April 19, 2007

BALTIMORE, Md. - Two-time All-American midfielder Billy Looney (Silver Spring, Md.) is among the 17 players to make the initial cut for the 2007 Tewaaraton Trophy, awarded annually to the nation's top lacrosse player. The 60-plus player list was narrowed to 17 on Wednesday afternoon and will be cut to to five finalists in the coming weeks.

Looney, who made last year's initial cut to 23 players for the Tewaaraton Trophy, has played in every game since arriving at the Academy (60 games) and has produced a goal or an assist in 47 of those contests. Heading into Saturday's game against seventh-ranked Johns Hopkins, Looney is just six points shy of becoming the 26th player in the program's 100-year history to reach the century mark, as he has scored 66 goals and added 28 assists. Navy's top scorer out of the midfield a year ago with 22 points on 18 goals and four assists, Looney is the team's third-leading scorer this spring, turning in 25 points on 13 goals and 12 assists.

Over the course of the season, players were added and cut based on their performances, but ultimately the committee will name its five finalists with the award handed out following the National Championship. The 2007 committee is comprised of the following: Chair-Dick Edell (retired, Maryland), Scott Anderson (Harvard), Greg Cannella (Massachusetts), Jack Emmer (retired, Army), Hank Janczyk (Gettysburg), Scott Marr (Albany), Mike Pressler (Bryant), Tony Seaman (Towson), Dom Starsia (Virginia), Dave Urick (Georgetown) and Don Zimmerman (UMBC).

2007 Tewaaraton Trophy - The Final 17
Player             Institution     Yr.   Pos.   Stats (G-A-Pts)
Casey Carroll      Duke            Sr.   D      7.25 Scoring Def.
Matt Danowski      Duke            Sr.   A      26-27-53
Zack Greer         Duke            Jr.   A      35-16-51
Alex Hewit         Princeton       Jr.   GK     .627 Sv%, 5.60 GAA
Zach Jungers       Princeton       Sr.   D      5.50 Scoring Def.
Jerry Lambe        Georgetown      Sr.   D      8.22 Scoring Def.
Jordan Levine      Albany          Jr.   M      15-9-24
Billy Looney       Navy            Sr.   M      13-12-25
Matt McMonagle     Cornell         Sr.   GK     .601 Sv%, 6.58 GAA
Ray Megill         Maryland        Sr.   D      7.58 Scoring Def.
David Mitchell     Cornell         Sr.   A      31-7-38
Brett Queener      Albany          Sr.   GK     .528 Sv%, 8.69 GAA
Paul Rabil         Johns Hopkins   Jr.   M      12-10-22
Frank Resetarits   Albany          Sr.   A      30-17-47
Ben Rubeor         Virginia        Jr.   A      39-16-55
Max Seibald        Cornell         So.   M      10-12-22
Merrick Thomson    Albany          Sr.   A      30-7-37