Perritt, Carrozza and McGonigle Re-admitted To Syracuse

Orangemen also add former Virginia midfielder

Jan. 8, 2008

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Student-athletes Pat Perritt (Holtsville, N.Y.), John Carrozza (Katonah, N.Y.) and Sean McGonigle (Encinitas, Calif.) have been re-admitted to Syracuse University and have rejoined the men's lacrosse team. Perritt and McGonigle participated in the team's opening practice on Tuesday morning. Carrozza has not yet returned to campus, but he is expected to arrive in the coming days.

The three players withdrew from school last spring for violations of the University's student code of conduct.

Perritt started seven games in the midfield last season and finished with eight points (7g, 1a). He netted a hat trick in the Orange's season-opening win against Hobart and scored twice versus Cornell.

McGonigle saw time in nine games for SU in the defensive midfield. He collected five ground balls in 2007, including two against Virginia.

Carrozza, also a defensive midfielder, played in three games and had three ground balls.

In addition, former Virginia long-stick middie Derek Pilipiak has joined the squad for the 2008 campaign. Pilipiak played for the Cavaliers from 2005-06. In his two seasons in Charlottesville, he appeared in six games, including five during the Cavaliers' run to the 2006 national championship.

Pilipiak hails from Ridgewood, N.J. and was a teammate of Orange captain Evan Brady at Ridgewood High School.