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2008 UMass Men's Lacrosse Quick Facts
October 18, 2007 | Men's Lacrosse
Oct. 18, 2007
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University Information
Location: Amherst, Mass., 01003
Founded: 1863
Enrollment: 23,137
President: Jack Wilson (Thiel `67)
Interim Chancellor: Dr. Thomas Cole (Wiley `61)
Athletic Director: John McCutcheon (Indiana, Pa. `75)
Nickname: Minutemen
Colors: Maroon (PMS 506), White, Cool Grey, Black
Affliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: ECAC Lacrosse
Home Field: Garber Field (5,000, astroturf & lights)
Athletic Media Relations Information
Assistant A.D./Lacrosse Contact: Jason Yellin (Stony Brook `96)
Media Relations Office Phone: 413-545-2439
Media Relations Fax: 413-545-1556
Yellin's Office Phone: 413-577-3061
Yellin's Cell Phone: 413-687-1756
Yellin's Email address: jyellin@admin.umass.edu
UMass Website: www.UMassAthletics.com
Yellin's Cell Phone/Press Phone at Garber: 413-687-1756
Lacrosse Coaching Staff Information
Head Coach: Greg Cannella (Massachusetts `88) /13th year at UMass
Overall Record/at UMass: 117-69 (.629)/13 years, all at UMass
Assistant Coach: Jake Coon (Nazareth `00) /Third year at UMass
Assistant Coach: Kevin Burns (Loyola `03) / Second year at UMass
Men's Lacrosse Office Phone: 413-545-3782
Men's Lacrosse Office Fax: 413-545-1556
Cannella's Email address: cannella@admin.umass.edu
2008 Men's Lacrosse Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Time |
| Feb. 9 | at Army (Scrimmage) | West Point, N.Y. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Feb. 16 | DARTMOUTH (Scrimmage) | GARBER FIELD | Noon |
| Feb. 23 | HOFSTRA | GARBER FIELD | 1:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 1 | at Yale | New Haven, Conn. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 8 | HARVARD | GARBER FIELD | 1:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 11 | ALBANY | GARBER FIELD | 3:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 15 | at Brown | Providence, R.I. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 18 | at Sacred Heart | Fairfield, Conn. | 3:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 22 | LOYOLA | GARBER FIELD | 1:00 p.m. |
| Mar. 29 | at Penn State | University Park, Pa. | Noon |
| Apr. 5 | at St. John's | Jamaica, N.Y. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Apr. 12 | Hobart | GARBER FIELD | 1:00 p.m. |
| Apr. 19 | at Georgetown | Washington, D.C. | 1:00 p.m. |
| Apr. 22 | FAIRFIELD | GARBER FIELD | 3:00 p.m. |
| Apr. 26 | at Syracuse | Syracuse, N.Y. | TBA |
| May 3 | RUTGERS | GARBER FIELD | 1:00 p.m. |
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| May 10 | NCAA First Round | Campus Sites | |
| May 11 | NCAA First Round | Campus Sites | |
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| May 17 | NCAA Quarterfinals | South Site - Navy (Annapolis, Md.) | |
| May 18 | NCAA Quarterfinals | North Site - Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.) | |
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| May 24 | NCAA Semifinals | Foxboro, Mass. (Gillette Stadium) | |
| May 26 | NCAA Championship | Foxboro, Mass. (Gillette Stadium) | |
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| Home games in BOLD CAPS are played at Garber Field, *-ECAC games All dates and times are subject to change. | |||
Men's Lacrosse Team Information
| 2008 Captains: | TBA |
| 2007 Record: | 7-7 (.500); ECAC Record: 4-3 (.571)/T-3rd |
| 2007 USILA Final Ranking: | 20th |
| 2007 NCAA Tournament Results: | None |
| Letterwinners Returning/Lost: | 23/11; Starters Returning/Lost: 7/3 |
| All-Time Program Record: | 456-230-3 (.664) |
| NCAA Tournaments: | 1976, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| New England Champions: | 1963, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
2007 Men's Lacrosse Honors
| USILA All-Americans: | Brett Garber (Hon. Mention) |
| USILA Scholar All-Americans: | Brian Jacovina |
| USILA North-South Game: | Brett Garber, Brian Jacovina, Dan Whipple |
| All-ECAC: | Jim Connolly (First Team), Brett Garber (Second Team), Doc Schneider (Second Team), Dan Whipple (Second Team) |
| NEILA All-New England Team: | Jim Connolly (First Team), Brian Danvers (First Team), Brett Garber (First Team), Brian Jacovina (First Team), Doc Schneider (FirstTeam), Dan Whipple (Second Team) |
| NEILA Senior Scholar-Athlete Team: | Brian Jacovina |
2008 Top Returning Players (`07 stats)
| No. | Name | Pos. | Yr. | GP/GS | G | A | Pts. | GB |
| 2 | Jim Connolly | A | Jr. | 14/14 | 29 | 8 | 37 | 26 |
| 19 | Tim Balise | A | Jr. | 14/14 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 19 |
| 4 | Rory Pedrick | M | Sr. | 14/3 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 24 |
| 30 | Bobby Hayes | M | So. | 14/14 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 39 |
| 36 | Evan Blum | A | RJr. | 14/9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| 28 | Brian Danvers | D | Sr. | 14/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 13 | Sean Krygier | D | Sr. | 14/14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 44 | David Von Voigt | D | Sr. | 13/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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| No. | Goalies | Pos. | Yr. | GP/GS | Sv. | GA | GAA | Sv.% |
| 23 | Doc Schneider | G | Jr. | 14/14 | 159 | 111 | 7.94 | 58.9 |
Top Letterwinners Lost (`06 stats)
| Name | Pos. | GP/GS | G | A | Pts. | GB |
| Brett Garber | A/M | 14/0 | 26 | 6 | 32 | 12 |
| Brian Jacovina | M | 14/14 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 23 |
| Denis Whelan | A | 13/2 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 12 |
| Andrew Recchione | M | 14/0 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 7 |
| Dan Whipple | LSM | 13/12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Newcomers
| No. | Name | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown/High School/Last School |
| 1 | Zach Rogers | Fr. | A | Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin |
| 3 | Casey Rahn | Fr. | D | Princeton, N.J./Princeton |
| 8 | Travis Tripucka | Fr. | D | Boonton Twp., N.J./Mountain Lakes |
| 9 | Ryan Marcus | Fr. | A/M | South Hadley, Mass./South Hadley |
| 10 | Ryan Hantverk | Fr. | M | East Rockaway, N.Y./Lynbrook |
| 11 | Mike Wilus | Fr. | A | North Wales, Pa./North Penn |
| 12 | Steve Zorkers | Fr. | M | Quincy, Mass./Pomfret School |
| 16 | Jon Lucas | Fr. | M | Bedford Hills, N.Y./Fox Lane |
| 17 | Chris Casey | Fr. | M | Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury/Bridgton |
| 22 | Brett Newgaard | Fr. | D | Sterling, Va./Blue Ridge |
| 27 | Alex Whitney | Fr. | D | North Hampton, N.H./Bridgton |
| 31 | Peter McNichol | Fr. | A | Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon/Salisbury |
| 32 | Will Jeffrey | So. | DM | Glenview, Ill./Glenbrook South/Butler |
| 42 | Tim McCormack | Fr. | G | Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach |
