Villanova, Pa- Senior midfielder
Connor Kirst and redshirt junior
Patrick Kennedy have been named to the 2020 Maverik Men's DI Media All-Americans. Kirst earned a spot on the first team while Kennedy was named to the second.
The 2020 All-America selection is unique due to the truncated nature of the season, but it was important to recognize the accomplishments of the players.
The regular contributors to Inside Lacrosse and the Maverik Media Poll were tasked with picking four teams worth of players, with selections at attack, midfield, face-off, SSDM, LSM, defense and goalie. The players were put into three teams based on points, with the honorable mention selections determined by players who received multiple votes but not as many those in the first, second and third teams.
Kirst this season finished with 24 points on 17 goals and seven assists. The senior completed hat tricks in five of the Wildcats seven games this season and was named to the Tewaaraton Watch List last month.
Kennedy wrapping up the 2020 season with back-to-back career high games, against Penn on March 6
th the redshirt junior had five caused turnovers and on March 8
th against Drexel had nine ground balls. On the season Kennedy finished with 33 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers. Also during the season the defenseman started climbing the all-time caused turnover list at Villanova and currently