GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Notre Dame junior midfielder Bryan Costabile has been named the 2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year, and Duke junior defenseman JT Giles-Harris is this year’s Defensive Player of the Year.

North Carolina freshman goalie Caton Johnson has been named the ACC Freshman of the Year, while Virginia’s Lars Tiffany is the ACC Coach of the Year.

Costabile, a native of Sykesville, Maryland, leads the Irish and ranks fourth in the ACC with 37 goals in 14 games. Costabile has had several outstanding performances this season with seven hat tricks, including three five-goal games.


A native of Nyack, New York, Duke’s Giles-Harris spearheads the nation’s fourth-ranked scoring defense, which is limiting opponents to just 9.07 goals per game.  A two-time ACC Defensive Player of the Week this season, Giles-Harris has 32 ground balls and 24 caused turnovers.



Johnson, a true freshman goalie for the Tar Heels, played in seven games and started four, making a team-high 60 saves.  In a late-season win over Duke, Johnson made the most saves (21) in a game by a North Carolina men’s lacrosse true freshman goalkeeper in school history.
 


Tiffany led the Cavaliers to a league-best 3-1 mark in ACC regular-season play and followed that up with tournament wins over North Carolina and Notre Dame to capture the 2019 ACC Championship. It was Virginia’s first men’s lacrosse title since 2010. 


 
2019 ACC Men’s Lacrosse Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Bryan Costabile, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Defensive Player of the Year: JT Giles-Harris, Jr., Duke
Freshman of the Year: Caton Johnson, Fr., Goalie, North Carolina
Coach of the Year: Lars Tiffany, Virginia