Boston, Mass. – A total of seven UMBC men's lacrosse players earned America East postseason conference honors, it was announced by the league office on Wednesday afternoon. Junior Connor McMahon (Stevensville, Md./) was named the Goalkeeper of the Year and earned First Team All-Conference accolades, while head coach Ryan Moran was selected by his peers as Coach of the Year.
 
Senior attackman Jordan Galloway (Grasonville, Md./Dematha) joined McMahon on the First Team while junior defender Dante Marinello (Watchung, N.J./Morristown Beard School), senior midfielder Trey Fleece (Glenwood, Md./Archbishop Spalding), and senior faceoff specialist Alex Steers (Westminster, Md./Westminster) were named to the Second Team.  Freshmen midfielders Xander Maxwell (Edmonton, Alberta) and Jameson Coffman (Severna Park, Md./Archbishop Spalding) received All-Rookie Team honors. In addition, Steers and Marinello were named to the All-Academic Team.
 
McMahon, who took over the starting goaltending reigns this season, has enjoyed a terrific season in the cage. He currently leads the America East with a 9.67 goals against average (20th in NCAA) and is fifth with a .484 saves percentage. The conference introduced the Goalkeeper of the Year award this season. "The entire staff is extremely proud and happy on this recognition for Connor," stated Moran. "He's been very consistent all year in practice, and gameplay, and the whole program is excited for him to receive this award."
 
Moran, who earned Coach of the Year honors in 2021 after the Retrievers were the top seed in the conference tournament, guided the Dawgs to a share of the America East Regular season championship in 2025.  Moran, who led UMBC to the NCAA Tournament in 2019, is in his ninth season in Baltimore. "I'm very proud of the whole coaching staff and our amazing support team," Moran said. "They have been so invested all year, and everyone has been able to influence the team's improvement positively."
 
Galloway, a Second Team pick in 2023 and 2024, is currently fifth on the circuit in points per game (3.27) and is sixth in goals per game (1.73). The tri-captain has scored 75 career goals to go along with 36 assists. Marinello is seventh in the league in caused turnovers per game (1.18) and has added 19 ground balls. Fleece is seventh in the conference in ground balls per game (4.09) and has contributed ten caused turnovers. Steers is currently third in the league in faceoff percentage (.583) and is also fifth in ground balls per game (4.91).
 
Maxwell and Coffman have proven to be key contributors in their initial season in the black and gold. Maxwell started seven games and scored 10 goals, along with nine assists. He recorded his first career hat trick at national-ranked Richmond in March. Coffman picked up 11 ground balls and recorded four points in his nine appearances.
 
Marinello is a Financial Economics major with a 3.89 grade point average, while Steers maintains a 4.00 in Business Technology/Administration.
 
No.2 seeded UMBC will face third-seeded UAlbany in the America East Semifinals on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at Bryant University.