Three Mountain Hawks Named to Academic All-Patriot League Team
5/6/2021 1:21:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A trio of Lehigh men's lacrosse student-athletes have been named to the Academic All-Patriot League team, as graduate student Conor Gaffney earned the honor for a third straight season while graduate student Andrew Eichelberger and junior Tommy Schelling were named Academic All-League for the first time. Gaffney is a two-time Scholar-Athlete of the Year while Eichelberger and Schelling were both named All-Patriot League for their on-field performance in 2021. The three honorees are tied for a program record.
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In the classroom, Gaffney owns a 4.0 grade point average in graduate school after ending his undergraduate career with a 3.95 as a double major in mechanical engineering and integrated business and engineering (finance). Gaffney is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (being named to the second team in 2020 as one of just four Division I men's lacrosse student-athletes recognized as Academic All-America). Gaffney is a two-time candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award and multi-time winner of the team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Gaffney is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He won the Elisha P. Wilbur Mathematics Award for the top performance in first-year engineering mathematics courses. Gaffney is back at Lehigh for a fifth year via the President's Scholarship program, which recognizes outstanding academic achievement by undergraduate students by providing a fifth year of study free of tuition.
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Selected in the recent Premiere Lacrosse League Collegiate Draft (the Mountain Hawks' first-ever selection), Gaffney was named the 2019 Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Year and an honorable mention postseason All-American by both the USILA and Inside Lacrosse. Gaffney was a preseason honorable mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse this season. Gaffney is backing up junior Mike Sisselberger this year, who owns the nation's No. 1 faceoff percentage (80.3 percent, which if the season ended today, would be an NCAA record).
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Eichelberger owns an impressive 3.88 GPA in his technical entrepreneurship master's program. He was named to the Dean's List this fall semester. As an undergrad, Eichelberger was named to the Dean's List (for a semester GPA over 3.6), named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and garnered the Faculty Athletics Council Award (for a semester GPA over 3.2).
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On the field, Eichelberger was named second team All-Patriot League this season. Also named to the second team in 2019, the midfielder is a two-time team captain. Eichelberger is tied for seventh on team in points (12) and fifth in goals (10), tallying a hat trick on Senior Day against Lafayette. He has at least one goal in seven of 10 games.
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Schelling owns a strong 3.41 GPA in mechanical engineering. He's been named to the Dean's List on multiple occasions and posted a perfect 4.0 GPA this fall semester. He was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after each of his first two years, and has garnered the Faculty Athletics Council Award.
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Schelling was named first team All-Patriot League this season, as he leads the Mountain Hawks in assists (22) and points (45). He stands 19th nationally in points per game (4.50) and 21st nationally in assists per game (2.20). Schelling posted five or more points in seven of the 10 games, including two seven-point efforts. He was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week following five goals and one assist at Colgate.
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The No. 9 Mountain Hawks return to action on Friday when they host Colgate in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Gametime is set for 4 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
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In the classroom, Gaffney owns a 4.0 grade point average in graduate school after ending his undergraduate career with a 3.95 as a double major in mechanical engineering and integrated business and engineering (finance). Gaffney is a three-time CoSIDA Academic All-American (being named to the second team in 2020 as one of just four Division I men's lacrosse student-athletes recognized as Academic All-America). Gaffney is a two-time candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award and multi-time winner of the team's Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award. Gaffney is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honor Society and American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He won the Elisha P. Wilbur Mathematics Award for the top performance in first-year engineering mathematics courses. Gaffney is back at Lehigh for a fifth year via the President's Scholarship program, which recognizes outstanding academic achievement by undergraduate students by providing a fifth year of study free of tuition.
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Selected in the recent Premiere Lacrosse League Collegiate Draft (the Mountain Hawks' first-ever selection), Gaffney was named the 2019 Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Year and an honorable mention postseason All-American by both the USILA and Inside Lacrosse. Gaffney was a preseason honorable mention All-American by Inside Lacrosse this season. Gaffney is backing up junior Mike Sisselberger this year, who owns the nation's No. 1 faceoff percentage (80.3 percent, which if the season ended today, would be an NCAA record).
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Eichelberger owns an impressive 3.88 GPA in his technical entrepreneurship master's program. He was named to the Dean's List this fall semester. As an undergrad, Eichelberger was named to the Dean's List (for a semester GPA over 3.6), named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll and garnered the Faculty Athletics Council Award (for a semester GPA over 3.2).
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On the field, Eichelberger was named second team All-Patriot League this season. Also named to the second team in 2019, the midfielder is a two-time team captain. Eichelberger is tied for seventh on team in points (12) and fifth in goals (10), tallying a hat trick on Senior Day against Lafayette. He has at least one goal in seven of 10 games.
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Schelling owns a strong 3.41 GPA in mechanical engineering. He's been named to the Dean's List on multiple occasions and posted a perfect 4.0 GPA this fall semester. He was named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after each of his first two years, and has garnered the Faculty Athletics Council Award.
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Schelling was named first team All-Patriot League this season, as he leads the Mountain Hawks in assists (22) and points (45). He stands 19th nationally in points per game (4.50) and 21st nationally in assists per game (2.20). Schelling posted five or more points in seven of the 10 games, including two seven-point efforts. He was named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week following five goals and one assist at Colgate.
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The No. 9 Mountain Hawks return to action on Friday when they host Colgate in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Gametime is set for 4 p.m. on CBS Sports Network.
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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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