The 2014 ACC men's and women's lacrosse conferences included six teams, up from four in 2013. Notre Dame and Syracuse joined the ACC in July 2013.[1] This was the only year that the ACC men's lacrosse conference included these six teams as Maryland left the ACC for the Big Ten at the end of the 2014 season.[2] The finalists from the 2013 NCAA championship game are in the ACC conference in 2014, Duke and Syracuse. Additionally, all six teams were included in the Top 10 of the Lacrosse Magazine preseason ranking.[3] The 2014 ACC men's lacrosse conference included teams that at the time had won 23 national championships and had 45 appearances in the title game.[4]
On May 4, 2014 the NCAA announced the 18 teams that played in the Division I men's lacrosse tournament. As part of this selection, the bottom four teams played two play-in games.[5] [6] The ACC is one of 10 conferences that have automatic qualifiers, meaning the winner of the ACC tournament appeared in the tournament, leaving five ACC teams competing for eight at-large bids.[6] Four of the six teams in the ACC competed in the conference tournament on April 25, 2014. PPL Park (now Subaru Park) in Philadelphia, Pa., hosted the ACC tournament in both 2014 and 2015.[4]
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Duke_____________ | 2013 All-American team | Position___________ | Class year in 2014 | Note____________________ | |
| Brendan Fowler | 1st team | Face-Off | Senior | 2014 Preseason 1st team All-American | |
| Jordan Wolf | 2nd team | Attack | Senior | 2014 Preseason 1st team All-American, #2 pick in 2014 MLL Draft[14] | |
| Josh Dionne | Honorable Mention | Attack | Senior | ||
| Will Haus | Honorable Mention | Midfield | Junior |
| 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 |
Non conference:
Duke (8-2, #3, 2-1 ACC) vs. Harvard (5-3, #18), Sunday, 3/29/14, 12pm
North Carolina (7-2, #5, 1-2 ACC) vs. Johns Hopkins (5-2, #9), Saturday, 3/29/14, 2pm
Conference:
Maryland (7-1, #4, 2-1 ACC) vs. Virginia (7-2, #8, 1-1 ACC), Sunday, 3/30/14, 12pm
Notre Dame (4-2, #7, 2-0 ACC) vs. Syracuse (4-3, #10, 0-3 ACC), 3/29/14, 12pm
| 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, Jr. (on varsity lax three years) | 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. |
| 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 | 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, Jr, M, The Hill Academy Shane Simpson, Fr, M, Hamilton, Ontario then Salisbury | 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 |
In the 2013 season, Duke defeated Syracuse 16-10 to win the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse championship. 15 of the 25 players in the 2013 championship game played again for Duke in 2014. Attackman Jordan Wolf and face-off man Brendan Fowler were named pre-season first team All-Americans.[15] Joining them on the list on the second team is Henry Lobb, senior defenseman. Honorable mentions are Josh Dionne (attack), Myles Jones (midfield), Will Haus (midfield), Luke Duprey (long-stick midfield) and Chris Hipps (defense). Face-off specialist Brendan Fowler was a first team All-American in 2013. In the four games in the NCAA tournament that year, he won 70% of his face-offs and gathered 10 ground balls per game. For the entire season he won 64% of his face-offs.
Duke's coaching staff places a priority on ground ball statistics in their post-game reviews.[16] In comparison, Johns Hopkins had 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.[17]
| Starters | Other attackmen | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Dionne (#8), Sr., 5'7, 185 | Chad Cohan (#4), So., started first game of 2014 | |
| Case Matheis (#9), So., 5'8, 160, missed first game of 2014 | ||
| Jordan Wolf (#31), Sr., 5'9, 170 |
| First offensive midfield (last game) | Defensive midfield | Other midfielders (alphabetical) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deemer Class, So., 5'11, 190, played all 21 games in 2013 on 2nd line,[18] scored 10 points against Syracuse in March 2014 | Brian Dailey, Jr., 5'11, 170 (moved to short-stick defensive midfield after playing previous two seasons as a long-stick midfielder[19]) | Jack Bruckner, Fr., 6'1, 197 (started first four games in 2014) | |
| Myles Jones, So., 6'4, 240, started fifth game in 2014, started five games at midfield in 2013,[20] 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, Jr. | Kyle Keenan, Jr. (U.S. Under 19 National Team in 2012) | |
| Christian Walsh, Sr., 6'1, 202, started 2013 at attack before moving to first midfield line,[21] played at Boys Latin before a post graduate year at Deerfield | Greg Rhodes, So. | Tom Zenker, Fr., 6'3, 205 | |
| Primary_________________ | Year________ | Height | Weight | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Duprey, Captain | Senior | 6'5" | 210 | Selected 4th in 2014 MLL draft | |
| Ethan Powley | Fr. | 6'2 | 195 |
| Started last game | Other defensemen (alphabetical) | |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Carroll (#37), RSr, 6'0, 182 lbs, U.S. Army Ranger from 2007–12, first-team All-American in 2007, ACC Defensive Player of the Week after first week of season, matched up against Pat Foster (#41) in UNC game and held Foster to one shot and no goals or assists while recording three caused turnovers[22] | Jamie Ikeda (#33), So., 6'3, 180 lbs, started first five games | |
| Chris Hipps (#13), Sr., 6'4, 211 lbs, started 58 of 60 games in the previous three seasons, Captain, first game in 2014 was the sixth game | ||
| Henry Lobb (#77), Sr., 6'4, 205 lbs, started 36 of 39 games in the previous two seasons, out with leg injury first two games of 2014, selected 31st in 2014 MLL draft[23] |
| Year | Player | Faceoffs won | Total faceoffs | % faceoffs won | Ground balls/game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (through first seven games) | Fowler, Sr. | 98 | 153 | 64.1% | 8.57 | |
| 2013 | Fowler, Jr. | 339 | 526 | 64.4% | 9.95 | |
| 2012 | Fowler, So. | 90 | 149 | 60.4% | 2.00 | |
| 2011 | Fowler, Fr. | 86 | 155 | 55.5% | 2.44 |
| Primary_________________ | Year________ | Height | Weight | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luke Aaron (#2) | So. | 6'1" | 190 | Started five of first seven games in 2014, on Deerfield varsity lacrosse team for four years | |
| Kyle Turri (#1) | Junior | 6'3" | 170 | Played in five of first seven games in 2014 |
In 2013, Maryland lost to Cornell in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.
| Starters in last game | Other attackmen | |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Cannizzaro (#23), Fr., 5'10, 170, #8 recruit in 2013, 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 | Kevin Forster (#27), Jr., 6'1, 185, missed 2013 due to injury | |
| Tim Rotanz (#20), Fr., 6'1, 190, #3 recruit in 2013,[24] did not play in first four games due to a leg injury,[25] started in the fifth game and scored two goals |
| 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,[26] 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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% |
North Carolina was the only men's lacrosse team in the ACC that had not been to either the final four or the championship game in the last three years. In fact, UNC had not been to the final four of the NCAA championship tournament since 1993. In 2013, UNC lost to Denver in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Before that, UNC won the ACC tournament for the first time since in 17 years.
The 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the 2014 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's lacrosse season. The head coach, UNC alumnus Joe Breschi, coached UNC for his 6th year. Breschi was previously a first-team All-American defenseman in 1990 and a USA national team member in 1990 and 1994.
UNC returned seven out of ten players from its 2013 starting lineup. Four midfielders on the 2014 team were on the roster of the U19 USA team in 2012: Brent Armstrong (sophomore), Stephen Kelly (freshman), Steven Pontrello (sophomore) and Michael Tagliaferri (sophomore). UNC and UVA had the most players on the 2012 U19 team, both with four.[27] Returning faceoff man R.G. Keenan was a first-team All-American in 2012. ACC coaches named attackman Joey Sankey to the 2013 All-ACC team.[28] Senior defensive midfielder Mark McNeill also plays wide receiver on the UNC football team.
Senior midfielder Frankie Kelly and sophomore attackman Patrick Kelly are cousins. Their uncle, Bryan Kelly (UNC 1991), coached them in high school at Calvert Hall in Baltimore, Maryland. Frankie Kelly is freshman Stephen Kelly's older brother.[29] Frankie (UNC 2014) and Stephen Kelly (UNC 2017) are brothers and sons of Frank Kelly, III, who played lacrosse at Cornell. Frank Kelly, III has two brothers that played lacrosse at UNC and both won championships at UNC: David Kelly (UNC 1989) and Bryan Kelly (UNC 1991). Both played on the UNC lacrosse team with current head coach Joe Breschi. Patrick Kelly (UNC 2015) is a cousin of Frankie and Stephen Kelly. His father David Kelly (UNC 1989) won a lacrosse championship in 1986. His uncle on his mother's side (Ken Miller) played football at UNC.
In other family relations, Junior attackman Jimmy Bitter's older brother Billy Bitter was a first-team All-American for UNC in 2009 and 2010. Sophomore midfielder Jake Matthai's dad played on the UNC lacrosse team from 1975-79. Sophomore goalkeeper Kieran Burke's two older brothers played lacrosse at UNC, Brian (2005–08), a defenseman, and Sean (2007–10), a midfielder.[30]
UNC had the most recruits in the Inside Lacrosse top 50 rankings for the last two years. UNC had seven players on the Inside Lacrosse top 50 list in 2012 versus nine in 2011.[13] [31] In total, UNC had 16 players in the top 50 lists in the last two years. The next highest count was Duke University with 10.
Stephen Kelly signed a National Letter of Intent with Carolina in November 2012 and enrolled in UNC after he graduated high school in August 2013. Kelly was the only rising senior in high school that made the U19 U.S. Team in 2012 - the rest of the team had already graduated high school.[27] [32]
| Name | Position | High school | Top 50 rank* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kelly | Midfield | Calvert Hall (Md.) |
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| Austin Pifani | Defense | Abington (Pa.) |
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| Tate Jozokos | Midfield | Governor's Academy (Mass.) |
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| Jack Lambert | Defense | John Jay (N.Y.) |
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| Shane Simpson | Attack/midfield | Salisbury (Conn.) |
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| Brian Balkam | Goalie | Smithtown East (N.Y.) |
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| Ryan Macri | Defense | Governor's Academy (Mass.) |
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| Freshmen | Sophomores | Juniors | Seniors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Kelly, midfield, #2 | Spencer Parks, midfield, #4 | Jimmy Bitter, attack, #2 | Mark McNeill, midfield, #3 | |
| Austin Pifani, defense, #14 | Steve Pontrello, midfield, #5 | Joey Sankey, attack, #6 | Will Campbell, midfield, #13 | |
| Tate Jozokos, midfield, #28 | Patrick Kelly, attack, #7 | Brian Sullivan, defense, #7 | Duncan Hutchins, midfield, #14 | |
| Jack Lambert, defense, #29 | Michael Tagliaferri, midfield, #16 | Ryan Kilpatrick, defense, #21 | Patrick Foster, midfield, #20 | |
| Shane Simpson, attack, #33 | Evan Connell, defense, #18 | Walker Chafee, midfield, #49 | T.J. Kemp, midfield, #29 | |
| Brian Balkam, goalie, #49 | Jake Matthai, midfield, #20 | Connor Hunt, defense, #34 | ||
| Ryan Macri, defense, #50 | Kieran Burke, goalie, #29 | R.G. Keenan, face off, #38 | ||
| Brian Sherlock, midfield (transferred to Loyola) | Andrew O'Connell, goalie, #17 | |||
| Zach Powers, defense, #40 |
| Starters in last game | Other players that started a game at attack | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Bitter (#4), Jr., did not play in first game (ankle), played in second[33] | Luke Goldstock (#1), Fr., in man-up unit, started in one of UNC's scrimmages[34] | |
| Pat Foster (#41), Sr. | Spencer Parks (#19), So., started first four games of season at attack | |
| Joey Sankey (#11), Jr. | Steve Pontrello (#29), So., started in Princeton game in place of Parks |
| Year | Player | Goals/game | Assists/game | GB/game | Turnovers/game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (through first eight games) | Bitter, Jr. | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | |
| 2013 | Bitter, So. | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | |
| 2012 | Bitter, Fr. | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| Year | Player | Goals/game | Assists/game | GB/game | Turnovers/game | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 (through first six games) | Sankey, Jr. | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | |
| 2013 | Sankey, So. | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | |
| 2012 | Sankey, Fr. | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| First offensive midfield (last game) | Second offensive midfield | In face-off wing rotation | In man-up offense rotation | In defensive midfield rotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Pontrello (#29), So., 5'8, 190, 2012 U-19 USA team | Patrick Kelly (#2), So., 5'10, 175, played attack in high school | Evan Connell (#99), So. | Walker Chafee (#18), Jr. | Ryan Creighton (#33), Sr. (captain) |
| Shane Simpson (#22), Fr., 6'2, 170, three shots and three goals in second game, started third game, from Hamilton, Canada | Spencer Parks (#19), So. | Jake Bailey (#40), Jr. | Spencer Parks (#19), So | Jake Matthai (#6), So. |
| Chad Tutton (#12), Jr., 6'0, 200, from Courtice, Canada, 83 miles from where Shane Simpson grew up | Michael Tagliaferri (#21), RFr., 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[35] | Ryan Kilpatrick (#15), Jr. | Chad Tutton (#12), Jr. | Greg McBride (#3), Sr. (captain) |
| Mark McNeill (#43), Sr. | Mark McNeill (#43), Sr. | |||
| Other midfielders on roster (played in last game) | Other midfielders that played in season (did not play in last game) | |
|---|---|---|
| Brent Armstrong (#47), So. (2012 U-19 USA team) | Will Campbell (#23), Sr. | |
| Drew Hays (#44), Jr. | Brett Bedard (#35), Fr. | |
| Duncan Hutchins (#32), Sr. | Joe Costigan (#5), RSo. | |
| Frankie Kelly (#14), Sr. | Derek Henson (#9), Jr. | |
| Tate Jozokos (#28), Fr. | ||
| Peyton Klawinski (#42), Fr. | ||
| Campbell Wood (#7), RSr. (captain) |
| Took a face-off in 2014 | Won-loss (%) | Ground balls per game | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Armstrong (#47), So. | 9-25 (36.0%) | 0.6 | ||
| R.G. Keenan (#25), Sr. | 11-23 (47.8%) | 1.7 | Played in first and eighth game, had an undisclosed leg injury[36] | |
| Frankie Kelly (#14), Sr. | 32-61 (52.5%) | 2.2 | 14/18 on face-offs in second game | |
| Stephen Kelly (#24), Fr. | 74-121 (61.2%) | 5.9 | Had 13 ground balls against Princeton, won 15/26 face-offs (57.7%) | |
| Ryan Kilpatrick (#15), Jr. | 0-2 (0.0%) | 1.4 | LSM |
| Name | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| Connor Hunt (#50), Sr., 6'3, 215 | Had two penalties in Harvard game | |
| Ryan Kilpatrick (#15), Jr., 6'0, 190 | ||
| Zach Powers (#77), So., 6'1, 180 |
| Starters (last game) | |
|---|---|
| Jake Bailey (#40), Jr. | |
| Austin Pifani (#17), Fr., ACC Defensive Player of the Week on 3/25/14 after holding Maryland's Matt Rambo to no points and 0-7 shooting[37] | |
| Jordan Smith (#31), Sr., matched up against Jordan Wolf in Duke loss and Wolf had four goals on nine shots, marked Mike Chanenchuk in Maryland win and Chanenchuk had one goal on four shots and two turnovers |
| Statistic | 2012 season | 2013 season | 2014 season | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground balls/game | 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.0 | |
| Caused turnovers/game | 2.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | |
| Opponents' shots per game | 32.7 | 36.9 | 22.7 | |
| Opponents' shots on goal per game | 20.2 | 22.0 | 12.7 | |
| Opponents' shots on goal/shots | 61.9% | 59.6% | 55.9% |
| Starter | Backukps | |
|---|---|---|
| Kiernan Burke, So. | Duncan Saunders, RFr. | |
| Bradley Dunn, Sr. |
| Statistic | 2013 season | 2014 season | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saves/game | 12.1 | 9.9 | |
| Shots on goal/game | 22.0 | 17.1 | |
| Save % | 54.8% | 57.7% |
| Name | Note | |
|---|---|---|
| R.G. Keenan (#25), Sr., Face-Off | Appeared in first game, then missed next six games, played in eighth, ninth and tenth games | |
| 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,[38] switched to LSM in 2014, team leader in ground balls after two games. | |
| Greg McBride (#3), Sr., D-Mid | Did-not-play in Johns Hopkins game after playing in all nine previous 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[39] | |
| Jack Lambert (#34), Fr., Defense | Took a redshirt medical season after tearing ACL in 2nd game of season |
In 2013, Notre Dame lost to Duke in the second round of the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.
| 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 |
| 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[40] |
| 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, 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 |
| 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 |
In 2013, Syracuse lost to Duke in the finals of the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament.
| Starters in last game (Johns Hopkins) | Started every game season-to-date (3/17/14) | Started at least one game season-to-date | Other attack | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Donahue (#17), RSo., 5'9, 178, rotated as starter in 2013 with Billy Ward, son of assistant coach | Donahue (#17) | Randy Staats (#45), Jr., 6'2, 185 lbs, played previous two seasons at Onondaga Community College (OCC), set OCC record in points in 2013, played for Iroquois Nationals in 2012 U-19 tournament, alternated between attack and midfield in first two games,[41] [42] did not play in last two games due to leg injury | Billy Ward (#3), Sr., 5'9, 174, team captain, rotated as starter in 2013 with Donahue | |
| Derek Maltz (#7), Sr., 6'3, 193, team captain for second year, father on Syracuse's 1983 NCAA title team | Rice (#2) | |||
| Kevin Rice (#2), Jr., 5'8, 170 |
| First offensive midfield | Defensive midfield (SSDM) | In face-off wing rotation | Other midfielders (alphabetical) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Loy (#33), Sr., 6'2, 220 lbs | Tom Grimm (#32), RSo., 5'11, 185 | Henry Schoonmaker (#77), RJr., 6'1, 206 | Jordan Evans (#22), Fr., 5'9, 166 lbs, #1 recruit in Class of 2013,[43] did not play in last game due to leg injury | |
| Hakeem Lecky (#8), RJr., 5'10, 175 lbs, 2014 team co-captain, started all 17 games at midfield in 2012, 2nd midfield in 2013 | Peter Macartney (#28), RJr., 6'1, 186, LSM | Nicky Galasso (#5), RJr., 6'0, 200 lbs, transfer from North Carolina, medical redshirt in 2013, third team All-American in 2011, did not play in first two games of 2014 | ||
| Henry Schoonmaker (#77), RJr., 6'1, 206, Honorable Mention All-American in 2013 as second-line midfielder, scored last goal in regulation and game-winner in overtime against Albany in 2014 | Niko Manning (#46), Jr., 5'11, 180 lbs, spent two seasons at Onondaga Community College (OCC) | |||
| Randy Staats (#45), Jr., 6'2, 185 lbs, played previous two seasons at Onondaga Community College (OCC), set OCC record in points in 2013, played for Iroquois Nationals in 2012 U-19 tournament, alternated between attack and midfield in first game |
| 2013 returners | Year________ | Height | Weight | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Firman (#29) | Fr. | 5'10 | 185 | ||
| Peter Macartney (#28) | RJr. | 6'1 | 186 |
| Starters in last game (Johns Hopkins) | Started every game season to date (3/17/14) | Started at least one game season to date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Mullins (#11), RSo., 6'2, 212, started two games in 2013 before injuring knee, played in every game in his Freshman season[44] and started in 10 of 17, recorded an assist against Albany after faking a flip to his goalie,[45] pre-season honorable mention All American | Brandon Mullins (#11), RSo., 6'2, 212 | Jay McDermott (#88), So., 6'2, 184, started fifth game | |
| Matt Harris (#44), Sr., 6'2, 221, Team captain, 21st selection in 2014 MLL draft | Sean Young (#27), Jr., 6'2, 204 | Ryan Palasek (#81), 6'1, 223 | |
| Sean Young (#27), Jr., 6'2, 204, started last 16 games of 2013 season, defended Miles Thompson in Albany game, pre-season second team All American | Bobby Tait (#40), RSo., 6'5, 212, five ground balls in last scrimmage, man-down unit in 2013 |
| Name_________________ | Year________ | Height | Weight | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Daddio (#1) | Senior | 5'10" | 184 | 45% win rate on 254 faceoffs in 2013 | |
| Mike Iacono (#18) | Junior | 6'5 | 225 | Played previous two seasons at Nassau Community College, won 78% of his faceoffs[46] | |
| Cal Paduda (#41) | Sophomore | 5'8 | 180 | 42% win rate on 111 faceoffs in 2013, did not play in first game in 2014 |
| Primary_________________ | Year________ | Height | Weight | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dom Lamolinara (#50) | Senior | 6'2" | 181 | Was a freshman at Maryland in 2011 before transferring to Syracuse | |
| Bobby Wardwell | Junior | Played in second half of first two games |
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 first three games of 2014 at 36/game.
| 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 |
| 1st offensive midfield | Face-off midfield | Other midfielders (alphabetical) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Coholan (#1), RSo. | Chris LaPierre, RSr. (#2 pick in 2013 MLL Draft,[47] 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,[48] started on first offensive midfield in second game of season | |||
| Zach Wood (#34), Sophomore |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.[49] 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. 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 |