VWC's Stewart, RC's Quinton Take Coach, Rookie Honors

SALEM, Va. --- Lynchburg College goalkeeper Garrett Curran added a little more fuel to an already exciting Hornets' campaign by earning the ODAC men's lacrosse Player of the Year award as well as the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete of the Year award.  Virginia Wesleyan College mentor J.P. Stewart was named the Coach of the Year, and Roanoke College attack Matt Quinton was tabbed the Rookie of the Year.

Curran, from Hull, Massachusetts, helped lead the Lynchburg program to a 16-2 overall record, a perfect 6-0 ODAC mark, and the conference tournament title.  Curran's work between the pipes anchors the nation's third-best defense at fewer than six goals allowed per game. Individually, he ranks fifth in the nation in goals-against-average (5.97) and ninth in save percentage (.647), stopping 161 shots on the season.  In last weekend's ODAC championship win over Virginia Wesleyan, Curran shifted first-half momentum to the Hornets by grabbing a ground ball and running the length of the field to score an unassisted goal that cut the Marlins' lead to 5-4. 

The senior sport management major boasts a 3.52 grade point average.  He has started each game of his four-year career, having earned multiple honors along the way including ODAC Rookie of the Year and an Honorable Mention All-America nod in 2005.

Quinton, a sophomore from Elora, Ontario, made the most of his first Maroons season by ranking near the top of two scoring categories in the ODAC.  He finished second in the conference in goals per game with a 2.64 mark.  He was also fourth in points per game at 3.57 an outing (37 goals, 13 assists, 50 points).  His high-game of the year came against Hood in which he notched five goals to go with four assists.

Coach Stewart guided the Marlins to the third seed and a berth in the championship game of the ODAC tournament.  His VWC squad defeated three of the four teams that were nationally ranked in several preseason publications.  While this year's 11-7 overall record is only one game better than a season ago, the Marlins' 4-2 conference mark was an improvement of two victories and a two position jump in the standings.

Listed below are the entire 2008 All-ODAC Men's Lacrosse teams.  For more information, visit the ODAC on the Internet at www.odaconline.com.

2008 ALL-ODAC MEN'S LACROSSE TEAMS

All-ODAC First Team
Attack: Will Englehart, Washington and Lee
Attack: Jordan Kenny, Virginia Wesleyan
Attack: Brett Morris, Virginia Wesleyan
Attack: Steve Weiss, Lynchburg
Midfield: Johnny Black, Lynchburg
Midfield: Ryan Cranston, Lynchburg
Midfield: Harry St. John, Washington and Lee
Long Stick: Colin Dunn, Hampden-Sydney
Short Stick Specialist: Billy Cameron, Roanoke
Defense: Chris Perzinski, Lynchburg
Defense: Alex Pritzlaff, Hampden-Sydney
Defense: James Shanahan, Washington and Lee
Defense: Will Wheeler, Virginia Wesleyan
Goalkeeper: Garrett Curran, Lynchburg

All-ODAC Second Team
Attack: Pat March, Roanoke
Attack: Michael Mundorf, Lynchburg
Attack: Tyler Tolson, Lynchburg
Attack: Tyler Watkins, Randolph-Macon
Midfield: Chaz Carlson, Roanoke
Midfield: Paul Johnsen, Randolph-Macon
Midfield: Drew Langis, Virginia Wesleyan
Long Stick: Spotty Robins, Washington and Lee
Short Stick Specialist: Norby King, Lynchburg
Defense: Gates Benson, Guilford
Defense: Tyler Harrison, Guilford
Defense: Scott Roberts, Virginia Wesleyan
Defense: Ian York, Hampden-Sydney
Goalkeeper: Tom Skartsiaris, Virginia Wesleyan

All-ODAC Honorable Mention
Attack: Maicin Dunk, Virginia Wesleyan
Attack: Ned Rider, Washington and Lee
Midfield: Doug Carpenter, Hampden-Sydney
Midfield: Kyle Jett, Hampden-Sydney
Midfield: Billy Rowe, Randolph-Macon
Midfield: Tim Skeen, Washington and Lee
Long Stick: Steve Simmons, Roanoke
Short Stick Specialist: Shawn Fitchpatrick, Virginia Wesleyan
Short Stick Specialist: Kyle Frazier, Hampden-Sydney
Defense: Will Ashwell, Hampden-Sydney
Defense: Austin Wernecke, Washington and Lee
Goalkeeper: Andrew Vigne, Guilford