Three Pioneers named to Inside Lacrosse’s Face-Off Yearbook 2009 Preseason All-America Team for Division I men’s lacrosse

DENVER- Three University of Denver men’s lacrosse players were selected for the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook: 2009 Preseason All-America Team for Division I men’s lacrosse.

As a second team selection, sophomore Jamie Lincoln (St. Catharines, Ontario) played in all 17 games his freshman year with 11 starts and led the Pioneers with 52 points and 48 goals. Lincoln had at least one goal in all 17 games, including nine games with three or more goals. During the 2008 season, the attacker also grabbed 14 ground balls. The sophomore was named Honorable Mention All-American by LaxPower.com, GWLL Newcomer of the Year and All-GWLL First Team. Las season, Lincoln was honored as a Nike/Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week (4/9) and was named to the Pioneer Face-Off Classic All-Tournament team during his freshman year.

An Honorable Mention selection, senior Joey Murray (Denver, CO) has appeared in 49 games in his collegiate career, during which he has tallied up 46 goals and 36 assists, totaling 82 points. The midfielder has grabbed 59 groundballs. In 2008, Murray earned All-GWLL Second Team honors. During his sophomore year, Murray was named to the All-GWLL First Team, Nike/Inside Lacrosse Player of the Week (3/5) and GWLL Player of the Week (3/5).

Also an Honorable Mention selection, junior Dillon Roy (Denver, Colo.) was named to the First Team All-GWLL and the Pioneer Face-Off Classic All-Tournament Team during the 2008 season. Roy has also seen action in 30 games in his collegiate career at Denver, during which Roy tallied five goals, totaling five points. The defender has also collected 66 ground balls. Roy was also named to the Pioneer Classic All-Tournament team his freshman year.

Cornell tops the list with three first-team selections, while Virginia and Syracuse each have two selections. Colgate, Ohio State, Bryant, Duke, North Carolina, Navy, Loyola, Johns Hopkins and Brown each have one selection on the first team.

FIRST TEAM
A - Danny Glading, Sr., Virginia
A - Brandon Corp, Sr., Colgate
A - Joel Dalgarno, Sr., Ohio state
A - Zack Greer, Sr., Bryant
M - Max Siebald, Sr., Cornell
M - John Glynn, Sr. Cornell
M - Matt Abbott, Sr. Syracuse
M - Ned Crotty, Sr., Duke
F/O - Shane Walterhoefer, Sr. North Carolina
SSDM - Geoff Leone, Sr., Navy
LSM - P.T. Ricci, Sr., Loyola
D - Ken Clausen, Jr., Virginia
D - Michael Evans, Sr., Johns Hopkins
D - Sid Smith, Sr., Syracuse
D - Matt Moyer, Sr., Cornell
G - Jordan Burke, Sr., Brown

SECOND TEAM
A - Max Quinzani, Jr., Duke
A - Kenny Nims, Sr., Syracuse
A - Garrett Billings, Sr., Virginia
A - Jamie Lincoln, So., Denver
M - Ben Hunt, Sr., North Carolina
M - Dan Hardy, Sr., Syracuse
M - Peet Poillon, Sr., UMBC
M - Jimmy Green, Jr., Ohio State
F/O - Sam Payton, Sr., Duke
SSDM - Chris Taylor, Sr., Georgetown
LSM - Barney Ehrmann, Jr., Georgetown
D - Scott Matthews, Sr., Ohio State
D - Andy Tormey, Sr., Navy
D - Bobby Atwell, Sr., UMBC
D - Brian Farrell, Jr., Maryland
G - Drew Adams, Sr., Penn State

THIRD TEAM
A - Ryan Hurley, Jr., Cornell
A - Curtis Dickson, Jr., Delaware
A - Jordan McBride, So., Stony Brook
A - Ari Sussman, Jr., Dartmouth
M - Brian Carroll, Jr., Virginia
M - Mark Kovler, Sr., Princeton
M - Shamel Bratton, So., Virginia
M - Justin Pennington, Jr., Rutgers
F/O - Mitch Rosensweig, Sr., Towson
SSDM - Bryn Holmes, Jr., Maryland
LSM - Joel White, So., Syracuse
D - Parker McKee, Jr., Duke
D - Chris Peyser, Sr., Princeton
D - Chris O’Dougherty, Sr., Rutgers
D - CHris Nixon, Jr., Georgetown
G - Brian Phipps, Jr., Maryland

HONORABLE MENTION
Attack
Ryan Young, So., Maryland
Bart Wagner, Sr., North Carolina
Steven Boyle, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Cody Jamieson, Jr., Syracuse
Craig Andrzejewski, Sr., Penn
Ryan Smith, Sr., UMBC
Tim Paul, Jr., Navy
Shane Koppens, Sr., Loyola
Grant Catalino, So., Maryland
Craig Dowd, Jr., Georgetown
Thomas Muldoon, Jr., Brown
Austin Winter, Jr., Bucknell
Ryan Hoff, Sr., Notre Dame

Midfield
Jeff Reynolds, Sr., Maryland
Adam Jones, So., Canisius
Anthony Muscarella, Sr., Hofstra
Michael Kimmel, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Jason Duboe, Jr., Harvard
Griffin Nevitt, Sr., Air Force
Joey Murray, Sr., Denver
Brad Ross, Sr., Duke
Kyle Wimer, Jr., UMBC
Pat Perritt, Sr., Syracuse
Andrew Brancaccio, Jr., Georgetown
Scott Kocis, Jr., Georgetown
Kevin Crowley, So., Stony Brook

Face-Off
Justin Lynch, Jr., Penn
Defensive Midfield
Andrew Miller, Sr., Johns Hopkins
Brendan Reilly, Sr., Princeton
Long Stick Midfield
Charlie Kolkin, Sr., Princeton
Mike Timms, Sr., Virginia
Jaren Woeppel, Jr., Navy
Dan Gnazzo, Jr., Air Force

Defense
John Lade, So., Syracuse
Mike Manley, So., Duke
Mike Banks, So., Albany
Max Schmidt, So., Maryland
Matt Kelly, Sr., Virginia
Matt McCormick, Jr., Drexel
Dillon Roy, Jr., Denver
Billy Haire, Sr., Bucknell
Ryan Flanagan, So., North Carolina
Mike Creighton, Jr., Notre Dame
Matt Drenan, Sr., Johns Hopkins

Goalie
Danny Orlando, Jr., Hofstra
Doc Schneider, Sr., UMass
Brent Herbst, Jr., Siena
Mike Gvozden, Jr., Johns Hopkins
Grant Zimmerman, Sr., North Carolina