POUGHKEEPSIE, New York - The MAAC men's lacrosse awards were released on Tuesday. Marist featured five different players earning All-MAAC honors, with 20 student-athletes getting recognized for the All-MAAC Academic Team.

Long Stick Midfielder of the Year

• Michael Cassano won the MAAC Long Stick Midfielder of the Year award for the second consecutive season

- Cassano totaled two goals and an assists for three points on the season. 
- He also recorded 35 groundballs and 19 caused turnovers on the campaign.
 
All-MAAC First Team

• Collin Patrick earned All-MAAC First Team honors as an attacker.

- Patrick leads Marist in points [45], while taking second in goals [29], and assists (16)
- The junior is tied for fourth in the MAAC in points per game [3.46] and sixth in assists per game [1.12].

• Sean Mullan earned All-MAAC First Team recognition as an attacker.

- Mullan leads Marist in goals [30], while taking third in points [40]
- Mullan is sixth in the MAAC in goals per game [2.31] and 10th in points per game [3.08].

• Aiden McCaffrey secured All-MAAC First Team honors as a defender.

- McCaffrey leads the MAAC and ranks 24th in the nation in caused turnovers [24]
- His 1.85 caused turnovers per game leads the MAAC and ranks 21st in the nation
 
Second Team

• Michael Cassanno notched All-MAAC Second Team recognition as a long stick midfielder.

- Cassano totaled two goals and an assists for three points on the season. 
- He also recorded 35 groundballs and 19 caused turnovers on the campaign.
 
Rookie

• Richie Metzger was a unanimous selection to the MAAC All-Rookie Team as a goalie.

- Metzger went 9-3 in net this season
- He holds a .514 save percentage while allowing 10.78 goals per game.
- Totaled 133 saves on the season
- The freshman notched his collegiate-high of 16 saves in a win against Canisius

 
MAAC All-Academic

20 student-athletes received a spot on the MAAC All-Academic team. Student-athletes must complete two semesters at their institution while holding a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher

First Name	Last Name	School	Year	Major
Drew	Anderson	Marist	Sr.	Business Administration
Steven	Cain	Marist	Jr.	Business Administration
Michael	Cassano	Marist	Jr.	Economics
Christian	Colantonio	Marist	Jr.	Business Administration
Drew	Cornax	Marist	So.	Finance
Brady	Dolan	Marist	So.	Business Administration
Ryan	Herr	Marist	Jr.	Business Administration
Charlie	Maraganis	Marist	So.	Criminal Justice
Sean	Mullan	Marist	Jr.	Finance
Peter	Murray	Marist	Sr.	Business Administration
Tommy	Nolan	Marist	Jr.	Finance
Jackson	O'Keefe	Marist	So.	Business Administration
Collin	Patrick	Marist	Jr.	Business Administration
Kevin	Radmann	Marist	Sr.	Business Administration
Dylan	Rocchio	Marist	So.	Business Administration
Sebastian	Rzeczycki	Marist	So.	Economics
Josh	Smith	Marist	So.	Business Administration
Dylan	Stadler	Marist	Jr.	Business Administration
Luke	Walser	Marist	Jr.	Business Administration
Drew	Weissman	Marist	So.	Business Administration