OUT OF THE ARCHIVES: 2002 Cornell Game

-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.