2017 NEW YORK LIZARDS
WEEK 13 NOTES
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Venue: James M. Shuart Stadium (Hempstead, NY) Playing Surface: Fieldturf| Capacity: 13,000 2017 SCHEDULE All-Time Series: 15-10, New York April Sat. 22 @Chesapeake W 15-14 (OT) Last Meeting: 5/20/17: Cannons 16, Lizards 13 Sat. 29 v. Denver L, 7-13 Live Video: Lax Sports Network Twitter: @LizardsLacrosse and @LaxSportsNet May
Sat. 13 @ Atlanta W, 14-12 Sat. 20 @ Boston L, 13-16
June Fri. 2 v. Florida L, 10-13
Sat. 10 @Florida L, 14-15 (OT) TEAM INFORMATION Sat. 17 v. Rochester W, 13-12 Sat. 24 @Denver L, 14-17 Website: http://www.NYLizards.com Thu. 29 v. Ohio W, 15-14 2017 Record: 5-6 Head Coach: Joe Spallina (6th year) July Coach’s All-Time Record: 47-36 Thu. 13 v. Atlanta L, 14-16 MEDIA INFORMATION Sat. 15 @Charlotte W, 14-11 Thu. 20 v. Boston 7:00 p.m. PR Director: Rick Rissetto Sat. 29 @Ohio 7:00 p.m. Email: [email protected] Phone: 516-382-8460 August Sat. 5 v. Charlotte 7:00 p.m.
2017 QUICK FACTS
Name ………………..…..… New York Lizards Location ………………..…… Garden City, NY Founded …………………..………………… 2001 Home Field ….. James M. Shuart Stadium TEAM INFORMATION MLL Titles …………... 3 (2001, 2003, 2015) Website: https://www.bostoncannons.com/ 2017 Record: 3-7 ALL-TIME RECORDS Head Coach: Sean Quirk Regular Season …………………………. 112-87 Coach’s All-Time Record: 11-13 Post Season …………………………..………. 9-7 MEDIA INFORMATION LIZARDS COACHES Media Contact: Katherine Donnelly Head Coach …………………….… Joe Spallina Email: [email protected] Assistant Coach ……….…….. Tommy Susko Phone: (617) 746-9933 Offensive Coordinator……… Ryan Danehy Defensive Coordinator…Brian Dougherty
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Coaching Staff
JOE SPALLINA BRIAN DOUGHERTY Head Coach Defensive Coordinator - Entering his sixth season with the Lizards - Entering his first season with the Lizards - Previously served as Lizards assistant coach - Head coach of the Chestnut Hill College for two years lacrosse Men’s team - 2012 Brine Coach of the Year - Head coach of the Stony Brook Women’s DARRIN SCHIRTZER lacrosse team Team Operations Manager - Entering his sixth season with the Lizards TOMMY SUSKO - Coaches Team 91’s Crush with Joe Spallina Assistant Coach - Entering his fifth season with the Lizards ANDREW ALDERMAN - Assistant coach at Adelphi University Assistant Equipment Manager
th RYAN DANEHY - Entering his 16 season with the Lizards Offensive Coordinator - Played with the Israel Men’s Lacrosse Team - Entering his first season with the Lizards at the FIL World Lacrosse Championships in - Previously served as the assistant coach for 2014 the men’s lacrosse team at the University of Michigan and Dartmouth College Player News
What’s a Seawolf? I’m a Seawolf!
In an effort to revamp the team’s inconsistent play, the Lizards added rookie midfielder Jeff Reh to the active roster for the game on Saturday, July 15th against the Charlotte Hounds. New York selected Reh in the eighth round, 70th overall in the 2017 MLL Collegiate Draft out of Stony Brook University. The Sound Beach, New York native made the most out of his first opportunity as with 4:59 remaining in the first, Reh caught a pass in front of the net from Rob Pannell. Reh faked a shot to the top of the net and then shot the ball down and past the keeper for his first career goal to put New York up 3-1 over Charlotte.
The MANny of the Hour
All Will Manny has done since his acquisition from the Boston Cannons on June 27th is get the ball in the net. The Massapequa native has scored 9 goals in three games since the trade, including five in his first game in New York. In 12 games this season between Boston and New York, Manny has been nothing but brilliant, scoring 27 goals, adding 12 assists, and totaling 39 points on the year. The attackman is currently in fourth place in all of Major League Lacrosse in both goals (27) and points (39), and looks to add to his season total when he rumbles it out on Thursday, July 20th against … you guessed it, the Boston Cannons.
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ROSTERS
New York Lizards 25-Man Roster (Alphabetical) New York Lizards 25-Man Roster (Numerical) # PLAYER POS HT WT COLLEGE # PLAYER POS HT WT COLLEGE 14 Drew Adams G 6’0’’ 205 lbs. Penn State 1 Joe Walters M 6’0” 192 lbs. Maryland 90 Jack Carrigan D 6’3” 205 lbs. Loyola (MD) 3 Rob Pannell A 5’10” 195 lbs. Cornell 70 Steve DeNapoli M 5’9” 165 lbs. Hofstra 4 Will Manny A 5’9” 160 lbs. UMass 71 Curtis Dickson A 6’2” 200 lbs. Delaware 5 Joe LoCascio M 5’9” 195 lbs. Maryland 25 Scott Firman D 5’11” 189 lbs. Syracuse 7 Kyle Sweeney D 6’2” 195 lbs. Georgetown 24 Ryan Flanagan D 6’6” 220 lbs. UNC 11 Chris Madalon G 6’3” 210 lbs. UNC
17 Joe Fletcher D 6’2’’ 185 lbs. Loyola 14 Drew Adams G 6’0’’ 205 lbs. Penn State 17 Joe Fletcher D 6’2’’ 185 lbs. Loyola 41 Jon Garino FO 5’10” 180 lbs. Maryland 22 JoJo Marasco M 5’10” 193 lbs. Syracuse 66 Matt Gibson A 5’10” 170 lbs. Yale 24 Ryan Flanagan D 6’6” 220 lbs. UNC 32 Greg Gurenlian FO 6’1’’ 225 lbs. Penn State 25 Scott Firman D 5’11” 189 lbs. Syracuse 81 Kyle Hartzell D 6’2” 180 lbs. Salisbury 27 Jacob Richard M 6’0’’ 180 lbs. Marquette 5 Joe LoCascio M 5'9" 195 lbs. Maryland 32 Greg Gurenlian FO 6’1’’ 225 lbs. Penn State 11 Chris Madalon G 6’3” 210 lbs. UNC 33 Austin Pifani D 6’2” 215 lbs. UNC 4 Will Manny A 5'9" 160 lbs. UMass 36 Kevin Unterstein M 5’11” 190 lbs. Hofstra 22 JoJo Marasco M 5’10” 193 lbs. Syracuse 41 Jon Garino FO 5’10” 180 lbs. Maryland 84 Tommy Palasek A 5’11” 185 lbs. Syracuse 43 Ryan Walsh A 6’4” 235 lbs. Colgate 3 Rob Pannell A 5’10” 195 lbs. Cornell 55 Jeff Reh M 5’11” 190 lbs. Stony Brook 33 Austin Pifani D 6’2” 215 lbs. UNC 66 Matt Gibson A 5’10” 170 lbs. Yale 99 Paul Rabil M 6’4” 220 lbs. Johns Hopkins 70 Steve DeNapoli M 5’9” 165 lbs. Hofstra 55 Jeff Reh M 5'11" 190 lbs. Stony Brook 71 Curtis Dickson A 6’2” 200 lbs. Delaware 27 Jacob Richard M 6’0’’ 180 lbs. Marquette 81 Kyle Hartzell D 6’2” 180 lbs. Salisbury 7 Kyle Sweeney D 6’2” 195 lbs. Georgetown 84 Tommy Palasek A 5’11” 185 lbs. Syracuse 36 Kevin Unterstein M 5’11” 190 lbs. Hofstra 90 Jack Carrigan D 6’3” 205 lbs. Loyola (MD) 43 Ryan Walsh A 6’4” 235 lbs. Colgate 99 Paul Rabil M 6’4” 220 lbs. Johns Hopkins 1 Joe Walters M 6’0” 192 lbs. Maryland
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Week 13 Game Preview
Week 13 Preview: Boston @ New York
July 20, 2017
The New York Lizards prepare to duke it out with the Boston Cannons and attempt to extend their winning streak to two games.
Who: Boston Cannons at New York Lizards
When: Thursday, July 20, 2017. 7:00pm EST
Where: James M. Shuart Stadium, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York
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Week 13 Pregame Notes/Recap
It’s now or never for the New York Lizards (5-6), as the team needs a victory against the last place Boston Cannons (3-7) if they are to stay competitive in the playoff standings. Last time out, the Lizards played a well-balanced game against a tough Charlotte Hounds team, eventually winning by a score of 14-11. Rob Pannell provided the offense, netting four goals and tallying one assist on the night. Paul Rabil continued his torrid streak of outstanding play, adding two goals in the contest. The veteran midfielder not only leads the team in points, but he also leads all of MLL with 41 points. Greg Gurenlian was truly a “Beast” as he won 19-of-29 faceoffs and even scored two goals in the third quarter, both on faceoffs he won and took the distance. Although allowing three late goals in the fourth, Drew Adams displayed why he’s one of the best in the business as he saved 17 shots while allowing only 11 goals in the win against Charlotte.
What to Look Out For
Milestones in the Making
In the past two games against the Atlanta Blaze and Charlotte Hounds, multiple New York Lizards have pulled off some pretty incredible feats. By adding two more games to his resume, Drew Adams pasted John Gagliardi for second most games played by a New York Lizard with 105 games. Against the Atlanta Blaze, Paul Rabil netted three goals, including two two-pointers and added an assist. After his past game against Charlotte, he scored another two goals and has passed Keith Cromwell for fifth all-time on the most points compiled by a Lizard.
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Looking Ahead
New York returns home on Saturday, August 5th and face the Charlotte Hounds at 7:00 p.m. at James M. Shuart Stadium on the campus of Hofstra University. The first 1,000 guests in attendance will receive New York Lizards trading cards, courtesy of the Herald.
Tickets are still available for the Lizards’ contest with the Cannons. Call 1-855-NYLizards to purchase tickets for the game and learn more about the clinics. You can also purchase tickets online at www.nylizards.com/tickets.
HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON CHART 2017 STATISTICS
43.4...….….....….…....…… Average shots per game..………...……...………46.2 12.5.………..…..…….…...…. Average goals per game.….……….…….………13.1 13.6.…………...... …. Average goals allowed per game….……..….…………15.0 28.9% ………..……....….…….. Shot percentage ……..………...….……...… 28.4% 28.6………………….……… Average groundballs per game ………….……….…40.2
193-330..……….……….….....…..…. Face-offs won ………….……………..………169-322 58.5%...………………….….……… Face-off percentage …………………..… 52.5% 3.2.……..….....…….. Average penalty minutes per game ……….…..….2.8
Pronunciation Guide
Greg Gurenlian……………………………...Ger-EN-lee-EN Tommy Palasek ……………………………..PAL-uh-sek Austin Pifani …………………………………..Puh-FAH-knee Paul Rabil ………………………………………..RAY-bull Kevin Unterstein ……………………………..Un-ter-STINE Kyle Hartzell …………………………………….HEART-zull
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2016 Lizards Award Winners
Week One Week Eight Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Paul Rabil Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Dave Lawson Week Three Week Nine Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Steve Holmes Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Dave Lawson Defensive Player of the Week: Steve Holmes Offensive Player of the Week: Dave Lawson Week Four Week Thirteen Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Rob Pannell Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Paul Rabil Offensive Player of the Week: Rob Pannell Offensive Player of the Week: Paul Rabil Week Five Player of the Year: Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Rob Pannell Faceoff Athlete of the Year: Greg Gurenlian Offensive Player of the Week: Rob Pannell Offensive Player of the Year: Rob Pannell Week Seven
Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Rob Pannell
Offensive Player of the Week: Rob Pannell
2017 Lizards Awards Winners
Week One Week Eleven
Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Drew Adams Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Will Manny
Defensive Player of the Week: Drew Adams Offensive Player of the Week: Will Manny
Week Three Week Twelve
Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Paul Rabil Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Greg Gurenlian
Week Nine
Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Joe Walters
Offensive Player of the Week: Joe Walters
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2017 Quarter-by-Quarter Breakdown
Game Date 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT NY OPP NY OPP NY OPP NY OPP NY OP @ Chesapeake 22-Apr 6 6 1 3 4 4 3 1 1 0P 15-14 W v. Denver 29-Apr 1 3 4 6 0 3 2 1 -- -- 7-13 L @ Atlanta 13-May 6 2 3 1 3 4 2 5 -- -- 14-12 W @ Boston 20-May 3 6 6 5 1 2 3 3 -- -- 13-16 L v. Florida 2-June 1 3 3 1 5 7 1 2 -- -- 10-13 L @ Florida 10-June 4 1 3 2 2 4 5 7 0 1 14-15 L v. Rochester 17-June 3 3 2 3 4 4 4 2 -- -- 13-12 W @ Denver 24-June 4 2 7 4 2 5 1 6 -- -- 14-17 L v. Ohio 29-June 2 2 4 3 4 6 5 3 -- -- 15-14 W v. Atlanta 13-July 5 4 4 3 4 5 1 4 -- -- 14-16 L @ Charlotte 15-July 3 3 5 1 4 4 2 3 -- -- 14-11 W v. Boston 20 -July ------@ Ohio 29-July ------v. Charlotte 5-Aug ------
Total 38 35 42 32 33 48 29 37 143-153
2017 MLL Special Teams Statistics
TEAM GP PPGF ADV PPPCT SHGA PPGA TSH PKPCT SHGF
Atlanta 11 11 39 28.21 1 13 44 70.45 0
Boston 10 13 37 35.14 1 10 34 70.59 1
Charlotte 11 8 35 22.86 1 9 27 66.67 0
Chesapeake 10 10 37 27.03 1 9 30 70.00 1
Denver 10 6 28 21.43 1 11 39 71.79 0
Florida 11 0 36 0.00 0 7 37 81.08 1
New York 11 14 41 34.15 0 8 34 76.47 0
Ohio 11 13 33 39.39 0 6 37 83.78 1
Rochester 11 7 28 25.00 0 9 32 71.88 1
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2017 Lizards Team Statistics
# PLAYERS POS GP G 2ptG A PTS PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GB DC TO CTO S SPCT SOG FO
1 Walters, Joe M 11 15 0 14 29 0 2 4 0 0 0 5 0 15 0 56 .268 37 0-0
3 Pannell, Rob A 8 16 0 18 34 0 2 3 0 0 0 11 0 24 0 49 .327 34 0-0
4 Manny, Will A 12 27 0 12 39 1 4 4 0 0 0 19 0 16 1 104 .260 66 0-0
5 LoCascio, Joe M 10 17 1 5 23 1 0 1 0 0 1 10 0 3 1 69 .246 33 0-0
17 Fletcher, Joe D 11 1 0 0 1 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 1 4 1 1.000 1 0-0
24 Flanagan, Ryan D 6 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
27 Richard, Jacob M 8 2 0 0 2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 1 0 2 1.000 2 0-0
32 Gurenlian, Greg FO 11 6 0 5 11 1 0 0 0 0 1 94 0 9 0 9 .667 8 183-314
33 Pifani, Austin D 6 0 0 1 1 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 2 .000 0 0-0
43 Walsh, Ryan A 8 5 0 3 8 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 24 .208 13 0-0
55 Reh, Jeff M 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1.000 1 0-0
66 Gibson, Matt A 9 20 0 5 25 .5 3 1 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 63 .317 42 0-0
70 DeNapoli, Steve M 6 0 0 2 2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 2 3 2 .000 1 0-0
81 Hartzell, Kyle D 11 1 1 1 3 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 4 4 14 .071 7 0-0
84 Palasek, Tommy A 8 9 0 5 14 1 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 4 0 24 .375 17 0-0
90 Carrigan, Jack D 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0-0
99 Rabil, Paul M 11 24 3 14 41 3 3 1 0 0 0 10 0 8 2 94 .255 56 0-0
TOTALS: - 11 138 5 77 220 35.5 14 22 0 0 5 315 0 144 36 477 .289 302 193-330
# GOALIES GP MIN W L GA 2ptGA GAA SV SV%
14 Adams, Drew 11 668:57 5 6 150 3 13.45 178 .543
11 Madalon, Christopher 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 .00 0 .000
TOTALS: 11 - 5 6 150 3 13.64 178 .543
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DREW ADAMS #14 GOALIE
- Member of 2014 US Men’s National Team, won silver - 2011 and 2012 Warrior Goalie of the Year - Three time member of the MLL All-Star Team (2011, 2012, 2013)
JACK CARRIGAN #90 DEFENSE
- Played college lacrosse at Loyola University
STEVE DENAPOLI #70 MIDFIELD
- Played college lacrosse at Hofstra - Member of 2014 MLL All-Star Team - Scored four goals for New York in 2014 - One of three Lizards players to play in all 14 games of the 2014 season
CURTIS DICKSON #71 ATTACK
- Played college lacrosse at Delaware University - Two-time All-American and 2010 Tewaaraton Award Finalist - All-time leading goal scorer in Delaware history (162 goals)
SCOTT FIRMAN #25 DEFENSE
- Played college lacrosse at Syracuse - USILA Second-Team All-American and Inside Lacrosse First-Team All-American
RYAN FLANAGAN #24 DEFENSE
- Played college lacrosse at UNC - Spent first five seasons as a member of the Charlotte Hounds - Picked up 59 ground balls in his rookie season in 2012
JOE FLETCHER #17 MIDFIELD
- Played college lacrosse at Loyola - 2014 Tewaaraton Award Finalist - Only college player named to the 2014 US Men’s National Team 30-man training roster - Two-time member of the MLL All-Star Team (2015, 2016)
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JON GARINO, JR. #41 FACEOFF
- Played college lacrosse at Maryland - 2017 NCAA National Champion
MATT GIBSON #66 ATTACK
- Played college lacrosse at Yale - 2012 Cascade Rookie of the Year - Member of the 2012 MLL All-Star Team
GREG GURENLIAN #32 FACEOFF
- Ranks second all-time in the MLL for ground balls in a single season (124 in 2012) - Finished 2013 season with the highest face-off win percentage in the history of the MLL (.641) - Member of 2014 US Men’s National Team, won silver - Winner of the inaugural MLL FOGO of the Year award in 2014 - 2013 Defensive Player of the Week: Weeks 1 and 7 - Team Captain in 2013 and 2014 - Two-time member of the MLL All-Star Team (2013, 2016) - Three time All MLL Team member (2012, 2013, 2014) - Currently holds MLL record for most face off wins
KYLE HARTZELL #81 MIDFIELD
- Played college lacrosse at Salisbury - Member of 2014 US Men’s National Team, won silver - Set record for most points in a season by a defenseman in 2012 with the Ohio Machine (21 points)
JOE LOCASCIO #5 MIDFIELD
- Played college lacrosse at Maryland - Acquired by the Lizards in trade with Boston in June 2017
CHRIS MADALON #11 GOALIE
- Played college lacrosse at North Carolina
WILL MANNY #4 ATTACK
- Played college lacrosse at UMass - Acquired by the Lizards in trade with Boston in June 2017 - Totaled 106 goals in his first four seasons with Boston
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JOJO MARASCO #22 MIDFIELD
- Played college lacrosse at Syracuse - Re-acquired by Lizards in trade with Rochester in June 2017 - Totaled 65 goals in his first four seasons with New York - Was a member of the 2015 MLL Championship team.
ROB PANNELL #3 ATTACK
- Member of 2014 US Men’s National Team, won silver - Three-time MLL All-Star (2013, 2014, 2016) - 2014 Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Weeks 1, 8, 13 - Leading scorer for New York in 2014 - 2013 Cascade Rookie of the Year - 2013 Tewaaraton Award winner - NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer with 354 career points
TOMMY PALASEK #84 ATTACK
- Played college lacrosse at Syracuse - 2014 Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Weeks 4, 10 - Second leading scorer for New York in 2014 - Two-time Cascade Rookie of the Week in 2012 - Ranks 8th in the league for most goals scored by a rookie - Game MVP April 28, 2013 v. Boston Cannons; June 13, 2013 v. Hamilton Nationals - Member of the 2013 MLL All Star Team
AUSTIN PIFANI #33 DEFENSE
- Played college lacrosse at North Carolina - Two-time Tewaaraton Award Watch List nominee - 2017 ACC Defensive Player of the Year
PAUL RABIL #99 DEFENSE
- Member of 2014 and 2010 US Men’s National Team, won silver and gold respectively - 2014 FIL All-World Team - Two-time FIL World’s Best Midfielder (2010, 2014) - 2010 FIL World’s MVP - Eight-time member of the MLL All-Star team (2008 – 2016) - Six-time member of the MLL First-Team All-Pro (2009 – 2014) - Holds MLL Single Season All-Time Points Record with 72 points in the 2012 season for Boston - Two-time MLL MVP (2009, 2011) - MLL Championship MVP (2015)
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JEFF REH #58 MIDFIELD
- Played college lacrosse at Stony Brook University
JAKE RICHARD #27 MIDFIELD
- Played college lacrosse at Marquette University
KYLE SWEENEY #7 DEFENSE
- Played college lacrosse at Georgetown - Has won four MLL Championships (2004, 2006 and 2007 with the Bridgeport Barrage and 2011 with the Boston Cannons) - 13-year MLL veteran
KEVIN UNTERSTEIN #36 MIDFIELD
- Played college lacrosse at Hofstra - Team captain in 2013 - Scored career-high five points in 2013 - Member of 2014 US Men’s National Team 52-man training roster - Member of 2014 MLL All-Star Team
RYAN WALSH #43 ATTACK
- Played college lacrosse at Colgate - 2015 NCAA All-American - Finished at the top of the All-Patriot League with 31 goals and 45 points
JOE WALTERS #28 DEFENSE
- Played college lacrosse at the University of Maryland - Played 3 seasons with Rochester with 73 goals - Played 4 seasons with the Hamilton Nationals with 80 goals
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