Thanks to Brian Johnson for passing this along!

Jake Rubenstein formerly of West Boca High school won Newcomer of the Year or what amounts to Rookie of the Year for the conference.  Jake was an All District player at West Boca before he was recruited to play for Sewanee.  Jake is starting as a freshman and made an immediate impact this season on the field anchoring the defense as the won their conference.  This a tremendous accomplishment for him and highlights the growth of lacrosse once again down here in south Florida.

Excerpt:

A freshman defender from Boca Raton, Fla., Jake Rubenstein was Sewanee’s top cover defenseman on a squad that gave up 7.32 goals per game and only 5.03 per game in conference play. As just a freshman, Rubenstein drew the opponents’ top offensive threat each time out and regularly shut them down. Rubenstein scooped up 31 balls for the Tigers in 2014, sixth-most on the regular season champion squad.

Read the whole article here:

http://www.saa-sports.com/sports/mlax/2013-14/releases/20140428ewk6fl

About the SAA

The Southern Athletic Association is committed to fostering athletic competition and cooperation among academically selective, residential liberal arts colleges located in the southeastern region of the United States. The geographic focus will result in reduced travel time and fewer missed classes, while still allowing for a strong conference of like-minded institutions, all of which integrate competitive athletics into the whole of the student’s educational experience.

Spanning six states, the Southern Athletic Association includes Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama, Centre College in Kentucky, Hendrix College in Arkansas, Millsaps College in Mississippi, Oglethorpe University and Berry College in Georgia, and Rhodes College and Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee.