In sports, just as the in conferring awards, sometimes the favorite wins and sometimes there are upsets and surprises. At the 2015 Tewaaraton (pronounced in its native Mohawk "dey-wah-ah-la-dohn") Awards - the award given to the nation's best collegiate male and female lacrosse players the expected came to pass. For the first time in the history of the award, a men's player repeated as the Tewaaraton winner. Albany's Lyle Thompson flew solo in 2015 after sharing the award with his brother Miles the previous year. Michael Powell of Syracuse is also a two time winner but not in consecutive years.