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. The Chaos won the 2026 PLL Championship Series, with newly appointed head coach Steven Brooks leading the team to the title. During the tournament, Shane Knobloch earned the Golden Stick Award after recording 30 points, the highest total in the competition.

Roster 2025 Carolina Chaos Lacrosse Club#NameNationalityPositionShotHeightWeightCollegeGrad yearHigh schoolHometownRef.0 Blaze Riorden (C) Goalie Left6 ft 0 in230 lbsAlbany2016FairportFairport, New York 2Leif HagerupSSDMRight6 ft 1 in175 lbsNorth Carolina2026GonzagaWashington, DC3Chris Aslanian MidfieldR/L6 ft 3 in205 lbsHobart2019HunWestfield, New Jersey5Henry BardDefenseRight6 ft 3 in215 lbsDuke2026Lower MerionWynnewood, Pennsylvania7Eric SpanosAttackRight6 ft 3 in215 lbsMaryland2026Malvern PrepPottstown, Pennsylvania9Ray DearthSSDMRight6 ft 2 in205 lbsHarvard2025RidgefieldRidgefield, Connecticut10Troy RehLSMRight5 ft 11 in185 lbsAlbany2018Rocky PointRocky Point, New York 11Chad PalumboMidfieldLeft6 ft 2 in205 lbsPrinceton2026Noble & GreenoughNewton, Massachusetts14Austin KautGoalieLeft6 ft 1 in225 lbsPenn State2014Springfield-DelcoMorton, Pennsylvania15Ross ScottAttackRight5 ft 9 in175 lbsRutgers2024West LinnWest Linn, Oregon16Mark Glicini (C)LSMRight6 ft 1 in200 lbsYale2016DeerfieldMahwah, New Jersey18Scott SmithDefense Right6 ft 1 in210 lbsJohns Hopkins2024ConestogaBerwyn, Pennsylvania19Jackson EicherAttackRight6 ft 4 in220 lbsArmy2025EpiscopalWarrenton, Virginia21Liam ByrnesDefenseRight6 ft 3 in215 lbsMarquette2016West IslipWest Islip, New York23Ty EnglishMidfieldLeft5 ft 11 in185 lbsNorth Carolina2026Culver AcademyBurlington, Ontario26Teddy MaloneAttackR/L6 ft 0 in160 lbsHarvard2026HaverfordWilmington, Delaware27Shane KnoblochMidfieldR/L5 ft 9 in200 lbsRutgers2024MoorestownMoorestown, New Jersey30Justin InacioFaceoffRight5 ft 10 in188 lbsOhio State2022The Hill AcademyOakville, Ontario32Peter DetwilerSSDMRight6 ft 0 in200 lbsMarquette2026ConestogaDevon, Pennsylvania38Greg LangermeierSSDMRight6 ft 0 in195 lbsOhio State2025St. IgnatiusWestlake, Ohio41Charlie Bertrand MidfieldLeft6 ft 3 in215 lbsVirginia2021BaldwinsvilleBaldwinsville, New York45Richard ChecoLSMRight5 ft 9 in185 lbsLehigh2026St. John's CollegeOakton, Virginia50Christian ScarpelloSSDMLeft5 ft 11 in200 lbsRutgers2018MadisonMadison, New Jersey51JJ SillstropMidfieldLeft5 ft 10 in190 lbsDenver2024La Costa CanyonEncinitas, California73Nick RowlettFaceoffRight6 ft 0 in180 lbsMichigan2023RobinsonBurke, Virginia77Owen HiltzAttackLeft5 ft 8 in186 lbsSyracuse2025Culver AcademyPeterborough, Ontario88Jarrod Neumann (C)Defense Right6 ft 4 in230 lbsProvidence2017Bridgton AcademyNorthampton, Massachusetts99Jack RowlettDefense Right6 ft 1 in195 lbsNorth Carolina2019RobinsonBurke, Virginia

*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

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Coaching staff Head coach – Steven Brooks Assistant coach – PT Ricci Assistant coach – Matt Mackrides

All-time draft selections 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 resultsRnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College17Dillon WardGoalieBellarmine214Jason NobleMidfieldCornell 2020 College Draft Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.CollegeNotes15Matt GaudetAttackYale212Jeff TeatAttackCornellTeat would return to Cornell for a fifth season 2021 Entry Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College18Max AdlerFace-offBentley216Challen RogersMidfieldStony Brook324Kyle JacksonMidfieldMichigan 2021 College Draft +Rnd.Pick #PlayerPos.College16Mac O'KeefeAttackPenn State214Kyle GallagherFace-offNotre Dame215Tanner CookMidfieldNorth Carolina319Jared BernhardtAttackMaryland322Kyle ThorntonDefenseNotre Dame430Ryan SmithAttackRobert Morris

2022 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege16Brett KennedyDefenseSyracuse18Zach GeddesSSDMGeorgetown216Jonathan DonvilleAttackMaryland432Kevin LindleyAttackLoyola

2023 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege17Will BowenDefenseGeorgetown215Brian MinicusAttackGeorgetown317Tye KurtzAttackDelaware323Nick RowlettFaceoffMichigan431Levi AndersonAttackSaint Joseph's

2024 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege14Shane KnoblochMidfieldRutgers212Eric DobsonMidfieldNotre Dame320Ross ScottAttackRutgers428Dylan HessMidfieldGeorgetown

2025 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege18Owen HiltzAttackSyracuse213Levi VerchDefenseSaint Joseph's216Jack McDonald LSMMaryland

2026 College Draft +RoundPickPlayerPositionCollege17Chad PalumboMidfieldPrinceton212Ty EnglishSSDMNorth Carolina322Eric SpanosAttackMaryland428Peter DetwilerSSDMMarquette

Season results +2019WeekLocationDateOpponentResult1 Boston, MassachusettsJune 2, 2019WhipsnakesL 14-15 (OT)2New York, New YorkJune 9, 2019AtlasW 18–133Chicago, IllinoisJune 15, 2019RedwoodsW 12–11 (OT)4Baltimore, MarylandJune 23, 2019ArchersW 14–135Atlanta, GeorgiaJune 29, 2019ChromeW 15–14 (OT)6Washington, DCJuly 7, 2019ChromeL 11-19All-Star BreakLos Angeles, CaliforniaJuly 21, 2019All-Star GameN/A7Denver, ColoradoJuly 27, 2019WhipsnakesW 13-128San Jose, CaliforniaAugust 10, 2019RedwoodsW 13–109Hamilton, OntarioAugust 17, 2019ArchersW 11-10 (OT)10Albany, New YorkAugust 25, 2019AtlasL 9-12Playoffs Round 1Columbus, OhioSeptember 6–7, 2019WhipsnakesL 7-15Playoffs Round 2New York, New YorkSeptember 14, 2019RedwoodsL 7-10

+2020GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Herriman, UtahJuly 25, 2020ChromeL 9–132Herriman, UtahJuly 29, 2020RedwoodsL 7–83Herriman, UtahJuly 31, 2020WhipsnakesL 7–124Herriman, UtahAugust 1, 2020WaterdogsL 9–105 (Elimination)Herriman, UtahAugust 4, 2020ChromeW 19–146 (Semifinal)Herriman, UtahAugust 6, 2020ArchersW 13–97 (PLL Championship)Herriman, UtahAugust 9, 2020WhipsnakesL 6–12

+2021GameLocationDateOpponentResult1 Foxborough, MassachusettsJune 5, 2021WhipsnakesL 7–132Kennesaw, GeorgiaJune 11, 2021WaterdogsL 12–143Kennesaw, GeorgiaJune 13, 2021ArchersL 8–124Baltimore, MarylandJune 26, 2021RedwoodsW 11–95Hempstead, New YorkJuly 3, 2021CannonsW 14–106Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 10, 2021AtlasL 10–167Colorado Springs, ColoradoAugust 1, 2021ChromeW 14–128Albany, New YorkAugust 13, 2021ArchersW 11–99Albany, New YorkAugust 15, 2021RedwoodsL 9–1010 (Quarterfinal)Sandy, UtahAugust 20, 2021ArchersW 13–1011 (Semifinal)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 5, 2021AtlasW 15–911 (Championship)Washington D.C.September 19, 2021WhipsnakesW 14–9

+2022GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 4WhipsnakesL 8–92Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 10ArchersL 12–173Hempstead, New YorkJune 18RedwoodsL 7–114Baltimore, MarylandJune 24WaterdogsL 9–185Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 2CannonsW 13–116Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 23WhipsnakesL 12–147Frisco, TexasJuly 31RedwoodsW 14–128Denver, ColoradoAugust 6ChromeL 9–139Herriman, UtahAugust 13ArchersL 8–1110Tacoma, WashingtonAugust 21AtlasL 9–1011 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 3ChromeW 11–312 (Semifinal)Washington D.C.September 11ArchersW 9–713 (Championship)Chester, PennsylvaniaSeptember 18WaterdogsL 9–11

+2023GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 4WaterdogsL 7–8 (OT)2Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 10CannonsW 14–133Columbus, OhioJune 17ArchersW 15–104Eagan, MinnesotaJuly 9RedwoodsL 8–135Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 15AtlasW 15–116Frisco, TexasJuly 30WhipsnakesL 16–177Baltimore, MarylandAugust 6RedwoodsW 14–128Denver, ColoradoAugust 11WhipsnakesL 10–129Tacoma, WashingtonAugust 19WaterdogsL 8–1310Herriman, UtahAugust 26ChromeW 13–711 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 4RedwoodsL 9–15

+2024GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkJune 2OutlawsW 16–112Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 7RedwoodsW 12–113Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 8AtlasL 12–154Villanova, PennsylvaniaJune 15ArchersL 7–95Eagan, MinnesotaJune 29WaterdogsL 6–106Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 19WhipsnakesW 10–97San Diego, CaliforniaJuly 27RedwoodsL 8–108Baltimore, MarylandAugust 4ArchersW 15–149Denver, ColoradoAugust 10OutlawsL 4–1010Herriman, UtahAugust 16CannonsL 10–1111 (Quarterfinal)Foxborough, MassachusettsSeptember 2CannonsW 8–412 (Semifinal)Uniondale, New YorkSeptember 7ArchersL 1–10

+2025GameLocationDateOpponentResult1Albany, New YorkMay 30AtlasL 8–102Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 6OutlawsW 12–93Charlotte, North CarolinaJune 7RedwoodsL 10–164Baltimore, MarylandJune 22WhipsnakesL 6–205San Diego, CaliforniaJune 28CannonsW 14–126Evanston, IllinoisJuly 12RedwoodsW 12–107Fairfield, ConnecticutJuly 18ArchersL 11–128Herriman, UtahJuly 26WaterdogsW 15–14 (OT)9Denver, ColoradoAugust 1OutlawsW 12–1110Cambridge, MassachusettsAugust 8ArchersL 10–1111 (Quarterfinal)Eagan, MinnesotaAugust 23RedwoodsL 12–14

+2026 Championship SeriesGameLocationDateOpponentResult1Springfield, VAFebruary 28AtlasL 24–252Springfield, VAMarch 1RedwoodsL 21–233Springfield, VAMarch 5OutlawsW 26–184 (Semifinals)Springfield, VAMarch 7OutlawsW 23–225 (Finals)Springfield, VAMarch 8RedwoodsW 24–16

PLL Award Winners Jim Brown Most Valuable Player Blaze Riorden: 2021 Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year Jarrod Neumann: 2019 Oren Lyons Goalie of the Year Blaze Riorden: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024 Dick Edell Coach of the Year Andy Towers: 2019 Brendan Looney Leadership Award Blaze Riorden: 2025 Jimmy Regan Teammate of the Year Mark Glicini: 2019

Head coaches # Name Term Regular Season PlayoffsGPWLPctGPWLPct 1 Andy Towers 2019 - 2024 53 22 31 14 8 6 2 Roy Colsey 2025 - 10 5 5 1 0 1

All-time record vs. PLL Clubs Archers87Lost 3Atlas35Lost 2Cannons51Won 2Outlaws84Won 2Redwoods79Lost 1Waterdogs17Won 1Whipsnakes410Lost 1Totals3643

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