6/23/12

PRO & INTERNATIONAL UPDATE 23jun12

-Back in January, Corey McLaughlin of Lacrosse Magazine reported on SB women's lacrosse head coach Joe Spallina being named head coach of the Long Island Lizards. http://laxmagazine.com/mll/2011-12/news/013012_joe_spallina_named_new_long_island_lizards_head_coach


SB women's lacrosse coach Joe Spallina and former longtime SB men's lacrosse coach John Espey lead the Lizards into action.


-Lehigh Sports reported on assistant coach Tom Compitello '11 making his MLL debut with the Hamilton Nationals: http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mlacrosse/lehigh_assistant_tom_compitello_to_make_mll_debut_saturday_night.aspx


Lehigh assistant coach Tom Compitello '11 was traded from Boston to Hamilton in 2012, and has since scored 2G in two games.


-Kyle Devitte of Inside Lacrosse wrote about the week 1 performance of Kevin Crowley '11, who registered 3G, 1A: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/05/15/kyle-devitte-trickle-down-effect-faces-returning-major-league-lacrosse


Devitte describes the playing style of Kevin Crowley '11 as "hard nosed converted D-middie... great cutting for the ball".

Devitte also mentioned Jordan McBride '11, stating that he "
is a superlative second attackman that demands an attentive long pole on the crease... his range is deeper than most people think."


Jordan McBride '11 (#10) has scored 16G, 3A in only six games with Denver.


-Inside Lacrosse reported on Kevin Crowley '11 scoring the game winning goal in a 18-17 victory over Charlotte: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/06/03/major-league-lacrosse-late-hamilton-run-gives-nationals-first-win-18-17-over


-Quint Kessenich reported on the athletic ability of MLL athletes, including that Jordan McBride '11 "
moves alertly without the ball, always a step ahead, capitalizing on ball-watching or bad slides." http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2012/06/04/quint-kessenich-mll-athletes-continue-push-boundaries

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