STATESMEN LACROSSE 2005 OPPONENTS Massachusetts Minutemen St. John’s Red Storm Canisius Golden Griffins April 16 • 1 p.m. • Geneva, N.Y. April 23 • 1 p.m. • Jamaica, N.Y. April 26 • 4 p.m. • Geneva, N.Y. Head Coach Chris Doyle Head Coach Tom Michalesen Head Coach Matt Vinc Greg Cannella SR • Midfield Rick Sowell FY • Attack Randy Mearns SR • Defense Location: Amherst, Mass. Location: Queens, N.Y. Location: Buffalo, N.Y. Founded: 1863 Founded: 1870 Founded: 1870 Enrollment: 23,137 Enrollment: 18,300 Enrollment: 3,440 Chancellor: Dr. John Lombardi President: Donald J. Harrington President: Rev. Vincent M. Cooke, S.J. Colors: Maroon, White Colors: Red, White Colors: Blue, Gold Conference: ECAC Lacrosse League Conference: ECAC Lacrosse League Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Home Field (cap.): Richard F. Garber Field (5000) Home Field (cap.): DaSilva Memorial Field (2500) Home Field (cap.): Demske Sports Complex (1000) Surface: Artificial turf Surface: Artificial turf Surface: Field Turf Press Box Phone: (413) 545-1318 Press Box Phone: (716) 888-3705 Press Box Phone: (718) 990-6057 Head Coach: Greg Cannella (Massachusetts ’88) Head Coach: Randy Mearns (Canisius ’92) Record at School: 84-54 (10 seasons) Head Coach: Rick Sowell (Washington ’86) Record at School: 30-48 (6 seasons) Career Record: 84-54 (10 seasons) Record at School: First season Career Record: 30-48 (6 seasons) Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 Career Record: 33-35 (4 seasons) Starters Returning/Lost: 5/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 24/13 Starters Returning/Lost: First season Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 16/15 2004 Record: 7-7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: First season 2004 Record: 6-7 2004 Record: First season Lacrosse Contact: Jason Yellin Lacrosse Contact: Steve Rudnicki Phone: (413) 577-3061 Lacrosse Contact: Allison McCourt Phone: (716) 888-3767 Fax: (413) 545-1556 Phone: (718) 990-1523 Fax: (716) 888-3178 E-mail: [email protected] Fax: (718) 969-8468 E-mail: [email protected] Web site: umassathletics.com E-mail: [email protected] Web site: gogriffs.com 2005 Schedule Web site: www.redstormsports.com 2005 Schedule Feb. 26 at Hofstra ...................................... Noon 2005 Schedule March 8 vs. Vermont ............................ 3:30 p.m. March 5 YALE ...................................... 1 p.m. Feb. 27 vs. Robert Morris ......................... 1 p.m. 12 at Maryland-Baltimore County .. 3 p.m. 9 at Harvard ................................... 3 p.m. March 2 at Fairfield ................................... 1 p.m. 19 WAGNER ............................... 1 p.m. 12 STONY BROOK ...................... Noon 26 at Marist ...................................... 1 p.m. 5 GEORGETOWN .................... 1 p.m. 15 at Albany ..................................... 1 p.m. April 2 SAINT JOSEPH’S .................. 1 p.m. 19 BROWN ................................. 3 p.m. 12 at Drexel ...................................... 2 p.m. 5 ROBERT MORRIS ................. 7 p.m. 22 at Sacred Heart ............................ 3p.m. 16 HARTFORD ........................... 3 p.m. 9 MOUNT ST. MARY’S .............. TBA 26 at Loyola ...................................... 1 p.m. 19 at Loyola ...................................... 1 p.m. 12 COLGATE .............................. 7 p.m. April 2 PENN STATE .......................... Noon 26 AIR FORCE ............................ 1 p.m. 16 at Manhattan............................... 1 p.m. 9 ST. JOHN’S ............................ 1 p.m. 30 RUTGERS .............................. 3 p.m. 20 at Siena ........................................ 1 p.m. 16 at Hobart ..................................... 1 p.m. April 2 LAFAYETTE .......................... 1 p.m. 23 VMI ........................................ 1 p.m. 23 GEORGETOWN .................... 1 p.m. 9 at Massachusetts .......................... 1 p.m. 26 at Hobart ..................................... 4 p.m. 30 SYRACUSE ............................ 1 p.m. 16 at Penn State ............................... 1 p.m. 30 at Providence .............................. 2 p.m. May 7 at Rutgers..................................... 1 p.m. 23 HOBART ................................ 1 p.m. May 6 at MAAC Semifinals .................... TBA 8 at MAAC Championship ............. TBA 2004 Results 30 at Delaware .................................. 7 p.m. vs. North Carolina ......................................... L, 7-12 2004 Results HARTFORD ........................................... W, 13-7 at Colgate .................................................. L, 5-6 (ot) ata Stony Brook ............................................ W, 10-3 vs Butler ........................................................... L, 4-5 HARVARD ...............................................L, 7-11 vs Vermont ..................................................... L, 5-13 ALBANY ................................................ L, 10-11 VMI....................................................... W, 16-10 vs. Brown ........................................................ L, 5-10 at Duke ........................................................... L, 1-15 SACRED HEART ................................... W, 12-4 MANHATTAN ....................................... W, 13-3 HOFSTRA ................................................ W, 6-3 PROVIDENCE ......................................... W, 8-6 at Penn State ................................................. W, 17-8 at Saint Joseph’s .......................................... W, 13-12 MANHATTAN ....................................... W, 16-4 at Marist ......................................................... L, 8-10 at Yale ..................................................... L, 8-9 (2 ot) at Wagner ........................................................ W, 8-4 at Georgetown .............................................. L, 10-12 SIENA .................................................... W, 15-9 at Syracuse .................................................... L, 10-17 at Mount St. Mary’s ....................................... L, 6-10 RUTGERS ................................................ W, 9-6 PROVIDENCE ......................................... L, 8-10 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: 1974, ’75, ’76, ’77, ’78, ’79, ’80, ’81, ’82, ’83, ’84, ’85, ’86, ’87, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’91, ’92, ’93, ’94, ’98, 2000, ’02, ’04 31 HOBART COLLEGE 2005 OPPONENTS Histoy of the Hobart Nickname Sports have been played at Hobart College since the 1860s and for the first 70-plus years those teams went without a moniker. Now Hobart College is blessed with an unusual and unique nickname, “The Statesmen.” Loyola Greyhounds Cornell Big Red It has been a mystery to most how Hobart April 30 • 1 p.m. • Baltimore, Md. May 7 • 7 p.m. • Ithaca, N.Y. became known as “The statesmen from the States- men, but Geneva received a lucky the origins break...” of Hobart’s —Unknown Author nickname New York Times, Sept. 27, 1936 came inno- Head Coach Grant Halford Head Coach Kyle Georgalas cently enough. The Hobart football team was Bill Dirrigl SR • Defense Jeff Tambroni SR • Defense playing the opening game of the 1936 football Location: Baltimore, Md. Location: Ithaca, N.Y. season on Sept. 26, at Amherst College. The Founded: 1852 Founded: 1865 following day, The New York Times published Enrollment: 3,200 Enrollment: 13,700 President: Dr. David Haddad President: Jeffrey S. Lehman a story describing the scoreless tie that occurred Colors: Green, Grey Colors: Carnelian Red, White between the two teams. The article begins: Conference: ECAC Lacrosse League Conference: Ivy League Home Field (cap.): Diane Geppi-Aikens Field (5000) Home Field (cap.): Schoellkopf Field (25597) “In the Pratt Field opener today, Surface: Artificial turf Surface: Artificial turf Hobart and Amherst battled to a Press Box Phone: (410) 617-2181 Press Box Phone: (607) 255-3535 scoreless tie before a crowd of 3,000. Head Coach: Bill Dirrigl Head Coach: Jeff Tambroni (Hobart ’92) The defensive play of both teams was Record at School: 20-18 (3 seasons) Record at School: 36-19 (4 seasons) superb. Hobart recorded eight first Career Record: 44-47 (7 seasons) Career Record: 36-19 (4 seasons) downs to Amherst’s nine. Starters Returning/Lost: 6/4 Starters Returning/Lost: 8/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 26/10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 28/12 “The statesmen from Geneva 2004 Record: 4-8 2004 Record: 9-5 received a lucky break in the first Lacrosse Contact: Tom Milajecki Lacrosse Contact: Brian Kelley period when Wanzo fumbled and Phone: (410) 617-2777 Phone: (607) 255-9788 Benjamin recovered on Amherst’s Fax: (410) 617-5029 Fax: (607) 255-9791 40-yard line.” E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Web site: loyolagreyhounds.com Web site: cornellbigred.com The author of the story referred to Hobart 2005 Schedule 2005 Schedule as the statesmen one final time, concluding Feb. 26 TOWSON ................................ Noon March 5 NOTRE DAME ...................... 1 p.m. the story with: March 5 at Penn State ............................... 1 p.m. 12 at Army ....................................... 1 p.m. 8 MARIST ................................. 3 p.m. 16 BINGHAMTON ..................... 4 p.m. “Snowball and Pagnotta stood 12 at Duke ........................................ 3 p.m. 23 at North Carolina ....................... 7 p.m. out for Amherst, while Bowling and 15 WAGNER .......................... 3:30 p.m. 26 at Yale .......................................... 1 p.m. Wright excelled for the statesmen.” 19 ST. JOHN’S ...........................