Dec. 27, 2006

Los Angeles, CA (Dec. 27) - Senior Ian Elliott and Brian McShane of the Loyola Marymount men's water polo team ended their careers at LMU with high honors as the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) named them to the 2006 All-American teams. Elliott earns third team honors while McShane took home honorable mention honors.

It is a repeat appearance for both Elliott and McShane as they earned honorable mention All-American honors a year ago. Elliott and McShane were a part of a combined five Western Water Polo Association championships and five trips to the NCAA tournament in their careers at LMU.

Elliott led the NCAA in saves with 323, better than 10.8 per game. He earned his career high with 17 saves in a single game three times on the year and allowed just 7.7 goals per game in 2006. He also led the team in steals with 46 and added 11 assists.

McShane was one of the top two-meter players in the country and led the Lions with 83 kickouts drawn, the second time in three seasons he was over 80. He led the team in goals with 43, giving him 110 in his career. That mark is ranked 15th all-time at LMU.

The Lions finished the season ranked eighth in the nation at 18-13 overall.