-Coach Nagle has secured commitments from the following high school athletes to suit up for SB Lacrosse:
-Bob Chavez of IL Indoor featured Kevin Crowley '11 regarding his being picked first in the NLL Draft and getting started with the Philadelphia Wings. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/09/22/no-1-pick-kevin-crowley-eager-to-get-his-nll-career-started-in-philadelphia/
First overall pick Kevin Crowley '11 lead the Western Lacrosse Association in scoring in 2010.
You can find more coverage and an interview from the Philadelphia Wings here: http://www.tsn.ca/lacrosse/story/?id=376396
-Stephen Stamp of IL Indoor named his Top 50 NLL Rookies, including Kevin Crowley '11 at #1 and Jordan McBride '11 at #16. Stamp said Crowley "...has it all. Size, shooting, passing, setting picks, lacrosse IQ... poise, maturity and big-game chutzpah... He’ll be good right away and for a long time." http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/09/20/national-lacrosse-league-entry-draft-il-indoors-hot-50-for-2011/
Stamp also said Jordan McBride '11 was "second in WLA scoring with 74 points... a spot-up shooter... a fit for a team with good feeders who can set him up for his deadly outside shot."
-Christine Sampson of the Three Village Patch also covered the NLL Draft here: http://threevillage.patch.com/articles/former-seawolf-lacrosse-standouts-picked-in-nll-draft
-Bob Chavez of IL Indoor put together a list of his Top 35 NLL players, including Rhys Duch '08 at #9.
http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/10/05/ilindoor-top-35-mike-thompson-35/
-Rochester Hompage interviewed Jordan McBride '11 on being drafted last year to the Rochester Rattlers, which McBride eventually started on attack all throughout the 2011 season: http://rochesterhomepage.net/fulltext/?nxd_id=259567
-Inside Lacrosse released its MLL Protected Rosters, including Steve Waldeck '10 of the Hamilton Nationals. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/10/12/major-league-lacrosse-teams-release-protected-roster-lists-days-trades-and-instant
Steve Waldeck '10 registered 1G, 1A, and 36 ground balls for Hamilton in 2011.
-Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse published the list of MLL Protected Players, which includes Steve Waldeck '10 (Hamilton), Kevin Crowley '11 (Hamilton), and Jordan McBride '11 (Rochester). http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/09/23/major-league-lacrosse-teams-release-23-man-protected-lists-instant-roster-analysis
New member of the Colorado Mammoth Jordan McBride '11 has appeared in two Mann Cup Finals with the Salmonbellies and also suits up for for Team Scotland.
-Marisa Ingemi of In Lax We Trust featured Kevin Crowley '11 being picked first in the NLL Draft, calling Crowley the "obvious choice" to go first in the draft. http://www.inlaxwetrust.com/2011/9/27/2451058/2011-nll-draft-review-
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Aside from playing for the New Westminster Salmonbellies in BC, Kevin Crowley '11 also suits up for the Hamilton Nationals and the Philadelphia Wings.
-Marisa Ingemi of In Lax We Trust featured Kevin Crowley '11 again in an article entitled "2011 NLL Draft Winners & Losers". The article pictures Crowley and mentions that Jordan McBride '11 "could be a star" with the Colorado Mammoth. http://www.inlaxwetrust.com/2011/9/22/2441367/2011-nll-draft-winners-and-losers
-Stephen Stamp of IL Indoor wrote about the NLL's Philadelphia Wings selecting Kevin Crowley '11 in the first pick of the draft, including that Crowley's physical attributes, skill, and athleticism make him a great top pick. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/09/28/top-draft-pick-profiles-why-the-wings-won-when-they-picked-kevin-crowley/
Stamp wrote that Kevin Crowley '11 is a "star waiting to happen" in the NLL with the Philadelphia Wings.
-Casey Vock of IL Indoor took a fan poll of the Best NLL Rookie for the upcoming season, where you can vote for Kevin Crowley '11 (Philadelphia) or Jordan McBride '11 (Colorado). You can vote here: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/10/04/il-indoor-fan-poll-best-rookie-in-2012/
-Bob Chavez of IL Indoor graded the picks in the NLL Draft, including that choosing Kevin Crowley '11 first was a "no brainer... a slam dunk... and a polished, mature player". The article also mentions Jordan McBride '11 going to the Colorado Mammoth. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/09/23/grading-the-2011-nll-entry-draft/
-Mark Dixon of Inside Lacrosse reported on teams that need to replace graduates for 2012, including an analysis of SB Lacrosse. The article includes interviews with new head coach Jim Nagle: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/09/26/fallball-holes-fill-maryland-notre-dame-hofstra-stony-brook
-Matt Kinnear of Inside Lacrosse reported on the Fall Brawl for a Cure event being moved from PPL Park in Philadelphia to Loyola College in Baltimore on 10/22/11 at 1pm. The event will still include SB versus Loyola and SB versus Villanova: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/10/04/fallball-2011-fall-brawl-a-cure-ppl-park-canceled-teams-moving-games-loyola
-The SB Lacrosse page at Wikipedia has been updated to include details of the original 1978 club team, including this photo below:
The original 1978 Stony Brook Lacrosse squad. Click on the photo above to read more about the program's history.
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-Congratulations to Adam Zetzer '06 on his upcoming nuptials to Kelly Gendrau in Charlotte, NC!!!
-The Long Island Press has nominated SB in nine "Best of Long Island" categories, including: Best Mascot, Best Sports Program, Best LI University, Best Radio Station, among other categories. Voting is open until December 15th. http://bestof.longislandpress.com/vote/
-SB Lacrosse has released an unofficial schedule for the 2011/2012 season:
FALL BALL
10/15/11 Red/White Scrimmage
10/22 SB @ Loyola (+ Villanova)
PRESEASON
2/4/12 Lafayette, Sacred Heart
2/11/12 Adelphi, TBD
REGULAR SEASON
2/18/12 @ Fairfield
2/25/12 @ Virginia
3/3/12 Marist
3/10/12 @ Delaware
3/13/12 St. John's
3/17/12 Towson
3/20/12 @ Siena
3/24/12 @ Bryant
3/31/12 Vermont
4/7/12 @ Binghamton
4/14/12 @ UMBC
4/16/12 Yale
4/21/12 Hartford (+ Alumni Game)
4/28/12 @ Albany
POSTSEASON
5/2/12 AE Semis
5/5/12 AE Final
5/12/12 NCAA First Round
5/19/12 NCAA Quarterfinals
5/26/12 NCAA Final Four
-Inside Lacrosse posted its fourth annual Laxies Awards, which includes your chance to vote for SB Lacrosse in the following categories:
-D1 Men's Player of the Year (Kevin Crowley '11)
-NLL Player of the Year (Rhys Duch '08)
-Clutch Performer of the Year (Rhys Duch '08)
Vote here at http://laxies.insidelacrosse.com/
-SB Lacrosse will be holding a "Red/White" scrimmage, an intra-squad exhibition at LaValle Stadium. The event is scheduled for 10/15/11 at 1:30pm.
Come see the 2012 Seawolves in action this Fall at the Red/White scrimmage.
-SB Athletics now has an unofficial forum for all sports here at CreateAForum.com: http://sbufan.createaforum.com/
You can find the SB Lacrosse forum here: http://sbufan.createaforum.com/stony-brook-mens-lax/
-Marisa Ingemi of In Lax We Trust featured Kevin Crowley '11 being picked first in the NLL Draft, calling Crowley the "obvious choice" to go first in the draft. http://www.inlaxwetrust.com/2011/9/27/2451058/2011-nll-draft-review-
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Kevin Crowley '11 was the first ever athlete picked first in both the NLL Draft and the MLL Draft.
