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ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Information Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. Enrollment 6,350 Founded 1892 President Thomas R. Rochon Nickname Bombers Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Empire 8 Home Court Ben Light Gymnasium (Capacity) (2,600) Division of Athletics/ Sports Information Directory Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Jeff Long Phone (607) 274-3747 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach Eric Seideman Phone (607) 274-1141 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler Phone (607) 274-3209 Contents Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg Phone (607) 274-3199 Upper Terrace Field ................................1 Assistant Director of Men’s Lacrosse History ...................... 2-3 Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie Phone (607) 274-5708 NCAA Playoff Results ........................... 2 Operations and USILA All-Americans ............................. 3 Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Phone (607) 274-3793 Jeff Long, Head Coach ....................... 4-5 Senior Woman Administrator Deb Pallozzi Bomber Coaching Records ....................4 Phone (607) 274-1270 Year-By-Year Results ..............................5 Supervisor of Athletic Trainers Kent Scriber Phone (607) 274-3178 Assistant Coaches ..................................6 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick Per-Game Averages ................................6 Phone (607) 274-1401 2009 Outlook ............................................7 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Sports Player Profiles ........................8-15, 18-20 Information Director Joe Gladziszewski 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Roster ................16 Phone (607) 274-3825 E-mail [email protected] 2008 Men’s Lacrosse Results ..............16 Assistant Sports 2008 Men’s Lacrosse Statistics ...........17 Information Director Chris Lewis Phone (607) 274-5124 Men’s Lacrosse Record Book .........21-23 E-mail [email protected] 2009 Opponent Profiles .................. 24-26 Sports Hot Line (607) 274-1161 Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll ..........26 Sports Information Fax (607) 274-1671 2008 Empire 8 ...................................26-27 College Information Series Records ......................................27 Egbert Hall (607) 274-3011 Admissions Office (607) 274-3124 All-Time Results .............................. 28-30 Job Hall (800) 429-4274 The Student-Athlete ..............................31 Financial Aid Office (607) 274-3131 Administration .......................................32 Campus Center (800) 429-4275 College Web Page www.ithaca.edu Press Information ................................IBC Athletics Web Page bombers.ithaca.edu 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Schedule ..........BC Administration Upper Terrace Field ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE he Ithaca College men’s lacrosse program has Both of the program’s Eastern College Athletic played its home games at Upper Terrace Field Conference (ECAC) titles were won at home. In 1973, Tsince 1994. With the installation of a new drain- under coach Bill Ware, the Bombers posted ECAC age system and a reseeding of the field eight years ago, playoff wins over Alfred, 14-11, and Rensselaer, the facility is among the top grass lacrosse locations 15-11, at home. The Bombers won the ECAC in Division III. Upstate New York Championship in 1993 after beat- Before moving to Upper Terrace Field, the ing Hamilton, 12-7, and Hartwick, 15-11, on Upper Bombers played at Allen Field. In 1993, construc- Terrace Field. tion and bad weather forced Ithaca to play its regular- Improvements continue to be made to Upper season home games on the artificial turf of Cornell Terrace Field. Following the 1997 season a fence was University’s Schoellkopf Field. constructed to enclose the playing field and spectator Ithaca has a .705 winning percentage at home and seating. Protective nets behind the goals, which also has won 54 of 67 games since 2000 on Upper Terrace serve as shooting nets, are now in place as well. Field. The Bombers won eight of their nine contests there last season. Ithaca hosted the inaugural Empire 8 championship tournament at Upper Terrace Field during the 2004 season and was again conference tournament host in 2007. Ithaca is 6-3 in NCAA playoff games played at RECORD AT home. The Bombers lost to Cortland, 11-9, in 1979, ALLEN/UPPER TERRACE FIELDS defeated Washington (Md.), 15-14, in overtime the following year and lost, 16-15, to Middlebury in 1998’s 182-76, .705 opening round. During the 2001 season Ithaca opened Years Won Lost Pct the tournament with a 14-8 victory over Messiah 1967-69 8 3 .727 and lost to eventual national champion Middlebury, 1970-79 48 13 .787 18-7, in the second round. In 2002 Ithaca defeated 1980-89 36 25 .590 Western New England, 16-15, in overtime and topped 1990-99 36 22 .621 Cortland, 10-9, in the second round. Last year the 2000-08 54 13 .806 Bombers rallied for wins over Williams and Western New England in the second round and quarterfinals. Totals 182 76 .705 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 1 Men’s Lacrosse History The Student-Athlete ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE he men’s lacrosse program at Ithaca has posted school records, including a goals-per-game aver- a record of 354-185 in the 39 years that lacrosse age of 5.5 (set during the 1973 season) and a career Thas been a varsity sport. The sport was intro- scoring average of 4.21. Another top offensive threat duced at Ithaca by Joe Corcoran through an intramural from Ithaca’s early seasons was Ithaca Hall of Fame program in 1946. member Jim Shaw, who scored 193 points to rank Under the direction of Harold Hatch and with fourth on the career scoring list. Corcoran’s help, lacrosse became a club sport in 1949 John Mouradian, who averaged almost three goals and play continued through 1951. After a hiatus the per game from 1974-76, is still involved in lacrosse. sport was resumed in 1965. He has served as the general manager of the Buffalo Corcoran eventually became one of the most Bandits of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), respected high school lacrosse coaches in the nation. now the National Lacrosse League, for three seasons. He built powerhouse programs in Corning, and in The Bandits captured two league titles during his ten- 1987 he was inducted into the United States Lacrosse ure. Mouradian also served as general manager of the Hall of Fame. Ontario Raiders and is currently general manager and The club team was revived in 1965 thanks to the head coach of the San Jose Stealth. efforts of Ken Gerbino (an incoming freshman) and Al Wolski became the head coach in 1978 and Carlo LoVecchio (who served as the team’s coach). led the team through the 1981 season. The Bombers Bill Ware took over as coach in 1966 and the sport participated in the NCAA tournament three times attained varsity status a year later. The program’s first and compiled a record of 41-15 during his leadership. game was a 9-7 win over RIT on April 8, 1967. In 1978 the Bombers won their first NCAA playoff Ware coached the varsity team for 11 years, post- game, beating host Salisbury State. ing a 79-30 record. Ithaca had winning seasons every The 1980 team reached the Division III semifi- year under Ware. The Bombers won the Northern nals, thanks to a 15-14 overtime win over Washington New York Lacrosse Division Championship in 1970 (Md.). The Bombers were ranked third in the nation, and 1973, and shared the title in 1969, 1971 and 1972. finishing with a 12-3 record. That team scored 274 The 1973 team also won the Eastern College Athletic goals, averaging 18.3 per game; both are school Conference (ECAC) lacrosse title. records. Among the early stars for the Bombers were goalie Wolski’s teams featured Barry Cohen, a three- Tim Cullen and attack Ted Greves. Cullen played time all-American and Ithaca’s second-leading career in all 25 games from 1969-71, posting a .777 save scorer, and Rob Serling, who set school records with percentage, a school record that still stands. His 5.60 120 career assists and 46 assists in one season. In goals-against average ranks second all-time. Greves, 1979 Steve Allison became Ithaca’s first all-American a two-time small-college all-American, is Ithaca’s goalie. career scoring leader. Upon graduation he held 10 Ray Rostan coached Ithaca for two seasons and posted a 15-10 record. His 1983 team reached the NCAA PLAYOFF RESULTS Year Opponent W-L Score Coach NCAA playoffs after a seven-game winning streak 1978 at Salisbury W 15-9 Al Wolski during the regular season. at Hobart L 29-6 Kevin Spencer took over as head coach in 1984 and 1979 Cortland L 11-9 Al Wolski posted a four-season record of 23-26. Derek Keenan 1980 Washington (Md.) W *15-14 Al Wolski was a standout performer during the mid-1980s. He at Cortland L 11-9 ranks sixth on Ithaca’s career scoring list and took 1983 at Roanoke L 14-11 Ray Rostan 1991 at Salisbury L 16-10 Jeff Long his game to the professional level as a forward for the 1992 at Salisbury W 21-9 Jeff Long Buffalo Bandits. He played professionally for two at Roanoke L 20-10 years before retiring at the end of the 1991 season. 1998 Middlebury L 17-16 Jeff Long Goalie Pete Reardon collected a school-record 661 2001 Messiah W 14-8 Jeff Long Middlebury L 18-7 saves in 43 career games. 2002 W. New England W *16-15 Jeff Long The 1988 season was the first for current head Cortland W 10-9 coach Jeff Long. Long guided Ithaca to the 1991 Middlebury L 12-6 Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC) 2007 at Cabrini W 18-11 Jeff Long at Gettysburg L 11-5 championship and the NCAA tournament. In 1992 2008 Williams W 17-10 Jeff Long the Bombers won the Empire Athletic Association W.