EMMITSBURG, Md. (February 1, 2023) – Mount St. Mary's men's lacrosse projects to finish fourth for the upcoming Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) season, according to a new preseason poll for the conference coaches. In addition, senior
Steven Schmitt and junior
Mitchell Dunham earned spots on the All-Preseason team.
The team received a total of 64 points in the poll. Marist and Manhattan were neck-and-neck for the top set, separated by two points and two first place votes. Siena also sits ahead of the Mount in third.
Schmitt received a spot on the team as a Co-Long Stick Midfielder. The junior from Cambridge, N.Y. scored twice in nine games last season while adding a pair of assists. Both those scores came against Towson and both assists came in the win over Navy. He has played in 30 games with three career goals and was named Honorable Mention by College Crosse in his freshman year.
Dunham made All-Rookie status in the Northeast Conference a year ago after making his first collegiate appearance to start the year. Over the 15-game slate in 2022, he started ever one, scoring in the Mercer game and adding two assists against LIU. The Ontario native is on the defense side and joins a three-member preseason team with Trevor Marsala or Siena and Christian Clifford from Marist.
Mount St. Mary's opens the season Saturday (Feb. 4) at Navy.
| 2023 Men's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches' Poll |
| Marist |
95 (6) |
| Manhattan |
93 (4) |
| Siena |
74 |
| Mount St. Mary's |
64 |
| LIU |
55 |
| Quinnipiac |
53 |
| Canisius |
41 |
| Sacred Heart |
31 |
| Virginia Military |
27 |
| Wagner |
17 |
| Preseason Player of the Year |
| Jojo Pirreca |
Gr. |
Marist |
| Preseason All- MAAC Team |
| Name |
Position |
Year |
School |
| Kyle Gucwa |
Attack |
Sr. |
Manhattan |
| Jojo Pirreca |
Attack |
Gr. |
Marist |
| Pratt Reynolds |
Attack |
So. |
Siena |
| Steven Germain |
Midfield |
Jr. |
Quinnipiac |
| James Lyons |
Midfield |
Gr. |
Marist |
| Christian Watts |
Midfield |
5-Yr. |
Siena |
| Demetri George |
Face-off Specialist |
Gr. |
Quinnipiac |
| Brendan Higgins |
Co-Long-Stick Midfielder |
Sr. |
Wagner |
| Steven Schmitt |
Co-Long-Stick Midfielder |
Sr. |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Tadhg O'Riordan |
Short-Stick Midfielder |
Gr. |
Manhattan |
| Trevor Marsala |
Defense |
Jr. |
Siena |
| Christian Clifford |
Defense |
Gr. |
Manhattan |
| Mitchell Dunham |
Defense |
Jr. |
Mount St. Mary's |
| Chris Yanchoris |
Goalkeeper |
5-Yr. |
Siena |
