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Schreiber, Fiorito, Wiedmaier On Winning Side In MLL All-Star Game
June 15, 2015 | Men's Lacrosse
Chad Wiedmaier, Tom Schreiber and Tyler Fiorito are in the hunt for playoff spots as the Major League Lacross season is past its halfway point. Odds are good that all three will not be in the postseason.
Still, for one hot night in Houston, the three Princeton alums were able to reunite, as teammates again, this time in the MLL all-star game.
The format for this year's event was a little different. The league named 38 all-stars earlier, and then the teams were picked in a draft by two middle school students who had won the league's essay contest.
Wiedmaier, Schreiber and Fiorito were all chosen for the team named "Gladiators," who took on the "Cowboys." Schreiber was the second pick in the draft and first for the Gladiators.
Schreiber would score five goals and add two assists as the Gladiators won the game 27-15. Jeremy Boltus of Army West Point - who missed last season while deployed in Afghanistan - was the game's MVP after scoring six goals.
Had the halves of the game been reversed, it's possible Fiorito would have been the MVP. Fiorito would shut the Cowboys out for more than 15 minutes as a 4-4 tie turned into a 13-4 lead before Fiorito allowed another goal. He would play the first half, which ended 13-7, making 15 saves.
Schreiber and Wiedmaier are the only two four-time first-team All-Ivy League selections in Princeton lacrosse history, while Fiorito was a three-time first-team All-Ivy selection. All three earned All-America honors all four of their seasons.
Schreiber's Ohio Machine is tied for second with the Rochester Rattlers at 5-3, behind the 8-0 New York Lizards. Fiorito's Chesapeake Bayhawks and Wiedmaier's Boston Cannons are both 4-4, as are the Denver Outlaws.
Each team has six games remaining. The top four reach the MLL playoffs.