BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach Kevin Cassese has announced the addition of 12 student-athletes to the Mountain Hawks program for the 2009 season that will arrive on campus on Thursday, August 21. These newest members of the lacrosse program hail from nine different states and cover every positional group.

"I am proud to welcome these twelve outstanding student-athletes into our Mountain Hawk men's lacrosse family," Cassese explained. "This group of future Lehigh graduates of the year 2012 will bring very unique qualities to the table as lacrosse players, as students, and as young men."

Cassese continued, "In order to achieve the lofty goals we have set for ourselves in the 2008-09 campaign and beyond, it is important to keep the tradition of bringing quality people into this program. I am excited about the quality and strength of character of this group, and am very much looking forward to working with them as freshmen on the 2008-09 squad."

Coming to Lehigh from Nashua, New Hampshire is defenseman Kyle Bedell. A three time All-State selection, Bedell helped lead Bishop Guertin High School to the 2005 and 2008 state championship as well as the 2007 and 2008 state championships in ice hockey. Bedell was a First-Team All-State selection in 2008 when he also garnered All-Star honors from the Union Leader and the Nashua Telegraph. He also was a member of the National Senior Showcase Tournament championship team. Off the field, Bedell was a two year member of the Honor Roll.

Projected to play on the attack for the Mountain Hawks is Kevin Donovan, Jr., from Bethany, Connecticut. Donovan was a two time All-State selection for lacrosse and hockey at Amity High Regional High School. He was also a two time captain and team MVP in both sports, while receiving Dean's List Honors for each of his four years at Amity. Donovan went on to take a Post Graduate year at Choate Rosemary Hall in Connecticut where he was a starting attackman on the field and an Honor Roll member in the classroom.

Arriving by way of Atlantic Beach, Florida is defenseman Gaige Flint. A member of the National Honor Society and the Honor Roll, Flint was a two time All-District selection at Episcopal High School as well as the Defensive Player of the Year. A team captain, Flint garnered team MVP honors and he won the President's Education Award. Flint also participated in football where he was a member of the All-County Academic Team.

Dana Frye comes to Bethlehem from Annapolis, Maryland where he graduated from St. Mary's High School. Frye is projected to play at the attack and in the midfield. Frye was a four year member of the varsity lacrosse team at St. Mary's where he helped lead them to a pair of playoff appearances. Off the field, Frye was a member of the National Honor Society, a Parvis Scholar and he graduated within the top 15-percent of his class. In addition, he was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Matt Fullam is a graduate of Randolph High School in Randolph, New Jersey, which he led to a pair of runner-up finishes in Group III in 2006 and 2007. Fullam was an All-Conference and All-Division selection and also excelled in hockey where he led Randolph to back-to-back state championships. In the classroom, Fullam was named the Morris County Scholar Athlete Award winner as well as a USAA National Business Merit Award recipient. He was also a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society.

Blaise Fullen is a midfielder from Oreland, Pennsylvania where he led William Penn Charter High School to the semifinals of the state playoffs in 2008. Fullen garnered All-League accolades as a senior, and on the football field he was a two time All-League selection and an All-City honoree as a senior. Off the field, Fullen was a member of the Honor Roll every semester of high school.

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