Taylor named one of 25 Tewaaraton Award nominees in nation
4/23/2015 12:22:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
Complete Tewaaraton Award Release
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh men's lacrosse senior Dan Taylor is one of just 25 nominees nation-wide for the prestigious Tewaaraton Award, equivalent to the Heisman Trophy of college lacrosse, as announced on Thursday. Presented annually to the most outstanding player in the nation, Taylor joins Army's John Glesener as the only two Patriot Leaguer players named to the list.
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Taylor becomes the Mountain Hawks' second nominee in the last three seasons as David DiMaria also made the cut of 25 following the 2013 season. Patriot League standout Peter Baum of Colgate won the award in 2011.
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After three points in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell Tuesday, Taylor wrapped up his senior season with 77 points (tied for fourth in league history), reaching 220 points for his career (fourth in league history and trailing former Tewaaraton winner Baum by just five points). Taylor posted three or more points in his last seven games and 13 of 16 games on the season. He was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, entering the league tournament with 25 more points than anyone else in the league. Over the past two seasons, Taylor has posted 153 points in 33 games (4.6 per contest).
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As a team, Lehigh has tallied three of the Patriot League's six highest single-season scoring marks over the last three seasons: DiMaria with 73 points in 2013, Taylor with 76 in 2014 and Taylor with 77 this season.
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Taylor tallied 10 points (five goals, five assists) at Furman in February which earned him Patriot League and USILA National Offensive Player of the Week honors. More recently, Taylor earned the league honor again and was named National Player of the Week from Lacrosse Magazine after six points against #14 Princeton, including the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining, and seven points at #18 Stony Brook.
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Taylor was also named a Senior CLASS Award candidate and was selected 38th overall by the Denver Outlaws in January's Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.
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Lehigh advanced to its fifth straight Patriot League Tournament in 2015, winning five of its last seven games including back-to-back wins over nationally-ranked Princeton and Stony Brook. Taylor and his senior class tied last year's class as the winningest in program history, advancing to four league tournaments and winning two Patriot League Championships.
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Tewaaraton Award Nominees
Trevor Baptiste, Denver - Fr., Faceoff
Wesley Berg, Denver - Sr., Attack
Kyle Bernlohr, Maryland - Jr., Goalie
Jimmy Bitter, UNC - Sr., Attack
Ryan Brown, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Attack
Connor Buczek, Cornell - Sr., Midfield
Connor Cannizzaro, Denver - So., Attack
Deemer Class, Duke - Jr., Midfield
Dylan Donahue, Syracuse - Jr., Attack
Matt Donovan, Cornell - Sr., Midfield
John Glesener, Army - Sr., Attack
Myles Jones, Duke - Jr., Midfield
Matt Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
Jesse King, Ohio State - Sr., Midfield
Matt Landis, Notre Dame - Jr., Defense
Dylan Molloy, Brown - So., Attack
Brandon Mullins, Syracuse - Jr., Defense
Conrad Oberbeck, Yale - Sr., Attack
Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame - So., Midfield
Kevin Rice, Syracuse - Sr., Attack
Joey Sankey, UNC - Sr., Attack
Dan Taylor, Lehigh - Sr., Attack
Lyle Thompson, Albany - Sr., Attack
Chad Tutton, UNC - Sr., Midfield
Ben Williams, Syracuse - So., Faceoff
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh men's lacrosse senior Dan Taylor is one of just 25 nominees nation-wide for the prestigious Tewaaraton Award, equivalent to the Heisman Trophy of college lacrosse, as announced on Thursday. Presented annually to the most outstanding player in the nation, Taylor joins Army's John Glesener as the only two Patriot Leaguer players named to the list.
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Taylor becomes the Mountain Hawks' second nominee in the last three seasons as David DiMaria also made the cut of 25 following the 2013 season. Patriot League standout Peter Baum of Colgate won the award in 2011.
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After three points in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell Tuesday, Taylor wrapped up his senior season with 77 points (tied for fourth in league history), reaching 220 points for his career (fourth in league history and trailing former Tewaaraton winner Baum by just five points). Taylor posted three or more points in his last seven games and 13 of 16 games on the season. He was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, entering the league tournament with 25 more points than anyone else in the league. Over the past two seasons, Taylor has posted 153 points in 33 games (4.6 per contest).
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As a team, Lehigh has tallied three of the Patriot League's six highest single-season scoring marks over the last three seasons: DiMaria with 73 points in 2013, Taylor with 76 in 2014 and Taylor with 77 this season.
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Taylor tallied 10 points (five goals, five assists) at Furman in February which earned him Patriot League and USILA National Offensive Player of the Week honors. More recently, Taylor earned the league honor again and was named National Player of the Week from Lacrosse Magazine after six points against #14 Princeton, including the game-winning goal with 16 seconds remaining, and seven points at #18 Stony Brook.
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Taylor was also named a Senior CLASS Award candidate and was selected 38th overall by the Denver Outlaws in January's Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.
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Lehigh advanced to its fifth straight Patriot League Tournament in 2015, winning five of its last seven games including back-to-back wins over nationally-ranked Princeton and Stony Brook. Taylor and his senior class tied last year's class as the winningest in program history, advancing to four league tournaments and winning two Patriot League Championships.
Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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Tewaaraton Award Nominees
Trevor Baptiste, Denver - Fr., Faceoff
Wesley Berg, Denver - Sr., Attack
Kyle Bernlohr, Maryland - Jr., Goalie
Jimmy Bitter, UNC - Sr., Attack
Ryan Brown, Johns Hopkins - Jr., Attack
Connor Buczek, Cornell - Sr., Midfield
Connor Cannizzaro, Denver - So., Attack
Deemer Class, Duke - Jr., Midfield
Dylan Donahue, Syracuse - Jr., Attack
Matt Donovan, Cornell - Sr., Midfield
John Glesener, Army - Sr., Attack
Myles Jones, Duke - Jr., Midfield
Matt Kavanagh, Notre Dame - Jr., Attack
Jesse King, Ohio State - Sr., Midfield
Matt Landis, Notre Dame - Jr., Defense
Dylan Molloy, Brown - So., Attack
Brandon Mullins, Syracuse - Jr., Defense
Conrad Oberbeck, Yale - Sr., Attack
Sergio Perkovic, Notre Dame - So., Midfield
Kevin Rice, Syracuse - Sr., Attack
Joey Sankey, UNC - Sr., Attack
Dan Taylor, Lehigh - Sr., Attack
Lyle Thompson, Albany - Sr., Attack
Chad Tutton, UNC - Sr., Midfield
Ben Williams, Syracuse - So., Faceoff
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