Maryland Whipsnakes

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Maryland Whipsnakes
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Full nameMaryland Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
Founded 2019
League Premier Lacrosse League
Based in Baltimore, Maryland
Stadium Homewood Field
ColorsBlack, Gold, Red, and White
    
Head coachJim Stagnitta
Championships2 (2019, 2020)
Website Maryland Whipsnakes

The Maryland Whipsnakes, formerly known as Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club, are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Whipsnakes are one of the six founding members of the PLL and the winner of its first two championships; the 2019 season and the 2020 Championship Tournament. Notable players include Matt Rambo, Jake Bernhardt, Michael Ehrhardt, and Zed Williams.

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Roster

2023 Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club
No.NameNation­alityPositionHeightWeightCollegeGrad YearHigh SchoolHometownRef.
0Brendan Krebs Flag of the United States.svg Goalie6 ft 5 in200 lbs Manhattan 2022 Chaminade East Williston, New York [1]
1Mike Chanenchuk Flag of the United States.svg Midfield5 ft 11 in190 lbs Maryland 2014 St. Anthony's East Setauket, New York

[2]

2Tucker Dordevic Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 0 in197 lbs Georgetown 2023 Edison Portland, Oregon [3]
3Jackson Morrill Flag of the United States.svg Attack6 ft 1 in190 lbs Yale 2021 McDonogh Baltimore, Maryland [4]
5Ajax Zappitello Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 1 in190 lbs Maryland 2024 Sunset Portland, Oregon [5]
7TJ Malone Flag of the United States.svg Attack5 ft 11 in180 lbs Penn State 2024 Haverford West Chester, Pennsylvania [6]
8Roman Puglise Flag of the United States.svg SSDM5 ft 11 in195 Maryland 2022 Paul VI Lorton, Virginia [7]
9 Matt Rambo Flag of the United States.svg Attack5 ft 10 in195 lbs Maryland 2017 LaSalle Glenside, Pennsylvania

[8]

10Colin Heacock Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 3 in210 lbs Maryland 2017 Boys' Latin Catonsville, Maryland [9]
11Brett Kennedy Flag of the United States.svg LSM6 ft 0 in206 lbs Syracuse 2022 Ridgewood Ridgewood, New Jersey [10]
14Tim Muller Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 2 in215 lbs Maryland 2017 Chaminade Garden City, New York

[11]

22Petey LaSalla Flag of the United States.svg Faceoff5 ft 7 in185 lbs Virginia 2023 Rocky Point Miller Place, New York [12]
27Brad Smith Flag of the United States.svg Attack6 ft 3 in210 lbs Duke 2019 Mountain Lakes Mountain Lakes, New Jersey [13]
32Grayson Sallade Flag of the United States.svg SSDM5 ft 11 in190 lbs Virginia 2023 Manheim Township Lancaster, Pennsylvania [14]
33Matt Dunn Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 3 in225 lbs Maryland 2016 Loyola Blakefield Baltimore, Maryland

[15]

35Kyle Bernlohr Flag of the United States.svg Goalie5 ft 10 in175 lbs Maryland 2016 Western Reserve Academy Akron, Ohio

[16]

36Zed Williams Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg Attack6 ft 2 in185 lbs Virginia 2017 Silver Creek Irving, New York [17]
39Colin Squires Flag of the United States.svg LSM6 ft 2 in185 lbs Denver 2021 West Linn West Linn, Oregon [18]
40Garrett Leadmon Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 4 in225 lbs Duke 2023 DeMatha Annapolis, Maryland [19]
44Matt Rees Flag of the United States.svg LSM6 ft 4 in220 lbs Navy 2017 Boys' Latin Sykesville, Maryland [20]
48Kevin Winkoff Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 1 in190 lbs Penn State 2023 Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor, New York
55Wheaton Jackoboice Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 2 in205 lbs Notre Dame 2022 Culver Kansas City, Missouri [21]
76Keegan Khan Flag of the United States.svg Midfield6 ft 1 in175 lbs Maryland 2022 Delbarton Chatham, New Jersey [22]
77Steven Zupicich Flag of the United States.svg LSM6 ft 2 in195 lbsVillanova2024 Fordham Prep Yonkers, New York [23]
81Elijah Gash Flag of the United States.svg Defense6 ft 4 in218 lbs Albany 2023 Bay Port South Lyon, Michigan [24]
83Jake Bernhardt (C) Flag of the United States.svg SSDM6 ft 0 in190 lbs Maryland 2013 Lake Brantley Longwood, Florida

[25]

88Will Mark Flag of the United States.svg Goalie6 ft 4 in200 lbs Syracuse 2024 Proctor Academy Danville, California [26]
91Joe Nardella Flag of the United States.svg Faceoff5 ft 10 in210 lbs Rutgers 2015 Cazenovia Cazenovia, New York

[27]

(C) indicates captain Source: [28] [29]

*Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list

**Indicates player is on PUP list

Coaching staff

All-time draft selections

2019

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.CollegeConf.2019 Accolades
14Alex WoodallFaceoff Towson Colonial Athletic Association Second-Team All-American, First-Team CAA: *Note* (Woodall chose to play in the MLL for the Atlanta Blaze who drafted him with the 1st pick in the 2019 draft)
29Brad SmithMidfield Duke Atlantic Coast Conference Second-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
316Isaac PaparoDefense UMass Colonial Athletic Association Second-Team All-American, First-Team CAA
421John DaniggelisMidfield Yale Ivy League Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Ivy League


2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

Draft results
Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.College
15WhipsnakesZed WilliamsMidfield Virginia
212WhipsnakesTJ ComizioMidfield Villanova

2020 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.CollegeConferenceNotes
17WhipsnakesSean NewDefense Holy Cross Patriot League
214WhipsnakesMatt HublerMidfield Johns Hopkins Big Ten

2021 Entry Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
17Chris AslanianAttack/Midfield Hobart
215Charlie HayesSSDM Detroit
323Bryan ColeMidfield Maryland

2021 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
17Connor KirstMidfield Rutgers
216Ryan TierneyAttack Hofstra
323Colin SquiresDefense Denver
431Nick GrillDefense Maryland

2022 College Draft

Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College
17Roman PugliseSSDM Maryland
215Wheaton JackoboiceMidfield Notre Dame
320Keegan KhanAttack Maryland
426Jackson ReidAttack Ohio State
431Colin HintonDefense Jacksonville

2023 College Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege
16Tucker DordevicAttack Georgetown
214Petey LaSallaFaceoff Virginia
322Garrett LeadmonMidfield Duke
430Elijah GashDefense Albany

Season results

2019
WeekLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Boston, MassachusettsJune 1, 2019 Chaos W 15–14 (OT)
2New York CityJune 8, 2019 Chrome W 12–11 (OT)
3Chicago, IllinoisJune 15, 2019 Archers W 11–10 (OT)
4 Baltimore, MarylandJune 22, 2019 Atlas W 15–10
5 Atlanta, GeorgiaJune 29, 2019 Redwoods L 11–14
6Washington, DCJuly 6, 2019 Atlas W 11–9
All-Star BreakLos Angeles, CaliforniaJuly 21, 2019ByeBye
7 Denver, ColoradoJuly 27, 2019 Chaos L 12–13
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Chrome L 16–20
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 18, 2019 Redwoods W 17–4
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Archers L 11–8
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 7, 2019 Chaos W 15–7
Finals Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaSeptember 21, 2019 Redwoods W 12–11
2020
GameLocationDateOpponentResult
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Redwoods W 13–9
2 Herriman, Utah July 30, 2020 Atlas W 15–6
3 Herriman, Utah July 31, 2020 Chaos W 12–7
4 Herriman, Utah August 2, 2020 Archers W 17–11
5 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Redwoods W 13–12
6 (PLL Championship) Herriman, Utah August 9, 2020 Chaos W 12–6

PLL Award winners

Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year

Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year

Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year

George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year

Head coaches

#NameTermRegular SeasonPlayoffs
GPWLPctGPWLPct
1Jim Stagnitta 2019–35269.743642.666

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

OpponentWonLostPercentageStreak
Archers 21.667Won 1
Atlas 301.000Won 3
Cannons 00–-
Chaos 41.800Won 3
Chrome 11.500Lost 1
Redwoods 41.800Won 4
Waterdogs 00–-
Totals144.778


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