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The Tewaaraton Award, given to the Player of the Year in both men’s and women’s lacrosse, could go to an America East player after the Watch Lists were announced on Wednesday. Five men and two women are up for consideration to receive college lacrosse’s top honor.

America East lacrosse is no stranger to the Tewaaraton Award. Stony Brook’s Kevin Crowley was one of five finalists for the award two seasons ago.

This year, members from five of six conference men’s lacrosse squads cracked the list: Carter Bender of the defending champion Hartford Hawks, UMBC’s Rob Grimm, Albany’s Joe Resetarits, Stony Brook’s Jeff Tundo and Binghamton’s Ben Waldron.

Bender and Resetarits both heard their names called in the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft back in January.

For the women, Albany’s Arian Parker, who scored 44 goals last season as a freshman, and Boston University’s Danielle Etrasco, the conference’s 2011 Co-Player of the Year, made the list.

Check out the full lists for the men and women.

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