WASHINGTON – Georgetown University's Tucker Dordevic was named one of five finalists for the prestigious Tewaaraton Award, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation on Thursday. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States.
 
Dordevic is just the fourth Hoya to be selected as a Tewaaraton Award Finalist, joining standouts Jake Carraway (B'20, M'21), Steve Dusseau (C'02) and Brodie Merrill (C'05) on the list.
 
Tucker Dordevic
Graduate Student | Attack
Portland, Ore.

• 2023 Tewaaraton Award Finalist
• 2023 USA Lacrosse Magazine Second Team All-American
• 2023 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• 2023 BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year (unanimous)
• 2023 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous)
• Posted 57 goals to go with 13 assists for 70 points on the year, all career highs
• Had at least a hat trick in 12 games, including four goals five times, five goals three times and six and seven goals once each
• Ranked fourth in the NCAA and leads the BIG EAST in goals per game (3.80)

Georgetown All-Time Tewaaraton Award Finalists
2023 – Tucker Dordevic
2021 – Jake Carraway
2005 – Brodie Merrill
2004 – Brodie Merrill
2002 – Steve Dusseau
2001 – Steve Dusseau
 
Men's 2023 Tewaaraton Award Finalists
Tucker Dordevic, Georgetown – Grad. Student, Attack
Pat Kavanagh, Notre Dame – Sr., Attack
CJ Kirst, Cornell – Jr., Attack
Brennan O'Neill, Duke – Jr., Attack
Connor Shellenberger, Virginia – Senior, Attack
 
The Tewaaraton recipient will be chosen at the conclusion of the 2023 college lacrosse season by selection committees comprised of premier college coaches who are appointed annually by the Tewaaraton Foundation. The Finalists will be honored and this year's recipient announced live June 1 at the Tewaaraton Ceremony at the University Club of Washington, D.C.
 
About The Tewaaraton Foundation
Founded at the University Club of Washington, DC and first presented in 2001, the Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male and female college lacrosse player in the United States. Endorsed by the Mohawk Nation Council of Elders and USA Lacrosse, the Tewaaraton Award symbolizes lacrosse's centuries-old roots in Native American heritage. The Tewaaraton Foundation ensures the integrity and advances the mission of this award. Each year, the Tewaaraton Award celebrates one of the six tribal nations of the Iroquois Confederacy – the Mohawk, Cayuga, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca and Tuscarora – and presents two scholarships to students of Native American descent. To learn more about The Tewaaraton Foundation, please visit www.tewaaraton.com.