Archers Lacrosse Club

The Archers Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Archers are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Scott Ratliff, Tom Schreiber, Marcus Holman, Will Manny, and Kevin Rice.

Archers
Full nameArchers Lacrosse Club
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Colors       
Head coachChris Bates
ChampionshipsNone
WebsiteArchers LC

Roster
2019 Archers Lacrosse Club
No. Name Nation­ality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref.
0Davey Emala*Attack5 ft 11 in185 lbsNorth Carolina2013Gilman SchoolBaltimore, Maryland

[1]

1Marcus HolmanAttack5 ft 10 in180 lbsNorth Carolina2013Gilman SchoolBaltimore, Maryland

[2]

2Scott RatliffDefense5 ft 11 in190 lbsLoyola2013George Walton Comprehensive High SchoolAtlanta, Georgia

[3]

3 Brendan FowlerFaceoff6 ft 0 in195 lbsDuke2014ChaminadeWantagh, New York

[4]

4Will MannyAttack5 ft 9 in170 lbsUMass2013St. Anthony's High School (South Huntington, New York)Massapequa, New York

[5]

5Tyler PfisterMidfield6 ft 2 in195 lbsOhio State2017Upper Arlington High SchoolGarden City, New York

[6]

6 Christian Mazzone Midfield 5 ft 9 in 165 lbs Rutgers 2018 Ward Melville High School Stony Brook, New York
8Adam GhitelmanGoalie5 ft 9 in180 lbsVirginia2011Cold Spring Harbor High SchoolCold Spring Harbor, New York

[7]

11 Joey Sankey Midfield 5 ft 5 in 160 lbs North Carolina 2016 William Penn Charter School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13Ryan AmblerMidfield6 ft 2 in190 lbsPrinceton2016Abington Senior High SchoolAbington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 
[8]
14Drew AdamsGoalie6 ft 2 in185 lbsPenn State2009Springfield High SchoolSpringfield Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania[9]
16 Grant Ament Attack 5 ft 9 in 165 lbs Penn State 2020 Haverford School Doylestown, Pennsylvania
18Austin Sims*Midfield6 ft 1 in200 lbsPrinceton2018Fairfield College Preparatory SchoolFairfield, Connecticut

[10]

21Mark McNeillMidfield6 ft 3 in215 lbsNorth Carolina2014St. Mary's High School (Annapolis, Maryland)West River, Maryland

[11]

23Dominique AlexanderMidfield6 ft 2 in225 lbsOhio State2013Baldwin Senior High School (New York)Baldwin, Nassau County, New York[12]
24Stephen KellyFaceoff5 ft 11 in185 lbsNorth Carolina2017Calvert Hall College High SchoolLutherville, Maryland

[13]

25 Eli Gobrecht Defense 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Ithaca 2016 Ithaca High School (Ithaca, New York) Ithaca, New York
26Tom SchreiberMidfield5 ft 11 in205 lbsPrinceton2014St. Anthony's High School (South Huntington, New York)East Meadow, New York

[14]

27 Josh Currier Attack 5 ft 11 in 170 lbs Virginia Wesleyan 2016 The Hill Academy Peterborough, Ontario
42Curtis CorleyDefense6 ft 1 in225 lbsMaryland2019Shawnee High School (New Jersey)Medford Lakes, New Jersey

[15]

55 Jack Rapine* Defense 6 ft 1 in 205 lbs Johns Hopkins 2020 Upper Dublin High School Ambler, Pennsylvania
66Michael SimonLSM6 ft 5 in195 lbsStevenson2009FallstonFallston, Maryland

[16]

77Matt McMahonDefense6 ft 4 in225 lbsPenn2015Glen Ridge High SchoolGlen Ridge, New Jersey

[17]

94Ian MacKayMidfield5 ft 10 in215 lbsVermont2018The Hill AcademyPort Elgin, Ontario

[18]

99Evan ConnellDefense6 ft 0 in190 lbsNorth Carolina2016Calvert Hall College High SchoolLutherville, Maryland

[19]

*Indicates member of restricted roster

Source:[20]

Coaching staff
  • Head Coach – Chris Bates
  • Assistant Coach – Tony Resch
  • Assistant Coach – Brian Kavanagh

All-time Draft selections

2019 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
11Pat SpencerAttackLoyolaPatriot LeagueTewaaraton Award winner, First-Team All-American, Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, First-Team Patriot League *Note* (Spencer will spend the 2019-2020 season playing men's Division 1 basketball for Northwestern. He elected to pursue a professional basketball career rather than lacrosse.)[21]
212Curtis CorleyDefenseMarylandBig Ten ConferenceThird-Team All-American, First-Team Big Ten
313Colton JacksonMidfieldDenverBig East ConferenceHonorable Mention All-American, Second-Team Big East: *Note* (Jackson chose to play in the MLL for the Atlanta Blaze who drafted him with the 26th pick in the 2019 draft)
424John PrendergastMidfieldDukeAtlantic Coast ConferenceHonorable Mention All-American, First-Team ACC: *Note* (Prendergast was designated to the Player Pool [Free Agent] on June 12, 2019)

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 4 Archers Eli Gobrecht Defense Ithaca
2 11 Archers Christian Mazzone Midfield Rutgers

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2020 Accolades
11Grant AmentAttackPenn StateBig Ten ConferenceFirst-team All-American
211Jack RapineDefenseJohns HopkinsBig Ten Conference

Season Results
2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 1, 2019 Chrome W 13–12 (OT)
2 New York, New York June 8, 2019 Redwoods W 10–9
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Whipsnakes L 10–11 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 23, 2019 Chaos L 13–14
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 28, 2019 Atlas L 12-13
6 Washington, DC July 6, 2019 Redwoods L 8-9 (OT)
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 Bye Bye
7 Denver, Colorado July 28, 2019 Chrome W 9-7
8 San Jose, California August 11, 2019 Atlas W 15-11
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 17, 2019 Chaos L 10-11 (OT)
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Whipsnakes W 11-8
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6–7, 2019 Redwoods L 12-16
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Chrome W 12-10
First Draft Pick Game Philadelphia, Pennsylvania September 21, 2019 Atlas W 25-7
2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 27, 2020 Atlas W 11–10
2 Herriman, Utah July 28, 2020 Waterdogs W 9–7
3 Herriman, Utah July 30, 2020 Chrome W 13–12
4 Herriman, Utah August 2, 2020 Whipsnakes L 11–17
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Atlas W 11–9
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Chaos L 9–13

PLL Award Winners

Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year

  • Dominique Alexander: 2019

Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

Head coaches
# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1Chris Bates2019-1486.571422.500

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs
Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Atlas41.800Won 4
Cannons00–-
Chaos03.000Lost 3
Chrome401.000Won 4
Redwoods12.333Lost 2
Waterdogs101.000Won 1
Whipsnakes12.333Lost 1
Totals 11 8 .579


See also

References
  1. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  2. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  3. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  4. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  5. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  6. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  7. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  8. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  9. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  10. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  11. "undefined". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  12. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  13. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  14. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  15. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  16. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  17. "undefined". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  18. "undefined". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  19. "Player Detail". PremierLacrosseLeague.
  20. "https://twitter.com/pllarchers/status/1278723046233083909". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-03. External link in |title= (help)
  21. "Pat Spencer Talks Pro Basketball Plans on 'Overtime' Season 3, Ep. 14". uslaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.