2014 Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse season

The 2014 ACC men's and women's lacrosse conferences will include six teams, up from four in 2013. Notre Dame and Syracuse joined the ACC in July 2013.[1] This will be the only year that the ACC men's lacrosse conference will include these six teams as Maryland will leave 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 are included in the Top 10 of the Lacrosse Magazine preseason ranking.[3] The 2014 ACC men's lacrosse conference includes teams that have won 23 national championships and have 45 appearances in the title game in the 42-year history of the NCAA Championship.[4]

On May 4, 2014 the NCAA will announce the 18 teams that will play in the Division I men's lacrosse tournament. As part of this selection, the bottom four teams will play two play-in games.[5][6] The ACC is one of 10 conferences that have automatic qualifiers, meaning the winner of the ACC tournament will appear in the tournament, leaving five ACC teams competing for eight at-large bids.[6] Four of the six teams in the ACC will compete in the conference tournament on April 25, 2014. PPL Park in Philadelphia, Pa., will host the ACC tournament in both 2014 and 2015.[4]

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
  • * Note: Syracuse was not a member of the ACC for lacrosse in 2008 & 2009, they were independent

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 in the ACC

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

Next games

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

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, 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.

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, Jr, 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, 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

Duke

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 championships game will play 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 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.[17]

Duke starters

Attackmen

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

Midfield

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

Long-Stick Midfield

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Luke Duprey, Captain Senior 6'5 210 Selected 4th in 2014 MLL draft[14]
Ethan Powley Fr. 6'2 195

Defense

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,[16] 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,[16] selected 31st in 2014 MLL draft[23]

Face Off

Primary_________________ Year________ Height Weight Note
Brendan Fowler (#3) Senior 6'0 210 Set career high in ground balls in first game in 2014 with 16
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

Goalkeeper

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

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,[24] 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[24] 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

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,[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

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%

North Carolina

North Carolina is the only men's lacrosse team in the ACC that has not been to either the final four or the championship game in the last three years. In fact, UNC has not been to the final four of the NCAA championship tournament since 1993. Last year 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 will represent 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, will coach 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 will return 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 Lacross 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 will enroll in UNC after he graduates 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]

UNC recruits in Top 50

Name Position High school Top 50 rank*
Stephen Kelly Midfield Calvert Hall (Md.) #2
Austin Pifani Defense Abington (Pa.) #14
Tate Jozokos Midfield Governor’s Academy (Mass.) #28
Jack Lambert Defense John Jay (N.Y.) #29
Shane Simpson Attack/midfield Salisbury (Conn.) #33
Brian Balkam Goalie Smithtown East (N.Y.) #49
Ryan Macri Defense Governor’s Academy (Mass.) #50

*Inside Lacrosse[13]

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

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

*Inside Lacrosse[13]

UNC depth chart

Attackmen

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

Midfield

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)

Face-off

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

Long-stick midfielder rotation (last game)

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

Defense

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,[22] marked Mike Chanenchuk in Maryland win and Chanenchuk had one goal on four shots and two turnovers

Close defense statistics (starters) versus prior season

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%

Goalkeeper

Starter Backukps
Kiernan Burke, So. Duncan Saunders, RFr.
Bradley Dunn, Sr.

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
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 Will take a redshirt medical season after tearing ACL in 2nd game of season[40]

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[41]

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,[15] 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

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,[42][43] 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

Midfield

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,[44] 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[42]

Long-Stick Midfield

2013 returners Year________ Height Weight Note
Scott Firman (#29) Fr. 5'10 185
Peter Macartney (#28) RJr. 6'1 186

Defense

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[45] and started in 10 of 17, recorded an assist against Albany after faking a flip to his goalie,[46] 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

Face Off

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[47]
Cal Paduda (#41) Sophomore 5'8 180 42% win rate on 111 faceoffs in 2013, did not play in first game in 2014

Goalkeeper

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

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 first 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,[48] 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,[49] 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.[50] 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.[50] 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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