Senior Patrick Innes (Chester, Va./Thomas Dale) and junior Paul Wyatt (Modbury, England/Ivybridge) shared the team's most valuable offensive player award. Last fall Innes and Wyatt ranked one-two on the JMU team in scoring. Innes was the second-leading scorer in the Colonial Athletic Association with 13 goals and 29 points. Wyatt scored six goals and had 15 points in 2011.
Senior Jason Gannon (Vienna, Va./Flint Hill) received the team's most valuable defensive player award. In 2011 Gannon anchored a JMU defense that recorded a 1.22 goals-against average and recorded nine shutouts.
Freshman Jonathan Barden (Harrow, England./Park) was selected the team's Rookie of the Year. The defender started 19 games for the Dukes in 2011.
The Justin Armitage Coaches Award was presented to redshirt sophomore Adam Bastidas (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua). The honor, voted by the coaching staff, is named in memory of former JMU player Justin Armitage.
Redshirt sophomore Daniel DiLullo (Havertown, Pa./Lower Merion) and redshirt freshman Renaldo Garcia (Chaguanas, Trinidad/St. Mary's College) were co-recipients of the Michael J. Frye Memorial Award, which honors players who represent the personal characteristics of former JMU player Mike Frye.
The entire 2011 team was recognized for the accomplishments of the 2011 season, in which the Dukes finished first in the CAA regular-season standings, advanced to the NCAA Tournament round of 16 and compiled a 13-5-2 record. Team members received commemorative rings in honor of the team's achievements.
