BEVERLY, Mass. – Endicott men's lacrosse student-athletes Grant Garrity (Duxbury, Mass.) and Hayden Souza (West Hartford, Conn.) have earned New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) All-Region Third Team honors. It was announced by the organization earlier today.
In 19 games played as a defender this season, Garrity compiled 32 ground balls and 19 caused turnovers. Garrity finished 12th overall among all Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) student-athletes in caused turnovers and 47th in ground balls.
Meanwhile, in 19 games played as a short-stick specialist for the Gulls, Souza registered 12 caused turnovers and 29 ground balls to go along with one assist. Souza ranked 25th overall in the conference in ground balls and 26th in caused turnovers.
The duo also guided Endicott to rank first overall in the CCC in goals against average (8.37), total goals against (161) and caused turnovers (164), tied for first in most clears (343), second in clear percentage (.815), and third in ground balls (639). In conference-only games, the Gulls ranked first in goals against average (6.88) and total goals against (55), second in caused turnovers (68) and ground balls (306), third in clear percentage (.811), and sixth in most clears (137).
YEAR IN REVIEW
Endicott posted an 11-8 record and 7-1 mark in conference play. The Gulls earned the No. 2 seed in the CCC Tournament and defeated Wentworth (20-4) and Roger Williams (12-11, 3OT) to advance to the CCC Championship, but, ultimately, fell to top-ranked Western New England, 9-8.
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