MCDONALD HEADED WEST
2008 DII PLAYER OF THE YEAR
SELECTED IN 3RD ROUND OF MLL
DRAFT BY LOS ANGLES RIPTIDE
Information Provided by Le Moyne Sports Information
Hoboken, NJ - Mike McDonald ’08 was drafted by the Los
Angles Riptide in the 3rd round (24th pick overall) of the Major
League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft on Wednesday. McDonald becomes the
third player in program history to be selected in the MLL
Collegiate Draft and joins four other former Dolphins in the MLL,
the country’s premier outdoor lacrosse league.
In 2008, McDonald established himself as one of the premier
attackmen in the country picking up the Enners Award as the most
outstanding player in Division II. Additionally, he was named the
top attackmen for the second consecutive season by being awarded
the Turnbull Award.
Twice the Most Outstanding Player of the Division II National
Championship, the senior from Latham, N.Y. has picked up
All-American honors every year of his career. He earned an
honorable mention after his freshman season and his been a first
team member in every year since. McDonald’s lacrosse resume
is filled with numerous distinctions from the Northeast-10
Conference, as well. He earned Rookie of the Year honors in his
first year on the Heights and has been a member of the
All-Northeast-10 Conference First Team in each of his four seasons.
This season, he became only the third Dolphin to collect
Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year honors.
Statistically, McDonald is a member of an elite group of Le Moyne
men’s lacrosse players to score 200 points in a career. He
ranks second on the college’s all-time points list (227),
second on its all-time goals list (137) and fourth on its all-time
assists list (90). In 2008, he paced Le Moyne in points (59) and
assists (28). And the senior’s numbers in the classroom
helped him earn Northeast-10 Conference All-Academic honors three
times during his career.
Le Moyne Major
League Lacrosse Draft History
2008 – Mike McDonald, Los Angles Riptide – MLL
Collegiate Draft – 3rd Round (24th overall)
2007 – Matt Cassallia, San Francisco Dragons – MLL
Supplemental Draft – 6th Round (52nd overall)
2007 – Brandon Spilett, Rochester Rattlers – MLL
Supplemental Draft – 5th Round (43rd overall)
