Capitol Lacrosse Invitational Preview

CLI brings four top flight teams together for the unique atmosphere of Fall Ball, competition, but in the context of coaches seeing how their teams have grown in the off season. The purpose of this day (10:30am-2pm)  of lacrosse has already been explained; this post will introduce fans to the players—All Americans, All Leaguers, promising freshmen and local boys who are contributing at the next level. Bring your Personal Electronic Device (or print these pages out) with you to Landon on October 13^th (buy your tickets here) to follow the teams and their rosters. Remember that Trilogy Lacrosse will be offering a free youth clinic for GIRLS and BOYS at 8:30am (register)

The Bison come to this Fall Ball event a little angry. They posted a 12-4 record including impressive wins over NCAA Semi-finalist Cornell and two other top 20 teams. . Last season they placed 15^th in the final season poll and scored a perfect 1,000 on the NCAA academic progress rate.

The team returns most of its top scorers, 3^RD team All American midfielder David Dickson,  two All Patriot MFs (Dickson and Thomas Flibotte [also Rookie of the Year]. Three of the four players, who were in goal or close defense for the last game of the 2013 season,return this year.

CLI Connection: Landon Alumnus Sam McDonough (20GBs, 10 CTs), Adam Lynne (EHS), Kyle Shanahan (GP),Gavin Sullivan (Loudon Valley),  Evan Bozymski (WFS) and  4 from Charm City

[Though the Bucknell website lists this as their 2013-2014 roster, the players listed as seniors may have graduated.]

o.	Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.	Hometown (Prev School)
1	Sam Grinberg	G	5-8	185	So.	New York, N.Y. (Hotchkiss School (Conn.))
2	Billy Mattimore	A	5-10	185	Sr.	Tiburon, Calif. (St. Ignatius Prep)
3	Sean Doyle	A	5-10	175	Fr.	Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. (Cold Spring Harbor)
4	Josh Briskman	G	5-10	189	Sr.	Weston, Conn. (Weston)
5	Brock Ghelfi	M	5-6	140	Fr.	Paradise Valley, Ariz. (Brophy Prep)
6	Peter Burke	M	6-0	188	Jr.	Walpole, Mass. (St. Sebastian’s)
7	Wills Miller	LSM	6-0	185	Sr.	Chester Springs, Pa. (Haverford School)
8	Alex Spring	LSM	5-11	170	Fr.	New York, N.Y. (Western Reserve Academy (Ohio))
9	Sam McDonough	M	6-2	195	Jr.	Washington, D.C. (Landon)
10	Frank Morelli	G	6-0	192	So.	Manhasset, N.Y. (Manhasset)
11	Wyatt Land	D	6-0	180	So.	Reisterstown, Md. (St. Paul’s)
12	Zach Henkhaus	M	5-8	165	Fr.	Palos Verdes Estates, Calif. (Palos Verdes)
13	Alex Ryan	M	6-4	180	So.	Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (Friends Academy)
14	Mike Ondrusek	M	5-11	180	So.	Lancaster, Pa. (Hempfield)
15	Kyle O’Keefe	M	5-10	180	Sr.	Madison, N.J. (The Hotchkiss School (Conn.))
16	Todd Heritage	A	6-2	194	Jr.	Cheshire, Conn. (Cheshire)
17	Jackson Place	D	6-0	182	Jr.	Wayne, Pa. (Episcopal Academy)
18	Brett Pearce	M	6-4	205	Fr.	Monkton, Md. (Calvert Hall)
19	Tyler McLamb	M	5-7	165	Jr.	Houston, Texas (Strake Jesuit)
20	Adam Lynne	M	6-2	195	Fr.	Alexandria, Va. (Episcopal)
21	Ryan Joseph	M	6-2	175	So.	Smithtown, N.Y. (Smithtown West)
22	Ben Kellar	D	6-0	189	So.	Glyndon, Md. (Boys’ Latin)
23	Alex Bradbury	A	5-10	166	So.	Lancaster, Pa. (Manheim Township)
24	Chase Bailey	A	6-1	170	Sr.	Fairfield, Conn. (Fairfield Prep)
25	Ryan Gutowski	F/O M	5-9	190	Sr.	Owings Mills, Md. (Calvert Hall)
26	Thomas Flibotte	M	6-0	200	Fr.	Cohasset, Mass. (Deerfield Academy)
27	Eric Monfort	M	6-2	194	Fr.	Worthington, Ohio (Worthington)
28	Kyle Shanahan	M	6-3	200	Fr.	Potomac, Md. (Georgetown Prep)
29	Kyle Feeney	G	6-3	167	Sr.	Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich)
30	Bret Brachman-Goldstein	D	6-0	197	Fr.	Maplewood, N.J. (St. Peter’s Prep)
31	Ronjohn Dadd	A	6-1	180	Sr.	Ijamsville, Md. (Urbana)
32	Tom Black	M	6-0	185	Jr.	Essex Fells, N.J. (West Essex)
33	Michael John	LSM	6-0	187	So.	Baltimore, Md. (Friends School)
34	Mike Huffner	D	5-11	204	Sr.	Elmira, N.Y. (Notre Dame)
35	Cam Buglione	D	6-3	204	So.	Vestal, N.Y. (Vestal)
36	Marcus Dunlap	F/O M	5-10	180	Fr.	Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Ponte Vedra)
38	Gavin Sullivan	F/O M	6-2	195	So.	Bluemont, Va. (Loudon Valley)
39	Shane Fee	A	6-2	165	Fr.	White Plains, N.Y. (Iona Prep)
41	David Dickson	M	6-0	180	So.	Greenwich, Conn. (Greenwich)
43	Dylan Burke	D	6-2	200	Sr.	Maplewood, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
44	Evan Bozymski	LSM	5-11	179	Jr.	Winston-Salem, N.C. (Woodberry Forest (Va.))
45	Andrew Dempsey	M	5-9	176	So.	Timonium, Md. (Boys’ Latin)

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The 2013 Nittany Lions had a successful 12- 5 season with a number  9 ranking. PSU was invited to host a 1^st round game at home, but lost to Ivy Champion Yale. They turn to the 2014 season with the #9 incoming freshman recruiting class.

Their returning talent includes a lot of talent:

• the All American Goalie Austin Kaut (also 1^st team  CAA and CAA PoY),

• HM All American MF Tom LaCrosse (1^st team CAA),

• LSM Steven Bogart (1^st team CAA) and

• A TJ Sanders (2^nd CAA and Rookie of the Year).

Kraut had the best goal-against average (6.95), a 62.9 save percentage (#2 in the nation), and averaged 11.6 saves per game.  PSU beat ranked opponents– Denver, Bucknell, and Drexel as well as testing ranked Notre-Dame and Ohio State in overtime one-goal losses.

CLI Connection: aside from Landon Trustee Amy Marshack Mehlman, who is a crazy PSU alumna, Coach Jeff Tambroni was George Boiardi’ s coach at Cornell and one of his biggest fans.  Nick Mazza and Cole Ranier are Calverton alumni who visited Bordley Stadium while in high school. Taylor Stothoff (BL) and Pat Manley (Saint Mary’s) are from the MIAA of Baltimore.

Name	Cl.	Ht./Wt.	Hometown/High School
1	Sammy Davis	SO	M	5-9/175	Pittsfield, Mass./The Governor’s Academy
2	Cole Yeager	GS	M	5-9/180	Wayne, Pa./Radnor
3	Shane Sturgis	SR	A	5-9/158	Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East
4	Erik Myers	JR	M	6-2/180	Del Mar, Calif./The Salisbury School (Conn.)
5	Nick Mazza	FR	M	6-2/195	Davidsonville, Md./Calverton School
6	Taylor Stothoff	JR	M	5-10/170	Sparks, Md./Boys’ Latin
7	Michael Richards	JR	M	6-0/153	Skaneateles, N.Y./Skaneateles
8	Tyler Travis	RS SR	D	6-0/170	Geneva, N.Y./Geneva
9	Ryan Guittare	SO	D	6-2/185	Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley
10	Nick Aponte	FR	M	6-0/175	West Islip, N.Y./West Islip
11	Kyle Baier	JR	M	5-10/150	Auburn, N.Y./Hotchkiss (Conn.)
12	Kyle VanThof	RS SR	M	5-11/175	Penfield, N.Y./Penfield
13	James Chakey	SO	D	6-0/165	Havertown, Pa./The Haverford School
14	Billy Lombardi	FR	M	5-7/195	Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute
15	Anthony Santo	SO	D	5-11/185	West Islip, N.Y./West Islip
16	Connor Darcey	RS FR	GK	6-0/181	Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley
17	AJ Carfora	SO	D	5-10/210	Branford, Conn./The Salisbury School
18	Lucas Maloney	FR	A	5-6/155	Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna
19	Austin Kaut	SR	GK	6-1/205	Morton, Pa./Springfield-Delco
20	Steven Bogert	SR	D	5-10/165	Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon
21	Jack Donnelly	JR	D/M	6-0/170	Toronto, Ont./The Hill Academy
22	Pat Manley	JR	A	5-10/165	Arnold, Md./St. Mary’s
23	James Burke	SO	D	6-0/165	Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury
24	Ryan Mullen	SR	D	6-3/190	Hatboro, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham
25	Tom LaCrosse	SR	M	5-10/160	Canandaigua, N.Y/Canandaigua Academy
26	Matt Sexton	SO	A	5-11/170	Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna
27	Jordan LaTendresse	SO	D	6-6/215	Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley
28	Kessler Brown	SR	D	6-0/180	Springfield, Va./West Springfield
29	TJ Sanders	SO	A	6-0/170	Orillia, Ont./The Millbrook School (N.Y.)
30	Kyle Zittel	JR	M	6-0/180	Eden, N.Y./Eden
31	Steve Aitken	SR	A	6-2/205	Wayne, Pa./Haverford School
32	Bryan Gerrato	JR	M	5-9/160	Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side
33	Ryne Sternberg	SR	D	5-10/180	Toronto, Ont./Culver Academy (Ind.)
35	Dan Craig	FR	A	6-1/165	Shelburne, Ont./Centre Dufferin
36	Jordan Weiss	SO	M	5-11/190	Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley
37	Tommy O’Neill	SO	M	5-11/185	Shamong, N.J./St. Augustine Prep
38	Drake Kreinz	RS FR	M	6-0/190	Delafield, Wis./The Portsmouth Abbey School (R.I.)
39	Mike Sutton	FR	M	5-9/190	Sewell, N.J./St. Augustine Prep
40	John Von Nessen	SO	M	6-2/210	Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough
41	Gavin Ahern	SR	A	6-1/220	Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side
42	Tyler Chambers	FR	M	5-9/170	Media, Pa./Episcopal Academy
43	Cole Rainier	FR	M	6-1/195	Pasadena, Md./Calverton School
44	JP Burnside	JR	D	5-11/190	Garden City, N.Y./Garden City
45	Peter Triolo	FR	D	6-1/185	Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown East

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The Mountain Hawks (formerly the derogatory “Engineers”?) won the Patriot League championship for its 2^nd straight year. Their 12-5 season earned them a NCAA berth where they lost to a hot UNC. While they lost two Honorable All Americans ( listed the school in its review of schools with major holes to fill in 2014) good news is that Canadian Juniors Dan Taylor and Patrick Corbett scored 75 points last year will be more  than adequate replacements. Still on their roster are one HM AA defenders Ty Souders and one HM AA G Matt Poillion; Poillion was also the PL Goalie of the Year .

CLI Connection: StA alumni Kevin Dougherty, Pat Dougherty and Jimmy Cahill are familiar with the Landon campus. Coach Kevin Cassese was at Duke over three of the four years that George played at Cornell; they probably ran into each other at camps and other events.

#	Name	Yr.	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown	High School
1	Anthony Ramaizel	Fr.	A	5-11	185	Melville, N.Y.	Half Hollow Hills East
2	Casey McAdam	Fr.	M	5-11	165	Somerville, N.J.	Somerville
3	Klay Heston	Jr.	A	6-0	210	Rochester, N.Y.	Aquinas Institute
4	Mike Sammarro	Fr.	M	5-10	180	Mountain Lakes, N.J.	Mountain Lakes
5	Kurtis Kaunas	Jr.	M/A	5-8	175	Schnecksville, Pa.	Parkland High School
6	Billy Oppenheimer	So.	A	6-0	180	Conshohocken, Pa.	Germantown Academy
7	Cody Ferraro	Sr.	M	6-2	213	East Setauket, N.Y.	Ward Melville
8	Cody Triolo	Fr.	M	5-8	170	Princeton, N.J.	Princeton Day School
9	Matt Raposo	Fr.	A/M	6-2	185	Brachburg, N.J.	Somerville
10	Jack Bogorowski	Jr.	M	6-3	216	Newtown, Pa.	La Salle College High School
11	Ray Mastroianni	So.	M	6-2	185	Martinsville, N.J.	Bridgewater-Raritan
12	Kevin Dougherty	Fr.	M	6-2	190	Washington, D.C.	St. Albans
13	Steve Brodeur	So.	G	5-10	196	Wallingford, Pa.	Strath Haven High School
14	Jason Kozel	Fr.	D	6-1	210	Westport, Conn.	Kent School
15	Chris Appell	So.	A	5-9	175	Locust Valley, N.Y.	Locust Valley High School
16	Lukas Mikelinich	Sr.	D	5-11	180	Dix Hills, N.Y.	Half Hollow Hills West
17	Reid Weber	So.	A	6-0	200	Oreland, Pa.	Germantown Academy
18	Bryson Craft	Sr.	D	6-3	190	Newton Square, Pa.	Episcopal Academy
19	Alex Eaton	So.	M	5-8	180	Westford, Mass.	Westford Academy
20	Pat Dougherty	Jr.	M	5-9	180	Kensington, Md.	St. Albans
21	Matt Smith	Sr.	M/A	5-10	174	Berwyn, Pa.	Conestoga
22	Ian Strain	Fr.	M	6-0	190	Springfield, Pa.	Episcopal Academy
23	Conor Duffy	Fr.	D	6-3	205	Leonardtown, Md.	Choate Rosemary Hall
24	Harrison Lawrence	Sr.	M	6-1	182	Wayne, Pa.	Radnor
25	Andrew Mower	Sr.	D	6-0	196	St. Louis, Mo.	Chaminade Prep
27	Austin Orr	Sr.	M	5-11	170	Hopewell, N.J.	Hopewell Valley Central
28	Dylan O’Shaughnessy	Jr.	D	6-5	232	Merrick, N.Y.	Chaminade High School
29	Ryan Buttenbaum	Sr.	M	6-1	201	Malvern, Pa.	Conestoga
30	Matt Poillon	Jr.	G	5-10	185	Mount Sinai, N.Y.	Mount Sinai High School
31	Casey Eidenshink	So.	D	5-11	185	Wyncote, Pa.	La Salle College High School
32	Jimmy Cahill	Sr.	M	5-11	190	Silver Spring, Md.	St. Albans
33	Cody Newton	Sr.	M	6-0	187	New Canaan, Conn.	New Canaan High School
34	Sam Lawrence	Jr.	M	6-1	206	Wellesley, Mass.	Wellesley High School
35	Chester Toye	Fr.	M	6-3	190	West Orange, N.J.	Seton Hall Prep
36	Sam Cunard	Sr.	D	6-2	214	Seattle, Wash.	South River
39	Eddie DeDomenico	So.	M	6-1	200	Rye, N.Y.	The Brunswick School (Conn.)
40	Ty Souders	Sr.	D	6-1	210	Macungie, Pa.	Emmaus
41	Dan Taylor	Jr.	A	6-3	207	Calgary, Alberta	Central Memorial High School
42	Patrick Corbett	Jr.	A	6-0	195	Burlington, Ontario	The Hill Academy
44	Alan Henderson	Jr.	M	5-11	183	Manorville, N.Y.	Eastport/South Manor High School
45	Matt Risk	Sr.	M/A	6-2	202	Potomac, Md.	Winston Churchill
46	Garrett Miers	Fr.	G	5-9	180	Allentown, Pa.	Emmaus
50	Donny Stires	Fr.	G	6-5	218	Martinsville, N.J.	Bridgewater-Raritan
66	Tripp Telesco	So.	D	6-2	208	Ridgewood, N.J.	Ridgewood High School
77	Corey Eppley	So.	D	6-1	190	Darien, Conn.	Darien High School
99	Will McKee	So.	M	5-10	180	Oakland, Calif.	St. Ignatius College Prep

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First and foremost, it is great that UMBC can participate in the CLI this year. The Retrievers picked up some late momentum by reaching the semi-finals of the America East tournament and gaining special experiences with their tour of Japan over the summer. The prospects for 2014 are buoyed with 26 returning players plus an impressive incoming class. They have 4 of their top 5 scorers returning.

CLI Connection: Not surprisingly with a campus about 45 minutes from Landon, the UMBC roster is filled with 24 local HS alumni including IAC, WCAC and MIAA players. Coach Zimmerman explained how all lacrosse teams are connected to the spirit of George Boiardi:

“UMBC is excited to participate in the Second Annual Capital Fall Invitational,” said UMBC Head Coach Don Zimmerman. “It is an honor to play the game of lacrosse in memory of Mario St. George Boiardi, a young man who embodied those selfless character traits that will forever serve as an example to all us fortunate enough to be associated with the great game of lacrosse – coaches, players, officials, parents and fans. We look forward to joining our brothers at Bucknell, Lehigh and Penn State – “Four Teams, One Cause”- and thank the Foundation for this wonderful opportunity.”

No.	Name	Pos.	Hgt.	Wgt.	Cl.	Hometown/Previous School
10	Colin Amodeo	A/M	6-2	195	FR	Oshawa, Ont./Paul Dwyer Catholic
4	Drew Borsody	A	5-10	175	SO	Laytonsville, Md./Seneca Valley
30	James Bull	M	5-10	170	FR	Woodbridge, Va./St. Stephen’s & St.Agnes
11	Trey Cover	D	6-2	205	SR	Joppa, Md./Fallston/CCBC-Essex
43	Mike Dahl	D	6-2	215	JR	Joppatowne, Md. ./Mount St. Joseph
1	Pat Dignan	D/LSM	6-6	165	FR	New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solesbury
16	Wes DiRito	G	6-0	185	JR	Odenton, Md./DeMatha
50	Zach Esser	D	6-0	180	SO	Forest Hill, Md./Fallston
23	Will Fejes	M	6-0	185	SR	Solomons, Md./St. Mary’s Ryken/U. Denver
41	Conor Finch	A/M	5-7	170	SR	Westminster, Md./Boys’ Latin
6	Jack Gannon	M	5-10	165	SO	Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North
15	Connor Gordon	G	5-9	180	FR*	Bourne, Mass./Tabor Academy
42	Ian Gray	D	6-3	200	SR	Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral
22	Matt Gregoire	A	6-2	195	SR	Crofton, Md./South River
8	Wyatt Griffith	D	6-0	210	FR	Wye Mills, Md./Easton
25	Garrett Hasken	M	6-0	195	FR	Odenton, Md./DeMatha
28	Joseph Impallaria	M	5-8	175	SR	Lutherville, Md./Calvert Hall
3	Ryan Johnston	M	5-8	165	SR	Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown
26	Ty Kashur	A	5-9	185	JR	Manassas, Va./Stonewall Jackson/CCBC-Essex
19	Nathan Klein	LSM	6-0	190	JR*	Coquitlam, Brit. Columbia/Western Reserve (Ohio)
34	Tim Lang	A	6-1	195	JR	Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North
31	Steven Larson	M	5-11	175	FR	Scottsdale, Ariz./Chaparral
45	Nate Lewnes	M/A	5-9	180	SO	Arnold, Md./St. Mary’s
14	Sean Lewns	D	6-1	205	FR	Fallston, Md./Fallston
9	Zach Linkous	M	6-0	195	SR	Jarrettsville, Md./St. Paul’s
21	Seth Mackin	LSM	5-9	175	JR	Davidsonville, Md./South River
2	James Maxwell	G	5-6	155	JR	Hamburg, N.Y/Hamburg/Onandaga CC
5	Max Maxwell	M	5-9	175	FR	Hamburg, N.Y/Hamburg
24	Dylan McDermott	M	5-9	160	FR	Westminster, Md./South Carroll
12	Kevin McDonough	M	6-2	210	JR	Oakdale, N.Y./St. Anthony’s/Binghamton
29	Mark Monroe	A	6-4	195	SO	Williamsburg, Va./Woodberry Forest/Dickinson
36	Alex Phannenstein	M	6-0	185	FR	Perry Hall, Md./Eastern Tech
33	Phil Poe	M	6-1	195	SR	Harwood, Md./DeMatha
40	Matt Reeping	D	6-0	175	SR	Frederick, Md./St. John’s Prep
20	Grant Searfoss	A/M	6-3	175	FR	Nazareth, Pa./Nazareth Area
7	Garrett Selander	D	6-1	205	SO	Bel Air, Md./Harford Tech
13	Ruston Souder	G	5-9	150	FR	Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake
32	Steve Winsor	M	6-1	165	SO	Chapel Hill, N.C./Chapel Hill
44	Pat Young	M	6-1	205	SO	Ewing, N.J./Christchurch School (Va.)

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