Three Crimson Garner All-Ivy League Honors
Pictured: Ben Smith grabbed 24 ground balls this
spring.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Junior attacker Dean
Gibbons and sophomore midfielder Terry White were each named to the
All-Ivy League second team, according to an announcement made
Tuesday by the conference office. In addition, senior
defender Ben Smith earned All-Ivy League honorable mention.
Gibbons, a native of Garden City, N.Y., led Harvard with 41
points, 14 assists and six man-up goals. He ranked second in
the Ivy League in scoring and stood second on the Crimson and fifth
in the conference with 27 goals. Gibbons scored multiple
goals in nine of 12 games this spring, including a season-high five
in Harvard’s 16-6 win over Canisius Feb. 27. An NEILA
Preseason All-New England selection, Gibbons tallied two man-up
goals at Cornell April 10 and scored the game winner in the
Crimson’s 11-8 victory over Colgate March 16.
White, who hails from Summit, N.J., scored 13 goals and dished out
six assists for 19 points, ranking fourth on the team in
scoring. White was tabbed to the Inside Lacrosse National
Team of the Week March 16 after scoring three goals and adding an
assist in the Crimson’s 14-13 win at Massachusetts March
13. He had a four-goal performance against Brown March 20 and
netted the game-winning tally against Holy Cross March 6. In
addition, White grabbed 12 ground balls and caused four turnovers
this spring.
Smith, who started nine of the 10 games he appeared in, collected 24 ground balls, good for fifth on the team. A native of Longmeadow, Mass., he caused nine turnovers, tied for most on the Crimson, including a season-best three in Harvard’s 13-11 victory against Dartmouth March 27. Smith also had a scoring touch, finding the back of the net against Canisius and Georgetown March 3.
