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BLA U: College Lacrosse Information

College Recruiting Information, click here

2013 College Games of Buffalo interest, click here

2013 Collegiate Highlights, click here

2012 Collegiate Highlights, click here

BLA Men Alumni, click here

BLA Women Alumni, click here

Congratulations to the BLA 2013 College Committments to date

Brett Benzinger, St. Francis, Mercyhurst University
Marcus Butters, Detroit Mercy University
Connor Cleary, Cansius, Canisius College
Spencer Cromwell, OP, Ohio Wesleyan
James Deakin, St. Joes, Canisius College
Scott Dosser, St. Francis, Clarkson
Austin Goltz, OP, Providence College
John Januszkiewicz, Orchard Park, Ithaca College
Eric Kwietniewski, Williamsville East, Keuka College
Brett Librock, Baldwin Wallace College
Maximus Maxwell, Hamburg, UMBC
Josh Recor, Bishop Timon, Marist College
Chris Robertson, The Hill Academy, Siena College
Brody Stewart, Essex College Maryland
Tim Wagner, OP, St. John Fisher
Lucas Walsh, Nichols, Dennison University
Nick Wilcox, Hamburg, Mercy College
Mitch Wilson, OP, VMI

Congratulations to Buffalo’s 2012 College Freshman Class

Marshall Argenta, Nortre Dame Academy, Alma College
Brendan Barren, West Seneca East, Canisius College
Edward Doherty, Amherst, SUNY Potsdam
Kevin Dougherty, Amherst, Monroe CC
Tyler Godfrey, Lancaster, Wheeling Jesuit
Peter Goltz, Orchard Park, John Carroll University
Nate Gowen, Amherst, Rutgers
Josh Harris, RIT
Billy Jacobbi, Williamsville South, Canisius College
Dylan Scinta, Williamsville North, SUNY Cortland
Richard Schwartz, Williamsville South, SUNY Brockport
Brad Thomas, Niagara Wheatfield, Canisius College
Jeff Wilson, Williamsville East, Canisius College
Brandon Wroblewski, Medaille College

(we apologize for those missing from the list, this is all we had at time of publication)

2011 College Freshman

Eric Chadderdon (Ohio State)
Clinfton Jackson & Greg Wilcox (SUNY Brockport)
Brendan Kane (Hilbert)
Brian Sullivan (North Carolina)
Richard Walsh (Robert Morris)
Kyle Wisner (Oswego)
Chris White (Siena)
Randy Gergyrk and Scott Thielman (Keuka)
Max Spina (Alfred)
Brad Thomas (Canisius College)
Kyle Zittel (Penn State)

Buffalo’s Dominant Defense

If anything in local sports is analogous to the people of WNY, it has been the Buffalo Lacrosse’s star studded and gritty defensemen. Hardworking, these dedicated and decorated athletes have been gaining recognition across the nation.

		Garrett Augustyn - Binghamton (Amherst ’10) Accomplishments: 2^nd All WNY ‘09/’10 Led High School in ground balls Started 9 of 14 games in 1^st yr at Binghamton Why Defense: I feel like I can use the position to showcase talent just as well as an offense player... Also I get to hit people.

		Eric Chadderdon - Ohio State (Hamburg '11) Accomplishments: High School All-American ‘10/’11 Inside Lacrosse Top 50 1^st All WNY ‘09/’10/’11 Why Defence: I like to be aggressive and dictate the tempo of the game. It’s a physical position and I like the challenge of shutting down the top player on the opposing team.

		Rashaun Durden - Potsdam (Williamsville East ’08) Accomplishments: 2012 Potsdam Captain NCAA DIII Honorable Mention AA ‘11 SUNYAC Player of the Year ‘11 1^st Team All SUNYAC ‘11 SUNYAC All-Tournament Team ‘10/’11 Why Defense: There is something about being a part of a defensive unit working to shut down an offense. It takes a different type of person to do the dirty work knowing you will rarely get recognition. You have to play with a chip on your shoulder and that’s what makes it fun for me.

		Shawn Needham - Binghamton (Hamburg ’10) Accomplishments: 1^st All WNY ‘10 1^st All League '09/'10 Why Defense: I play defense because it allows me to make an impact on the game, and my team. Even though you may not get as much glory as the people who score goals, you get more satisfaction from holding the other team and player you are marking scoreless, and ultimately that is what wins games.

		Brian Sullivan - North Carolina (Timon-St. Jude ’11) Accomplishments: Under Armour Senior All-America game participant Inside Lacrosse Top 50 High School All American ‘10/’11 1^st All WNY ‘09/’10/’11 Borrelli Award Recipient Why Defense: Coach White told me to.

		Andrew Wagner - Mercyhurst (Iroquois ’10) Accomplishments: NCAA D-II Honorable Mention AA ‘11 NCAA D-II National Champion ‘11 High School All-American ‘10 Why Defense: In every sport I have ever played I have loved playing defense because you not only get to engage in more contact but also I don’t like all the glory of scoring and being an offensive player but rather being less recognized as a defensive player and doing more of the dirty work that people don’t realize as much.

More player profiles coming soon!