Preseason picks pan out with Denver’s Connor Cannizzaro named Attack Player of the Year and Marquette’s Liam Byrnes as Defensive Player of the Year
NEW YORK – With the regular season complete and the 2016 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship Presented by Jeep two days away, the league announced the regular season major award winners and all-conference first and second teams on Tuesday.
For the second year in a row, the coaches’ preseason picks panned out as Denver junior Connor Cannizzaro was voted Offensive Player of the Year and Marquette grad student Liam Byrnes, Defensive Player of the Year.