3. Hounds Numerical Roster (Active Players)
# Last Name First Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Hometown Twitter
0 Bratton Shamel M 6'1 195 6/26/1988 Virginia '11 Huntington, NY ShamelBratton
1 Chanenchuk Mike M 5'11 180 5/22/1990 Maryland '14 Poquott, NY M_Channy
3 Fowler Brendan M/FO 5'11 195 12/27/1991 Duke ā14 Wantagh, NY BRabbit_3
4 Sawyer Mike A 5'11 195 6/7/1989 Loyola '13 Waxhaw, NC Mjsawyer4
5 Hawkins Josh M 6' 195 3/1/1990 Loyola '13 Amherst, MA HankHawkins
6 Haus Will M 6'1 183 Duke '15 Palmyra, PA
7 Tripucka Jake M 6'2 200 1/30/1991 Duke '13 Boonton Township, NJ JakeTripucka7
8 Dionne Josh A 5'7 170 4/13/1991 Duke ā14 Merrimack, NH joshdionne8
11 Sankey Joey A 5'5 160 North Carolina '15 Warminster, PA jsankey11
13 Orban Kip M 6'2 200 2/13/1993 Princeton ā15 Westport, CT OrbanPU13
15 Ward Justin A 5'10 210 4/9/1992 Loyola '14 Glen Burnie, MD ThisJust_In15
16 Kimener Terry M 6'2 190 12/1/1984 UMBC ā08 Oakton,VA TKimna16
19 Drew Kevin M 6'1 195 10/8/1990 Syracuse ā12 Katonah, NY kevdrew19
24 Flanagan Ryan D 6'5 215 8/29/1989 North Carolina ā11 West Islip, NY RyanFlanagan24
26 Haus John M 6ā 185 9/21/1990 Maryland '13 Chapel Hill, NC johnhaus26
29 Cunningham Kevin A 5'11 165 4/23/1990 Villanova ā12 Garden City, NY Kev_Cuny29
33 Bassett Pierce G 6ā4 203 7/15/1991 Johns Hopkins ā13 Scottsdale,AZ 33ļ¬erce
34 Laconi Pat M 5'9 200 5/2/1992 Loyola '14 Mooristown, NJ CONI_ISLAND
42 Runkel Jack G 6'4 225 Loyola '14 Fairļ¬eld, CT Jack_Runkel24
44 Schmidt Brett D 6' 185 7/20/1989 Maryland '11 Maple Glenn, PA BrettSchmidt44
51 Meagher Sean D 6'5 215 Robert Morris ā14 Chesterļ¬eld, MO meagherbombs51
55 Poli Mason D 6ā 225 11/9/1990 Bryant '13 Downington, PA longpoli55
77 Lobb Henry D 6'3 215 10/5/1991 Duke ā14 Narberth, PA luckyslevins
84 Cinosky Joe D 6'3 220 12/12/1985 Maryland ā08 Boonton Township, NJ JoeCinosky
88 DeNapoli Thomas M 6' 195 8/8/1992 Towson '14 East Rockaway, NY tdenap8
4. Hounds Alphabetical Roster (Active Players)
# Last Name First Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Hometown Twitter
33 Bassett Pierce G 6ā4 203 7/15/1991 Johns Hopkins ā13 Scottsdale,AZ 33ļ¬erce
0 Bratton Shamel M 6'1 195 6/26/1988 Virginia '11 Huntington, NY ShamelBratton
1 Chanenchuk Mike M 5'11 180 5/22/1990 Maryland '14 Poquott, NY M_Channy
84 Cinosky Joe D 6'3 220 12/12/1985 Maryland ā08 Boonton Township, NJ JoeCinosky
29 Cunningham Kevin A 5'11 165 4/23/1990 Villanova ā12 Garden City, NY Kev_Cuny29
88 DeNapoli Thomas M 6' 195 8/8/1992 Towson '14 East Rockaway, NY tdenap8
8 Dionne Josh A 5'7 170 4/13/1991 Duke ā14 Merrimack, NH joshdionne8
19 Drew Kevin M 6'1 195 10/8/1990 Syracuse ā12 Katonah, NY kevdrew19
24 Flanagan Ryan D 6'5 215 8/29/1989 North Carolina ā11 West Islip, NY RyanFlanagan24
3 Fowler Brendan M/FO 5'11 195 12/27/1991 Duke ā14 Wantagh, NY BRabbit_3
26 Haus John M 6ā 185 9/21/1990 Maryland '13 Chapel Hill, NC johnhaus26
6 Haus Will M 6'1 183 Duke '15 Palmyra, PA
5 Hawkins Josh M 6' 195 3/1/1990 Loyola '13 Amherst, MA HankHawkins
16 Kimener Terry M 6'2 190 12/1/1984 UMBC ā08 Oakton,VA TKimna16
34 Laconi Pat M 5'9 200 5/2/1992 Loyola '14 Mooristown, NJ CONI_ISLAND
77 Lobb Henry D 6'3 215 10/5/1991 Duke ā14 Narberth, PA luckyslevins
51 Meagher Sean D 6'5 215 Robert Morris ā14 Chesterļ¬eld, MO meagherbombs51
13 Orban Kip M 6'2 200 2/13/1993 Princeton ā15 Westport, CT OrbanPU13
55 Poli Mason D 6ā 225 11/9/1990 Bryant '13 Downington, PA longpoli55
42 Runkel Jack G 6'4 225 Loyola '14 Fairļ¬eld, CT Jack_Runkel24
11 Sankey Joey A 5'5 160 North Carolina '15 Warminster, PA jsankey11
4 Sawyer Mike A 5'11 195 6/7/1989 Loyola '13 Waxhaw, NC Mjsawyer4
44 Schmidt Brett D 6' 185 7/20/1989 Maryland '11 Maple Glenn, PA BrettSchmidt44
7 Tripucka Jake M 6'2 200 1/30/1991 Duke '13 Boonton Township, NJ JakeTripucka7
15 Ward Justin A 5'10 210 4/9/1992 Loyola '14 Glen Burnie, MD ThisJust_In15
5. Hounds Inactive Player Rosters
Practice Squad
# Last Name First Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Hometown Twitter
Blakely Bill A 5'8 155 1/9/1990 Greensboro ā12 Charlotte, NC LB3NC_Bill
Capron Nico D 6'5 225 5/17/1990 Canisius ā12 Waxhaw, NC nicbro32
Hogan Pat M 5'11 190 RPI ā14 Sinai, NY
Scheich John A 6'1 185 Catawba ā14 Waxhaw, NC JohnScheich
76 Ward Billy A 5'9 175 Syracuse '14 Baldwinsville, NY bward03
White Jeff G 5'10 220 Le Moyne ā13 Buffalo, NY jeffwhite4
2-Game IR
# Last Name First Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Hometown Twitter
28 Ehrhardt Michael D 6'5 220 1/7/1992 Maryland '14 Westbury, NY AirHeart12
Military Inactive
# Last Name First Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Hometown Twitter
9 Thul Garrett A 6'3 231 5/31/1990 Army ā13 Flemington, NJ gtlax09
Collegiate Inactive
Last Name First Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate College Hometown Twitter
Belka Ryan M 5'10 Drexel ā15 Crofton, MD savedbythebelka
Massa Kevin M/FO 5'10 200 8/5/1993 Bryant '15 Huntington, NY
6. Pronunciation Guide
#84 Joe Cinosky ā (Sin-aw-ski)
#8 Josh Dionne ā (Dye-On)
#28 Michael Ehrhardt ā (Air-Heart)
#26 John Haus ā (Hoss)
#6 Will Haus ā (Hoss)
#51 Sean Meagher ā (Mayor)
#9 Garrett Thul ā (Thool)
How The Team Was Built
Supplemental Drafts Collegiate Drafts
Pierce Bassett (G) - 2014 Mason Poli (D) - 2013
Sean Meagher (D) - 2015 Mike Sawyer (A) - 2013
Jack Runkel (G) - 2015 Mike Chanenchuk (M) - 2014
Garrett Thul (A) - 2015 Tom DeNapoli (A/M) - 2014
Josh Dionne (A) - 2014
Mike Ehrhardt (D) - 2014
Brendan Fowler (FO) - 2014
Player Pool Pat Laconi (M) - 2014
Shamel Bratton (M) - 2015 Henry Lobb (M) - 2014
Justin Ward (A) - 2014
Will Haus (M) - 2015
Joey Sankey (A) - 2015
Trades John Kelly (D) - 2015
Ryan Flanagan (D) - October 2011 Kip Orban (M) - 2015
Brett Schmidt (D) - November 2011
Kevin Drew (M) - September 2012
John Haus (M) - January 2013
Jake Tripucka (M) - January 2013
Josh Hawkins (M) - July 2013
Terry Kimener (M) - December 2014
Joe Cinosky (D) - January 2015
9. Hounds Previous Game Recap
LIZARDS REMAIN UNBEATEN WITH 21-16 VICTORY OVER HOUNDS
Rob Pannell tallies seven points, Paul Rabil six
CHARLOTTE, NC (May 30, 2015) ā The Charlotte Hounds on Saturday night fell 21-16 to the visiting New York Lizards.At one moment in the fourth quarter the Hounds
were down by 13 points, but fought back to make it a four-point game with 3:27 to play.The Hounds even set a new team record for 2-point goals scored in a game,
tallying a total of four on Saturday night.The Lizardsā Rob Pannell was named Coca-Cola Player of the Game for his seven-point performance (5g, 2a), while the
Hounds were lead by Joey Sankey with six points (3 g, 1-2pt g, 2a).
The game began with a special pregame ceremony, as the Hounds lead a surprise welcome home for Unites States Army Sergeant First Class Anthony Farmer. His
son, Anthony Farmer Jr., unsuspectingly delivered the game ball to center ļ¬eld for the opening faceoff, where Sgt. Farmer was disguised as the Houndsā faceoff
specialist. Sgt. Farmer removed his Hounds helmet to reveal himself to his family, bringing the crowd to its feet. Farmer Jr. is senior at Clover High School and will be
heading to Mars Hill University in the fall to play Division II lacrosse. Sgt. Farmer just returned from serving in Kuwait.
John Haus got the scoring started 4:28 into the game with a two-point goal. But the Lizards scored the next ļ¬ve straight, including the ļ¬rst MLL goal for rookie Ryan
Walsh, to make it a 5-2 game with 3:05 to play in the ļ¬rst. Haus struck again one minute later, but the Lizardsā Tommy Palasek responded with his second of the
night to keep the visitors in front 6-3 after one.
Brendan Fowler won the opening faceoff in the second quarter to set up an offensive possession for the Hounds. Haus found Jake Tripucka, who then muscled his
way through to defends to score and cut the Lizards lead to two, 6-4. Mike Chanenchuk followed with a goal of his own and the Hounds were right back in it.
But Greg Gurenlian won the ensuing faceoff and Steve DeNapoli scored off the wing to put the visitors up 7-5.The Hounds responded, as Joey Sankey picked up
the rebound from Shamel Brattonās shot and buried it. But the Lizards scored another two straight, the second of the night for both Paul Rabil and JoJo Morasco, to
push ahead 9-6.The Hounds would get one more goal on the board, courtesy of Haus, before the Lizards took control of the game.
Pannell scored four-straight goals between the end of the second quarter and beginning of the third. Palasek added his third of the night with 4.2 seconds left on the
clock in the third quarter.The Lizards put another six goals on the board in the fourth quarter to build a 20-7 advantage with 10:58 remaining in the game. But after
more than 23 scoreless minutes, the Hounds began to chip away at the lead.
Sankey ended the draught with his ļ¬rst MLL 2-point goal, then followed that up with another single goal.The Lizards would challenge the goal but it stood.
Chanenchuk and Henry Lobb each added 2-point goals of their own and suddenly the Hounds were within six. Terry Kimener and Kevin Cunningham also scored
and the home team was back within four points with 3:27 left in the game. However, the Lizards would add one more tally and hold the Hounds without another goal
to seal the 21-16 victory. Lizards goalkeeper Drew Adams made 10 of his 17 saves in the fourth quarter.
The Hounds will now have a short week and return to American Legion Memorial Stadium on Friday,June 5, for a rematch with the Ohio Machine.The Machine (4-3)
are coming to Charlotte off an 18-12 victory over the Denver Outlaws. Faceoff is scheduled for 7:30pm.
14. News & Notes
ROSTER REPORT: The Hounds this week activated Princeton midļ¬elder Kip Orban from the Collegiate Inactive Roster and moved defenseman Michael
Ehrhardt to the 2-Game Injured Reserve Roster. In addition, the team reactivated Brett Schmidt from IR and waived John Kelly.
HEY NOW,YOUāRE AN ALL-STAR: Major League Lacrosse this week announced the announced the event roster for the 2015 MLLAll-Star Game to be
held on June 13 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston,Texas.The Charlotte Hounds will be represented by defenseman Ryan Flanagan, faceoff
specialist Brendan Fowler and midļ¬elder John Haus.
RECORDS WERE MADE TO BE BROKEN: The Hounds on May 30 set a new single-game record for 2-point goals scored, tallying four against the New
York Lizards.The teamās previous high was three, recorded in games against the Rochester Rattlers in both 2012 and 2013.
GOING STREAKING: John Haus has tallied at least one point in 19 straight regular-season games, dating back to May 10, 2014.
FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS: The Hounds are 1-4 all-time in games played on Friday nights.
15. Active Player Notes
#1 Mike Chanenchuk (M)
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Goals (2); Points (4)
#3 Brendan Fowler (M/FO)
ā Back-to-back NCAA Champion with Duke (2013 & 2014)
ā 2015 MLLWeek 1 FOA-thlete of the Week
ā Named MLL Humanitarian of the Month in July 2014 after cutting and donating hair to the Locks of Love organization
ā Also played football during his undergraduate career at Duke
ā Returned to Duke for grad school in 2014 and used ļ¬nal year of athletic eligibility to join the wrestling team
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Faceoff (19-27, 70.4%); Groundballs (13); Goals (2)
ā Named a 2015 MLLAll-Star Game participant
#4 Mike Sawyer (A)
ā Broke the Guinness World Record for Fastest Lacrosse shot in 2013, shooting 114mph at the MLLAll-Star Game in Charlotte (previous record was 111mph)
ā 2013 MLLAll-Star participant
ā Won an NCAA Championship with Loyola in 2012
ā Was a Tewaaraton Award Finalist in 2012
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Goals (3); Points (4)
ā Scored three 2-point goals in 2014
#5 Josh Hawkins (M)
ā Won an NCAA Championship with Loyola in 2012
ā Volunteer Assistant Coach for Amherst College Menās Lacrosse
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Goals (2); Groundballs (5)
#7 Jake Tripucka (M)
ā Father Kelly Tripucka played for the Charlotte Hornets from 1988-1991
ā Late Grandfather Frank Tripucka was the ļ¬rst-ever quarterback for the Denver Broncos in 1960
ā Won two NCAA Championships with Duke, the ļ¬rst as a freshman in 2010 and the second as a senior in 2013
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Goals (3); Points (3)
#8 Josh Dionne (A)
ā Assistant Coach for NAVYWomenās Lacrosse
ā Won back-to-back NCAA Championships with Duke in 2013 and 2014
ā Scored his ļ¬rst MLL goal in his ļ¬rst MLL appearance on April 12
ā Has scored at least one goal in each of his ļ¬rst four MLL games
16. #11 Joey Sankey (A)
ā Three-time USILAThird Team All-American
ā Three-time All-ACC selection
ā UNCās All-time leading scorer with 229 career points
ā Tied the Houndsā single game points record on May 23 with eight points (5g, 3a)
ā 2015 MLLWeek 7 Cascade Rookie of the Week
#15 Justin Ward (A)
ā 2014 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year
ā Won an NCAA Championship with Loyola in 2012
ā Holds Loyolaās career assists record (120), single-season assist record (53) and ranks sixth in school history with 177 total points
ā Volunteer Assistant Coach for Georgetown Menās Lacrosse
ā Set the Houndsā single-season assist record (21) in 2014
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Goals (3); Assists (3); Points (5)
#16 Terry Kimener (M)
ā 2008 America East Player of the Year
ā 2008 America East Tournament MVP
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Goals (3); Points (5)
#19 Kevin Drew (M)
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Goals (2); Groundballs (6)
ā 2015 MLLWeek 3 Defensive Player of the Week
ā 2014 MLLAll-Star Game participant
#24 Ryan Flanagan (D)
ā 2010 Co-Winner of the Schmeisser Memorial Cup as the nationās top collegiate defenseman
ā Three-time MLLAll-Star Game participant (2012, 2013 & 2014)
ā Named MLL Humanitarian of the Month in February 2014
ā 2014 MLLWeek 9 Warrior Defensive Player of the Week
ā MLL Single-Game Highs: Groundballs (12); Goals (2)
ā Named a 2015 MLLAll-Star Game participant
#26 John Haus (M)
ā 2015 Hounds Co-Captain
ā Volunteer Assistant Coach for High Point University Menās Lacrosse
ā MLL Single Game Highs: Goals (3); Points (5)
17. ā Named a 2015 MLLAll-Star Game participant
#28 Michael Ehrhardt (D)
ā MLL Single-Game Highs: Groundballs (6)
ā Scored at least one goal each MLL season (2014 & 2015)
#33 Pierce Bassett (G)
ā MLL Single-Game Highs: Saves (20); Fewest Goals Allowed (7); Most Goals Allowed (21)
#34 Pat Laconi (M)
ā Won an NCAA Championship with Loyola in 2012
ā MLL Single-Game Highs: Groundballs (3);
ā Currently a law student at the University of Baltimore School of Law
#44 Brett Schmidt (D)
ā Two-time MLLAll-Star Game participant (2013 & 2014)
ā MLL Single-Game Highs: Groundballs (6)
#55 Mason Poli (LSM/D)
ā Quinnipiac Assistant Menās Lacrosse Coach
ā While a junior and senior at Bryant University, Poli led the nation in long-pole scoring
ā 2012 and 2013 Tewaaraton Semiļ¬nalist
ā Led MLL in long-pole scoring for 2014, tallying six goals (three 2-pointers) and one assist for 10 points
ā Has ļ¬nished with double-digit points in each of his MLL seasons
#77 Henry Lobb (D)
ā Won back-to-back NCAA Championships with Duke (2013 & 2014)
ā MLL Single-Game Highs: Groundballs (3)
#84 Joe Cinosky (D)
ā Two-time MLL Champion (Toronto Nationals 2009, Chesapeake Bayhawks 2010)
ā 2009 MLLAll-Star Game participant
ā 2010 FILWorld Championship Gold Medalist as member of Team USA
ā MLL Single-Game Highs: Groundballs (6)
#88 Thomas DeNapoli (A/M)
ā MLL Single-Game Highs: Goals (2) Points (3)
ā Cousin Steve DeNapoli is a midļ¬elder for the New York Lizards