Men's Lacrosse | 5/6/2021 2:15:00 PM

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) announced Thursday afternoon its 2021 All-Conference teams and major award winners, with 53 student-athletes garnering recognition, seven earning James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award nominees, and Quincy University voted as the team sportsmanship winner. For the Panthers, sophomore Daniel Milano was named Goalkeeper of the Year as well as First Team All-GLVC. In addition, sophomore Trent Eichbauer and freshman Kaden Seelye were also named Honorable Mention All-GLVC.

Milano stood out between the pipes during Davenport's first season in the GLVC. The sophomore led the league with 151 saves (16.8 per game), while recording a .557 save percentage. The netminder made double-digit saves in all nine games this spring, including a season-high 25 against Rockhurst on March 27. In seven of the team's nine contests, Milano made more saves than he allowed goals, and held Quincy to just six scores on March 13. Milano played all 60 minutes in each of his games, totaling 540 in net in his sophomore campaign. Milano is the first Panther to claim a GLVC major award, as Davenport joined the league as an associate member for men's lacrosse this spring.

"I am very proud of Danny for receiving this award. Danny is a very competitive person who works extremely hard to improve his game in all areas. Danny always competes with the right attitude and remains composed in all situations. He is the heart of our defense." - head coach Chris Esquivel.

Eichbauer played and started in all nine games for the Panthers. He totaled five assists, 13 groundballs and caused two turnovers. Seelye had a great rookie campaign on the defensive end. He played in all nine games and made six starts. He registered 14 groundballs and led the team with 24 caused turnovers.

Keelan McKouen also was the Davenport recipient for the sportsmanship award. McKouen had six goals and one assist this season.