D'town West hosting Houshower Festival on Oct. 25
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 9/10
Downingtown West is hosting the 5th Annual Brian Houshower Festival on Saturday, Oct. 25, to honor the memory of a promising lacrosse player who died in a car accident on Nov. 10, 2003.
Brian excelled in lacrosse and soccer and was a sophomore in the first year of Downingtown West High. He had played lacrosse since he was 6 years old and had played at the youth level for West Bradford Youth Athletics and Lionville Youth Association.
The tourney will feature a 10v10 Championship Format; it will last from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. and each team is guaranteed three games. The fee is $550.00 and a non-refundable $100.00 deposit is required. There will be an A Division/B Division format and the rain date for the event is Sunday, Oct. 26.
For Further information please contact Andrea Beneke at Downingtown West Lax: Andrea.Beneke@Verizon.net
Cal Ripken is keynote speaker at Convention
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 9/9
Baltimore is known for three things: crabs, lacrosse and Cal Ripken Jr. Attendees of the 2009 US Lacrosse National Convention in January will get to experience at least two out of three of those things first-hand. 
Ripken, a Baltimore-area native and youth sports trailblazer, will be the keynote speaker for the Jan. 16-18 convention, sponsored by Adidas. The convention will be held in Baltimore at the Baltimore Convention Center and is considered the largest educational and networking opportunity for lacrosse coaches and officials in the world.
Ripken’s work with youth baseball has broken the mold for leagues and programs world-wide. He has defined the structure and importance of youth sports at the grassroots level by using the platform of baseball. Presently, over 700,000 youths (5-12 year olds) play Cal Ripken Baseball worldwide.
Over the years Ripken has become a best-selling author. His past works include The Only Way I Know, an autobiography; Play Baseball The Ripken Way, an instructional book for parents and coaches; Parenting Young Athletes The Ripken Way, a guide for parents to help them keep sports fun for their kids; and his two latest works: Get in the Game, Eight Elements of Perseverance that Make the Difference, his first foray into the self help/business world; and The Longest Season, a children’s book that teaches kids how to learn from difficult experiences.
Ripken will address the 2009 US Lacrosse National Convention on Friday, January 16 at 7:00 p.m.
Over 5,000 coaches, officials and lacrosse enthusiasts are expected to descend on Baltimore in January. Registration for the 2009 US Lacrosse National Convention will be open on US Lacrosse’s website, www.uslacrosse.org, on Monday, September 15.
Those who register before October 15 will get an early bird discount of 35 percent off the regular on-site registration fee of $100. Convention goers can also connect with other attendees on US Lacrosse’s Convention Community site before and after the event.
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Interns may be eligible to receive credit as part of a college internship program or high school co-operating program. Students also can receive credit for community service or graduation projects.
Candidates should have some writing or photojournalism background and an interest or experience in lacrosse. A major focus for interns would be to help Phillylacrosse.com fulfill its mission of promoting lacrosse in the Philadelphia area.
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Former PW coach to enter Montco Hall of Fame
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 9/7
Elizabeth “Libby” Williams, who made Plymouth Whitemarsh into a super power in the 1960s and 70s and also was highly successful coaching several sports at Penn, has been selected for induction into the Montgomery County Coaches Hall of Fame.
Williams, Fran Murphy (Upper Merion football), Larry Wilson (Gwynedd Mercy Academy track and cross country) and Skip Wilson (Temple baseball) will be honored Nov. 25 at The 7th Annual Induction Banquet at the Westover Country Club
Williams never played lacrosse, but coached 25 undefeated teams in lacrosse, field hockey, basketball and softball at the University of Pennsylvania. She was the head coach at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School from 1960-74 when her teams won eight championships; seven of those teams were undefeated.
Williams's coaching record at Plymouth Whitemarsh was 101-13-3.
Williams also was an assistant coach for the U.S. national squad from 1980-85 and in 1986 coached Canada in the 1986 World Cup.
A member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Williams also coached the Philadelphia 1, 2 and 3 teams at the National Tournament.
Williams also has been a pioneer in the sport, helping to start lacrosse at several schools. She also was known for running coaching clinics across the U.S. and Canada, and has run clinics for high school coaches in Philadelphia.
She was inducted to the University of Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame and is an honorary member of the United States Field Hockey Association.
Field, schedule set for 2nd Nick Colleluori Classic
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 9/3
The men's college teams competing in the 2nd Annual Nick Colleluori Classic Oct. 11 at Ridley High will feature Philadelphia squads Penn, Villanova, St. Joseph’s, Widener, Haverford College and Cabrini among a 13-team field.
Also in the field are Hofstra, Maryland, Princeton, Loyola, Penn State, Lehigh and Bellarmine. Games will begin at 9 a.m. and continue until 11 p.m. with a clinic slated for early in the afternoon. Admission is $10 per person. The rain date is Sunday, Oct. 12
The tournament and clinic will raise money and awareness about the HEADstrong Foundation, which was created to raise money for blood cancer research and to help those afflicted by the disease. The foundation was created in memory of Nick “Head” Colleluori, a 2004 graduate of Ridley High School.
Nick was a member of the Hofstra University lacrosse team when he was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Nick lost his relentless battle to cancer on Nov. 28, 2006, after a 14-month fight. Nick himself developed the idea of HEADstrong and tournament directors have worked to ensure his dream of ending this disease is realized.
At 1:00 p.m. there will be a lacrosse clinic and autograph session given by professional and ex-college lacrosse players. It is open to all paid tournament attendees between 3rd and 8th grades. Attendees must bring a helmet, gloves, and arm pads to participate in the clinic.(CONTINUE FOR SCHEDULE)
Philly recruits head Penn State's incoming class
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 9/1
A contingent of six student-athletes from Philadelphia heads Penn State’s incoming men’s freshmen class, whi
ch was ranked No.
5 among Division I recruiting groups by Inside Lacrosse.
The Nittany Lions’ list includes:
*Midfielder Matt Mackrides (Newtown Square, Malvern Prep) is the younger brother of former Nittany Lion standout Andrew Mackrides, and is considered one of the nation's top recruits.
One of three Under Armour All-Americans in the class, Mackrides was a two-time high school All-American at Malvern, a three-time All-State selection and a first-team All-Phillylacrosse.com pick in 2008. He was a member of the USA Under-19 World Championship team that claimed the world title this past summer.
*Conrad Ridgway (Audubon, La Salle), a 5-10, 185-pound midfielder, is also considered one of the country's top newcomers. An Under Armour All-American and high school All-American, he was a two-time All-State pick and a second-team All-Phillylacrosse.com choice who led the Explorers to the state title this year.
*Alex Gannett (Downingtown, Downingtown East) is a 6-1, 190-pound defender who earned high school All-American and was a two-time all-state pick as well as a three-time all-league selection. He helped the Cougars win the 2007 state championship.
*Mike Vandergrift (Jenkintown, Abington High), a 6-1, 195-pound, midfielder earned all-state honors twice while being a three-time all-league pick. (CONTINUE)
Hoyas' Kahoe transfers to national champions Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/31
Georgetown’s Scott Kahoe, who struggled through injuries since being highly recruited out of Radnor High five years ago, is transferring to defending national champion Syracuse for his final year of eligibility.
Kahoe, a 6-5, 220-poound midfielder who was a high school All-American in 2004, said he has fully recovered from shoulder injuries that caused him to miss the entire 2007 season.
Last year Kahoe returned to the Hoyas’ lineup following shoulder surgery and played in all 13 games, starting two. He had three goals and two assists and scooped six groundballs.
Kahoe was ranked No. 8 among incoming freshmen by Inside Lacrosse in its 2004 recruiting issue. He had six goals and one assist as a freshman in 2005, and scored NCAA playoff goals against Army and Maryland.
Kahoe scored two goals in his sophomore year, appearing in all 14 Georgetown games.
“Georgetown is one of the best undergraduate educations in the country,” Kahoe told Inside Lacrosse, adding that he is now 100 percent healthy. “It’s also great networking and a great social experience…The friends I made there, on the team and off, are ones I hope to keep in contact with forever.”
Kahoe, who was named Central League MVP as a senior and also was named Genuardi’s “Top High School Athlete,” said he feels starting fresh at Syracuse presented a new opportunity.
“The past is the past and I kind of wanted to move on,” he told Inside Lacrosse. “I can’t overemphasize how excited I am to play the style that Syracuse uses.”
Kahoe is the second Philly athlete to transfer to Syracuse in the past 10 days. John Lade, a defenseman and member of the United States Under-19 team who spent his freshman year at Villanova, also has transferred to Syracuse.
Karcsh enjoyed strong career at G. Washington
By Chris Goldberg 
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/27
George Washington midfielder Kristin Karcsh (Bishop Shanahan) capped a brilliant career in 2008 by leading the Colonials in three major categories while earning second-team All Atlantic-10 Conference honors for the second straight year.
Karcsh paced the Colonials with 31 goals, 42 points and 25 draw controls in 2008. A tri-captain, Karcsh scored the game-winning goal in GW's upset of Richmond April 16 and finished her career as GW's career leader in games played and draw controls, second all-time with 115 career goals and 165 points, third in assists with 50 and fourth with 114 ground balls.
Also for George Washington, sophomore attacker Taylor Donahue (Radnor) had 19 goals and five assists. Sophomore attacker Monica Breslin (Haverford High) appeared in three games.
GA grad Cohn enjoys big year at Trinity College
Senior defender and team captain Ellen Cohn (Germantown Academy), who helped Trinity College (Ct.) reach the NCAA Division III tournament, was recently named to the Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association Honor Roll.
Cohn, who graduated from Trinity in May with a double major in public policy & law and American studies, had 14 ground balls and a team-high 19 caused turnovers, as Trinity went 11-7 and 6-3 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The Bantams won two league playoff games and fell to Colby, 14-12, in the NASCAC title game before bowing to Babson, 19-10, in the NCAA tournament.
Trinity finished 12th in the nation.
Registration still open for PLA Golf Outing
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/25
Registration is being accepted for the Philadelphia Lacrosse Association (PLA) Golf Outing at Whitemarsh Valley Country Club on Monday, Oct. 20.
The annual event supports the PLA's mission to promote the game of lacrosse in the region, particularly its New Start Program, which provides technical and financial assistance to new lacrosse programs. The PLA has provided close to $200,000 in grant support to new lacrosse programs in the area since the outing’s inception in 1993.
Two major projects of focus now are the Philadelphia Middle School Program and PLA's Berks County Initiative. The PLA has been instrumental in helping launch the Philadelphia School District’s middle school lacrosse program, which will feature a high school junior varsity team in 2009 after several seasons of middle school league play.
Last year’s PLA Golf Classic at Rolling Green involved 110 participants, 43 individual and corporate sponsors and raised over $20,000. The proceeds helped the PLA maintain its web site as a portal for lacrosse in the region (www.palacrosse.com), conduct coaches’ clinics, sponsor area tournaments (including the Katie Samson Tournament, the Nick Colleluori Classic, EvanFest and the U.S. Girls Lacrosse Festival) and support area travel teams (including teams competing in the US Youth Lacrosse Festival).
At this year’s event, the PLA plans to honor Tom Bruder for his significant and enduring contribution to Pennsylvania men’s club lacrosse. Mr. Bruder, who will serves as Honorary Chair of the event, sponsored and supported the MAB Paints/Philadelphia Lacrosse Club for almost 20 years.
The PLA welcomes you and your company’s participation and sponsorship to help ensure the outing’s success. The registration form contains additional specifics regarding sponsorship. If you are not a golfer or cannot attend the golfing activities, you are welcome to attend the cocktail reception and banquet that begins on Whitemarsh’s scenic terrace at 5:45 pm.
Please reserve your spot in the outing (or the reception) by completing and returning the event registration form as soon as possible, but in any event before Friday, Oct. 10.
Lade transfers from Villanova to Syracuse
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/23
Villanova’s men’s team received a jolt Thursday when it was announced that standout defender John Lade has transferred to NCAA Division I cha
mpion Syracuse.
Lade, of Randolph, N.J., started every game for the Wildcats last year as a freshman and earned first-team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) honors. Lade followed that up by playing a major role for Team USA in its run to the gold medal at the U-19 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship in British Columbia, Canada.
Lade was part of a U.S. defense that held four of its seven opponents to fewer than 10 goals and three of its foes to five goals or less. On July 5, he anchored a defense that posted the first shutout in U.S. U-19 history as the Americans defeated Japan, 27-0.
Two members of the Orangemen, midfielders Josh Amidon (Lafayette, N.Y.) and Joel White (Cortland, N.Y.), were on the United States team.
The 2007 New Jersey Defenseman of the Year, Lade played scholastically at Randolph High School. He was named one of Inside Lacrosse's Top 100 Freshman heading into the 2008 season.
Lade led Villanova with 53 groundballs and 11 caused turnovers last year. He also took face-offs for the Wildcats, going 17-for-39 (.436) at the X.
Syracuse won its record 10th NCAA title in 2008 and posted a 16-2 overall record.
Villanova went 5-10 last year, and was 3-3 in the CAA. The Wildcats and Syracuse, as well as Georgetown, Notre Dame, St. John’s, Rutgers and Providence will join the Big East when it begins sponsoring men’s lacrosse in 2010.
Arch. Carroll grads led Monmouth women in '08
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/20
Two sophomores from Archbishop Carroll led Monmouth University's women to a 13-5 record in 2008.
At
tacker Megan Brennan scored 38 goals and added 12 assists for the Hawks, while goalie Monica Johnson started every game and posted a solid goals-against average of 9.76.
Monmouth tied for the Northeast Conference (NEC) regular-season title before bowing to Sacred Heart, 12-11, in the league semifinals.
Brennan, 2007 NEC Rookie of the Year, earned second-team all Northeast Conference honors. She also had 23 groundballs and 19 draw controls. Johnson had 173 saves and was sixth in Division I with a .513 save percentage. Twice she earned NEC Defensive Player of the Week
Another key for the Hawks was senior defender Jackie Trainer (Council Rock South), who started 16 of 18 games and collected 22 groundballs, 17 draw controls and nine caused turnovers.
Also for Monmouth, sophomore midfielder Perry DeWitt (Great Valley) had five goals and 18 draw controls in 16 games and seven starts. Sophomore defender Kelly Bosco (Archbishop Carroll) had three groundballs in 11 games.
The highlight of the season occurred April 3 when Brennan’s goal with 47 seconds left in the fourth overtime lifted the Hawks to a thrilling 12-11 victory over host Villanova. Brennan had three goals in the contest and Johnson posted 15 saves.
Bumper crop for La Salle
Top-ranked Explorers announce host of Division I commitments
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, posted 8/19
La Salle College High School, recently named the No. 1 team in the country for 2008 by Lacrosse Magazine, has announced a long list of Division I oral commitments for its rich class of incoming seniors.
The Explorers return four All-Americans from a team that went 31-2 and claimed the Pennsylvania state championship. La Salle also won the final Eastern Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association (EPSLA) title for supremacy in the Philadelphia region.
The most recent decision was finalized Monday when defender Tucker Durkin made a verbal commitment to national runner-up Johns Hopkins. Durkin had committed to Bucknell during the season, but rescinded the decision earlier in the summer.
“I have a lot of respect for Bucknell and coach (Frank) Fedorjaka,” said Durkin. “But Hopkins was just the right fit academically and athletically for me, and it was pretty hard to turn down.”
La Salle, which has won five straight Philadelphia Catholic League crowns, also finished fourth in the LaxPower National Coaches/Computer Ratings Poll and fifth in the STX/Inside Lacrosse National High School Lacrosse Rankings. The team graduates three senior starters, including All-American midfielder Conrad Ridgway (signed with Penn State).
“We had a group of guys that was really close and they somehow had the intangibles,” said La Salle coach Bill Leahy, whose team had the most wins of any team in the nation last year and has a 138-14 record the past five years. “I have to believe that helps you win. You can’t measure that.”(CONTINUE)
Madrak, Barnes helped Fairfield win 17 in a row
Phillylacrosse.com, posted 8/18 
Senior defender Caroline Madrak (Conestoga) and sophomore midfielder Kelly Barnes (Jenkintown) played major roles in he
lping Fairfield finish 17-2 and post the longest Division I winning streak for any women’s team in 2008.
The Stags won 17 games in a row, but fell to Marist, 10-9, in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championship game. Their only other loss was the first game of the season when they fell to Yale, 9-8.
Madrak was a mainstay on defender and was second on the Stags with 39 groundballs while adding 14 caused turnovers. Barnes also started every game and contributed nine goals and 30 groundballs while collecting 27 draw controls and 18 caused turnovers.
Both Madrak and Barnes were named to the MAAC All-Academic team and Barnes also was named to the MAAC all-tournament team for the second straight year.
Also, freshmen Brigid McEntee (Strath Haven) appeared in four games.
Philly women lead Dickinson College
Sophomore attacker Lexie Kob (Spring-Ford), freshman attacker Kelsey Muir (Academy of Notre Dame) and freshman goalie Jessie Clark (Conestoga) played key roles in helping Dickinson finish 12-5 and take second place in the ECAC championship tournament.
Kob had 35 goals and 20 assists while scooping 20 groundballs. Muir pumped in 32 goals and had 16 groundballs wile Clark had a 10.21 goals-against average in 16 games, making 163 saves.
Area boys, girls named to list of top recruits
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/15
Five men from Philadelphia were listed among the Top 100 college recruits for the 2008-09 season by Inside Lacrosse, while two Philly women made the Top 25 list of recruits.
Malvern Prep midfielder Matt Mackrides was listed as the No. 5 recruit. Mackrides, who helped the U.S. win the International Lacrosse Federation Under-19 World Championship this summer in British Columbia, Canada, is headed to Penn State.
Also in the Top 25 from Philadelphia, Haverford School defender Peter Borror (Virginia) is No. 11 and La Salle midfielder Conrad Ridgway (Penn State) is No. 18 and Downingtown East attacker Owen Blye (Maryland) is No. 25.
Also cited were Malvern Prep midfielder Chris Layne (North Carolina) at No. 34, Downingtown East defender Alex Gannett (Penn State) at No. 57, Downingtown East defender Justin Hummel (Drexel) at No. 90 and Malvern Prep midfielder Matt Conte (North Carolina) at No. 94.
Mackrides, Borror, Ridgway, Blye, Layne and Gannett were All-Americans this spring while Hummel was an Academic All-American. Mackrides, Layne and Conte led Malvern Prep to the Inter-Ac League championship while Ridgway guided La Salle to the Keystone Cup crown and Blye, Gannett and Hummel helped Downingtown East win the Suburban League crown.
Philly women mentioned by Inside Lacrosse included Radnor midfielder Kelly Barnes (No. 13, Georgetown) and Germantown Academy midfielder Amanda Jones (No. 22, Duke).
Barnes was the Phillylacrosse.com Player of the Year and co-captain of a Red Raiders team that went 23-0 and captured the District 1 Class AAA title. She and Jones were first-team All-Americans and first-team All-Phillylacrosse.com choice.
Philly juniors are listed among top prospects
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/15 
Six Philadelphia boys were recognized by Inside Lacrosse among its top 50 rising juniors in the country.
Two of the boys – Haverford School attacker Stephen Aitken (No. 19) and Malvern Prep defender Henry Lobb (No. 24) – wee listed in the top 25. The other four players, Lower Merion attacker Jordan Wolf, Avon Grove attacker Tim Golder, St. Joseph's Prep defender Stephen O'Hara and Malvern Prep midfielder Ryan Creighton, were named as honorable mention picks.
Inside Lacrosse noted that Aitken was recognized most for his size and Lobb for his athleticism.
Inside Lacrosse also listed Radnor midfielder Kelyn Freedman as one of the top 25 female rising juniors.
Positive Self-Talk can increase your performance
By Pete Bendig
IronPsychWorks, Inc. 
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/14
This session we are going to discuss the technique of Positive Self-Talk. This technique can be used in many (if not all) facets of your life that require improvement.
Of course, it needs to be adjusted and personalized to the aspect of your life in which you need help.
So what is Positive Self-Talk? Positive Self-Talk refers to the dialogue that goes on inside your head when faced with conflict or challenges within your lax game.
It features positive statements that help you overcome any challenge
that you are confronting during your games, practices and or training by building your confidence and esteem.
Now, be aware that there is also Negative Self-Talk, which is sometimes called stinking thinking. Negative Self-Talk erodes your self-worth and self-esteem.
Try playing your best game when your mind is racing and you are telling yourself that your performance is horrible, or your coach is mad at you or even your teammates don’t have faith in your game. Tough isn’t it?
I used to thrive on opponents who were stinking thinking. There is no need to get into their heads. They are already in their own head ruining their own game.
I have an example of a Positive Self-Talk script that I created for a collegiate lacrosse player.
He was a senior at a Division III university and had limited playing time his junior year, but became a regular starter his senior year and had an outstanding season. (CONTINUE)
Four girls from Philly on magazine's watch
list
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/13
Four Philadelphia girls are listed on the watch list and among the top 40 rising seniors by Inside Lacrosse.
The magazine cited Abington goalie Alisha Aquilino, Episcopal Academy midfielder Sammi Arbitman, Strath Haven midfielder Emily Garrity and Notre Dame midfielder Kelly McCallion on the watch list.
Aquilino was a first-team All-American last year and a first-team Phillylacrosse.com selection who led Abington to a tie for the Suburban One National Conference championship and a berth in the District 1 Class AAA quarterfinals. Aquilino is condering several Division I schools in Philadelphia.
Arbitman guided Episcopal to the Inter-Ac league championship and was named as a second-team All-American and to the second-team Phillylacrosse.com squad. She has committed to Johns Hopkins.
Garrity led Strath Haven to the District 1 Class AA semifinals and already has amassed 292 goals and 165 assists in her career. A first-team All-American and first-team Phillylacrosse.com pick, she has committed to North Carolina.
McCallion was a first-team All-American and a second-team Phillylacrosse.com choice who led the Irish with 81 goals.
Five Philly boys make list of top rising seniors
By Chris Goldberg
Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 8/13
Five of the top 50 rising seniors in the Inside Lacrosse boys’ rankings are from Philadelphia schools. 
The list, released today, includes La Salle long-stick midfielder/defender Tyler Knarr (No. 9), Haverford School goalie Dan Wigrizer (No. 14), La Salle defender Tucker Durkin (No. 23), La Salle goalie Niko Amato (No. 38) and Malvern Prep defender Billy Conners (No. 40).
Knarr, Durkin and Amato are members of an Explorers team that went 31-2, won the Catholic League and Eastern Pennsylvania Scholastic Lacrosse Association (EPSLA) the Keystone Cup (state) championships.
Knarr, an All-American and a first-team All-Phillylacrosse.com pick, missed the final month and a half of the season after undergoing surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament. Before then, he won 70 percent of his face-offs and was a dominant force at midfield for the Explorers. Kanarr has verbally committed to Georgetown.
Wigrizer, an All-American and all-EPSLA choice, led the Fords to a second-place finish in the powerful Inter-Ac League and into the semifinals of the EPSLA tournament. A second-team All-Phillylacrosse.com pick, he has committed to Duke.
Both Knarr and Wigrizer are the top-rated players at their positins.
Durkin, the top defender on La Salle’s stingy defense, was an All-American and All-EPSLA choice as well as a first-team All-Phillylacrosse.com pick. He recently rescinded his verbal commitment to Bucknell and is also considering Duke, Johns Hopkins and Penn State, according to La Salle coach Bill Leahy.
Amato, an All-American and all-EPSLA pick, was the Phillylacrosse.com Player of the Year and earned EPSLA tourney MVP honors for her brilliant work in the playoffs. he has committed to Maryland.
Conners led the Friars to the Inter-Ac League crown and a berth in the EPSLA finals. He was an All-American and all-EPSLA choice as well as a second-team All-Phillylacrosse.com choice. He has committed to Duke.