NEWSLETTER 5may10

-The 2010 AE Regular Season Championship goes to the Stony Brook Seawolves, sporting a 5-0 conference record. SB has secured home field advantage for the tournament, and has already defeated Vermont 10-6 to advance to the finals for the second consecutive year. SB (now 11-3, 6-0) will take on Albany on Saturday at 1pm. Last week, SB defeated the Great Danes 15-0 at John Fallon Field up in Albany. http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/recaps/050110aab.html


Redshirt SR Chris Gignilliat '10 has been the team's primary shutdown defender since 2006.

-The DI Coaches Poll currently has SB Lacrosse ranked 6th in the country, its highest ranking ever. On a seven game winning streak, SB is currently behind Duke and in front of Cornell. http://www.laxpower.com/polls/matrix_poll.php?pollDate=2010-05-03&pollType=USILA&pollDiv=I

-New Helmets were issued to the team for the AE tournament, courtesy of Sean Chamberlain '07 and Coach Sowell. Further, the Organization is spearheading an effort to purchase dinner for the team on Friday night before the Finals. If you'd like to contribute, please contact Mike Poch '05 at michaelpoch@gmail.com or call 607-761-7024. We have a good start to so far on donations but need your help. The Organization would like to thank Sean, Mike, and Coach for their generosity and efforts.

-Pregame Tailgate: The Parents Association will be tailgating in the parking lot at 11am before the AE Final and has invited the alums to attend. If you cannot attend, listen in at 12:45pm on http://wusb.fm/.

-Skybox for AE Finals: For the AE Finals, Sean Chamberlain '07 has secured two skyboxes at LaValle Stadium. Please contact him directly for access at livethedream@aol.com or call 631-721-8855, donation required.

-The 2010 AE Player of the Year is Kevin Crowley '11 and the 2010 AE Coach of the Year is Rick Sowell. Crowley was a unanimous selection for the awards. Five other Seawolves have been honored by the conference, including an all-time best FIVE representatives on the AE First Team. Congrats to the team and Coach! http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&ATCLID=204940866&DB_OEM_ID=14000


Midfielder Kevin Crowley '11 leads the country in points wtih 43G and 25A in only 14 games.

-The 2010 AE All-Academic Team includes SO Robbie Campbell '12 (3.37 Business Management/Economics); JR Kevin Crowley '11 (3.32 Business Management/Psychology); and JR Timmy Trenkle (3.31 Business Management). All three student athletes are on the starting midfield and have accounted for 70G and 46A in only 14 games.

-SB Lacrosse Radio Personality Brendan Chamberlain, also head coach of the Suffolk CC Longhorns and former SB assistant coach, currently has the Longhorns in the JuCo Final Four. Suffolk CC is seeded #4 and will play Essex this weekend. http://public.teamzonesports.com/longhornslax

-Inside Lacrosse published its Specialist Positional Rankings last week, including LSM Steve Waldeck '10 and FOGO Adam Rand '11. When IL ran the article on 4/28, it pictured Waldeck on the front page against Virginia. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/04/28/inside-lacrosse-specialist-positional-rankings-april-28

-SUNY Chancellor Award Winner Jordan McBride '11 is the program's second all-time leading scorer with 132 goals in just three seasons. McBride leads the country in shooting percentage (.561), is second in goals per game (3.54) and eighth in points per game (4.0). McBride is also the first player in SB history with three straight seasons of 40 goals or more. http://www.goseawolves.org/genrel/050310aaa.html