LOUISVILLE, Ky.--Bellarmine University midfielder
Riley Seay was honored on Monday as College Crosse named the Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina native to its national All-Freshman Team.
Seay earned Second Team recognition after leading the Knights in goals (30) and scoring (39 points) this season. He also was named the Southern Conference Freshman of the Year after the regular season.
This is the third year that College Crosse has honored the top first-year players in college lacrosse. True freshmen and redshirt-freshmen are included in creating these teams.
There are three teams and Honorable Mentions, which have been trimmed down. Each team has the following:
- 3 attackmen
- 3 offensive midfielders
- 3 defensemen
- 1 FOGO
- 1 long stick defensive midfielder
- 1 short stick defensive midfielder
- 1 goaltender
Here are this year's All-Freshman teams:
2019 College Crosse All-Freshman First Team
| Position |
Player |
School |
Yearly Stats |
| Attack |
Matt Brandau |
Yale |
50 Gs, 24 As, 48 GBs, 4 CTs |
| Attack |
Joey Epstein |
Johns Hopkins |
48 Gs, 25 As, 21 GBs, 3 CTs |
| Attack |
Brendan Nichtern |
Army West Point |
30 Gs, 50 As, 26 GBs, 1 CT |
| Midfield |
Sam Handley |
Penn |
35 Gs, 26 As, 6 GBs, 1 CT |
| Midfield |
TJ Malone |
Penn State |
30 Gs, 6 As, 17 GBs, 2 CTs |
| Midfield |
Chase Scanlan |
Loyola |
43 Gs, 15 As, 23 GBs, 2 CTs |
| Defense |
Chris Conlin |
Holy Cross |
27 CTs, 36 GBs, 1 A |
| Defense |
Cade Saustad |
Virginia |
13 CTs, 46 GBs, 1 A |
| Defense |
Cam Wyers |
Loyola |
17 CTs, 34 GBs, 1 G |
| FOGO |
Petey LaSalla |
Virginia |
216-of-368 FOs (58.7%), |
| LSM |
BJ Farrare |
Penn |
18 CTs, 37 GBs, 3 Gs, 6 As |
| SSDM |
Jake Stevens |
Princeton |
11 CTs, 60 GBs, 5 Gs, 3 As |
| Goalie |
Chayse Ierlan |
Cornell |
11.83 GAA, 53.7% SV %, 13 GBs, 5 CTs |
2019 College Crosse All-Freshman Second Team
| Position |
Player |
School |
Yearly Stats |
| Attack |
Tye Kurtz |
Delaware |
31 Gs, 21 As, 35 GBs, 3 CTs |
| Attack |
Timmy Ley |
Boston University |
34 Gs, 6 As, 30 GBs, 7 CTs |
| Attack |
Gabriel Procyk |
UMass |
35 Gs, 5 As, 14 GBs, 1 CT |
| Midfield |
Matt Campbell |
Villanova |
28 Gs, 12 As, 11 GBs, 1 CT |
| Midfield |
Derrek Madonna |
Hobart |
23 Gs, 9 As, 16 GBs, 2 CTs |
| Midfield |
Riley Seay |
Bellarmine |
30 Gs, 9 As, 17 GBs, 4 CTs |
| Defense |
Samuel Cambere |
Utah |
20 CTs, 52 GBs, 3 Gs, 3 As |
| Defense |
Peter Rizzotti |
Dartmouth |
27 CTs, 35 GBs, 2 Gs |
| Defense |
Jordan Young |
Jacksonville |
26 CTs, 27 GBs |
| FOGO |
Ashton Wood |
Mercer |
183-of-281 FOs (65.1%), 101 GBs, |
| LSM |
Eric Flynn |
UMass Lowell |
25 CTs, 50 GBs, 0-for-1 FO |
| SSDM |
Zack Deaken |
Jacksonville |
21 CTs, 42 GBs, 1 G |
| Goalie |
Caton Johnson |
North Carolina |
11.12 GAA, 54.4% SV %, 12 GBs |
2019 College Crosse All-Freshman Third Team
| Position |
Player |
School |
Yearly Stats |
| Attack |
Darian Cook |
Brown |
25 Gs, 22 As, 28 GBs, 2 CTs |
| Attack |
Jason Knox |
Hobart |
36 Gs, 5 As, 23 GBs, 2 CTs |
| Attack |
Jack Myers |
Ohio State |
17 Gs, 20 As, 11 GBs, 2 CTs |
| Midfield |
Will Abbott |
Quinnipiac |
20 Gs, 14 As, 27 GBs, 3 CTs |
| Midfield |
Thomas McConvey |
Vermont |
23 Gs, 9 As, 10 GBs, 3 CTs |
| Midfield |
Tommy Schelling |
Lehigh |
17 Gs, 13 As, 10 GBs, 2 CTs |
| Defense |
Quentin Carlile |
Air Force |
23 CTs, 31 GBs |
| Defense |
Will Carson |
Boston University |
18 CTs, 35 GBs, 2 Gs |
| Defense |
Andrew Geppert |
Brown |
17 CTs, 25 GBs |
| FOGO |
Zach Cole |
Saint Joseph's |
169-of-270 FOs (62.6%), 102 GBs, |
| LSM |
Michael Ubriaco |
Villanova |
13 CTs, 25 GBs, 3 Gs |
| SSDM |
Donovan Lacey |
Sacred Heart |
13 CTs, 32 GBs, 4 Gs, 2 As |
| Goalie |
Will Vitton |
Villanova |
11.37 GAA, 51.8% SV %, 24 GBs, 2 CTs |
2019 College Crosse All-Freshman Honorable Mentions
Attack:Â Jacob Buck (Canisius), Bryce Clay (Michigan), David Closterman (Vermont), Jamison Embury (Marist), Ellis Geis (Denver), Matt Grillo (Providence), Sean Goldsmith (Mercer), Austin Madronic (Harvard), Jojo Pirreca (Marist), Nicky Solomon (North Carolina), Will Spangenberg (Holy Cross), Alston Tarry (Bucknell)
Midfield:Â Jake Cates (Boston University), Cole Dutton (Lafayette), Stephen Dwyer (Wagner), Layton Harrell (Stony Brook), Sal Iaria (Vermont), Cam Kostus (Detroit Mercy), Kyle Long (Maryland), Quinn McCahon (Notre Dame), Declan McDermott (Georgetown), Clay Miller (Delaware), Nick Polydoras (Cleveland State), Hunter Vines (High Point), Dylan Watson (Georgetown), Kevin Winkoff (Binghamton)
Close Defense:Â Ray Baran (Richmond), Chris Campbell (Hartford), Nick Conklin (St. Bonaventure), Andrew Darby (Michigan), Owen Grant (Delaware), Jack Heed (Jacksonville), Evan Hellmich (Robert Morris), Will Jones (Vermont), Brett Makar (Maryland), Alex Mazzone (Georgetown), Cathal Roberts (Princeton), Stephen Sajer (Lafayette), Drew Wellington (Bucknell)
FOGO:Â Jack Aigner (Bryant), Nick Barry (Navy), Brett Boos (Denver), Demitri George (Quinnipiac), Ian Groom (Hampton), Andrew Hamilton (Cleveland State), Liam McDonough (UMass Lowell), Matt Narewski (Johns Hopkins), James Reilly (Georgetown), Zachary Tucci (North Carolina), Ian Weinberg (Monmouth)
LSM:Â Jose Boyer (Notre Dame), Drew Furlong (Binghamton), CJ Goss (Canisius), Marcus Hudgins (Army West Point), Mo Sillah (Towson), Ethan Rall (Rutgers), JT Roselle (Marist), Travis Talarico (Bucknell)
SSDM:Â Tyler Ammirato (Marist), Luc Anderson (Princeton), Trejan Cannon (VMI), Andrew Chilson (Saint Joseph's), Matt Duncan (St. John's), Zachary Geddes (Georgetown), Will Johansen (Robert Morris), Garrett LeClaire (Mercer), Connor Maher (North Carolina), Princeton Oppong (Mercer), James Pryor (Army West Point), Joel Scerbo (High Point), Garrett Zungailia (Towson)
Goaltender:Â Brody Agres (St. John's), Ross Blumenthal (Drexel), Luke Caracciolo (Bryant), James Corasaniti (Fairfield), Nick DiMuccio (Quinnipiac), Brett Dobson (St. Bonaventure), Daniel Hincks (Dartmouth), Ryan Ness (Lafayette)