LLIUIU POSTPOST PIONEERSPIONEERS 2013 MEN’S LACROSSE 2013 MEN’S LACROSSE RECORD BOOK 2013 MEN’S LACROSSE Media Guide 1 1 TTHISHLIUIS POSTIISS PIONEERS LLIUIU PPOSTOST AATHLETICS2013T MEN’SHLE LACROSSETICS 22011-12011-12 QQUICKUICK FFACTS:ACTS: Overall Record: 199-108-3 (.645 winning pct.) Conference Record: 106-32-1 (.765 winning pct.) • 24 student-athletes were named All-Americans. • 36 student-athletes received All-Conference recognition. • Four programs won their conference championships (men’s cross country, women’s cross country, men’s basketball, and football). • Eight programs participated in NCAA Championships. • Women’s Lacrosse captured their third national title in program history with a 17-16 win over West Chester. • Four coaches were recognized as Coach of the Year. WOMEN’S SPORTS Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming Tennis Volleyball MEN’S SPORTS Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Lacrosse Soccer LIU POST ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT Intercollegiate athletics is a key component to the success of Long Island University. The Intercollegiate Athletics Program at LIU Post develops leadership skills, personal character, discipline and competitiveness in an environment where the foremost goal is academic achievement and the successful completion of the University’s academic requirements for graduation. Each student-athlete is a representative of the University and LIU Post, and will conform to the letter and spirit of all rules and regulations, including those contained in the Campus Ethos Statement and will refl ect the University’s commitment to excellence and access. The Intercollegiate Athletics Program strives to off er a wide range of opportunities in an environment that encourages diversity; remain responsive to student, faculty and public interest; inspire the belief that the success of the overall department is greater than that of the individu al team; and create an enduring source of pride for student-athletes, alumni and the greater communities in which the program is a part. The Program endorses the following Foundations of Athletic Excellence: • Leadership • Accountability • Pride • Competitiveness • Integrity • Service • Respect • Commitment • Sportsmanship 2 2013 MEN’S LACROSSE Media Guide 2 LLIUIU POSTPOST PIONEERSPIONEERS 2013 MEN’S LACROSSE TABLE OF CONTENTS JJ.D..D. SSkurakura 2013 LIU Post Men’s Lacrosse/Quick Facts ................................3 Head Coach John Jez ....................................................................4-5 Assistant Coaches .........................................................................6-7 2013 Roster .........................................................................................8 2 2013 LIU POST MEN’S LACROSSE MEDIA GUIDE Pioneer Profiles ...........................................................................9-24 0 2012 Statistics ................................................................................. 25 East Coast Conference ............................................................ 26-27 1 All-Time Series ...............................................................................28 3 All-Americans ........................................................................... 29-31 Coaching Records .......................................................................... 32 L I Year-By-Year ............................................................................. 33-37 U 2009 & 2010 National Champions ........................................38-39 Pioneers In The Community ....................................................... 40 P This is LIU Post ........................................................................ 41-42 O LIU Post Administration ........................................................ 43-44 LIU Post Athletics Staff .................................................................45 S T MEN’S LACROSSE INFORMATION M Head Coach .........John Jez (B.A. Pfeiffer ‘94, M.S. LIU Post ‘10) Record at LIU Post ...................................................................73-17 E Career Collegiate Record ........................................................93-25 N Assistant Coaches .......................................................Frank Vitolo, ’ S ..........................Dan Forsyth, Jerry DeLorenzo, Keith Rodriquez 2012 Record ....................................................................................6-6 L Starters Returning/Lost ............................................................ 10/5 A Letterwinners Returning/Lost ...............................................29/13 2013 Captains ..........J.D. Skura, Octovio Bernabo, Ryan Carroll C R LIU POST AT A GLANCE O Location .......................................................Brookville, N.Y. 11548 S Founded .......................................................................................1954 S President ...........................................................Dr. David Steinberg E Provost ...................................................................Dr. Paul Forestell Enrollment ..................................................................................8.472 M Nickname ..............................................................................Pioneers Colors ..........................................................................Green & Gold E Athletics Director ..........................Bryan Collins (516) 299-2847 D Faculty Athletic Representative ...Dr. Sean Grennan (516) 299-2592 I Affiliation ............................................................... NCAA II, ECAC A Head Trainer ......................................................Shawn McNamara Athletics Administrative Assistant Marie Guarnieri (516) 299-2288 G Equipment Manager ...........................Bob Sugar (516) 299-2676 U Credits Athletic Department Fax .......................................(516) 299-3155 I The 2013 LIU Post Men’s Lacrosse media guide was written, edited and de- SID Fax ......................................................................(516) 299-2844 D signed by the LIU Post Media Relations office. Design and layout using InDesign LIU Post Pioneers Web Site ..............www.liupostpioneers.com E CS5.5 and Photoshop CS5.5. Special thanks to Jessica Roque, Jill Fisher, John Jez and Marie Guarnieri for their assistance. Individual headshots, cover photos and action photography by Alan Schaefer, Joe Rogate and Lee Weisman. 2013 MEN’S LACROSSE Media Guide 3 3 LLIUIU POSTPOST PIONEERSPIONEERS 2013 MEN’S LACROSSE John Jez is in his seventh season as head men’s lacrosse coach at LIU Post. Jez is only the eighth head coach in the 54- John JEZ year history of the program. Th e Pioneers have reestablished Head Coach the strong winning tradition and perennial national dominance of the men’s program at the Long Island University. Seventh Season Team and individual success have gone hand in hand during Jez’s tenure. Two national titles and three conference championships have come under the watch of Jez. Th irty six players have earned East Coast Conference year end honors, in- cluding Mike Messina, who was named 2008 Rookie of the Year honors and capped off his career with ECC Player of the Year and National Player of the Year honors in 2011. Greg Cerar earned USILA Most Outstanding Player and Attackman of the Year as well as ECC and ECAC Player of the Year distinction in 2009. Jez has also helped his players to earn a combined 35 All- America distinctions, including 12 First Team, 15 Second Team and eight Honorable Mention selections. Under his tutelage, Messina, Cerar and Michael Cama Z were honored as top players in their respective positions by the E USILA. Messina was named the 2011 Outstanding Player of the J Year as well as the Lt. Donald McLaughlin Jr. Award for Most Outstanding Midfi elder. In 2009, Cerar was honored as the N Lt. Col. J Turnbull Award winner for Outstanding Attackman of the Year and received the Lt. Raymond Jenners award for H National Player of the Year. Cama was honored as both the 2010 O and 2009 Specialty Player of the Year. J Jez also stresses excellence in the classroom, resulting in seven players earning USILA Scholar All-American honors, in- H cluding Erik Boyd (2011), Dan DaCosta (2011), Mike Giordano C (2011), Matt Dimler (2008), Greg Cerar (2009), David Loftus (2009) and Dan Sciulla (2009). More than 20 of Jez’s players A have been recognized with the LIU Post Athletic Academic O Achievement Award. Th is award is given to student-athletes that obtain a 3.0 or higher semester GPA. Many student-ath- C letes who have achieved a 3.25 or better were named to the ECC D Commissioner Honor Roll. LIU Post posted a 16-2 overall record and 9-1 conference A mark in 2011 and fell one game shy of the national champion- E ship game. Th e Pioneers led the conference in points per game H HEAD COACH JOHN JEZ (19.17), ground balls per game (39.50) and goals against average (5.28). Th ey also played tight defense on penalty kills, allowing 17 goals on 82 chances. Messina was named the InsideLacrosse as well as the ECC and ECAC Player of the Year and 10 Pioneers received All-America and All-Conference mention. In 2010, LIU Post captured its second straight and third overall national title in a rematch over LeMoyne at M & T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Th e Pioneers bounced back from a halftime defi cit to defeat the Dolphins, 14-9, and fi nished the season as the top-ranked team in the fi nal USILA national poll. Th e Pioneers led the national in man-up scoring