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Six Scots Named All-NCAC for Men's Lax, Led By Coyne and Story

WOOSTER, Ohio - Six College of Wooster men's lacrosse players were selected All-North Coast Athletic Conference, highlighted by junior midfielder Pat Coyne (Chatham / N.J./Chatham) and sophomore defender Ryan Story (Pittsburgh, Pa./ Mt. Lebanon) earning first-team honors, announced the league office on Tuesday.

In addition to Coyne and Story, senior attacker Mark Weschler (Silver Spring, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel) and freshman goalkeeper Corey McGann (Granger, Ind. / Penn) picked up second-team all-conference recognition, while junior attacker Alex Mies (Birmingham, Mich. /Cranbrook Kingswood School) and sophomore midfielder Matt Pullara (Littleton, Colo. / Arapahoe) received honorable mention.

Coyne, who moves up from a second-team laurel a season ago and an honorable mention accolade in 2007, had a productive spring for the Scots, ranking sixth in the NCAC in scoring averaging 3.08 points per game. Coyne nearly matched his career goal total entering 2009 (26), tallying 25 goals along with 15 assists for 40 points, second-best on the squad. He played a key role on the Fighting Scots' extra-man unit, with four of his goals coming during man-up opportunities. Coyne, who also picked up 23 groundballs, notched a team-best three game-winning goals.

Story, a two-year starter on the defensive unit, racks up his second all-league certificate moving up from the second team a season ago. He played an integral role on a Wooster defense that held opponents to 9.08 goals per game. Statistically, Story collected 29 groundballs during 2009.

Weschler was the leader of the Scots offensive attack, ranking as the squad's leader in goals (29), points (41), man-up goals (6), and tacked on Wooster's lone man-down score. On March 4, the 2009 tri-captain became just the fifth player in College of Wooster men's lacrosse history to score 100 career goals, accomplishing the feat during a 17-2 victory over Trine University. He finishes his four-year career having started all 53 games, collecting four all-NCAC awards, and pouring in 122 goals and 53 assists for 175 points, good for sixth place on Wooster's all-time career points list.

McGann had a solid first season between the pipes starting all 13 contests, limiting eight of Wooster's 13 opponents to less than 10 goals, and stopped a season-high 17 would-be scoring attempts against nationally-ranked Denison University on March 28. Individually, he gained credit for 39 groundballs, the third-highest total on the squad.

Picking up his first NCAC all-conference award, Mies lead Wooster and ranked fourth in the conference with 19 helpers. He found the back of the opposition's net 18 times, ranking third on the team with 37 points. Mies tallied a career-high eight-point performance with four goals and four assists in an 18-7 victory over St. Vincent College on March 31.

Pullara, the team's face-off specialist, won nearly 54 percent of his attempts (104-of-193). The second-year Scot led Wooster with 60 groundballs while throwing in 16 goals and helping on nine others, including two game-winners and a man-up opportunity.

The Scots wound up with a 7-6 overall mark this season, marking Wooster's sixth winning campaign in the last seven seasons. In NCAC action, Wooster was 2-3 for a fourth-place finish.