Washington, D.C. — University of Richmond men's lacrosse graduate student goalie Zach Vigue has been added to the prestigious Tewaaraton Award Watch List. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent accolade in lacrosse, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse players in the United States, often compared to college football's Heisman Trophy.
Vigue earned his spot on the watch list Thursday after leading Richmond to a 4-2 record to start the season, with the team's only two losses coming against programs ranked in the nation's top five.
Vigue currently ranks fourth among NCAA Division I active leaders in minutes played with 2,642, seventh in saves with 513, and ninth in goals against average at 9.95. His goalkeeping has been a key factor in Richmond's ranking of ninth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 7.83 goals per game. Additionally, the Spiders are ranked sixth in clearing percentage (.910) and fifth in man-down defense (.857), both thanks to Vigue.
The Apex, N.C. native is in the top five in every goalie category in program history, including saves (513, 2nd), saves per game (10.26, 1st), save percentage (.539, 5th), goals against average (9.95, 3rd), and wins (32, 2nd).
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced in early May, with the Tewaaraton Award recipients selected after the conclusion of the collegiate lacrosse season. The finalists will be honored, and this year's recipients will be announced live on May 29 at the Tewaaraton Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Men's First Round Additions:
- Sean Byrne, Army West Point – Jr., Goalie
- Hunter Drouin, Colgate University – Jr., Midfield
- Sam English, Syracuse – Grad. Student, Midfield
- Cody Malawsky, Denver – Soph., Attack
- AJ Marsh, Navy – Soph., Defense
- Anderson Moore, Georgetown – Soph., Goalie
- Dominic Pietramala, North Carolina – RS Soph., Attack
- Julian Radossich, Fairfield – Soph., Defense
- Eric Spanos, Maryland – Jr., Attack
- Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State – Sr., Defense
- Zach Vigue, Richmond – Grad. Student, Goalie
- Casey Wilson, Denver – Sr., SSDM
