Head Coach Joe Ernst, the Pirates men's lacrosse program and the Southwestern University Athletic Department announced their inaugural recruiting class this afternoon. The Southwestern men's lacrosse program made the jump to Division III for the 2010 season after participating as an MCLA club team for the past 25 years. The Pirates will compete in the SCAC, which now sponsors lacrosse as an official conference sport.

The class consists of nine returning players from the club team: Nate Carney, Luther Faulk, Matt Hanson, Stephen Howe, Chris Lange, Sam Marsh, Thomas Mock, Jack Parker and Jesus Torres. New to Southwestern are freshmen Zach Anglin, Steven Broes, Miguel Caballero, Paul Erickson, Jacob Guajardo, Rory Jones, Elliott Kelly, Jon Kirk, Jamie Long, Rhys O'Farrell, Grady Sampley, and Edward Williams. Two transfers round out the class: Shane Carney and Donnie Murray.

Zach Anglin – Defense – Hamilton, TX/Hamilton
Zach Anglin is a 6-foot, 170 pound star strong safety for the Hamilton High football team. He is a ferocious competitor with great speed and athleticism. He was All-District in both football and track. The Pirates will be looking for hard "to-the-body" slides from Zach. His intended major at SU is Physics.

Steven Broes – Defense – Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central
Steve Broes is a 5-foot-10-inch, 165 pound long pole that played under Coach Rob Goodwin at West Morris Central High School. Steve has great quickness and a good stick and will help anchor a quick doubling defense. He is undecided on a major.

Miguel Caballero – Midfield – Laredo, TX/St. Augustine
Miguel Caballero is a 6-foot, 190 pound midfielder with good speed and size and will help form a solid SSDM unit for the Pirates. His intended major at SU is Political Science.

Nate Carney – Attack/Midfield – Georgetown, TX/Anderson
Nate Carney is a 6-foot-3-inch, 215 pound short stick who is returning from playing on the Bucs MCLA team under Coach Bill Bowman as well as four years at Anderson High School in Austin, TX. During his first two years at Southwestern he was named as Freshman Player of the Year and All-Conference. During the 2009 campaign for Southwestern's MCLA program Carney had 22 goals and 11 assists, averaging 2.2 points per game. He will add size and good hands on both ends of the field. This year he will Captain the Pirates inaugural season of NCAA D-III lacrosse. He is majoring in Business at Southwestern.

Shane Carney – Midfield – Georgetown, TX/Anderson
Shane Carney is a 6-foot-1-inch, 200 pound midfielder who transferred in from playing MLCA at the University of Texas – Arlington as well as four years at Anderson High School in Austin, TX. Shane is an exceptional athlete who in addition to nine years of lacrosse experience also competes in triathlons. He will add size, speed and a fierce attitude to the Pirates midfield. His intended major at SU is Political Science.

Paul Erickson – Midfield – Georgetown, TX/Huntington-Surrey
Paul Erickson is a 5-foot-8-inch, 150 pound midfielder from Huntington-Surrey High School. His speed and agility will be an asset to an already very fast midfield. He will be majoring in Economics at Southwestern.

Luther Faulk – Midfield – Brownsville, TX/St. Joseph's
Luther Faulk is a 5-foot-10-inch, 175 pound midfielder who is returning from playing on the Bucs MCLA team under Coach Bill Bowman. During his two years on the club team Luther anchored a solid midfield unit and last year received All-Conference honors. During the 2009 campaign for Southwestern's MCLA program Faulk had 10 goals and 12 assists, averaging 1.47 points per game. This year he will Captain the Pirates inaugural season of NCAA D-III lacrosse. He is currently majoring in Business at SU.

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