2019 Men's Lacrosse Preview

Posted: Feb 12, 2019

Brodie Phillips, Dickinson

Dickinson (17-4 in 2018, 7-1 CC, CC champions, NCAA Elite Eight)
Head Coach: Dave Webster (Dickinson '88), 18th season at Dickinson (165-88)
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All-Time Record: 306-443-2 (.409) since 1952
Centennial Titles (4): 2011-12-13-18
Playoff Appearances (12): 2004-05-06-07-10-11-12-13-14-15-17-18
USILA Preseason Poll: 10th
Preseason Poll Projection: 2nd

Key Returnees: Brodie Phillips, Sr., A, 23-32-55, 1st team All-CC; Nate Usich, Sr., LSM, 102 GB, 51 CT, 1st team All-CC; Jack Doran, Sr., D, 36 GB, 17 CT, 1st team All-CC; Cole Pellicano, Jr., GK, 8.92 GAA, 57.7 sv%, 1st team All-CC; Charlie DeMuth, Sr., DM, 29 GB, 14 CT, 2nd team All-CC; Jack O’Connell, Sr., M, 26-19-45, HM All-CC; Nick Goles, Jr., A, 29-9-38
Key Losses: Dylan Maher, A, 1st team All-CC, 70-18-88; Ryan Campbell, F/O, 37.5%, 1st team All-CC; Patrick Finneran, D, 37 GB, 13 CT, 2nd team All-CC; Tyler Strods, A, 48-27-75, HM All-CC; Tucker Carney, A, 33-23-56; Zach Blumenstein, LSM, 38 GB, 10 CT

Notes:

2018 Centennial Conference Champions: Defeated Gettysburg 9-8 in title game
Fourth overall CC title and first since 2013
Advanced to NCAA Elite Eight before falling to Salisbury 9-7
Returning All-Americans: LSM Nate Usich (2nd team), GK Cole Pellicano (3rd team), D Jack Doran (HM), M Brodie Phillips (HM), M Charlie DeMuth (HM).
Phillips returns as Red Devils top point-scorer from 2018 (55 pts) with losses of Maher (88 pts; 1st CC), Strods (75 pts; 3rd CC), & Carney (56 pts). Phillips ranked t-2nd in CC with 32 assists last spring.
Usich led CC in caused turnovers (51) & ranked second in GB (102) in 2018.
Red Devils led CC in team goals (288) & assists (166) in 2018.

Kevin Mollihan, Franklin & Marshall

Franklin & Marshall (12-4 in 2018, 6-2 CC, lost to Dickinson in CC semifinal)
Head Coach: Todd Cavallaro (Johns Hopkins '94), 12th season (106-65)
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All-Time Record: 449-392 (.534) since 1947
Centennial Titles (1): 2017
Playoff Appearances (9): 2001-03-04-05-13-14-16-17-18
USILA Preseason Poll: 17th
Preseason Poll Projection: 3rd

Key Returnees: Kevin Mollihan, Jr., A, 62-14-76, 1st team All-CC, CC Offensive Player of Year; Jarrett Donaghy, Jr., DM, 8-11-19, 59 GB, 13 CT, 1st team All-CC; Tommy O’Connor, Sr., D, 51 GB, 37 CT, 1st team All-CC; Luke Keating, So., A, 55-17-72, 2nd team All-CC; George Briggs, Sr., M, 8-27-35, 2nd team All-CC; Ellis Llewellyn, Sr., LSM, 37 GB, 23 CT, HM All-CC; Andrew Fine, Jr., D, 26 GB, 12 CT; Tucker McBride, Sr., M, 11-7-18; Doug Mongiardo, Jr., D, 24 GB, 13 CT; Erich Della Volpe, So., D, 20 GB, 8 CT.
Key Losses: Sean Rogers, A, 36-33-69, 1st team All-CC; Harry Rice, M, 26-4-30, 1st team All-CC; Thomas More, GK, 10.06 GAA, 45.2 sv%;

Notes:

Kevin Mollihan and Gettysburg's Mitch Wykoff were first sophomores to capture the major Centennial awards since Dave Curry of Gettysburg in 1995.
Luke Keating is reigning CC Rookie of the Year - second straight F&M honoree as Rookie of the Year, following in the footsteps of Kevin Mollihan
Returning All-Americans: A Kevin Mollihan (2nd team), M George Briggs (HM), D Tommy O'Connor (HM), A Luke Keating (HM).
Mollihan (62g, 76 pts) leading CC returner in goals and points.
Tommy O'Connor ranked 2nd in CC in caused turnovers (37) in 2018.
Diplomats led CC in goals per game (15.50) in 2018.

Jack Harvey, Gettysburg

Gettysburg (19-3 in 2018, 8-0 CC, lost to Dickinson in CC final)
Head Coach: Hank Janczyk (Hobart '76), 32nd season at Gettysburg (408-118)
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All-Time Record: 535-259-1 (.674) since 1958
Centennial Titles (14): 1994-95-98-99-2000-01-02-04-05-06-07-08-09-15-16
Playoff Appearances (18): 2001-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18
USILA Preseason Poll: 6th
Preseason Poll Projection: 1st

Key Returnees: Mitch Wykoff, Jr., D, 92 GB, 17 CT, 1st team All-CC, CC Defensive Player of Year; Jack Harvey, Sr., M, 36-18-54, 1st team All-CC; Tommy Heller, Sr., A, 21-23-44, 2nd team All-CC; Andrew Garstka, Sr., M, 37-6-43, 2nd team All-CC; Michael McCormick, Jr., M, 29-15-44, 2nd team All-CC; Brian Kolen, Jr., A, 52-20-72, HM All-CC; Christian Atalese, Jr., LSM, 51 GB, 27 CT; Eric Carr, Jr., LSM, 47 GB, 15 CT; Ryan Kelly, Sr., M, 27 GB, 14 CT, Jack Fletcher, So., A, 31-28,59;
Key Losses: Geoff Fulgione, F/O, 55.2%, 2nd team All-CC; Cullen Minion, D, 44 GB, 17 CT, HM All-CC; Tim Brady, GK, 18-3, 54.4 sv%, 7.66 GAA, HM All-CC; Nick Hill, D, 38 GB, 22 CT

Notes:

Advanced to NCAA Semifinals before falling to Salisbury 8-7.
Mitch Wykoff was the second Gettysburg defenseman to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors and first since Andrew McGann (2008).
Wykoff & F&M's Kevin Mollihan were first sophomores to capture the major Centennial awards since Dave Curry of Gettysburg in 1995.
Returning All-Americans: A Jack Harvey (2nd team) D Mitch Wykoff (2nd team), M Andrew Garstka (HM), A Tommy Heller (HM), A Brian Kolen (HM).
Bullets have made CC playoffs for 18 consecutive seasons.
Bullets led CC in goals against average (7.64), caused turnovers (170), & ground balls (699) in 2018.

Ben Frost, Haverford

Haverford (7-8 in 2018, 4-4 CC, 4th place, lost to Gettysburg in CC semifinals)
Head Coach: Nick Taylor (FDU-Florham '08), 1st season at Haverford
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All-Time Record: 281-336-1 (.455) since 1972
Centennial Titles (1): 2010
Playoff Appearances (6): 2006-07-08-09-10-11-18
Preseason Poll Projection: 5th

Key Returnees: Dylan Slack, Sr., GK, 8.22 GAA, 59.0% save pct, 2nd team All-CC; Ben Frost, Sr., M, 21-4-25, HM All-CC; Stephen DeLeo, Sr., A, 21-9-30; Rob McLallen, Sr., M, 8-8-16, 23 GB; Jonathan Frost, So., D, 31.8 FO%.
Key Losses: Max Ellis, LSM, 58 GB, 35 CT, 2nd team All-CC; Chandler Todd, D, 47 GB, 23 CT, 2nd team All-CC; Isaac Krier, A, 16-13-29; Patrick Girard, M, 13-7-20; Mitch Hagan, M, 21 GB, 9 CT;

Notes:

Made first CC playoff appearance since 2011 last spring, falling to Gettysburg 7-5 in semifinals.
First-year head coach Nick Taylor takes over the Fords' program after four years as head coach at Arcadia.
Senior attack Stephen DeLeo led the Fords in points (30) last season & tied for the team lead in goals (21) with senior midfielder Ben Frost.
Fords ranked 1st in CC in team save percentage (59.0%) in 2018, while goalkeeper Dylan Slack ranked 2nd individually (59.0%).
Fords ranked 2nd in CC in goals against average (8.33) in 2018.
Fords return four of their top six point producers.
Ben Frost was named CC Men's Lacrosse Scholar Athlete of the Year & CoSIDA Academic All-District last spring.
Dylan Slack's career GAA of 8.23 ranks fourth in program history heading into his senior season.

Micah Brooks, McDaniel

McDaniel (6-10 in 2018, 1-7 CC, 9th place)
Head Coach: Keith Euker (Loyola '99), 4th season (15-32)
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All-Time Record: 382-391 (.494) since 1929
Centennial Titles (0)
Playoff Appearances (7): 2001-02-03-04-09-10-12
Preseason Poll Projection: 9th

Key Returnees: Carson Marshall, Jr., A, 15-23-38; Micah Brooks, So., A, 33-2-35; Jackson Reilly, Jr., M, 20-4-24; Bryce Brookhart, Jr., M, 15-5-20; Jared Payne, Sr., M, 11-5-16; Joey Conklin, So., D, 62 GB, 30 CT; Zach Schrift, So., D, 34 GB, 19 CT; Will Rund, So., M, 35 GB, 53-112 FO; Cole Ostendarp, Sr., D, 29 GB, 16 CT, Jack Paras, Sr., LSM, 17 GB, 10 CT; Jakob Katzen, Jr., GK, 11.28 GAA, 49.7% save pct.

Notes:

Joey Conklin's 30 caused turnovers ranked 4th in CC last spring.
Carson Marshall led McDaniel with 38 points (15g, 23a). His 23 assists ranked t-9th in CC.
Micah Brooks led team with 33 goals last season, which ranked 11th in CC.
Green Terror return eight of top 10 point scorers from last season.
A very young core returns to McDaniel, with all 11 starters back and only four seniors lost from last year's squad.

Frankie Feaster, Muhlenberg

Muhlenberg (11-7 in 2018, 2-6 CC, 8th place)
Head Coach: Jake Plunket (Syracuse '06), 4th season (16-32)
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All-Time Record: 117-251 (.318) from 1965-80, 2003-present
Centennial Titles (0)
Playoff Appearances (1): 2008
Preseason Poll Projection: 6th

Key Returnees: Ethan Grossman, So., A, 41-32-73, HM All-CC; Frankie Feaster, Jr., F/O, 12-8-20, 61.5% F/O, HM All-CC; Bobby McLoughlin, Jr., A, 15-16-31; Jack Colt, Jr., A, 16-12-28; Scott Fayan, Jr., A, 26g; Alexander Giaguinto, So., M, 32 GB, 11 CT; Nolan Robbins, Sr., D, 15 GB, 11 CT; Frank Caterna, Jr., LSM, 18 GB, 9 CT, Garrett Pope, Jr., GK, 9.54 GAA, 57.3 sv%.
Key Losses: Niko Del Mor, M, 12-9-21, 36 GB; Dylan Moyer, Sr., LSM, 37 GB, 6 CT;

Notes:

Mules put together first winning season (11-7 overall) since 2008 last spring.
Mules improved their record by 7.0 games from 2017 to 2018, the greatest improvement in Division III.
2018 squad broke school records for wins (11), goals (205) and assists (111) in a season
Ranked 2nd in CC in SOG% (60.6%) in 2018.
Frankie Feaster led CC with 233 FO wins and 138 ground balls in 2018.
Ethan Grossman ranked second in CC in assists (32), fourth in points (73), and seventh in goals (41) in 2018.
GK Garrett Pope ranked fourth in CC in save % (57.3) in 2018.

Christian Vik, Swarthmore

Swarthmore (8-6 in 2017, 3-5 CC, 5th place)
Head Coach: Pat Gress (Towson '91), 24th season (128-205)
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All-Time Record: 639-695-11 (.477) since 1898
Centennial Titles (0)
Playoff Appearances (2): 2016-17
Preseason Poll Projection: 7th

Key Returnees: Christian Vik, Sr., D, 15 GB, 13 CT, HM All-CC; Austin Chang, Jr., A, 33-5-38; Zander Levitz, Jr., M, 15-12-27; Jake Roos, Jr., A, 18-9-27; Nathaniel Johns, Jr., M, 9-16-25; Griffin Soriano, Jr., D, 16 GB, 12 CT; Lucas Pietrantonio, So., D, 15 GB, 9 CT; Frankie Dillon, So., GK, 8.17 GAA, 62.0% save%; Ryan Izquierdo, So., F/O, 59.6% F/O, 71 GB.
Key Losses: Cam Marsh, A, 20-26-46, HM All-CC;

Notes:

After two-straight CC Tournament appearances in 2016 & 2017, Garnet missed postseason by one game last spring.
Ranked second in CC in team save pct. (58.9%) & 3rd in goals against averaged (8.86).
Ryan Izquierdo ranked fourth in CC with 146 FO wins and seventh with 71 ground balls in 2018.
Goalkeeper Frankie Dillon is leading CC returner in save pct. (62.0%).

Hakan Atillasoy, Ursinus

Ursinus (3-11 in 2018, 2-6 CC, 7th place)
Head Coach: Gary Mercadante (Dickinson '09), 2nd season (3-11)
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All-Time Record: 129-127 (.504) since 2001
Centennial Titles (0)
Playoff Appearances (3): 2011-15-16
Preseason Poll Projection: 8th

Key Returnees: Evan Scott, Jr., DM, 21 GB, 11 CT, HM All-CC; Bobby McClure, Jr., A, 33-11-44; Peter DeSimone, Sr., A, 21-12-33; Hakan Atillasoy, So., A, 17-4-21; Noah Frantz, Jr., LSM, 24 GB, 9 CT; Aiden Baltz, So., F/O, 56.9% F/O%, 69 GB.
Key Losses: Girard Brown, M, 7-18-25, 24 GB; Ian Desenberg, A/M, 15-3-18; Lou Harrison, A, 11-4-15;

Notes:

Attack that returns three of its top four point scorers from last season - Bobby McClure (33g, 11a), Peter DeSimone (21g, 12a) & Hakan Atillasory (17g, 4a).
McClure ranked 11th in the conference with a team-leading 33 goals in 2018. McClure has already racked up 57 goals and 33 assists through his first two collegiate seasons
DeSimone ranks ranks sixth in program history in both career goals (83) and points (123)

Casey Grieves, Washington College

Washington College (8-7 in 2017, 3-5 CC, 6th place)
Head Coach: Jeff Shirk (Maryland '01), 9th season (77-54)
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All-Time Record: 671-384-1 (.636) since 1929
Centennial Titles (4): 1996-97-2003-14
Playoff Appearances (13): 2001-02-03-04-05-06-07-08-09-12-13-14-15
NCAA Titles (1): 1998
Preseason Poll Projection: 4th

Key Returnees: Casey Grieves, Sr., A, 43-20-63, 2nd team All-CC; Cooper Sloan, Jr., A, 11-24-36; Trey Ritter, Sr., M, 11-11-22, Charlie Walker, 7-12-19.
Key Losses: Tim Hickey, D, 2nd team All-CC; Peter Jacobs, A, 26-15-41; Tyler Powers, A, 29-3-32; Tanner Barbieri, M, 17-5-22, 28 GB; Sam Cloud, M, 74 GB, 23 CT; Tim Hickey, D, 38 GB, 20 CT; Graham Hulsey, D, 19 GB, 12 CT; Ben Flood, GK, 10.72 GAA, 52.4% save pct.

Notes:

Casey Grieves led the Shoremen in goals (43), points (63), extra-man goals (5), and shots (96) in 2018.
Cooper Sloan led the Shoremen in assists last season (24) and is the team's second-leading returning point-getter (35). He also led all offensive players on the team in ground balls (29) and caused turnovers (6) last season.
Kevin Wilson, an honorable mention All-CC defender in 2017, tallied 33 ground balls and caused 10 turnovers last spring.