Athletics Press Releases


Daniel Usaj Named W&J Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach	*Mon, August 6 - 12:55 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College Director of Athletics Bill Dukett announced Daniel Usaj as the Presidents’ head men’s lacrosse coach on Monday. Usaj most recently served as the head club coach at Ferris...
Eight Presidents Named To Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll	*Thu, July 12 - 4:27 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Landmark Conference released its 2012 Spring Academic Honor Roll on Wednesday and eight Washington & Jefferson College men’s lacrosse players were among the honorees. W&J completed its inaugural season in...
W&J Men’s Lax Scoring Duo Earns All-Landmark Conference Awards	*Thu, May 3 - 2:42 PM*	MADISON, N.J. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior attacker Andrew Wallick (Canton, Ohio/North Canton Hoover) and junior midfielder Joseph Eck (Boise, Idaho, Bishop Kelly) became the first two players in school history to be selected...
Chad Moore Resigns As W&J Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach	*Mon, April 30 - 11:04 AM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Washington & Jefferson College Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Chad Moore announced his resignation on Monday after nine seasons with the Presidents’ program. Moore, the second head men’s lacrosse coach in...
W&J Men’s Lacrosse Falls To Drew In Season Finale	*Sat, April 28 - 5:53 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Sean McGowan scored four goals and won 16 faceoffs to help Drew knock off Washington & Jefferson 17-8 in Landmark Conference men’s lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon at Alexandre Stadium. The Presidents...
Ran Kirby Earns Second-Straight Player Of The Week Honor	*Mon, April 23 - 2:14 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- For the second consecutive week, Washington & Jefferson College junior goalie Ran Kirby (Cleveland, Ohio/University School) was named the Landmark Conference Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. ...
W&J Men's Lacrosse Earns First-Ever Landmark Conference Victory	*Sat, April 21 - 4:10 PM*	KING'S POINT, N.Y. -- Sophomore midfielder Casey Smallwood (Gibsonia, Pa./Pine-Richland) scored with 58 seconds remaining to give Washington & Jefferson its first-ever Landmark Conference men's lacrosse victory after defeating the United...
Wallick Becomes Men's Lax All-Time Leading Scorer In Presidents' Rout	*Wed, April 18 - 11:13 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College senior attacker Andrew Wallick (Canton, Ohio/North Canton Hoover) racked up 10 points (6 goals and 4 assists) and became the Presidents' all-time leading point scorer during a 21-4 men's...
Ran Kirby Named Landmark Conference Defensive Player of Week	*Mon, April 16 - 2:47 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College junior goalie Ran Kirby (Cleveland, Ohio/University School) was selected as the Landmark Conference Men’s Lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week on Monday. Kirby becomes the first...
Presidents Snap Three-Game Skid With 10-7 Victory Over Marymount	*Sat, April 14 - 6:14 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Senior defenders Ethan Bodie (Damascus, Md./Damascus) and Austin Cahill (Bridgewater, N.J./Immaculata) both scored goals to highlight Washington & Jefferson College’s 10-7 non-conference men’s lacrosse victory...
Saint Vincent Upends Presidents 9-4	*Wed, April 11 - 6:53 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Nick Pensyl scored a game-high three goals and added one assist to help Saint Vincent record a 9-4 men's lacrosse victory over Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday afternoon at Alexandre Stadium. The Bearcats (2-7)...
NCAA Division III Week Debuts Monday	*Mon, April 9 - 12:15 PM*	Washington & Jefferson College will be celebrating the success of its outstanding student-athletes at home athletic events during the week of April 9-15 as the NCAA observes Division III Week. The inaugural NCAA Division III Week is...
Susquehanna Trips Up Presidents In Landmark Lacrosse	*Fri, April 6 - 6:47 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Susquehanna broke a 6-6 halftime tie with the first 10 goals of the second half and the Crusaders ran away with a 16-10 Landmark Conference men’s lacrosse victory over Washington & Jefferson on Friday afternoon at...
Late Seven-Goal Run Stymies Presidents In Nation’s Capital	*Sat, March 31 - 5:16 PM*	WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Catholic scored seven unanswered goals during the final 24 minutes to erase a third-quarter deficit and defeat Washington & Jefferson 13-8 Saturday in Landmark men’s lacrosse action. The Presidents (2-8, 0-3...
W&J Men’s Lacrosse Cruises To 16-1 Win In West Virginia	*Wed, March 28 - 8:42 PM*	BETHANY, W.Va. -- Washington & Jefferson freshman attacker Zach Wootton (Westminster, Md./Glenelg Country School) scored a career-high five goals to lead the Presidents to a 16-1 men’s lacrosse victory at Bethany on Wednesday night....
Wallick Nets Four Goals, But W&J Drops Second Landmark Game	*Sat, March 24 - 3:48 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Senior attacker Andrew Wallick (Canton, Ohio/North Canton Hoover) scored a game-high four goals; however, Washington & Jefferson ended up on the losing end of a 13-7 Landmark Conference men’s lacrosse decision to...
Presidents Drop 16-10 Decision In Ohio	*Wed, March 21 - 8:13 PM*	SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – Alex Previte scored four goals and added three assists to lift Wittenberg to a 16-10 non-conference men’s lacrosse victory over Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday. The Tigers (5-1), who defeated W&J (1-...
W&J Men’s Lacrosse Falls To Goucher In Inaugural Landmark Game	*Sat, March 17 - 3:54 PM*	BALTIMORE, Md. -- Washington & Jefferson College made its Landmark Conference debut on Saturday at Goucher College and dropped a 12-7 decision to the host Gophers at Beldon Field. W&J had competed as an independent NCAA Division III men...
MSJ Uses Big Third Quarter To Upend W&J 22-15	*Sat, March 10 - 5:52 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Anderson Morgan scored eight goals to highlight Mount Saint Joseph’s 22-15 men’s lacrosse non-conference victory over Washington & Jefferson on Saturday afternoon at Alexandre Stadium. The Lions (1-3) never trailed...
Presidents Earn First Men’s Lacrosse Win in 2012	*Wed, March 7 - 10:51 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Washington & Jefferson College freshman attacker Tim Angell (Andover, Mass./Governor’s Academy) rifled in five goals to help the Presidents knock off previously undefeated Wooster 18-11 in men’s lacrosse non-...
OWU Cruises Past W&J Men’s Lax 21-4	*Sat, March 3 - 6:16 PM*	DELAWARE, Ohio – Ohio Wesleyan raced out to a 13-4 halftime lead and then scored all eight goals of the second half to earn a 21-4 men’s lacrosse victory over Washington & Jefferson Saturday afternoon. The Battling Bishops (2-0...
W&J Battles Frostburg Before Suffering Close Loss In Maryland	*Wed, February 29 - 8:16 PM*	FROSTBURG, Md. – Dan Dowd scored with 2:58 remaining to become the eighth Bobcat goal scorer and help clinch Frostburg State’s 8-6 men’s lacrosse win over Washington & Jefferson on Wednesday afternoon at Bobcat Stadium. ...
Kenyon Defeats W&J Men’s Lacrosse 7-3	*Sat, February 25 - 4:46 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. – Kenyon raced out to a 4-0 halftime lead and defeated Washington & Jefferson 7-3 in the Presidents’ men’s lacrosse season opener Saturday at a snowy Alexandre Stadium. The Lords (1-1) received two goals and two...
W&J Men’s Lacrosse Tabbed For Seventh In Landmark Preseason Poll	*Mon, February 20 - 4:08 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College men’s lacrosse team was picked to finish seventh in the 2012 Landmark Conference preseason poll conducted by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors...
W&J Men’s Lacrosse Set To Open 2012 Season	*Wed, February 15 - 4:46 PM*	WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson men’s lacrosse team is set to embark on the 2012 season with a conference affiliation for the first time in the 11-year history of the program. Led by ninth-year Head Coach Chad Moore,...