WASHINGTON PLACES NINE ON ALL-CENTENNIAL MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM
Western Maryland Defender Steve Hallowell Named Player of the Year

1997 All-Centennial Conference Men's  Lacrosse Team
First Team
Pos.    Name                                    Class   Hometown/High School
A -     Scott Lowery, Gettysburg                Jr.     Chestertown, MD/>Kent County
A -  #  Matt Hoppe, Western Maryland            Sr.     Duluth, GA/Wilton, CT
A -     Andy Lopatin, Washington                Jr.     Newark, DE/William Penn
M -  *  George Atterbury, Washington            Sr.     Newtown Square, PA/Malvern Prep
M -     Brett Strait, Gettysburg                Sr.     Camillus, NY/West Genesee
M -  *  Joe Feldman, Gettysburg (tie)           Sr.     Davidsonville, MD/Severn School
M -     Justin McCarthy, Washington (tie)       So.     Ardmore, PA/Haverford
DM - *  Tom Coleman, Franklin & Marshall        Jr.     Upperco, MD/Gilman
D -  *  Steve Hallowell, Western Maryland       Sr.     Downingtown, PA/Henderson
D -  #  James Gohng, Gettysburg                 Sr.     Lutherville, MD/Towson
D -     John Greene, Frank. & Marsh. (tie)      Jr.     Baltimore, MD/St. Paul's
D -     Brian Abbott, Gettysburg (tie)          So.     Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles
G -  #  Andy Taibl, Washington                  Jr.     Fairfax, VA/Robinson

LANCASTER, Pa. -- May 6, 1997 --  Washington, which repeated as Conference
champions, placed nine players on the 1997 All-Centennial Conference men's
lacrosse team which was announced today.

Western Maryland senior defender Steve Hallowell (Downingtown,
PA/Henderson) was a unanimous selection for first-team defense and was also
named the Conference's Player of the Year in balloting by the seven
Conference head coaches.  Hallowell led the Green Terror (11-2) to a
second-place finish in the CC (5-1) and a No. 10 national ranking.

The Shoremen, which ran their Centennial win streak to 14 games, finished
No. 2 in the national polls with a 12-3 record.  Four WC players earned
first-team All-Centennial honors - attackman Andy Lopatin (Newark,
DE/William Penn), midfielders George Atterbury (Newtown Square, PA/Malvern
Prep) and Justin McCarthy (Ardmore, PA/Haverford) and goalkeeper Andy Taibl
(Fairfax, VA/Robinson).  Lopatin was second in the Conference in scoring
with 20-6-26 in CC games, while Taibl led the CC in save percentage (70.1)
and goals against average (5.90).

Also earning All-Conference recognition for the Shoremen was attacker John
Fuller (Baltimore, MD/Boys' Latin), middie Marc Taylorson (Annapolis,
MD/Annapolis), defensive midfielder Jeremy Stoehr (Roslyn, NY/St. Mary's)
and defensemen Scott McGilvray (Huntington, NY/Huntington) and Chris
McGlone (Baltimore, MD/Loyola).

Gettysburg's Scott Lowery (Chestertown, MD/Kent County) and Western
Maryland's Matt Hoppe (Duluth, GA/Wilton, CT) were unanimous first-teamers
on attack, joining Lopatin.  Hoppe led the Conference in scoring with
14-15-29.  Brett Strait (Camillus, NY/West Genesee) and Joe Feldman
(Davidsonville, MD/Severn School) of Gettysburg joined Atterbury and
McCarthy on the first-team midfield.  Franklin & Marshall's Tom Coleman
(Upperco, MD/Gilman) was the first-team defensive midfielder.  Gettysburg's
James Gohng (Lutherville, MD/Towson) and Brian Abbott (Skaneateles,
NY/Skaneateles) and F&M's John Greene (Baltimore, MD/St. Paul's) rounded
out the first-team defense.

Second Team
Pos.    Name                                    Class   Hometown/High School
A -     Brian Bean, Haverford                   Jr.     Havre de Grace, MD/Loyola
A -  #  John Fuller, Washington                 So.     Baltimore, MD/Boys' Latin
A -     Andrew Woods, Frank. & Marsh.           Jr.     Lake Forest, IL/Lake Forest
M -     Mike Sargent, Western Maryland          Jr.     Savage, MD/Hammond
M -     Marc Taylorson, Washington              Sr.     Annapolis, MD/Annapolis
M -     Scott Schenzer, W. Maryland             Sr.     Sandy Hook, CT/Newtown
DM -    Jeremy Stoehr, Washington               So.     Roslyn, NY/St. Mary's
D -     Tucker Zengerle, Swarthmore             Fr.     Bethesda, MD/Sidwell Friends
D -     Scott McGilvray, Washington             So.     Huntington, NY/Huntington
D -  #  Chris McGlone, Washington               Jr.     Baltimore, MD/Loyola
G -     John Torpy, Western Maryland            Sr.     Cranford, NJ/Avon Old Farms, CT


Honorable Mention
Pos.    Name                                    Class   Hometown/High School
A -     Jamie Bateman, Gettysburg               Jr.     Parkton, MD/Hereford
A -     Bo Schrott, Western Maryland            Jr.     Baltimore, MD/Mount St. Joseph
M -     Ryan Taggart, Haverford                 Fr.     Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central



*   First-team All-Centennial in 1996
#   Second-team All-Centennial in 1996