IF i WIN
I’LL BACK IT UP WITH HUMILITY.
Don’t undo my hard work with poor sportsmanship.
Table of Contents Frostburg State University .......................................................4 Mercy College .............................................................................5 Molloy University ......................................................................6 Roberts Wesleyan University ..................................................7 Robert Dranoff Commissioner rdranoff@eccsports.org 631.372.0332 Casey Rafferty Associate Commissioner crafferty@eccsports.org 631.372.0886 East Coast Conference Staff The 2023 East Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Associate Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special
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FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
Head Coach: Steve Gartelman (5th Season)
Assistant Coaches: Carl Haas, Gabriel Pearlman, Victor Licata
Quick Facts
Location: Frostburg, Md.
Founded: 1902
Enrollment: 5,676
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Black and Red
President: Dr. Ronald Nowaczyk Director of Athletics: Troy Dell
: Bobcat Stadium
Did You Know?
• This will be the second straight ECC Tournament appearance for the Bobcats. In last year’s tournament, FSU picked up their first-ever Division II postseason victory with a semifinal win over Molloy.
• The Bobcats defeated defending National Champion and No. 1 ranked Tampa, 14-12, on March 4, snapping the Spartans 25-game winning streak.
No. Name Yr Pos Ht Hometown/Previous School 0 Chase Buckwalter Sr. M 5-7 Westminster, Md./Westminster 1 Owen McCallum Sr. M 6-0 Hampstead, Md./Manchester Valley 2 Tyrin Long So. M Randallstown, Md./Forest Park 3 Drew Mullineaux So. M 5-8 New Market, Md./Linganore 4 Landon Bruce So. D 6-0 Sykesville, Md./Century 5 Seamus Kearney So. D Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll 6 Hayden McCullough Fr. M 6-4 Richmond Hill, Ga./Richmond Hill 7 Dominic Ceresini Sr. M 6-1 Middletown, Md./Middletown 9 Rob Tarver Sr. M Baltimore, Md./Randallstown 10 Drew Downing Jr. M 5-11 Mt. Airy, Md./South Carroll 11 Jake Bowman Sr. M 5-10 Clarence Center, N.Y./Clarence 12 Ryan Tyler So. D 6-0 Towson, Md./Towson 13 Emanuel Jackson Jr. So. A 6-6 Princeton, N.J./The Pennington School 14 Malichi Lovelist So. M 5-3 Manheim, Pa./Manheim Central 15 Austin Sipes Jr. A York, Pa./York Suburban 16 Will Stephanos Fr. D 6-2 Ellicott City, Md./Howard 17 Brady Crumbacker Jr. M Sykesville, Md./Century 18 Warren Evans Sr. D 5-9 Westminster, Md./Westminster 19 Hayden Tyler Fr. M 5-9 Towson, Md./Towson 20 Dan Rafferty Fr. D 6-0 Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown 21 Gregg Dort Jr. So. FO Ballston Spa, N.Y./Ballston Spa 22 Alex Walstrum So. FO Easton, Md./North Caroline 23 Aiden Pierce Fr. GK 5-9 McDonald, Pa./South Fayette 24 Kyle Stark Fr. M 5-9 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford 25 Lucas Oakes Fr. GK 6-3 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East 26 Dom Flora Jr. Fr. M Salisbury, Md./Parkside 27 Robbie Peters Fr. D 6-5 California, Md./Great Mills 28 Bubba Love Sr. A 5-8 Westminster, Md./Westminster 29 Tristan Anderson So. FO Lorton, Va./South County 30 Mitch Meckley Gr. GK 5-9 Middletown, Del./Appoquinimink 32 Nate Jones So. GK Sykesville, Md./Century 33 Parker Masters Jr. M Powell, Ohio/Dublin Coffman 34 Tanner Donaldson R-Sr. M 6-1 St. Mary’s, Md./St Mary’s Ryken 36 Will McNeely Fr. D 6-4 Crofton, Md./South River 38 Frank Manalansan Fr. A 5-11 Catonsville, Md./Catonsville 39 Ben Smith So. M Rising Sun, Md./Rising Sun 40 Will Hollingsworth Jr. M 41 Jake Sprecher Gr. D Maugansville, Md./North Hagerstown 42 Nick Agresta Jr. D 5-9 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip 43 Christiani Killoran Fr. D 6-1 Remsenburg, N.Y./Westhampton Beach 44 Luke McCullough Jr. D Damascus, Md./Damascus 46 Matt Begley Sr. M Catlett, Va./Kettle Run 47 Blaine Karotko So. M Baltimore, Md./Hereford 48 Justin Hulse Sr. M 5-8 Westminster, Md./Westminster 49 Matt Sharkey Gr. LSM 6-0 Hughesville, Md./St. Mary’s Ryken 50 Tyler Dooley Jr. A Prince Frederick, Md./St. Mary’s Ryken 52 Evan Dere Sr. M 5-3 San Francisco, Calif./Sacred Heart Cathedral 54 Shaun Gillispie Fr. M 5-10 Parkton, Md./Hereford 55 Cole Blanche Jr. A 5 -10 Mt. Airy, Md./Linganore
Coach Steve Gartleman
Jake Bowman
Seamus Kearney
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Luke McCullough
Stadium
MERCY COLLEGE
Head Coach: Ryan MacSpadyen (1st Season)
Associate Head Coach: Joe Corace
Assistant Coaches: Erik Badger, Dominic Scorcia, Robert LoRicco
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
Did You Know?
• Mercy is making their eighth straight appearance in the ECC Championship
• Mercy is looking for their fourth straight ECC Championship
No. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School 0 Peter Murphy Fr. GK 6-0 190 Port Jefferson, N.Y./Port Jefferson 2 TJ Heyder Sr. A 5-11 150 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue 4 Tommy Umano Gr. GK 5-6 155 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford 5 Tyler Pjatak Jr. SSDM 5-11 185 Shelton, Conn./Shelton 6 Sean Higgins Fr. D 6-1 165 Macungie, Pa./Emmaus 7 PJ Argiros Sr. FO 5-10 200 Levittown, N.Y./Nassau CC 8 Devon Duchnowski Fr. M 6-2 185 Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place 9 Thomas Connors Gr. A 6-2 175 Bellmore, N.Y./Desales University 10 Michael Corbo Fr. D 5-11 185 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage 11 Danny Fitzgerald Fr. D 6-1 150 Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham 12 Robert Guglielmo Sr. M 5-8 155 Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham 13 Mustapha Daffeh Sr. FO 6-0 215 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Hayes 14 Jack Kipnes Gr. D 6-0 175 Wantagh, N.Y./MacArthur 15 Damiano Ferrara Jr. SSDM 6-2 205 Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown 16 Joe Tortorella Gr. GK 5-7 145 Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey 17 Ryan Resnick So. FO 5-10 170 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage 18 Justin DeMonte Jr. A 5-10 165 Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point 19 Jack Gibbons Gr. M 6-2 165 North Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham 21 Ryan Smith So. A 5-11 145 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage 22 Greg Gibbons Jr. M 6-2 160 North Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham 23 James Distefano Sr. D 6-0 180 Bardonia, N.Y./Clarkstown South 24 Michael Morra Jr. D 5-10 165 Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge 25 Jake Fitzgerald Gr. D 5-10 175 Bellmore, N.Y./Mepham 26 Matt Gaughan Sr. M 5-8 155 Franklin Square, N.Y./Carey 27 Ian Votta So. A/M 5-8 165 Levittown, N.Y./NJIT 28 Daniel Mcloughlin So. D 6-0 190 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 29 Andrew Calabria Jr. M 6-0 160 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North 30 Kyle Gabrinowitz Jr. M 6-3 190 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage 31 Cristian Castles Jr. SSDM 5-11 183 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage 32 Matthew Kramer Fr. D 5-9 175 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 33 Joe Sorok Fr. D 6-2 190 Merrick, N.Y./Stanford H Calhoun 34 Ryken Kutner Fr. M 6-2 180 Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead 35 Brett Crecco So. GK 5-11 210 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac 37 Omar Morris Sr. D 5-9 165 Bronx, N.Y./Nassau CC 39 Jack Agres Fr. A/M 5-11 170 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 40 Gabe DeRoché Jr. D 5-11 175 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin 41 Tyler Vassell Jr. GK 5-7 145 Bronx, N.Y./Cardinal Spellman 42 Brody Caskenette Jr. M/A 6-0 170 Owen Sound, Ontario/Owen Sound 44 Justin Gerdvil Sr. D 6-0 180 Northport, N.Y./Northport 45 Jason Kuehner Jr. FO 6-0 203 Hackettstown, N.J./Hackettstown 48 Anthony Barone Fr. M 5-9 155 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford 50 Connor Abrahall Fr. A/M 5-8 165 Holtsville, N.Y./St. John the Baptist 88 Zack Higgins Gr. D 6-3 210 Macungie, Pa./University of Hartford 96 Brady Kearnan 5th A 6-0 190 Courtice, Ontario/Newberry College
Coach Ryan MacSpadyen
Justin Gerdvil
Brady Kearnan
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Tommy Umano
MOLLOY UNIVERSITY
Head Coach: Bill Dunn (2nd Season)
Assistant Coaches: Tim McCabe, Patrick Perritt, Joseph Fitzpatrick
Quick Facts
Location: Rockville Centre, N.Y.
: 3,300 Nickname: Lions
Colors: Maroon and White
President: Dr. James Lentini
Director of Athletics: Susan Cassidy-Lyke Stadium: John A. Darcy Field at RVC
Did You Know?
• The New U – Molloy became Molloy University, effective June 2022 and saw its largest incoming class in its nearly 70 year history.
• This is the Lions’ third consecutive season in the ECC Championship.
No. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School 1 Bryan Diliberto So. A 5-10 160 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst 2 Ryan Downing Sr. A 6-0 175 Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside 3 Scott Capicchioni Sr. M 6-0 185 Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge 4 Justin Palulis Fr. A 5-6 144 Bay Shore, N.Y./Islip 5 Ryan Polehinke So. A 5-8 142 East Meadow, N.Y. 6 Brandon Pazienza Fr. FO/M 5-10 155 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East 7 Eric Schiller Fr. D 5-6 174 Wantagh, N.Y./Seaford 8 Edward McCann IV Sr. D 6-0 166 East Rockaway, N.Y./East Rockaway 9 Adam Hyman Jr. M 6-0 160 Coram, N.Y./Newfield 10 Jaden McLeod Fr. LSM 5-9 168 West Hempstead, N.Y./Carey 11 Mikey Rodin Jr. A 5-10 185 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh 12 Mike D’Amato So. M 5-11 170 Deer Park, N.Y./Deer Park 13 Dre Alexis So. M 6-0 185 Valley Stream, N.Y./Valley Stream Central 14 Sean Plasencia Sr. M 5-11 155 West Hempstead, N.Y./West Hempstead 15 James Kahn Jr. GK 5-8 155 Glen Head, N.Y./North Shore 16 Jack Herzlinger Jr. A 5-10 175 West Islip, N.Y./Adelphi 18 James Franz Fr. FO/M 5-11 200 Mineola, N.Y./Mineola 19 Matthew Resnick Sr. M 6-1 160 Islip, N.Y./Islip 21 Nick Taiani Fr. M 5-11 160 Moriches, N.Y./William Floyd 22 Jordan Arbouet Gr. D 6-1 205 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin 23 Christian Michaels So. GK 5-11 220 Smithtown, N.Y./UMBC 24 Thomas Kofod Fr. LSM 5-11 160 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford 25 Sal Iadicicco Sr. D 6-0 200 East Patchogue, N.Y./Suffolk CC 26 Patrick Dempsey So. M 6-2 185 Elmont, N.Y. 27 Justin Vandewater So. D 6-0 200 Inwood, N.Y./Lawrence 28 Denver Tveter Jr. LSM 5-10 166 Island Park, N.Y./Oceanside 29 Angelo DeLuca Gr. FO/M 5-10 198 Farmingdale, N.Y./Mount St. Mary’s 30 Hunter Harvey So. M 5-8 150 Selden, N.Y./Newfield 31 John Basile Fr. GK 5-11 165 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 32 Brendan McDonough Jr. M 6-2 171 Mineola, N.Y./Mineola 34 Konrad Maciejny Fr. M 6-0 200 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 35 Dom Sarro Jr. D 5-10 170 East Rockaway, N.Y./East Rockaway 36 Ryan O’Neill Sr. D 6-3 212 Bethpage, N.Y./New York Tech 38 Josh Sutherland Fr. D 6-2 195 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd 42 Robert Gazzano So. A 6-0 195 Plantation, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 43 Chris Delaney Jr. A 5-10 165 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 44 Liam Linden Jr. D 6-2 205 Amityville, N.Y./St. Bonaventure
Coach Bill Dunn
Chris Delaney
Thomas Kofod
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Christian Michaels
Founded
Enrollment
: 1955
Sports
Complex
ROBERTS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Head Coach: Rocky Delfino (12th Season)
Coaches: John Wellington, Rocky Delfino Jr., Hunter Lemieux, Mitch Streety
Gunner MacMillan
Quick Facts
Location: Rochester, N.Y.
Founded: 1866
Enrollment: 1,823
Nickname: Redhawks
Colors: Red, Black, and White
President: Dr. Deana L. Porterfield
Director of Athletics: Bob Segave
Stadium: Roberts Wesleyan Soccer Stadium
Did You Know?
• This is Roberts Wesleyan’s fourth straight appearance in the ECC Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
• Two-time Olympic medalist (gold, silver) Jenn Suhr (pole vault) played basketball at Roberts Wesleyan. She ranks second all-time in program history with 1,819 career points.
No. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School 0 Garret Cole Fr. M 5-9 186 Guilderland Center, N.Y./Guilderland 2 Jordon Deats Jr. M 6-4 220 Bath, N.Y./Haverling 3 Ryan Prine So. M 5-9 175 Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas 4 Sam Keens Fr. M 5-9 165 Spencerport, N.Y./Spencerport 5 Luke Delavak Jr. LSM 5-10 185 Rush, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta 6 Isaac Marrero Fr. M 5-10 190 Utica, N.Y./Whitesboro 7 Reid Jackowski Gr. A 5-11 175 Syracuse, N.Y./Lafayette 8 Parker Bossard R-So. D 6-0 200 Geneva, N.Y./Geneva 9 Alexander Cooper So. D 6-4 195 Queensbury, N.Y./Queensbury 11 Garrett Kayser Fr. GK 5-9 185 Geneva, N.Y./Geneva 12 Jacob Zimmerman So. M 5-9 170 Spencerport, N.Y./Spencerport 14 Lucas Marshall Sr. M 5-8 155 Buffalo, N.Y. /Sweet Home 15 Connor Pearce Fr. D 6-0 200 Mono, Ontario/The Hill Academy 16 Austyn Kelly So. M 6-1 170 Penfield, N.Y./Penfield 17 Riley Schmeer Sr. D/M 6-3 195 Rochester, N.Y./Spencerport 19 Justin Skelly Fr. M 6-2 200 Livonia, N.Y./Livonia 20 Ethan Brown Fr. M 5-11 160 Toronto, Ontario 21 Andy Davis So. GK 5-11 180 Baldwinsville, N.Y./Alfred U 22 Gunner MacMillan So. A 6-0 180 Henrietta, N.Y./Baldwin Wallace 23 Curtis Denison Fr. A 6-5 225 Geneva, N.Y./Geneva 24 Brady Kustra Fr. D 5-10 185 Buffalo, N.Y./Robert Morris 25 Carson Kummer Fr. A/M 6-0 235 Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg 27 Jonathan Deats 5th M 6-1 180 Bath, N.Y./Haverling 29 Tyler Clark So. A 5-11 190 East Aurora, N.Y./East Aurora 40 Matt Walsh Jr. M 6-1 210 Buffalo, N.Y./Hamburg 88 Dan Doviak Sr. A 6-1 200 Oswego, N.Y./Oswego 99 RT Stevenson Fr. D 6-3 220 Rochester, N.Y./Gates
Assistant
Coach Rocky Delfino
Luke Delavak
Reid Jackowski
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IF i LOSE
I’LL RESPOND WITH RESPECT.
Don’t undo my hard work with poor sportsmanship.
