High Point's Asher Nolting
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High Point's Asher Nolting

Men's Lacrosse

Three honored as USILA names All-Americans

HPU's Nolting and Rogers on third team, UR's Lanchbury earns honorable mention

SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Three Southern Conference men’s lacrosse student-athletes were recognized by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) when it announced the 2021 Dynamic Division I All-Americans on Thursday.
 
High Point attackman Asher Nolting and HPU midfielder Kevin Rogers earned spots on the  third team. Richmond attack Ryan Lanchbury earned honorable mention.
 
Nolting, the 2018 and 2019 SoCon Offensive Player of the Year, finished the season with a league-leading 72 points on 27 goals and a SoCon-best 45 assists, the second-best single-season mark in SoCon history. His 72 points tie for second-most in a season in league history. The attackman’s 5.14 points per game over 14 contests are second in the league this season only to Lanchbury. Nolting is the SoCon’s career leader in points (263), points per game (5.06) assists (151) and assists per game (2.90). He earned All-America honorable mention from Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine.

Rogers, who earned second-team All-America honors from USA Lacrosse Magazine and third-team distinction from Inside Lacrosse, finished the 2021 season with a league-leading 38 goals for the SoCon regular-season co-champion and tournament-champion Panthers, tied for fifth-most in a season in SoCon history. His 2.71 per game also led the league this season. The graduate student was the 2020 NCAA Division III Player of the Year.

Lanchbury was the first Spider in program history named SoCon Offensive Player of the Year this year. He ranks second in the SoCon in scoring with 67 points in 13 games, scoring 28 goals and dishing out 39 assists. In SoCon play only, Lanchbury leads all scorers with 44 total points, 11 more than any other player, averaging 7.33 points per game in the six contests, which is a league record and more than a point better than any out player in league history. A two-time SoCon Offensive Player of the Week, Lanchbury is third all-time in league scoring history with 212 points, scoring 122 goals and dishing out 90 assists in his career. He was named honorable hention All-America by Inside Lacrosse earlier in May.

For the USILA's full release, click here.