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With Paparo and Sconone back, UMass carries high hopes into 2019

Head coach Greg Cannella’s squad looks to build off 2018

By Nick FrazierFebruary 5, 2019

UMass senior defenseman Isaac Paparo returns to lead the Minutemen. (Thom Kendall Photography)

It wasn’t a great victory that sparked UMass lacrosse last season; rather, it was a crushing loss.

The Minutemen opened the 2018 season with an underwhelming 1-4 record. A 19-8 loss to then-No. 1 Albany left UMass stunned, and captain Isaac Paparo (Westport, Conn.) said the whole team got together and vowed to turn the campaign around.

“Right after that, we met as a team and said, ‘This is our year; we’re not going to let it slip away, we worked too hard for this,’” Paparo said. “We just banded together. … Unfortunately, we had to learn from failure, but failure’s what you make of it.”

Following the loss, the Minutemen rattled off 11 consecutive wins to clinch the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season and tournament titles. Head coach Greg Cannella’s squad stormed into the NCAA tournament, climbing as high as No. 15 in national rankings.

Tags: Greg Canella, Isaac Paparo, Sean Sconone, UMass

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