Dragons Announce 2007 Team Roster

May 15, 2007 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
San Francisco Dragons News Release


San Francisco, CA - The San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse, announced today the team's roster for the 2007 season after breaking training camp in Woodside, CA on Sunday.

The team consists of a mix of familiar names including those who helped the Dragons reach the MLL semi-finals in 2006, a Bay Area indoor lacrosse favorite, several MLL veterans acquired during the off-season, and a host of former collegiate players ready to make an impact at the professional level.

Returning to the Dragons in 2007 are attackmen Ryan Powell (2006 MVP and Offensive Player of the Year), Brad Reppert, Joe Yevoli and Matt Alrich; midfielder's Tim Booth, Chris Rotelli, Kyle Dowd, Jarret Park, Tom Zummo and Nate Watkins; and defensemen Steve Holmes and Eric Martin.

Gary Rosyski, an indoor lacrosse star who leads the San Jose Stealth in games played (55), goals (97), assists (129) and points (222), joins the Dragons offense for 2007.

The rookie class looking to contribute to a championship run includes attackman/midfielder Joe Droge (NYIT); midfielder's Todd Fairlie (Widener), John Keysor (Hofstra), Adam LoGiudice (RPI), Tim Truebig (Hofstra) and Joe Vasold (NYIT); defensemen Brandon Hays (UC San Diego); and goalie Matt Madalon (Roanoke).

Also on the 2007 active roster is goalie Matt Vallone who played in 5 games for the 2006 Los Angeles Riptide (8.90 goals against average and a .727 save percentage) and defenseman Brian Kelly who also was with the Riptide last season, but did not appear in any games.

The Dragons also have three players on its practice squad - defenseman Andrew Braziel, goalie Aaron Fenton and local Ross resident Drew Virk (midfielder).

Complete 23 Man Active Roster

No Name Pos Height Weight

3 Alrich, Matt A/M 6' 3" 220 lbs

33 Booth, Tim M 5' 10" 210 lbs

1 Dowd, Kyle M 5' 9" 175 lbs

41 Droge, Joe A/M 5' 11" 170 lbs

17 Fairlie, Todd M 5' 9" 175 lbs

32 Hays, Brandon D 6' 3" 220 lbs

23 Holmes, Steve D 6' 0" 195 lbs

19 Kelly, Brian D 6' 5" 215 lbs

44 Keysor, John M 6' 1" 180 lbs

4 LoGiudice, Adam M 5' 9" 190 lbs

15 Madalon, Matt G 5' 10" 185 lbs

5 Martin, Eric D 6' 2" 215 lbs

12 Park, Jarett M 6' 0" 205 lbs

22 Powell, Ryan A 6' 0" 205 lbs

6 Reppert, Brad A 5' 10" 180 lbs

21 Rosyski, Gary A 5' 8" 185 lbs

25 Rotelli, Chris M 5' 10" 180 lbs

27 Treubig, Tim M 6' 1" 200 lbs

45 Vallone, Matt G 6' 5" 215 lbs

16 Vasold, Joe M 5' 10" 200 lbs

35 Watkins, Nate M 6' 4" 200 lbs

42 Yevoli, Joe A 5' 11" 185 lbs

7 Zummo, Tom M 5' 8" 185 lbs

3 Man Practice Roster

No Name Pos Height Weight

28 Braziel, Andrew D 6' 3" 225 lbs

2 Fenton, Aaron G 6' 0" 195 lbs

9 Virk, Drew M 6' 2" 205 lbs

At the roster deadline, the Dragons placed midfielder Steve Looney (United States Navel Academy) on the lacrosse inactive list due to his military commitments. The Dragons expect Looney to rejoin the team later this season.

In addition, midfielder Judd Lattimore was placed on the injured reserve list due to an injury suffered during the second week of training camp.

The Dragons open the 2007 MLL season this Saturday May 19th against the 2006 Western Division Champions, the Denver Outlaws, at Ivesco Field. They will then return to host their home opener on Saturday, June 2nd (2:30 pm) against the Long Island Lizards at Kezar Stadium.



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