VWC's Currier, W&L's Armstrong Named USILA First Team All-Americans

VWC's Currier, W&L's Armstrong Named USILA First Team All-Americans

PERRY, N.Y. --- Virginia Wesleyan College attacker Josh Currier and Washington and Lee University defenseman Buck Armstrong lead a long list of ODAC athletes to receive season-ending honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Assocation (USILA).  The pair were named First Team All-Americans, headlining a group of 14 standouts from conference schools to earn national awards.

Roanoke College midfielder Iv Stucker was the conference's lone member on the All-America Second Team, while Lynchburg College attackers Aaron Murphy and Austin Stewart were tabbed Third Team All-Americans.

Nine athletes received honorable mention recogntion with five donning Maroons' colors.  Attackers Tyler McWilliams and Will Pilat are joined by midfielder Kevin Jackson, long-stick Conn Curry, and defenseman Robby Moore.  Hampden-Sydney College midfielder Jake Koferl and defenseman Thomas Passenant picked up honors, as did Washington and Lee University short-stick Andrew Riehl and goalkeeper Wyatt Devine.

USILA All-Americans

Currier is a two-time ODAC Player of the Year, adding this season's top player award to the one he earned in 2014.  He is just the third player to earn two ODAC Player of the Year awards, joining current Roanoke head coach Bill Pilat (1984-85) and former H-SC standout Jeff Jackson (1987-88).  This season, Currier crossed the 100-point plateau for the second time in his career as he led the ODAC with 120 points.  He topped the conference charts with 88 goals and ranked second with 32 assists, while also leading NCAA Division III in points per game (7.06) and goals per game (5.18).  Currier registered four or more points in all but one game this season, posting a season-high 12 points on seven goals and five assists in a non-conference win at Southern Virginia.  He scored a career-high nine goals in a victory at Shenandoah.  Currier graduated as the ODAC's all-time leader in career points with 353.  He ranks third on the goals scored charts with 214 and second in assists with 139.

Armstrong earned honorable mention accolades last season and is a two-time First Team All-ODAC honoree.  He is the first General to earn USILA first team honors since a trio (Matt Dugan, Pope Hackney, Pete Iwancio) received such distinction in 2001.  Armstrong scored a pair of goals this spring and led the team with a career-high 35 caused turnovers.  He also finished second on the team with a career-best 75 ground balls.  He was the leader of a defense that is tied for 22nd in Division III in scoring defense (7.32 goals per game).  He completed his career with two goals and three assists, to go along with 198 ground balls and 98 caused turnovers.

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