SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Three Southern Conference men’s lacrosse student-athletes appeared on the final 2020 watch list for the Tewaaraton Award, given annually to the best men’s and women’s lacrosse players of the year, the Tewaaraton Foundation announced this week. The Tewaaraton Foundation also announced that in light of the shortened season, it would not administer college awards this season.
High Point’s Asher Nolting, Mercer’s Sean Goldsmith and Richmond’s Ryan Lanchbury all appeared on the final list. Nolting and Lanchbury were both on the initial list of the season, while Goldsmith, the nation’s leading goal scorer, was added on March 11.
A two-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Year, Nolting led the league in assists with 22 and assists per game with 2.75 this season. Also with 11 goals to his credit, the junior attackman led the Panthers and finished second in the SoCon with 33 total points and ranked fourth in the league with 4.12 points per game. High Point, which opened the season in the national rankings, finished the abbreviated season 2-6, with four of those losses coming to teams ranked inside the top 12 nationally.
Goldsmith finished the short season with 34 goals and eight assists for 42 points, leading the nation with 4.86 goals per game. The sophomore attack set a career high and tied Mercer and SoCon records with seven goals in a game twice. Goldsmith, who helped the Bears to a 6-1 record, first reached the milestone against Wagner on Feb. 29 and hit it again four days later against St. Bonaventure. Goldsmith also earned Inside Lacrosse Maverik Media All-America honorable mention this season.
Lanchbury finished the short season with 14 goals and 16 assists for 30 points. He ranked third in the SoCon in total points and points per game (4.29) and tied for second in total assists and assists per game (2.29). The junior attackman tied for fifth in the SoCon in total goals and was sixth in the league in points per game (2.00). Lanchbury helped the Spiders to a 4-3 overall record (1-0 SoCon) and a final ranking of No. 20 in the Inside Lacrosse Maverik Media Poll, marking the third straight season the Spiders have finished inside the national rankings.
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Tewaaraton Award 2020 Watch List^
Mike Adler*, St. Joseph's - Sr., Goalie
Dox Aitken, Virginia - Sr., Midfield
Grant Ament, Penn State - Sr., Attack
Dylan Beckwith*, Fairfield - Sr., Attack
Jared Bernhardt, Maryland - Sr., Attack
Charlie Bertrand, Merrimack - Sr., Attack
Reid Bowering*, Drexel - Sr., Attack
Jake Carraway, Georgetown - Sr., Attack
Jared Conners, Virginia - Sr., Defense
Bryan Costabile, Notre Dame - Sr., Midfield
Matt DeLuca, Delaware - Sr., Goalie
Conor Gaffney, Lehigh - Sr., Face Off
Kyle Gallagher*, Penn - Sr., Face Off
Matt Gaudet, Yale - Sr., Attack
JT Giles-Harris, Duke - Sr., Defense
Phil Goss, Brown - Sr., Goalie
Eric Holden, Hobart - Sr., Attack
TD Ierlan, Yale - Sr., Face Off
Jack Kielty, Notre Dame - Sr., Defense
Connor Kirst, Villanova - Sr., Midfield
Charlie Kitchen, Delaware - Sr., Attack
Michael Kraus, Virginia - Sr., Attack
Tre Leclaire, Ohio State - Sr., Attack
Danny Logan, Denver - Sr., SSDM
Ryan McNulty, Loyola - Sr., LSM
Nick Mellen, Syracuse - Sr., Defense
Jackson Morrill, Yale - Sr., Attack
Kieran Mullins, Rutgers - Sr., Attack
Mac O'Keefe, Penn State - Sr., Attack
William Perry, North Carolina - Sr., Midfield
Andrew Pettit, Lehigh - Sr., Attack
Drake Porter*, Syracuse - Sr., Goalie
Michael Sowers, Princeton - Sr., Attack
Jeff Teat, Cornell - Sr., Attack
Ryan Terefenko, Ohio State - Sr., Midfield
Ryan Tierney, Hofstra - Sr., Attack
Jamie Trimboli*, Syracuse - Sr., Midfield
Ethan Walker, Denver - Sr., Attack
Will Yorke*, Bucknell - Sr., Attack
Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond - Jr., Attack
George Baughan*, Princeton - Jr., Defense
Adam Charalambides, Rutgers - Jr., Attack
Brendan Curry, Syracuse - Jr., Midfield
Bubba Fairman, Maryland - Jr., Midfield
Chris Fake, Yale - Jr., Defense
Chris Gray, North Carolina - Jr., Attack
Jack Hannah*, Denver - Jr., Midfield
Kevin Lindley, Loyola - Jr., Attack
Sean Lulley*, Penn - Jr., Attack
Owen McElroy*, Georgetown - Jr., Goalie
Nakeie Montgomery, Duke - Jr., Midfield
Matt Moore, Virginia - Jr., Attack
Tahoka Nanticoke*, Albany - Jr., Attack
Asher Nolting, High Point - Jr., Attack
Marc O'Rourke*, Bryant - Jr., Attack
John Piatelli*, Cornell - Jr., Attack
Gibson Smith, Georgetown - Jr., Defense
Koby Smith, Towson - Jr., Defense
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland - Jr., Attack
Zach Cole*, St. Joseph's - Soph., Face Off
Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse - Soph., Midfield
Joey Epstein, Johns Hopkins - Soph., Attack
Sean Goldsmith*, Mercer - Soph., Attack
Sam Handley, Pennsylvania - Soph., Midfield
Jason Knox*, Hobart - Soph., Attack
Brendan Nichtern, Army - Soph., Attack
Chase Scanlan, Syracuse - Soph., Attack
Tommy Schelling*, Lehigh - Soph., Attack
Wyatt Schupler*, Army - Soph., Goalie
Dyson Williams*, Duke - Fr., Attack
^ Players are in alphabetical order by class
* Denotes player added March 11