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Breaking down 2025 Championship Series All-Tournament Team

By Adam Lamberti | Feb 19, 2025

The PLL announced the All-Tournament Team for the 2025 Lexus Championship Series on Wednesday.

Let’s break down the team.

Matt Campbell, F, Boston Cannons

The Golden Stick Award winner with 23 scoring points while also leading the tournament in points and assists, Campbell was elite all week long.

He was probably my favorite player to watch just because of how composed he was in the chaos that is the Champ Series.

Right hand, left hand, on the run or feet set, Campbell just found ways to score.

After registering just one point in the opening game against the Utah Archers, Campbell went on a tear, tallying 11 points in the next game against the Maryland Whipsnakes and then scoring seven goals in the title game against Utah.

This one came against fellow All-Tournament Team selection Beau Pederson. A one-handed shot, through a crowbar from Pederson (the same crowbar that took Asher Nolting to the turf) in a title game is pretty good, I would say.

When Campbell finds himself in a one-on-one matchup, just set up the clear, because you know he's going to win the matchup and score. This was the game-changer in the finals that led Boston to back-to-back Champ Series titles.

"The Archers played really aggressive on defense ... so we knew a lot of times it was going to be a one-on-one battle, so I knew my role was if I get the ball, I'm going to go to the goal,” Campbell said in the postgame press conference.

Asher Nolting, F, Boston Cannons

Nolting is one of those players that you really can’t game-plan for.

Try to match up with him one-on-one? He’s using his strength to body to the middle and getting a shot off.

Slide to him? He’ll just move it to an open teammate to bury an easy look.

While Boston was stacked with offensive talent, Nolting still finished second in the tournament in points (27) and his impact went beyond production.

His sheer presence pulled a ton of the opposition’s attention and usually their top defender, freeing up teammates like Campbell, Marcus Holman, Alex Vardaro and Ryan Drenner with ideal matchups and a ton of space to operate.

Myles Jones, F, New York Atlas

The most dominant single-game performance from any player in the Champ Series, for my money, was Jones in the semifinals against Boston.

From his first goal, you could tell Jones was feeling it.

Finishing with seven points (5G, 2A), it felt like a vintage game from Jones dating back to his days at Duke, where he used his size and skill to demoralize opponents and take over the game.


While he only had 19 points in the Champ Series, fewer than some players who were not selected to the All-Tournament Team, his impact went beyond just goals and assists. The attention he drew and the lengths players would go to stop him were pretty surreal. Take a look below if you don’t believe me.

Beau Pederson, F, Utah Archers

Pederson had one of the highlights of the tournament, absolutely driving Nolting to the turf in a heavyweight matchup.

But when you consider that Pederson also was third on his team in points (13) and was Utah’s leading scorer in the title game (3G, 1T), it’s clear why he was a pretty easy pick for the All-Tournament Team.

Mason Woodward, F, Utah Archers

Like Pederson, we knew Woodward would be one of the best players on the defensive side of the ball as one of the few poles in the tournament.

What we did not see coming was Woodward leading the tournament in shooting percentage (85.7%) and tying for second in two-pointers (4).

Not impressive enough for you? How about a BTB assist from Woodward?

Still not impressive enough for you? How about a BTB fake to a goal?

The point is that Woodward was so difficult to dodge past on the defensive side of the ball, and then looked like an offensive midfielder on the other side of the field -- as a pole. Amazing performance from him.

Colin Kirst, G, Boston Cannons

Cannons head coach Brian Holman called Kirst “the best player in the tournament” after the title game.

He probably was.

Kirst broke the Champ Series record for saves in a tournament (72) and led goalies in save percentage (44.2%).

He also had the biggest moments of any goalie in the tournament. In the semifinals against New York, he had four saves in overtime and zero goals allowed.

The next day in the finals, Kirst had 15 saves, posting a 55.6% save percentage to deliver back-to-back titles for Boston.

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In the finals, Boston’s game plan was to let Utah attack one-on-one and dare Archers shooters to try to get one past Kirst.

It was a good game plan.

Like he always seems to do in the biggest moments, Kirst absolutely shut the door on the Archers shooters, making the saves he should have and then stealing a few on the doorstep.

Easiest selection of this All-Tournament Team.

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