Le Moyne Athletics : State Senator John DeFrancisco introduces and passes Senate resolution honoring Le Moyne College men's lacrosse team

Senate Resolution No. 6055

Passed unanimously by the New York State Senate on June 20, 2006

BY: Senator DEFRANCISCO

CONGRATULATING the Le Moyne College Men's Lacrosse Team and Coach Dan Sheehan upon the occasion of capturing the 2006 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship

WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and

WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical development of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of fair play, teamwork, and competition; and

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to those young people within the State of New York who, achieving outstanding success in athletic competition, have inspired and brought pride to their college; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the Le Moyne College Men's Lacrosse Team and Head Coach Dan Sheehan upon the occasion of capturing the 2006 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship; and

WHEREAS, To bring home a national title, as did the 2006 Le Moyne Dolphins, is a remarkable achievement; to have won two such championships in the last three seasons, as has been done by the Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse Team, is a truly outstanding accomplishment; and

WHEREAS, In addition to its success in capturing two national championship titles, the Dolphins' excellence in recent years can be found in the many other achievements of this most successful team: 2006 was the fifth consecutive year that Le Moyne earned the right to compete in the NCAA tournament; over the past four seasons, the Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse team has won 62 games against just two defeats; Le Moyne posted the nation's best "goals against" average, allowing their opponents just 3.67 goals per game; the team's "goals against" average marked just the second time in NCAA history that a team had allowed fewer than four goals per game in lacrosse; this statistic is even more noteworthy since it was Le Moyne who first achieved this record in 2005; and

WHEREAS, The Dolphins have had, for the last six seasons, the top defense in the nation; and

WHEREAS, The Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse Team was ranked number one in every poll that was taken in 2006; and

WHEREAS, The 2006 regular season marked The Dolphins' seventh consecutive season with a perfect record in their conference, the Northeast 10 Conference; the Dolphins' overall regular season record was 14 wins and no losses and thereby extended to 60 the number of consecutive regular season games it has won; and

WHEREAS, The Dolphins have not lost a non-NCAA tournament game since 2002; 2006 was the team's fourth consecutive perfect season; and

WHEREAS, In the NCAA championship tournament, Le Moyne defeated Limestone College in the semifinals by a score of 22 - 3 and thereby earned the right to compete in the NCAA Division II finals in Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, On Sunday, May 28, a confident Dolphins team prepared to play at Lincoln Financial Field before a record crowd of 23,990 who, in the first game of the day, saw Central New York's SUNY Cortland capture the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse title; that was to be the warm-up for a second game that was never close; the Dolphins totally dominated finalist newcomer Dowling by a score of 12 - 5 to win its second Division II title in three years; The Dolphins led just 5-3 at the half, but scored the first two goals of the second half, answered Dowling's fourth goal with two more tallies, and then scored the only three goals of the fourth quarter to assure victory; and

WHEREAS, No team, no matter how gifted one or a handful of its members may be, can succeed without outstanding talent throughout its entire roster; such was the case for the 2006 Le Moyne Dolphins whose players included: Alex Bily, Dan Brown, Andrew Carducci, Matt Cassalia, Marc Cizenski, Jared Corcoran, Brian Cost, Matt Crandall, Tom Donahue, Chris Doran, Matt Emerson, Nate Evans, Markus Fallico, Jim Fiacco, Matt Foster, Blake Gale, Pete Gibbons, Brian Griffin, Tyler Hill, Matt Juriga, Kevin Kohl, Jeff Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Mike Lindstrom, Jason Longo, Tim MacLean, Mike Malone, Mike McDonald, Doug McIver, Mike McLaughlin, Pat McPartlin, Chris Moore, Pat O'Donnell, Russ Oechsle, Rob Poole, Mike Recor, Craig Rosecrans, Ted Rund, Ed Street, Travis Tarr, Brian Welch, Jordan Witt, Brad Wolken, and Dan Ziegler; and

WHEREAS, The success of the Le Moyne Men's Champion Lacrosse team is due in great part to the efforts of Head Coach Dan Sheehan and his outstanding Assistant Coaches who include Brian Datellas, Kevin Michaud and Eric MacCaull; the team was also assisted by the never-ending encouragement and support of friends, family and the entire Le Moyne College Athletic Department, as well as the Central New York community; and

WHEREAS, While lacrosse is a team sport, national recognition of some Dolphin team members must be noted: eight Dolphins garnered All-America status from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and they include Alex Bily, Matt Cassalia, Jared Corcoran, Matt Juriga, Mike McDonald, Tarr and Chris Moore; further, Chris Doran was named Scholar All-American; and

WHEREAS, Other individual honors include those who were named as the best in their positions: Matt Cassalia won the Lt. Donald McLaughlin, Jr. Award as the top midfielder; Jared Corcoran who earned the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award as the top goalkeeper; Travis Tarr who was named the William C. Schmeisser Award winner as the top defenseman in Division II; and

WHEREAS, Attackman Mike McDonald was named the 2006 National Championship Most Outstanding Player, having scored 7 goals in the NCAA semifinals and 4 goals in the championship game; and

WHEREAS, The 2006 Dolphins shared noteworthy attributes off the field as well as in competition; individually and collectively, they constantly exhibited good sportsmanship and scholarship, thereby demonstrating to themselves and to others that they have an enviable combination of talent and character which reflects favorably upon their school and their
community; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate the Le Moyne College Men's Lacrosse Team and Head Coach Dan Sheehan on their successful season and overall team record of 18-0 and the capture of the 2006 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship; and be it further

RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the members of the 2006 Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse Team and its coaches.



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Senate Resolution No. 6055 Passed unanimously by the New York State Senate on June 20, 2006 BY: Senator DEFRANCISCO CONGRATULATING the Le Moyne College Men's Lacrosse Team and Coach Dan Sheehan upon the occasion of capturing the 2006 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship WHEREAS, Excellence and success in competitive sports can be achieved only through strenuous practice, team play and team spirit, nurtured by dedicated coaching and strategic planning; and WHEREAS, Athletic competition enhances the moral and physical development of the young people of this State, preparing them for the future by instilling in them the value of teamwork, encouraging a standard of healthy living, imparting a desire for success and developing a sense of fair play, teamwork, and competition; and WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to those young people within the State of New York who, achieving outstanding success in athletic competition, have inspired and brought pride to their college; and WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to congratulate the Le Moyne College Men's Lacrosse Team and Head Coach Dan Sheehan upon the occasion of capturing the 2006 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship; and WHEREAS, To bring home a national title, as did the 2006 Le Moyne Dolphins, is a remarkable achievement; to have won two such championships in the last three seasons, as has been done by the Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse Team, is a truly outstanding accomplishment; and WHEREAS, In addition to its success in capturing two national championship titles, the Dolphins' excellence in recent years can be found in the many other achievements of this most successful team: 2006 was the fifth consecutive year that Le Moyne earned the right to compete in the NCAA tournament; over the past four seasons, the Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse team has won 62 games against just two defeats; Le Moyne posted the nation's best "goals against" average, allowing their opponents just 3.67 goals per game; the team's "goals against" average marked just the second time in NCAA history that a team had allowed fewer than four goals per game in lacrosse; this statistic is even more noteworthy since it was Le Moyne who first achieved this record in 2005; and WHEREAS, The Dolphins have had, for the last six seasons, the top defense in the nation; and WHEREAS, The Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse Team was ranked number one in every poll that was taken in 2006; and WHEREAS, The 2006 regular season marked The Dolphins' seventh consecutive season with a perfect record in their conference, the Northeast 10 Conference; the Dolphins' overall regular season record was 14 wins and no losses and thereby extended to 60 the number of consecutive regular season games it has won; and WHEREAS, The Dolphins have not lost a non-NCAA tournament game since 2002; 2006 was the team's fourth consecutive perfect season; and WHEREAS, In the NCAA championship tournament, Le Moyne defeated Limestone College in the semifinals by a score of 22 - 3 and thereby earned the right to compete in the NCAA Division II finals in Philadelphia; and WHEREAS, On Sunday, May 28, a confident Dolphins team prepared to play at Lincoln Financial Field before a record crowd of 23,990 who, in the first game of the day, saw Central New York's SUNY Cortland capture the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse title; that was to be the warm-up for a second game that was never close; the Dolphins totally dominated finalist newcomer Dowling by a score of 12 - 5 to win its second Division II title in three years; The Dolphins led just 5-3 at the half, but scored the first two goals of the second half, answered Dowling's fourth goal with two more tallies, and then scored the only three goals of the fourth quarter to assure victory; and WHEREAS, No team, no matter how gifted one or a handful of its members may be, can succeed without outstanding talent throughout its entire roster; such was the case for the 2006 Le Moyne Dolphins whose players included: Alex Bily, Dan Brown, Andrew Carducci, Matt Cassalia, Marc Cizenski, Jared Corcoran, Brian Cost, Matt Crandall, Tom Donahue, Chris Doran, Matt Emerson, Nate Evans, Markus Fallico, Jim Fiacco, Matt Foster, Blake Gale, Pete Gibbons, Brian Griffin, Tyler Hill, Matt Juriga, Kevin Kohl, Jeff Lewis, Ryan Lewis, Mike Lindstrom, Jason Longo, Tim MacLean, Mike Malone, Mike McDonald, Doug McIver, Mike McLaughlin, Pat McPartlin, Chris Moore, Pat O'Donnell, Russ Oechsle, Rob Poole, Mike Recor, Craig Rosecrans, Ted Rund, Ed Street, Travis Tarr, Brian Welch, Jordan Witt, Brad Wolken, and Dan Ziegler; and WHEREAS, The success of the Le Moyne Men's Champion Lacrosse team is due in great part to the efforts of Head Coach Dan Sheehan and his outstanding Assistant Coaches who include Brian Datellas, Kevin Michaud and Eric MacCaull; the team was also assisted by the never-ending encouragement and support of friends, family and the entire Le Moyne College Athletic Department, as well as the Central New York community; and WHEREAS, While lacrosse is a team sport, national recognition of some Dolphin team members must be noted: eight Dolphins garnered All-America status from the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and they include Alex Bily, Matt Cassalia, Jared Corcoran, Matt Juriga, Mike McDonald, Tarr and Chris Moore; further, Chris Doran was named Scholar All-American; and WHEREAS, Other individual honors include those who were named as the best in their positions: Matt Cassalia won the Lt. Donald McLaughlin, Jr. Award as the top midfielder; Jared Corcoran who earned the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award as the top goalkeeper; Travis Tarr who was named the William C. Schmeisser Award winner as the top defenseman in Division II; and WHEREAS, Attackman Mike McDonald was named the 2006 National Championship Most Outstanding Player, having scored 7 goals in the NCAA semifinals and 4 goals in the championship game; and WHEREAS, The 2006 Dolphins shared noteworthy attributes off the field as well as in competition; individually and collectively, they constantly exhibited good sportsmanship and scholarship, thereby demonstrating to themselves and to others that they have an enviable combination of talent and character which reflects favorably upon their school and their community; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to congratulate the Le Moyne College Men's Lacrosse Team and Head Coach Dan Sheehan on their successful season and overall team record of 18-0 and the capture of the 2006 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship; and be it further RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be transmitted to the members of the 2006 Le Moyne Men's Lacrosse Team and its coaches.