DENVER, Colo. —  Navy's Spencer Rees (Sr / Baltimore, Md.), the 2021 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year, garnered Honorable Mention All-America recognition by Inside Lacrosse it was announced at halftime of the 2021 NCAA Tournament game between Loyola and Denver Sunday evening. Rees was one of 75 players to be selected as an All-American with 13 players named to each of the top three teams, while another 36 secured honorable mention honors.

As a first-year starter, Rees turned in a 9.88 goals-against average that stands 17th nationally, while his 58.9 save percentage is #4 and his 14.00 saves per game ranks fifth. Meanwhile as a team, the Mids boasted the nation's 13th-ranked scoring defense (10.00 GPG), while their man-down squad stopped 20 of the 29 extra-man opportunities (69.0) to rank 22nd. Among his multiple standout performances over the course of the season, none stood out more than the Star Game. He was named the US Lacrosse Div. I National Player of the Week and was selected to the USILA Div. I National Team of the Week after leading Navy to a 9-4 victory over 10th-ranked Army behind a career-high 19-save effort. Fourteen of his 19 saves were made over the final 30 minutes, making five stops on 11 shots in the third quarter and nine saves on 20 shots in the fourth.

The 2021 USILA All-Americans are expected to be announced leading in the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Semifinals.


2021 Inside Lacrosse All-Americans
First Team
A - Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
A - Chris Gray, North Carolina
A - Michael Sowers, Duke
M - Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown
M - Nakeie Montgomery, Duke
M - Jack Hannah, Denver
FO - Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh
SSDM - Danny Logan, Denver
LSM - Jared Conners, Virginia
D - Will Bowen, North Carolina
D - Jack Kielty, NotreDame
D - JT Giles-Harris, Duke
GK - Owen McElroy, Georgetown

Second Team
A - Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A - Jake Carraway, Georgetown
A - Brendan Nichtern, Army
M - Tanner Cook, North Carolina
M - Connor Shellenberger, Virginia
M - William Perry, North Carolina
FO - Petey LaSalla, Virginia
SSDM - Connor Maher, North Carolina
LSM - Ryan McNulty, Loyola
D - Brett Makar, Maryland
D - Nick Grill, Maryland
D - Kyle Thornton, Notre Dame
GK - Mike Adler, Duke

Third Team
A - Ryan Tierney, Hofstra
A - Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland
A - Stephen Rehfuss, Syracuse
M - Kyle Long, Maryland
M - Tucker Dordevic, Syracuse
M - Kevin Rogers, High Point
FO - Zach Cole, Saint Joseph's
SSDM - Roman Puglise, Maryland
LSM - Tyler Carpenter, Duke
D - Marcus Hudgins, Army
D - Owen Grant, Delaware
D - Arden Cohen, Notre Dame
GK - Liam Entenmann, Notre Dame

Honorable Mention
A - Adam Charalambides, Rutgers
A - Keegan Khan, Villanova
A - Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond
A - Matt Moore, Virginia
A - Jackson Morrill, Denver
A - Asher Nolting, High Point
A - Ryan Smith, Robert Morris
M - Dox Aitken, Virginia
M - Justin Anderson, North Carolina
M - Matt Campbell, Villanova
M - Brendan Curry, Syracuse
M - Thomas McConvey, Vermont
M - Jeff Trainor, Massachusetts
FO - Tommy Burke, Vermont
FO - Kyle Gallagher, Notre Dame
FO - TD Ierlan, Denver
FO - Jake Naso, Duke
SSDM - Peter Dearth, Syracuse
SSDM - Zach Geddes, Georgetown
SSDM - Ryan Terefenko, Ohio State
LSM - Brett Kennedy, Syracuse
LSM - Sean Menges, Richmond
LSM - Matt Wright, North Carolina
D - Kyle Kology, Virginia
D - Owen Prybylski, Villanova
D - Koby Smith, Towson
D - Gibson Smith, Georgetown
D - Colin Squires, Denver
D - Anthony Tangredi, Lehigh
D - Cam Wyers, Loyola
GK - Colin Kirst, Rutgers
GK - Collin Krieg, North Carolina
GK - Will Mark, LIU
GK - Logan McNaney, Maryland
GK - Spencer Rees, Navy
GK - James Spence, Lehigh

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