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Cody Lehrer Named MAAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (May 6, 2010)-Mount St. Mary's sophomore Cody Lehrer (Baltimore, Md./Dulaney) has been named the 2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year while head coach Tom Gravante was named the Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year.

Additionally, Lehrer, Bryant Schmidt (Great Mills, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) and Matt Nealis (Chatham, N.Y./Chatham) earned First Team All-MAAC honors while T.C. DiBartolo (Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding) and Russell Moncure (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) were named Second Team All-MAAC.

Three Mount St. Mary's student-athletes earned a spot on the MAAC's All-Academic team. Senior goalkeeper A.J. Schaufler (Bernardsville, Md./Bernardsville), junior midfielder Brendan Harriston (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) and sophomore midfielder Jake Willertz (Severn, Md./Mount St. Joseph) all earned the honor. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale

Gravante wins MAAC Coach of the Year honors for the fourth time in his career. He has guided the Mount to a 10-4 record this season, just the seventh time in school history the team has posted double figures in wins. Gravante previous won MAAC Coach of the Year in 1997, 1999 and 2003.

Lehrer, a 6-0 sophomore attack, leads the Mount with 46 goals and eight assists for 54 points this season. His 46 goals are the third-best single-season mark in Mount history. He is currently third in the nation in goals per game (3.29) and fourth in total goals. He is a three-time MAAC Player of the Week winner this season.

Schmidt, a sophomore midfielder, is third on the team with 33 points (17g, 16a). Schmidt scored a season-high three goals in the Mount's 13-9 win over Marist on Saturday that helped the team clinch second-place in the MAAC standings. Schmidt had a season-high five points (1g, 4a) in the Mount's 19-13 win over No. 19 Robert Morris.

Nealis, a senior, earns First Team All-NEC honors on defense for the second year in a row. The 6-4 defender has been solid for the Mount this year. He has picked up 17 ground balls with six caused turnovers while being assigned to the opponent's top scorer each game.

DiBartolo, a junior goalkeeper, earns Second Team All-MAAC honors this season after being named First Team All-Conference last year. DiBartolo has a 9.29 GAA and a .583 save percentage on the season. DiBartolo has been even better in MAAC play, recording a 6.98 GAA and a .634 save percentage in eight league games.

Moncure, a senior defenseman, earns All-Conference honors for the first time in his career. Moncure leads the team with 14 caused turnovers while pitching in 23 ground balls this season.

Mount St. Mary's, the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tournament, will face Manhattan in the MAAC Semifinals tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. at Marist College's Tenney Stadium. Top-seeded Siena and Marist will square off in the other semifinal game. The championship game is set for 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 9.

Poughkeepsie, N.Y. (May 6, 2010)-Mount St. Mary's sophomore Cody Lehrer (Baltimore, Md./Dulaney) has been named the 2010 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Year while head coach Tom Gravante was named the Anaconda Sports MAAC Coach of the Year.

Additionally, Lehrer, Bryant Schmidt (Great Mills, Md./St. Mary's Ryken) and Matt Nealis (Chatham, N.Y./Chatham) earned First Team All-MAAC honors while T.C. DiBartolo (Bowie, Md./Archbishop Spalding) and Russell Moncure (Alexandria, Va./T.C. Williams) were named Second Team All-MAAC.

Three Mount St. Mary's student-athletes earned a spot on the MAAC's All-Academic team. Senior goalkeeper A.J. Schaufler (Bernardsville, Md./Bernardsville), junior midfielder Brendan Harriston (Ellicott City, Md./Mount Hebron) and sophomore midfielder Jake Willertz (Severn, Md./Mount St. Joseph) all earned the honor. To be eligible for the MAAC All-Academic Team, a student athlete must complete two semesters at their institution and hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a 4.0 scale

Gravante wins MAAC Coach of the Year honors for the fourth time in his career. He has guided the Mount to a 10-4 record this season, just the seventh time in school history the team has posted double figures in wins. Gravante previous won MAAC Coach of the Year in 1997, 1999 and 2003.

Lehrer, a 6-0 sophomore attack, leads the Mount with 46 goals and eight assists for 54 points this season. His 46 goals are the third-best single-season mark in Mount history. He is currently third in the nation in goals per game (3.29) and fourth in total goals. He is a three-time MAAC Player of the Week winner this season.

Schmidt, a sophomore midfielder, is third on the team with 33 points (17g, 16a). Schmidt scored a season-high three goals in the Mount's 13-9 win over Marist on Saturday that helped the team clinch second-place in the MAAC standings. Schmidt had a season-high five points (1g, 4a) in the Mount's 19-13 win over No. 19 Robert Morris.

Nealis, a senior, earns First Team All-NEC honors on defense for the second year in a row. The 6-4 defender has been solid for the Mount this year. He has picked up 17 ground balls with six caused turnovers while being assigned to the opponent's top scorer each game.

DiBartolo, a junior goalkeeper, earns Second Team All-MAAC honors this season after being named First Team All-Conference last year. DiBartolo has a 9.29 GAA and a .583 save percentage on the season. DiBartolo has been even better in MAAC play, recording a 6.98 GAA and a .634 save percentage in eight league games.

Moncure, a senior defenseman, earns All-Conference honors for the first time in his career. Moncure leads the team with 14 caused turnovers while pitching in 23 ground balls this season.

Mount St. Mary's, the No. 2 seed in the MAAC Tournament, will face Manhattan in the MAAC Semifinals tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. at Marist College's Tenney Stadium. Top-seeded Siena and Marist will square off in the other semifinal game. The championship game is set for 12:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 9.

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Players Mentioned

T.C. DiBartolo

#13 T.C. DiBartolo

GK
5' 10"
Junior
Cody Lehrer

#27 Cody Lehrer

ATK
6' 0"
Sophomore
Russell Moncure

#24 Russell Moncure

DEF
6' 4"
Senior
Matt Nealis

#44 Matt Nealis

DEF
6' 4"
Senior
A.J. Schaufler

#7 A.J. Schaufler

GK
5' 7"
Senior
Bryant Schmidt

#23 Bryant Schmidt

MID
6' 1"
Sophomore
Jake Willertz

#19 Jake Willertz

MID
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

T.C. DiBartolo

#13 T.C. DiBartolo

5' 10"
Junior
GK
Cody Lehrer

#27 Cody Lehrer

6' 0"
Sophomore
ATK
Russell Moncure

#24 Russell Moncure

6' 4"
Senior
DEF
Matt Nealis

#44 Matt Nealis

6' 4"
Senior
DEF
A.J. Schaufler

#7 A.J. Schaufler

5' 7"
Senior
GK
Bryant Schmidt

#23 Bryant Schmidt

6' 1"
Sophomore
MID
Jake Willertz

#19 Jake Willertz

6' 0"
Sophomore
MID
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