Baltimore, Md. – (1/12/2017) – Unveiled yesterday, Wednesday, February 11, by InsideLacrosse.com, Chestnut Hill College senior attack Alec Dambach (Howell, N.J.) was one of 16 student-athletes selected to the 2017 Face-Off Yearbook Preseason All-American Third Team. Dambach, an All-East Coast Conference (ECC) Second Team selection a season ago, tied the Chestnut Hill College single-season scoring record in 2016, tallying 57 points (37 goals and 20 assists) en route to being named the team's Most Valuable Player (MVP).
 
As a junior in 2015 Dambach totaled seven games of five points or more, establishing a new career-high in goals (37) and tying his personal best is assists with 20. He also hustled to 34 groundballs and caused four turnovers in his MVP performance. Dambach's best production of the 2016 season came in a 15-5 victory over Dominican College on April 2 as he hit up the Chargers for a career-high six goals in an eight-point effort that included five ground ball recoveries. His totals in goals (37), assists (20), and points (57) respectively ranked him sixth, tied for fifth, and tied for fourth among his ECC competitors.
 
Dambach looks to cement his place as one of the all-time greats to wear the Scarlet and Gold in the 2016 season. He currently ranks second all-time at Chestnut Hill College in points (120); ranking first in school history in assists (53) and second in goals (67).
 
The complete list of preseason all-americans in provided below and available on InsideLacrosse.com with use of the provided link.
 
InsideLacrosse.com 2017 Face-Off Yearbook Preseason All-Americans
 
First Team
A - Max Allen (Sr., Merrimack College)
A - Charlie Sheehan (Jr., Limestone College)
A - Conor Whipple (Sr., University of Tampa)
M - Tom Hughes (Sr., New York Institute of Technology)
M - Brian Rogers (Sr., Le Moyne College)
M - Colton Watkinson (Sr., Limestone College)
FO - Kevin Reisman (Sr., Limestone College)
LSM/D - A.J. Ferraro (So., University of Tampa)
D - Brendan Entenmann (Jr., Le Moyne College)
D - Tyler Gaulton (Jr., Limestone College)
D - Greg Weyl (Jr., Mercyhurst College)
GK - Alex Seltzer (Sr., New York Institute of Technology)
 
Second Team
A - Andrew Kew (So., University of Tampa)
A - Gordon Purdie, Jr. (So., Adelphi University)
A - Alex Wiedemann (Jr., Belmont Abbey College)
M - James Crowe (Sr., Mercyhurst College)
M - Will Kistinger (Sr., New York Institute of Technology)
M - Zack Rusch (Sr., Seton Hill University)
M - Jack Trask (Sr., Merrimack College)
FO - Max Adler (Sr., Bentley University)
LSM - Brett Craig (So., Seton Hill University)
LSM - Austen Lison (So., Florida Southern College)
D - Marty Heyn (Sr., University of Tampa)
D - Tom McLaughlin (Sr., Merrimack College)
D - Brennen Morin (Sr., Merrimack College)
GK - Matt Wells (Sr., Mercyhurst College)
 
Third Team
A - Steve Brandenburg (Sr., Colorado Mesa University)
A- Alec Dambach (Sr., Chestnut Hill College)
A - Mike Hanlon (Sr., Lenoir-Rhyne University)
A - Lucas Shafer (Jr., Lake Erie College)
M - Bryan Crim (Sr., Walsh University)
M - Ryan MacSpadyen (So., Mercy College)
M - Chris Clancy (Sr., Limestone College)
M - Tim Towler (Sr., Merrimack College)
FO - Connor Eakes (Sr., Catawba College)
LSM - Ryan Mulka (Sr., Limestone College)
LSM - Ian Prate (Jr., New York Institute of Technology)
D - Connor Laird (Sr., Lindenwood University)
D - Matt Mahood (Sr., Seton Hill University)
D - Luke Morris (Sr., Mount Olive College)
GK - Robert Beshlian (Jr., Pace University)
GK - Jarod Kimble (So., Indianapolis University)