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Matt Makes All-Ivy

Yale Bulldogs-Lacrosse

6 Yalies Make All-Ivy Team

Gibson Makes 2011 First Team
Matt All-Ivy Award

PRINCETON, N.J. - Six Yale players received 2011 All-Ivy League recognition today as the Bulldogs (10-3) prepare for Friday night's league tournament semifinal at Cornell. The Elis had one first-team pick, junior Matt Gibson, a pair of second-teamers and three honorable mentions.

Gibson (Point Lookout, N.Y.), who has played in 11 of 13 games, leads the Blue with 16 assists. He is second on the team with 17 goals and 33 points. It's his first selection to the top All-Ivy squad.

Matt Gibson (photo by Don Clark, Yale Sports Publicity)

... The junior recorded 17 goals, including a game-winning goal and two man-up tallies, and 16 assists in helping lead the Bulldogs back to the Ivy League tournament for the second consecutive season. Gibson played in all six of Yale's Ivy League games, totaling eight goals and seven assists for a 2.5 points per Ivy game average. It marks Gibson's second All-Ivy honor after earning second-team status in 2010.

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