University of Massachusets Athletics
Biscardi, Manny Among 25 Nominees For Tewaaraton Award
April 26, 2012 | Men's Lacrosse
April 26, 2012
AMHERST, Mass. - Anthony Biscardi and Will Manny have both been named to the Tewaaraton Award Nominee list as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation on Wednesday. The duo are part of 25 nominees up for college lacrosse's highest individual honor. The Minutemen are also one of just five teams to have two players listed as nominees.
Five men's and five women's finalists will be announced May 10 and invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony. The original men's and women's watch lists, were announced Feb. 15 with additions made March 20 and April 3 and were ultimately comprised of 82 men's players and 57 women's players.
"We congratulate these 50 elite student-athletes on their remarkable accomplishments thus far this season," said Jeff Harvey, chairman of the Tewaaraton Foundation. "With the help of our selection committees, we look forward to announcing this year's finalists next month." The selection committees are comprised of 12 men's and ten women's current and former coaches.
Manny leads UMass with 33 goals and 24 assists for 57 points which ranks 4th nationally. Biscardi is one of the top midfielders in the CAA with 16 goals and 5 assists through 12 games.
The No. 2 Minutemen head to CAA rival Delaware on Friday (7 PM) in the regular-season finale. UMass sealed the top-seed in the CAA Tournament and will host a semifinal game next Wednesday, May 2 at Garber Field.
About The Tewaaraton Foundation
First presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the pre-eminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and US Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy - the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora - and presents two scholarships to students of Iroquois descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.
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