University of Albany's Brian Caufield on Preseason All-America Lacrosse Team; UAlbany Ranked #20 in IL Poll - UAlbany Sports 2009

Baltimore, Md. - University at Albany's Brian Caufield has been selected to the 2010 Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook Preseason All-America Lacrosse Team. Caufield, a junior attackman, was named to the third team.

Caufield earned honorable mention USILA All-America honors as a sophomore. He ranked seventh among the NCAA Division I leaders in scoring at 3.64 points per game and sixth in assists (1.93 pg). He totaled 45-plus points for the second year in a row with 24 goals and 27 assists.

A native of Bay Shore, N.Y., Caufield was chosen first-team All-America East Conference for the second consecutive season last year. He accounted for four or more points against seven opponents, including a season-high seven (3 goals, 4 assists) versus Massachusetts. He handed out a season-best five assists versus Syracuse and Stony Brook.

He became the sixth UAlbany player to earn Division I All-America status last year, joining Merrick Thomson, Frank Resetarits, Brett Queener, Jordan Levine and Luke Daquino.

Paw Prints: UAlbany is picked No. 20 in the Division I Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook preseason national poll ... the Great Danes return six starters from last year's 7-7 squad ... UAlbany placed two players on the Inside Lacrosse preseason All-America East Conference squad ... Brian Caufield and Joe Resetarits were each chosen ... Resetarits tallied 34 goals and nine assists as a freshman ... the attackman was voted first-team All-America East and to the conference all-rookie team last year ... Resetarits scored three or more points in 10 of 13 games played.


Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information