HAMBURG, N.Y. - Just as the Hilbert College men's lacrosse team prepares for their third consecutive NEAC post-season tournament game today, the league office announced the All-Conference teams as well as the individual honors as voted by the league coaches.

Tonight, the Hawks head to Keuka College for a 7pm semi-final contest which will have LIVE STATS for fans who can not travel to Keuka Park.

Earlier today the 2014-15 Men's Lacrosse All-Conference selections, with first, second and third team honors were released. A total of 39 athletes were selected to each team based by their position on the field.
 
Rick Schunke, Jim Sturm, Fred White, Kyle Zitnik and Ben Unverhau have worked hard preparing the team for this year's successful season. As a result, seven Hawks were honored today which marks the highest total All-Conference player number Hilbert has been awarded in a single season.

Senior Sean Purtill and sophomore Nathaniel Hyman were selected to the First Team; junior Roland Jimerson, senior Drew Ulbrich and sophomore Brenden Deady were named to the Second team and senior Elliott Russillio and senior Adam McCulle were picked for the Third Team.  

The NEAC has also announced its individual award winners, which were also selected by the conference coaches.  After a terrific debut season, Bryn Athyn College freshman Nolan Frame was selected as both the NEAC Offensive Player and Rookie of the Year.  Morrisville State College junior Chris Fiore was named the NEAC Defensive Player of the Year after a tremendous season between the pipes for the Mustangs. The NEAC Coach of the Year honor went to Morrisville State College's Jason Longo after an excellent season guiding the Mustangs.

Sean Purtill scored 24 goals and assisted 21 times to finished ranked 8th in the conference with 45 points.  This marks back-to-back seasons that the Orchard Park native was selected as one of the top three attackers in the league as he was named to the First Team in 2013. Purtill is a three time All-Conference player after grabbing a spot on the Third team his sophomore season.  He graduates from Hilbert as the Hawks All-Time Point scorer. 

Nathaniel Hyman worked hard in the off-season to improve his game and stamina.  After running on the cross country team in the fall, the Lancaster native earned a starting role five games into his sophomore season and worked the middle of the field well for Hilbert.  He  tripled his offensive production from a year ago by posting nine goals and is ranked 9th in the NEAC with 52 ground balls to earn his first post-season honor.

Roland Jimerson has been a steady force in the face-off circle and, after spending a week as the Division III face-off specialist, he settled into a Second Team selection for the Hawks by the end of the season.  The long-stick middie went 120-184 in the circle (.652) and picked up 41 ground balls in the process.  He tallied two goals this season and has five caused turnovers to his credit.

Drew Ulbrich has been another offensive weapon for the Hawks all season.  The Lancaster native closed his third season at Hilbert with 30 goals and ranked 6th in the league for scoring.  Ulbrich added 13 assists and his 43 points for the year placed him in 12 place in the NEAC.  

Brenden Deady is another repeat All Conference selection as a sophomore.  Last year's Rookie and Third Team member helped the Hawks to return to the post season again.  His 7.96 goals against average as well as his 58.5 saves average placed him behind the league's Defensive Player of the Year honoree.  Deady made 127 saves as a 9-4 record.

Senior Elliott Russillio earned his second consecutive NEAC post season honor as he was named to the Third Team.  The smallest but one of the quickest players on the field led the league with 9 man-up goals on the season.  The Lancaster native lead the Hawks with 31 goals on the season (4th place) and his 42 points earned slotted him in 13th place in the NEAC final standings.

Adam McCulle has been a rock solid defender for the Hawks all four seasons.  McCulle returns to All-Conference honors after his 2013 Second Team selection. The Angola native was credited with 10 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers while he notched his first career goal against SUNY Poly.