Jay Jalbert Class: Senior Hometown: Huntington, N.Y. High School: Cold Spring Harbor H.S. Height / Weight: 6-1 / 200 Position: Midfield

WORTH NOTING: Returns as the top midfielder in the nation S his strength and quickness make him hard to stop S versatile offensive player with excellent quickness for his size S preseason All-American S listed as one of five "Players to Watch" this season by Lacrosse magazine S won the McLaughlin Award as the outstanding midfielder in the country last season S co-captain in '00 S team's leading returning goal scorer S 12th in school history with 84 career goals S needs three to move into the top 10.

AT VIRGINIA: 1999-Moved from attack to midfield and became a dominating presence S first-team All-American S All-ACC S team Offensive MVP ... leading scorer among UVa's midfielders with 31 goals and 10 assists S second on team in goals, fourth in assists and points S scored 25 goals in the last nine games S three goals, one assist in three-goal win over North Carolina S led UVa with three goals in ACC Tournament semifinal win over Maryland S paced team with two goals and two assists in ACC Tournament title win over Duke S MVP of ACC Tournament S All-ACC Tournament S four goals each in consecutive games vs. Stony Brook, Butler and Delaware S three goals and an assist in NCAA semifinal win over Johns Hopkins S one goal, one assist in title game vs. Syracuse S named to NCAA All-Tournament team.
1998-Played in 13 games on attack, leading the team with 34 goals S also had 14 assists S honorable mention All-American S named to the ACC All-Tournament team S fifth in ACC in scoring, fourth in goals S honorable mention All-America S team Offensive MVP S opened the season with a big game against Syracuse with three goals and two assists S scored a career-high five goals in Virginia's 15-4 trouncing of UNC, tying for the team high that season S scored three goals as Virginia ended Princeton's 29-game winning streak on March 7 S career-high four assists vs. Johns Hopkins S also scored four goals against Maryland and five goals plus one assist against Hobart S in a run of six late-season games, he scored 22 goals and added six assists.
1997-Saw action at both midfield and attack S 19 goals and four assists for 23 points S scored four goals in season opener at Syracuse S was named ACC Player of the Week following his performance at Duke on April 12 S had three goals and three assists in UVa's 17-14 win over the Blue Devils S tallied three goals against Mercyhurst S scored three goals against VMI and two vs. North Carolina during the regular season S scored one goal in victories vs. Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Maryland and Bucknell, and against Duke in the finals of the ACC Tournament.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered in lacrosse and soccer at Cold Spring Harbor S earned All-America, All-County and county Attackman of the Year honors S was lacrosse team's leading scorer S set school's career scoring record S twice named team MVP S team captain S chosen school Athlete of Year S played in the Empire State game S All-Star game participant S earned All-Conference honors in soccer.

PERSONAL: Born 10-6-77 in Huntington, N.Y. S son of Sue and Joe Jalbert ... brother of former UVa lacrosse captain and current assistant coach Steve Anderson ... also has a sister, Jolie ... Honor Roll student in high school ... father was a skier at the University of Washington S anthropology major.

JALBERT STATISTICALLY

Year	Games	G.Balls	Shots	Goals	Assists	Pts
1997	14	19	52	19	4	23
1998	13	39	136	34	14	48
1999	16	65	108	31	10	41
Career	43	123	296	84	28	112