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Tabbed the No. 42 incoming freshman by
Inside Lacrosse magazine.
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Prep: Four-year letterman at Darien under
coach Jeff Brameier ... led squad to a fouryear
mark of 84-6 with three state championship
titles ... had 60 goals and 34 assists as a senior to earn
Connecticut Player of the Year honors ... the 94 points
marked a school single-season record for midfielders ...
two-time All-FCIAC, all-state and All-America selection ...
tallied 113 goals and 66 assists for his career ... also
lettered in hockey four years, earning All-FCIAC and allstate
honors ... set school scoring record in hockey.
Personal: Son of Paul and Hope Spillane ... brother, Nick,
played baseball at Colby ... father, Paul, played baseball
at Colby and was a 10th round selection of the Oakland
Athletics in the 1979 Major League Baseball Draft ... born
December 22, 1988.
Dan Theodoridis
D • 6-1 • 205 • Jr.
Norwalk, Conn.
Norwalk HS
ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.
2007: Played in 11 games with three starts
... scooped up 11 ground balls
including a career-high five
against Providence (5/12) in
the opening round of the NCAA
Tournament.
2006: Saw action in
three contests ...
credited for two
ground balls
against
Holy Cross
(3/7).
Prep: Threeyear
letterman
at Norwalk High
School ... earned team MVP, all-conference and
all-state honors as a senior ... credited with 164
ground balls over final two seasons ... helped
Norwalk to three straight state playoff appearances
(2003-05) ... also received all-area recognition
in football.
Personal: Son of John and Foula Theodoridis ...
born February 24, 1987.
Sam Spillane
M • 5-10 • 180 • Fr.
Darien, Conn.
Darien HS
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Year GP/GS GB F/O Shots G A Pts.
2006 3/0 2 — 0 0 0 0
2007 11/3 11 — 0 0 0 0
Total 14/3 13 — 0 0 0 0
Chris Tkac
D • 6-0 • 190 • Jr.
Gaithersburg, Md.
Landon School
record of 52-9 ... also played football, helping
team to conference championship during final
season ... one of three Landon graduates on
the Duke roster.
Personal: Son of Mike and Tracy Tkac ...
brother, Joe, is a member of the Duke
lacrosse team ... born September 15, 1986.
ACC Academic Honor Roll selection.
2007: Played in eight games ... recorded an
assist against Bellarmine (3/31).
2006: Played in five games ... recorded an
assist against Bellarmine (2/28)
... had five ground balls on
the year.
Prep: Three-year
letterman at the Landon
School ... named to the
high school Tewaaraton
Team in 2005 ... two-time
all-league, allcounty
and allstate
selection ...
helped Landon to
a three-year
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Year GP/GS GB F/O Shots G A Pts.
2006 5/0 5 — 0 0 1 1
2007 8/0 4 — 0 0 1 1
Total 13/0 9 — 0 0 2 2
Joe Tkac
D • 6-1 • 200 • Fr.
Gaithersburg, Md.
Landon School
Justin Turri
A • 6-3 • 205 • Fr.
West Islip, N.Y.
West Islip HS
Prep: Four-year letterman at Landon
under coach Rob Bordley ... led squad to a
four-year ledger of 69-12 with two league 6
titles, a championship game appearance
and a semifinal appearance ... a member of the
Maryland Free State team as a sophomore ... a second
team preseason all-state pick as a junior ... received
second team all-state and all-league honors at season’s
end and was also named an Under Armour
Underclassman All-Star that year ... secured over 70
ground balls and tallied two goals as a senior, going on to
earn All-Met, All-IAC, all-state and team MVP honors ...
served as team captain senior year ... also lettered three
years in football, leading Landon to two league
championships while earning all-state and MVP
recognition ... served as captain of the football squad.
Personal: Son of Michael and Tracy Tkac ... brother,
Chris, is a current member of the Duke lacrosse team ... born November 10, 1988.
A member of the 2008 U.S. Under-19 team
... tabbed the No. 22 incoming freshman
by Inside Lacrosse magazine ... will miss
the 2008 season after undergoing foot
surgery in December, 2007.
Prep: Three-year letterman at West Islip under coach
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Scott Craig ... led squad to three-year ledger of 66-3 with
two state championships and one semifinal appearance ...
totaled 138 goals and 84 assists for his career, including
two 60-plus goal seasons ... an all-division and all-county
selection as a junior as his team went 23-0 ... as a senior,
received US Lacrosse All-America and Under Armour All-
America accolades ... lettered two years in football and
three years in basketball, earning all-county honors in
both ... an all-league, all-conference and all-county
academic selection in basketball.
Personal: Son of William and Nancy Turri ... uncle, Ralph,
played lacrosse and football at Bucknell ... uncle, Tim, was a member of the lacrosse
team at Cornell ... father, William, played lacrosse at Penn State ... born August 5,
1989.
Tucker Virtue
A • 6-3 • 180 • Fr.
Rye, N.Y.
Brunswick (Conn.)
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Prep: Two-year letterman at Brunswick
(Conn.) under coach David Bruce ... led
squad to two-year ledger of 16-14 ... tallied 38
seven goals and four assists as a junior ...
scored 32 goals and dished out 19 assists as a
senior to earn Most Improved Player and first team New
England West All-Division honors ... selected to compete
in the East-West All-Star game ... also lettered three years
in football, as Brunswick won three FAA Championships
and two NE Championships.
Personal: Son of Ted and Dani Virtue ... brother, Matt, is a
current member of the Middlebury College lacrosse team
... father, Ted, played football and basketball at
Middlebury College from 1978-82 ... mother, Dani, was a
member of the ski and tennis teams (1978-82) and played
one year of field hockey at Middlebury ... uncle, Doug, was
a member of the Boston College lacrosse team from 1977-
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