Three Lasell College men's soccer players were selected to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams for the 2008 season. Zach Gagne of Somerset, Massachusetts was named to the first team, with fellow teammates Dan Hatch of Avon, Massachusetts and Kuol Acuek of Lincoln, Massachusetts being named to the third team.
Gagne (left) has been an All-Conference selection for all four
years as a Lasell athlete. Gagne was named to the NAC All
Conference 2nd team as a freshman in 2005, and then the 1st team in
2006, along with being the Player of the Week twice. Gagne
was once again recognized in 2007 and 2008 as a first team
All-Conference player in the GNAC, and has also been selected as
Player of the Week twice in the 2008 season.
This season, Gagne is leading the team in points with 31, and is second on the team in goals scored (12). His presence on the field is immense as he can not only create his own offense, but he is a great distributer of the ball, leading the Lasers with 7 assists this season. He is ranked 4th in the GNAC in total points and 5th in points per game (1.72). He is 5th in goals and goals per game (.67), and is fourth overall in assists (7).
Gagne is the men's soccer team's all time leading scorer at Lasell College with 121 total points to date. He has a career 8 game winning goals and a .573 shots on goal percentage. Gagne has been a four year starter for the Lasers, and a three year captain, beginning his sophomore year. During his time at Lasell, the Lasers have made appearances in the NCAA tournament and ECAC post season tournament. Gagne was also selected to the All-Tournament team in 2008 and was honored as the Lasell candidate for the All-Sportsmanship team.
Hatch (right) finished his first season with the Lasers as the
leader in goals scored and in total points. Hatch has made an
immediate impact on the Lasers, ending the year with 31 total
points, on 13 goals and 5 assists. Hatch is ranked 4th in the GNAC
for points and second in points per game, averaging 1.82. He
is fourth in total goals, and third in goals per game (.76) in the
GNAC. He is also tied for 8th in the GNAC in total assists with
five, and assists per game (.29).
In the seventeen games Hatch played this season, he has produced the game winning goal in six of those games. Even more impressive is that five of those six game winners were against conference competition. Hatch is second in the GNAC in game winning goals.
Acuek (left) has been a starting player for the Lasell since
arriving in 2005, and his impact on the program has been dramatic.
He is a technical player in the midfield for the Lasers, however he
exhibits tremendous defensive skill as well. Extremely
athletic and tough, Acuek will beat players in one on one
situations majority of the time.
Acuek has played 64 games in the blue and white over his
career. He has scored 12 goals and dished out 6 assists,
totaling 30 points for his career.
Also being honored by the GNAC this season was Paul Meucci, of Vernon, Connecticut, who was selected to the GNAC All-Tournament team along with Gagne. Securing the defense in the center back position, Meucci (right) shows incredible leadership on and off the field for Lasell with his positive disposition. Meucci plays incredible defense but can also create offense with his ability to distribute the ball. Meucci collected two assists this season.