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18 2018 SoCon Men’s Lacrosse Championship Robins Stadium • Richmond, Va. May 3 & 5 #1 Richmond CONFERENCE NEWS AND NOTES Game 1 Thursday, May 3 • Richmond (9-5) and High Point (6-7) each won their 5:30 p.m. fi nal regular-season games to fi nish with 6-1 records in league play and share the regular-season SoCon #4 Furman title, which is the third for the Spiders and the fi rst for the Panthers. UR earned the top seed in the league tournament by virtue of its 15-12 win over High Point Game 3 on March 24. Saturday, May 5 2 p.m. • Jacksonville had already secured the No. 3 seed and its second straight tournament appearance heading #2 High Point into the fi nal weekend of league play, but Furman needed a goal by David Williamson will three sec- Game 2 onds left in its 8-7 win over Bellarmine to clinch the Thursday, May 3 fi nal spot in the tournament. 8 p.m. #3 Jacksonville Game times subject to change. • Richmond, which has also hosted each of the pre- All games to air live on the SoCon Digital Network vious three league championships, has reached the title game all three times, posting a trio of runner-up fi nishes. • Top-seeded Richmond and No. 4 seed Furman will SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS BY SCHOOL meet in Thursday’s fi rst semifi nal. The Spiders have beaten the Paladins in both previous meetings in the School App. Won Lost Pct. For Opp Titles Runner-Up tournament, earning wins in the semifi nals in both Air Force 2 4 0 1.000 39 30 2 0 2015 and 2017. Furman won this season’s regular- season matchup 10-9 on March 17, picking up its High Point 2 2 1 .667 22 31 1 0 fi rst-ever win over Richmond. Richmond 3 3 3 .500 60 46 0 3 Furman 2 1 2 .333 13 21 0 0 • High Point and Jacksonville will square off in Thurs- day’s second semifi nal. The sides have never met in Mercer 1 0 1 .000 6 7 0 0 SoCon tournament play. High Point took an 11-9 win Bellarmine 1 0 1 .000 8 10 0 0 over Jacksonville on March 31 of this season. Jacksonville 1 0 1 .000 8 11 0 0 • Richmond is the only league school to have quali- VMI 0 0 0 ----- 0 0 0 0 fi ed for all four SoCon Championships since the league added the sport in 2015. • High Point freshman Asher Nolting, the league’s leading scorer and a midseason addition to the SOCON CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS SOCON STANDINGS (THRU 4/30) Tewaaraton Award watch list, scored seven points on two goals and fi ve assists on April 28 to become the 2015 School SoCon Overall fi rst player in league history to record 30 goals and (Robins Stadium; Richmond, Va.) Richmond 6-1 9-5 30 assists in the same season. He enters the tourna- ment with 30 goals and 34 assists for a league-best April 30 #1 Richmond 8, #4 Furman 7 High Point 6-1 6-7 64 points, matching the single-season SoCon record April 30 #3 High Point 7, #2 Mercer 6 Jacksonville 5-2 7-6 set by Air Force’s Chris Walsch in 2016 and equaled May 2 #3 High Point 9, #1 Richmond 8 (2OT) Furman 4-3 4-9 by Walsch in 2017. Air Force 3-4 5-10 • Jacksonville and Richmond are both receiving votes MOP: Austin Geisler, High Point Bellarmine 2-5 4-9 in the latest USILA poll. Mercer 2-5 4-10 • Richmond junior Teddy Hatfi eld had four assists in 2016 VMI 0-7 2-10 the Spiders’ regular-season fi nale and is the league’s (Robins Stadium; Richmond, Va.) all-time leading scorer with 143 career points on 81 May 5 #1 Air Force 10, #4 Bellarmine 8 goals and 62 assists. May 5 #2 Richmond 17, #3 High Point 6 • Furman senior Jonah Moore is tied for the SoCon’s May 7 #1 Air Force 9, #2 Richmond 8 (OT) SOCON REGULAR-SEASON CHAMPS career lead in assists with 65. 2015 Richmond • Entering the tournament at 7-6 overall, Jacksonville MOP: Doug Gouchoe, Air Force is assured of posting its second season at .500 or bet- ter in program history. The Dolphins went 8-5 in 2013 2016 Air Force 2017 for their only winning season. (Robins Stadium; Richmond, Va.) 2017 Air Force, Furman, Richmond • Three SoCon players were selected in the Major May 4 #1 Air Force 11, #4 Jacksonville 8 League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, and all three are JU seniors. Faceoff specialist Hunter Forbes was taken May 4 #2 Richmond 13, #3 Furman 6 2018 High Point, Richmond by the Atlanta Blaze in the fi fth round; midfi elder May 6 #1 Air Force 9, #2 Richmond 6 Ryan Beville was selected by the Florida Launch in the sixth round; and midfi elder McLean Chicquen was taken in the seventh round by the Dallas Rattlers. MOP: Brandon Jones, Air Force 18 Team rosters #1 Richmond Spiders #4 Furman Paladins (9-5, 6-1 SoCon) (4-9, 4-3 SoCon) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous school No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/Previous school 1 Dean Roseman M 5-9 170 Sr. Cherry Hill, N.J./Penn Charter 3 David Williamson M 6-3 181 Jr. Gainesville, Va./Paul VI Catholic 2 Layne Collins A 5-8 164 Sr. Buff alo, N.Y./Bishop Timon St. Jude 4 Jarrett Birch A/M 5-7 170 Fr. Brielle, N.J./Manasquan 3 Ryan Murray M 5-8 170 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./Springside Chestnut Hill Aca. 7 Kevin Smith M 6-0 186 Jr. Arnold, Md./Broadneck 4 Eric Haehl M 6-2 201 Sr. Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue 9 Alec Van de Bovenkamp GK 6-2 205 So. Hinsdale, Ill./Culver Military Academy 5 Patrick Shea M 5-9 160 Jr. Oakville, Ontario/Woodberry Forest 10 Reilly McDermott GK 6-1 195 Sr. Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge 6 Jason Reynolds D 5-11 185 Fr. Chester Springs, Pa./Downington East 11 Zach Scott M 5-10 178 Jr. Richmond Hill, Ga./Benedictine Military 7 Adrian Nash M 6-0 165 Jr. Tully, N.Y./Tully 12 Corey Hall M 6-0 180 Fr. Easton, Md./Easton 8 Matt Davies M 6-1 185 So. Dover, Mass./Taft 13 Brady Stoll D 6-0 220 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier 9 Ryan Lanchbury A 6-0 175 Fr. Burlington, Ontario/Avon Old Farms (Conn.) 14 PJ Kaffl A 5-10 160 Fr. Glenwood Landing, N.Y./Chaminade HS 11 Ryan Lee A 6-2 185 Jr. South Salem, N.Y./John Jay 15 Cole Horan D 5-10 207 Fr. Floral Park, N.Y./Floral Park Memorial 12 Austin Cates LSM 6-1 190 Sr. Corning, N.Y./Corning East 16 Caleb Anderson A/M 6-4 177 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier 13 Kevin Todd A 5-9 165 So. Collegeville, Pa./Springford 17 Keegan Pearl A 6-2 178 Fr. Reisterstown, Md./St, Paul’s School 14 Teddy Hatfi eld A 6-1 180 Jr. Summit, N.J./Morristown-Beard School 18 Carson Sorrells A 5-10 215 Fr. Acworth, Ga./Allatoona 15 Mitch Savoca M 6-2 195 Fr. Newtown, Conn./Fairfi eld Prep 19 Finn Barry M 6-2 212 Jr. Napa, Calif./Saint Ignatius College Prep. 16 Tate Gallagher M 6-4 200 So. Ardmore, Pa./The Shipley School 21 James Powers M 6-3 202 Jr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 18 Tyler Shoults M 6-0 180 So. Warners, N.Y./West Genesee 22 Jack Newall M 6-2 202 So. Chapel Hill, N.C./Ravenscroft School 19 Nick Capuana D 5-10 180 Sr. Massapequa, N.Y./Nassau CC 23 Keller Pilch A/M 6-1 169 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Woodward Academy 20 Austin Reid A 6-0 160 Fr. Clinton, Conn/Xavier 25 Evan Scott LSM 6-0 185 Fr. Villanova, Pa./The Haverford School 21 Nate Arnold D 6-4 190 Fr. Macedon, Pa./Palmyra-Macedon 26 Gus Pinsoneault A 6-4 212 Jr. The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands 22 Jack Worstell A 5-10 162 Sr. Garden City, N.Y./Garden City 27 Joe Murphy D 6-0 166 Fr. Chevy Chase, Md./Gonzaga College HS 23 Rob Schotta LSM 6-0 185 Jr. Charlottesville, Va./St. Anne’s Belfi eld School 29 Brandon Bank D/LSM 5-11 152 So. Scarsdale, N.Y./Trinity-Pawling School 24 Jeremy Davis M 5-10 170 Fr. San Juan Capistrano, Cal./St. Margaret’s Episcopal 31 William Holcomb M 6-1 172 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Xavier 25 Mitch Goldberg A 6-5 215 R-Sr. Damascus, Md./Bullis School 32 Lou Yovino M 6-0 171 So. Parkland, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 26 George Uppgren G 5-9 190 Fr. Stillwater, Minn./Choate Rosemary Hall 33 Sage Rieth FO/M 6-2 193 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./McCallie School 27 Coleman Kissick M 6-0 190 Jr. Cohasset, Mass./Cohasset Middle 35 Jason Moore D 5-11 210 Sr. Waxhaw, N.C./Marvin Ridge 28 Jack Cook D 6-2 190 So. Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 37 Jack Schleicher M 6-1 175 So. Sag Harbor, N.Y./Southampton 29 Michael Reale M 5-10 170 So. Westport, Conn./Staples 38 Ben Medrano D 5-11 176 So.