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Will Redick ’26 led the nation in goals scored and points and was second (by one) in assists to earn First Team All-American honors. Connor Tait ’25 was a finalist for the prestigious Joe Concannon Award, given by the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston to the best American-born NCAA Division II/III men’s hockey player in New England, while Redick and Kalle Andersson ’24 were named MASCAC Player and Goalie of the Year, respectively. Jeromey Rancourt ’24 and Brett Lockhart ’24 completed their studies remotely as the duo signed professional contracts with the Port Huron Prowlers of the FPHL.
Owen McNichols ’24 set new records for goalie wins in a season and career to claim LEC Goalie of the Year recognition, while head coach Mike Wilus was named Coach of the Year. Six players earned All-LEC honors, and the team climbed as high as 10th in the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) weekly poll while appearing in the Receiving Votes section five different times this spring. PSU’s season came to an end in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after falling to #5 St. Lawrence by a 14-6 margin.
After starting LEC play 0-2, the Panthers ran off five-straight conference victories during a nine-game winning streak, outscoring opponents by a 164-55 margin over the stretch. As the fourth seed for the LEC Tournament, PSU knocked off top-seeded Western Connecticut State University in the semifinals, a rematch of the last three title games, before taking an early lead and using a 6-0 surge to coast to victory over the Owls.
Julia Donovan ’25 and Megan Gaspa ’24 were named LEC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively, and were joined by Jenna Stowell ’25 on the All-LEC First Team. Donovan became just the eighth player in school history to eclipse the 200-points mark, while Stowell moved into third all-time with 306 career draw controls in just two seasons with the Panthers. The duo also earned regional honors after being selected to the IWLCA All-Pilgrim Region Second Team.
Miller finished with team-highs of 22 wins and nine pins, both the highest totals since the 2017–18 season and placed at three tournaments. Anestis also reached the 20-win threshold, going 20-8 and earning All-NEWA recognition after placing seventh at the NCAA Division III Northeast Regional Championships, the best finish for a PSU wrestler at the event since the 2018–19 season. Anestis was also a three-time place finisher.
Included among the array of season highlights was Lea Crompton ’24G driving past three defenders before laying in a teardrop midway through the third quarter on January 17 to become the thirteenth player to score her 1,000th career point in a Plymouth State uniform. Wilcox closed out the year as an All-LEC and LEC All-Defensive Team selection.
His work was hardly done from there, however. Bosse would pour in 28 points the next game and added a 29-point outburst shortly after returning from the holiday recess. He averaged 24.5 points per game over his final six contests, matching his season high of 29 points in the final game of the year to end his career with 1,320 points, the ninth-most in program history.
In fact, Fogg and his teammates put on a full-blown assault on the record books. Fourteen of the program’s 17 individual records were set during the 2023-24 season, while three-of-five relay records were also established this winter. Fogg holds six individual records and is part of all five relay records.
Indoor track & field season saw the men set four school records, with Olson leading the charge with a pair of top times in the 400-meters and 800-meters. His 800-meter time was the fastest in all of NCAA Division III and he entered the NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships as the top seed before earning All-America honors. Jyaire Hatcher ’23, ’24G also set a record in the 200-meters, with Flewelling following suit in the 5,000-meters.
Olson continued his dominance during outdoor season, setting the 800-meter record and winning a third-straight LEC title in the event. PSU’s 4x200m and 4x800m relay squads also set new standards in the spring, while Gallaher and Flewelling won individual LEC titles in the 10,000m run and 3,000-meter steeplechase. Olson ran the second fastest time in the country heading into the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships meet over Memorial Day weekend, where he capped off a decorated career by finishing third to earn First Team All-America honors in the 800-meters in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Karow set new marks in the 600-meters, 800-meters and mile run – accounting for just three of the seven school records established over the winter. Sam Van De Moere ’26DPT claimed a new mark in the 1,000-meters, Libby McIntyre ’24 in the weight throw, and the program experienced a pair of relay records and LEC titles in the 4x200m and 4x800m.
That was just the start for Karow, who opened outdoor season with a bang, unbelievably setting and resetting the 800m record in four consecutive weeks. The ladies would combine for five event records during the spring season, as Van De Moere smashed her own mark in the 1,500-meters, Lexi Marcolini ’24 established a program best in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, McIntyre set a new standard in the hammer throw, and PSU’s 4x100m relay also posted a new top time.
Head coach Joan Forge ’77 earned her 100th career victory, while the team appeared in the LEC Tournament finals in back-to-back years for just the second time in program history.
Leading the charge was middle blocker Nora Ryan ’24, who is making an argument to go down as one of the best to ever don a PSU uniform. She claimed American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Region honors, was named LEC Offensive Player of the Year and earned a spot on the All-LEC First Team after ranking among the top-30 in the nation in blocks per set, attack percentage and total blocks.
