ROCK HILL, S.C. -- The South Atlantic Conference announced the 2025 Men's Lacrosse end of year awards on Tuesday, naming eight Trojans to the All-Conference teams, as well as Anderson sophomore Aiden Dixon (Forest Hill, Md.) the SAC Specialist of the Year.
Dixon boasted a .677 faceoff winning percentage on the season, winning 151 of 223 FO taken, to finish the regular season ranked 10th nationally in FO wins. He totaled 94 ground balls, while also adding nine goals and eight assists to combine for 17 points. The two-time SAC Specialist of the Week was selected to the All-SAC First-Team in addition to the individual award.
Also earning First-Team honors was Trojan junior Radyn Badraun (Mission Viejo, Calif.). Badraun played a crucial role on both sides of the ball, totaling 45 goals and 16 assists along with 36 groundballs and six caused turnovers. His goal count ranks third-best in the conference and ninth-best in the country.
Leading scorer for both the SAC and the NCAA, attackman Ryan Bitterman (Alpharetta, Ga.) was named to the Second-Team. Tallying 57 goals across 15 games, Bitterman leads the country in goals and goals per game at 3.80. He also contributed 12 assists for 69 points on the season, as well as 30 GBs and seven CTOs.
Joining Bitterman on the Second-Team was defenseman Chris Czulada (Boynton Beach, Fla.), short-stick midfielder Nash Perry (Buford, Ga.) and goalie Adin Laughlin (Wooster, Ohio). Czulada led the team with 29 caused turnovers, averaging 2.42 CTOs per game—a mark good for 7th in NCAA. Perry totaled four goals, five assists, seven caused turnovers and 30 groundballs for the Trojans, while Laughlin recorded 97 saves for a .522 save percentage.
Rounding out the All-Conference teams for the Black and Gold was LSM Chase Robertson (Roanoke, Va.) and FOGO AJ Rush (Chantilly, Va.), who were named to the third-team. Robertson contributed 11 caused turnovers and 35 groundballs, while Rush boasted a .665 faceoff win percentage. Rush won 155 of 233 FO taken, collected 100 groundballs and recorded four goals and six assists.
Anderson was the only team in the league to secure an All-Conference spot for every position.
The No. 7 Trojans finished 9-1 in SAC play this season, earning a two-seed for the conference tournament. They will host three-seed, No. 6 Lenoir-Rhyne for the SAC semifinals on Wednesday (April 30). Opening faceoff is set for 7 PM at Spero Financial Field.
2025 SAC Men's Lacrosse All-Conference
All-SAC First Team
A – Kyle Spence, Wingate
A – Cayden Onagi, Limestone
A – Zachary Terry, Limestone
MF – Michael McGarry, Limestone
MF – Radyn Badraun, Anderson
MF – Austin Lamoureux, Limestone
D – Jack Travassos, Newberry
D – Peyton Farley, Wingate
D – Dylan Witt, Limestone
LP – Brian Lake, Newberry
Short-Stick Defensive MF - Joel Mullen, Limestone
Face-off Spec. – Aiden Dixon, Anderson
GK – Cory Lyons, Limestone
All-SAC Second Team
A – Ryan Bitterman, Anderson
A – Liam Vollans, Newberry
A – Donovan Powell, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Morgan Madish, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Joey Moran, Wingate
MF – Carter Korzenski, Limestone
D – Chris Czulada, Anderson
D – Jaiden Terry, Limestone
D – Parks Painter, Lenoir-Rhyne
LP – Josh Wright, Lenoir-Rhyne
Short-Stick Defensive MF - Nash Perry, Anderson
Face-off Spec. – Matthew Mancini, Lenoir-Rhyne
GK – Adin Laughlin, Anderson
All-SAC Third Team
A – Gage Vigar, Newberry
A – Evan Voss, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Sean Clark, Wingate
MF – Scott Williams, Newberry
MF – Jaxon Grant, Wingate
MF – Ayden Snow, Newberry
D – Ryan Morrison, Limestone
D – Nick Arnold, Wingate
D – John Lombel, Lincoln Memorial
LP – Chase Robertson, Anderson
Short-Stick Defensive MF - Cj Dorr, Wingate
Face-off Spec. – Aj Rush, Anderson
GK – Ben McMullen, Newberry
Offensive Player of the Year
Kyle Spence, Wingate
Defensive Player of the Year
Brian Lake, Newberry
Specialist of the Year
Aiden Dixon, Anderson
Freshman of the Year
Liam Vollans, Newberry
Coach of the Year
Brendan Storrier, Limestone
