Colmenares Headlines GNAC All Conference Selections as Goalkeeper of the Year

NEWTON, Mass. (11/9/15) – Senior Miguel Colmenares (Caracas, Venezuela) has been named the 2015 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Goalkeeper of the Year as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon.

Colmenares led the league in saves with a grand total of 101, 13 more than his competing stat leaders.  The senior captain ranked fourth in save percentage at .783, capping his career with an averaged .765. Colmenares has stood in between the pipes for 75 games over the past four years, breaking the all-time record for games played in net at Lasell. He has combined for 335 saves overall and has recorded over 6,500 minutes in net. Throughout his career at Lasell, Miguel has been a force in net, stopping point-blank shots from all competitors.

Senior Conor Fitzgerald (Marshfield, Mass.) was named to the all-conference Third Team after registering a trio of goals in all 16 games for the Lasers. In his career, Fitzgerald has netted 28 goals to rank fifth all-time at Lasell. The Marshfield, Mass. native additionally recorded 10 assists for a combined 66 career points.

First Team

F – Tucker MacPherson, Johnson & Wales
F – Carlos Martinez, Mount Ida
F – Jacob Zimmerman, Norwich
M – David Field, Emmanuel
M – Byron Arboleda, Johnson & Wales
M – Xavier Carty, Johnson & Wales
M – Moab Schiers, Norwich
B – Austin Tomin, Albertus Magnus
B – Robert Hayman, Johnson & Wales
B – Christian Albrecht, Norwich
GK – Miguel Colmenares, Lasell

Second Team

F – Alexis Garcia, Albertus Magnus
F – Alex Zapata, Albertus Magnus
F – Christopher Mattiolo, Anna Maria
M – Alexi Flores, Mount Ida
M – Ethan Melia, Norwich
M – Ralph Houanche, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
M – Johnny Thomas, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
B – Luke Pugsley, Mount Ida
B – Zach Garcia, Norwich
B – Sean Baker, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
GK – Stefan Skoff, Norwich

Third Team

F – Conor Fitzgerald, Lasell
F – Juan Brenes, Mount Ida
F – Austin Bell, Saint Joseph's (Maine)
M – Matt Mueller, Albertus Magnus
M – Stefano Sainato, Emmanuel
M – Doug Kase, Johnson & Wales
M – Nick Vreeland, Mount Ida
B – Derrick Casey, Anna Maria
B – Tyler Grothusen, Mount Ida
B – Ben Daniels, Suffolk
GK – Riley Ford, Mount Ida

Offensive Player of the Year – Carlos Martinez, Mount Ida
Defensive Player of the Year – Christian Albrecht, Norwich
Rookie of the Year – Juan Brenes, Mount Ida
Goalkeeper of the Year – Miguel Colmenares, Lasell
Coach of the Year – Joseph Campell, Mount Ida
Institutional Sportsmanship Award – Norwich University