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Field lacrosse team in the PLL
The Utah Archers , formerly known as Archers Lacrosse Club are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Archers are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season . Notable players include Tom Schreiber , Grant Ament, and Graeme Hossack .
After an 8-2 season where they were the #1 seed and Tom Schreiber won MVP, they won the 2023 PLL championship , defeating the Waterdogs 15-14.
2023 Archers Lacrosse Club
No.
Name
Nationality
Position
Height
Weight
College
Grad Year
High School
Hometown
Ref.
3
Eli Fisher
SSDM
6 ft 1 in
202 lbs
Ohio State
2024
Parkland
Allentown, Pennsylvania
[ 1]
5
Connor Fields
Attack
5 ft 11 in
160 lbs
Albany
2018
Bishop Timon – St. Jude
East Amherst, New York
[ 2]
6
Jack DiBenedetto
Defense
6 ft 1 in
210 lbs
Denver
2024
Nichols School
Buffalo, New York
[ 3]
7
Mac O'Keefe
Attack
6 ft 0 in
180 lbs
Penn State
2021
Syosset
Syosset, New York
[ 4]
8
Jack Vanoverbeke
Attack
6 ft 1 in
185 lbs
High Point
2024
Benilde-St. Margaret's
St. Paul, Minnesota
[ 5]
11
Matt Moore
Attack
6 ft 2 in
195 lbs
Virginia
2022
Garnet Valley
Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania
[ 6]
13
Ryan Ambler
Midfield
6 ft 2 in
190 lbs
Princeton
2016
Abington
Abington Township, Pennsylvania
[ 7]
16
Grant Ament
Attack
5 ft 9 in
165 lbs
Penn State
2020
Haverford
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
[ 8]
18
Nick Washuta
Goalie
6 ft 3 in
195 lbs
Vermont
2020
The Blake School
Orono, Minnesota
[ 9]
20
Cam Wyers
Defense
6 ft 5 in
220 lbs
Loyola
2023
Everest Academy
Ottawa, Ontario
[ 10]
22
Latrell Harris**
SSDM
6 ft 0 in
215 lbs
Brock University
2019
Everest Academy
St. Catharines, Ontario
[ 11]
23
Challen Rogers
Midfield
6 ft 4 in
220 lbs
Stony Brook
2016
Dr. Charles Best
Coquitlam, British Columbia
[ 12]
24
Colby Barsz
Defense
6 ft 5 in
190 lbs
Towson
2024
Weddington
Matthews, North Carolina
[ 13]
25
Patrick Shoemay**
Defense
6 ft 4 in
210 lbs
RIT
2021
Holy Cross
Surrey, British Columbia
[ 14]
26
Tom Schreiber (C)
Midfield
5 ft 11 in
205 lbs
Princeton
2014
St. Anthony's
East Meadow, New York
[ 15]
27
Warren Jeffrey
Defense
6 ft 3 in
210 lbs
Vermont
2019
St. Michael's College School
Mimico, Ontario
[ 16]
31
Connor Maher
SSDM
6 ft 1 in
187 lbs
North Carolina
2023
Calvert Hall
Timonium, Maryland
[ 17]
41
Jon Robbins
LSM
5 ft 9 in
185 lbs
Bellarmine
2022
Plano
Plano, Texas
[ 18]
42
Ryan Aughavin
Midfield
6 ft 0 in
195 lbs
Brown
2022
North Shore
Glen Head, New York
[ 19]
44
Tre Leclaire
Attack
6 ft 2 in
211 lbs
Ohio State
2021
Elgin Park
Surrey, British Columbia
[ 20]
45
Brett Dobson
Goalie
6 ft 2 in
200 lbs
St. Bonaventure
2022
The Hill Academy
Oshawa, Ontario
[ 21]
51
Dyson Williams
Attack
6 ft 2 in
210 lbs
Duke
2024
The Hill Academy
Oshawa, Ontario
[ 22]
54
Piper Bond
SSDM
6 ft 2 in
200 lbs
Penn
2023
Gilman
Baltimore, Maryland
[ 23]
77
Mason Woodward
Defense
6 ft 2 in
210 lbs
Marquette
2024
St. Paul's
Towson, Maryland
[ 24]
81
Graeme Hossack
Defense
6 ft 2 in
230 lbs
Lindenwood
2015
Port Perry
Port Perry, Ontario
[ 25]
89
Beau Pederson
SSDM
6 ft 4 in
210 lbs
Michigan
2024
Park City
Park City, Utah
90
Jacob Morin
Midfield
6 ft 2 in
215 lbs
Army
2024
Auburn
Auburn, New York
[ 26]
99
Mike Sisselberger
Faceoff
5 ft 9 in
220 lbs
Lehigh
2023
Southern Lehigh
Center Valley, Pennsylvania
[ 27]
**Indicates player is on PUP list
Source:[ 28] [ 29]
(C) : Captain[ 30]
Head coach – Chris Bates
Assistant coach – Tony Resch
Assistant coach – Brian Kavanagh
All-time draft selections [ edit ]
2019 College Draft
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
4
Archers
Eli Gobrecht
Defense
Ithaca
2
11
Archers
Christian Mazzone
Midfield
Rutgers
2020 College Draft
2021 Entry Draft
2021 College Draft
Rnd.
Pick #
Player
Pos.
College
1
5
Jared Conners
LSM
Virginia
2
13
Tre Leclaire
Midfield
Ohio State
3
18
Jeff Trainor
Midfield
UMass
3
21
Conor Gaffney
Face-off
Lehigh
Rnd.
Pick #
Player
Pos.
College
1
5
Mike Sisselberger
Faceoff
Lehigh
2
13
Connor Maher
SSDM
North Carolina
3
21
Piper Bond
SSDM
Penn
4
29
Cameron Wyers
Defense
Loyola
This section needs to be updated . Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (November 2023 )
2019
Week
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Boston, Massachusetts
June 1, 2019
Chrome
W 13–12 (OT)
2
New York, New York
June 8, 2019
Redwoods
W 10–9
3
Chicago, Illinois
June 15, 2019
Whipsnakes
L 10–11 (OT)
4
Baltimore, Maryland
June 23, 2019
Chaos
L 13–14
5
Atlanta, Georgia
June 28, 2019
Atlas
L 12-13
6
Washington, DC
July 6, 2019
Redwoods
L 8-9 (OT)
All-Star Break
Los Angeles, California
July 21, 2019
Bye
Bye
7
Denver, Colorado
July 28, 2019
Chrome
W 9-7
8
San Jose, California
August 11, 2019
Atlas
W 15-11
9
Hamilton, Ontario
August 17, 2019
Chaos
L 10-11 (OT)
10
Albany, New York
August 25, 2019
Whipsnakes
W 11-8
Playoffs Round 1
Columbus, Ohio
September 6–7, 2019
Redwoods
L 12-16
Playoffs Round 2
New York, New York
September 14, 2019
Chrome
W 12-10
First Draft Pick Game
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
September 21, 2019
Atlas
W 25-7
2020
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Herriman , Utah
July 27, 2020
Atlas
W 11–10
2
Herriman , Utah
July 28, 2020
Waterdogs
W 9–7
3
Herriman , Utah
July 30, 2020
Chrome
W 13–12
4
Herriman , Utah
August 2, 2020
Whipsnakes
L 11–17
5 (Elimination)
Herriman , Utah
August 4, 2020
Atlas
W 11–9
6 (Semifinal)
Herriman , Utah
August 6, 2020
Chaos
L 9–13
2021
Game
Location
Date
Opponent
Result
1
Foxborough , Massachusetts
June 5, 2021
Atlas
W 18–6
2
Kennesaw , Georgia
June 13, 2021
Chaos
W 12–8
3
Baltimore , Maryland
June 26, 2021
Waterdogs
W 17–8
4
Hempstead , New York
July 2, 2021
Chrome
L 7–8
5
Hempstead , New York
July 4, 2021
Whipsnakes
L 14–15
6
Eagan , Minnesota
July 11, 2021
Cannons
L 12–13
7
Colorado Springs , Colorado
July 31, 2021
Redwoods
W 15–12
8
Albany , New York
August 13, 2021
Chaos
L 9–11
9
Albany , New York
August 14, 2021
Whipsnakes
W 15–14
10 (Quarterfinal)
Sandy , Utah
September 5, 2021
Chaos
L 10–13
Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year
Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year
George Boiardi Short Stick Midfielder of the Year
Dominique Alexander: 2019
Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award
#
Name
Term
Regular Season
Playoffs
GP
W
L
Pct
GP
W
L
Pct
1
Chris Bates
2019 -
43
27
16
.628
9
5
4
.556
All-time record vs. PLL Clubs [ edit ]