MINNEAPOLIS – Minn.-Duluth seniors Scott McNamara and Nicholas Timmons were named the Upper Midwest Lacrosse Conference (UMLC) Division II Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, when the league announced its award winners recently.

McNamara, an attackman, posted 38 goals and dished out 22 assists (60 points) in 12 games while Timmons, a defenseman, had 56 ground balls along with a goal and assist while anchoring the Bulldogs back line.

Dayton freshman attackman Eric Weber (12g, 7a) was tabbed the Rookie of the Year while Flyers head man Joe Venturella was chosen as Coach of the Year after guiding Dayton to a 9-3 record.

2019 UMLC Division II All-Conference Teams

First Team
A – Jake Parry, Grand Valley State
A – Sam White, Dayton
A – Alex Vijums, St. Thomas
M – Anthony Banack, North Dakota State
M – Tommy Kraus, St. John’s
M – Mark Dowdle, St. Thomas
SSDM – Connor Halverson, North Dakota State
FOS – Blake Barta, Minn.-Duluth
LSM – Michael Radecki, Minn.-Duluth
D – Noah Olson, Minn.-Duluth
D – Tommy Hoey, Dayton
D – Andrew Broman, St. Thomas
G – Alex Moyer, Grand Valley State

Second Team
A – Zack Crawford, Grand Valley State
A – Noah Simpson, North Dakota State
A – Jared Johnson, Minn.-Duluth
M – Boone Almquist, St. John’s
M – Ryan Larson, Minn.-Duluth
M – Jack Stanchfield, St. Thomas
SSDM – Colin Joyce, Minn.-Duluth
FOS – Justin Hackman, St. Thomas
LSM – Justin Parry, Grand Valley State
D – Sam Hoover, St. Thomas
D – Nate Winterburn, Grand Valley State
D – Jack Dietz, North Dakota State
G – Noah Orham, North Dakota State

Third Team
A – Nicholas Bunde, St. Thomas
A – Luke Hannan, Minn.-Duluth
A – Joey Goudreau, St. John’s
M – Brennan Mooney, Dayton
M – Ryan Stover, North Dakota State
M – John McGovern, Dayton
SSDM – Matt Foreman, Grand Valley State
FOS – Sam Bong, North Dakota State
LSM – Max Saavaedra, Dayton
D – Riley Marsh, Dayton
D – Hayden Lacy, St. John’s
D – Jawahir, Grand Valley State
G – Blake Nastrom, Minn.-Duluth

Honorable Mention
A – Justin Linderholm, North Dakota State
A – Preston Olson, North Dakota State
A – Eric Weber, Dayton
A – Sam Highland, Grand Valley State
M – Carter Scrimshaw, St. John’s
M – Jacob Rogan, Dayton
M – Marcus Olson, Minn.-Duluth
M – Joshua Huttunen, Minn.-Duluth
SSDM – Marcus Mondo, Minn.-Duluth
SSDM – Hayden DiPalma, Dayton
SSDM – Bradley Kamish, St. John’s
FOS – Paul Gilva, Dayton
LSM – Kyle Moonen, St. John’s
LSM – Casey Marsh, Dayton
LSM – Cole Schmidt, St. Thomas
D – Tanner Straus, North Dakota State
D – Evan Elison, St. Thomas
D – Peter Lundy, Dayton
D – Logan Bruneau, Grand Valley State
D – Eric Dietz, Grand Valley State
G – Drew Bouman, St. Thomas
G – Ryan Nelson, St. John’s
G – Mitch Nietupski, Dayton

Offensive Player of the Year: Scott McNamara, Minn.-Duluth
Defensive Player of the Year: Nicholas Timmons, Minn.-Duluth
Rookie of the Year: Eric Weber, Dayton
Coach of the Year: Joe Venturella, Dayton