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In part because we thought it’d be fun, but also because the guiding principle of this web site has long been “Why not?”, we decided to form a fantasy lacrosse league this season. It could be a hit. It could fail miserably. Probably the latter, but you never know unless you try.
We drafted last night, and if you’re a masochist, you can listen to the draft podcast here. It’s mostly comprised of awkward 10-second silences broken up by “uh...I pick Brendan Gleason?” or “who’s turn is it?” so if that sounds appealing to you—by all means, give it a listen. If not, these are the rules, scoring system, and rosters we’ll use heading into the college season:
(Safe tried live-tweeting the results while we drafted, but that lasted about one round before it became too much for him to handle.)
PARTICIPANTS
- Me (Adam)
- Safe
- Chris
- Marisa
- Jake
- Jim Simmons
- Jack Goods
EACH MANAGER MUST SELECT...
- 3 Attackmen
- 3 Midfielders (can be either offensive middies or SSDM)
- 1 Flex (can be either attack or middie)
- 3 Defensemen (can be close D or LSM)
- 2 FOGOs
- 2 Goalies
THE STATS WE’RE TRACKING
- Goals
- Assists
- Shooting %
- Ground balls
- Caused turnovers
- Face-off %
- Shooting %
Every team will be ranked 1-7 based on where they stack up for each stat. For instance, if your team leads the league in goals, you’ll receive a “7” for that stat. If you are last in ground balls, you’ll get a “1” for that stat. Add up all your numbers, and that will be the standings. Each stat is of equal value: Caused turnovers are just as important as goals. Which means your defensemen are just as important as your attackmen. Gotta give the D guys some love, because no one else does!
So, for instance, say a team is currently in fourth place in every stat. They’ll get seven “4s” and have 28 total points (7x4, for the math nerds out there). This should be familiar to anyone who’s every played fantasy baseball, which typically uses a rotisserie scoring system. I’ll update the standings each week so you can follow along and see how the teams are doing.
Without further adieu, let’s get to the teams. Let us know in the comments or on Twitter who you think has the best squad headed into the season (we’ll have an add/drop system during the season, but I’ll get to that later).
THE TEAMS
KING COLE (Adam)
A - Connor Fields, Albany
A - Grant Ament, Penn State
A - Christian Cuccinello, Villanova
M - Ryan Conrad, Virginia
M - Zach Goodrich, Towson
M - Brendan Gleason, Notre Dame
Flex - Cole Williams, Johns Hopkins (2018 Tewaaraton winner)
D - Matt Neufeldt, Maryland
D - John Sexton, Notre Dame
D - Jared Conners, Virginia
FOGO - Ted Ottens, Brown
FOGO - Joe Francisco, Rutgers
G - Brian Corrigan, Marist
G - Tyler Blaisdell, Princeton
THE GERMAN SHEPHERD BABYS (Chris, who has no idea how to spell “babies”)
A - Ben Reeves, Yale
A - Ryder Garnsey, Notre Dame
A - Chris Cloutier, North Carolina
M - Joel Tinney, Johns Hopkins (taken solely to troll Adam and Safe)
M - Jamie Trimboli, Syracuse
M - David Symmes, Army
Flex - Brendan Bomberry, Syracuse
D - Ben Randall, Ohio State
D - Michael Rexrode, Rutgers
D - Chris Sabia, Penn State
FOGO - Conor Mackie, Yale
FOGO - Noah Rak, UMass
G - Tate Boyce, Providence
G - Dan Morris, Maryland
THE HITTERS (Safe)
A - Jeff Teat, Cornell (#FreeJeffTeat)
A - Ethan Walker, Denver
A - Michael Kraus, Virginia
M - Greyson Torain, Navy
M - Connor DeSimone, Hopkins
M - Austin Sims, Princeton
Flex - Kieran Mullins, Rutgers
D - Bryce Young, Maryland
D - Scott Hooper, Virginia
D - Cade van Raaphorst, Duke
FOGO - Gerard Arceri, PSU
FOGO - Will Vitelli, Quinnipiac
G - AJ Barretto, Army
G - Alex Ready, Denver
A TEAM HAS NO NAME (Marisa)
A - Pat Spencer, Loyola
A - Jack Wilson, BU (#1)
A - Ian Mackay, Vermont
M - Tim Rotanz, Maryland
M - Kyle McClancy, Albany
M - James Burr, BU (#2)
Flex - Chris Gray, BU (#3)
D - Isaac Paparo, UMass
D - James Leary, Vermont
D - Quentin Germain, BU (#4)
FOGO - Dylan Protesto, Hartford
FOGO - Jarrett Witzal, Bucknell
G - Robert Shaw, Harvard
G - Joe McSorely, BU (#5)
JIM
A - Justin Guterding, Duke
A - Michael Sowers, Princeton
A - Justin Reh, Albany
M - Kevin McGeary, Penn
M - Pat Fraser, Hopkins
M - Colton Jackson, Denver
Flex - Chris Walsch, Air Force
D - Matt Farrell, Holy Cross
D - Tyson Bomberry, Syracuse
D - Matt Gilray, Bucknell
FOGO - TD Ierlan, Albany
FOGO - Alex Woodall, Towson
G - Alec van de Bovemkamp
G - Jacob Stover, Loyola
BIG EAST CHAMPS (Jack)
A - Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany
A - Tre LeClaire, Ohio State
A - Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
M - Stephen Hudak, Brown
M - Dox Aitken, Virginia
M - Lou Youvino, Furman
Flex - Brent Noseworthy, Michigan
D - Craig Chick, Lehigh
D - Brandon Jones, Air Force
D - Connor Keating, Penn
FOGO - Connor Gaffney, Lehigh
FOGO - Zach Melillo, Marquette
G - Max Edelmann, Rutgers
G - Cole Blazer, Marquette
JAKE
A - Mac O’Keefe, Penn State
A - Morgan Cheek, Harvard
A - Shack Stanwick, Johns Hopkins
M - Connor Kelly, Maryland
M - Brad Smith, Duke
M - Bubba Fairman, Maryland
Flex - Will Sands, Bucknell
D - Johnny Surdick, Army
D - Jack Toomb, Robert Morris
D - Freddy Freibott, Ohio State
FOGO - Trevor Baptiste, Denver
FOGO - Kenny Massa, Bryant
G - Jack Concannon, Hofstra
G - Alex Heger, Robert Morris
2018 College Crosse draft results
Position | KING COLE (Adam) | Chris (The German Shepherd Babys) | Safe - The Hitters | Marisa A Team Has No Name. | Jim | Jack (BIG EAST Champs) | Jake |
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Position | KING COLE (Adam) | Chris (The German Shepherd Babys) | Safe - The Hitters | Marisa A Team Has No Name. | Jim | Jack (BIG EAST Champs) | Jake |
Attack | Connor Fields, Albany | Ben Reeves, Yale | Jeff Teat, Cornell | Pat Spencer, Loyola | Justin Guterding, Duke | Tehoka Nanticoke, Albany | Mac O'Keefe, Penn State |
Attack | Grant Ament, Penn State | Ryder Garnsey, Notre Dame | Ethan Walker, Denver | Jack Wilson, BU | Michael Sowers, Princeton | Tre LeClaire, Ohio State | Morgan Cheek, Harvard |
Attack | Christian Cuccinello, Villanova | Chris Cloutier, North Carolina | Michael Kraus, Virginia | Ian Mackay, Vermont | Justin Reh, Albany | Jared Bernhardt, Maryland | Shack Stanwick, Johns Hopkins |
Midfield | Ryan Conrad, Virginia | Joel Tinney, Johns Hopkins | Greyson Torain, Navy | Tim Rotanz, Maryland | Kevin McGeary, Penn | Stephen Hudak, Brown | Connor Kelly, Maryland |
Midfield | Zach Goodrich, Towson | Jamie Trimboli, Syracuse | Connor DeSimone, Hopkins | Kyle McClancy, Albany | Pat Fraser, Hopkins | Dox Aitken, Virginia | Brad Smith, Duke |
Midfield | Brendan Gleason, Notre Dame | David Symmes, Army | Austin Sims, Princeton | James Burr, BU | Colton Jackson, Denver | Lou Youvino, Furman | Bubba Fairman, Maryland |
Attack/Midfield | Cole Williams, Johns Hopkins | Brendan Bomberry, Syracuse | Kieran Mullins, Rutgers | Chris Gray, BU | Chris Walsch, Air Force | Brent Noseworthy, Michigan | Will Sands, Bucknell |
Defense | Matt Neufeldt, Maryland | Ben Randall, Ohio State | Bryce Young, Maryland | Isaac Paparo, UMass | Matt Farrell, Holy Cross | Craig Chick, Lehigh | Johnny Surdick, Army |
Defense | John Sexton, Notre Dame | Michael Rexrode, Rutgers | Scott Hooper, Virginia | James Leary, Vermont | Tyson Bomberry, Syracuse | Brandon Jones, Air Force | Jack Toomb, Robert Morris |
Defense | Jared Conners, Virginia | Chris Sabia, Penn State | Cade van Raaphorst, Duke | Quentin Germain, BU | Matt Gilray, Bucknell | Connor Keating, Penn | Freddy Freibott, Ohio State |
FOGO | Ted Ottens, Brown | Conor Mackie, Yale | Gerard Arceri, Penn State | Dylan Protesto, Hartford | TD Ierlan, Albany | Connor Gaffney, Lehigh | Trevor Baptiste, Denver |
FOGO | Joe Francisco, Rutgers | Noah Rak, UMass | Will Vitelli, Quinnipiac | Jarrett Witzal, Bucknell | Alex Woodall, Towson | Zach Melillo, Marquette | Kenny Massa, Bryant |
Goalie | Brian Corrigan, Marist | Tate Boyce, Providence | AJ Barretto, Army | Robert Shaw, Harvard | Alec van de Bovemkamp | Max Edelmann, Rutgers | Jack Concannon, Hofstra |
Goalie | Tyler Blaisdell, Princeton | Dan Morris, Maryland | Alex Ready, Denver | Joe McSorely, BU | Jacob Stover, Loyola | Cole Blazer, Marquette | Alex Heger, Robert Morris |