2017 NEW YORK LIZARDS
WEEK 12 NOTES
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Venue: American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC) 2017 SCHEDULE Playing Surface: Natural Grass| Capacity: 17,000 April Sat. 22 @Chesapeake W 15-14 (OT) All-Time Series: Lizards lead, 6-3 Sat. 29 v. Denver L, 7-13 Last Meeting: 5/21/16: Lizards 21, Hounds 18 Live Video: LSN/Twitter (MLL Game of the Week) May Twitter: @LizardsLacrosse and @LaxSportsNet 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) Sat. 17 v. Rochester W, 13-12 Sat. 24 @Denver L, 14-17 TEAM INFORMATION Thu. 29 v. Ohio W, 15-14 Website: http://www.NYLizards.com 2017 Record: 4-6 July Head Coach: Joe Spallina (6th year) Thu. 13 v. Atlanta L, 14-16 Coach’s All-Time Record: 46-36 Sat. 15 @Charlotte 7:00 p.m. Thu. 20 v. Boston 7:00 p.m. MEDIA INFORMATION Sat. 29 @Ohio 7:00 p.m. PR Director: Rick Rissetto Email: [email protected] August Phone: 516-382-8460 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
MLL Titles …………... 3 (2001, 2003, 2015) TEAM INFORMATION ALL-TIME RECORDS Website: https://www.charlottehounds.com/ Regular Season …………………………. 111-87 2017 Record: 5-5 Post Season …………………………..………. 9-7 Head Coach: Jim Stagnitta Coach’s All-Time Record: LIZARDS COACHES MEDIA INFORMATION Head Coach …………………….… Joe Spallina Media Contact: Wade Leaphart Assistant Coach ……….…….. Tommy Susko Email: [email protected] Offensive Coordinator……… Ryan Danehy Phone: 704-516-3418 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
Welcome to New York!
The Lizards made a last-minute swap with the Boston Cannons right before the MLL trade deadline on June 27, acquiring Will Manny and Joe LoCascio in exchange for Dave Lawson and Chris LaPierre. To say that both players performed well against the Ohio Machine on June 29 is an understatement. Manny would explode for a team-high five goals, including one late in the fourth quarter. However, the hero of the night was LoCascio, as the midfielder would net a two-point goal with 56 seconds remaining, giving the Lizards the 15-14 lead, and eventual win. Before the trade, Manny had been in the top 10 in scoring, having netted 18 goals, in addition to tallying 12 assists for the Cannons. LoCascio posted very respectable numbers in his breakout season for the Cannons, having scored 12 goals on the year.
Future on Faceoffs
The Lizards made eight selections in the 2017 MLL Collegiate Draft, but one player who is currently making an impact at the professional level is an undrafted free agent. Jon Garino, Jr., a faceoff specialist, was signed by New York in early June out of the University of Maryland, the reigning 2017 NCAA Champions. Garino won an astounding 62% of his faceoffs in his senior year and went 3-for-6 on faceoffs in his first career game on June 29 against the Ohio Machine. With faceoff legend and current Lizard Greg “Beast” Gurenlian retiring at the end of the 2017 campaign, Garino has a shot of taking over faceoff duties in the future for New York.
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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 66 Matt Gibson A 5’10” 170 lbs. Yale 33 Austin Pifani D 6’2” 215 lbs. UNC 70 Steve DeNapoli M 5’9” 165 lbs. Hofstra 99 Paul Rabil M 6’4” 220 lbs. Johns Hopkins 71 Curtis Dickson A 6’2” 200 lbs. Delaware Jeff Reh M 5'11" 190 lbs. Stony Brook 81 Kyle Hartzell D 6’2” 180 lbs. Salisbury 27 Jacob Richard M 6’0’’ 180 lbs. Marquette 84 Tommy Palasek A 5’11” 185 lbs. Syracuse 7 Kyle Sweeney D 6’2” 195 lbs. Georgetown 90 Jack Carrigan D 6’3” 205 lbs. Loyola (MD) 36 Kevin Unterstein M 5’11” 190 lbs. Hofstra 99 Paul Rabil M 6’4” 220 lbs. Johns Hopkins 43 Ryan Walsh A 6’4” 235 lbs. Colgate Jeff Reh M 5’11” 190 lbs. Stony Brook 1 Joe Walters M 6’0” 192 lbs. Maryland
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Week 12 Game Preview
Week 12 Preview: New York @ Charlotte
July 15, 2017
The New York Lizards look to make a late-season playoff push as they head to Charlotte and battle the Hounds.
Who: New York Lizards at Charlotte Hounds
When: Saturday, July 15, 2017. 7:00pm EST
Where: American Legion Memorial Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Watch: Lax Sports Network (Live Feed on Twitter @LizardsLacrosse) and Twitter (MLL Game of the Week)
Week 12 Pregame Notes/Recap
The time is now for New York to start making their charge to the postseason. With four games remaining on the docket, the Lizards currently boast a 4-6 record after Thursday’s 16-14 loss to the Atlanta Blaze. A quick turnaround with a trip to the Queen City will be a determining factor in where New York goes from here. Paul Rabil, who now leads the team with 39 points on the year, had a pair of two-point goals in the opening quarter for the Lizards and led all players with a six-point effort. Rob Pannell added a hat trick and Will Manny had two goals for the hosts while Greg Gurenlian and Jon Garino combined to win 20-of-32 in the face-off circle. Despite the successes, a 4-1 fourth quarter tipped the scales in favor of Atlanta and the heat of the day wore on the Lizards as a late two-point try from Kyle Hartzell flew wide of the cage.
What to Look Out For
Thinking Ahead in the Standings
The standings can be misleading in a nine-team league, case in point the New York Lizards are not out of the hunt for the postseason yet despite a brief glance at the tale of the table. New York, at 4-6, is tied with Rochester and a win above Boston for the bottom of the MLL standings. However, the Lizards are a win behind Atlanta (5-6) for fifth place and a game behind Charlotte and Florida for the final postseason spaces as of now. A win over the Hounds vaults New York into the conversation for the final play-off berth as the season begins to draw to its ever-dramatic conclusion.
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Looking Ahead
New York returns home on Thursday, July 20th and faces the Boston Cannons at 7 p.m. at James M. Shuart Stadium on the campus of Hofstra University. The Lizards will be going back in time and host 80’s night with a halftime performance by Tiffany and many 80’s themed activities.
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
44.1...….….....….…....…… Average shots per game..………...……...………46.4 12.4.………..…..…….…...…. Average goals per game.….……….…….………13.5
13.9.…………...... …. Average goals allowed per game….……..….…………13.0 28.1% ………..……....….…….. Shot percentage ……..………...….……...… 29.1% 28.9………………….……… Average groundballs per game ………….……….…34.9 174-301..……….……….….....…..…. Face-offs won ………….……………..………143-301 57.8%...………………….….……… Face-off percentage …………………..… 47.5% 3.4.……..….....…….. Average penalty minutes per game ……….…..….1.9
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 Nine
Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Drew Adams Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Joe Walters
Defensive Player of the Week: Drew Adams Offensive Player of the Week: Joe Walters
Week Three Week Eleven
Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Paul Rabil Coca-Cola Player of the Game: Will Manny
Offensive Player of the Week: Will Manny
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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 ------v. Boston 20 -July ------@ Ohio 29-July ------v. Charlotte 5-Aug ------
Total 35 32 37 31 29 44 27 34 129-142
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 9 13 34 38.24 1 10 31 67.74 1
Charlotte 10 7 32 21.88 1 8 26 69.23 0
Chesapeake 9 10 33 30.30 1 9 29 68.97 1
Denver 9 6 26 23.08 1 11 37 70.27 0
Florida 10 0 35 0.00 0 7 33 78.79 1
New York 10 13 40 32.50 0 7 31 77.42 0
Ohio 10 13 31 41.94 0 6 35 82.86 1
Rochester 10 7 25 28.00 0 9 29 69.97 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 10 14 0 13 27 0 2 4 0 0 0 4 0 12 0 53 .264 34 0-0
3 Pannell, Rob A 7 12 0 17 29 0 1 3 0 0 0 9 0 18 0 41 .293 27 0-0
4 Manny, Will A 11 25 0 12 37 1 4 4 0 0 0 18 0 14 1 98 .255 63 0-0
5 LoCascio, Joe M 9 16 1 4 21 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 3 1 68 .235 32 0-0
17 Fletcher, Joe D 10 1 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 1 4 1 1.000 1 0-0
24 Flanagan, Ryan D 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
27 Richard, Jacob M 7 1 0 0 1 .5 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 1 1.000 1 0-0
32 Gurenlian, Greg FO 10 4 0 5 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 85 0 9 0 7 .571 6 164-285
33 Pifani, Austin D 5 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 2 2 .000 0 0-0
43 Walsh, Ryan A 7 5 0 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 23 .21 1 0-0
66 Gibson, Matt A 8 20 0 5 25 .5 3 1 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 59 .339 39 0-0
70 DeNapoli, Steve M 5 0 0 2 2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 2 3 2 .000 1 0-0
81 Hartzell, Kyle D 10 1 1 1 3 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 2 2 13 .077 7 0-0
84 Palasek, Tommy A 7 9 0 4 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 9 0 4 0 22 .409 16 0-0
90 Carrigan, Jack D 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
99 Rabil, Paul M 10 22 3 14 39 3 3 1 0 0 0 9 0 5 2 88 .250 53 0-0
Reh, Jeff M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0
TOTALS: - 10 124 5 73 202 33.5 13 20 0 0 4 289 0 119 32 441 .281 276 174-301
# GOALIES GP MIN W L GA 2ptGA GAA SV SV%
14 Adams, Drew 10 608:57 4 6 139 3 13.70 161 .537
11 Madalon, Christopher 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 .00 0 .000
TOTALS: 10 - 4 6 139 3 13.90 161 .537
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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 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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