PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Sophomore Aiden Renner (Phillipsburg, N.J.) claimed All-Little East Conference First Team honors as one of five members of the Plymouth State University men's lacrosse team to receive postseason recognition, as the league announced its major awards winners and All-Conference teams on Wednesday.
 
Renner was the team's lone representative on the First Team, while seniors Crosby Fay (Thornton, N.H.) and Joey Loeber (Chelmsford, Mass.) and junior Zach Marvel (Raynham, Mass.) were named to the All-LEC Second Team. Additionally, senior Ethan Schena (Methuen, Mass.) received an All-LEC Honorable Mention.
 
Under head coach Mike Wilus, the Panthers posted an 11-5, securing a program-record third consecutive season with double-digit wins. After dropping its first two conference games, PSU rattled off seven straight victories, including a 19-6 rout of Eastern Connecticut State in the LEC Tournament, to return to the semifinal round for a third straight season. The third-seeded Panthers fell just short of the championship game, edged out by second-seeded UMass Boston, 11-9.
 
 
Aiden Renner:

• A 5-11 faceoff specialist/midfielder, Renner enjoyed a breakout season both in the faceoff circle and as an offensive contributor.
• He ranked among the league leaders in assists per game (1.25), points per game (3.00), and shots per game (6.56), while also placing in the top three in ground balls per game (5.69) and faceoff winning percentage (.625).
• Renner's .592 career faceoff winning percentage is the highest in program history, with this season's mark ranking third all-time.
• He finished the year with 28 goals, 20 assists, 48 points, 91 ground balls, and five caused turnovers, while going 115-of-184 on faceoffs.
• Nationally, his faceoff win percentage ranked within the top 50.
• Renner posted career highs of five goals and seven points in the regular season finale at Mass. Maritime to help secure the No. 3 seed for the LEC Tournament, then added a personal-best four assists in PSU's first round win over ECSU. He also recorded three games with double-digit ground balls, including a season-high against the Warriors, and won 10-plus faceoffs in seven games – five of them over the final seven contests.
• This marks his first postseason honor.

 
Crosby Fay:

• A 6-1 attacker, Fay finishes his career as one of the top scorers in program history.
• He ranked second in the LEC with 51 goals and led the league with 3.19 goals per game, while also placing 11th with 3.44 points per game.
• Fay became just the second player in program history to surpass 200 career goals, reaching the milestone with a career-high nine goals in the first round of the LEC Tournament. His 234 career points are third-most in program history.
• He matched his total from last season with 51 goals – tied for the seventh-highest single-season mark in school history – and added four assists for 55 points, along with 27 ground balls and four caused turnovers.
• His 3.19 goals per game ranked 34th nationally in NCAA Division III.
• Starting all 16 games, Fay recorded at least one point in every contest, registering three or more goals nine times. He was particularly dominant against Eastern Connecticut, tallying a combined 14 goals, an assist, two ground balls, and two caused turnovers in the two meetings.
• Fay was also named to the All-LEC Second Team in 2023 and earned a First Team selection last spring.

 
Joey Loeber:

• A 6-1 defender, Loeber anchored the league's top-ranked defense, as PSU allowed a league-low 134 goals and led the LEC with a 7.88 goals against average.
• He ranked third in the league in both caused turnovers (31) and caused turnovers per game (1.94).
• Loeber's 123 career caused turnovers are the most in program history, and he sits just outside the program's top ten for career ground balls (145).
• Starting all 16 games, he led the team with 31 caused turnovers – more than double the next highest total – and ranked fifth with 32 ground balls (third excluding faceoff specialists). Loeber also added a goal in a win over Keene State and two assists against Lasell.
• Nationally, he ranked among the top 75 in caused turnovers per game.
• Loeber twice posted six caused turnovers in a game – one shy of the program record – including a win at Salem State in mid-April, when he also collected a season-high five ground balls.
• This marks his first postseason recognition.

 
Zach Marvel:

• A 5-9 midfielder, Marvel was a steady, reliable presence for the Panthers.
• His defensive efforts contributed to a unit that led the league in goals allowed (134). PSU also ranked fifth in ground balls (531) and caused turnovers (167).
• Marvel started all 16 games, tying for second on the team with 15 caused turnovers and ranking among the team leaders with 16 ground balls. He also tallied two assists.
• He contributed an assist in PSU's narrow 9-8 setback to WestConn – the only LEC team to keep the undefeated Wolves within single digits, as their average margin of victory over other conference opponents was nearly 15 goals.
• Marvel recorded multiple caused turnovers in three consecutive April games and had season highs of three ground balls in both the regular season finale and the LEC semifinal.
• This is his third consecutive All-LEC Second Team selection.

 
Ethan Schena:

• A 6-1 goalkeeper, Schena established himself as one of the league's top netminders.
• He led the LEC in save percentage (.616), was second in goals against average (7.83), and third in saves per game (11.31), while making 181 total stops.
• Schena posted a season-high 21 saves in the season opener at Salve Regina – just outside the program's all-time top ten – and recorded nine double-digit save games, including 17 in the LEC semifinal against UMass Boston.
• He started every game, logging over 866 minutes with a 7.38 goals against average, 181 saves, a .616 save percentage, and an 11-5 record. He also added 18 ground balls and seven caused turnovers.
• Nationally, he ranked seventh in save percentage and 12th in goals against average.
• Schena was particularly strong over the final seven games, averaging 10.14 saves per game with a .606 save percentage and 7.78 goals against average.
• This is his first postseason honor.