Danny Lloyd Earns First Team All-Conference Honors by GNAC

Danny Lloyd Earns First Team All-Conference Honors by GNAC

Senior Danny Lloyd (Tegucigalpa, Honduras) of the Suffolk University Men's Soccer team was named a first team All-Conference selection by the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) for the 2011 season.

Lloyd finished as the Rams leader in goals with 10 and points with 24. Among GNAC scorers Lloyd ranked fifth in goals and sixth in points for the year.

Lloyd wraps up a spectacular four-year career for the Rams as 2011 marks the fourth time he earns an All-Conference selection by the GNAC. Statistically he has been one of the top players in league history as well. Over a four-year span Lloyd scored 36 goals for the Rams in 56 contests, tying former Ram Kevin Rogers (2003-06) for eighth all-time in league history. He scored 27 career goals in conference games, the most all-time in GNAC history for a single player in league competition. His 87 career points is the eighth highest total ever, while his 64 points in GNAC games ranks third all-time. He has also consistenly been one of the most active players on the field registering a conference best 159 shots in league games, and a total of 264 shots overall which is the fourth highest total ever.

In 2008 Lloyd earned GNAC Rookie of the Year honors, while also being named as a second team All-Conference selection as he scored five goals for the Rams in 12 games. 2009 was perhaps his best season as he earned GNAC Player of the Years honors. That season

Lloyd scored 12 goals, second most within the GNAC, and added three assists

for a total of 27 points. Lloyd led the Rams with 68 shots, including a team best 41 shots on goal. In 16 games that season, Lloyd had at least one goal in 10 contests for the Rams Lloyd's 0.8 goals per game average was ranked 35th best among all NCAA Division-III players and tops within the GNAC. He also led the league with a 1.80 points per game average, which also ranked him 42nd in the country. Lloyd earned second team All-Conference honors during his junior in 2010 as he helped guide the Rams to their first ever GNAC championship and NCAA Tournament Appearance. That year he tallied 23 points with nine goals and five assists.

Suffolk finished the 2011 season with a 5-13-1 record. They qualified for the GNAC playoffs with a 4-5-1 league record before falling to eventual league champions, St. Joseph's College 3-0 in the quarterfinals.