AMHERST, Mass. – Roger Williams University Men's Lacrosse seniors Shawn Errasti (Duxbury, Mass.) and Joseph Elia have been named to the 2019 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) Academic All-New England team.
 
Members of the team are nominated by head coaches in Divisions 1, 2 and 3, and are comprised of student-athletes who have excelled both in the classroom and on the field over the course of their men's lacrosse career.
 
This year saw an increase of 36 student-athletes who meet the criteria, which requires that nominees must have senior standing, a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, and be a significant enough player that he was nominated for at least All-Conference selection.
 
Errasti and Elia are two of 90 senior Division III student-athletes across New England to receive the honor.