Field lacrosse team in the PLL
The Philadelphia Waterdogs are a professional field lacrosse team based in the Greater Philadelphia area that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Waterdogs were the first PLL expansion team, beginning with the 2020 season . Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020. Andy Copelan was announced as the Club's first head coach on January 2, 2020. Owners of the club include Pardon My Take 2022 against the Chaos. In March 2024 the Waterdogs hired Bill Tierney as Head Coach.
Roster
2023 Waterdogs Lacrosse Club Roster
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Height
Weight
College
Grad Year
High School
Hometown
Ref
1
Matt DeLuca
Goalie
6 ft 6 in
225 lbs
Delaware
2020
Farmingdale
Farmingdale, New York
3
Jack Hannah**
Midfield
6 ft 1 in
205 lbs
Denver
2022
Milford
Milford, Ohio
6
Kieran McArdle (C)
Attack
6 ft 2 in
185 lbs
St. John's
2014
Connetquot
Ronkonkoma, New York
11
Marcus Hudgins
Defense
6 ft 1 in
215 lbs
Ohio State
2024
West Genesee
Syracuse, New York
12
Thomas McConvey
Midfield
6 ft 4 in
210 lbs
Virginia
2023
St. Michael's
Toronto, Ontario
13
AJ Mercurio
Defense
6 ft 3 in
230 lbs
Denver
2024
Damonte Ranch
Reno, Nevada
15
Ryan Conrad
Midfield
6 ft 0 in
190 lbs
Virginia
2019
Loyola Blakefield
Timonium, Maryland
16
Chris Sabia**
Defense
6 ft 2 in
200 lbs
Penn State
2019
Haverford
Harleysville, Pennsylvania
17
Ryland Rees
LSM
6 ft 2 in
210 lbs
Stony Brook
2019
Terry Fox
Port Coquitlam. British Columbia
19
Jake Carraway
Attack
6 ft 2 in
200 lbs
Georgetown
2021
St. Mary's
Annapolis, Maryland
21
Liam Byrnes (C)
Defense
6 ft 3 in
195 lbs
Marquette
2016
West Islip
West Islip, New York
22
Michael Sowers
Attack
5 ft 9 in
165 lbs
Duke
2021
Upper Dublin
Dresher, Pennsylvania
23
Charlie Hayes
SSDM
5 ft 11 in
187 lbs
Detroit Mercy
2018
Eisenhower
Shelby Township, Michigan
25
Eli Gobrecht
Defense
6 ft 0 in
200 lbs
Ithaca
2016
Ithaca
Ithaca, New York
27
Jake Richard
SSDM
5 ft 11 in
190 lbs
Marquette
2016
West Chester Henderson
West Chester, Pennsylvania
29
Kenny Brower
Defense
6 ft 2 in
215 lbs
Duke
2024
Massapequa
Massapequa, New York
33
Matt Whitcher
SSDM
6 ft 3 in
200 lbs
York
2018
Huntington
Huntington, New York
36
Matt Brandau
Attack
5 ft 11 in
185 lbs
Yale
2024
Boys' Latin
Timonium, Maryland
37
Dillon Ward
Goalie
6 ft 5 in
195 lbs
Bellarmine
2013
The Hill Academy
Orangeville, Ontario
40
Connor Kelly**
Midfield
6 ft 0 in
195 lbs
Maryland
2018
Avon Old Farms
Easton, Connecticut
41
Jake Higgins
SSDM
6 ft 0 in
195 lbs
Maryland
2022
Gerstell Academy
Hampstead, Maryland
44
Ben Randall
Defense
6 ft 3 in
192 lbs
Ohio State
2018
Mason
Mason, Ohio
50
Christian Scarpello
Midfield
5 ft 11 in
188 lbs
Rutgers
2018
Madison
Madison, New Jersey
57
Ethan Walker
Attack
5 ft 9 in
170 lbs
Denver
2021
Culver Military Academy
Peterborough, Ontario
59
Mikie Schlosser
Midfield
6 ft 2 in
180 lbs
Michigan
2017
Davis
Davis, California
77
Zach Currier
Midfield
6 ft 0 in
180 lbs
Princeton
2017
Culver Military Academy
Peterborough, Ontario
91
Michael Boehm
Attack
5 ft 10 in
170 lbs
Michigan
2024
St. Ignatius
Rocky River, Ohio
*Indicates member of Holdout list
**Indicates player is on PUP list
(C) indicates captain
Source:
2020 Expansion Draft
Pick #
Player
Pos.
PLL Team
College
1
Connor Kelly
Midfield
Whipsnakes
Maryland
2
Christian Cuccinello
Attack
Archers
Villanova
3
Brodie Merrill
Defense
Chaos
Georgetown
4
Charlie Cipriano
Goalie
Chaos
Fairfield
5
Ben Reeves
Attack
Whipsnakes
St.Als
6
Kyle McClancy
Midfield
Chaos
SUNY Albany
7
Kieran McArdle
Attack
Atlas
St. John's
8
Brian Karalunas
Defense
Redwoods
Villanova
9
Ben McIntosh
Midfield
Archers
Drexel
10
Drew Snider
Midfield
Whipsnakes
Maryland
11
Ryan Drenner
Attack
Whipsnakes
Towson
12
Noah Richard
LSM
Atlas
Marquette
13
Steven DeNapoli
Midfield
Atlas
Hofstra
14
Wes Berg
Midfield
Redwoods
Denver
15
Chris Sabia
Defense
Chrome
Penn State
16
Ryan Conrad
Midfield
Atlas
Virginia
17
Dan Eipp
Midfield
Archers
Harvard
18
Drew Simoneau
Faceoff
Chrome
Nazareth College
Source:
Coaching Staff
Head coach – Bill Tierney Assistant coach – Dylan SheridanAssistant coach – Louie Dedonatis2020 Player Pool Acquisitions
On March 21, Waterdogs announced they had signed the following players from the player pool:
Name
Position
College
BJ Grill
Defense
Marquette
Patrick Foley
Defense
Johns Hopkins
Dylan Johnson
Defense
Denver
Tate Boyce
Goalie
Providence
Reed Junkin
Goalie
Penn
Source:
All time Draft Selections
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 Team
Player
Pos.
College
1
1
Waterdogs
Zach Currier
Midfield
Princeton
2
8
Waterdogs
Ryland Rees
Long Stick Midfield
Stony Brook
2020 College Draft
Rnd.
Pick #
PLL Team
Player
Pos.
College
Conference
Notes
1
3
Waterdogs
Michael Kraus
Attack
Virginia
ACC
Kraus would sign a two-year contract with the Connecticut Hammerheads , who selected him second overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft instead.
2
8
Waterdogs
Matt DeLuca
Goalie
Delaware
CAA
2021 Entry Draft
Draft results
Rnd.
Pick #
PLL Team
Player
Pos.
College
1
4
Waterdogs
Liam Byrnes
Defense
2
12
Waterdogs
Mikie Schlosser
Midfield
3
20
Waterdogs
Ben Randall
Defense
2021 College Draft
Rnd.
Pick #
PLL Team
Player
Pos.
College
Conference
1
2
Waterdogs
Michael Sowers
Attack
Duke
ACC
4
27
Waterdogs
Ethan Walker
Attack
Denver
2022 College Draft
Rnd.
Pick #
Player
Pos.
College
2
14
Jack Hannah
Midfield
Denver
3
22
Jake Higgins
SSDM
Maryland
4
30
Jason Reynolds
LSM
Notre Dame
2023 College Draft
Season results
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2023)
2020
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Herriman , Utah
July 26, 2020
Atlas
L 10–11
2
Herriman , Utah
July 28, 2020
Archers
L 7–9
3
Herriman , Utah
July 31, 2020
Chrome
L 12–13
4
Herriman , Utah
August 1, 2020
Chaos
W 10–9
5 (Elimination)
Herriman , Utah
August 4, 2020
Redwoods
L 8–11
2021
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Foxborough , Massachusetts
June 6, 2021
Cannons
L 7–13
2
Kennesaw , Georgia
June 11, 2021
Chaos
W 14–12
3
Kennesaw , Georgia
June 13, 2021
Chrome
W 14–9
4
Baltimore , Maryland
June 26, 2021
Archers
L 8–17
5
Hempstead , New York
July 3, 2021
Redwoods
L 16–19
6
Eagan , Minnesota
July 9, 2021
Cannons
W 19–7
7
Eagan , Minnesota
July 11, 2021
Chrome
W 12–6
8
Colorado Springs , Colorado
July 31, 2021
Whipsnakes
W 11–6
9
Albany , New York
August 14, 2021
Atlas
W 10–9
10 (Semifinal)
Chester , Pennsylvania
September 5, 2021
Whipsnakes
L 10–14
PLL Award Winners
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year
Dick Edell Coach of the Year
Head coaches
All-time record vs. PLL Clubs
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