Hempstead, NY – Hofstra senior goalie Jack Concannon and sophomore attackman Ryan Tierney were named to the first team to lead a total of six Pride players who were named to the 2018 All-Colonial Athletic Association Men's Lacrosse Team, the CAA announced on Wednesday.

Senior midfielder Dylan Alderman and defenders Tanner Griffin and Brett Osman, and sophomore face-off specialist Kyle Gallagher were named to the All-CAA second team. In addition, three freshmen, attackman Dylan McIntosh, midfielder Dominic Pryor and defender Keegan Santos were named to the CAA All-Rookie Team.

Concannon, a 2017 USILA All-American second team selection, earned his third All-CAA first team selection this year. The fourth round pick of the Florida Launch in the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft last month ranks first in the CAA and fourth in the nation in goals against average with a 7.64 slate and is first in the league and 11^th in the country in save percentage with a .548 mark. He has started all 13 games and has made 120 saves this season.

Tierney, the 2017 CAA Rookie of the Year, earned his second All-CAA honor after being an All-CAA second team pick as a freshman. In 13 games this season, he has compiled career-highs of 22 assists and 49 points to go with his 27 goals. He has posted eight multi-goal games including five hat-tricks with a season-high five goals at Stony Brook. Tierney also posted a career-high seven assists against Lehigh in March. He ranks first in the CAA in assists per game (1.69), second in points per game (3.77) and fifth in goals per game (2.08)

Alderman, a 2015 CAA All-Rookie selection, earned his second All-CAA honor after picking up first team accolades in 2017. Slowed by a leg injury that saw him miss four games this season, he has tallied 11 goals and 12 assists in nine games. Alderman has posted three multi-goal games this year. He recorded a career-high five assists and tied his career-best with seven points in a win at Stony Brook.

Griffin, another 2015 CAA All-Rookie Team selection, earned his second consecutive All-CAA second team honor in 2018. The three-year starter on the Pride backline tallied 19 ground balls and was second on the team with nine caused turnovers. He picked up four ground balls against both Fairfield and Drexel and forced two turnovers against Villanova and Fairfield.

Osman, another three-year starter for the Pride after transferring from Marist, earned his second All-CAA honor after being named to the first team in 2017. The 2017 All-ECAC second team pick led the Pride defenders with 20 ground balls and led the team with 10 caused turnovers. Osman picked up three ground balls four times and forced three turnovers against Villanova this year. He also recorded the first goal of his collegiate career against Fairfield in April.

Gallagher, who earned CAA All-Rookie honors last year, earned his first All-CAA accolade as face-off specialist in 2018. He recorded a .573 winning face-off percentage by capturing 130 of 227 face-offs this season. Gallagher, who also has scooped up 85 ground balls this year, ranks third in the CAA and 14^th in the nation in ground balls per game (6.54) and is third in the league and 21^st in Division I in face-off percentage. He won 16 of 20 face-offs against Stony Brook, 16 of 22 against Delaware and 16 of 23 at Providence. Gallagher also had 12 ground balls at PC.

McIntosh is currently third on the Pride team in goals with 20 and points with 23 while starting all 13 games on attack. He has posted four multi-goal games this year including six at St. John's, four at Providence and three against North Carolina. McIntosh ranks third in the CAA and 16^th in the nation in man-up goals with a team-high six. He also ranks second in the league in shooting percentage with a .476 slate. Pryor has seen action in 12 games while starting four for Hofstra this season. He has tallied three goals and six assists for nine points. Pryor scored twice and had one assist at Stony Brook and scored one and added two assists against Providence for season-highs of three points. Santos has played 10 games on defense for the Pride in 2018. He has picked up three ground balls and forced three turnovers on the year. He picked up two grounders at UMass and forced two miscues against Towson. Santos also recorded his first collegiate goal in the Pride's win at Drexel last month.

The CAA also named their special award winners for 2018 with UMass defender Isaac Papara earning Player of the Year honors, Towson midfielder Zach Goodrich picking up the Defensive Player of the Year Award, UMass attackman Chris Connolly earning Rookie of the Year honors and UMass' Greg Cannella being voted the CAA Coach of the Year.