-Mark Macyk of Newsday covered the NCAA First Round, including Johns Hopkins defeating SB by a score of 19-9: http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook/stony-brook-falls-to-johns-hopkins-19-9-1.3715950
Quint Kessenich of Inside Lacrosse also recapped the game here: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/05/14/quint-kessenich-eight-go-forward-eight-go-home
Senior midfielder Robbie Campbell '12 registered 1G, 2A in his final game at SB.
You can find more coverage from Hopkins Sports here: http://www.hopkinssports.com/sports/m-lacros/recaps/051312aaa.html
And a photo gallery from Hopkins Sports here: http://www.hopkinssports.com/view.gal?id=119746
Senior Russ Bonanno '12 scored 2G against JHU in the NCAA First Round.
Inside Lacrosse also covered the game, including a photo gallery: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/05/13/mens-lacrosse-johns-hopkins-rolls-stony-brook-19-9
You can find video highlights of the game from Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z79cR3fPCBs
Click on the image above to see video highlights from the NCAA First Round.
Youtube also has video of the postgame press conference here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz2bSyJsXEw&feature=related
-The Organization congratulates the graduating seniors in the Class of 2012, including Robbie Campbell '12, Russ Bonanno '12, Kyle Belton '12, Graham Adams '12, Adam Dahms '12, Jared LeVerne '12, Savaughn Greene '12, Greg Miceli '12, Ryan Keneally '12, Robert Gibson '12, and Kyle Moeller '12.
The 2012 SB Lacrosse squad celebrates winning the America East Championship.
-Chris Cassidy '89 is in the news for working on a documentary film about the science, art, and impact of digital media. Entitled "Side by Side", the film features Keanu Reeves, Steven Soderbergh, James Cameron, George Lucas, and Martin Scorcese. Cassidy acted as Director of Photography for the film.
Former midfielder Chris Cassidy '89 (left) is pictured with the crew of "Side by Side" and Keanu Reeves in Burbank, CA.
The film made its World Premier on 2/5/12 and also recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.
You can see more pictures of Chris in action here: http://sidebysidethemovie.com/press/
Photography director Chris Cassidy '89 (second from the right) in action with Keanu Reeves (right) on the set of "Side by Side" in Hollwood, CA.
You can see the official trailer for "Side by Side" here: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212324/videogallery/primary_title-tt2014338
Chris Cassidy '89 (left) pictured with crew and cast from "Side by Side" on set in Poland. The documentary was filmed in Europe, America, and North Africa.
-StonyBrook.edu covered Chris Cassidy '89 working with fellow football alum Chris Lopata '92, who also premiered a film in April at the Tribeca Film Festival. Cassidy directed photography for one of Lopata's short films: http://www.stonybrook.edu/sb/features-lopata.shtml
Chris Cassidy '89 (left) filming "Side by Side" on location in Marrakech, Morocco with producer Justin Szlasa and director Chris Keneally.
In addition to lacrosse, Cassidy was a standout linebacker for SB Football for four seasons.
You can also find a listing of Cassidy's work at IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1212324/
-Beth Carter of Wired reviewed "Side by Side", and you can find some of Cassidy's photographic work here: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/04/side-by-side/
Chris Cassidy '89 (left) is pictured in Northern California with the crew and Keanu Reeves. Click on the image to enlarge.
-Brendan Staudt of In Lax We Trust reported on Tom Compitello '11 debuting with the Hamilton Nationals. Compitello registered 2G in the loss to Denver: http://www.inlaxwetrust.com/2012/5/6/3003195/sims-scores-five-to-lead-outlaws-past-nationals
Tom Compitello '11 (right) feeds a pass against the Denver Outlaws in his MLL debut.
-Graeme Perrow of IL Indoor wrote about Rhys Duch '08 and his best performances of the season: http://www.ilindoor.com/2012/05/02/who-are-the-best-money-ballers-by-position-steenhuis-and-bold-are-among-the-leaders/
Perrow also mentions the breakout rookie campaign of Kevin Crowley '11.
Rhys Duch '08 finished the season with 33G, 46A, and 84 loose balls.
-Ty Pilson of IL Indoor pondered who may be the best shooter in the NLL, and mentioned Kevin Crowley '11 and Rhys Duch '08: http://www.ilindoor.com/2012/05/03/taking-a-look-at-some-surprise-nll-stories/
-Stephen Stamp of IL Indoor named his NLL Stars of the Week, including Rhys Duch '08 for his 4G, 4A and 7 loose balls against Buffalo: http://www.ilindoor.com/2012/05/02/nll-3-stars-week-17/
Rhys Duch '08 finished the year with 79 points, his lowest total for the four seasons he’s played in the NLL.
You can vote for Rhys Duch '08 for the Washington Stealth MVP here: http://www.stealthlax.com/
-Marisa Ingemi of In Lax We Trust reported on the NLL Rookie of the Year, in which Kevin Crowley '11 finished second, only one point behind Adam Jones of the Colorado Mammoth: http://www.inlaxwetrust.com/2012/5/4/2999226/adam-jones-wins-national-lacrosse-league-rookie-of-the-year
Bob Chavez of IL Indoor also covered the Rookie of the Year award here: http://www.ilindoor.com/2012/05/04/colorados-jones-is-nll-rookie-of-the-year/
Three time NLL Rookie of the Week Kevin Crowley '11 is the rookie leader with 36G, 35A and 81 loose balls. Crowley helped the Wings reach the playoffs for the first time since 2008.
-Stephen Stamp of IL Indoor reported on Kevin Crowley '11 scoring 4G, 3A against Rochester: http://www.ilindoor.com/2012/05/05/national-lacrosse-league-playoffs-under-way-with-14-13-rochester-win-over-philadelphia/
And Stamp also named Crowley a Star of the Week for his performance in his debut NLL playoff game: http://www.ilindoor.com/2012/05/08/national-lacrosse-league-3-stars-division-semi-finals/
Also, Graeme Perrow of IL Indoor listed Kevin Crowley '11 at #6 in his Moneyballers column: http://www.ilindoor.com/2012/05/07/money-ballers-playoff-edition-three-way-tie-gets-nll-postseason-party-started/
-Geoff Shannon of Inside Lacrosse reported on the upcoming NCAA Tournament game between SB vs JHU. Shannon interviewed Coach Jim Nagle on the season and the upcoming game: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/05/10/stony-brook-canisius-ride-hot-hands-ncaa-tournament-first-round
Senior captain Robbie Campbell '12 will lead the Seawolves into action against #2 Johns Hopkins in his third NCAA Tournament game.
-SB Athletics provided pregame notes for the SB vs JHU game here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/051012aab.html
SB @ JHU
5/13/12 (Sunday)
3pm ET
Homewood Field
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
TV: ESPNU
Webcast: click here
Web Radio: www.wusb.fm
Radio: WUSB 90.1 FM
Livestats: click here
Bryan Judge '15, Sean Brady '13, Robert Gibson '12, and Kyle Moeller '12 will anchor the SB defense in the NCAA Tournament.
You can listen to the action live on www.wusb.fm or at 90.1FM with Matt Mankiewicz '88 and Frank Barile '02.
You can also find the official pregame notes from SB Athletics here: http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ston/sports/m-lacros/auto_pdf/2011-12/release/release_20120510aaa.pdf
-Quint Kessenich of Inside Lacrosse previewed the SB vs JHU game here: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/05/11/quint-kessenich-taking-a-spin-through-ncaa-bracket
-Matt Forman of Lacrosse Magazine listed 16 Players to Watch in the NCAA Tournament, including goalkeeper Sean Brady '13, and an honorable mention for Jeff Tundo '13. http://www.laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2011-12/news/051112_matt_formans_16_players_to_watch_in_ncaa_division_i_mens_lacrosse_first_round
Sean Brady '13 was named to the AE All Conference First Team, the AE All-Tournament Team, and also the AE Tournament MVP, recording 19 saves in two games.
-Gary Lambrecht of Lacrosse Magazine reported on the success of Lehigh, clinching its first ever tournament berth. Lehigh is coached by former SB assistant Kevin Cassese, and also by Brendan Callahan '07, Errol Wilson '06, and Tom Compitello '11. Lambrecht also previewed the SB vs JHU game. http://www.laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2011-12/news/051112_men_division_i_lehigh_first_ncaa_lacrosse_tournament_brings_excitement_to_campus
-Ten years ago today, SB Lacrosse made its first ever appearance in the NCAA Division I Tournament. In its first season in the America East, the 2002 SB squad was invited to the NCAA Division I Tournament by virtue of winning the 2002 AE Championship, its first ever conference title in Division I.
Team captain Denis Scannell '02 registered 20G, 10A and also served as the team's primary faceoff specialist.
Lead by former coach John Espey, the Seawolves entered the America East Tournament seeded third, and knocked off Hartford in overtime to advance to the AE Final against Albany. The Seawolves then went on to defeat Albany by a score of 8-6 and automatically qualified for the NCAA Tournament.
Tris Gillen '02 (left) registered the game winning goal at Albany to advance SB Lacrosse to its first ever NCAA Division I Tournament berth.
SB went on to play Cornell in the NCAA First Round at Brown University. The game was also televised by MSG and Fox Sports NY.
Kevin Pall '02, the first Division I All America in SB Lacrosse history, scored 1G against Cornell. In 2002, Pall was the third leading scorer in the country.
Cornell eventually won by a score of 12-3 to advance to the NCAA Quarterfinals against Virginia. You can find the box score, detailed game recap, and photos from Lax.com here: http://www.lax.com/story.phtml?story=852
Attackman Matt Campolettano '02 recorded 1G against Cornell in the NCAA Tournament.
You can also find the official game recap summarized from SB Athletics here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/recaps/051102aaa.html
You can find the game stats and write up from Cornell Athletics here: http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2002/5/11/051102aaa_2285.aspx?path=mlax
More photos from the contest are found here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/051102aaa.html
Preseason All America goalie Steve Armsworthy '02 (left) and team captain Dan DaPonte '02 anchored the 2002 defense that surrendered only 8.2 goals per game. Armsworthy recorded 145 saves and 10 victories on the year, with a .562% save percentage (third best in Division I).
You can find the complete results from the 2002 season archived at SB Athletics here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/archive/ston-m-lacros-2001.html
2005 Preseason All America defenseman Kyle Pearl '05 registered 4G, 6A during the 2002 season. Pearl was drafted into the MLL in 2005 by the San Francisco Dragons.
Eric Hatkewitz '04 was named Preseason All America at defensive midfield for the 2002 season. Hatkewitz scored 4G, 2A on the year with the longpole.
Amazon has the entire game film on sale for $30 here: http://www.amazon.com/2002-NCAA-Division-Lacrosse-Round/dp/B000UUCTCC/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1323116201&sr=1-1
The 2002 SB Lacrosse squad finished the season 10-7, despite losing four contests by only one goal. Click on the image above to enlarge.
-Quint Kessenich of Inside Lacrosse broke down the NCAA First Round matchups, including an analysis of SB vs JHU: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/05/07/quint-kessenich-breaking-down-ncaa-first-round-matchups
The SB defense, including Cole Millican '14, Bryan Judge '15, and Kyle Moeller '12, held both Hartford and Albany to only 8 goals on 34 shots each. Millican scored 3G, 1A from defensive midfield in the conference tournament.
-Inside Lacrosse staff debated the Winners and Losers of the Week, including an analysis of the upcoming SB vs JHU match: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/05/07/staff-debate-winners-and-losers-week-may-7
-SB Athletics announced its 2012 Awards, honoring Mike Rooney '14 and Kyle Moeller '12. You can find more detail and photos here: http://www.goseawolves.org/genrel/050712aaa.html
SB Athletics Rookie of the Year: Mike Rooney '14
SB Senior Scholar-Athlete Award: Kyle Moeller '12
Mike Rooney '14 currently leads all freshmen in the nation with 32G.
Kyle Moeller '12 boasts the highest GPAs (3.88) amongst all SB athletes in the senior class. Moeller is majoring in Business Management and minoring in Technological Systems Management.
-Quint Kessenich of the Baltimore Sun discussed the upcoming SB vs JHU game here: http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/lacrosse-blog/bal-part-two-of-qa-with-espns-quint-kessenich-20120507,0,4641035.story
-Mark Dixon of Inside Lacrosse previewed the SB vs JHU game, including that Jeff Tundo '13 is a difference maker, and that Tundo is "versatile... can do it all... vision is superb... his tools will be needed if Stony Brook is to generate any offense... the key to a Stony Brook upset at Homewood on Sunday." http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/05/08/dixons-takeaways-who-will-be-first-round-difference-makers
Junior Jeff Tundo '13 put up 4G, 1A in the AE Title game against Albany.
-Bovee of In Lax We Trust previewed the upcoming SB vs JHU game here: http://www.inlaxwetrust.com/2012/5/8/3006334/ncaa-lacrosse-2012-playoff-preview-lehigh-and-maryland-face-off
The SB defense of Bryan Judge '15, Kyle Moeller '12, and Sean Brady '13 will anchor the defense against JHU.
-Connor Wilson of Lacrosse All Stars also previewed the game here: http://laxallstars.com/ncaa-d1-college-lacrosse-tournament-projected-winners/
And Evan Washburn of CSN Baltimore also posted a preview of the game: http://www.csnbaltimore.com/blog/lacrosse/Mens-lacrosse-tournament-preview?blockID=704208&feedID=11042
-Lacrosse Playground reported on Lehigh shutting out Manhattan by a score of 13-0, and indicated it was the first NCAA Division I shutout since SB Lacrosse shut out Albany 15-0 in 2010. http://www.lacrosseplayground.com/mountain-hawks-pull-off-historic-13-0-shutout-vs-manhattan/
Back in April 2010, Marcus Henry of Newsday reported on SB shutting out arch-rival Albany in Albany, NY. http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/stony-brook-defeats-albany-15-0-in-men-s-lacrosse-1.1879785
In 2010, Charlie Paar '10 registered the first shutout for SB Lacrosse since the 1999 squad defeated Air Force 7-0 at home.
The victory clinched at least a share of the 2010 AE Regular Season Title and the top seed in the conference tournament with home field advantage. The Seawolves would go on to win the 2010 AE Championship against Albany to qualify for the 2012 NCAA Tournament.
-SB Athletics also reported on the game here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/recaps/042410aaa.html
Attackman Tom Compitello '11 registered 5G, 2A in the shutout victory against Albany in 2010.
The 2010 SB starting defense consisted of Chris Gignilliat '10, Mike Sopko '10, and Bryan Reinert '11, anchored by Charlie Paar '10 in cage. At defensive midfield was Steve Waldeck '10, Jared LeVerne '12, and Vonzel Legall '11.
Including this victory, SB Lacrosse went on a 17 regular season game winning streak against America East opponents, extending back to 2009. SB Lacrosse has defeated Albany seven times in a row dating back to 2009.
You can also find the box score from Lax.com here: http://www.lax.com/box_score.phtml?game_id=10021047042410
-Jeff Seidel of the Baltimore Sun referred to the 2010 Albany game while covering the Johns Hopkins shutout victory over Manhattan College, 11-0. Seidel described the event as the first NCAA shutout "since Stony Brook beat Albany, 15-0, on April 24, 2010." http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bs-sp-johns-hopkins-manhattan-0307-20120306,0,635438.story
The last time SB Lacrosse registered a shutout, it was against Air Force Academy in 1999. Freshman goaltender Jon Dobias '02 registered 12 saves in the contest to preserve the shutout, in only his second start.
SB also shut out Southampton College on March 20, 1990 by a score of 20-0. Four time team MVP Rob Serratore '92 minded the cage to preserve the shut out victory.
Four time team MVP Rob Serratore '92 (#30) makes a save against North Carolina. Serratore recorded a shut out victory against Southampton in 1990. Click on the image above to read more about the game from the SB Statesman.
