Lizards Supplemental Draft Results

By Marie Letterii |  12/12/12 4:47 PM

 

The 2012 MLL Supplemental Draft took place this afternoon and the Lizards walked away with 11 additions to the team. Below are the Lizards selection results.

1. Kevin Ridgway –  Defense (selected in the 1^st round, 5^th overall)
2. Andrew Hennessey – Midfield/FO (selected in the 3^rd round, 21^st overall)
3. Matt Cannone – Attack (selected in the 5^th round, 37^th overall)
4. Justin Smith – Midfield (selected in the 6^th round, 45^th overall)
5. Parker McKee – Defense (selected in the 7^th round, 53^rd overall)
6.  Max Bernier – Defense (selected in the 7^th round, 55^th overall)
7. Chris Langton – Midfield (selected in the 8^th round, 61^st overall)
8. Joey Kemp – Goalie (selected in the 9^th round, 69^th overall)
9. Doug Shannahan – Midfield (selected in the 10^th round, 77^th overall)
10. Joe Yevoli – Attack (selected in the 11^th round, 85^th overall)
11. David Hild – Attack (selected in the 12^th round, 93^rd overall)

Selection Highlights

Prior to being drafted by the Lizards, Kevin Ridgeway was drafted by the Hamilton Nationals in the 2011 MLL Collegiate Draft. In 2012, Kevin joined the Ohio Machine, where he played two games before being traded to the Charlotte Hounds. Kevin Graduated from Notre Dame, where he was a two-time captain in 2011.  

The Lizards add depth to their face-off abilities with the addition of Andrew Hennessey. Hennessey graduated from Bryant University in 2010. After graduation, he spent two years with the Denver Outlaws, before moving to the Charlotte Hounds for the 2012 season.

Parker McKee remains with the Lizards for the 4^th straight season. McKee graduated from Duke in 2010 and has played with the Lizards ever since. McKee racked up 25 ground balls in each of the past two seasons, playing in nine games for the Lizards

The Lizards add another former Cornell player with midfielder Chris Langton. Langton graduated in 2012, playing with Lizards teammates Max Seibald and Rob Pannell in college.

Goalie Joey Kemp joins the Lizards after recording a 69% save percentage in 2012 with the MLL Championship Chesapeake Bayhawks.

Lizard’s head coach Joe Spallina is very happy with the draft results, “We went into the draft with the goal of acquiring MLL caliber players, guys who can compete and improve training camp and supply our team with the necessary pieces to help win a championship.  We feel we filled all of our concerns and were able to provide MLL depth at many key positions!”

Click here to see the full 2012 Supplemental Draft Results.

Be sure to check out LizardsLacrosse.com for the most up-to-date Lizards information. 

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