NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Three members of the Christopher Newport men's lacrosse team picked up preseason All-American honors as
Scott McAneney,
Dylan Rice, and
Max Wayne were named to the prestigious list, which was announced by Inside Lacrosse in the 2020 Face-Off Yearbook.
Rice led the decorated contingent after picking up second-team accolades. Meanwhile, McAneney and Wayne were named to the honorable mention list.
Together, the three standouts are the first players in program history to earn the preseason national honor.
Entering his junior campaign, Rice has already established himself as one of the finest offensive forces in program history. A two-time All-Conference and All-State selection, he also hauled in honorable mention All-American honors from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association last year. In 39 career games, he currently ranks third in program history with 145 points and 108 strikes after becoming the first Captain to record back-to-back 50-goal campaigns.
On the defensive end, McAneney has anchored the crease while starring as the squad's starting goalie. A first-team All-Conference and All-State selection last year, he was also selected as a USILA All-American. As a junior, he led the conference with a .580 save percentage while ranking 17th in the NCAA with 243 total stops. In his career, he already stands third in program history with 382 saves, while his .560 save percentage is the highest mark by a Captain.
A stabilizing force on the back line, Wayne has started all 39 games over the past two seasons while earning a pair of All-Conference and All-State plaudits. Honored as a USILA All-American last year, he ranked ninth in the NCAA with 51 caused turnovers, which also placed him third on the program's all-time single-season list. Overall, he enters his junior campaign ranked fifth in program history with 80 career caused turnovers. His 2.05 takeaways-per-game average also places him second all-time.
Christopher Newport will kick off the 2020 campaign on February 15 when the Captains travel to Washington (Md.) for a 1 p.m. bout in Chestertown, Md.
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