Le Moyne Men Announce Schedule, Captains
from press release
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Le Moyne College head men's lacrosse
coach Dan Sheehan announced his 2010 schedule and team captains on
Tuesday, Dec. 15.
The Dolphins, who finished the 2009 season with a 16-1 record and
their fourth consecutive appearance in the National Championship
game, have 13 games scheduled on their slate in 2010. Three of Le
Moyne's 13 opponents were ranked in the top-10 of the final 2009
United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Coaches'
Poll.
Le Moyne, which returns 24 letterwinners and four starters, opens
the season against Mars Hill on Sunday, Feb. 28 in Charlottesville,
Virginia. The Lions, who the Dolphins will be playing for the first
time, finished the 2009 season receiving votes in the USILA poll
with an 11-4 record. The Dolphins then square off against a pair of
teams from the South Region at neutral sites. Le Moyne travels to
Severna Park, Md. to face #6 Limestone on March 7, before playing
Catawba in Lakeland, Fla. on March 11.
Le Moyne opens Northeast-10 Conference play with four contests,
three of which are at home, over the final 11 days of March. The
Dolphins host conference-newcomer Adelphi on Saturday, March 20,
Pace on Wednesday the 24th and Assumption on Saturday the 27th
before closing out the month at American International on Monday
the 29th.
The Dolphins open April at Saint Michael’s on Friday, April 2
at 1:00 p.m. The Dolphins return home to face #5 Merrimack, who the
Dolphins defeated three times last season, on Saturday, April 10.
Le Moyne defeated Merrimack, 5-4, in the regular season, 10-2 in
the Northeast-10 Conference Championship game and 15-5 in the NCAA
Semifinals. The Dolphins then travel to #8 Bentley on Saturday,
April 17 and Franklin Pierce on Monday, April 19. Le Moyne
completes its schedule with back-to-back games against teams from
Manchester N.H. The Dolphins host Southern New Hampshire on
Saturday, April 24 and wrap-up the regular season at Saint Anselm
on Saturday, May 1.
Sheehan's 2010 captains are a trio of seniors and one junior;
midfielder Mike Rabbitt (Simsbury, Conn./Simsbury), defenseman Drew
Bezek (Lowville, N.Y./Lowville), defenseman Paul Sullivan (Buffalo,
N.Y./St. Francis) and junior attackman Jack Venditti
(Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker). Rabbitt, who missed the final 14
games of the season last year, scored seven goals and dished out an
assist for eight points over the opening three games of the season.
Bezek, who was named the Northeast-10 Defensive Player of the Year
for the second straight year last season, posted 24 ground balls
and caused 21 turnovers in 2009. Sullivan, who started four of 16
games played last year, picked up 11 ground balls and caused seven
turnovers. Venditti, who started all 17 games last season, tallied
a career-best 20 goals and handed out 14 assists for 34 total
points, the fourth-highest total on the team. After scoring nine
goals during 13 regular-season games, Venditti scored 11 goals in
Le Moyne’s final four contests.
February
Sun. 7 Scrimmage vs. Syracuse & Hofstra, Sun. 14 Scrimmage at
Notre Dame 10:00 a.m. Sun. 28 vs. Mars Hill @ Charlottesville,
Va.1:00 p.m.
March
Sun. 7 vs. Limestone @ Severna Park, Md. 12:00 p.m., Thurs. 11 vs.
Catawba @ Lakeland, Fla. 4:00 p.m., Sat. 20 ADELPHI* 3:00 p.m.,
Wed. 24 PACE* 4:00 p.m., Sat. 27 ASSUMPTION* 12:00 p.m., Mon. 30 at
American International* 4:00 p.m.
April
Fri. 2 at St. Michael's* 1:00 p.m., Sat. 10 MERRIMACK* 1:00 p.m.,
Sat. 17 at Bentley* 1:00 p.m., Mon. 19 at Franklin Pierce* 4:00
p.m., Sat. 24 SOUTHERN N.H.* 1:00 p.m.
May
Sat. 1 at St. Anselm* 1:00 p.m.
Home games in BOLD CAPS
* Northeast-10 Conference Game
