Four Major Award Winners Headline Men's Lacrosse CNE All-Conference Honors
BEVERLY, Mass. — 15 members of the Endicott men's lacrosse team have received Conference of New England (CNE) postseason honors, as announced by the league office earlier today.
The Gulls claimed five of the seven major awards that the conference doles out and 11 All-CNE selections among the league's first, second, and third teams.
Tommy Tyksinski (Guilderland, N.Y.) was named Offensive Player of the Year, Gio Panicola (Long Beach, N.Y.) earned Goalkeeper of the Year honors, Adam Priest (Billerica, Mass.) collected Rookie of the Year recognition, Eric Hagarty '10 M'11 was named Coach of the Year, and Tyksinski was named Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Lastly, Andrew Aylwin (Topsfield, Mass.) was named as the Gulls' representative on the CNE Community Service Team for his charitable contributions and outstanding leadership within the Endicott community.
The remaining award winners for the Gulls included:
ALL-CNE FIRST TEAM
A – Nick Graap (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.)
A – Tommy Tyksinski (Guilderland, N.Y.)
M - Donovan Devellis (Norfolk, Mass.)
M - Manny Marshall (Chelmsford, Mass.)
SSM - Aidan Kellachan (Westhampton, N.Y.)
D – Andrew Schlipf (Garden City, N.Y. )
FO - Travis Foster (Wells, Maine)
G - Gio Panicola (Long Beach, N.Y.)
ALL-CNE SECOND TEAM
LSM – Daniel DeBetta (Babylon, N.Y.)
D - Wyatt Iantosca (Hopkinton, Mass.)
ALL-CNE THIRD TEAM
D - Jesse Woodill (Forestdale, Mass.)
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS
TOMMY TYKSINSKI | SR. | A | GUILDERLAND, N.Y.
Offensive Player of the Year | Scholar Athlete of the Year | All-CNE First Team
In 16 games played this season (all starts), Tyksinski has compiled 79 points with 50 goals and 29 assists.
The senior ranks second in the conference in goals, third in assists, and first in points per game (4.94).
Tyksinski has 10 games so far this season with five or more points, including a season-high nine-point game against Gordon on April 11.
This is his first CNE Offensive Player of the Year award and 10th overall in program history. The All-CNE First Team is also his third consecutive first-team all-conference team honor.
The Guilderland, N.Y. native is also the fifth student-athlete in program history to be Scholar Athlete of the Year and the first since 2023. Tyksinski boasts a 3.73 grade-point average (GPA) as a Healthcare Management major. He is a two-time academic all-conference honoree and has previously interned at NAI Platform.
GIO PANICOLA | SO. | GK | LONG BEACH, N.Y.
Goalkeeper of the Year | All-CNE First Team
In 17 games played (all starts), Panicola has compiled an 8.69 goals against average (GAA), 160 saves, a 55.9 save percentage, and a 14-3 record.
The sophomore's 14 wins this season are tied for the sixth most in a single season. He has also finished seven games this season with double-digit saves, including 16 in back-to-back games versus No. 3 Bowdoin and Franklin & Marshall.
In addition, Panicola has forced 11 turnovers so far, while ranking second on the team in ground balls with 58. Across the CNE, the Long Beach, N.Y. native ranks inside the top-five in goals against average, save percentage, and saves per game (9.63).
He is the first Goalkeeper of the Year award winner in program history.
ADAM PRIEST | FR. | A | BILLERICA, MASS.
Rookie of the Year
In 16 games played this season, Priest has recorded 24 goals and 15 assists for 39 points.
The Billerica, Mass., native ranks fourth on the team in goals, assists, and points.
The freshman has 11 multi-point games this season, highlighted by an eight-point performance against Curry with four goals and four assists.
This is the program's ninth Rookie of the Year award and the first since 2022.
ERIC HAGARTY '10 M'11 | HEAD COACH | ELEVENTH YEAR
Coach of the Year
Hagarty and the rest of the coaching staff led Endicott to its 14th undefeated conference season in program history.
The Gulls led the league in Scoring Offense (16.35), Scoring Defense (8.00), Assists per Game (8.12), and Ground Balls per Game (39.24).
Spellman is 119-61 overall (.661) and 74-5 in conference games (.937) in his 11 seasons (2016-present) at the helm of the program.
During that span, Endicott has won four conference championships (2017, 2021, 2024, and 2025) and advanced to the title game in every season.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (14-3) advanced to the CNE Championship for the 22nd time in program history after defeating Roger Williams, 14-7, on Wednesday night in the CNE Semifinals. The first-seed Gulls will now host the No. 2 seed Western New England on Saturday, May 2, at 12 PM for the CNE Championship.
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Photo Credit - (Bradley Griffin '28 / Mikey Kiselka '29)