Eleven student-athletes from the Penn College Wildcats Men’s Lacrosse team were named to the 2026 United East All-Conference Teams, according to a May 5 announcement. Head coach Jordan Williams was selected as Conference Coach of the Year, while Elliot Dotson received Offensive Player of the Year and Ryder Palubinski was chosen as Conference Rookie of the Year.
The recognition highlights individual and team achievements during a season in which Penn College Wildcats Men’s Lacrosse continued its strong performance in collegiate athletics. The program competes in the United East Conference and hosts games at UPMC Field in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, according to the official website.
Dotson earned his second consecutive Offensive Player of the Year honor. He led the conference with 49 assists, recorded nine hat-tricks, and finished among Division III leaders with averages of 2.58 assists per game and 4.95 points per contest. Palubinski became the third straight Wildcat to be named Rookie of the Year after contributing five caused turnovers and collecting 24 ground balls over nineteen appearances.
Other first-team selections included Owen Kupsey (Attack), Aidan McFalls (Midfielder), Will Ehret (Midfielder), Ben Malarkey (Defense), and Ryan Twist (Goalkeeper). Tyler Diffenderfer (Midfield), Jake Small (SSM), Ian Stambaugh (Defense) and Antonio Santora (Faceoff) were named to the second team. Kupsey led with 65 goals, McFalls scored 44 goals with fifteen assists, while Ehret added twenty-four goals and twenty-two assists for forty-six points.
Malarkey anchored a defense that allowed just over ten goals per game this season. Twist made two hundred thirty saves with a .539 save percentage between goalposts. Santora won two hundred eighteen faceoffs at a .607 win rate—second highest in league play among DIII men’s lacrosse athletes.
Williams guided one of Division III’s top offenses—averaging more than sixteen goals per game—and led his squad to their third consecutive Championship Final appearance this year.
