Denver
edit- Coach Tierney said his 2015 scout team was the most talented scout team Denver ever has had[1]
- Will actively rotate first offensive set between attack and midfield
- Berg said Denver has close to 70-80 plays, if include man-up[2]
- There will be main sets, but Denver will change the sets for specific teams
- Tierney says Canadian kids on his roster come back from the summer banged up after competing for annual Minto Cup
- Brown in a Feb. 2015 article: "If a team doesn't want to slide and is slow to go, then you probably want to play in the middle of the field. You have a better angle to turn the corner and get your hands free. It might be more of a dodge-to-score day than a ball-movement and assisted goal day."[3]
First attack unit (started 1st game; attack and midfield; will rotate)
editName | Note |
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Jack Bobzien (#11), Sr. (USA) | Transferred from Hartford after 2013 season |
Connor Cannizzaro (#40), Jr. (USA) | Transferred from Maryland after the 2014 season; ACC rookie of the year in 2014 |
Zach Miller (#33), Jr. (American Indian, from Hill Academy) | First American Indian to play for coach Tierney; Tierney said if Miller graduates it will be the "best story of my career"[4] |
Tyler Pace (#3), Jr. (Canadian) | Started 17/19 games in 2014; played attack his senior year in high school; 6th on team in points in 2014 |
Nate Marano, Fr., 6'2, 205 (USA) | #15 2015 recruit; from CA |
Austin French, Fr., 5'8, 155 | From CA |
Other attack/midfield | Note |
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Colin Woolford (#57), Sr., 6'2, 195 (USA) | Played in 19/19 games in 2015; 13 points in 2015; transferred from Syracuse after his freshman year; played at Choate in high school (all years?) |
Brendan Bomberry, So., 6'2, 185 (Canadian Indian, from Hill Academy) | Played in 8/19 games in 2015; eight points in 2015; had academic issues in 2015 that shortened his season (according to a forum post) |
Max Planning, Jr., 6'2, 185 (USA) | Played in 17/19 games in 2015; five points in 2015 |
Jeremy Bosher, So., 6'2, 220 (Canadian) | Played in 13/19 games in 2015; no points (SSDM?) in 2015; #20 recruit in 2015 |
Joe Reid, So., 6'1, 200 (CA, USA) | Played in 19/19 games in 2015; no points |
Dallas Bridle, Jr., 6'2, 190 (Canadian, Hill Academy) | Played in 8/19 games in 2015; one point |
Walt Rooney, 5/5, 5'8, 160 (USA) | Played in 15/19 games in 2015; one point; transferred from St. John's |
LEFT | Note |
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Dallas Bridle, Jr., 6'2, 190 (Canadian, Hill Academy) | Played in 8/19 games at Denver in 2015 and had one point; transferred to High Point |
Defensive Midfield Rotation
editName | Note |
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Christian Thomas, Sr., 6'0, 195, #43 | Played in 19/19 games in 2015; guarded Duke's Myles Jones on some plays in early season game in 2015 |
Face-off
editPlayer | Note |
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Trevor Baptiste, So., 5'10, 215 | Won 80% of his FOs in senior year in high school |
Face-off wings
editPlayer | Note |
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Long-stick midfielder rotation
editName | Note |
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Sean Mayle, So., 6'0, 195 | Guarded Duke's Myles Jones in February 2016 according to LaxPower.com post; from CA |
Defense (started 1st game)
editPotential starters | Note |
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Christian Burgdorf, Jr., 6'4, 205, NJ | Started 18/19 games in 2014; 28 GBs and 13 CTs |
Pat Karole, Sr., 6'1, 205, NJ | Started 19/19 games in 2015; played in all 17 games in '14 with 5 GBs and 8 CTs |
Dylan Johnson, Fr., 6'2, 205, CO |
Other defenders | Note |
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Jake Nolan, Jr., 6'6, 225 | ACL injury at beginning of season; out for 2016; started 2/19 games in 2015; played in all 19 games in 2015; played in all 19 games in 2014 with 21 GBs and 6 CTs |
Matt Jones, So., 6'4, 200 | Played in 7/19 games in 2015; did PG year at Salisbury after starting four years on a high school lax team in Denver |
Matt Billings, So. | Played in 5/19 games in 2015 |
Scott McGowan, Jr. | Played in 4/19 games in 2015; played in 7 games in 2014 with 4 GBs |
Colin Siracuse, Jr. | Did not play in 2015; played in 11/19 games with 1 start in 2014; 2 GBs |
Brian Wegner, Jr. | Did not play in 2015; played in 5 games in 2014 with 0 GBs |
Goalkeeper (started first game)
editName | Note |
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Alex Ready, Fr., 6'1, 210 |
Other goalkeepers
editName | Note |
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Joey Gigantiello, Sr. | Played in 5/19 games in 2015; 6 saves out of 12 shots |
Hunter Krout, Jr. | Played in 5/19 games in 2015; 3 saves out of 10 shots |
Ryan Purcell, Jr. | Played in 3/19 games in 2015; 2 saves out of 9 shots |
2015 game-by-game participation
editDuke | AF | F | UNC | ND | OSU | L | PSU | GT | V | SJU | P | M | V | GT | Brown | OSU | Notre Dame | Maryland | |
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FIRST OFFENSE | |||||||||||||||||||
Adamson, Sr. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Berg, Sr. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Bobzien, Jr. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
C. Cannizzaro, So. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
S. Cannizzaro, Sr. | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||||||||||
Miller, So. | S | X | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Pace, So. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
DEFENSE | |||||||||||||||||||
Burgdorf, So. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Cannon, Sr. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||
Karole, Jr. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
Nolan, So. | S | S | |||||||||||||||||
GOALIE | |||||||||||||||||||
LaPlante, Sr. | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S |
New to roster in 2016
editFrom High School[5] | From PG | Transfers | Others |
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Nate Marano, A, CA, #15 2015 recruit | Zach Runberg (from Delaware; rising sophomore) | Dylan Johnson, D, CO (tried out for 2016 U.S. Men’s National Under-19 Team[6]; didn't make it[7]) | |
Alex Ready, G, PA (PG year somewhere in 2015?) | |||
French, A, CA | |||
Jackson, M, CO | |||
Harnisch, FO, CA | |||
Ober, D, VA | |||
Rutan, A, CA | |||
McKone, M, CA | |||
Parker, D, CA | |||
Franklin, M, CO | |||
Gaines, D, MD | |||
Winsor, G, MA (Northfield Mt. Hermon) | |||
Greenlee, LSM, CA | |||
Begoon, M, CT |
New to roster in 2015
editFrom High School top 100[8] | From PG top 25[9] | Transfers | Others |
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Jeremy Bosher, M/A, B.C., 20, 6'2, 220 | Matt Jones, D, CT, 8 | Connor Cannizzaro, A, So. (from Maryland) | Brendan Bomberry (Ranked 4th in a list on upcoming junior Canada lacrosse players in 2013[10]; graduate of The Hill Academy; member of the 2014 Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team with Zach Miller) |
Joe Reid, M, CA, 23 | Connor Donahue, A, MA (four-year varsity starting attackman) | ||
Colton McCaffrey, A, CO, 55 | Todd Fedyck, M, Ontario (went to Woodberry Forest) | ||
Trey McGee, A, MD, 61 | Grant Gravitt, A, NV | ||
Trevor Baptiste, FO, NJ, 78, 5'10, 215 | Matt Billings, LSM, DC | ||
Ross Komenda, A, WA (four-year varsity starter) | |||
Nick Phillips, M, CO | |||
Sean Mayle, M, CA |
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/lacrosse/ci_28210378/bill-tierneys-successor-at-du-sta-8800?source=infinite
- ^ http://laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2014-15/news/101314_30in30_will_talent_loaded_denver_lacrosse_strike_gold_in_2015
- ^ http://www.laxmagazine.com/college_men/DI/2014-15/news/022715_a_beautiful_mind_-_denvers_matt_brown
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/lacrosse/ci_25381075/du-pioneers-freshman-zach-miller-good-enough-make
- ^ http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/commitments-class-of-2015/29565
- ^ http://www.uslacrosse.org/multimedia-center/press-releases-news/postid/979/us-lacrosse-names-108-to-2016-us-mens-under-19-tryout-pool.aspx
- ^ http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=45410
- ^ http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/2014-power-100-freshman-rankings/29706
- ^ http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/2014-post-graduate-recruit-rankings/29477
- ^ http://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/recruiting-roundup-canada-rising-class-2013-junior-rankings/11903