Philadelphia Waterdogs

Philadelphia Waterdogs
Full namePhiladelphia Waterdogs
Founded2020
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Based inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
StadiumVillanova Stadium
Colors     
Head coachBill Tierney
Championships1 (2022)
WebsitePhiladelphia Waterdogs

The Philadelphia Waterdogs are a professional field lacrosse team based in the Greater Philadelphia area that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Waterdogs were the first PLL expansion team, beginning with the 2020 season.[1] Players were selected through an expansion draft, new entry draft, and the college draft over the first few months of 2020.[2] Andy Copelan was announced as the Club's first head coach on January 2, 2020.[3] Owners of the club include Pardon My Take hosts, Barstool Big Cat & 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

2025 Philadelphia Waterdogs
# Name Nationality Position Shot Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref
1 Matt DeLuca Goalie Right 6 ft 6 in 215 lbs Delaware 2020 Farmingdale Farmingdale, New York [4]
3 Jack Hannah Midfield Right 6 ft 1 in 205 lbs Denver 2022 Milford Milford, Ohio [5]
4 Ben Wayer (R) Long Stick Midfield Right 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Virginia 2025 St. Stephen's & St. Agnes Alexandria, Virginia [6]
5 Jimmy Freehill (R) Defense Right 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Denver 2025 St. Sebastian's Newton, Massachusetts [7]
6 Kieran McArdle (C) Attack L/R 6 ft 2 in 185 lbs St. John's 2014 Connetquot Ronkonkoma, New York [8]
7 Michael Lampert Attack R/L 5 ft 6 in 170 lbs Denver 2024 Wayland Wayland, Massachusetts [9]
8 Dylan Hess (R) Defensive Midfield Right 6 ft 0 in 215 lbs Florida 2025 Ponte Vedra Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida [10]
10 Jake Taylor (R) Attack Right 6 ft 2 in 215 lbs Notre Dame 2025 Regis Jesuit Denver, Colorado [11]
11 Marcus Hudgins Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 215 lbs Ohio State 2024 West Genesee Syracuse, New York [12]
12 Thomas McConvey Midfield Right 6 ft 4 in 210 lbs Virginia 2023 St. Michael's Toronto, Ontario [13]
15 CJ Kirst (R) Attack Left 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Cornell 2025 Delbarton Bernardsville, New Jersey [14]
17 Ryland Rees Long Stick Midfield Right 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Stony Brook 2019 Terry Fox Port Coquitlam. British Columbia [15]
21 Liam Byrnes (C) Defense Right 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Marquette 2016 West Islip West Islip, New York [16]
22 Michael Sowers Attack R/L 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Duke 2021 Upper Dublin Dresher, Pennsylvania [17]
23 Charlie Hayes Defensive Midfield Right 5 ft 11 in 187 lbs Detroit Mercy 2018 Eisenhower Shelby Township, Michigan [18]
25 Eli Gobrecht Defense Right 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Ithaca 2016 Ithaca Ithaca, New York [19]
28 Zed Williams Attack Right 6 ft 2 in 250 lbs Virginia 2017 Silver Creek Irving, New York [20]
29 Kenny Brower Defense Left 6 ft 2 in 215 lbs Duke 2024 Massapequa Massapequa, New York [21]
31 Jack DiBenedetto Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 210 lbs Denver 2024 Nichols Buffalo, New York [22]
33 Matt Whitcher Defensive Midfield Right 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs York 2018 Huntington Huntington, New York [23]
37 Dillon Ward (C) Goalie Right 6 ft 5 in 220 lbs Bellarmine 2013 The Hill Academy Orangeville, Ontario [24]
40 Connor Kelly Midfield R/L 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Maryland 2018 Avon Old Farms Easton, Connecticut [25]
44 Ben Randall Defense Right 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Ohio State 2018 Mason Mason, Ohio [26]
50 Christian Scarpello Defensive Midfield Left 5 ft 11 in 200 lbs Rutgers 2018 Madison Madison, New Jersey [27]
59 Mikie Schlosser Midfield R/L 6 ft 2 in 190 lbs Michigan 2017 Davis Davis, California [28]
73 Alec Stathakis Faceoff Right 5 ft 11 in 220 lbs Denver 2024 Culver Academy Northville, Michigan [29]
77 Zach Currier Midfield Left 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Princeton 2017 Culver Academy Peterborough, Ontario [30]
81 Connor Cmiel Midfield Right 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Ohio State 2025 St. Ignatius Rocky River, Ohio [31]
91 Michael Boehm Attack Right 5 ft 10 in 170 lbs Michigan 2024 St. Ignatius Rocky River, Ohio [32]

*Indicates member of Holdout list[33]

**Indicates player is on PUP list[34][35][36]

(C) indicates captain

(R) indicates rookie[37]

Source:[38][39]

Draft history

2020 Expansion Draft

Pick # Player Pos. PLL Team College
1 Connor Kelly Midfield Whipsnakes Maryland
2 Christian Cuccinello Attack Archers Villanova
3 Brodie Merrill Defense Chaos Georgetown
4 Charlie Cipriano Goalie Chaos Fairfield
5 Ben Reeves Attack Whipsnakes St.Als
6 Kyle McClancy Midfield Chaos SUNY Albany
7 Kieran McArdle Attack Atlas St. John's
8 Brian Karalunas Defense Redwoods Villanova
9 Ben McIntosh Midfield Archers Drexel
10 Drew Snider Midfield Whipsnakes Maryland
11 Ryan Drenner Attack Whipsnakes Towson
12 Noah Richard Long Stick Midfield Atlas Marquette
13 Steven DeNapoli Midfield Atlas Hofstra
14 Wes Berg Midfield Redwoods Denver
15 Chris Sabia Defense Chrome Penn State
16 Ryan Conrad Midfield Atlas Virginia
17 Dan Eipp Midfield Archers Harvard
18 Drew Simoneau Faceoff Chrome Nazareth College

Source:[40]

2020 Player Pool Acquisitions

On March 21, Waterdogs announced they had signed the following players from the player pool:

Name Position College
BJ Grill Defense Marquette
Patrick Foley Defense Johns Hopkins
Dylan Johnson Defense Denver
Tate Boyce Goalie Providence
Reed Junkin Goalie Penn

Source:[41]

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.[42] 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,[43] 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 results
Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Previous MLL Team
1 1 Zach Currier Midfield Princeton Denver Outlaws
2 8 Ryland Rees Long Stick Midfield Stony Brook Boston Cannons

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 3 Michael Kraus Attack Virginia
2 8 Matt DeLuca Goalie Delaware

2021 Entry Draft

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Previous MLL Team
1 4 Liam Byrnes Defense Marquette Philadelphia Barrage
2 12 Mikie Schlosser Midfield Michigan New York Lizards
3 20 Ben Randall Defense Ohio State Denver Outlaws

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 2 Michael Sowers Attack Duke
4 27 Ethan Walker Attack Denver

2022 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
2 14 Jack Hannah Midfield Denver
3 22 Jake Higgins Defensive Midfield Maryland
4 30 Jason Reynolds Long Stick Midfield Notre Dame

2023 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 8 Thomas McConvey Midfield Virginia
2 16 Alex Mazzone Defense Johns Hopkins
3 24 Chris Fake Defense Notre Dame
4 32 James Reilly Faceoff Georgetown

2024 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 7 Matt Brandau Attack Yale
2 15 Kenny Brower Defense Duke
3 23 Marcus Hudgins Defense Ohio State
4 31 Michael Boehm Attack Michigan

2025 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 1 CJ Kirst Attack Cornell
2 9 Jake Taylor Attack Notre Dame
2 15 Dylan Hess Defensive Midfield Florida
3 23 Ben Wayer Long Stick Midfield Virginia
4 25 Jimmy Freehill Defense Denver

Season results

2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 26, 2020 Atlas L 10–11
2 Herriman, Utah July 28, 2020 Archers L 7–9
3 Herriman, Utah July 31, 2020 Chrome L 12–13
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Chaos W 10–9
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Redwoods L 8–11
2021
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 6, 2021 Cannons L 7–13
2 Kennesaw, Georgia June 11, 2021 Chaos W 14–12
3 Kennesaw, Georgia June 13, 2021 Chrome W 14–9
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 26, 2021 Archers L 8–17
5 Hempstead, New York July 3, 2021 Redwoods L 16–19
6 Eagan, Minnesota July 9, 2021 Cannons W 19–7
7 Eagan, Minnesota July 11, 2021 Chrome W 12–6
8 Colorado Springs, Colorado July 31, 2021 Whipsnakes W 11–6
9 Albany, New York August 14, 2021 Atlas W 10–9
10 (Semifinal) Chester, Pennsylvania September 5, 2021 Whipsnakes L 10–14
2022
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 5, 2022 Cannons L 10–16
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 11, 2022 Whipsnakes L 11–12
3 Hempstead, New York June 17, 2022 Chrome L 14–17
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 24, 2022 Chaos W 18–9
5 Eagan, Minnesota July 2, 2022 Whipsnakes W 11–10
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 24, 2022 Chrome W 11–10
7 Frisco, Texas July 31, 2022 Cannons W 15–14
8 Denver, Colorado August 6, 2022 Atlas W 16–15
9 Herriman, Utah August 12, 2022 Redwoods L 12–14
10 Tacoma, Washington August 20, 2022 Archers L 12–16
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 3, 2022 Atlas W 19–14
12 (Semifinal) Washington D.C. September 11, 2022 Whipsnakes W 11–10
13 (Championship) Chester, Pennsylvania September 18, 2022 Chaos W 11–9
2023
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 4 Chaos W 8–7 (OT)
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 9 Redwoods L 9–10
3 Columbus, Ohio June 16 Atlas W 19–18
4 Eagan, Minnesota July 8 Chrome W 10–7
5 Fairfield, Connecticut July 14 Whipsnakes W 16–13
6 Frisco, Texas July 30 Archers L 18–19
7 Baltimore, Maryland August 6 Cannons L 8–12
8 Denver, Colorado August 12 Atlas W 14–11
9 Tacoma, Washington August 19 Chaos W 13–8
10 Herriman, Utah August 25 Archers W 14–13
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 4 Whipsnakes W 15–12
12 (Semifinal) Uniondale, New York September 10 Cannons W 17–6
13 (Championship) Chester, Pennsylvania September 24 Archers L 14–15
2024 Championship Series
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Springfield, VA February 15 Archers W 21–18
2 Springfield, VA February 16 Redwoods W 20–14
3 Springfield, VA February 17 Cannons W 22–12
4 (Semifinals) Springfield, VA February 18 Archers W 27–21
5 (Championship) Springfield, VA February 19 Cannons L 22–23 (OT)
2024
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 1 Archers L 11–12
2 Villanova, Pennsylvania June 15 Cannons L 11–12 (OT)
3 Villanova, Pennsylvania June 16 Whipsnakes L 14–15 (OT)
4 Eagan, Minnesota June 29 Chaos W 10–6
5 Cambridge, Massachusetts July 6 Cannons W 14–11
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 19 Outlaws L 13–15
7 San Diego, California July 28 Atlas L 11–12
8 Baltimore, Maryland August 3 Whipsnakes L 6–12
9 Denver, Colorado August 9 Redwoods L 12–13
10 Herriman, Utah August 17 Atlas W 13–12

PLL Award Winners

Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

Head coaches

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs Notes
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Andy Copelan 2020-2023 33 19 14 .576 7 5 2 .714 Participated in the 2024 Championship Series, resigned prior to the 2024 regular season[44]
2 Bill Tierney 2024 - Current 10 3 7 .300 0 0 0 – Hired on March 28, 2024

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 1 6 .143 Lost 2
Atlas 6 2 .750 Won 1
Cannons 4 4 .500 Won 1
Chaos 7 0 1.000 Won 7
Outlaws 4 3 .571 Lost 1
Redwoods 0 3 .000 Lost 5
Whipsnakes 5 4 .556 Lost 2
Totals 27 21 .563

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