Waterdogs Lacrosse Club

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Waterdogs
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Full nameWaterdogs Lacrosse Club
Founded2020
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Colors     
Head coachAndy Copelan
ChampionshipsNone
WebsiteWaterdogs LC

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]

Roster[]

2021 Waterdogs Lacrosse Club Roster
No. Name Nationality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref
1 Matt DeLuca United States G 6 ft 6 in 225 lbs Delaware 2020 Farmingdale Farmingdale, New York [4]
2 Ben Reeves United States A 6 ft 3 in 205 lbs Yale 2018 Palmyra-Macedon Macedon, New York [5]
4 Ryan Brown United States A 5 ft 10 in 180 lbs Johns Hopkins 2016 Calvert Hall Sykesville, Maryland [6]
5 Michael Kraus United States A 5 ft 11 in 195 lbs Virginia 2020 New Canaan New Canaan, Connecticut [7]
6 Kieran McArdle United States A 6 ft 2 in 185 lbs St. John's 2014 Connetquot Ronkonkoma, New York [8]
7 Steve DeNapoli (C) United States SSDM 5 ft 9 in 175 lbs Hofstra 2010 Hewlett Hewlett, New York [9]
8 BJ Grill United States D 5 ft 5 in 150 lbs Marquette 2016 Bridgewater-Raritan Bridgewater Township, New Jersey [10]
12 Charlie Cipriano United States G 5 ft 11 in 200 lbs Fairfield 2012 Herricks Herricks, New York [11]
14 Cole Williams United States M 6 ft 5 in 215 lbs Johns Hopkins 2021 Loyola Marriottsville, Maryland
15 Ryan Conrad United States M 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Virginia 2019 Loyola Blakefield Timonium, Maryland [12]
16 Chris Sabia United States D 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Penn State 2019 Haverford Harleysville, Pennsylvania [13]
17 Ryland Rees Canada LSM 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Stony Brook 2019 Terry Fox Port Coquitlam. British Columbia [14]
18 Jake Withers Canada FO 5 ft 11 in 202 lbs Ohio State 2017 Thomas A. Stewart Peterborough, Ontario [15]
21 Liam Byrnes United States D 6 ft 3 in 195 lbs Marquette 2016 West Islip West Islip, New York [16]
22 Michael Sowers United States A 5 ft 9 in 165 lbs Duke 2021 Upper Dublin Dresher, Pennsylvania [17]
23 Drew Snider (C) United States M 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Maryland 2012 O'Dea Seattle, Washington [18]
25 Eli Gobrecht United States D 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Ithaca 2016 Ithaca Ithaca, New York [19]
33 Matt Whitcher United States SSDM 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs York 2018 Huntington Huntington, New York [20]
37 Dillon Ward Canada G 6 ft 5 in 195 lbs Bellarmine 2013 The Hill Academy Orangeville, Ontario [21]
40 Connor Kelly United States M 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Maryland 2018 Avon Old Farms Easton, Connecticut [22]
44 Ben Randall United States D 6 ft 3 in 192 lbs Ohio State 2018 Mason Mason, Ohio [23]
50 Christian Scarpello England M 5 ft 11 in 188 lbs Rutgers 2018 Madison Madison, New Jersey [24]
57 Ethan Walker Canada A 5 ft 9 in 170 lbs Denver 2021 Culver Military Academy Peterborough, Ontario [25]
59 Mikie Schlosser United States M 6 ft 2 in 180 lbs Michigan 2017 Davis Davis, California [26]
77 Zach Currier Canada M 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Princeton 2017 Culver Military Academy Peterborough, Ontario [27]
90 Ben McIntosh Canada M 5 ft 11 in 205 lbs Drexel 2014 Western Reserve Coquitlam. British Columbia [28]
Christian Mazzone United States M 5 ft 9 in 165 lbs Rutgers 2018 Ward Melville Stony Brook, New York [29]

*Indicates member "Unavailable to travel" list

(C) indicates captain

Source:[30]

2020 Expansion Draft[]

Pick # Player Pos. PLL Team College
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: [31]

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
BJ Grill Defense Marquette
Patrick Foley Defense Johns Hopkins
Dylan Johnson Defense Denver
Tate Boyce Goalie Providence
Reed Junkin Goalie Penn

Source:[32]

All time Draft Selections[]

2020 Entry Draft

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. 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, 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.

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College
1 1 Waterdogs Zach Currier Midfield Princeton
2 8 Waterdogs Ryland Rees Long Stick Midfield Stony Brook

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference Notes
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.[33]
2 8 Waterdogs Matt DeLuca Goalie Delaware CAA


2021 Entry Draft

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College
1 4 Waterdogs Liam Byrnes Defense
2 12 Waterdogs Mikie Schlosser Midfield
3 20 Waterdogs Ben Randall Defense

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference
1 2 Waterdogs Michael Sowers Attack Duke ACC
4 27 Waterdogs Ethan Walker Attack Denver

Season results[]

2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
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

PLL Award Winners[]

Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

Head coaches[]

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Andy Copelan 2020- 4 1 3 .250 1 0 1 .000

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs[]

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 0 1 .000 Lost 1
Atlas 0 1 .000 Lost 1
Cannons 0 1 .000 Lost 1
Chaos 2 0 1.000 Won 2
Chrome 0 1 .000 Lost 1
Redwoods 0 1 .000 Lost 1
Whipsnakes 0 0 – -
Totals 2 5 .286

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