Men's Lacrosse
Head Coach: Michael P. Carbery
Phone #: 716-880-2357
Email: mcarbery2@medaille.edu
2005-2006 Results
2006 Outlook
The Medaille College men’s lacrosse season is trying to shake the memory of an (0-11) 2005 campaign. The 2006 Mavs will look a lot different as they have nine freshman on their 22 man roster.
The Mavs will be led by their four captains, attackmen Bill Barnack (Lancaster), midfielder Pete Schwab (West Seneca East), attackmen Chad Gingerich (Canandaigua Academy), and junior transfer defenseman from Brockport State, Steve Lachut (Amherst).
In 2005 the Mavs had to make a midfielder into a goalie with Chris Bova (Iroquois) and he did a good job at his new position, in 2006 he will return to the midfield corps and make way for freshman Ben Dlugosh (Palmyra-Macedon) and Keith Harry (Frontier). The midfield position gained some depth in the off season as the Mavs were able to address that position in recruitment, freshman David Bennett (Palmyra-Macedon) looks like he could be a star for the Mavs for years to come and he will be aided by freshman Marc Pollinger (West Seneca East), Joel Berger (Iroquois) to go along with returning midfielders Jon Zak (Iroquois) who was the teams second-leading scorer in 2005, Kevin Pollinger (West Seneca East), Andrew Gates (Sweet Home), and Paul Thompson (St. Joe’s).
The third starting attack spot will be filled by freshman Jeff Zacharias (East Syracuse-Minoa). What seems to be the strength of this years team is the defense which has a mixture of speed, finesse and smarts. The bookends on the defense are junior, Todd Hoddick (Lancaster) and freshman, Mark Gustas (Lancaster) who will along crease defender Steve Lachut (Amherst).
At the defensive midfield position Medaille has a standout player in Casey McPartland (Baldwinsville) who is a disruptive force all over the field. Others that will be vying for defensive playing time are Jim Coleman (West Seneca East), Ben Brindise (West Seneca West), Alex Nicosia (St. Mary’s) and short stick defensive midfielder Valentino Shine (Williamsville East). It looks like the Mavericks should rebound from their tough 2005 season as they will head to Baltimore, MD in early March to begin the 2006 season.
2006 Schedule
(0-4 overall)
| Date | Opponent | Time | Site/Result |
| Wednesday, March 15 |
Marymount University | 3:00pm | L (4-8) |
| Saturday, March 25 | Keuka College | 3:30pm | L (7-14) |
| Wednesday, March 29 | Brockport State | 4:00pm | L (8-14) |
| Wednesday, April 5 | St. John Fisher College | 4:00pm | L (1-15) |
| Saturday, April 8 | Seton Hill University | 2:00pm | Home |
| Wednesday, April 12 | Oberlin College | 5:00pm | Home |
| Saturday, April 15 | Cazenovia College | 2:00pm | Away |
| Wednesday, April 19 | Keuka College | 4:00pm | Home |
| Sunday, April 23 | Neumann College | 12:00pm | Away |
| Saturday, April 29 | Washington & Jefferson | 2:00pm | Home |
Roster
No. |
Player Name |
Yr. |
Hometown/High School |
Position |
1 |
Chad Gingerich* |
Sr. |
Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua Academy |
Attack |
2 |
Jon Zak |
Jr. |
Elma, NY/Iroquois |
Midfield |
3 |
Keith Harry |
Fr. |
Hamburg, NY/Frontier |
Goal |
4 |
David Bennett |
Fr. |
Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon |
Midfield |
5 |
Andrew Gates |
So. |
Tonawanda, NY/Sweet Home |
Midfield |
6 |
Paul Thompson |
Jr. |
Buffalo, NY/St. Joe’s |
Def./Mid. |
7 |
Mark Gustas |
Fr. |
Lancaster, NY/Lancaster |
Defense |
8 |
Todd Hoddick |
Jr. |
Lancaster, NY/Lancaster |
Defense |
9 |
Casey McPartland |
So. |
Baldwinsville, NY/C.W. Baker |
Defense |
11 |
Steve Lachut* |
Jr. |
Amherst, NY/Amherst |
Defense |
14 |
Valentino Shine |
So. |
Buffalo, NY/Williamsville East |
Midfield |
15 |
Kevin Pollinger |
So. |
West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East |
Midfield |
16 |
Marc Pollinger |
Fr. |
West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East |
Midfield |
17 |
Alex Nicosia |
Fr. |
Depew, NY/St. Mary’s |
Defense |
18 |
Pete Schwab* |
Sr. |
West Seneca, NY/West Seneca East |
Midfield |
19 |
Ben Brindise |
Fr. |
West Seneca, NY/West Seneca West |
Defense |
20 |
Chris Bova |
Jr. |
Elma, NY/Iroquois |
Midfield |
21 |
Jeff Zacharias |
Fr. |
Kirkville, NY/East Syracuse-Minoa |
Attack |
22 |
Bill Barnack* |
Sr. |
Lancaster, NY/Lancaster |
Attack |
23 |
Jim Coleman |
So. |
West Seneca, NY /West Seneca East |
Defense |
24 |
Joel Berger |
Fr. |
East Aurora, NY/Iroquois |
Midfield |
25 |
Ben Dlugosh |
Fr. |
Palmyra, NY/Palmyra-Macedon |
Goal |
*Captains
Head Coach: Michael Carbery (7th Year)
Assistant Coach: Ryan Gast (2nd Year)
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