Thompson Trio Named Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Preseason All

BALTIMORE – University at Albany attack trio Lyle Thompson, Miles Thompson and Ty Thompson were named DI Preseason All-Americans, Inside Lacrosse has announced.

Lyle Thompson was placed on the All-America First Team, while Miles Thompson got All-America Third Team and Ty Thompson received All-America Honorable Mention.

The Preseason All-Americans were announced in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook, the publications annual preview issue.

Lyle Thompson is one of three lacrosse players on the issue’s cover page.  A Tewaaraton finalist last season and the Lt. Col. J.L. Turnbull Award for the best attack in lacrosse, the current junior averaging a DI best 6.65 points per game last season, finishing with 50 goals and 63 assists.

Miles Thompson, an Honorable Mention All-American last season, racked up 73 points on 43 goals and 30 assists despite playing just 12 games, averaging over six points a game.  He enters his senior season with 174 points in his collegiate career.

Ty Thompson, also an Honorable Mention All-American last year, finished fourth in DI with three goals a game.  He concluded the 2013 season with a team-best 54 goals, adding 14 assists.  He has 113 goals in his collegiate career going into his senior season.

UAlbany is ranked 12^th in the preseason rankings by Inside Lacrosse, voted on by the magazine’s staff.