USILA Awards 13 ODAC All-Americans
Roanoke Men’s Lacrosse Earns Eight Honors
SALEM, Va. --- The United States
Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) announced its annual
NCAA Division III All-American teams, and 13 ODAC student-athletes
earned recognition. Roanoke College placed eight amongst the
three teams and honorable mention lists, including a pair of first
team selections. Hampden-Sydney College and Lynchburg College
each boast a pair of award winners, and Washington and Lee
University garnered the final honor.
Three of the four teams were ranked in the USILA top-20 for the
majority of the season, with Hampden-Sydney earning a spot by week
nine. In the latest poll (released May 9), both
Hampden-Sydney and Washington and Lee fall just outside the
survey’s ranks. Roanoke is fifth while Lynchburg sits
ninth. The Generals’ omission in the final poll marks
the first time all season they did not appear in the rankings.
Roanoke defenseman Sam Love and long-pole specialist Stephen
Simmons each were tabbed USILA First Team All-Americans, marking
the first time since 2006 that the ODAC (and Roanoke) had a pair of
student-athletes on the first team. Simmons was a second team
choice in 2009, while Love earned a place on the third team.
Maroons’ midfielder and face-off specialist, Justin Tuma,
improved upon his ’09 honorable mention recognition with a
second team choice in 2010. Fellow multiple honoree, attack
Pat March, earned a place on the honorable mention list for the
second straight season.
The remainder of Roanoke’s contingent was all selected to
the honorable mention team. That group includes attack Matt
Quinton, midfielder Trey Keeley, defenseman Alex Burkhead, and
goalkeeper Jake Dorsey. All eight award winners helped the
Maroons set program and ODAC records with 18 wins and a trip to the
quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Lacrosse Tournament.
With postseason play still underway, Roanoke (18-2 overall, 7-0
ODAC) currently sits second in the country in scoring offense
(16.71 goals/gm.), scoring margin (8.9) and points per game
(27.29). RC is second in assists (10.57) and ground balls
(48.29) per game, and sits eighth in man-up offense percentage
(.398).
Hampden-Sydney midfielder and 2010 ODAC Player of the Year, Kyle
Jett, was named to the USILA All-America Second Team, his second
selection by the USILA after an honorable mention posting in
2009. Jett also earned the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance
Scholar-Athlete Award. He’s joined by defenseman Daniel
Martin, who was chosen to the honorable mention team. The
Tigers (13-5, 5-2) are currently third in the nation in man-up
offense percentage (.427), 18th in scoring offense
(13.11) and 20th in points per game (20.33).
Lynchburg is represented on the USILA All-America Third Team by
midfielder Ethan Farrell. He’s accompanied by
defenseman Shane Roscher, who was awarded honorable mention
recognition. Both athletes helped the Hornets (13-5, 6-1) to
a spot in the ODAC title game against Roanoke. LC is ranked
15th in scoring margin (5.17), 16th in
scoring offense (13.17) and 21st in points per game
(20.11).
Washington and Lee’s lone choice is attack Will Keigler, who
was named a USILA Honorable Mention All-American for the second
straight year. Keigler led the ODAC in assists with 34, and
helped the Generals (11-6, 4-3) to as high as #8 in the national
polls. W&L hung its hat on defense in 2010 as the
Generals currently rank 12th in man-down defense
percentage (.821) and 13th in scoring defense (6.71) in
the country.
To view the entire 2010 USILA All-America Teams, click HERE or
visit the USILA at www.usila.org. For more
information on ODAC men’s lacrosse, visit any of the
participating schools’ websites, or go to the ODAC’s
home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.
