University of Massachusets Athletics
Four Men's Lacrosse Alumni Selected For US Lacrosse Hall of Fame
November 30, 2019 | Men's Lacrosse
Tom Carmean, Greg Fisk, Vinny LoBello and Mario Lopez chosen for induction
AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse alumni Tom Carmean, Greg Fisk, Vin LoBello and Mario Lopez earned selection into the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame Western Massachusetts Chapter - the complete Class of 2019 for the organization. US Lacrosse will honor the quartet during a ceremony at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts, beginning at 6 p.m. on Wed., Jan. 15.
Those who wish to attend the ceremony should RSVP to Hall of Fame Committee Chair Robert Young (413-478-7372 or westernmasslacrosse@gmail.com) by Thurs., Jan. 2.
Carmean graduated fourth all-time at UMass in points (186) via 88 goals and 98 assists accrued between 1985-87. He led the team in points and assists during each of his three years as a letterman, and in goals during 1985 and 1986. Carmean won one of the program's 11 all-time USILA All-America First Team honors in 1987, took home second team in 1986 and was an honorable mention recipient in 1985.
Fisk, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, starred in the midfield at UMass from 1983-86 and accrued 119 points on 74 goals and 45 assists, which stood 11th in Massachusetts lacrosse history at the time of his graduation. He led the team in goals, assists and points during the 1983 season, won NEILA All-New England twice and secured USILA All-America in 1986.
LoBello, a native of Northampton, Massachusetts, also lettered in the midfield four times from 1974-77. A steady producer for the Minutemen, LoBello provided 57 points via 38 goals and 19 assists during his four seasons. He joins his father, Vincent J. LoBello, in the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame New England Chapter.
Lopez, an Amherst, Massachusetts, native starred on defense for the Minutemen during the 1989-92 seasons. Lopez won USILA All-America and NEILA All-New England as a senior in 1992, when he helped captain the team to a 9-3 record. Also a contributor in the transition game, Lopez added 10 points over his career through four goals and six assists.
Carmean, Fisk, LoBello and Lopez are the latest in a lineage of UMass men's lacrosse alumni selected for the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame's Western Massachusetts Chapter. It also includes current head coach Greg Cannella (2018), program alumni Norm Smith and Jeff Spooner (2017) and former head coaches Ted Garber (2016) and Richard F. Garber (2015).
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Those who wish to attend the ceremony should RSVP to Hall of Fame Committee Chair Robert Young (413-478-7372 or westernmasslacrosse@gmail.com) by Thurs., Jan. 2.
Carmean graduated fourth all-time at UMass in points (186) via 88 goals and 98 assists accrued between 1985-87. He led the team in points and assists during each of his three years as a letterman, and in goals during 1985 and 1986. Carmean won one of the program's 11 all-time USILA All-America First Team honors in 1987, took home second team in 1986 and was an honorable mention recipient in 1985.
Fisk, of Longmeadow, Massachusetts, starred in the midfield at UMass from 1983-86 and accrued 119 points on 74 goals and 45 assists, which stood 11th in Massachusetts lacrosse history at the time of his graduation. He led the team in goals, assists and points during the 1983 season, won NEILA All-New England twice and secured USILA All-America in 1986.
LoBello, a native of Northampton, Massachusetts, also lettered in the midfield four times from 1974-77. A steady producer for the Minutemen, LoBello provided 57 points via 38 goals and 19 assists during his four seasons. He joins his father, Vincent J. LoBello, in the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame New England Chapter.
Lopez, an Amherst, Massachusetts, native starred on defense for the Minutemen during the 1989-92 seasons. Lopez won USILA All-America and NEILA All-New England as a senior in 1992, when he helped captain the team to a 9-3 record. Also a contributor in the transition game, Lopez added 10 points over his career through four goals and six assists.
Carmean, Fisk, LoBello and Lopez are the latest in a lineage of UMass men's lacrosse alumni selected for the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame's Western Massachusetts Chapter. It also includes current head coach Greg Cannella (2018), program alumni Norm Smith and Jeff Spooner (2017) and former head coaches Ted Garber (2016) and Richard F. Garber (2015).
Follow Massachusetts men's lacrosse on Twitter (@UMassMLacrosse), Instagram (@UMassMLAX) and Facebook (/UMassMLacrosse).
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