SAINTS LACROSSE NCAA Tournament Guide Overall Record: 12-1 Conference Carolinas Record: 5-0
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2008 Limestone College SAINTS LACROSSE NCAA Tournament Guide Overall Record: 12-1 Conference Carolinas Record: 5-0 2008 Conference Carolinas Regular Season Champion Nine Consecutive NCAA Two NCAA National Tournament Appearances Championships (2000-2008) (2000, 2002) Nine Conference Tournament Championships (1999-2007) Quick Facts College Information Table of Contents Location .....................................................................Gaffney, S.C. Enrollment ................................................................................. 750 Founded................................................................................... 1845 Quick Facts ........................................................................................... 1 President .................................................................Dr. Walt Griffin NCAA Tournament Information ........................................................... 2 Athletics Information Limestone vs. the Tournament Field ..................................................... 3 Director of Athletics ....................................................Mike Cerino Limestone’s NCAA Tournament History .............................................. 3 Sr. Assoc. AD for Compliance ..............................Dennis Bloomer 2008 Season at a Glance ....................................................................... 4 Assoc. AD for Development & Marketing .............William Goode Assoc. AD for Facilities ............................................Jimmy Martin 2008 Schedule/Results .......................................................................... 4 Senior Woman Administrator ...................................Leah Melichar Roster .................................................................................................... 5 Nickname ...............................................................................Saints Coaching Staff....................................................................................... 6 Colors .......................................................................Blue and Gold Player Profiles ....................................................................................... 8 Affiliation ...........................................................NCAA Division II Year-by-Year Record ........................................................................... 15 All-Time Results ................................................................................. 15 Men’s Lacrosse Information Conference ....................................................Conference Carolinas Conference Tournament History ........................................................ 16 Head Coach .......................................... Mike Cerino (13th Overall) Limestone College Athletics ............................................................... 17 Record at Limestone ..............106-59 (.643)(1990-2000, 2007-08) Conference Carolinas .......................................................................... 18 Overall Record ........................................................... 159-83(.657) About Limestone College ................................................................... 19 Phone.........................................................................864-488-4562 Fax.............................................................................864-488-0714 2008 Statistics ..................................................................................... 20 Email ........................................................ [email protected] Assistant Coach ...........................................................Chris Barrett Phone.........................................................................864-488-8230 USILA NCAA Division II Poll Email ......................................................... [email protected] (May 5, 2008) Assistant Coach .................................................... Andrew Delaney Phone.........................................................................864-488-4569 Email ....................................................... [email protected] Rank Team Record Points Previous Week Assistant Coach ........................................................ Jeremy DaRin 1 LeMoyne 14-1 94 (5) 1 Phone.........................................................................864-488-8367 Email ............................................................jdarin@limestone.edu T2 NYIT 11-01 87 (2) 2 Facility ......................................................................... Saints Field T2 Bryant 14-4 87 (3) 4 2008 Overall Record ................................................................12-1 2008 Conference Record ............................................................5-0 4 C. W. Post 11-3 63 3 2008 Conference Regular Season Finish .....................................1st 5 Limestone 12-1 54 5 Conference Tournament Championships ....... 10 (1994, 1999-2007) Conference Regular Season Championships ......... 2 (2007-2008)* 6 Dowling 12-3 53 8 NCAA National Title Game Appearances .................................... 6 7 Mercyhurst 9-4 50 7 NCAA Tournament Appearances .................................................. 9 NCAA National Championships ..............................2 (2000, 2002) 8 Adelphi 7-5 27 6 9 Merrimack 12-4 19 9 Media Information 10 Wingate 11-3 9 nr Sports Information Director/Lacrosse Contact ........Leah Melichar Office Phone ..............................................................864-488-8219 Cell Phone .................................................................864-761-6972 Email ...................................................... [email protected] Sports Information Fax .............................................864-902-0714 Assistant SID ....................................................Heather Sulkowski Office Phone ..............................................................864-488-8297 Email ...................................................hsulkowski@limestone.edu Website Address ...............................................www.limestone.edu Mailing Address ...............................................1115 College Drive ...........................................................................Gaffney, SC 29340 Website ........................................................athletics.limestone.edu *Prior to joining the Carolinas-Virginia Athletics Conference in 2007 (now Confer- ence Carolinas), the Saints competed in the Deep South Conference. The Deep South Conference did not recognize a regular season champion as the league champion was determined by the tournament championship match. Credits The 2008 Limestone Men’s Lacrosse NCAA Tournament Guide is a publication of the Limestone College Sports Information Department. The publication was designed and written by Leah Melichar. Editorial contributions by Andrew Delaney. Special thanks to Dr. Walt Griffin, Josh Crotzer, Dr. Bill Baker, Heather Sulkowski, Andrew Delaney, and Mike Cerino for their help. Photographic contributions were made by Greg Wall and Dan Armstrong. 2008 NCAA Division II Tournament Information The championship provides for a four-team tour- nament. One team from each of the three regions (North, Central and South) and one at-large team from any region were selected to participate in the men’s lacrosse championship. Teams selected from the same region were paired for semifinal competition. NCAA Division II Past Champions Year Champion Score Runner-Up 1974 Towson 18-17 (OT) Hobart The 2008 NCAA Division II Champion- 1975 Cortland St. 12-11 Hobart 1976 Hobart 1 8-9 Adelphi ship game will be hosted by the Eastern 1977 Hobart 23-13 Washington 1978 Roanoke 14-13 Hobart College Athletic Conference and Harvard 1979 Adelphi 17-12 UMBC 1980 UMBC 23-14 Adelphi 1981 Adelphi 17-14 Loyola (Md.) University on May 25 at Gillette Staduim 1993 Adelphi 11-7 C.W. Post 1994 Springfield 15-12 NYIT in Foxboro, Mass. 1995 Adelphi 12-10 Springfield 1996 C.W. Post 15-10 Adelphi The semifinals of the tournament will 1997 NYIT 18-11 Adelphi 1998 Adelphi 18-6 C.W. Post be held at campus sites on May 17 or 18, 1999 Adelphi 11-8 C.W. Post 2000 Limestone 10-9 C.W. Post 2001 Adelphi 14-10 Limestone 2008. 2002 Limestone 11-9 NYIT 2003 NYIT 9-4 Limestone 2004 LeMoyne 11-10 (OT) Limestone 2005 NYIT 14-13 (OT) Limestone 2006 LeMoyne 12-5 Dowling 2007 LeMoyne 6-5 Mercyhurst Limestone vs. the Tournament Field New York Istitute of Technology Le Moyne Series Record: LC 1, NYIT 4 Series Record: LC 1, Le Moyne 5 NYIT’s 2008 Record: 11-1 overall/5-1 ECC Le Moyne’s 2008 Record: 14-1/10-0 NE-10 NCAA Division II Title Game Appearances: 4 NCAA Division II Title Game Appearances: 5 National Championships: 3 National Championships: 4 Last Meeting: New York Tech defeated the Saint 14-13 in overtime Last Meeting: Le Moyne beat Limestone 8-5 in the 2007 NCAA in the 2005 national championship game. semifinal in Syracuse, N.Y. Notes: Dowling handed NYIT its only loss of the season, 15-14, on Notes: Le Moyne is making its seventh straight appearance in the May 3.The Bears clinched their fifth East Coast Conference cham- NCAA Tournament. The Dolphins had their 25-game winning streak pionship on April 26 with a 9-8 overtime win against Mercyhurst. snapped at the hands of Bryant University after a 5-4 setback in the Northeast-10 Conference finals on May 4. Bryant Series Record: LC 2, Bryant 0 Bryant’s 2008 Record: 14-3/9-1 NE-10 NCAA Division II Title Game