GREENVILLE, S.C. – Belmont Abbey men's lacrosse players Austin Hasen and Thomas Sullivan were named Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, respectively as part of the Conference Carolinas men's lacrosse all-conference honors that were released Wednesday by the league office. The all-conference awards were chosen by the league's head coaches. 

Hasen was named the Offensive Player of the Year after leading the Crusaders with 40 goals in 2022. A junior from Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Hasen finished the regular season fifth in points per game (4.08) and fourth in goals per game (3.08). He led the Crusaders with 53 points on 40 goals and 13 assists with 11 ground balls. Hasen is the first Belmont Abbey student-athlete to win the honor outright while three others were Co-Offensive Players of the Year. 

Sullivan earned the Defensive Players of the Year honors after leading the league in saves per game (13.92) and save percentage (.599) and was second in goals against average (10.17). He helped the Crusaders to a perfect conference record and the program's first-ever outright regular season conference title. They are the first school to have a pair of outright winners since 2016.

Additionally, Hasen and Sullivan were both named first-team all-conference selections along with midfielders Noah Haas and Bailey Williams as well as defender Neil Lingerman. Three more Crusaders were named to the second team all-conference: defender Pat Doering, long-stick midfield Kamren Thomas and faceoff Brady Smith.

The full all-conference award winners can be found here.