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Table of Contents LIU Post.........................................................................................4 Mercy College..............................................................................5 Molloy College............................................................................6 New York Institute of Technology...........................................7
East Coast Conference Staff Robert Dranoff Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org 631.348.3451
Casey Rafferty Assistant Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org 631.348.3452
The 2015 East Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.
LIU POST
No. Name Yr Pos Ht 0 George Markey So. A 5-10 1 Adam Winne Jr. GK 5-9 2 Matt Bellando Jr. A 5-5 3 Dylan Harned Fr. M 6-1 4 Joey Denaro Fr. D 6-3 5 Anthony Berardis Jr. M 6-2 6 Eric Donahoe Fr. M 6-0 7 Nick Ancona R-So. D 5-10 8 Michael Faughnan So. M 5-11 10 Kyle Rebman Gr. A/M 5-7 11 Mike Curry So. M 6-2 12 Justin Woodley Sr. D 5-11 13 Matty Beccaris Jr. A 5-8 14 Ryan Slane Jr. A 5-7 15 Eddie Bisson Fr. A 5-7 16 Connor Drost Sr. M 5-9 17 Pat Robbins Fr. A 5-10 18 Ryan Erickson Fr. M 5-8 20 Steven Liantonio So. M 5-7 21 Robbie Chiocco Sr. D 5-10 22 Anthony Galeotafiore So. M 5-6 23 Mike Rotondo So. M 5-8 25 James Roselle Jr. A/M 6-1 26 Gary Watson Jr. A 5-9 28 Jordan Marsh Fr. M 6-0 29 Steve Gruse Sr. D 6-2 30 Shyheim Walters Fr. M 5-9 31 Ryan Stern So. D 5-8 33 Chris Caiazza Sr. A 6-4 35 Dan Jeannotte Sr. D 5-10 36 Richie Mancuso, Jr. So. D 5-9 37 James Doherty Sr. GK 5-9 38 Brendan Gaghan So. A/M 5-9 40 Shane Sweeney So. D 5-11 41 Ryan Baker Fr. D 5-9 42 Frank DeLuca Jr. GK 6-2 43 Trevor Rodowicz Jr. D 6-0 44 Matt Scalera Sr. D 5-11 45 Eamon Burke Jr. M 5-11 46 Billy Ardamis Jr. GK 6-0 47 Nick Zebouni So. M 5-7 48 Gary Ricca Jr. M 6-0 50 Kris Alvarado Fr. M 5-7 54 Austin Concannon Fr. D 5-9 99 Michael Pristouris Sr. M 6-5
Wt 170 165 180 180 175 185 168 190 175 172 170 190 170 155 142 165 195 183 154 184 155 165 170 190 157 180 145 164 192 185 155 165 148 190 172 200 240 180 210 200 150 180 165 165 200
Hometown/Previous School Branchburg, N.J./Immaculata High Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield Miami, Fla./Stony Brook Selden, N.Y./Newfield Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Great River, N.Y./Towson Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai Baldwin, N.Y./Jacksonville Melville, N.Y./St. John’s Bloomington, Minn./South Suburban North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River Cutchogue, N.Y./Marywood Watertown, N.Y./Watertown Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa Wantagh, N.Y./Farmingdale St. Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur Huntington Station, N.Y./Nassau C.C. St. James, N.Y./Smithtown East Sayville, N.Y./Sayville New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield Hempstead, N.Y./Hempstead Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park Massapequa, N.Y./Post Hicksville, N.Y./Hofstra Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue Farmingdale, N.Y./Wagner Yaphank, N.Y./Longwood Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue Centerport, N.Y./Nassau C.C. Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood Ponte Vedra, Fla./Ponte Vedra West Hempstead, N.Y./Holy Trinity Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown Sayville, N.Y./Sayville Danbury, Conn./URI
Coach John Jez
Matty Beccaris
Matt Bellando
Ryan Slane
Head Coach: John Jez (9th Season) Assistant Coaches: Frank Vitolo, Scott Mattera, Joe Costello, and Mike Cama
Quick Facts
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Location: Brookville N.Y. Founded: 1954 Enrollment: 8,472 Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Green and Gold President: Dr. Kimberly R. Cline Director of Athletics: Bryan Collins Stadium: Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
Did You Know?
• LIU Post won its fifth East Coast Conference regular-season crown in the last seven years. • The Pioneers have been ranked as high as No. 2 in the USILA Top-15 Poll in 2015. • Head Coach John Jez won his 100th career game on Mar. 14 in a 12-8 win over Molloy. • Matty Beccaris, Anthony Berardis, Justin Woodley and Robbie Chiocco were all named Preseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse. • Last season, the LIU Post men’s lacrosse team advanced to the NCAA Division II National Championship for the first time since 2010. The Pioneers also hoisted the East Coast Conference title, following a 10-9 victory against Dowling.
MERCY COLLEGE
Coach Jordan Levine
Danny Chillianis
Robert Rossi
Jesse Wood
Quick Facts
No. Name 2 Paul Santoli 3 Ricardo Williams 5 Peter LoParo 6 Bobby McDonough 7 Mike Perrone 8 Kyle McDonough 9 Brandon Wood 11 Richie Morris 12 Matthew Carle 13 Brandon Pereira 14 Robert Rossi 15 Zack Haun 16 Christian Reinauer 17 Kevin Glueckert 20 Jesse Wood 21 Stephen Dunne 22 Matthew Zuk 23 Thomas Lackaye 24 Anthony Accardi 25 Nick Wilcox 26 Connor McLachlan 27 Kyle Stockton 28 Owen Valance 29 A.J. Pellati 30 Justin Rohr 31 Joe Persico 33 Nathan Korutz 34 Brett Trodden 35 Aaron Wright 36 Daniel Speicher 37 Danny Chillianis 41 Keith Jefferson 42 Alex Kaphon 44 Owen Krezmien 46 Michael Schneider 48 Thomas Leroux 51 Cameron Diedrickson 77 Joseph Kelley 88 Benjamin Shepherd 99 Joseph Saltrelli
Yr So. Fr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Gr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Sr. So. Jr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Fr.
Pos Ht M 5-8 M 6-1 D 5-9 A 5-8 D 5-7 A/M 5-8 D 6-0 M 5-8 GK 5-9 A 5-5 M 6-0 A/M 5-7 D 5-10 M 5-8 A 6-0 A 6-3 M 5-9 M 6-1 M 5-9 M 5-8 A 6-3 A/M 5-9 M 6-2 GK 5-10 M 5-11 D 6-2 M 6-1 M 5-11 M 5-9 A 5-11 D 6-0 M 6-1 D 5-6 D 6-3 GK 6-0 M 6-3 D 5-10 M 5-6 M 6-1 M 5-9
Wt 170 185 175 160 160 170 195 175 160 140 180 160 185 185 180 160 160 183 160 170 190 160 205 190 180 200 205 165 170 170 190 210 150 210 215 220 165 155 180 175
Hometown/Previous School North Massapequa, N.Y./SUNY Farmingdale Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge West Islip, N.Y./Florida Southern College Wall Township, N.J./Wall Cortland, N.Y./Tompkins Cortland CC Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale Randolph, N.J./Randolph Carmel, N.Y./Carmel North Massapequa, N.Y./Adelphi West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca East Senior Sparta, N.J./Sparta Bethpage, N.Y./Univ. at Albany Binghamton, N.Y./Seton Catholic Central Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills East Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage Summit, N.J./Summit Valley Cottage, N.Y./Nyack Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg Guilderland, N.Y./Guilderland Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove (McDaniel College) West Islip, N.Y./West Islip Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City Putnam Valley, N.Y./Putnam Valley Freeport, N.Y./Freeport Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead Newburgh, N.Y./Valley Central Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius College West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon Bellport, N.Y./Bellport Kirkville, N.Y./East Syracuse Minoa Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy Huntington, N.Y./Univ. of Tampa Webster, N.Y./Webster-Schroeder
Head Coach: Jordan Levine (3rd Season) Assistant Coaches: Joe Corace and Mike Munch
Location: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. Founded: 1950 Enrollment: 9,403 Nickname: Mavericks Colors: Blue and White President: Timothy L. Hall Director of Athletics: Matt Kilcullen, Jr. Stadium: Mavericks Field
Did You Know?
• The Mercy College men’s lacrosse team has been ranked in the top 15 of the USILA Coaches’ Poll over the last nine weeks, reaching a season-best No. 10 on two separate occasions. • This marks Men’s Lacrosse’s first ever appearance in the ECC Tournament. • Senior Jesse Wood, a preseason Third Team All-American, ranks among the nation’s leaders in assists per game and points per game and currently leads the Mavericks with 36 goals and 36 assists. • In the fall, the Mercy College women’s soccer team captured the program’s first ever ECC Conference Championship with a 1-0 win over Bridgeport.
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MOLLOY COLLEGE No. Name 1 Tom Engelhardt 2 Kevin Teresky 3 Ryan Toomey 4 Sal Geneva 5 Tom Geneva 6 Tim Steinman 7 Joe Leonard 8 TJ Kilmetis 9 Dan Grebe 10 Carl Palladino 11 Brendan Schade 12 Steve Marrandino 13 Dan McElhinney 14 Frank Scuilla 15 William Stiklickas 16 Connor Daly 17 Jerry Papile 18 Jack Fagan 20 Tom Turner 21 PJ Castrovinci 22 Tom Graef 24 Jon Camposa 26 Connor Slane 27 Dom Raheb 28 Austin Valenti 31 Matt Lucito 32 Dimitryus Jimenez 42 Anthony Rowland 43 Zach Antonette 76 Peter Clark 77 Jack Matthews 97 James Lang
Yr Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Jr. So. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr.
Pos Ht A 5-10 A 5-11 G 6-1 M 5-10 M 5-9 A 5-10 A 6-0 M 5-8 LSM 6-1 G 5-7 G 5-10 A 5-9 G 6-0 M 5-8 D 6-3 D 6-3 A 5-6 A 5-9 M 6-0 D 6-0 M 6-0 M 6-0 A 5-7 M 6-0 M 5-5 D 5-9 D 6-2 M 5-11 LSM 5-11 M 6-1 D 6-0 D 5-11
Wt 176 225 215 180 160 170 205 185 160 165 175 185 175 150 195 230 152 145 195 190 210 165 200 160 140 185 177 170 180 170 190 190
Hometown/Previous School Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage South Huntington, N.Y./Nassau C.C Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Hicksville, N.Y./St. John’s Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Farmingville, N.Y./Sachem East Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst Senior Holbrook, N.Y./ASA Community College Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook Franklin Square, N.Y./Nassau C.C. Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge East Rockaway, N.Y./Nassau C.C. Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville East Rockaway, N.Y./Western New England Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place New Hyde Park, N.Y./Nassau C.C. Syosset, N.Y./Nassau C.C. North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon Senior Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side Stony Brook, N.Y./Rollins College Hicksville, N.Y.
Coach Eric Petrullo
Tom Engelhardt
Joe Leonard
Head Coach: Eric Petrullo (6th Season) Assistant Coaches: Bernard Dell’Aquila, Kyle Frenger, Matt Sagistano, and Kevin Catalano
Quick Facts
Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 3,300 Nickname: Lions Colors: Maroon and White President: Drew Bogner, Ph. D. Director of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-Lyke Stadium: John A. Darcy Field at Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex
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Did You Know?
Ryan Toomey
• Seniors Tom Engelhardt (Bethpage, N.Y.) and Joe Leonard (Hicksville, N.Y.) both rank in the top-five for career goals, assists and points at Molloy. Engelhardt holds the career points record with 215, while Leonard has 214. These two have helped the Lions to a No. 11 national ranking as of April 27. • Senior Meghan Orlando (Hicksville, N.Y.) of women’s lacrosse set a new single game record with eight assists versus UDC earlier this campaign. Orlando also established a new single season assists record with 41. She currently ranks fifth all-time at Molloy with 52 career assists. • Men’s Basketball witnessed another player eclipse the 1,000-career points plateau. Earlier this year, senior Matt McLeod (Greenlawn, N.Y.) hit that mark and finished with 1,375 points, which ranks seventh all-time in school history. McLeod was named to the All-Met Division II Second Team and the All-East Coast Conference Honorable Mention Team. • For the second straight year, senior Stephanie Meyer (Seaford, N.Y.) was named the East Coast Conference Most Outstanding Female Athlete of the Outdoor Track & Field Championship Meet. • In February, the Molloy College Department of Athletics announced that Women’s Bowling has been added as an official NCAA sport in the Fall of 2015.
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Coach Bill Dunn
Luke Miller
Shawn Murphy
No. Name Yr Pos 1 Luke Miller Sr. A 2 Vincent Ferraro Jr. A 3 Ryan Brunet Sr. M 4 Peter Izzo So. GK 6 Ian Prate Fr. D 7 Andrew Schweigert Jr. M 9 Shawn Murphy Jr. A 11 Matthew Chanenchuk So. A 14 Tom Hughes So. A 15 Tom Brennan Fr. D 17 Ian Brown So. D 18 Ed Torriero Sr. D 19 Jake Slater Fr. M 20 Dermott Kramer Sr. M 21 Alex Seltzer So. GK 22 Kevin Long Jr. A 23 George Schultz Si. A 24 Nick Pelella Sr. M 26 Kyle Kolodinsky Fr. M 27 Jon Lynott So. D 29 Will Kistinger So. M 31 Nick Sidaras Jr. M 32 Michael Schuler Fr. D 33 Godwin Sotome So. GK 36 Danny Patterson So. D 39 Patrick Bonacum R-So. GK 41 Joe Morhardt So. D 44 Mike Zerbo So. D 50 Nick Olson Sr. M
Ht 5-10 6-1 6-1 6-2 5-10 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-4 5-9 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-0 5-10 5-9 6-1 5-10 5-11 6-0 5-6 6-0 5-10 5-10 6-1 5-10 5-9
Wt 185 195 205 185 175 185 188 200 175 180 210 190 170 215 200 210 165 200 190 180 185 185 155 180 185 180 200 180 165
Hometown/Previous School Mastic, N.Y./Stony Brook Smithtown, N.Y./Keane Sound Beach, N.Y./Comsewogue Merrick, N.Y./St. Dominic’s West Islip, N.Y./West Islip West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North Mt. Sinai, N.Y./Maryland Port Jefferson, N.Y./Comsewogue Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville Huntington, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North Freeport, N.Y./Stony Brook Plainview, N.Y./Plainview JFK Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Stony Brook Seaford, N.Y./Seaford Massapequa, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd Oyster Bay, N.Y./Oyster Bay Uniondale, N.Y./Uniondale Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale Port Jefferson, N.Y./Suffolk County C.C. Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville Bellmore, N.Y./Adelphi
Head Coach: Bill Dunn (6th Season) Assistant Coaches: Karl Hedstrom, Steve Tempone, Tim Tuttle and Anthony Muscarella
Ed Torriero
Quick Facts
Did You Know?
• Senior Luke Miller broke the NYIT career records for assists and points this season. Location: Old Westbury, N.Y. His regular-season tallies are currently 167 and 294, respectively. He also set a new Founded: 1955 school record for points in a single game when he tallied 13 against UDC. Enrollment: 15,000 • Bears Legacies: NYIT lacrosse boasts two siblings of former Bears’ student-athletes. Nickname: Bears Vincent Ferraro is the younger brother of volleyball standout Luci Ferraro (B.S. ‘10) and Colors: Blue and Gold Luke Miller is the younger brother of former lacrosse All-American Matt Miller (B.S. President: Edward Guiliano, Ph. D. ’05). Acting-Director of Athletics: Francy Magee Stadium: President’s Stadium
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