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Dowling College ........................................................................4LIU Post ........................................................................................5Mercy College .............................................................................6New York Institute of Technology ..........................................7

Robert DranoffCommissioner

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The 2016 East Coast Conference Mens Lacrosse Championship Program was written, laid out and designed by Casey Rafferty, Assistant Commissioner for Strategic Communications, in Adobe InDesign CS5. Cover art work was designed by Casey Rafferty. Special thanks to the editorial assistance provided by: Bob Dranoff, Melissa Reilly, and the Sports Information Directors of the East Coast Conference.

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DOWLING COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School1 Eddie Hillkewicz So. M 5-10 170 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd 2 Brian White Sr. A 6-1 185 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point3 Kevin Drane Sr. A 5-7 160 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue4 Josh Shaw Jr. M 5-9 185 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport Blue Point5 Dan Keenan Fr. A 6-0 195 Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai6 Carter Badour Fr. A 6-2 185 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada/Hill Academy7 Steve Kreuscher Sr. M 6-2 205 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point8 Bryan Anderson Gr. M 6-1 195 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point9 Scott Reece Jr. M 6-0 170 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue Medford10 Kevin Parker Sr. M 5-8 175 Coram, N.Y./Longwood11 Matthew Simone Fr. M 5-10 160 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford 12 JR Booth Fr. A 5-10 185 Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson13 Kevin Fox So. D 5-10 200 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd14 Elias Pereira Fr. A 5-5 140 Middletown, N.Y./Middletown15 Victor Olivero So. D 5-6 190 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd16 Tony DiMonti Fr. M 5-11 180 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Mount Sinai18 John Roca Fr. GK 5-11 195 Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead19 James Ragland Fr. M 5-10 150 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford20 Tom Cummings Jr. D 6-3 205 Wading River, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River 21 Mitch Kinney Jr. M 5-11 190 Livonia, N.Y./Livonia24 Tyler Deagan Fr. D 6-2 215 Canton, Ohio/Jackson25 Nick Reisig Gr. M 6-2 205 Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot26 Dominic Albi Fr. D 5-11 210 Bellmore, N.Y./John F. Kennedy27 Jack Murray So. M 5-11 165 Oakdale, N.Y./Connetquot28 Shane Clark Fr. A 5-9 180 Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside30 Frank Sommers R-Jr. GK 5-11 185 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd31 John Ferrara Fr. D 5-7 170 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot33 Frank Gluchowski Sr. D 6-0 185 Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point35 Alex McDermott Sr. A 6-5 195 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon36 Andrew McMenamy Sr. M 6-0 175 Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood40 Ryan Gibbons Fr. GK 5-10 195 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford42 James Conroy So. D 6-1 200 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford44 John Astrologo Sr. D 5-9 175 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac45 James Tucci Sr. M 5-7 185 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip46 Brad Schillinger Fr. M 5-8 185 Rush, N.Y./Rush-Henrietta50 Ryan Sommers R-Fr. GK 6-3 225 Shirley, N.Y./William Floyd

Head Coach: Tim Boyle (17th season)Assistant Coach: Joe Turner and Ryan Dougherty

Coach Tim Boyle

Frank Gluchowski

Scott Reece

Brian White

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Quick FactsLocation: Oakdale, N.Y.Founded: 1955Enrollment: Over 6,500Nickname: Golden LionsColors: Navy Blue and GoldPresident: Dr. Albert F. InserraDirector of Athletics: Melody CopeStadium: Golden Lions Field

Did You Know? The mens soccer program won the National Championship in 2006 and advanced to the National Championship game in 2008 Dowling has had six baseball student-athletes selected in the MLB First Year Player draft (Kip Roggendorf, 93, Toronto; Wilberto Ortiz, 06 Los Angeles (AL); Billy Mot-tram, 07, Chicago (NL); David Wendt, 09, Tampa Bay; Tyler Badamo, 14, New York (NL); Brendan Butler, 15, Oakland) The mens lacrosse team won the programs first National Championship in 2012. In 2012-13, Dowlings womens basketball team advanced to the National Champi-onship game after becoming the second team in ECC history to win the NCAA East Region Tournament.

LIU POSTNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School0 Forrest Bamonte Fr. A 5-5 165 Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West1 Adam Winne Sr. G 5-9 160 Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield2 Matt Bellando Sr. A 5-4 175 Miami, Fla./Stony Brook3 Dylan Harned So. M 6-1 185 Selden, N.Y./Newfield4 Joey Denaro So. D 6-3 195 Oceanside, N.Y./Oceanside5 Anthony Berardis Sr. M 6-2 195 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac6 Eric Donahoe So. M 6-1 176 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac7 Nick Ancona R-Jr. D 5-10 185 East Islip, N.Y./Towson8 Matt Ruhlig Fr. M 5-10 177 Islip Terrace, N.Y./Avon Old Farms9 Steven Frank Fr. M 6-0 173 Hauppauge, N.Y./Hauppauge10 Lukas Jaklitch Fr. A/M 6-0 170 Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Worcester Academy11 Jeremy Morgan Gr. M 6-0 200 Ridge, N.Y./Endicott12 Michael Licata Fr. M 5-11 190 Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North13 Matty Beccaris Sr. A 5-8 170 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon14 Ryan Slane Sr. A/M 5-7 160 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon15 Eddie Bisson So. A/M 5-7 155 North Babylon, N.Y./North Babylon16 Frank Ranfone Fr. A/M 5-8 158 Guilford, Conn./Guilford17 Pat Robbins So. A 5-10 195 Cutchogue, N.Y./Marywood18 Matthew Liantonio Jr. G 5-8 205 Miller Place, N.Y./Nassau C.C.19 Bryan Ochs Fr. G 5-10 197 Syosset, N.Y./Syosset20 Steven Liantonio Jr. M 5-7 168 Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place21 John Langford Fr. M 5-10 170 Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union22 Anthony Galeotafiore Jr. M 5-6 158 Wantagh, N.Y./Farmingdale State23 Eric Birmingham Jr. D 5-10 205 Center Moriches, N.Y./Center Moriches24 P.J. Usak Fr. D 5-11 165 Bay Shore, N.Y./St. John the Baptist25 Connor Farrell Fr. M 6-2 225 Holtsville, N.Y./Sachem East26 Gary Watson Sr. A 5-9 190 St. James, N.Y./Smithtown East27 Tyler Alvarez Fr. M 5-9 157 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem East28 Jordan Marsh So. M 6-0 160 Sayville, N.Y./Sayville29 Shyhiem Walters So. M 5-9 150 Hempstead, N.Y./Hempstead31 Ryan Stern Jr. D 5-8 173 Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading River32 Joey Scicolone Fr. D 5-7 160 Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Lakeland38 Brendan Gaghan Jr. A 5-9 150 Massapequa, N.Y./Post40 Shane Sweeney Jr. D 5-11 195 Hicksville, N.Y./Hofstra41 Ryan Baker So. D 5-9 180 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./Comsewogue42 Frank DeLuca Sr. G 6-3 198 Farmingdale, N.Y./Wagner43 Trevor Rodowicz Sr. D 6-0 235 Yaphank, N.Y./Longwood44 Austin Concannon So. D 5-9 178 Sayville, N.Y./Sayville46 Billy Ardamis Sr. G 6-0 210 Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood47 Nick Zebouni Jr. M 5-7 160 Ponte Vedra, Fla./Ponte Vedra48 Gary Ricca Sr. M 6-0 180 West Hempstead, N.Y./Holy Trinity50 Kris Alvarado So. M 5-9 165 Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown53 Paul Bamonte R-So. A 6-0 160 Smithtown, N.Y./Suffolk C.C.55 Thomas Liantonio Fr. A/M 5-8 160 Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place99 John Harding Fr. D 6-1 200 St. Johns, Fla./Ponte Vedra

Head Coach: John Jez (10th Season)Assistant Coaches: Frank Vitolo, Connor Drost, Dan Jeannotte, and Mike Cama

Coach John Jez

Matty Beccaris

Matt Bellando

Ryan Slane

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Quick FactsLocation: Brookville, N.Y.Founded: 1954Enrollment: 8,472Nickname: PioneersColors: Green and GoldPresident: Dr. Kimberly R. ClineDirector of Athletics: Bryan CollinsStadium: Bethpage Federal Credit Union

Did You Know? The Pioneers are in search of their fourth-consecutive East Coast Conference Championship. Senior attackman Matty Beccaris became the programs all-time leading goal scorer on Apr. 30, surpassing LIU Post Athletic Hall of Famer Tom Postel, who had 144 goals from 1963-65. LIU Post earned a share of the ECC regular-season title, after posting a record of 7-1 in ECC play. The Pioneers currently have the second-best man-up unit in the country, boasting a conversion rate of 52.3 percent. Junior midfielder Anthony Galeotafiore ranks sixth in Division II in faceoff win-ning percentage (.689).

MERCY COLLEGENo. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School2 Bobby Chillianis Fr. A 5-10 165 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage3 Ricardo Williams So. M 6-1 194 Norwalk, Conn./Brien McMahon4 Aaron Wright So. M 5-7 170 Freeport, N.Y./Freeport5 Peter LoParo Sr. D 5-9 185 Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood6 Bobby McDonough Sr. A 5-8 155 Farmingdale, N.Y./Plainedge7 Mike Perrone Sr. D 5-8 160 West Islip, N.Y./Florida Southern College8 Kyle McDonough So. A 5-9 175 Wall Township, N.J./Wall9 Brandon Wood Sr. D 5-11 200 Cortland, N.Y./Tompkins Cortland CC10 Nick Sehring Fr. M 5-7 160 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac11 Richie Morris Jr. M 5-9 165 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale12 Matthew Carle So. GK 5-11 160 Randolph, N.J./Randolph14 Robert Rossi Sr. M 6-0 185 North Massapequa, N.Y./Adelphi15 Kollin Diedrickson Fr. M 5-10 180 Kirkville, N.Y./East Syracuse Minoa16 Austin Berger Fr. M 5-8 155 Ossining, N.Y./Ossining18 Andrew Cali Fr. D 5-11 155 Huntington, N.Y./St. Dominics 21 Daniel Speicher Jr. A 6-0 185 Seaford, N.Y./Seaford22 Ross Schnitzer So. D 6-3 210 Scarsdale, N.Y/Loyola University (Md.)23 Thomas Lackaye Sr. M 6-1 185 Summit, N.J./Summit24 Ryan MacSpadyen Fr. M 6-0 180 Toronto, Ontario/Seneca College25 Nick Wilcox Jr. M 5-10 190 Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg26 Connor McLachlan Sr. A 6-0 185 Albany, N.Y./Guilderland27 Kyle Stockton Sr. M 5-10 175 Medford, N.Y./Patchogue-Medford29 A.J. Pellati Sr. GK 6-0 185 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip30 Justin Rohr Sr. M 6-0 180 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage31 Joe Persico Sr. D 6-2 200 North Massapequa, N.Y./Plainedge33 Nathan Korutz Jr. M 6-0 205 Johnson City, N.Y./Johnson City34 Nick DAmaro Fr. M 5-6 175 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport-South-Manor37 Danny Chillianis Sr. D 6-1 195 Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage38 Ron Paulino Sr. M 5-8 185 Copaigue, N.Y./Lincoln Memorial University39 Joseph Saltrelli So. M 5-9 175 Webster, N.Y./Webster-Schroeder40 Max Littleton Fr. D 5-11 195 Mahopac, N.Y./Mahopac 41 Keith Jefferson Jr. M 5-11 195 Riverhead, N.Y./Riverhead42 Alex Kaphon Sr. D 5-6 160 Newburgh, N.Y./Valley Central46 Michael Schneider So. GK 6-0 215 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon47 Daniel Taylor Fr. D 6-4 192 Massapequa Park, N.Y./Massapequa 50 Joe Simone Fr. D 5-6 160 Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Sachem North 77 Joseph Kelley Jr. M 5-7 165 Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy88 Ben Shepherd Sr. M 6-1 190 Huntington Station, N.Y./Univ. of Tampa92 Luke Baron Fr. M 6-1 172 Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor96 Kieran Murchie Fr. D 6-4 200 Franklin Square, N.Y./H. Frank Carey

Head Coach: Jordan Levine (4th Season)Assistant Coaches: Joe Corace, Mike Munch, and Octavio Bernabo

Coach Jordan Levine

Peter LoParo

Ryan MacSpadyen

Kyle Stockton

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Quick FactsLocation: Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.Founded: 1950Enrollment: 9,403Nickname: MavericksColors: Blue and WhitePresident: Timothy L. HallDirector of Athletics: Matt Kilcullen, Jr.Stadium: Mavericks Field

Did You Know? Mercy is making their second consecutive appearance in ECC Championship. The Mavericks have been ranked in the USILA Division II Top 20 poll throughout the season, ranking as high as No. 11. Coming in to ECC Championship play, the Mavericks rank No. 13 in the USILA poll. Mercy has put together a successful season despite playing a tough schedule. The Mavericks have played six teams that are currently ranked in the USILA Top 20.

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYNo. Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown/Previous School1 Andrew Alban Fr A 5-6 140 Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd2 Vincent Ferraro Sr A 6-2 200 Smithtown, N.Y./Kean3 Danny Sullivan Fr A 6-0 155 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale5 Jeremiah Sullivan Fr M 5-7 160 Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West6 Ian Prate So D 5-10 168 West Islip, N.Y./West Islip7 Andrew Schweigert Sr M 5-10 169 West Babylon, N.Y./West Babylon8 Mike Chimenti Jr A 5-11 190 Huntington Station, N.Y./LIU-Post 9 Shawn Murphy Sr A 5-11 188 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North11 Matt Chanenchuk So. A 6-0 225 Mt. Sinai, N.Y./Maryland12 Jason Sullivan Fr. A 5-9 132 Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville13 Philip Grella III Fr. GK 5-10 192 Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove14 Tom Hughes Jr M 5-10 167 Port Jefferson, N.Y./Comsewogue15 Alex Seltzer Jr GK 6-0 185 Plainview, N.Y./Plainview JFK16 Jake Slater So M 5-9 150 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North18 Nick Deluca Fr D 5-9 192 Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin20 Sean Cleary Gr M 6-4 215 East Setauket, N.Y./UMass21 Tom Brennan So D 6-3 213 Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville22 Kevin Long Sr A 6-0 243 Port Jefferson Station, N.Y./St. Anthonys23 George Schultz Jr. A 5-10 170 Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West25 Chris Lieze- Hammel Fr M 6-3 188 Horsham, Pa./Hatboro- Horsham26 Sebastian Cacioppo Fr M 5-7 170 Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd27 Jon Lynott Sr D 5-10 210 Massapequa, N.Y./Stony Brook 29 Will Kistinger Jr M 6-0 185 Bohemia, N.Y./Connetquot31 Nick Sidaras Gr M 6-0 185 Mastic Beach, N.Y./William Floyd33 Peter Bell Fr M 5-9 193 Hicksville N.Y./Hicksville34 Mike Sofia Fr M 5-10 192 Holbrook, N.Y./Sachem North36 Danny Patterson Jr. D 5-9 232 Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale40 Anthony Herman So D 5-8 228 Bethpage, N.Y./Post41 Joe Morhardt Jr D 6-0 195 Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst42 Tommy Terino Fr A 5-11 175 Atlantic Beach, N.Y./Lawrence44 Mike Zerbo Jr D 5-10 175 East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville50 Pablo Endora Fr D 6-1 190 Kendall Park, N.J./South Brunswick

Head Coach: Bill Dunn (7th Season)Assistant Coaches: Karl Hedstrom, Steve Tempone, Tim Tuttle, and Michael Chanenchuk

Coach Bill Dunn

Kevin Long

Jon Lynott

Shawn Murphy

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Quick FactsLocation: Old Westbury, N.Y.Founded: 1955Enrollment: 15,000Nickname: BearsColors: Blue and GoldPresident: Edward Guiliano, Ph. D.Director of Athletics: Duane BaileyStadium: Presidents Stadium

Did You Know? Jon Lynott, Shawn Murphy and Tom Hughes were all named 2016 Face-off Year-book Division II All-Americans at the start of the season, on the first, second and third teams, respectively. NYIT is fifth in NCAA Division II in scoring margin behind ECC foe LIU Post at 6.07. The team is also third in assists per game with 8.67, the only ECC team in the top five. Goalkeeper Alex Seltzer is third in all of Division II in save percentage at .595. The Bears rank first in the conference in assists per game, man-down defense, points per game, scoring offense and winning percentage ahead of the playoffs.

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