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Lycoming College seniors Owen Zimmerman, Brody Balasa and sophomore Ben Franco were named to the honorable mention portion of the All-MAC Freedom men's lacrosse teams.
Earning his second All-MAC Freedom honors, Zimmerman finished second in the league with 3.24 goals per game and 10th with 3.71 points per game. The senior led the Warriors with 55 goals, the fourth-most in program history. He also added eight assists, 63 points, 32 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. He finishes his career with 151 goals, second in the program's history, 45 assists, 196 points, sixth all-time, 134 ground balls, and 31 caused turnovers.
Balasa earns his first All-MAC Freedom honors, as he finished second on the team with caused 20 turnovers and third with 38 groundballs. Balasa ranked seventh in the conference with 1.54 caused turnovers per game. He finished his career with 97 groundballs and 52 caused turnovers, ranked fifth in the program's history. His 31 caused turnovers in 2022 are the program record.
Franco, the 2022 MAC Freedom Rookie of the Year, earned his first all-conference honors. His .575 save percentage and 13.28 saves per game were both second best in the MAC Freedom and he was third with a 12.12 goals-against average. Franco's 214 saves ranked fifth in the program's single-season history and his 445 career saves are also fifth in the program's record book.
The Warriors finished the 2023 season 6-11 overall and 3-5 in the MAC Freedom under third-year coach Brendan Gorman.