2005 Men's Lacrosse Awards
The 2005 Liberty League End-of-Season Awards, announced May 6.

2005 Liberty League Player of the Year
Tom Spinella   Skidmore
Junior Midfield (New Hartford, New York)
Skidmore's top goal scorer, Spinella has scored three or more goals 11 times this season. Spinella is a four-time Liberty League offensive performer of the week. The league goal-scoring leader, he is ranked 11th nationally in goals per game with 3.38 per game. He scored five goals in a win over RPI and three goals in wins over Clarkson and St. Lawrence.

2005 Liberty League Rookie of the Year
Kevin Russell   St. Lawrence
Attack (Madison, Connecticut)
Kevin Russell leads the Saints in points and assists as a rookie and is third on the team in goals. He is the first rookie to lead the team in scoring in more than four seasons. He ranks third in the league in assists per game and fifth in points per game. Russell leads all rookies in the league in points, assists and goals. He tallied four or more points in six of 14 games this season, including two five-goal games.

2005 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year
Terry Corcoran   Skidmore
Terry Corcoran and assistant Joe Kostolansky led Skidmore to its first regular-season conference title. The Thoroughbreds have won a school-record 11 games (11-2, 6-0 Liberty) after going 3-9 overall and 1-5 in conference play last season. As of May 1, Skidmore ranks second in the nation in scoring defense, sixth in scoring margin, and eighth in winning percentage.

2005 Liberty League All-Conference First Team
A	Brendan Bellefeuille		Skidmore	SR	Wilbraham, MA
A	Jim Henry		Hamilton	SR	Sewickley, PA
A	Adam LoGiudice		Rensselaer	JR	Massapequa, NY
M	George Earle		Hamilton	SR	Rosemont, PA
M	Ryan Frisch		Rensselaer	SR	Hanover, NH
M	Alex Moore		St. Lawrence	SR	Milford, CT
M	Tom Spinella		Skidmore	JR	New Hartford, NY
D	John Loftus		St. Lawrence	SR	Loudonville, NY
D	Pat O'Leary		Skidmore	SR	Needham, MA
D	George Spilios		Hamilton	SR	West Newton, MA
G	James deGorter		Skidmore	JR	Ithaca, NY
2005 Liberty League All-Conference Second Team
A	Pete Gross		Union	SR	Larchmont, NY
A	Nick Mastine		St. Lawrence	SO	Erin, ON
A	Dan Myerow		Union	JR	Sudbury, MA
M	Jon Cathcart		Clarkson	FR	Homer, NY
M	Brendan Lynch		St. Lawrence	SO	Medfield, MA
M	Mike McKenna		Clarkson	SO	Camden, DE
M	Mike Sparico		Union	SR	Riverside, CT
D	Brad Ciszewski		Clarkson	SR	Syracuse, NY
D	Russ Dey		Skidmore	SR	Milton, MA
D	Nick Lavdas		Clarkson	SO	Lafayette, NY
D	Joe Panniello		Rensselaer	SR	Billerica, MA
G	Justin Demuth		St. Lawrence	SO	Jordan, NY

Honorable Mention: Rich Burritt M (Clarkson), Andy Centauro M (St. Lawrence), Sean Clifford D (Union), Rob Messner D (Rensselaer), Rich Palmer A (Skidmore), Scott Schnippner D (Skidmore), Chris Sherman M (Rensselaer), Joe Zebrowski G (Clarkson)