BIDDEFORD, Maine – The 2021 All-Commonwealth Coast Conference Team has been announced, and the Roger Williams University Men's Lacrosse team had eight student-athletes receive all-conference recognition.
 
Brenden Whitten (Kennebunk, Maine) was selected as CCC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, while also being selected to the All-CCC Third Team as a short-stick specialist. Earning sports on the All-CCC First Team were Jared Grier (Quincy, Mass.), Connor Hillemeir (Farmington, Conn.), and Peter Navarro (Londonderry, N.H.). Tyler Zanini (Hopkinton, Mass.) was selected to the All-CCC Second Team, while Joining Whitten on the All-CCC Third Team were Ryan Bannon (Hopkinton, Mass.), Hunter Goodrow (Hopkinton, Mass.), and Tim Mullane (Hanover, Mass.).
 
Whitten, a finance major with an economics and mathematics minor, has collected a number of accolades both athletically and academically. He holds a 3.98 GPA and is a member of both the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honors Society and the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society. He has also made Dean's List every semester. Additionally, he was the Student Fund Manager for the CAFÉ Program during the fall of his senior year.  He has also completed two internships during his time at Roger Williams. On the field, he is seventh in the CCC with 16 caused turnovers in addition to scoring two goals and three assists.
 
Grier served as RWU's primary offensive threat this season, as he leads the team and ranks third in the conference with 33 goals and 50 points. His 17 assists also lead the team and place him sixth in the CCC. He scored at least one point in every game but one this season including a season-high eight (7 G, 1 A) against University of New England.
 
Hillemeir developed into the top face-off specialist in the conference this season and one of the best in the nation. His 193 faceoffs won led the conference and ranked him 11^th among all NCAA Division III players. In addition, his 135 ground balls and .702 faceoff winning percentage topped the CCC and ranked him 7^th and 14^th in the nation, respectively.
 
Navarro was a solid offensive facilitator for Roger Williams this season. He ended the year third on the team with 16 goals and 31 points. In addition, his 15 assists also ranked him third on the Hawks and ninth in the CCC. He also contributed 15 ground balls and two caused turnovers.
 
Zanini made strong contributions as a starting long stick middie for the Hawks in his first season. He led the team and ranked fourth in the conference with 22 caused turnovers, while his 34 ground balls was second on the Hawks. He had a career-high four caused turnovers in a win for the Hawks against Wentworth back on April 7.
 
Bannon spent the season as the Hawks' starting goalkeeper and played well in the cage throughout the year. He tallied an 8-4 record with a 10.45 goals-against average, both ranking him third in the CCC. On the year, he compiled 120 saves with a .511 save percentage, ranking him fourth and seventh in the conference respectively.
 
Goodrow was another starter for the Hawks who did his work on the defensive end of the field. He started all 12 games for RWU and concluded the season with 13 ground balls and seven caused turnovers. He also tallied an assist for Roger Williams in the team's 10-9 overtime win over Endicott College.
 
Mullane started all 12 games for RWU at attack and finished the season second on the team in goals, assists, and points. His 21 goals ranked him ninth in the CCC, while his 16 assists was eighth in the conference and his 37 points were seventh. He also added 23 ground balls and eight caused turnovers for Roger Williams on the year.