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April 18, 2003
Charlottesville, Va. – Three Virginia players-Chris Rotelli, Tillman Johnson and John Christmas-have been named to this season’s 11-man All-ACC squad in voting by the league’s four head coaches. All three are repeat selections from last season.
Rotelli, a senior midfielder from Rumford, R.I., is Virginia’s leading scorer with 29 points (18g, 11a). He is the only player ranked in the top five in the ACC in scoring, goals and assists. He was named ACC Player of the Week for his play in the win over Princeton on March 8 when he tied his career high with four goals and added an assist to have a hand in half of UVa’s goals in the 10-7 victory. He is the 11th player in school history to be a three-time selection.
Johnson, a junior goalie from Annapolis, Md., is UVa’s first two-time all-conference netminder since J.B. Meyer in 1983-84. He is in the top 20 in the nation in both goals allowed average and save percentage. He earned ACC Player of the Week honors for his 14-save performance in the win over North Carolina earlier this month. Nine of his 14 saves came in the second half as the Cavaliers used a stout defense to break a 5-5 halftime tie en route to the win. Johnson and the Cavaliers limited North Carolina to just two goals in the final 30 minutes.
Christmas is the just the ninth player in league history named all-conference as a freshman and sophomore and the first since former Cavalier great Michael Watson in 1994-95. He leads the team with 20 goals and is third in the ACC in goals with an average of 2.22 per game. He is also the fifth-leading scorer in the ACC at 3.00 ppg.
2003 Men’s Lacrosse All-ACC Team Player, Class, Position, School
Kevin Cassese, Senior, Midfield, Duke
John Christmas, Sophomore, Attack, Virginia
Austin Garrison, Senior, Midfield, North Carolina
Michael Howley, Senior, Defense, Maryland
Tillman Johnson, Junior, Goalkeeper, Virginia
Mike Mollot, Senior, Midfield, Maryland
Ryan Moran, Senior, Midfield, Maryland
Chris Passavia, Junior, Defense, Maryland
Jed Prossner, Sophomore, Attack, North Carolina
Matt Rewkowski, Sophomore, Attack, Duke
Chris Rotelli, Senior, Midfield, Virginia