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Ryan Conrad: ADVNC Founder & CEO Chris Rotelli welcomes midfielder Ryan Conrad to the show. In the past 2 weeks, Ryan won a National Championship with the University of Virginia and played for the Atlas in the opening weekend of the Premier Lacrosse League. Ryan was a captain and All-American at UVa. Along the way, he became one of the nation's most prolific & versatile middies for the Cavaliers. He now plays alongside PLL founder, Paul Rabil for the Atlas in the first season of the PLL.

Ryan & Chris discuss the following on this show:


Ryan's wild last 2 weeks winning a National Title and playing in the PLL's opening weekend
His 4 year journey at UVa, and how the 2019 team was able to win the Championship
Ryan's decision to join the PLL and where he sees the new league going in the future
His 2018 ACL injury and how he recovered from that setback
How Ryan trained to become an elite lacrosse player
The influence Ryan's father has on his lacrosse career
How Ryan became one of the best ground ball middies in the nation

Quint Kessenich: ADVNC Founder & CEO Chris Rotelli welcomes ESPN's lead men's DI college lacrosse analyst, Quint Kessenich to the show.

Kessenich has been the lead voice of college lacrosse on ESPN since 1995.  An All-American goalie at John's Hopkins, Kessenich won the national title as a freshman in 1987.  He has covered every men's D1 lacrosse Final Four since 1995.  He has also covered pro lacrosse on TV since 2001.  

Chris & Quint discuss the following topics on the show: 


Quint's top teams in D1 men's lacrosse heading into the NCAA Tournament
Previewing this weekend's ACC Tournament in Chapel Hill
Best memories from the Final Four over the years
How Quint started playing lacrosse & how he became a goalie
His days playing for Johns Hopkins & what the Jays need to do to return to national prominence
Why college lacrosse fans don't appreciate how elite & spectacular the pro lacrosse game is
Problems with today's youth lacrosse scene

Grant Ament: ADVNC Founder & CEO Chris Rotelli welcomes Penn St Attackman, Grant Ament to the show


Ament and his Nittany Lions are currently the unanimous #1 ranked team in Division I Men's Lacrosse.  Ament leads DI in assists and is 3rd nationally in points.  He's a huge part of the nation's highest scoring offensive unit.

Chris & Grant discuss the following topics on the show:
- Grant's upbringing in lacrosse and his time starring for the Haverford School

- His college recruitment and how he decided to play for Penn St

- His recovery from a foot injury that caused him to miss the 2018 season

- Grant's development into becoming one of the top assist-men in the nation

- Players Grant studied and looked up to growing up and how he emulates parts of their game

- Grant's advice for young players looking to develop their skills

Lars Tiffany: ADVNC Founder & CEO Chris Rotelli welcomes University of Virginia Head Coach, Lars Tiffany to the show

Tiffany and his Cavaliers are coming off 3 straight OT wins as they host Notre Dome in Charlottesville this weekend.   Tiffany is in his 3rd season at UVA as he tries to return the Cavs to national prominence.  
 

Chris & Lars discuss the following topics on the show:

- how the Hoos managed to win 3 straight OT games

- how the UVa program is different now than when Tiffany took over

- why Tiffany's teams are so consistently excellent in the ground ball game

- what lessons Tiffany brought to UVa that he learned from his former head coach, (and former UVa head coach) Dom Starsia

- biggest differences in the way Tiffany teaches and trains players now compared to when he started coaching

- Tiffany's prediction on who will make the 2019 Final Four

- what Tiffany thinks his team needs to do in order to win the National Championship

Jon Torpey: ADVNC Founder & CEO Chris Rotelli welcomes High Point University Head Coach, Jon Torpey to the show.
 

Torpey and his Panthers are off to an amazing 4-0 start to the '19  season, with wins over Duke, UVa, and Drexel.  Currently in his 7th  season at the helm of the High Point program, he is one of the hottest  young coaches in college lacrosse.
 

Chris & Jon discuss the following topics on the show:

- if Jon is surprised at his team's 4-0 start

- how good his team can be

- how Jon develops great chemistry & culture on his team

- what Jon loves about coaching

- Jon's view on the current state of college lacrosse recruiting

- the most important skills young players need to develop

Pat Spencer: ADVNC Founder & CEO Chris Rotelli welcomes Loyola University Maryland senior attackman Pat Spencer to the show.
 

Spencer is one of the premier players in Division 1 men's lacrosse.  A 2-time Tewaaraton Award Finalist, Spencer is viewed by many as the favorite to win the prestigious award in 2019.
 

Chris & Pat discuss the following on the show:

- Pat's individual & team goals for the '19 season

- Pat's mentality when the Greyhounds have the ball

- The recruiting process and how Pat ended up at Loyola

- Pat's love for basketball and his future aspirations to play college hoops

- Pat's focus in his training sessions

- Other players Pat admired and studied growing up

- Pat's advice for young players