Bayhawks Announce Postseason Roster Moves
August 27, 2004 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chesapeake Bayhawks News Release
Towson, Md. â The Baltimore Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) have made several roster moves following the 2004 season, it has been announced by Baltimore General Manager Jay Pivec.
Included in those transactions are the return of former Bayhawks goalkeeper Tim McGeeney and defenseman Hugh Donovan, who return to Baltimore following their respective retirements after the 2002 season.
McGeeney last played in the league during the 2002 season, making appearances in three games during the Bayhawks' championship-winning campaign. He played in just 10 minutes, but stopped four of the six shots he faced.
He played in two games during the inaugural season as the back-up to former starting netminder Greg Cattrano. He registered four saves in Baltimore's 20-9 win over the New Jersey Pride in the regular season finale.
A 1995 graduate of Loyola College, McGeeney currently stands as the Greyhounds' career leader for saves and holds the school record for saves in a single game when he made 28 stops against Johns Hopkins during his senior season. He was named a second-team All-America selection after the 1995 season and earned third-team honors as a junior in 1994.
Donovan makes a return to Baltimore after two seasons with the Bayhawks. During the 2002 season, the former Bucknell University defenseman recorded 22 ground balls in helping a Baltimore defense that led the league by allowing just 167 goals in 14 games. He ranked sixth on the team during the inaugural season with 19 ground balls and helped Baltimore rank second in defense with 198 goals allowed in 16 games, including the playoffs.
A 1996 graduate of Bucknell, Donovan earned honorable mention All-America honors and was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. He graduated with a degree in psychology.
The Bayhawks have also added former Syracuse University attackman Brian Nee from the league's Player Pool. Nee was selected in this year's Collegiate Draft by the Boston Cannons in the fourth round and was waived on July 6. He ranked third on the Syracuse squad with 47 points and helped the Orange win the 2004 NCAA Division I Championship with three goals and two assists in the title game against Navy. He finished his career with 94 goals to tie for 21st place on the school's career list with Charlie Lockwood. He scored a career-high four goals on three different occasions during his senior year and recorded a career-high five points in three different games during the Orange's 15-2 season.
To make room on the roster for the three new players, Baltimore has placed midfielder Bryan Cole and defenseman Casey Connor on waivers in addition to the retirement of midfielder Kip Fulks, which was announced earlier on Friday.
Connor appeared in five games during the regular season and made one start. Meanwhile, Cole spent most of the season on the practice squad after suffering an injury during the preseason.
Following a 7-6 season and their fourth straight playoff appearance, the Bayhawks are already preparing for the 2005 season. Fans can order season tickets for the 2005 campaign by calling 866-99-HAWKS.
The Baltimore Bayhawks, a charter member of Major League Lacrosse, was founded in 2000 by the following Baltimore businessmen and lacrosse enthusiasts: Dave Pivec, a former Notre Dame and Los Angeles Rams football player, and now President of Pivec Advertising and owner of Courtney's Café in Timonium, Maryland; Chris Hutchins, former University of North Carolina lacrosse player and owner of Bacharach Rasin, the oldest lacrosse equipment retailer in the world; Dr. Raymond Schulmeyer, former lacrosse player at Cornell University and owner of Schulmeyer Animal Hospital in Perry Hall Maryland; and Gordon Boone, former lacrosse player at Salisbury State College and now a commercial real estate broker with Ryan Commercial.
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