SIX WARRIORS NAMED TO MAC MEN’S LACROSSE ALL-STAR TEAM
 DUONG DUBBED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – Following the most successful season in the program’s five-year history, the Lycoming College men’s lacrosse team has begun receiving post-season honors. The Middle Atlantic Conference released the 2001 all-star teams, Thursday afternoon, including six Warriors.

Michael Bonnes (Sr./Ridley Park; Ridley) was named a first-team all-star on the attack. Mark Barnes (Sr./Elmira, NY; Corning-Painted Post East) and Buddy Temple (Jr./Webster, NY; Webster) earned first-team honors from the midfield. And Todd Riescher (Sr./Mendham, NJ; West Morris Mendham) made the first-team on the defense.

Bonnes was the Warriors’ leading goal-scorer this season with 56 goals and was second on the team with 31 assists. This is his third consecutive year as an MAC first-team all-star.

Barnes was a dominant force in the midfield for Lycoming, picking up 162 groundballs while scoring eight goals and recording 16 assists. He also took the majority of face-offs for the Warriors. Barnes is a four-time MAC first-team all-star, a two-time All-American and was Player of the Year for the MAC in 1999.

Temple was Lycoming’s top scoring midfielder with 27 goals and 14 assists on the season. This is the first year he has been selected to an MAC all-star team.

Riescher played a dominant role on the Warriors’ defense, typically guarding their opponent’s top attacker. He was third on the team with 61 groundballs and tallied two goals and an assist in 2001. Riescher is a four-time first-team all-star selection.

Earning second-team honors for Lycoming were a pair of freshmen, who were high school teammates. Sang Duong (Havertown; Haverford Township) was the Warriors’ points-leader with 49 goals and 44 assists for a program-record 93 points on the season. Dave Dormond (Bryn Mawr; Haverford Township) recorded 20 goals and 14 assists from the midfield to rank fourth on the team with 34 points in his rookie campaign.

Duong was also named the MAC Rookie of the Year for his leadership of Lycoming’s offense, which averaged over 15 goals-a-game. He led the conference in points-per-game, with an average of 5.81, and in assists-per-game with an average of 2.75. He also ranked in the top-10 nationally in both categories.