Undrafted Seniors Selected through MLL Waiver Wire

By MLL Public Relations | 6/6/12 2:00 PM

BOSTON, Mass. (Wednesday, June 6, 2012) – Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced Wednesday that twelve undrafted college seniors have been picked up by MLL teams through the league’s waiver wire process. Teams had the opportunity to place waiver claims on any college player not drafted in the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft and who registered for the MLL Player Pool between May 31 and June 7.

The order of the waiver wire was determined by current standings; the eighth place team placed claims first, and so on. The Denver Outlaws and the Boston Cannons did not elect to claim any player from the waiver wire.

Team	Player	Position	School
Charlotte Hounds	Eric Lusby	A	Loyola
Hamilton Nationals	Roman Lao-Gosney	M	Lehigh
Ohio Machine	Keenan Ochwat	D	Ohio State
Rochester Rattlers	Keith Long	M	VMI
Long Island Lizards	Will Mangan	M	Rutgers
Chesapeake Bayhawks	Rob Fortunato	G	Virginia
Hamilton Nationals	Dana Wilber	D	Drexel
Rochester Rattlers	Andrew Sellers	D	Salisbury
Long Island Lizards	Matt Cannone	A	Salisbury
Rochester Rattlers	RJ Wickham	G	Navy
Rochester Rattlers	Drew Palmer	D	Fairfield
Rochester Rattlers	Jake Ziegler	D	Jacksonville

The players acquired through the MLL waiver wire process will be eligible to play beginning in Week 7 of the 2012 season. Players that were not selected will return to the MLL Player Pool. On Thursday, June 7, teams will have an opportunity to acquire any players from the MLL Player Pool.

About Major League Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded by Jake Steinfeld and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Major League Lacrosse commenced play in June of 2001 and is in its twelfth season in 2012. MLL has continued to lead the sport of lacrosse into the mainstream of competitive team sports. The league is made up of eight teams: The Boston Cannons, Charlotte Hounds, Chesapeake Bayhawks, Denver Outlaws, Hamilton Nationals, Long Island Lizards, Ohio Machine and Rochester Rattlers.

The 2012 season commenced on April 28, 2012. The 2012 MLL All-Star Game will take place on Saturday, June 30 at FAU Stadium in Palm Beach County, FL. and the 2012 MLL Championship Weekend will take place on August 25 and 26 a Harvard Stadium in Boston, Mass. More information about the league can be found atwww.majorleaguelacrosse.com, Facebook or Twitter.