LATHAM, N.Y. -- Penn College's record-breaking season continued to be recognized on Tuesday with the announcement of the 2025 United East Men's Lacrosse All-Conference awards. Freshman
Elliot Dotson was named both the Offensive Player and Rookie of the Year while a program-best six Wildcats were selected to the first team and a conference-high 12 Wildcats were honored overall in a record 14-5 season.
Dotson was joined by
Owen Kupsey,
Aidan McFalls,
Walt Heiser,
Austin Callahan and
Ryan Twist to be selected to the first team.
AJ Dotson,
Will Ehret,
Jake Small,
Mason Nester,
Ian Stambaugh and
Levi Borkowski landed on the second team.
Elliot capped his stellar freshman season with a conference-high 96 points and 53 assists while finishing second on the team with 43 goals -- setting the program single-season record for points and assists in a season. The Wilmington, Del., native ranked 22nd among Division III men's lacrosse with 2.74 assists per game and 33rd with 5.00 points per game. Dotson recorded eight hat-trick performances and posted a season-high nine points twice against Guilford and Rosemont.
Kupsey set the Wildcats' single-season scoring record with a conference-best 54 goals during his own freshman campaign. The Chadds Ford, Pa., product scored in 18 of 19 games this season and posted 10 hat-trick efforts. Kupsey sits 60th in Division III with 2.89 goals per game while his 0.462 shot percentage ranked 36th in the nation. Kupsey saved his best-for-last this season when his season-high six points on five goals and one assists came in the regular season finale against Bryn Athyn.
McFalls earned his second all-conference honor after finishing fifth on the team with 39 points on 26 goals and 13 assists.
Walt Heiser,
Austin Callahan and
Ryan Twist led a Wildcat defense that held opponents to 167 goals and 465 turnovers. Twist started in goal in all 19 games, made 175 saves to post a 0.545 save percentage and a 9.83 goals-against average -- all second-highest marks in the United East. Heiser posted career-high numbers in his senior season as he led the defensive unit with 41 ground balls and caused 13 turnovers while Callahan posted a team-high 19 caused turnovers to earn his second all-conference nod.
Nester highlighted the second-team group as the defensive stalwart earned his fourth career all-conference selection following his season season which he caused 13 turnovers and scooped up 16 loose balls.
AJ Dotson and Ehret picked up their second all-conference selections. Dotson finished second on the team with 67 points on 28 goals and 39 assists while Ehret was sixth in team scoring with 37 points (23 G, 14 A).
Small added 19 goals and 23 assists to the Wildcats' offensive attack while Stambaugh produced a career-high 29 ground balls and caused seven turnovers in the defensive rotation. Borkowski won a team-high 141-of-215 faceoffs to post a .656 winning percentage and scoop 83 ground balls in his freshman season.
Major Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Year - Elliot Dotson (Penn College)
Defensive Player of the Year - Joe Szymanski (St. Mary's College of Maryland)
Rookie of the Year - Elliot Dotson (Penn College)
Coach of the Year - Jack Crawford (Bryn Athyn College)
FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
| Position |
Student-Athlete |
Institution |
| Attack |
Keegan Preis |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Attack |
Elliot Dotson |
Penn College |
| Attack |
Owen Kupsey |
Penn College |
| Midfield |
Nate Hochrein |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Midfield |
Aiden Doyle |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Midfield |
Aiden McFalls |
Penn College |
| Defense |
Joe Szymanski |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Defense |
Jeremy Heath |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Defense |
Walt Heiser |
Penn College |
| SSM |
Quinnten Hatfield |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| LSM |
Adam Martin |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| LSM |
Austin Callahan |
Penn College |
| Face Off Specialist |
Matteo Ciccarello |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Goalkeeper |
Ryan Twist |
Penn College |
| Goalkeeper |
Nico Cione |
Cairn University |
SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
| Position |
Student-Athlete |
Institution |
| Attack |
Declan Horton |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Attack |
AJ Dotson |
Penn College |
| Attack |
Cole Heffler |
Cairn University |
| Midfield |
Jake Levey |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
| Midfield |
Will Ehret |
Penn College |
| Midfield |
Jake Small |
Penn College |
| Defense |
Mason Nester |
Penn College |
| Defense |
Dylan Fesmire |
Bryn Athyn College |
| Defense |
Sean Ford |
Bryn Athyn College |
| SSM |
Ian Stambaugh |
Penn College |
| Face Off Specialist |
Levi Borkowski |
Penn College |
| Goalkeeper |
Christian Kalb |
Bryn Athyn College |
