Eaton, Patinkin, Cohen Lead Pilgrim All-Stars
from press release
BABSON PARK, Mass. - Springfield College junior Mark Eaton
has been named the Pilgrim Lacrosse League's Player of the Year
after leading Springfield to the NCAA Tournament this season for
the third-straight year. In his first season at Clark, Jeff Cohen
was chosen as the league's Coach of the Year, while Rookie of the
Year honors went to Babson's first-year attackman Alex
Patinkin.
On Saturday afternoon, Springfield captured its ninth Pilgrim
Lacrosse League Championship as it topped second-seeded Wheaton
College, 12-7. For the year, Eaton has gone 187-303 from the
face-off "X", totaling a 61.7 winning percentage. He has a
team-best 131 ground balls and ranks in the top-15 nationally in
both face-off percentage and ground balls per game.
Springfield will host Widener on Wednesday, May 12th in the NCAA
Tournament First Round.
In his first year with the Cougars, Cohen helped guide Clark to a
6-8 overall record, improving on last season's mark of 2-13.
Patinkin had a terrific first season for Babson as he was one of
the top offensive threats in the conference. In his first
collegiate season, he led the team in scoring as he recorded 35
goals and 20 assists en route to 55 points.
2010 Pilgrim Lacrosse League All-Conference
First Team
Billy McNamara Wheaton A So. Mansfield, Mass.
Ben Cederberg Wheaton A Jr. Duxbury, Mass.
Shawn Roche Clark A Gr. Centerport, N.Y.
Joe Macchi Springfield M Sr. Mahopac, N.Y.
Mike Delia Springfield M So. Wading River, N.Y.
Chris Bulkley Lasell M Jr. Groton, Conn.
Mike Smith Springfield D Gr. South Hadley, Mass.
Cory Schwarzkopf Springfield D Sr. Mamaroneck, N.Y.
Bryan Beller MIT D So. Dix Hills, N.Y.
Mark Eaton Springfield FO/SSD Jr. Westford, Mass.
Pete Sessa Springfield LSM Sr. Newton, Mass.
Mike Saucier Babson GK Sr. Nashua, N.H.
Second Team
Chris Landers Wheaton A Jr. Manchester, Mass.
Brian Yepez Lasell A Sr. Hillsborough, N.J.
Alex Patinkin Babson A Fr. Providence, R.I.
Carl Tilbury MIT M So. Newbury, Berkshire, U.K.
Shawn Runyon Springfield M Jr. Fairport, N.Y.
Drew Schaffer Wheaton M Sr. New Haven, Conn.
Eric Zuk MIT D Jr. Concord, Mass.
Matthew Keiler Lasell D Fr. Salem, Mass.
Christian Ebert Babson D Jr. Boxford, Mass.
Anthony Erz Lasell FO/SSD Jr. Hampton, N.J.
Rob Suh Lasell LSM Jr. Colchester, Conn.
Marc Martinez Springfield GK So. Babylon, N.Y.
Player of the Year: Mark Eaton, Springfield
Rookie of the Year: Alex Patinkin, Babson
Coach of the Year: Jeff Cohen, Clark
