Nazareth College Athletics

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Senior midfielder Aaron Civalier earned first-team honors Tuesday with the announcement of the Empire 8 Conference all-star teams for men's lacrosse. The teams were selected through voting conducted by the league's nine head coaches.

In addition to Civalier, freshman midfielder Corey Remoli and sophomore defensive midfielder Kyle Brown made the second team. Senior midfielder Matt Aloi and senior defenseman John Hanss made honorable mention. Senior attackman Steve Cutia was Nazareth's representative as E8 Sportsman of the Year.

Civalier, of Rochester, N.Y. and a graduate of Penfield High School, was Nazareth's leading scorer in 2008 with 42 points on 29 goals and 13 assists. He also had a team-high 106 shots and scooped up 23 ground balls. He also had a team-high four man-up goals.

Remoli, of Asbury, N.J. and a graduate of Voorhees High School, was second behind Civalier in scoring with 31 points on 22 goals and nine assists plus 28 ground balls.

Brown, of Baltimore, Md. and a graduate Catonsville High School, appeared regularly in all 14 games for the Golden Flyers as a long-stick midfielder and contributed two goals and two assists with a team-high 45 ground balls.

Aloi, of Jamesville, N.Y. and a graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School, had 30 points on 26 goals and four assists, while Hanss, of Rochester and a graduate of Irondequoit High School, started all 14 games and was second on the team with 40 ground balls.

2008 Men's Lacrosse Awards
Player of the Year: Matt Nelligan, Ithaca
Goalie of the Year: Dave Decker, Stevens
Rookie of the Year: Vito DeMola, Hartwick
Coach of the Year: Jeff Long, Ithaca

First-Team All-Conference
Attack
Logan Bobzien, sr. Ithaca
John Dolny, sr. Stevens
Matt Nelligan, sr. Ithaca

Midfield
Aaron Civalier, sr. Nazareth
Craig Lepiane, sr. Ithaca
Dan Rago, sr. RIT
Andrew Ruocco, sr. RIT

Long-Stick Midfielder
Brandon Rose, sr. Ithaca

Short-Stick Midfielder
Jacob Brunner, sr. RIT

Defense
Phil Davenport, sr. RIT
Jacob Tuller, sr. RIT
Neth Wiedemann, jr. Ithaca

Goalie
Dave Decker, fr. Stevens

Second-Team All-Conference
Attack
Iric Bressler, fr. RIT
Vito DeMola, fr. Hartwick
Dave Malone, so. St. John Fisher

Midfield
Kevin Bush, sr. Ithaca
Matt Keating, jr. Stevens
Corey Remoli, fr. Nazareth
Brandon Wilk, so. Hartwick

Long-Stick Midfielder
Kyle Brown, so. Nazareth

Short-Stick Midfielder
Dave Wood, jr. St. John Fisher

Defense
Nick Daniello, sr. Stevens
Mike Serron, jr. Ithaca
Ryan Welch, sr. Hartwick

Goalie
Brad Conlon, sr. RIT

Honorable Mention
Attack -- Mike Bulger, Utica; Sean Gillies, RIT
Midfield -- Wes Adam, RIT; Matt Aloi, Nazareth; Bobby Steinhauser, Stevens
Long-Stick Midfielder -- Chris Ford, Stevens
Defense -- Bill Empey, St. John Fisher; John Hanss, Nazareth
Goalie -- Adam Schutz, Alfred

Sportsman of the Year
Jeremy Florence, sr. Alfred
John Dean, jr. Elmira
John Meade, jr. Hartwick
Matt Cutter, jr. Ithaca
Steve Cutia, sr. Nazareth
Justin Ross, sr. RIT
Dennis Bell, sr. St. John Fisher
Frank Sorrentino, sr. Stevens
Chris Tarkowski, sr. Utica