Five Raiders Named Midseason All-American
HAMILTON — Five Raiders earned Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American accolades, announced Thursday afternoon.
Liam Connor was named to the third team, while Hunter Drouin, Rory Connor, Max Yates, and Sam Erickson earned honorable mention.
L. Connor has racked up a team-best 46 points with 20 goals and a team-leading 26 assists. He sits fourth in the Patriot League and sixth nationally in assists per game (2.89). He also ranks sixth in the conference in PPG (5.11). The sophomore has logged four-plus points in seven straight contests, averaging 6.00 points per game. He has posted six contests with five-plus points, including four games with seven points.
Drouin sits fourth on the team in goals (18) while falling fifth in points (22). He has logged a point in 26 straight games since the 2023 season, extending his streak with three points against the Orange. Drouin has also recorded a team-high four man-up goals. The junior has posted six multi-point games this season. Drouin tallied a career-high six goals in the win at Harvard, matching his career-best in points (7).
R. Connor ranks second on the Raiders in goals (26), assists (18), and points (44). Connor falls fifth in the conference in goals per game (2.89) and points per game (4.89) while ranking seventh in assists per game (1.88). The senior has 21 points (11G, 10A) in the last three contests. He registered a career-high 10 points (5G, 5A) against Bucknell, becoming the second Raider to log a 10 point-game this season.
Erickson and Yates have helped the Raiders' defense rank second nationally in caused turnovers per game (11.56) and ground balls per game (37.78).
Yates has scooped up three or more GBs in five straight contests and has posted four games with five-plus ground balls this season. He has collected a team-best 38 GBs, averaging 4.22 per contest, ranking fourth-best in the Patriot League. The senior corralled seven ground balls in the win at Loyola and scooped up five during the victory at Lafayette.
Erickson has logged 13 caused turnovers and has four games with multiple CTs, including two last Saturday. He ranks second on the team in caused turnovers and fifth in ground balls (22). Erickson also has six goals this season and has found the back of the net in three of the previous four contests. It is the most goals by a Raider LSM since the 2019 season. He scored two goals during the game at Virginia.
The Raiders are back in action Saturday, hosting Navy at 2 p.m. Colgate will hold its alumni game and honor the 2015 Patriot League Championship team.
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