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2008 Men's Lacrosse Awards
The 2008 Liberty League End-of-Season Awards, announced May 1.

2008 Liberty League Player of the Year
Will McKee   St. Lawrence
Sophomore Attack (Old Greenwich, CT)
The 2007 Liberty League Rookie of the Year and a unanimous selection to the Liberty League first team this season, McKee was best among all players in both goals per game (3.09) and points per game (4.36). In eleven games played he has totaled 34 goals and 14 assists for 48 points. Among his goals were four game-winners and five man-up tallies. McKee was twice named Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week this season.

2008 Liberty League Rookie of the Year
Matt Levesque   Skidmore
Attack (Duxbury, Massachusetts)
Levesque ranked second among all players in the Liberty League in goals per game (2.50) and fifth in points per game (3.50) this season. He totaled 30 goals and 12 assists for 42 points in 12 games, scoring at least one point in every game and three or more goals in eight of 12 games played. Among his goals were three game-winners and ten man-up tallies, first among all league players. Levesque was recognized by the Liberty League three times this season, twice as Rookie of the Week and once as Offensive Performer of the Week.

2008 Liberty League Coaching Staff of the Year
Paul Wehrum   Union
In just his second season at the helm of the Union program, Wehrum has guided the Dutchmen to not only their first winning season in seven years, but to a modern day program-record 11 wins, the program's first Liberty League tournament berth and a program-record 4-2 league mark. The Dutchmen posted a 7-1 record at home and compared to last season, allowed 41% fewer goals and held opponents to 22% fewer shots. Wehrum is assisted by Erv Chambliss, Tucker Kear, and Keith DeFilippo. Wehrum

2008 Liberty League First Team
A Greg Gibbons Clarkson JR Baldwinsville, NY
A Will McKee * St. Lawrence SO Old Greenwich, CT
A Kevin Russell St. Lawrence SR Madison, CT
M Tom Levesque Skidmore JR Duxbury, MA
M Jon Miller * Union SR Yarmouth, ME
M Alex Slauson * St. Lawrence JR Shelburne, VT
LSM Ben Buskey * St. Lawrence SR Hanover, MA
SSS P.J. Santora St. Lawrence JR Cos Cob, CT
D Scott Grillo Skidmore SO Wellesley, MA
D Andrew Kott Clarkson JR Auburn, NY
D Trevor Scoon St. Lawrence SO New Canaan, CT
G Greg Lamb * Clarkson SR Baldwinsville, NY
* Unanimous Selection
2008 Liberty League Second Team
A Peter Carroll St. Lawrence JR Pennington, NJ
A Nick Coppola Skidmore JR Basking Ridge, NJ
A Matt Levesque Skidmore SO Duxbury, MA
M Scott Garibaldi Union SO Summit, NJ
M Mike Sampson Rensselaer SR Columbus, OH
M Josh Secora Rensselaer JR Evergreen, CO
LSM Kevin Robar Skidmore SR East Longmeadow, MA
SSS Cory Barkoff Skidmore SO Syosset, NY
D Nick Casale Rensselaer JR Waterford, NY
D Carl Festa St. Lawrence JR Auburn, NY
D Dane Jorgensen Union SR Ridgewood, NJ
G Ryan DeJordy Rensselaer JR Albany, NY

Honorable Mention: Marc Albu M (Hamilton), Kyle Alexander SSS (Clarkson), Zach Beauchamp D (Vassar), Jon Cathcart M (Clarkson), Brian Chamberlain D (St. Lawrence), Chris Collison A (Union), Karl Gruss D (Hamilton), Brian Hoey A (Clarkson), Thomas Hollingsworth G (St. Lawrence), Chris Jacobson A (Union), Christopher Keinath G (Union), Alex MacDiarmid A (Rensselaer), PJ McComb A (Rensselaer), Mike Perkins LSM (Clarkson), Ben Prime M (St. Lawrence), Andrew Sidnam D (Rensselaer), Tom Simmons M (Union), Nick Stefans M (St. Lawrence), John Weinhold D (Clarkson), Derek Witheford D (Union)


Clarkson - Hamilton - Hobart - Rensselaer - Rochester - St. Lawrence - Skidmore - Union - Vassar - William Smith - Merchant Marine - Susquehanna - WPI

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