The State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) has announced the 2014 Men's Lacrosse all-conference teams as well as the coach, player and rookie of the year awards as voted on by the conference coaches. The Player of the Year was given to Ryan Duffy, of SUNY Potsdam, the Rookie of the Year was awarded to Nate Beresevoy, of SUNY Cortland and the Paul Rose Coach of the Year selection was Richard Berkman of SUNY Potsdam.

Ryan Duffy has been named the 2014 Men's Lacrosse SUNYAC Player of the Year. The Potsdam goalie led the SUNYAC in saves per game (13.19) and save percentage (.659), while leading Potsdam to a 4-2 conference record, 10-6 overall, and the #2 seed in the SUNYAC Conference Championships. Duffy won SUNYAC Goalie of the Week honors five times throughout the 2014 regular season. Duffy attended Liverpool High school, in Liverpool, New York.
 
Nate Beresevoy, Cortland, has won the 2014 Men's Lacrosse Rookie of the Year Award. Beresevoy helped Cortland to a 15-3 overall record. Cortland won the 2014 SUNYAC Championship, the school's seventh consecutive conference title. The freshman midfielder has played in every Cortland game this season, notching 11 goals and 10 assists, which is 1.16 points per game. Beresevoy attended LaFayette High School in LaFayette, New York.
 
Richard Berkman has been selected as the 2014 SUNYAC Paul Rose Coach of the Year by his peers. Berkman, in his 20^th season as Potsdam's Head Coach, led his 2014 Potsdam edition to a 4-2 SUNYAC record, 10-6 overall. Potsdam has three First-Team All-conference players this year under Berkman, including Player of the Year, goalie, Ryan Duffy, along with two Second-Team All-conference, and one Honorable Mention.This is the third time Berkman has been given this honor, previously winning the award in 2007 and 2011.

During his playing days, Berkman was a First-Team All-American in 1991 for Salisbury State (Md), where he led the school to a National Championship appearance. Berkman is assisted by his staff, Rashaun Durden, Todd Kaiser, and Nick Peryea. Coach Berkman is also a Physical Education instructor at SUNY Potsdam, and his wife Jessica reside in Potsdam, NY, with their children, Tyler and Parker.

2014 Men's Lacrosse All-Conference Teams (PDF)

First Team
No	Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown
13	Zach Hopps	Cortland	Attack	So	Akwesasne, NY
9	Brendan Damm	Plattsburgh	Attack	So	Montauk, NY
10	Rob Kunz	Potsdam	Attack	Sr	Watertown, NY
11	Matt Rakoczy	Cortland	Midfield	Jr	Clifton Park, NY
12	Joe Slavik	Cortland	Midfield	Sr	Binghamton, NY
6	Nick Giampaolo	Oswego	Midfield	Jr	Setauket, NY
31	Pat Brown	Cortland	Longstick	Jr	Camillus, NY
44	Charlie Dullea	Plattsburgh	Longstick	Sr	Brasher falls, NY
5	Ryan McConnell	Potsdam	Shortstick	Sr	Syracuse, NY
1	Pat Baldwin	Cortland	Face-off	So	Alpharetta, GA
31	Colin King	Brockport	Defense	Sr	Jamesville, NY
2	Steve Burke	Cortland	Defense	Sr	Yorktown, NY
88	JT Foltz	Cortland	Defense	Sr	Auburn, NY
30	Ryan Duffy	Potsdam	Goalie	Sr	Liverpool, NY
Second Team
No.	Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown
7	Steven Cregan	Geneseo	Attack	Jr	Rochester, NY
16	Dan Stern	Oneonta	Attack	Sr	Shoreham, NY
1	Tim Lawrence	Plattsburgh	Attack	Sr	Kings Park, NY
7	Mike Cantelli	Cortland	Midfield	Jr	Holmdel, NJ
18	Connor Coyle	Oneonta	Midfield	So	Centerport, NY
15	Pat Bonafede	Potsdam	Midfield	So	Churchville, NY
46	Luke McNaney	Cortland	Shortstick	Jr	Marcellus, NY
12	Keenan Sullivan	Brockport	Face-off	Sr	Grand Rapids, MI
25	Julien Zidi	Geneseo	Defense	Jr	Yorktown, NY
27	Ben Hylka	Oneonta	Defense	So	Cortlandt Manor, NY
21	Jeff Love	Potsdam	Defense	Sr	Watertown, NY
4	Scott Tota	Cortland	Goalie	Jr	Webster, NY
Honorable Mention
No.	Name	School	Position	Year	Hometown
19	Joe Chiara	Geneseo	Midfield	Fr	Latham, NY
23	Matt Palmer	Oswego	Midfield	Jr	Pittsford, NY
5	Steve Brissette	Brockport	Midfield	Sr	Marcellus, NY
2	Kyle Hauk	Potsdam	Longstick	So	Sackets Harbor, NY
Player of the Year		Ryan Duffy, Potsdam
Rookie of the Year		Nate Beresovoy, Cortland
Paul Rose Coach of the Year		Richard Berkman, Potsdam