IF i WIN I ’ L L B A C K I T U P W I T H H U M I L I T Y.
Don’t undo my hard work with poor sportsmanship.
Table of Contents Chestnut Hill College.................................................................4 LIU Post.........................................................................................5 Mercy College..............................................................................6 New York Institute of Technology...........................................7
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CHESTNUT HILL COLLEGE No. Name Yr 0 Jake Smith Fr. 1 Troy Ellers So. 2 Andrew Hildebrand Sr. 3 Alec Dambach Sr. 4 Kyle Newman Sr. 5 Dylan Klusaritz Jr. 6 Thomas McDermott Sr. 7 Justin Albarran Sr. 8 Nicholas Webber So. 9 Carson Rees Fr. 11 Daniel DePasquale Sr. 12 Gerard Lyle Jr. 14 Thomas Cain So. 15 Ryan Seely Jr. 17 Blake Turner Fr. 19 Stephen Hogan Jr. Fr. 20 Daniel Vilardi So. 21 Andrew Dooley Sr. 23 Joshua Pope Jr. 24 James DeCarlo Sr. 25 Tyler Howe So. 26 Ausar Wright So. 27 Michael DelGiorno So. 30 Matthew Pedrick Jr. 32 Joseph Pozniak Sr. 34 John McCullough Sr. 37 Christopher Dachowski So. 38 Devan Martinez Jr. 40 Steven Venango Fr. 41 Matthew Anderson So. 42 Timothy Vilardi Sr. 44 Mark Pascetta Sr. 55 Casey Brown So. 77 Connor Crawford So. 93 Tanner Fisher Sr.
Pos Ht M/A 5-10 A 5-9 D/M 6-0 A 5-5 D 6-5 A 6-1 GK 5-7 M 5-11 M 5-8 M 5-11 D 5-5 M 5-10 M/A 5-9 D 5-11 PCS 5-10 GK 5-10 M 6-1 M 5-11 M 6-1 D 5-10 M 5-9 M 6-1 A 6-1 GK 5-10 PCS 5-7 PCS 6-0 D/M 6-0 M 5-5 D 5-7 M 6-1 M 6-4 D 6-3 A 5-9 D 5-10 A 5-10
Wt 160 150 170 135 205 175 170 183 165 155 175 165 175 180 195 215 185 180 182 200 150 170 230 195 154 192 175 155 172 190 220 210 155 180 155
Hometown/Previous School Delran, N.J./Delran Wantagh, N.Y./General Douglas MacArthur Secondary Horsham, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham Howell, N.J./Howell Plainsboro, N.J. West Windsor-Plainsboro Slatington, Pa./Parkland Ridley, Pa./Ridley Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township Westwood, Mass./Westwood Port Coquitlam, B.C./Terry Fox Secondary Coach Brian Dougherty Livingston, N.J./Livingston Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin Senior Jamison, Pa./Archbishop Wood Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Regional Tampa, Florida/Newsome Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks Little Silver, N.J./ Monroe Township, N.J./Brookdale CCC Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland Conshohocken, Pa./McDaniel Coll. Bowie, Md./St. John’s College HS Alec Dambach Ewing, N.J./Mercer CCC Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial New Milford, N.J./Bergen Catholic Berkeley Heights, N.J./Governor Livingston Floral Park, N.Y./St. Mary’s Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge Binghamton, N.Y./SUNY Broome Philadelphia, Pa./Father Judge Yardley, Pa./Pennsbury Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Regional Tanner Fisher Milmont Park, Pa./Ridley Havre de Grace, Md./Havre de Grace Limerick, Pa./Spring-Ford Senior Port Coquitlam, B.C./Blue Ridge
Head Coach: Brian Dougherty (7th season) Assistant Coach: Adam Eddinger, Niko Amato, Joe Karpinski, and Ken McEwan
Thomas McDermott
Quick Facts
Location: Philadelphia, Pa. Founded: 1924 Enrollment: 2,400 Nickname: Griffins Colors: Scarlett, White, and Gold President: Carol Jean Vale, SSJ, Ph.D. Director of Athletics: Lynn Tubman Stadium: Victory Field
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Did You Know?
• In the program’s eighth season, the Griffins are making their second appearance in the ECC Championship. They previously made the tournament in 2014 when they fell by a score of 12-11 to Dowling. • Alec Dambach was named the team’s MVP and the Chestnut Hill Athletic Director’s Award winner on Monday evening. He topped the 50 point plateau for the second straight season in 2017. • Chestnut Hill has an all-time record of 7-17 against its fellow ECC Championship participants (NYIT: 0-8; Mercy: 4-4; LIU Post: 3-5)
LIU POST
Coach John Jez
Austin Guerrina
Dylan Harned
Chris Trasacco
Quick Facts
No. Name 0 Forrest Bamonte 1 Nick Zebouni 2 Matthew Liantonio 3 Dylan Harned 4 Joey Denaro 5 Dan Foley 6 Eric Donahoe 7 Austin Guerrina 8 Matt Ruhlig 9 Steven Frank 10 Lukas Jaklitch 11 Travis Ventura 12 Michael Licata 13 Bryan Ochs 14 John Harding 15 Eddie Bisson 16 Frank Ranfone 17 Chris Trasacco 19 Dean Patsos 20 Steven Liantonio 22 Anthony Galeotafiore 23 Wyatt Noone 24 P.J. Usak 25 Connor Farrell 27 Jonny Lieberz 28 Jordan Marsh 29 Nick Grassa 31 Ryan Stern 33 Zac Carlin 34 Frank Catania 37 Jeff Jean-Baptiste 38 Brendan Gaghan 39 Geoff Field 40 Shane Sweeney 41 Ryan Baker 44 Conor Tuturice 45 Will Acerenza 47 Tyler Alvarez 49 Jon Joseph 50 Kris Alvarado 51 Ian O’Connor 53 Paul Bamonte 55 Thomas Liantonio 99 J.C. Blume Mike Beccaris
Yr Pos Ht R-Fr. A 5-7 Sr. M 5-7 Sr. G 5-9 Jr. M 6-1 Jr. D 6-3 Fr. M 6-2 Jr. M 6-2 Fr. M 6-0 So. M 5-10 So. M 6-0 R-Fr. A 6-0 Fr. A/M 5-9 So. M 5-10 So. G 5-10 R-Fr. D 6-1 R-So. A/M 5-7 So. A/M 5-9 Jr. A 5-8 Fr. M 6-0 Sr. M 5-7 Sr. M 5-6 Fr. D 5-7 So. D 5-11 So. M 6-2 Fr. M 5-9 Jr. D 6-0 Fr. M 6-2 Sr. D 5-8 Fr. D 6-1 Fr. M/A 5-6 R-Fr. M 6-2 Sr. A/M 5-9 Fr. A 5-10 Sr. D 5-11 Jr. D 5-9 Fr. D 6-1 Fr. M 5-10 So. M 5-9 Fr. D 5-10 Jr. M 5-9 Fr. A/M 6-0 Sr. A 6-1 So. A/M 5-7 Fr. D 6-1 Fr. A 6-0
Wt 157 160 195 195 195 201 190 175 177 175 170 160 190 197 200 155 170 150 140 165 155 187 170 225 160 168 200 175 190 135 171 165 200 200 175 190 155 155 190 165 210 160 165 170 146
Hometown/Previous School Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West Ponte Vedra, Fla./Ponte Vedra Miller Place, N.Y./Nassau C.C. Selden, N.Y./Newfield Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside Carmel, N.Y./Mahopac Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Longwood, Fla./Lake Brantley Islip Terrace, N.Y./Avon Old Farms Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Worcester Academy Hopewell Junction, N.Y./John Jay Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North Syosset, N.Y./Syosset St. Johns, Fla./Ponte Vedra North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Guilford, Conn./Guilford Cheshire, Conn./Dean Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place Wantagh, N.Y./Farmingdale State Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh Bay Shore, N.Y./St. John the Baptist Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset Sayville, N.Y./Sayville North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac Syosset, N.Y./Syosset Bridgeport, Conn./Emmett O’Brien Massapequa, N.Y./Post Glen Cove, N.Y./Montclair State Hicksville, N.Y./Hofstra Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue Easton, Pa./Easton Area Levittown, N.Y./MacArthur Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East Patchogue, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown Tequesta, Fla./Jupiter Smithtown, N.Y./Suffolk C.C. Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place Eastchester, N.Y./Eastchester North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon
Head Coach: John Jez (11th Season) Assistant Coaches: Frank Vitolo, Connor Drost, and Mike Cama
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
Did You Know?
• The Pioneers have won four straight East Coast Conference titles, dating back to the 2013 season. • Head Coach John Jez is only the second head coach in program history to have 100 or more career victories. • The LIU Post men’s lacrosse team ranked as high as No. 7 in the USILA Division II Preseason Poll in 2017. • The Pioneers were chosen second in the 2017 ECC Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
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MERCY COLLEGE No. Name 2 Bobby Chillianis 3 Kevin McNally 4 Aaron Wright 5 Luke Baron 6 Anthony DeVito 7 Kyle Gardner 8 Kyle McDonough 9 Antonio Rey 10 Nick Sehring 11 Richie Morris 12 Matthew Carle 13 Matthew DeFeo 14 John McMahon 17 Ricky Marchelos 18 Andrew Cali 21 Daniel Speicher 23 James McCorvey 24 Ryan MacSpadyen 25 Nick Wilcox 27 Christian Gebhardt 29 Ryan Gibbons 30 Bobby Norton 31 Tommy McPartland 32 Chris Martinez 33 Nathan Korutz 34 Joe Cortese 40 Max Littleton 46 Michael Schneider 47 Matthew Prasenski 50 Nick Rjedkin 77 Joseph Kelley 96 Kieran Murchie
Yr So. Gr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. So. Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr. So. Jr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Fr.
Pos Ht A 5-10 M 6-0 M 5-7 D 6-1 M 5-7 D 5-9 A 5-9 M/FO 6-0 M 5-7 M 5-9 GK 5-11 A 5-10 M 6-0 M 5-8 D 5-11 A 6-0 D 6-1 M 6-0 M 5-10 D 5-11 GK 5-10 D 6-2 A 6-0 M 5-9 M 6-0 M 5-5 D 5-11 GK 6-0 GK 6-1 D 6-0 M 5-7 D 6-4
Wt Hometown/Previous School 165 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage 205 Hillburn, N.Y./University at Albany 170 Freeport, N.Y./Freeport 175 Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor 160 Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point 170 Miller Place, N.Y./Rocky Point 175 Wall Township, N.J./Wall 190 Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool 160 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac 165 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 160 Randolph, N.J./Randolph 150 Upper Brookville, N.Y./St. Dominic 180 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 170 New Hyde Park, N.Y./Herricks 155 Huntington, N.Y./St. Dominic’s 185 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford 195 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 180 Toronto, Ontario/Seneca College 190 Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg 185 West Islip, N.Y./Nassau CC 200 Seaford, N.Y./Dowling College 185 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 190 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 190 Uniondale, N.Y./Nassau CC 205 Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City 150 Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland 195 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac 215 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon 195 Rockaway Park, N.Y./Xaverian 183 Howell, N.J./Brookdale CC 165 Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy 200 Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey
Coach Jordan Levine
Ryan Gibbons
Ryan MacSpadyen
Head Coach: Jordan Levine (5th Season) Assistant Coaches: Joe Corace, Lew Janavey, and Kyle Stockton
Tommy McPartland
Quick Facts
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
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Did You Know?
• Mercy is making their third consecutive appearance in ECC Championship and will host a semifinal machup for the first time in program history. • Mercy is sixth in the latest NCAA North Regional rankings looking to qualify for the NCAA Tournamet for the first time in school history.
NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Coach Bill Dunn
Will Kistinger
Ian Prate
Alex Seltzer
Quick Facts
No. Name Yr Pos Ht 1 Andrew Alban So A 5-6 2 Matt Murphy Fr A 6-0 3 Danny Sullivan R-Fr A 6-0 5 Jeremiah Sullivan So M 5-7 6 Ian Prate Jr D 5-10 7 Austin Fitzpatrick Fr M 5-9 9 Mike Sofia So M 5-10 11 Matt Chanenchuk R-Jr A 6-0 12 Jason Sullivan So A 5-9 13 Philip Grella III So GK 5-10 14 Tom Hughes R- Sr M 5-10 15 Alex Seltzer Sr GK 6-0 16 Jake Slater Jr M 5-9 17 Shlomo Amar Jr M 5-8 18 Nick Deluca So D 5-9 19 Chris Gomes Fr M 5-7 20 Chris Lieze- Hammel So M 6-3 21 Tom Brennan Jr D 6-3 22 Andrew Zito Fr M 6-0 23 George Schultz Sr. A 5-10 24 Kenny Wickline Fr M 5-9 25 Frank Callan Fr D 5-11 26 Sebastian Cacioppo So M 5-7 27 Brendan Hurley Gr M 5-10 28 Braeden Williams Fr GK 5-10 29 Will Kistinger Sr M 6-0 30 Mike Locastro Fr M 5-8 33 Chris Inzerillo So D 5-9 34 Rob Betuel Fr D 5-11 35 Christian Grilli Fr M 5-9 36 Danny Patterson Sr D 5-9 38 Leroy Halftown Jr A 6-0 40 Anthony Herman Jr D 5-8 41 Joe Morhardt Sr D 6-0 45 Tom Laviano Jr M 6-0 47 Kyle Hilland Fr D 6-1 49 Brian Jockers Fr GK 6-0 50 Nick Nicolosi Jr D 6-0
Wt Hometown/Previous School 140 Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd 185 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd 170 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 160 Dix Hills, N.Y./ Half Hollow Hills West 170 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 170 Aquebogue, N.Y./ Riverhead 191 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North 220 Mt. Sinai, N.Y./ Univ. of Maryland 132 Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville 185 Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove 167 Port Jefferson, N.Y./Comsewogue 185 Plainview, N.Y./ Plainview JFK 150 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North 165 Woodmere, N.Y./Nassau CC 192 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin 120 Dix Hills, N.Y./Commack 188 Horsham, Pa./Hatboro- Horsham 210 Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville 190 Center Moriches, N.Y./Center Moriches 170 Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West 165 Medford, N.Y./Bellport 195 Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa 170 Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd 180 St James, N.Y./Washington College 190 Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point 185 Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot 165 Smithtown, N.Y./Sachem North 170 Glen Head, N.Y./Nassau CC 185 Brookhaven, N.Y./Bellport 180 Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville 250 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 180 Seneca Falls, N.Y./Onondaga CC 240 Bethpage, N.Y./ Post U 195 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst 190 Locust Valley, N.Y./Univ. of Tampa 170 Slingerlands, N.Y./Guilderland 240 North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge 200 West Islip, N.Y./Suffolk CC
Head Coach: Bill Dunn (8th Season) Assistant Coaches: Karl Hedstrom, Tim Tuttle, and Michael Chanenchuk
Location: Old Westbury, N.Y. Founded: 1955 Enrollment: 15,000 Nickname: Bears Colors: Blue and Gold Interim President: Rahmat Shoureshi, Ph.D. Director of Athletics: Duane Bailey Stadium: President’s Stadium
Did You Know?
• Goalie Alex Seltzer became the all-time saves leader in program history with his 573rd career save, which came on April 8 against Tampa. He passed Matt Hunter. • Will Kistinger scored his 100th career goal on March 3 at Florida Southern. • The NYIT men’s lacrosse teams has won four national championships -- in 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2008.
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IF i LOSE I ’ L L R E S P O N D W I T H R E S P E C T.
Don’t undo my hard work with poor sportsmanship.