Daniel Eipp scored 16 goals in his freshman campaign (Gil
Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Freshman attackman
Daniel Eipp of the 14th-ranked Harvard men's lacrosse team
has been honored as the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse
Association (NEILA) Rookie of the Year, it was announced this
week.
Eipp was joined on the NEILA All-New England first team with
senior attackman Dean Gibbons, junior midfielder Kevin Vaughan and
junior long stick midfielder Daniel DiMaria. Junior defenseman Paul
Pate garnered All-New England second-team accolades.
Eipp, who garnered Ivy League honorable mention, ranked fourth on
the Crimson with 24 points, scoring 16 goals and dishing out eight
helpers. A native of Groton, Mass., Eipp paced the team with a .500
shooting percentage and a .750 shots on goal percentage. Eipp, who
appeared in all 16 contests, starting four, tallied a career-high
four goals in Harvard's win over Bellarmine and added a hat trick
at Albany April 2.
Gibbons, a co-captain of the Crimson from Garden City, N.Y., was
selected unanimously to the All-Ivy first team and was honored on
the Ivy League all-tournament squad. He started all 16 games and
led Harvard with 59 points (30-29-59), which ranks ninth in single
season scoring in program history. Gibbons ranked 10th in the
nation with 3.69 points per contest and was second in the Ivy
League in points and second in man-up tallies (six). Gibbons, who
had at least one point in every game this season, completed his
career 10th in school history with 155 points and 11th with 63
career assists.
Vaughan, a native of Ridgewood, N.J., stood third on Harvard with
19 goals and 27 points during his junior season. A co-captain, he
also pulled in 51 ground balls, which ranked second on the team,
and caused 11 turnovers. An All-Ivy first team pick, Vaughan
started all 15 games he appeared in and scored multiple goals in
six contests this spring.
DiMaria, who appeared in all 16 games, starting 14, led Harvard
with 56 ground balls and tied for the team lead with 13 caused
turnovers. A product of Dix Hills, N.Y., DiMaria collected a
career-high and Harvard season-best 12 ground balls in the
Crimson's 10-4 win over Holy Cross March 15. He also grabbed
six ground balls against Cornell April 9 and scooped up five at
Albany April 2.
Pate, who earned Ivy honorable mention and received Ivy League
all-tournament accolades, started all 16 games, grabbing 24 ground
balls and causing six turnovers. A native of Manhasset, N.Y., Pate
routinely defended the opposition's best attackman, helping
Harvard surrender only 43 goals in the final five games of the
season.
Harvard completed its season tied with Massachusetts for first in
the final NEILA poll. The Crimson posted a 10-6 overall record and
earned a spot in the Ivy League tournament final for the first time
in program history. Harvard was 3-3 in conference play and its 10
victories is the most for the program since winning 11 in
1998.