SUNY Cortland senior midfielder Joey Morgan (Putnam Valley) has been selected as the 2009 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Upstate New York Men's Lacrosse Player of the Year, while freshman attack Mike Tota (Webster/Webster Schroeder) has been named the ECAC Division III Upstate New York Men's Lacrosse Rookie of the Year.

In addition, four Red Dragons – Morgan, junior attack Brian Krol (Niskayuna), sophomore midfielder Chris DeLuca (Sayville) and senior defenseman Luke Lemon (Colorado Springs, CO/Air Academy) – have been chosen to the All-ECAC Upstate New York first team.

With the ECAC honor, Morgan adds to his impressive list of awards this spring that includes first team All-American, State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) Player of the Year and New York State Division III Offensive Player of the Year. Morgan finished the season with 31 goals and 14 assists in 19 games. Eight of his goals came during Cortland's four NCAA tournament games.

Tota led Cortland with 49 goals and 65 total points in 21 games. He finished one goal shy of becoming the seventh player in school history to score 50 goals in a season. Tota scored nine goals in four NCAA games, including four in a second round victory over Springfield College.

Krol finished second on the team this season with 41 goals and 54 total points. He tied for the team lead with five game-winning goals. Krol scored three times in Cortland's NCAA semifinal victory over Middlebury and twice in the Red Dragons' championship game win over Gettysburg.

DeLuca finished as one of the nation's top faceoff specialists with a .694 winning percentage (209-of-301). An honorable mention All-American, DeLuca also ranked third on the team with 47 total points (26 goals, 21 assists) and led the team with 113 ground balls in 21 games.

Lemon was a first team All-American during his senior campaign. A four-year starting close defenseman, he finished the year with 30 ground balls and one assist in 19 games and anchored a defensive unit that allowed 6.76 goals per game.

Cortland finished the season with a 19-2 record and won its second NCAA Division III title in four years. The Red Dragons set a school record for victories in a season and played in the national championship game for the fourth straight season.