RICHMOND, Va. - Junior defenseman John Fennessy of Towson University has been selected to the Preseason All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) men’s lacrosse team CAA officials announced today.
The Yorktown Heights, N.Y. native was one of four defensemen chosen for the team by a vote of the league’s head coaches. Towson men’s lacrosse was picked to finish sixth with 15 points.
Fennessy, a second-team All-CAA honoree in 2012, helped the Tigers’ defense with 18 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers during his sophomore season.
Towson opens its season on February 8 at 3 p.m. at High Point.
| 2013 CAA Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Predicted Order of Finish | First Place Votes in Parentheses | |
| 1. | Massachusetts | 35 (5) |
| 2. | Penn State | 31 (2) |
| 3. | Drexel | 22 |
| Hofstra | 22 | |
| 5. | Delaware | 16 |
| 6. | Towson | 15 |
| 7. | Saint Joseph’s | 6 |
| 2013 Preseason All-CAA Men’s Lacrosse Team | |||
| Name, School | Pos. | Cl. | Hometown, High School |
| Robert Church, Drexel# | A | Sr. | Coquitlam, B.C./Charles Best |
| Jack Forster, Penn State# | A | R-Sr. | Jenkintown, Pa./La Salle College HS |
| Will Manny, Massachusetts*& | A | Sr. | Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony’s |
| Nick Dolik, Penn State | M | Sr. | Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice |
| Colin Fleming, Massachusetts | M |
Sr. |
Bryn Mawr, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep |
| Adrian Sorichetti, Hofstra* | M | Sr. |
Whitby, Onterio, Canada/All Saints/Trinity Pawling |
| Kessler Brown, Penn State | LSM |
Jr. |
Springfield, Va./West Springfield |
| John Antoniades, Hofstra# |
FO Spec. |
Sr. |
Hauppauge, N.Y./St. Anthony’s |
| John Fennessy, Towson# |
D |
Jr. |
Yorktown, Heights, N.Y./Yorktown |
| Ryan Hollenbaugh, Massachusetts# |
D |
Sr. |
Glastonbury, Conn./Glastonbury |
| Mark Mullen, Hofstra# |
D |
Gr. |
Harleysville, Pa./Germantown Academy |
| Jake Smith, Massachusetts |
D |
Sr. |
Medfield, Mass./Medfield |
| Austin Kaut, Penn State* |
GK |
Jr. |
Morton, Pa./Springfield-Delco |
| & — Preseason Player of the Year | |||
| * — First Team All-CAA Selection in 2012 | |||
| # — Second Team All-CAA Selection in 2012 |
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