Shipping Up to Boston!

Intro

SPEAKER_12 1:36

Welcome, welcome, welcome to another episode of In the Crease with Danny and Kevin, a coast-to-coast discussion of D2 Men's La Cross. I'm your co-host, Kevin Stenstrom, and with me as always is the Maestro of Mayhem, Danny Moran. Speaking of maestro.

SPEAKER_13 1:58

It's going to be our theme song song tonight. I love it. Yeah. We got our teams, Kev. We're down to the national championship. We're going up to Boston. What do you think?

SPEAKER_12 2:12

Can't wait. Near my old stomping grounds. Cannot wait.

SPEAKER_13 2:17

Yeah, it should be fun. It's going to be two good teams, man. And uh it's going to be uh uh uh what I like to say, it's gonna be a barn burner.

SPEAKER_12 2:28

I think you're right. I think you're right. Let's get to those games, but we're gonna do it a little bit differently. We're gonna mix it up a bit. We usually do the week in review, then the games to watch, followed by a spotlight. This week we have a few guests waiting the wings, so why don't we discuss a regional final and then we'll bring on the team that won it and is now headed to Boston, and then we'll rinse and repeat before we get to any predictions for the final game. Okay, sounds good. Where do you want to start, north or south? You tell me,

South Region Finals

SPEAKER_12 2:59

young man. Let's start in the south region, because we do start in the north. What do you say?

SPEAKER_13 3:04

I'd love it. Here we go. What do you think?

SPEAKER_12 3:08

Tampa against Maryville. Tampa pulls it out 12-8. Here's some things.

SPEAKER_13 3:14

We both picked Tampa.

SPEAKER_12 3:15

We both picked Tampa, so we a little pat on the back. But I'll tell you, just starting out, stifling heat down in Tampa. The field was over 100 degrees, so that gives a big, huge advantage, I think, to Tampa. But not only that, Tampa's defense was stifling too. They really kept Maryland's Maryville's offense off kilter. Yeah, I keep on doing Maryland. Maryville. Because they're almost as good as Maryland. That's what I want to say.

SPEAKER_13 3:48

There you go. That's why.

SPEAKER_12 3:49

You know, they're getting sticks in lanes, they had some good checks. They just got them out. You were talking about Maryville last week and how they spaced well, they moved the ball well. Tampa's defense didn't allow them to do that. That really kind of confused them to begin with. I think that had a lot to do with it. And they needed to start off like they started against limestone. You know, get some quick goals. And instead, it was the Spartans who scored the first five.

SPEAKER_13 4:16

Yeah, it was 3-0 after one, right? Yeah.

SPEAKER_12 4:19

And they they carried that through to about 1039 left in the second where it was 5-0. Meryville scored a minute later, but you know, you don't want to be down that much in that kind of heat against a team like Tampa.

SPEAKER_13 4:36

No, Tampa's got so many guys that can score. They're just they're so deep defensively. They just they do so much, Kev. They make it really hard. They make it really hard for offenses to run their offense. Their defense has been stout this year, really.

SPEAKER_12 4:52

Yeah, I think that has been a big difference we've seen in past teams of theirs where we've really lit watched their offense shine all the time. But this time, and we've seen it in several games, their defense is tough. Now, Meryville played them even in the second half. They actually outscored them 5'4 in the second half. You just look at straight goals. They cut the deficit, but it was always by that point, it's still a 4-5 goal difference. They cut the deficit to four in the first 20 seconds of the fourth quarter. You're thinking maybe they can breathe some life into this game and push back. It never happened. They because Tampa would answer.

SPEAKER_13 5:34

You know what happened in that second half? Shea Rayburn at the dot from Merryville did very well. He started to, he was beating Mikey Flores on some on some, you know, and they were able to get some possessions and get some and and bury some biscuits there. But again, you know, Tampa's just really strong, Kev. They're just high IQ team, high octane. And, you know, like you just said, we're used to seeing them put 17, 18, 19 goals a game up. This year they're not doing that. They're more like 13, 14 goals. But they're holding teams to under double digits. Under double digits. So their defense, and you know, Mr. Conaterio, who's just been tearing up the South this year. Yeah. Just an amazing performance this year by the grad student. And just, you know, I think a lot of that has to do with him. Uh like, you know, Mikey Floor, as I said, like struggled a little bit in that second half a little bit. I Shay Rayburn's a very good face-off guy. He's really good. Maryville had a great, great season, Kev. I gotta give him, I gotta, I gotta give him a cheer. Oh, yeah. Cheer for him.

SPEAKER_12 6:38

100%. 100%. Because, you know, obviously we're a bit biased. We're biased towards the sack, and I think the sack is just phenomenal. But you look at what they were able to do coming out of the GLVC, and that will tell you the kind of competition that they have to play and what they did to be able to stack up against teams like Anderson or like Limestone and come out with the wins.

unknown 7:05

Yeah.

SPEAKER_12 7:05

You know, it it it is a testament to how good that team is.

SPEAKER_13 7:08

And and the GLVC and what's going on in the Midwest. I mean, it's just growing and growing. They're they're able to get those kids from Minnesota and St. Louis, and the Canadian kids are coming down and playing in the GLVC and just making teams very good, you know. So Meryville had their one of their best years ever in program history. 14 wins, second round of the playoffs in the NCAAs, you know, got to that final four. You know what I mean? That's that's a true testament to their coaching staff, um, that the style of lacrosse the play, their recruiting, uh, and the guys on the field just you know balling out.

SPEAKER_12 7:48

Totally agree. And so some of the stats individually, Maryville, Clayton Surrett with two goals, two assists, Justin Simonson and Jake Greeby, one goal, one assist a piece. Ben Mickett, Colin Tobias, Brendan Blotell, and Eli Backer all had one goal. And then Jaron Charlton on defense, two ground balls, three cost turnovers. Their guys came out and played hard. They just couldn't match up with Tampa.

SPEAKER_13 8:12

Yeah, Dylan Radke had nine saves again. Shea Rayburn at the dot was 13 for 17, pretty remarkable at the dot. And for Tampa, multiple scorers again, man. Yeah, Jackson Bashaw with three, Grant Green with two, Rafi Bradshaw with two, Zach Friend with one, A.J. Pasarello, the short stick, D mid. He buried one. Uh Connor McDonald with one, Zach Johnson with one. Mikey Flores went eight for eighteen. How about Jake Huntington, Jack Huntington, three ground balls, two cross turnovers? And Conor Terriel, man, again, 12 saves and just stout in between the pipes for the Spartans. So the Spartans go on to Boston into the national championship. Anyone who's ever taken a kid to a morning travel game knows how important that travel cup of coffee is. When a deep for that coffee hits your nose, you'll forget how early it is and think you're at home.com can do a better way to try it.com.experience.com. A better way to train.

Tampa Spartans

SPEAKER_12 10:23

Now up are a few folks from the Tampa Spartans. We've got Coach JB Clark, Coach Ryan Sullivan, and captains AJ Pascarella and Aiden Cacera. And I have to point out with these captains, I love it that they're both short stick D-mittis.

SPEAKER_13 10:39

And New Yorkers, too. But I got some music for them. Where are we going, boys?

SPEAKER_04 10:46

Oh, yeah.

SPEAKER_13 10:47

We're shipping up for Boston. We are that's the theme song for tonight. Shipping up for Boston. The Tampa Spartans are in the house. How are you guys doing tonight?

SPEAKER_06 10:59

Good. How are you? Thank you for having us.

SPEAKER_13 11:02

Uh, thanks for coming on. Taking time. Well, study hall's done, right? You're done with school. So no more study hall. Coach. Coach Clark, thank you so much for coming on tonight. Let me just congratulate you guys on a phenomenal, undefeated 20 and 0 season. Just a great, great season. I've watched Tampa play many, many times this year, especially that limestone game in the early part of the year. The Wingate game I attended a couple of weeks ago in the rain. Uh, great game, great lacrosse. Just congratulations on a great season, Coach Clark.

SPEAKER_14 11:36

Thanks, Dan. It was uh it's fun to watch these guys progress throughout the year and uh take us on this ride.

SPEAKER_12 11:43

Yeah, Coach, let me ask you, it's so tough to get back to the championship. What does it feel like to be back after three years? And I was talking to Coach Sullivan about this before we started recording, and really doing it at least from the record the same way, coming into the the championship weekend undefeated.

SPEAKER_14 12:04

It seems like forever ago that we were in this game. Um you know it's it's such an intoxicating weekend for for so many reasons. Um win or lose, really. Um it's it's the pinnacle, right? Whether it's division one, two, or three. So when you aren't in it, it's such a disappointment, and we've had such good teams in between. Uh it was so disappointing to not get there. Um and it's sometimes it's hard to realize that you had great seasons even though you didn't get to this game. Um so it seems like a long time ago that we were here. I'm sure that these two guys can can relate to that, but uh certainly an honor to be coming back.

SPEAKER_12 12:44

Yeah, that's uh so well said. I was wondering if you were gonna say something like that. I you you can almost feel it every year, probably like last year, you make it to the Final Four, and then you don't you you can't make it to the championship. It's just without outside your reach, kind of interesting. Aiden, let me ask you this what has this been season been like for you, especially as a captain of the team?

SPEAKER_06 13:06

I mean, this year's been, as I mentioned before, it's been good. Um I couldn't have done it without obviously the help of AJ, our two coaches, um, including Coach Goldsmith, Coach Clark, um, Coach Sullivan, of course, and Coach Palman, Coach Bramble. Uh, but it's really been great. Such a privilege to be able to say that I have um, you know, become a captain. And like I said, I couldn't have done it without the coaches and without AJ, but it's been great. Um it's been good, like I said. I want it to be great on Sunday. That's the goal.

SPEAKER_12 13:36

There you go. I love it. I love it. Me too, man. Yeah, and AJ, so Tampa's defense has only allowed more than 10 goals twice this year. That in and of itself, I think, is a feat. You rarely see that. How do you guys stay so consistent on that side of the field?

SPEAKER_10 13:57

I mean, it's really it's just playing for each other, supporting each other, um, when people need help. Uh you know, our goalie, Connor, he's phenomenal. They have a bunch of great players all over the field, and it's just players making plays at this time of year. Um yeah, and it really starts with, you know, from the face-off dot, the offense producing, giving us, you know, good uh good rest time when they have long possessions, and yeah, it's a whole team effort. It's not just the defense, it's the whole team.

SPEAKER_13 14:29

The defense is pretty stout though. I mean, you're holding like really good offenses like that Wingate uh attack unit, you held to just four points that day. I mean, that's pretty that's pretty impressive, you know. And you guys are short stick D mids, Long Island boys. You got that extra little bit of something, something, don't you guys?

SPEAKER_10 14:49

Uh yeah, I guess. Yeah, you do, you do, man. It really is the whole team, though. It's not just just the defense. Uh it really starts from from the whole offense face-off, and then when we make mistakes, Connor's bailing us out. So it really is just a whole group effort.

SPEAKER_12 15:08

I think that attitude is what gets a team to championship weekend when you can think it think selflessly and also play as a team. Like you're not saying, oh, it's us defense, pick it up offense or vice versa, right? I mean, if you're playing as a team, you know it takes all the sides. So I think your your attitude is and your what you said is spot on. But Coach Sullivan, uh, AJ pointed it out. Great goalie, you have a great goalie, but so does Adelphi with Dylan Renner. What do you guys think of him on the other side of the field in that matchup?

SPEAKER_04 15:47

You know, obviously, um, if there's a storyline in the Division II national championship, um, it would probably be their goalie and our goalie. And it's very similar to kind of reminds me right away of like when two great quarterbacks play against each other. Well, Patrick Patrick Mahomes is not, doesn't need to beat Josh Allen. Like he's not Josh Allen isn't covering his receivers, and vice versa. So uh hopefully their goalie doesn't get down the field running right on top of our goalie to take a shot. Um vice versa. So to be honest with you, yeah, they're two great goalies. I think that kid was the player of the year, if not the defensive player of the year last year, and obviously a big reason why they had so much success and ultimately won. So to be honest with you, I don't really obviously it's two great all-American of goalies.

SPEAKER_05 16:44

Yeah.

SPEAKER_04 16:44

So each one will be one or two. Who will be one, who will be two, I don't know. But um to be honest with you, I don't. Yeah, I think he's a great goalie. I I really do. But I I think our kid's pretty damn good too.

SPEAKER_12 16:58

100%. 100%. I mean, uh take nothing away from Connor whatsoever. I he's he's been amazing.

SPEAKER_03 17:04

Yeah, yeah.

SPEAKER_12 17:04

I mean, I so uh let me ask you this, and maybe it's to you and Coach Clark. Do you change things when you have a goalie like that, or do you just still play your game?

SPEAKER_14 17:16

Oh, we we still play our game. Um I I've made the mistake of trying to overcoach shooters um to try and shoot to specific spots with goalies, and uh it never works. It never works. Um, especially with a guy as you know as good as these two. Yeah. Um good shots will go on great goalies, and you see it in in all divisions at all levels. Um you know, and they're gonna steal some. They're gonna steal some. That's just the way it goes. Um so I I don't we we could put too much into it. And I I've seen teams play us where I was like, geez, I I think they should have taken that shot and and they they shy away from it because they're so concerned about the goalie. Um but I I have to ask Coach Sullivan, uh, what what I heard you say Patrick Mahomes. I never heard of the other guy. What was the other guy's name?

SPEAKER_04 18:06

The quarterback. He's the best professional football player currently.

SPEAKER_14 18:12

I didn't I never heard of the guy. I didn't know you were talking about. Oh, shots.

SPEAKER_12 18:16

Yeah, I love that. I love that. I don't you know, Coach Sullivan, I never see enough posts uh during the NFL season from you about Bill's posts. Just don't see enough.

SPEAKER_03 18:27

It's my only hobby. It's my only hobby.

SPEAKER_13 18:33

So what's the plan this week? Just practice as normal, just like you would a normal week, or is there any little thing different you got going on this week, coach?

SPEAKER_14 18:42

No, Dan, it's it's really the same. Um we spend the first couple days really focusing on us. Um we do spend more time than we normally would if all the travel weren't involved with getting up to to Boston on Sunday, uh, you know, getting up there Thursday and you know, flights at 7 a.m. And so we did spend a little bit of time on Adelphi um today, but not much. 90% of our practice today and tomorrow will be focusing on us. Um get up there, we'll practice at Providence College on uh Thursday afternoon. Um and that that'll really more like half our practice will be spent on Adelphi. But at this time of year, it's it's more about us playing well than it is trying to figure out as you know exactly what what our opponent does.

SPEAKER_13 19:32

Yeah, no, that makes a hundred percent sense. I always say, you know, you do what got you there, right?

SPEAKER_14 19:36

Yeah, dance with who brung you.

SPEAKER_13 19:38

That's oh, it's the greatest coach's line ever. I used to use that on my uh football team all the time back in the day. Um I can't tell you enough that I think this matchup is gonna be something special. I mean, there's a lot of good players on both teams, on both sides of the ball, defensively, especially. Your defense this year is different. I don't know what's different about it. I mean, uh I've always thought of Tampa as an offensive-oriented team, you know. You've always had like guys like Fitzpatrick and and just you've had some great offensive players, but this year the defense seems to be stepping up. What what do you say about that?

SPEAKER_14 20:16

It it's our depth. It really is. I mean, we're gonna run five five short stick D middies, three poles, four or five close defensemen, and uh, you know, we sub those guys in and out without any concern whatsoever. Um so I I think our depth down there is is really been key to our success. Obviously, you know, he's on the he's on the call, but Ryan Sullivan's one of the best defensive coaches, certainly in our division, but maybe in all in all of coaching. So these guys buy into to what he he preaches. Uh they know that he he loves them and cares about him and wants what's on what's best for them. So, you know, they go out there and they they'll dive in front of shots for you know, not only for each other, but also for their defensive coach. So we're real lucky with that. But it's our depth, it's our for some reason that uh you know we kind of focused in recruiting on that end of the field. And uh it you're right, it's a little different, certainly, than most teams I've taken to this game in the past have been, you know, let's see how many we can score and and maybe they won't catch us kind of kind of play. And uh this year it's it's been very different. Um so kudos to our players for for uh you know buying into that. Winning a lot of face-offs helps as well.

SPEAKER_13 21:31

Yeah, Mikey Flores I was at the game too. Too shabby. Went up at the game last week. I was in the garage, I was by the car, it was after the game. I guess it was about 45 minutes after the Wingate game. And Mikey Flores walked by me and I was like, damn, he's a big boy. I didn't realize how solid he was. You know, he doesn't look that big on camera, you know what I mean? He kind of looks like he's got chicken legs and stuff, you know. But then when you see him in person, like, God damn, that boy's he's got some size to him. I said, good game. I said Great game, and he you know congratulated me on being, you know, Wingate said it was a great game, and that was a really good game to watch. It's too bad it was like raining and looking that field was a little wet. I gotta say one thing. Guys play in a beautiful stadium, man. That's that's we're lucky. That's a really nice stadium, man. I I was saying it a lot.

SPEAKER_12 22:20

Yeah, I I talking about going up next to players, um, I that's why I like to stay in the stands because at 5'7, I feel a lot taller when I'm up in the stands than when I'm standing next to any of the players. Hey, AJ, let me ask you this. Every week on social media after you win, I see the phrase on to the next. Is that kind of your team's mantra? How do you is is that something that you're just one game at a time and then you click on to the next side as as Coach Belichick used to say, we're on, we're now on to a Delphi?

SPEAKER_10 22:52

Yeah, I mean the whole year. It's you know, it's been play a game, um, you know, enjoy it that night, and then right on to the next Monday morning practice, lift. You know, that game's in the past. Uh thank thankfully we haven't lost any, but you know, that win doesn't really change anything that's gonna happen this week. So it's really just been that mindset all season, onto the next, on to the next, like what happened in the past, even good stuff, mistakes, you know, leave it in the past, you know, learn from the mistakes, keep uh building off the good stuff. But now, you know, this is the next one is the last one. So this is what it's all all that onto the next, and all that has really just led to this moment right here. So now we're just really, really focusing on this moment. Taking it.

SPEAKER_12 23:39

I got it. And and Aiden, like you said, this is a last. And the last time you were there, you and AJ were freshmen. So what does that mean to come back as seniors and and be back in this game?

SPEAKER_06 23:51

I mean, to be back here, um, like I said before, I mean, I mean we couldn't have done it without everybody. Um, but it means a lot. Um, it'll certainly mean more when we get to finally touch the trophy. Um, but it's been you know, it's been a great process. Um obviously, like I said, without the coaches, um without AJ, we have other platoon leaders. I don't want them to go unnoticed. Um we have Brady Bolton, Matt Basso, uh other seniors barely stepping up to the plate, even juniors like Conley Stone, he's been a huge leader off the field, uh Grant Green, even on the field, both those guys. Um, but it's been great. I'm happy that we're getting back to go to Boston, or this time we get to go to Boston and um want to bring home a win.

SPEAKER_13 24:35

So you're not, you know, your folks aren't too far. You got a bunch of family coming up, be like a three-hour drive from Long Island.

SPEAKER_06 24:41

Yeah. Oh yeah. You're gonna take the ferry, come over and see us.

SPEAKER_13 24:44

Okay, awesome. That's great. I hey um Dan.

SPEAKER_14 24:48

Something uh special about this senior class that uh was brought to our attention uh on senior day. Um this senior class right now, I think Sally, the the number is 73 wins and six losses.

SPEAKER_04 25:03

I think that's what it was on senior day. I don't know what I don't really know.

SPEAKER_14 25:09

Anyway, it it's a it's a remarkable number, guys. Outstanding. Outstanding. Yeah, it's it's and you know you've been around athletics long enough. You don't do that without good good people in your program.

SPEAKER_13 25:20

Yeah.

SPEAKER_14 25:21

You got two of the best right here on the phone with you.

SPEAKER_13 25:24

And it takes a village, you know, coach. It takes the ingredients. I say it in our podcast all the time, you know, to build a cake, you need ingredients. And you need the and you need good ingredients, you know. And once once you get all the ingredients and you can get that mixture just right, good things happen. And you know what? Ever since you've been at Tampa, you've just been amazing. It's just been an amazing to watch. It's a high IQ team, fast-moving team, defensively stout team, offensively moving the ball well. Just you do so many parts of the game so well. It's fun to watch. You know, I'm uh I I never played the game. I never played, and I never coached, but I love this game. I like study it, I watch it. I just I just think what Tampa does and and your teams, even when you were at limestone, um, just what they've been able to do is just nothing less than remarkable, coach. I I really I gotta give you my props, man.

SPEAKER_14 26:16

Well, thank you.

SPEAKER_12 26:18

Yeah, and I like Danny says, it takes a village, like, and you said it, coach, it's your coaching staff, it's it's how you've built the team. You know. Really, we have a test this next weekend of of two Titans in Division II, year after year, which you you really want nothing better than that. That's why I'm so excited to see this weekend. And and we really thank you guys for taking the time and coming on. I'll be up there this weekend. I hope to be able to catch maybe your practice Saturday morning and say, say hi to you guys, and then watch you on Sunday and and see who li what lifts the trophy. I wish you guys the best of luck. It's been great having you on. Thanks for coming.

SPEAKER_10 26:56

Thank you. Thank you for having us. Thank you guys.

North Region Finals

SPEAKER_12 27:00

All right, now, Danny, let's go to the North region. Delphi against St. Anselm. Delphi pulls it out 13-11. This was a rematch from last year. Yeah. And I have to I have to say one thing. I I wrote down their names early on in the game because they were already making a difference. And these are two transfers Noah Gibson and Reese Bauer.

SPEAKER_13 27:27

Oh, yeah, man. They played well. Uh Adelphi. I was at the game, Kev. It was a beautiful after Sunday afternoon here on Long Island in Garden City. I saw some Wingate dads, and we hung out and we watched the game and uh kept looking at the Tampa score. But uh, hey, it was a great day to be at Adelphi and be at Matamat's uh stadium there. Um packed house, packed, Kevin. Yeah. Lots of people there, a load of alumni along the back fence behind the uh the goalpost there, and just chirping all day at Finn Granara. Poor Finn caught a lot of chirps that day. But you know what? That's what it takes when you with the big boys.

SPEAKER_12 28:12

You so you start with a goalie and defense. Here's what I saw in in the first half very physical play on defense and riding, middle of the field, both teams, St. A's defense after a Delphi's transition goal were locked down really in that first half. I thought they played really well against a Delphi that first half.

SPEAKER_13 28:37

They did. It was a really good game. What was it after one? It was 2-1.

SPEAKER_12 28:42

2-1 after one. And it was St. A's, yeah. Because a Delphi scored first with a fantastic tic-tac-toe goal on transition. And you're like, uh, here we go. Yeah. St. A's is like, uh-uh. And they came back and they scored two. And then Danny, in the second quarter, both teams were six v four for for a while. Do you remember that?

SPEAKER_13 29:07

Yes, yes, yes.

SPEAKER_12 29:09

St. A's kind of took advantage. They got one goal. They had it was a two-minute non-releaseable. The second goal they got to make it four to two was after the penalty was up, but it was still kind of in that transition time. They they hadn't really settled in six v6. And then right after that, the Panthers had a six v four chance. No gick, Noah Gibson clanks it off the pipe, and then they get it back in transition to score by Braden Danellan.

SPEAKER_13 29:33

Kevin, that pipe was dinging all afternoon. There must have been a minimum of six, maybe seven pipes in that game on both teams. Both teams are hitting pipe. Yeah. Dink, dink, like all day. I was saying to Coach PayPal, I was like, hey, that's two. Bink, that's three. Yeah, pink, that's four, bink. What are they? What are we up to? Six? Bink, that's seven. A lot of pipes, which means a lot of shots were getting off. Hey, both teams are really, really good and they match up well. They really do. This was the rubber match. St. A's beat them earlier in the season. Um Adelphi avenged that in the N-10. Yeah. And then avenged that loss again. So a great matchup between those two. They really match up well. I mean, just defensively and offensively, it's just a really, really good matchup.

SPEAKER_12 30:25

And it was crazy because at the end of the half, St. A scores with 44 seconds left and they go up by two goals. It's 8-6, and you're like, ooh. Interesting. Delphi doesn't quit. They have 40. They score within the next 30 seconds. 10 seconds left, they score to make it 8-7 to end the half. That's how tight the game was in that first half.

SPEAKER_13 30:45

Now you're ready for this? 13-11. It was a two-goal game, it was the final. Did you see the hidden ball trick?

SPEAKER_12 30:53

No.

SPEAKER_13 30:54

Delphi pulled the hidden ball trick and fooled Granara and scored the goal. Not, but it was a weird kind of goal. It like trickled in. Yes, I do.

SPEAKER_12 31:04

I remember trickling in. I didn't know that was off a hidden.

SPEAKER_13 31:07

It trickled in. And then there was another, another goal that was deflected in. It hit a player and kind of like bounced, like almost like a hockey deflection when it, you know, the guy takes the shot and deflects off the stick and goes over the guy's shoulder. It was two goals. So there was the hidden ball trick and another deflection that went in, and Granara didn't see, couldn't, couldn't stop that one. It just, you know, his body was here and the ball deflected to his left side. So those two goals turned out to be the difference in the game.

SPEAKER_12 31:41

It's interesting, though. It's interesting because if you think about it, you know, a Delphi comes out in that second half and they score six in a row.

SPEAKER_13 31:50

Yeah. And Dylan Renner also turned it up in the second half.

SPEAKER_12 31:54

The whole D stepped up, but you're right, Dylan Renner.

SPEAKER_13 31:56

There was a few in the first quarter in the first quarter that I first half that I said, ah, Renner usually makes that stop. Renner usually makes that stop.

SPEAKER_12 32:04

And then their defense, yeah, and then their defense were picking off passes. They were intercepting some passes.

SPEAKER_13 32:09

Yeah, really.

SPEAKER_12 32:09

You know, and I think the difference was some the the clears and two turnovers in that second half hurt St. A's.

SPEAKER_13 32:15

Yeah, well, they had a couple of failed clears where, you know, Adelphi Panthers turned it up in the middle of the field, caused some havoc. Um they had a couple of failed clears, and and and a Delphi took advantage of that, you know. St. A's needed every possession to be perfect, you know, to kind of like beat them. And they just couldn't that that ride was hard. They were making it real difficult for St. A's to clear the ball.

SPEAKER_12 32:40

But this is how good the game was, I thought, because Adelphi's up 13-8 with seven minutes to play. And I'm thinking they can just cruise in. It's gonna be tough to get six goals in seven minutes. I don't see it happening, right? Or five goals, thirteen to eight, five goals. But they don't go away and they bring it to 13-11 with 105 to play.

SPEAKER_13 33:04

Yeah, man.

unknown 33:06

St.

SPEAKER_13 33:06

A's is legit. That kid, Matt Lemay, he's is he's impressive, man. He's impressive. I think, you know, Will Andrews is impressive. Colin Mulvey. Yeah, those guys are good, man. They're good players. They really are. Quinn Gannon's very good at the face-off. And you know how we feel about Finn Granara, man. He he he he was remarkable again in that game. Even in the loss, he had a lot of. I'm taking a note.

SPEAKER_12 33:32

I'm taking a note because you said on our last podcast, I'm writing it down. Finn Grenara first player spotlight season 2026.

SPEAKER_13 33:41

Yeah, man, definitely. So I think those two goals, that hidden ball trick goal, kind of caught them off guard. You see Grenara looking east, and that ball came from the south, you know? Yeah. And uh it was a good play. It worked, you know.

SPEAKER_12 33:56

And like I said, the team stats were fairly close, but if you look at two of them, turnovers, St. A's had 24 to Adelphi's 13, and then clears, St. A's 13 of 17 at 76%. A Delphi 15 for 17 at 88%.

SPEAKER_13 34:13

I tell you, watch out for St. A's next year, man. Yeah. They're gonna be a handful in the NE10. Definitely. So now Adelphi comes away with the win, 13-11, and they are going to back-to-back national championship. So congratulations, Panthers.

Adelphi Panthers

SPEAKER_12 34:33

Okay, now it's time to welcome in the Adelphi Panthers, winners of the North Region, the rubber match against St. Anselm, and that made them head back to the championship weekend next weekend.

SPEAKER_13 34:52

Kev, I got music for them. We got music. Hold on. Where are we going, fellas?

SPEAKER_07 35:05

Boston, baby.

SPEAKER_13 35:08

Stipping up to Boston is right. The reigning NCAA champion at Belfite Panthers are in the house. How are you guys doing tonight?

SPEAKER_12 35:22

I love it, sir. I love it. So before let me make sure everyone on the podcast knows who we have in the room. It's a big Zoom room tonight. We have two coaches, Coach Gordon Purdy and Coach Brian Volpe, Michael Dernan, Kyle Lewis, Brain Danellan, Noah Gibson, Ryan Dernan, Michael Delassandro, and Reese Bauer. And then, of course, the man in between the pipes, Dylan Renner. Welcome, boys. Boys. Oh, they're all quiet. How are we doing?

SPEAKER_05 35:55

Silence.

SPEAKER_12 35:56

Silence. Silence.

SPEAKER_15 35:57

No compliance, that's for sure.

SPEAKER_12 36:00

All right. So let's get started here. First of all, welcome and congrats on getting back to the championship. Coach Purdy and Coach Volpe, how does that feel? After I'm sure you guys felt all year that you had a target on your back. How does it feel to make it back to championship weekend? I'll jump in there.

SPEAKER_11 36:21

I think we all feel, you know, when we first came back, we set goals. And uh honestly, it was nothing short of getting back to this game to put ourselves in a place to win another championship. And anything less than that, we were gonna feel uh that we didn't get the job done. And so as of right now, you know, we've been given the nod. We're waiting our first practice after our last win. And I think it's just uh an anticipation of come on, let's get this week going, let's get as prepared as we can be to put the best foot forward on Sunday at four o'clock.

SPEAKER_12 37:01

Yeah, that's awesome. It's it's a long haul. I mean, you had 19 games so far to get to that back to where you are now. Coach Volpe, what was it like in preseason and fallball with these guys on the screen and then progressing them to where they are today?

SPEAKER_09 37:22

Um, you know, it was kind of uh just like last year's last year, and that's it, and we gotta move forward, you know. Coach Purdy in his interview yesterday after the game was just like, you know, nobody cares. You know, it's we have to move forward, you know. You're you know, you're not as good until your next win, basically, that mentality. Um, you know, it's all about finishing finishing the job here. So they were pretty focused to be honest. It wasn't really a struggle to to get them going. Um I think they were pretty hungry. I think we'd get a decent job as a staff to remind them that you know the past is the past and we just gotta keep moving forward. And to their credit, they you know, they bought into it. You know, they kind of please themselves and uh you can see on the field how they you know they care about each other. So um, you know, they relay that message to themselves as well. It's not just the staff, it's like we have to do this, this is what we need to do. And I think Dylan closed out the interview yesterday. He said, We're just trying to make this the standard here.

SPEAKER_13 38:19

Well, you're doing a pretty good job. You guys are getting you guys are getting used to it, man. It's been great. You know, I I watched the Delphi just about every game this year, and I said to Kevin, I said, They're good, man. They are good. They got a real good chance of getting back to that Nanny Championship. Got a couple of newcomers this year that really helped out big time. First of all, on the defensive side, Mr. Reese Bauer, the Alberta Canadian, coming down and just wreaking havoc on the field. Sir, you are a standout player. You stand out when I watch a Delphi. You stand out. And we got Noah from upstate Rochester, kid, setting records, coming down and setting records at a Delphi. Good for you guys. How's it been for you two guys to come into this team that was already won a national championship and a lot of their core guys were back? How did that how did that transition go for you? We'll start with you, Reese.

SPEAKER_08 39:16

Honestly, the transition, like coming from AIC to Delphi, like straight away, like that. You could tell from the pace of practice, like we were doing two days right off the rip. So me coming back into that, it was uh, I wouldn't say it was a struggle, but it was definitely a change of pace coming from AIC to a Delphi. And just like uh the coaches were saying, like coming from last year, like forget about last year. This is a new year, and we kind of gotta earn it again. And we're like everyone's biggest game, so we just kind of, you know, yeah.

SPEAKER_13 39:45

Excellent. And what about you, Noah? How's that transition been for you?

SPEAKER_16 39:49

Uh it's been good, it's definitely been um different, but just coming in and competing every day within practice, whether it's one-on-ones or sixes, it's just everybody's trying to get better.

SPEAKER_13 40:02

When you say different, more different how?

SPEAKER_16 40:05

Uh just the pace of practice, doing fast breaks or stick works is everything.

SPEAKER_13 40:11

Yeah, you know, Adelphi's like a D1 team in Division II clothing, is what they are, you know. And uh I just again, you guys have been just amazing on both sides of the ball. And uh that C team was a tough team, man. I think they were, you know, they were they were a very well-coached team. They were strong, they were fast, they could shoot, they had a real strong goalie, and and that kid Granara, he's good. What do you guys think about that game and that rubber match? I mean, you know, that's a big game, you know. Like, it's gotta see. What do you think, Deli? My my former true blue kid.

SPEAKER_01 40:48

Yeah, um, definitely a big game. They're a great team, but it was just another stepping stone to a point that we knew that we had to get to, and they were just a team in our way.

SPEAKER_12 40:57

So let me ask you this, Kyle. Where's Kyle Lewis? There he is. My man. He's a beast.

SPEAKER_13 41:04

He's a beast out there.

SPEAKER_12 41:05

We've been talking about you for too many years now, and it doesn't seem like you're never off the field half most of the time. You rode to the finals, Danny talked about the St. A's game, but you had pretty resounding wins in the first round and the quarterfinals. And then in this in the semis, you kind of took control in that second half. Can you use that momentum on those three games when you go up and face an undefeated team like Tampa?

SPEAKER_02 41:32

I mean, yeah, absolutely. It um it helps when the offense is doing good for uh multiple consecutive games because it kind of sets a tone for the game coming up. And you know, now our guys and our younger guys are kind of getting into the role, and we're all kind of um coming together, and our chemistry is the best that it's been. So it definitely helps um that we're doing good right now, and hopefully we can keep it on for the national championship, which I think we will.

SPEAKER_13 41:58

Kyle, you looked real good. And Dunellen, the playing edge kid. What's up, buddy? You're just you're just balling out there, too, man. How's it feel to get back to the 90s? You're only a sophomore. What do you think this is gonna be like a normal thing here at the Delphi? Like you know, he's he's he's there two years and he's going to two nineties. How's that feel, Brady?

SPEAKER_07 42:18

Feels great being able to make it back to the championship with my teammates, and uh just hope we get the job done again.

SPEAKER_13 42:24

Oh, there you go.

SPEAKER_12 42:25

That's awesome. Dylan, I have to ask you this. I saw a couple of stare-downs and and flexes in the second half against St. Anselm. What does that mean for you coming back? First of all, coming back to a Delphi for your fifth year and then getting back to the finals.

SPEAKER_15 42:43

Um, yeah. So I'll just backpack on coming back to have another chance to compete for national championship like we're doing right now. Um, just to do it with this group of guys is something really special. Um, of course, a lot of guys I played with last year graduated out, but uh being able to do with these guys and the chemistry on this team is awesome.

SPEAKER_13 43:03

Yeah, you were locked in that second half yesterday. I was a little disappointed in that first half, though. I was like, that's not the kid I know. But you know what? You really uh locked yourself in. And Dylan, I know we started early and Kevin got mad at me for asking questions, but I gotta ask, you know. Um, I think it's important. You know, you came back for your fifth year, you were a national champion last year, uh player of the year, accolade after accolade, first team All-American, first team all region. You did you did everything any coach could ask you to do. How did you stay focused coming back this year for your fifth year? Like you said, a lot of your boys had graduated out. How did you stay grounded and focused?

SPEAKER_15 43:47

Um, yeah, I mean, individuals, um, but to me, winning it with fifty guys, winning that one award. Winning that national championship last year, there was no different explorer. Um, to have that opportunity to come back and be able to do it back to back. Something that hasn't been done at Adolpha, I think it was like over 25 years.

SPEAKER_13 44:09

Yeah, it's gonna be good. And Mikey Dernan, how you doing tonight, buddy? Your your your volume's off there. You're back on. There you go. Hey man, good. You've been having a great year too, man. How does it feel to be you know going to that national championship and being such a big contributor on the offensive side? How's that feel?

SPEAKER_00 44:28

Feels great. I mean, uh being there last year and coming back again this year, getting some uh playing time, it feels amazing. And being out there with my teammates, hopefully just get the job done.

SPEAKER_13 44:39

Getting playtime. You're doing great, kid, man. You're doing phenomenal out there. Really good, man. Again, I've watched the Delphi a lot this year. I've been saying to Kevin all year, I said they're they're legit this year. They are legit. They got they got some defense. I I think, you know, last year I always felt it was the offense that was really good. You know, you guys had a really crazy good and deep offense. This year, I'm thinking it's more defense. Hank Coach Volpe, is the defense uh is it me or is it No, it's it's it's everybody.

SPEAKER_09 45:10

I mean, the selflessness on this team is ridiculous. I mean, the amount of points that are shared on the offensive ball and the way they ride, you know, defense starts on the ride, and these boys they ride, they cause turnovers and they turn games for us. So I think it's just uh it's togetherness for us, and the love that we all share for each other is just phenomenal. And you know, you all talk about um, you know, playing for the guy next to you. Well, I can tell you right now, the 52 guys that we have on the team all play for each other.

SPEAKER_12 45:41

It shows it shows. But let's let's let the other Dernan, the LSM, Ryan Dernan, talk about the defense. How special is it for you to be on this defense, Ryan?

SPEAKER_07 45:51

Uh yeah, I mean, it means a lot every year. Uh the defense we like to take pride in what we do. We know um we're the only thing that stands in front of the other team scoring goals, and we know our job is to keep that from happening as little as possible. Um, just every single guy that we're in every single day always brings it, brings the intensity. And um, it's a concept for us we know what we have to do, and we're willing to do whatever it takes to get it done. And I'm just really proud of all my teammates, not only on the defensive end, but the offensive end as well. Everybody's just a hundred percent bought in and willing to do anything for the guy next to them. It's just it's really just something special to be a part of.

SPEAKER_12 46:27

Excellent, excellent. Yeah, that's that's phenomenal. I I I wonder if anyone can chime in with this one. I uh you as you go through the season, you know, you learn a lot of lessons. What do you think the lessons from this season that you can take take and help you for your the championship game up in Boston?

SPEAKER_13 46:48

Kyle, start with you.

SPEAKER_12 46:49

And Kyle, you're smiling. You got to talk now.

SPEAKER_02 46:53

Um well, we learned a lot this season. Obviously, leaving that first game to St. A's, they kind of taught us that it's breakable. Um, and um it made us it made us work harder and know that every game, you know, anything can happen. So that I say that was the main thing we learned. And then obviously Tampa, good team. Um, we've been battle tested three times by St. A's, so we're not really new to anything here. So yeah, I guess the lesson we learned is that any game can go either way, and we got to try our hardest.

SPEAKER_12 47:22

That's great. How about Reese? How about you coming from AIC, coming into Adelphi? We already talked about that. I think you and Noah both had your own adversity last year. Obviously, Noah, you coming from a school that was closing and your brothers there and having to come to a new environment. Reese, with kind of changes in coaches and everything happened at AIC. And I don't know if you know this, but I grew up right around the corner from Springfield, Massachusetts. Uh but uh what lessons have you learned this season?

SPEAKER_08 47:52

From being here just uh this semester, I'd say kind of just like playing for us and kind of just being more like mesh with the team and stuff like that, and having the real team chemistry, uh, especially like coming in like mid-season here. It was definitely a little bit took me a little bit to kind of build chemistry with the guys around me on the defensive side as we always had to be on the same page and learn what each other's like tendencies are. So I think just kind of playing with the us mentality playing for us, and yeah, just that.

SPEAKER_12 48:21

And no, what about you from that adversity? What did you take from that situation to help you in this season, where now you're have the most goals ever scored in one season for the Delphi Panther?

SPEAKER_16 48:34

Um, yeah, I'd say that kind of helped me, especially after our um loss to St. A's, just not really taking anything for granted and coming in every week and just just going to work every week during practice.

SPEAKER_12 48:47

It shows on the field with you guys, and and Coach Volpe, I think what you said, the team aspect when they all are not they're playing selfless, I think is probably the most critical thing as you go into any game and but I have to ask you one thing. Are you bringing back the blocks for your defensive scheme at the at the championship? Ready. I love it. I can't wait to see them again. Ready? I I now know the code. You may have to change that up. Yeah. Figure it out. Yeah, yeah, I'm sure you will. Well, guys, let me tell you this. Uh, like Danny has said, we have watched a lot of your games, uh, and you guys making it back is a testament to how you've played this whole season. You haven't had an easy, easy record to go through. I mean, there are a lot of tough teams on your record. Obviously, any 10 is a gauntlet. And uh the way you handle yourselves, you can tell it's on offense and defense that you play as a team and are selfless. So I just want to wish you all the best of luck. I will see you up there. I will be up there at the at the game and be watching some of your practices. So we'll wish you all the luck in this last game of the 2025 season.

SPEAKER_13 50:08

I have to say that the props go to the coaching staff for getting these guys ready. I think the coaching staff at a Delphi is bar none one of the best in the country, if not the best. You know, there'll be some other coaches that wouldn't be, you know, maybe argue with that with me, but I think what a Delphi does year in and year out is just amazing. And just a lot of that is a testament to the coaching staff and what's going on there behind the scenes. You guys are recruiting good guys, you're getting good players, high IQ. Um, guys that ball, man. Guys that want it. Reese Bower's a dog. I'm sorry. You're a dog, son. You're out there like you just kill it, bro. And Dylan, you're a dog, and you know you're a dog. You know, and just just just everybody offensively, like the way you guys share the rock. It's just, it was like yesterday was good lacrosse, you know. It was good lacrosse. If you like lacrosse, yesterday was a good game. You guys came away with that win. I felt that you controlled that game. I did. I didn't think that Adelphi was gonna lose that game. As close as it was. You guys dominated the middle of the field, and that's gonna be important going into the next game because that team is good. But guys, I wish you all the best of luck. Uh shipping up to Boston, guys. That's what we're doing. And uh, Panthers, I wish you all the best of luck. Guys, you did a great job tonight. Thanks for coming on.

SPEAKER_15 51:31

Appreciate it. Thank you so much. Appreciate

THE only Game to Watch

SPEAKER_15 51:34

it.

SPEAKER_12 51:34

All right, Danny. We've spoken to both teams. We've done a recap of the games in the Final Four. Now it's Tampa versus Adelphi.

SPEAKER_13 51:47

What do you think? I don't know. First of all, I just want to thank all the coaches and players for coming on tonight. You know, I'm excited for these young men. You know, they get to do something that's pretty special, and they get to go to a national championship. They get to play on the same field that Tom Brady made and Randy Moss and a lot of really good football players. Hey, and there's been a lot of good lacrosse games played in national championships there over the years, and Notre Dame's been there in Virginia. So it's kind of like a sacred place for lacrosse, and these guys get to play in that big stadium. So, congratulations, guys, and thank you so much for coming on tonight. We really appreciate it. But to pick one in this one, Kev, I think this is gonna be one hell of a game.

SPEAKER_12 52:31

Yeah, I totally agree. We're gonna pick one, but if I was, if this is regular season, I'd be saying a pick them game. Look at this a Delphi has five USA lacrosse All-Americans, Tampa with four. Damn close, right? Both have flip plenty of firepower. A Delphi with Danellan, Gibson, Dernan, Lewis, Tampa, Camp Sanchez, Lindsay, Ortega. Tampa is undefeated and not far removed from the natty they got in 2022. A Delphi is battle tested five games against top ten teams during the 2025 season. They've been there and done that. And like they said to us on the podcast, St. A's is legit, like we said, and they are a great test for them every time to prepare. Both teams with stellar goalies on that's gonna and then Mike Flores, though, could he be the difference at the dot?

SPEAKER_13 53:36

I think that's where we can start to talk about a little bit. I think that's the spot. I think Flores is gonna have an edge there. I think I agree. Um uh again, not the worst year for Adelphi, not like they'd had the last year, but they've definitely improved. But, you know, Mikey Flores is is legit. You know, he he's he's a big boy, he's a consummate kid. He's been into a lot of big games. He's you know, he's in from that Sunshine State conference, and and it's a strong conference. If you look at the Maskey ratings, that's like the conference with the most the best teams of all, you know, top to bottom. So he's coming out of the best conference, aggle algorithm-wise, say that yeah three times fast. But according to the few high C's. Yeah, yeah, I wouldn't even attempt it then. I'm not smart. I'm smart enough for that. But just you know, the the Sunshine State Conference and just everything coming out of there. I it's just this is a tough one to pick, Kevin. This one's really difficult. Again, two great goalies, two great defenses, two offenses that can move the rock and score. Two teams with multiple kids that can put the rock in the back of the net. I mean, this is this is a tough one. I think Tampa gets the slight edge at the dot, but I still say you have to beat the champs, right?

SPEAKER_12 55:17

Yeah, I'll tell you, I've gone back and forth on this one. I think this game is gonna be won in the middle of the field, starting at the dot. But if you can win the 50-50s, if you can muck it up, and you can if Delphi can ride like they they did the ride against St. A's and win the middle of the field and get the ball back, I you know, I it's just tough. You know, what do you do? You do you bit do you you place the bet on the the champs from last year, or do you place the bet on the team that's undefeated?

SPEAKER_13 55:52

It is that close. It's tough. You know, I'm I again I was at that that Delphi game and I'm looking at their offense, and I was just at at Tampa two weeks ago with the Wingate Tampa game, and I watched their defense, and their defense, Tampa's defense was impressive, holding Wingate's, you know, attack units to just four points on the day. And you know what? They've been holding teams to really below 10, 9 goals a game. They haven't been playing, they haven't been putting up 17, 18, 19. They have, they have, yeah, but not regularly, you know. They're winning, they're winning games, but they're not putting up 17, 18, 19. They're not blowing out everybody. Whereas Adelphi's kind of been blowing out everybody except St. A's.

unknown 56:39

St.

SPEAKER_13 56:39

A's seems to hold them into a one of two goal game. They match up well. So what's the difference? You know, so you look at the difference between Tampa and St. A's. I don't know if St. A's could beat Tampa. Tampa's good, man. Oh, yeah. So this one, Kev, I have to say, because Adelphi's the champs, and until you can beat the champ, they're the champ. So I like the way they move the ball. McDermott's fast, man. He's tough to guard. He makes things difficult. Uh Mikey Dernan's come out of nowhere. Really didn't get a whole lot of playing time last year, and this year he's just lighting up, especially the last couple of weeks. They got Kyle Lewis on offense, who, and quite frankly, is an amazing lacrosse player.

SPEAKER_12 57:27

Then you add in someone like Nick O'Shea, who the Swiss Army knife.

SPEAKER_13 57:32

Yeah. What do you mean by the way? The Swiss Army knife. Yeah. The Swiss Army knife. And then you got Big Noah, you know, he's a big boy back there. He's not an easy guard, you know. He can back guys up. He's like, you know, like a big center in like basketball. He just backs guys up, and he's hard to guard, and he can shoot. And then you got Braden Dunellen, who is magical with the stick. So I'm gonna give the edge to Adelphi. They're the champs, but I think it's gonna be could be an overtime game, it could be a one-goal game, Kev. I think it's gonna be that close.

SPEAKER_12 58:10

Yeah, I am going to go opposite you and say Tampa. I think I I I just could keep on going back to Mike Floyd.

SPEAKER_13 58:22

Can't argue, can't argue with you there.

SPEAKER_12 58:24

They've got, like we talked about, they got plenty of offensive firepower. I think their defense is stout. Like I said, I think it's gonna be who wins the middle of the field. The goalies are gonna play like those two goalies play. That's gonna be an even match.

SPEAKER_13 58:39

Yeah, yeah. And Renner's gonna be up for that game, you know what? And Terrio's gonna be up for that game.

SPEAKER_12 58:45

Yeah.

SPEAKER_13 58:46

They'll be up for that game.

SPEAKER_12 58:47

Who wins the middle of the field? From from the short stick D-mittis and the LSMs, the rope defense, and on face off, what are you gonna do?

SPEAKER_13 58:55

I got you. That's the way I see it. I think Flores gets the edge there, you know, but that's only one part of the game. You know, there's other parts of the game. I know.

SPEAKER_12 59:03

I gotcha.

SPEAKER_13 59:04

And and and I just I just saw what Adelphi was able to do in the last couple of weeks defensively. Man, their defense is good. Reese Bower's a dog out there. DeLasandro's a dog out there. Nick O'Shea, I like again, just they're just they're good, man. They're they're a very good team, high IQ. They move the rock really well. They got fast players at Delphi. And then you got, you know, on Tampa, you got Bashaw and Lindsay Davis, and you know, just guy after guy after guy on offense, and then their defense with those two shorts, deep the mids leading them away. They multiple LSMs.

SPEAKER_12 59:44

And that's what Coach is saying. If they if they can keep on running them in and they stay fresh, it I'll tell you.

SPEAKER_13 59:52

Which is another thing, you know, just thinking about this, watching the game, the Adelphi being that at that game, I noticed that the second midline didn't get a whole lot of run. They ran their first midline a lot. Most of the game. They ran the ones hard. Yeah. Um, if they if they do that on next Sunday, it might be a long day.

SPEAKER_12 1:00:17

I don't know what the weather's gonna be like, but I think it's gonna be cooler than it would be if you're playing in Tampa. Oh, yeah. It's gonna be good looking house weather.

SPEAKER_13 1:00:24

So, yeah. So you got Tampa, you got Tampa. I got a Delphi in uh maybe overtime or one or one goal game. I think it's gonna be an exciting game. I think this is a really good matchup. I really do.

SPEAKER_12 1:00:37

Yeah, I totally agree.

Shout Outs

SPEAKER_12 1:00:40

All right, Danny. Here we are at shout-outs. I think we've got one big one that we're gonna go over, and that's because USILA just dropped the all-region teams north and south. So I'll start off with the north, and then you take over and share. And this is a shout-out to all these players. Yeah, just phenomenal what they did. So I'll start off with the north right now. All North Region team. Player of the year, Braden Dunellan from a Delphi. Defensive player of the year, Dylan Renner, a Delphi. Offensive player of the year, Kyle Lewis, a Delphi. Um maybe I need to change my pick, Danny. But uh so that's the the top three major awards. Let's go to the teams in North uh Division II, first team on defense. Reese Bauer, Adelphi, Michael DiLasandro, Adelphi, and Charlie Hudson, Seaton Hill. At attack, Braden Delphant, Braden Dunellin, Adelphi, Danny Xabia, Pace, Sebastian Simonson, St. Michael's College, and Braden Lockier, Seaton Hill. LSM, Carter Linkletter, AIC, Shortstick, D. Middies, Colby Goodchild, St. Anselm, Nick O'Shea, Adelphi. Faceoff, Mark Strunk from Seaton Hill, and then the Middies, Kyle Lewis, Adelphi, Brian Green, Malloy, Carter Green, Seaton Hill, Ryan Bogar, Assumption. At goalie, Dylan Renner, Adelphi. The second team, Danny, defense, Chris Butler, Pace, Owen Stevenson, Mercy, Paul Army, Wilmington, Aiden Dinnigan, Malloy, Attack, Jimmy Osorio, Mercy, Chris Claflin, St. Anselm, Noah Gibson, Adelphi, Matt LeMay, St. Anselm, LSM, Ryan Dernan, a Delphi. Hmm. There seems to be a trend here. And for face off, Quinn Gana, St. Anselm. Midfielders, Ryan Smith, Mercy, Carter Earl, Wilmington, Nate Elviti, Bentley, Will Andrews, St. Ansom, Ryan Baco, Adelphi, and Goalie, Christian Michaels, Malloy. Good pick there. Finally, the third team at defense, Alex Callahan, Seaton Hill, Kevin Groom, Adelphi, Kyle Pierciak, Bentley, at attack, Andrew Zubak, Wilmington, Luke Hickam, Malloy, Wade Brennell, Seaton Hill, and Michael Dernan, Adelphi. At LSM, Thomas Kofod, Malloy. Oh boy. Shortstick D. Midi, Rocco Hogan, Malloy, Frank Falco, Adelphi, and Justin Dean, Seaton Hill. At faceoff, Connor Stack, Assumption, at midfield, Michael Kilgallen, Chestnut Hill, Will Donowski, Pace, Brian Delobarto, Malloy. And at goalie, Finn Grenara, Fryn. Finn Grenara, St. Anselm. And then finally, I'll do quickly honorable mention. Get them all in. They all deserve it. That's the way I feel like Brady Custra, Robertson Wesleyan, Nick Shanklin, Lake Geary, Quinn Tracy, Wilmington, Colby Leighton, Assumption, and Holden Charbonau, Seaton Hill. At attack, Brett Bridges, Georgian Court, Colin Mulvey, St. Anselm, James Sternberg, Walsh, LSM, Seamus Kearney from Frostburg. That's good to see. Colin Green, Seaton Hill, Ose Adoma at pace, James Sproul, Post University, and Alex Parton of Bentley. Short stick D. Middies. Evan Farlow, Chestnut Hill, Zamar Faith, Dominican. Faceoff. Alex Wallstrom, Frostburg, Connor Widmer, Wilmington, and Will Greaves, Adelphi. At MIDI, Braden McNulty, Assumption, Luke Roach, Frostburg State, Brenner Chase, Willing Jesuit, Vinny McDermott, Adelphi, Colin Reese, Pace, and David Gagnon and Bentley. And then finally, Goalie, Will Cody, Seaton Hill, Daniel Flynn, Wilmington, Gavin Conlin, Lake Erie. A boy. Vinny Burkhart, Georgian Court. Another boy of ours. Shane Corker and Assumption. Congratulations, gentlemen, on making the All Region North team.

SPEAKER_13 1:05:13

Oh man, what a squad, huh? Yeah. All right, I'll do the I don't have the all the big guy winners.

SPEAKER_12 1:05:21

All right, I'll do those really quickly. So in All Region South, the three top major awards, player of the year, Connor Terriel. Defensive player of the year, Owen Willis. Owen Wills at St. Leo. Yep. Offensive co-players of the year, Ryan Kemp, University of Tampa, and Kyle Spence, Wingate.

SPEAKER_13 1:05:45

Spence making it. All right. First team All South Region defense. Peyton Farley, the Wingate Bulldogs. Dylan Witt from Limestone. Cordy Gomball, University of Tampa. First team attack, Kyle Spence from Wingate. Ryan Kemp from Tampa and Zach Terry from Limestone. First team LSM, Owen Wills. That boy can play, Kevin. He's good. St. Leo University. Short stick D. Meds, one of our guys who's just on the show tonight, AJ Pasarella from Tampa, and Joel Mullen from Limestone, and first team faceoff. Jacob Chiz, Florida Southern. That's your first team. First team midfield, Tommy Ortega from Tampa. Mike McGarry from Limestone. Raiden Badron from Anderson and Curtis Goddard from PBA, Kev. The goalie, first team, Conotario, University of Tampa. Them boys can play. Second team, defense, Jack Travassos from Newberry. He's a baller, that kid. Alan Usher, Mount Olive, Jaden Terry, another baller from Limestone. At attack, Davis Lindsay, University of Tampa. Justin Simonson from Maryville University. Carter Wilcox from Lander. Caden Unagi from Limestone. Jonah McConnell from Rockhurst. The LSM, John Charlton from Maryville, and the short stick D. Mids, Dagan Carlson from Maryville University, and Duke Kershke from Colorado Mesa. Second team faceoff. Mikey Flores, University of Tampa. The midfield, Tyler Douglas from Flagler, Austin Lamaro from Limestone. And you know what? Special one. I'm getting teared up. My son Joe Moran from Windows.

SPEAKER_12 1:07:39

Congratulations.

SPEAKER_13 1:07:40

Well deserved. Uh goalie, Alex Agorshian from Montevallo. South Division II, third team on defense. Jack Kinney, Lander University, Tyler Davis from Lewis, Brandon Grushalt from Flaggler. Third team attack. Tracy McDonald. We had him on our show, Kev Flagler. JJ Brummett from Colorado Mesa. Ryan Bitterman from Anderson. Jack Johnston from Rollins. Sean Clark, the Canadian from Wingate. The LSM Brian Lake from Newberry. Who I just met a guy who's his neighbor today. So when I see him tomorrow at work, I'm going to tell him Brian made third team. James Davies from St. Leo and Tyler Benedict from U Indy. Faceoff, third team. Aiden Dixon from Anderson. Shea Rayburn from Maryville. Midfield, Ben Mickett from Maryville, Luke Schroeder from Lewis University, and Clayton Sorrett from Maryville. Goalie, third team, Corey Lyons from Limestone, and Broco Leela, Rockhurst, and the South. Honorable mention, guys, because you're right, they deserve to be mentioned too, Kev. On defense, Alex Score from U Indy, Matthew Calberg from Rockhurst, Tyler Gerstadt from Meryville, Caden Hathaway from Colorado Mesa, Dalton Wilkins from North Greenville, and Jake Claudier from Concordia Irvine on attack. Caden Castle, our man from North Greenville, Tristan Schaefer from UIndy, and Matthew Boas from Montevallo. Evan Voss from Lenore Ryan. Malachi Good from Lewis. Nate Lorenzo from Belmont Abbey. Jackson Bashaw from University of Tampa. Aiden Notkin from St. Leo University. Dante Powell, Lenore Ryan Bear, he's a baller. Hayden Moffitt, Miles' little brother, the better looking one. From North Greenville. Congratulations, you guys. LSM, Gordon Ogden from Flagler, Conley Stone from Tampa, Mitchell Clark from U Indie, and uh honorable mention short stick D. Mids, CJ Dore from Wingate, Devin Rasmus from University of Tampa, Ryan Andrews from Montevallo, Avery Moody from Rockhurst, Gavin Wessel from Florida Tech, Nash Perry from Anderson, your third team face honorable mention faceoffs, Brandon Shaffner from Montevallo, Matt Mancini from LR, Dominic Torello from Lewis, Josh Maurer from Mount Olive, Midfield, Carter Krasinski from Limestone, Christian Hofer from Emery Riddle, Dylan Pless, Colorado Mesa, Morgan Maddish from Lenore Ryan University, Tim Keith from Emery Riddle, Jack Pila from Flagler College, Caden Shalit from Montevallo, Mikey Swigert from Belmont Abbey, and Jackson Grant from Wingate. And goalie, AJ Preetruck from UIndy, and Shaden Shields from Colorado Mesa. So that's your South all-region team. Congratulations, fellas. Well deserved.

SPEAKER_12 1:11:08

Yeah, those took a while to get through, but I think it's well worth it. Those boys put in the work. They showed up. Along with a lot of other folks. But the little recognition for several players across both both regions. I think that's awesome. It's an awesome way to end this. Before we go, we just want to thank our sponsors, D2 Showcase and Chad Coffee and Lids. Please check them out. They've been great to us this season. Danny, this season is coming down to only one more episode after this one.

SPEAKER_13 1:11:37

I know, Kev. I can't believe how fast it's gone.

SPEAKER_12 1:11:40

Unbelievable. It's been a lot of fun. So let's head to Boston.

SPEAKER_13 1:11:47

Yeah, baby. Shipping up to Boston. Hey, this has been a great episode. Hey, want to wish all the guys and the teams and everybody, all the families involved, have a great time this weekend. It should be great up in Boston. Um, wish I could be there with you, Kev. I'll be there in I'll be there in spirit, I promise.

SPEAKER_12 1:12:06

I got you. And with that, Danny, that's a wrap.

SPEAKER_13 1:12:10

That's a wrap, Kev. In the bottom landscape of collective ports, and C double A division to mental cross stands all is a pathway that offers not only a high level of competition, but also a holistic college third development, still, two, still, testing the size, the size of the second.