Rob Chastain (left) and Ireton head coach, Jon Reed, pose after the Cardinals travelled to watch the Ireton alum play for DII Limestone College.
When the number 3 Limestone Saints host the 8th ranked Seton Hill Griffins in the NCAA Division II Tournament on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Saints Field in Gaffney, South Carolina, it will be a first ever meeting for the two schools. But it will be a reunion of teammates for theGriffins’ Dom Puglise, Bishop Ireton class of 2010 and the Saints’ Robert Chastain, class of 2011.
The Griffins men’s lacrosse team earned their first ever NCAA Tournament bid on Sunday evening’s NCAA Selection Show. Seton Hill is the number three seed in the south region, and Limestone is the number two seed in the south region. Limestone has made the NCAA Tournament every year since 2000, winning titles in 2000 and 2002 amid six straight trips to the championship game. The Saints returned to the biggest stage in Division II lacrosse last year for the first time since 2005 when they dropped an 11-10 decision to Dowling at Gillette Stadium.
Dominick Puglise participated in Varsity lacrosse and Varsity football for 3 years. In lacrosse, he was a 2x WCAC All-Conference Selection, Team MVP, and Cardinal Award Winner. In football, he was a 2009 VISAA All-State Football and a 2009 All-Met Independent Selectee. In 2010, Dominick was a Team Captain, National Football Foundation Scholar Athlete Award, and the Father Godley Excellence in Athletics Male MVP. He also played club lacrosse for FuZe Blue in 2009 and 2010 in Loudoun County. Dominick has been a 3-year starter for the Men’s Lacrosse Team as a midfielder. He majors in Business Management and minors in Finance and Human Resource.
Robert Chastain played three years of Varsity lacrosse, four years of Varsity hockey and two years of Varsity football for the Cardinals. He earned three straight All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference selections for lacrosse, and was named the team’s Most Valuable Defensive Player and team captain his junior and senior years. Robert also played for the FuZe Blue Lacrosse Team in 2009 and 2010. As the ice hockey team goalie, he served as team captain and was selected MVP and Alexandria Sportsman of the Month his senior year. In 2011, Robert also earned Scholar Athlete of the Year Honorable Mention for BIHS with 3.4 GPA. As a Limestone Saint long stick middie, Robert has participated in 7 games as a freshman and 8 games as a sophomore. He majors in Criminal Justice.
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