Philadelphia Waterdogs

The Philadelphia Waterdogs are a professional field lacrosse team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Waterdogs were the first PLL expansion team, beginning with the 2020 season. Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020. Andy Copelan was announced as the club's first head coach on January 2, 2020. Owners of the club include Pardon My Take hosts, Dan "Big Cat" Katz & PFT Commenter. The Waterdogs won their first championship in 2022 against the Chaos. In March 2024 the Waterdogs hired Bill Tierney as head coach.

Current coaching staff Head coach – Bill Tierney Assistant coach – Dylan Sheridan Assistant coach – Louie Dedonatis

Roster 2026 Philadelphia Waterdogs#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightWeightCollegeGrad YearHigh SchoolHometownRef1Matt DeLucaGoalieRight6 ft 6 in215 lbsDelaware2020FarmingdaleFarmingdale, New York2Casey WilsonMidfieldRight6 ft 1 in205 lbsDenver2025ClaremontVictoria, British Columbia3Jack HannahMidfieldRight6 ft 1 in205 lbsDenver2022MilfordMilford, Ohio4Ben WayerLSMRight6 ft 3 in215 lbsVirginia2025St. Stephen's & St. AgnesAlexandria, Virginia5Jimmy FreehillDefenseRight6 ft 0 in190 lbsDenver2025St. Sebastian'sNewton, Massachusetts6Kieran McArdle (C)AttackL/R6 ft 2 in185 lbsSt. John's2014ConnetquotRonkonkoma, New York7Kyle LewisMidfieldRight5 ft 11 in200 lbsAdelphi2026CareyFranklin Square, New York8Dylan Hess**SSDMRight6 ft 0 in215 lbsFlorida2025Ponte VedraPonte Vedra Beach, Florida10Josh YagoMidfieldRight6 ft 3 in210 lbsNotre Dame2026Arvada WestDenver, Colorado11Marcus HudginsDefenseRight6 ft 1 in215 lbsOhio State2024West GeneseeSyracuse, New York15CJ KirstAttackLeft6 ft 2 in210 lbsCornell2025DelbartonBernardsville, New Jersey16Matt CollisonMidfieldLeft6 ft 4 in225 lbsJohns Hopkins2026St. Michael'sScarborough, Ontario18Silas RichmondAttackRight6 ft 4 in220 lbsAlbany2026DeltaDelta, British Columbia22Michael SowersAttackR/L5 ft 9 in180 lbsDukePrinceton2021Upper DublinDresher, Pennsylvania23Charlie HayesSSDMRight5 ft 11 in187 lbsDetroit Mercy2018EisenhowerShelby Township, Michigan24Nakeie MontgomerySSDMRight5 ft 11 in200 lbsDuke2022Episcopal School of DallasDallas, Texas29Kenny BrowerDefenseLeft6 ft 2 in215 lbsDuke2024MassapequaMassapequa, New York32Brendan StaubLSMRight6 ft 1 in205 lbsCornell2026Garden CityGarden City, New York33Matt WhitcherSSDMRight6 ft 3 in200 lbsYork2018HuntingtonHuntington, New York40Connor KellyMidfieldR/L6 ft 0 in200 lbsMaryland2018Avon Old FarmsEaston, Connecticut41Connor FarrellFaceoffRight6 ft 2 in240 lbsLIU Post2019Sachem EastHoltsville, New York42Tim TroutnerGoalieLeft6 ft 1 in205 lbsHigh Point2019St. Mary'sAnnapolis, Maryland51Dox AitkenMidfieldRight6 ft 2 in215 lbsVirginia2021HaverfordVillanova, Pennsylvania73Alec StathakisFaceoffRight5 ft 11 in220 lbsDenver2024Culver AcademyNorthville, Michigan77Zach CurrierMidfieldLeft6 ft 0 in180 lbsPrinceton2017Culver AcademyPeterborough, Ontario97Gavin AdlerDefenseLeft5 ft 8 in190 lbsCornell2023HewlettHewlett, New York99Sean ByrneGoalieRight6 ft 3 in200 lbsArmy2026AllatoonaAcworth, Georgia *Indicates member of Unavailable to Travel list

**Indicates player is on injured list

(C) indicates captain

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Draft history 2020 Expansion Draft Pick #PlayerPos.PLL TeamCollege1Connor Kelly MidfieldWhipsnakesMaryland2Christian CuccinelloAttackArchersVillanova3Brodie MerrillDefenseChaosGeorgetown4Charlie CiprianoGoalieChaosFairfield5Ben ReevesAttackWhipsnakesYale6Kyle McClancyMidfieldChaosSUNY Albany7Kieran McArdleAttackAtlasSt. John's8Brian Karalunas DefenseRedwoodsVillanova9Ben McIntoshMidfieldArchersDrexel10Drew SniderMidfieldWhipsnakesMaryland11Ryan DrennerAttackWhipsnakesTowson12Noah RichardLong Stick MidfieldAtlasMarquette13Steven DeNapoliMidfieldAtlasHofstra14Wes BergMidfieldRedwoodsDenver15Chris SabiaDefenseChromePenn State16Ryan ConradMidfieldAtlasVirginia17Dan EippMidfieldArchersHarvard18Drew SimoneauFaceoffChromeNazareth College

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2020 Player Pool Acquisitions On March 21, Waterdogs announced they had signed the following players from the player pool: +NamePositionCollegeBJ GrillDefenseMarquettePatrick FoleyDefenseJohns HopkinsDylan JohnsonDefenseDenverTate BoyceGoalieProvidenceReed JunkinGoaliePenn Source:

All time Draft Selections

2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

+Draft resultsRnd.Pick #PlayerPos.CollegePrevious MLL Team11Zach CurrierMidfieldPrincetonDenver Outlaws28Ryland ReesLong Stick MidfieldStony BrookBoston Cannons

2020 College Draft Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College13Michael KrausAttackVirginia28Matt DeLucaGoalieDelaware

2021 Entry Draft +Draft resultsRnd.Pick #PlayerPos.CollegePrevious MLL Team14Liam ByrnesDefenseMarquettePhiladelphia Barrage212Mikie SchlosserMidfieldMichiganNew York Lizards320Ben RandallDefenseOhio StateDenver Outlaws

2021 College Draft Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College12Michael SowersAttackDuke427Ethan WalkerAttackDenver

2022 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College214Jack HannahMidfieldDenver322Jake HigginsDefensive MidfieldMaryland430Jason ReynoldsLong Stick MidfieldNotre Dame

2023 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College18Thomas McConveyMidfieldVirginia216Alex MazzoneDefenseJohns Hopkins324Chris FakeDefenseNotre Dame432James ReillyFaceoffGeorgetown

2024 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College17Matt BrandauAttackYale215Kenny BrowerDefenseDuke323Marcus HudginsDefenseOhio State431Michael BoehmAttackMichigan

2025 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College11CJ KirstAttackCornell29Jake TaylorAttackNotre Dame215Dylan HessDefensive MidfieldFlorida323Ben Wayer Long Stick MidfieldVirginia425Jimmy FreehillDefenseDenver

2026 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College15Silas RichmondAttackAlbany213Matt CollisonMidfieldJohns Hopkins321Josh YagoAttackNotre Dame323Brendan StaubLSMCornell429Kyle LewisMidfieldAdelphi

Season results +2020GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Herriman, UtahJuly 26, 2020AtlasL 10–112Herriman, UtahJuly 28, 2020ArchersL 7–93Herriman, UtahJuly 31, 2020ChromeL 12–134Herriman, UtahAugust 1, 2020ChaosW 10–95 (Elimination)Herriman, UtahAugust 4, 2020RedwoodsL 8–11 +2021GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Foxborough, MassachusettsJune 6, 2021CannonsL 7–132Kennesaw, GeorgiaJune 11, 2021ChaosW 14–123Kennesaw, GeorgiaJune 13, 2021ChromeW 14–94Baltimore, MarylandJune 26, 2021ArchersL 8–175Hempstead, New YorkJuly 3, 2021RedwoodsL 16–196Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 9, 2021CannonsW 19–77Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 11, 2021ChromeW 12–68Colorado Springs, ColoradoJuly 31, 2021WhipsnakesW 11–69Albany, New YorkAugust 14, 2021AtlasW 10–910 (Semifinal)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 5, 2021WhipsnakesL 10–14

+2022GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 5, 2022CannonsL 10–162Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 11, 2022WhipsnakesL 11–123Hempstead, New YorkJune 17, 2022ChromeL 14–174Baltimore, MarylandJune 24, 2022ChaosW 18–95Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 2, 2022WhipsnakesW 11–106Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 24, 2022ChromeW 11–107Frisco, TexasJuly 31, 2022CannonsW 15–148Denver, ColoradoAugust 6, 2022AtlasW 16–159Herriman, UtahAugust 12, 2022RedwoodsL 12–1410Tacoma, WashingtonAugust 20, 2022ArchersL 12–1611 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 3, 2022AtlasW 19–1412 (Semifinal)Washington D.C.September 11, 2022WhipsnakesW 11–1013 (Championship)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 18, 2022ChaosW 11–9

+2023GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 4ChaosW 8–7 (OT)2Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 9RedwoodsL 9–103Columbus, OhioJune 16AtlasW 19–184Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 8ChromeW 10–75Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 14WhipsnakesW 16–136Frisco, TexasJuly 30ArchersL 18–197Baltimore, MarylandAugust 6CannonsL 8–128Denver, ColoradoAugust 12AtlasW 14–119Tacoma, WashingtonAugust 19ChaosW 13–810Herriman, UtahAugust 25ArchersW 14–1311 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 4WhipsnakesW 15–1212 (Semifinal)Uniondale, New YorkSeptember 10CannonsW 17–613 (Championship)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 24ArchersL 14–15

+2024 Championship SeriesGameLocationDateOpponentResult1Springfield, VAFebruary 15ArchersW 21–182Springfield, VAFebruary 16RedwoodsW 20–143Springfield, VAFebruary 17CannonsW 22–124 (Semifinals)Springfield, VAFebruary 18ArchersW 27–215 (Championship)Springfield, VAFebruary 19CannonsL 22–23 (OT)

+2024GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 1ArchersL 11–122Villanova, PennsylvaniaJune 15CannonsL 11–12 (OT)3Villanova, PennsylvaniaJune 16WhipsnakesL 14–15 (OT)4Eagan, MinnesotaJune 29ChaosW 10–65Cambridge, MassachusettsJuly 6CannonsW 14–116Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 19OutlawsL 13–157San Diego, CaliforniaJuly 28AtlasL 11–128Baltimore, MarylandAugust 3WhipsnakesL 6–129Denver, ColoradoAugust 9RedwoodsL 12–1310Herriman, UtahAugust 17AtlasW 13–12

+2025GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 6WhipsnakesW 16–112Villanova, PennsylvaniaJune 13CannonsW 14–113Villanova, PennsylvaniaJune 14OutlawsL 7–94Baltimore, MarylandJune 21ChaosL 9–175San Diego, CaliforniaJune 28RedwoodsW 12–96Evanston, IllinoisJuly 11ArchersW 16–117Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 19WhipsnakesL 7–108Herriman, UtahJuly 26ChaosL 14–15 (OT)9Denver, ColoradoAugust 1CannonsL 10–1310Cambridge, MassachusettsAugust 9AtlasL 19–2011 (Quarterfinal)Eagan, MinnesotaAugust 23WhipsnakesW 14–1212 (Semifinal)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 1AtlasL 11–13

PLL Award Winners Jim Brown Most Valuable Player CJ Kirst: 2026 Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year Michael Sowers: 2026 Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year Zach Currier: 2021, 2026 Dick Edell Coach of the Year Andy Copelan: 2021 Bill Tierney: 2026

Head coaches # Name Term Regular season PlayoffsNotesGPWLPctGPWLPct 1 Andy Copelan 2020-2023 33 19 14 .576 7 5 2 .714Participated in the 2024 Championship Series, resigned prior to the 2024 regular season 2 Bill Tierney 2024 - Current 20 7 13 2 1 1 Hired on March 28, 2024

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs Archers17Won 1Atlas64Lost 2Cannons55Lost 1Chaos72Lost 2Outlaws44Lost 2Redwoods15Won 1Whipsnakes75Won 1Totals3132

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