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2005 Men's Lacrosse News

Two Cavaliers Make ECAC All-Star Team

 

Cabrini College juniors Kevin Rayer and Nick Terlizzo were both named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Souther Region Men's Lacrosse All-Star Team. Rayer, a midfielder, tallied 20 goals and 11 assists for the Cavaliers this season while Terlizzo anchored a defense that allowed just over seven goals per contest.

 

2005 ECAC Division III Southern Men’s Lacrosse All-Stars

A – Steve Welsh, Sr., Franklin & Marshall

A – Chase Stewart, Jr., Gettysburg College

A – Jon Spivey, Sr., Washington College

M – Kevin Rayer, Jr., Cabrini College

M – Matt Capone, Sr., Franklin & Marshall

M – Chris Renzi, Jr., Gettysburg College

M – Steve Hoffman, Jr., McDaniel College

D – Nick Terlizzo, Jr., Cabrini College

D – Ed Schellhorn, Sr., Franklin & Marshall

D – Matt Smith, Sr., Gettysburg College

D – Kyle Mitten, Sr., Washington College

G – Pat Vaughan, So., Gettysburg College

 

Player of the Year – Steve Welsh, Sr., Franklin & Marshall

Goaltender of the Year – Pat Vaughan, So., Gettysburg College

 

 

 

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March 29, 2005

 

Villa Julie's White named ECAC Division III Southern Player of the Week

 

Centerville, MA - Andrew White, Villa Julie College (Jr, A, Cockeysville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) was named the ECAC Division III Southern Player of the Week. White led the way in Villa Julie’s only game of the week, scoring a game high nine points. The nine points came on six goals and three assists. The junior had four goals and an assist in the first quarter alone as the Mustangs routed Centenary College 21-3.

 

 

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March 22, 2005

 

Cabrini's Quinn named ECAC Division III Southern Goalie of the Week

 

Centerville, MA - Kevin Quinn, Cabrini College (Sophomore, G, Lidenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) was named the ECAC Division III Southern Goalie of the Week. In a 2-0 week for the Cavaliers Quinn earned both victories in net. His goals against average for the week was only four while making 23 saves on 31 shots.

 

 

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January 5, 2005

 

Heller takes Helm at Neumann

 

Aston, PA-The Neumann College Knights Athletic Department announced the appointment of Havertown, PA., native Kristopher N. Heller as the head men's lacrosse coach for the upcoming 2005 season. Director of Athletics Chuck Sack made the official announcement on Wednesday, January 5, 2005. Coach Heller will replace Coach Tom Wyatt who stepped down after the 2004 season.

 

Coach Heller, former assistant coach of Pfeiffer University and Lees McRae College, joins the Neumann Knights after two-years of coaching Overseas. He spent the 2003-04 season with the Manchester Wanonians Lacrosse Club in Manchester, United Kingdom and the 2002-2003 season with the SCG Hannover Lacrosse Club in Hannover, Germany. During his tenure with SCG, Heller coached both the men's and women's lacrosse teams. In 2003, under Heller's guidance, both teams qualified for Semi-Finals of the NDLL Championships.

 

"Kris's passion for the spirit of lacrosse was clearly evident in his interviews. His energy and coaching style will be a great fit for our men's program here at Neumann," stated Neumann College Athletics Director, Chuck Sack.

 

Coach Heller was a four-year letterman for the Haverford High School Fords (92-96) and the Pfeiffer University Falcons (96-00) at attack. This two time All-Conference (Deep South) award winner earned top ten rankings with the NCAA in scoring, points per game, and assists per game. That same year (2000) Heller was recognized for his academic achievements in the classroom earning Pfeiffer University Scholar Athlete honors. Heller's reign as head coach with the Knights program will begin in the spring of 2005.

 

A 1996 graduate of Haverford High School, Heller went on to receive his bachelor's degree in history and political science from Pfeiffer University in 2000. In the spring of 2001 Heller was named as the assistant coach of the women's lacrosse program at his alma mater before returning to the men's game as an assistant coach for the men's program at Lees McRae College for the 2002 season.

 

 

 

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2005 Final PAC Men's Lacrosse Standings

School

Overall

PAC

*1. Cabrini

10-6

6-0

*2. Wesley

8-6

5-1

*3. Villa Julie

10-5

4-2

*4. Shenandoah

5-8

3-3

Misericordia

6-9

2-4

Neumann

3-10

1-5

Alvernia

2-10

0-6

 

*- Clinched berth in PAC Tournament; (X) number at left indicates seed; PAC Tournament Champion in Bold

 

 

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2005 PAC Men's Lacrosse Pre-Season Coaches' Poll

 

PAC Coaches Select Cabrini as Pre-Season Men's Lacrosse Favorite

 

Aston, PA - Cabrini College's men's lacrosse team has been selected as the favorite in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) pre-season coaches’ poll. Cabrini, the four-time defending Conference Champion, received six of the seven first-place votes, earning a total of 48 points.

 

Wesley College, which has finished as the runner-up three of the past four seasons, finished in second place in the poll, earning 41 points, as well as the other first-place vote.

 

Villa Julie College, last year's runner-up, finished third, earning 35 points in the poll.

 

"It is always an honor to be selected by your peers to win the Conference," Cabrini head coach Steve Colfer said. "We obviously have a lot of work to do between now and the end of the year. Being the four-time champion, we expect a challenge from every team in the league."

 

College Misericordia (26), Shenandoah University (22), Neumann College (15), and Alvernia College (9) rounded out the voting.

 

The PAC Championship Game will be played on Saturday, May 7.

 

 

2005 Men's Lacrosse Coach's Pre-season Poll

 

Team

Team Points

1st Place Votes

Cabrini

48

6

Wesley

41

1

Villa Jule

35

 

Misericordia

26

 

Shenandoah

22

 

Neumann

15

 

Alvernia

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2005 Final Men's Lacrosse Statistics

 

 

 

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2005 Men's Lacrosse Awards

 

2005 All-PAC Men’s Lacrosse Team

 

Player of the Year: Mark Phillips, Cabrini (Sr, Morristown, NJ/Morristown)

Rookie of the Year: Stephen Mayor, Shenandoah (Fr, A/M, Fairport, NY/Fairport)

Coach of the Year: BJ Jenkins, Shenandoah

 

First Team

 

Attack

Mark Phillips, Cabrini (Sr, Morristown, NJ/Morristown)

Andy White, Villa Julie (Jr, Cockeysville, NJ/Loyola Blakefield)

Chris Miller, Wesley (Sr, Albany, NY/Colonie)

 

Midfielders

Kevin Rayer, Cabrini (Jr, M, Woodlyn, PA/Ridley)

Matt Campbell, Cabrini (Jr, Arnold, MD/Broadneck)

Christopher Robbins, Neumann (Sr, West Chester, PA/Centenary)

Mark Skakle, Wesley (Sr, Columbia, MD/Long Reach)

 

Specialist

Mike Dietrich, Wesley (Jr, Smithsburg, MD/Smithsburg)

 

Defenders

Nick Terlizzo, Cabrini (Jr, Port Jefferson, NY/Comsewogue)

Bill Cordts, Cabrini (So, East Northport, NY/Northport)

Scott Watras, Wesley (Sr, Magnolia, DE/Caesar Rodney)

 

Goaltender

Kevin Quinn, Cabrini (So, Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst)

 

 

Second Team

 

Attack

Rory Friel, Cabrini (Sr, Ridley Park, PA/Ridley)

Sean Collins, Misericordia (So, Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott)

Stephen Mayor, Shenandoah (Fr, Fairport, NY/Fairport)

 

Midfielders

Kevin Malkin, Misericordia (Fr, Highland Lakes, NJ/Vernon)

Paul Lawruk, Misericordia (So, Wilmington, DE/Salesianum)

Sam Johnson, Shenandoah (So, Stafford, VA/Colonial Forge)

Justin Thompson, Wesley (Fr, Pasadena, MD/Northeast)

 

Specialist

Ryan Dunn, Cabrini (So, LSM, Seaford, NY/Seaford)

 

Defenders

Rob Tinsley, Cabrini (So, Holmes, PA/Ridley)

Bob Dmuchowski, Misericordia (Jr, Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough)

Blake Marrocco, Villa Julie (Fr, Phoenix, MD/Loyola Blakefield)

 

Goaltender

Jim McCleaft, Wesley (Fr, Brookhaven, PA/Sun Valley)

 

 

Honorable Mention

Paul Middleton, Cabrini (Jr, A, Ridley Park, PA/Ridley); Matt Carey, Misericordia (Jr, A, Kennebunk, ME/Kennebunk); Martin Carlson, Shenandoah (So, A, Fairfax, VA/Robinson); Mark Verrilli, Shenandoah (Fr, G, Manassas, VA/Stonewall Jackson); Rick Shafer, Wesley (Sr, East Brunswick, NJ/East Brunswick)

 

 

All-PAC Men’s Lacrosse Sportsmanship Team

Andrew Marchetto-Ryan, Alvernia (Sr, A, Midland Park, NJ/Midland Park)

Jim Metelenis, Cabrini (Sr, DM, Port Jefferson, NY/Comsewogue)

Paul Lawruk, Misericordia (So, M, Wilmington, DE/Salesianum)

Chad Kazaba, Neumann (So, M, Claymont, DE/Brandywine)

Teddy Rogers, Shenandoah (Fr, A/M, Grand Island, NY/Grand Island)

Andy White, Villa Julie (Jr, A, Cockeysville, MD/Loyola Blakefield)

Mike Dietrich, Wesley (Jr, M/FO, Smithsburg, MD/Smithsburg)

 

 

PAC Players of the Week

 

March 14 - Shenandoah University's Stephen Mayor (Fr, A, Fairport, NY/Fairport) - Mayor scored seven goals and picked up two ground balls in the Hornets 12-11 overtime win over Oberlin College.

 

March 21 - Cabrini College's Kevin Quinn (So, G, Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) - Quinn earned a pair of victories for the Cavaliers, allowing an average of four goals per contest while making 23 saves on 31 shots.

 

March 28 - Villa Julie College's Andrew White (Jr, A, Cockeysville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) - White had six goals and three assists in the Mustangs 21-3 win over Centenary College.

 

April 4 - Cabrini College's Mark Phillips (Sr, A, Morristown, NJ/Morristown) - Phillips scored eight goals and added two assists as the Cavaliers picked up a pair of Conference victories. Phillips also picked up seven ground balls in the wins over Villa Julie College and Shenandoah University.

 

April 11 - College Misericordia's Sean Collins (So, A, Endicott, NY/Union-Endicott) - Collins scored seven goals and added three assists as the Cougars split a pair of contests on the week.

 

April 18 - Villa Julie College's Andrew White (Jr, A, Cockeysville, MD/Loyola Blakefield) - White scored five goals and added eight assists as the Mustangs picked up a pair of Conference wins.

 

April 25 - Neumann College's Christopher Robbins (Sr, M, West Chester, PA/West Chester East) - Robbins scored seven goals, added seven assists and picked up 10 ground balls in a 2-0 week for the Knights.

 

May 2 - Shenandoah University's Paul Evancoe (Sr, A, Gaithersburg, MD/Gaithersburg) - Evancoe scored eight goals and added an assist in the Hornets' 11-9 win over Neumann College on Sunday. The win clinched the final berth in the PAC Tournament for Shenandoah.

 

 

 

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2005 Men's Lacrosse Championships   PAC | NCAA

 

 

2005 PAC Men's Lacrosse Tournament

 

Final – Saturday, May 7, 2005

 

@ (1) Cabrini 12, (3) Villa Julie 7

 

Radnor, PA - Sophomore Kevin Quinn made 12 saves on his way to PAC Championship Game MVP honors to lead Cabrini College to a 12-7 win over Villa Julie College in the 2005 PAC Men's Lacrosse Championship Game. With the win, the Cavaliers (10-5) advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament.

 

Paul Middleton, Mark Phillips and Kevin Rayer scored three goals apiece to pace the Cavalier offense, as Cabrini recorded its fifth straight PAC Championship.

 

After Villa Julie (10-5) took a 2-1 advantage midway through the first period, the Cavaliers scored three unanswered goals to finish the stanza with a 4-2 advantage. Middleton evened the game at 2-2 with his first of the day, assisted on a goal by senior Paul Archambault, then finished the quarter with his second goal of the afternoon.

 

Villa Julie opened the second quarter with a quick tally on a great effort by Brooks Beaty, but Cabrini followed with three more unanswered goals, with Phillips sandwiching a pair around a goal by Rayer. By halftime, the Cavaliers led 10-5, and they would never look back in the second half.

 

Cabrini outshot Villa Julie 41-32 on the afternoon. Travis Phipps made 14 saves for the Mustangs.

 

The Cavaliers (10-5) await the pairings for the NCAA Tournament, which will be announced on Sunday night.

 

 

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Semifinal Round – Wednesday, May 4, 2005

 

(3) Villa Julie 6, @ (2) Wesley 3

 

Dover, DE - #2 Wesley College (8-6) hosted #3 Villa Julie College (10-4) in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) Men's Lacrosse Tournament, falling to the Mustangs by a final score of 6-3. This marks the second consecutive year that Villa Julie has knocked Wesley out of the PAC tournament.

 

Villa Julie will travel to #1 Cabrini College for the PAC Championship on Saturday, May 7th 2:30pm. The winner will advance to the first round of the D III NCAA tournament.

 

The Mustangs jumped on top with 7:20 left in the first quarter on a goal by Greg Keller to go up 1-0 and would never trail the rest of the game. After Villa Julie goals by Nate Montanye and Matt Miller, Wesley would get on the board with 10:27 left in the second quarter on a goal by Rick Shafer to pull Wesley to within 2 goals (3-1). Villa Julie kept up the offensive pressure and would find the back of the net with 56 seconds remaining in the half to put the Mustangs on top, 4-1 at halftime.

 

The third quarter was a defensive battle with Villa Julie converting a goal with 27 seconds remaining in the quarter to put them up 5-1.

 

Matt Wade gave the Mustangs their final goal with 9:59 remaining. Wesley would put one last run on the Mustangs as they scored two goals in a 17-second span to close within 6-3 with 4:48 remaining, but were unable to convert the rest of the way.

 

Shafer, Chris Miller and Brad Watkins all had one goal apiece for Wesley. Miller led Villa Julie with 3 goals, while Keller, Montanye, and Wade had one goal apiece.

 

 

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@ (1) Cabrini 18, (4) Shenandoah 5

 

Senior Mark Phillips scored six goals, and junior Paul Middleton added five to lead Cabrini (9-5) to an 18-5 win over Shenandoah University in a PAC men's lacrosse semifinal on Wednesday afternoon.

 

Phillips scored five of the first seven goals of the game, as Cabrini raced out to an 8-0 lead after one quarter. Middleton scored four straight goals between the end of the first and the start of the second quarter to help the Cavs build a 13-0 lead at halftime.

 

Kevin Quinn made four saves in little more than a half of work for Cabrini to earn the win.

 

Martin Carlson led Shenandoah with two goals and one assist, while starting goalie Mark Verrilli made 11 saves before exiting in the third quarter.

 

Shenandoah finishes the season with a record of 5-9.

 

The top-seeded Cavaliers will host the PAC Championship Game on Saturday, May 7 at 2:30 p.m. against the winner of Wednesday's Villa Julie-Wesley game.

 

Cabrini, winners of 36 straight league games, will be shooting for their fifth straight PAC crown.

 

 

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2005 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament

 

First Round – May 14, 2005

 

@ Salisbury (17-0) 13, Cabrini (10-6) 9


Salisbury, MD - Two-time defending NCAA Division III men's lacrosse champion Salisbury University received five goals and one assist from junior Chris Phillips and three goals and an assist from junior Dan Boyer as the Sea Gulls got past a pesky Cabrini College ballclub Saturday afternoon in Sea Gull Stadium, 13-9, in the second round of the NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship Tournament.

 

The No.1-ranked Sea Gulls (17-0) won their 46th consecutive game, which is not only the longest active winning streak in the nation among NCAA MLAX teams, but it is within one win of the all-time NCAA winning streak of 47, set by Salisbury since 1996. Cabrini ended the season at 10-6 with Saturday’s setback.

 

Salisbury will host No.4-ranked Gettysburg College (15-3), a 16-9 winner over No.11 Ohio Wesleyan Saturday. The quarterfinal game will be played at Sea Gull Stadium on Wednesday (May 18). Tentative starting time is 4 p.m. SU defeated Gettysburg, 13-7, at Sea Gull Stadium back on April 3.

 

SU senior Justin Smith, along with sophomores Mike Edwards and Luis Gonzalez each added one goal and one assist in the win, while senior Jeff Bigas and sophomore Eric Bishop both had one goal. Junior Mike Hurley added a pair of assists. Senior Bryan Bradford won 16-of-22 face-offs. As a team, the Gulls won 20-of-26 face-offs and totaled 40 ground balls, compared to 24 for the Cavaliers.

 

Cabrini, however, didn’t go down easy. They were led by Paul Middleton’s three-goal effort. Kevin Rayer added a pair of goals and Rory Friel and Matt Grosse each scored a goal and tallied one assist.

 

Salisbury senior goalie Dan Korpon (17-0) kept his record spotless in goal, totaling 11 saves and giving up eight goals in 57 minutes. Senior Chris Swierczek worked 2:54 in goal when Korpon received a penalty and made a key save in his reserve role.

 

Kevin Quinn took the loss in goal for the Cavaliers. He faced 32 shots and recorded 12 saves.

 

The teams traded goals in the first period, which ended with the Sea Gulls holding a 3-2 advantage. But Salisbury, which is making its 23rd postseason appearance (17 straight), outscored the Cavaliers 5-2 in the second period to build an 8-4 gap at halftime.

 

Salisbury looked to set the tempo early in the third quarter when Bigas scored 14 seconds after the second-half face-off, but Cabrini wouldn’t go away, pulling to within 10-6 on Middleton’s goal at the 6:00 mark. SU then received two goals from Phillips and one from Gonzalez to hold a 13-6 lead after three quarters.

 

The Cavaliers outscored the Sea Gulls 3-0 in the final quarter and outshot SU 5-2, but the gap was too much to overcome.

 

 

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