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Becca Block Named Athletes Unlimited Defensive Player of the Year

The former Syracuse lacrosse defender continues to be one of the best at her craft.

Mike McAllister

Becca Block Named Athletes Unlimited Defensive Player of the Year
Becca Block Named Athletes Unlimited Defensive Player of the Year /

Former Syracuse lacrosse star defender Becca Block was named Defensive Player of the Year in the Athletes Unlimited professional lacrosse league. Block finished the season with 22 ground balls, 19 draw controls and 12 caused turnovers to win the award in the inaugural pro lacrosse season for Athletes Unlimited. The league also featured several former Syracuse stars, including Orange head coach Kayla Treanor. 

Block graduated from Syracuse in 2013 as one of the best defenders in program history. Block was the Big East Defensive Player of the Year as a senior and was an All Big East First Team selection as a junior and senior. In addition, She was a Northeast Region All First Team selection in her final two years with the Orange. 

Since graduating, Block has played professionally for the United Women's Lacrosse League and the US National Team. Representing Team USA, she helped the Americans win the 2017 US Women's World Cup and World Games. 

Block also became a highly respected lacrosse coach following her time at Syracuse. Her coaching career began in 2014 with Vermont. After spending the 2015 season with Michigan State and 2016 campaign with Florida. She was hired by Harvard as an assistant prior to the 2018 season. Block has been on the Harvard staff ever since, and currently holds the Associate Head Coach title. 

Katie Rowan-Thompson was recently announced as the first women's lacrosse player to have her jersey honored by Syracuse. It would not be a surprise if Becca Block joined her in the rafters of the Dome in the future. 

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Mike McAllister
MIKE MCALLISTER

Title: Publisher All Syracuse Education: Roberts Wesleyan College Location: Syracuse, New York Expertise: Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting.  EXPERIENCE Mike McAllister has been covering Syracuse basketball, football and recruiting for more than a decade. Mike's career started with his own free blog as a way to vent following sporting events. Shortly thereafter, a network of basketball sites called Coast 2 Coast Hoops asked him to run their Syracuse site. That site was called Nation of Orange, and Mike quickly established it as a go-to for Syracuse fans.  After running Nation of Orange for several months, a position with the Syracuse site on the Scout network became available. After one year as the recruiting expert with Cuse Nation, he was named the publisher. Mike oversaw the transition from Scout to 247Sports, and ran the site on that network for years.  Presented with the opportunity to join one of the biggest names in the sports journalism industry, Sports Illustrated, Mike jumped at the chance. All Syracuse was started from scratch by Mike and the Fan Nation team. It has now become a staple for Orange fans of various sports.  Mike has broken news on recruiting, Syracuse basketball and football team information and has established himself as the top recruiting inside in the market. He has appeared on local radio shows, television broadcasts, national radio shows and much more. Mr. McAllister has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting and Information Management from Roberts Wesleyan College. 

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