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Earlier this afternoon the USILA (United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association) named the Division I All-Americans. A first team, second team, third team (Yes, a third team), AND honorable mentions. That's just way too much. Anyhow, the big news on the Maryland side is that 4 Terrapins were named 1st team All-Americans - Mike Chanenchuk at Midfield, Goran Murray at close defense, Michael Ehrhardt at Long Stick Midfield, and Niko Amato at goaltender. Charlie Raffa was named to the 2nd Team as a FOGO. Here are the full teams
1st Team
Attack
Lyle Thompson - Albany
Miles Thompson - Albany
Jordan Wolf - Duke
Midfield
Connor Buczek - Cornell
Mike Chanenchuk - Maryland
Deemer Class - Duke
Tom Schreiber - Princeton
Long Stick Midfield
John LoCascio - Villanova
Michael Ehrhardt - Maryland
Face-Off
Kevin Massa - Bryant
Defense
Joe Fletcher - Loyola
Goran Murray - Maryland
Stephen O'Hara - Notre Dame
Goaltender
Niko Amato - Maryland
2nd Team
Attack
Matt Kavanagh - Notre Dame
Kieran McArdle - St Johns
Kevin Rice - Syracuse
Justin Ward - Loyola
Midfield
Miles Jones - Duke
Pat Laconi - Loyola
Jeremy Noble - Denver
Chad Tutton - North Carolina
Long Stick Midfield
Michael Pellegrino - Johns Hopkins
Face-off
Charlie Raffa - Maryland
Defense
Scott McWilliams - Virginia
Brandon Mullins - Syracuse
Jack Reilly - Johns Hopkins
Goaltender
Jack Runkel - Loyola
3rd Team
Attack
Wesley Berg - Denver
Mark Cockerton - Virginia
John Glesener - Army
Joey Sankey - North Carolina
Midfield
Ryan Creighton - North Carolina
Jesse King - Ohio State
Zack Losco - Penn
Ben McIntosh - Drexel
Long Stick Midfield
Luke Duprey - Duke
Face-off
Brendan Fowler - Duke
Tyler Knarr - Georgetown
Defense
Chris Hipps - Duke
Maxx Meyer - Penn
Tanner Scales - Virginia
Goaltender
Brian Feeney - Penn
Austin Kaut - Penn State
Gunnar Waldt - Bryant
Here's the honorable mentions and that glut of players: All-American Honorable Mentions
Duke led the way with 6 All-Americans (not counting HM's), Maryland finished 2nd with 5, and Loyola came 3rd with 4.
My thoughts on the selections
- I thought the first team attack was fair, as was most of the first team. I would have Myles Jones or Pat Laconi on 1st Team Midfield instead of Tom Schreiber, though
- Charlie Raffa should be a 1st Team All-American. Kevin Massa certainly had a splendid year for Bryant, but Raffa had the 2nd highest FO %, in the toughest conference of the nation, and dominated Massa individually.
- I'm not sure about Chad Tutton on 2nd Team Midfield. He only had 28 points this year, less than Losco and McIntosh, and was less influential for his team. Losco or McIntosh deserve a spot on the 2nd Team
- Pretty hard to beat that 3rd Team, eh? They have 17 players!
Overall I think the selections were fair and the USILA did a very solid job in my opinion. But cut down on the number of players next time, please?