Lasell
D - Sean Wallace, Norwich
GK - Alex Beauchemin, Lasell
All-GNAC Second Team
A - Jack Anzalone, Norwich
A - Parker Campbell, Norwich
A - Dylan McSparren, Rivier
M - Russell Gilligan, Norwich
M - Clyde Tamburro, Norwich
M - Coby Mercier, Rivier
LSM - Kyle Charlot, Lasell
SSM - Callum Jones, Norwich
F/O - Steven Phelps, Lasell
D - Mike Catuosco, Johnson & Wales (RI)
D - Tyler Rose, Lasell
D - Mason McMahon, Norwich
GK - Nick Kandra, Norwich
All-GNAC Third Team
A - Ryan Castle, Emmanuel (Mass.)
A - Owen LaPorte, Saint Joseph (Conn.)
A - Brendan Martin, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
M - Mykel Stinson, Albertus Magnus
M - Kevin Horchak, Norwich
M - Matt Guerin, Saint Joseph (Conn.)
LSM - Dan Altomare, Norwich
SSM - Jacob Enwright, Rivier
F/O - Trent Ceiley, Johnson & Wales (RI)
D - Matt Zuckerman, Johnson & Wales (RI)
D - Robert DelPrete, Rivier
D - Adam Hailey, Rivier
GK - Dane Walsh, Albertus Magnus
ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Jack Ferrio, Albertus Magnus
Tyler Shaw, Anna Maria
Greg Centeio, Dean
Morgan Mercier, Emmanuel (Mass.)
Trent Ceiley, Johnson & Wales (RI)
Colby Buccheri, Lasell
Perry Grzela, Norwich
Alan Cozzolino, Rivier
Evan Baden, Saint Joseph (Conn.)
Tyler DeMoore-Gonzalez, Saint Joseph's (ME)
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