4 Bulldogs Named All-New England
Gibson, Mahony, Falcone First-Team Picks
FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Four Yale lacrosse players have been selected to the 2011 New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (NEILA) All-Star Team announced today. Matt Gibson, Gregory Mahony and Johnathan Falcone were first-team picks while Cole Yeager earned second-team honors.
Gibson (Point Lookout, N.Y), the 2010 NEILA Player of the Year, scored 20 goals and had 36 points in 12 games on attack this spring. He was a first-team All-Ivy selection this season.
Falcone (Flemington, N.J.), Yale's 2011 team MVP in goal, was a second-team All-Ivy pick after finishing seventh in Division I in goals against (7.30) and 14th in save percentage. This is the senior's first All-New England selection.
Mahony (Mercer Island, Wash.), a junior midfielder who had 16 goals and 24 points, made his second straight NEILA all-star team this spring, while Yeager earned his first honors.
A sophomore face-off man, Yeager (Wayne, Pa.) is fifth in the nation with a .648 mark and led the Blue with 5.3 ground balls per game.
2011 All-New England Teams
First Team:
Attack
Matt Gibson, Yale
Dean Gibbons, Harvard
Will Manny, Massachusetts
Midfield
Gregory Mahony, Yale
Anthony Biscardi, Massachusetts
Max Weisenberg, Bryant
Carter Bender, Hartford
Kevin Vaughan, Harvard
Kip Dooley, Dartmouth
Specialist
Tim Fallon, Hartford
LSM
Dan DiMaria, Harvard
Defense
Peter Fallon, Brown
Mason Poli, Bryant
Connor Flynn, Hartford
Goalie
Jonathan Falcone, Yale
Second Team:
Attack
Andrew Feinberg, Brown
Christian Haggerty, Quinnipiac
Art Kell, Massachusetts
Midfield
Rob Schlesinger, Brown
Jared Franze, Hartford
Rhett Miller, Dartmouth
Brent Adams, Fairfield
Gary Crowley, Bryant
Kevin Kelly, Quinnipiac
Specialist
Cole Yeager, Yale
LSM
Sean Bannon, Fairfield
Defense Paul Pate, Harvard
Tom Celentani, Massachusetts
Jake Glebocki, Quinnipiac
Goalie
Matt Chriss, Brown
Player of the Year
Tim Fallon, Hartford Sr. MF - Lowell, Mass.
Rookie of the Year:
Dan Eipp, Harvard Fr. A - Groton, Mass.
Coach of the Year:
Peter Lawrence, Hartford
