June 15, 2000

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - University of Virginia men's lacrosse players Drew McKnight and Peter Ragosa are among 25 players named to the USILA Scholar All-American team for excelling academically, athletically and as citizens of their community.

The athletes named to the team are students with senior academic standing, with at least a 3.2 cumulative grade point average and were either named to the USILA All-America team or selected to participate in the North-South All-Star game.

McKnight, the ACC's Player of the Year and a second-team All-American, finished second in the ACC in scoring this spring behind teammate Conor Gill with a career-high 60 points. He scored a team-leading 33 goals and added 27 assists and finished third in the conference in both categories. He graduated last month with a degree in economics.

Ragosa, one of the nation's top long-stick middies, was named a USILA third-team All-American this spring and was one of the defensive leaders throughout his career. He snapped up 65 ground balls this season, second among UVa's long sticks. Virginia allowed an average of 8.20 goals per game this spring, its lowest figure since 1986. Ragosa graduated in May with a degree in economics.

Virginia advanced to the semifinals of this season's NCAA Tournament, finishing with a 13-2 record.