BOSTON – Bridgewater State junior defender Dante DiClemente was named the Continental Lacrosse Conference (CLC) Division II Defensive Player of the Year and leads a contingent of four Bears players on the 2019 all-conference first team, which was released on Tuesday.

Central Conn. State had three players selected for the first team, including senior midfielder Jameson Steinhardt, who was tabbed as the Offensive Player of the Year. The Blue Devils’ Brendan Frobel was named the Coach of the Year.

Rhode Island, the 2019 CLC champion, had a pair of first teamers paced by Rookie of the Year Charlie White.

2019 CLC Division II All-Conference Teams

First Team
A – Charlie White, Rhode Island
A – Brett Dolan, Rhode Island
A – Tom DiCalogero, Westfield State
A – Sean McGreal, Bridgewater State
M – Jameson Steinhardt, Central Conn. State
M – Hunter Neal, New Haven
M – Jon Coates, Bridgewater State
M – Cole Egersheim, Bridgeport
SSDM – Dan Schaeffer, Stonehill
FOS – Christian Marquis, Stonehill
LSM – Lucas Alloway, Central Conn. State
D – Dante DiClemente, Bridgewater State
D – Bryce Lynch, Central Conn. State
D – Joseph Fitzpatrick, New Haven
D – Joe Fratini, Westfield State
G – Anthony Keyes, Bridgewater State

Second Team
A – Jack Visgilio, Stonehill
A – Karl Volk, New Haven
A – Michael Hafkemeyer, Bridgewater
A – Connor Buek, WPI
M – Max Hastings, Rhode Island
M – Shamus Cochrane, Stonehill
M – David Patrick, New Haven
M – Nick Sisoian, Bridgewater State
SSDM – Josh Perry, Central Conn. State
FOS – Zach Miklitsch, Rhode Island
LSM – Michael Gerbase, Bridgeport
LSM – Ryan Toland, New Haven
D – Peter Giangrande, Stonehill
D – Lucio Nicoletti, WPI
D – Alex Melangone, Rhode Island
D – Alex Bruhm, Bridgewater State
G – Mason Colon, Central Conn. State

Honorable Mention
A – Jay Healey, Stonehill
A – Cameron Neary, Worcester State
A – Dylan Child, Westfield State
A – Jared Pearson, Central Conn. State
A – Tristan Carlton, WPI
M – Andrew Thayer, Westfield State
M – Hunter Walker, Bridgeport
M – Nolan Forbes, Worcester State
M – Matt Clark, Central Conn. State
M – Paul Dwelly, Bridgewater State
SSDM – Adam Alharaizeh, Bridgeport
FOS – Robert Parker, Central Conn. State
LSM – Trevor Bonaccorsi, Worcester State
D – Colton Brown, Rhode Island
D – Justin Negron, Bridgeport
D – Matt Hoffer, WPI
D – Tyler Murphy, Westfield State
D – Joe Johnston, Westfield State
D – Sarge Francolini, Worcester State
D – Nick Sherwood, New Haven
G – John Joseph, Rhode Island
G – Matt Galligan, Stonehill

Offensive Player of the Year: Jameson Steinhardt, Central Conn. State
Defensive Player of the Year: Dante DiClemente, Bridgewater State
Rookie of the Year: Charlie White, Rhode Island
Coach of the Year: Brendan Frobel, Central Conn. State