Dec. 18, 2001

TOWSON, Md. - The Maryland men's lacrosse team is ranked No. 6 in the Face-Off Yearbook Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll released by Inside Lacrosse on Dec. 18. The Terps, under new head coach Dave Cottle, are one of three ACC teams in the top 10. Maryland, which finished the 2001 season ranked No. 3, will take on 10 teams ranked in the preseason top 25: No. 3 Johns Hopkins (April 13), No. 4 Towson (March 9), No. 5 Virginia (March 30), No. 9 Duke (March 2), No. 13 North Carolina (March 23), No. 14 Navy (April 5), No. 18 UMBC (May 4), No. 19 Bucknell (March 12), No. 21 Delaware (March 16) and No. 23 Hobart (Feb. 23).

Maryland also features five preseason All-Americans, led by first-teammer junior Michael Howley (Wantagh, N.Y.). Sophomore Dan LaMonica (Parkton, Md.) is a preseason third team All-American. Senior Mike LaMonica (Parkton, Md.), junior Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) and sophomore Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.) are all preseason honorable mention All-Americans.

Last season, Howley was a second team USILA All-American and Mollot was an honorable mention All-American.

2002 Division I Top 25 Preseason Coaches Poll

( ) - First place votes

1. Princeton (32) 917
2. Syracuse (12) 893
3. Johns Hopkins (1) 754
4. Towson (1) 751
5. Virginia 678
6. Maryland 652
7. Georgetown 621
8. Loyola 587
9. Duke 572
10. Hofstra 471
11. Notre Dame 456
12. UMass 455
13. North Carolina 385
14. Navy 341
15. Cornell 209
16. Penn State 161
17. Brown 150
18. UMBC 145
19. Bucknell 133
20. Army 92
21. Delaware 87
22. Ohio State 52
23. Hobart 46
24. Rutgers 44
25. Harvard 30
Others receiving votes: Penn 23, Denver 20, Butler 15, Yale 14, Fairfield 11, Villanova 9, Stony Brook 7, Hartford 5, Quinnipiac 1.

2002 Face-Off Yearbook Division One Preseason All-Americans

FIRST TEAM
A Michael Powell SO Syracuse
A Conor Gill SR Virginia
A Mike Springer SR Syracuse
A Brad Reppert SR Towson
M Steve Dusseau SR Georgetown
M Josh Coffman SR Syracuse
M Chris Rotelli JR Virginia
M Kevin Leveille JR UMass
FO Kevin Cassese JR Duke
LSM Dan Cocchi JR Towson
D John Glatzel SR Syracuse
D Michael Howley JR Maryland
D Mark Koontz SR Virginia
D Ryan McClay JR Cornell
G Justin Cynar SR Cornell

SECOND TEAM
A Sean Hartofilis JR Princeton
A Ryan Boyle SO Princeton
A Tom Kessler SR Hofstra
A Tim Pearson SR Army
M Mike Sullivan SR Loyola
M Josh Tankersley SR Towson
M Hunter Lochte JR Towson
M Owen Daly JR Princeton
FO Drew Casino SO Princeton
LSM Kyle Sweeney JR Georgetown
D Matt McFarland SR UMass
D Damien Davis JR Princeton
D Adam Baxter JR Towson
D Solomon Bliss JR Syracuse
G Tillman Johnson SO Virginia

THIRD TEAM
A Kyle Campbell JR Towson
A B.J. Prager SR Princeton
A Bobby Benson JR Johns Hopkins
A Dan LaMonica SO Maryland
M Ryan Metzbower JR Delaware
M Brian Solliday SR Syracuse
M Chas Gessner JR Brown
M Adam Doneger JR Johns Hopkins
FO Addison Sollog SR Cornell
LSM Josh Heller SR Cornell
D Scott Farrell SR Princeton
D Mike Stromberg SR Loyola
D John Brasko SR Johns Hopkins
D Nick Polanco SR Hofstra
G Jon Higdon SR Navy

HONORABLE MENTION
A Adam Lieske SR Duke
A Kevin Brennan JR Duke
A Kevin Pall SR Stony Brook
A Mike Mollot JR Maryland
A Brian Hunt SR Yale
A Scott Dooley SR Hofstra
A Chris Summers JR Loyola
A Ed McKinnon SR Navy
A Will Driscoll SR Penn State
A Troy Bamann SO Fairfield
A Matt Primm JR Harvard
A Ryan Obloj JR Towson
A Joe Baglio SR Quinnipiac
M Don Little SR UMass
M Brad Dumont JR Princeton
M Austin Garrison JR North Carolina
M Doug Logigian JR Harvard
M John Flandina SR Notre Dame
M Greg Conklin JR Navy
M Ryan Ward JR Butler
M Mike Baglio SR Quinnipiac
M Jim Mormile SR Brown
M Mike LaMonica SR Maryland
M Rob Scipioni SR Fairfield
FO Chad DeBolt SR Notre Dame
FO Peter Vlahakis SO Fairfield
FO Anthony Kelly JR Ohio State
FO Tim Booth SR Hobart
FO Joe Gangarossa SR Sacred Heart
LSM John Souch JR Notre Dame
LSM Greg Wojtech JR UMBC
LSM Eric Hatkewitz JR Stony Brook
LSM Mike Alain JR Hofstra
D Brett Hughes SO Virginia
D Bill St. George SR Syracuse
D Greg Bice SO Ohio State
D A.J. Wright SR Notre Dame
D P.J. DiConza SR Johns Hopkins
D Anatole Wedmid SR Dartmouth
D Chris Passavia SO Maryland
D Dan Hauber SR Duke
D Ronnie Staines SO North Carolina
D Kevin Smithies SR Bucknell
G Scott Schroeder SR Georgetown
G Chris Garrity JR Penn State
G Justin Sussman JR Bucknell
G Steve Armsworthy SR Stony Brook
G Jake McKenna SO Harvard