WOMEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY
Mercyhurst 5, St. Lawrence 3

ROOS LACROSSE HIRES BRADMAN AS WOMEN LAX COACH
SUNY Canton is pleased to announce the hiring of long-time Canton resident Dave Bradman as head women’s lacrosse coach.

Bradman, who retired from his position as the physical education teach at Canton’s Hugh C. Williams High School in 2008, was the school’s athletic director when the girl’s lacrosse program was started. “I had an administrative hand in the process,” he said, “I supported the kids and coaches who wanted to get things going.”

With SUNY Canton, Bradman’s involvement will be much more hands on. The decision was made to add women’s lacrosse in February, and Bradman will be responsible for building the program from the ground up, which should not be difficult given his extensive resume. In addition to holding the athletic director position, he also served as the school’s football and boy’s lacrosse coach for 24 years.

While coaching boy’s lacrosse, Bradman amassed 364 wins, which places him 20th on the list of New York State coaches, according to LaxPower.com.

He graduated from Adelphi University in 1970 with a degree in physical education before obtaining a master’s degree in health. While at Adelphi he was a member of both the football and lacrosse teams.

He was inducted into the Upstate New York Chapter of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2008.

His son, Sam, is a senior at Salisbury University in Maryland and a standout for the Sea Gulls lacrosse team.

 Bradman will be joined on the bench by assistant coaches Mark Howlett, who coaches the men’s soccer team, and Carol LaMarche, who coaches the women’s volleyball team.


SLU FIELD HOCKEY PLAYERS EARN ALL-REGION STATUS
St. Lawrence University senior field hockey co-captains Julia Croyle and Emily Riley have each
received All-Region honors from the National Field Hockey Coaches Association.

Croyle was named to the North Atlantic Region's First Team, while Riley was a Second Team selection.  It is the first Regional All-America honors for Croyle, while Riley was a Second Team selection in 2009.

Croyle, the Liberty League's Defensive Player of the Year, was the heart of the Saint defense throughout the 2011 season.  In addition to her outstanding play on the defensive end, she also added three goals including a game-winner.  Julia was named First Team All-Conference and represented St. Lawrence in the Senior All-Star Game.

Riley's senior season ended prematurely due to injury, but the Saratoga Springs, NY native still led the Saints with 25 points (9g,7a) in only 11 games.  Emily was awarded Second Team All-Conference having led the Scarlet and Brown in goals (9), assists (7) and game-winning goals (3).


FORMER SUNY POTSDAM ALL-AMERICAN DEANE TO BE INDUCTED INTO NYS COACHES ALL OF FAME
Former SUNY Potsdam Basketball All-American Mike Deane has been chosen to be inducted into the Class of 2012 of the Basketball Coaches Association of New York Hall Of FAme March 12th in Glens Falls.  Deane has coached for 26 years Oswego, Siena, Marquette, Lamar and Wagner, taking teams to the NCAA and NIT tournaments.  He has 437 wins and was an All-American for the Bears under Head Coach Jerry Welsh in 1974 and was inducted into the Bears Ahll Of Fame in 1984.