By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 11/1/11

Moorestown (N.J.) junior goalie Dan Willis has made a verbal commitment to play Division I lacrosse at Villanova University.

Dan Willis log:

Dan Willis (left)

High school: Moorestown High School

Year of Graduation: 2013

Position: Goalie

College choice: Villanova

Club affiliation: Tri-State

Major lacrosse honors: 2011 Varsity Letter Winner, 2011 Under Armour Underclassmen Representative for NJ, 2011 Group 3 State Champions, 1st Team All County/ Courier Post, 2nd Team All South Jersey, UNC Team Camp All Star

Academic honors: Four-Time Scholar Athlete Award Winner (Football and Lacrosse)

Intended major: Engineering

Why did you choose Villanova? “I chose Villanova because it was the best fit for me both athletically and academically. They also have a great group of guys on the team, and an excellent coaching staff that is poised to win big games.”

Your HS team’s outlook in 2012: “This spring season, I believe our team will certainly have a lot of holes to fill from that huge graduating class, but is definitely capable of accomplishing great things down the stretch like last year’s team.”

Other comments: “I want to thank my parents, my spring coaches, Jeremy Lundgren, Baron Wallenhurst, Sean Delaney, as well as coaches MV Whitlow and Donnie Green from Tri-State.”