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Long Island Lizards
Founded	2001
Home Stadium	James M. Shuart Stadium
City	Hempstead, New York
Colors	Black, green, white;
Local Media	New York Newsday
General Manager	Casey Hilpert
Head Coach	Jim Mule
Steinfeld Cups	2001, 2003
Division Championships	2001, 2002, 2003
Website	LongIslandLizards.com
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The Long Island Lizards are a professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, USA, located on Long Island. They are original members of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks (now Washington Bayhawks), 16-13. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the American Division. With the MLL contraction for the 2009 season from 10 to 6 teams (due to the state of the U.S. economy), there will only be one division/conference.

[edit] History

In the MLL's inaugural season in 2001, the Lizards split their home games between Hofstra Stadium, now James M. Shuart Stadium, and EAB Park (now Citibank Park). For the 2002 season, they used Hofstra Stadium as their home field. As of 2003, the Lizards played all home contests at Mitchel Athletic Complex, in Uniondale, New York until 2008. The team will return to James M. Shuart Stadium for their home games in 2009 ^[1]. The Lizards have won American Division championships in 2001, 2002, and 2003, and Major League Lacrosse titles in 2001 and 2003. The team made the playoffs in 2005 as a wildcard despite a losing record.

[edit] General Managers

Casey Hilpert

[edit] Current Coaching Staff

Head Coach - Jim Mule
Assistant Coach - John Espey
Assistant Coach - Todd Esposito
Assistant Coach - Matt Schomburg
Assistant Coach - Tony Resch
Chief Scout - Gordon Boone

[edit] Current roster

2009 Long Island Lizards
Number	Player's Name	Position	Height	Weight	College
0	Kevin Unterstein	Goal	5-11	170 lbs	Hofstra
1	Dan Cocchi	Midfield	5-11	185 lbs	Towson
3	Ricky Pages	Defense	6-5	185 lbs	Ohio State
4	Frank Resetarits	Attack	6-2	210 lbs	Albany
5	Julian Watts	Midfield	6-2	205 lbs	Hofstra
6	Brian Dougherty	Goal	6-1	202 lbs	Maryland
7	Keith Cromwell	Attack	6-1	180 lbs	Rutgers
8	Peter Vlahakis	Midfield/Face-Off	5-10	190 lbs	Fairfield
9	Tim Goettelmann	Attack	6-4	215 lbs	Loyola (Md)
11	John Gagliardi	Defense	6-0	200 lbs	Johns Hopkins
12	Glenn Adams	Attack	5-10	170 lbs	Wesleyan
13	Stephen Berger	Midfield	6-0	190 lbs	Washington College
14	Matt Ward	Attack	5-10	205 lbs	Virginia
15	Frank D'Agostino	Defense	6-2	210 lbs	NYIT
17	Seth Goldberg	Attack	5-10	185 lbs	Yale
18	Stephen Peyser	Midfield/Face-Off	6-2	220 lbs	Johns Hopkins
21	Chris Fiore	Midfield	6-4	225 lbs	UMass
22	Ryan Heath	Attack	6-0	180 lbs	Cortland
24	Joe Mascaretti	Midfield/Face-Off	5-11	195 lbs	Hofstra
26	Blake Miller	Midfield	6-1	195 lbs	Hofstra
32	Drew Thompson	Midfield	5-10	185 lbs	Virginia
33	Jerry Lambe	Defense	6-1	190 lbs	Georgetown
40	Matt Danowski	Attack	6-1	195	Duke
41	Nicky Polanco	Defense	6-4	235 lbs	Hofstra
44	Matt Zash	Midfield	5-11	190 lbs	Duke
47	Matt McMonagle	Goal	5-10	165 lbs	Cornell
55	Steve Panarelli	Defense	6-0	210 lbs	Syracuse
56	John Orsen	Defense	6-3	203 lbs	Hofstra
88	Tony McDevitt	Defense	6-0	210 lbs	Duke
91	Brian Spallina	Defense	5-11	215 lbs	Hofstra
99	Chris Unterstein	Attack	6-1	193 lbs	Hofstra

updated 2009-05-14

[edit] Retired numbers

[edit] Current Season

2009 Long Island Lizards Season
Date & Time	Away Team	Score	Home Team	Score	Game Notes/Scoring Leader
May 16 @ 7 PM	Long Island	9	Boston	8	-
May 21 @ 7 PM	Washington	14	Long Island	13	Overtime
May 29 @ 7:30 PM	Long Island	13	Toronto	9	-
June 5 @ 7 PM	Boston	13	Long Island	14	Overtime
June 13 @ 7 PM	Long Island	9	Denver	16	-
June 20 @ 7 PM	Chicago	14	Long Island	15	-
July 4 @ 7 PM	Long Island	7	Washington	14	-
July 9 @ 7 PM	Boston	10	Long Island	11	-
July 18 @ 8 PM	Toronto	19	Long Island	9	-
July 25 @ 7 PM	Long Island	7	Denver	12	-
August 1 @ 7 PM	Denver	13	Long Island	9	-
August 8 @ 7 PM	Long Island	13	Chicago	11	-

[edit] Season-by-Season

Year	W	L	Regular season finish	Playoff results
Long Island Lizards
2001	10	4	1st in American Division	Won semifinal 13-12 over Rattlers Won championship 15-11 over Bayhawks
2002	9	5	1st in American Division	Won semifinal 19-11 over Pride Lost championship 21-13 to Bayhawks
2003*	8	3	1st in American Division	Won semifinal 20-14 over Cannons Won championship 15-14 (OT) over Bayhawks
2004	6	6	3rd in American Division	---
2005	4	8	2nd in American Division	Won semifinal 19-14 over Cannons Lost championship 15-9 to Bayhawks
2006	5	7	4th in Eastern Conference	---
2007	5	7	4th in Eastern Conference	---
2008	5	7	5th in Eastern Conference	---
2009	6	6	3rd Overall	Lost semifinal 14-13 to Toronto Nationals
Totals	58	53	Regular Season Win % = .523	Total Playoff Record 6 - 3 Playoff Win % = .750

* one game cancelled in 2003

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