WASHINGTON, D.C. – Georgetown University senior men’s lacrosse players Stevie Bauer (Red Bank, N.J./Peddie School) and Chris Taylor (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) both received postseason honors announced recently.
Bauer was named an honorable mention All America by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, while Taylor was named to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-District 2 First Team.
Georgetown has had 37 players earn 64 All-American honors since 1999, eight first team nods, four second team, 12 third team selections and 40 honorable mention honorees. Bauer was one of 75 players nationwide recognized with All-America honors, including 42 who earned honorable mention honors and 19 defenseman overall who earned any honor.
Bauer was a leader on the Hoya defense, finishing second on the team with 44 ground balls. He helped Georgetown rank 10th in the country in ground balls per game (35.07) and was a key in the Hoya unit limiting opponents to fewer than 10 goals nine times this season. Opponents scored more than 10 goals against GU only twice all season.
Taylor, meanwhile, was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 First Team. He was one of 10 student-athletes from schools in the District, Maryland, parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia selected to the first team, which required a 3.3 grade-point average or higher.
A two-time team captain, Taylor recently graduated, carrying a 3.73 grade-point average in English. One of the top defensive midfielders in the country, Taylor scored three goals and finished third on the team with 39 ground balls. Off the field, Taylor was one of the most active student-athletes at Georgetown. He was a leading member of Hoya Dreams, which pairs up Georgetown student-athletes with kids from the Georgetown University Hospital.
Wilbraham native honored as UMass’ fifth Scholar All-American.
May 26, 2009
AMHERST, Mass. – Senior attacker Tim Balise was named a USILA Scholar All-American. He is UMass’ fifth all-time selection and third in a row joining recent honorees Brian Jacovina in 2006 and Sean Krygier in 2007. Balise was recently named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Men’s At-Large First-Team for the second year in a row. He graduated last Saturday with a perfect 4.0 GPA in Psychology.
Balise has won an endless number of academic awards in his career. He was recently named a UMass Spring Scholar Athlete and the UMass Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. He was also named to the NEILA Scholar-Athlete Team in addition to being an NEILA First-Team playing selection. He was also named to the All-ECAC First Team.
Balise followed up a 33-goal effort in 2008 with 31 goals and five assists as a senior. Balise single-handedly sent UMass back to the tournament with a five goal performance, including the overtime game-winner in the regular season finale at Rutgers.
In addition to Jacovina and Krygier, Harold Drumm and Mike DelPercio were both named USILA Scholar All-Americans in 1998.
The USILA Scholar All-America Program was established in 1989 to recognize student-athletes from USILA member institutions who have distinguished themselves academically, athletically, and as citizens of their communities. The USILA Selection Committee chooses an overall team representing Divisions I, II and III, and they are recognized at the annual Lacrosse All-America Banquet.
2009 USILA Scholar All-America Team
Matt Abbott Syracuse
Craig Andrzejewski Pennsylvania Tim Balise Massachusetts
Kylor Berkman Salisbury
Jordan Burke Brown
Dave Campbell Middlebury
Peter Carroll St. Lawrence
Devin Catlin Kenyon
Greg Cerar C.W. Post
Marc Cizenski Le Moyne
Alex Cole Nazareth
Michael Colleluori Hofstra
Nick Cosco Endicott
Tom Costanza Geneseo
Michael DeGiovanni Drew
Russ Follansbee Wesleyan
Michael Gerbush Williams
Greg Gibbons Clarkson
Dan Groot Maryland
Alex Heckman Stevens
Bryan Holden Bowdoin
Skyler Hopkins Middlebury
Mark Kovler Princeton
Jason LaShomb Mercyhurst
Connor Locke Washington & Lee
David Loftus C.W. Post
Terence Malangone Wesleyan
Ryan McFadyen Duke
Clem McNally Tufts
John Meade Hartwick
James Minor Denison
Eddie O’Reilly Endicott
Matt Petre Fairfield
Chris Peyser Princeton
Peet Poillon UMBC
Scott Reimer Cabrini
Jeff Reynolds Maryland
Mitchell Rosensweig Towson
Brad Ross Duke
Evan Schaller Wingate
Dan Sciulla C.W. Post
James Shanahan Washington & Lee
Mike Simon Stevenson
Tim Skeen Washington & Lee
Alex Slauson St. Lawrence Ryan Smith UMBC
Harry St. John Washington & Lee
Mike Stone Middlebury
Kirk Waldie Wesley
Brian Welch Le Moyne
Brady Williams Brown
David Wood St. John Fisher
Jordan Yarboro Tufts
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Navy senior defenseman Andy Tormey (Syracuse, N.Y.), a 2009 Honorable Mention All-American, was named to 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award First Team, it was announced Saturday in between the 2009 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Semifinal Games in Foxborough, Mass. Tormey, the only defenseman among the list of 10 finalists, is the first Navy lacrosse player to have received distinction as a candidate for the award.
Joining Tormey on the five-man first team were 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award winner Max Seibald of Cornell, along with Matt Abbott of Syracuse, Jordan Burke of Brown and Michael Colleluori of Hofstra. The second team was comprised of Brandon Corp of Colgate, Joel Dalgarno of Ohio State, Danny Glading of Virginia, Ryan Hoff of Notre Dame and Grant Zimmerman of North Carolina.
The award, chosen by a nationwide vote of coaches, media and fans, is presented annually to college lacrosse’s outstanding NCAA Division I senior student-athlete. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award has grown into the nation’s premier tribute to college seniors. The award identifies personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete, with criteria including excellence in the classroom, in character and community service, as well as in competition on the field.
“To be one of the finalists for such a prestigious award as the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award is a once in a lifetime opportunity,” said Tormey in early April upon learning he was a finalist. “I am honored to be considered with these nine individuals, all of whom are more than deserving of this achievement. With the many prominent institutions being represented, I am proud to represent the United States Naval Academy. The opportunities that the Academy has given me are limitless and have allowed me to be the person I am today.”
Tormey set upon his senior year with several challenges laid in front of him. Not only was he selected by his peers to lead the team as its captain, but he also was called upon by head coach Richie Meade to mentor a defense that juggled four different starting combinations over the course of the season and featured only one returning starter, Tormey.
The All-American not only anchored a defense that is ranked seventh in the nation (7.69 GPG), he played an instrumental role among the Mids’ No. 1-ranked man-down unit that surrendered just six goals on 40 attempts (.850). The 85.0 success rate is tied as the 12th best in NCAA?history and best since the 2005 St. John’s squad squelched 86.2 percent of its opponents extra-man opportunities.
A first-time First-Team All-Patriot League selection, Tormey led the Midshipmen to their fifth Patriot League Tournament title in Navy’s six-year membership of the conference. He was named to the Patriot League All-Tournament Team after two stellar defensive performances against Colgate and Bucknell. He opened the tournament by holding Colgate’s Kevin Colleluori without a shot until the fourth quarter. Colleluori, who scored his only point of the game in the final period, came into the semifinal contest ranked fourth nationally in points per game and third in goals per game. Tormey followed up with an equally impressive effort against Bucknell’s top goal producer Joe Mele, whose only shot came with 1:10 remaining in the game.
Tormey paced the Mids in caused turnovers, forcing the opposition to cough up the ball 32 times, nearly twice as many as Tormey’s next closest teammate. Additionally, along with faceoff specialist Frankie Coppola (Bethesda, Md.), he led Navy with 44 ground balls.
Over the course of the season Tormey picked up several honors, including being named to the 2009 Tewaaraton Award Watch List.
Not only has Tormey been acknowledged for excelling on the field, his teammates provided the ultimate show of respect by electing him team captain. It’s a position not only respected among his teammates, but it holds great merit within the walls of Bancroft Hall. Tormey held the rank of Midshipman Lt. Cmdr. within the Hall and spoke on behalf of all the captains for Navy’s 32 varsity sports during the 2008-09 academic year.
Added Tormey,?“There is nothing like being a senior at the Naval Academy. Throughout the first three years at the Academy you learn about respect, honor and commitment. These are the values that are prevalent in our team culture, starting with the seniors. Being elected the captain of our team has been the biggest honor of my life. The seniors we have here are incredible, soon to be representing nearly all warfare communities in the United States Navy and Marine Corps, including the SEAL and Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) communities; the leadership that they exude on a daily basis is unmatched. To be the leader in such prestigious company is not only humbling, but important in keeping in mind that lacrosse is a top priority now; however we are all at the Academy working towards becoming a part of something greater than ourselves upon graduation. I have truly been blessed with this opportunity.”
Tormey received his diploma from the Naval Academy on Friday and as an Ensign in the United States Navy, he will serve as a Surface Warfare Officer aboard the USS?CARTER HALL.
BALTIMORE, Md. – Orange junior goalie Al Cavalieri (Lathrup Village, Mich.) was named the NIKE/Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week on Tuesday, May 19 for his performance in SU’s NCAA quarterfinal win against Maryland. Cavalieri made a career-best 14 saves in his first collegiate start to propel the Orange into the national semifinals.
Cavalieri stepped in for starter John Galloway (Syracuse, N.Y.), who was out due to illness, and helped hold the Terps scoreless for the first 19 minutes of the game. He later kept Maryland off the board for more than 18 minutes in the third and fourth quarters as a 6-4 Orange lead swelled to 11-4 before Maryland scored again.
Second-seeded Syracuse will face the No. 3 seed Duke at 12 p.m. at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, May 23 in the first NCAA semifinal. The game will be televised live on ESPN2.
Billy Bitter, University of North Carolina
Brandon Corp, Colgate University
Ned Crotty, Duke University
Dan Glading, University of Virginia
Kenny Nims, Syracuse University
Midfield
Matt Abbott, Syracuse University
Shamel Bratton University of Virginia
Mark Kovler, Princeton University
Max Seibald, Cornell University
Defense
Ken Clausen, University of Virginia
Michael Evans, Johns Hopkins University
Matt Moyer, Cornell University
Goalie
Jordan Burke, Brown University
Second Team
Attack
Zack Greer, Bryant University
Jack McBride, Princeton University
Ryan Young, University of Maryland
Midfield
John Glynn, Cornell University
Ben Hunt, University of North Carolina
Michael Kimmel, Johns Hopkins University
Peet Poillon, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Defense
Parker McKee, Duke University
Sid Smith, Syracuse University
Chad Wiedmaier, Princeton University
Goalie
Doc Schneider, University of Massachusetts
Third Team Attack
Garrett Billings, University of Virginia
Ryan Hoff, University of Notre Dame
Rob Pannell, Cornell University
Max Quinzani, Duke University
Midfield
Brian Carroll, University of Virginia
Brian Christopher, Johns Hopkins University
Sean Delaney, University of North Carolina
Brad Ross, Duke University
Defense
Ryan Flanagan, University of North Carolina
Regis McDermott, University of Notre Dame
Chris Peyser, Princeton University
Max Schmidt, University of Maryland
Goalie
Scott Rodgers, University of Notre Dame
Honorable Mention Attack
Stephen Boyle, Johns Hopkins University
Jay Card, Hofstra University
Grant Catalino, University of Maryland
Brian Caulfield, University at Albany
Jim Connolly, University of Massachusetts
Joel Dalgarno, The Ohio State University
Thomas Davis, Princeton University
Ryan Hurley, Cornell University
Stephen Keogh, Syracuse University
Shane Koppens, Loyola College
Jordan McBride, Stony Brook
Thomas Muldoon, Brown University
Timothy Paul, United States Naval Academy
Kyle Wharton, Johns Hopkins University
Austin Winter, Bucknell University
Midfield
Michael Colleluori Hofstra University
C. J. Costabile, Duke University
Dan Groot, University of Maryland
Dan Hardy, Syracuse University
Alex Hopmann, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Brian Karalunas Villanova University
Grant Krebs, University of Notre Dame
Anthony Muscarella, Hofstra University
Peter Ricci, Loyola College
Richard Sgalardi, Princeton University
Mike Timms, University of Virginia
Shane Walterhoeffer University of North Carolina
Joel White, Syracuse University
Kyle Wimer, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Defense
Sam Barnes, University of Notre Dame
Steve Bauer, Georgetown University
Peter Fallon, Brown University
Diogo Godoi, University of Massachusetts
Billy Haire, Bucknell University
Matt Kelly, University of Virginia
John Lade, Syracuse University
Christian Scuderi, Hofstra University
Andrew Tormey, United States Naval Academy
Goalie
Andrew Adams, Penn State University
Jeremy Blevins, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Tyler Fiorito, Princeton University
Brent Herbst, Siena College
Garber Gorrilla was a two-time first-team All-American in the early 1990s.
May 21, 2009
BALTIMORE, Md. – UMass Hall of Famer Mark Millon will be inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in Baltimore this November, U.S. Lacrosse announced on Thursday. Millon is part of a class of eight all-time legends. Millon was inducted into the UMass Hall of Fame in 2004 after a star-studded career with the Minutemen in the early 1990s. Millon is the second UMass player to go into the Hall of Fame, joining goalie Sal LoCascio, who went into the Hall in 2004.
Millon, considered one of the greatest players in the history of lacrosse, was a four-year letterwinner for the Minutemen from 1990-1993. He earned first team All-America honors in 1992 and 1993, becoming the first UMass player to be selected to the first team twice. He was also an honorable mention All-America selection in 1991, while earning All-New England honors three times.
During his four-year career, Millon totaled 213 points on 155 goals and 58 assists, making him the fourth leading scorer in UMass history. He also ranks second on the school’s all-time goals scored list and is 15th on the assists chart. The team’s leading scorer as a sophomore, junior and senior, Millon tallied 58 goals in 1993, the third-best one-season mark in school history. His 45 goals in 1992 rank as the 10th-best single-season performance in school history, while his 81 points in 1992 stand as the 11th-best one-year effort at Massachusetts.
The MVP of the 1993 North-South All-Star Game, Millon played on UMass teams which qualified for the NCAA Tournament in 1990, 1991 and 1993, and was a member of New England championship clubs in both 1990 and 1993. He captained the Minutemen as a junior and senior, with the team posting an overall record of 38-17 during Millon’s career. UMass won at least nine games during each of Millon’s four seasons, and finished the season ranked in the top 10 three times.
After he graduated from UMass, Millon went on to be named the MVP of the 1994 World Games, and was the United States’ leading scorer in the 1998 World Games with 20 goals scored. He was named the event’s Most Valuable Attack player in 1998 and earned All-Tournament honors. A two-time MVP of the U.S. Club Lacrosse Association, Millon was a three-time All-Pro selection in the National Lacrosse League and ranks as the all-time leading regular season goal scorer.
Millon has starred in Major League Lacrosse with the Baltimore Bayhawks and Boston Cannons. He named the Warrior MLL Offensive Player of the Year in both 2002 and 2003 and Co-MVP in 2005. He retired as the MLL’s all-time leading scorer with 356 points. He also serves as a sales and marketing representative for Warrior Lacrosse, Inc.
Marcus, congrats from your friends at Lacrossehero.com who are very glad to have shared the field and friendship with such a tremendous talent and good guy. Burr!
