2011 TIGER MEN’S LACROSSE SENIOR SENIOR TRAVIS LOVE MARC INGERMAN SENIOR PETER MEZZANOTTE SENIOR TIM STRATTON 2011 TIGER MEN’S LACROSSE SENIOR ELLIOTT DOMANIC SENIOR TOMMY BEACH 2011 TIGER MEN’S LACROSSE 2010 TIGER VOLLEY BALL 1 2011 TIGERMEN’S MEN’SLACROSSE LACROSSE Quick Facts Mailing Address: 8000 York Rd., Sophomore Attackman Towson, Md. 21252-0001 Matt Hughes Internet Site: www.TowsonTigers.com Founded: 1866 Enrollment: 21,840 Nickname: “Tigers” Colors: Gold, White & Black Conference: Colonial Athletic Association President: Dr. Robert Caret Director of Athletics: Mike Waddell Sr. Associate Director of Athletics: Mike Harris Sr. Associate Director of Athletics: Nance Reed Faculty Representative: Dr. Gail Gasparich Top Majors: Business, Biology, Mass Communication, Psychology, Elementary Education Degrees: B.A., B.F.A., B.M., B.S., M.A., M.S., M.A.T., M.Ed., M.F.A., M.M. Stadium: Johnny Unitas ® Stadium (11,198) Head Coach: Tony Seaman (Cortland St., ‘65) Seaman’s Record at Towson: 96-83 (.536) Seaman’s Overall Record: 260-156 (.625) Lacrosse Phone: 410-704-4698 Coach’s E-Mail: [email protected] Associate Head Coach: TABLE OF CONTENTS Shawn Nadelen (Johns Hopkins, ‘01) Quick Facts, Contents 2 Series History vs. Opponents 62-65 Assistant Coaches: Coaching Staff 3-10 Lacrosse Hall of Fame Inductees 66 Michael Allan (Princeton, ‘98) 2011 Preview 11-14 Tigers in the MLL 67 Dave Allan (Randolph Macon, ‘68) 2011 Roster 15 Towson University Nickname 68 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 35/14 Unitas Stadium 16 Towson University 69-86 Starters Returning/Lost: 6/4 Player Profi les 17-32 Tiger Pride 70-71 2010 Record: 7-8 2011 Opponents 33-37 Towson at a glance 72 2010 CAA Record: 4-1, CAA Regular Season Champions All-Time Record: 393-287 (.578) Division I Men’s Lacrosse SID Contacts 38 Towson Administration 73 Assistant A.D./Sports Performance: James Shipp 2010 Season Review 39-44 Discover Towson – The University 74-77 Equipment Manager: Dion Harris Review Notebook 40-41 Getting to Towson University 78-79 Asst. Equipment Manager: Phil Junis Season Statistics 42 Sports Medicine 80 Assistant Director, Athletics Media Relations/ CAA Standings/Leaders 43 Strength and Conditioning 81 Men’s Lacrosse Contact: Eric Rhew Men’s Lacrosse History 45-68 Staff Directory 82 Director, Athletics Media Relations: Peter Schlehr Individal and Team Records 46-49 Athletic Hall of Fame 83 Assoc. Dir., Athletics Media Relations: Dan O’Connell Honor Roll 50-52 Academic Support 84 Athletics Media Relations Assistant: Megan O’Brien All-Time Roster 53-56 Media Guidelines 85 Athletics Media Relations Phone: 410-704-2232 Year-by-Year Results 57-61 Covering the Tigers 86 Athletics Media Relations FAX: 410-704-3861 2011 TIGER MEN’S LACROSSE The 2009 and 2010 Tiger men’s lacrosse media guides were The 2011 Tiger Men’s Lacrosse Media Guide is honored as “Second in the Nation” by the College Sports published by the Towson University Department of Athletics. Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The guides Written and Edited By: Eric Rhew, Towson University were written and edited by Eric Rhew of the Towson Offi ce of Athletics Media Relations University Offi ce of Athletics Media Relations and designed Designed By: Chris Komisar, Towson University Design Center by Chris Komisar of the Towson University Design Center. Photography: Rob Brown, PJ Dunn, Kitty R, Kanji The men’s lacrosse media guide has been honored by Takeno, Desiree Stover, Scott Thornton, Larry French, CoSIDA 6 times in the last 11 years. Mark Clem Special Thanks: Maureen O’Connell, Major League Lacrosse 2 20112010 TIGERTIGER MEN’SVOLLEYBALL LACROSSE COACHING STAFF HEAD COACH TONY SEAMAN COACHING STAFF 3 COACHING STAFF Tony Seaman Cortland State, ‘65 13th Season at Towson (96-83) • 30th Season Overall (260-156) After nearly three decades of coaching at college lacrosse’s highest SEAMAN’S MILESTONE WINS level, Towson Coach Tony Seaman … # 1 C.W. Post 9, Villanova 2 (Mar. 27, 1982) • begins the 2011 season ranked 7th among active Division I # 25 Penn 10, at Yale 7 (Mar. 24, 1984) coaches with 260 career wins. # 50 at Penn 9, Brown 8 - 2OT (Apr. 19, 1986) • ranks 14th on the NCAA’s all-time Division I wins list. # 75 Penn 12, at Cornell 10 (Apr. 8, 1989) # 100 Johns Hopkins 22, at Navy 12 (Apr. 25, 1992) • ranks 12th on the active Division I coaches list with a .625 # 125 at Johns Hopkins 18, Washington College 6 (Mar. 8, 1995) winning percentage. # 150 Johns Hopkins 13, at Maryland 9 (Apr. 12, 1997) # 175 at Towson 7, Dartmouth 6 - 2OT (Mar. 17, 2001) Seaman begins his 30th season as a Division I coach in 2011, # 200 at Towson 17, Drexel 2 - CAA Tournament (Apr. 30, 2003) including his 13th year with the Tigers. In addition, Seaman was # 225 at Towson 11, Loyola 10 (Feb. 25, 2006) inducted into the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the US Lacrosse Hall # 250 Towson 7, at Drexel 4 (Mar. 28, 2009) of Fame, adding another accolade to an outstanding résumé. Seaman has guided his teams into the NCAA Division I Tourna- OTHER MEMORABLE WINS ment 19 times. He is one of only two coaches to have been honored as the National Coach of the Year at two different schools, earning 3/16/83: Penn 17, Loyola 8 – First Win at Penn the award in 1983 and 1984 while at the University of Pennsylvania 5/13/87: Penn 11, Massachusetts 10 – First NCAA Tournament Win and during the 2001 season when he led the Tigers to the NCAA 3/10/90: Johns Hopkins 17, at Washington College 11 – Division I semi-fi nals. 1st Win at Johns Hopkins The only coach in NCAA Division I men’s lacrosse history to guide 5/16/92: Johns Hopkins 15, at Towson State 8 – three different schools to the NCAA Tournament, he led the Quakers 1st NCAA Quarter-Final Win at Johns Hopkins to the postseason six times before taking Johns Hopkins to eight 3/6/99: Towson 16, Boston College 4 – 1st Win at Towson straight postseason appearances. In 12 years at Towson, the Tigers 5/5/01: Towson 13, Hofstra 11 – America East Championship 5/12/01: Towson 12, Duke 10 (NCAA 1st Round) – have reached the NCAA Tournament fi ve times. 1st NCAA Win at Towson During his stint with the Tigers, Seaman has compiled a 96-83 5/20/01: Towson 12, at Maryland 11 (NCAA Quarter-Finals) – record, which includes four conference championships. He led the 1st NCAA Quarter-Final Win at Towson Tigers to the greatest single-season turnaround in college lacrosse 5/3/03: Towson 16, Hofstra 11 – CAA Championship history in 2001 when Towson posted a 14-4 record after winning just 5/8/04: Towson 12, Villanova 7 – CAA Championship three games the previous year. 5/7/05: Towson 9, at Delaware 8 – CAA Championship 4 2011 TIGER MEN’S LACROSSE Tony Seaman TONY SEAMAN VS. OPPONENTS A graduate fourth quarter comeback for the victory. of the State Uni- Seaman was honored as the Division I Coach Opponent W-L versity of New of the Year for the second straight season for Adelphi ..........................................................................1-1 York at Cort- leading Penn to one of the most successful Air Force .....................................................................3-0 Army .............................................................................7-2 land, Seaman seasons in the program’s history. Baltimore U. ................................................................1-0 began his The seventh-ranked Quakers fi nished with Binghamton ................................................................0-1 coaching career a 10-4 record in 1985 and earned a second Boston College ...........................................................1-0 as the junior place fi nish in the Ivy League. The season Brown .......................................................................... 5-3 varsity coach at ended with a pair of losses to Syracuse, includ- Bucknell ....................................................................... 1-2 Port Washing- ing a defeat in the NCAA quarter-fi nals. Butler ............................................................................1-0 ton High However, Penn made school history the fol- Colorado College .......................................................1-0 School. He lowing season by winning its fi rst NCAA Tour- Colorado Mines ..........................................................1-0 joined the Lyn- nament game, an 11-10 victory over Cornell .........................................................................6-4 CW Post ........................................................................5-1 brook School Massachusetts. The Quakers lost to Maryland Dartmouth ..................................................................8-0 System in 1968, by 12-8 in the quarter-fi nals, ending the season Delaware ....................................................................18-7 serving as a with a 10-5 record. Denver ..........................................................................4-1 junior high lacrosse and soccer coach. After a 1-2 start to the 1988 season, the Drexel ..........................................................................14-1 At Lynbrook High School from 1972 to Quakers rebounded to win eight straight Duke ...............................................................................1-1 1981, Seaman compiled a 116-61 record and games and qualifi ed for the NCAA Tourna- Fairleigh Dickinson ...................................................1-0 earned Division IV Nassau County Coach of ment with a share of the Ivy League crown. Gannon .........................................................................1-0 the Year honors