PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Four student-athletes from Rutgers men's lacrosse earned all-region accolades as Adam Charalambides, Max Edelmann, Kieran Mullins and Kyle Pless were named All-ECAC. 

Charalambides, a First Team All-Big Ten attackman, led the team with 47 goals this season, which places him third all-time on Rutgers' single-season record list. In his first game action since 2016 following multiple injuries, he added 14 assists to lead the team with 61 points. The Georgetown, Ontario native scored 18 goals in the five Big Ten Conference games, pacing the league. A team captain, his 3.13 goals per game average is sixth best in the nation. He had 14 multi-goal games, including six times scoring at least four goals in a game. He has scored a goal in 23 consecutive games, the sixth longest streak in the country. Athletically listed as a redshirt sophomore, Charalambides is enrolled in graduate school for Urban Planning and Policy Development.

Edelmann, a Third Team All-American, First Team All-Big Ten goalkeeper and the Big Ten Co-Specialist of the Year, thrived as the starting goalkeeper this season as a redshirt senior. He averaged 14.69 saves per game, which led the nation following the regular season, while posting a 55.8% save percentage that led the conference and was 10^th nationally. The Middletown, Md. native recorded double-digit saves in every game, reaching at least 17 saves on six different occasions. A two-time Big Ten weekly award winner, he became the eighth player in Rutgers' program history to surpass 500 career saves. The team captain majored in Labor Studies and Employment Relations and is working towards a postgraduate degree. He will participate in the USILA North/South Senior All-Star Game this Friday.
 
Mullins, an Honorable Mention All-American and First Team All-Big Ten selection, led the team with 37 assists and added 23 goals for 60 points, second on the team.  The Islip, N.Y. native was sixth in the nation and second in the conference in assists per game (2.85) and 16^th in the country in points per game (4.62). The team captain was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week twice this season and also earned national Player of the Week honors from US Lacrosse following a six-goal, three-assist performance in a win at St. John's. A team captain and Pre-Med student, Mullins is majoring in Biological Sciences.
 
Pless was Rutgers' top defenseman this season and earned Honorable Mention All-America and Second Team All-Big Ten honors. A four-time Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week, Pless was second in the Big Ten with 1.6 caused turnover per game. The Highlands Ranch, Colo. native set a career-best with 24 caused turnovers while collecting 34 ground balls. He scored his first career goal in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals. A team captain and Economics major, Pless was drafted by the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse. He will participate in the USILA North/South Senior All-Star Game this Friday.
 
With four total student-athletes on the All-ECAC team, Rutgers had the most selections of any school. 
 
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