Tuttle Named All-American

DANBURY--Sacred Heart University men's lacrosse midfielder Max Tuttle has been named a
USILA Third Team All-America, as voted by the nation's Division I head coaches. Tuttle is the first Pioneer to earn the All-America nod to the Division I team.

"I couldn't be happier for Max, as his hard work and dedication to the game of lacrosse is being recognized," said Pioneers head coach Jonathan Basti. "He is one of many special players that we have at SHU and his recognition at this elite level is testament to the culture of program that he is a part of and has helped build."

Tuttle scored 58 points during his senior season that earned him Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Second Team honors and All-New Englad team selection in the past week. He tallied 39 goals and handed out a single-season career-high 19 assists in 15 games. Tuttle finished the season ranked 38^th in the nation in points per game (3.87) and 31^st in goals per game (2.60).

Tuttle tied his career-high with eight points (six goals, two assists) and 11 ground balls in a win over Furman earlier this season and was named to the NEC All-Tournament Team following his five-point output in the NEC semifinals against Hobart. He finishes his storied SHU career as the program's all-time leading goal scorer (134) and with the second-most points (198) in program history.
After earning 2018 NEC Player of the Year honors last season, Tuttle became the program's first Division I student-athlete to earn All-America recognition, with Honorable Mention last season.

All-ECAC, Too

In addtion, Tuttle has been named to the 2019 All-ECAC First Team. With this latest individual honor, Tuttle completes his career as easily the most-decorated Pioneer in program history.

Tuttle joins Tewaaraton award finalists Grant Amant (Penn State) and Pat Spencer (Loyola) on the All-ECAC list as well as Chase Scanlan (Loyola) and Sam Handley (Penn) who occupy to other two midfield spots on the First Team.

A robust two weeks of award announcements for Tuttle, his 2019 campaign includes USILA Third Team All-America honors as well as Inside Lacrosse Media Second Team All-America, All-New England First Team, All-NEC First Team and NEC All-Tournament Team distinctions. Earlier this week, Tuttle became the first Pioneer ever honored with All-America laurels.

An all-around threat at the midfield position, Tuttle completed his senior season with 58 points on 39 goals and a career-best 19 assists to go along with a career-high 54 ground balls. A potent isolation scorer, Tuttle led the team with 154 shots (91 on-goal) and four man-up goals.

Tuttle graduates as a three-time All-NEC selection as well as the 2018 NEC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year awards. His 134 career goals set a new program record while his 198 career points rank second all-time at SHU.

All-ECAC First Team
Player	Team	Position
Chris Gray	Boston Univ.	Attack
Grant Amant	Penn State	Attack
Pat Spencer	Loyola	Attack
Max Tuttle	SHU	Midfield
Chase Scanlan	Loyola	Midfield
Sam Handley	Penn	Midfield
Johnny Surdick	Army West Point	Defense
Koby Smith	Towson	Defense
Mark Evanchick	Penn	Defense
Chris Sabia	Penn State	Defense
Isaac Paparo	UMass	LSM
Alex Woodall	Towson	Faceoff
Sean Sconone	UMass	Goalkeeper

—Staff Reports

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