Springfield, Mass. – May 29, 2025 – Four student-athletes from the Springfield College men's lacrosse team will compete in the 2025 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) East-West Senior All-Star Game on Friday evening on the campus of Providence College at 7pm. 

Kaden Quirk (Nahant, Mass.), Gavin Carzello (Westfield, Mass.), Kevin Tierney (Glastonbury, Conn.)and Toby Oliveira (Little Compton, R.I.) will suit up against other New England lacrosse players from across Division I, II and III for a premier lacrosse showcase of the region's top student-athletes. Zach Chandler and Keith Bugbee will also serve as coaches for Team West.

Quirk started in all 17 games between the pipes for Springfield as he made 169 saves (50.6 save percentage) and produced ten wins. Quirk also recorded 27 ground balls, caused five turnovers and dished out an assist for the Pride.

Carzello notched 61 ground balls and 15 caused turnovers in addition to five goals and three assists for eight points as his 61 ground balls ranked second on the team in 2025 only behind Vincent Scialdone (Yorktown Heights, N.Y.). Oliveira registered 29 ground balls and 14 caused turnovers, while Tierney finished the season ranked first on the team in assists with 19 to go along with the second-most goals with 21 and second-most points with 40. Tierney also registered 23 ground balls and five caused turnovers.

In his final year on the sidelines with the Pride after 42 seasons, Keith Bugbee was named NEWMAC Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year along with his staff of Ryon Lynch, Zach Chandler, Jackson Lalonde and Steve Sheffield who garnered the title of Coaching Staff of the Year this season. These five led Springfield to the outright NEWMAC regular season title for the first time since 2016 and hosted the NEWMAC title game on Stagg for the first time since 2017 after a perfect 7-0 record in conference play.

"This is a great opportunity to highlight the college careers of these young men. For many, it is one last time for them to play an organized game against such high competition. It is also a chance to compete with players you may have battled against throughout your college career," said Tim Murphy, head coach of Johnson & Wales, president of NEILA and coordinator of the East-West All-Star team selection.

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