New Jersey Pride
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| New Jersey Pride | |
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| Conference | Eastern |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Home stadium | Yurcak Field |
| Based in | Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Colors | red, black, gold |
| Head coach | Peter Jacobs |
| General manager | Trey Reeder |
| Local media | Atlantic City Press |
| Website | www.newjerseypride.com |
| Championships | |
| Conference Championships | |
The New Jersey Pride is a lacrosse team based in Piscataway, New Jersey. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse. They are currently in the Eastern Conference. Prior to 2006, they were in the National Division.
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[edit] Franchise history
In 2001, the first year of the league’s existence, the Pride played its games at Yogi Berra Stadium at Montclair State University. They played their home games at Commerce Bank Ballpark in Bridgewater, New Jersey in 2002 and 2003. For 2004 and 2005, the Pride featured its home games on Sprague Field, Montclair State University’s football stadium. The Pride made the league's playoffs in 2002 and 2003.
The team will play the 2006 season at the 5,000 seat stadium on the campus of Rutgers University which houses the Scarlet Knights’ soccer and lacrosse teams and is officially named "The Soccer/Lacrosse Stadium at Yurcak Field" in honor of Ronald N. Yurcak, a 1965 All-American Rutgers Lacrosse player. The facility features a 120x75 foot grass playing surface, along with full lighting and state-of-the-art drainage.
Current General Manager: Trey Reeder.
[edit] Season-By-Season
| Year | W | L | Regular season finish | Playoffs |
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| 2001 | 8 | 6 | 3rd in National Division | - |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 2nd in National Division | Lost semifinal 19-11 to Lizards |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 | 2nd in National Division | Lost semifinal 15-13 to Bayhawks |
| 2004 | 1 | 11 | 3rd in National Division | - |
| 2005 | 2 | 10 | 3rd in National Division | - |
| 2006 | 5 | 7 | 3rd Eastern Conference | - |
[edit] Players of note
[edit] Not to be forgotten:
Reid Jackson #40 (team co-captain when he retired after the 2003 Season). Emotional defensive leader. Reid became one of the most popular lacrosse personas in NJ throughout his career. Inducted into the NJ Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2004.
[edit] Retired numbers:
- Jon Hess #9 (MLL Assist Leader and team co-captain when he retired after the 2003 season). Anchored and 'quaterbacked' the Pride offense, which helped garner fellow attackmen Hubbard and Urick as two of the top 4 goal scorers in the league by the end of 2003.
[edit] Current stars:
- Jesse Hubbard. Princeton, 1998; 3-time NCAA National Champion, Princeton University with Jon Hess; Leading all-time scorer at Princeton; All NCAA Tournament Team, 1997 and 1998; All Ivy, 1997 and 1998.
- Scott Urick. Georgetown, 2000; 2-time NCAA All-American and Captain; Georgetown’s all-time Leading Scorer; Georgetown’s All-Time Single Season and Career Leader in ground balls; Played on four NCAA Tournament Teams; NCAA North-South All-Star, 2000.
- Adam Doneger. Johns Hopkins, 2000-2003; two-time First Team All-American and co-captain; Scored a career-high 28 goals and seven assists in 2003; NCAA All-Tournament Team, 2002.
- Kyle Harrison. Johns Hopkins, 2005; National Player-of-the-Year, 2005 Tewaaraton Trophy Winner; 2005 National Champion and 1st overall selection in the 2005 College Draft.
[edit] Head Coaches
- Ted Georgalas 2001-05
- Brian Silcott 2005
- Peter Jacobs 2006-
[edit] Hall of Famers / Award Winners:
- 4-time All-Star Jesse Hubbard
- 2-time All-Star Scott Urick
- 3-time All-Star Jay Jalbert - Now with the Long Island Lizards
- 3-time All-Star David Curry - Now with the Chicago Machine
- 2003 Rookie of the Year and All-Star Adam Doneger
- 2005 Community Service Award Winner Ryan McClay
- 1-time All-Star Jon Hess - Retired
- 2006 All-MLL Team Andy Corno
[edit] External links
| Major League Lacrosse | |
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| Eastern Conference: Boston Cannons | Long Island Lizards | New Jersey Pride | Philadelphia Barrage | Rochester Rattlers | Washington Bayhawks | |
| Western Conference: Chicago Machine | Denver Outlaws | Los Angeles Riptide | San Francisco Dragons | |
| Related articles: Steinfeld Cup | All Star Game | Most Valuable Player | Rookie of the Year | Coach of the Year | Defensive Player of Year | Offensive Player of the Year | Iron Lizard Award | Goaltender of the Year | Sportsman of the Year | Most Improved Player | Community Service Award | First draft selections | MLL Seasons | Stadiums | |
