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<b>Dave Pietramala</b> enters the 2008 season with an 85-19 record and two national championships as the head coach at JHU.

Dave Pietramala enters the 2008 season with an 85-19 record and two national championships as the head coach at JHU.

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Feb. 7, 2008

(Courtesy - Towson University Athletic Media Relations)

TOWSON, MD - Baltimore's ESPN Zone (601 East Pratt Street, Baltimore) will be hosting a question-and-answer session with the head lacrosse coaches from Towson, Johns Hopkins, Loyola and UMBC at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 20. Fans and alumni will be invited to enjoy lunch in the Screening Room at ESPN Zone, which opens to the public at 11:30 a.m. Fans can register to win ticket packages and can pick up promotional materials from the four programs.

In addition, the head coaches at the four schools will be featured live on The Mark Viviano Show on ESPN Radio 1300 (WJFK-AM) from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The show will be broadcast live from the ESPN Zone that day.

Scott Garceau, Sports Director of WMAR-TV, which has a 12-game lacrosse broadcast schedule planned, will host the question and answer session. Garceau is also one of the primary announcers for ESPNU, which will carry more than 40 college lacrosse games this season.

Johns Hopkins head coach Dave Pietramala will be discussing his defending NCAA champion squad, which opens the season on Saturday, February 23 against Albany at historic Homewood Field.

Towson's Tony Seaman, who is entering his 10th season as the Tigers' head coach, will profile his 2008 squad, which will open its season at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 23 by hosting Loyola at Johnny Unitas ® Stadium.

Loyola's Charley Toomey is preparing for his third season as the head coach for his alma mater. Named as the 2006 ECAC Coach of the Year, Toomey has been a member of the Greyhounds' coaching staff for 12 seasons, including nine as an assistant coach. The Greyhounds will open their season against Notre Dame on February 16 at Diane Geppi-Aikens Field.

UMBC Coach Don Zimmerman is preparing for his 21st collegiate coaching season and his 13th year with the Retrievers. His squad will open the season on Saturday, February 16 against Delaware in the Wounded Warrior Benefit in Neptune, Fla.

All four teams earned NCAA Tournament bids in 2007. Towson fell to #4 Cornell, 14-6, in the first round, while Loyola dropped a 19-10 decision to #5 Albany. UMBC knocked off #7 Maryland, 13-9, in the first round, and then lost a 10-6 decision to NCAA semifinalist Delaware. Hopkins opened with an 11-10 overtime win past Notre Dame, then defeated Georgetown, 14-6, and Delaware, 8-3, before holding off Duke, 12-11, to win its ninth NCAA championship.

Order of appearance on Mark Viviano Show:

10:30 am - Tony Seaman (Towson)
11:00 am - Charlie Toomey (Loyola)
11:30 am - Don Zimmerman (UMBC)
12:00 pm - Dave Pietrmala (JHU)

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