The 2002 Major League Lacrosse season was the second season of the league. The season began on June 6 and concluded with the championship game on September 1, 2002.
General information Baltimore moved its home games to Ravens Stadium. New Jersey moved its home games to Commerce Bank Ballpark.
For the first time, a regular season game is played at a neutral site as the Rochester Rattlers defeated the New Jersey Pride at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania on June 22.
Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against Qualified for playoffs American DivisionTeamWLPCTPFPALong Island Lizards 95.643234196 Boston Cannons77.500218226 Bridgeport Barrage311.214181235 National DivisionTeamWLPCTPFPA Baltimore Bayhawks10 4 .714 210 172 New Jersey Pride7 7 .500 202 219 Rochester Rattlers6 8 .429 173180
All Star Game July 21, 2002 National 21-16 American at Prince George's Stadium, Bowie, Maryland, Scott Urick MVP
Playoffs Semifinals August 24 & 25 2002 Long Island 19-11 New Jersey @ Hofstra Stadium, Hempstead, New York Baltimore 15-10 Boston @ Ravens Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
MLL championship game September 1, 2002
Baltimore 21-13 Long Island @ Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
Bracket
Awards AwardWinnerTeamMVP AwardGreg Cattrano BaltimoreRookie of the Year AwardConor Gill BostonCoach of the Year AwardScott Hiller BostonDefensive player of the Year AwardChristian Cook New Jersey Offensive player of the Year AwardMark Millon Baltimore Goaltender of the Year AwardGreg Cattrano BaltimoreIron Lizard AwardPaul CantabeneBaltimore
Weekly Awards The MLL did not give out awards weekly for the best offensive player and best defensive player in 2002.
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