Waterdogs Lacrosse Club
The Waterdogs Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Waterdogs are the first PLL expansion team set to play in the 2020 season.[1] Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020.[2] Andy Copelan was announced as the Club's first head coach on January 2, 2020. [3] Owners of the club include Pardon My Take hosts, Barstool Big Cat & PFT Commenter. The Waterdogs won their first championship in 2022 against Chaos.
Full name | Waterdogs Lacrosse Club |
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Founded | 2020 |
League | Premier Lacrosse League |
Colors | |
Head coach | Andy Copelan |
Championships | 1 (2022) |
Website | Waterdogs LC |
Roster
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Height | Weight | College | Grad Year | High School | Hometown | Ref |
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1 | Matt DeLuca | Goalie | 6 ft 6 in | 225 lbs | Delaware | 2020 | Farmingdale | Farmingdale, New York | [4] | |
3 | Jack Hannah** | Midfield | 6 ft 1 in | 205 lbs | Denver | 2022 | Milford | Milford, Ohio | [5] | |
4 | Jeff Conner | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Virginia | 2023 | Strath Haven | Wallingford, Pennsylvania | ||
5 | Jack Traynor** | Attack | 5 ft 10 in | 185 lbs | Penn State | 2023 | Malvern Prep | Downingtown, Pennsylvania | ||
6 | Kieran McArdle (C) | Attack | 6 ft 2 in | 185 lbs | St. John's | 2014 | Connetquot | Ronkonkoma, New York | [6] | |
8 | Zac Tucci | Faceoff | 6 ft 1 in | 195 lbs | North Carolina | 2022 | Avon Old Farms | Bedford, New Hampshire | [7] | |
10 | Alex Mazzone | LSM | 6 ft 2 in | 195 lbs | Johns Hopkins | 2023 | Ward Melville | Stony Brook, New York | ||
11 | Charlie Kitchen | Attack | 6 ft 4 in | 215 lbs | Delaware | 2021 | St. Augustine | Marlton, New Jersey | [8] | |
12 | Thomas McConvey | Midfield | 6 ft 4 in | 210 lbs | Virginia | 2023 | St. Michael's | Toronto, Ontario | [9] | |
13 | James Reilly | Faceoff | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Georgetown | 2023 | Conestoga | Berwyn, Pennsylvania | ||
15 | Ryan Conrad | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 190 lbs | Virginia | 2019 | Loyola Blakefield | Timonium, Maryland | [10] | |
16 | Chris Sabia** | Defense | 6 ft 2 in | 200 lbs | Penn State | 2019 | Haverford | Harleysville, Pennsylvania | [11] | |
17 | Ryland Rees | LSM | 6 ft 2 in | 210 lbs | Stony Brook | 2019 | Terry Fox | Port Coquitlam. British Columbia | [12] | |
18 | Jake Withers** | Faceoff | 5 ft 11 in | 202 lbs | Ohio State | 2017 | Thomas A. Stewart | Peterborough, Ontario | [13] | |
19 | Jake Carraway | Attack | 6 ft 2 in | 200 lbs | Georgetown | 2021 | St. Mary's | Annapolis, Maryland | [14] | |
21 | Liam Byrnes (C) | Defense | 6 ft 3 in | 195 lbs | Marquette | 2016 | West Islip | West Islip, New York | [15] | |
22 | Michael Sowers | Attack | 5 ft 9 in | 165 lbs | Duke | 2021 | Upper Dublin | Dresher, Pennsylvania | [16] | |
23 | Charlie Hayes | SSDM | 5 ft 11 in | 187 lbs | Detroit Mercy | 2018 | Eisenhower | Shelby Township, Michigan | [17] | |
25 | Eli Gobrecht | Defense | 6 ft 0 in | 200 lbs | Ithaca | 2016 | Ithaca | Ithaca, New York | [18] | |
31 | Chris Fake | Defense | 6 ft 1 in | 205 lbs | Notre Dame | 2023 | Hun School | Allentown, New Jersey | ||
33 | Matt Whitcher | SSDM | 6 ft 3 in | 200 lbs | York | 2018 | Huntington | Huntington, New York | [19] | |
37 | Dillon Ward | Goalie | 6 ft 5 in | 195 lbs | Bellarmine | 2013 | The Hill Academy | Orangeville, Ontario | [20] | |
40 | Connor Kelly** | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Maryland | 2018 | Avon Old Farms | Easton, Connecticut | [21] | |
41 | Jake Higgins | SSDM | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Maryland | 2022 | Gerstell Academy | Hampstead, Maryland | [22] | |
43 | Nick Cardile | Defense | 6 ft 1 in | 195 lbs | Penn State | 2021 | Avon Grove | West Grove, Pennsylvania | [23] | |
44 | Ben Randall | Defense | 6 ft 3 in | 192 lbs | Ohio State | 2018 | Mason | Mason, Ohio | [24] | |
50 | Christian Scarpello | Midfield | 5 ft 11 in | 188 lbs | Rutgers | 2018 | Madison | Madison, New Jersey | [25] | |
57 | Ethan Walker | Attack | 5 ft 9 in | 170 lbs | Denver | 2021 | Culver Military Academy | Peterborough, Ontario | [26] | |
59 | Mikie Schlosser | Midfield | 6 ft 2 in | 180 lbs | Michigan | 2017 | Davis | Davis, California | [27] | |
77 | Zach Currier | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 180 lbs | Princeton | 2017 | Culver Military Academy | Peterborough, Ontario | [28] | |
94 | Matt Hossack** | LSM | 6 ft 0 in | 192 lbs | RIT | 2016 | Port Perry | Port Perry, Ontario |
*Indicates member of Holdout list[29]
**Indicates player is on PUP list[30][31][32]
(C) indicates captain
2020 Expansion Draft
Pick # | Player | Pos. | PLL Team | College |
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1 | Connor Kelly | Midfield | Whipsnakes | Maryland |
2 | Christian Cuccinello | Attack | Archers | Villanova |
3 | Brodie Merrill | Defense | Chaos | Georgetown |
4 | Charlie Cipriano | Goalie | Chaos | Fairfield |
5 | Ben Reeves | Attack | Whipsnakes | Yale |
6 | Kyle McClancy | Midfield | Chaos | SUNY Albany |
7 | Kieran McArdle | Attack | Atlas | St. John's |
8 | Brian Karalunas | Defense | Redwoods | Villanova |
9 | Ben McIntosh | Midfield | Archers | Drexel |
10 | Drew Snider | Midfield | Whipsnakes | Maryland |
11 | Ryan Drenner | Attack | Whipsnakes | Towson |
12 | Noah Richard | LSM | Atlas | Marquette |
13 | Steven DeNapoli | Midfield | Atlas | Hofstra |
14 | Wes Berg | Midfield | Redwoods | Denver |
15 | Chris Sabia | Defense | Chrome | Penn State |
16 | Ryan Conrad | Midfield | Atlas | Virginia |
17 | Dan Eipp | Midfield | Archers | Harvard |
18 | Drew Simoneau | Faceoff | Chrome | Nazareth College |
Source: [35]
Coaching staff
- Head coach – Andy Copelan
- Assistant coach – Robert Cross
- Assistant coach – Brendan Dawson
Player Pool
On March 21, Waterdogs announced they had signed the following players from the player pool:
Name | Position | College |
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BJ Grill | Defense | Marquette |
Patrick Foley | Defense | Johns Hopkins |
Dylan Johnson | Defense | Denver |
Tate Boyce | Goalie | Providence |
Reed Junkin | Goalie | Penn |
Source:[36]
All time Draft Selections
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. [37]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,[38] 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 | 1 | Waterdogs | Zach Currier | Midfield | Princeton |
2 | 8 | Waterdogs | Ryland Rees | Long Stick Midfield | Stony Brook |
Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Waterdogs | Michael Kraus | Attack | Virginia | ACC | Kraus would sign a two-year contract with the Connecticut Hammerheads, who selected him second overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft instead.[39] |
2 | 8 | Waterdogs | Matt DeLuca | Goalie | Delaware | CAA |
Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 4 | Waterdogs | Liam Byrnes | Defense | |
2 | 12 | Waterdogs | Mikie Schlosser | Midfield | |
3 | 20 | Waterdogs | Ben Randall | Defense |
Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference |
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1 | 2 | Waterdogs | Michael Sowers | Attack | Duke | ACC |
4 | 27 | Waterdogs | Ethan Walker | Attack | Denver |
2022 College Draft
Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
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2 | 14 | Jack Hannah | Midfield | Denver |
3 | 22 | Jake Higgins | SSDM | Maryland |
4 | 30 | Jason Reynolds | LSM | Notre Dame |
Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
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1 | 8 | Thomas McConvey | Midfield | Virginia |
2 | 16 | Alex Mazzone | Defense | Johns Hopkins |
3 | 24 | Chris Fake | Defense | Notre Dame |
4 | 32 | James Reilly | Faceoff | Georgetown |
Season results
Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | Herriman, Utah | July 26, 2020 | Atlas | L 10–11 |
2 | Herriman, Utah | July 28, 2020 | Archers | L 7–9 |
3 | Herriman, Utah | July 31, 2020 | Chrome | L 12–13 |
4 | Herriman, Utah | August 1, 2020 | Chaos | W 10–9 |
5 (Elimination) | Herriman, Utah | August 4, 2020 | Redwoods | L 8–11 |
Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | Foxborough, Massachusetts | June 6, 2021 | Cannons | L 7–13 |
2 | Kennesaw, Georgia | June 11, 2021 | Chaos | W 14–12 |
3 | Kennesaw, Georgia | June 13, 2021 | Chrome | W 14–9 |
4 | Baltimore, Maryland | June 26, 2021 | Archers | L 8–17 |
5 | Hempstead, New York | July 3, 2021 | Redwoods | L 16–19 |
6 | Eagan, Minnesota | July 9, 2021 | Cannons | W 19–7 |
7 | Eagan, Minnesota | July 11, 2021 | Chrome | W 12–6 |
8 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | July 31, 2021 | Whipsnakes | W 11–6 |
9 | Albany, New York | August 14, 2021 | Atlas | W 10–9 |
10 (Semifinal) | Chester, Pennsylvania | September 5, 2021 | Whipsnakes | L 10–14 |
PLL Award Winners
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year
- Zach Currier: 2021
Dick Edell Coach of the Year
- Andy Copelan: 2021
Head coaches
# | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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GP | W | L | Pct | GP | W | L | Pct | |||
1 | Andy Copelan | 2020- | 33 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 |
All-time record vs. PLL Clubs
Opponent | Won | Lost | Percentage | Streak |
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Archers | 0 | 2 | .000 | Lost 2 |
Atlas | 1 | 1 | .500 | Won 1 |
Cannons | 1 | 1 | .500 | Won 1 |
Chaos | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 2 |
Chrome | 2 | 1 | .667 | Won 2 |
Redwoods | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost 3 |
Whipsnakes | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost 1 |
Totals | 7 | 8 | .467 |
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