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 Coach Rizk to Retire at End of 2009 Season
Keith Bologno Named Skyline Player of the Week
Josh Dybus Named Skyline Player of the Week
Bologno Earns Second Skyline Player of the Week Honor
Coach Rizk & Five Players Collect Skyline Honors
Kevin Zulauf Named Stockton Head Lacrosse Coach
The Stockton lacrosse team made the 2009 season a memorable one for head coach Dick Rizk who retired at the end of the year after 18 seasons as the Ospreys’ mentor. Stockton went 9-5 overall for its highest win total since 2002 and also finished second in the Skyline Conference with a 4-1 record in league games. The Ospreys registered two three-game winning streaks and book-ended the regular season with dramatic one-goal victories. Rizk was rewarded with Skyline Coach of the Year honors at the conclusion of his final year at Stockton.
Keith Bologno scored 33 goals and dished a team-high 28 assists for a team-leading 61 points. Bologno was named to the All-Skyline First Team and chosen the Skyline Player of the Week twice during the season. Matt Bell also was voted to the All-Skyline First Team after tallying 23 goals and 23 assists for 46 points. Josh Dybus led the Ospreys with 34 goals and dished 12 assists for 46 points. Dybus was named the Skyline Player of the Week once and selected to the All-Skyline Second Team.
 All-Skyline Second Team defender Ian Muchanic and All-Skyline Second Team long-stick midfielder Chris Thomas paced the Stockton defense. Muchanic notched a team-high 21 caused turnovers plus 44 ground balls while Thomas scooped 51 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers to go along with one goal and three assists at the offensive end. Goalkeeper Pete Marcelliano recorded 81 saves and a .596 save percentage in eight games played while fellow goalie Jeff Doyle also played in eight games and posted 45 saves.
Bell scored the game-winner with 1:57 remaining to give Stockton a 9-8 win over Catholic in the season opener. The triumph sparked a three-game winning streak that included a 13-11 win over Moravian and an 11-5 conquest of Guilford. Fourth-ranked Roanoke dealt the Ospreys their first loss, but they rebounded with blowout wins over Centenary and Neumann 19-6 and 21-6 respectively. Defeats to DeSales and Susquehanna proved to be Stockton’s only consecutive losses of the season.
The Ospreys halted the brief skid with a 19-5 victory over Farmingdale State and dueled with league champ Montclair State before falling short 8-7. Stockton then closed the regular season with three straight wins over Maritime, Mount St. Vincent on Dick Rizk Appreciation Night and Kean. Bologno netted the game-winner with just 2:15 remaining in the 7-6 triumph over the Cougars, but, Kean turned the tables for days later by scoring twice in the final 31 seconds to defeat the Ospreys 7-6 in the Skyline Conference semifinals and end Stockton’s 2009 season.
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