GETTYSBURG PLACES EIGHT ON ALL-CENTENNIAL MEN'S LACROSSE TEAM
Haverford Attackman Brian Bean Named Player of the Year
LANCASTER, Pa. -- May 5, 1998 -- Gettysburg, which won its third Centennial championship in five years, placed eight players on the 1998 All-Centennial Conference men's lacrosse team which was announced today.
Haverford senior attackman Brian Bean (Havre de Grace, MD/Loyola) was a first-team selection on attack and was also named the Conference's Player of the Year in balloting by the seven Conference head coaches. He led the Fords to a 6-8 overall record and a 3-3 mark in the Conference - good for third place. It is the highest finish in the CC in the conference's five-year existence. Bean led the Conference in scoring with 69 points (40 goals, 29 assists) in 12 games and was second with 20-11-31 in Conference games.
The Bullets finished No. 7 in the national polls with a 10-4 record and a 6-0 mark in the conference. Five Gettysburg players earned first-team All-Centennial honors - attackmen Scott Lowery (Chestertown, MD/Kent County) and Jamie Bateman (Parkton, MD/Hereford), midfielder Lee Hemming (Stafford, VA/Episcopal), defenseman Brian Abbott (Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles) and goalkeeper Andrew Barter (North Brookfield, MA/Tabor Academy). Lowery and Bateman ranked fifth and seventh in the Conference in overall scoring with 30-24-54 and 41-9-50, respectively. Abbott led a Bullet defense which set a Centennial record for fewest goals allowed in six Conference games (27). Barter set a CC single-season record with a 72.7 save percentage in the six Centennial matches and led all CC keepers with a 61.7 overall save percentage.
Also earning All-Conference recognition for the Bullets were attackman Ross Garretson (New Hope, PA/ Germantown Academy), midfielder Rob Crowe (Manlius, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius) and defenseman Mike McCrain (Holtsville, NY/Sachem).
Joining Hemming at midfield was Western Maryland senior Mike Sargent (Savage, MD/Hammond) and Washington junior Justin McCarthy (Ardmore, PA/Haverford). Sargent led all players in scoring in Conference matches with a 5.50 point per game average and was second in overall scoring with 32-30-62. McCarthy earned his second consecutive first-team nod, while Franklin & Marshall senior Tom Coleman (Upperco, MD/Gilman) garnered his third first-team All-CC nod at defensive midfield. Coleman is the third player in the five-year history of the Conference to receive three first-team selections.
Washington senior Chris McGlone (Baltimore, MD/Loyola) and Franklin & Marshall senior John Greene (Butler, MD/St. Paul's) join Abbott on close defense. McGlone was one of the leaders of a Shoremen defense that permitted just 30 goals in six CC matches, while Greene and his teammates allowed just 9.33 goals in Conference games. Greene earned his second straight first-team nod.
1998 All-Centennial Conference Men's Lacrosse Team First Team Pos. Name Class Hometown/High School A - * Scott Lowery, Gettysburg Sr. Chestertown, MD/Kent County A - # Brian Bean, Haverford Sr. Havre de Grace, MD/Loyola A - @ Jamie Bateman, Gettysburg Jr. Parkton, MD/Hereford M - Lee Hemming, Gettysburg Jr. Stafford, VA/Episcopal M - # Mike Sargent, Western Maryland Sr. Savage, MD/Hammond M - * Justin McCarthy, Washington Jr. Ardmore, PA/Haverford DM - Tom Coleman, Franklin & Marshall Sr. Upperco, MD/Gilman School D - * Brian Abbott, Gettysburg Jr. Skaneateles, NY/Skaneateles D - # Chris McGlone, Washington Sr. Baltimore, MD/Loyola D - * John Greene, Franklin & Marshall Sr. Butler, MD/St. Paul's G - Andrew Barter, Gettysburg So. North Brookfield, MA/Tabor Academy Second Team Pos. Name Class Hometown/High School A - * Andy Lopatin, Washington Sr. Newark, DE/William Penn A - Rob Witte, Western Maryland So. Mount Airy, MD/South Carroll A - Chris Anderson, Haverford Fr. Morristown, NJ/Delbarton School M - Rob Crowe, Gettysburg Jr. Manlius, NY/Fayetteville-Manlius M - Bill Grothmann, Washington Jr. Baltimore, MD/Loyola M - Will Bouchard, Franklin & Marshall Sr. Indian Mills, NJ/Moorestown Friends DM - # Jeremy Stoehr, Washington Jr. Roslyn, NY/St. Mary's D - # Scott McGilvray, Washington Jr. Huntington, NY/Huntington D - Mike McCrain, Gettysburg Sr. Holtsville, NY/Sachem D - Matt Flaherty, Franklin & Marshall Jr. Chestertown, MD/Kent County G - Marc Pascal, Franklin & Marshall Jr. Pleasantville, NY/Hotchkiss School Honorable Mention Pos. Name Class Hometown/High School A - Michael Wilson, Washington Sr. Annapolis, MD/St. Mary's A - Ross Garretson, Gettysburg So. New Hope, PA/Germantown Academy A - # John Fuller, Washington Jr. Baltimore, MD/Boys' Latin M - @ Ryan Taggart, Haverford So. Long Valley, NJ/West Morris Central D - Pat Wilson, Haverford Sr. Englewood, CO/Kent Denver School D - # Tucker Zengerle, Swarthmore So. Bethesda, MD/Sidwell Friends G - Andy Taibl, Washington Sr. Fairfax, VA/Robinson First-team All-Centennial in 1996, 1997 and 1998 * First-team All-Centennial in 1997 # Second-team All-Centennial in 1997 @ Honorable Mention All-Centennial in 1997 -30-