Howard Named to the Men's Lacrosse All-ACC Squad

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April 27, 2016

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia’s Michael Howard was named to the men’s lacrosse All-Atlantic Coast Conference squad, as announced by the league office on Wednesday. The team is determined by a vote of the league’s five head coaches. The accolade is the first career honor for the redshirt junior long-stick midfielder.

Howard (Richmond, Va.) is one of the nation’s most dynamic long-stick midfielders. Howard ranks tied for No. 1 on UVA and No. 5 in the ACC with 3.57 ground balls per game. He leads all long-poles in the ACC in ground balls.

The Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Coach of the Year will be announced early next week.

Virginia returns to action next Saturday in the ACC-Brown Showcase in Kennesaw, Ga. UVA and No. 2 Brown will meet at Third Bank Stadium. Faceoff is set at 7 p.m.

2016 Men’s Lacrosse All-ACC Team (by position)

All-ACC Men’s Lacrosse Team
Justin Guterding, So., Duke, Attack
Steve Pontrello, Sr., North Carolina, Attack
Matt Kavanagh, Sr., Notre Dame, Attack
Deemer Class, Sr., Duke, Midfield
Myles Jones, Sr., M, Duke, Midfield
Mike Tagliaferri, Jr., North Carolina, Midfield
Sergio Perkovic, Sr., Notre Dame, Midfield
Sergio Salcido, Jr., Syracuse, Midfield
Nick Mariano, Jr., Syracuse, Midfield
Jake Matthai, Sr., North Carolina, SS Midfield
Michael Howard, Jr., Virginia, LS Midfield
John Sexton, So., Notre Dame, LS Midfield
Austin Pifani, Jr., North Carolina, Defense
Matt Landis, Sr., Notre Dame, Defense
Brandon Mullins, Sr., Syracuse, Defense
Dylan Donahue, Sr., Syracuse, Defense
Shane Doss, Jr., Notre Dame, Goalie
Stephen Kelly, Jr., North Carolina, Faceoff