The University of Connecticut Men's Lacrosse team released its 2005 spring schedule this week. The Huskies begin their '05 campaign on March 5th in Clemson, SC when they face off against the Clemson Tigers. They will also face the University of Georgia and East Carolina University before returning home to begin conference play. UConn will face nationally ranked University of New Hampshire for their home opener at the Sherman Turf Complex on March 25th.
2005 Schedule
UConn Men's Lacrosse concluded a successful fall season with victories over the University of New Haven and Central Connecticut State University. Other highlights included competing in SNHU's fall tournament where the Huskies came away with a shut out victory against NCAA DIII Daniel Webster College.
UConn's newest head coach Chuck Little has been involved in lacrosse for well over a decade. A 1989 Ithaca graduate, Little had been the head lacrosse coach at New Bedford (Mass.) High School since 1996. He has also served as an assistant coach at several area colleges, including Roger Williams University, UMass Dartmouth, and Mass Maritime.
(Storrs, CT) Four players from the University of Connecticut Men's Lacrosse team were honored with All-League awards this past week. Two of those four, Senior Captain Dave Salemme (Cheshire, CT) and Junior Defensemen Amit Ghadiyali (Norwalk, CT) were awarded 1st Team honors. Salemme was among the team leaders in several statistical catagories, and was a staple in the teams offense. Ghadiyali was the backbone of Uconns strong defense which was among the leagues best.
The two other Huskies honored were Freshman Attackmen Jeff Keegan (Norwalk, CT) and Senior Attackman Adam Ivans (Huntington, NY). Keegan, whom led the Huskies in assists and was one of teams most explosive attackmen, was named 2nd Team All-League. Ivans, one of the most experienced attackmen on the team, was named an All-League honorable mention. To see the complete list of the 2004 PCLL All-League award winners click here. The list of 2004 USLIA All-Americans is available here.
Dave Salemme
1st Team All-PCLL
Amit Ghadiyali
1st Team All-PCLL
The Uconn Men's Lacrosse team recently announced it's captains for the 2004-2005 season. Senior Goalie Nick Borden (Groton, CT) and Senior Defenseman Dave Longo (North Kingstown, RI) will continue to uphold Uconn's tradition of stingy defense. Junior Midfielder Jake Gerson (Charlotte, VT) will lead the teams offense.
The #4 Seeded University of Connecticut was defeated by the #5 seeded Stonehill College 7-3 in the first round of the PCLL playoffs located in Durham, NH. Uconn's offense was shut down for most of the game while the teams defense tried to keep the game close, but ultimately gave in to the Chieftains attack in the 4th quarter.
UConn finished it's regular season with a victory over CCSU 10-2. The team finishes with a 3rd place league ranking and a 7-3 PCLL record. They head to New Hampshire this weekend to battle for a bid to the USLIA National Tournament in St. Louis.
2004's Offensive Leaders include Jeff Keegan (9g/17a), Dave Salemme (17g/7a) and Adam Ivans (15g/5a). Goalie Nick Borden finishes the season with a .679 save percentage.
UConn started it's PCLL schedule with victories vs. Boston University and the University of New Haven. The Huskies beat BU 9-5 at Nickerson Field, and dismantled a weak New Haven team 18-5 later that week. The CCSU game was postponed due to bad weather. Next Sunday the Huskies will face off against New Hampshire, a consistently strong PCLL program
A penalty-riddled second half ended Uconn's chance for a victory at the University of Pittsburgh. The Huskies came out with a strong showing in the first half, and played to a 4-4 half-time tie. The second half found Pitt taking advantage of Uconn's many man-down situations, and the Huskies inability to get a transition game going. Uconn starts league play this Friday vs. BU.
