HOTALING NAMED E8 PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Randall named Coach of the Year, O'Hara is top rookie

Chad Amidon	Ryan Hotaling

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (May 2, 2007) -- Syracuse natives Chad Amidon and Ryan Hotaling, seniors on the Nazareth College men's lacrosse team, have been selected as first-team all-stars in the Empire 8 Conference for 2007. The all-star teams were selected through voting among the league's eight head coaches.

Hotaling, an attackman, was selected Player of the Year and Nazareth freshman attackman Erinn O'Hara was chosen Rookie of the Year. In addition, Rob Randall was selected as Coach of the Year.

Three other Nazareth players were second-team selections in long-stick midfielder Francis Donald, defenseman Ryan Conley and goalie Pat Mullin. O'Hara was an honorable mention choice along with midfielders Mark Kanellis and Conor O'Keefe and defenseman Will Tuttle.

Amidon and Hotaling, both graduates of Onondaga Central near Syracuse, were instrumental in Nazareth winning the Empire 8 Conference championship for the fourth time in the last five years. Amidon, a midfielder, leads the Golden Flyers in scoring with 52 points (32 goals, 19 assists) and ground balls (92) and has won 60 percent of his face-offs taken (156 for 259). Hotaling, despite missing four games due to a shoulder injury, has 50 points on 31 goals and 19 assists. He ranks third all-time at Nazareth with 223 points on 133 goals and 90 assists.

O'Hara, of Camillus, N.Y. and a graduate of Salisbury School in Connecticut, started regularly for Nazareth as a freshman attackman. He ranks fourth on the team in scoring with 37 points on 24 goals and 13 assists.

Randall, in his seventh season as Nazareth head coach, has a 93-22 record with the Golden Flyers, including a 15-2 record in 2007. He also was named E8 Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2003.

Conley, a senior from Fairfield, Conn. and a graduate of Fairfield High School, has started regularly as a close defenseman the last two seasons. He leads the Golden Flyers' defensemen with 43 ground balls and also was a second-team E8 selection in 2006.

Donald, a senior from Dallas, Texas and a graduate of St. Mark's School, contributed three goals and two assists with 39 ground balls as a long-stick midfielder in 2006. Mullin, a senior from Rochester, N.Y. and a graduate of Irondequoit High School, has started all 17 games in '07 and has a .601 save percentage with a goals-against average of 8.30.

O'Keefe, a senior from Setuaket, N.Y. and a graduate of Stony Brook School, contributed 18 goals and nine assists, while Kanellis, a junior from Cortland, N.Y. and a graduate of Cortland High School, has five goals and two assists. Tuttle, a senior from Kennebunk, Maine and a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy, has one assist and 40 ground balls.

2007 Empire 8 Men’s Lacrosse Awards
Player of the Year: Ryan Hotaling, Nazareth
Goalkeeper of the Year: Dennis Butler, Ithaca
Rookie of the Year: Erinn O’Hara, Nazareth
Coach of the Year: Rob Randall, Nazareth

First Team All-Conference
Scott Farress Sr. RIT Attack
Ryan Hotaling Sr. Nazareth Attack
Matt Nelligan Jr. Ithaca Attack
Chad Amidon Sr. Nazareth Midfielder
Craig Lepiane Jr. Ithaca Midfielder
Pat McCormack Sr. Hartwick Midfielder
Andrew Ruocco Jr. RIT Midfielder
Brandon Rose Jr. Ithaca Long-Stick Midfielder
Jacob Brunner Jr. RIT Short-Stick Specialist
Jacob Tuller Jr. RIT Defense
Ryan Welch Jr. Hartwick Defense
Neth Wiedemann So. Ithaca Defense
Dennis Butler Sr. Ithaca Goalie

Second Team All-Conference
Lee Austin Sr. Hartwick Attack
Matt Hargather Sr. St. John Fisher Attack
Eric Pritchard Sr. RIT Attack
Wes Adam Jr. RIT Midfielder
Kevin Bush Jr. Ithaca Midfielder
Trevor Hoselton Sr. RIT Midfielder
Jarrett Moffitt Sr. Alfred Midfielder
Phil Davenport Jr. RIT Long-Stick Midfielder
Francis Donald Sr. Nazareth Long-Stick Midfielder
Dave Wood So. St. John Fisher Short-Stick Specialist
Chris Bulawa Jr. RIT Defense
Ryan Conley Sr. Nazareth Defense
Pete Schick Jr. Ithaca Defense
Pat Mullin Sr. Nazareth Goalie

Sportsman of the Year
Name Yr. School
Mike McCarthy Sr. Alfred
Greg Hanson Sr. Elmira
Pat McCormack Sr. Hartwick
Matt Hammes Sr. Ithaca
Jordan Hirsch Sr. Nazareth
Daniel Jernick Sr. RIT
Brian Cummings Sr. St. John Fisher
Nick Evanoff Sr. Utica

Honorable Mention All-Conference
Logan Bobzien Ithaca Attack
Erinn O’Hara Nazareth Attack
Steve Caramello Hartwick Midfielder
Dave O’Connell Utica Midfielder
Conor O’Keefe Nazareth Midfielder
Mark Kanellis Nazareth Short-Stick Specialist
Eric Guevera Elmira Defense
Mike McCarthy Alfred Defense
Will Tuttle Nazareth Defense
John Foley RIT Goalie