LATHAM, N.Y. - The United East is excited for the first full season of men’s lacrosse action in nearly two years. After a shortened 2021 season where SUNY Morrisville claimed it’s sixth-straight conference title, the United East has reloaded and is ready for 2022. Down below is a brief glance into each team as we move towards the 2022 season.
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Hilbert College
Head Coach (# Season): Michael Carbery (5th)
2021 Record: 2-2, 1-2 United East
2021 Postseason: 4th seed, unable to compete due to Covid Protocols
Key Returners / Players to Watch (Name, Yr, Pos):
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Liam Doyle (Sr., Att.) – 2021 1st Team All-Conference (10g, 4a, 11gb)
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Travis Kilanowski (Sr., Def.) 2021 2nd Team All-Conference (9gb, 4ct)
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Danny Flynn (Sr., M) (3g, 4a, 7gb)
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Zach Blount (Fr., Mid.)
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Jack Raymond (Fr., Mid.)
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Joey DiMaria (Fr., Att.)
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Connor Salamida (Fr., Def.)
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Kevin Doyle (Fr., LSM)
Key Losses:
Coach’s Season Outlook: The Hawks will have a young squad this spring with (16) first year players on the roster. They will, however, have six seniors to lean on including Liam Doyle (Sr. – Attack) who was a 1st Team All-Conference selection in 2021. Fellow seniors (and captains) Brandon Bitka (Att.) and Mike Anzalone (Def.) will help guide the Hawks throughout the year.
“We have tremendous leadership on this team and our freshmen will make an immediate impact” says head coach Mike Carbery. “They are a very motivated group after playing only 8 games in the past 2 season combined” continued Carbery.
The Hawk defense has been bolstered by the development of its returners and the additions of several key newcomers, including Kevin Doyle (Fr. – Niagara-Wheatfield) and Connor Salamida (Fr. – Victor) both of whom have been named Captains for this season as well.
The offense will be led by Doyle, Bitka & Flynn and will see many rookies heavily involved as well. It should be a more balanced attack in 2022.
La Roche University
Head Coach (# Season): Ethan Thomson 1st Season
2021 Record: 2-2
Key Returners / Players to Watch (Name, Yr, Pos):
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Jimmy Woodard (Senior/Defense) - Captain ( 1CT)
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John Aiello (Defense/GK) - Captain (4 GB, 3 CT, 1 SOG)
Coach’s Season Outlook: This season, we have a very tough out-of-conference schedule which will really prepare us for conference play. La Roche Lacrosse is based upon building young men of outstanding character and leadership who can contribute to the team, the university, and their respective communities. The 2022 season has great leaders in our captains, John Aiello and Jimmy Woderak who will both be strong defensive presences. We have a great group of young men who are excited for the season, putting in work every day, and will be the foundation of La Roche Men’s Lacrosse moving forward.
Medaille College
Head Coach (# Season): Sean Behan (1st Season)
2021 Record: 1-4 (1-2 NEAC)
2021 Postseason: Reached NEAC Semifinal (Loss to Morrisville)
Key Returners / Players to Watch (Name, Yr, Pos):
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Chris Newton (Sr, D) - 1 A, 5 SOG, 10 GB, 1 CT
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Matt Kennedy (SO, A) - 6 G, 4 A, 23 SH, 10 GB
Key Losses:
Coach’s Season Outlook: As the new Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach here at Medaille, I am very excited for the next chapter of the program’s history. I am truly excited to be a part of the Maverick family! We are excited for a competitive 2022 playing season this spring as we have our final go in the United East Conference (formerly the NEAC) before heading into the Empire 8 Conference next year! We have a great group of young men that are motivated and excited to take the field this season!
Penn College
Head Coach (# Season): Jordan Williams (2nd Season)
2021 Record: 4-2
2021 Postseason: 17-1 Loss to Morrisville State, Conference Championship
Key Returners (Name, Yr, Pos):
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Quinn Caviola, So, Attack: (6GP, 17G, 9A, 19GB, 10 CT, 1st Team All Conference)
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Isaac Hernandez, Jr. LSM: (5GP, 14GB, 11CT, 2nd Team All Conference)
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Angelo Varcadipane, So. Defense: (6GP, 16GB, 14CT, 1st Team All Conference)
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Daniel Harkins, So. Midfield: (6GP, 11G, 2A, 24GB 2nd Team All Conference)
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Ben Guaragno, Sr. Defense: (6GP, 17GB, 2CT 1st Team All Conference)
Key Losses:
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Daniel Jackson
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Andrew Gobbi
Coach’s Season Outlook: We brought in a big class to supplement our returners who laid the foundation for our program year one. We have athleticism all over the field with experienced leaders to help guide the newcomers as they get adjusted to the college game. We now have the roster to play the style of lacrosse we want to play and we look forward to pushing the tempo up & down the field. We expect to see impacts from multiple freshman & transfers as we start the season and hope to compete within the United East conference again this season.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Head Coach: Jason Childs (Dickinson '01, Seventh Season)
2021 Record: 3-10 (1-5 C2C)
2021 Postseason: C2C Semifinals as No. 4 seed
Key Returners / Players to Watch:
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Jude Brown (Preseason IL All-America HM, 20 G, 20 A, 40 P, 21 GB)
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Abe Hubbard (28 G, 33 P, 10 GB, 6 man-up goals)
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Jack Brocato (7 G, 11 P, 11 GB)
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Brock Daniel (24 GB, 5 CT, 1 G)
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Mason Hoffman (19 GB, 8 CT)
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Kyrle Preis (12.35 GAA, .468 SV%)
Key Losses:
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Tommy Rinder
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Ben Claffee
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Anthony Sparacino
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JJ Clemmer
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Dominic Venanzi
Coach's Season Outlook: "We're excited for our first year of competition in the United East Conference."
SUNY Morrisville
Head Coach (# Season): Jason Longo (13 seasons)
2021 Record: 7-1, 4-0 NEAC
2021 Postseason: NEAC Regular Season Champions / Tournament Champions
Key Returners / Players to Watch (Name, Yr, Pos):
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Zach Nestor, Jr., Attack – 8 GP, 7 GS, 17 G, 24 A, 41 pts, 13 GB, 3 CT - 1st Team All-Conference, 2021 Player of the Year
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Roman Reiss, So., Midfield – 8 GP, 7 GS, 24 G, 9 A, 33 pts, 4 GB, 1 CT - 2nd Team All-Conference
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Peter Pina, Sr., Midfield – (stats from 2019 season) 17 GP, 1 GS, 12 G, 12 A, 24 Pts, 7 GB, 1 CT
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Zach Mabry, Sr., Defense/LSM - 8 GP, 8 GS, 3 G, 5 A, 8 pts, 30 GB, 20 CT - 1st Team All-Conference
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Dylan Laplace, So., Goal – 8 GP, 8 GS, 92 saves, .748 save %, 7-1 Record, 3.88 goals against average – 2021 Defensive Player of the Year, 1st Team All-Conference
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Chad Warren, Sr., Midfield – (stats from 2020 season) 3 GP, 2 GS, 1 G, 0 A, 1 pts, 9 GB, 8 CT
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Soren Bredenson, So., Midfield – 8 GP, 8 GS, 1 G, 4 A, 5 pts, 60 GB, 4 CT, 92-127 (.724%) faceoffs - 1st Team All-Conference F/O specialist
Key Losses:
Coach’s Season Outlook:
Our expectations are very basic and simple for this season as we look for each player to learn the programs theories and philosophies of the game. We are a new team with a lot of potential, however, have a lot of learning and growing as a team in order to achieve success this season. We are working hard on building a bond with each other as a staff and players earning trust and “buy-in” within our program.
We are looking to be strategic with our offensive sets rather than offensive plays. This will allow our guys to utilize their athleticism, creativity and I.Q. making the offense less predictable. Our focus is not on any single player but rather on the team firing on all cylinders to maximize success. Defensively we are new and young so we will look to keep our strategy as simple as possible while we continue to build chemistry.
Wells College
Head Coach (# Season): Andrew Daly (season #6)
2021 Record: 0-6
2021 Postseason: none
Key Returners / Players to Watch:
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Quinten Battle, SR, MID
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Jake Stine, Sophmore, Mid/att
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Benjamin McMonagle, Sr, def
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Dakota Swamp, frosh att
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Jeremy Nunes, frosh, goalie
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Coach’s Season Outlook: I am excited to get back to a full season, and I know all the players cannot wait for that first game. A lot of hard work has been put in this off season and it will be nice to see all that work pay off, especially for this group of seniors.
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The United East has nine NCAA Division III member institutions which include: Gallaudet University, Lancaster Bible College, Morrisville State, Penn College, Penn State Abington, Penn State Berks, Penn State Harrisburg, St. Mary's College of Maryland and Wells College. The United East also includes three associate members in the sport of men’s golf including Rosemont College, Rutgers University – Camden and Wilson College. The United East has also partnered with the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference in the sports of men's and women's lacrosse and the North Atlantic Conference in men's tennis and women's tennis. For more information, please visit: gounitedeast.com.