NEWSLETTER 18may10

-SB Lacrosse registered its first ever NCAA Tournament victory against Denver, 9-7. The Seawolves advance to the Quarterfinals, which is incidentally being held at LaValle Stadium in Stony Brook, NY. The Organization launched a successful tailgate that featured over 50 alums, multiple BBQs, and plenty of refreshments. Special thanks to Ed DeLaura '00 and Mike Poch '05 for providing the festivities for the day. Updated NCAA Brackets are available here: http://insidelacrosse.com/sites/all/themes/images/pdf/2010_di_bracket.pdf


-Steve Waldeck '10 registered 11 ground balls, 3 caused turnovers, 1 goal, and this crushing blow against Denver in the NCAA Tournament on May 15, 2010.


-NCAA Quarterfinals: #8 SB will play #1 Virginia on Sunday, May 23rd at 2:30PM. Reserved seating is sold out as of today, however the University will offer standing room only tickets. The schedule includes Army vs #7 Cornell at 12:00PM, followed by #8 SB vs #1 Virginia at 2:30PM. You can catch the action on ESPNU or radio at http://wusb.fm/.


-Tailgating: Sean Chamberlain '07 is organizing an alumni tent for tailgating in the parking lot, near the infirmary. For a $20 contribution, the tent will include food, beer and other refreshments from 8:30AM and go until 3:30PM. Please respond to livethedream39@aol.com if you are attending.


-Over 50 SB Lacrosse alums showed up for the pregame tailgate at LaValle Stadium for the NCAA Tournament First Round.


-SportsCenter's Top Ten Plays of the Weekend on ESPN featured two of SB's goals in the NCAA Tournament victory over Denver. Coming in at #5 was Tom Compitello '11 scoring a one handed wrap-around from behind the cage. #1 was Kevin Crowley '11 firing a no-look behind the back bounce shot from 12 yards out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IL41y76YJWM


-Kevin Crowley '11 and Tom Compitello '11 were featured on SportsCenter's Top Ten Plays of the Week on ESPN. The above goals were rated #1 and #5, respectively.


-Inside Lacrosse ran a preview of the Denver game here: http://video.insidelacrosse.com/video/view/13820526/1st-rd---denver-vs-stony-brook, and also published photos after the game: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/05/16/warrior-may-madness-photos-opening-round-ncaa-tournament-and-nll-champions-cup


-Lax.com also published a write up of the Denver victory and multiple photos: http://www.lax.com/story.phtml?story=2589