Fisher's Darin Eakins and Mary Grace Doyle Tabbed E8 Lacrosse Tournament MVPs as All-Championship Teams are Announced
St. John Fisher junior
Darin Eakins was named the Most Valuable Player of the Empire 8 Conference Men's Lacrosse Championship, while
Mary Grace Doyle earned the honor on the women's side as the league announced the members of the 2019 All-Championship Lacrosse teams today.
To see the complete E8 Men's and Women's Lacrosse All-Championship teams, please see below.
CLOSER LOOK
Eakins came up huge in Saturday's E8 title game as the netminder stopped 16 of the 22 shots he faced in limiting the Stevens' high-octane offense. In the Cardinals' Semifinal win over Hartwick, he made seven saves in the win. Eakins and the Cardinals will head to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to take on Gettysburg College in the First Round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament on Wednesday afternoon.
Doyle led a balanced Fisher attack as she finished the two-game weekend with a total of three goals, two assists, five points, three ground balls, and five draw controls. She was one of six different Fisher student-athletes to score in Sunday's championship win. The Cardinals women's team now await the winner of Brockport and SUNY Canton in the NCAA Tournament. That game is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
2019 E8 Men's Lacrosse All-Championship Team
Mike Majchrzak, Hartwick
Garrison Wojtas, Hartwick
Jeremy Jacob, Nazareth
Tim Vinton, Nazareth
Darin Eakins, St. John Fisher
Nick Miller, St. John Fisher
Kyle O'Dea, St. John Fisher
Joe Post, St. John Fisher
Aidan Hinphy, Stevens
Nico Ipeker, Stevens
Brendan Montelleone, Stevens
MVP - Darin Eakins, St. John Fisher
2019 E8 Women's Lacrosse All-Championship Team
Kyra Kempney, Nazareth
Bri Rizzari, Nazareth
Sydney DeGirolamo, St. John Fisher
Mary Grace Doyle, St. John Fisher
Mallory Eymer, St. John Fisher
Hayley Maguire, St. John Fisher
Molly Tice, St. John Fisher
Kyra Bednarski, Stevens
Regan Littell, Stevens
Emily Shanklin, Stevens
Kaitlynn Palmer, Utica
Hali Vandermeulen, Utica
MVP - Mary Grace Doyle, St. John Fisher
ABOUT THE EMPIRE 8 CONFERENCE
The members of the Empire 8 Conference are committed first and foremost to the pursuit of academic excellence and the league is regarded as an outstanding NCAA Division III conference. The membership has distinguished itself among its peer group for its quality institutions, spirited and sportsmanlike competition, outstanding services and highly ethical policies and practices. Its commitment to serve the educational needs of its student-athletes is the hallmark of the E8. For more on the Empire 8 visit
www.empire8.com and
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