Yale 2023

[Typical Lax Dad]

Christian Johnson, I believe.

Yes. Depending on his tenacity, he could be the SSDM that played at Loyola…Hawkins? May be moved to offense. Time will tell.

[Exlaxbro]

Ok. I didn’t watch Yale a lot this year but knew Cohen was there and saw he was listed as a middie. Wasn’t sure if he was the SSDM that was referred to.

[FannOLax]

I don't believe any of the Elis' 2022 LSMs had previous college playing time. Stuzin showed tremendous potential, at times looking, in my opinion, like an All American. I expect the 2023 rope unit to be better.

[calourie]

I don't believe any of the Elis' 2022 LSMs had previous college playing time. Stuzin showed tremendous potential, at times looking, in my opinion, like an All American. I expect the 2023 rope unit to be better.

Stuzin, certainly has high-end potential, and showed himself to be a virtual ground ball vacuum, but to reach the next level I feel he will have to work on his man on man coverage and full game and season intensity. Truth of the matter is 5 of the 15 caused turnovers he had were in his first game against Villanova, and he let too many of the men he was covering escape his coverage to warrent AA consideration without upping his game. That's not to say he can't or won't reach that level. only to say that he has work to do to do so.

Only one defensive middie (either LSM or SSDM) who played meaningful minutes this year and who will be returning for the 2023 season had any previous college playing time so the expectation of effective improvement on the part of both the first and second line rope units is by no means a stretch. I also expect Patrick Hackler and Jack Monfort to continue in and improve on their roles as 2 way middies. I will add that I thought Hackler and O middie Brad Sharp showed the most improvement of any players on the team. It woudn't surprise me to see Hackler assume departing captain Brian's Tevlin two way role as a spark on both offense and defense.

Only three and one half months until fall ball to find out how this all pans out, and to see what newcomers look like they might become part of the equation.

[FannOLax]

Only three and one half months until fall ball to find out how this all pans out, and to see what newcomers look like they might become part of the equation.

Fall ball! Nice thought. Looks like the incoming class is just nine: https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiti ... am/Yale/35 The Covid-era roster anomalies will be with us for years.

[calourie]

TDeming at LacrosseBucket shows a tenth recruit, a Canadian field and Box player named Will Sheehan. Fall enrollment also often reveals Shay adding another under the radar recruit or two that IL doesn't pick up. Appears we will be looking at another 50+ roster this coming season.

[another fan]

TDeming at LacrosseBucket shows a tenth recruit, a Canadian field and Box player named Will Sheehan. Fall enrollment also often reveals Shay adding another under the radar recruit or two that IL doesn't pick up. Appears we will be looking at another 50+ roster this coming season.

Sheehan is the leading scorer in OLA— Jr A

[FannOLax]

In this slow season for news, Yale-bound defenseman and Canadaigua Academy senior Eric Platten reportedly impressed in a 4-1 state semi-final victory over West Genesee. 4-1?! Canadaigua goalie and another dman headed to Hobart.

[10stone5]

…two players atop the scoring chart in the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League are 19 and 18 years of age. Will Sheehan and Willem Firth have each played 11 games, and thanks to Firth's 6-point night in an overtime win for his Toronto Beaches over the Peterborough Lakers last night, they are tied with 53 points each.

Sheehan, a righty forward for his hometown Oakville Buzz, has 32 goals and 21 assists. Firth, a lefty from Ottawa whom the Beaches took with the 3rd pick in the 2021 draft of graduating midget players, has 26 goals and 27 assists.

In the league for 17-21-year-olds, it's not normal for underclassmen to be the top guns. Sheehan and Firth are making their cases already for being very early selections in the National Lacrosse League entry draft when they become eligible.

For Sheehan, 19 and heading to Yale this fall…

[calourie]

…two players atop the scoring chart in the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League are 19 and 18 years of age. Will Sheehan and Willem Firth have each played 11 games, and thanks to Firth's 6-point night in an overtime win for his Toronto Beaches over the Peterborough Lakers last night, they are tied with 53 points each.

Sheehan, a righty forward for his hometown Oakville Buzz, has 32 goals and 21 assists. Firth, a lefty from Ottawa whom the Beaches took with the 3rd pick in the 2021 draft of graduating midget players, has 26 goals and 27 assists.

In the league for 17-21-year-olds, it's not normal for underclassmen to be the top guns. Sheehan and Firth are making their cases already for being very early selections in the National Lacrosse League entry draft when they become eligible.

For Sheehan, 19 and heading to Yale this fall…

I'll be very curious to see if Will Sheehan fits into coach Shay's offensive schemes well enough to see some significant playing time this coming season. Chris Lyons did an excellent job establishing himself as the third attack option once he got inserted in the lineup in the middle of the Cornell game. In his first few games Lyons operated very effectively as more of a crease attackman than a multi purpose type, but as the season progressed he initiated more and more from behind the cage. Lyons came to Yale as a very prolific scorer out of NJ playing both attack and midfield, and perhaps the addition of an crease type box player like Sheehan will allow Chris more liberty to use his dodging and shooting ability up top. I never know what players Shay is going to utilize from season to season and in what capacity particularly on the offensive side of the field so my predilection is to wait until fall ball to begin to assess what direction he seems to have the team heading, and to wait for the actual season to begin to get a feel for which players will see the field more than others and get the opportunity to showcase their wares.

[FannOLax]

I'll go out on a limb and predict a strong 2023 man-up unit.

[FannOLax]

Kind of a slow news season for Yale lacrosse, so slow in fact that I'm citing a story that is two weeks old. Thanks to Covid, what was the U-19 USA lacrosse team morphed into the U-21, featuring four Yale players. "Four Bulldogs — Jared Paquette, Jack Monfort, Pat Hackler and Michael Alexander — are gearing up for a run at a gold medal in Ireland.

“All the Yale guys just bring the juice,” Paquette said. “They bring so much energy. We’re diving for end lines and doing the little things. It’s a brand that we hold for Yale lacrosse. We want to represent that and represent the effort we put into every practice.”

Paquette, the goalie who saved 52.3 percent of shots and helped Yale reach the national quarterfinals, isn’t long removed from an uncertain period of his lacrosse life. The COVID-19 pandemic meant that, prior to this spring season, Paquette hadn’t faced in-game shots since his senior year at West Islip (N.Y.) High School.

Factor in a shoulder injury that required rehab, and he admits that his confidence was wavering. Coming into the fall, he only had about a month’s worth of time in the cage. Yale teammates Sean and Kevin Kuttin of nearby Head of the Harbor peppered him to get him ready.

“Goalies especially, it’s a confidence thing,” Paquette said. “If you don’t have confidence, going in with the mindset that I’m going to save every ball shot at me, it’s key. If you don’t play for awhile, you kind of lose that. By the end of the season, with all those games in, I had gotten my confidence back.”

And a bit deeper into the story: Backboned by Paquette, the defense closed on shooters and frustrated them on their hands. Changing between man and zone sets, the defense flustered the unit.

“Defense is not a flashy position,” Paquette said. “You’re not usually going to get into the newspaper. Nobody looks at the defense, but it’s such an important part of the game. It’s awesome to see us doing well against these top guys.”

Defense, yes, a topic for Yale. Perhaps Paquette and Alexander can bring something back with them to New Haven. I think that there are some promising defensemen coming in as freshmen, so it will be interesting to see what they might do in fallball.

https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/usa-insi ... on-defense

[FannOLax]

Bryce De Muth elected 2022/23 captain. 2022 Team awards also announced.
https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2022/7/1/ ... ptain.aspx

[The Orfling]

Bryce De Muth elected 2022/23 captain. 2022 Team awards also announced.
https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2022/7/1/ ... ptain.aspx

Thanks for posting the link. Congratulations to Bryce De Muth on a signal honor and to all of the team award winners from 2022.

[MDlaxfan76]

I don't believe any of the Elis' 2022 LSMs had previous college playing time. Stuzin showed tremendous potential, at times looking, in my opinion, like an All American. I expect the 2023 rope unit to be better.

Stuzin, certainly has high-end potential, and showed himself to be a virtual ground ball vacuum, but to reach the next level I feel he will have to work on his man on man coverage and full game and season intensity. Truth of the matter is 5 of the 15 caused turnovers he had were in his first game against Villanova, and he let too many of the men he was covering escape his coverage to warrent AA consideration without upping his game. That's not to say he can't or won't reach that level. only to say that he has work to do to do so.

Only one defensive middie (either LSM or SSDM) who played meaningful minutes this year and who will be returning for the 2023 season had any previous college playing time so the expectation of effective improvement on the part of both the first and second line rope units is by no means a stretch. I also expect Patrick Hackler and Jack Monfort to continue in and improve on their roles as 2 way middies. I will add that I thought Hackler and O middie Brad Sharp showed the most improvement of any players on the team. It woudn't surprise me to see Hackler assume departing captain Brian's Tevlin two way role as a spark on both offense and defense.

Only three and one half months until fall ball to find out how this all pans out, and to see what newcomers look like they might become part of the equation.

I think Jack Stuzin is definitely AA caliber, and that will grow more obvious. Of course, to achieve that with will mean continuing personal progression, but also overall team success. 45 GBs...I think we'll see more aggressive play, both defensively and in attacking on the other end...assuming healthy.

[FannOLax]

Happy 4th of July!

A few scattered comments. First, a quote from Bryce De Muth: "I might have the official title but leading this year's team will be a group effort involving every player and especially my fellow seniors." Well said. Also on De Muth, "This summer, De Muth is interning at the Yale Carbon Containment Lab. The lab focuses on the research and development of methods of removing carbon from the atmosphere. His specific project is investigating the removal of carbon via the enhanced weathering of minerals." That sounds like a worthwhile investigation! Yale fairly recently picked up a new 2023 commit, Cole Jackson from California. The West Coast is now definitely a source of some terrific Ivy players. Yes, Stuzin; needs to become more consistent, but I really think the potential is there.

[The Orfling]

Happy 4th of July!

A few scattered comments. First, a quote from Bryce De Muth: "I might have the official title but leading this year's team will be a group effort involving every player and especially my fellow seniors." Well said. Also on De Muth, "This summer, De Muth is interning at the Yale Carbon Containment Lab. The lab focuses on the research and development of methods of removing carbon from the atmosphere. His specific project is investigating the removal of carbon via the enhanced weathering of minerals." That sounds like a worthwhile investigation! Yale fairly recently picked up a new 2023 commit, Cole Jackson from California. The West Coast is now definitely a source of some terrific Ivy players. Yes, Stuzin; needs to become more consistent, but I really think the potential is there.

Thanks again for posting the link to the awards, Fann. In seeing how many went to Fake and Tevlin (and remembering the big all-athletic-department awards that were announced earlier as going to Tevlin and Jack Starr), I once again thought about Coach Shay's end of the season reflections which gave a sense of what a daunting task it was to rebuild the Yale lacrosse culture after a loss of two seasons. I think we can all think of instances in our own lives, and with institutions important to us, where we've seen how disruptive the pandemic was to these micro-cultures. Kudos, again, to the graduating Yale class, and I have every confidence that Bryce De Muth and his fellow seniors will pick up where their predecessors left off.

[FannOLax]

https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2022/7/6/ ... games.aspx

Shay coaching Team USA at six-a-side World Games, with team including Matt Brandau and Brian Tevlin.

https://www.usalacrosse.com/us-mens-sixes

In the first game, Brandau had four goals in a 27-10 win over Germany. In the second game, with 100-degree Birmingham, Alabama heat, the US defeated Great Britain 17-9.

[Typical Lax Dad]

https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2022/7/6/ ... games.aspx

Shay coaching Team USA at six-a-side World Games, with team including Matt Brandau and Brian Tevlin.

https://www.usalacrosse.com/us-mens-sixes

In the first game, Brandau had four goals in a 27-10 win over Germany. In the second game, with 100-degree Birmingham, Alabama heat, the US defeated Great Britain 17-9.

I can’t watch it. It’s like watching a televised soccer “sidie”. Just awful.

[FannOLax]

https://yalebulldogs.com/news/2022/7/6/ ... games.aspx

Shay coaching Team USA at six-a-side World Games, with team including Matt Brandau and Brian Tevlin.

https://www.usalacrosse.com/us-mens-sixes

In the first game, Brandau had four goals in a 27-10 win over Germany. In the second game, with 100-degree Birmingham, Alabama heat, the US defeated Great Britain 17-9.

I can’t watch it. It’s like watching a televised soccer “sidie”. Just awful.

I haven't seen any. No interest in watching, really, although I hope Brandau doesn't get injured. He's playing with some very good teammates like Ryan Conrad, which I hope will help Matt improve from a tremendous 2022 season that I don't think got the recognition it deserved.