NCAA Players to Watch in 2013
By Phil Shore, MLL and NCAA Contributer
The 2013 college lacrosse season is descending upon us. What players should fans focus on following for the most entertainment this season?
Here’s a list of players both familiar and not so familiar with a lot of skill and a lot at stake this season that will definitely be worth watching.
Rob Pannell, A, Cornell
Last year he was the No. 1 MLL draft pick and a Tewaaraton candidate. He played in only two games last season and was allowed a medical exception at Cornell for a fifth year of eligibility in 2013. Pannell is a master at putting points on the board. In 2011 he scored 42 goals and tallied 47 assists. He had seven goals and nine assists in really only one and a half games last season. He has 103 goals and 149 assists for his career. A return to health and a feeling of making up for last year should mean another exciting season from Pannell.
Peter Baum, A, Colgate
Last season, Baum put up 67 goals and 30 assists en route to an NCAA Tournament appearance (and first round win over previously undefeated UMass) and the Tewaaraton Trophy. As the No. 1 pick in the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft, Baum obviously has a lot of talent. He’s also versatile enough to play both attack and midfield. But Baum’s senior campaign will be exciting to watch because he could be the first player to ever win consecutive Tewaaraton Trophies since the award was given out in 2001. Baum could make history this season.