Men's Lacrosse Taylor Brown Named Conference's Top Player and Rookie
MAY 5, 2003 – Springfield College freshman attackman
Taylor Brown (Portsmouth, R.I.) was named the Pilgrim Lacrosse League East Division Player and Rookie of the Year, while Western New England College goaltender
Pat Dabrowski (Baltimore, Md.) and Lasell College sophomore
Louis Luchetti (Newton, Mass.) were voted Co-West Division Players of the Year at the post-season coaches meeting this afternoon. Springfield College head coach
Keith Bugbee was honored as the league’s coach of the year, and Mass. Maritime Academy freshman
Joe Bushy (Falmouth, Mass.)earned West Division Rookie of the Year honors as 22 athletes were also named all-conference.
Brown and Bugbee have led the Pride to a 11-4 record and the team’s third appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament in the past four years. The conference’s leading scorer with 73 points (46 goals, 27 assists), Brown netted four goals in SC’s 14-4 Pilgrim League Tournament Championship win over WNEC. In his 20th year at Springfield, Bugbee has guided the Pride to its third conference championship, and a second-round game in the NCAA Tournament at Middlebury College on Saturday, May 10.
Dabrowski was one of the conference’s top goaltenders, compiling a conference-best .661 save percentage and a 9.34 goals against average during the regular season for the Pilgrim runner-up Golden Bears. Luchetti was the conference leader in assists (47), while finishing second in points (63)
Bushy was one the conference’s top attackman, scoring 37 points (25 goals, 12 assists) for Pilgrim League Tournament semifinalist Mass. Maritime.
2003 Pilgrim Lacrosse League All-Conference Teams
EAST DIVISION
Attack
Taylor Brown Fr. Springfield Portsmouth, R.I.
Paul Purdy Jr. Springfield Brewster, N.Y.
Zach Putnam Jr. Wheaton Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Midfield
Mike Bartol Sr. Springfield Saratoga, N.Y.
James Flavin Sr. Babson Littleton, Colo.
Todd MacDowell Sr. Babson Wayland, Mass.
Chris Milligan Jr. Wheaton Madison, Conn.
Defense
Sean Harrington Jr. Springfield Suffern, N.Y.
Dusko Joldzic Jr. Wheaton Lincoln Park, N.J.
Keith Whittier Jr. Babson Durham, N.H.
Goalie
Paul Defina Sr. Babson Concord, Mass.
Player of the Year
Taylor Brown Fr. Springfield Portsmouth, R.I.
Rookie of the Year
Taylor Brown Fr. Springfield Portsmouth, R.I.
WEST DIVISION
Attack
Joe Bushy Fr. Ma. Maritime Falmouth, Mass.
Marco Le Gette Jr. WNEC Severna Park, Md.
Mike Norton Sr. Lasell Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Jesse Roy Jr. Norwich Middlbury, Vt.
Midfield
Nick Bishop Sr. Norwich Webster, N.Y.
Tim Cinque Sr. WNEC Lynbrook, N.Y.
Louis Luchetti So. Lasell Newton, Mass.
Defense
Nick Atwood Jr. Norwich Middlebury, Vt.
Dan Gildart Sr. WNEC Portland, Maine
Brian Lutz Sr. Ma. Maritime Brookfield, Conn.
Goalie
Pat Dabrowski Sr. WNEC Baltimore, Md.
Co-Players of the Year
Pat Dabrowski Sr. WNEC Baltimore, Md.
Louis Luchetti So. Lasell Newton, Mass.
Rookie of the Year
Joe Bushy Fr. Ma. Maritime Falmouth, Mass.
Coach of the Year: Keith Bugbee, Springfield College
Keith Bugbee enters his 31st season as head men's lacrosse coach at Springfield College in 2014. Under his direction, the Pride is one of the top programs in the country. Bugbee's coaching record stands at an impressive 327-157 (.676 winning percentage). Read more.