Oct. 25, 2001

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's lacrosse program held its annual awards luncheon this past Sunday, Oct. 21 at the University of Maryland Golf Course. It was an emotional day as recently retired coach Dick Edell came back to hand out the awards from the 2001 season.

Edell was feted with several gifts from the athletic department and thanked his players for their support and hard work during their career.

Maryland's seniors Andrew Combs, Jon Kemezis, Brian Kingsbury, Chris Malone, Pat McGinnis, Kevin Necessary and David Rose were all honored with special commemorative plaques from the team.

First team All-American Pat McGinnis (Ellicott City, Md.) took home the team's MVP award, the Edwin Powell Award after a stellar season in which he ranked second in the nation in goals against average and save percentage.

The Van Trump-Truitt Award as the best attackman was presented to Andrew "Buggs" Combs (Baltimore, Md.), who finished with 50 goals -- the second most in Maryland history and earned second team All-American honors from the USILA.

The William Cole Award was the team's top midfielder was awarded to Chris Malone (Timonium, Md.). Malone also won the award after the 2000 season. He was an honorable mention All-American this past season.

The Deckman-Silber Award for the team's best defenseman went to All-American Michael Howley (Wantagh, N.Y.) One of the nation's premier close defenseman, Howley was a second team All-American by the USILA in 2001 after a strong campaign.

The team's Scholar-Athlete Award went to Jon Kemezis (Crofton, Md.) for having the best GPA during his senior year.

The Faber-Heagy Award for the team's unsung hero was shared by Brian Kingsbury (Severna Park, Md.) and Alex Poole (Hunt Valley, Md.)

The Larry Levitt Award was the team's best freshman was shared by three players: attacker Dan LaMonica (Parkton, Md.), defenseman Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.) and midfielder Paul Gillette (Millersville, Md.). LaMonica was second on the team in scoring with 51 points, Passavia came on to have great season paired with Howley on the close defense and Gillette was a key player on the Terps' defensive midfield.

The Dan Snyder Award for most improved player went to defensive midfielder Carrington King (Crozet, Va.) and defenseman Kevin Necessary (Pasadena, Md.).

The newly-created Daniel Slafkosky Coaches' Award presented to the player who demonstrates the best work effort over his career went to defenseman David Rose (Luthervlle, Md.). It was an emotional scene as Rose claimed the award from assistant coach Dave Slafkosky, whose son the award is named for. Daniel passed away in December of 2000 in an automobile accident.

At the conclusion of the event, new head coach Dave Cottle announced a new award the Richard Edell "Big Man" Award would be instituted for the 2002 season.