Dec. 12, 2002

LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell senior nose guard Adam Lord (Troy, N.Y./Troy H.S.) was named to the 2002 ECAC Division I-AA All-Star team on Thursday, marking Lord's second straight appearance on that exclusive team.

Already this postseason Lord had been named the Patriot League Co-Defensive Player of the Year, First Team All-Patriot League and the Bucknell team MVP.

Lord wrapped up a brilliant career in Orange and Blue in 2002. A terrific run-stopper who often drew the attention of multiple blockers, Lord was named to the All-Patriot League team for the third straight year. An American Football Coaches Association All-American in 2001, Lord made 40 tackles this season and 132 in his career. A total of 29 of his career hits, or nearly 22 percent, came in the opponents' backfield.

An electrical engineering major, Lord was a four-year starter on the Bison defensive line, and he helped the team lead the Patriot League in total defense in 2002. He became only fifth two-time winner of the team MVP award and the first since running back Rich Lemon in 1993-94.

Lord helped Bucknell lead the Patriot League in total defense in 2002, despite the team's 2-9 final record.

He was one of seven first-team All-ECAC players from the Patriot League, with two others earning honorable mention nods.

The complete 2002 All-ECAC team follows:

Player of the Year: Brett Gordon, Villanova (QB)
Rookie of the Year: R.J. Cobbs, Massachusetts (RB)
First Team Offense: QB - Brett Gordon, Villanova; RB - Kirwin Watson, Fordham; Stephan Lewis, New Hampshire; WR - Chas Gessner, Brown; Rich Musinski, William & Mary; TE - Casey Cramer, Dartmouth; OL - Mike Brigandi, Hofstra; Chris Royle, Lafayette; Alex Argulewicz, Albany; Jeff Santacroce, Lehigh; Jamil Soriano, Harvard.
First Team Defense: DL - Adam Lord, Bucknell; Josh Sabo, Colgate; Steve Anzalone, Northeastern; Dennis Dottin-Carter, Maine; LB - Dan Mulhern, Delaware; Liam Ezekiel, Northeastern; Dante Balestracci, Harvard; Stephen Cooper, Maine; DB - Art Smith, Northeastern; Vince Alexander, Penn; Leigh Bodden, Duquesne; Nick Totaro, Fairfield.
First Team Special Teams: K - Matt Fordyce, Fordham; P - Jeff Gomulinski, Fairfield; RS - Ari Confesor, Holy Cross.
Honorable Mention: RB - Gary Jones, Albany; WR - Carl Morris, Harvard; TE - Matt Chila, Villanova; OL - Matt Shepard, Colgate; DL - Chris Pennington, Penn; DB - P.D. Moore, Towson; K - Peter Vledmann, Penn; P - David Sanger, Massachusetts.