The Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference announced the All-NACC Teams for men's lacrosse on Thursday and five Lake Forest players were listed.
Junior defenseman
Liam Bradley was a First Team All-NACC honoree for the second year in a row. He anchored a Forester defense that allowed the fourth-fewest goals during the league's 11-game schedule and ranked third on the team with 26 ground balls and fourth with nine caused turnovers during those contests.
Sophomore midfielder
Aidan Wigton and junior faceoff specialist
Gabe Boston were named Second Team All-NACC on Thursday. Wigton tied for first on the squad with 17 goals and added four assists against conference foes. Boston won 102 of 148 faceoffs against the rest of the league and his .689 faceoff winning percentage ranked third in the NACC.
Lake Forest had a pair of Honorable Mention All-NACCÂ selections in junior attacker
Carson Pagel and sophomore short-stick defensive midfielder
Rowan Baringer. Pagel matched Wigton's team-high 17 goals and tied for 14th in the conference with 11 assists during league play. Baringer picked up a dozen ground balls and chipped in with three caused turnovers while helping keep opponents off the scoreboard.
In two seasons as a member of the conference Lake Forest players have earned a pair of First Team All-NACC honors, six second team accolades, and six honorable mentions.
The Foresters are 10-6 so far this season and tied for third place in the NACC standings with an 8-3 record during league play. The hosted and defeated Benedictine University 13-8 in last Saturday's quarterfinal round of the NACC Tournament before prevailing 12-11 in overtime at conference champion Aurora University on Wednesday. They will play in the tournament final at Concordia University Wisconsin on Saturday.