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Following Baltimore's Top Lacrosse Players

By Alec White

Tyler Fiorito


Steele Stanwick


Harry Prevas


Chris Lightner


Jason Gonos


Marcus Holman


Tyler Fiorito
High School:
McDonogh
College: Princeton
Year: Senior
Position: Goalie
Notes: Fiorito recorded seven saves during the Tigers' Ivy League opener against Penn March 17. He has a 50.0 save percentage this season and is coming off of his best season yet, when he boasted a 61.5 save percentage.
Up Next: The Tigers will travel to New Haven, Conn., to play Yale March 24.

J.P. Dalton
High School:
St. Mary's
College: Loyola
Year: Senior
Position: Midfield/ Faceoff specialist
Notes: Dalton's teammates elected him as co-captain of the team before the season. He has helped lead Loyola to the sixth ranking in the media poll. He won 18 of 26 faceoffs during a 15-8 rout of Air Force March 17. Throughout the season, he has won 87 of 140 faceoffs (62 percent).
Up Next: The Hounds will host Georgetown March 21. They will travel to UMBC to face their instate rival March 24.

Steele Stanwick
High School:
Loyola Blakefield
College: Virginia
Year: Senior
Position: Attack
Notes: Defending Tewaaraton trophy winner Steele Stanwick enters his senior season with a host of accolades. The Cavaliers are in the hunt for a second straight national championship. Stanwick recorded three assists and one goal during Virginia's 11-9 victory against Ohio State March 17. His season point total of 34 -- nine goals, 25 assists -- leads the team.
Up Next: The 'Hoos will host No. 2 Johns Hopkins March 24 in a battle between the two top teams in the nation.

Harry Prevas
High School:
Gilman
College: Virginia
Year: Junior
Position: Defense
Notes: During Virginia's win against Ohio State March 17, Prevas scooped up two groundballs and caused three turnovers. The Virginia defense has fared quite well this season, having allowed only two teams to score 10 goals. Prevas has 14 ground balls and seven caused turnovers this season.
Up next: The 'Hoos will host No. 2 Johns Hopkins March 24 in a battle between the two top teams in the nation.

Chris Lightner
High School:
Calvert Hall
College: Johns Hopkins
Year: Junior
Position: Defense
Notes: Lightner and the Blue Jays defense held Syracuse to seven goals March 17 during an 11-7 victory. Lightner recorded one ground ball against the Orange, increasing his season total to nine. He also has three caused turnovers this season.
Up Next: The Blue Jays will travel to Virginia's Klockner Stadium March 24 to play the top-ranked Cavaliers in a battle for the No. 1 ranking.

Jason Gonos
High School: St. Mary's
College: Harvard
Year: Junior
Position: Defense
Notes: Gonos ranks third on the team in ground balls this season with 15 and has caused six turnovers. He helped Harvard secure a victory during its Ivy League opener by holding Brown to nine goals.
Up Next: The Crimson will host Ivy League foe Dartmouth March 24. Then they will travel to UMass to face the fourth-ranked Minutemen.

Harry Krieger
High School:
St. Paul's
College: Harvard
Year: Junior
Position: Goalie
Notes: While he didn't play in Saturday's 10-9 overtime win against Brown, Krieger has started four games. He holds a 56.1 save percentage this season, with 37 saves.
Up Next: The Crimson will host Ivy League foe Dartmouth March 24. Then they will travel to UMass to face the fourth-ranked Minutemen.

Jason McFadden
High School:
Calvert Hall
College: Georgetown
Year: Junior
Position: Attack/midfield
Notes: McFadden has started all five of the Hoyas' games this season and recorded seven goals, five assists and 10 ground balls. He netted himself a goal and an assist during in Georgetown's 7-6 victory against Providence March 17.
Up Next: The Hoyas will travel to Baltimore to face Loyola March 21. Then they will host Duke March 24.

Marcus Holman
High School:
Gilman
College: North Carolina
Year: Junior
Position: Attack
Notes: During a 13-11 loss to Duke March 16, Holman recorded three points -- one goal and two assists. He leads the team in both goals and assists with 12 and 11, respectively. He has also scooped up 12 ground balls this season. He is the center of the Carolina offense and will be a major factor come May.
Up Next: The Tar Heels will host Dartmouth March 21. Then they will host Maryland March 24 for an ACC conference game.

Christian Walsh
High School:
Boys' Latin/ Deerfield (Mass.)
College: Duke
Year: Sophomore
Position: Attack
Notes: Walsh recorded a hat trick during the Blue Devils' 13-11 victory against North Carolina March 16. He also contributed two goals, two assists, one ground ball and one caused turnover as Duke beat Dartmouth, 20-9, March 18. Walsh has recorded 13 goals, eight assists and 17 ground balls this season.
Up Next: The Blue Devils will travel to Washington, D.C., to face Georgetown March 24.

Jay Carlson
High School:
St. Paul's
College: Maryland
Year: Freshman
Position: Attack
Notes: Carlson has had a phenomenal freshman year at Maryland. He's been getting a considerable amount of playing time and it shows in the scoring column. He has 10 goals and one assist this season, along with a 76.9 shot percentage. Carlson put up a goal and his first career assist during an 11-5 victory against Villanova March 17.
Up Next: The Terps will open the ACC season when they travel to North Carolina March 24.

PHOTO CREDITS: Tyler Fiorito and Steele Stanwick: Sabina Moran/PressBox; Marcus Holman: Jeffrey A. Camarati, UNC Athletic Communications; Jason Gonos: Gil Talbot; Harry Prevas: Jim Daves; Chris Lightner: Johns Hopkins Athletics.

Posted March 19, 2012