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Kovler Named First-Team All-America; Seven Tigers Honored
May 21, 2009 | Men's Lacrosse
One is perhaps the greatest goalie in college lacrosse history. One is among the 10 best offensive players in college lacrosse this decade. The third is Mark Kovler.
The fourth and fifth may be arriving in three years.
Kovler was named a USILA first-team All-America today, making him the third Princeton player ever to be named All-America all four years. Kovler joins goalie Scott Bacigalupo '94 and attackman Ryan Boyle '04, two of the greatest players in program history, as four-time Princeton All-Americas.
In all, seven Princeton
players were named All-Americas, including two freshmen who began down the path
to try to match Kovler, Boyle and Bacigalupo.
Defenseman Chad Wiedmaier, one of those freshman, was named a second-team All-America, as was sophomore attackman Jack McBride. Senior defenseman Chris Peyser was a third-team selection, while freshman goalie Tyler Fiorito, senior attackman Tommy Davis and senior midfielder Rich Sgalardi were all honorable mention picks.
Kovler scored 34 goals this season, the second-highest single-season total by a Princeton midfielder behind the 36 scored by Josh Sims in 2000. Kovler finishes his career with 91 career goals, third all-time by Princeton middies behind Sims (103) and Lorne Smith '99 (94).
Kovler started his season slowly, with six goals in the first five games, but he would finish with 28 in the final 10. Along the way, he would score at least three goals five times, including a career-high five in the first round of the NCAA tournament against UMass.
Wiedmaier replaced first-team All-America Dan Cocoziello on defense and started every game his freshman year. Wiedmaier became the first defenseman in school history to be a first-team All-Ivy League selection, and he led the team with 22 caused turnovers.
McBride went from being the Ivy Rookie of the Year as a freshman to first-team All-Ivy League honors as a sophomore. His 35 goals led the team, and he scored at least one goal in 13 of the 14 games he played. He also led the team in goals scored eight times.
Peyser started every game the last three years and was third on the team with 17 caused turnovers. He earned All-America honors for the second time in his career after being an honorable mention selection in 2007, and he was also a three-time All-Ivy pick.
Davis finished his career with 134 career points, 16th-best all-time at Princeton. He is also one of only seven players in school history to have at least 75 career goals and 50 career assists. He led the team in scoring with 44 points (27G, 17A), making this the second straight time he has led the team in points scored.
Fiorito joined Bacigalupo as the only Princeton goalies ever to start every game of their freshmen years. Fiorito finished in the Top 10 in Division I in goals-against average (7.40) and save percentage (.587) and was a second-team All-Ivy selection.
Sgalardi went from having 18 points his first three years combined to having 42 his senior year. His 24 assists led Princeton, and he finished along with Kovler among nine Division I midfielders with at least 40 points this season.
2009 Division I All-America Team
First Team
Attack
Billy Bitter University of North Carolina
Brandon Corp Colgate University
Ned Crotty Duke University
Dan Glading University of Virginia
Kenny Nims Syracuse University
Midfield
Matt Abbott Syracuse University
Shamel Bratton University of Virginia
Mark Kovler Princeton University
Max Seibald Cornell University
Defense
Ken Clausen University of Virginia
Michael Evans Johns Hopkins University
Matt Moyer Cornell University
Goalie
Jordan Burke Brown University
Second Team
Attack
Zack Greer Bryant University
Jack McBride Princeton University
Ryan Young University of Maryland
Midfield
John Glynn Cornell University
Ben Hunt University of North Carolina
Michael Kimmel Johns Hopkins University
Peet Poillon University of Maryland Baltimore County
Defense
Parker McKee Duke University
Sid Smith Syracuse University
Chad Wiedmaier Princeton University
Goalie
Doc Schneider University of Massachusetts
Third Team
Attack
Garrett Billings University of Virginia
Ryan Hoff University of Notre Dame
Rob Pannell Cornell University
Max Quinzani Duke University
Midfield
Brian Carroll University of Virginia
Brian Christopher Johns Hopkins University
Sean Delaney University of North Carolina
Brad Ross Duke University
Defense
Ryan Flanagan University of North Carolina
Regis McDermott University of Notre Dame
Chris Peyser Princeton University
Max Schmidt University of Maryland
Goalie
Scott Rodgers University of Notre Dame
Honorable Mention
Attack
Stephen Boyle Johns Hopkins University
Jay Card Hofstra University
Grant Catalino University of Maryland
Brian Caulfield University at Albany
Jim Connolly University of Massachusetts
Joel Dalgarno The Ohio State University
Thomas Davis Princeton University
Ryan Hurley Cornell University
Stephen Keogh Syracuse University
Shane Koppens Loyola College
Jordan McBride Stony Brook
Thomas Muldoon Brown University
Timothy Paul United States Naval Academy
Kyle Wharton Johns Hopkins University
Austin Winter Bucknell University
Midfield
Michael Colleluori Hofstra University
C. J. Costabile Duke University
Dan Groot University of Maryland
Dan Hardy Syracuse University
Alex Hopmann University of Maryland Baltimore County
Brian Karalunas Villanova University
Grant Krebs University of Notre Dame
Anthony Muscarella Hofstra University
Peter Ricci Loyola College
Richard Sgalardi Princeton University
Mike Timms University of Virginia
Shane Walterhoeffer University of North Carolina
Joel White Syracuse University
Kyle Wimer University of Maryland Baltimore County
Defense
Sam Barnes University of Notre Dame
Steve Bauer Georgetown University
Peter Fallon Brown University
Diogo Godoi University of Massachusetts
Billy Haire Bucknell University
Matt Kelly University of Virginia
John Lade Syracuse University
Christian Scuderi Hofstra University
Andrew Tormey United States Naval Academy
Goalie
Andrew Adams Penn State University
Jeremy Blevins University of Maryland Baltimore County
Tyler Fiorito Princeton University
Brent Herbst Siena College