Smith, Hall are selected USILA All-Americans

7:56 a.m., May 31, 2007--University of Delaware men's lacrosse senior midfielders Alex Smith and Jordan Hall have been named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division I All-America team.

Smith, a face-off specialist from Timonium, Md., was named named to the second team while Hall, a midfielder from Surrey, British Columbia, was an honorable mention selection.

Smith earned All-America honors for the third straight year after being named an honorable mention pick in both 2005 and 2006 while Hall was selected to the All-America squad for the second time in his career after earning honorable mention honors as a sophomore in 2005. Smith is just the fourth Delaware player to earn All-America honors three times, joining Steve Shaw (1984-86), Randy Powers (1984-86) and Anthony DiMarzo (1993-95).

Smith finished his career as the greatest face-off specialist in NCAA history, establishing records for face-offs won in a season (311 in 2007) and career (1,027), face-offs attempted in a season (430 in 2007) and career (1,484) and ground balls in a career (553).

Hall, who has competed on the Canadian national team, scored 26 goals, had 12 assists and scooped up 54 ground balls this year. He scored at least one point in each of his final 31 career games and ended the season as the leading scorer among all active NCAA Division I midfielders.