Sandlin, Dasinger named 2008 USILA Scholar All-Americans
BALTIMORE - The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) announced its 2008 Scholar All-Americans and senior defenseman Ben Sandlin and former Sea Gull Matt Dasinger were selected among 61 student-athletes honored.
The USILA Scholar All-Americans consist of Division I, II and III student-athletes. The Sea Gulls had as many selections as the Ivy League combined, as only one Princeton University and Brown University student-athlete were selected.
Salisbury has had seven student-athletes receive this honor in the past four seasons. In three of those four seasons two Sea Gulls had been selected.
Salisbury's Chris Heier was honored in 2007, Jimmy Creighton and Mike Hurley garnered the award in 2006 and Jeff Bigas and Bryan Bradford did so as well in 2005.
Sandlin, a four-year letterwinner, concluded 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.
Dasinger was a four-year letterwinner for the Sea Gulls from 2003-07. He was an All-American first team midfielder for the Gulls in '07. The Reisterstown, Md., native finished his career with 94 goals, 30 assists, 124 points in 72 games.
The Scholar All-Americans are awarded to student-athletes who hold a 3.0 grade point average of higher and were named to an All-American team or have been chosen to participate in the North-South game.
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