ITHACA, N.Y. – The Big Red had 10 players named All-Ivy, including first-team selections
Jeff Teat,
Brandon Salvatore and
Ryan Bray, when the teams were announced this afternoon by the conference office. Both Teat and Salvatore were unanimously voted onto the first-team.
The 10 selections are the most for the Big Red since placing 11 on the All-Ivy teams following the 1987 season.
Clarke Petterson,
Jake McCulloch,
Fleet Wallace and
Connor Fletcher were all second-team selections, while
John Piatelli,
Jonathan Donville and
Chayse Ierlan earned honorable mention.
Teat repeats as an unanimous first-team selection as he picks up his third All-Ivy honor. He enters the weekend leading the Big Red and ranking 15th in the nation in points (4.64) and 12th in assists (2.57). A Tewaaraton Trophy nominee, the Brampton, Ont. native needs just one goal to become the seventh player in Ivy League history to reach 100 goals and 100 assists in a career. A single goal will also make him just the fourth player in Cornell men's lacrosse history to register their 100th goal as a junior, joining Mike French, Rob Pannell and Sean Greenhalgh.
Salvatore earns his second All-Ivy honor after an honorable mention nod a year ago. He ranks sixth in the nation in caused turnovers per game (2.21) and is 44th in ground balls per game (4.93). His 31 caused turnovers on the season is good for third all-time in Cornell history and is just three shy of setting the school record. The New Canaan, Conn. native has proven to be one of the Big Red's best assets this season, playing at long stick midfield, close defense, and as part of the face-off unit on the wings.
In just his second season on the defensive end of the field, Bray earns his second All-Ivy selection after earning honorable mention in 2018. An invaluable player on both the face-off wings and in the Big Red's clearing game, the native of Shoreham, N.Y. has 19 ground balls and has caused seven turnovers on the season.
Petterson picks up the second All-Ivy honor of his career after a stellar senior season in which he ranks second in the nation in shooting percentage (.587), 10th in goals per game (3.14), and 20th in points per game (4.43). A member of the Tewaaraton Watch List, he has the longest point scoring streak on the team (29 games), a mark good for 18th in the nation. The Toronto native has also been named the Ivy League Player of the Week, and the USILA Player of the Week, twice this season.
McCulloch takes home his second straight second-team All-Ivy selection. The Stony Brook, N.Y. native ranks fifth on the team in goals (18) and points (26), and is sixth overall in assists (8). He has at least one point in all but two games this season and has nine multi-point games to his credit. McCulloch also has the fewest turnovers (10) of any of the Big Red's top six offensive players.
A first-time All-Ivy honoree, Fletcher had the most balanced numbers of any midfielder on the team with 10 goals and nine assists for 19 points. A downhill dodging threat, the Newton, Pa. native has registered at least one point in 10 games this season. Fletcher posted a season-high four points vs. Albany, including the game-winning goal with 14 seconds to play in a 17-16 decision over the Great Danes.
The anchor of the close defense, Wallace earns his second All-Ivy accolade after starting every game this season and being tasked with covering the opponent's top attackman. The Richmond, Va. native ranks second on the team in caused turnovers (21) and is third overall in ground balls (36). His 21 caused turnovers on the season are good for 10th all-time in Cornell history. Wallace is also the least penalized member of the defensive unit with just two infractions.
Piatelli earns the first All-Ivy selection of his career following a sophomore season in which he ranks seventh in the nation in both shooting percentage (.489) and man-up goals (7), while sitting in 11th place in goals per game (3.07) and 20th overall in points per game (4.43). His 43 goals, 19 assists and 62 points are all career highs and the Wrentham, Mass. native also has 23 ground balls and seven caused turnovers.
A first-time All-Ivy honoree, Donville is the Big Red's top scoring midfielder this season with 20 goals, 13 assists, and 33 points. The Orangeville, Ont. native has registered at least one point in all 14 games this year, and posted a career-high seven points vs. Albany to earn Ivy League Player of the Week.
Ierlan, who leads the Ivy League in save percentage and ranks second overall in goals-against average, earns honorable mention All-Ivy after a stellar rookie season. The Victor, N.Y. native has seen action in 12 games this season and has posted double-digit saves in every game in which he faced at least 10 shots. He enters the weekend ranked 20th in the nation in save percentage (.538) and 27th in saves per game (11.75). Ierlan has been named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week four times, including three consecutive accolades on April 15, 22, and 29. His four Rookie of the Week selections are the second most in Cornell history behind
Christian Knight (2014) and
Matt Donovan (2012).
The third-seed Big Red will open the Ivy League Tournament by taking on the No. 2 seed Yale in the second semifinal on Friday, May 3 at 8:30 p.m. at Columbia's Robert K. Kraft Field at Lawrence A. Wein Stadium. The game will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
2019 MEN'S LACROSSE ALL-IVY
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
TD Ierlan, Yale (Jr., FO – Victor, N.Y.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
*Sam Handley, Penn (Fr., M – Portland, Ore.)
COACH OF THE YEAR
*Mike Murphy, Penn
First Team All-Ivy ^
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Jeff Teat, Cornell (Jr., A – Brampton, Ont.)
*Michael Sowers, Princeton (Jr., A – Dresher, Pa.)
Jackson Morrill, Yale (Jr., A – Baltimore, Md.)
*Sam Handley, Penn (Fr., M – Portland, Ore.)
Tyler Dunn, Penn (Sr., M – Manhasset, N.Y.)
Jack Tigh, Yale (Sr., M – Garden City, N.Y.)
*George Baughan, Princeton (So., D – Wyndmoor, Pa.)
*Chris Fake, Yale (So., D – Allentown, N.J.)
Mark Evanchick, Penn (Jr., D – Darien, Conn.)
*
Brandon Salvatore, Cornell (Jr., LSM – New Canaan, Conn.)
Ryan Bray, Cornell (Sr., SSDM – Shoreham, N.Y.)
John Daniggelis, Yale (Sr., SSM – Saint James, N.Y.)
*TD Ierlan, Yale (Jr., FO – Victor, N.Y.)
Reed Junkin, Penn (Sr., G – Wayland, Mass.)
Second Team All-Ivy ^
Adam Goldner, Penn (Jr., A – Allentown, Pa.)
Clarke Petterson, Cornell (Sr., A – Toronto, Ont.)
Simon Mathias, Penn (Sr., A – Ridgefield, Conn.)
Ryan Aughavin, Brown (So., M – Glen Head, N.Y.)
Jake McCulloch, Cornell (Sr., M – Stony Brook, N.Y.)
George Grell, Brown (So., M – Short Hills, N.J.)
Connor Fletcher, Cornell (Jr., M – Newtown, Pa.)
Fleet Wallace, Cornell (Sr., D – Richmond, Va.)
Andrew Geppert, Brown (Fr., D – Dover, N.H.)
Aiden Hynes, Yale (Jr., D – Mahopac, N.Y.)
Robert Mooney, Yale (Sr., LSM – Princeton, N.J.)
Jake Stevens, Princeton (Fr., SSM – Puslinch, Ont.)
Kyle Gallagher, Penn (Jr., FO – Northport, N.Y.)
Phil Goss, Brown (Jr., G – San Francisco, Calif.)
Honorable Mention
Kyle Anderson, Harvard (Jr., A – Downington, Pa.)
John Piatelli, Cornell (So., A – Wrentham, Mass.)
Jonathan Donville, Cornell (So., M – Oakville, Ont.)
Peter Rizzoti, Dartmouth (Fr., LSM – Sudbury, Mass.)
Jonathan Butler, Harvard (Sr., D – Summit, N.J.)
Kyle Thornton, Penn (Jr., D – Garden City, N.Y.)
B.J. Farrare, Penn (Fr., LSM – Owings Mills, Md.)
Chayse Ierlan, Cornell (Fr., G – Victor, N.Y.)
*unanimous selection
^expanded team due to tie in voting
