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Five Knights named All-Conference men's lacrosse April 14, 2008 THOMASVILLE, N.C.—Freshman Nick Lewnes (Arnold, Md.) was named the 2008 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-Conference honoree to highlight St. Andrews Presbyterian College award winners announced by the conference office on Monday. A total of five Knights were recognized by the league as All-Conference performers. Lewnes averaged 1.1 goals per game in his freshman season to be named the Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year. Lewnes ranks second at SAPC with 15 goals, 9 assists, and 24 points. Lewnes had two goals in five games in 2008 while also posting four point performances in a trio of games. Lewnes becomes the second Knight in three years to be named the Freshman of the Year (Nate Hull was the Deep South Conference Freshman of the Year in 2006). Senior attack Cole Howell (St. Albert, Alberta, Canada) became a two-time All-Conference selection as the only Knight to make the first team All-Conference list. Howell led St. Andrews in every offensive category including 34 goals, 17 assists, and 51 points. Howell ranks sixth in the conference with 2.27 goals per game and 3.4 points per game. Howell also ranks ninth in the league with 1.13 assists/game. Howell scored in 15 of 16 games so far in 2008 including a six goal outburst against Seton Hill and an eight-point performance against Saint Michael’s. Junior middie Kyle Loda (Vienna, Va.) joins Lewnes on the All-Conference Second Team list. Loda earns his first All-Conference award after ranking third on the team with 14 goals, 8 assists, and 22 points. Loda had a quartet of two goal games and had a season-high, four-point game against Saint Michael’s. Loda scored the game-winning goal against Pfeiffer. Junior face off specialist Nathan Young (Hilliard, Ohio) was recognized on the All-Conference Honorable Mention list. Young took most of the Knights face offs throughout the season winning a remarkable 60.3-percent. Young led St. Andrews with 143 face off victories and 108 ground balls. Young had a season-high 22 face off wins and 17 ground balls against Belmont Abbey. Junior defender Parker Ferguson (Greensboro, N.C.) joined Young on the All-Conference Honorable Mention list. Ferguson started 12 games for the Knights on defense and ranks fourth on the team with 27 ground balls. Ferguson was St. Andrews most penalized player in 2008 because of his aggressive play on ‘D’. Conference Carolinas All-Conference Men's Lacrosse Teams were determined by vote from each Head Coach of participating institutions. Nominations are collected and then voted upon by ballot and tallied to determine First Team, Second Team, Honorable Mention Team, Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year, and Coach of the Year award winners. Awards will be presented at the Conference Tournament Championships hosted by Limestone College in Gaffney, S.C. at this weekend's conference championship. Quarterfinal games will be played Tuesday at higher seeded teams before semifinal games Friday and championship finals Sunday at Limestone. This year's award winners are as follows: All-Conference First Team: All-Conference Second Team: All-Conference Honorable Mention: Player of the Year: Freshman of the Year: Coach of the Year: |