Stanwick is deadly. He has 34 goals and 21 assists this season. If he gets his hands free on a shot, count it. Stanwick has scored a lot of goals around the crease, and paid for it physically. He's glad he added 20 pounds since last season.
"It has been a seamless transition with Steele," Starsia said. "Anyone would be impressed with his field sense and skills, but it is his toughness, hidden under that skinny little Baltimore body, that stands out for me. The real attackmen know they have to turn the corner and they have to bring it to the defense to get the job done."
Stanwick didn't appear to be a tough guy in the MIAA. He is quiet, unassuming, respectful and extremely polite. He likes every kind of music imaginable and can fit in with almost anybody.
"He is the only freshman in his class playing big minutes, but I don't sense any resentment or jealousy," Starsia said.
Stanwick comes from a lacrosse family. Three of his sisters were All-America lacrosse players at Georgetown, while his older brother Tad is a junior attackman at Rutgers. He has another younger brother playing at Boys' Latin and a younger sister at Notre Dame Prep. The last of the bunch is Shack, a 14-year-old in middle school whom both Boys' Latin coach Bobby Shriver and Loyola coach Jack Crawford are already jostling over.
"Personally, I'd like for him to go to Loyola, but I'm staying out of that one," Steele Stanwick said.
He has more important business. He has Cornell in the final four today.
"They are a great team, well-coached," Stanwick said. "They can run and they have two of the best midfielders in the game. But I'd like to think we're playing well, and we certainly have the past two weeks. I just hope we keep getting better. I'm excited for my teammates and what we have a chance to accomplish. When we're moving the ball well, we're a pretty tough team to beat."
And when that happens, Stanwick is a tough attackman to cover.
