TWO UNIVERSITY OF ALBANY LACROSSE ALUMNI SELECTED BY GEORGIA SWARM IN 2017 NLL DRAFT - UALBANY SPORTS 2017

TORONTO, Ontario – Two UAlbany men’s lacrosse alumni, Bennett Drake and Adam Osika, were each picked by the Georgia Swarm, the reigning league champion, in the 2017 National Lacrosse League (NLL) First-Year Player Draft on Monday night.

 Drake was selected 47th overall in the fifth round by the Swarm while Osika was chosen 59th overall in the sixth round. Each join the Swarm, which won the 2017 Champion’s Cup over the Saskatchewan Rush.

 The Swarm are led by UAlbany alumni Lyle Thompson, the 2017 NLL MVP with 45 goals and 71 assists, and Miles Thompson, who earned 32 goals and 25 assists last year.

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