NEWS WIRE

SCHOCHET COMMITS TO BROWN TO ADD TO LATEST FACEOFF CLUB COLLEGE RECRUITS

STEVE KNEZICK, OHIO STATE- N. Burlington (NJ)
MIKE BRAILOVSKY, DELAWARE
- Wooton (MD)
JASI KUBASEK, HOBART- Belmont (MA)

JORDAN SCHOCHET, BROWN - Plano West (TX)

NICK GIAMPAOLO, BRYANT - Ward Melville (NY)

WES LINCOLN, GETTYSBURG - Landon (VA)

TREVOR SHORB, COLBY - Lincoln-Sudbury (MA)
RYAN USHER, MERRIMACK - Armstrong (MN)
RYAN BECKER, C.W. POST - St. Andrew's (FL)

MALCOLM LLOYD, TRINITY - Canton (MA)


See all FaceOff Club College Commitments



NATIONAL CHAMPION KNEZICK REMAINS ATOP OF WINTER RANKINGS
 
Steve Knezick, New Jersey native that is currently playing for Bridgton Academy and is headed to Ohio State next fall leads the way for our top rankings. Our latest list of the Top 50 HS FO specialists in the nation has been published.  See the Top 50



BRAILOVSKY WINS 3rd ANNUAL NATIONAL FO COMBINE TITLE
University of Delaware-bound Mike Brailovsky beat Wes Lincoln (Gettysburg) on the final rep to win the NFC3 crown.  This is the third consecutive year that the title has come down to the final faceoff.
NFC2 Inside Lacrosse blog/video


ORTOLANI MAKES BOSTON BLAZERS ROSTER
FaceOff Club coach John Ortolani will try his hand at indoor lacrosse in the NLL with the Boston Blazers as a defenseman and faceoff specialist.  Ortolani also plays in the summer for the MLL Boston Cannons.

A-TRAIN JOINS UP WITH ALMA MATER TO COACH AT THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
FOC coach Anthony Kelly has joined the coaching staff at The Ohio State University for the 2010 season.  He was a standout faceoff midfielder for the Buckeyes as a collegian prior to embarking on a professional career in the MLL and NLL.



ORTOLANI MAKES BOSTON NLL DEBUT


JOHN "NINJA" ORTOLANI AND PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN NICK MAGGIO OF MERRIMACK COLLEGE BEFORE ORTO'S BOSTON NLL DEBUT



THREE FOC COLLEGIANS NAMED 2010 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN BY IL
Craig Bunker of Colby College, Matt Ward of Wesleyan College, and Nick Maggio of Merrimack College were named Preseason All-Americans by Inside Lacrosse.  Bunker and Ward were named Honorable Mention while Maggio garned 2nd Team honors.