Adelphi Athletics - A Tradition of Success 2013 Men’s Lacrosse Northeast-10 Conference The Northeast-10 Conference is an NCAA Division respective NCAA Final Fours. Quick Facts II conference that was established in 1979. The conference consists of 16 member institutions located Also during the 2011-12 academic year, Southern University Information throughout the Northeast in the states of Connecticut, Connecticut’s Amanda Thomas won national cham- Location: Garden City, N.Y. Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, and pionships in the 200 and 400 individual medleys, and Founded: 1896 Vermont. for her efforts was named the 2012 NCAA Division II Enrollment: Over 8,500 Women’s Swimmer of the Year. President: Dr. Robert A. Scott The institutions that make up the NE-10 include Athletic Director: Robert E. Hartwell Adelphi University, American International College, Southern Connecticut’s Nick Lebron (heptathlon) and Assoc. Athletic Director/SWA: Kate Whalen Assumption College, Bentley University, Franklin American International’s Dominic Smith (400 meter Conference: Northeast-10 Pierce University, Le Moyne College, University of dash) also claimed individual national titles at the Affiliation: NCAA Division II Massachusetts Lowell, Merrimack College, Univer- 2012 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. Home Field: Motamed Field sity of New Haven, Pace University, Saint Anselm Nickname: Panthers College, Saint Michael’s College, The College of In all, 59 different Northeast-10 Conference teams School Colors: Brown and Gold Saint Rose, Southern Connecticut State University, were selected to participate in NCAA Champion- Athletic Department Phone: (516) 877-4240 Southern New Hampshire University, and Stonehill ship play during the 2011-12 academic year. The College. The 16 member institutions are spread geo- 59 programs represented 15 of the 16 conference Men’s Lacrosse Staff Information graphically from Syracuse, N.Y. to Waltham, Mass. institutions. Head Coach: Gordon Purdi and Colchester, Vt. to Garden City, N.Y. Email: [email protected] From the field of play to inside the classroom, the Record at School: 49-24 (Sixth Season) Many of the members are located in or around the NE-10 honored a number of student-athletes for Career Record: 49-24 metropolitan areas of Albany, Boston, Manchester, their academic accomplishments. Over 50 percent Lacrosse Phone: (516) 877-4244 New Haven, Worcester, and New York City. The of all conference student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA Assistant Coaches: conference was proud to welcome the New Haven throughout the 2011-12 academic year and were and Adelphi in its latest expansion, adding to the named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll as a result. Athletic Media Relations powerful union of strong academic and athletic Of the nearly 6,000 honor roll selections for the Asst. AD/Director: Adam Siepiola institutions. fall and spring, 244 earned a perfect 4.0 GPA. The Office Phone: (516) 877-4293 conference also honored 260 student-athletes that ex- Email Address: [email protected] The NE-10 has evolved into a membership commit- celled at a high level on the field and in the classroom Asst. Director: Matt Dispensa ted to competitive athletics programs that emphasize as members of academic all-conference teams. Email Address: [email protected] the education, both on and off the field, of more than Office Phone: (516) 877-4236 6,000 student athletes. Among the many accom- Today’s NE-10 Conference remains focused on Graduate Assistant: Tony Bonvechio plishments of these institutions are NCAA Division complementing the academic integrity and missions Email Address: [email protected] II national championships in women’s basketball, of its member institutions with a commitment to a Office Phone: (516) 877-3774 women’s cross country, field hockey, men’s lacrosse, broad-based championship program, as evidenced by Office Fax: (516) 877-4237 women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, the 23 sports the conference offers in championship Website: www.AUPanthers.com women’s track and field, and men’s and women’s play, the most such of any Division II conference. Mailing Address: 1 South Avenue, Garden City, N.Y. 11530 swimming and diving. Through the establishment and enforcement of History The conference is coming off a successful 2011- regulations, the conference aims to encourage poli- First Year as a Varsity Sport: 1948 12 season, as the Saint Rose women’s soccer team cies that enable intercollegiate athletics programs to Changed to Division II: 1968-81, 1993 claimed the first national championship in the contribute to and be considered an integral part of the All-Time Varsity Record/Years: 443-320-5/64 school’s athletic history with a 2-1 victory over total educational offerings at our member institu- All-Time NE-10 Record/Years: 24-6/3 Grand Valley State in Pensacola, Fla. tions. The Northeast-10 can look to a long history Northeast-10 Tournament Champions: One/2011 of success including the growth from seven original NCAA Appearances/Last: 15/2011 The UMass Lowell field hockey team also advanced member institutions to more than double its size 30 to the national title game for the sixth time in seven years later, the contention for and winning of multiple 2012 Team Information seasons, while the Bentley women’s national championships, and the recogni Overall Record: 13-3 basketball and Stonehill men’s bas- tion of student-athlete performances off NE-10 Regular Season Record/Finish: 8-2/2nd Place ketball teams both advanced to their the field and in the classroom. Post Season: NE-10 Semi-Finals Final 2012 Ranking: 7th Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 19/20 Newcomers: 22 Key Returners Name - Yr. - Position - 2012 Stats Joe Celano - Sr. Midfield, 27G, 5A, 32 points Kevin Kennedy - Sr. Defense, 12G, 6A, 18 points, 48GB, 14CT Greg Puskuldjian - Jr. Midfield, 79 GB, .707 face off win % Key Losses 2012 Stats Joe Viale 39 goals, 27 assists, 66 points Danny Blau 22 goals, 22 assists, 44 points, 41 gb Kieran Riegel 17 goals, 4 assists, 21 points, 15 gb 2013 Men’s Lacrosse Media Guide 1 Adelphi Athletics - A Tradition of Success He was also named ECC Coach of the year while coaching three players to ECC All- Conference awards including Edward Ege, the ECC Player of the year. In addition, he Gordon also produced two All-Americans and NCAA Statistical Champions. Purdie, a member of the Australian World Games team before arriving at Adelphi, Purdie made his mark as a two-time All-America selection. He played three years for the Panthers, from 1987-89, helping the team to two NCAA Division I Tournament ap- pearances. He appears in numerous Adelphi DI records, including first in single-sea- son ground balls (109) and second in career ground balls (269). He also appears in Head Coach the top-ten in single season and career assists and points. Sixth Season Record: 49-24 His post-collegiate career included playing seven times for the Australian Lacrosse World team. He also played for the New York Saints (1990-99), New Jersey Storm On July 18, 2007, Gordon Purdie ‘88 was named the sixth head lacrosse coach in (2002-03) and the Anaheim Storm (2004), playing in over 100 professional indoor Adelphi University history, replacing Sandy Kapatos. This season marks his sixth lacrosse games. In 1994 he was named Best Midfielder at the World Games. He has year as head coach. twice appeared in the ILF World Championships (2003, 2007) and was inducted into the Adelphi Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. Purdie and the men’s lacrosse team completed another successful season in 2012. The team posted a 13-3 overall record with an 8-2 mark in the NE-10. As defending Purdie has coached at the Waldorf School in Gar- den City, N.Y. since NE-10 Tournament champions, the team fell in the semifinals to Merrimack. Five 1994 and has coached numerous All-Americans and Academic All- players received USILA All-American honors, with one landing on the First-Team, Americans and in 1997 was named the New York Metropolitan La- two named to the Second-Team and two Honorable Mentions; one player was also crosse Association High School Coach of the Year. named USILA Scholar All-American. Four players earned ECAC All-Star status, and Joe Vitale was named ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. Vitale was the first Purdie currently resides with his wife Carol and son Gordon in Division II player to be selected in the 2012 Major League Lacrosse draft, and was East Rockaway, New York. picked up by the Charlotte Hounds with the 57th pick overall. 2011 was a special and record breaking season for Purdie and the Panthers. Purdie led Adelphi to the program’s first Northeast-10 Championship with a 13-8 win over Merrimack in the NE-10 Tournament Championship game. He also guided Adelphi to a program record for wins in a season at 16 (the previous mark was 13, set back in 1979). Purdie also had the Panthers back in the National Championship game for the first time since 2001, when Adelphi won it’s last Division II title. Seven players were named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference team, including Eric Janssen, who was named NE-10 Goalie of The Year. Adelphi also received national recognition with five players earning USILA All-America honors, marking the first time since 2008 the Panthers have had an All-American. Prior to the 2011 season, Purdie had his most successful season at the helm of the Panthers in 2010, guiding the squad to a 10-5 overall record. In their first season in the Northeast-10, Purdie led the Panthers to a 7-3 record in league play.