RIVERDALE, NY (May 30, 2002) - Manhattan senior men's lacrosse goalie James Amandola (Medford, NY) has been selected to compete in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's (USILA) North/South All-Star game to be played on Saturday, June 8th, at 3:00 PM at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. The annual event honors the top graduating Division I seniors in the country. Amandola will be one of two goalies representing the North squad.
Amandola backstopped Manhattan to the third-best scoring defense in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (9.50 goals per game), helping lead the Jaspers to their first-ever regular season championship. Amandola, a MAAC Defensive Player of the Week, led the nation with a .683 save percentage and ranked seventh in the nation with a 7.40 goals against average. He was also named the MAAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, the goalkeeper on the All-MAAC First Team and the MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player.
The Manhattan men's lacrosse team finished with an 11-6 overall record, including a perfect 7-0 mark in the MAAC. The Jaspers also won the program's first-ever MAAC Championship and earned the MAAC's first-ever automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
