Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
The Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Whipsnakes are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Matt Rambo, Drew Snider, Michael Ehrhardt, and Ben Reeves.
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Full name | Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club |
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Founded | 2019 |
League | Premier Lacrosse League |
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Head coach | Jim Stagnitta |
Championships | 2019 |
Website | Whipsnakes LC |
Roster
2019 Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club | ||||||||||
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Height | Weight | College | Grad Year | High School | Hometown | Ref. |
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1 | Mike Chanenchuk | ![]() | Midfield | 5 ft 11 in | 190 lbs | Maryland | 2014 | St. Anthony's | East-Setauket, New York | |
2 | Ben Reeves | ![]() | Attack | 6 ft 3 in | 205 lbs | Yale | 2018 | Palmyra-Macedon | Macedon, New York | |
3 | Joseph McCallion | ![]() | Midfield | 5 ft 11 in | 205 lbs | Penn | 2015 | Haverford | Narberth, Pennsylvania | |
5 | Joe Locascio | ![]() | Midfield | 5 ft 9 in | 185 lbs | Maryland | 2015 | St. Anthony's | Lindenhurst, New York | |
6 | Bryce Young | ![]() | Defense | 6 ft 2 in | 205 lbs | Maryland | 2018 | St. Augustine Prep | Egg Harbor, New Jersey | |
8 | Dan Morris | ![]() | Goalie | 5 ft 11 in | 215 lbs | Maryland | 2018 | Dallas Jesuit | Dallas, Texas | |
9 | Matt Rambo | ![]() | Attack | 5 ft 10 in | 195 lbs | Maryland | 2017 | LaSalle | Glenside, Pennsylvania | |
10 | Dylan Maltz | ![]() | Attack | 5 ft 9 in | 185 lbs | Maryland | 2017 | Stone Bridge | Ashburn, Virginia | |
13 | Tyler Warner | ![]() | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 205 lbs | Yale | 2018 | Baldwin | Baldwin, New York | |
14 | Jeremy Sieverts | ![]() | Midfield | 6 ft 3 in | 210 lbs | Maryland | 2009 | McDonogh | Lutherville, Maryland | |
20 | Tim Rotanz | ![]() | Midfield | 6 ft 1 in | 210 lbs | Maryland | 2018 | Shoreham-Wading River | Wading River, New York | |
21 | Jeff Reynolds | ![]() | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Maryland | 2009 | Calvert Hall | Bel Air, Maryland | |
22 | Ryan Drenner | ![]() | Attack | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lbs | Towson | 2017 | Westminster | Finksburg, Maryland | |
23 | Drew Snider | ![]() | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 180 lbs | Maryland | 2012 | O'Dea | Seattle, Washington | |
25 | Alec Tulett | ![]() | LSM/Defense | 6 ft 3 in | 220 lbs | Brown | 2017 | Royal St. George's | Toronto, Ontario | |
28 | Michael Ehrhardt | ![]() | LSM | 6 ft 5 in | 220 lbs | Maryland | 2014 | Chaminade | Westbury, New York | |
32 | Jay Carlson | ![]() | Attack | 6 ft 0 in | 185 lbs | Maryland | 2015 | St.Paul's | Baltimore, Maryland | |
33 | Matt Dunn | ![]() | Defense | 6 ft 3 in | 225 lbs | Maryland | 2016 | Loyola Blakefield | Baltimore, Maryland | |
35 | Kyle Bernlohr | ![]() | Goalie | 5 ft 10 in | 175 lbs | Maryland | 2016 | Western Reserve Academy | Akron, Ohio | |
36 | Tim Muller | ![]() | Defense | 6 ft 2 in | 215 lbs | Maryland | 2017 | Chaminade | Garden City, New York | |
40 | Connor Kelly | ![]() | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Maryland | 2018 | Avon Old Farms | Easton, Connecticut | |
43 | Issac Paparo | ![]() | LSM | 5 ft 7 in | 170 lbs | UMass | 2019 | Staples | Westport, Connecticut | |
44 | Brett Schmidt | ![]() | Defense | 6 ft 0 in | 190 lbs | Maryland | 2011 | Upper Dublin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
83 | Jake Bernhardt | ![]() | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 190 lbs | Maryland | 2013 | Lake Brantley | Longwood, Florida | |
91 | Joseph Nardella | ![]() | Faceoff | 5 ft 10 in | 210 lbs | Rutgers | 2015 | Cazenovia | Cazenovia, New York | |
Kevin Cooper | ![]() | Attack | 6 ft 4 in | 205 lbs | Maryland | 2013 | Archbishop Spalding | Crofton, Maryland | ||
Foster Huggins | ![]() | Defense | 5 ft 10 in | 180 lbs | Loyola | 2018 | Episcopal Dallas | Dallas, Texas | ||
Dylan O’Shaughnessy | ![]() | LSM | 6 ft 5 in | 232 lbs | Lehigh | 2015 | Chaminade | Merrick, New York | ||
Charlie Raffa | ![]() | Faceoff | 6 ft 0 in | 210 lbs | Maryland | 2015 | St. Anthony's | Locust Valley, New York | [29] | |
Coaching staff
- Head Coach - Jim Stagnitta
- Assistant Coach - Mike Murphy
- Assistant Coach - Brian Grady
All-time Draft selections
Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | 2019 Accolades |
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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 |
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.
Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 5 | Whipsnakes | Zed Williams | Midfield | Virginia |
2 | 12 | Whipsnakes | TJ Comizio | Midfield | Villanova |
Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Whipsnakes | Sean New | Defense | Holy Cross | Patriot League | |
2 | 14 | Whipsnakes | Matt Hubler | Midfield | Johns Hopkins | Big Ten |
Season results
Week | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | Boston, Massachusetts | June 1, 2019 | Chaos | W 15–14 (OT) |
2 | New York, New York | 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 |
PLL Award Winners
Jim Brown Most Valuable Player
- Matt Rambo: 2019
Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year
- Matt Rambo: 2019
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year
- Michael Ehrhardt: 2019
Head coaches
# | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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GP | W | L | Pct | GP | W | L | Pct | |||
1 | Jim Stagnitta | 2019- | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
References
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