Top Three Teams in CAA Men’s Lacrosse Take Home Hardware in Year-End Honors
Hunter Peters
RICHMOND, Va. (May 1, 2024) – The top three teams from the regular season – Towson, Delaware and Fairfield – garnered major awards in the conference’s year-end honors as voted on by the league’s eight head coaches.
Towson graduate attackman
Nick DeMaio was named CAA Offensive Player of the Year, and Delaware senior goalkeeper
Kevin Ellington received CAA Defensive Player of the Year honors. Fairfield freshman long-stick midfielder
Julian Radossich collected CAA Rookie of the Year accolades, while Tigers head coach
Shawn Nadelen was tabbed as the CAA Coach of the Year by his peers.
DeMaio paced the conference’s top-scoring offense with a career-high 66 points, recording 29 goals and 37 assists this spring. The graduate student led the CAA in total points and ranked 12th in the NCAA with 4.71 points per game, including seven contests with five or more. In addition, he ranked second in the conference in assists and 13th nationally in assists per game (2.64). DeMaio is the first CAA Offensive Player of the Year for the Tigers since 2019 and second in program history.
Ellington joins Owen Grant – who won the previous three CAA Defensive Player of the Year awards – as the only two players in Delaware program history to earn the honors. The senior anchored the second-ranked scoring defense in the NCAA between the pipes this season. Ellington ranked top-10 nationally in save percentage, saves per game and goals-against average. The senior led the nation with a .608 save percentage and turned away 13.33 shots per game to rank sixth. In addition, he was fifth with an 8.93 goals-against average.
Radossich is the third straight CAA Rookie of the Year from Fairfield and fifth in program history. The freshman broke the Stags’ single-season record for caused turnovers, leading the CAA with 26 this spring. Radossich ranked 11th in the NCAA with 1.86 caused turnovers per game, recording two or more in 10 games this year. He also tallied 39 ground balls with three points on one goal and two assists during his freshman campaign.
Nadelen earns his third CAA Coach of the Year honor during his tenure, becoming just the second coach in league history to complete the feat. This season the Tigers won their sixth CAA Regular Season title under Nadelen and first outright since 2017, while becoming the first team in conference history to finish the regular season 7-0. Towson tied for the NCAA lead with 11 wins, posting a +78-goal differential to rank second in the NCAA in scoring margin (5.57). Subsequently, the Tigers ranked first nationally in scoring defense (8.64) and ninth in scoring offense (14.21).
Joining DeMaio on the First Team All-CAA at the attack was Stony Brook graduate
Dylan Pallonetti and Delaware senior
JP Ward. Fairfield sophomore
Will Consoli, Drexel redshirt freshman
Gavin Kelly, Hofstra junior
Griffin Turner and Towson sophomore
Mikey Weisshaar comprise the midfield, with Towson junior
Matt Constantinides designated the top face-off specialist. On the back end, Radossich was accompanied by Towson senior
Colby Barsz, Monmouth junior
Gabe Bowen-Slott and Stony Brook graduate
Christian Lowd, with Ellington rounding out the First Team All-CAA between the pipes.
First Team All-CAA
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Nick DeMaio |
Towson |
Gr. |
A |
San Diego, Calif. |
| Dylan Pallonetti |
Stony Brook |
Gr. |
A |
Stony Brook, N.Y. |
| JP Ward |
Delaware |
Sr. |
A |
Owings Mills, Md. |
| Will Consoli |
Fairfield |
So. |
M |
Glen Rock, N.J. |
| Gavin Kelly |
Drexel |
R-Fr. |
M |
Huntingtown, Md. |
| Griffin Turner |
Hofstra |
Jr. |
M |
Danville, Calif. |
| Mikey Weisshaar |
Towson |
So. |
M |
Arnold, Md. |
| Matt Constantinides |
Towson |
Jr. |
FOGO |
New Fairfield, Conn. |
| Colby Barsz |
Towson |
Sr. |
D |
Matthews, N.C. |
| Gabe Bowen-Slott |
Monmouth |
Jr. |
D |
Rancho Mirage, Calif. |
| Christian Lowd |
Stony Brook |
Gr. |
LSM |
Smithtown, N.Y. |
| Julian Radossich |
Fairfield |
Fr. |
LSM |
Ridgewood, N.J. |
| Kevin Ellington |
Delaware |
Sr. |
GK |
Bel Air, Md. |
Second Team All-CAA
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Bryce Ford |
Fairfield |
Gr. |
A |
South Salem, N.Y. |
| Mike Robinson |
Delaware |
Gr. |
A |
Peterborough, Ont. |
| John Madsen |
Hofstra |
Jr. |
A |
Bayville, N.Y. |
| Aidan Fritz |
Delaware |
Sr. |
SSDM |
Lutherville, Md. |
| Reed Kurtz |
Delaware |
Gr. |
SSDM |
Puslinch, Ont. |
| Reece Potter |
Towson |
Gr. |
SSDM |
Brighton, Mich. |
| Luke Tomak |
Drexel |
Jr. |
M |
North Haven, Conn. |
| Chase Patterson |
Hofstra |
Gr. |
FOGO |
Richboro, Pa. |
| Collin Gucwa |
Drexel |
Jr. |
D |
Pottstown, Pa. |
| Matt Montgomery |
Delaware |
Sr. |
D |
West Chester, Pa. |
| Sam Morin |
Towson |
Jr. |
LSM |
Garnet Valley, Pa. |
| Michael Sabella |
Stony Brook |
Gr. |
D |
Mount Sinai, N.Y. |
| Luke Downs |
Towson |
Jr. |
GK |
Sykesville, Md. |
CAA Offensive Player of the Year: Nick DeMaio, Towson
CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Kevin Ellington, Delaware
CAA Rookie of the Year: Julian Radossich, Fairfield
CAA Coach of the Year: Shawn Nadelen, Towson
CAA All-Rookie Team
| Name |
School |
Class |
Pos. |
Hometown |
| Louie Atkinson |
Delaware |
Fr. |
D |
Brookhaven, Pa. |
| Brendan Dundas |
Monmouth |
Fr. |
A |
Doylestown, Pa. |
| Chris Esposito |
Stony Brook |
Fr. |
FOGO |
Gloucester, Mass. |
| Gavin Kelly |
Drexel |
R-Fr. |
M |
Huntingtown, Md. |
| Pat Lyman |
Drexel |
Fr. |
D |
Thousand Oaks, Calif. |
| Keegan Lynch |
Fairfield |
Fr. |
A |
Baldwinsville, N.Y. |
| John McCurry |
Delaware |
Fr. |
A |
Wall, N.J. |
| Julian Radossich |
Fairfield |
Fr. |
LSM |
Ridgewood, N.J. |
| Henry Troy |
Hofstra |
R-Fr. |
D |
Flourtown, Pa. |
| Tommy Wilk |
Stony Brook |
R-Fr. |
GK |
Baltimore, Md. |
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