RECRUITING ROUNDUP (APR11)

-For the Class of 2016, SB Lacrosse signed high school junior Ryan Ramirez '16. Ramirez is a faceoff specialist from Brentwood, NY. This marks the second signee of the class, along with John Lynott '16. http://www.laxpower.com/common/recruits.php


-Nick Gerts of the KC Chronicle interviewed St. Charles Coach Andy Thompson, who said of incoming goalie Pat McGushin '15 "Every game, he comes up with multiple big-time saves with guys in his face... Without him in the net... we would have lost." http://www.kcchronicle.com/2011/04/09/prep-spring-medley-insider-successful-road-trip/aa0oloo/


Pat McGushin '15 made a flurry of key saves against Glenbrook South to seal the win. McGushin has lead the St. Charles to a 5-1 record so far in 2011.


-At Comsewogue HS, incoming midfielder Connor Duddy '15 has already registered 13G, 9A in six games and teammate Nick Pelella '15 also registered 2G, 1A over the season so far. http://longisland.newsday.com/sports/highschool/team.php?id=14-7


-Bob Herzog of MSG Varsity headlined Connor Duddy '15 in his article for scoring four goals in the first quarter against Hauppauge, plus adding three assists later. Duddy is pictured in the article as well. http://www.msgvarsity.com/long-island/duddy-s-four-leads-comsewogue-spree-1.443773


Connor Duddy '15 has Comsewogue HS racing out to a 6-0 record for 2011.


-At William Floyd HS, incoming midfielder Luke Miller '15 has registered 16G, 9A through six games. http://getlocallongisland.com/sports/highschool/roster.php?id=24-7


Luke Miller '15 played for the Long Island Empire Team in 2010 after registering 65 points and 111 ground balls for William Floyd HS.


-Kyle Moylan of the South Brunswick Patch reported on incoming defenseman Justin Berger '15 averaging 4 ground balls per game to lead the South Brunswick Vikings to a 3-0 start: http://southbrunswick.patch.com/articles/south-brunswick-boys-lacrosse-starts-3-0

Mike Kinney of the Star Ledger interviewed Berger after he registered 8 ground balls against East Brunswick: http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?sid=548666740&url=sbvlax

PRO & INTERNATIONAL UPDATE 15apr11

-Danielle Bernstein of IL Indoor featured Rhys Duch '08 in her recent post on the Washington Stealth's victory over the Minnesota Swarm. Duch registered 5G, 5A in the overtime victory, including the game winning goal.

http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/04/10/week-14-saturday-postgame-scores-stats-and-links/


Five of the Washington Stealth's eight victories in 2011 were sealed by Rhys Duch '08, who leads the NLL with five game winning goals.


-Paul Tutka of IL Indoor published his column entitled Money Ballers, identifying Rhys Duch '08 as one of the NLL's "Big Three" goal scorers. The article also has a photo of Duch in action. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/04/05/money-ballers-bostons-big-three-vs-the-rest-of-the-national-lacrosse-league/


-Teddy Jenner of IL Indoor reported that the Victoria Shamrocks have re-signed Rhys Duch '08, their leading scorer from 2010 with 104 points in only 22 games. The article also pictured Duch. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/04/08/victoria-shamrocks-sign-three-for-run-at-wla-crown/


Rhys Duch '08 was named a WLA First Team All Star in 2010 and lead the leagues in playoff scoring. Duch will be playing for Team Canada at the 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Prague in June.


-IL Indoor reported on Rhys Duch '08 of the Washington stealth, stating that Duch has scored 2 or more goals in every game this season except one, and he hasn’t had less than 3 points in every game this season. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/04/07/nll-week-14-team-reports-i-was-impressed-with-our-energy-level-and-our-skill-level-stealth-coach-chris-hall/


-NLL.com reported on Rhys Duch '08 scoring seven points against the Buffalo Bandits, including the game tying goal with 20 seconds left. He also totals five game winning goals in the 2011 season. The article features an interview (1:45 seconds in) with Duch and a photo. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4968


Shamrocks GM Chris Welch said of Duch: "it’s scary to think about how good he will be when he hits his prime.”

NEWSLETTER 14apr11

-The 2011 Annual Odd/Even Alumni Game is approaching quickly- please respond to the webmaster (if you have not already) if you are attending: sbulacrosse.blogspot.com


-Lacrosse Unstrung's Shot of the Weekend on March 3rd went to Russ Bonanno '12 for his game tying goal against Virginia with only three seconds remaining. The article includes a photo, interview, and video of the goal. http://lacrosseunstrung.com/2011/03/03/shot-of-the-weekend-with-stony-brooks-russ-bonanno/


Russ Bonanno '12 scored his first goal as a Seawolf against #1 Virginia to tie the game with three seconds left.


-Mark Dixon of the Baltimore Sun wrote in his Faceoff Blog that Stony Brook is still the favorite to win the America East. http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/lacrosse/blog/2011/03/qa_with_espns_mark_dixon_8.html


-LaxMagazine picked up the SB victory over Hartford, including an interview with Robbie Campbell '12. http://laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2010-11/news/040911_campbell_leads_stony_brook_lacrosse_from_brink_of_upset


Robbie Campbell '12 came off the bench to score four unassisted goals en route to a 10-8 victory over Hartford.


-Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse listed his top picks for Men's Player of the Year, including at #3 Kevin Crowley '11. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/04/13/mens-lacrosse-player-year-watch-april-13


-Lacrosse Unstrung interviewed Kyle Moeller '12 and talked about his gear, his superstitions, and how he gets his stick strung. The article includes photos as well. http://lacrosseunstrung.com/2011/03/21/where-the-strings-are-with-stony-brooks-kyle-moeller/


Lacrosse Unstrung referred to Kyle Moeller '12 as an absolute wizard with his stick and one of the best take away defenders in Division 1.

NEWSLETTER 8apr11

-The 2011 Annual Odd/Even Alumni Game is approaching- please email us at sbulacrosse.blogspot.com if you are attending as we have to compile the rosters. For more information on purchasing tickets, please email Susan.Abbott@stonybrook.edu or see here for details: http://sbulacrosse.blogspot.com/2011/03/newsletter-16mar11.html


-Mark Dixon of Inside Lacrosse mentioned SB's chances of winning the AE in his weekly column entitled Tuesday Takeaways. : http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/04/05/mark-dixons-midseason-takeaways-syracuse-virginia-notre-dame-and-more

Dixon also predicted Kevin Crowley '11 for his mid-season First Team All America.


-The Ultimate Athlete Magazine has posted video highlights from the Cornell game here: http://www.ultimateathletemagazine.com/videos/viewvideo/322/college-ua-insider/stony-brook-mens-lacrosse


Adam Rand '11 picked up 8 ground balls in the loss to Cornell.


-Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse posted his picks for mid-season All America selections, including Kevin Crowley '11 on the First Team and Adam Rand '11 on the Second Team: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/04/06/midseason-report-first-and-second-team-all-americans-thus-far


-Quint Kessenich of Inside Lacrosse reported on the upcoming SB v Hartford game, including that the contest will feature two of the best faceoff middies in the country, referring to Adam Rand '11. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/04/08/quint-kessenich-albany-johns-hopkins-maryland-navy-and-what-watch-week


-Danielle Bernstein of Inside Lacrosse published the Staff Picks: Week 8, also referring to Adam Rand '11 as one of the best faceoff middies in the country. All Inside Lacrosse staff, including the guest picker, chose Stony Brook to defeat Hartford this weekend. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/04/08/inside-lacrosse-staff-picks-week-8


Inside Lacrosse pictured Kevin Crowley '11 on the front of its webpage.


-You can still vote for Kevin Crowley '11 for the Lowes Senior CLASS Award. His profile is listed here: http://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/kevin_crowley/

RECRUITING ROUNDUP (APR11)

-Ty Xanders of Inside Lacrosse reported on the Chaminade/St. Anthony's game, which featured incoming SB defenseman John Lynott '16. Xanders described Lynott as a talented, physical defenseman. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/04/06/high-school-scout-no-3-chaminade-ny-10-no-9-st-anthonys-ny-5


-Mike Loveday of ESPN Rise reported on Alec Lucas '15 officially signing his NLI with SB Lacrosse: http://rise.espn.go.com/lacrosse/articles/Commitments/Boys-2011-D-I-commitments.aspx (fifth photo)


The first signee from Texas in SB Lacrosse history, Alec Lucas '15 will don the scarlet & gray in 2012. Lucas also considered Drexel, Quinnipiac, Siena, and Syracuse.


- Westside Lax has also provided see coverage of Lucas signing with SB Lacrosse. http://www.westsidelax.com/content/tex-boys-alec-lucas-picks-stony-brook

And the Faceoff Club provided coverage here: http://www.thefaceoffclub.com/


Alec Lucas '15, the reigning 2010 U.S. Face Off Champion, was described as a dominating faceoff midfielder. In 2010 the Coppell Cowboys make a run at their third consecutive Texas State HS Championship.


-LacrosseRecruits.com has photos and 6 lengthy videos of Alec Lucas '15 playing in his hometown and also on various travel teams: http://lacrosserecruits.com/Alec_Lucas


Click on the above image to see the profile of Alec Lucas '15 and videos of him playing.


-The Coppell Student Media published an article on the Coppell Cowboys on their goals and expectations for 2011, including a quote from midfielder Alec Lucas '15. http://www.coppellstudentmedia.com/2011/02/21/lacrosse-enters-division-i-looking-for-repeat/


-StickStar Lacrosse covered the (#2) Coppell versus (#1) Jesuit game in Texas, including more photographs of incoming SB midfielder Alec Lucas '15. StickStar described Lucas "effective on both his draws and also the offensive side of the field... a strong player who can get to the next level". http://www.stickstarlacrosse.com/news_article/show/81418?referrer_id=146340


Alec Lucas '15 (in white), a member of the Dallas Select All Stars, won 75 percent of his faceoffs and scored 18G, 5A for Coppell HS. Lucas was also an all-star at the Denver Shootout, New England Showcase, Southern Combat and T99 events.

NEWSLETTER 4apr11

-The America East named Jordan McBride '11 the AE Player of the Week, after registering 7G against UMBC. http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=205129598


Jordan McBride '11 has been named AE Player of the Week six times in his career.


-Weekly polls are out:

(#13) Nike D1 Top 20 (behind Penn, in front of Army) http://insidelacrosse.com/rankpoll/d1media/2011-04-04

(#14) USILA Coaches (behind Army, in front of Bucknell) http://insidelacrosse.com/rankpoll/d1media/2011-04-04

(#15) Quint Kessenich (behind Army, in front of Yale) http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/04/04/quint-kessenichs-top-20-and-week-7-analysis

(#14) Laxpower Forum (behind Denver, in front of Bucknell) http://network.laxpower.com/laxforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=43095

(#16) Laxpower TSI (behind Penn State, in front of Georgetown) http://www.laxpower.com/update11/binmen/tsi01.php

(#14) Laxpower CPU Rating (behind UNC, in front of Penn) http://www.laxpower.com/update11/binmen/rating01.php



The 2011 Seawolves have been ranked all season in the top 20, reaching as high as #4 in the polls.


-Inside Lacrosse picked up the Lowes Senior CLASS Award contest, including the profile of finalist Kevin Crowley '11. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/04/04/lowes-senior-class-award-finalist-profiles-week-1

You can vote for Crowley here: http://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/kevin_crowley/


-SB Lacrosse now has its own Wikipedia page found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stony_Brook_Seawolves_men%27s_lacrosse


-The Organization welcome newly registered alum John Cucci '89, who came to us through the SB Athletic Department. Welcome John!

NEWSLETTER 3apr11

-Inside Lacrosse published photos from the Delaware game: http://photos.insidelacrosse.com/D1.php

-Jim Furlong of the Hauppauge Patch interviewed Tom Compitello '11 on his expectations for the 2011 season: http://hauppauge.patch.com/articles/hauppauge-alumn-leads-stony-brook-lacrosses-charge#photo-5076326


Tom Compitello '11 has registered 6G, 5A in the last three games.


-Tom Rock of Newsday covered the SB victory of Bryant last week, including an interview with Coach Rick Sowell, video, and photos (subscription): http://www.newsday.com/sports/college/lacrosse/crowley-four-goals-helps-lead-sbu-back-1.2784785


-Lacrosse Unstrung posted a video of highlights from the Towson game, including a picture of Pat Day '14. http://lacrosseunstrung.com/2011/03/19/towson-upsets-no-5-stony-brook-with-highlights/


Freshman Pat Day '14 has made an immediate impact at defensive midfield, appearing in five of the first eight games.


Also, Lacrosse Unstrung posted video highlights from the Delaware game as well: http://lacrosseunstrung.com/2011/03/16/stony-brook-vs-delaware-highlights/


-Ryan Demorest of Inside Lacrosse put together a collection of photos, including two photos of Kevin Crowley '11 against Bryant: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/30/photos-week-cornell-princeton-yale-central-florida-georgetown-prep-northwestern


-SB defeated UMBC on Friday night at LaValle Stadium in a televised contest. SB lead 14-0 at the end of the 3rd quarter and picked up their first conference win of 2011. CBS Sports will be re-airing the game at various times. Find stats and a postgame writeup here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/recaps/040111aab.html


SB has won the last 8 conference games in the America East.

PRO & INTERNATIONAL UPDATE 2apr11

-RO Dubbs of Lacrosse Unstrung published an article on Top Canadians in the MLL in 2011. The article included coverage of Kevin Crowley '11 and Jordan McBride '11 and their careers at SB. http://lacrosseunstrung.com/2011/03/17/top-canadians-in-2011-major-lacrosse-league-draft/


-Ty Pilson of NLL Insider covered the Washington Stealth's victory over the Boston Blazers, including a last second goal by Rhys Duch '08 to seal the win. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/03/28/clinchers-collapses-comebacks-chowder-and-more-highlight-nlls-wild-week-12/


-The NLL posted video of Rhys Duch '08 scoring the buzzer beating goal to clinch the playoffs for the Stealth. The footage is 1:05 into the video: http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4942


Rhys Duch '08 sends the Washington Stealth the playoffs with a last second score against the Boston Blazers.


-Paul Tutka of NLL Insider published his column entitled Money Ballers, including a photo and interview with Rhys Duch '08: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/03/29/money-ballers-rhys-duch-strikes-late-again-zack-greer-a-clutch-first-timer-in-rushed-w/


Click above to see the NLL interview Duch after the Boston game (starts around 2:30).


-The Stony Brook Press published an article on Kevin Crowley '11 being the first pick in the 2011 MLL Draft.
http://www.sbpress.com/2011/02/21/stony-brooks-lacrosse-boss-the-first-round-pick/


-Lacrosse Unstrung interviewed Kevin Crowley '11 on the differences of field lacrosse and box lacrosse, including photos from his youth up through representing Team Canada last summer. http://lacrosseunstrung.com/2011/02/23/kevin-crowley-on-box-vs-field/


Kevin Crowley '11 is pictured above in his hometown team's uniform, the New Westminster Salmonbellies.


-Paul Tutka of NLL Insider published his latest 3 Star Challenge column, including an interview of Rhys Duch '08 with the NLL's Mike Kennett: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/03/30/3-star-challenge-even-losers-deserve-some-love-sometimes/


Rhys Duch '08 has scored four game winning goals for the Stealth in 2011.

NEWSLETTER 29mar11

-Lax.com posted some video footage of SB defeating Delaware on March 12: http://www.lax.com/story.phtml?story=2799


Adam Rand '11 has won 101/150 (.673%) faceoffs in 2010 and registered 54 ground balls.


-Inside Lacrosse featured SB Lacrosse in its Game Day Gear column, including multiple photos of SB road gear: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/22/game-day-gear-stony-brook-away


-SB defeated Bryant last Saturday at LaValle Stadium. Click here for a game writeup and photos from Bryant Athletics: http://www.bryantbulldogs.com/sports/mlax/2010-11/releases/20110326i97yv4


Kyle Moeller '12 has registered 19 takeaways so far in 2010 and also registered 13 ground balls.


-Kevin Crowley '11 has been chosen as a finalist for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award. You can find his profile here: http://www.seniorclassaward.com/athletes/kevin_crowley/

And you can vote once per day, so please visit and cast your vote for Kevin here: http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/lacrosse_2011/


-Mark Dixon of Inside Lacrosse covered SB Lacrosse in his Tuesday's Takeaways column, mentioning that the team is still the favorite to win the AE: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/29/mark-dixons-tuesday-takeaways-syracuse-looks-2005-hopkins-team


Jordan McBride '11 has totalled 146 career goals in only three and a half seasons as a Seawolf.


-The 2011 Odd/Even Alumni Game, in memory of Jon Ryan '90, is approaching. Tickets will be $75 per person ($50 for alums '06-'10). Children from 5-18 are $15. You can also sponsor a student or contribute to the event. Forms will be emailed by the webmaster. For further information please contact Susan Abbott at 631.632.4647 or email Susan.Abbott@stonybrook.edu.

NEWSLETTER 28mar11

-SB lost to Towson in Baltimore last Saturday night by a score of 9-8. Find the game writeup from Towson Athletics and a photo here: http://www.towsontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=101443&SPID=12495&ATCLID=205119507&DB_OEM_ID=21300


-Senior Timmy Trenkle '11 registered 3G in the loss to Towson.


-SB lost to Cornell at LaValle Stadium last Tuesday night. LaxMagazine published game photos here: http://www.laxmagazine.com/multimedia/photos/2010-11/news/032211_cornell_stony_brook_greg_shemitz


-Quint Kessenich of Inside Lacrosse wrote that SB is a favorite to win the AE, and that they are a potential bracket buster in the NCAA Tournament. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/25/quint-kessenich-we-know-it-our-division-i-questions-will-be-answered


-The UMBC game has been moved to April 1st, and will be aired by CBS College Sports TV at 6:45 p.m. Find more media information here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/032811aad.html


Jared Laverne '12 and the Seawolves take on rival UMBC this Friday night at LaValle Stadium at 7pm.


-Inside Lacrosse published photos of SB Lacrosse in action against Towson and St. John's: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/24/photos-week-cornell-stony-brook-delaware-towson-hofstra-maryland-womens-western

RECRUITING ROUNDUP (MAR11)

-Stan Hudy of CN Weekly Update featured defenseman Andrew Dorsey '15 signing with SB Lacrosse, including photos and video interviews. http://www.cnweekly.com/articles/2010/12/01/sports/doc4cee56c526f2a199279711.txt


Coach Chuck Holohan said Dorsey's skills and athleticism were strong as early as the 8th grade and thinks he will make an impact as a freshman at SB.



Click on the photo above to see an interview with Dorsey on his commitment to SB Lacrosse.


-Inside Lacrosse listed the top 25 HS teams nationally, including West Islip at #17. West Islip senior midfielder Mike Diggle '15 will attend SB next year: http://insidelacrosse.com/rankpoll/hspower/2011-02-16


-Laxpower also ranked the top HS teams nationally, including Sachem North at #16 (Alex Harris '15) and at West Islip at #17 (Mike Diggle '15). Both will don the scarlet and gray in 2012. http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=22877&page=4


-Chris Kieser of Inside Lacrosse published a preview of Suffolk A high schools, including #1 Sachem North (Alex Harris '15), #2 West Islip (Mike Diggle '15). Both will attend SB next year. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/17/high-school-insider-long-islands-suffolk-a-preview


Kieser described Harris as a defender with superior stick skills who can play close defense and defensive midfield. Harris registered 6G as a junior.


-Abby Drake of the Coppell Student Media reported on Alec Lucas '15 signing with SB. Lucas said that: “I am very thrilled to go to Stony Brook, I want to play in the north east since it is the hot bed of lacrosse." http://www.coppellstudentmedia.com/2010/10/19/quartet-of-lacrosse-players-eye-separate-collegiate-paths/


-Inside Lacrosse published a Texas HS lacrosse update, including a mention of midfielder Alec Lucas '15 of Coppell HS. Coppell went undefeated and won its conference last year and has moved up to Texas Division 1 for 2011. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/09/high-school-lacrosse-insider-texas-update

NEWSLETTER 16mar11

-The 2011 Odd/Even Alumni Game is approaching- please see below for details:

Saturday, April 23
LaValle Stadium

1pm Women's Lax Game
3:30pm - 7pm Alumni BBQ
3:45pm Men's Alumni Game
7pm Men's Lax Game (Albany)
7pm Cocktail Reception (press box)


-SB defeated Delaware last Saturday at LaValle Stadium by a score of 14-9. Photos and stats are here: https://laxunation.wordpress.com/2011/03/12/delaware-is-officially-questionable-stony-brook-wins-14-9/

Inside Lacrosse photos: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/13/delaware-vs-stony-brook-game-photos


Tom Compitello '11 registered 2G and 1A against Delaware, including converting this diving attempt pictured above.


-SB Lacrosse defeated St. John's on Tuesday, 9-4, improving to 3-1 on the season. The Seawolves defense held their opponent scoreless until 11 minutes left in the game. Find photos and some game film here: http://www.redstormsports.com/sports/m-lacros/recaps/031511aaa.html


-See here for video highlights from the UVa game on 2/26: http://laxbuzz.com/2011/03/01/ncaa-lacrosse-video-highlights-of-1-virginia-mens-lacrosse-overtime-win-over-5-stony-brook/


Over 4,300 fans attended the UVa/SB game on 2/26/11. Click on the photo above for video coverage of the heartbreaking overtime loss.


-Weekly polls are out:

#5- Laxpower Forum (behind Hofstra; in front of UNC)
#5- Quint Kessenich (behind Hofstra; in front of UNC)
#5- Nike D1 Top 20 (behind Hofstra; in front of UNC)
#5- USILA D1 Coaches (behind Hofstra; in front of MD)


-Terry Foy of Inside Lacrosse assembled an early list of his picks for the 2011 Player of the Year, and included Kevin Crowley '11 as his second pick for the award. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/16/mens-lacrosse-player-year-watch-march-16

PROFILE: Kyle Zorn '14

A closer look at new midfielder Kyle Zorn '14:


Kyle Zorn '14
Millersville, MD / Severna Park HS
Midfield
5’10’’
182 lbs
#19

SB Profile: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/mtt/zorn_kyle00.html



Kyle Zorn '14 lead the Severna Park Falcons to a perfect 20-0 record and a Class A State Title in 2010.


-Maxpreps profile and stats: http://www.maxpreps.com/athletes/gvLLQ57OTEu7m9RzV6O-zA/lacrosse-spring-10/profile-kyle-zorn.htm

-2010 Stats: 38G, 10A http://www.hometownannapolis.com/photos/2010allcounty_laxb.pdf

-2010 Capital-Gazette Communications All County Team

-2010 First Team All Anne Arundel County: http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/maryland-gazette/mi_8145/is_20100522/coaches-county-boys-lacrosse/ai_n53883457/

-2010 Washington Post All-Metro 2nd Team: http://www.aapreps.com/content.php?189-County-Athletes-Bring-Home-the-Hardware

-Video: http://lacrosserecruits.com/lacrosse/tour/player_tour/lacrosse_s1.swf/featured-videos.php?s=3&p=12


Zorn is a lefty that can shoot on the run and also play attack. Click on the screenshot above to see video of Zorn from his days at Severna Park HS in Maryland.


-Scored 2G en route to winning the Class A State Title: http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2010/05/27-74/State-of-perfection-for-Severna-Park-lacrosse.html?ne=1

-Three year starter

-Fan commentary: http://network.laxpower.com/laxforum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=33292&p=651526&hilit=+kyle+zorn+#p651526

-WR/DB on the football team; distance runner; honor student



Zorn has already contributed as a Seawolf, appearing in two of the first four games of his career at SB.


Severna Park HS
http://www.laxpower.com/update10/binboy/XSVPMD.PHP
#56 National CCR
#54 National Computer Rating
#12 National RPI
#1 Maryland Public
#1 Maryland 43 East, State Champions (20-0)

NEWSLETTER 10mar11

-SB takes on Delaware this weekend at LaValle Stadium. You can catch the action via the links below:

Tickets: http://www.goseawolves.org/tickets/ston-10-mlax-tix.html
Radio: 90.1FM
Web Radio: http://wusb.fm/
Game Tracker: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/sched/ston-m-lacros-sched.html
All Access (Pay Video): http://www.goseawolves.org/allaccess/?media=229824
Laxpower LAGR: http://www.laxpower.com/lagr/updates/



Defensive midfielder Jared Laverne '12 registered an assist in the victory against Marist last week.


-SB continues to be ranked in the polls:

(#6) Coaches Poll: http://insidelacrosse.com/rankpoll/d1usila/2011-03-07

(#6) Nike D1 Poll: http://insidelacrosse.com/rankpoll/d1media/2011-03-07

(#5) LP Forum: http://network.laxpower.com/laxforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=42540

(#7) Quint Kessenich: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/07/mens-lacrosse-quint-kessenichs-top-20-and-week-3-analysis


-Adam Rand '11 was named America East Player of the Week (photos) after going 18/21 against Marist at the faceoff, including 6 GBs: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/030711aac.html


Adam Rand '11 has won 35 of 47 faceoffs so far in 2011, including 13 GBs.


-The UMBC game has been moved to 4/1 (Friday night) at 7pm. It will be aired on CBS College Sports. More media details will follow.


-The 2011 Annual Odd/Even Alumni Game is scheduled for 4/23. The Varsity takes on Albany later in the day. More details to follow as well.


-SB Men's Basketball advances to the AE Finals this Saturday against Boston University. For more coverage, see here: http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030711aaa.html

PRO & INTERNATIONAL UPDATE 8mar11

-Quint Kessenich of Inside Lacrosse reported on Team USA vs Notre Dame in the preseason and wrote that Team USA played like professionals, including a mention of Steve Waldeck '10: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/02/01/five-things-learned-2011-champion-challenge


Steve Waldeck '10 was the first ever SB defenseman to be named All America in the Division 1 era.


-Neil Stevens of Lacrosse Magazine reported that Rhys Duch '08 has the third most points in the NLL and is on track for his most productive season yet. http://laxmagazine.com/nll/2010-11/news/022311_stevens_on_national_lacrosse_league_stealth_poised_for_big_second_half


-Paul Tutka of NLL Insider listed Rhys Duch '08 in his column entitled Money Ballers. Duch is among the NLL leaders in power play goals, goals, game winning goals. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/28/money-ballers-the-nlls-goal-scoring-leaders-past-the-leaderboard/


-Nick Steblenko of NLL Insider covered the NLL All Star Game, and described a goal by Rhys Duch '08 as a great shot: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/27/nll-all-star-game-live-blog/

Rhys Duch '08 still holds the NLL Rookie Scoring Record and currently sits atop the NLL points leaders in multiple categories.


-Paul Tutka of NLL Insider covered the Washington Stealth's 20-7 victory over the Colorado Mammoth and posted a photo of Rhys Duch '08. The article also includes video footage of the game. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/22/week-7-video-highlights-package-teams-experience-varying-home-floor-success/

Caroline Darney of NLL Insider ran a live game blog for the victory, which included Duch scoring a hat trick, including his signature "Dip & Duch" maneuver. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/18/national-lacrosse-league-in-game-blog-mammoth-vs-stealth/

And you can find more coverage and stats of Duch here: http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/02/21/money-ballers-will-records-fall-in-2011/

NEWSLETTER 5mar11

-iLacrosse Television interviewed Coach Rick Sowell on the upcoming 2011 season (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ewyWUuHnaw


Coach Sowell talked with iLacrosse about expectations and his goals for the 2011 season.


-The America East interviewed Coach Rick Sowell in its 2011 preseason preview (video): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCcefq_BY3o&feature=related


-Though a valiant effort, SB fell to #1 Virginia at home in overtime last week, by a score of 11-10. Virginia Sports posted a photo gallery: http://www.virginiasports.com/PhotoAlbum.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=17800&PALBID=370869

More photos: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/01/photos-week-virginia-maryland-umass-salisbury


Adam Rand '11 won 17 of 26 faceoffs and registered 7 GBs against #1 Virginia.


-Newsday covered the Virginia/SB game as well: http://sbradiosports.blogspot.com/2011/02/virginia-nips-stony-brook-in-rematch.html


-Mark Dixon of Inside Lacrosse published his weekly column "Tuesday Takeaway" and reviewed the Virginia/SB game: http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/03/01/mark-dixons-tuesday-takeaways-virginia-stony-brook-navy-unc-and-more

See this short video of Russ Bonanno '12 scoring the tying goal with 3 seconds left: http://www.youtube.com
/watch?v=WLCMs4oQoag


In his first outing as a Seawolf, Russ Bonanno '12 tied the game against Virginia with only 3 seconds left in regulation.


-Kevin Crowley '11 was named America East Player of the Week: http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=205105865


-The Long Island Pulse published an interview with Coach Rick Sowell and his career and his success at SB over the last five years: http://sbradiosports.blogspot.com/2011/02/long-island-pulse-rick-sowell.html


-The Tewaaraton Committee released its first watch list of Finalists for the 2011 Trophy, including four Seawolves: Jordan McBride '11, Kevin Crowley '11, Adam Rand '11, and Tom Compitello '11. http://network.laxpower.com/laxforum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=42502


-SB defeated Marist yesterday by a score of 13-7. http://www.goseawolves.org/sports/m-lacros/recaps/030511aac.html

SBU Lacrosse Remembers: Ron LaValle (1943-2010) 6mar11

-During the halftime break of the Virginia/SB game, SB Lacrosse honored former coach Ron LaValle with a ceremony for the LaValle Family.


SB Athletics played a photo montage of Coach LaValle on the jumbotron at halftime.



Cynthia LaValle (pictured in red) and the LaValle Family were honored as the 4300 fans in attendance observed a moment of silence in LaValle's memory.


Though not present, in LaValle's absence, the ceremonial Canadian and American flags were fixed to the mezzanine at the 50 yard line.