BALTIMORE, Md. – The Nike Lacrosse Media All-Americans for the 2026 preseason were announced Wednesday afternoon. High Point University men's lacrosse faceoff player, Luca Accardo was named to the honorable mention list.

The Nike Lacrosse Media All-Americans are selected by a collection of more than a dozen voters who also vote in the weekly Media Poll. Voters submitted first-, second-, third- and honorable mention teams; those were tallied, with players receiving the highest vote totals sorted into teams. Honorable Mention players consist of players who did not earn enough votes to make one of the three teams but still had a significant number of votes. The Nike Lacrosse Preseason All-American list aims to honor players a more traditional-sized teams without bloating teams with extra numbers unless an unbreakable voting tie dictates it.
 
A season ago, Accardo appeared in all 16 games at the faceoff during his junior year for the Panthers. He was an Atlantic 10 First Team All-Conference selection and named to the A10 All-Championship team. He led the Atlantic 10 with 218 faceoff wins (218-351) on a .620 win percentage, setting the HPU single-season faceoff win record. In the A10 semifinals he tied the single-game record going 22-27 from the X, with a career-high 16 ground balls, leading HPU to an upset victory over Saint Joseph's (May 1). His 16 ground balls were second all-time in program history in a single-game.

Accardo led the A10 in ground balls with 154 to average 9.63 per game, dominating the league by 50+ ground balls. His 154 ground balls also set the single-season program record. He finished the regular season ranked third overall in the NCAA in ground balls per game (8.93 pg). Adding to his stats, he scored three goals during the season including the game winner versus Hobart (Mar. 29).
 
Accardo was also named a USA Lacrosse DI Preseason Honorable Mention All-American going into the 2026 season.