Sisselberger and Spence Receive USILA All-American Recognition
5/27/2021 2:05:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – After being named Media All-Americans last week, junior Mike Sisselberger and senior James Spence received additional All-America honors on Thursday, this time by the USILA (United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association). Like last week, Sisselberger was named to the first team while Spence garnered honorable mention laurels. Sisselberger is Lehigh's first USILA first team All-American since 1923.
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Sisselberger recently wrapped up the best faceoff winning percentage for a season in NCAA Division I lacrosse history. Following a 15-of-19 effort in the NCAA Tournament vs. Rutgers, he finished his season at 79.5 percent (225-of-283) – breaking the previous mark of 79.1 held by Albany's TD Ierlan in 2018. Sisselberger also finished the season with 160 groundballs, a new program and Patriot League record, especially impressive after a shorter season than usual (12 games played in 2021). Sisselberger collected double-figure groundballs in 11 of those contests while offensively, he added four goals and two assists. He was named the Patriot League's Faceoff Specialist of the Year and is the only men's lacrosse student-athlete from the league named a first team All-American. Sisselberger is the Mountain Hawks' second straight faceoff specialist named an All-American (along with Conor Gaffney, an honorable mention USILA and Media All-American in 2019).
Spence wrapped up his season with an impressive 17-save effort against Rutgers (which tied a career high). He made 10 of those saves in the second quarter alone to keep the Mountain Hawks within 5-2 at the half. His 56.0 save percentage in 2021 is good for 14th nationally while his 9.83 goals against average is 16th. During the regular season, Spence was named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week following a 17-save performance against Loyola. He also made 15 saves at Bucknell, another one of his nine double-figure save performances in 2021.
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The Mountain Hawks ended their season with a 10-2 record, including a perfect 9-0 mark against Patriot League opponents. Lehigh earned the No. 1 seed in the league tournament and the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.
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Sisselberger recently wrapped up the best faceoff winning percentage for a season in NCAA Division I lacrosse history. Following a 15-of-19 effort in the NCAA Tournament vs. Rutgers, he finished his season at 79.5 percent (225-of-283) – breaking the previous mark of 79.1 held by Albany's TD Ierlan in 2018. Sisselberger also finished the season with 160 groundballs, a new program and Patriot League record, especially impressive after a shorter season than usual (12 games played in 2021). Sisselberger collected double-figure groundballs in 11 of those contests while offensively, he added four goals and two assists. He was named the Patriot League's Faceoff Specialist of the Year and is the only men's lacrosse student-athlete from the league named a first team All-American. Sisselberger is the Mountain Hawks' second straight faceoff specialist named an All-American (along with Conor Gaffney, an honorable mention USILA and Media All-American in 2019).
Spence wrapped up his season with an impressive 17-save effort against Rutgers (which tied a career high). He made 10 of those saves in the second quarter alone to keep the Mountain Hawks within 5-2 at the half. His 56.0 save percentage in 2021 is good for 14th nationally while his 9.83 goals against average is 16th. During the regular season, Spence was named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week following a 17-save performance against Loyola. He also made 15 saves at Bucknell, another one of his nine double-figure save performances in 2021.
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The Mountain Hawks ended their season with a 10-2 record, including a perfect 9-0 mark against Patriot League opponents. Lehigh earned the No. 1 seed in the league tournament and the league's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.
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Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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