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Submitted by blogue on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 11:07

A native of Huntington, N.Y., Jimmy Burke was a three-time All-American at Cortland State in 1976, 1977 and 1978, earning first team honors in 1976 and 1978 and second team honors in 1977. He anchored the defense that won the 1975 national championships. Elected team captain in 1977 and 1978, Burke was selected to play in the 1978 North/South Collegiate All-Star game.

He played for the Long Island LC for more than a decade, was a perennial All-Club selection and a key to six USCLA championship teams. He also played club lacrosse in California.

Submitted by gpohanian on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 09:44

Inducted as a truly great player, Millon was a two-time first team All-American at UMass and the New England Player of the Year in 1993. He was voted the MVP of the North/South All-Star Game after his senior year. Professionally, Millon received numerous honors playing both the NLL and MLL. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 09:36

Long played high school lacrosse at Irondequoit (N.Y.) High School, where he was a two-time All-American and four-time all-league player. At the Naval Academy, Long was a three-time All-American (1975, 1976, 1977), and is the school’s career leader in total points (233) and assists (149). He set the school’s single-season assists record with 53 in 1977.

Submitted by gpohanian on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 09:21

Inducted as a truly great coach, Genovese had a prolific career as coach at William Smith College. At the time of her induction, she had won 362 games, ranking second in NCAA history among women's lacrosse coaches, and was the first collegiate coach, male or female, to secure 350 wins. Genovese retired following the 2012 season, having compiled an overall career record of 385-158-1 (.709) over 39 seasons. From 1972 to 2012, Genovese notched 29 winning seasons, 16 NCAA Division III Tournament berths, 11 trips to the NCAA semifinals, and five NCAA championship game appearances. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 09:18

Inducted as a truly great official, O'Donnell is one of the most respected umpires in the country. Having received her first rating in 1983, she has moved up through the ranks quickly, attaining the highest rating available – international - in 1994. In addition to working post-season tournaments for the ACC, CAA, Atlantic 10, Patriot League, Big East & ALC conferences, O'Donnell had worked the NCAA Division I Final Four for 19 years at the time of her induction. She has been on the NCAA final game in 11 of those years. 

Submitted by gpohanian on Thu, 05/06/2021 - 09:15

Inducted as a truly great player, Curry was a three-year player for West Genesee (N.Y.) High School, three-time New York State lacrosse champions, two-time all-league (1982, 1983) and honored as a high school All-American in 1983. He was the 1983 MVP in the high school North/South game. A four-year starter at Syracuse, he was a three-time All American, first team (1986, 1987) and second team (1985), and was the USILA MacLaughlin Award Winner (Midfielder-of-the-Year, 1987). 

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