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Paul Cantabene - A collegiate all-American and co-captain at Loyola College, Cantabene originates from Rochester, New York.  After college, he played for the Mt. Washington Lacrosse Club were he was named to the first team, all-club six times.  In 2000, he was named Player of the Year for the Southern Division of the United States Club Lacrosse Association (USCLA).  Professionally, he has played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL), for 11 seasons, most recently with the Philadelphia Wings.  He was an NLL all-star in 1999, 2001 and 2004 and was the game MVP in 1999.  Cantabene is a starting midfielder and co-captain for the Baltimore Bayhawks.  He was nominated for the Sobe Iron Lizard award in 2001 and 2002, taking the honor in 2002.  He was also named first team All-MLL in 2004 and 2005. Cantabene was also an alternate for the 2006 United States Men's National Team.

Cantabene's collegiate coaching career began at Johns Hopkins University from 1995-1998.  He was the offensive coordinator at Towson University from 1999-2001 and at the University of Maryland from 2002-2004.  His face-off and offensive players and offense units ranked nationally each year.  He became the head lacrosse coach at Villa Julie College in August, 2004.  In his inaugural season, the Mustangs finished second in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference and had one of the best seasons ever in the programs 11 year history.

 

Tim Puls - A 1977 graduate of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Puls is no stranger to the sport of lacrosse. He coached the Community College of Baltimore County-Essex Knights for 22 seasons and compiled a record of 213-90 (.703). He also led the knights to the 1991 NJCAA National Championship.

Tim Puls: Puls’ success at the CCBC-Essex produced 71 NJCAA All-American selections and three MJCAA Player of the year recipients. His teams reached the NJCAA Final Four 14 times in his 22 previous seasons. Puls coached 10 players who have competed professionally either in Major League Lacrosse or the National Lacrosse League, including former Bayhawks midfielder Kip Fulks.

Puls was named the NJCAA Coach of the Year in 1990 and 1995 and received the Maryland Junior College Coach of the Year 15 times. He also coached 15 Maryland Junior College Championship-winning teams at the CCBC-Essex.
 

Puls is currently working in the Health Life Fitness Complex at the Community College of Baltimore County-Dundalk.
 

Ben Defelice: One of Towson’s all-time face-off leaders,

Ben finished a stellar career by being named Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year and honorable mention All-American. He was second nationally in ground balls, averaging 8.44 per game, and he was fifth nationally in faceoffs with a .651 per centage.
He was named to the CAA’s All-Tournament team after winning 26 of 35 draws (.743) with 21 ground balls in two games.
His 135 ground balls last year marked just the 6th time a Towson player had recorded over 100 in a season.
He closed out his career fourth on Towson’s all-time faceoff list. He is fifth in ground balls.
Ben holds the school’s single game ground ball record with 22 he collected against Villanova in a regular season victory.
A sports management major, Ben is a native of Towson, and attended nearby Towson High School.
 

 

At Towson, Berry, a four year started captained the Tigers to their first final four appearance in a decade(2001)... He is Towson's all-time leader in career face-off wins with 460,single season face-off wins (257 in his senior season) and single game face-off wins (25 against Loyola)... He is also Towson Universities Career ground ball leader, single season ground ball leader and second all time for most ground balls in a single game ... Berry, who earned All-American honors as a senior, was also named the "best face-off man in college lacrosse" by Inside Lacrosse magazine, and is currently 10th all time for career face-off win percentage.