May 28, 2005

Three Blue Devils -- Matt Danowski, Aaron Fenton and Matt Zash -- received First Team All-America honors to lead seven total Duke selections as the 2005 STX/USILA All-America Team was announced on Saturday afternoon.

Other Duke players honored were Peter Lamade (2nd Team), Tony McDevitt (2nd team), Zack Greer (3rd Team) and Casey Carroll (HM).

Danowski leads the nation in scoring with 86 points on 48 goals and 38 assists and added first team honors to his list of accolades for 2005. The sophomore attackman has already earned ACC Player of the Year recognition and is a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy which is presented to the national player of the year.

Fenton, Duke's goalkeeper and lone senior starter, has enjoyed his final season with the Blue Devils by producing a 6.62 goals against average and .638 save percentage. The Philadelphia, Pa., native picked up 15 saves in Duke's 18-9 national semifinal win over Maryland on Saturday afternoon.

Zash, a junior captain of the Blue Devils, gained the first team citation after receiving honorable mention honors a year ago. He had a season-high three goals on Saturday to help Duke to the national title game, and has 37 total points on 19 goals and 18 assists this season.

Lamade, a sophomore midfielder, has 16 goals and 13 assists in 2005 while McDevitt, a sophomore defenseman, had helped the Duke defense give up less than seven goals per game on the year. A freshman attackman, Greer has scored an ACC-record 57 goals this season and Carroll, a sophomore defenseman, has scooped up 65 ground balls while adding one goal and one assist.

This year marks Duke's first with three First Team All-America picks. It is the most total selections since 1999 when eight Blue Devils were honored.

2005 STX/USILA ALL-AMERICA TEAM
First Team
Attack: Matt Danowski, Duke; Jed Prossner, North Carolina; John Walker, Army
Midfield: Graham Gill, Navy; Kyle Harrison, Johns Hopkins; Bill McGlone, Maryland; Matt Zash, Duke
Defense: Tom Garvey, Johns Hopkins; Mitch Hendler, Navy; Brodie Merrill, Georgetown
Goal: Aaron Fenton, Duke

Second Team
Attack: Sean Morris, Massachusetts; Joe Walters, Maryland; Matt Ward, Virginia
Midfield: Joe Boulukos, Cornell; Kyle Dixon, Virginia; Peter Lamade, Duke; Greg Rommel, Syracuse
Defense: Tony McDevitt, Duke; Brett Moyer, Hofstra; Jack Reid, Massachusetts
Goal: Matt Russell, Navy

Third Team
Attack: Chris Cara, Bucknell; Brian Crockett, Syracuse; Sean Greenhalgh, Cornell; Zack Greer, Duke
Midfield: Rob Bateman, Virginia; Billy Looney, Navy; Steve Looney, Navy; Paul Rabil, Johns Hopkins
Defense: Mike Culver, Virginia; Stephen McElduff, North Carolina; Steve Panarelli, Syracuse; Steve Whittenburg, Maryland
Goal: Jay Pfeifer, Syracuse

Honorable Mention
Attack: Jon Birsner, Navy; Jake Byrne, Johns Hopkins; Jamie Coffin, Dartmouth; Luke Daquino, Albany; Mike Levielle, Syracuse; Brendan Mundorf, UMBC; Jim Wagner, Army; Pat Walsh, Notre Dame; Jeff Zywicki, Massachusetts
Midfield: Brett Bucktooth, Syracuse; Peter Cannon, Georgetown; Casey Cittadino, Towson; Andy Corno, Georgetown; Scott Davidson, Denver; Greg Downing, Fairfield; Chris Doyle, Massachusetts; Ben Grinnell, Dartmouth; Jordan Hall, Delaware; Brendan Healy, Maryland; Will Jones, Penn State; Nick Miaritis, Georgetown; Justin Redd, Cornell; Alex Smith, Delaware; Scott Sowanick, Princeton
Defense: Oliver Barry, Princeton; Casey Carroll, Duke; Scott Ditzell, Syracuse; Dan Driscoll, Notre Dame; Reyn Garnett, Georgetown; Kyle Georgalas, Cornell; Steve Holmes, Virginia; Pat Keeley, Dartmouth; Greg McCarthy, Hobart; Ray Megill, Maryland; Matt Pinto, Johns Hopkins; Jon Urbana, Villanova; Chris Watson, Johns Hopkins
Goal: Harry Alford, Maryland; Chris Collins, Delaware; Andrew Goldstein, Dartmouth; Matt McMonagle, Cornell; Reed Sothoron, Towson; Jesse Schwartzman, Johns Hopkins