SALISBURY, Md. - For the sixth year in a row
the Salisbury University men's lacrosse team placed at least three
players on the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
(USILA) Division III first team. The 2008 NCAA Division III
national champion Sea Gulls (22-0) placed a total of six players on
the various four teams.
Senior attackman Matt Hickman, junior
midfielder Kylor Berkman and senior defenseman
Ben Sandlin were named to the first team.
Top-ranked SU then had three players receive All-American honorable
mention honors they include; senior attackman Greg
Titus, senior midfielder Bruce Richardson
and sophomore midfielder Mike Von Kamecke.
This is the second straight year Berkman, Hickman and Titus have
been honored by the USILA. For Richardson, Sandlin and Von Kamecke
this is their first appearance on an USILA All-American team.
Berkman is making his second straight appearance on the
All-American first team. The Salisbury, Md., native was recently
named the USILA Division III Player and Midfielder of the Year. The
2008 Capital Athletic Conference Player of the Year finished first
on the team in assists (49), second in points (83), fourth in goals
(34) and fifth in ground balls (69). He earned Most Outstanding
Player honors of the national championship game as SU captured its
eighth national title on May 25. In three seasons, he has scored
215 points (sixth all-time in SU history) and passed out 129
assists (third all-time in school history).
Hickman moved up a team this season as he was on the second team
last year. The Darnestown, Md., native led the team in goals (61),
points (94), shots on goal (118) and was second on the team in
assists (33). Last season, Hickman scored 75 goals and also
accumulated 94 points. The All-CAC first team attackman concludes
his four-year career at SU with 142 goals (eighth all-time in SU
history), 53 assists and 195 points.
Sandlin, a four-year letterwinner, concludes his career with a
spot on the USILA All-American first team. The senior co-captain
anchored one of the top defenses in the country. The All-CAC first
team defender was second on the team in caused turnovers (48),
fourth in ground balls (71) as he started all 22 games. In four
years the Magnolia, Del., native scooped up 120 ground balls and
caused 69 turnovers in 60 games for the maroon and gold.
Titus, an All-CAC second team attackman, makes his second
straight appearance on the USILA All-American honorable mention
list. The Setauket, N.Y., native was second on the team in goals
(55) and third in points (65). He ends his SU career with a perfect
84-0 record and four national championships as he missed the '06
season but played in '04 and '05. Last season, he led the team
with 76 goals scored. In four seasons, Titus scored 134 goals
(ninth all-time in SU history), 27 assists and 161 points.
Richardson came on strong for the Sea Gulls down the stretch of
the '08 season. The shifty midfielder from Kirkwood, Mo., scored 18
of his 36 goals in the final seven games for the maroon and gold.
He finished the '08 season second on the team with four
game-winning goals and was third overall with 36 goals and fifth
with 50 points.
Von Kamecke, an All-CAC second team midfielder, played in all 22
games in '08 for the Sea Gulls where he racked up 32 goals, 21
assists and 53 points. The Winter Park, Fla., native finished the
season second in assists, tied for fourth in goals and fourth in
points for SU. In two seasons he was scored 41 goals, 26 assists,
67 points in 45 games.
The six new All-Americans brings Salisbury's all-time program
count to 167 All-Americans since 1975. SU coach Jim
Berkman has coached 138 All-Americans in his 20 seasons at
the helm for the Sea Gulls. In 17 of the 20 seasons during the
Coach Berkman era there has been at least one Sea Gull on the first
team.
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