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Adelphi University Athletics 2012 Men’s Lacrosse Northeast-10 Conference Quick Facts The Northeast-10 Conference is an NCAA Divi- pionships in women’s basketball, field hockey, sion II conference that was established in 1979. men’s lacrosse, women’s lacrosse, men’s soccer, The NE-10 currently consists of 16 institutions women’s track & field and men’s and women’s throughout the Northeast including Connecticut, swimming & diving. University Information Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Location: Garden City, N.Y. Vermont. The Northeast-10 has a strong history of nation- Founded: 1896 ally ranked teams in all sports. In the 2008-2009 Enrollment: Over 8,500 The institutions that make up the Northeast-10 academic year the conference had 63 different President: Dr. Robert A. Scott include Adelphi University (Garden City, N.Y.), teams representing 14 institutions advance to Athletic Director: Robert E. Hartwell American International College (Springfield, NCAA postseason play. Assoc. Athletic Director/SWA: Kate Whalen Mass.), Assumption College (Worcester, Mass.), Conference: Northeast-10 Bentley University (Waltham, Mass.), Franklin The Northeast-10 had teams advance to the Affiliation: NCAA Division II Pierce University (Rindge, N.H.), Le Moyne national championship game in field hockey, Home Field: Motamed Field College (Syracuse, N.Y.), University of Mas- women’s basketball and men’s lacrosse. The Nickname: Panthers sachusetts Lowell (Lowell, Mass.), Merrimack UMass Lowell field hockey team made their School Colors: Brown and Gold College (North Andover, Mass.), University of fourth finals appearance in the last six years last Athletic Department Phone: (516) 877-4240 New Haven (West Haven, Conn.), Pace Univer- fall. In the winter, the Franklin Pierce women’s sity (Pleasantville, N.Y.), Saint Anselm College basketball became the third NE-10 team in the Men’s Lacrosse Staff Information (Manchester, N.H.), Saint Michael’s College last four years to advance all the way to the Head Coach: Gordon Purdi (Colchester, Vt.), College of Saint Rose (Albany, national championship game and also continued Email: [email protected] N.Y.), Southern Connecticut State University a ten year run of an Northeast-10 school advanc- Record at School: 38-21 (Fifth Season) (New Haven, Conn.), Southern New Hampshire ing to the Elite Eight. The spring season also saw Career Record: 37-21 University (Manchester, N.H.) and Stonehill Col- its share of championship buzz as the Le Moyne Lacrosse Phone: (516) 877-4244 lege (Easton, Mass.). men’s lacrosse team advanced to its fourth Assistant Coaches: Joe Catalanotti, Devon Schneiderbauer, straight national championship game. Kyle Yberg, Tommy Susko The 16 member institutions are spread geo- graphically from Syracuse, New York to Boston, From the field of play to inside the class room, Athletic Media Relations Massachusetts and Burlington, Vermont to Long the Northeast-10 honored a number of student- Asst. AD/Director: Adam Siepiola Island, New York. Many of the members are athletes for their academic accomplishments. The Office Phone: (516) 877-4293 located in or around the urban metropolitan areas conference honored close to 200 student-athletes Email Address: [email protected] of Albany, Boston, New Haven, Worcester and throughout the year that excelled at a high level Asst. Director: Matt Dispensa New York. The Conference was proud to wel- on the field and in the classroom as members of Email Address: [email protected] come the University of New Haven and Adelphi the academic all conference teams. In addi- Office Phone: (51) 877-4236 University in its latest expansion, thus adding tion, 2,619 student-athletes earned a 3.0 GPA or Graduate Assistant: Tony Bonvechio to the powerful union of strong academic and higher and earned Commissioner’s Honor Roll Email Address: [email protected] athletic colleges and universities. achievment last year. Office Phone: (516) 877-3774 Office Fax: (516) 877-4237 The Northeast-10 has evolved into a membership Today’s Northeast-10 Conference remains fo- Website: www.AUPanthers.com committed to competitive athletics programs that cused on complementing the academic integrity Mailing Address: 1 South Avenue, Garden City, N.Y. 11530 emphasize the education on and off the field of and missions of the member institutions with its more than 5,500 student athletes. a commitment to a broad-based championship History program, as evidenced by the 23 sports the Con- First Year as a Varsity Sport: 1948 Among the many accomplishments of these in- ference offers in championship play, the most Changed to Division II: 1968-81, 1993 stitutions are NCAA Division II Naional Cham- such of any Division II conference. All-Time Varsity Record/Years: 443-320-5/64 All-Time NE-10 Record/Years: 19-6/2 NCAA Appearances/Last: 15/2011 2011 Team Information Overall Record: 16-3 NE-10 Regular Season Record/Finish: 9-1/2nd Place Post Season: NE-10 Tournament Champions NCAA Runner Up Final 2011 Ranking: 5th Starters Returning/Lost: 7/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 22/12 Newcomers: 18 Key Returners Name Yr. Pos. G A Pts Joe Vitale Sr. A 40 30 70 Shane Wynn Sr. A 28 23 51 Danny Blau Sr. A 26 22 48 Key Losses Stats Tommy Susko 41 goals, 7 assists, 48 points Kyle Yberg 2 assists, 22 ground balls, 5 caused turnovers Jesse Colamussi 95 ground balls, 191-317 faceoffs 2012 Men’s Lacrosse Almanac 1 Adelphi University Athletics Coaches through the years Gordon CoaCh Year overall Purdie Gordon Purdie 2007-* (4) 37-21 SandY KaPatoS 1994-2007 (14) 110-50 Kevin Sheehan 1992-1993 (2) 14-9 Head Coach Paul dohertY 1970-1991 (22) 184-105 Fifth Season Record: 37-21 lou FleGo 1960-1969 (10) 62-56-2 Claude ruGGian 1948-1959 (12) 32-65-2 On July 18, 2007, Gordon Purdie ‘88 was named the sixth head lacrosse coach in 1948-*(63) 427-317-4 Adelphi University history, and is entering his fourth season at the helm. 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-American 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 to date in 2010, lead- ing the Panthers to an overall record of 10-5 and a conference mark of 7-3, earning a berth in the Northteast-10 playoffs. In the playoffs the Panthers advanced to the Purdie was a standout player for semifinals, before falling to eventual tourney champion Merrimack. Adelphi University as well the Aus- tralian National team and the Na- The 2009 season saw a 3-8 record, 1-5 in conference action. However, there were tional Lacrosse League. accolades that highlighted the season which included three players on the All-Con- ference teams. Eddie Ege defended his spot as statistical leader in assists in Divi- sion II while teammate Andrew Ashkenazy ranked second in the nation in face-off win percentage with 66.2 percent. Senior Donny Moss went on to be selected 39th overall in the MLL draft to the Long Island Lizards. In the 2008 season, Purdie led the Panthers to a 7-5 overall record, 3-3 in ECC play. 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 also produced two All-Americans and NCAA Statistical Champions. The Purdie File Purdie, a member of the Australian World Games FamilY team before arriving at Adelphi, made his mark as a -Wife: Carol, Adelphi ‘85, MA ‘89 two-time All-America selection. He played three -Children: Gordon (12) years for the Panthers, from 1987-89, help- ing the team to two NCAA Division I Tour- nament appearances. He appears in numer- eduCation ous Adelphi DI records, including first in -Adelphi University ‘89 single-season ground balls (109) and second in career ground balls (269). He also appears in the top ten in single season and career as- laCroSSe exPerienCe sists and points. -Two-Time All-American at Adelphi -Member of Australian National Team His post-collegiate career includes playing seven times for the Australian Lacrosse -13 Year Professional Lacrosse Career World team. He also played for the New York Saints (1990-99), New Jersey Storm (2002-03) and the Anaheim Storm (2004), playing in over 100 professional indoor -1994 World Games - Best Midfielder lacrosse games. In 1994 he was named Best Midfielder at the World Games. He has twice appeared in the ILF World Championships (2003, 2007) and was inducted CoaChinG exPrienCe into the Adelphi Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995. -Waldorf School - New York - 1994-2007 Purdie has coached at the Waldorf School in Garden City, N.Y. since 1994 and -Adelphi University - New York - 2007 - Present has coached numerous all-americans and academic all-americans and in 1997 was named the New York Metropolitan Lacrosse Association High School Coach of the CoaChinG honorS Year. -1997 New York Metro Lacrosse Association - High School Purdie currently resides with his wife, Carol and son, Gordon in East Rockaway, Coach of the Year.