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Machine Select 10 Players in Collegiate Draft

January 22, 2016 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Ohio Machine News Release


BALTIMORE - The Ohio Machine on Friday selected 10 players in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft held at the Hilton Hotel in Baltimore. Prior to the draft, the team acquired the 11th overall selection and a 2017 fourth-round Supplemental Draft pick from Chesapeake in exchange for defenseman Dana Wilber.

Ohio used their eighth overall pick on defenseman Michael Quinn from Yale. Quinn was named a 2016 Preseason First Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse. In the second round, the Machine selected two University of Maryland players -- goalie Kyle Bernlohr 11th overall and midfielder Bryan Cole 16th overall. Bernlohr, an Akron, Ohio native, was named a 2016 Preseason First Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse, and Cole is a Preseason Third Team All-American. Ohio's next draft pick was 33rd overall, which they used to select Bobby Schmitt, a defenseman from Bellarmine University.

The full list of the Machine's Collegiate Draft selections is below. All players selected by Ohio in the 2016 MLL Collegiate Draft will be eligible to join the team following the conclusions of their 2016 NCAA Lacrosse seasons.

Tickets for the Machine's 2016 season are now on sale. Ohio's home opener is on Sunday, May 8, at 2:00pm ET against the Denver Outlaws. The team will play their home games at Panther Stadium on the campus of Ohio Dominican University. Ticket information can be found at www.theohiomachine.com/tickets or by calling (614) 754-1973.

2016 Ohio Machine Collegiate Draft:

Round Pick Overall Player (pos) School

1 8 Michael Quinn (D) Yale University

2 11 Kyle Bernlohr (G) University of Maryland

2 16 Bryan Cole (M) University of Maryland

4 33 Bobby Schmitt (D) Bellarmine University

5 38 Dan Lomas (A) High Point University

5 42 Mike Messenger (M) Limestone College

6 44 Cameron Williams (M) Colgate University

6 50 Zach Powers (D) University of North Carolina

7 59 Vince Gravino (A) Canisius College

8 68 Derrick Kihembo (M) Johns Hopkins University

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