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The 2015 ACC men's and women's lacrosse conferences will include five teams, up from four in 2013 and down from six in 2014. Notre Dame and Syracuse joined the ACC in July 2013. Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten at the end of the 2014 season.

Denver

Attackmen

Started in last game in '14 Others
Wesley Berg, Sr. (was on the Canada men's national lacrosse team in 2014; started in attack in win over US in championship game; was also on the 2012 U-19 Canada team) Connor Cannizzaro; So.; transferred from Maryland; ACC rookie of the year in 2013
Zach Miller, So.
Jack Bobzien, Jr.

Midfield

First offensive midfield (started last game in '14) Others
Erik Adamson, Sr. Sean Cannizzaro, Sr. (older brother of transfer Connor)
Tyler Pace, So.

Face-off

Took a face-off in 2014 Won-loss (%) Ground balls per game Note

Long-stick midfielder rotation

Name Note

Defense

Started last game in 2014 Other returning New defensemen
Christian Burgdorf, So.
Carson Cannon, Sr.

Goalkeeper

Starter Backups
Ryan LaPlante

North Carolina

UNC recruits in Top 100 (went from Top 50 to Top 100 in 2014)[1]

Name Position High school Top 100 rank
Joe Kenna D St. Stephen's (VA) #9 (2nd D)
Jordan Prysko A Alberta, Canada #27
Will McBride Midfield Gilman (MD) #35
Patrick McCormick A Hicksville (NY) #37
Brian Cannon A Northport, NY #76
Mike D'Alessandro M Don Bosco Prep, NJ #79
Kyle Mathie Defense Smithtown West (NY) #88
Bug Carper LSM Governor's Academy (MA) #94


UNC players on 2014 team on "Top 50" recruit list

Freshmen Sophomores Juniors Seniors
Joe Kenna, D, #9 Stephen Kelly, midfield, #2 Spencer Parks, midfield, #4 Jimmy Bitter, attack, #2
Jordan Prysko, A, #27 Austin Pifani, defense, #14 Steve Pontrello, midfield, #5 Joey Sankey, attack, #6
Will McBride, M, #35 Tate Jozokos, midfield, #28 Patrick Kelly, attack, #7 Ryan Kilpatrick, defense, #21
Patrick McCormick, A, #37 Jack Lambert, defense, #29 Michael Tagliaferri, midfield, #16 Walker Chafee, midfield, #49
Shane Simpson, attack, #33 Evan Connell, defense, #18
Brian Balkam, goalie, #49 Jake Matthai, midfield, #20
Ryan Macri, defense, #50 Kieran Burke, goalie, #29
Zach Powers, defense, #40

UNC depth chart

Attackmen

Started in last game Other players in '14 at attack New players eligible for attack rotation
Jimmy Bitter (#4), Sr. Luke Goldstock (#1), So., played primarily on man-up unit Jordan Prysko, Fr. (top-ranked attack recruit; from Canada)
Joey Sankey (#11), Sr. Spencer Parks (#19), Jr., started first four games of 2014 at attack Luke Walsh, So. (transfer from Denison; spent 2013 in PG year at Deerfield; his mom went to UNC)
Steve Pontrello (#29), Jr., started in Princeton game in place of Parks Brian Cannon, Fr.
Patrick McCormick, Fr.
Chris Cloutier, Fr., from The Hill Academy in Canada
Year Player Goals/game Assists/game GB/game Turnovers/game
2012 Bitter, Fr. 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.4
2013 Bitter, So. 1.9 1.2 1.9 1.3
2014 Bitter, Jr. 2.1 0.5 2.2 1.1
Year Player Goals/game Assists/game GB/game Turnovers/game
2012 Sankey, Fr. 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.2
2013 Sankey, So. 2.1 1.2 2.5 1.6
2014 Sankey, Jr. 2.2 1.6 2.1 2.3

Midfield

First offensive midfield (started last game in '14) Second offensive midfield In face-off wing rotation In man-up offense rotation In defensive midfield rotation
Steve Pontrello (#29), Jr., 5'8, 190, 2012 U-19 USA team Patrick Kelly (#2), Jr., 5'10, 175, played attack in high school Evan Connell (#99), Jr. Walker Chafee (#18), Sr., on man-up unit Jake Matthai (#6), Jr.
Shane Simpson (#22), So., 6'2, 170, from Hamilton, Canada Spencer Parks (#19), Jr. Jake Bailey (#40), Sr. Spencer Parks (#19), So
Chad Tutton (#12), Sr., 6'0, 200, from Courtice, Canada, 83 miles from where Shane Simpson grew up Michael Tagliaferri (#21), So., 6'0, 205, 2012 U-19 USA team, redshirted in 2013 with shoulder injury, two-time California lacrosse player of the year, on varsity football and lacrosse teams for four years in high school[2] Ryan Kilpatrick (#15), Sr. Chad Tutton (#12), Sr.
Other midfielders that played in last game Other midfielders on '14 roster New midfielders
Brent Armstrong (#47), Jr. (2012 U-19 USA team) Brett Bedard (#35), So. William McBride (top-ranked midfield recruit)
Joe Costigan (#5), Jr. Timmy Gehlbach (from FL)
Drew Hays (#44), Sr. Riley Graham (from TX)
Tate Jozokos (#28), So. Mike D'Alessandro (second-ranked midfield recruit)
Peyton Klawinski (#42), So.

Face-off

Took a face-off in 2014 Won-loss (%) Ground balls per game Note
Stephen Kelly (#24), So. 74-121 (61.2%) 5.9 Had 13 ground balls against Princeton and 15 face-off victories; injured wrist in eighth game of season
Brett Armstrong (#47), Jr. 9-29 (31.0%) 0.3
Ryan Kilpatrick (#15), Sr. 0-6 (0.0%) 1.5 LSM

Long-stick midfielder rotation

Name Note
Ryan Kilpatrick (#15), Sr., 6'0, 190 Team Captain
Evan Connell, Jr. Played in 10/15 games in 2014; missed three games in a row after seventh game with undisclosed leg injury after appearing in all previous games at LSM; in 2013 started 14 of 17 games at close defense; 2014 pre-season honorable mention All-American; switched to LSM in 2014; team leader in ground balls after two games in 2014
Zach Powers (#77), Jr., 6'1, 180
Derek Henson, Sr. Played midfield in previous three years

Defense

Started last game in 2014 Other returning New defensemen
Jake Bailey (#40), Sr. Evan Connell, Jr. Joe Kenna (top-ranked recruit; 6'3, 240)
Austin Pifani (#17), So., ACC Defensive Player of the Week on 3/25/14 after holding Maryland's Matt Rambo to no points and 0-7 shooting[3] Mark Rizzo (redshirted in '14) Bug Carpenter
Ryan Macri (redshirted in '14) Kyle Mathie
Jack Lambert (redshirted in '14)

Goalkeeper

Starter Backups
Kiernan Burke, Jr. Duncan Saunders, So.
Bradley Dunn, Sr.
Brian Balkman, 2/5 (redshirted in 2014)
Eddie Gilman, Fr.

UNC goalkeeper statistics versus prior season

Statistic 2013 season 2014 season
Saves/game 12.1 9.9
Shots on goal/game 22.0 17.1
Save % 54.8% 57.7%

2014 Injuries and missed games

Name Note
Evan Connell (#99), So., 6'0, 185, LSM Missed Harvard, Maryland and Johns Hopkins games with undisclosed leg injury after appearing in all previous games at LSM. In 2013 started 14 of 17 games at close defense, 2014 pre-season honorable mention All-American,[4] switched to LSM in 2014, team leader in ground balls after two games.
Michael Tagliaferri (#21), RFr., 6'0, 205, M Did-not-play in Maryland or Johns Hopkins game after playing in all eight previous games
Stephen Kelly (#24), Fr., Face-Offs Had surgery on a broken wrist on 3/24/14; out for season[5]
Jack Lambert (#34), Fr., Defense Will take a redshirt medical season after tearing ACL in 2nd game of season[6]

ACC men's lacrosse team class composition

Duke[7] Maryland[8] North Carolina[9] Notre Dame[10] Syracuse[11] UVA[12] All ACC
Freshmen 23% 29% 30% 24% 38% 31% 29%
Sophomores 35 27 20 22 23 19 24
Juniors 21 29 23 20 25 26 24
Seniors 21 16 27 33 14 24 22

ACC teams with most "top 50" recruits in last three years

Team 2009 (upcoming seniors) 2010 (upcoming juniors) 2011 (upcoming sophomores) 2012 (upcoming freshman) TOTAL (last four years)
UNC 8 5 9 7 29
UVA 5 6 4 5 20
Duke 3 3 5 5 16
Syracuse 4 4 1 5 14

*Inside Lacrosse[13]

NCAA tournament performance (last six years)

Duke Maryland North Carolina Notre Dame Syracuse UVA Champion
2008 lost in final four to Johns Hopkins 9-10 lost in 2nd round to UVA 7-8 lost in 1st round to Navy 7-8 lost in 2nd round to Syracuse 9-11 won championship game over Johns Hopkins 13-10 lost in Final Four to Syracuse 11-12 SYRACUSE
2009 lost in final four to Syracuse 7-17 lost in 2nd round to Syracuse 6-11 lost in 2nd round to Duke 11-12 lost in 1st round to Maryland 3-7 won championship game over Cornell 10-9 lost in Final Four to Cornell 6-15 SYRACUSE
2010 won championship game over Notre Dame 6-5 lost in 2nd round to Notre Dame 5-7 lost in 2nd round to Duke 9-17 lost in finals to Duke 5-6 lost in 1st round to Army 8-9 lost in Final Four to Duke 13-14 DUKE
2011 lost in final four to Maryland 4-9 lost in finals to UVA 7-9 lost in 1st round to Maryland 6-13 lost in 2nd round to Duke 5-7 lost in 2nd round to Maryland 5-6 won championship game over Maryland 9-7 UVA
2012 lost in final four to Maryland 10-16 lost in finals to Loyola 3-9 lost in 1st round to Denver 14-16 lost in final four to Loyola 5-7 lost in 1st round to Duke 9-12 lost to Notre Dame in 2nd round 10-12 LOYOLA (MD)
2013 won championship game over Syracuse 16-10 lost in 1st round to Cornell 8-16 lost in 2nd round to Denver 12-11 lost in 2nd round to Duke 11-12 lost in championship game to Duke 10-16 not in tournament DUKE
2014 won championship game over Notre Dame 11-9 lost in final four to Notre Dame 6-11 lost in 1st round to Denver 5-9 lost in final to Duke 9-11 lost in 1st round to Bryant 9-10 lost in first round to Johns Hopkins 8-14 DUKE

2014 MLL draft - ACC players

Pick Name School Position
2/64 Jordan Wolf Duke Attack
4/64 Luke Duprey Duke LSM
7/64 Michael Ehrhardt Maryland D (Junior year), LSM (Senior year)
8/64 Scott McWilliams Virginia LSM (Junior year), D/LSM (Senior year)
11/64 Mike Chanenchuk Maryland Midfield
12/64 Ryan Creighton North Carolina Defensive Midfield
14/64 Brendan Fowler Duke FO
17/64 Rob Emery Virginia Midfield
18/64 Josh Dionne Duke Attack
21/64 Matt Harris Syracuse LSM (Junior year), D/LSM (Senior year)
27/64 Scott Loy Syracuse M
29/64 Nick Amato Maryland Goalie
29/64 Henry Lobb Duke D
39/64 Derek Maltz Syracuse Attack
49/64 RG Keenan North Carolina FO
50/64 Mark McNeill North Carolina Defensive Midfield
55/64 Chris Hipps Duke D
56/64 Mark Cockerton Virginia Attack
64/64 Brian Cooper Maryland D

Returning All-Americans (LaxPower)

Duke_____________ 2013 All-American team Position___________ Class year in 2014 Note____________________
Deemer Class 1st team M Sophomore
Myles Jones 2nd team M So.
Will Haus Honorable Mention M Jr.
Maryland_________ 2013 All-American team Position___________ Class year in 2014 Note____________________
Mike Chanenchuk 2nd team Midfield Senior Ivy League rookie of the year in 2010 at Princeton, withdrew after first season
Michael Ehrhardt 2nd team Defense Senior 2014 Preseason 1st team All-American
Niko Amato 2nd team Goalie Senior
Goran Murray 3rd team Defense Senior
North Carolina___ 2013 All-American team Position___________ Class year in 2014 Note____________________
Chad Tutton 2nd team Midfield Junior 2014 Preseason 1st team All-American
Joey Sankey 3rd team Attack Junior
Jimmy Bitter Honorable mention Attack Junior
Ryan Creighton Honorable mention Midfield Senior
Notre Dame_______ 2013 All-American team Position___________ Class year in 2014 Note____________________
Jim Marlatt 3rd team Midfield Senior
Matt Kavanagh Honorable Mention Attack Sophomore
Syracuse_________ 2013 All-American team Position___________ Class year in 2014 Note____________________
Henry Schoonmaker Honorable mention Midfield Redshirt Junior
UVA______________ 2013 All-American team Position___________ Class year in 2014 Note____________________
Scott McWilliams 2nd team Defense Senior
Mark Cockerton 3rd team Attack Senior
Rob Emery 3rd team Midfield Senior

High School matrix

Boys Latin, Md. Calvert Hall, Md. Chaminade, NY Deerfield Academy, MA St. Anthony's, NY
Duke Christian Walsh, M, Sr ('09) Brian Dunne, D, Fr.
Brendan Fowler, M, Sr.
Danny Fowler, G, Fr.
Greg Rhodes, M, So.
Thomas Zenker, M, Fr.		 Luke Aaron, G, Jr.
Teddy Henderson, M, Fr.
Christian Walsh, M, Sr (PG '10)
Maryland Thomas Guarino, G, Sr.
Colin Heacock, A, Fr.
Mac Pons, D, Fr.		 Tyler Adelsberger, M, Sr.
John Belz, M, Fr.		 Michael Ehrhardt, D, Sr.
Tim Muller, D, Fr.		 None Mike Chanenchuk, M, Sr.
Joe LoCascio, M, Jr.
Charlie Raffa, M, Jr.
North Carolina Pat Foster, A, Sr.
R.G. Keenan, M, Sr.		 Frankie Kelly, M, Sr.
Patrick Kelly, M, So.
Stephen Kelly, M, Fr.
Evan Connell, D, So.		 Jimmy Bitter, A, Sr. (on varsity lax three years)
Luke Walsh, A, So. (PG)		 Kieran Burke, G, So.
Notre Dame Matt Kavanagh, A, So.
Syracuse
Virginia Ryan Lukacovic, A, Fr. Joe French, A, Fr. (PG'13)
Alec Webster, D, Fr. (two years)		 Greg Danseglio, D, Jr.

Regional matrix

Canadians Pennsylvania Central NY, NY Long Island, NY Upstate, NY Maryland Virginia
Duke (none) Tanner Scott, Jr., M, Conestoga
Will Haus, Jr, M, Palmyra Area
Brian Dailey, Jr, LSM, Conestoga
Jordan Wolf, Sr, A, Lower Merion
Jamie Ikeda, So, D, Lower Merion
Henry Lobb, Sr, D, Malvern Prep
Maryland Bryan Cole, Sr, M, The Hill Academy Casey Ikeda, Jr., D, Conestoga
Tyler Brooke, So., A, Conestoga
Mike Bender, Jr., LSM, Emmaus Bellarmine
Ryan Lehman, So., D, Garnet Valley
Matt Rambo, Fr., A, LaSalle College HS
Bradlee Lord, So., A, Conestoga
Kevin Forster, Jr., A, LaSalle
Niko Amato, Sr., G, LaSalle
Goran Murray, Jr., D, Haverford
Chad Raffery, Fr., D, Malvern
Jon Garino, Jr., So., M, Episcopal
North Carolina Chad Tutton, Sr., M, The Hill Academy
Shane Simpson, So., M, Hamilton, Ontario then Salisbury
Chris Cloutier, Fr., A, The Hill Academy
Jordan Prysko, Fr., A; Calgary, Alberta		 Ryan Creighton, Sr., D-Mid, Malvern Prep.
Ryan Kilpatrick, Jr., D, Salesianum
Austin Pifani, Fr., D, Abington
Joe Sankey, Jr., A, William Penn Charter		 Jake Bailey, Jr, D, McQuaid Jesuit
Drew Hays, Jr, M, Fairport		 Kieran Burke, So, G, St. Anthony's
Briam Balkam, Fr, G, Smithtown East
Mark Rizzo, RFr, D, Hewlett		 Luke Goldstock, Fr, A, Niskayuna
Jack Lambert, John Jay
Notre Dame Kyle Trolley, So, M, from Ontario, played three years at Culver Academy (IN) P.J. Finley, Fr, M, Malvern
Adam Goins, So, M, Conestoga
Westy Hopkins, Sr, A, LaSalle
Conor Kelly, Jr, G, Haverford
Liam O'Connor, Sr, M, Haverford
Stephen O'Hara, Sr, D, St. Joe's Prep
Jack Sheridan, So, D, Malvern
Syracuse Sean Young, Jr, D, The Hill Academy
Randy Staats, Jr, A/M, McKinnon Park		 Matt Walters, Jr, M, Haverford
bobby Tait, RSo, D, Germantown
Virginia Matt Cockerton, Sr, A, Monsignor Paul Dwyer
Joe French, Fr, A, St. Michael's then PG at Deerfield		 Matt Barrett, Fr, G, Malvern
Bobby Hill, Sr, M, Malvern
Joseph Lisicky, Sr, D, Unionville		 Ryan Lukacovic, Fr, A, Chaminade
Dan Marino, So, G, Garden City
Greg Danseglio, Jr, D, St. Anthony's
James Pannell, So, A, Smithtown West		 Greg Coholan, RSo, M, Irondequoit
Davi Sacco, Jr, D, Jamesville DeWitt
Zed Williams, Fr, M, SIlver Creek		 Ryan Tucker, Jr, M, Gilman
Pat Harbeson, Sr, M, DeMatha
Tyler German, Jr, M, Queen Anne's
Pat Glading, Sr, M, Georgetown Prep		 Carlson Milikin, RFr, M, Woodberry Forrest
Owen Van Arsdale, RJr, A, St. Anne's Beifeld
Albert Kammler, Jr, D, St. Alban's
Matt Robertson, Sr, G, Salem

Regional matrix (% of roster)

Duke UNC Denver
CO 0 0 17
Canada 0 9 15
MD and VA 10 21 10
NJ 10 7 11
CA 4 2 11
Long Island NY 21 14 9
New England 17 11 4
Central NY 0 7 0
Upstate NY 2 7 0
PA 14 7 0
OH 0 5 4
CT 4 5 0
FL 4 2 2
TX 4 2 0
MN 2 2 4

Duke

Duke's coaching staff places a priority on ground ball statistics in their post-game reviews.[14] In comparison, Johns Hopkins has found that the four most important post-game statistical considerations are shooting percentage, your opponent’s shooting percentage, your save percentage and your opponent’s save percentage.[15]

Duke recruits[16]

Name Position High school Top 100 rank
Greg Pelton D Malvern Prep (Pa.) #3 (1st D-man)
Jake Seau M CA #10
Peter Welch LSM NJ #11

Duke starters

Attackmen

Starters Other attackmen
Case Matheis (#9), Jr., 5'8, 160, missed first game of 2014 Chad Cohan (#4), Jr., started first game of 2014

Midfield

First offensive midfield (last game) Defensive midfield Other midfielders (alphabetical)
Deemer Class, Jr., 5'11, 190, played all 21 games in 2013 on 2nd line,[17] scored 10 points against Syracuse in March 2014 Brian Dailey, Sr., 5'11, 170 (moved to short-stick defensive midfield after playing previous two seasons as a long-stick midfielder[18]) Jack Bruckner, So., 6'1, 197 (started first four games in 2014)
Myles Jones, Jr., 6'4, 240, started fifth game in 2014, started five games at midfield in 2013,[19] only two players in the ACC are heavier than Myles Jones: Freshman Matt Lane (attack, 252 lbs ) at Syracuse and redshirt Freshman Tyler Avallone (goalie, 262 lbs) at Syracuse, completed post graduate year at Salisbury School in 2012 after four years at Walt Whitman in Long Island Will Haus, Sr. Kyle Keenan, Sr. (U.S. Under 19 National Team in 2012)
Greg Rhodes, Jr. Tom Zenker, So., 6'3, 205

Long-Stick Midfield

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Ethan Powley So. 6'2 195

Defense

Started last game Other defensemen (alphabetical)
Jamie Ikeda (#33), Jr., 6'3, 180 lbs, started first five games

Face Off

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note

Goalkeeper

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Luke Aaron (#2) Jr. 6'1 190 Started five of first seven games in 2014, on Deerfield varsity lacrosse team for four years
Kyle Turri (#1) Sr. 6'3 170 Played in five of first seven games in 2014

Maryland

In 2013, Maryland lost to Cornell in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.

Maryland starters

Attackmen

Starters in last game Other attackmen
Connor Cannizzaro (#23), Fr., 5'10, 170, #8 recruit in 2013,[20] started first eight games at midfield, ninth at attack Jay Carlson (#32), Jr., 6'0, 185
Matt Rambo (#15), Fr., 5'10, 195, #2 recruit in 2013[20] Kevin Forster (#27), Jr., 6'1, 185, missed 2013 due to injury
Tim Rotanz (#20), Fr., 6'1, 190, #3 recruit in 2013,[20] did not play in first four games due to a leg injury,[21] started in the fifth game and scored two goals

Midfield

First offensive midfield starters in first game Other midfielders
Mike Chanenchuk (#1), Sr., 5'11, 180, Captain, scored five goals against Duke on 3/1/14, split time in first five games in 2014 between midfield and attack,[22] had four goals on 17 shots in fifth game, has a point in 30 straight games Tyler Adelsberger (#12), RSr., 6'1, 200, captain
Joe LoCascio (#5), Jr., 5'9, 180 Colin Heacock (#41), Fr., 6'3, 195
Henry West (#38), So., 6'0, 180, started ninth game on first offensive midfield after playing in previous eight

Long-Stick Midfield

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Michael Ehrhardt (#28), Captain Senior 6'5 220 #7 pick in 2014 MLL draft, starter on close defense in 2012 and 2013, pre-season first team All-American

Defense

Starters_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Matt Dunn (#33) So. 6'3 215 Started one game in 2013
Casey Ikeda (#3) Junior 6'1 175 Started all 14 games in 2013, brother Jamie is a defender on the Duke lacrosse team
Goran Murray (#44) Junior 6'0 175 Two-year returning starter, started all games his freshman season

Face Off

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Jon Garino (#50), So. 5'10 180 16/34 (47.1%), played in five of seven games, 1.6 ground balls per game
Charlie Raffa (#7) Junior 6'1 195 Won 19/26 face-offs against Syracuse (73%), recovered 11 ground balls and scored two goals, won 67% of his face-offs in first three games of season, did not play in seventh game, 67/112 (59.8%), 7.8 ground balls per game

Goalkeeper

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Niko Amato (#31), captain Redshirt Senior 5'8 185 All-ACC in 2011, 2012 and 2013; All-American in 2012 and 2013; 2014 Preseason 2nd Team All-American

Amato's statistics

Statistic 2011 2012 2013 2014
Games played/games started/total games 18/18/18 18/18/18 14/14/14 4/4/4
Saves/game 9.2 8.7 10.9 10.8
Opponent Shots/game 27.7 29.1 31.8 29.8
Shots on goal/game 16.8 16.7 19.7 17.0
SOG/shots 60.6% 57.3% 62.0% 57.0%
Saves/SOG 54.6% 52.0% 55.3% 63.2%


Notre Dame

In 2013, Notre Dame lost to Duke in the second round of the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.

Notre Dame starters

Attackmen

Starters in first game Year________ Height Weight Note
Conor Doyle (#28) Junior 5'11 161
Westy Hopkins Sr. 6'1 180 Played midfield in 2013, attack in 2011 and 2012
Matt Kavanagh (#50) Sophomore 5'8 170

Midfield

First offensive midfield Other midfielders
Trevor Brosco, So., 5'9, 185
Jim Marlatt (#5), Sr. 6'1, 180, captain Will Corrigan (#17), Jr., 5'10, 178, head coach's son
Sergio Perkovic (#16), Fr., 6'4, 220: started every game, leads midfielders in scoring, takes 5.4 shots a game, on varsity lacrosse for four years in high school and won four state titles, Michigan lacrosse player of the year as a junior and senior[23]

Long-Stick Midfield

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight
Ryan Smith (#14) Sr.

Defense

Starters_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Brian Buglione (#25) Senior 6'4 210 Started all games in 2013, led team in caused turnovers
Matt Landis (#43) So. 6'2 195 Long-stick midfielder in 2013
Stephen O'Hara (#4) Senior 6'1 195 Captain, Preseason First Team All-American,[24] started all games in 2013, defended #11 Joey Sankey in game against UNC on 3/1/14 and Sankey had five turnovers and one goal

Face Off

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight
Liam O'Connor (#31) Senior 6'0 190
Nick Ossello (#20) Junior 6'1 185
Trevor Brosco (#34) Sophomore 5'9 185

Goalkeeper

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight
2013 started graduated (John Kemp)

Syracuse

In 2013, Syracuse lost to Duke in the finals of the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.

Syracuse starters

Attackmen

Returning starter from last game of 2014 Other attack
Dylan Donahue (#17, 4/5, 5'9, 178); started all 16 games at attack in 2014; rotated as starter in 2013 with Billy Ward, son of assistant coach
Kevin Rice (#2, Jr., 5'8, 170); pre-season first team All American
Randy Staats (#45, Sr., 6'2, 185); played 2012 and 2013 seasons at Onondaga Community College (OCC), set OCC record in points in 2013, played for Iroquois Nationals in 2012 U-19 tournament

Midfield

Returning from last starting midfield in '14 Other midfielders
Hakeem Lecky (#8), 5/5, 5'10, 175); 2014 team co-captain; started all 17 games at midfield in 2012; 2nd midfield in 2013 Jordan Evans (#22), So., 5'9, 166 lbs, #1 recruit in Class of 2013,[25]
Henry Schoonmaker (#77, 5/5, 6'1, 206); Honorable Mention All-American in 2013 as second-line midfielder Nicky Galasso (#5, 5/5, 6'0, 200); transfer from North Carolina, medical redshirt in 2013, third team All-American in 2011
Niko Manning (#46), Sr., 5'11, 180 lbs, spent two seasons at Onondaga Community College (OCC)

Long-Stick Midfield

2014 returners Year________ Height Weight Note
Scott Firman (#29) So. 5'10 185
Peter Macartney (#28) 5/5 6'1 186

Defense

Returning starters Others
Brandon Mullins (#11, 4/5, 6'2, 212); pre-season first team All American; started all 16 games in 2014; started two games in 2013 before injuring knee; started in 10/17 games his freshman year Jay McDermott (#88), Jr., 6'2, 184, started fifth game in 2014
Sean Young (#27, Sr., 6'2, 204) Ryan Palasek (#81), 6'1, 223
Bobby Tait (#40), RSo., 6'5, 212, five ground balls in last scrimmage, man-down unit in 2013

Face Off

Name Year Note
Mike Iacono (#18, 6'5, 225) Sr. Played 2012 and 2013 at Nassau Community College; won 78% of his faceoffs[26]
Cal Paduda (#41, 5'8, 180) 3/5 Redshirted in 2014 after playing at faceoff in 2013

Goalkeeper

Name Year Note
Bobby Wardwell Sr. Split time in goal in 2014
Warren Hill Jr. Starting goalie for Onondaga Community College (OCC) in previous two seasons; starting goalie for Iroquois national lacrosse team in 2014

Virginia

In 2013, Virginia did not make the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament for the first time since 2004. UVA led Division I lacrosse teams in ground balls per game in 2013 with 39.93/game. That average is down in the fist three games of 2014 at 36/game.

Virginia starters

Attackmen

Starters Note
Mark Cockerton, Sr. Scored game-winning goal at Drexel on 2/16/14
James Pannell, So. Seven goals against Syracuse on 3/1/14
Owen Van Arsdale, Jr.
Ryan Lukacovic, Fr. Scored 2 goals against Johns Hopkins, including the game-tying goal on 3/22/14

Midfield

1st offensive midfield Face-off midfield Other midfielders (alphabetical)
Greg Coholan (#1), RSo. Chris LaPierre, RSr. (#2 pick in 2013 MLL Draft,[27] All-American in 2011 and 2012, medical redshirt in 2013) Tyler German (#12), Jr.
Rob Emery (#24), Senior, captain Joe Lisicky (#46), Sr. (long-stick midfielder) Pat Harbeson (#11), Senior
Ryan Tucker (#3), Jr., Mick Parks, Jr. (face-off X) Bobby Hill, Senior, captain
Ryan Lukacovic (#5), Freshman
Blake Riley (#25), Senior
Zed Williams (#45), Fr., 6'2, 185, broke national career high school records for goals and points, on high school varsity team in 8th grade, member of Seneca tribe, sometimes played midfield for entire games with no substitution,[28] started on first offensive midfield in second game of season
Zach Wood (#34), Sophomore

Long-Stick Midfielders

Name (alphabetical) Year________ Height Weight Note
Albert Kammler Jr. 6'2 200
Joe Lisicky RSr. 6'2 205 Division III First Team All-American in 2012 @ Lynchburg
Tanner Ottenbreit Junior 6'1 185 appeared in all games in 2013 as LSM

Defense

Starters_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Greg Danseglio Junior 6'0 185
Scott McWilliams (captain) Senior 6'3 205 Started on close defense as a freshman, played LSM in final three games of 2013
Tanner Scales Sophomore 6'2 200 2013 ACC Freshman of the Year

Face Off

Name Year Height Weight Note
Tyler German (#12) Junior 6'0 200 0/1 in first game
Jeff Kratky (#19) Freshman 6'0 180 3/8 in second game
Nate Menninger (#47) Sophomore 6'1 220 Long-stick face-off man, transfer from Hamilton
Mick Parks (#26) Junior 5'11 175 15/27 in first game, 56% win rate, 11 ground balls in first game matched career high

Goalkeeper

Name Year Height Weight Note
Matt Barrett Freshman 6'0 220 Started first game in 2014
Rhody Heller Senior 6'1 190 Started nine of 11 games in 2013

Face-Off Matrix

Team Duke Maryland North Carolina Notre Dame Syracuse Virginia
Duke N/A 2013: Raffa won 11/17 (65%) faceoffs versus Fowler and other Duke players and recovered 8 ground balls. Fowler was 9/22 (41%) with 10 ground balls. Played against each other in high school, with Raffa's St. Anthony's (NY) team annually playing Fowler's Chaminade (NY) team in the Long Island Catholic league.[29] Fowler won the 2010 Nassau Suffolk Catholic High School Athletic Association (NSCHSAA) Face-off Midfielder of the Year; Raffa won the 2011 NSCHSAA Face-off Midfielder of the Year 2013 Game 1: Duke's Fowler won 17/23 (73.9%) and had 13 GBs in 11-8 win; UNC was 6/23 (26.1%) with Keenan 5/15 (33.3%)
2013 Game 2: Duke's Fowler won 25/38 (65.8%) and had 15 GBs in 17-18 loss; Keenan was 11/33 (33.3%) with 5 GBs
2012 Game 1: Fowler was 3/5 (60%) in 13-11 win; Keenan was 10/26 (38.5%) with 8 GBs
2012 Game 2: Fowler was 0/1 in 12-9 win; Keenan was 17/25 (68.0%) with 11 GBs
2011: Duke was 9/27 (33.3%) in win; Keenan was 18/27 (66.7%)
Maryland 2013: Raffa won 11/17 (65%) faceoffs versus Fowler and other Duke players and recovered 8 ground balls. Fowler was 9/22 (41%) with 10 ground balls. Played against each other in high school, with Raffa's St. Anthony's (NY) team annually playing Fowler's Chaminade (NY) team in the Long Island Catholic league.[29] Fowler won the 2010 Nassau Suffolk Catholic High School Athletic Association (NSCHSAA) Face-off Midfielder of the Year; Raffa won the 2011 NSCHSAA Face-off Midfielder of the Year N/A
North Carolina 2013 Game 1: Duke's Fowler won 17/23 (73.9%) and had 13 GBs in 11-8 win; UNC was 6/23 (26.1%) with Keenan 5/15 (33.3%)
2013 Game 2: Duke's Fowler won 25/38 (65.8%) and had 15 GBs in 17-18 loss; Keenan was 11/33 (33.3%) with 5 GBs
2012 Game 1: Fowler was 3/5 (60%) in 13-11 win; Keenan was 10/26 (38.5%) with 8 GBs
2012 Game 2: Fowler was 0/1 in 12-9 win; Keenan was 17/25 (68.0%) with 11 GBs
2011: Duke was 9/27 (33.3%) in win; Keenan was 18/27 (66.7%) 		N/A 2013: Jr. Liam O'Connor won 17/25 (68%) and had nine ground balls against UNC in a 10-9 3OT victory

2011: Fr. Liam O'Connor was 2/8 (25%) and had two ground balls against UNC in an 8-9 OT loss; Fr. R.G. Keenan won 15/21 (71%) and had 11 ground balls

Notre Dame 2013: Jr. Liam O'Connor won 17/25 (68%) and had nine ground balls against UNC in a 10-9 3OT victory

2011: Fr. Liam O'Connor was 2/8 (25%) and had two ground balls against UNC in an 8-9 OT loss; Fr. R.G. Keenan won 15/21 (71%) and had 11 ground balls

N/A
Syracuse N/A
Virginia N/A

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