Seniors Mike Borsz (left) and Tim Booth are among the 34 players selected to the 2003 North roster. (Photos by Art Foxall)

May 29, 2003

GENEVA, N.Y.—Senior goalie Mike Borsz (West Genesee/Camillus, N.Y.) has been selected to the North roster for the STX/USILA North-South Classic Division I All-Star Game at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., on June 7. Faceoff for the Division I game is set for 3 p.m.

Tim Booth (Waterloo/Waterloo, N.Y.) could join him at the 62nd annual event. The senior midfielder was tabbed an alternate for the North’s roster.

A three-year starter in goal, Borsz is a two-time All-Patriot League second-team selection. He posted a season-high 19 stops in the season finale at Cornell, earning the league’s Defensive Player of the Week Award. Borsz finished the year with .568 save percentage and a 10.17 goals against average. For his career, he ranks fourth with 473 saves, while sporting a .561 save percentage and a 10.17 GAA.

Considered one of the top faceoff specialists in the nation, Booth is a two-time first-team All-Patriot League selection. In addition to scoring a career-high 22 points this season (15-7), he won 55.9 percent of his faceoffs (146-of-261). He led Hobart in ground balls for the third straight season, collecting 75 to raise his career total to 255. Booth ranked 12th in Division I in ground balls per game and 19th in faceoff winning percentage this season.

Excluding this season’s selections, 89 Statesmen have participated in the North-South Game, including three game MVPs: Chuck Warren ’86, Ray Gilliam ’87, and Jim Patten ’92.

This year’s events get under way with the Connecticut Select U-15 squad taking on the Hudson Valley’s U-15 team in the morning, followed by the Division III North-South Game at noon. Ticket prices, which include all three games, are $10 for adults and $6 for youths 17 and under, and can be purchased by calling the Sacred Heart Athletic Ticket Office at (203) 396-TIXX or by logging onto the school’s web site at www.sacredheartpioneers.com.