Hoyas Men’s Lacrosse team Claims Major BIG EAST Postseason Awards
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MILWAUKEE – Georgetown University’s men’s lacrosse team dominated the BIG EAST postseason awards lists, garnering four major awards and posting seven Hoyas on All-BIG EAST teams. Tucker Dordevic was a unanimous selection as BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year, Will Bowen earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second-straight season and Patrick Crogan was selected as the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Head Coach Kevin Warne and the staff of John Hogan, David Shriver and Jack Rowlett were also a back-to-back-to-back selection for the BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year. Warne’s staffs had also previously won in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2022.
The Hoyas had four players named All-BIG EAST First Team to go with a trio of Second Team honorees. Joining Bowen and Dordevic on the first team were midfielder Graham Bundy Jr. and faceoff specialist James Reilly. Second team honorees for the Hoyas included short stick defensive midfielder Dylan Hess and attackmen Jacob Kelly and Brian Minicus.
Bundy and Reilly are just the second and third Hoyas to ever earn three First Team All-BIG EAST nods, joining all-time Georgetown great Dan Bucaro (’19) with consecutive selections from 2017-19. Bundy and Reilly were also first team selections in 2021 and 2022. Prior to the BIG EAST, Brenan Cannon (’08), Steve Dusseau (’02) and Kyle Sweeney (’03) each had three First Team All-ECAC nods.
Dordevic is the fourth different Georgetown player to be named BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year, each winning in the past four seasons awards were distributed. He joins Dylan Watson (’22) in 2022, Jake Carraway (’20, ’21) in 2021 and Bucaro in 2019. During the Blue & Gray’s ECAC dominance, four Hoyas earned five ECAC Offensive Player of the Year Awards including Brenan Cannon (’07) in 2007, Walid Hajj (’04) in 2004, Dusseau in 2001 and 2002 and Cannon in 2007.
Bowen repeats as BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, the only player to achieve the feat twice in program history. Fellow defensive stalwarts Jerry Lambe (’08) and Sweeney had both previously earned ECAC Defensive Player of the Year honors twice.
Crogan is the third rookie to collect BIG EAST Freshman of the Year honors, joining fellow current Hoyas TJ Haley in 2021 and Bucaro in 2016. During Georgetown’s ECAC run, Trevor Walker and Sweeney were ECAC Rookies of the Year in 2004 and 2000, respectively.
Will Bowen
Graduate Student | Defense
Hingham, Mass.
• 2023 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
• 2023 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• 2023 Tewaaraton Award Nominee
• Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week twice this season and to the Weekly Honor Roll twice
• Selected to the USILA National Team of the Week once
• Anchors the Hoyas with 25 caused turnovers while adding 18 ground balls
• Leads the BIG EAST in caused turnovers per game (1.92)
Tucker Dordevic
Graduate Student | Attack
Portland, Ore.
• 2023 BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year (unanimous)
• 2023 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• 2023 Tewaaraton Award Nominee
• Named BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week five times this season and to the Weekly Honor Roll twice
• Selected to the USILA National Team of the Week twice
• Posted 46 goals to go with nine assists for 55 points on the year
• Had at least a hat trick in 10 games, including four goals four times, five goals three times and six goals once
• Led the BIG EAST in goals per game (3.54)
Patrick Crogan
Freshman | Midfielder
Lexington, Mass.
• 2023 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
• Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week three times this season
• Scored 11 goals with four assists for 15 points on the year
Graham Bundy Jr.
Senior | Midfield
St. Louis, Mo.
• 2023 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• 2023 Tewaaraton Award Watch List
• Scored 25 goals along with seven assists for 32 points
• Posted four man-up goals and two game-winning goals
• Added 20 ground balls
James Reilly
Graduate Student | Faceoff Specialist
Berwyn, Pa.
• 2023 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• Named BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week once and to the Weekly Honor Roll twice
• Selected to the USILA National Team of the Week once
• Won 181-of-308 (.587) faceoffs to go with 133 ground balls
• Has scored seven goals to go with four assists for 11 points
• Became just the 13th NCAA Division I player to reach 800 career faceoff wins and the ninth player with 500 career ground balls
Dylan Hess
Junior | SSDM
Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
• 2023 All-BIG EAST Second Team
• Credited with nine caused turnovers to go with 20 ground balls
• Has added three goals on the year
Jacob Kelly
Graduate Student | Attack
Towson, Md.
• 2023 All-BIG EAST Second Team
• Named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week once
• Tallied 18 goals and 19 assists for 37 points on the year
• Notched two man-up goals and a game-winning goal for the Hoyas
• Collected 18 ground balls and was credited with five caused turnovers
Brian Minicus
Graduate Student | Attack
Darien, Conn.
• 2023 All-BIG EAST Second Team
• Named the BIG EAST Attack Player of the Week once
• Selected to the USILA National Team of the Week once
• Scored 23 goals to go with 19 assists for 42 points on the year
• Collected 29 ground balls and was credited with five caused turnovers
Georgetown returns to action on Thursday, May 4 as it takes on Providence in the semifinals of the 2023 BIG EAST Championship, presented by JEEP in Milwaukee.
Story Courtesy of Georgetown University Athletics Communications
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