Carolina Chaos

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The Carolina Chaos, formerly known as Chaos Lacrosse Club, are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Blaze Riorden, Josh Byrne, Jarrod Neumann and Troy Reh. Chaos were crowned PLL Champions for the first time in team history with a 14 - 9 victory over the Whipsnakes in the 2021 PLL Championship.

Carolina Chaos
Full nameCarolina Chaos Lacrosse Club
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Based inCharlotte, North Carolina
StadiumAmerican Legion Memorial Stadium
Colors     
OwnerPremier Lacrosse League
Head coachAndy Towers
Championships1 (2021)
WebsiteCarolina Chaos

Roster

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2023 Chaos Lacrosse Club
No. Name Nation­ality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref.
0 Blaze Riorden (C)   Goalie 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Albany 2016 Fairport Fairport, New York [1]
1 Kyle Jackson   Midfield 5 ft 9 in 166 lbs Michigan 2016 The Hill Academy Sarnia, Ontario [2]
4 Greg Coholan   Midfield 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Virginia 2016 Irondequoit Rochester, New York [3]
5 Ryan McNulty   LSM 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Loyola 2022 Bishop Shanahan Exton, Pennsylvania [4]
7 Brian Minicus   Attack 5 ft 10 in 175 lbs Georgetown 2023 Darien Darien, Connecticut [5]
8 Jules Heningburg   Attack 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Rutgers 2018 Seton Hall Prep Maplewood, New Jersey [6]
9 CJ Costabile   LSM 6 ft 1 in 197 lbs Duke 2012 New Fairfield New Fairfield, Connecticut [7]
10 Troy Reh   LSM 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Albany 2018 Rocky Point Rocky Point, New York [8]
13 Zach Geddes   SSDM 6 ft 1 in 190 lbs Georgetown 2022 Belmont Hill Winchester, Massachusetts [9]
14 Austin Kaut   Goalie 6 ft 1 in 197 lbs Penn State 2014 Springfield-Delco Morton, Pennsylvania
15 Ross Scott   Attack 5 ft 9 in 175 lbs Rutgers 2024 West Linn West Linn, Oregon [10]
16 Mark Glicini (C)   SSDM 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Yale 2016 Deerfield Mahwah, New Jersey

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22 Josh Byrne   Attack 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs Hofstra 2017 New Westminster New Westminster, British Columbia

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23 Will Perry   Midfield 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs North Carolina 2021 Greenwich Greenwich, Connecticut [13]
24 Will Bowen   Defense 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs Georgetown 2023 Boston College High School Cohasset, Massachusetts [14]
27 Shane Knobloch   Midfield 5 ft 9 in 200 lbs Rutgers 2024 Moorestown Moorestown, New Jersey [15]
30 Sergio Perkovic   Midfield 6 ft 4 in 225 lbs Notre Dame 2017 Brother Rice Bloomfield Hills, Michigan [16]
33 James Reilly   Faceoff 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Georgetown 2023 Conestoga Berwyn, Pennsylvania [17]
34 Patrick Resch   SSDM 6 ft 3 in 205 lbs Dartmouth 2015 La Salle Flourtown, Pennsylvania

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43 Jack Posey   Defense 6 ft 1 in 205 lbs Penn State 2024 Freedom South Riding, Virginia [19]
50 Brayden Mayea*   Attack 5 ft 9 in 185 lbs High Point 2024 St. Joseph's Windsor, Ontario [20]
55 Ian MacKay   Midfield 5 ft 10 in 215 lbs Vermont 2018 The Hill Academy Port Elgin, Ontario [21]
66 Eric Dobson   Midfield 6 ft 5 in 235 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Fleming Island Fleming Island, Florida [22]
73 Nick Rowlett   Faceoff 6 ft 0 in 175 lbs Michigan 2023 Robinson Burke, Virginia [23]
82 Tye Kurtz   Attack 6 ft 0 in 175 lbs Delaware 2023 Bishop MacDonnell Puslinch, Ontario [24]
88 Jarrod Neumann (C)   Defense 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Providence 2017 Bridgton Academy Northampton, Massachusetts

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99 Jack Rowlett   Defense 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs North Carolina 2019 Robinson Burke, Virginia

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*Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list[27]

**Indicates player is on Physically Unable to Perform list[27]

^Indicates player is on holdout list[27]

(C) indicates captain

Source:[28][29]

Coaching staff

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  • Head coach – Andy Towers
  • Assistant coach – Jamie Hanford
  • Assistant coach – Matt Panetta

All-time draft selections

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2019

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
1 6 Johnny Surdick Defense Army Patriot League Schmeisser Award Winner (National Defenseman of the Year), First-Team All-American, Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team Patriot League
2 7 Jack Rowlett Defense North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference Third-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
3 18 Greyson Torain Midfield Navy Patriot League First-Team Patriot League
4 19 Austin Henningsen Faceoff Maryland Big Ten Conference


2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College
1 7 Chaos Dillon Ward Goalie Bellarmine
2 14 Chaos Jason Noble Midfield Cornell

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference Notes
1 5 Chaos Matt Gaudet Attack Yale Ivy League
2 12 Chaos Jeff Teat Attack Cornell Ivy League Teat would return to Cornell for a fifth season

2021 Entry Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 8 Max Adler Face-off Bentley
2 16 Challen Rogers Midfield Stony Brook
3 24 Kyle Jackson Midfield Michigan

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 6 Mac O'Keefe Attack Penn State
2 14 Kyle Gallagher Face-off Notre Dame
2 15 Tanner Cook Midfield North Carolina
3 19 Jared Bernhardt Attack Maryland
3 22 Kyle Thornton Defense Notre Dame
4 30 Ryan Smith Attack Robert Morris

2022 College Draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
1 6 Brett Kennedy Defense Syracuse
1 8 Zach Geddes SSDM Georgetown
2 16 Jonathan Donville Attack Maryland
4 32 Kevin Lindley Attack Loyola

2023 College Draft

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Round Pick Player Position College
1 7 Will Bowen Defense Georgetown
2 15 Brian Minicus Attack Georgetown
3 17 Tye Kurtz Attack Delaware
3 23 Nick Rowlett Faceoff Michigan
4 31 Levi Anderson Attack Saint Joseph's

Season results

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2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 2, 2019 Whipsnakes L 14-15 (OT)
2 New York, New York June 9, 2019 Atlas W 18–13
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Redwoods W 12–11 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 23, 2019 Archers W 14–13
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 29, 2019 Chrome W 15–14 (OT)
6 Washington, DC July 7, 2019 Chrome L 11-19
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 All-Star Game N/A
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Whipsnakes W 13-12
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Redwoods W 13–10
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 17, 2019 Archers W 11-10 (OT)
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Atlas L 9-12
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6–7, 2019 Whipsnakes L 7-15
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Redwoods L 7-10
2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Chrome L 9–13
2 Herriman, Utah July 29, 2020 Redwoods L 7–8
3 Herriman, Utah July 31, 2020 Whipsnakes L 7–12
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Waterdogs L 9–10
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Chrome W 19–14
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Archers W 13–9
7 (PLL Championship) Herriman, Utah August 9, 2020 Whipsnakes L 6–12

PLL Award Winners

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Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

  • Jarrod Neumann: 2019

Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Head coaches

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# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Andy Towers 2019- 43 18 25 .419 12 7 5 .583

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

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Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 3 0 1.000 Won 3
Atlas 1 1 .500 Lost 1
Cannons 0 0 -
Chrome 2 2 .500 Won 1
Redwoods 2 2 .500 Lost 2
Waterdogs 0 1 .000 Lost 1
Whipsnakes 1 4 .200 Lost 3
Totals 9 10 .474


References

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  1. ^ "Blaze Riorden". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Kyle Jackson". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Greg Coholan". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Ryan McNulty". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Brian Minicus". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "Jules Heningburg". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "CJ Costabile". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  8. ^ "Troy Rey". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Zach Geddes". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ross Scott". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "Mark Glicini". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  12. ^ "Josh Byrne". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Will Perry". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  14. ^ "Will Bowen". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  15. ^ "Shane Knobloch". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  16. ^ "Sergio Perkovic". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  17. ^ "James Reilly". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  18. ^ "Patrick Resch". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  19. ^ "Jack Posey". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  20. ^ "Brayden Mayea". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  21. ^ "Ian MacKay". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  22. ^ "Eric Dobson". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  23. ^ "Nick Rowlett". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  24. ^ "Tye Kurtz". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  25. ^ "Chaos". Premier Lacrosse League.
  26. ^ "Jack Rowlett - Men's Lacrosse". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  27. ^ a b c "@PLLChaos". Twitter. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  28. ^ "Chaos Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  29. ^ "@PLLChaos". Twitter. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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