Lancaster, Pa. – (5/6/2025) – Honoring the league's top regular-season performers, Interim Commissioner Rebecca Mullen, has officially released the members of the 2025 All-Atlantic East Conference (AEC) Men's Lacrosse Team and major award winners. An All-AEC First Team selection for junior attack Josh Devine (Pottstown, Pa.) headlined five Griffins who garnered all-league recognition as Second Team honors were bestowed on senior midfielder Ian Kish (Easton, Pa.), junior attack Gunnar Seaman (Worcester, Pa.), junior defenseman Dylan Gazda (Pottstown, Pa.), and senior goalkeeper Jared Devine (Pottstown, Pa.).
 
The recently crowned AEC Champions, Immaculata University presented well in the major awards with Head Coach Will Pilat and his staff winning the AEC Coaching Staff of the Year award, graduate attack   David Azzarano (Wayne, Pa.) earning the AEC Player of the Year title, and senior defense Aidan Lawrence (Mount Laurel, N.J.) sharing the AEC Defensive Player of the Year honors with Marymount University sophomore defenseman Spencer Carfang (Alexandria, Va.). Marywood University freshman midfielder Ben Meighan (Floral Park, N.Y.) was recognized as the AEC Rookie of the Year. The AEC Elite 20 award winner was Marymount University senior attack Gavin Taylorson (Dundalk, Md.).
 
In their second season at Immaculata University, Will Pilat and his staff - Chris Fleming,
Dom Tulio, Tyler Hoagland, Kent Snoddy – directed the Mighty Macs to a 14-5 overall record and a perfect 5-0 league season. Azzarano was the star of the campaign with a league-highs in assists (51) and points (94). Lawrence was a major contributor as well with 64 ground balls and a league-high 34     caused turnovers. Likewise, Carfang starred out of the Saints' backfield with 36 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers. Meighan was a true asset to the Pacers in his debut season with 31 points (22 goals, 9 assists), 20 ground balls, and six caused turnovers.
 
Josh Devine garners his second straight All-AEC First Team award after leading Gwynedd Mercy University in points with 51 (32 goals, 19 assists); he tied for league's 11^th-best goal total (11^th, 32) and tied for the league's sixth-best assist total (6^th, 19). He also ranked first in the league for shots (1^st, 174) and 11^th in the league for ground balls (11^th, 52).

Devine scored four man-up goals over the course of the season and he logged a program-record 10 points (6 goals, 4 assists) in a 20-11 victory over AEC rival Neumann University (Apr. 12).
 
Seaman and Kish both celebrated century scores this season as the former recorded his in the second quarter of the regular season finale versus Marymount University (8-2, 10:36, 2QTR) and the latter logged his 100^th goal in the Griffins' AEC Semifinal appearance (9-1, 1:20, 1QTR @ #1 Immaculata University on Apr. 26). This is the second All-AEC Second Team honor for Seaman, who finished the season with 49 points (36 goals, 13 assists), 34 ground balls, and seven caused turnovers. Kish finishes his collegiate career as a three-time All-AEC performer; he garnered All-AEC First Team recognition in 2023 and 2024. He totaled 47 points (33 goals, 14 assists), 30 ground balls, and 10 caused turnovers.
 
Like Seaman, Gazda is also now a two-time All-AEC Second Team honoree. After battling back from an early-season injury, the Griffins' backline anchor impressed opposing head coaches with four ground balls and four caused turnovers in five conference games.  

Jared Devine was a regular on the AEC Men's Lacrosse Weekly Honor Roll and finished his Red and Gold career with a program-record 501 saves. He earned his 6-10 record with a league-high 233 saves; offering a .550 save percentage (SV%) and a 12.91 goals against average (GAA). His was also an All-AEC Second Team performer in 2024.

The complete 2025 All-AEC Men's Lacrosse Team and Major Awards winners are listed below and available using the provided link.

2025 All-Atlantic East Conference Men's Lacrosse Team
Player of the Year: David Azzarano, Immaculata
Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Spencer Carfang, Marymount, Aidan Lawrence, Immaculata
Rookie of the Year: Ben Meighan, Marywood
Coaching Staff of the Year: Immaculata University
Elite 20 Award Winner: Gavin Taylorson, Marymount

All-AEC FIRST TEAM
A - David Azzarano, Immaculata
A - Brandan Boschi, Neumann
A - Bryan Maguire, Marymount
A - John Scibello, Marywood
MF - Joseph Biuso, Immaculata
MF - Josh Devine, Gwynedd Mercy
MF - Ian Fructuoso, Marymount
MF - Luke Sykes, Neumann
D - Spencer Carfang, Marymount
D - Ryan Casagrande, Marymount
D - Dalton Gerver, Marywood
D - Colton Rhoades, Immaculata
GK - Matthew Ludlow, Immaculata
LSM - Aidan Lawrence, Immaculata
SS - Creek Gausman, Marymount
FOS - Jake Methlie, Neumann

All-AEC SECOND TEAM
A - Bailey Manion, Immaculata
A - Gunnar Seaman, Gwynedd Mercy
A - Gavin Taylorson, Marymount
A - Connor Teears, Immaculata
A - Marty Zoet, Centenary 
MF - Ryan Gorman, Immaculata
MF - Ben Meighan, Marywood
MF - Ian Kish, Gwynedd Mercy
MF - Dillon Kane, Marywood
D - Daniel Alvarez, Immaculata
D - Dylan Gazda, Gwynedd Mercy
D - Gerald Haak, Centenary
D - Hayden McMullen - Centenary
GK - Jared Devine, Gwynedd Mercy
GK - Colin Trainor, Marywood
LSM - Howard Otto, Marymount
SS - Robbie Wishart, Immaculata
FOS -  Luke Ament, Marywood