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Luke Keating, Franklin & Marshall, Offensive Player of the Year

Luke Keating, Franklin & Marshall, Offensive Player of the Year

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall's Luke Keating repeated as Offensive Player of the Year and Gettysburg's Andrew Horn earned Defensive Player of the Year to highlight the 2021 All-Centennial Men's Lacrosse Team. Muhlenberg's Wyatt Malia and Jake Plunket received Rookie and Coach of the Year honors, respectively, to round out the major award winners. 

Keating becomes just the fourth player in conference history to earn multiple Player of the Year nods in a career. The senior attacker led the CC in points (53) and assists (33) and ranked fourth in goals (20) throughout the regular season. Keating's 33 assists were more than double the second-highest total in the CC, and his 53 points were 17 points ahead of second place this spring. He helped lead the Diplomats to a 6-0 conference and 7-0 overall regular season, the CC title, and the conference's automatic bid to the upcoming NCAA Tournament. The honor marks the fourth straight season that an F&M player received Offensive Player of the Year accolades. Keating is one of just two players on this year's All-CC squad to earn their third career spot on the all-star team. 

Horn was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year for the Bullets after compiling 18 ground balls, causing seven turnovers and helping the Bullets to a 9.62 goals against average this spring. The senior is a two-time first team All-CC selection, also having earned the honor in 2019. He is the second Gettysburg player to win Defensive Player of the Year in the seven-year history of the award, and the 14th Bullet to earn Player of the Year honors of any kind in CC history. 

Malia was named Rookie of the Year following an impressive and well-rounded freshman campaign that included 10 goals, six assists, and 11 ground balls from his midfield position. He is the second straight Mule to win the honor. Plunket was selected by his peers as Coach of the Year after guiding the Mules to a 4-2 conference mark and second-place finish in the CC regular season. It is the first COTY honor for Plunket, who just completed his sixth year at the helm in Allentown. 

In addition to Keating and Horn, five other players were repeat All-CC honorees. Muhlenberg attacker Ethan Grossman earned the third all-conference award of his career, securing first team honors this spring after being named honorable mention in both 2018 and 2019. Ursinus attacker Hakan Atillasoy and F&M midfielder A.J. Rigsby and face-off specialist Jack Beatty collected first team laurels after being named honorable mention in 2019. Muhlenberg defender Matt Hager repeated as a second team pick this spring. 

Historically, Gettysburg leads the conference with 97 first-team selections, while Washington College is second with 61 selections. Franklin & Marshall (53) is third, while Dickinson (39), Haverford (21), McDaniel (21), Ursinus (19), Muhlenberg (8) and Swarthmore (5) follow.


Offensive Player of the Year – Luke Keating, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., A

Defensive Player of the Year – Andrew Horn, Gettysburg, Sr., D

Rookie of the Year – Wyatt Malia, Muhlenberg, Fr., M 

Coach of the Year – Jake Plunket, Muhlenberg


First Team

 

 

Pos / Name

Class

Hometown / High School

A-Luke Keating, Franklin & Marshall +

Sr.

Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City

A-Ethan Grossman, Muhlenberg ^

Sr.

Hewlett, N.Y. / Hewlett

A-Hakan Atillasoy, Ursinus &

Sr.

Haverford, Pa. / Harriton

A-Blake Target, Franklin & Marshall

Jr.

North Wales, Pa. / William Penn Charter

M-Kyle Howard, Gettysburg

So.

Skillman, N.J. / Montgomery

M-A.J. Rigsby, Franklin & Marshall &

Sr.

Dublin, Ohio / Bishop Watterson

M-Tucker Booth, Dickinson

Jr.

Timonium, Md. / Boys' Latin

M-Tommy Reinhart, Ursinus

Jr.

Sinking Spring, Pa. / Wilson West Lawn

F/O-Jack Beatty, Franklin & Marshall &

Sr.

Darien, Conn. / Darien

LSM-Holden Kammerer, Franklin & Marshall

Sr.

Rehoboth Beach, Del. / Cape Henlopen

DM-Matt Donnelly, Dickinson

Sr.

Frenchtown, N.J. / Delaware Valley Regional

D-Andrew Horn, Gettysburg *

Sr.

Bronxville, N.Y. / Avon Old Farms

D-Erich Della Volpe, Franklin & Marshall

Sr.

Martinsville, N.J. / Bridgewater-Raritan

D-Pat Cosgrove, Gettysburg

Sr.

Chatham, N.J. / Chatham

D-Kyle Gittelman, Washington College

Jr.

Davie, Fla. / St. Thomas Aquinas

GK-Eric Mueller, Franklin & Marshall

So.

Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City

 

 

 

Second Team

 

 

Pos / Name

Class

Hometown / High School

A-Tyler Neal, Ursinus

So.

Pittstown, N.J. / Delaware Valley Regional

A-Jack Fletcher, Gettysburg

Sr.

Charlotte, N.C. / Providence Day School

A-Kieran Ward, Gettysburg

Jr.

Malvern, Pa. / Malvern Prep

M-Matt Marrella, Muhlenberg

Jr.

Reading, Pa. / Wilson West Lawn

M-Will DeMuth, Franklin & Marshall

Jr.

Baltimore, Md. / Gilman School

M-Will Farrell, Dickinson

So.

Bethesda, Md. / Salisbury School

F/O-Alex Ulrich, Gettysburg

Sr.

Annapolis, Md. / St. Mary's

LSM-Joshua Toth, Ursinus

Fr.

Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West

DM-Spencer Hall, Franklin & Marshall

Jr.

Baltimore, Md. / Saint Paul's School

D-Teddy Macfarlane, Dickinson

Jr.

Baltimore, Md. / Gilman

D-Matt Hager, Muhlenberg #

Sr.

Carlisle, Pa. / Cumberland Valley

D-Ben Goetz, Ursinus

Jr.

Wyomissing, Pa. / Wilson West Lawn

GK-Max May, Muhlenberg

So.

Hewlett, N.Y. / Hewlett

 

 

 

Honorable Mention

 

 

Pos / Name

Class

Hometown / High School

M-Jack Kraemer, Muhlenberg

So.

Ridgewood, N.J. / Ridgewood

M-Wyatt Malia, Muhlenberg

Fr.

Mountain Top, Pa. / Crestwood

F/O-Matt Burke, Muhlenberg

Sr.

Montville, N.J. / Montville Twp. 

LSM-Maxwell Seeber, Muhlenberg

Jr.

Enola, Pa. / Cumberland Valley

D-Noah Isaacson, Franklin & Marshall

Jr.

Ridgefield, Conn. / Ridgefield

 

+       1st team All-Centennial in 2019 and 2nd team in 2018
*       1st team All-Centennial in 2019
#       2nd team All-Centennial in 2019                                                          
^      Honorable Mention All-Centennial in 2018 and 2019
&      Honorable Mention All-Centennial in 2019

 

All-Sportsmanship Team

  • Connor Ringwalt, Dickinson, Sr., Springfield, Pa.
  • Kyle McCormick, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., Branchburg, N.J.
  • Pat Cosgrove, Gettysburg, Sr., Chatham, N.J. 
  • Sean Allan, McDaniel, Gr., Gaithersburg, Md.
  • Cole Draghi, Muhlenberg, Sr., Long Valley, N.J.
  • Ian Vogt, Ursinus, Sr., Chalfont, Pa.
  • Charlie Wittich, Washington College, Sr., Towson, Md.

Centennial Conference Players of the Year

1994      Chris Cote, Sr., M, Washington College
1995      Dave Curry, Soph., A, Gettysburg
1996      Dean Coccia, Sr., A, McDaniel
1997      Steve Hallowell, Sr., DM, McDaniel
1998      Brian Bean, Sr., A, Haverford
1999      Andrew Barter, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2000      Andrew Barter, Sr., G, Gettysburg
2001      Tommy Pearce, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2002      Tim McGinnis, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2003      Steve Berger, Jr., M, Washington College
2004      Steve Berger, Sr., M, Washington College
2005      Steve Welsh, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2006      Pat Vaughan, Jr., G, Gettysburg
2007      Pat Vaughan, Sr., G, Gettysburg
2008      Andrew McGann, Sr., D, Gettysburg
2009      Tom O’Donnell, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2010      Kyle McGrath, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2011      Jeff Ocampo, Jr., A, Ursinus
2012      Bennett Cord, Jr., A, Washington College
2013      Brandon Palladino, Sr., LSM, Dickinson

Centennial Conference Offensive Players of the Year

2014      Hunter Nowicki, Sr., M, Washington College
2015      Robby Maddux, Sr., A, Gettysburg
2016      Jameson Smith, Sr., M, Gettysburg
2017      Sean Rogers, Jr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2018      Kevin Mollihan, Soph., A, Franklin & Marshall
2019      Luke Keating, Soph., A, Franklin & Marshall
2021      Luke Keating, Sr., A, Franklin & Marshall

Centennial Conference Defensive Players of the Year

2014      Casey McKnight, Sr., D, Washington College
2015      Ryan Ridinger, Sr., D, Ursinus
2016      Brian Neff, Sr., GK, Ursinus
2017      PJ Jackson, Sr., D, Haverford
2018      Mitch Wykoff, Soph., D, Gettysburg
2019      Nate Usich, Sr., LSM, Dickinson
2021      Andrew Horn, Sr., D, Gettysburg

Centennial Conference Rookies of the Year

2013      Jameson Smith, Fr., M, Gettysburg
2014      Chris Palladino, Fr., LSM, Gettysburg
2015      Tim Brady, Fr., GK, Gettysburg
2016      Peter DeSimone, Fr., A, Ursinus
2017      Kevin Mollihan, Fr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2018      Luke Keating, Fr., A, Franklin & Marshall
2019      James Dalimonte, Fr., M, Muhlenberg
2021      Wyatt Malia, Fr., M, Muhlenberg

Centennial Conference Coaches of the Year

2009      Mike Murphy, Haverford
2010      Dave Webster, Dickinson
2011      Dave Webster, Dickinson
2012      Jeff Shirk, Washington College
2013      Todd Cavallaro, Franklin & Marshall
2014      Jeff Shirk, Washington College
2015      Jamie Steele, Ursinus
2016      Pat Gress, Swarthmore
2017      Todd Cavallaro, Franklin & Marshall
2018      Brendan Dawson, Haverford
2019      Gary Mercadante, Ursinus
2021      Jake Plunket, Muhlenberg