Four Gulls earn All-New England status
May 13, 2010
BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott’s \#Brad Lipkvich\# (Madison, Conn.), \#Robert Crossett\# (Katonah, N.Y.) and \#Eric Hagarty\# (Sudbury, Mass.) have been named First Team New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-New England selections while junior \#Andrew Pochebit\# (Portland, Maine) earned Second Team honors, as announced by NEILA officials on Thursday. The Gulls won just their second NCAA Tournament game in program history on Wednesday, defeating Montclair State University, 8-6.
\#Brad Lipkvich\# earned All-New England honors by scoring 34 goals and handing out seven assists, good for the third-best point total on the team. The senior midfielder had nine three-goal games, including two in The Commonwealth Coast Conference playoffs. Lipkvich leads the team in shots (125) and man-up goals (7).
\#Robert Crossett\#, \#Andrew Pochebit\# and \#Eric Hagarty\# got the nod from the NEILA after the trio combined to anchor the Endicott defense, surrendering just 6.95 goals against per game. Crossett grabbed 57 groundballs and caused 31 turnovers in 21 games, while Pochebit had 50 groundballs and 33 take-aways. Hagarty, The Commonwealth Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year, backstopped the Blue and Green with a 59.1% save percentage to go along with a goals against average of 7.12. Hagarty had nine games in which he posted double-digit save performances, including a season-high 17 stops against Tufts University on April 20th.
Endicott returns to action on Saturday afternoon when the Gulls travel to Medford, Mass. for an NCAA second round matchup against Tufts. The Blue and Green dropped a 14-9 decision to the Jumbos in their only meeting of the season.
To view the entire NEILA Divisions I, II & III All-New England Teams, please click here.
\#Brad Lipkvich\# earned All-New England honors by scoring 34 goals and handing out seven assists, good for the third-best point total on the team. The senior midfielder had nine three-goal games, including two in The Commonwealth Coast Conference playoffs. Lipkvich leads the team in shots (125) and man-up goals (7).
\#Robert Crossett\#, \#Andrew Pochebit\# and \#Eric Hagarty\# got the nod from the NEILA after the trio combined to anchor the Endicott defense, surrendering just 6.95 goals against per game. Crossett grabbed 57 groundballs and caused 31 turnovers in 21 games, while Pochebit had 50 groundballs and 33 take-aways. Hagarty, The Commonwealth Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year, backstopped the Blue and Green with a 59.1% save percentage to go along with a goals against average of 7.12. Hagarty had nine games in which he posted double-digit save performances, including a season-high 17 stops against Tufts University on April 20th.
Endicott returns to action on Saturday afternoon when the Gulls travel to Medford, Mass. for an NCAA second round matchup against Tufts. The Blue and Green dropped a 14-9 decision to the Jumbos in their only meeting of the season.
To view the entire NEILA Divisions I, II & III All-New England Teams, please click here.