# New York Atlas (lacrosse)

The New York Atlas are a professional field lacrosse team based in Albany, New York, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL).

## History

The Atlas LC was one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. The inaugural roster was made up of several former Johns Hopkins players, most notably PLL co-founder, Paul Rabil, as well as Tucker Durkin, Ryan Brown, John Crawley, and Joel Tinney. The Atlas has an unofficial rivalry with the Whipsnakes as several of the Whipsnakes players are former Maryland Terrapins, a collegiate rivalry carrying over to the pros. The Bulls struggled in their first 2 seasons going 7-10. However, in 2021 and 2022 they were among the league's best with a combined record of 13-9. This success was largely due to the breakout of Attackman Jeff Teat and the 2022 MVP campaign from Faceoff Athlete Trevor Baptiste. In 2023 it was announced that the Atlas LC would become the New York Atlas with the introduction of home cities for the 2024 season. The decision to place the Atlas identity in New York was attributed to iconography like the Wall Street Bull Statue and the tough, hard-nose nature of New York sports.

## Roster

2023 Atlas Lacrosse Club :
| No. | Name | Position | Height | Weight | College | Grad Year | High School | Hometown |
| 0 | Koby Smith | LSM | 6'0" | 195 lbs | Towson | 2022 | Loyola Blakefield | Lutherville, Maryland |
| 1 | Connor Shellenberger | Attack | 6'1" | 195 lbs | Virginia | 2024 | St. Anne's-Belfield | Charlottesville, Virginia |
| 2 | Lance Tillman | Attack | 5'10" | 170 lbs | North Carolina | 2024 | Valor Christian | Highlands Ranch, Colorado |
| 3 | Peyton Smith | Faceoff | 6'1" | 188 lbs | Marist | 2020 | Athens Drive | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 4 | Dylan Molloy | Attack | 6'0" | 220 lbs | Brown | 2017 | St. Anthony's | Setauket, New York |
| 5 | Tyler Carpenter | LSM | 5'10" | 180 lbs | Duke | 2024 | Salisbury | Durham, North Carolina |
| 6 | Dox Aitken | Midfield | 6'2" | 210 lbs | Virginia | 2021 | Haverford | Villanova, Pennsylvania |
| 7 | Jeff Teat | Attack | 5'10" | 170 lbs | Cornell | 2021 | The Hill Academy | Brampton, Ontario |
| 8 | Myles Jones | Midfield | 6'5" | 260 lbs | Duke | 2016 | Walt Whitman | Huntington, New York |
| 9 | Trevor Baptiste (C) | Faceoff | 5'10" | 225 lbs | Denver | 2018 | Morristown–Beard | Denville, New Jersey |
| 10 | Xander Dickson | Attack | 6'1" | 160 lbs | Virginia | 2023 | Brunswick | Greenwich, Connecticut |
| 14 | Jake Stevens | Midfield | 5'9" | 193 lbs | Syracuse | 2024 | Culver | Puslinch, Ontario |
| 15 | Eric Law (C) | Attack | 5'11" | 180 lbs | Denver | 2013 | Arapahoe | Centennial, Colorado |
| 19 | John Geppert | LSM | 6'3" | 210 lbs | Maryland | 2023 | Landon | Washington, DC |
| 22 | Michael Rexrode | Defense | 6'0" | 180 lbs | Rutgers | 2018 | Loudoun County | Leesburg, Virginia |
| 24 | Payton Cormier | Attack | 6'2" | 230 lbs | Virginia | 2024 | Oakville | Oakville, Ontario |
| 26 | Bryan Costabile | Midfield | 6'2" | 205 lbs | Notre Dame | 2020 | Mount Saint Joseph | Sykesville, Maryland |
| 34 | Drake Porter | Goalie | 5'11" | 183 lbs | Syracuse | 2021 | IMG Academy | Aurora, Ontario |
| 43 | Brett Makar | Defense | 6'1" | 210 lbs | Maryland | 2023 | Yorktown Heights | Yorktown Heights, New York |
| 44 | Liam Entenmann | Goalie | 6'3" | 203 lbs | Notre Dame | 2024 | Chaminade | Point Lookout, New York |
| 54 | Peter Dearth | SSDM | 6'3" | 214 lbs | Syracuse | 2021 | Ridgefield | Ridgefield, Connecticut |
| 57 | Chet Comizio | SSDM | 5'10" | 175 lbs | Villanova | 2023 | Delbarton | Basking Ridge, New Jersey |
| 77 | Gavin Adler | Defense | 5'8" | 180 lbs | Cornell | 2023 | Hewlett | Hewlett, New York |
| 88 | Ronan Jacoby | Midfield | 6'1" | 206 lbs | Rutgers | 2023 | Glastonbury | Glastonbury, Connecticut |
| 91 | Danny Logan | SSDM | 5'11" | 200 lbs | Denver | 2021 | Upper Arlington | Upper Arlington, Ohio |
| 98 | Reid Bowering | Midfield | 6'0" | 190 lbs | Drexel | 2021 | Archbishop Carney | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| | Payton Rezanka | SSDM | 5'11" | 200 lbs | Loyola | 2023 | Cathedral Catholic | San Diego, California |
Source:
*Indicates player is on the holdout list
**Indicates player is on the PUP list
(C): Captain

### Coaching staff

* Head coach – Mike Pressler
* Assistant coaches – Steven Brooks, Kevin Unterstein

## All-time Draft selections
### 2019 College Draft

| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | 2019 Accolades |
| 1 | 2 | Ryan Conrad | Midfield | Virginia | Atlantic Coast Conference | First-Team All-American, First-Team ACC |
| 2 | 11 | Cade Van Raaphorst | Defense | Duke | Atlantic Coast Conference | First-Team All-American, First-Team ACC |
| 3 | 14 | Noah Richard | Midfield | Marquette | Big East Conference | Honorable Mention All-American, Big East Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team Big East |
| 4 | 23 | Brent Noseworthy | Midfield | Michigan | Big Ten Conference | 2018 Accolades (Injured most of 2019): Honorable Mention All-American, First-Team Big Ten |
| Undrafted | FA | Jacob Stover | Goalie | Loyola | Patriot League | First-Team All-American, First-Team Patriot League, Patriot League Goalie of the Year |
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. 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, 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 | 3 | Atlas | Rob Pannell | Attack | Cornell |
| 2 | 10 | Atlas | Craig Chick | Defense | Lehigh |

### 2020 College Draft

| Rnd. | Pick # | PLL Team | Player | Pos. | College | Conference |
| 1 | 2 | Atlas | Bryan Costabile | Midfield | Notre Dame | ACC |
| 2 | 10 | Atlas | Aidan Hynes | Defense | Yale | Ivy League |
2021 Entry Draft
| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 3 | Dan Bucaro | Attack | Georgetown |
| 2 | 9 | Michael Rexrode | Defense | Rutgers |
| 3 | 14 | Andrew Newbold | Defense | Sacred Heart |
| 4 | 22 | Brendan Sunday | Attack | Towson |

### 2021 College Draft

| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 1 | Jeff Teat | Attack | Cornell |
| 1 | 8 | Dox Aitken | Midfield | Virginia |
| 2 | 10 | Jake Carraway | Midfield/Attack | Georgetown |
| 4 | 11 | Danny Logan | SSDM | Denver |
| 5 | 17 | Peter Dearth | SSDM | Syracuse |
| 6 | 26 | Gerard Arceri | Faceoff | Penn State |

### 2022 College Draft

| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 2 | Chris Gray | Attack | North Carolina |
| 1 | 5 | Koby Smith | LSM | Towson |
| 2 | 13 | Brendan Curry | Midfield | Syracuse |
| 3 | 21 | Max Wayne | Defense | Christopher Newport |

### 2023 College Draft

| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 1 | Gavin Adler | Defense | Cornell |
| 1 | 3 | Brett Makar | Defense | Maryland |
| 2 | 11 | Xander Dickson | Attack | Virginia |
| 3 | 19 | Payton Rezanka | SSDM | Loyola |
| 4 | 27 | Kyle Long | Attack | Maryland |

### 2024 College Draft

| Rnd. | Pick # | Player | Pos. | College |
| 1 | 2 | Connor Shellenberger | Attack | Virginia |
| 1 | 5 | Liam Entenmann | Goalie | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 10 | Jake Stevens | Midfield | Syracuse |
| 4 | 26 | Tyler Carpenter | D | Duke |

## Season Results

2019 :
| Week | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Boston, Massachusetts | June 2, 2019 | Redwoods | L 9–11 |
| 2 | New York, New York | June 8, 2019 | Chaos | L 13–18 |
| 3 | Chicago, Illinois | June 16, 2019 | Chrome | W 13–12 |
| 4 | Baltimore, Maryland | June 22, 2019 | Whipsnakes | L 10–15 |
| 5 | Atlanta, Georgia | June 28, 2019 | Archers | W 13–12 |
| 6 | Washington, DC | July 6, 2019 | Whipsnakes | L 9–11 |
| All-Star Break | Los Angeles, California | July 21, 2019 | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | Denver, Colorado | July 27, 2019 | Redwoods | W 18-15 |
| 8 | San Jose, California | August 11, 2019 | Archers | L 11–15 |
| 9 | Hamilton, Ontario | August 17, 2019 | Chrome | W 17-14 |
| 10 | Albany, New York | August 25, 2019 | Chaos | W 12-9 |
| Playoffs Round 1 | Columbus, Ohio | September 7, 2019 | Chrome | W 17-8 |
| First Draft Pick Game | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | September 21, 2019 | Archers | L 25-7 |
2020 :
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Herriman, Utah | July 26, 2020 | Waterdogs | W 11–10 |
| 2 | Herriman, Utah | July 27, 2020 | Archers | L 10–11 |
| 3 | Herriman, Utah | July 30, 2020 | Whipsnakes | L 6–15 |
| 4 | Herriman, Utah | August 1, 2020 | Redwoods | L 10–11 |
| 5 (Elimination) | Herriman, Utah | August 4, 2020 | Archers | L 9–11 |
2021 :
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Foxborough, Massachusetts | June 5, 2021 | Archers | L 6–18 |
| 2 | Kennesaw, Georgia | June 12, 2021 | Redwoods | W 12–9 |
| 3 | Baltimore, Maryland | June 25, 2021 | Whipsnakes | L 11–12 |
| 4 | Baltimore, Maryland | June 27, 2021 | Cannons | W 18–17 |
| 5 | Hempstead, New York | July 4, 2021 | Chrome | W 16–10 |
| 6 | Eagan, Minnesota | July 10, 2021 | Chaos | W 16–10 |
| 7 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | July 30, 2021 | Chrome | W 19–10 |
| 8 | Colorado Springs, Colorado | August 1, 2021 | Cannons | W 13–12 |
| 9 | Albany, New York | August 14, 2021 | Waterdogs | L 9–10 |
| 10 (Quarterfinal) | Sandy, Utah | August 21, 2021 | Cannons | W 13–9 |
| 11 (Semifinal) | Chester, Pennsylvania | September 5, 2021 | Chaos | L 9–15 |
2022 :
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Albany, New York | June 4, 2022 | Redwoods | W 17-11 |
| 2 | Charlotte, North Carolina | June 11, 2022 | Cannons | W 16-8 |
| 3 | Hempstead, Long Island (New York) | June 17, 2022 | Whipsnakes | L 8-12 |
| 4 | Baltimore, Maryland | June 25, 2022 | Archers | W 10-9 |
| 5 | Eagan, MN (Minneapolis) | July 1, 2022 | Chrome | W 14-13 |
| 6 | Fairfield, CT | July 23, 2022 | Redwoods | L 15-16 |
| 7 | Frisco, TX (Dallas) | July 30, 2022 | Archers | W 14-9 |
| 8 | Denver, CO | August 6, 2022 | Waterdogs | L 15-16 |
| 9 | Herriman, UT (Salt Lake City) | August 12, 2022 | Whipsnakes | L 8-16 |
| 10 | Tacoma, WA (Seattle) | August 21, 2022 | Chaos | W 10-9 |
| 11 (Quarterfinal) | Foxborough, MA (Boston) | September 3, 2022 | Waterdogs | L 14-19 |
2023 Championship Series :
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Springfield, VA | February 22, 2023 | Whipsnakes | W 29-16 |
| 2 | Springfield, VA | February 23, 2023 | Chrome | W 29-20 |
| 3 | Springfield, VA | February 24, 2023 | Archers | W 31-26 |
| 4 (Semifinals) | Springfield, VA | February 25, 2023 | Whipsnakes | W 30-21 |
| 5 (Championship) | Springfield, VA | February 26, 2023 | Chrome | L 23-24 |
2023 :
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Albany, New York | June 3, 2023 | Redwoods | L 12-13 |
| 2 | Charlotte, North Carolina | June 11, 2023 | Whipsnakes | W 12-11 |
| 3 | Columbus, OH | June 16, 2023 | Waterdogs | L 18-19 |
| 4 | Eagan, MN (Minneapolis) | July 8, 2023 | Cannons | L 12-19 |
| 5 | Fairfield, CT | July 15, 2023 | Chaos | L 15-11 |
| 6 | Frisco, TX (Dallas) | July 29, 2023 | Chrome | W 11-9 |
| 7 | Baltimore, MD | August 5, 2023 | Archers | L 14-13 (OT) |
| 8 | Denver, CO | August 12, 2023 | Waterdogs | L 11-14 |
| 9 | Tacoma, WA (Seattle) | August 18, 2023 | Cannons | L 13-14 |
| 10 | Herriman, UT (Salt Lake City) | August 25, 2023 | Redwoods | L 7-12 |
| 11 (Quarterfinal) | Foxborough, MA (Boston) | September 4, 2023 | Cannons | L 11-20 |
2024 :
| Game | Location | Date | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Albany, New York | June 1, 2024 | Boston | W 19-12 |
| 2 | Albany, New York | June 2, 2024 | Maryland | W 17-13 |
| 3 | Charlotte, NC | June 8, 2024 | Carolina | W 15-12 |
| 4 | Villanova, PA (Philadelphia) | June 16, 2024 | California | |
| 5 | Eagan, MN (Minneapolis) | June 28, 2024 | Maryland | |
| 6 | Cambridge, MA (Boston) | July 5, 2024 | Denver | |
| 7 | Fairfield, CT | July 20, 2024 | Boston | |
| 8 | San Diego, CA | July 28, 2024 | Waterdogs | |
| 9 | Denver, CO | August 10, 2024 | Utah | |
| 10 | Herriman, UT (Salt Lake City) | August 27, 2024 | Philadelphia | |
| 11 (Quarterfinal) | Foxborough, MA (Boston) | September 2, 2024 | | |
| 12 (Semifinal) | Long Island, NY | September 8, 2024 | | |
| 13 (Championship) | Chester, Pennsylvania | September 15, 2024 | | |

## PLL Award Winners

Jim Brown Most Valuable Player
* Trevor Baptiste: 2022
Paul Cantabene Faceoff Athlete of the Year
* Trevor Baptiste: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year
* Danny Logan: 2021, 2022
Rookie of the Year
* Jeff Teat: 2021
Dave Huntley Sportsmanship Award
* Eric Law: 2021, 2022
Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award
* Eric Law: 2023

## Head coaches

| # | Name | Term | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| # | Name | Term | GP | W | L | Pct | GP | W | L | Pct |
| 1 | John Paul | 2019 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| 2 | Ben Rubeor | 2020-2022 | 23 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 3 | Mike Pressler | 2023- | 13 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |

## All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

| Opponent | Won | Lost | Percentage | Streak |
| Archers | 3 | 6 | .333 | Lost 1 |
| Cannons | 5 | 3 | .625 | Won 1 |
| Chaos | 4 | 3 | .571 | Won 1 |
| Outlaws | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | Won 7 |
| Redwoods | 3 | 5 | .375 | Lost 3 |
| Waterdogs | 1 | 5 | .167 | Lost 5 |
| Whipsnakes | 2 | 6 | .250 | Won 2 |
| Totals | 25 | 28 | .472 | |