Week 9 Game Notes presented by Queen City Q
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The 2014 weekly game notes detail the current league standings and performance of the Charlotte Hounds, who have a record of 3-5 heading into a matchup against the Boston Cannons. The Hounds have struggled this season, particularly in away games, and have historically failed to defeat the Cannons. Players to watch include Mike Sawyer, Ryan Flanagan, and Kevin Drew for the Hounds, while the Cannons feature leaders like Kevin Buchanon and Paul Rabil.
Week 9 Game Notes presented by Queen City Q
- 2. 2014 Weekly Game Notes CURRENT LEAGUE STANDINGS Team Win Loss GB Denver Outlaws 7 1 - Rochester Rattlers 5 3 2 Boston Cannons 4 4 3 Florida Launch 4 4 3 New York Lizards 4 4 3 Ohio Machine 3 5 4 Charlotte Hounds 3 5 4 Chesapeake Bayhawks 2 6 5 MEDIA CONTACT Jillian Fay, Communications/PR Manager (585) 993-4321 jfay@charlottehounds.com HOUNDS 2014 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Result 4/26 vs. Machine (L) 15-8 5/3 at Launch (L) 11-8 5/10 vs. Bayhawks (W) 12-7 5/17 at Cannons (L) 14-6 5/30 at Outlaws (L) 13-11 6/7 vs. Outlaws (W) 18-15 6/14 vs. Launch (W) 14-13 6/21 at Lizards (L) 14-12 6/28 vs. Cannons 7/5 vs. Rattlers 7/19 at Machine 7/26 at Rattlers 8/1 vs. Lizards 8/9 at Bayahwks Week 9 Matchup Charlotte Hounds (3-5) @ Boston Cannons (4-4) Saturday, June 28, 2014 7:00pm ET American Legion Memorial Stadium – Charlotte, NC Watch: Fox Sports Regional Networks, MSG+ Live Stream: ESPN3.com, WatchESPN app Join the Conversation: @CharlotteMLL #ReleaseTheHounds #CHAvsBOS
- 3. Hounds @ 2013 Results: The Cannons swept the season series against the Hounds 2-0 but only by a combined three-goal margin. All-Time Series: The Hounds are 0-5 all-time against the Cannons. Last Meeting: The Cannons remain as the only MLL team the Hounds have never beaten in the MLL, getting outscored 81-51 in five games. When these teams met in Boston in Week 4, it was one of the worst offensive performances the Hounds have had in their two and a half seasons. The team was only able to put up six goals on 16 shots. Meanwhile, the Cannons tallied 14 goals on 26 shots. Chris Eck controlled the faceoff X, going 19-24, to help the Cannons build up an 8-3 lead by the half. When the Hounds did have possession, they made bad decisions with the ball. The game marked the return of goalie Adam Ghitelman, who showed some rust in allowing 13 goals on 25 shots for just a 48.0SV%. Ghitelman didn’t get much help in front though, as the Hounds defenders poorly executed their slides. However, Ghitelman has been much improved since with an average 51.9SV% over the past four games. The Cannons’ offense was led by Paul Rabil, who posted six points on three goals and three assists. He now leads the league with 40 points. HOUNDS After two straight wins at home against the Outlaws and Launch, the Hounds last week headed north to face the Lizards. The Hounds jumped out to an early 2-0 lead before the teams traded runs to wind up tied 6-6 with just over 7 minutes remaining in the half. But with 25 seconds to go, Matt Danowski got a step ahead of his defender and scored a highlight-reel worthy behind-the-back goal to give the Hounds a 7-6 advantage going into the break. The lead was short lived though, as the Lizards came out shooting in the second half. A four-goal run in the fourth was just enough edge the Hounds, who scored the final three tallies of the game. Players To Watch Mike Sawyer (A/M) – The sophomore player is averaging 2 points per game this season. Ryan Flanagan (D) – The three-time MLL All-Star continues to lead the team with 35 groundballs. Kevin Drew (M) – A player who doesn’t always show up on the stat sheet but can be a game changer on the wing or in transition. CANNONS The Cannons last week returned to .500 with a thrilling 17-16 overtime victory against the Machine. Will Manny scored the game winner just 1:47 into the extra period. It was his fifth goal of the night. The game was back-and-forth from the beginning, with the Cannons holding a 2-goal lead going into the final period. But the Machine put together a 4-goal run, including a 2-pointer, to tie the game with 1:12 remaining and force overtime. Though the Cannons put up 16 goals in the game, they only had six different goal scorers. Meanwhile, Jordan Burke finished the game with a 51.7SV%. Players To Watch Kevin Buchanon (A) – He leads the team with 24 goals for an average of three per game this season. Mitch Belisle (D) – The veteran has been a steady presence down low and ranks third on the team with 18 groundballs. Ryan Boyle (A) – Three of his 14 points this season came against the Hounds in Week 4.
- 4. HOUNDS 2014 NUMERICAL ROSTER # Last First Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Yrs Pro Hometown Twitter 1 Chanenchuk Mike M 5'11 180 5/22/1990 Maryland '14 N/A Poquott, NY M_Channy 3 Hawkins Josh M/D 6' 205 3/1/1990 Loyola'13 1 Amherst, MA HankHawkins 4 Sawyer Mike A/M 6'1 190 6/7/1989 Loyola'13 1 Waxhaw, NC M_Sawyer4 5 Cittadino ^ Casey M/D 5'10 185 12/13/1982 Towson '06 8 Baldwin, NY caseycittadino 7 Tripucka Jake M 6'2 200 1/30/1991 Duke '13 1 Boonton Township, NJ JakeTripucka7 8 Ghitelman Adam G 5'9 180 4/25/1989 Virginia'11 3 Cold Spring, NY aghitelman8 11 Fallon Tim M/FO 5'9 190 2/9/1988 Hartford '11 3 Lowell, MA timmyfallon11 12 Gibbons Dean A 6' 185 6/30/1989 Harvard '11 N/A Garden City, NY 15 Ward Justin A 5'10 185 4/9/1992 Loyola'14 N/A Glen Burnie, MD ThisJust_in15 17 Snider Geoff M/FO 5'10 215 4/2/1981 Denver'06 8 Calgary, AB GeoffSnider4 19 Drew Kevin M/D 6'3 195 10/8/1990 Syracuse '12 2 Katonah, NY kevdrew19 23 Fowler Brendan M/FO 6' 210 12/27/1991 Duke '14 N/A Wantagh, NY Brabbit_3 24 Flanagan Ryan LSM/D 6'4 215 8/29/1989 North Carolina'11 2 West Islip, NY RyanFlanagan24 26 Haus John M 6' 190 Maryland '13 1 Chapel Hill, NC JohnHaus26 27 Young Ryan A 6' 170 5/22/1989 Maryland '11 3 Manhasset, NY ryanyoungSTX 28 Ehrhardt Michael D 6'5 210 1/7/1992 Maryland '14 N/A Westbury, NY AirHeart12 32 Mezzanotte ^ Peter M/D 6'1 195 4/6/1988 Towson '11 3 West Islip, NY TweeterMageeter 33 Bassett Pierce G 6'3 200 7/15/1991 Johns Hopkins '13 N/A Scottsdale, AZ 33fierce 34 Laconi Pat M 5'9 185 Loyola'14 N/A Morristown, NJ CONI_ISLAND 40 Danowski Matt A 6' 200 8/12/1985 Duke '08 6 Farmingdale, NY mattdanowski 44 Schmidt Brett D 6' 185 7/20/1989 Maryland '11 3 Maple Glen, PA BrettSchmidt44 45 Smith Jake D 6' 195 8/28/1991 UMass '13 1 Medfield, MA jake_smith40 55 Poli Mason LSM 6' 220 11/9/1990 Bryant '13 1 Downington, PA longpoli55 77 Lobb Henry D 6'4 205 10/5/1991 Duke '14 N/A Narberth, PA Luckyslevins 88 DeNapoli Thomas M 5'11 185 8/8/1992 Towson '14 N/A East Rockaway, NY tdenap8 91 Cummings Joe A/M 6' 195 11/3/1989 Maryland '12 2 Towson, MD jcummings19 Blakely ^ Bill A/M 5'8 160 1/9/1990 Greensboro '12 N/A Charlotte, NC Capron ^ Nico D 6'5 210 5/17/1990 Canisius '12 N/A Waxhaw, NC nicbro32 DiSalvo ^ Ted G 6' 165 3/17/1992 Wash. College '14 N/A BocaRaton, FL Jamieson Cody A 5'9 218 7/17/1987 Syracuse '10 4 Six Nations Cjamieson88 Sawyer^ Matt M 6'2 190 Loyola'14 N/A Waxhaw, NC ^denotes Practice Squad
- 5. HOUNDS 2014 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER # Last First Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Yrs Pro Hometown Twitter 33 Bassett Pierce G 6'3 200 7/15/1991 Johns Hopkins '13 N/A Scottsdale, AZ 33fierce Blakely ^ Bill A/M 5'8 160 1/9/1990 Greensboro '12 N/A Charlotte, NC Capron ^ Nico D 6'5 210 5/17/1990 Canisius '12 N/A Waxhaw, NC nicbro32 1 Chanenchuk Mike M 5'11 180 5/22/1990 Maryland '14 N/A Poquott, NY M_Channy 5 Cittadino ^ Casey M/D 5'10 185 12/13/1982 Towson '06 8 Baldwin, NY caseycittadino 91 Cummings Joe A/M 6' 195 11/3/1989 Maryland '12 2 Towson, MD jcummings19 40 Danowski Matt A 6' 200 8/12/1985 Duke '08 6 Farmingdale, NY mattdanowski 88 DeNapoli Thomas M 5'11 185 8/8/1992 Towson '14 N/A East Rockaway, NY tdenap8 DiSalvo ^ Ted G 6' 165 3/17/1992 Wash. College '14 N/A Boca Raton, FL 19 Drew Kevin M/D 6'3 195 10/8/1990 Syracuse '12 2 Katonah, NY kevdrew19 28 Ehrhardt Michael D 6'5 210 1/7/1992 Maryland '14 N/A Westbury, NY AirHeart12 11 Fallon Tim M/FO 5'9 190 2/9/1988 Hartford '11 3 Lowell, MA timmyfallon11 24 Flanagan Ryan LSM/D 6'4 215 8/29/1989 North Carolina '11 2 West Islip, NY RyanFlanagan24 23 Fowler Brendan M/FO 6' 210 12/27/1991 Duke '14 N/A Wantagh, NY Brabbit_3 8 Ghitelman Adam G 5'9 180 4/25/1989 Virginia '11 3 Cold Spring, NY aghitelman8 12 Gibbons Dean A 6' 185 6/30/1989 Harvard '11 N/A Garden City, NY 26 Haus John M 6' 190 Maryland '13 1 Chapel Hill, NC JohnHaus26 3 Hawkins Josh M/D 6' 205 3/1/1990 Loyola '13 1 Amherst, MA HankHawkins Jamieson Cody A 5'9 218 7/17/1987 Syracuse '10 4 Six Nations Cjamieson88 34 Laconi Pat M 5'9 185 Loyola '14 N/A Morristown, NJ CONI_ISLAND 77 Lobb Henry D 6'4 205 10/5/1991 Duke '14 N/A Narberth, PA Luckyslevins 32 Mezzanotte ^ Peter M/D 6'1 195 4/6/1988 Towson '11 3 West Islip, NY TweeterMageeter 55 Poli Mason LSM 6' 220 11/9/1990 Bryant '13 1 Downington, PA longpoli55 Sawyer^ Matt M 6'2 190 Loyola '14 N/A Waxhaw, NC 4 Sawyer Mike A/M 6'1 190 6/7/1989 Loyola '13 1 Waxhaw, NC M_Sawyer4 44 Schmidt Brett D 6' 185 7/20/1989 Maryland '11 3 Maple Glen, PA BrettSchmidt44 45 Smith Jake D 6' 195 8/28/1991 UMass '13 1 Medfield, MA jake_smith40 17 Snider Geoff M/FO 5'10 215 4/2/1981 Denver'06 8 Calgary, AB GeoffSnider4 7 Tripucka Jake M 6'2 200 1/30/1991 Duke '13 1 Boonton Township, NJ JakeTripucka7 15 Ward Justin A 5'10 185 4/9/1992 Loyola '14 N/A Glen Burnie, MD ThisJust_in15 27 Young Ryan A 6' 170 5/22/1989 Maryland '11 3 Manhasset, NY ryanyoungSTX ^denotes Practice Squad
- 6. HOUNDS 2014 COACHING STAFF MIKE CERINO Head Coach, 3rd MLL Season Limestone College Director of Athletics & VP/Intercollegiate Athletics BRAD TOUMA Assistant Coach, 3rd MLL Season Charlotte Country Day HS Boys Varsity Lacrosse Coach TOM CARMEAN Assistant Coach, 2nd MLL Season Guilford College Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach MIKE BURNETT Assistant Coach, 1st MLL Season Greensboro College Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach CHRIS SCHILLER Assistant Coach, 1st MLL Season Southern Select Lacrosse Founder & Director JIM GALLOWAY Equipment Manager, 3rd MLL Season Charlotte Catholic HS Boys Junior Varsity Lacrosse Coach DREW DELANEY Advance Scout, 3rd MLL Season Elizabethtown College Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach NICK STEVENS Strength and Conditioning Coach, 3rd MLL Season Charlotte Athletic Club Personal Trainer
- 7. HOUNDS 2014 MEDICAL STAFF DONALD D’ALESSANDRO, MD Team Physician, 3rd MLL Season OrthoCarolina Physician CATHERINE RAINBOW, MD/SMCAQ Assistant Team Physician, 2nd MLL Season OrthoCarolina Physician REBECCA RICH, BA/ATC/LAT Head Athletic Trainer, 3rd MLL Season Queens University Assistant Athletic Trainer RAY BELTZ, ATC/LAT Assistant Athletic Trainer, 1st MLL Season OrthoCarolina CRISSI HARRISON, ATC/L Athletic Trainer, 3rd MLL Season OrthoCarolina Industrial Services/Physical Therapy
- 8. 2014 Hounds Scoring Leaders 2014 Hounds Goalie Leaders
- 9. 2014 League Scoring Leaders 2014 League Goalie Leaders
- 10. NOTEWORTHY – June 28, 2014 GET YOUR SHINE ON: The MLL All-Star Game will take place in Boston on Thursday, June 26. Matt Danowski, Kevin Drew, Ryan Flanagan and Brett Schmidt will represent the Hounds in the game against the U.S. Men’s National Team. It will be Danowski’s fifth All-Star appearance, Drew’s first, Flanagan’s third and Schmidt’s second. LONELY ROAD: The Hounds have yet to win an away game this season, going 0-4 against the Launch, Outlaws, Cannons and Lizards. However, the Cannons are 1-3 and the road themselves, with their only win coming against the Machine in Ohio. MILESTONE MOMENTS: Matt Danowski last week recorded two goals, upping his all-time career total to 151 (including the postseason). The attackman is also just 5 assists away from reaching 100. GOAL DIFFERENTIALS: The Cannons have scored the second-most goals in the MLL at 102, while the Hounds have scored the second-fewest in the league with 84. Meanwhile, the Cannons also have allowed the second-fewest goals – 89 – while the Hounds have allowed the most – 99. KEEP THE STREAK ALIVE: Ryan Young enters Week 9 riding a 25-game streak of recording at least one point, dating back to Aug. 11, 2012 (including the postseason). BALL SO HARD: The Hounds have only collected 205 groundballs this season, the fewest in the league. The Cannons have recorded 232, good enough for second in the MLL.