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2017 Chesapeake Bayhawks season

The 2017 Chesapeake Bayhawks season was the seventeenth season of the Chesapeake Bayhawks in Major League Lacrosse, and eighth season using the Chesapeake moniker. This season the team added some key young players including Lyle Thompson, Josh Byrne, Isaiah Davis-Allen, Jake Froccaro, and Ben Williams.[1] The Bayhawks, in a three-year playoff drought, entered the season trying to improve upon their 8–6 record in 2016. Despite being one of the seven teams tied atop the 2016 standings with an 8–6 record, the Bayhawks did not make the postseason due to tiebreaker procedures.

2017 Chesapeake Bayhawks
LeagueMajor League Lacrosse
Rank6th
2017 record7–7
Home record4–3
Road record3–4
Goals for211
Goals against206
General ManagerDave Cottle
CoachBrian Reese
StadiumNavy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Average attendance4,798
Team leaders
GoalsJosh Byrne (39)
AssistsMyles Jones (14)
PointsJosh Byrne (46)
Penalties in minutesMichael Evans (5.5)
Ground BallsJesse Bernhardt (60)
WinsNiko Amato (5)
Goals against averageNiko Amato (13.73)
← 2016

The defending champion Denver Outlaws beat the visiting Bayhawks 12–11 in overtime in the next-to-last game of the season. This third overtime defeat of the season knocked Chesapeake out of the playoffs. However, they managed to finish 7–7 by bouncing back in the final game to defeat the Outlaws at home 23–19. Josh Byrne scored seven goals and set a league record for goals in a season by a rookie with 39.[2] Byrne's 39 goals – in only 9 games – also led the entire league in 2017.[3]

Schedule edit

Regular season edit

Date Opponent Stadium Result Attendance Record
April 22 New York Lizards Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 14–15 (OT) 4,215 0–1
May 6 at Boston Cannons Harvard Stadium W 19–18 4,598 1–1
May 13 at Charlotte Hounds American Legion Memorial Stadium W 17–16 1,693 2–1
May 19 Atlanta Blaze Homewood Field (Baltimore, MD)[4] W 13–11 3,600 3–1
June 2 Ohio Machine Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 11–18 4,048 3–2
June 10 at Rochester Rattlers Rochester Rhinos Stadium L 16–17 (OT) 2,029 3–3
June 16 Charlotte Hounds Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 14–15 4,615 3–4
June 24 at Ohio Machine Fortress Obetz L 13–15 1,986 3–5
July 2 Rochester Rattlers Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 19–9 10,002 4–5
July 15 at Florida Launch FAU Stadium L 19–20 1,200 4–6
July 20 Florida Launch Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 18–10 4,420 5–6
July 22 at Atlanta Blaze Fifth Third Bank Stadium W 13–12 2,014 6–6
July 27 at Denver Outlaws Sports Authority Field at Mile High L 11–12 (OT) 9,824 6–7
August 3 Denver Outlaws Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium W 23–19 2,687 7–7

Standings edit

2017 Major League Lacrosse Standings
W L PCT GB GF 2ptGF GA 2ptGA
Denver Outlaws 9 5 .643 - 199 5 174 6
Ohio Machine 9 5 .643 - 195 2 163 6
Florida Launch 8 6 .571 1 179 5 202 9
Rochester Rattlers 8 6 .571 1 182 2 171 3
New York Lizards 7 7 .500 2 183 7 198 4
Chesapeake Bayhawks 7 7 .500 2 211 9 206 1
Charlotte Hounds 6 8 .429 3 184 9 189 5
Atlanta Blaze 6 8 .429 3 182 6 189 8
Boston Cannons 3 11 .214 6 189 7 212 9
Playoff Seed


Roster edit

2017 Chesapeake Bayhawks
# Player's Name Nationality Position Height Weight College
0 John Maloney   M 6 ft 2 in 185 lb Albany
3 Matt Abbott   M 6 ft 2 in 185 lb Syracuse
4 Lyle Thompson   A 6 ft 0 in 180 lb Albany
5 Colin Heacock   A 6 ft 3 in 210 lb Maryland
6 Nathan Lewnes   A 5 ft 9 in 180 lb UMBC
7 Nick Manis   M 6 ft 0 in 190 lb Maryland
9 C.J. Costabile   D 6 ft 1 in 197 lb Duke
12 Ryan Tucker   M 6 ft 2 in 200 lb Virginia
13 Niko Amato   G 5 ft 8 in 185 lb Maryland
15 Myles Jones   M 6 ft 5 in 235 lb Duke
16 Mark Glicini   M 6 ft 1 in 195 lb Yale
18 Domenic Sebastiani   M 6 ft 0 in 190 lb Delaware
24 Stephen Kelly   M/FO 5 ft 10 in 180 lb North Carolina
26 Isaiah Davis-Allen   M 6 ft 2 in 180 lb Maryland
27 Brian Farrell   D 6 ft 5 in 240 lb Maryland
28 Will Koshansky   D 6 ft 2 in 195 lb Penn
30 Brian Phipps   G 5 ft 9 in 190 lb Maryland
32 Pat Frazier   D 6 ft 1 in 190 lb Loyola
33 Michael Evans   D 6 ft 0 in 220 lb Johns Hopkins
36 Jesse Bernhardt   D 6 ft 0 in 200 lb Maryland
37 Ben Williams   M/FO 5 ft 11 in 192 lb Syracuse
40 Matt Danowski   A 6 ft 0 in 200 lb Duke
42 Josh Byrne   A 6 ft 3 in 200 lb Hofstra
54 Jake Froccaro   M 6 ft 1 in 195 lb Nova
66 Nick Aponte   A 6 ft 1 in 195 lb Penn State
77 Charlie Raffa   M 6 ft 1 in 195 lb Maryland

References edit

  1. ^ "Bayhawks Return Home with New Rookie Talent" (Press release). Chesapeake Bayhawks. June 15, 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Byrnes' record night lifts Bayhawks in season finale" (Press release). Major League Lacrosse.
  3. ^ "Scoring Leaders". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved December 6, 2017.
  4. ^ "2017 Chesapeake Bayhawks Schedule | Chesapeake Bayhawks". thebayhawks.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-19. Retrieved 2017-02-18.

External links edit

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