Philadelphia Waterdogs

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Philadelphia Waterdogs
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Full name Philadelphia Waterdogs
Founded 2020
League Premier Lacrosse League
Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stadium Villanova Stadium
Colors               
Head coach Bill Tierney
Championships 1 (2022)
Website Philadelphia Waterdogs

The Philadelphia Waterdogs are a professional field lacrosse team based in the Greater Philadelphia area that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Waterdogs were the first PLL expansion team, beginning with the 2020 season.[1] Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020.[2] Andy Copelan was announced as the Club's first head coach on January 2, 2020.[3] Owners of the club include Pardon My Take hosts, Barstool Big Cat & PFT Commenter. The Waterdogs won their first championship in 2022 against the Chaos. In March 2024 the Waterdogs hired Bill Tierney as Head Coach.

Roster

2023 Waterdogs Lacrosse Club Roster
No. Name Nationality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref
1 Matt DeLuca Italy Goalie 6 ft 6 in 225 lbs Delaware 2020 Farmingdale Farmingdale, New York [4]
3 Jack Hannah** United States Midfield 6 ft 1 in 205 lbs Denver 2022 Milford Milford, Ohio [5]
6 Kieran McArdle (C) United States Attack 6 ft 2 in 185 lbs St. John's 2014 Connetquot Ronkonkoma, New York [6]
11 Marcus Hudgins United States Defense 6 ft 1 in 215 lbs Ohio State 2024 West Genesee Syracuse, New York [7]
12 Thomas McConvey Canada Midfield 6 ft 4 in 210 lbs Virginia 2023 St. Michael's Toronto, Ontario [8]
13 AJ Mercurio United States Defense 6 ft 3 in 230 lbs Denver 2024 Damonte Ranch Reno, Nevada [9]
15 Ryan Conrad United States Midfield 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Virginia 2019 Loyola Blakefield Timonium, Maryland [10]
16 Chris Sabia** United States Defense 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Penn State 2019 Haverford Harleysville, Pennsylvania [11]
17 Ryland Rees Canada LSM 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Stony Brook 2019 Terry Fox Port Coquitlam. British Columbia [12]
19 Jake Carraway United States Attack 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Georgetown 2021 St. Mary's Annapolis, Maryland [13]
21 Liam Byrnes (C) United States Defense 6 ft 3 in 195 lbs Marquette 2016 West Islip West Islip, New York [14]
22 Michael Sowers United States Attack 5 ft 9 in 165 lbs Duke 2021 Upper Dublin Dresher, Pennsylvania [15]
23 Charlie Hayes United States SSDM 5 ft 11 in 187 lbs Detroit Mercy 2018 Eisenhower Shelby Township, Michigan [16]
25 Eli Gobrecht United States Defense 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Ithaca 2016 Ithaca Ithaca, New York [17]
27 Jake Richard United States SSDM 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Marquette 2016 West Chester Henderson West Chester, Pennsylvania [18]
29 Kenny Brower United States Defense 6 ft 2 in 215 lbs Duke 2024 Massapequa Massapequa, New York [19]
33 Matt Whitcher United States SSDM 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs York 2018 Huntington Huntington, New York [20]
36 Matt Brandau United States Attack 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Yale 2024 Boys' Latin Timonium, Maryland [21]
37 Dillon Ward Canada Goalie 6 ft 5 in 195 lbs Bellarmine 2013 The Hill Academy Orangeville, Ontario [22]
40 Connor Kelly** United States Midfield 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Maryland 2018 Avon Old Farms Easton, Connecticut [23]
41 Jake Higgins United States SSDM 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Maryland 2022 Gerstell Academy Hampstead, Maryland [24]
44 Ben Randall United States Defense 6 ft 3 in 192 lbs Ohio State 2018 Mason Mason, Ohio [25]
50 Christian Scarpello England Midfield 5 ft 11 in 188 lbs Rutgers 2018 Madison Madison, New Jersey [26]
57 Ethan Walker Canada Attack 5 ft 9 in 170 lbs Denver 2021 Culver Military Academy Peterborough, Ontario [27]
59 Mikie Schlosser United States Midfield 6 ft 2 in 180 lbs Michigan 2017 Davis Davis, California [28]
77 Zach Currier Canada Midfield 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Princeton 2017 Culver Military Academy Peterborough, Ontario [29]
91 Michael Boehm United States Attack 5 ft 10 in 170 lbs Michigan 2024 St. Ignatius Rocky River, Ohio [30]

*Indicates member of Holdout list[31]

**Indicates player is on PUP list[32][33][34]

(C) indicates captain

Source:[35][36]

2020 Expansion Draft

Pick # Player Pos. PLL Team College
1 Connor Kelly Midfield Whipsnakes Maryland
2 Christian Cuccinello Attack Archers Villanova
3 Brodie Merrill Defense Chaos Georgetown
4 Charlie Cipriano Goalie Chaos Fairfield
5 Ben Reeves Attack Whipsnakes St.Als
6 Kyle McClancy Midfield Chaos SUNY Albany
7 Kieran McArdle Attack Atlas St. John's
8 Brian Karalunas Defense Redwoods Villanova
9 Ben McIntosh Midfield Archers Drexel
10 Drew Snider Midfield Whipsnakes Maryland
11 Ryan Drenner Attack Whipsnakes Towson
12 Noah Richard LSM Atlas Marquette
13 Steven DeNapoli Midfield Atlas Hofstra
14 Wes Berg Midfield Redwoods Denver
15 Chris Sabia Defense Chrome Penn State
16 Ryan Conrad Midfield Atlas Virginia
17 Dan Eipp Midfield Archers Harvard
18 Drew Simoneau Faceoff Chrome Nazareth College

Source:[37]

Coaching Staff

  • Head coach – Bill Tierney
  • Assistant coach – Dylan Sheridan
  • Assistant coach – Louie Dedonatis

2020 Player Pool Acquisitions

On March 21, Waterdogs announced they had signed the following players from the player pool:

Name Position College
BJ Grill Defense Marquette
Patrick Foley Defense Johns Hopkins
Dylan Johnson Defense Denver
Tate Boyce Goalie Providence
Reed Junkin Goalie Penn

Source:[38]

All time Draft Selections

2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order.[39] Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9,[40] followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College
1 1 Waterdogs Zach Currier Midfield Princeton
2 8 Waterdogs Ryland Rees Long Stick Midfield Stony Brook

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference Notes
1 3 Waterdogs Michael Kraus Attack Virginia ACC Kraus would sign a two-year contract with the Connecticut Hammerheads, who selected him second overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft instead.[41]
2 8 Waterdogs Matt DeLuca Goalie Delaware CAA

2021 Entry Draft

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College
1 4 Waterdogs Liam Byrnes Defense
2 12 Waterdogs Mikie Schlosser Midfield
3 20 Waterdogs Ben Randall Defense

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conference
1 2 Waterdogs Michael Sowers Attack Duke ACC
4 27 Waterdogs Ethan Walker Attack Denver

2022 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
2 14 Jack Hannah Midfield Denver
3 22 Jake Higgins SSDM Maryland
4 30 Jason Reynolds LSM Notre Dame

2023 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 8 Thomas McConvey Midfield Virginia
2 16 Alex Mazzone Defense Johns Hopkins
3 24 Chris Fake Defense Notre Dame
4 32 James Reilly Faceoff Georgetown

Season results

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2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 26, 2020 Atlas L 10–11
2 Herriman, Utah July 28, 2020 Archers L 7–9
3 Herriman, Utah July 31, 2020 Chrome L 12–13
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Chaos W 10–9
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Redwoods L 8–11
2021
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 6, 2021 Cannons L 7–13
2 Kennesaw, Georgia June 11, 2021 Chaos W 14–12
3 Kennesaw, Georgia June 13, 2021 Chrome W 14–9
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 26, 2021 Archers L 8–17
5 Hempstead, New York July 3, 2021 Redwoods L 16–19
6 Eagan, Minnesota July 9, 2021 Cannons W 19–7
7 Eagan, Minnesota July 11, 2021 Chrome W 12–6
8 Colorado Springs, Colorado July 31, 2021 Whipsnakes W 11–6
9 Albany, New York August 14, 2021 Atlas W 10–9
10 (Semifinal) Chester, Pennsylvania September 5, 2021 Whipsnakes L 10–14

PLL Award Winners

Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

  • Zach Currier: 2021

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

  • Andy Copelan: 2021

Head coaches

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Notes
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Andy Copelan 2020-2023 33 19 14 .576 7 5 2 .714 Participated in the 2024 Championship Series, resigned prior to the 2024 regular season[42]
2 Bill Tierney 2024 - Current 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 .000 Hired on March 28, 2024

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 0 2 .000 Lost 2
Atlas 1 1 .500 Won 1
Cannons 1 1 .500 Won 1
Chaos 2 0 1.000 Won 2
Chrome 2 1 .667 Won 2
Redwoods 0 3 .000 Lost 3
Whipsnakes 1 1 .500 Lost 1
Totals 7 8 .467

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