MILTON, Mass. – A record 221 student-athletes—including Curry College's Ryan Duddy (Manchester Center, Vt.), Zachary Mozzer (Ellington, Conn.), Jake Stebbins (Colchester, Vt.), Matthew Scahill (Gales Ferry, Conn.), and Clinton Wilson (Freehold, N.J.)—have been selected to the 2021 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) All-Academic Teams, announced by the organization on Monday afternoon.
Members of the teams are nominated by head coaches in Divisions I, II and III, and are comprised of student-athletes who have excelled both in the classroom and on the field over the course of their men's lacrosse career.
The list represents an increase of nearly 100 student-athletes from the 2019 selections. No teams were selected last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Duddy, a four-year member of the program, played in 37 games and amassed 38 ground balls and 20 caused turnovers. In his final season he started all 12 games and ranked sixth on the team in ground balls with 21.
Mozzer appeared in 37 contests, making 19 starts. He tallied 66 ground balls and 22 caused turnovers. In 2021, Mozzer started all 12 games and picked up 30 ground balls, which ranked third on the team.
Stebbins played in 66 games, starting in 28 of them. He has tallied 80 goals and 47 assists for 127 points. He also has 176 ground balls and 25 caused turnovers. Stebbins is a two-time All-CCC selection and prior to this season he was named as a USILA/Dynamic Division III Preseason All-American Honorable Mention selection. This season, Stebbins tallied 17 goals and 19 assists for 36 points. He finished the season tied for third in the conference in assists and his 36 points led the team.
Scahill saw time in 42 games, starting in four of them. He finished his career with 43 points on 32 goals and 11 assists. Scahill also scooped up 31 ground balls and recorded eight caused turnovers.
Wilson played in 35 games, making 10 starts. He has recorded four points on one goal and three assists. Wilson also has scooped up 35 ground balls and registered 10 caused turnovers.
Brown University led all institutions with 13 candidates this year, followed by Providence, with 11 student-athletes honored. Division III co-leaders Babson and Wesleyan also had 11 selections apiece. Overall, 50 different colleges and universities were represented across all three divisions.
Ten schools from Division I made up the 53 All-Academic award winners, while 27 honorees represented eight different schools in Division II, where Bentley led the way with eight student-athletes.
Joining Wesleyan and Babson in double-digits from Division III were Endicott and Clark, who had 10 All-Academic selections each. In total, 141 Division III players representing 32 institutions made an appearance on this year's squads.
Nominees must have senior or graduate student standing, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, and be a significant enough player that he was nominated for at least all-conference selection.
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