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Hatfield, Cates Named to Preseason All-SoCon Squad, Spiders Picked Second
01/25/2018 | Men's Lacrosse
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The Southern Conference announced on Thursday afternoon its 2018 preseason All-SoCon team as well the coaches poll as voted on by the league's eight head coaches. Teddy Hatfield and Austin Cates earned All-Conference recognition for the Spiders who were picked second, behind defending champion Air Force, with two first-place votes.
Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams or student-athletes.
Richmond, which ranks No. 20 in the preseason Inside Lacrosse poll, received 43 points in the voting after finishing the 2017 season with a record of 12-4 overall and a 6-1 mark in the SoCon. Air Force received just four more points than the Spiders and the remaining six first-place votes. Furman (37) was picked third with Jacksonville (28), High Point (25), Bellarmine (21), Mercer (16) and VMI (7) rounding out the poll.
Hatfield is one of three attackers chosen to the All-Conference team. The junior was lights out during his sophomore campaign in 2017. He scored team-high 33 goals to go with 26 assists for a program-record 59 points. His per game averages of 2.06 goals, 1.62 assists, and 3.69 points all led the SoCon en route to being named to the SoCon First Team. His five hat tricks in 2017 are also a program record and on three occasions set a program record with eight points in a single game.
Cates is a back-to-back All-SoCon choice, earning First Team recognition a season ago. He joins the preseason team as the choice at LSM after playing a heavy roll on a Spider defense that led the country allowing just 6.25 goals per game. His 29 ground balls were good for fourth on the team and his 14 caused turnovers were third.
Richmond will open its season officially on Saturday, Feb. 10 at UMBC. That game is set to face off at Noon. From there the Spiders will get the home slate started with a visit from Bucknell on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Noon. Richmond plays seven games at Robins Stadium in 2018, highlighted by a visit from North Carolina on Wednesday, March 14 at 6 p.m.
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2018 Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll
Team (1st-place votes)Â Total
1. Air Force (6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 47
2. Richmond (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 43
3. Furman                      37
4. Jacksonville               28
5. High Point                 25
6. Bellarmine                 21
7. Mercer                       16
8. VMIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7
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2018 Preseason All-Southern Conference team
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nick Hruby, Air Force
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chris Walsch, Air Force
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Teddy Hatfield, Richmond
MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Grant Gould, Air Force
MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â William Holcomb, Furman
MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lou Yovino, Furman
MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â McLean Chicquen, Jacksonville
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brandon Jones, Air Force
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kevin Fahey, Bellarmine
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Terrell Sands, High Point
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kyle Walsh, VMI
GKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alec Van de Bovenkamp, Furman
FOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Trent Harper, Air Force
SSMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Joe Matarazzo, Air Force
SSMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Beville, Jacksonville
LSMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Austin Cates, Richmond
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Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams or student-athletes.
Richmond, which ranks No. 20 in the preseason Inside Lacrosse poll, received 43 points in the voting after finishing the 2017 season with a record of 12-4 overall and a 6-1 mark in the SoCon. Air Force received just four more points than the Spiders and the remaining six first-place votes. Furman (37) was picked third with Jacksonville (28), High Point (25), Bellarmine (21), Mercer (16) and VMI (7) rounding out the poll.
Hatfield is one of three attackers chosen to the All-Conference team. The junior was lights out during his sophomore campaign in 2017. He scored team-high 33 goals to go with 26 assists for a program-record 59 points. His per game averages of 2.06 goals, 1.62 assists, and 3.69 points all led the SoCon en route to being named to the SoCon First Team. His five hat tricks in 2017 are also a program record and on three occasions set a program record with eight points in a single game.
Cates is a back-to-back All-SoCon choice, earning First Team recognition a season ago. He joins the preseason team as the choice at LSM after playing a heavy roll on a Spider defense that led the country allowing just 6.25 goals per game. His 29 ground balls were good for fourth on the team and his 14 caused turnovers were third.
Richmond will open its season officially on Saturday, Feb. 10 at UMBC. That game is set to face off at Noon. From there the Spiders will get the home slate started with a visit from Bucknell on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Noon. Richmond plays seven games at Robins Stadium in 2018, highlighted by a visit from North Carolina on Wednesday, March 14 at 6 p.m.
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2018 Preseason Southern Conference Coaches Poll
Team (1st-place votes)Â Total
1. Air Force (6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 47
2. Richmond (2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 43
3. Furman                      37
4. Jacksonville               28
5. High Point                 25
6. Bellarmine                 21
7. Mercer                       16
8. VMIÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 7
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2018 Preseason All-Southern Conference team
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Nick Hruby, Air Force
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chris Walsch, Air Force
AÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Teddy Hatfield, Richmond
MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Grant Gould, Air Force
MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â William Holcomb, Furman
MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lou Yovino, Furman
MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â McLean Chicquen, Jacksonville
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Brandon Jones, Air Force
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kevin Fahey, Bellarmine
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Terrell Sands, High Point
DÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Kyle Walsh, VMI
GKÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Alec Van de Bovenkamp, Furman
FOÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Trent Harper, Air Force
SSMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Joe Matarazzo, Air Force
SSMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Ryan Beville, Jacksonville
LSMÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Austin Cates, Richmond
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