Baltimore, Md. - Senior Kevin Crowley (New Westminster, British Columbia) is Lacrosse Magazine's Division I Preseason Player of the Year, and Stony Brook is picked fourth in its poll, the publication announced on Monday.
Crowley, a 6-4 midfielder who became the Seawolves' first ever first-team All-American, had one of the best seasons by a Stony Brook lacrosse player. The 2010 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's (USILA) Enners Award winner, given to the nation's top Division I men's lacrosse player, he recorded 51 goals and 26 assists to earn America East Player of the Year honors. A Tewaaraton Award finalist, his 51 goals are a single-season program record and he's the only player in school history in the top five in goals (101) and assists (75). Crowley is just 26 points shy of the all-time record of 201.
The Seawolves were picked fourth behind Syracuse, Virginia and North Carolina. SBU will face three teams in Lacrosse Magazine's top 20, the Cavaliers, Cornell and Delaware. All three games will be at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium.
