Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Syracuse lacrosse team has named its quartet of players to lead the way this spring.

The Orange has selected four players to share the role of captain: Brendan Curry, Nick Mellen and Jamie Trimboli were elected for the first time while Peter Dearth has been selected again for his second tenure in the role. The players were chosen through a team vote.

Curry, the only junior captain of the group, started all 14 games last season. The midfielder produced 33 points (19-14) and was a USILA third-team All-American last season.

Dearth is one of the nation’s best short-stick defensive midfielders and he too was tabbed as a USILA third-team All-American.

Mellen, a redshirt senior, enters his final season on the Orange defense ranking fifth in career caused turnovers. Another strong season would put the two-time All-American in elite company, joining Jack Salerno, Kevin Sheehan, Jeff Desko, Pat McCabe, Ric Beardsley, Marshall Abrams, John Lade and Brandon Mullins as the only close defenders in program history to earn that accolades in three seasons.

Trimboli, also seeking his third-straight All-America nod, led all SU midfielders in goals with 24 last season.

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