Six Scots All-NCAC, Including First-Teamers Ranck, Hohan, and Magoon

Six College of Wooster men's lacrosse players were named all-North Coast Athletic Conference, highlighted by Matt Ranck, Sean Hohan, and Matt Magoon, first-team choices at attacker, goalkeeper, and defender, respectively, the league office announced on Wednesday.

The three first-team selections were the most for Wooster since the 2005 season, while midfielder PJ Dallman, long-stick midfielder Dean Marchitelli, and specialist Max Rubin joined them as honorable mention recipients.

Ranck, a senior who gained an honorable mention nod on the 2012 All-NCAC Team, not only paced the Fighting Scots' offense for a second-straight season, but will likely finish as the league leader in goals again, this spring with 37. With 10 assists to his name as well, Ranck totaled 47 points to rank second in the NCAC in scoring (3.36 ppg), despite being slowed by an injury during one stretch. Of 14 games played, he had a hat trick seven times, including a season-high six goals in the opener at Thiel College (Feb. 26), and Ranck wrapped up his career with 96 goals – tied for the sixth-most in program history.

Hohan, now a two-time all-conference pick (honorable mention in 2012) through two seasons, anchored a backfield that averaged just 7.40 goals allowed, which puts the Fighting Scots No. 34 in scoring defense in the current NCAA Div. III national statistics. Individually, the sophomore standout was credited with a team-leading 28 caused turnovers, all while typically guarding the opposition's top scoring threat, plus 48 groundballs.

Magoon, who is a junior and three-year starter, earned his first postseason award after posting a career-high .609 save percentage while starting all 15 games between the pipes. That percentage ranks among the top-40 currently across Div. III, as does his 7.75 goals against average. Magoon totaled an NCAC-best 165 saves, highlighted by 20 in a tough 10-7 loss at then-No. 11 ranked Denison University (March 23).

Dallman provided Wooster a boost, as the sophomore offensive-minded midfielder served as the team's fourth-leading scorer. He tallied 21 points on 15 goals and six assists, and also chipped in with 27 groundballs. Notable, Dallman gave the Scots a 6-3 lead late in the fourth quarter of their eventual 7-5 victory against Kenyon College (April 17) and he accounted for two goals in a 9-5 setback to NCAA Tournament participant Ohio Wesleyan University (April 13).

Marchitelli started for the second year as a long-stick middie and the junior thrived in that role, rating second on the squad in groundballs (56) and third in caused turnovers (16). Defensively, he made an impact for a group that held 12 of its 15 opponents to single-digit goals, including the fifth and sixth shutouts in school history. Two of Marchitelli's top games came against high-quality competition, as he recorded three caused turnovers and three groundballs in the NCAC Tournament semifinals at Ohio Wesleyan (April 23) and three caused turnovers and four groundballs at No. 11 Denison (March 23).

Rubin played a key role in Wooster's success, with the sophomore face-off man helping the team gain possession 58.2 percent of the time (160-for-275). Often picking up the ball himself after a face-off, he registered a team-leading 61 groundballs. Rubin's most impressive outings consisted of a 19-of-28 effort at then-No. 20 ranked Roanoke College (March 12) and a 15-of-21 showing during a 9-8 win over archrival Wittenberg University (March 29).

In 2013, the Scots won three more games (9-6) than the previous year and qualified for the four-team NCAC Tournament.