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BRONCOS ANNOUNCE 2008 CAPTAINS

Nov. 7, 2007

Tuesday, November 06, 2007

For Immediate Release

Santa Clara Lacrosse

Santa Clara, CA – The Santa Clara University Men’s Lacrosse team has announced the captains for the 2008 season. Senior midfielder Kevin Carter (Bellevue, Wa/International School/Stevens Tech), junior goaltender Phil Donnici (San Francisco, Ca/St. Ignatius College Prep) and junior attackman Mark Swoboda (Pleasanton, Ca/Foothill/Cal Poly) will lead the squad in the upcoming season.

Carter enters his third season with the Broncos, his second as captain, after returning from Stevens Tech where he completed his sophomore year. Carter notched 10 goals and 8 assists last season, finishing fifth on the team in total points.

Donnici, the Bronco’s starting goaltender the past two seasons also returns as a repeat captain. Donnici started 13 games in 2007, posting a 9.08 goals against average and a .566 save percentage. He was named a 2nd Team All-WCLL member in ’07 and to the Honorable Mention All-WCLL team in 2006.

Swoboda enters his second season with the Broncos after playing at Cal Poly his freshman year. Mark, the team’s top faceoff man posted 97 wins and 72 losses at the “X” last season for a .574 win percentage. Starting all 14 games last season, Swoboda led the Red and White in goals, assists and points (28,14,42 respectively). He was named a 2nd Team All-WCLL member in ’07 and was also an Honorable Mention All America.

"We are very excited about the three young men the team has elected as captains this season. They are exactly the same players the coaches would have selected," said Head Coach Gary J Podesta . "These three players have demonstarated success on and off the field and have proven to be leaders last season and this fall."

Santa Clara will open the 2008 season on February 10th when they take on the WCLL Semifinalist Sonoma State Seawolves at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Ca. The 2008 home opener is Saturday, February 16th versus the Texas A & M Aggies at 2:00 PM.