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Rafferty Stadium
Rafferty Stadium is a 3,500-seat lacrosse stadium on the campus of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut. It is home to the Fairfield Stags men's and women's lacrosse teams. The facility opened officially on February 2, 2015. The stadium is named in recognition of the principal leadership gift from university alumnus Larry Rafferty. The field of the stadium in named Conway Field in acknowledgment of a gift from Tim Conway, another alumnus. Facility overview Rafferty Stadium features a Daktronics HD video board and state-of-the-art sound and lights. Conway Field is a FieldTurf playing surface. The stadium also includes a terrace level with a fully enclosed press box that features a large media suite, two VIP suites and a production suite to support the video capabilities of the scoreboard, television broadcasts and web streaming. On the ground level are two team rooms, food, beverage and apparel concessions, restrooms, a box office and entry plaza. The Rafferty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairfield University , and doctoral degrees through its five schools and colleges: the Fairfield University College of Arts and Sciences, the Charles F. Dolan School of Business, the School of Engineering, the Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies, and the Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions.
Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In 2017, the university had about 4,100 full-time undergraduate students and 1,100 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students. The school offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice. History In 1941, James H. Dolan, S.J., Rev. James H. Dolan, S.J., Provi ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Downing
Greg "GD" Downing (born March 24, 1985, in Auburn, New York) is a professional lacrosse player with the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse and with the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. He was selected to participate in the 2008 and 2009 MLL All-Star Games. College Downing attended Fairfield University, where he was a three-time All-American. In 2005, Downing helped lead the Fairfield Stags#Men.27s lacrosse, Stags to the Great Western Lacrosse League Championship and the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament. Also in 2006 and 2007, he was selected for the Tewaaraton Trophy Preseason Watchlist, given to the nation's most outstanding NCAA lacrosse player. During his college career Downing produced 141 points, on 101 goals and 40 assists. Downing was clocked shooting the ball 109 mph in practice. Professional Downing was drafted in the 1st round (6th overall) of the 2007 MLL season, 2007 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Los Angeles Riptide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterdogs Lacrosse Club
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. Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020. Andy Copelan was announced as the Club's first head coach on January 2, 2020. Owners of the club include ''Pardon My Take'' hosts, Barstool Big Cat & PFT Commenter. The Waterdogs won their first championship in 2022 against The Chaos. Roster *Indicates member of "Unavailable to travel" list **Indicates player is on PUP list (C) indicates captain Source: 2020 Expansion Draft Source: 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: Source: All time Draft Selections 2020 Entry Draft T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrome Lacrosse Club
The Chrome Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chrome are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season, 2019 season. Roster *Indicates unavailable to travel list **Indicates PUP list Source: (C) indicates captain Coaching staff * Head coach – Tim Soudan * Assistant coach – Matt Kerwick * Assistant coach – Jacques Monte All-time draft selections 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season, 2019 2020 Premier Lacrosse League season, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Tom Schreiber, Grant Ament, and Graeme Hossack. Roster **Indicates player is on PUP list Source: (C): Captain Coaching staff * Head coach – Chris Bates * Assistant coach – Tony Resch * Assistant coach – Brian Kavanagh All-time Draft selections 2019 College Draft 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannons Lacrosse Club
The Cannons Lacrosse Club are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) . Formerly based in Boston, Massachusetts, they played in Major League Lacrosse (MLL) as the Boston Cannons from their inaugural 2001 season to 2020. The team's home field was Veterans Memorial Stadium in nearby Quincy. In the MLL, the team won two Steinfeld Cup championship games in 2011 and 2020, the latter being the MLL's final championship. The Cannons joined the PLL in 2020 following the MLL–PLL merger and were rebranded as the Cannons Lacrosse Club. Franchise History The Cannons Lacrosse Club identity was adopted following the MLL-PLL merger in December 2020 for the team formerly known as Boston Cannons. They were the only MLL team identity to continue into the 2021 PLL season. The Boston Cannons were one of the original six teams of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), and the only team from the MLL's inaugural 2001 season to stay in the same market, without folding or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chaos Lacrosse Club
The Chaos Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season, 2019 season. Notable players include Blaze Riorden, Josh Byrne, Jarrod Neumann and Troy Reh. Chaos were crowned PLL Champions for the first time in team history with a 14 - 9 victory over the Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club, Whipsnakes in the 2021 Premier Lacrosse League season, 2021 PLL Championship. Roster *Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list **Indicates player is on Physically Unable to Perform list ^Indicates player is on Military list (C) indicates captain Coaching staff * Head Coach - Andy Towers * Assistant Coach - Ryan Curtis * Assistant Coach - Matt Panetta All-time Draft selections 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season, 2019 2020 Premier Lacrosse League season, 2020 Entry Draft The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
The Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Whipsnakes are one of the six founding members of the PLL and the winner of its first two championships; the 2019 season and the 2020 Championship Tournament. Notable players include Matt Rambo, Jake Bernhardt, Michael Ehrhardt, and Zed Williams. Roster (C) indicates captain Source: *Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list **Indicates player is on PUP list Coaching staff * Head Coach – Jim Stagnitta * Assistant Coach – Mike Murphy * Assistant Coach – Brian Grady All-time Draft selections 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Atlas Lacrosse Club
The Atlas Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Atlas are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Roster Source: (C): Captain Coaching staff * Head Coach – Steven Brooks (interim) * Assistant Coach – Ken Clausen All-time Draft selections 2019 College Draft 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Redwoods Lacrosse Club
The Redwoods Lacrosse Club is a professional men's field lacrosse team in Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Redwoods are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Matt Kavanagh, Myles Jones, Sergio Perkovic, Ryder Garnsey, Garrett Epple and Jules Heningburg. Roster Source: *Indicates player is on Unable to Travel list **Indicates player is on PUP list Coaching staff * Head coach – Nat St. Laurent * Assistant coach – Chris Collins * Assistant coach – Todd Macfarlane All Time draft selections 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 transferr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Major League Lacrosse Season
The 2016 Major League Lacrosse season was the 16th season of Major League Lacrosse. The season featured 9 teams (all in the United States) after the addition of the Atlanta Blaze via expansion. It was the first season since 2008 Major League Lacrosse season, 2008 that the league fielded more than eight teams. The defending champion New York Lizards are coming off their third Steinfeld Cup victory in franchise history and first since 2003 Major League Lacrosse season, 2003 after defeating the Rochester Rattlers 15–12 August 8, 2015 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia. On August 20, the Denver Outlaws won their second Steinfeld Cup trophy in three years, coming back to defeat the Ohio Machine, 19–18. The 2016 season was a particularly unusual one. Going into the final week of the regular season, all four playoff spots were still up for grabs. In the end, seven teams finished at 8–6. With the tiebreaker procedures, the teams that were rewarded with a playoff berth we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premier Lacrosse League
Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) is an American professional field lacrosse league, composed of 8 teams. The league's inaugural season debuted on June 1, 2019, and included a 14-week tour-based schedule taking place in 12 major-market cities. The league was founded by the American professional lacrosse player Paul Rabil and his brother Mike Rabil. Investors include The Chernin Group, The Raine Group and Joe Tsai. Founding In September 2018, Bloomberg reported that Paul Rabil would be launching a new professional lacrosse league. The PLL would be a direct competitor to the more established Major League Lacrosse. The new league will provide professional lacrosse players with salaries, health care, and league equity. The league's media model radically differs from that of most North American professional sports leagues. A 2018 ''Sports Illustrated'' story on the then-prospective league pointed out that LeBron James' Instagram account "features virtually no clips of him playing bask ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
