Moravian
College completed its inaugural NCAA men’s lacrosse campaign
this spring and had improved over the course of the season. The Greyhounds
finished the season with a 3-13 record and a 0-10 slate in the Middle
Atlantic Conference.
Head coach Fran Meagher coached a team
consisting mainly of underclassmen with ten freshman, five sophomores,
and one junior.
Freshman Clint Quedenfeld (Chalfont, PA/Central
Bucks West HS) led Moravian in assists and points with 54
and 81, respectively to go along with 27 goals. Through most of the
season, Quedenfeld was ranked in the top five in the
nation in assists and points per game.
Leading the team in goals was freshman Daniel
Larson (Dover, DE/Dover HS) with 38 to go along with six assists
for 44 points while classmate T.J. Hirsch (Lake Peekskill,
NY/Walter Panas HS) added 21 goals and 11 assists for 32 points. Hirsch also
had team highs of 117 face-offs won and six man-up goals while Larson won
37 face-offs. Freshman Nick Cacciutti (Media, PA/Haverford
School) contributed 23 goals and two assists for 25 points,
and he scored four man-up goals.
Freshman Jay Dantinne (Millersville, PA/Penn
Manor HS) added 16 goals and four assists for 20 points while
classmate Ken Blom (Rochelle Park, NJ/Bergen Catholic HS) had
three goals and four points for seven points and 33 face-off wins before
ending his season early due to an injury. Freshman Tristan
Flis (Harleysville, PA/North Penn HS) contributed four goals
and one assist, while classmate A.J. Herold (Hillsborough,
NJ/Hillsborough HS) added three goals and one assist for the
Hounds.
Sophomore Greg Hawzen (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough
HS) had 51 groundballs, while classmate Rocco DiPoalo
(Keyport, NJ/Academy of Marine Science) had 37 groundballs.
Freshman Tim Guider (Shoreham, NY/Shoreham-Wading River) had
19 groundballs. Sophomore Keith Jacobson (Cotati, CA/Cresskill
(NJ)) had 12 groundballs, while sophomore Peter Coldwell
(Bound Brook, NJ/Bridgewater-Raritan HS) added eight groundballs
for the Greyhounds.
Freshman goalkeeper Harry McCann (Cranford,
NJ/St. Peter’s Prep HS) saw 908:59 minutes in the cage.
He posted a 17.10 GAA and a .431 saves percentage, while making 196
saves. Junior goalie Jason Snider (Reading, PA/Reading HS) made
15 saves in 53 minutes and posted a 11.32 goals against average.
Coach Meagher plans on returning most
of the roster from this past season and looks to improve next spring
and become a challenge in the Commonwealth Conference.
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