Baughan, Brown Named First-Team All-Ivy; Eight Tigers Honored In All

Chris Brown is the fourth Princeton men's lacrosse player to play at least 45 career games and have at least one point in all of them. The other three were all three-time first-team All-Ivy selections; it took Brown until his senior year until he was recognized for his successes.

Brown was named first-team All-Ivy League – his first All-Ivy honor in his standout career — in a vote of the league's seven head coaches. Brown was joined on the first team by his classmate George Baughan.

In all Princeton was represented by eight players on the All-Ivy teams. In addition to the two first-team selections, Princeton had four second-team picks – midfielder Sam English, shortstick defensive Beau Pederson, midfielder Jake Stevens and longstick midfielder Andrew Song – and two honorable mention selections — attackman Alex Slusher and midfielder Alexander Vardaro.

George Baughan was named a first-team All-Ivy League selection for the second time and an All-Ivy selection for the third time. A 2020 Inside Lacrosse first-team All-American, Baughan is tied for the team lead and second in the Ivy League in caused turnovers per game, and he has an active streak of 15 straight games with at least one caused turnover. He also has 24 ground balls, one goal and one assist.

In addition to being one of the best defensemen in the country, Baughan is also an elite student. A School of Public and International Affairs major whose senior thesis was on the global war on terror and 9/11 and the impact it had on Chinese counter-terrorism towards the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, he is also the men's lacrosse team's Academic All-Ivy League selection.

Chris Brown, who has had one of the best careers of any Princeton attackman, has earned All-Ivy honors for the first time with his first-team selection this season. Brown is Princeton's leading scorer with 63 points on 29 goals and 34 assists, and he ranks 11^th in Division I in assists per game and 14^th in Division I in points per game. He has at least one point in every game of his career, and he is currently 11^th all-time at Princeton with 170 career points. Among Brown's goals this year was the game-winner in overtime against Penn. The other three players with at least 45 games played and a point in each, by the way, were Kevin Lowe, Ryan Boyle and Michael Sowers.
first-team

Sam English switched to offensive midfield this year after having one goal and one assist in five career games as a shortstick defensive midfielder prior to this season. He immediately became one of Princeton's best scoring threats, and he is currently third on the team in goals (24) and points (41) and second in assists (17).

Beau Pederson blossomed into one of the best shortstick defensive midfielders in the country this season. A strong, physical presence on the defensive end and in the transition game, he has put up eight caused turnovers and 21 ground balls, along with two goals and three assists.

Andrew Song, who has been one of the best longstick midfielders in Princeton history for his entire career, earns All-Ivy honors for the second time after being an honorable mention pick as a freshman. This season, Song is tied for the team lead and second in the league in caused turnovers, and he also continues to be a great wing player on the face-off unit.

Jake Stevens is a second-team All-Ivy selection for the second time in two full seasons. Stevens, who plays offensive midfield and on the face-off wings, has 21 goals and 59 ground balls, making him one of two Princeton players in the last 26 years to have reached both of those numbers in a season. His 59 ground balls lead all Ivy League non-face-off men.
second team

Alex Slusher is tied for 11^th on Princeton's single-season goals list with 41, and he also has eight assists for 49 points. Slusher has multiple goals in 10 games and at least three in six games, including a career-high six against Brown and five against Georgetown.

Alexander Vardaro has nearly matched his previous career goal total and has more than doubled his previous assist total by putting up 21 goals and 15 assists in the midfield. He has multiple goals in six games.
honorable mention

2022 Men's Lacrosse All-Ivy League

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Sam Handley, Penn (Sr., M – Portland, Ore.)

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
CJ Kirst, Cornell (So., A – Bernardsville, N.J.)

COACH OF THE YEAR
Connor Buczek, Cornell

First Team All-Ivy
*Matt Brandau, Yale (Jr., A - Timonium, Md.)
Chris Brown, Princeton (Sr., A – Fairfield, Conn.)
John Piatelli, Cornell (Fifth Year, A – Wrentham, Mass.)
*Ryan Aughavin, Brown (Sr., M – Glen Head, N.Y.)
*Sam Handley, Penn (Sr., M – Portland, Ore.)
Brian Tevlin, Yale (Sr., M - Livingston, N.J.)
*Gavin Adler, Cornell (Sr., D – Hewlett, N.Y.)
*Chris Fake, Yale (Sr., D – Allentown, N.J.)
George Baughan, Princeton (Sr., D – Wyndmoor, Pa.)
Greg Campisi, Harvard (So., LSM – Farmingdale, N.Y.)
Piper Bond, Penn (Sr., SSM – Baltimore, Md.)
Mitch Meyers, Dartmouth (Jr., FO – Huntington Beach, Calif.)
Connor Theriault, Brown (So., G – Mount Hermon, Mass.)

Second Team All-Ivy ^
CJ Kirst, Cornell (So., A – Bernardsville, N.J.)
Dylan Gergar, Penn (Sr., A – Annapolis, Md.)
Devon McLane, Brown (Jr., A – Westfield, N.J.)
Sammy English, Princeton (Jr., M – Burlington, Ont.)
Jake Stevens, Princeton (Jr., M – Puslinch, Ont.)
James Shipley, Penn (Jr., M – Weddington, N.C.)
Brad Sharp, Yale (Fr., M – Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.)
Luke Gaydos, Brown (Sr., D – Ridefield, Conn.)
Brendan Lavelle, Penn (So., D – Rye, N.Y.)
Mike Alexander, Yale (So., D – West Islip, N.Y.)
Andrew Song, Princeton (Sr., LSM – Canton, Mass.)
Beau Pederson, Princeton (Jr., SSM – Park City, Utah)
Nick Ramsey, Yale (So., FO – Morristown, N.J.)
Danny Hincks, Dartmouth (Sr., G – Newtonville, Mass.)

Honorable Mention
Sam King, Harvard (Fr., A – Baltimore, Md.)
Alex Slusher, Princeton (Jr., A – Portland, Ore.)
Alex Vardaro, Princeton (Jr., M – Woodmere, N.Y.)
Miles Botkiss, Harvard (Fr., M – Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)
Andrew Johnston, Dartmouth (Jr., D – Potomac, Md.)
Peter Blake, Penn (Jr., D – Needham, Mass.)
Silas Newsome, Brown (Sr., D – Arlington, Va.)
Andrew Geppert, Brown (Sr., D – Dover, N.H.)
BJ Farrare, Penn (Sr., LSM – Owings Mills, Md.)
Harrison Bardwell, Cornell (GS, SSM – Wilton, Conn.)
Chase Yager, Harvard (Jr., SSM – Virginia Beach, Va.)
Trevor Yeboah-Kodie, Brown (Jr., SSM – Garden City, N.Y.)
Matt Gunty, Brown (Jr., FO – Bethesda, Md.)
Angelo Petrakis, Cornell (Jr., FO – Massapequa Park, N.Y.)
Jamie Zusi, Penn (Sr., FO – Chester, N.J.)
Patrick Burkinshaw, Penn (Sr., G – Madison, Conn.)
Kyle Mullin, Harvard (Sr., G – Westchester, Pa.)

Academic All-Ivy
Luke Gaydos, Brown
John Piatelli, Cornell
Daniel Hincks, Dartmouth
Chase Yager, Harvard
George Baughan, Princeton
Chris Fake, Yale

* unanimous selection
^ expanded team due to tie in voting

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