Tampa Runs Away With Conference Awards
The University of Tampa led all Sunshine State Conference members with its 14 All-SSC awards as announced via the conference office Wednesday afternoon.
MELBOURNE, Fla. – The Sunshine State Conference announced its All-SSC teams, and individual awards Wednesday afternoon via the conference office. The University of Tampa led all member institutions with 14 All-SSC awards. In all, 43 men's lacrosse student-athletes were recognized in the conference's third year of men's lacrosse action.
Tampa swept the individual awards with father and son Rory Whipple and Conor Whipple being named Coach and Player of the Year. Oakville, Ontario native Andrew Kew earned Freshman of the Year award.
Conor Whipple takes Player of the Year for the second time in his career. The Tampa native was also named Player of the Year in his freshman campaign (2014). Whipple led the SSC in points during 2016 with 82 and currently ranks fourth in the nation in the category. The junior also ranks first in Assists per Game (2.86) and is second in Shots per Game (8.14) and third in Goals per Game (3.69).
The committee of SSC coaches voted Rory Whipple Coach of the Year after a 12-2 tally in 2016. Whipple has amassed a 43-9 overall record in the last three seasons. He is undefeated in SSC play since the league adopted the sport in 2014. Whipple was also named SSC Coach of the Year in the SSC's inaugural season back in 2014.
Kew led the Tampa Spartans in scoring with his 47 goals this season and finished second in SSC scoring in 2016. The Oakville, Ontario native finished fifth in SSC Points per Game (3.71) and Shots per Game (7.57). The freshman also dished out five assists on the year.
Whipple repeats a first-team honoree for the third consecutive year. Dylan Yonts (Saint Leo) and Charlie Cummins (Tampa) repeat as first team members from 2015. Chad Marino (Saint Leo) and Tom Filipow (Florida Tech) move up from the second team to first in 2016.
Voting for the All-SSC Men's Lacrosse Team was conducted among the league's head coaches.
Player of the Year: Conor Whipple, Tampa
Freshman of the Year: Andrew Kew, Tampa
Coach of the Year: Rory Whipple, Tampa
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2016 First Team All-SSC |
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Name |
Position |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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Conor Whipple*~ |
Attack |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Tampa, Fla. |
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Dylan Yonts*+ |
Attack |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Penn Yan, N.Y. |
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Brian Bacarella |
Attack |
Florida Tech |
Sr. |
Trumbull, Conn. |
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Jake Gilmour |
Attack |
Saint Leo |
So. |
Pickering, Ontario |
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Midfielder |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Rochester, N.Y. |
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Lucas Claude |
Midfielder |
Florida Southern |
So. |
Calgary, Alberta |
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Chad Marino^ |
Midfielder |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Mt. Sinai, N.Y. |
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Morgan Baker |
Midfielder |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Dummerston, Vt. |
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Austen Lison |
LSM |
Florida Southern |
Fr. |
Leesburg, Va. |
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Tylar Novak |
SSDM |
Florida Southern |
Sr. |
Holbrook, N.Y. |
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SSDM |
Tampa |
Sr. |
West Chester, Pa. |
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Chris Lasprogata |
FOGO |
Lynn |
So. |
Ardmore, Pa. |
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Alex Pestos~ |
FOGO |
Rollins |
Sr. |
Allen, Texas |
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Charlie Cummins * |
Defense |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Penfield, N.Y. |
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Defense |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Gaithersburg, Md. |
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Tom Filipow^ |
Defense |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
Fairfield, N.J. |
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Matt Lalli |
Goalie |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
New Milford, Conn. |
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2016 Second Team All-SSC |
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Name |
Position |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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Cody Dyer%+ |
Attack |
Florida Southern |
Jr. |
Slingerlands, N.Y. |
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Austin Jerhoff |
Attack |
Lynn |
So. |
Calgary, Canada |
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Andrew Kew |
Attack |
Tampa |
Fr. |
Oakville, Ontario |
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Cody Gray |
Midfielder |
Florida Southern |
So. |
Riverview, Fla. |
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Jack Vonarb*~ |
Midfielder |
Rollins |
Jr. |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
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Midfielder |
Tampa |
Sr. |
Penfield, N.Y. |
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LSM |
Tampa |
Fr. |
Parkland, Fla. |
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Lucas Brush |
SSDM |
Rollins |
So. |
Dublin, Ohio |
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Will Cothron*~ |
FOGO |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Ocala, Fla. |
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FOGO |
Tampa |
So. |
West Hempstead, N.Y. |
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Tyler Vadas |
Defense |
Saint Leo |
Sr. |
Jensen Beach, Fla. |
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Ian Magnan |
Defense |
Lynn |
So. |
Pine Falls, Manitoba |
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Connor McClellan |
Defense |
Rollins |
Jr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
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Goalie |
Tampa |
Jr. |
Southborough, Mass. |
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2016 Freshman Team |
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Name |
Position |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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Andrew Kew |
Attack |
Tampa |
Fr. |
Oakville, Ontario |
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Justin Robinson |
Midfielder |
Saint Leo |
Fr. |
Pickering, Ontario |
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Mike Urso |
Attack |
Lynn |
Fr. |
Boynton Beach, Fla. |
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A.J. Ferraro |
LSM |
Tampa |
Fr. |
Parkland, Fla. |
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Austen Lison |
LSM |
Florida Southern |
Fr. |
Leesburg, Va. |
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Nick Gutmann |
Midfielder |
Florida Southern |
Fr. |
Sachem, N.Y. |
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Tyler Covey |
Attack |
Florida Tech |
Fr. |
Westminster, Md. |
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Will Doyle |
Goalie |
Rollins |
Fr. |
Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. |
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Cody Bartusiak |
LSM |
Lynn |
Fr. |
Arvada, Colo. |
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Travis Quillin |
Defender |
Lynn |
Fr. |
Sharptown, Md. |
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Addison Abramson |
LSM |
Florida Tech |
Fr. |
Reisterstown, Md. |
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Charlie Kurtenbach |
Midfielder |
Saint Leo |
Fr. |
Issaquah, Wash. |
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Joe Biondi Jr. |
FOGO |
Florida Southern |
Fr. |
Orange, Conn. |
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2016 Honorable Mention |
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Name |
Position |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
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Dusten Peterson |
Defense |
Florida Southern |
So. |
Chetermere, Alberta |
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Travis Wunder*# |
FOGO |
Florida Tech |
Jr. |
Westminster, Md. |
* = 2015 First Team
^ = 2015 Second Team
% = 2015 Honorable Mention
~ = 2014 First Team
+ = 2014 Second Team
# = 2014 Honorable Mention
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