Michella Chester | NCAA.com | February 12, 2020 9 men's college lacrosse offensive impact players to watch in 2020 9 men's college lacrosse offensive players to watch in 2020 Share The 2020 men's lacrosse season is upon us. I took a look at the top offensive performers to look out for this season, and this is the result: there is an unbelievable amount. 2019 Tewaaraton award recipient Pat Spencer graduated last year, but every other Tewaaraton front-runner is back this season. Here is a look at 9 of the top offensive powerhouses returning this year: Grant Ament — Penn State Senior attack Ament was one of the five finalists for the Tewaaraton award last season. This might be a good reason why: He led the entire nation in points and assists per game. It gets better. He set an NCAA record for assists with 96 and 5.65 per game, as well as a Big Ten and program record for points with 126. This first-team All-American was a huge reason for Penn State’s run to the national semifinals last year. EXPLAINER: The history of the Tewaaraton Award Mac O'Keefe — Penn State Senior attack Mac O'Keefe is the second Penn State player to make the list, and there's a good reason for that. O'Keefe was the nation's leading scorer last season. He racked up 78 goals, 12 of those being man-up goals, and ranked sixth in the NCAA and second in the Big Ten with 5.33 points/game. He holds the program record with 164 career goals. This 2nd team All-American will be back with Ament to continue one of the nation’s most efficient offenses in 2020. Michael Sowers — Princeton Senior attack Sowers was another Tewaaraton award finalist in the top five last season. He finished fourth in the nation in points per game (6.53) and third in the nation in assists per game (3.79). Sowers is already Princeton's all-time leading scorer with 255 career points and ranks 1-2-3 on Princeton's single-season scoring list. This 2019 first-team All-American is dangerous from behind the net. Jared Bernhardt — Maryland Senior attack Bernhardt will be back this season in his Terps' No. 1 jersey, the number previously worn by 2017 Tewaaraton winner Matt Rambo, and many other Maryland greats. Bernhardt was another Tewaaraton finalist last season and first-team All-American. He finished second all-time at Maryland with 52 goals, and sixth in points in a single season with 78. He started every game as a freshman when the Terps took home the national championship. Chris Gray — North Carolina Junior attack Gray spent his first two years at Boston University before transferring to the University of North Carolina for his junior and senior seasons. He finished his sophomore campaign ranked fourth in the NCAA in assists per game (3.65) and third in points per game (6.53). Those numbers were certainly worthy of his second-team All-American honors last season. He has two more years to make even more noise. Jeff Teat — Cornell Senior attack Cornell is bringing back a second-team All-American as well in Jeff Teat. This guy was a first-team All-American in his sophomore season in 2018 after tallying 99 points that year and led his team again in points last season. He finished the season ranked 11th in the nation in points (4.67) and 13th in assists (2.40), slightly lower than his sophomore year when he finished fourth in the nation in assists. Jackson Morrill — Yale Senior attack Yale, the national runner-up, return a lot of tremendous attackers. They had freshman standout Matt Brandau last season, who was unbelievable during their postseason run, and Matt Gaudet. Jackson Morrill was a huge part of this Bulldog offense last season and will be again. The third-team All-American led the team in points (94) and ranked seventh in the NCAA in points per game. He led the team in assists and his two main targets will be back to join him. Michael Kraus — Virginia Senior attack This two-time Virginia captain will return for the reigning national champions. Kraus finished a third-team All-American despite missing three games due to injury last season. He didn’t lead the team in points last year, but did his freshman and sophomore years when he didn't miss any games, so get ready for Kraus in his senior year. Asher Nolting — High Point Junior attack Nolting became the first player in High Point program history named a Tewaaraton award nominee last season. This third-team All-American finished last season pretty high on some record lists. He put up 5.75 points per game which ranked fifth in the nation. He also ranked fifth in the nation in assists per game. There are a few other names that need to be mentioned when discussing offensive impact players: Kevin Lindley — Loyola, Honorable mention All-American Adam Goldner — Penn, Honorable mention All-American Matt Gaudet — Yale, Honorable mention All-American Matt Brandau — Yale Tre Leclaire — Ohio State, Honorable mention All-American Matt Moore — Virginia, Honorable mention All-American Ryan Tierney — Hofstra SHOP NCAA LACROSSE GEAR Top sellers | NCAA.com shop home Men's college hockey: Jay Pandolfo named head coach of Boston University men's ice hockey program Jay Pandolfo has been named the 13th head coach in BU men's ice hockey history. READ MORE WATCH: Clutch goal with 5 seconds left gives BU men's lacrosse its first-ever Patriot League regular season title BU men's lacrosse's Timmy Ley scored the game-winning goal on Saturday to ensure the Terriers won their first-ever regular-season title in the Patriot League. 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