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Players Top 50: #25 Garrett Epple

By Joe Keegan | December 9, 2021
Garrett Epple is a defensive playmaker who sticks to the scheme. On-ball, Epple gains leverage with a V-hold; he doesn’t open windows of opportunity for his opponent by throwing a homerun check. Off-ball, he causes turnovers without compromising the rest of the defense. None of his slides are gambles; they’re calculated.
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Players Top 50: #26 Jules Heningburg

By Joe Keegan | December 8, 2021
After missing the 2020 Championship Series, Jules came back with a new mindset at a new position — and established himself as one of the best midfielders in the league.
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Players Top 50: #27 Liam Byrnes

By Joe Keegan | December 8, 2021
The fourth overall pick in the 2021 Entry Draft is the organizer of the Waterdogs defense. Liam Byrnes wears the metaphorical green sticker on his helmet.
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Players Top 50: #28 Matt Kavanagh

By Joe Keegan | December 8, 2021
Third all-time in career playoff points through only six pro seasons, Matt Kavanagh is the ultimate competitor.
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Players Top 50: #29 Marcus Holman

By Joe Keegan | December 8, 2021
As a team, the Archers shot a league-high 37.5% off the catch. When they’re at their best, the ball is pinging around the perimeter with one cradle or less until it reaches a shooter. And the shooter at the end of the rainbow is often Marcus Holman.
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Players Top 50: #30 Tucker Durkin

By Joe Keegan | December 8, 2021
Durkin’s checks have erased opposing dodgers from games for a decade. Not just bagels in the box score — guys would pass the ball as soon as they touched it. They’d rather take a night off than dodge Durkin.
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Players Top 50: #31 Dillon Ward

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Halfway through the season, Dillon Ward flattened his infamous arc. Rather than attacking shooters’ angles, he sat back in his crease to read and react. The shift was one of many made by the Waterdogs’ defense — including moving Liam Byrnes down low, making Ben Randall a full-time starter, and dressing Matthew Whitcher.
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Players Top 50: #32 Eric Law

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Law buried a ridiculous 77.3% of his shots from the doorstep in 2021. (League average from the doorstep is 57.1%.) Right-hand. Backhand. Soaking a check. Soaring through the crease. Whatever he needs to do to get to the cylinder, Law sells out and scores.
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Players Top 50: #33 Mikie Schlosser

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
Mikie Schlosser has a green arrow down the alley. He’s one of the best on-the-run shooters in lacrosse, shooting 10-for-28 (36%) unassisted this summer.
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Players Top 50: #34 Ben Randall

By Joe Keegan | December 7, 2021
The Waterdogs defense found consistency in Week 5 in Minnesota when they made Randall a full-time starter and bumped Byrnes down low. Prior to that point, opponents had shot 38.6% in six-on-six sets against them; from then on, opponents shot only 23.0% in settled situations.
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