The 2010 Soaring Eagles Men’s Lacrosse
team will look to this season as a chance for a breakthrough in the
competitive Empire 8 Conference under Head Coach Preston Chapman.
In his 11th year with Elmira College, Coach Chapman will look to a
combination of experience and youth to have success this spring.
Despite their overall record last season, the Soaring Eagles were
highly ambitious losing six games by only four goals or less. The
Purple and Gold will look to build on last year’s
experiences this season as the team contends against many
challenging opponents.
Returning for his last season in the Purple and Gold is Co-Captain
and leading goal scorer
Brad Levick ’10 (Newmartket, ONT -- St. Andrews
College). Last season,
Levick was a standout player with 53 total points,
39 goals and 14 assists.
Levick’s best performance came in
Elmira’s lone win of the year against Wheaton College
with a career best nine goals.
Levick was also second on the team with 31
groundballs.
Joining
Levick at the attack position will be second year
players
Rick Acorn ’12 (Barrie, ONT --
Innisdale) and
TJ White ’12 (Collegeville, PA --
Methacton). In ’09
White ranked tied for third on

the team in total points with 22, which included an impressive 18
goals in his rookie season.
Acorn accounted for 18 points last year with 12
goals and 6 assists.
Adam Walker ’11 (Corning, NY -- Corning
East) will also log serious minutes at the attack position
for EC.
Leading the experienced Elmira midfield is Co-Captain
Dan Frost ’10 (Bow, NH -- Bow).
Frost, in 14 games recorded 3 goals and 6 assists.
Also at the midfield position for the Purple and Gold will be
standout player
Kenny Keirstead ’11 (Waltham, MA --
Waltham).
Keirstead had a career year last season with 15
goals in 14 games played.
Keirstead also led the team with an impressive 23
assists.
Also roaming the midfield will be
JP Kennedy ’10 (Newport, RI -- Providence
Country Day),
Scott Gamble ’10 (Toronto, ONT --
Leaside),
Tom Hosey ’10 (Springfield, MA --
Williston Northampton),
Kevin Morrison ’10 (Hingham, MA -- Boston
College),
Rob Thompson ’10 (Hellertown, PA --
Yarmouth),
Rich Courto ’11 (Fayetteville, NY --
Fayetteville Manlius), and
Travis Armideo ’12 (Kimberton, PA -- Haverford
School). All of these players will see crucial minutes for
the Purple and Gold, and their knowledge and experience will be
greatly beneficial to the team’s success this
season.
Co-Captain
Vinnie Anastasi ’10 (Syracuse, NY --
Corcoran) and
Brandon Saylor ’10 (Cleveland Heights, OH --
Cleveland Heights) will control the Elmira College defense
this season. Last season,
Anastasi appeared in all 14 games for the Soaring
Eagles tallying 25 groundballs and 7 caused turnovers from his
defensive position.
Anastasi’s leadership will prove to be
valuable as the season progresses.
Saylor acted as the team’s defensive
anchor last year putting together a season of 77 groundballs and 13
caused turnovers, both team-highs.
Saylor’s best performance of the
season came against Lycoming College where he came away with 11
groundballs and two caused turnovers.
Also taking the field at defense for the Purple and Gold will be
Paul Schwartz ’11 (Allison Park, PA -- Kiski
School) and
Barrett Gast ’12 (Orchard Park, NY -- Orchard
Park).
Schwartz appeared in 12 games last year for EC
including 7 starts. The third year player also recorded 29
groundballs and 7 caused turnovers. In his rookie season,
Gast appeared in 13 games for EC registering 20
groundballs and 6 caused turnovers. This duo will need to be up to
the challenge of constantly taking on the leagues best attackers.
Defending the net for the Purple and Gold this season will be a
solid group headed by goalkeeper
Geofferey Lane ’10 (Pennington, NJ --
Pennington).
Lane appeared in 10 games for EC in
’09 including 8 starts, and logged over 370 minutes in
goal.
Lane also produced 93 saves and the teams highest
save percentage at .489. Joining
Lane at the goalie position will be
Matt Hale ’11 (Cato, NY --
Cato-Meridian).
In their first season, the Soaring Eagles will look to
Dave Bucchino ’13 (Cedar Grove, NJ --
Bow),
Mike Murphy ’13 (New City, NY -- NY Military
Academy),
Brad States ’13 (Monmouth, NJ --West
Windsor-Plainsboro North),
Bobby Thomas ’13 (Wantagh, NY -- General
Douglas MacArthur),
Paul Tagari ’13 (Newbury Park, CA -- Newbury
Park),
Colby Ross ’13 (Wayne, ME -- Kents
Hill),
Tyler Campbell ’13 (Mississauga, ONT -- Gordon
Graydon Memorial),
Alex Ostrum ’13 (Montpelier, VT --
Montpelier),
Guillaume Meli ’13 (Burlington, VT -- Rice
Memorial), and
Nate Lowmaster ’13 (Horseheads, NY --
Horseheads). All will look to make great contributions in
their first seasons at EC.
With an excellent combination of youth and experience, the Purple
and Gold will look to regain a spot at the top of the standings and
an opportunity to compete in the 2010 Empire 8 Conference
playoffs.