University of Massachusets Athletics
December 14, 2023 | Men's Lacrosse
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse has announced that graduate students Matt Caddigan, Jake Dulac, Matt Knote and Mike Tobin have been selected as the team captains for the upcoming 2024 season. Both Knote and Tobin also served as captains for the Gorillas in 2023.
Knote collected All-America honors from three organizations, was crowned the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and earned spots on the NEILA All-New England First Team, Atlantic 10 All-Conference First team, All-ECAC, the A-10 All-Academic team and the CSC Academic All-District At-Large Team in 2023. His A-10 all-conference honor was his third of his career after also being named to the CAA First Team in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022.
The goalkeeper ended the 2023 campaign as the national leader in save percentage (.593) and was tops in the A-10 in goals against average (9.33, fourth nationally) and saves per-game (13.43, 10th nationally). He finished 8-6 on the year after starting all 14 games and has 188 saves to his credit in 829 minutes, 35 seconds between the pipes with 31 ground balls. The Speonk, New York native enters 2024 ranked fourth in program history in career saves (567) and holds a career 10.42 goals against average and a .549 save percentage over 45 career contests.
Tobin led UMass in scoring in 2023 with 38 points on 21 goals and 17 assists, all career highs, including 19 points in A-10 action (13g, 6a) en route to Atlantic 10 Second Team All-Conference and All-New England Second Team recognition. He registered four man-up tallies on the year, three game winners and 16 ground balls. The attack/midfielder had hat tricks in four out of five A-10 contest, scoring in all five, with two five-point games and two four-point games to finish third in A-10 play in points per-game (3.80), first in shots per-game (8.40), fifth in goals per-game (2.60) and eighth in assists per-game (1.20). The Reading, Massachusetts native was held off the scoresheet just once in 2023 and was named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week twice.
Tobin enters his senior season with 88 career points on 45 goals and 43 assists over 45 career games with 47 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers.
Caddigan, a 2023 NEILA All-Academic Team honoree, appeared in all 14 games last season and dished two assists to go along with 14 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers. The Smithtown, New York native enters his final season with four career points (1g, 3a) over 40 games, 31 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers.
Dulac saw action in all 14 games last season, grabbed 22 ground balls and eight caused turnovers and was named to the NEILA All-Academic Team in 2023. The Lebanon, New Hampshire native has seen action in 45 career games with two goals, 77 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers to date.
The Gorillas will open the 2024 campaign against Army in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, February 10 at 12:30 p.m.
Knote collected All-America honors from three organizations, was crowned the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and earned spots on the NEILA All-New England First Team, Atlantic 10 All-Conference First team, All-ECAC, the A-10 All-Academic team and the CSC Academic All-District At-Large Team in 2023. His A-10 all-conference honor was his third of his career after also being named to the CAA First Team in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022.
The goalkeeper ended the 2023 campaign as the national leader in save percentage (.593) and was tops in the A-10 in goals against average (9.33, fourth nationally) and saves per-game (13.43, 10th nationally). He finished 8-6 on the year after starting all 14 games and has 188 saves to his credit in 829 minutes, 35 seconds between the pipes with 31 ground balls. The Speonk, New York native enters 2024 ranked fourth in program history in career saves (567) and holds a career 10.42 goals against average and a .549 save percentage over 45 career contests.
Tobin led UMass in scoring in 2023 with 38 points on 21 goals and 17 assists, all career highs, including 19 points in A-10 action (13g, 6a) en route to Atlantic 10 Second Team All-Conference and All-New England Second Team recognition. He registered four man-up tallies on the year, three game winners and 16 ground balls. The attack/midfielder had hat tricks in four out of five A-10 contest, scoring in all five, with two five-point games and two four-point games to finish third in A-10 play in points per-game (3.80), first in shots per-game (8.40), fifth in goals per-game (2.60) and eighth in assists per-game (1.20). The Reading, Massachusetts native was held off the scoresheet just once in 2023 and was named Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the Week twice.
Tobin enters his senior season with 88 career points on 45 goals and 43 assists over 45 career games with 47 ground balls and 17 caused turnovers.
Caddigan, a 2023 NEILA All-Academic Team honoree, appeared in all 14 games last season and dished two assists to go along with 14 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers. The Smithtown, New York native enters his final season with four career points (1g, 3a) over 40 games, 31 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers.
Dulac saw action in all 14 games last season, grabbed 22 ground balls and eight caused turnovers and was named to the NEILA All-Academic Team in 2023. The Lebanon, New Hampshire native has seen action in 45 career games with two goals, 77 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers to date.
The Gorillas will open the 2024 campaign against Army in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, February 10 at 12:30 p.m.
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