Wikipedia

Maryland Whipsnakes

The Maryland Whipsnakes, formerly known as Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club, are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Whipsnakes are one of the six founding members of the PLL and the winner of its first two championships; the 2019 season and the 2020 Championship Tournament. Notable players include Matt Rambo, Jake Bernhardt, Michael Ehrhardt, and Zed Williams.

Maryland Whipsnakes
Full nameMaryland Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Based inBaltimore, Maryland
StadiumHomewood Field
ColorsBlack, Gold, Red, and White
       
Head coachJim Stagnitta
Championships2 (2019, 2020)
WebsiteMaryland Whipsnakes

Roster

edit
2023 Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
No. Name Nation­ality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref.
0 Brendan Krebs   Goalie 6 ft 5 in 200 lbs Manhattan 2022 Chaminade East Williston, New York [1]
1 Mike Chanenchuk   Midfield 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Maryland 2014 St. Anthony's East Setauket, New York

[2]

2 Tucker Dordevic   Midfield 6 ft 0 in 197 lbs Georgetown 2023 Edison Portland, Oregon [3]
3 Jackson Morrill   Attack 6 ft 1 in 190 lbs Yale 2021 McDonogh Baltimore, Maryland [4]
5 Ajax Zappitello   Defense 6 ft 1 in 190 lbs Maryland 2024 Sunset Portland, Oregon [5]
7 TJ Malone   Attack 5 ft 11 in 180 lbs Penn State 2024 Haverford West Chester, Pennsylvania [6]
8 Roman Puglise   SSDM 5 ft 11 in 195 Maryland 2022 Paul VI Lorton, Virginia [7]
9 Matt Rambo   Attack 5 ft 10 in 195 lbs Maryland 2017 LaSalle Glenside, Pennsylvania

[8]

10 Colin Heacock   Midfield 6 ft 3 in 210 lbs Maryland 2017 Boys' Latin Catonsville, Maryland [9]
11 Brett Kennedy   LSM 6 ft 0 in 206 lbs Syracuse 2022 Ridgewood Ridgewood, New Jersey [10]
14 Tim Muller   Defense 6 ft 2 in 215 lbs Maryland 2017 Chaminade Garden City, New York

[11]

22 Petey LaSalla   Faceoff 5 ft 7 in 185 lbs Virginia 2023 Rocky Point Miller Place, New York [12]
27 Brad Smith   Attack 6 ft 3 in 210 lbs Duke 2019 Mountain Lakes Mountain Lakes, New Jersey [13]
32 Grayson Sallade   SSDM 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Virginia 2023 Manheim Township Lancaster, Pennsylvania [14]
33 Matt Dunn   Defense 6 ft 3 in 225 lbs Maryland 2016 Loyola Blakefield Baltimore, Maryland

[15]

35 Kyle Bernlohr   Goalie 5 ft 10 in 175 lbs Maryland 2016 Western Reserve Academy Akron, Ohio

[16]

36 Zed Williams   Attack 6 ft 2 in 185 lbs Virginia 2017 Silver Creek Irving, New York [17]
39 Colin Squires   LSM 6 ft 2 in 185 lbs Denver 2021 West Linn West Linn, Oregon [18]
40 Garrett Leadmon   Midfield 6 ft 4 in 225 lbs Duke 2023 DeMatha Annapolis, Maryland [19]
44 Matt Rees   LSM 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Navy 2017 Boys' Latin Sykesville, Maryland [20]
48 Kevin Winkoff   Midfield 6 ft 1 in 190 lbs Penn State 2023 Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor, New York
55 Wheaton Jackoboice   Midfield 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Notre Dame 2022 Culver Kansas City, Missouri [21]
76 Keegan Khan   Midfield 6 ft 1 in 175 lbs Maryland 2022 Delbarton Chatham, New Jersey [22]
77 Steven Zupicich   LSM 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Villanova 2024 Fordham Prep Yonkers, New York [23]
81 Elijah Gash   Defense 6 ft 4 in 218 lbs Albany 2023 Bay Port South Lyon, Michigan [24]
83 Jake Bernhardt (C)   SSDM 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Maryland 2013 Lake Brantley Longwood, Florida

[25]

88 Will Mark   Goalie 6 ft 4 in 200 lbs Syracuse 2024 Proctor Academy Danville, California [26]
91 Joe Nardella   Faceoff 5 ft 10 in 210 lbs Rutgers 2015 Cazenovia Cazenovia, New York

[27]

(C) indicates captain Source:[28][29]

*Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list

**Indicates player is on PUP list

Coaching staff

edit
  • Head coach – Jim Stagnitta
  • Assistant coach – Mike Murphy
  • Assistant coach – Brian Grady

All-time draft selections

edit

2019

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
1 4 Alex Woodall Faceoff Towson Colonial Athletic Association Second-Team All-American, First-Team CAA: *Note* (Woodall chose to play in the MLL for the Atlanta Blaze who drafted him with the 1st pick in the 2019 draft)
2 9 Brad Smith Midfield Duke Atlantic Coast Conference Second-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
3 16 Isaac Paparo Defense UMass Colonial Athletic Association Second-Team All-American, First-Team CAA
4 21 John Daniggelis Midfield Yale Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League


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 5 Whipsnakes Zed Williams Midfield Virginia
2 12 Whipsnakes TJ Comizio Midfield Villanova

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference Notes
1 7 Whipsnakes Sean New Defense Holy Cross Patriot League
2 14 Whipsnakes Matt Hubler Midfield Johns Hopkins Big Ten

2021 Entry Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 7 Chris Aslanian Attack/Midfield Hobart
2 15 Charlie Hayes SSDM Detroit
3 23 Bryan Cole Midfield Maryland

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 7 Connor Kirst Midfield Rutgers
2 16 Ryan Tierney Attack Hofstra
3 23 Colin Squires Defense Denver
4 31 Nick Grill Defense Maryland

2022 College Draft

edit
Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 7 Roman Puglise SSDM Maryland
2 15 Wheaton Jackoboice Midfield Notre Dame
3 20 Keegan Khan Attack Maryland
4 26 Jackson Reid Attack Ohio State
4 31 Colin Hinton Defense Jacksonville

2023 College Draft

edit
Round Pick Player Position College
1 6 Tucker Dordevic Attack Georgetown
2 14 Petey LaSalla Faceoff Virginia
3 22 Garrett Leadmon Midfield Duke
4 30 Elijah Gash Defense Albany

Season results

edit
2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 1, 2019 Chaos W 15–14 (OT)
2 New York City June 8, 2019 Chrome W 12–11 (OT)
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Archers W 11–10 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 22, 2019 Atlas W 15–10
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 29, 2019 Redwoods L 11–14
6 Washington, DC July 6, 2019 Atlas W 11–9
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 Bye Bye
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Chaos L 12–13
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Chrome L 16–20
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 18, 2019 Redwoods W 17–4
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Archers L 11–8
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 7, 2019 Chaos W 15–7
Finals Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 21, 2019 Redwoods W 12–11
2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Redwoods W 13–9
2 Herriman, Utah July 30, 2020 Atlas W 15–6
3 Herriman, Utah July 31, 2020 Chaos W 12–7
4 Herriman, Utah August 2, 2020 Archers W 17–11
5 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Redwoods W 13–12
6 (PLL Championship) Herriman, Utah August 9, 2020 Chaos W 12–6

PLL Award winners

edit

Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year

Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year

Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year

George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year

Head coaches

edit
# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Jim Stagnitta 2019– 35 26 9 .743 6 4 2 .666

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

edit
Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 2 1 .667 Won 1
Atlas 3 0 1.000 Won 3
Cannons 0 0 – -
Chaos 4 1 .800 Won 3
Chrome 1 1 .500 Lost 1
Redwoods 4 1 .800 Won 4
Waterdogs 0 0 – -
Totals 14 4 .778


References

edit
  1. ^ "Brendan Krebs". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  2. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  3. ^ "Tucker Dordevic". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "Jackson Morrill". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  5. ^ "Ajax Zappitello". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  6. ^ "TJ Malone". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Roman Puglise". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  9. ^ "Colin Heacock". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  10. ^ "Brett Kennedy". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  11. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  12. ^ "Petey LaSalla". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "Brad Smith". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "Grayson Sallade". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  16. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  17. ^ "Zed Williams". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "Colin Squires". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  19. ^ "Garrett Leadmon". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  20. ^ "Matt Rees". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  21. ^ "Wheaton Jackoboice". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  22. ^ "Keegan Khan". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  23. ^ "Stephen Zupicich". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  24. ^ "Elijah Gash". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  25. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  26. ^ "Will Mark". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  27. ^ "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  28. ^ "Whipsnakes Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  29. ^ "Our 30-Man Training Camp Roster". Twitter. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
edit

See also

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maryland_Whipsnakes&oldid=1226809258"