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2 2018 QUICK FACTS Name: Chesapeake Bayhawks Founded: 2001 Location: Annapolis, MD Home Field: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium 2018 Schedule & Results MLL Titles: 5 (2002, 2005, 2010, 2012, 8-3 Overall 2013) 4-2 Home • 4-1 Away Website: thebayhawks.com BAYHAWKS COACHES APRIL Head Coach: Dave Cottle 21 vs. Dallas Rattlers L 9-15 Assistant Coach: Mark Goers 28 @ Florida Launch W 14-11 Assistant Coach: Bob Shillinglaw MAY Assistant Coach: Jim Bernhardt 3 @ Charlotte Hounds L 13-14 Assistant Coach: Adam Silva 13 @ Denver Outlaws W 24-22 FRONT OFFICE 19 @ Boston Cannons W 14-11 Owner: Brendan Kelly JUNE President: Mark Burdett 2 vs. Ohio Machine W 13-8 General Manager: Dave Cottle 9 @ Ohio Machine W 15-12 MEDIA CONTACT 16 vs. Atlanta Blaze W 9-6 Name: Lisa LaPlaca 28 All-Star Game Boston, MA Email: [email protected] JULY Phone: 866-99-HAWKS 2 vs. Boston Cannons W 15-8 Address: 1997 Annapolis Exchange 7 vs. New York Lizards W 16-13 Pkwy, Suite 200 21 vs. Charlotte Hounds L 10-20 Annapolis, MD 21401 26 @Atlanta Blaze 7:30 pm GAMEDAY INFO 28 vs. Denver Outlaws 7:00 pm Venue: Fifth Third Bank Stadium AUGUST Broadcast: LSN, NBC Sports Washington 4 @ New York Lizards 7:00 pm All-Time Series: 5-0 Last Meeting: Blaze 6 vs. Bayhawks 9 SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook BayhawksLacrosse Twitter @thebayhawks Instagram Thebayhawks CHESAPEAKE BAYHAWKS LACROSSE THEBAYHAWKS.COM | 866-99-HAWKS 3 THE MATCHUP The Chesapeake Bayhawks come into the midweek showdown with the Atlanta Blaze humbled by the Charlotte Hounds last time out. It was a rainy Saturday night that featured a Hounds team with a point to prove against the then-hottest team in the league, as the Bayhawks seven-game win streak was snapped in the 20-10 loss at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. Now one and a half games back from the first-placed Dallas Rattlers (10-3), the 8-3 Bayhawks look to become just the second team to clinch one of the four playoff spots after the Rattlers clinched over the weekend in a last gasp victory over the third-placed Denver Outlaws (7-5). The offense looked out of sorts in what was unfavorable weather, yet Colin Heacock continued to lead the way with four goals. The former Terp leads the team in scoring with 35 points on 22 goals, 1 two-pointer and 12 assists. After such a long winning streak, the Bayhawks must find a way to regain their rhythm before getting ready for another playoff run. Cottle said, last week Charlotte played harder, faster and better than we did. We just need to flush that game down the toilet play harder, together and better.” Atlanta (5-6) is coming off a must-win victory over the Ohio Machine to stay alive for that fourth and final postseason spot, winning 13-10 for its second consecutive win away from home. Leading attackman Kevin Rice’s three goals and one assist combined with a disciplined defensive effort in net from goalie Adam Ghitelman’s 12 saves on the night to stay within striking distance from both the Hounds and the fifth- placed New York Lizards (6-6). Rice’s 54 points (27 goals, 1 2 PT, 26 assists) is good for second in the league in scoring this season, and the attack filled with players like midfielders Deemer Class and Connor Kelly, attackman Matt Gibson and Tommy Palasek and defenseman Scott Ratliff and Liam Byrnes makes for a challenging matchup on Thursday night. With three games remaining, the playoff race is heating up and this midweek test will show the Bayhawks ability to bounce back when it matters most. Watch the Bayhawks play at Fifth Third Bank Stadium against the Atlanta Blaze on Thursday evening at 7:30pm EST. Games will be replayed on NBC Sports Washington on July 26th at 11:30pm EST, July 27th at 12:00pm EST, and July 28th at 12:00pm EST. HEADLINE: Remembering the last time the Bayhawks flew into the postseason The Chesapeake Bayhawks have the chance at clinching a playoff berth for the first time in five seasons when they take the field against the Atlanta Blaze. The last time the Bayhawks made the postseason, they took it home for their fifth championship in 2013. Former Delaware legend and 2013 Championship Weekend MVP John Grant Jr. led the Bayhawks offense past the young Charlotte Hounds in the title game 10-9 victory at PPL Park in Philadelphia. Current assistant coach Bob Shillinglaw coached Grant Jr. at Delaware from 1998-1999. Chesapeake’s back-to-back championship success in 2013 was part of a dynastical run that saw the Bayhawks secure their third title in five years. Syracuse alum Matt Abbott was already in his fifth season as a Bayhawk while then-rookie long stick midfielder Jesse Bernhardt played key roles in the title-winning side and are among key members of this year’s second-placed team in the MLL standings. Abbott scored 14 goals in 14 games, totaling 22 points as a two-way midfielder for Chesapeake while Bernhardt scooped up 28 groundballs in just nine games played. Now as a member of this week’s opposition in the Atlanta Blaze, midfielder Matt Mackrides was actually a goal scorer in that title game back in 2013 for the Bayhawks. Mackrides, Bernhardt, Abbott and veteran Matt Danowski will all be on the field representing that thrilling 2013 championship contest. Danowski, then a key part of the Hounds offense, has enjoyed a great season with the Bayhawks this season. The Bayhawks entered the postseason with a 7-5 record, finishing third in the league standings. This season, Chesapeake’s 8-3 record looks primed for one of the top-four postseason bound spots with three games remaining in the MLL regular season. Former UMBC Retriever attackman Drew Westervelt lit the league on fire and led the Bayhawks sharing offense with 36 goals and 12 assists, while players like Grant Jr. and Casey Powell were able to effectively orchestrate the offense during the playoff run. Powell, who only played in three games that season, could be quite a similar situation to the return of two-time Tewaaraton winning attackman Lyle Thompson this season. Thompson’s beginning of the season was challenged with an injury, but a good showing for the Iroquois National team could see him play an integral role on Chesapeake’s offense down the final stretch. 4 “Winning teams usually have similar qualities in common. They are usually tough, play hard and have talented players. They usually make sacrifices for the good of the team and care deeply about each other,” said Coach Cottle. When asked about comparison to his past championship teams he said that “our teams in 2012-13 were like that and this year we are beginning to show those same characteristics.” The Bayhawks core was formed quite similar to this team’s core as well. Led by shot stopper and Annapolis native Kip Turner, an imposing midfield comprised of Ben Hunt and Kyle Dixon, and finishers like Ben Rubeor made for an impressive lineup. Similarly, this year’s core of Niko Amato, Myles Jones and Colin Heacock, and Josh Byrne all hope to make some noise once all is said and done. 2018 STANDINGS TEAM WIN LOSS GAMES BEHIND Dallas 10 2 - Chesapeake 8 3 1.5 Denver 7 5 3 Charlotte 7 6 3.5 New York 6 6 4 Atlanta 4 6 5 Florida 4 7 5.5 Boston 3 8 6.5 Ohio 3 9 7 2018 GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS GAME DATE OPP. STRK. RESULT RECORD HIGH (G) HIGH (A) ATTEND. 1 4/21 DAL 0 L 15-9 0-1 Heacock, Heacock, 2,915 Danowski, Jones, Jones (3) Costabile (1) 2 4/28 @FLA 1 W 14-11 1-1 Five Tied (2) Davis-Allen, 2,897 Aponte (2) 3 5/03 @CHA 0 L 13-14 1-2 Heacock, Jones (5) 1,059 Maddux (3) 4 5/13 @DEN 1 W 24-22 2-2 Stanwick (5) Maloney (3) 1,788 5 5/19 @BOS 2 W 14-11 3-2 Jones (5) Four Tied (1) 3,500 6 6/02 OHIO 3 W 13-8 4-2 Heacock (3) Maloney, 3,154 Stanwick (2) 7 6/09 @OHIO 4 W 15-12 5-2 Byrne, Byrne (3) 2,865 MacKay (4) 8 6/16 ATL 5 W 9-6 6-2 Stanwick (4) Danowski (4) 3,974 9 7/02 BOS 6 W 15-8 7-2 Danowski, Danowski (4) 5,244 Heacock (3) 10 7/07 NY 7 W 16-13 8-2 Heacock, Sieverts (2) 5,443 Lewnes, Jones (3) 11 7/21 CHA 0 L 10-20 8-3 Heacock (4) Carlson (2) 2,544 12 7/26 @ATL 13 7/28 DEN 14 8/04 @NY 5 THE TEAM ACTIVE ROSTER NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN COLLEGE 0 John Maloney M 6’2” 185 04-25-1994 Victor, NY, USA Albany 2 Colin Heacock A 6’3” 210 04-07-1994 Catonsville, MD, USA Maryland 3 Matt Abbott M 6’1” 175 09-10-1986 Syracuse, NY, USA Syracuse 4 Lyle Thompson A 6’0” 180 09-09-1992 Onondaga Nation, NY, USA Albany 5 Goran Murray D 6’0” 175 07-24-1992 Merion Station, PA, USA Maryland 9 C.J. Costabile LSM 6’1” 205 12-04-1989 New Fairfield, CT, USA Duke 11 Sean Mayle LSM 6’0” 195 01-12-1996 San Carlos, CA, USA Denver 12 Ryan Tucker M 6’1” 195 10-11-1992 Towson, MD, USA Virginia 13 Niko Amato G 5’8” 175 12-09-1990 Conshohocken, PA, USA Maryland 14 Jeremy Sieverts M 6’3” 205 04-06-1987 Lutherville, MD, USA Maryland 15 Myles Jones M 6’5” 240 03-15-1993 Huntington, NY, USA Duke 16 Mark Glicini SSDM 6’1” 195 11-13-1992 Mahwah, NJ, USA Yale 20 Nick Manis SSDM 6’0” 190 02-15-1994 Annapolis, MD, USA Maryland 22 Josh Byrne A 6’3” 200 04-15-1994 New Westminster, BC, CAN Hofstra 24 Stephen Kelly FOGO 5’11” 190 11-21-1994 Lutherville, MD, USA North Carolina 26 Isaiah Davis-Allen SSDM 6’3” 180 02-22-1995 Springfield, VA, USA Maryland 30 Brian Phipps G 5’9” 190 11-26-1987 Annapolis, MD, USA Maryland 32 Steele Stanwick A 6’0” 180 09-12-1989 Baltimore, MD, USA Virginia 36 Jesse Bernhardt D 6’0” 200 09-07-1990 Longwood, FL, USA Maryland 40 Matt Danowski A 6’0” 200 08-12-1985 Farmingdale, NY, USA Duke 44 Matt Rees D 6’5” 215 06-16-1994 Sykesville, MD, USA Navy 52 Garrett Epple D 6’1” 210 06-30-1995 Cockeysville, MD, USA Notre Dame 54 Jake Froccaro M 6’1” 195 03-31-1994 Sands Point, NY, USA Villanova 92 Dhane Smith M 6’3” 195 01-22-1992 Kitchener, Ontario, CAN N/A 94 Ian MacKay M 5’10” 210 05-31-1994 Port Elgin, Ontario, CAN Vermont PRACTICE SQUAD NO.