April 24, 2008

• 2008 ACC Men's Lacrosse Championship Site

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Picking up his second consecutive and third overall Player of the Year title is Duke's senior attackman Matt Danowski, who headlines this year's All-ACC Men's Lacrosse Team, as announced Thursday evening.

Joining Danowski on the All-ACC team are attackmen Zack Greer and Max Quinzani and defender Tony McDevitt. The trio of attackmen (Danowski, Greer and Quinzani) accounted for 54 percent of the team's goals this season (117 of 218). The Blue Devils posted a perfect 3-0 record in ACC regular season play for the third time in the past four years and own a 13-1 mark on the season. In addition, the trio becomes just the second attack unit in league history to have all three members garner All-ACC honors, joining Virginia's group of Doug Knight, Michael Watson and Tim Whiteley who received all-conference accolades in 1996.

Earning the ACC Freshman of the Year honor is Duke's rookie defender Mike Manley. The five-year letterman at Penn Yan Academy tallied one goal, one assist and 22 ground balls for the Blue Devils, participating and starting in 13 games this season for Duke.

This year's Coach of the Year honors went to Maryland's Dave Cottle, who holds a 256-102 career record in his 26 years of service. His win total is fourth among active coaches and owns a 75-32 (70.1) record in his seven seasons at Maryland. The Terrapins hold an 8-4 overall mark this season and finished 2-1 in ACC play this season, landing the No. 2 seed in the upcoming Championship.

The 2008 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Lacrosse Championship will begin Friday, April 25 on the campus of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. The two-day event will be held at the Cavalier's lacrosse field, Klöckner Stadium. For more information about the 2008 ACC Men's Lacrosse Championship, please visit TheACC.com.

Defending ACC champion and the top-seeded Blue Devils placed a league-high four representatives to the 2008 squad, which is determined by a vote of the league's four head coaches, while Virginia added three to the roster.

2008 All-ACC Honors
Name	Year	Position	School
Zack Greer	Senior	Attack	Duke
Matt Danowski	Senior	Attack	Duke
Max Quinzani	Senior	Attack	Duke
Tony McDevitt	Senior	Defense	Duke
Jeff Reynolds	Junior	Midfield	Maryland
Joe Cinosky	Senior	Defense	Maryland
Ben Hunt	Junior	Midfield	North Carolina
Grant Zimmerman	Junior	Goalie	North Carolina
Ben Rubeor	Senior	Attack	Virginia
Danny Glading	Junior	Attack	Virginia
Brian Carroll	Sophomore	Midfield	Virginia

Player of the Year
Matt Danowski, Duke

Freshman of the Year
Mike Manley, Duke

Coach of the Year
Dave Cottle, Maryland