BABSON PARK, Mass.—The trio of graduate student
Tripp Clark (Byfield, Mass.) and seniors
Alex Fascilla (Huntington, N.Y.) and
Brendan Maher (Melrose, Mass.) added to their postseason awards haul when they were named to the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) Region I team on Monday afternoon.
Clark and Fascilla, who was recognized for the second consecutive season, both garnered second-team honors. Maher received an honorable mention nod after being named to the second team in 2024.
Clark, who transferred to Babson from St. Lawrence University, earned IMLCA All-Region honors for the second year in a row after landing on the Region II first team in his final season with the Saints. He started 17 games this spring for the Beavers, collecting a career-high 69 ground balls to go along with a team-best 32 caused turnovers to go along with four goals and two assists for six points.
Clark recorded three or more caused turnovers seven times and scooped up at least six ground ball on six occasions, and was at his best in the postseason picking up 24 ground balls while adding 12 caused turnovers in four games as the Green and White captured its third straight New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) championship before advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
A two-time United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) and USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America selection and two-time all-conference honoree, Clark totaled 212 ground balls and 108 caused turnovers in four seasons at St. Lawrence and one at Babson while starting 82 of 83 career games.
Fascilla garnered IMLCA Region I second-team laurels for the second year in a row after going 13-6 with a career-best 9.12 goals against average and a .564 save percentage while making 207 total saves in 20 starts. He ranked 34th in Division III in goals against average and 38th nationally in save percentage, and made at least 10 saves in 14 contests while giving up double-digit goals on just six occasions.
Additionally, Fascilla's 13 wins match the single-season program record set by Will Parducci '23 back in 2023. His 207 saves this spring also rank seventh in the single-season chart.
The 2024 NEWMAC Defensive Player of the Year and a two-time USILA and USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America selection, Fascilla went 25-10 with a 9.45 goals against average and a .577 in 43 career games. He ranks fourth in program history in wins, sixth in both goals against average (9.45) and save percentage (.577), and eighth with 430 saves.
Maher, who earned a USA Lacrosse Magazine All-America honorable mention for the second year in a row back in May, started all 20 games and set new career highs with 48 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers this spring. He collected at least three ground balls eight times and had multiple forced turnovers in six contests while helping Babson finish first in the conference in scoring defense and 10th nationally in clearing percentage (.896).
A four-time All-NEWMAC honoree, two-time IMLCA Region I and 2024 NEILA All-Region selection, Maher started all 75 games at Babson over the last four seasons and ranks sixth in program history with 79 caused turnovers and 12th all-time with 165 ground balls.
Babson finished the 2025 campaign with an overall record of 14-6 after capturing its third straight NEWMAC Tournament championship and advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
