ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - No. 16 Flagler College had seven athletes named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association(USILA) All-South Region teams yesterday afternoon, according to organization officials.

Flagler saw appearances on the second and third team as well as honorable mentions. Named to the second team was defender Ty Scheckenbach and attacker Trace McDonald. On the third team was short stick defensive midfielder Brendan Watson and midfielder Griffin Moore. Honorable mentions included midfielders Jack Pilla and Dempsey Gibbs and defender Mekai Nelson. Flagler's seven selections is the most of any Peach Belt Conference affiliated institution.

One of nation's more prolific attackmen, McDonald earned his third All-Region distinction. McDonald earned his first second team honor after receiving third team the past two seasons. With 68 points on the season, McDonald was the Saints leader in assists with 38. McDonald, along with Ben Nyberg and Will Linko are all tied for the most goals at 30. In the NCAA Division II, McDonald is 13th in assists per game at 2.11.

For the first time in his career, Scheckenbach earned All-Region honors. The redshirt sophomore was one of the Saints core starters on a defense that ranked No. 19 in DII in goals allowed per game at 9.28. Within the region, Flagler's defense is eighth. Scheckenbach caused 29 turnovers which is the most for the Saints and found 35 ground balls which is second. Scheckenbach's 29 caused turnovers ranks him 39th in DII in caused turnovers per game at 1.78

Moore and Watson earned their first All-Region distinctions. Earlier this season, Watson was named the PBC Defender of the Year. Leading the team in ground balls, Watson found 37 while causing the second most turnovers on the team with 19. The short stick defender's premier game came in the first round of the PBC Tournament. Against Lander University, Watson caused five turnovers and found four ground balls. Moore finished as the Saints fifth highest goal scorer. Moore scored 24 goals and notched six assists. In the Saints 7-6 overtime win against No. 18 Concordia University Irvine, Moore scored the game winning goal to earn the program's first NCAA tournament win.

This is the second consecutive year Pilla earned All-Region honors and the first time Nelson and Gibbs. Despite only playing in 11 games this season, Pilla finished with 18 points. Pilla finished with 12 goals and six assists. As a true freshman, Gibbs finished as the highest scoring midfielder for the Saints. During his first year campaign, Gibbs scored 25 goals and found six assists. Nelson was one of Flagler's core defenders. In his first year as a Saint, Nelson caused 13 turnovers and found 33 ground balls.