COLLEGE PREVIEW 2014 NCAA DIVISION III MEN’S PRESEASON PLAYER OF YEAR Attack By Jac Coyne
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After years of toiling in the midfield, Cabrini’s Corey Elmer has emerged as one of the nation’s best up front
oward the end of Cabrini’s 2013 season in which Corey Elmer exploded for 57 goals 55 assists, a lacrosse alum walked up to Cavaliers coach Steve Colfer and marveled about Elmer’s proclivity for perfect decision-making. “It’s almost like he made the right play
every time he had the ball,” he said to Colfer. “When it was time to score, he scored. And when it was time to assist it, he assisted it.” Colfer, who has had his share of prolific scorers during his time in Radnor, had not previously considered that analysis. “I never thought about like that, but when you see goal-scorers, you’ll see 70 goals and 20 assists,” he said. “You never see that absolute balance Corey had.” With both a powerful shot to chase an opponent out of a zone and an uncanny ability to put skip passes on teammates’ sticks, Elmer has the complete package that Colfer has rarely seen progress through his program.
Elmer’s 112 points in 2013 were the most in Division III and second-most in any division, behind Albany’s Lyle Thompson (113).
Elmer’s breakdown of his epic
performance last year, which resulted in the second-highest point total (112) in any division behind only Albany’s Lyle Thompson (113), is a little more simplistic. “I do whatever the team needs,” he said. During his first two years, and even during the first couple of games in 2013, Cabrini needed Elmer to work out of the midfield, with an occasional stint on attack. In his rookie campaign after
78 LACROSSE MAGAZINE February 2014 >> A Publication of US Lacrosse
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