2002 Major League Lacrosse season
# 2002 Major League Lacrosse season

The 2002 Major League Lacrosse season was the second season of the league. The season began on June 6 and concluded with the championship game on September 1, 2002.

## General information

Baltimore moved its home games to Ravens Stadium. New Jersey moved its home games to Commerce Bank Ballpark.

For the first time, a regular season game is played at a neutral site as the Rochester Rattlers defeated the New Jersey Pride at Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania on June 22.

## Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, , PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

* Qualified for playoffs

American Division :

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Long Island Lizards | 9 | 5 | .643 | 234 | 196 |
| Boston Cannons | 7 | 7 | .500 | 218 | 226 |
| Bridgeport Barrage | 3 | 11 | .214 | 181 | 235 |

National Division :

| Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Baltimore Bayhawks | 10 | 4 | .714 | 210 | 172 |
| New Jersey Pride | 7 | 7 | .500 | 202 | 219 |
| Rochester Rattlers | 6 | 8 | .429 | 173 | 180 |

## All Star Game

July 21, 2002

* National 21-16 American at Prince George's Stadium, Bowie, Maryland, Scott Urick MVP

## Playoffs

Semifinals August 24 & 25 2002

* Long Island 19-11 New Jersey @ Hofstra Stadium, Hempstead, New York
* Baltimore 15-10 Boston @ Ravens Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

MLL championship game September 1, 2002

Baltimore 21-13 Long Island @ Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, Ohio

## Bracket

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Steinfeld Cup Final | Steinfeld Cup Final | Steinfeld Cup Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A1 | Long Island | 19 | | | |
| N2 | New Jersey | 11 | | | |
| N2 | New Jersey | 11 | A1 | Long Island | 13 |
| | | | N1 | Baltimore | 21 |
| N1 | Baltimore | 15 | N1 | Baltimore | 21 |
| A2 | Boston | 10 | | | |

## Awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| - | - | - |
| MVP Award | Greg Cattrano | Baltimore |
| Rookie of the Year Award | Conor Gill | Boston |
| Coach of the Year Award | Scott Hiller | Boston |
| Defensive player of the Year Award | Christian Cook | New Jersey |
| Offensive player of the Year Award | Mark Millon | Baltimore |
| Goaltender of the Year Award | Greg Cattrano | Baltimore |
| Iron Lizard Award | Paul Cantabene | Baltimore |

### Weekly Awards

The MLL did not give out awards weekly for the best offensive player and best defensive player in 2002.

