May 28, 2002

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. - The Maryland men's lacrosse team had six players named USILA All-Americans on Monday. Junior defenseman Michael Holwey (Wantagh, N.Y.) was named to the second team for the second straight year. He was joined by junior midfielder and the team's leading scorer Mike Mollot (Holbrook, N.Y.) on the second team.

Sophomore defenseman Chris Passavia (Stony Brook, N.Y.) was named to the third team.

The Terps also had three players earn honorable mention All-American accolades: sophomore attacker Dan LaMonica (Parkton, Md.), junior goalie Dan McCormick (McLean, Va.) and senior midfielder Nate Watkins (Elmira, N.Y.)

The Terps finished the season 9-4.

The 2002 USILA All-America Team
First Team

Attack
Mike Powell, Syracuse
Steve Dusseau, Georgetown
Josh Coffman, Syracuse

Midfield
Kevin Cassese, Duke
Kyle Sweeney, Georgetown
Chris Rotelli, Virginia
Adam Doneger, Johns Hopkins

Defense
John Glatzel, Syracuse
Nick Polanco, Hofstra
Ryan McClay, Cornell

Goalie
Nick Murtha, Johns Hopkins

Second Team
Attack
Tom Kessler, Hofstra
Ryan Boyle, Princeton
Conor Gill, Virginia

Midfield
Spencer Wright, Syracuse
Kevin Leveille, Massachusetts
Mike Mollot, Maryland
Brad Dumont, Princeton

Defense
Michael Howley, Maryland
Mark Koontz, Virginia
Damien Davis, Princeton

Goalie
Justin Cynar, Cornell

Third Team

Attack
Bobby Benson, Johns Hopkins
John Christmas, Virginia
B.J. Prager, Princeton

Midfield
Galen Beers, Cornell
Chas Gessner, Brown
Kevin Boland, Johns Hopkins
Jim Mormile, Brown

Defense
Chris Passavia, Maryland
Matt McFarland, Massachusetts
Peter DiConza, Johns Hopkins

Goalie
Scott Schroeder, Georgetown

Honorable Mention

Attack
Tim Pearson, Army
Mike Springer, Syracuse
Brad Reppert, Towson
Stephen Brundage, Loyola
Will Driscoll, Penn State
Michael Sullivan, Loyola
Marc Morley, UMass
Dan LaMonica, Maryland
Kevin Pall, Stony Brook

Midfield
Brian Solliday, Syracuse
A.J. Shannon, Virginia
Paul Rao, Hofstra
Rob Bateman, Penn State
Nate Watkins, Maryland
Owen Daly, Princeton
Austin Garrison, North Carolina
Marco Lujic, Yale
Kyle Baugher, Princeton
Dan Cocchi, Towson
Trevor Walker, Georgetown
Chris Fiore, UMass
Greg Conklin, Navy

Defense
Dan Hauber, Duke
Mike Stromberg, Loyola
Scott Farrell, Princeton
Mike Peyser, Johns Hopkins
Solomon Bliss, Syracuse
Scott Marimow, Penn
Kevin Smithies, Bucknell
Bill St. George, Syracuse
Brant Gresham, Georgetown
Anthony Wright, Notre Dame

Goalie
A.J. Kincel, Duke
Mike Levin, Brown
Tillman Johnson, Virginia
C.J. Kemp, Fairfield
Dan McCormick, Maryland