SOUTH HADLEY, Mass.—The Babson College men's lacrosse program had 15 players recognized for their success on the field and in the classroom when the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) announced its Division III All-Academic team late last week. 

Graduate students Joey Allen (Philadelphia, Pa.), Beau Burns (Washington, D.C.), Hugh Curran (Needham, Mass.), Mason Dorr (Concord, Mass.) and Patrick McAleavey (Trumbull, Conn.), and seniors Hong (Tre) Ahn (Toronto, Ontario), Luke D'Orsi (Jamestown, R.I.), Jack Feeks (Georgetown, Mass.), Tommy French (Rumson, N.J.), Terry Li (Los Angeles, Calif.), Will Reading (Southlake, Texas), Braden Reilly (Belmont, Mass.), Drew Scott (Portland, Ore.), Jackson Simon (Bellevue, Wash.) and Bennett Smith (Lake Oswego, Ore.) were among 202 Division III student-athletes from 39 institutions 

To be considered, nominees must have senior or graduate student standing, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, and be an impact player for their team over the course of their career. 

Smith, who was selected as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Player of the Year, Allen, Burns and Dorr were among eight players to earn United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-America honors last month. Allen led the team in scoring with 47 goals and 26 assists for 73 points, Smith tallied 29 goals and 33 assists for 62 points while becoming the third player in program history to surpass 100 career assists, Dorr (44 GB, 20 CT) was second on the team in caused turnovers, and Burns ranked seventh in Division III in face-off winning percentage (.724) while scooping up a team-high 146 ground balls. 

Reilly finished third on the team in scoring with career highs of 29 goals and 27 assists for 56 points, McAleavey (33-5-38) was second on the team in goals and both Feeks (15-14-29) and D'Orsi (8-9-17) also set new career highs in all three scoring categories. Simon contributed four goals and four assists for eight points, Ahn and French both scored in an early-March win over Western New England, and Scott chipped in with a goal against Emerson and an assist in the victory over the Golden Bears. 

Reading, who owns the third-most face-off wins (329) in program history, and Li combined for 35 ground balls while claiming 53.3 percent of their face-offs, while Curran contributed five caused turnovers and five ground balls in 10 contests. 

Babson, which set a single-season record for wins, claimed its fourth consecutive NEWMAC title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the first time in school history while concluding the year with a record of 18-3.