SOUTH HADLEY, Mass. – Six members of the Plymouth State University men's lacrosse team have been honored by the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) with inclusion on its All-Academic Teams, the organization announced.
 
Seniors Matt Miner (Chelmsford, Mass.), Joey Loeber (Chelmsford, Mass.), Shea Clark (North Woburn, Mass.), Leif Charbonneau (North Grafton, Mass.), Ryan Collins (Attleboro, Mass.), and Zach Gilvar (Stratham, N.H.) were all recognized for their excellence in the classroom and on the field during their careers.
 
A total of 354 student-athletes across all three NCAA divisions earned the honors, including 226 players from 39 different NCAA Division III institutions. Members of the teams are nominated by head coaches in Division I, II, and III. Nominees must have a senior or graduate student standing with no eligibility remaining, or no plans to use any remaining eligibility in New England, in addition to maintaining a 3.00 or better cumulative grade point average while being an impact player for their team.
 
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.