BALTIMORE - The lacrosse season is still just about seven weeks away, but the preseason awards are starting to come in as University of Detroit Mercy sophomore goalie
Jason Weber was selected a Preseason Honorable Mention All-American by
Inside Lacrosse in the media publication's annual Face-Off Yearbook.
Weber is the only player from that MAAC that made the list of Preseason All-Americans, which includes the First, Second and Third team as well as Honorable Mention.
The preseason accolades comes after he recorded a spectacular freshman season that saw him earn both MAAC Rookie of the Year and Defensive player of the Year as well as First Team All-MAAC. He was the first player in MAAC history to be both the Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year and just the second freshman in conference history to earn a league player of the year status as Marist's Keith Detelj was the ROY and Offensive POY in 2004.
Weber led all Division I netminders with a school record 16.27 saves per game and a .642 save percentage tallying 179 saves in his 11 starts. He was also 16th in the nation and led the conference with a 9.07 goals against average, another UDM record. He recorded double-digit saves in all 11 games he played in, reaching 15 saves eight times and a school record 23 in a home victory over Marist.
The Titans are set to open the season at home on Feb. 7 as the red, white and blue host Ohio State indoors at Ultimate Soccer Arenas in Pontiac.