2019 Premier Lacrosse League season


The 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season was the inaugural season of the Premier Lacrosse League. The season began on Saturday, June 1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and culminated with a championship game played on Saturday, September 21 at Talen Energy Stadium, now known as Subaru Park, in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania. Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club defeated Redwoods Lacrosse Club to claim the league title.

Schedule

‡ = joint event with the Women's Professional Lacrosse League

Standings

'''PLAYOFFS'''

College draft

The collegiate draft occurred on April 23 and was broadcast on NBCSN at 6:00 PM EDT. It was hosted by sportscaster Paul Burmeister with help from draft analyst Ryan Boyle. A draft lottery was released on the league's YouTube channel on April 8 to determine the top six picks.
Format:
  • Each club was awarded four picks.
  • The draft order was selected at random and reversed each round until the draft was completed.. A one-minute countdown clock was started for picks.
  • Eligible players must currently be in their senior season.
  • No current picks could be traded for picks in a future draft.
  • No trading of players already on rosters for draft picks.
Rnd.Pick #PLL TeamPlayerPos.CollegeConf.
11ArchersPat SpencerAttackLoyola (MD)Patriot League
12AtlasRyan ConradMidfieldVirginiaAtlantic Coast Conference
13ChromeZach GoodrichMidfieldTowsonColonial Athletic Association
14WhipsnakesAlex WoodallFace-offTowsonColonial Athletic Association
15RedwoodsClarke PettersonAttackCornellIvy League
16ChaosJohnny SurdickDefenseArmyPatriot League
27ChaosJack RowlettDefenseNorth CarolinaAtlantic Coast Conference
28RedwoodsTyler DunnMidfieldPennIvy League
29WhipsnakesBrad SmithMidfieldDukeAtlantic Coast Conference
210ChromeChris SabiaDefensePenn StateBig Ten Conference
211AtlasCade Van RaaphorstDefenseDukeAtlantic Coast Conference
212ArchersCurtis CorleyDefenseMarylandBig Ten Conference
313ArchersColton JacksonMidfieldDenverBig East Conference
314AtlasNoah RichardMidfieldMarquetteBig East Conference
315ChromeMax TuttleMidfieldSacred HeartNortheast Conference
316WhipsnakesIsaac PaparoDefenseUMassColonial Athletic Association
317RedwoodsBrendan GleasonAttackNotre DameAtlantic Coast Conference
318ChaosGreyson TorainDefenseNavyPatriot League
419ChaosAustin HenningsenFace-offMarylandBig Ten Conference
420RedwoodsTim TroutnerGoalieHigh PointSouthern Conference
421WhipsnakesJohn DaniggelisMidfieldYaleIvy League
422ChromeConnor FarrellFaceoffLong Island PostEast Coast Conference
423AtlasBrent NoseworthyMidfieldMichiganBig Ten Conference
424ArchersJohn PrendergastMidfieldDukeAtlantic Coast Conference

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All Star Game

The inaugural 2019 All-Star Game took place on Sunday, July 21 at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. It was broadcast on NBCSN. The two teams captains were Matt Rambo and Trevor Baptiste Team Baptiste won with a score of 17–16 over Team Rambo. The MVP award went to goalie Jack Concannon who had 13 saves in the second half comeback win.

Championship

The Whipsnakes outlasted the Redwoods 12–11 in overtime to claim the inaugural PLL Championship. The ninth overtime game of PLL season was the most exciting. 
After a defensive first quarter with a 1–1 tie, the game heated up in the second quarter when the Whipsnakes went on a 5–0 run.
After halftime, the Whipsnakes continued their goal streak with a 4–0 run. However, being down by 7 goals, the Redwoods mounted an amazing comeback when they scored 6 goals, pulling within 2 points if the Whipsnakes in the third quarter.
The fourth quarter saw the Redwoods tie it up with 5:49 left to play. Then the Redwoods scored one more to pull ahead. But local product and league MVP Matt Rambo tied it with just 21.2 seconds remaining. The Whipsnakes won it in overtime and Rambo who scored the winning goal earned the Championship MVP.

League leaders

PlayerTeamPointsAverage
Matt RamboWhipsnakes424.2
Tom SchreiberArchers373.7
Justin GuterdingChrome353.5
Connor FieldsChaos333.7
Jules HeningburgRedwoods333.7

PlayerTeamGoalsAverage
Marcus HolmanArchers232.3
Will MannyArchers222.2
Connor FieldsChaos222.2
Jules HeningburgRedwoods212.1
Ryan BrownAtlas212.1

PlayerTeamAssistsAverage
Matt RamboWhipsnakes232.3
Tom SchreiberArchers181.8
Jordan WolfChrome161.6
Justin GuterdingChrome141.4
Kieran McArdleAtlas131.3

PlayerTeamPercentage
Drew AdamsArchers65.3%
Brett QueenerChrome56.5%
Blaze RiordenChaos55.8%
Kyle BernlohrWhipsnakes55.0%
Jack ConcannonAtlas53.5%

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Awards

AwardRecipientTeamPositionRef.
Jim Brown Most Valuable PlayerMatt RamboWhipsnakesAttack
Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the YearMatt RamboWhipsnakesAttack
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the YearTom SchreiberArchersMidfield
Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the YearJarrod NeumannChaosDefence
Oren Lyons Goalie Player of the YearBlaze RiordenChaosGoalie
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the YearMichael EhrhardtWhipsnakesLSM
PLL Rookie of the YearTim TroutnerRedwoodsGoalie
Dick Edell Coach of the YearAndy TowersChaosCoach
Paul Cantabene Face Off Athlete of the YearTrevor BaptisteAtlasFace-off
George Boiardi Hard Hat Award Dominque AlexanderArchersSSDM
Welles Crowther Humanitarian AwardScott RatliffArchersLSM
Brendan Looney Leadership AwardKyle HarrisonRedwoodsMidfield
Jimmy Regan Teammate AwardMark GliciniChaosMidfield
Dave Huntley Sportmanship Award AwardConnor FarrelChromeFace-off