# 2023 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers men's lacrosse team

Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers head coach Tom Gravante was assisted by coaches Kevin Giblin, Nick Kellinger, and Ted Moon. Cormac Giblin, Dan Bradley, Jared McMahon, and Ben Ward served as team captains. 2022 team captains Noah Daniels and Connor McMahon transferred to other programs prior to the season.
The Mount earned a regular season MAAC co-championship with Manhattan College. Connor Beals was named MAAC Face-off Specialist of the Year; Steven Schmitt was named MAAC Long Stick Midfielder of the Year; Mitchell Dunham was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Year; and TJ Gravante was named MAAC Rookie of the Year. Beals, Schmitt, and Dunham, along with Jared McMahon and Jake Krieger earned MAAC First Team Honors. Jackson Phillips earned MAAC Second Team honors. Gravante earned MAAC Rookie Team honors.
Giblin and Moon resigned after the Mount's MAAC tournament loss to Marist. Giblin took the position of principal at St. Bartholomew's Middle School in Bethesda, Maryland. Moon, who coached Beals to a record setting season at face off, founded SVP Face Off and joined the Georgetown coaching staff. Kellinger joined the UMBC coaching staff.
The Mount dismissed Gravante, ending his 26 year tenure, and hired Chris Ryan to replace Gravante, becoming the 6th head coach in program history. Bucknell hired Gravante as an assist coach for the 2024 season.

## Roster

| Last Name | First Name | Class | Num. | Position |
| Allen | Colin | Graduate | 7 | Defensive Midfielder |
| Anger | Klaus | Freshman | 54 | Face Off Specialist |
| Barrett | Connor | Sophomore | 18 | Attackman |
| Bauer | Jack | Senior | 2 | Midfielder |
| Baxter | Kyle | Freshman | 53 | Defenseman |
| Beals | Connor | Senior | 20 | Face Off Specialist |
| Beausoleil | Armond | Junior | 29 | Defensive Midfielder |
| Bradley | Brian | Sophomore | 11 | Defensive Midfielder |
| Bradley | Dan | Senior | 31 | Defensive Midfielder |
| Catello | Grant | Freshman | 43 | Defenseman |
| Cavalier | Chase | Freshman | 10 | Midfielder |
| Coldwell | Jake | Freshman | 28 | Defenseman |
| Connelly | Sean | Freshman | 26 | Long Stick Midfielder |
| Cote | Caden | Senior | 9 | Defensive Midfielder |
| Cullen | Kyle | Junior | 22 | Midfielder |
| Dismukes | Jimmy | Freshman | 6 | Midfielder |
| Domanski | Casey | Junior | 39 | Midfielder |
| Doyle | Kevin | Sophomore | 27 | Defenseman |
| Dunham | Mitchell | Junior | 17 | Defenseman |
| Fuchs | Carson | Freshman | 4 | Attackman |
| Giblin | Cormac | Senior | 42 | Attackman |
| Gigliotti II | Edward | Junior | 15 | Attackman |
| Gouin | Kelly | Graduate | 24 | Midfielder |
| Gravante | TJ | Freshman | 21 | Attackman |
| Holobinko | Ethan | Junior | 51 | Face Off Specialist |
| Krasnick | Nolan | Junior | 3 | Midfielder |
| Krieger | Jake | Graduate | 14 | Midfielder |
| Levicki | Nate | Freshman | 45 | Long Stick Midfielder |
| McGinley | Griffin | Junior | 23 | Goalie |
| McMahon | Jared | Graduate | 1 | Attackman |
| Merchant | Nathanael | Sophomore | 36 | Defensive Midfielder |
| Miller IV | John | Freshman | 5 | Midfielder |
| Moses | Moran | Senior | 50 | Defenseman |
| Mullins | Jaden | Freshman | 16 | Defensive Midfielder |
| Nelson | Mekai | Sophomore | 41 | Long Stick Midfielder |
| Niehaus | Thomas | Sophomore | 25 | Midfielder |
| Pershing | Noah | Senior | 49 | Midfielder |
| Peters | Owen | Freshman | 55 | Goalie |
| Phillips | Jackson | Junior | 19 | Defenseman |
| Pilla | Jack | Freshman | 46 | Attackman |
| Pippen | William | Junior | 34 | Long Stick Midfielder |
| Plott | Ian | Freshman | 47 | Attackman |
| Preston | Andrew | Senior | 37 | Goalie |
| Roth | Luke | Graduate | 52 | Defenseman |
| Sardo | Matt | Freshman | 48 | Defensive Midfielder |
| Schaffer | Gavin | Freshman | 8 | Midfielder |
| Schmitt | Steven | Senior | 32 | Long Stick Midfielder |
| Smith | Tyler | Senior | 33 | Midfielder |
| Turso | Bobby | Freshman | 44 | Face Off Specialist |
| Vandergrift | Wil | Sophomore | 35 | Midfield |
| Ward | Ben | Junior | 30 | Defenseman |
| Whitty | Kevin | Freshman | 40 | Midfielder |
| Wilson | Jeremy | Graduate | 13 | Midfielder |
| Wright | Jake | Senior | 38 | Long Stick Midfielder |

## Transfers

| Last Name | First Name | Class | Transfer | Transfer |
| Last Name | First Name | Class | From | To |
| Daniels | Noah | Graduate Student | Mount St. Mary's University | Rutgers University |
| Hayburn | Jimmy | Graduate Student | Loyola University | Mount St. Mary's University |
| Janiec | Evan | Senior | Mount St. Mary's University | Lindenwood University |
| McMahon | Connor | Senior | Mount St. Mary's University | Bryant University |
| Vandergrift | Wil | Sophomore | Saint Joseph's University | Mount St. Mary's University |

## Schedule

| Date | Time (EST) | Pairing | Opponent | Location | Broadcast | Result | Score |
| October 8 | 12:30 PM | SC | Saint Bonaventure University | Away | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| October 8 | 2:30 PM | SC | Bucknell University | Away | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| January 21 | 12:00 PM | SC | Duke University | Away | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| January 21 | 2:00 PM | SC | Wingate University | Away | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| February 4 | 12:00 PM | NC | U.S. Naval Academy | Away | ESPN+ | Loss | 7-13 |
| February 11 | 3:00 PM | NC | Towson University | Home | All Access | Loss | 7-20 |
| February 15 | 3:00 PM | NC | University of Delaware | Home | All Access | Loss | 6-15 |
| February 18 | 2:00 PM | NC | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Away | All Access | Win | 13-10 |
| February 25 | 6:00 PM | NC | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Away | ESPN+ | Loss | 6-16 |
| March 4 | 11:00 AM | MAAC | Monmouth University | Home | ESPN+ | Loss | 7-8 (OT) |
| March 11 | 12:00 PM | MAAC | Manhattan College | Home | ESPN+ | Loss | 3-9 |
| March 18 | 12:00 PM | MAAC | Long Island University | Home | ESPN+ | Win | 16-13 |
| March 25 | 12:00 PM | MAAC | Wagner College | Away | ESPN+ | Win | 10-7 |
| March 29 | 4:00 PM | MAAC | Virginia Military Institute | Away | ESPN+ | Win | 20-5 |
| April 1 | 12:00 PM | MAAC | Quinnipiac University | Home | ESPN+ | Win | 18-11 |
| April 8 | 1:00 PM | MAAC | Marist College | Away | ESPN+ | Win | 12-9 |
| April 12 | 3:00 PM | MAAC | Canisius University | Home | ESPN+ | Win | 15-13 |
| April 15 | 12:00 PM | MAAC | Sacred Heart University | Away | ESPN+ | Win | 13-12 |
| April 22 | 1:00 PM | MAAC | Siena College | Away | ESPN+ | Loss | 12-13 |
| May 4 | 3:00 PM | CT | Marist College | Away | ESPN+ | Loss | 7-19 |
Pairings: SC = Scrimmage; NC = Non-conference; MAAC = Conference; CT = Conference Tournament