Cavaliers Dominate USILA All-America Honors
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Nine Virginia men’s lacrosse players have been named All-Americans by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) following a vote its All-American committee, the organization announced on Thursday (May 25). The Cavaliers’ nine selections led all Division-I programs nationally. Additionally, UVA’s Thomas McConvey was the recipient of the Lt. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Award, which is bestowed annually to the nation’s top midfielder.
McConvey is the seventh player in UVA history to garner the honor and second under the tutelage of head coach Lars Tiffany. Former Virginia long-stick midfielder Jared Conners was the previous recipient of the award in 2019.
In addition to McConvey, attackman Connor Shellenberger and defenseman Cade Saustad were named first team All-Americans. With Thursday’s announcement, Shellenberger became the program’s second three-time first team All-American, joining former UVA defenseman Ken Clausen (2008-09-10).
Attackman Xander Dickson and faceoff specialist Petey LaSalla were named second and third-team selections, respectively. Payton Cormier, Cole Kastner, Grayson Sallade and Evan Zinn rounded out the list for the Cavaliers as honorable mentions.
No. 2 seed Virginia (13-3) faces No. 3 seed Notre Dame (12-2) in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals on Saturday (May 27). Opening faceoff from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is set for 2:30 p.m. on ESPN2.
Lt. Raymond J. Enners Outstanding Player of the Year: Brennan O’Neill, Duke
Lt. Col. JI Turnbull Outstanding Attackman: C.J. Kirst, Cornell
Lt. j.g. Donald MacLaughlin Jr. Outstanding Midfielder: Thomas McConvey, Virginia
William C. Schmeisser Defensive Player of the Year: Gavin Adler, Cornell
Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. Outstanding Goalie: Liam Entemann, Notre Dame
2023 USILA All-Americans
First Team
A – Brennan O’Neil, Duke
A – CJ Kirst, Cornell
A – Tucker Dordevic, Georgetown
A – Connor Shellenberger, Virginia
D – Gavin Adler, Cornell
D – Brett Makar, Maryland
D – Owen Grant, Delaware
D – Kenny Brower, Duke
D – Cade Saustad, Virginia
M – Thomas McConvey, Virginia
M – Matthew Campbell, Villanova
M – Sam Handley, Penn
SSDM – Payton Rezanka, Loyola
SSDM – Chet Comizio, Villanova
LSM – Roy Meyer, Boston U
LSM – Ethan Rall, Rutgers
FO – Jake Naso, Duke
G – Liam Entemann, Notre Dame
Second Team
A – Patrick Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A – Xander Dickson, Virginia
A – Coulter Mackesy, Princeton
D – Will Bowen, Georgetown
D – Ajax Zappitello, Maryland
D – Alex Mazzone, Johns Hopkins
M – Graham Bundy Jr., Georgetown
M – Alexander Vardaro, Princeton
M – Shane Knobloch, Rutgers
M – Eric Dobson, Notre Dame
SSDM – Connor Maher, North Carolina
SSDM – Beau Pederson, Princeton
LSM – John Geppert, Maryland
FO – Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh
G – Jack Fracyon, Penn State
G – Andrew “Knox” Dent, Army
Third Team
A – Tye Kurtz, Delaware
A – Matt Brandau, Yale
A – TJ Malone, Penn State
A – Chris Lyons, Yale
D – Chris Fake, Notre Dame
D – Mason Woodward, Marquette
D – AJ Pilate Army
M – Matt Traynor, Penn State
M – Brian Tevlin, Notre Dame
M – Garrett Leadmon, Duke
SSDM – Dante Trader Jr., Maryland
SSDM – Ben Ramsey, Notre Dame
LSM – Tyler Carpenter, Duke
FO – Petey LaSalla, Virginia
FO – Luke Wierman, Maryland
FO – Justin Wietfeldt, Michigan
G – Matthew Knote, UMass
G – Will Mark, Syracuse
Honorable Mention
A – Russell Menendez, Johns Hopkins
A – Payton Cormier , Virginia
A – Josh Zawada, Michigan
A – Michael Boehm, Michigan
A – Joey Spallina, Syracuse
A – Dyson Williams, Duke
A – Chris Kavanagh, Notre Dame
A – Brian Minicus, Georgetown
A – Andrew McAdorey, Duke
A – Ross Scott, Rutgers
A – Scott Cole, Lehigh
A – Vince D’Alto, Boston U
D – Cole Kastner, Virginia
D – Scott Smith, Johns Hopkins
D – Richard Checo, Lehigh
D – Jack Posey, Penn State
D – Cam Wyers, Loyola
D – Wilson Stephenson, Duke
D – Bobby Van Buren, Ohio State
D – Jackson Bonitz, Navy
D – Jake Piseno, Albany
D – Grant Ammann , High Point
M – Cole Kirst, Syracuse
M – Jake Morin, Army
M – Evan Plunkett, Army
M – Kyle Long, Maryland
M – Kevin Winkoff, Penn State
M – Matt Collison, Johns Hopkins
M – Thomas Greenblatt, Binghamton
M – Max Hewitt, Navy
SSDM – Grayson Sallade, Virginia
SSDM – Piper Bond , Penn
SSDM – Brett Martin, Johns Hopkins
SSDM – Evan Zinn, Virginia
SSDM – Grant Haus, Penn State
SSDM – Dylan Hess, Georgetown
LSM – Will Donovan, Notre Dame
LSM – Jack Stuzin, Yale
LSM – B.J. Farrare, Penn
LSM – Troy Hettinger, Jacksonville
FO – Zach Cole, Saint Joseph’s
FO – Will Coletti, Army
G – Michael Gianforcaro, Princeton
G – Chayse Ierlan, Cornell