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2012 SUNY Geneseo Men's Lacrosse

The SUNY Geneseo men's lacrosse team has been an intercollegiate sport since the 1968. Head coach Jim Lyons is a 1988 graduate of Drew University and has a 119-58 record in 12 seasons. The program was started by John Hoey and has compiled a record of 308-265 in its 45 seasons.

In 2012, Geneseo posted a 6-8 record for Lyons as the Blue Knights lost their opening seven games, five of them by one goal, only to respond with six straight victories. Geneseo went 5-1 in the SUNYAC regular season to earn the number two seed for the conference tournament, where they lost in the title game to nationally second-ranked Cortland, 9-2, after defeating #3 Plattsburgh by a score of 7-5 to reach the title game for the eighth time in nine seasons. First year Steven Cregan led Geneseo with 48 points on 13 goals and 35 assists on his way to first team All-SUNYAC and SUNYAC Rookie of the Year honors. Senior defender Derek Drance, junior d-middie John Felix, junior faceoff specialist Frank DiSanti and sophomore midfielder John Wettack joined Cregan as first team All-SUNYAC picks. Drance led the Blue Knights with 23 caused turnovers, Felix scored two goals and two assists with 22 groundballs and 12 caused turnovers, DiSanti won 57.2% of his battles with a team-high 91 groundballs and Wettack finished tied for the team lead in goals with 23 and was second in points with 28. Junior Michael Greubel established himself as a top netminder in the SUNYAC by posting an 8.15 goals against average with a .569 save percentage on his way to second team All-SUNYAC recognition. Senior attack Brendan Kurpis added 23 goals and four assists for 27 points, finishing his career with 104 goals, which stands fifth on the Geneseo all-time chart, and 125 points, which is 19th on the all-time list. Sophomore attack James Purpura scored 20 goals with five assists on the season, junior midfielder Tim Burgess scored 13 goals with six helpers and senior midfielder Jeff Watson scored 19 points on 11 goals and eight assists. Drance, Greubel and Wettack were named to the SUNYAC All-Tournament team.