Three Mountain Hawks earn All-League honors
4/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Lehigh placed three student-athletes on the 2010 All-Patriot League men’s lacrosse teams, which were announced on Tuesday. Senior defenseman Evan Guerrero was named to the First Team, while sophomore midfielder Cameron Lao-Gosney and junior face-off specialist Will Scudder earned spots on the Second Team. This marks the second straight season in which Guerrero collected All-League laurels, while Lao-Gosney and Scudder earn their first honor.
A native of San Juan Capistrano, California, Guerrero started all 15 games for Lehigh in 2010 and registered 32 ground balls, 24 caused turnovers and one point. One of four captains for the Mountain Hawks, Guerrero ranks 22nd in the nation in caused turnovers per game (1.6) and posted seven games with multiple CTs this season. Guerrero scooped up a season best four ground balls vs. nationally ranked Yale and Villanova and helped Lehigh to a national ranking of 24th in team caused turnovers.
Guerrero earned Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week honors on March 29 following a week in which he helped the Mountain Hawks hold a pair of foes to an average of 7.0 goals per game in contests against Army and Holy Cross. In the win over the Crusaders Guerrero tied his season high with three caused turnovers and he also registered his first goal of the season. Guerrero’s score came at the beginning of the fourth quarter as Lehigh opened up a 9-5 lead over the Massachusetts school.
One of Lehigh’s leading scorers this season, Cameron Lao-Gosney earns his first career All-League honor after scoring 22 goals and 30 points for the Mountain Hawks. Lao-Gosney appeared in all 15 games, starting nine and scooped up 14 ground balls during that time. Lao-Gosney netted a season best five goals in Lehigh’s win over Detroit and he scored multiple goals in five games, including two in the Mountain Hawks victory over No. 9 Villanova. His season high in assists came in the win over Holy Cross when he handed out two.
In two seasons at Lehigh Lao-Gosney has played in all 30 games and totaled 40 goals, 14 assists and 54 points. During that time he has totaled four games with three goals or more.
Will Scudder was one of the top face-off men in the entire nation this season, ranking 20th in America with a 55.8 win percentage. Scudder won 140-of-251 face-offs this season, which ranked third best in the ultra competitive Patriot League. The Exton, Pennsylvania native also ranked among the national leaders in ground balls with 69, which was 24th in the country and fourth in the P.L. The heart and soul of the Mountain Hawks Scudder also totaled two assists this season, which came in wins over Detroit and Villanova.
Scudder won double digit face-offs in eight games in 2010, including a season best 15 against Detroit and Binghamton. His best performance came versus Detroit when he won 15-of-18 in the X and scooped up eight ground balls. Scudder’s season high in GBs was 13 which came on a soggy night at Binghamton. In the last two seasons Scudder has won 292-of-524 face-offs, good for a win percentage of 55.7.
