BRIDGEWATER, N.J. - Seven members of the Long Island University men's lacrosse team received All-NEC honors, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Cameron Connolly,
Shaun Hill,
Ben McIsaac, and
Aidan Zuhoski were named first-team all-conference selections,
Ryan Fountain was named to the league's second team, and
Antonio Ciolfi and
Jack Whitehouse were named all-rookie selections.
Connolly, a senior attackman from Seaford, New York, has scored 16 goals with a career-best 16 assists totaling 32 points so far this season. He added seven ground balls and three caused turnovers to earn his second career all-conference nod after earning second team honors as a junior in 2025.
Hill, a senior faceoff specialist from Oakdale, New York, leads the NEC in faceoff percentage (.610), ground balls (81), and ground balls per game (6.23).
McIsaac, a junior attackman from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, leads the Sharks and is second in the NEC with 37 goals. He has also recorded 11 assists totaling an NEC-leading 48 points with 11 ground balls and two caused turnovers, earning his second career all-conference honor (2
nd team, 2025).
Zuhoski, a junior midfielder from Riverhead, New York, has scored 32 goals this season, with 15 assists for 47 points. He ranks third in the NEC in goals per game (2.67) and leads the NEC in points per game (3.92), also accumulating 10 ground balls and two caused turnovers. This is Zuhoski's second consecutive first-team all-conference selection.
Fountain, a junior defender from Massapequa, New York, earned his second straight second-team all-conference selection after recovering 35 ground balls, a team-best mark among defenders, and causing 16 turnovers.
Ciolfi, a redshirt freshman defender from Foxborough, Massachusetts, secured 21 ground balls with seven caused turnovers.
Whitehouse, a freshman attackman from Islip, New York, scored four goals with two assists for six points, leading all LIU first-year players in goals and points scored.
The Sharks return to action on Thursday in the semifinals of the NEC Tournament versus (3) Cleveland State University in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+.
