July 17, 2009

DENVER, CO – Four former Johns Hopkins men’s lacrosse standouts competed in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game on Thursday, July 16 and all four played key roles for the “Young Guns” in a thrilling 22-21 overtime loss to the “Old School”. The four combined for seven goals and four assists on the night.

Leading the Hopkins contingent in the game was Paul Rabil ’08, who totaled three goals, including a two-pointer, and one assist for five points. The five points tied for the team high, but that wasn’t the extent of Rabil’s efforts on the night.

One year after making his first appearance in the game and the halftime skills competition, Rabil set an MLL record with a 111-mph shot to win the Fastest Shot competition at halftime. Rabil missed the cage on his first shot, but needed the record-setting shot to slip past Max Seibald, who had set a record of his own with a 110 mph shot just moments earlier.

Kevin Huntley ’08 nearly won the game for the Young Guns late in regulation as his second goal of the game was just inches from being a two-pointer that would have given his team a one-goal lead. Instead, it tied the game at 21 and led to overtime, where Old School won it in just 31 seconds. Huntley finished with two goals and two assists on the night.

Ground ball machine Matt Bocklet ’08 thrived in the up-and-down affair as he totaled one goal, one assist and three ground balls. His goal and assist both came in the second quarter.

Rounding out the former Blue Jays in the game was goalie Jesse Schwartzman `07. Schwartzman played the first half in goal and posted nine saves before giving way in the second half. In addition to launching several field-length passes, Schwartzman’s highlights for the night included a goal late in the second quarter. After a save, he carried the ball across midfield and into the offensive zone, where he dished off to Matt Danowski. Still uncovered, he made a move to the goal and Danowski fed him perfectly on the give-n-go and Schwartzman beat Mike Levin from the doorstep.