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20072007 22007007 22007007 2007 2007 GOLDEN FLYERS LA CROSSE 1 COLLEGE INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Location . .4245 East Avenue, Rochester, NY 14618 Nazareth College Athletics/ Main Telephone Number . .(585) 389-2525 Men’s Lacrosse Quick Fact. Pg 1 Enrollment . .1,925 (undergraduate) Staff Directory . Pg 2 Founded . .1924 by the Sisters of St. Joseph Head Coach President . .Daan Braveman Year by Year . Pg 3 Nickname . .Golden Flyers Assistant Coaches . Pg 4 Colors . .Purple and Gold 2007 Roster . Pg 5 Affiliations . .NCAA Division III, ECAC Conference . .Empire 8 2007 Season Preview . Pg 6 Empire 8 Commissioner . .Chuck Mitrano 2007 Returning Players. Pg 8-14 Office Phone. .(585) 581-0834 2007 Newcomers. Pg 16-17 E-mail . [email protected] Empire 8 Conference . Pg 18 Empire 8 SID . .Tim Farrell 2006 Season Review . Pg 19 E-mail . [email protected] 2006 Game Summaries . Pg 20-21 Home Field (Capacity) . .Golden Flyer Stadium (2,200) Athletic Director . .Peter Bothner 2006 Scoring & Final Results . Pg 22 Office Phone . .(585) 389-2196 2007 Opponents Profiles . Pg 23-25 E-mail . [email protected] Golden Flyers in Overtime . Pg 25 Men’s Lacrosse Coach . .Rob Randall (Nazareth, '88) vs All Opponents . Pg 26 Record at Nazareth . .78-20 (6 seasons) Post Season Play. Pg 26 Career Head Coaching Record . .121-52 (11 seasons) Career Records . Pg 27 Office Phone . .(585) 389-2194 E-mail . [email protected] Single Season Records . Pg 28 Assistant Coaches . .Ryan Martin, Jeff Mangini Record Book . Pg 29 Team Captains . .Chad Amidon, Francis Donald, All-America Selection . Pg 30 . .Jordan Hirsch, Ryan Hotaling, Pat Mullin Team Award Winners. Pg 31 Players returning/lost . .25/14 Athletic Donors . Pg 32 2006 Overall Record . .12-4 Year by Year Results . Pg 33-35 2006 Empire 8 Record/Finish . .5-2/3rd NCAA Tournament Appearances (16) . .1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 History and Information . Pg 36 . .1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 NCAA Championships (3) . .1992, 1996, 1997 COVER Overall Record . .255-60, .810 (21 seasons) TOP ROW: Head Athletic Trainer . .Adrienne Jester (from left) – Ryan Hotaling, Office Phone . .(585) 389-2838 Pat Mullin, E-mail . [email protected] Jordan Hirsch. Assistant Athletic Trainer . .Michael Fahy E-mail . [email protected] BOTTOM ROW: Assistant Athletic Trainer . .Beth Abegglen Chad Amidon and Francis Donald E-mail . [email protected] Assistant Athletic Director/Sports Information Director . .Joe Seil Office Phone . .(585) 389-2452 DESIGN & LAYOUT: Office Fax . .(585) 389-2188 E-mail . [email protected] Web Address . .www.naz.edu/dept/athletics Nazareth Men’s Lacrosse 2007 is a production of the Nazareth Admissions Office . .(585) 389-2860 Athletic Department. For further information, contact Joe Seil at (585) 389-2452 or at [email protected]. Financial Aid Office . .(585) 389-2310 2007 MEN’S LACROSSE 2 STAFF DIRECTORY PETER BOTHNER BETH ABEGGLEN SUE BEHME TERESE BOUCHARD JACK CARPENTER MARTY CODDINGTON Director of Athletics Asst Athletic Trainer Women’s Lacrosse Coach Equestrian coach Women’s Softball Coach Golf Coach [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] x2196 x2838 x2835 x2195 x2936 x2195 MIKE DALEY MICHAEL FAHY HEATHER FRANK DAN GILBERTSON ADRIENNE JESTER SCOTT LOVE Asst Athletic Director & Asst Athletic Trainer Athletic Office Coordinator Men’s Soccer Coach Head Athletic Cross Country, Men’s Basketball Coach [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Trainer/SWA Track & Field Coach [email protected] x2838 x2186 x2191 [email protected] [email protected] x2814 x2838 x2852 GAIL MANN MIKE PALERMO ROB RANDALL JOE SEIL MARTIE STASER ANDREA TUTINO Women’s Soccer Coach Equipment Room Manager Men’s Lacrosse Coach Assistant Athletic Swimming Coach Field Hockey Coach [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Director/SID [email protected] [email protected] x2813 x2837 x2194 [email protected] x2198 x2199 x2452 PHONE NUMBERS Main College Number: Press Box Phone: 389-2525 389-2951 Athletic Office Fax: Press Box Fax: 389-2839 389-2950 Sports Information Fax: Sports Hotline: PAUL WAIDA CAL WICKENS DIANE WILLIAMS Tennis Coach Volleyball Coach Women’s Basketball Coach 389-2188 389-2095 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] x2853 x2189 x2190 2007 MEN’S LACROSSE 3 HEAD COACH ROB RANDALL Randall was a logical choice to replace Nelson as coach since he played at Nazareth in 1987 and was an assistant coach for three Head Coach seasons in the 1990s. He was on the staff in 1992 when the Now in his seventh season as Golden Flyers won their first national title. head coach of the Golden Flyers’ A native of Rochester, Randall spent the 2000 season as head men’s lacrosse team, Rob Randall coach at SUNY Geneseo. His coaching experience also includes a has worked diligently to carry on four-year stint as head coach at Sacred Heart University in the program’s successful tradition. Fairfield, Conn. and three seasons as a Division I assistant coach Randall took on the Nazareth at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. lacrosse coaching challenge in At Sacred Heart, Randall, like Nelson, started from scratch, building 2001, succeeding Nazareth Sports a program that would eventually be ranked fourth nationally in Hall of Famer Scott Nelson, who Division II. won 177 games and three national titles in 15 seasons. He compiled a record of 41-20 in his four seasons there and twice was a finalist for Division II Coach of the Year honors. His 1996 Randall’s determined focus and gentle touch have been key team won the ECAC Division II title. ingredients in enabling the Golden Flyers to maintain their status among the elite teams in Division III. Nazareth has made four NCAA As a player, Randall was a starting attackman and was named the Tournament appearances in Randall’s six seasons and made a trip Golden Flyers’ offensive most valuable player in 1987, Nazareth’s to the Division III championship game in 2004. In 2005, Randall second season of intercollegiate competition. He had 48 points on had the Golden Flyers once again on the brink of a national 18 goals and a team-best 30 assists. championship game appearance, but Nazareth lost a close game Randall was a scholastic standout at Irondequoit High School and at Middlebury in the Division III semifinals. went on to earn junior college All-America honors at Herkimer In '06, Nazareth finished 12-4 and scored decisive wins over County Community College before enrolling at Nazareth. Oneonta and Ithaca to win the ECAC Upstate Championship. His He earned a degree in sociology from Nazareth in 1988 and a six-year record at Nazareth is 78-20 (.796). Master of Arts degree in teaching from Sacred Heart. The Golden Flyers won their first 15 games for Randall in 2001, In addition to coaching lacrosse at Nazareth, Randall oversees before falling to Middlebury in the national semifinals. Then after a game management operations during the fall and winter sports somewhat disappointing season -- by Nazareth lacrosse standards seasons. During the summer he will operate the popular Nazareth - in 2002 when the Golden Flyers finished 9-5 and missed the College Lacrosse Camp. This year’s camp is July 9-13. NCAA playoffs for the first time in 12 years, Randall steered the program back in the right direction in 2003 as the Golden Flyers Randall resides in Rochester with his wife, Barbara; daughter, finished 12-4 overall and captured the Empire 8 Conference Carly; and son, Brett. championship with a thrilling 12-11 double overtime victory over Ithaca. For his efforts, Randall was recognized as Empire 8 Coach of the Year, an honor he also secured in 2001. In 2004, after tough regular-season road losses at Cortland and Ithaca, the Golden Flyers regrouped in time to avenge both defeats come playoff time. A 7-5 win at Ithaca enabled Nazareth to win the Empire 8 Conference title for the second year in a row, and a 10-8 win at Cortland in the national quarterfinals set up a semifinal matchup at Middlebury. Nazareth won at Middlebury, 12-8, snapping the Panthers’ 45- game home-field winning streak and earning the Golden Flyers a trip to Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium to meet Salisbury in the national championship game. Nazareth’s season ended there with a 13-9 loss. In 2005, the Golden Flyers also seemed to peak at playoff time following tough regular-season losses to RIT and Ithaca. Nazareth was forced to go on the road for the Empire 8 Tournament and the Golden Flyers secured the conference’s automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with decisive wins at Ithaca, 14-4, and at COACH ROB RANDALL Hartwick, 18-7. They won playoff games over Stevens Tech (13-10) and Cortland (14-7) before losing at Middlebury. Rob Randall has a six-year record of 78-20 at Nazareth. 2007 MEN’S LACROSSE 4 ASSISTANT COACHES RYAN MARTIN JEFF MANGINI Assistant Coach Assistant Coach An assistant coach at Rensselaer in On the heels of a fine four-year playing 2006, Ryan Martin was appointed as a career with the Golden Flyers, Jeff full-time assistant coach at Nazareth in Mangini returns this spring for his first the fall of '06. season as a part-time assistant coach. A native of Amherst, Mass., Martin A native of Freeport, Maine, Mangini served as the Red Hawks’ defensive graduated from Nazareth last spring coordinator and helped organize with a degree in Social Science. recruiting in '06. The Red Hawks He was one of the Golden Flyers’ finished 7-10 overall and 4-2 in the Liberty League.