Four Minutemen Named All-New England Senior Scholar-Athletes

2013 NEILA Senior Scholar-Athletes

UMass men's lacrosse seniors Colin Fleming, Ryan Hollenbaugh, Jake Smith and Brett Tobin were honored by the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) on its annual scholar-athlete listing on Wednesday. The quartet ties the Minutemen senior class with Brown, Providence and Yale for the most recognitions given to a single institution. MORE

M. Lacrosse - 5/9/2013

Four Minutemen Recognized On All-NEILA First Team

2013 All-NEILA Teams

UMass men's lacrosse placed four members of the 2013 squad on the All-New England First Team - the most of any member school - as announced by the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) on Thursday afternoon. Senior Will Manny was recognized as one of the top three attackman while junior Connor Mooney secured a spot among six midfielders in the first tier. Redshirt-sophomore Ryan Izzo was tabbed the best short-stick defensive... MORE

M. Lacrosse - 5/8/2013

Jake Smith Named Spring Semester's Male Scholar-Athlete

Video: UMass Spring Scholar-Athlete Award Ceremony

Men's lacrosse senior defenseman Jake Smith was honored as the UMass Male Spring Scholar-Athlete with a ceremony held in conjunction with the weekly sports luncheon. Smith takes home the award during in his final semester after being named one of the two senior scholar-athletes on Monday. MORE

M. Lacrosse - 5/6/2013

UMass Athletics Holds Annual Senior Awards Banquet

UMass Athletics hosted its annual Senior Awards Banquet on Monday evening at the Campus Center Auditorium, with the six highest department honors awarded during the year-end celebration. Field hockey's Thando Zono was named the Female Senior Athlete of the Year as well as the Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Teammate Nicole Cordero was awarded with the Inspirational Female Athlete of the Year. The entire football senior class collectively took home the... MORE

M. Lacrosse - 5/4/2013

UMass Duo Named To CAA All-Tournament Team

UMass junior faceoff specialist Joe Calvello and redshirt-sophomore midfielder Ryan Izzo were selected as members of the CAA All-Tournament Team, as announced by the conference on Friday evening. The duo, along with senior Brett Tobin, were integral in winning the faceoff battle against No. 9 Penn State during the semifinal round of the CAA Tournament. MORE

M. Lacrosse - 5/2/2013

Eight Minutemen Take In All-CAA Awards

2013 All-CAA Awards | Official CAA Release

UMass men's lacrosse tallied eight Colonial Athletic Association honors to cap the season on Thursday afternoon, with senior defenseman Jake Smith being named to the All-CAA First Team to lead the group. The Minutemen took home six of the 12 spots on the second team while redshirt-freshman goalie Zach Oliveri was named to the CAA All-Rookie squad. MORE

Athlete Of The Week

For the final UMass Sports Luncheon of the 2012-13 season, a trio of Minutewomen were selected as the weekly honorees. Track and Field's Rachelle Bourque and Kelsey Crawford and Lacrosse's Tanner Guarino will be recognized on Wednesday. (MORE)