BALTIMORE, MD. – Cabrini's senior attackman Casey Grugan has been voted the NCAA Division III Preseason National Player of the Year in a fan poll conducted by Lacrosse Magazine. Grugan earned 47 percent of the votes, receiving 647 total. Voting closed Monday, Dec. 7.
Grugan begins his senior season at Cabrini in 2010 ranked second in program history in points (237), goals (141) and assists (96). He set single-season records last year with 96 points and 52 assists. Grugan was named a Preseason First Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse Dec. 3.
Grugan is a two-time USILA All-America selection, claiming third-team accolades in 2008 and second-team honors in 2009. He was named the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) Player of the Year for the second straight season last year.
Grugan has recorded at least one point in 57 consecutive games and scored at least one goal in 54 straight contests, matching a 32-year-old NCAA Division III record established by Washington College’s John Cheek in 1977.
Grugan claimed Lacrosse Magazine’s popular vote by the fans over Tufts University’s D.J. Hessler, Stevenson University’s Steve Kazimer and Washington and Lee University’s Will Keigler.
Cabrini begins its 2010 regular season schedule Wednesday, February 24 at home versus Fairleigh Dickinson University. Face-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.