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2012-13 Schedule & Results |
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OPPONENT |
SITE |
TIME/RESULT |
LISTEN |
| Sat., Sept. 29 |
vs. Northwood @ Calvin (Exhibition) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 12-3 |
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| Sat., Sept. 29 |
vs. Calvin (Exhibition) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 8-3 |
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| Fri., Oct. 5 |
@ Western Michigan (Exhibition) |
Kalamazoo, Mich. |
L 7-12 |
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| Sun., Oct. 14 |
vs. Indiana Tech @ Davenport (Exhibition) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
L 3-24 |
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| Sun., Oct. 14 |
vs.Lawrence Tech @ Davenport (Exhibition) |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 17-5 |
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| Sat., Feb. 16 |
@ Olivet (Exhibition) |
Olivet, Mich. |
W 11-10 (OT) |
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| Sat., March 2 |
@ Reinhardt |
Waleska, Ga. |
L 5-15 |
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| Sun., March 3 |
vs. Georgia Southern @ Kennesaw Mountain HS |
Kennesaw, Ga. |
L 5-9 |
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| Tues., March 5 |
vs. Emmanuel @ Rabbit Hill Park |
Dacula, Ga. |
W 12-11 |
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| Wed., March 6 |
@ Emory |
Atlanta, Ga. |
L 7-10 |
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| Wed., March 13 |
vs. Liberty |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
L 6-17 |
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| Sun., March 17 |
vs. Belleville |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
L 6-11 |
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| Sat., March 23 |
@ Butler |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
W 12-3 |
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| Sun., March 24 |
@ Wabash |
Crawfordsville, Ind. |
W 22-1 |
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| Sat., March 30 |
WHAC Tournament
@ Siena Heights |
Adrian, Mich. |
L 0-8 |
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| Tues., April 2 |
@ Grand Valley State |
Allendale, Mich. |
L 4-15 |
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| Sat., April 6 |
@ Indiana Tech |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
L 2-17 |
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| Thurs., April 11 |
vs. Northwood |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 17-5 |
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| Sun., April 14 |
vs. UM Dearborn @ Groves High School |
Beverly Hills, Mich. |
W 9-8 |
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| Tues., April 16 |
vs. Ferris State |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
W 13-1 |
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| Sat., April 20 |
vs. Taylor |
Grand Rapids, Mich. |
L 5-8 |
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| Sat., April 27 |
CCLA Tournament - 1st Round
@ Indiana Tech |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
L 6-26 |
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Roster |
| No. |
Photos |
Name |
Yr. |
Pos |
Ht. |
Hometown/High School (College) |
| 1 |
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Ben Majeske |
Fr. |
M |
5-8 |
Holt, Michigan/Holt/Michigan State |
| 2 |
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Christian Van Drie |
Fr. |
LSM |
5-6 |
Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven |
| 3 |
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Tim Hansen |
So. |
M |
6-0 |
Diamondale, Mich./Lansing Catholic Central |
| 4 |
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Joey Rohloff |
Fr. |
LSM |
5-10 |
Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake |
| 8 |
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Conner Sutton |
Sr. |
D |
5-9 |
Commerce Twp., Mich./Lakeland |
| 10 |
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Mark Evans |
Jr. |
M |
5-9 |
Rochester Hills Mich./Notre Dame Prep. |
| 11 |
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Alec Rasegan |
So. |
G |
6-3. |
South Lyon, Mich./South Lyon |
| 12 |
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Casey Coretti |
So. |
A |
5-7 |
Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids |
| 15 |
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Mitch Ringer |
So. |
D |
6-0 |
Tecumseh, Mich./Tecumseh |
| 16 |
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Ryan Ruschmann |
Fr. |
A |
6-6 |
Grand Rapids, Mich./Northview |
| 18 |
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Jimmy Watt |
So. |
G |
5-9 |
Walled Lake, Mich./Walled Lake Northern/OCC |
| 19 |
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Don Boyer |
So. |
D |
5-10 |
Howell, Mich./Hartland |
| 20 |
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Zack Brancheau |
So. |
A |
5-7 |
Adrian, Mich./Tecumseh |
| 21 |
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Jacob Giddings |
Fr. |
D |
5-11 |
Spring Lake, Mich./Spring Lake |
| 23 |
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Josh Jeszke |
Jr. |
M |
5-11 |
Rochester, Mich./Notre Dame Prep. |
| 24 |
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Jack VanWieren |
Fr. |
M |
5-11 |
Grand Rapids, Mich./Northview |
| 26 |
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Austin Phillips |
Fr. |
D |
6-6 |
Rockford, Mich./Rockford |
| 28 |
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Sam Matthews |
Fr. |
M |
5-9 |
Hopkins, Mich./Hopkins |
| 33 |
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Austin Ensing |
So. |
LSM |
6-0 |
Zeeland, Mich./Holland Christian |
| 37 |
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Dylan Oxender |
Jr. |
M |
5-8 |
Haslett, Mich./Haslett |
| 42 |
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Will Comai |
Fr. |
M |
5-8 |
Battle Creek, Michigan/Pennfield |
| 44 |
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Hunter Perry |
So. |
M |
5-11 |
Battle Creek, Mich./Lakeview |
| 62 |
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Jake Auyer |
So. |
A |
6-0 |
Kalamazoo, Mich./Mattawan |
| 66 |
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Kyle Foley |
Fr. |
A |
6-1 |
Chicago, Illinois/Lane Tech |
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Coaches |
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Luke Griemsman Head Coach -- Coach Griemsman began playing lacrosse in Huntington, NY. A varsity captain for Walt Whitman High School in 1991-92, Griemsman also played on the 1991 gold-medal winning, Long Island team in the Empire State Games. Recruited to Michigan State University for their NCAA Division 1 teams of 1993-96, Griemsman also received his Bachelor of Arts with a major in Communication in 1996.
Griemsman returned to the Michigan State club lacrosse program in 1997 as an assistant coach and was promoted to head coach of the program in 1998. In 1999, Griemsman held a 14-7 record and brought the Spartans to the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association (CCLA) quarterfinal game. Griemsman took a short break from coaching to acquire his teaching certification from Northern Michigan University in 2001. He taught science and social studies at Apple Valley Middle School in Hendersonville, NC from 2002-04 while serving as assistant coach for boy’s soccer, boy’s basketball, and track and field.
In 2004, Griemsman took charge of the Central Michigan University (CMU) club and guided them to a 6-10 record in 2005. Griemsman brought CMU to the CCLA playoffs that year, their first year in the Division 1. In 2006, he had a hand in starting the Saginaw Valley State University club team. He successfully ran that club for two years. As an independent in 2007, SVSU finished with a 10-6-1 record. Griemsman also received his Master of Arts in Teaching Natural Science from SVSU in 2008.
Griemsman is also a US Lacrosse certified (Level 2) coach since 2006 and has been working for US Lacrosse since 2007, in the Coaches Education Program (CEP,) as a Level 1 CEP trainer. |
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Doug Seites Assistant Coach --
Coach Seites played three years of lacrosse at Aquinas College, playing midfield and taking face-offs. A graduate of Kent City High School in Kent City, MI this former basketball and baseball star found his way to the lacrosse field while at college and became a two-year captain. A 2010 graduate, Coach Seites majored in History with a minor in Writing. Since graduation, he has played with the Westside Blue Dragons Post-Collegiate team, and is a member of the Grand River Lacrosse Club. Coach Seites has also given his time to coach lacrosse at the Grand Rapids YMCA. |
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Season Review
The 2012 season saw the Aquinas College Men’s Lacrosse team continue to make strides towards being one of the top teams in the CCLA.
Ranked 8th in the pre-season CCLA Poll, the Saints earned a second straight playoff appearance and recorded the best record in the team’s
short history.
Senior Nate McCorry led the team with 30 goals and 55 points. Fellow Senior Ty Rosema led the team with 30 assists and was named 3rd-team
All CCLA. Jacob Jeffers led the team in ground balls and once again was strong at the faceoff X. The defense was lead by Senior James
Burkhardt, who was recognized as a 2nd-team All CCLA performer and was also named honorable-mention All-America. The Saints opened the season with an impressive victory over Northern Michigan University. A pair of scrimmage victories over UW-Whitewater and UW-Oshkosh helped prepare the young team for the tough tests they would face on the team’s Spring Break trip to St. Louis. Aquinas was highly competitive against Washington-St.Louis and Missouri Baptist, teams that were both ranked in the top 20 for most of the season, but came up short in both games. The Saint’s scored victories over LU-Belleville and St.Olaf to even their record at 2-2 on the trip. Family and friends of the Saints who made the trip to St. Louis were treated to an offensive explosion against St. Olaf, where the Saints scored a school-record 28 goals.
The Saints returned from Missouri to dispatch rival Calvin 15-3, before losing tough games to Indiana Tech, Grove City and Walsh. A standout defensive game against UM-Dearborn got the Saints’ rolling, and only highly-ranked opponents GVSU and Hope could slow them down
the rest of the season. A 17-7 defeat of Northwood gave the Saints confidence heading into a pivotal game against rival Siena Heights. Even though they were the visitors in the battle of the Saints’, Aquinas came out on top in a physical, hard fought game. With the win, the team put themselves in contention for a division title and a playoff berth.
While the dreams of a division title were ended with the loss against GVSU, the Saints faced off against Ferris State with a CCLA playoff berth on the line. Trailing late in the game, the Saints came out victorious in a defensive struggle after a late goal completed the comeback attempt. Once again, the Saints were playoff bound. The regular season concluded on Senior Day against Oakland University. James Burkhardt, Jacob Jeffers, Mike Malloy, Jordan Matheny, Nate McCorry and Tyler Rosema won their final game in front of the home crowd in convincing fashion 17-10. McCorry saved his best for last, setting a school record with 6 assists and tying the school record with 9 points.
Aquinas opened the playoffs with a tough test against defending national champion Davenport University. The Saints fought hard, but
came up short 12-5. The Saints frustrated the Panthers all game long, but couldn’t pull the upset. Nevertheless, the good showing sends the
Saints into next season with confidence and high expectations. The Saints’ received contributions from numerous freshmen, and return a
handful of upperclassman who have been key players their entire careers. The future should be bright on the lacrosse field in the future. |
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Post Season Awards |
| Most Valuable Player Award |
| 2011Nate McCorry |
| 2010 James Burkhardt |
| 2009 Nick Avendt |
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| Most Valuable Offensive Player |
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| Most Valuable Defensive Player |
2011 James Burkhardt |
| Bissell Award |
| 2010 Jacob Jeffers |
| 2009 Jordan Matheny |
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| Brave Heart Award |
| 2011 Connor Sutton |
| 2010 Greg Savage, Doug Seites |
| 2009 Nate McCorry |
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| St. Bernard Award |
| 2011 Scott Brown |
| 2010 Mike Matych |
| 2009 James Burkhardt |
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| 100 Career Points |
2012 Tyler Rosema, Nate McCorry |
| 2011 Mike Matych |
| CCLA Honors |
| 2011 Jacob Jeffers - Honorable Mention Face Off Specialist |
| 2010 James Burkhardt - Honorable Mention Defense |
| 2010 Mike Matych - Honorable Mention Attack |
| 2009 Nick Avendt - 1st Team Goalie (CCLA D2 Goalie of the Year) |
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| MCLA Academic All American |
2012 James Burkhardt |
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The Field |
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(At left:) With synthetic turf installed during summer 2007, Aquinas becomes the first member of the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) to have an artificial playing surface for lacrosse and soccer. |
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