Men's Lacrosse

12 America East Alums Open PLL Action This Weekend!

BOSTON – Premier League Lacrosse begins its season tonight and 12 former America East men’s lacrosse standouts have officially made the roster for one of the eight teams in the league.

Training camp was held this past week at UAlbany and the opening four games of the season will be played at the Great Danes’ Casey Stadium Friday and Saturday. Games begin at 6 pm on Friday and all four games over the two days will air on ESPN+, along with a 1pm contest between the Whipsnakes and Archers on ABC this Saturday at 1 pm.
 
UAlbany headlines the four schools with active PLL players, as six former Great Danes can be found on five different PLL rosters. Jake Piseno and Graydon Hogg are the newest members of the group. Piseno was the 2024 America East Defensive Player of the Year and National Defensive Player of the Year, as the duo led UAlbany to the America East title.
 
In addition to Piseno, Blaze Riorden and TD Ierlan also earned #AEMLAX Defensive Player of the Year honors. Former Tewaaraton Finalist and two-time #AEMLAX Offensive Player of the Year Connor Fields plays for the Archers. UVM’s Thomas McConvey earned #AEMLAX OPOY honors in 2022, while Nathan Laliberte was the 2024 #AEMLAX Face-off Specialist of the Year.

UAlbany
Graydon Hogg – Cannons
TD Ierlan – Redwoods
Jake Piseno - Outlaws
Troy Reh – Chaos
Blaze Riorden – Chaos
Connor Fields – Archers

Bryant
Nathan Laliberte - Atlas
 
Stony Brook
Ryland Rees – Waterdogs
Chris Merle - Redwoods
 
Vermont
Warren Jeffrey – Archers
Nick Washuta – Archers
Thomas McConvey – Waterdogs
 
ABOUT AMERICA EAST
Founded in 1979, the America East Conference is an elite NCAA Division I athletic conference that fosters an environment for student-athletes to become champions. Comprised of academically renowned, like-minded member institutions located in the Northeast region of the United States, America East is committed to broad-based excellence and progressive in its approach to supporting its more than 3,500 student-athletes across 18 sponsored sports. For more information, visit www.AmericaEast.com and follow the America East Conference and its social media channels, @AmericaEast. 
 
- America East Conference – Where Champions Rise -