UMass Alum Andrew Recchione Chosen In NLL Entry Draft

Sept. 2, 2007

Denver, Colo. - On Saturday, former UMass standout Andrew Recchione was selected by San Jose in the sixth round (78th overall) of the National Lacrosse League Draft. He joins former teammate Jeff Zywicki with the Stealth. It marks the second California team that has drafted Recchione in the span of three months. In May, he was chosen by the San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse.

While the MLL is outdoor (field) lacrosse, the NLL is indoor (box) lacrosse. The NLL season kicks off in December. Saturday's draft was held at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado.

Recchione was tremendous in his time with the Minutemen. The New Jersey native finished his career with 52 points (41g, 11a), including 40 points (33g, 7a) his final two seasons. In 2006, he helped lead the Minutemen to the National Championship Game. In the NCAA Tournament against Cornell, he scored the game-winning goal, which led to the first round upset. In 2007, he finished the season strong, with six points in the final three games.

That performance led to Recchione being chosen by San Francisco in the fifth round (47th overall) of the MLL Draft on May 31.

2007 NLL Draft

FIRST ROUND
1. New York (from Boston) - Jordan Hall - University of Delaware
2. Philadelphia (from Portland) - Merrick Thomson - University of Albany
3. Boston (from New York) - Craig Point - Onondoga CC
4. Calgary (from Philadelphia) - Dane Dobbie - Burnaby, BC
5. San Jose (from Chicago) - Frank Resetarits - University of Albany
6. Portland (via Minnesota) - Tyler Codron - Coquitlam, BC
7. San Jose (from Toronto) - Tom Johnson - Bellarmine University
8. Rochester (via Boston) - Matt MacLeod - Orangeville, ON
9. Minnesota - Justin Norbraten - Bellarmine University
10. Calgary (via Buffalo) - Peter McFetridge - Burnaby, BC
11. Boston (via Minnesota) - Matt Lyons - Orangeville, ON
12. Chicago (via San Jose) - Kevin Ross - Canisius College
13. New York (via Edmonton) - Mitch Belisle - Cornell University
14. Rochester - Andrew Potter - St. Catharines, ON

SECOND ROUND
15. Edmonton (from Boston) - Steve Hutchins - Whitby, ON
16. Portland (via Calgary) - Cory Conway - Stony Brook University
17. New York - Rory Smith - Brampton, ON
18. Minnesota (via Arizona) - Brandon Swamp - SUNY Potsdam
19. Chicago - Cory Stringer - Hamilton, ON
20. Boston (from Edmonton) - Keegan Davidson - Notre Dame de Namur
21. Toronto - Mark Scherman - Notre Dame de Namur University
22. Calgary (via Buffalo) - Jamie Lincoln - Burnaby, BC
23. Minnesota (via Minnesota) - Marc Jackson - Whitby, ON
24. Portland (from Calgary) - Peter Jacobs - Akwesasne, ON
25. Philadelphia (via Edmonton) - David Mitchell - Cornell University
26. Colorado - Nathan Sanderson - Rutgers University
27. Minnesota (via Buffalo) - Chris Courtney - Six Nations, ON
28. Boston (from Rochester) - Curtis Ptolemy - Burnaby, BC

THIRD ROUND
29. New York (from Boston) - Rob Smith - University of Delaware
30. Colorado (from Portland) - Dylan Llord - St. Catharines, ON
31. San Jose (from New York) - Steve Panarelli - Syracuse
32. Boston (from Philadelphia) - Alex Smith - University of Delaware
33. Chicago - Jake Byrne - Johns Hopkins University
34. Edmonton - John Lintz - Coquitlam, BC
35. Toronto - Matt Baker - Orangeville, ON
36. New York (from San Jose) - Jamison Koesterer - Johns Hopkins University
37. Philadelphia (via Buffalo) - Drew Westervelt - UMBC
38. Calgary (via Buffalo) - Scott DeFransesco - Mississuaga, ON
39. Buffalo - Chris Lalonde - Wallaceburg, ON
40. Colorado - Matt Wilson - Coquitlam, BC
41. Philadelphia (via Buffalo) - Jim Borell - University of Maryland
42. Arizona (from Rochester) - Bryan Safarik - Wingate University

FOURTH ROUND
43. Boston - Greg Downing - Fairfield University
44. Portland - Joel Weber - Whitby, ON
45. Edmonton (via Philadephia) - Steve Conrad - Clarington, ON
46. San Jose (via Buffalo) - Tyler Richards - Coquitlam
47. Chicago - Matt Dasinger - Salisbury
48. Edmonton - Dan Hartzell - St. Andrews College
49. Toronto - Tyler Worden - Whitby, ON
50. New York (from San Jose) - Ricky Smith
51. Minnesota (via Toronto) - Angus Goodleaf - Burnaby, BC
52. Calgary - John McLure - Brampton, ON
53. Arizona (from Buffalo) - Jamie Pilon - Brampton, ON
54. Colorado - Andrew Spack - Loyola College
54. Toronto (from Arizona) - Wes McDonald - Hobart College
56. Arizona (from Rochester) - Alan Downey - Mercyhurst College

FIFTH ROUND
57. Boston - Ryan Zordani - University of Denver
58. Portland - Jason Mainer - Orillia, ON
59. New York - Mike Haas - Villanova University
60. Minnesota (from Philadelphia) - Brad Favero - Canisius College
61. Chicago - Ben Van Every - Six Nations, ON
62. Edmonton - Calvin Craig - Coquitlam, BC
63. Toronto - Wes McFarlane - Roanoke College
64. San Jose - Trevor Scott - Victoria, BC
65. Buffalo (from Minnesota) - Jon Mason - Roanoke College
66. Calgary - Geoff Rainsford - Calgary, AB
67. Buffalo - Brent Wiotowicz - Hamilton, ON
68. New York (from Colorado) - Dan Bauers - Loyola College
69. Arizona - Scott Janssen - Mercyhurst College
70. Rochester - Lucas Miller - Six Nations, ON

SIXTH ROUND
71. Boston - Colin Hulme - Colgate University
72. Portland - Brodie Barfoot - Orillia, ON
73. San Jose (from New York) - Ray Megill - University of Maryland
74. Philadelphia - Adam Crystal - Drexel University
75. Chicago - Mack O'Brien - Peterborough, ON
76. Edmonton - Jordan Coffey - Brampton, ON
77. Philadelphia (from Toronto) - Brian Hubschmann - Notre Dame
78. San Jose - Andrew Recchione - University of Massachusetts
79. Minnesota - Mike Paul - New Westminster, BC
80. Calgary - Kyle Morwick - Victoria, BC
81. Arizona (from Buffalo) - David Gerberg- Whittier College
82. Colorado - Ryan Clark - Nanaimo, BC
83. Rochester (from Arizona) - Chad Amidon - Nazareth College
84. Rochester - Cody Richardson - Orangeville, ON

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