Brian Joy	Greg McCarthy
Mark Williamson	Chris Scanlon
	Dan Valente

April 27, 2004

GENEVA, N.Y.—The Hobart lacrosse team placed five players on the All-Patriot League teams which were announced today by Executive Director Carolyn Schlie Femovich. Senior midfielder Brian Joy (West Genesee/Camillus, N.Y.), junior defenseman Greg McCarthy (Pinkerton Academy/Derry, N.H.), and senior attackman Mark Williamson (Corning East/Corning, N.Y.) garnered first-team accolades, while junior midfielder Chris Scanlon (Corning West/Painted Post, N.Y.) and junior goalie Dan Valente (Mt. Hebron/Ellicott City, Md.) earned second-team recognition.

A tri-captain, Joy is fourth on the team in scoring with 17 points on 13 goals and four assists. He has scored at least a point in nine of the 11 games he’s played in this season, including a season-high three points (1-2) against Ohio State on April 17.

Another tri-captain, McCarthy is the heart of Hobart’s close defense. A starter in every game he’s played for the Statesmen, he is third on the team in ground balls with 37. McCarthy showcased his shutdown abilities against a pair of Tewaaraton Award candidates, limiting Army’s John Walker and Navy’s Ian Dingman to a pair of assists each.

Williamson leads Hobart in goals (28) and points (46) and is second in assists (18). Through games of April 26, he ranks 11th in the nation in points (3.83/g). He recorded a season-high six points twice this season, burning both Lehigh (5-1) and Lafayette (5-1). With at least two games remaining, Williamson is on pace to become the first Division I Statesman to record 50 points in a season. In two seasons at Hobart, he has scored 41 goals, assisted on 28 others, and collected 50 ground balls.

The third tri-captain, Scanlon is fourth on the team in goals, boasting 15 goals and an assist. He scored the clincher in overtime against Penn State on April 10, one of two game-winning goals he’s scored this season. Scanlon has 30 points (28-2) and 47 ground balls in 32 career games.

Valente has been outstanding in his first season as a starter for the Statesmen. He ranks first in the Patriot League and 16th in the nation in save percentage (.595). As it stands now, Valente’s 8.50 goals against average is the lowest by a Division I Statesman, besting Mike Borsz’s 10.17 GAA in 2003. Valente made a career-high 16 saves at Syracuse on March 30.

Hobart is 7-5 overall, and finished the Patriot League loop with a 6-1 mark. The Statesmen are the second-seed in this weekend’s conference tournament and will face No. 3 Bucknell at 3 p.m. on April 30, at the U.S. Naval Academy’s Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. No. 1 Navy and No. 4 Colgate will tangle in the first semifinal at noon.

Tickets for the semifinals (includes both games) are $10 for adults, $7 for children under 18, and free for students from participating institutions with proper ID.

The winners will meet at 2 p.m. on May 2. Tickets for that game will be $5 for adults, $3 for children under 18, and free for students from participating institutions with proper ID.