NEWSLETTER 20apr12

-The 2012 Annual Odd/Even Alumni Game is set to faceoff at 4pm at LaValle Stadium on 4/21/12. To secure your slot on the roster, please contact the webmaster as soon as possible. The Cocktail Reception and Varsity game versus Hartford will follow. For more details and registration, please go here: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFEizxR-9SBkLuJmT3S87BWCDGoQdAj7JYOhj6xZb5JAsQi4VfTlbOAY88AvsNOjAyZxsm5Ffy3fhIPDSTrwEUxXOS34dDcTilFNFYMTghf8bdw10Kqs_ao0GPqvh6F6OB7WOjhyn54Kw/s1600/alumnigame2012.bmp


-SB Athletics reported that Mike Rooney '14 has been named AE Rookie of the Week again, for the fourth week in a row. Rooney scored 4G in the 10-8 victory: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/041612aaa.html


Redshirt freshman attacker Mike Rooney '14 has been named AE Rookie of the Week five times so far in 2012.


-The America East reported that by defeating UMBC, SB Lacrosse has clinched a berth in the AE Tournament. The team has played in every AE Tournament since becoming a lacrosse member in 2002: http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=205414456


Robbie Campbell '12 registered 4G against UMBC to lead SB Lacrosse to a 3-0 record in the AE.


-Adrian Szkolar of the SB Statesman also reported on the victory over UMBC, including an interview with Coach Jim Nagle here: http://www.sbstatesman.com/mens-lacrosse-beats-umbc786

You can find more coverage of the UMBC victory from Newsday here: http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/stony-brook-beats-umbc-10-8-1.3661518


-Inside Lacrosse predicted the field for the 2012 NCAA Tournament, including SB Lacrosse as the favorite to win the AE. The predicted bracket can be found here: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/04/18/may-madness-mens-division-i-bracketology-first-look-april-18


Inside Lacrosse wrote that SB Lacrosse has "one of the most potent EMO units... currently rank eighth in the nation".


-Chris Mascaro of Newsday reported on SB Lacrosse falling to Yale in overtime, 10-9. The article includes an interview with Mike Rooney '14: http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/ot-loss-to-yale-only-a-slight-setback-for-sbu-1.3665496