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Jan. 15, 2001
Juniors Conor Gill (A) and Mark Koontz (D) were named to the first-team to headline six Cavaliers named to Face-off yearbook’s preseason All-America squad. Joining them are third-team selections A.J. Shannon (A) and Hanley Holcomb (M), and honorable mention choices Billy Glading (M) and David Jenkins (FO).
Gill, a first-team All-America last season, is one of the most gifted attackmen in the country. He led the ACC (and placed 11th nationally) in scoring last season with 66 points (26g, 40a), an average of 4.40 ppg. He also led the ACC and finished eighth in the nation in assists with an average of 2.67 apg. In his career, the Lutherville, Md., native has scored 118 points and reached the century mark faster than any UVa player since Kevin Pehlke in the early 1990s.
Koontz was a second-team All-American in 2000, joining Gill and Syracuse’s Josh Coffman (2nd) as the only sophomores named first- or second-team All-Americans. A budding star, he and Gill were the only sophs named All-ACC last spring. A steadying influence on defense, Koontz has outstanding stick skills and led ACC long sticks with 72 ground balls a year ago. He tied his career high with eight ground balls in front of a record crowd at Ohio State in his hometown of Columbus.
Shannon, a sophomore from Whitby, Ontario, Canada, was UVa’s top freshman last spring, alternating between attack and the midfield. He scored 16 goals to lead all ACC freshmen, while his eight assists and 24 points led the league’s true freshmen. He is one of the most powerful players on the team and his continued development will go a long way toward the team’s offensive success.
Holcomb looks to bounce back from a frustrating season when he scored 10 goals and added two assists. The senior lefty from Ridgewood, N.J., was hampered for much of the season by a bad hamstring, but he had an outstanding fall season and looks to regain the form he displayed in 1999 when the Cavaliers claimed the national title. His experience will help solidify the first midfield unit.
Glading saw limited action in seven games as a rookie last spring, but he got stronger during the offseason and turned in an excellent fall season on the first midfield with Holcomb. He is a versatile offensive player, who uses his quickness effectively.
Jenkins, a senior tri-captain with Gill and Koontz, is one of the top faceoff men in the country. He finished 10th in the nation last season, winning 62.1 percent of his draws. A very unheralded player, he led the team with 92 ground balls last spring. Primarily a defensive midfielder, he can score if needed as shown by his five goals and three assists (all career highs) in ’00.
The complete list of Face-Off yearbook preseason All-Americans is below.
ALL-AMERICANS
FIRST TEAM
Liam Banks, Syracuse, Attack
, Virginia, Attack
Jeff Sonke, North Carolina, Attack
Mike Springer, Syracuse, Attack
Josh Coffman, Syracuse, Midfield
Conor Denihan, Johns Hopkins, Midfield
Chris Malone, Maryland, Midfield
Doug Shanahan, Hofstra, Midfield
Chris Cercy, Syracuse, Face-Off
Kyle Sweeney, Georgetown, Long Stick Middie
John Glatzel, Syracuse, Defense
Mike Howley, Maryland, Defense
, Virginia, Defense
Ryan Mollett, Princeton, Defense
Robby Mulligan, Syracuse, Goalie
SECOND TEAM
Keith Cromwell, Rutgers, Attack
Mike Henehan, Georgetown, Attack
Gavin Prout, Loyola, Attack
Matt Striebel, Princeton, Attack
Dave Ulrich, Notre Dame, Attack
Adam Borcz, Navy, Midfield
Roger Buttles, Harvard, Midfield
Steve Dusseau, Georgetown, Midfield
Rob Frattarola, Johns Hopkins, Midfield
Brian Solliday, Syracuse, Midfield
Scott Bross, Duke, Face-Off
Mike Stromberg, Loyola, Long Stick Middie
Damien Davis, Princeton, Defense
Ryan McClay, Cornell, Defense
Bill St. George, Syracuse, Defense
Stuart Schwartz, Duke, Defense
Brandon Testa, Johns Hopkins, Defense
Trevor Tierney, Princeton, Goalie
THIRD TEAM
Adam Doneger, Johns Hopkins, Attack
Jason Lavey, Delaware, Attack
Mike Monfett, Brown, Attack
Greg Patchak, Duke, Attack
B.J. Prager, Princeton, Attack
, Virginia, Attack
Chris Hartofilis, Duke, Midfield
, Virginia, Midfield
Bobby Horsey, Loyola, Midfield
Ryan Metzbower, Delaware, Midfield
Richard Mormile, Brown, Midfield
Rob Torti, Princeton, Midfield
Eric Wedin, Johns Hopkins, Face-Off
Dan Cocchi, Towson, Long Stick Middie
John Brasko, Loyola, Defense
Rodger Colbert, Georgetown, Defense
Bobby Gormsen, North Carolina, Defense
Nick Polanco, Hofstra, Defense
Brendan Shook, Johns Hopkins, Defense
Chris Sullivan, Brown, Defense
Matt Breslin, Duke, Goalie
HONORABLE MENTION
Jamie Breslin, Hobart, Attack
Kip Edwards, Vermont, Attack
Tom Kessler, Hofstra, Attack
Tom Glatzel, Notre Dame, Attack
Brian Hunt, Yale, Attack
Brian LaMastro, Hartford, Attack
Mike Law, Denver, Attack
Ed McKinnon, Navy, Attack
Todd Minerly, Pennsylvania, Attack
Mike Mollot, Maryland, Attack
Matt Primm, Harvard, Attack
Tim Pearson, Army, Attack
Owen Daly, Princeton, Midfield
Scott Doyle, Georgetown, Midfield
Brad Dumont, Princeton, Midfield
Austin Garrison, North Carolina, Midfield
, Virginia, Midfield
Jeremy Guski, UMass, Midfield
Alex Kopicki, Pennsylvania, Midfield
Hunter Lochte, Towson, Midfield
Pat Myers, Ohio State, Midfield
Jason Ouellet, Hobart, Midfield
Peter Shanley, Fairfield, Midfield
Eric Wood, Penn State, Midfield
Justin Berry, Towson, Face-Off
Mac Hammer, North Carolina, Face-Off
Parker Gibson, Colgate, Face-Off
, Virginia, Face-Off
Brian Lawton, UMBC, Face-Off
Kenny Crowley, Denver, Long Stick Middie
Ryan Hanrahan, Army, Long Stick Middie
Josh Heller, Cornell, Long Stick Middie
Mark Juelis, Bucknell, Long Stick Middie
Mike Keating, Duke, Long Stick Middie
Mike Adams, Notre Dame, Defense
Bryan Barrett, Delaware, Defense
Greg Bice, Ohio State, Defense
Scott Farrell, Princeton, Defense
Justin Hawkins, Navy, Defense
Mike Herscha, Penn State, Defense
Scott Marimow, Pennsylvania, Defense
Matt McFarland, UMass, Defense
J.C. Metivier, Bucknell, Defense
David Metz, Loyola, Defense
Shawn Nadelen, Johns Hopkins, Defense
Ryan Stopper, Butler, Defense
Brian Berger, Denver, Goalie
Justin Cynar, Cornell, Goalie
Beret Dickson, Brown, Goalie
Kirk Howell, Notre Dame, Goalie
Pat McGinnis, Maryland, Goalie