May 30, 2005

DENVER - University of Denver men's lacrosse senior midfielder Scott Davidson (Guilford, Conn.) earned STX/USILA All-America Honorable Mention honors for the second consecutive season announced recently.

The three-time Great Western Lacrosse League First-team selection helped lead the Pioneers to their second GWLL Co-Championship in 2005. Davidson ranked second on the team in points this season with 29, scoring 18 goals and adding 11 assists. He tallied a season-high five points (3g, 2a) in what would be his last game in the Crimson and Gold at league co-champion Fairfield. The face-off specialist won crucial face-offs which notably set up game-winning goals against Harvard and Air Force, and amassed 71 face-offs wins this season. Davidson also earned preseason All-America Second Team honors and 2005 Pioneer Face-off Classic All-Tournament Team honors for his play.

The Great Western Lacrosse League co-champion Pioneers ended the season 9-5, 4-1 with its highest end of the season national ranking in school history, 18th in the Geico/STX Coaches Poll. The Pioneers will return seven of 10 starters, and 25 of 34 letterwinners to the 2006 squad as they look to make another run at the GWLL championship and a berth in the NCAA tournament.

2005 STX/USILA ALL-AMERICA TEAM

First Team

Attack: Matt Danowski, Duke; Jed Prossner, North Carolina; John Walker, Army

Midfield: Graham Gill, Navy; Kyle Harrison, Johns Hopkins; Bill McGlone, Maryland; Matt Zash, Duke

Defense: Tom Garvey, Johns Hopkins; Mitch Hendler, Navy; Brodie Merrill, Georgetown

Goal: Aaron Fenton, Duke

Second Team

Attack: Sean Morris, Massachusetts; Joe Walters, Maryland; Matt Ward, Virginia

Midfield: Joe Boulukos, Cornell; Kyle Dixon, Virginia; Peter Lamade, Duke; Greg Rommel, Syracuse

Defense: Tony McDevitt, Duke; Brett Moyer, Hofstra; Jack Reid, Massachusetts

Goal: Matt Russell, Navy

Third Team

Attack: Chris Cara, Bucknell; Brian Crockett, Syracuse; Sean Greenhalgh, Cornell; Zack Greer, Duke

Midfield: Rob Bateman, Virginia; Billy Looney, Navy; Steve Looney, Navy; Paul Rabil, Johns Hopkins

Defense: Mike Culver, Virginia; Stephen McElduff, North Carolina; Steve Panarelli, Syracuse; Steve Whittenburg, Maryland

Goal: Jay Pfeifer, Syracuse

Honorable Mention

Attack: Jon Birsner, Navy; Jake Byrne, Johns Hopkins; Jamie Coffin, Dartmouth; Luke Daquino, Albany; Mike Levielle, Syracuse; Brendan Mundorf, UMBC; Jim Wagner, Army; Pat Walsh, Notre Dame; Jeff Zywicki, Massachusetts

Midfield: Brett Bucktooth, Syracuse; Peter Cannon, Georgetown; Casey Cittadino, Towson; Andy Corno, Georgetown; Scott Davidson, Denver; Greg Downing, Fairfield; Chris Doyle, Massachusetts; Ben Grinnell, Dartmouth; Jordan Hall, Delaware; Brendan Healy, Maryland; Will Jones, Penn State; Nick Miaritis, Georgetown; Justin Redd, Cornell; Alex Smith, Delaware; Scott Sowanick, Princeton

Defense: Oliver Barry, Princeton; Casey Carroll, Duke; Scott Ditzell, Syracuse; Dan Driscoll, Notre Dame; Reyn Garnett, Georgetown; Kyle Georgalas, Cornell; Steve Holmes, Virginia; Pat Keeley, Dartmouth; Greg McCarthy, Hobart; Ray Megill, Maryland; Matt Pinto, Johns Hopkins; Jon Urbana, Villanova; Chris Watson, Johns Hopkins Goal: Harry Alford, Maryland; Chris Collins, Delaware; Andrew Goldstein, Dartmouth; Matt McMonagle, Cornell; Reed Sothoron, Towson; Jesse Schwartzman, Johns Hopkins