1995 Men's Lacrosse
1995 Men's Lacrosse
School (USILA Rank) Conf Over Last Game * Gettysburg (2) 6-0 13-2 M20 L Salisbury State, 21-9 (NCAA Semifinals) Franklin & Marshall (6) 5-1 12-3 M14 L Gettysburg, 15-9 (NCAA Quarterfinals) Washington (t-19) 4-2 6-8 M6 W Western Maryland, 24-13 Western Maryland 3-3 7-7 M6 L Washington, 24-13 Haverford 2-4 7-9 A29 W Swarthmore, 12-11 Swarthmore 1-5 3-9 A29 L Haverford, 12-11 Dickinson 0-6 2-10 A29 L Scranton, 12-6 * 1995 champion Statistical Leaders (All Games) through games of May 6 SCORING Gls Asst Pts Chris Mergardt, F&M 61 13 74 Don Gervais, FM 34 40 74 Dean Coccia, WM 40 33 73 Brian Bean, H 42 28 70 Jamus Driscoll, H 47 20 67 Matt Hoppe, WM 33 33 66 David Curry, G 37 26 63 Tim DeMore, G 34 29 63 Bo Schrott, WM 37 23 60 Matt Wootten, D 41 13 54 GOALTENDING Svs GA Pct. Jake Kovalcik, G 130 69 65.3 Scott Schimpff, H 354 205 63.3 Ben Henwood, S 255 171 60.1 Andrew Whitley, FM 181 129 58.4 Andy Taibl, W 125 95 56.8 John Duffy, D 109 90 54.8 John Torpy, WM 144 122 54.1 Adam Norton, D 112 105 51.6 Brett Gershman, WM 84 88 48.8 Goals Assists Saves 61 - Mergardt, FM 40 - Gervais, FM 354 - Schimpff, H 47 - Driscoll, H 33 - Coccia, WM 255 - Henwood, S 42 - Bean, H 33 - Hoppe, WM 181 - Whitley, FM 40 - Coccia, WM 29 - DeMore, G 144 - Torpy, WM 37 - Curry, G 28 - Bean, H 130 - Kovalcik, G 37 - Schrott, WM 28 - Bloom, FM
Bullet sophomore Dave Curry (New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan), a first-team All-Conference choice on attack, was named the Conference's Player of the Year in balloting by the seven Conference head coaches. Curry was tied for second in CC scoring with 19 goals and 17 assists for 36 points in the six Conference games. Overall, he has 37 goals and 26 assists for a team-leading 63 points, helping Gettysburg to a 12-1 record, a No. 2 national ranking and its fifth consecutive bid to the NCAA Division III championship tournament.
The Bullets of head coach Hank Janczyk had five representatives on the first team - senior attackman Tim DeMore (Camillus, N.Y./West Genesee), senior midfielder Derek Risso (Carlisle, Mass./Concord-Carlisle), senior defenseman Brian McGurn (Northbrook, Ill./Loyola Academy), junior goaltender Jake Kovalcik (Boonton, N.J./Boonton Township) and Curry. It was the second consecutive first-team selection for DeMore, who was second in the Conference (22-14-36) in scoring and had 34-29-63 overall. Joining DeMore as repeaters on the first unit were McGurn and Kovalcik. McGurn, a unanimous All-Conference selection, was the leader of the Bullet defense which limited CC opponents to just 40 goals in six games - a CC record. Kovalcik was the last line of defense and posted a Conference-best 71.3 save percentage. It was the first All-Conference tab for Risso, who won over 75 percent of his faceoffs this season.
The Bullets also had four players on the second unit in senior attackman Noah Davis (Auburn, N.Y./ Skaneateles), junior midfielders David Cornell (Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur) and Drew Nisbitt (Providence, R.I./Providence Country Day) and senior defender Kevin Cordell (Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool).
Joining Curry and DeMore on attack was Franklin & Marshall junior Chris Mergardt (Bedford, N.Y./ Fox Lane), who led all Centennial players in Conference (36-5-41) and overall (61-13-74) scoring in 1995.
Washington sophomore Greg Tomasso (Darnestown, Md./Georgetown Prep) was a unanimous choice at midfield. He was tied for sixth in CC scoring (15-12-27) and had 28 goals and 12 assists for 40 points overall. F&M senior Andrew Giobbe (Chappaqua, N.Y./Taft School), a long-stick midfielder, was the other member of the first-team trio. F&M senior Jason Roberts (Longmeadow, Mass./Longmeadow) joined McGurn as a unanimous first-team defenseman, while Washington senior Jesse Cook (Cheshire, Conn./Cheshire) also earned a first-team nod.
First Team Position Name Class Hometown High School Attack - Dave Curry, Gettysburg # So. New Canaan, Conn. New Canaan Attack - Chris Mergardt, Franklin & Marshall * Jr. Bedford, N.Y. Fox Lane Attack - Tim DeMore, Gettysburg * Sr. Camillus, N.Y. West Genesee Midfield - Greg Tomasso, Washington So. Darnestown, Md. Georgetown Prep Midfield - Derek Risso, Gettysburg Sr. Carlisle, Mass. Concord-Carlisle Midfield - Andrew Giobbe, Franklin & Marshall # Sr. Chappaqua, N.Y. Taft School Defense - Jason Roberts, Franklin & Marshall * Sr. Longmeadow, Mass. Longmeadow Defense - Brian McGurn, Gettysburg * Sr. Northbrook, Ill. Loyola Academy Defense - Jesse Cook, Washington Sr. Cheshire, Conn. Cheshire Goal - Jake Kovalcik, Gettysburg * Jr. Boonton, N.J. Boonton Township Second Team Position Name Class Hometown High School Attack - Don Gervais, Franklin & Marshall * Jr. E. Greenwich, R.I. Hotchkiss School Attack - Noah Davis, Gettysburg Sr. Auburn, N.Y. Skaneateles Attack - Dean Coccia, Western Maryland # Jr. Pasadena, Md. Chesapeake-AA Midfield - Dave Cornell, Gettysburg Jr. Levittown, N.Y. MacArthur Midfield - Drew Nisbitt, Gettysburg Jr. Providence, R.I. Providence Country Day Midfield - Ben Seigel, Swarthmore Jr. Baltimore, Md. St. Paul's Defense - Jack Simms, Haverford Sr. Washington, D.C. St. Albans Defense - Kevin Cordell, Gettysburg Sr. Liverpool, N.Y. Liverpool Defense - Keith Abel, Western Maryland Sr. Old Greenwich, Conn. Greenwich Goal - Andrew Whitley, Franklin & Marshall Jr. Milford, Conn. Hopkins School Honorable Mention Attack - Matt Wootten, Dickinson (Sr., Chappaqua, N.Y./Horace Greeley); Matt Hoppe, Western Maryland (So., Duluth, Ga./Wilton, Conn.). Midfield - Jeremy Bryant, Franklin & Marshall (Sr., Westminster, Md./St. Paul's); Jeff Jollon, Haverford (Jr., Locust Valley, N.Y./Phillips Academy); Christian Boone, Washington (Sr., Annapolis, Md./Annapolis). Defense - Andy Petusky, Swarthmore (Sr., Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon). * First-team All-Centennial Conference in 1994 # Second-team All-Centennial Conference in 1994 Player of the Year (5-3-1 voting) Dave Curry, Gettysburg 28 Chris Mergardt, Franklin & Marshall 22 Dean Coccia, Western Maryland 7 Scott Schimpff, Haverford 5