9/20/11

NEWSLETTER 20sep11

-The Organization welcomes newly found alumni Tom Sammel '87 and Will DeCristoforo '00.

-Total membership is now up to 194 alums, dating back to the 1978 club team.


-Laxpower reported on former SB assistant coach Kevin Cassese announcing changes to his staff at Lehigh University, which includes three SB Lacrosse alumni. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/09/08/lehighs-kevin-cassese-solidifies-coaching-staff-with-brendan-callahan-errol-wilson

Assistant coach Brendan Callahan '07 has been promoted to Defensive Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator. Callahan is entering his fifth year coaching at Lehigh.


Brendan Callahan '07
was named All America after his freshman season at SB. He registered 154 saves and lead the country in both save percentage (.678) and goals against (5.94 per game) en route to a 9-3 record.



A former coach at Brown and Rutgers, Errol Wilson '06 has been named Associate Defensive Coordinator, tasked with coaching goalies, and man down defense. Wilson will also act as coordinator of clinics and camps.

Coach Cassese said Wilson "has a tremendous lacrosse mind and brings with him a wealth of knowledge that comes from working with excellent coaches and mentoring elite players at the Division I level for the past five years."


Recent graduate Tom Compitello '11 was named Assistant Offensive Coordinator and will also run the box on gameday. Compitello will serve as a community lacrosse coordinator.
Coach Cassese referred to Compitello as "the quarterback of an offensive juggernaut at Stony Brook".


Tom Compitello '11
, currently on the Boston Cannons roster in the MLL, registered 68G, 78A in his career at SB. Compitello was named All America in 2010 and preseason All America in 2011.

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