UALBANY'S LACROSSE STAR FRANK RESETARITS SIGNS WITH STEALTH

Courtesy: NLL
Debut: in San Jose on January 11

Frank Resetarits was recently named a first-team All-American after scoring 57 goals for Albany.Frank Resetarits signed a one-year contract with San Jose on Friday. The standout forward from University of Albany was the first player selected by the Stealth in the 2007 Entry Draft at fifth overall.

Recently named a first-team All-American, he finished second in goals (3.17 per game) and third in scoring (4.44 points/game) in the nation. Resetarits was also the 2007 America East Conference Player of the Year, scoring 57 goals and 23 assists for 80 points, the third-highest single-season total in the program's history. He led UAlbany to the NCAA quarterfinal round for the first time in the program's history, and a school-record 15-3 mark.

"We are thrilled to have Frank with us for the coming season, and feel he will be a huge part of our offense," said Stealth assistant GM Doug Locker. "He is a very talented player who brings great size to our offense. We believe that he is a perfect compliment to work with Jeff [Zywicki] and Luke [Wiles]. Frank has always achieved at a high level in every situation he has played in, as he was not only a first Team All American at Albany, but also scored over 40 goals in his last season of junior lacrosse in St. Catharines."

A formidable attackman in the field game, the Western New York product has also taken the time to learn the nuances of the indoor game.

"Frank played junior lacrosse (for St. Catharines) in the same program that I played in during my junior days", said Stealth President and GM Johnny Mouradian. "He also had his first experiences watching the indoor game in Buffalo in the early 90's, while I was serving as GM of the Bandits. I'm glad that our paths to San Jose have some similarities".


Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's Division I Media Poll - final poll of 2007

1 Johns Hopkins 13-4 .. National Champion
(UAlbany beat John Hopkins during regular season)

2 Duke 17-3

3 Cornell 15-1

4 Albany 15-3

5 Delaware 13-6

6 Georgetown 12-3

7 Virginia 12-4

8 North Carolina 10-6

9 Notre Dame 11-4

10 Maryland 10-6

11 UMBC 11-6

12 Princeton 10-4

13 Navy 11-4

14 Loyola 7-6

15 Towson 9-7

16 Colgate 11-5

17 Drexel 11-5

18 Bucknell 11-4

19 Rutgers 7-6

20 UMass 7-7


Some notes about this year's final media poll

Delaware and Albany have finished as high as either team ever has in this year's poll

This is the first time since the inception of the media poll that Syracuse has not been ranked at the end of the season

During the season, Cornell was the only team in the country to hold the top spot for more than one week. Cornell became No. 1 on March 12 and held the top spot throughout the regular season polls (which ended May 7), a stretch during which they were undefeated

Johns Hopkins was No. 1 for just one week, the week of February 19. Hopkins, however, earned the ranking with a 0-0 record and moved from its preseason ranking of No. 2 up to No. 1 after then-top-ranked Virginia lost to Drexel in the first week of lacrosse action

The Nike/Inside Lacrosse Men's Division I Media Poll comes out each Monday during the spring and is voted on by members of various media outlets throughout the country.