Eleven Loyola Lacrosse players earned accolades upon the completion of the 2019 season, announced earlier this month by both the Mission League and US Lacrosse. Leading the charge was standout sophomore midfielder Owen Gaffney ’21, who was named the 2019 LA Area Player of the Year. Owen, who is one of three Gaffney brothers currently in the Loyola Lacrosse program, also earned selection onto the 2019 All-Mission League and All-Area First Teams. He followed up a fantastic freshman season in 2018 with a stellar sophomore campaign to earn All-American status in just his second year in a Loyola uniform.
Senior defender Will Kupiec ’19 joined Gaffney on the All-Mission League and All-Area First Teams while also earning his first Academic All-American award in 2019. The MIT-bound senior was a three-year starter, a three-year All-Mission League pick and a two-time All-Area honoree and was part of Loyola’s senior class of 2019 that won four league titles, four Los Angeles Section championships and three Southern California Section crowns.
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Accompanying those two players on the LA All-Area First Team were defenders Shane McAusland ’20, Preston Barnes ’21 and attacker Alex Horowitz ’20, while Second Team All-Area recognition was awarded to defenders Hunter Ballard ’19 and Colin Hawkins ’19, midfielder Matt Garvey ’20 and attacker Jack Carolan ’19.
In the Mission League, Barnes, Carolan, Horowitz and McAusland were also named to the First Team along with Gaffney and Kupiec. Second Team league honors went to Ballard, Hawkins, Garvey, and a pair of midfielders in Aidan LaBella ’19 and Matt Gottfried ’20.
All-Area First Team
Owen Gaffney ’21 (Player of the Year)
- Will Kupiec ’19
- Preston Barnes ’21
- Alex Horowitz ’20
- Shane McAusland ’20
All-Area Second Team
- Hunter Ballard ’19
- Jack Carolan ’19
- Matt Garvey ’20
- Colin Hawkins ’19
All-Mission League First Team
- Preston Barnes ’21
- Jack Carolan ’19
- Owen Gaffney ’21
- Alex Horowitz ’20
- Will Kupiec ’19
- Shane McAusland ’20
All-Mission League Second Team
- Hunter Ballard ’19
- Colin Hawkins ’19
- Aidan LaBella ’19
- Matt Garvey ’20
- Matt Gottfried ’20
Congratulations to all of our Cubs on their postseason awards and recognition!
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