May 26, 2009
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Georgetown University senior men's lacrosse players Stevie Bauer (Red Bank, N.J./Peddie School) and Chris Taylor (Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island) both received postseason honors announced recently.
Bauer was named an honorable mention All America by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, while Taylor was named to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) Academic All-District 2 First Team.
Georgetown has had 37 players earn 64 All-American honors since 1999, eight first team nods, four second team, 12 third team selections and 40 honorable mention honorees. Bauer was one of 75 players nationwide recognized with All-America honors, including 42 who earned honorable mention honors and 19 defenseman overall who earned any honor.
Bauer was a leader on the Hoya defense, finishing second on the team with 44 ground balls. He helped Georgetown rank 10th in the country in ground balls per game (35.07) and was a key in the Hoya unit limiting opponents to fewer than 10 goals nine times this season. Opponents scored more than 10 goals against GU only twice all season.
Taylor, meanwhile, was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 First Team. He was one of 10 student-athletes from schools in the District, Maryland, parts of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and West Virginia selected to the first team, which required a 3.3 grade-point average or higher.
A two-time team captain, Taylor recently graduated, carrying a 3.73 grade-point average in English. One of the top defensive midfielders in the country, Taylor scored three goals and finished third on the team with 39 ground balls. Off the field, Taylor was one of the most active student-athletes at Georgetown. He was a leading member of Hoya Dreams, which pairs up Georgetown student-athletes with kids from the Georgetown University Hospital.
