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Carolina Chaos
Full nameCarolina Chaos Lacrosse Club
Founded2019
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Based inCharlotte, North Carolina
StadiumAmerican Legion Memorial Stadium
Colors     
OwnerPremier Lacrosse League
Head coachRoy Colsey
Championships1 (2021)
WebsiteCarolina Chaos

The Carolina Chaos are a professional field lacrosse team based in Charlotte, North Carolina, that competes in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). The Chaos are one of the six founding members of the PLL for the 2019 season. Notable players include Blaze Riorden, Jarrod Neumann and Troy Reh. Chaos were crowned PLL Champions for the first time in team history with a 14 - 9 victory over the Whipsnakes in the 2021 PLL Championship.

Roster

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2025 Carolina Chaos Lacrosse Club
No. Name Nation­ality Position Shot Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref.
0 Blaze Riorden (C) United States Goalie Left 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Albany 2016 Fairport Fairport, New York [1]
3 Chris Aslanian United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 3 in 205 lbs Hobart 2019 Hun Westfield, New Jersey [2]
4 Jackson Morrill United States Attack R/L 6 ft 1 in 190 lbs Yale 2021 McDonogh Baltimore, Maryland [3]
5 Ryan McNulty United States LSM Right 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Loyola 2022 Bishop Shanahan Exton, Pennsylvania [4]
8 Adam Charlambides Canada Attack Left 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Rutgers 2021 The Hill Academy Georgetown, Ontario [5]
9 Ray Dearth United States SSDM Right 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Harvard 2025 Ridgefield Ridgefield, Connecticut
10 Troy Reh United States LSM Right 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Albany 2018 Rocky Point Rocky Point, New York [6]
11 Jack McDonald United States LSM Right 6 ft 5 in 210 lbs Maryland 2025 South Side Rockville Centre, New York
14 Austin Kaut United States Goalie Left 6 ft 1 in 197 lbs Penn State 2014 Springfield-Delco Morton, Pennsylvania
15 Ross Scott United States Attack Right 5 ft 9 in 175 lbs Rutgers 2024 West Linn West Linn, Oregon [7]
16 Mark Glicini (C) United States SSDM Right 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Yale 2016 Deerfield Mahwah, New Jersey

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19 Jackson Eicher United States Attack Right 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Army 2025 Episcopal Warrenton, Virginia
22 Cross Ferrara United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 2 in 190 lbs Salisbury 2023 Appoquinimink Greenville, Delaware [9]
24 Gannon Matthews United States Attack R/L 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Ohio State 2025 Eagle Eagle, Idaho
27 Shane Knobloch United States Midfield R/L 5 ft 9 in 200 lbs Rutgers 2024 Moorestown Moorestown, New Jersey [10]
30 Sergio Perkovic United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 4 in 225 lbs Notre Dame 2017 Brother Rice Bloomfield Hills, Michigan [11]
34 Patrick Resch United States SSDM Right 6 ft 3 in 205 lbs Dartmouth 2015 La Salle Flourtown, Pennsylvania

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38 Greg Langermeier United States SSDM Right 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Ohio State 2025 St. Ignatius Westlake, Ohio
40 Garrett Degnon United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 4 in 215 lbs Johns Hopkins 2024 DeMatha Harwood, Maryland [13]
43 Jack Posey United States Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 205 lbs Penn State 2024 Freedom South Riding, Virginia [14]
45 Justin Inacio Canada Faceoff Right 5 ft 10 in 188 lbs Ohio State 2022 The Hill Academy Oakville, Ontario [15]
55 JJ Sillstrop United States Attack Left 5 ft 10 in 190 lbs Denver 2024 La Costa Canyon Encinitas, California
60 Levi Verch Canada Defense Left 6 ft 2 in 219 lbs Saint Joseph's 2025 Claremont Secondary Victoria, British Columbia
66 Eric Dobson United States Midfield R/L 6 ft 5 in 235 lbs Notre Dame 2024 Fleming Island Fleming Island, Florida [16]
73 Nick Rowlett United States Faceoff Right 6 ft 0 in 175 lbs Michigan 2023 Robinson Burke, Virginia [17]
77 Owen Hiltz Canada Attack Left 5 ft 8 in 186 lbs Syracuse 2025 Culver Academy Peterborough, Ontario
79 Josh Zawada United States Attack R/L 6 ft 1 in 180 lbs Duke 2024 The Hill Academy Raleigh, North Carolina [18]
88 Jarrod Neumann (C) United States Defense Right 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Providence 2017 Bridgton Academy Northampton, Massachusetts

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99 Jack Rowlett United States Defense Right 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs North Carolina 2019 Robinson Burke, Virginia

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*Indicates player is on Unavailable to Travel list

**Indicates player is on Physically Unable to Perform list

^Indicates player is on holdout list

(C) indicates captain

Source:[21]

Coaching staff

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All-time draft selections

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2019

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Conf. 2019 Accolades
1 6 Johnny Surdick Defense Army Patriot League Schmeisser Award Winner (National Defenseman of the Year), First-Team All-American, Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, First-Team Patriot League
2 7 Jack Rowlett Defense North Carolina Atlantic Coast Conference Third-Team All-American, First-Team ACC
3 18 Greyson Torain Midfield Navy Patriot League First-Team Patriot League
4 19 Austin Henningsen Faceoff Maryland Big Ten Conference


2020 Entry Draft

The 2020 player entry draft occurred on March 16 for teams to select players arriving from rival Major League Lacrosse. On March 4, Paul Burmeister and NBCSN hosted an entry draft lottery for selection order. Out of 100 balls to select from, Waterdogs had 40, Chrome had 25, Atlas had 15, Archers had 10, Chaos had 6, Redwoods had 3, and the champion Whipsnakes had 1.

Rob Pannell was announced to be transferring to the PLL on March 9, followed by 15 other players the following day, which comprised the selection pool for the entry draft. A total of 14 players were selected in the entry draft with remaining new players entering the league player pool.

Draft results
Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 7 Dillon Ward Goalie Bellarmine
2 14 Jason Noble Midfield Cornell

2020 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College Notes
1 5 Matt Gaudet Attack Yale
2 12 Jeff Teat Attack Cornell Teat would return to Cornell for a fifth season

2021 Entry Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 8 Max Adler Face-off Bentley
2 16 Challen Rogers Midfield Stony Brook
3 24 Kyle Jackson Midfield Michigan

2021 College Draft

Rnd. Pick # Player Pos. College
1 6 Mac O'Keefe Attack Penn State
2 14 Kyle Gallagher Face-off Notre Dame
2 15 Tanner Cook Midfield North Carolina
3 19 Jared Bernhardt Attack Maryland
3 22 Kyle Thornton Defense Notre Dame
4 30 Ryan Smith Attack Robert Morris

2022 College Draft

Round Pick Player Position College
1 6 Brett Kennedy Defense Syracuse
1 8 Zach Geddes SSDM Georgetown
2 16 Jonathan Donville Attack Maryland
4 32 Kevin Lindley Attack Loyola

2023 College Draft

Round Pick Player Position College
1 7 Will Bowen Defense Georgetown
2 15 Brian Minicus Attack Georgetown
3 17 Tye Kurtz Attack Delaware
3 23 Nick Rowlett Faceoff Michigan
4 31 Levi Anderson Attack Saint Joseph's

2024 College Draft

Round Pick Player Position College
1 4 Shane Knobloch Midfield Rutgers
2 12 Eric Dobson Midfield Notre Dame
3 20 Ross Scott Attack Rutgers
4 28 Dylan Hess Midfield Georgetown

Season results

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2019
Week Location Date Opponent Result
1 Boston, Massachusetts June 2, 2019 Whipsnakes L 14-15 (OT)
2 New York, New York June 9, 2019 Atlas W 18–13
3 Chicago, Illinois June 15, 2019 Redwoods W 12–11 (OT)
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 23, 2019 Archers W 14–13
5 Atlanta, Georgia June 29, 2019 Chrome W 15–14 (OT)
6 Washington, DC July 7, 2019 Chrome L 11-19
All-Star Break Los Angeles, California July 21, 2019 All-Star Game N/A
7 Denver, Colorado July 27, 2019 Whipsnakes W 13-12
8 San Jose, California August 10, 2019 Redwoods W 13–10
9 Hamilton, Ontario August 17, 2019 Archers W 11-10 (OT)
10 Albany, New York August 25, 2019 Atlas L 9-12
Playoffs Round 1 Columbus, Ohio September 6–7, 2019 Whipsnakes L 7-15
Playoffs Round 2 New York, New York September 14, 2019 Redwoods L 7-10
2020
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Herriman, Utah July 25, 2020 Chrome L 9–13
2 Herriman, Utah July 29, 2020 Redwoods L 7–8
3 Herriman, Utah July 31, 2020 Whipsnakes L 7–12
4 Herriman, Utah August 1, 2020 Waterdogs L 9–10
5 (Elimination) Herriman, Utah August 4, 2020 Chrome W 19–14
6 (Semifinal) Herriman, Utah August 6, 2020 Archers W 13–9
7 (PLL Championship) Herriman, Utah August 9, 2020 Whipsnakes L 6–12
2021
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Foxborough, Massachusetts June 5, 2021 Whipsnakes L 7–13
2 Kennesaw, Georgia June 11, 2021 Waterdogs L 12–14
3 Kennesaw, Georgia June 13, 2021 Archers L 8–12
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 26, 2021 Redwoods W 11–9
5 Hempstead, New York July 3, 2021 Cannons W 14–10
6 Eagan, Minnesota July 10, 2021 Atlas L 10–16
7 Colorado Springs, Colorado August 1, 2021 Chrome W 14–12
8 Albany, New York August 13, 2021 Archers W 11–9
9 Albany, New York August 15, 2021 Redwoods L 9–10
10 (Quarterfinal) Sandy, Utah August 20, 2021 Archers W 13–10
11 (Semifinal) Chester, Pennsylvania September 5, 2021 Atlas W 15–9
11 (Championship) Washington D.C. September 19, 2021 Whipsnakes W 14–9
2022
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 4 Whipsnakes L 8–9
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 10 Archers L 12–17
3 Hempstead, New York June 18 Redwoods L 7–11
4 Baltimore, Maryland June 24 Waterdogs L 9–18
5 Eagan, Minnesota July 2 Cannons W 13–11
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 23 Whipsnakes L 12–14
7 Frisco, Texas July 31 Redwoods W 14–12
8 Denver, Colorado August 6 Chrome L 9–13
9 Herriman, Utah August 13 Archers L 8–11
10 Tacoma, Washington August 21 Atlas L 9–10
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 3 Chrome W 11–3
12 (Semifinal) Washington D.C. September 11 Archers W 9–7
13 (Championship) Chester, Pennsylvania September 18 Waterdogs L 9–11
2023
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 4 Waterdogs L 7–8 (OT)
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 10 Cannons W 14–13
3 Columbus, Ohio June 17 Archers W 15–10
4 Eagan, Minnesota July 9 Redwoods L 8–13
5 Fairfield, Connecticut July 15 Atlas W 15–11
6 Frisco, Texas July 30 Whipsnakes L 16–17
7 Baltimore, Maryland August 6 Redwoods W 14–12
8 Denver, Colorado August 11 Whipsnakes L 10–12
9 Tacoma, Washington August 19 Waterdogs L 8–13
10 Herriman, Utah August 26 Chrome W 13–7
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 4 Redwoods L 9–15
2024
Game Location Date Opponent Result
1 Albany, New York June 2 Outlaws W 16–11
2 Charlotte, North Carolina June 7 Redwoods W 12–11
3 Charlotte, North Carolina June 8 Atlas L 12–15
4 Villanova, Pennsylvania June 15 Archers L 7–9
5 Eagan, Minnesota June 29 Waterdogs L 6–10
6 Fairfield, Connecticut July 19 Whipsnakes W 10–9
7 San Diego, California July 27 Redwoods L 8–10
8 Baltimore, Maryland August 4 Archers W 15–14
9 Denver, Colorado August 10 Outlaws L 4–10
10 Herriman, Utah August 16 Cannons L 10–11
11 (Quarterfinal) Foxborough, Massachusetts September 2 Cannons W 8–4
12 (Semifinal) Uniondale, New York September 7 Archers L 1–10

PLL Award Winners

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Jim Brown Most Valuable Player

Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year

  • Jarrod Neumann: 2019

Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year

Dick Edell Coach of the Year

Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year

Head coaches

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# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GP W L Pct GP W L Pct
1 Andy Towers 2019 - 2024 53 22 31 .415 14 8 6 .571
2 Roy Colsey 2025 - 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs

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Opponent Won Lost Percentage Streak
Archers 8 5 .615 Lost 1
Atlas 3 4 .429 Lost 1
Cannons 4 1 .800 Won 1
Outlaws 6 4 .600 Lost 1
Redwoods 6 7 .462 Lost 1
Waterdogs 0 7 .000 Lost 7
Whipsnakes 4 9 .308 Won 1
Totals 31 37 .456

References

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  1. ^ "Blaze Riorden". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Chris Aslanian". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  3. ^ "Jackson Morrill". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  4. ^ "Ryan McNulty". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 3, 2023.
  5. ^ "Adam Charalambides". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  6. ^ "Troy Rey". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  7. ^ "Ross Scott". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  8. ^ "Mark Glicini". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Cross Ferrara". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  10. ^ "Shane Knobloch". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  11. ^ "Sergio Perkovic". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  12. ^ "Patrick Resch". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  13. ^ "Garrett Degnon". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  14. ^ "Jack Posey". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  15. ^ "Justin Inacio". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  16. ^ "Eric Dobson". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  17. ^ "Nick Rowlett". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
  18. ^ "Josh Zawada". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  19. ^ "Chaos". Premier Lacrosse League.
  20. ^ "Jack Rowlett - Men's Lacrosse". University of North Carolina Athletics.
  21. ^ "Chaos Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
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