Local Lacrosse Player A Finalist For Prestigious National Award

DAVIDSONVILLE, MD – A lacrosse player from Davidsonville has been announced as one of five finalists for the 2019 Tewaaraton Award. The Tewaaraton Foundation has named five men’s and five women’s finalists for the award. The Tewaaraton Award is considered to be the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. These 10 student-athletes will be invited to Washington, D.C., for the 19th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony on May 30.

Four-time Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Pat Spencer is the sixth three-time finalist in the Tewaaraton Award’s 19-year history. The senior attackman from Davidsonville and Senior CLASS Award finalist helped the Greyhounds to the Patriot League regular-season title. He leads the Greyhounds with 94 points—tying his own single-season program mark—and 54 assists, while his 6.27 points per game 3.60 assists per game averages are both good for fourth nationally.

According to the Tewaaraton Foundation, this Patriot League’s all-time leading scorer broke Gary Hanley’s 38-year-old Loyola record for career points, and he currently ranks third all-time in NCAA Division I history in both points and assists. Spencer would be the Loyola’s first Tewaaraton winner.

“The Tewaaraton Foundation commends these 10 finalists that have been chosen from a standout pool of talented nominees,” said Jeffrey Harvey, Chairman of The Tewaaraton Foundation, in a press release. “We wish them the very best in their respective playoff journeys and look forward to welcoming each of them and their families to Washington, D.C., on May 30th.”

Finalists come from a pool of 25 men’s and 25 women’s nominees that were announced April 25. The selection committees are comprised of 17 men’s and 17 women’s current and former college coaches.