Chicago's Hall to Rochester for Clayton, Dasinger, Draft Pick
Published on May 9, 2008 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chicago Machine News Release
Boston, MA (May 9, 2008) - Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, today announced that Midfielder Jordan Hall of the Chicago Machine has been traded to the Rochester Rattlers in exchange for Midfielders Matt Dasinger, Brian Clayton, and the Rattlers' 30th overall (3rd Round) pick in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, according to MLL Commission David Gross.
Jordan Hall, a 2007 graduate of the University of Delaware, was the 2005 CAA Player of the Year. In 2007, his senior season, he led his Blue Hens team in scoring with 38 points. Drafted by Chicago with the 11th overall selection at the 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft, Hall played in 6 games for the Machine. He scored 1 goal while adding 4 assists.
Winning National Titles in 2004, 2005, and 2007 while playing for Division III Salisbury University, Matt Dasinger was taken by Rochester in the Second Round of the 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft with the 19th overall pick. Dasinger appeared in 3 games for the Rattlers last season, scoring 1 goal and 2 assists.
Finally, Brian Clayton was selected by the Rattlers in the third round of the 2007 Collegiate Draft with the 23rd overall pick. Clayton played collegiately at Cornell and was a Second Team All-Ivy selection as a senior year as he set career highs with 19 goals and 10 assists that season. Clayton had 3 goals and 3 assists in 5 games for Rochester last season.
This trade gives both Chicago and Rochester a total of 5 picks each in the upcoming Collegiate Draft, which will be held on May 28 at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ. Chicago currently holds the 1st overall pick in this year's Draft. The 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft will be broadcast live on ESPNU at 8:30 PM ET.
The 2008 Major League Lacrosse season begins on Saturday, May 17.
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