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GREENSBORO, N.C. The University of Virginia leads the way with four players named to the 11-man All-Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse squad announced by the conference office. The All-ACC team is determined by a vote of the league’s four head coaches.
Leading the way for the Cavaliers is senior attackman Danny Glading, selected for the third year in a row. One of the leading scorers in the history of the Virginia program, he is only the 15th player in school history named all-conference at least three times. He leads the team in scoring with 49 points and assists with 26.
Junior midfielder Brian Carroll joins Glading as a repeat selection from last season. Named for the second time, Carroll is among the nation’s midfield leaders with 24 goals and 33 points this season. He is UVa’s first two-time all-conference midfielder since Chris Rotelli in 2001-03.
Senior longstick midfielder Mike Timms and sophomore middie Shamel Bratton were named to the all-conference team for the first time.
Timms is having a dominant season from his defensive position and has been called the team’s MVP by head coach Dom Starsia. He leads the ACC with 30 caused turnovers and ACC LSMs with 53 ground balls.
Bratton has made a tremendous impact this season and become one of the most dangerous midfielders in the nation. He has scored 22 goals and added nine assists, among the top figures in the country by a midfielder. He is the only player in the conference to earn player of the week honors more than once this season.
Starsia was voted the ACC Coach of the Year for a record eighth time. He has guided the Cavaliers to a 13-1 record this season and a share of the league’s regular season crown. He was inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame last November.
Attackman Steele Stanwick was selected the league’s Rookie of the Year. Rated the top recruit in the country by Inside Lacrosse, he leads conference rookies in goals (29), assists (13) and points (42). He is the first Cavalier to win the league’s top rookie award since Glading in 2006.
Maryland placed three players on the all-league squadM Dan Groot, M Max Schmidt, and A Ryan Young. All three were named for the first time.
Duke placed two players on the teamA Ned Crotty and A Max Quinzani. Quinzani was named for the second year in a row.
North Carolina had two first-time selectionsA Billy Bitter and FO Shane Walterhoefer.
Crotty was chosen the league Player of the Year, the third year in a row a Duke attackman has won the award. Crotty leads the league in scoring with an average of 3.77 points per game and assists with an average of 2.77 apg.
2009 All-ACC Team (listed alphabetically)
A Billy Bitter, So., North Carolina
M Shamel Bratton, So., Virginia
M Brian Carroll, Jr., Virginia
A Ned Crotty, Sr., Duke
A Danny Glading, Sr., Virginia
M Dan Groot, Md., Maryland
A Max Quinzani, Jr, Duke
D Max Schmidt, So., Maryland
LSM Mike Timms, Sr., Virginia
FO Shane Walterhoefer, Sr., North Carolina
A Ryan Young, So, Maryland
2009 Player of the Year
Ned Crotty, Duke, attack
2009 Rookie of the Year
Steele Stanwick, Virginia, attack
2009 Coach of the Year
Dom Starsia, Virginia