University of Pittsburgh: 2013 Season Outlook
Sean Buzzard, the head men’s lacrosse coach at the University of Pittsburgh, stops by the MCLA Fan office for a quick rundown on what to expect from the Panthers during the 2013 season. Pitt competes in the Central Collegiate Lacrosse Association at the MCLA Division 1 level. Keep up to date with the Pitt Panthers Lax homepage.
| What are 3 words that describe your team this year? | |
| Focused, Determined, Family | |
| How many players tried out for the team this year? | |
| 52 | |
| Roster size by position | |
| - Attack: 10 - Midfielders: 18 - Defenders: 13 - Goalies: 3 |
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| Where do the majority of your players come from? | |
| Pennsylvania–mainly Central and Eastern part | |
| Team Captains | |
| Tyler Novotny - A – Senior Pre-season POY per lacrosse magazine. Senior transfer has lead team in scoring last 2 seasons. CCLA offensive POY 2012.Eric Bulgarelli - D – Junior Standout defensemen from York, PA–2nd team CCLA in 2012. Also serves as team president.Max Carlson - D – Junior CCLA 1st team defensemen 2012 from Catonsville, MD. 100% effort always! | |
| Can you tell us a little about your team’s goals for the upcoming season? | |
| Our goals are to get better every day, return to Greeenville as the CCLA champs instead of an at-large selection, and then make a run at the MCLA Championship. | |
| What’s one thing you’re most excited about? | |
| Early season trip to Atlanta where we will face Clemson, Auburn, and Georgia Tech in about 30-hour span. We will find out real fast how we stand as far as conditioning and depth. | |
| Who will be the toughest teams to play in your conference this year? Why? | |
| Ohio - We always have close, tough games with the Bobcats. Lots of Western PA players and sometimes family connections. They always seem to be up to play us.MSU - The hurdle we must to overcome to be where we want to be.Davenport - solid program with great coaching, they will be a test based on their past success. | |
| Are there any other MCLA programs that you would compare yours to? | |
| None | |
| What’s your prediction for the 2013 MCLA Final Four? | |
| BYU, Colorado State, Cal Poly, & Pittsburgh | |
