MEN'S LACROSSE HAS FOUR NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE LIST
Rock Hill, SC - As announced today by the South Atlantic Conference, Coker Men's Lacrosse saw four of their athletes be named to the SAC Preseason All-Conference list. Junior Lennon Connolly was the lone Cobra named to the First Team, with the other three athletes (Justin Beighey, Zyaire Marshall, and KJ Seymour) being named to the Second Team.
#17 Lennon Connolly | JR | D
Connolly, a junior from Dacula, GA, is heading into his third season with the Cobras. He had a historic sophomore season, logging 49 ground balls and 47 caused turnovers. His mark of 47 CTOs was good for third all-time in a single season in that category in program history. That mark also put him tied for fifth all-time in career CTOs and had him ranked fourth in NCAA DII in CTOs per game (3.13) to finish the season. After such amazing season, he will look to have another record-breaking expedition in his junior year.
#2 Justin Beighey | SR | A
Beighey, a senior from Culver City, CA, is in his final year with the Coker Men's Lacrosse team. His 2024 season was one for the books, recording a team-high 25 goals along with 5 asssts for a total of 30 points (3rd on the team). After this season he found himself on two career ranking boards in program history, ranking 10th in points (88) and 7th in goals (75). He will look to climb even further up these boards in his senior campaign.
#3 Zyaire Marshall | SR | M
Marshall, a senior from Minneapolis, MN, will compete is his final season with the Cobras this year. He had a great junior season, recording a team-high 24 goals along with 9 assists for a total of 33 points (2nd most on the team). After the season concluded, he found himself ranked 12th all-time in Coker Men's Lacrosse history for career goals scored (51). He will look to bring that same impact to lead the Cobras this season.
#99 KJ Seymour | SR | GK
Seymour, a senior from Ball Ground, GA, will step into the starting keeper role this season. After former Cobra Ethan Hofert protected the cage for three years and finished his career ranked at the top of every goalie stat, Seymour will look to fill those shoes this season. Only appearing in 6 games last season, he recorded just 7 goals against him and logged a 1-0 record. He will see a big uptick this season and will look to back up this preseason honor.
The Cobras were also picked to finish 7th in the SAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Their season will kick off when they host Lander in non-conference play on Saturday, February 1st at 1:00 PM ET. Conference play will begin a month later, with Coker hosting Limestone at 7:00 PM ET on March 1st.