Bunker, McCarthy named All-Americans
WATERVILLE, Maine --- Colby College's Craig Bunker (Topsfield, Mass.) earned his second straight All-American honor and teammate Whit McCarthy (Darien, Conn.) was selected for the first time by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association on Thursday. Bunker, who was an honorable mention All-American last year, was on the third team this season as a short-stick specialist. He is the first Colby men's lacrosse player to earn two All-American honors and will have a chance for a third next year as a senior. McCarthy, a senior, was one of 21 players to earn honorable mention honors. Bunker and McCarthy were just two of seven players from the New England Small College Athletic Conference to earn the honors. Bunker and McCarthy also earned Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) New England Division III honors Thursday. The two were both named to the first team, while teammate Ian Deveau (Portsmouth, R.I.) earned his third Rookie of the Year honor. Bunker and McCarthy are two of five players to receive All-American honors in program history. Matt Williams '99, John Shea '02, and Gabe Duncan-Roitman '02 are the other honorees. Bunker is the first Mule to earn a spot on one of the first three teams. Bunker led the NESCAC in face-offs won (212), face-off percentage (212-for-293, .724), ground balls per game (7.56), and is second in total groundballs (121). Bunker ranks third nationally in face-off percentage after leading the country for most of the year and is 16th in groundballs per game. The Colby team leads NCAA Division III in face-off percentage (.713). McCarthy was first on the Mules in scoring with 33 goals, including a team-high seven man-up goals, and 11 assists for 44 points. He ranks tied for second in the NESCAC in total man-up goals (7), tied for third in man-up goals per game (0.44), fifth in goals per game (2.06), sixth in points per game (2.75), and seventh in goals scored. McCarthy ranks second all-time at Colby in career goals (118) and has 34 assists for 152 points. Deveau had a memorable first season at Colby with 14 goals and a team-best 21 assists for 35 points. He ranks fifth in the NESCAC in total assists (21), sixth in assists per game (1.31), and is 16th in scoring (2.19). Deveau, who was tied for second on Colby in man-up goals with three, is the only first-year player in the NESCAC in the top 20 in scoring. Bunker and McCarthy were both named to the NESCAC All-Conference First Team and Bunker was on the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) First Team while McCarthy was named to the second team. Deveau had been named the top rookie for the NESCAC and the NEILA. USILA Men's Lacrosse All-American Teams First Team Attack Jimmy Dailey, Stevenson University Casey Grugan, Cabrini College Steve Kazimer, Stevenson University Midfield Sam Bradman, Salisbury University Chris Deluca, SUNY Cortland Kyle McGrath, Gettysburg College Long Pole Midfield Steve Simmons, Roanoke College Short Stick Specialist Tom Burke, SUNY Cortland Defense Timothy Kurpis, Gettysburg College Sam Love, Roanoke College Justin Schneidman, SUNY Cortland Goalie Dennis Costanza, SUNY Geneseo Second Team Attack Joseph Brody, Gettysburg College Richie Ford, Stevenson University David Hessler, Tufts University Midfield Kyle Jett, Hampden-Sydney College Justin Tuma, Roanoke College Mike Von Kamecke, Salisbury University Long Pole Midfield Connor Burgasser, Salisbury University Short Stick Specialist Ray Witte, Stevenson University Defense Evan Douglass, Stevenson University Scott Grillo, Skidmore College Collin Tokosch, Salisbury University Goalie Johnny Rodriguez, Salisbury University Third Team Attack Mark DeCirce, Nazareth College Max Hjelm, Haverford College Brian Krol, SUNY Cortland Midfield Ethan Farrell, Lynchburg College Brandon Misiaszek, SUNY Cortland Kyle Moffitt, Stevenson University Long Pole Midfield MJ Kiekebelt, Rochester Institute of Technology Short Stick Specialist Craig Bunker, Colby College Defense Pete Crisafulli, Connecticut College Dan Macrae, Rochester Institute of Technology Eytan Saperstein, Tufts University Goalie Sean Aaron, Union College Honorable Mention Brady Burton, Denison University Matt Cannone, Salisbury University Steve Dachille, Connecticut College Jake Delillo, Salisbury University Jason Distefano, SUNY Cortland Chris Dodson, Dickinson College Sean Gillies, Rochester Institute of Technology Joe Jacobs-Federbar, Nazareth College Will Keigler, Washington and Lee University Craig Lange, SUNY Geneseo Matt Levesque, Skidmore College Patrick March, Roanoke College Whit McCarthy, Colby College Griffin Meehan, Keene State College Chaz Narwicz, Ohio Wesleyan University Matt Quinton Roanoke College D.J. Rickels, McDaniel College Robert Sinicola, Montclair State University Peter Smith, Middlebury College Mike Tota, SUNY Cortland Aaron Weber, Elizabethtown College ECAC 2010 Division III New England Men's Lacrosse All-Stars Offensive
Player of the Year: D.J. Hessler, Junior, Attack, Tufts; Defensive Player of the Year: Eric
Hagarty, Senior, Goalkeeper, Endicott; Rookie
of the Year First Team: Whit McCarthy, Senior, Attack, Colby; Griffin Meehan, Sophomore, Attack, Keene St.; D.J. Hessler, Junior, Attack, Tufts; Owen Smith, Junior, Midfielder, Bowdoin; Eric Vasil, Junior, Midfielder, Eastern Connecticut State; Stuart Knechtle, Junior, Defender, Gordon; Eytan Saperstein, Senior, Defender, Tufts; Andrew D'Ambrosio, Senior, Defender, Williams; Craig Bunker, Junior, Specialist, Colby; Eric Hagarty, Senior, Goalkeeper, Endicott Second Team: Steve Dachillie, Senior, Attack, Connecticut College; Chris Walker, Sophomore, Attack, Salve Regina; Tim Santye, Senior, Attack, Western New England; Evan Redwood, Sophomore, Midfielder, Amherst; Mike Delia, Sophomore, Midfielder, Springfield; Matt Witko, Junior, Midfielder, Tufts; Matt Rayner, Sophomore, Defender, Middlebury; Nick Clark, Senior, Defender, Salve Regina; Mark Smith, Graduate Student, Defender, Springfield; Nick Zaleski, Senior, Specialist, Western New England; Stephen Vria, Senior, Goalkeeper, Williams Third Team: Taylor Jette,
Freshman, Attack, Keene State; Drew Smith, Junior, Attack, Roger Williams;
Billy McNamara, Sophomore, Attack, Wheaton; Dan Utz, Junior, Midfielder,
Gordon; Matt Vozzolo, Senior, Midfielder, New England College; Joe Macchi,
Senior, Midfielder, Springfield; Sean LeBlanc, Sophomore, Defender, Keene
State; Nate Burns, Senior, Defender, Salve Regina; Cory Schwarzkopf, Senior,
Defender, Springfield; Chris Cotter, Junior, Specialist, Endicott
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