Four members of the Union College men's lacrosse team have been named to the 2005 Liberty League all-league teams. Senior attack Pete Gross (Larchmont, NY/Salisbury), junior attack Dan Myerow (Sudbury, MA/Lincoln-Sudbury) and senior midfielder Mike Sparico (Riverside, CT/Greenwich) all were selected to the Liberty League men's lacrosse all-league second team Thursday. Senior defender Sean Clifford (Shelburne, VT/Holderness) earned honorable mention honors.
In 14 games, all starts, Gross scored 22 goals with 31 assists for 53 points. He also had 100 ground balls, two game-winning goals, and wn 63 of 134 face-offs (47%). The co-captain finished his career fifth all-time at Union in points with 149 points, and was tied for fourth with 68 assists. His 81 goals ranks 10th in Union career annals.
Gross led the Dutchmen in ground balls, faceoffs, assists and points, and was fourth in the league in points per game. He led the Liberty League with an average of 7.31 ground balls per game, and received Liberty League Offensive Performer of the Week honors earlier this season.
Myerow also started all 14 games for the Dutchmen, and has 20 goals and 24 assists for 44 points. He had a 71.4 shot on goal percentage, and recorded 39 ground balls. Myerow was second on the team in both assists and points and fourth on the squad in goals. He ranked fifth in the league in assists per game with 1.62, and was sixth in the league with a 3.08 points per game average.Sparico started 12 of the 14 games he played in during the year, and posted 27 goals with five assists for 32 points. He had a 72.6 shot on goal percentage and finished with 22 ground balls. Sparico led the team in goals and was third in points. His five man-up goals tied for the team lead, and he ranked eighth in goals per game in the Liberty League with an average of 1.77 per contest.
Clifford started in all 15 games for the Dutchmen this season. He collected 70 ground balls and scored his lone goal in a win against Merchant Marine Academy. He anchored a Union defense that killed off 72.8 percent of the team's penalties.
