2019 Premier Lacrosse League season
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
SportField lacrosse
DurationJune 1 - September 21
Number of teams6
Inaugural Season
Season MVPMatt Rambo
Top scorerMarcus Holman (23)
Finals championsWhipsnakes
  Runners-upRedwoods
PLL seasons
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The 2019 Premier Lacrosse League season was the inaugural season of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The season began on Saturday, June 1 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and culminated with a championship game played on Saturday, September 21 at Talen Energy Stadium, now known as Subaru Park, in the Philadelphia suburb of Chester, Pennsylvania. Whipsnakes Lacrosse Club defeated Redwoods Lacrosse Club to claim the league title.

Tour Map

2019 Premier Lacrosse League season is located in the United States
Boston
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Atlanta
Washington, D.C.
Los Angeles
Denver
San Jose
Hamilton
Albany
Columbus
Philadelphia
Tour locations for the 2019 PLL season

Schedule

Week Date Games Time (ET) Venue City Attendance Ref.
1 June 1 Archers 13–12 (OT) Chrome 1:00 pm Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA 13,681 over two days [1][2][3]
Whipsnakes 15–14 (OT) Chaos 4:00 pm
June 2 (‡) Atlas 9–11 Redwoods 1:30 pm
2 June 8 Chrome 11–12 (OT) Whipsnakes 1:00 pm Red Bull Arena Harrison, NJ 10,773 over two days
 [4][5]
Archers 10–9 Redwoods 4:00 pm
June 9 Atlas 13–18 Chaos 2:00 pm
3 June 15 Redwoods 11–12 (OT) Chaos 2:00 pm SeatGeek Stadium Bridgeview, IL (Chicago) 11,398 over two days [6][7]
Whipsnakes 11–10 (OT) Archers 5:00 pm
June 16 Chrome 12–13 Atlas 2:30 pm
4 June 22 (‡) Chrome 11–13 Redwoods 1:00 pm Homewood Field Baltimore, MD 16,701 over two days [8][9][10]
Whipsnakes 15–10 Atlas 7:30 pm
June 23 (‡) Archers 13–14 Chaos 3:30 pm
5 June 28 Atlas 13–12 Archers 8:00 pm Georgia State Stadium Atlanta, GA 11,212 over two days [11][12]
June 29 Chaos 15–14 (OT) Chrome 1:00 pm
Whipsnakes 11–14 Redwoods 4:00 pm
6 July 6 Archers 8–9 Redwoods 5:00 pm Audi Field Washington, DC 14,209 over two days [13][14]
Whipsnakes 11–9 Atlas 8:00 pm
July 7 Chrome 19–11 Chaos 3:00 pm
PLL All-Star Game July 21 Skills Competition 5:00 pm Banc of California Stadium Los Angeles, CA 8,189 [15][16]
Team Baptiste 17–16 Team Rambo 8:00 pm
8 July 27 Atlas 18–15 Redwoods 5:00 pm Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO (Denver) 12,892 over two days [17][18]
Chaos 13–12 Whipsnakes 8:00 pm
July 28 Archers 9–7 Chrome 4:00 pm
9 August 10 Redwoods 10-13 Chaos 4:00 pm Avaya Stadium San Jose, CA 11,317 over two days [19][20][21]
Chrome 20–16 Whipsnakes 7:00 pm
August 11 Archers 15–11 Atlas 7:30 pm
10 August 17 Chaos 11–10 Archers 12:30 pm Tim Hortons Field Hamilton, ON 10,097 over two days [22][23][24]
Chrome 14–17 Atlas 3:30 pm
August 18 Whipsnakes 17–4 Redwoods 6:00 pm
11 August 24 Atlas 12–9 Chaos 8:00 pm Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY 12,522 over two days [25][26][27][28]
August 25 Redwoods 18–7 Chrome 1:30 pm
Whipsnakes 8–11 Archers 4:30 pm
Playoffs (Round 1) September 6 Redwoods 16–12 Archers 7:00 pm Mapfre Stadium Columbus, OH 11,778 over two days [29][30]
September 7 Chrome 8–17 Atlas 3:00 pm
Whipsnakes 15–7 Chaos 6:00 pm
Playoffs (Round 2) September 14 Chrome 10–12 Archers 5:00 pm Red Bull Arena Harrison, NJ 10,572 [31][32]
Redwoods 10–7 Chaos 8:00 pm
PLL Championship September 21 Draft Pick Game: Atlas 7–25 Archers 11:30 am Talen Energy Stadium Chester, PA (Philadelphia) 12,556 [33]
Championship Game: Whipsnakes 12–11 (OT) Redwoods 2:30 pm

‡ = joint event with the Women's Professional Lacrosse League

Standings

2019 Premier Lacrosse League Standings
Team W L PCT GB GF 2ptGF GA
Chaos 7 3 .700 — 130 12 129
Whipsnakes 6 4 .600 1 128 12 116
Archers 5 5 .500 2 111 6 105
Redwoods 5 5 .500 2 114 2 116
Atlas 5 5 .500 2 125 8 132
Chrome 2 8 .200 5 127 7 137

PLAYOFFS

SemifinalsPreliminary finalFinal
1Chaos72Whipsnakes12 (OT)
2Whipsnakes154Redwoods11
1Chaos7
4Redwoods10
3Archers12
4Redwoods16

College draft

The collegiate draft occurred on April 23 and was broadcast on NBCSN at 6:00 PM EDT. It was hosted by sportscaster Paul Burmeister with help from draft analyst Ryan Boyle. A draft lottery was released on the league's YouTube channel on April 8 to determine the top six picks.

Format:

Rnd. Pick # PLL Team Player Pos. College Conf.
1 1 Archers Pat Spencer Attack Loyola (MD) Patriot League
1 2 Atlas Ryan Conrad Midfield Virginia Atlantic Coast Conference
1 3 Chrome Zach Goodrich Midfield Towson Colonial Athletic Association
1 4 Whipsnakes Alex Woodall Face-off Towson Colonial Athletic Association
1 5 Redwoods Clarke Petterson Attack Cornell Ivy League
1 6 Chaos Johnny Surdick Defense Army Patriot League
2 7 Chaos Jack Rowlett Defense North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference
2 8 Redwoods Tyler Dunn Midfield Penn Ivy League
2 9 Whipsnakes Brad Smith Midfield Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
2 10 Chrome Chris Sabia Defense Penn State Big Ten Conference
2 11 Atlas Cade Van Raaphorst Defense Duke Atlantic Coast Conference
2 12 Archers Curtis Corley Defense Maryland Big Ten Conference
3 13 Archers Colton Jackson Midfield Denver Big East Conference
3 14 Atlas Noah Richard Midfield Marquette Big East Conference
3 15 Chrome Max Tuttle Midfield Sacred Heart Northeast Conference
3 16 Whipsnakes Isaac Paparo Defense UMass Colonial Athletic Association
3 17 Redwoods Brendan Gleason Attack Notre Dame Atlantic Coast Conference
3 18 Chaos Greyson Torain Defense Navy Patriot League
4 19 Chaos Austin Henningsen Face-off Maryland Big Ten Conference
4 20 Redwoods Tim Troutner Goalie High Point Southern Conference
4 21 Whipsnakes John Daniggelis Midfield Yale Ivy League
4 22 Chrome Connor Farrell Faceoff Long Island Post East Coast Conference
4 23 Atlas Brent Noseworthy Midfield Michigan Big Ten Conference
4 24 Archers John Prendergast Midfield Duke Atlantic Coast Conference

Source:[34]

All Star Game

Main article: Premier Lacrosse League All-Star Game

The inaugural 2019 All-Star Game took place on Sunday, July 21 at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, California. It was broadcast on NBCSN. The two teams captains were Matt Rambo (Whipsnakes) and Trevor Baptiste (Atlas) Team Baptiste won with a score of 17–16 over Team Rambo. The MVP award went to goalie Jack Concannon who had 13 saves in the second half comeback win.

Championship

The Whipsnakes outlasted the Redwoods 12–11 in overtime to claim the inaugural PLL Championship. The ninth overtime game of PLL season was the most exciting. 

After a defensive first quarter with a 1–1 tie, the game heated up in the second quarter when the Whipsnakes went on a 5–0 run.

After halftime, the Whipsnakes continued their goal streak with a 4–0 run. However, being down by 7 goals, the Redwoods mounted an amazing comeback when they scored 6 goals (including a 2-point shot), pulling within 2 points if the Whipsnakes (10–8) in the third quarter.

The fourth quarter saw the Redwoods tie it up with 5:49 left to play. Then the Redwoods scored one more to pull ahead. But local product and league MVP Matt Rambo tied it with just 21.2 seconds remaining. The Whipsnakes won it in overtime and Rambo who scored the winning goal earned the Championship MVP.

League leaders

Points
Player Team Points Average (per game)
Matt Rambo Whipsnakes 42 4.2
Tom Schreiber Archers 37 3.7
Justin Guterding Chrome 35 3.5
Connor Fields Chaos 33 3.7
Jules Heningburg Redwoods 33 3.7
Goals
Player Team Goals Average (per game)
Marcus Holman Archers 23 2.3
Will Manny Archers 22 2.2
Connor Fields Chaos 22 2.2
Jules Heningburg Redwoods 21 2.1
Ryan Brown Atlas 21 2.1
Assists
Player Team Assists Average (per game)
Matt Rambo Whipsnakes 23 2.3
Tom Schreiber Archers 18 1.8
Jordan Wolf Chrome 16 1.6
Justin Guterding Chrome 14 1.4
Kieran McArdle Atlas 13 1.3
Save Percentage
Player Team Percentage
Drew Adams Archers 65.3%
Brett Queener Chrome 56.5%
Blaze Riorden Chaos 55.8%
Kyle Bernlohr Whipsnakes 55.0%
Jack Concannon Atlas 53.5%

Source:[35]

Awards

Award Recipient Team Position Ref.
Jim Brown Most Valuable Player Matt Rambo Whipsnakes Attack [36]
Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year Matt Rambo Whipsnakes Attack
Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year Tom Schreiber Archers Midfield
Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year Jarrod Neumann Chaos Defence
Oren Lyons Goalie Player of the Year Blaze Riorden Chaos Goalie
Brodie Merrill Long Stick Midfielder of the Year Michael Ehrhardt Whipsnakes LSM
PLL Rookie of the Year Tim Troutner Redwoods Goalie
Dick Edell Coach of the Year Andy Towers Chaos Coach
Paul Cantabene Face Off Athlete of the Year Trevor Baptiste Atlas Face-off
George Boiardi Hard Hat Award (SSDM) Dominque Alexander Archers SSDM
Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award Scott Ratliff Archers LSM
Brendan Looney Leadership Award Kyle Harrison Redwoods Midfield
Jimmy Regan Teammate Award Mark Glicini Chaos Midfield
Dave Huntley Sportmanship Award Award Connor Farrel Chrome Face-off

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