WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Contacts: Chris Day (Association Director) 719-480-0372 • [email protected] Website: www.thewila.com Twitter: @WILA_SID ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Week 6 • March 26, 2014 2014 WILA MEN’S STANDINGS WILA Overall Institution W-L Pct. GF GA W-L Pct. GF GA Streak Last 5 [RV] Dominican 2-0 1.000 39 12 5-1 .833 93 58 W3 4-1 [RV] Colorado Mesa 1-0 1.000 11 5 3-0 1.000 43 17 W3 3-0 Adams State 1-2 .333 26 36 3-3 .500 67 52 L1 3-2 Notre Dame de Namur 0-2 .000 13 36 1-4 .200 37 89 L2 1-4 [#]- Current USILA Rank (RV = Receiving Votes) WILA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK UPCOMING WILA SCHEDULE/ (WEEK #5) RECENT RESULTS Offensive Tuesday, March 18th Stephen Dunn • Colorado Mesa @ [RV] Colorado Mesa 21, Rockhurst (Mo.) 3 #22, Jr., A, 6-1 Saturday, March 22nd Draper, Utah/Juan Diego Catholic HS *-@ [RV] Dominican 23, Notre Dame de Namur 4 Sunday, March 23rd Dunn scored nine goals and added an assist to lead [RV] Colorado Mesa 11, @ Rollins (Fla.) 9 the Mavericks to a pair of non-league wins last Adams State 12, @ Rockhurst (Mo.) 1 week… Taking seven shots, six of which were on Tuesday, March 25th goal, in each game, Dunn scored four goals and @ Lindenwood (Mo.) 12, Adams State 8 registered an assist in Tuesday’s (Mar. 18) 21-3 home win over Rockhurst Wednesday, March 26th (Mo.). He then came back to score five goals in an 11-9 road win at [RV] Colorado Mesa at [5] Tampa (Fla.), 7 p.m. (ET) Rollins (Fla.) on Sunday (Mar. 23)… He also added a ground ball against Rockhurst... Dunn leads the WILA and ranks fifth in the national statis- %- [RV] Dominican vs. Depauw (Ind.), 7 p.m. (PT) tics with his 3.33 goal per game average. Friday, March 28th Adams State at Aurora (Ill.), 4 p.m. (CT) Defensive [RV] Colorado Mesa at [RV] Florida Southern, 7 p.m. (ET) [RV] Dominican at Whittier (Calif.), 7 p.m. (PT) Brian Raaka • Dominican Saturday, March 29th #22, Jr., D, 5-10 $-Humboldt State (Club Team) at Notre Dame de Namur, 1 p.m. (PT) Orinda, Calif./Miramonte HS Sunday, March 30th Raaka held NDNU’s leading goal scorer score-less [RV] Colorado Mesa at Lynn (Fla.), Noon (ET) and scooped up three ground balls for the Penguins Wednesday, April 2nd in their 23-4 WILA win over the Argos on Saturday Adams State at Colorado College, 7 p.m. (Mar. 22). He also took two shots at the offensive end, one of which Thursday, April 3rd was on goal. $-Notre Dame de Namur at Johnson & Wales (Colo.) (Club Team), 2:30 p.m. *- WILA Game $-Exhibition The Players of the Week are selected by a vote of the WILA %- Whittier, Calif. Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors. Regular season games played between Mar. 17-23 were included. [#]- Current USILA Rank (RV = Receiving Votes) 2014 WILA Men’s Lacrosse News & Notes Week 6• March 26 QUICK HITS... USILA Coaches’ Poll Both COLORADO MESA and DOMINICAN have won three straight games and Regular Season #5 (Mar. 24) continue to be listed in the “others receiving votes category” of this week’s USILA Record Votes Prev. Coaches’ Poll... Colorado Mesa started a 4-game trip to Florida with an 11-9 win at 1. LeMoyne (N.Y.) 7-0 163 (9) 1 Rollins on Sunday (Mar. 23) and is now a perfect 3-0 to start the campaign... 2. Adelphi (N.Y.) 6-0 154 (2) 2 Meanwhile, Dominican resumed WILA play on Saturday (Mar. 22), crushing rival 3. Limestone (S.C.) 9-1 144 3 NOTRE DAME DE NAMUR, 23-4... That victory improved the Penguins to 5-1 this 4. Dowling (N.Y.) 5-1 132 6 5. Tampa (Fla.) 8-1 121 4 season and allowed the Penguins to break their own WILA record for goals in a 6. Merrimack (Mass.) 4-2 101 8 game... They had scored 22 in a Apr. 27 win over the Argos last season... ADAMS 7. Pfeiffer (N.C.) 6-1 89 10 STATE also picked up a convincing win, defeating Rockhurst (Mo.) in Kansas City 8. Seton Hill (Pa.) 4-2 82 7 on Sunday by an 12-1 margin... In the process, the Grizzlies tied the WILA record 9. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 4-2 77 5 for goals allowed in a game, set by Dominican in a Mar. 7, 2013 win over Lees- 10. NYIT 5-3 69 9 McRae (N.C.)... The Grizzlies began WILA play this week on Tuesday, falling 12-8 at 11. Mercyhurst (Pa.) 3-2 56 11 Lindenwood (Mo.), the middle game of their 3-game spring break trip... They play 12. Molloy (N.Y.) 4-3 30 T14 at NCAA Division III Aurora (Ill.) on Friday... Colorado Mesa plays at fifth-ranked 13. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.)6-0 23 T12 Tampa (Fla.) tonight before playing Florida Southern, another team receiving votes T14. Molloy (N.Y.) 3-2 16 12 14. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 6-2 21 T14 in the USILA Poll, on Friday (Mar. 28)... The Mavericks then wrap up their stay in 15. Chestnut Hill (Mass.) 3-3 20 T12 Florida against Lynn on Sunday (Mar. 30)... Dominican also plays two non-league Also receiving votes: Dominican, Mt. Olive games against NCAA Division III competition this week facing DePauw (Ind.) to- (N.C.), Queens (N.C.), Colorado Mesa, Florida night before taking on in-state rival Whittier (Calif.) on Friday... Both games will be Southern played in Whittier... Notre Dame de Namur will host Humboldt State’s (Calif.) Club Next Poll: March 31 Team in an exhibition game on Saturday (Mar. 29)... As a league, the WILA is 8-4 *-Records through Mar. 123 against non-league foes... All 12 games have been against fellow NCAA Division II WILA Teams in the Poll competition this season... The league is an especially strong 8-1 against teams not Preseason: Colorado Mesa (RV), ranked in the USILA poll at the time of the game. Dominican (RV) Week #1 (Feb. 24): Colorado Mesa (RV), TEAM NOTES... Dominican (RV) Week #2 (Mar. 3): Dominican (RV), Adams State Grizzlies (3-3, 1-2 WILA) Colorado Mesa (RV) Week #3 (Mar. 10): Dominican (13), www.asugrizzlies.com Colorado Mesa (15) Top Offensive Player: Chase Pollick (#28, Fr., A, 5-8, Las Vegas, Nev./ Week #4 (Mar. 17): Dominican RV), Bishop Gorman HS) Colorado Mesa (RV) Pollick scored four goals on as many shots to lead the Grizzlies to a 12-1 road Week #5 (Mar. 24): Dominican RV), win over Rockhurst (Mo.) on Sunday (Mar. 23). Colorado Mesa (RV) Top Defensive Player: Jerrod Mahar (#18, R-Jr., D, 6-2, Cortland, N.Y./LeMoyne/Cortland HS) Previous Mahar caused three turnovers for the Grizzlies in their 12-1 road win at Rockhurst (Mo.) on Sunday (Mar. 23). He also took two shots. WILA Players of the Week Team Notes: The Grizzlies hosted a scrimmage against Otterbein (Ohio) on Saturday (Mar. Week #1 (Feb. 26) 22) and then travelled to Kansas City, Mo. to face Rockhurst for the second time this season Offensive: Grant Clifford, Dominican on Sunday (Mar. 23)... The Grizzlies won that game 12-1 to complete the season series with Defensive: Sean Donohue, Dominican the first-year Hawks... The one goal allowed the Grizzlies to match the WILA record for Week #2 (Mar. 5) fewest goals allowed in a game... They then continued their 3-game spring break trip on Offensive: Danny Mayes, Adams State Tuesday (Mar. 25), falling 12-8 at former WILA member Lindenwood (Mo.)... They wrap up Defensive: Anthony Rossi, Adams State the trip on Friday at NCAA Division III Aurora (Ill.)... Through Sunday’s game, the Grizzlies Week #3 (Mar. 12) ranked fourth in the national statistics for caused turnovers per game (12.60) and fifth for Offensive: Grant Clifford, Dominican fewest turnovers per game (13.20)... Individually, Anthony Damico was ranked ninth in the Defensive: Brad Brandenburg, Colorado Mesa national statistics for assists per game (2.00) through Sunday’s game... He also had two in Week #4 (Mar. 19) Tuesday’s game against Lindenwood and leads the WILA with 12 this season. Offensive: Kevin Powers, Dominican Defensive: Reis Stanley, Dominican —Team Notes continued on page 3— 2014 WILA Men’s Lacrosse News & Notes (Cont.) Week 6 • March 26 Colorado Mesa Mavericks (3-0, 1-0 WILA) The WILA against... www.cmumavericks.com NCAA Division II .................................. 8-4 Top Offensive Player: Stephen Dunn – WILA Offensive Player of Nationally-Ranked* ........................ 0-3 the Week Receiving Votes* (USILA Poll) ........0-0 Top Defensive Player: Zach Bullett (#7, Jr., LSM, 6-1, Draper, Utah/ South Region ...................................... 8-4 Juan Diego Catholic HS) Conference Carolinas ..................... 0-1 Bullett tallied five caused turnovers and four ground balls to help lead the Mavericks to a ECAC ..................................................... 1-1 pair of wins last week… Against Rockhurst (Mo.) in a 21-3 home win last Tuesday (Mar. 18), Independent .................................... 3-0 Bullett had three caused turnovers and three ground balls… He also added a goal on three South Atlantic Conference ........... 2-0 total shots… He then had two caused turnovers and a ground ball for the Mavericks in Sunshine State Conference .......... 2-2 Sunday’s (Mar. 23) 11-9 win at Rollins (Fla.). North Region ......................................0-0 Team Notes: The Mavericks improved to 3-0 on the season as they claimed an 11-9 win at *—At the Time of the Game Rollins (Fla.) in Winter Park, Fla.