Senior Dante Fantoni 97 career goals Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE/RESULTS
February GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH 10 SAINT JOSEPH’S W, 14-1 16 at RV/RV Villanova W, 11-9 UMASS MINUTEMEN (3-4, 0-1 CAA) 23 at #11 Denver (1) L, 18-10 24 vs. Air Force (1) L, 15-10 at #15/16 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-3, 1-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 2013 • 6:00 PM March 2 VMI W, 18-2 5 #18 PENN L, 6-4 ULRICH SPORTS COMPLEX • BETHLEHEM, Pa. 9 vs. #12/13 Penn State (2) (ESPN3) W, 12-10 16 at Army W, 10-6 ESPNU (MIKE COREY, QUINT KESSENICH & PAUL CARCATERRA) 20 UMASS (ESPNU) 6:00 23 at Holy Cross 3:00 30 NAVY 1:00 SETTING THE SCENE Riding two straight wins, the #15/16 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team looks for its first three-game winning April streak of the season when it hosts UMass on Wednesday. Opening faceoff is set for 6 p.m. at the Ulrich 6 COLGATE (CBS SN) 11:00 a.m. Sports Complex and will air live nation-wide on ESPNU and WatchESPN as Warrior’s National Game 12 at Bucknell 7:30 20 LAFAYETTE 7:00 of the Week. It marks Lehigh’s second ESPN game in the last 11 days (along with Penn State on ESPN3) 26 Patriot League Semifinals and first ESPN telecast at home since last year’s NCAA Tournament against Maryland. 28 Patriot League Championship
May Wednesday marks the first-ever meeting between Lehigh and UMass. Both sides made the NCAA 11-12 NCAA First Round (3) Tournament a season ago and hosted first round games. The Minutemen are a perennial lacrosse power 18-19 NCAA Quarterfinals (4) and made the National Championship Game the last time Championship Weekend was in Philadelphia 25 NCAA Semifinals (5) 27 NCAA Championship (5) (where it returns this season). UMass posted a perfect 15-0 record through the regular season and CAA Tournament last season. *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS Lehigh is coming off a hard-fought 10-6 win at Army on Saturday while UMass dropped a tough 7-5 final (1) Pioneer Face-Off Classic; Denver, Colo. (2) Independence Classic; Chester, Pa. to Penn State. The Mountain Hawks’ midfield had a big day, scoring six of their 10 goals led by three from (3) Campus Sites (4) Quarterfinals at College Park, Md. and Indianapolis, Ind. (5) Lincoln Financial Field; Philadelphia, Pa. senior Brian Hess (his second-career hat trick). Sophomore Matt Poillon was stellar with 15 saves while allowing just six goals. Senior defenseman Baxter Lanius scooped a career-high five groundballs while sophomore Ty Souders held Army All-American Garrett Thul scoreless on six vs. six (Thul’s only goal LEHIGH IN THE POLLS came on the extra man). Senior Ryan Snyder won 13-of-17 at the faceoff X with seven groundballs.
Date Coaches Inside Lacrosse/Media Preseason 11 10 Wednesday marks Lehigh’s final nonleague and midweek game of the season. The Mountain Hawks Feb. 18 12 8 head to Holy Cross Saturday before hosting Navy, Colgate and Lafayette and traveling to Bucknell. Feb. 25 17 16 Wednesday features a showdown between best friends and St. Anthony’s teammates Dante Fantoni and Mar. 4 19 17 Mar. 11 16 15 Will Manny of UMass, a Tewaaraton Finalist last season. Two finalists for the sport’s top award come to Mar. 18 16 15 Lehigh this season (also Tewaaraton winner Peter Baum of Colgate). LEHIGH’S PROJECTED LINEUP AT A GLANCE...
ATTACK Yr-Ht-Wt G-A-Pts • Going into Wednesday’s game, 1 David DiMaria Sr, 6-1, 198 16-19-35 Inside Lacrosse preseason 3rd team AA Fantoni stands three goals away MEDIA INFORMATION 9 Dante Fantoni Sr, 5-11, 197 15-10-25 Riding 49-game point streak from 100 in his career while Di- 41 Dan Taylor So, 6-3, 207 15-11-26 3+ points in 6 of 8 games this season Maria is four assists from 100 . • The Mountain Hawks have Men’s Lacrosse Contact:...... Justin Lafleur FIRST MIDFIELD Office...... (610) 758-6631 2 Brian Hess Sr, 6-2, 190 6-2-8 Second career hat trick at Army six Inside Lacrosse Preseason All- Cell: ...... (610) 577-5222 4 Alex Drake Sr, 5-10, 183 4-1-5 2 goals at Army Americans, as many as defending E-mail:...... [email protected] 44 Alan Henderson So, 5-11, 183 1-2-3 15 GB, 2 CT on the season National Champion Loyola. • Lehigh was one of only five SECOND MIDFIELD schools to send both its men’s bas- BY THE NUMBERS 5 Kurtis Kaunas So, 5-8, 175 3-0-3 Career high 2 goals at Denver ketball and men’s lacrosse team to 42 Patrick Corbett So, 6-0, 195 9-1-10 Third career hat trick vs. Penn State the 2012 NCAA Tournament, along 47 Kyle Stiefel Sr, 6-1, 250 8-2-10 Career high 4 pts (3G, 1A) vs. VMI with North Carolina, Duke, Notre Lehigh UMass Dame and Loyola and one of only Overall Record 5-3 3-4 FACE-OFFS two schools to win a tournament 22 Ryan Snyder Sr, 5-10, 208 2-0-2, 42 GB 70-129 faceoffs (54.3%) Goals/Game 11.12 8.86 game this year (along with UNC). 29 Ryan Buttenbaum Jr, 6-1, 201 0-0-0, 7 GB 23-49 faceoffs (46.9%) Goals Allowed/Game 8.38 9.14 • Senior Dante Fantoni is riding a Shot Pct. .283 .254 49-game point streak dating back to Shots/Game 39.4 34.9 CLOSE DEFENSE 23 Mike Noone Sr, 6-3, 207 0-0-0, 13 GB 12 CT... 5 GB, career high 6 CT vs. Penn freshman year, the fourth longest Shots Allowed/Game 29.4 36.0 37 Baxter Lanius Sr., 6-0, 191 0-0-0, 14 GB 7 CT ... Career high 5 GB at Army active streak in the nation. Assists 56 35 40 Ty Souders Jr, 6-1, 210 0-0-0, 13 GB 14 CT, Inside Lax Preseason All-American • Senior David DiMaria is riding Man-Up Percentage .370 (10-27) .308 (8-26) a 20-game point streak dating back Groundballs 241 198 SHORT STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD to last season. Turnovers 119 99 12 Noah Molnar Sr, 6-2, 227 0-0-0, 5 GB 4 CT, Inside Lax Preseason All-American • Mountain Hawks finished 13-0 Caused Turnovers 66 42 32 Jimmy Cahill Jr, 5-11, 190 0-0-0, 5 GB 1 CT last season when allowing single- Faceoffs (W-L) 95-181 84-148 8 Derek Bogorowski Sr, 6-0, 189 0-2-2, 1 GB 2 CT ... 2 assists vs. VMI digit goals. They’re 3-1 so far this Faceoff Percentage .525 .568 season . LONG STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD Clears 126-148 93-114 • Last season, Lehigh reached Clear Percentage .851 .816 66 Tripp Telesco Fr, 6-2, 208 0-0-0, 11 GB Inside Lacrosse Top 100 incoming freshman 36 Sam Cunard Jr, 6-2, 214 0-0-0, 7 GB 3 CT double-digit victories for the fifth Penalties/Minutes 34/29:00 22/14:00 time in school history while setting Home Attendance 1,524 2,593 GOALIE GAA, Save % a school record with 14 wins. Dates/Avg. 3/308 3/864 30 Matt Poillon So, 5-10, 185 8.54, .577 2X Patriot League Goalie of Week
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IF LEHIGH BEATS UMASS UMASS SERIES HISTORY LAST TIME OUT • Lehigh would win three straight games for the first time this season. First Meeting WEST POINT, N.Y. (3/16/13) - Senior Brian Hess paced the offense with his second-career hat trick while sopho- • The Mountain Hawks would win at home for the more Matt Poillon made 12 saves between the pipes as eighth time in their last 10 tries (dating back to last season). the #15/16 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team topped Army 10-6 • Lehigh would improve to 3-0 against the CAA this season, along with beating Saint Joseph’s and in its league opener Saturday. Five Mountain Hawks (5-3, Penn State. 1-0 Patriot League) finished with double-figure points, and senior Ryan Snyder was stellar at the faceoff X, to help Lehigh get off to an early lead which it wouldn’t relinquish. PATRIOT LEAGUE OPENING WIN AT ARMY • Lehigh won a hard-fought 10-6 final at Army, its third straight win over the Black Knights and Score By Quarter fourth in their last six tries. Lehigh 2 4 1 3 10 Army 1 1 3 1 6 • The Mountain Hawks won their Patriot League opener for a third straight season. It was the first time Lehigh opened league play on the road since Mar. 3, 2007 at Holy Cross. Lehigh Scoring • Six of Lehigh’s 10 goals came from the midfield: second-career hat trick from senior Brian Hess, GOALS: Brian Hess (3), David DiMaria (2), Alex Drake (2), Dan Taylor (1), Dante Fantoni (1), Patrick Corbett (1) two from senior Alex Drake and one from sophomore Patrick Corbett. ASSISTS: David DiMaria (1), Dante Fantoni (1), Dan Taylor • Senior Baxter Lanius set a career high with five groundballs. (1) • Seniors Dante Fantoni and David DiMaria extended their point streaks to 50 and 21 games, Final Statistics respectively. Lehigh Army • Senior Ryan Snyder finished 13-of-17 at the faceoff X and scooped seven groundballs to move Shots 34 29 from sixth to fifth in Patriot League history with 281 career groundballs. Groundballs 37 21 Faceoffs 14-20 6-20 Clears 14-17 14-18 Extra-man opps 0-5 1-6 INDEPENDENCE CLASSIC WIN OVER PENN STATE Saves 15 7 • Lehigh won a back and forth game over in-state rival and #12/13 Penn State in the Whitman’s Turnovers 21 18 Sampler Independence Classic at PPL Park. • Sophomore Dan Taylor tied a career high in assists (3) and points (5). • Senior Dante Fantoni scored three goals for his 17th career hat trick while sophomore Patrick Corbett scored three in the span of 7:47 in the fourth quarter for his third-career hat trick. • It marked Lehigh’s second straight win over Penn State, the first time the Mountain Hawks won AWARDS & HONORS two straight in the all-time series since 1970-71. • The defense impressed, holding the Nittany Lions to one goal over the first 32:02 including one Preseason National Rankings Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook: 8 scoreless stretch of 24:24 bridging the first and third quarters. Lacrosse Magazine: 10 • Junior Ty Souders set a career high with three caused turnovers to go with two GBs. Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll: 10 USILA Coaches: 11 • It marked the first of three nationally-televised games (on ESPN3). Lehigh will host UMass on ESPNU and Colgate on CBS Sports Network. Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans: Ty Souders (Second Team), David DiMaria (Third), Dante Fantoni (HM), Noah Molnar (HM), Mike Noone (HM), Matt Poillon (HM) DEFENSES DOMINATE Major League Lacrosse Draft Picks Dante Fantoni: 39th overall to Denver Outlaws • Lehigh allowed just six goals to #18 Penn, but lost 6-4 in a defensive battle. Noah Molnar: 45th overall to Rochester Rattlers • The Mountain Hawks have allowed only 10 goals to the Quakers over the last two seasons (four David DiMaria: 46th overall to Boston Cannons in a 10-4 victory last year). Patriot League Preseason Awards • Senior Mike Noone had a career game with five groundballs and six caused turnovers. Preseason All-League: David DiMaria, Matt Poillon Ty Souders
Patriot League Weekly Honors Goalkeeper of the Week: SCOUTING UMASS Matt Poillon (2/11, 2/18) So far, it’s been a tale of two seasons for UMass, who began 3-0 but has lost four straight since. The Honorable Mention: Minutemen began the season by Army, #4 North Carolina and Harvard, but have lost to Brown, David DiMaria (2/11) Albany, Bucknell and Penn State since. Senior Tewaaraton finalist Will Manny was out for five games Ryan Snyder (2/11) Ty Souders (2/11) due to injury but returned last time out against the Nittany Lions. Connor Mooney (12 goals, five David DiMaria (2/18) assists) and Kyle Smith (11 goals, six assists) are tied for the team lead with 17 points, Matt Whip- Dan Taylor (2/25) David DiMaria (3/4) pen has 14 (11 goals, three assists), Andrew Sokol 13 (nine goals, four assists) and Grant Whiteway Dante Fantoni (3/11) 12 (eight goals, four assists). Jake Smith leads the close defense with 11 groundballs and six caused Matt Poillon (3/11) Brian Hess (3/18) turnovers. Joe Calvello has been strong at the faceoff X, winning 83-of-144 (57.6 percent) while Zach Matt Poillon (3/18) Oliveri has impressed between the pipes with a 8.63 GAA and 59.2 save percentage. STRONG RETURNING CAST Lehigh returns seven starters from a 2012 team which won a school-record 14 games and advanced to its first-ever NCAA Tournament. See below for a statistical breakdown of returning players by goals, assists, points and more.
Category 2012 Returns in Percent Total 2013 Lost Returning Goals 177 114 63 64.4% Assists 89 69 20 77.5% Points 266 183 83 68.8% Shots 598 386 212 64.5% Shots on Goal 349 230 119 65.9% Man-Up Goals 26 17 9 65.4% Groundballs 476 411 65 86.3% Caused Turnovers 135 127 8 94.1% Faceoff Wins 169 169 0 100% Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2013 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH • MARCH 20, 2013 • PAGE 3 ALL-TIME SERIES WITH UMASS Wednesday will mark the first-ever meeting between Lehigh and UMass. AROUND THE PATRIOT LEAGUE DOMINANT WIN OVER VMI • The 16-goal margin of victory (18-2) marked Lehigh’s largest since 1999. Ironically, it also came PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall against VMI (22-3 final). W L W L • Four Mountain Hawks posted hat tricks: senior David DiMaria (ninth-career), senior Kyle Stiefel Bucknell 2 0 6 1 (second), sophomore Dan Taylor (second) and senior Chris Rinaldi (first). Rinaldi’s first-career goal LEHIGH 1 0 5 3 Colgate 1 0 6 2 came in the first quarter before he turned it into a hat trick. Holy Cross 1 1 4 3 • Stiefel added an assist for a career-high four points. Navy 1 2 3 5 Army 0 1 4 3 • Senior Derek Bogorowski posted his first-career point and finished with two behind a pair of as- Lafayette 0 2 2 6 sists. • Junior set a career high in assists (2) and points (3). Wednesday Matt Smith Massachusetts @ Lehigh ...... 6:00 • Sophomore Alan Henderson scooped a career-high four groundballs. • Senior started his first game in goal since the end of the 2011 season, finishing with nine Saturday Griffin Farha Lafayette at Army ...... 12:00 saves. Classmate Dan Carr relieved him over the last 10:09 and stopped both shots sent his way. Bucknell at Albany ...... 1:00 Colgate vs. Navy ...... 2:00 Lehigh at Holy Cross ...... 3:00 RECAPPING THE FACE-OFF CLASSIC • Sophomore Dan Taylor had a breakout tournament, scoring a team-high nine points over the two games. He posted his first-career hat trick (and an assist) at #11 Denver before recording a career-high three assists and five points at Air Force. • Senior David DiMaria posted four points in each game to up his point streak to 17 games, which USILA COACHES POLL (3/18) includes seven straight games with multiple points dating back to last season. • Sophomore Kurtis Kaunas posted his first-career multi-goal game with two at Denver while class- Record Pts Last mate Patrick Corbett cracked the scoresheet for the first time this season with two at Denver and one 1 Maryland 6-0 236 (9) 1 2 Cornell 6-0 231 (3) 2 at Air Force. 3 Notre Dame 4-1 217 3 • Sophomore Alan Henderson started his first-career games, which included a career-high three 4 Syracuse 4-1 186 11 groundballs at Air Force Sunday. 5 Denver 5-2 185 5 • Sophomore Dylan O’Shaughnessy tied a career high in both GBs (3) and CTs (2) at Denver. 6 Loyola 5-2 165 8 7 Hofstra 5-1 162 10 • The 18 goals allowed to Denver were most by Lehigh since allowing 17 to Villanova in its home 8 Ohio State 5-1 149 12 opener last season. 9 Penn 5-1 142 14 10 Johns Hopkins 5-2 121 4 11 Princeton 4-2 119 7 TRIO NAMED TO TEWAARATON AWARD WATCH LIST 12 North Carolina 3-3 112 6 Lehigh senior attackmen David DiMaria and Dante Fantoni along with sophomore goalie Matt Poillon 13 Duke 5-4 107 17 have been named to the 2013 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, as announced on Friday. The list includes 14 Virginia 5-3 89 9 15 Bucknell 6-1 54 nr the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlights the early contenders for the 16 LEHIGH 5-3 51 16 pre-eminent award in college lacrosse. Colgate’s Peter Baum won the award last season. Lehigh leads 17 Penn State 3-3 46 18 the Patriot League with three of its 11 candidates. 18 Yale 3-2 38 15 19 Drexel 5-2 32 13 20 Albany 4-2 29 19 tie
Also receiving votes: Colgate,Bellarmine, Providence, Brown, UMass NEAR THE TOP IN THE NATION (As of Monday, March 18) Lehigh rank among the nation’s best in a number of statistical categories, both individually and as a team. The Mountain Hawks are in the top 25 in 10 team categories while seven rank in the top 50 for individual stats. NIKE/IL MEDIA POLL (3/18) Lehigh is 10th nationally in scoring defense and 15th in scoring margin. Senior David DiMaria paces the of- Record Pts Last fense; he’s 10th nationally in points per game and 13th in assists per contest. Please see below for a complete 1 Maryland 6 - 0 480 (24) list of statistics . 2 Cornell 6 - 0 455 3 Notre Dame 4 - 1 430 Team Category Statistic Rank Nation’s Leader Stat 4 Syracuse 4 - 1 396 Lehigh Scoring Defense 8.38 10 Hofstra 6.33 5 Denver 5 - 2 377 Lehigh Scoring Margin 2.75 15 Maryland 8.17 6 Hofstra 5 - 1 334 Lehigh Assists/Game 7.0 17 Albany 8.83 7 Penn 5 - 1 313 8 Ohio State 5 - 1 309 Lehigh Points/Game 18.13 17 Albany/Maryland 23.33 9 Loyola 5 - 2 295 Lehigh Scoring Offense 11.13 20 Cornell 15.17 10 Princeton 4 - 2 259 Lehigh Man-Up Offense .370 20 Marquette .727 11 Johns Hopkins 5 - 2 242 Lehigh Win Percentage .625 21 Three tied with 1.000 12 Duke 6 - 4 196 Lehigh Caused Turnovers/Game 8.25 22 Navy 11.38 13 Virginia 5 - 3 178 Lehigh Face-Off Win Percentage .525 23 Johns Hopkins .688 14 North Carolina 4 - 3 170 Lehigh Man-Down Defense .688 25 Bucknell .900 15 LEHIGH 5 - 3 134 16 Bucknell 6 - 1 129 17 Drexel 5 - 2 123 Player Category Statistic Rank Nation’s Leader Stat 18 Yale 3 - 2 64 David DiMaria Points/Game 4.38 11 Lyle Thompson, Albany 7.17 19 Penn State 3 - 3 59 David DiMaria Assists/Game 2.38 13 Lyle Thompson, Albany 4.67 20 Albany 4 - 2 35 Ryan Snyder Face-Off Win Percentage .543 23 Mike Poppleton, J. Hopkins .711 Ty Souders Caused Turnovers/Game 1.75 26 John LoCascio, Vill. 4.2 Also Receiving Votes: Brown, Colgate, Marist, Bellar- Mike Noone Caused Turnovers/Game 1.71 28 John LoCascio, Vill. 4.2 mine, St. John’s Ryan Snyder Groundballs/Game 5.25 32 Brendan Fowler, Duke 11.33 2013 Opponents denoted by italics. Dan Taylor Assists/Game 1.38 48 Lyle Thompson, Albany 4.67 bold
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DIMARIA DISHING Senior David DiMaria isn’t only one of the most prolific playmakers in Lehigh and Patriot League history, but also the nation. He currently owns 96 career assists, second in the nation among active players. DiMaria is only behind Rob Pannell of Cornell while he’s ahead of Tewaaraton Award Finalist Will Manny of UMass.
Player, School Yr. Pos. Assists Next Game 1. Rob Pannell, Cornell Sr. A 171 Mar. 19 2 . David DiMaria, Lehigh Sr . A 96 Mar . 20 3. Andrew Scalley, Mt. St. Mary’s Sr. A 82 Mar. 23 4. Connor Rice, Marist Sr. A 78 Mar. 18 5. Peter McMahon, Bryant Sr. A 77 Mar. 19 6. Will Manny, UMass Sr. A 75 Mar. 20 7. Kieran McArdle, St. John’s Jr. A 73 Mar. 19 8. Logan Schuss, Ohio State Sr. A 69 Mar. 20 Brett Schmidt, Mt. St. Mary’s Sr. A 69 Mar. 23 10. Jeff Tundo, Stony Brook Sr. A/M 68 Mar. 23
*As of Tuesday, March 19
HAT TRICKS Senior Dante Fantoni is among the nation’s active leaders in hat tricks, eighth with 17 in his career. The top two are both from the Patriot League - Peter Baum (Colgate) and Garrett Thul (Army) - while they’re followed by Cornell’s Steve Mock in third and Loyola’s Mike Sawyer in fourth.
Rank Player School Class Pos. Hat Tricks Next Game 1 Peter Baum Colgate Sr. A 30 Mar. 12 vs. Binghamton 2 Garrett Thul Army Sr. A 26 Mar. 16 vs. Lehigh 3 Andrew Scalley Mount St. Mary’s Sr. A 20 Mar. 16 at Drexel Mike Sawyer Loyola Sr. A 20 Mar. 16 at Air Force Steve Mock Cornell Sr. A 20 Mar. 16 vs. Bucknell 6 Cody Lehrer Mount St. Mary’s Jr. A 19 Mar. 16 at Drexel Rob Pannell Cornell Sr. A 19 Mar. 16 vs. Bucknell 8 Dante Fantoni Lehigh Sr . A 17 Mar . 16 at Army 9 Logan Schuss Ohio State Sr. A 16 Mar. 16 at Virginia Jack Rice Villanova Sr. A 16 Mar. 16 vs. Maryland Will Manny Umass Sr. A 16 Mar. 16 vs. Penn State
*As of Thursday, March 14
PROLIFIC GOAL SCORER Fantoni has eclipsed 40 points each of his first three seasons and owns 97 career goals, 14th among active players.
Player, School Class Pos. Goals Next Game 1. Peter Baum, Colgate Sr. A 153 3/23 vs. Navy 2. Garrett Thul, Army Sr. A 144 3/23 vs. Lafayette 3. Andrew Scalley, Mount St. Mary’s Sr. A 124 3/23 at UMBC 4. Rob Pannell, Cornell Sr. A 120 3/19 vs. Bucknell 5. Logan Schuss, Ohio State Sr. A 118 3/20 at Notre Dame 6. Cody Lehrer, Mount St. Mary’s Gr. A 116 3/23 at UMBC 7. Drew Philie,Vermont Sr. A 107 3/19 vs. Holy Cross 8. Mike Sawyer, Loyola Sr. A 105 3/20 at Georgetown Robert Church, Drexel Sr. A 105 3/23 at Hofstra 10. Steve Mock, Cornell Sr. A 104 3/19 vs. Bucknell 11. Jack Rice, Villanova Sr. A 103 3/23 vs. Syracuse 12. Brett Schmidt, Mount St. Mary’s Sr. A 102 3/23 at UMBC 13. Marcus Holman, North Carolina Sr. A 98 3/18 vs. Dartmouth 14 . Dante Fantoni, Lehigh Sr . A 97 3/20 vs .Massachusetts 15. Will Manny, Massachusetts Sr. A 94 3/20 at Lehigh
*As of Tuesday, March 19
POINT STREAK Fantoni is also fourth nationally among active career point streaks, dating back to his freshman season.
Gms Player, School, Pos G-A-P during streak Streak Started Next Game 1. 60 Rob Pannell, Cornell, Sr., A 120-171-290 Feb. 21, 2009 March 19 vs. Bucknell 2. 53 Peter Baum, Colgate, Sr., A 150-57-208 Mar. 2, 2010 March 23 vs. Navy 3. 51 Logan Schuss, Ohio State, Sr., A 118-69-187 Feb. 13, 2010 March 20 at Notre Dame 4 . 50 Dante Fantoni, Lehigh, Sr ,. A 96-56-152 Mar . 6, 2010 March 20 vs . UMass 5. 41 Drew Philie, Vermont, Sr., A 94-29-122 April 17, 2010 March 19 vs. Holy Cross 6. 37 Brett Schmidt, Mount St. Mary’s, Sr., A 83-45-128 March 9, 2011 March 23 at UMBC 7. 34 Kieran McArdle, St. John’s, Jr., A 66-70-136 Feb. 19, 2011 March 23 vs. Hofstra
*As of Tuesday, March 19
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Ryan Hanrahan (Army 1998-01): 267 7. Jon Birsner (Navy 2003-06): 105 7. Brandon Corp (Colgate 2006-09): 194 8. Ryan McCormack (Army 1994-97): 246 8. David Cohen (Lehigh 1999-2002): 98 8. Derek Lamb (Colgate 1991-93): 188 9. Jason Fivek (Colgate 1994-97): 233 9 . David DiMaria (Lehigh 2010-pres): 96 9. Jeff Bryan (Army 2001-04): 183 10. Cesar Munoz (Lafayette 2008-11): 232 10. Matt Lalli (Colgate 2005-08): 95 Matt Lalli (Colgate 2005-08): 183 David DiMaria (Lehigh 2010-pres): 167 Dante Fantoni (Lehigh 2010-pres): 155 POILLON EARNS SECOND STRAIGHT PL GOALIE OF WEEK LEHIGH EARNS PRESEASON NATIONAL RANKINGS Lehigh sophomore Matt Poillon has garnered the Patriot League’s Goalie of Coming off its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, the Lehigh men’s the Week award for the second week in a row after stopping 16 of 25 shots lacrosse team was ranked 10th in the preseason Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media sent his way in Saturday’s big win over Villanova. This marks the eighth- Poll and 11th in the USILA Coaches Poll, as released on Monday. This career weekly award for the All-American netminder after earning Goalie continues a preseason full of accolades as Lehigh was ranked eighth by of the Week four times and Rookie of the Week twice as a freshman. Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook and 10th by Lacrosse Magazine, among other honors. IMPRESSIVE WIN AT VILLANOVA • Lehigh avenged a 17-7 loss to Villanova last season by defeating the LAO-GOSNEY TWINS STAR FOR U.S. Wildcats 11-9. That gave Lehigh its first win at Villanova since 1997, snap- Former Lehigh standouts Roman and Cameron Lao-Gosney each scored ping a six-game losing streak. a goal as the United States men’s national team defeated reigning national • The Mountain Hawks improved to 2-0 after two games for the first time champion Loyola, 17-13 in the Champion Challenge on Sunday, Jan. 27. Ro- since 2000. man (wearing number 10) and Cameron (number nine) scored consecutive • The starting attack scored nine of Lehigh’s 11 goals, led by senior David U.S. goals in just 1:01 to turn a 6-6 tie into an 8-6 halftime lead. In addition, DiMaria’s second straight seven-point game. Classmate Dante Fantoni Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese manned the sidelines as an assistant added four points and an assist while sophomore Dan Taylor had two coach for the United States. and one. LEHIGH PREDICTED FIRST, THREE PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE DOMINANT WIN OVER SAINT JOE’S IN SEASON OPENER The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team was predicted first and three Mountain • The 13-goal margin of victory marked Lehigh’s largest in a season opener Hawks earned All-Patriot League laurels, as announced on the league’s since a 22-goal (25-3) win over VMI to begin 1997. media teleconference Wednesday morning (Jan. 23). In addition, senior • Senior David DiMaria scored a career-high six goals, the most goals by David DiMaria, junior Ty Souders and sophomore Matt Poillon all earned a single player in Kevin Cassese’s tenure as Lehigh head coach. a spot on the first-ever preseason All-League team. The Mountain Hawks • Classmate Dante Fantoni posted two goals and a career-high tying three topped the preseason poll with 69 points and nine first-place votes. They assists while sophomore Dan Taylor tied career highs with two goals, one were followed by Colgate with 65 points (five first-place votes), Army (48 assist and three points. points), Bucknell (43), Navy (35), Holy Cross (20) and Lafayette (14). Le- • Fantoni also set a career high with five groundballs while sophomore high finished last season with a 14-3 record, beating Colgate in the Patriot Dylan O’Shaughnessy tied career highs in groundballs (3) and caused League Championship Game, 16-14. Lehigh tied for the most players on turnovers (2). the preseason All-League Team, along with Army and Colgate. The Raid- • It marked Lehigh’s fourth straight win over Saint Joseph’s and eighth in ers’ Peter Baum was named Offensive Player of the Year while Bucknell’s the last nine meetings. Mike Huffner earned Defensive Player of the Year laurels.
POILLON NAMED PATRIOT LEAGUE GOALIE OF THE WEEK THREE SELECTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE DRAFT Lehigh sophomore goalie Matt Poillon has garnered the Patriot League’s Lehigh men’s lacrosse seniors Dante Fantoni, Noah Molnar and David Di- Goalie of the Week award after stopping eight of nine shots sent his way Maria were all selected in the 2013 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft in Sunday’s season opener against Saint Joseph’s. This marks the seventh on Friday night (Jan. 11). Fantoni was picked 39th overall by the Denver career weekly award for the All-American netminder after earning Goalie Outlaws while Molnar went 45th to the Rochester Rattlers and DiMaria 46th of the Week four times as a freshman along with two Rookie of the Week to the Boston Cannons. The Mountain Hawks’ three draftees were most in honors. the Patriot League, ahead of Army (2), Colgate (1) and Bucknell (1).
TICKETS NOW ON SALE SIX NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Tickets for Lehigh’s final four home games against UMass, Colgate, Navy Six Lehigh men’s lacrosse standouts have earned Inside Lacrosse Preseason and Lafayette, along with the Independence Classic vs. Penn State, are All-America honors, as announced in its 2013 Face-Off Yearbook. Junior now on sale. Admission to Lehigh’s first three home games (against Saint Ty Souders garnered Second Team honors while senior David DiMaria Joseph’s, VMI and Penn) is free for all. The Mountain Hawks, ranked #10 was named to the Third Team. In addition, seniors Dante Fantoni, Mike in the preseason Media Poll and 11 in the Coaches Poll, are coming off Noone and Noah Molnar, and sophomore Matt Poillon earned Honorable their first-ever Patriot League Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament Mention recognition. Appearance in 2012. NATIONAL TV EXPOSURE Three Lehigh games this season will be televised nationally as the Moun- tain Hawks continue to increase their national exposure. Home games vs. UMass (Mar. 20) and Colgate (Apr. 6) will air live on ESPNU and CBS Sports Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2013 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH • MARCH 20, 2013 • PAGE 6
Network, respectively, while its Independence Classic game vs. Penn State RECAPPING PATRIOT LEAGUE TITLE WIN OVER COLGATE at PPL Park will be on ESPN3. The entire Patriot League Tournament will • The tournament championship marked Lehigh’s first in school history. once again air on CBS Sports Network. The Mountain Hawks had been 0-2 in the Patriot League Tournament before winning both games this year, 13-7 over #19 Army and 16-14 over DEFENSE IS KEY #10 Colgate. • Lehigh owned the nation’s second-ranked defense last season (in goals • It was Lehigh’s second Patriot League Title as the squad won the 1999 allowed per game). The strong play has continued in 2013. championship, but that came before there was a postseason tournament • The Mountain Hawks allowed only 19 shots and a single goal to Saint and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Joseph’s in their opener (Feb. 10). It marked their fewest goals allowed • Lehigh’s 16 goals tied a season high (set two weeks previously at Lafay- and largest margin of victory since last season’s 13-0 shutout of Man- ette). It marked the Mountain Hawks’ first win of the season when allowing hattan. Lehigh caused 10 turnovers in that game, including two apiece 10 or more goals; they had been 0-2 when allowing double figures. from senior Noah Molnar, junior Ty Souders and sophomore Dylan • The Mountain Hawks improved to 9-1 away from home (including O’Shaughnessy. neutral site games) and 8-2 against teams ranked in one (or both) national • Lehigh went on to allow only nine goals at a strong Villanova squad, top-20 polls at the time of the game. Lehigh defeated Penn, North Carolina, allowing just four in half field six-on-six. Yale, Penn State, Navy, Bucknell and Army (2) while falling to Villanova • The Mountain Hawks held VMI to just two goals, holding the Keydets and Colgate (1). to just 22 total shots. Lehigh actually had more shots than VMI in the third • Lehigh defeated Colgate for the first time since 2005, snapping a seven- quarter (24) than the Keydets had all game. game losing streak against the Raiders while winning at Colgate for the • Lehigh held a #18 Penn offense in check, which was averaging more than first time since 2000 (snapping a six-game losing streak in Hamilton). 10 goals and 40 shots per game coming in to just six goals on 27 shots. The • In a very high-scoring game, junior Ryan Snyder took a career-high 32 Mountain Hawks have allowed just 10 goals to the Quakers over this past faceoffs, winning 15 including some clutch ones down the stretch to earn two seasons (four last year). a spot on the All-Tournament Team. • The Mountain Hawks held #12/13 Penn State to just 10 goals, holding the Nittany Lions to just one over the first 32:02 and only one over the FIRST WIN SINCE... final 12:43. • Lehigh snapped several long streaks against quality opponents last year. • Lehigh allowed just six goals in its Patriot Leagu eopener at Army (the • The Mountain Hawks topped #4 North Carolina on Mar. 3 (8-7), beating Black Knights’ second fewest goals scored all year). Junior Ty Souders held the Tar Heels for the first time since 1951 and snapping a five-game winless All-American Garrett Thul to just one goal (and none on six vs. six). streak (including one tie in 1951). • Lehigh beat #15 Yale on Mar. 11 (11-7) for the first time since 1918, snap- SHUTOUT STREAKS ping a seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs. • Last season, the Lehigh defense was dominant in stretches, pitching a • The Mountain Hawks defeated Army on Mar. 17 (7-6) for only the fourth shutout streak of 15 or more minutes in 15-of-17 games, including 13-of- time in program history, improving to 4-20 all-time against the Black 14 wins. Knights. Lehigh then defeated Army again for a second straight time in • The Mountain Hawks held Army scoreless for the first 14:04 in the Patriot the Patriot League Semis. League opener while post- • Lehigh beat #17 Penn State on Mar. 20 (9-5) for the first time since 1971, ing other scoreless stretch- 2013 SCORELESS STREAKS snapping a 14-game losing streak to the Nittany Lions. es of 10:30 and 10:23. • On Friday, Mar. 30, Lehigh topped #19 Navy, 9-5, winning its second • After going down 1-0, The Lehigh defense held its opponent off the score- straight game against the Midshipmen after snapping a 98-year, 26-game Lehigh held #12/13 Penn board for one - or multiple - long stretches . losing streak against Navy last season. State scoreless for the • Lehigh snapped a six-game losing streak against Bucknell on Apr. 14, next 24:24 which allowed vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10) 33:27 & 26:33 defeating the Bison for the first time since 2006 to snap a six-game losing its offense to score five at Villanova (2/16) 16:16 streak. The win was the Mountain Hawks’ second in the previous 14 straight. vs. VMI (3/2) 27:17, 22:34 & 10:09 meetings vs. Bucknell. • Lehigh held #18 Penn vs. #18 Penn (3/5) 16:28 • Lehigh snapped a seven-game losing streak against Colgate with its Pa- to just six goals, which in- vs. #12/13 Penn State (3/9) 24:24 triot League Championship victory on Apr. 29. The Mountain Hawks also cluded one shutout streak at Army (3/16) 14:04, 10:30 & 10:23 snapped a six-game road losing streak, beating the Raiders in Hamilton of 16:28 bridging the first for the first time since 2000. and second quarters. • The Mountain Hawks held VMI scoreless for three long stretches in ATTENDANCE RECORDS holding the Keydets to only two goals. For two straight games, Lehigh set an Ulrich Sports Complex record. After • Lehigh shut-out a potent Villanova offense for 16:16 bridging the first drawing 2,096 fans for Senior Day vs. Bucknell on Apr. 14, a record 2,278 and second quarters, allowing the offense to score five straight and take came out for the May 13 NCAA Tournament game against Maryland. a 6-3 lead. Previously, the record was 1,645 originally set on Apr. 20, 2008 against • The Mountain Hawks posted shutout streaks of 33:27 and 26:33 in their Notre Dame. The Ulrich Sports Complex seats 1,200 fans, with nearly 1,000 season opener against Saint Joseph’s. standing along the fence and around the entire width of the field.
2012 NCAA TOURNAMENT TIDBITS IMPRESSIVE SCHEDULE • Lehigh was the first Patriot League team to host an NCAA Tournament Lehigh will face five teams ranked in the preseason national polls: Denver contest since Navy in 2005. The Mids defeated Delaware, 9-7, in Annapolis (9/8), Colgate (10/11), UMass (12/13), Penn State (15/15) and Bucknell that year. (18/18) (listed Coaches Poll then Media Poll). In addition, Villanova is first • It marked the Mountain Hawks’ first-ever NCAA Tournament. in “others receiving votes” in both polls while Army is receiving votes in • Even last year was Lehigh’s first NCAA Tournament appearance, the the Coaches Poll and Navy in the Media Poll. school has won outright national championships in 1890, 1893 and 1921 and shared titles with Cornell in 1914 and 1916, Stevens in 1917 and Syra- cuse in 1920 . Lehigh also claimed the Class “C” National Championship UP NEXT... in 1959 . Lehigh heads back into Patriot League play for the rest of the season. The Mountain Hawks head to Holy Cross Saturday for a 3 p.m. faceoff.
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2013 ROSTER
No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last College Major 1 David DiMaria Sr. A 6-1 198 Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West Psychology 2 Brian Hess Sr. M 6-2 190 Owings Mills, Md./Deerfield Academy Finance 3 Klay Heston So. A 6-0 210 Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute Business 4 Alex Drake Sr. M 5-10 183 Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington Marketing 5 Kurtis Kaunas So. M/A 5-8 175 Schnecksville, Pa,/Parkland High School Business 6 Ben Junior Fr. M/A 5-9 175 Wayne, Pa./Radnor High School Business 7 Cody Ferraro Jr. M 6-2 213 East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville History 8 Derek Bogorowski Sr. M 6-0 189 Newton, Pa./LaSalle College High School Economics 9 Dante Fantoni Sr. A 5-11 197 Hauppauge, N.Y./St. Anthony’s Marketing 10 Dan Carr Sr. G 6-2 203 Warminster, Pa./Penn Charter Economics 11 Ray Mastroianni Fr. M 6-2 185 Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan High School Engineering 12 Noah Molnar Sr. M 6-2 227 Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar History 13 Steve Brodeur Fr. G 5-10 196 Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven High School Arts and Sciences 15 Chris Appell Fr. A 5-9 175 Locust Valley, Pa./Locust Valley High School Business 16 Lukas Mikelinich Jr. D 5-11 180 Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West Psychology 17 Reid Weber Fr. A 6-0 200 Oreland, Pa./Germantown Academy Business 18 Bryson Craft Jr. D 6-3 190 Newton Square, Pa./UMass/Episcopal Academy Management 19 Alex Eaton Fr. M 5-8 180 Westford, Mass./Westford Academy Arts and Sciences 20 Pat Dougherty So. M 5-9 180 Kensington, Md./Navy/St. Albans Political Science 21 Matt Smith Jr. M/A 5-10 174 Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga Mechanical Engineering 22 Ryan Snyder Sr. M 5-10 208 Reading, Pa./Kent School Finance 23 Mike Noone Sr. D 6-3 216 Jenkintown, Pa./LaSalle College High School Marketing 24 Harrison Lawrence Jr. M 6-1 182 Wayne, Pa./Radnor English 25 Andrew Mower Jr. D 6-0 196 St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade Prep Supply Chain Management 26 J.P Walsh So. M 6-2 216 Darien, Conn./Darien High School Business 28 Dylan O’Shaughnessy So. D 6-5 232 Merrick, N.Y./Chaminade High School Civil Engineering 29 Ryan Buttenbaum Jr. M 6-1 201 Malvern, Pa./Conestoga Biology 30 Matt Poillon So. G 5-10 185 Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai High School Business 31 Casey Eidenshink Fr. D 5-11 185 Wyncote, Pa./La Salle College High School Arts and Engineering 32 Jimmy Cahill Jr. M 5-11 190 Silver Spring, Md./St. Albans Mechanical Engineering 33 Cody Newton Jr. M 6-0 187 New Canaan, Conn./Hobart College/New Canaan Journalism 34 Sam Lawrence So. M 6-1 206 Wellesley Mass./Wellesley High School Business 35 Nathan Hunt Sr. D 6-1 225 Plymouth, Minn./Breck School Civil Engineering 36 Sam Cunard Jr. D 6-2 214 Edgewater, Md./South River Supply Chain Management 37 Baxter Lanius Sr. D 6-0 191 New York, N.Y./Hotchkiss/Lawrenceville School Finance 39 Eddie DeDomenico Fr. M 6-1 200 Rye, N.Y./The Brunswick School (Conn.) Business 40 Ty Souders Jr. D 6-1 210 Macungie, Pa./Emmaus Finance 41 Dan Taylor So. A 6-3 207 Calgary, Alberta /Central Memorial High School Business 42 Patrick Corbett So. A 6-0 195 Burlington, Ontario/The Hill Academy Arts and Sciences 43 Chris Rinaldi Sr. M 6-0 201 Greenwich, Conn./Berkshire School Political Science 44 Alan Henderson So. M 5-11 183 Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor Computer Science & Engineering 45 Matt Risk Jr. M/A 6-2 202 Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill Finance 46 Griffin Farha Sr. G 6-0 188 Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill History 47 Kyle Stiefel Sr. M 6-1 240 Princeton Junction, N.J./Peddie School Finance 48 Jack Bogorowksi So. M 6-3 216 Newtown, Pa./Johns Hopkins/La Salle College HS Business 49 Andrew Iacocca Fr. A 6-4 205 Allentown, Pa./Blair Academy Business 66 Tripp Telesco Fr. D 6-2 208 Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood High School Business 77 Corey Eppley Fr. D 6-1 190 Darien, Conn./Darien High School Business 99 Will McKee Fr. M 5-10 180 Oakland, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prep Business
Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach: Kevin Cassese (Duke ’03), Sixth Season Assistant Coaches: Brendan Callahan (Stony Brook ’07), Errol Wilson (Stony Brook ’06) and Tom Compitello (Stony Brook ’11) Director of Quality Control: Tom Cassese (C.W. Post ’67) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 David DEE-Maria 5 Kurtis CONN-iss 9 Dante Fan-TONE-ee 11 Ray MASS-tree-on-E 15 Chris AH-pell 16 Lukas MIKE-a-lin-ich 23 Mike NOON 25 Andrew MOW-er 30 Matt Pool-E-on 31 Casey EYE-din-shank 36 Sam COO-Nard 40 Ty SOW-ders 47 Kyle STEEF-el
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INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLS
PLAYER Saint Joe’s Villanova Denver Air Force VMI Penn Penn St . Army 1 David DiMaria 6-1-7, 0 3-4-7, 2 0-4-4, 0 2-2-4, 1 3-4-7, 0 0-1-1, 1 0-2-2, 0 2-1-3, 1 2 Brian Hess 1-1-2, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-1-2, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 3-0-3, 1 3 Klay Heston 0-1-1, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 4 Alex Drake 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 2-0-2, 2 5 Kurtis Kaunas 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 2-0-2, 1 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 6 Ben Junior DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 7 Cody Ferraro DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 8 Derek Bogorowki 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-2-2, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 9 Dante Fantoni 2-3-5, 5 4-1-5, 1 1-0-1, 0 3-1-4, 2 0-1-1, 2 1-1-2, 1 3-2-5, 0 1-1-2, 4 10 Dan Carr DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 11 Ray Mastroianni DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 12 Noah Molnar 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 13 Steve Brodeur 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 15 Chris Appell 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 17 Reid Weber 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 2-1-3, 1 DNP DNP DNP 18 Bryson Craft DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 19 Alex Eaton 1-0-1, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 20 Pat Dougherty 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 21 Matt Smith 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 1-2-3, 3 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 22 Ryan Snyder 1-0-1, 7 1-0-1, 6 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 6 0-0-0, 7 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 7 23 Mike Noone 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 24 Harrison Lawrence 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 25 Andrew Mower DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP DNP 26 J.P. Walsh DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 28 Dylan O’Shaughnessy 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP DNP 29 Ryan Buttenbaum 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 30 Matt Poillon 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 0 31 Casey Eidenshink 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 32 Jimmy Cahill 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 2 0-0-0, 0 33 Cody Newton DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP DNP 34 Sam Lawrence 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 35 Nathan Hunt 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 36 Sam Cunard 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 37 Baxter Lanius 0-0-0, 2 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 5 39 Eddie DeDomenico DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 40 Ty Souders 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 3 41 Dan Taylor 2-1-3, 3 2-1-3, 1 3-1-4, 1 2-3-5, 2 3-1-4, 1 0-0-0, 3 2-3-5, 1 1-1-2, 3 42 Patrick Corbett 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 3 1-0-1, 0 2-0-2, 0 2-1-3, 1 0-0-0, 1 3-0-3, 1 1-0-1, 2 43 Chris Rinaldi 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 1 DNP 3-0-3, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 44 Alan Henderson 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 3 0-1-1, 4 0-0-0, 2 1-0-1, 2 0-0-0, 2 45 Matt Risk 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 46 Griffin Farha DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 DNP DNP 47 Kyle Stiefel 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 3-1-4, 0 1-1-2, 0 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 48 Jack Bogorowski 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 49 Andrew Iacocca 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 66 Tripp Telesco 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 77 Corey Eppley 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 2 DNP DNP DNP 99 Will McKee DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP DNP
INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES
PLAYER Saint Joe’s Villanova Denver Air Force VMI Penn Penn St . Army 10 Dan Carr DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-0, 10:09 DNP DNP DNP 13 Steve Brodeur 1-0, 5:19 DNP 0-3, 6:44 4-9, 25:27 DNP DNP DNP DNP 30 Matt Poillon 8-1, 54:41 16-9, 60:00 6-15, 53:16 DNP DNP DNP 11-10, 60:00 15-6, 60:00 46 Griffin Farha DNP DNP DNP 606, 34:33 9-2, 49:51 10-6, 60:00 DNP DNP
INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN/TOTAL, PCT.
PLAYER Saint Joe’s Villanova Denver Air Force VMI Penn Penn St . Army 22 Ryan Snyder 14-17, 82 10-22, 45 10-25, 40 8-20, 40 8-9, 89 5-8, 63 2-11, 18 13-17, 76 29 Ryan Buttenbaum 0-1, 0 DNP 4-6, 67 4-8, 50 6-12, 50 3-6, 50 5-13, 38 1-3, 33 99 Will McKee DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-3, 67 DNP DNP DNP
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2013 TEAM TENDENCIES Lehigh scores less than 10 goals 0-1 vs . the conferences Overall Record 5-3 Lehigh scores 10-14 goals 4-2 Big East 1-0 Home 2-1 Lehigh scores 15 or more goals 1-0 CAA 2-0 Road 2-2 ECAC 0-2 Neutral 1-0 Opponent scores less than 5 goals 2-0 Ivy League 0-1 Opponent scores 5-9 goals 2-1 MAAC 1-0 Patriot League Record 1-0 Opponent scores 10 or more goals 1-2 Patriot League 1-0 Non-League Record 4-3 vs. Unranked Teams 4-1 Leading after one quarter 5-0 vs. Ranked Teams 1-2 Trailing after one quarter 0-2 Tied after one quarter 0-1 Lehigh in February 2-2 Lehigh in March 3-1 Leading at the half 5-1 Lehigh in April 0-0 Trailing at the half 0-2 Lehigh in May 0-0 Tied at the half 0-0 2013 TOP PERFORMANCES Leading after three quarters 4-0 Trailing after three quarters 0-3 Tied after three quarters 1-0 In overtime 0-0 Lehigh has more shots 5-1 Opponent has more shots 0-1 Shots are even 0-1 Lehigh has more saves 3-0 Opponent has more saves 2-3 Saves are even 0-0 Lehigh wins more faceoffs 3-1 Opponent wins more faceoffs 2-2 Faceoffs are even 0-0 Lehigh has more groundballs 3-1 Opponent has more groundballs 2-2 Groundballs are even 0-0 Lehigh scores an EMO goal 3-2 Lehigh doesn’t score an EMO goal 2-1
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Fantoni, who combined for 99 points in 2011 and 90 in 2012. They’re a big reason why Lehigh’s attack unit was ranked 10th by Inside Lacrosse in the 2013 Face-Off Yearbook. KEVIN CASSESE In his first four years at Lehigh, Cassese mentored a total of nine All-Patriot League Smith Family Head Coach honorees, including four in 2011. Faceoff specialist Ryan Snyder cracked the First Team after winning 61.6 percent of his draws and scooping a Patriot League record 118 ground- Sixth Year as Lehigh Head Coach balls. Jonathan Stumpf was not only named to the Second Team, but also earned endless other academic and athletic honors. He became Lehigh’s first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-American while being named a Lowe’s Senior First Team All-American, USILA Scholar All-American and Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Stumpf (along with team- mate Will Scudder) also played in the USILA North-South All-Star Game where he netted the eventual game-winning goal for the South. During the fall of 2009, Cassese was named to the 2010 United States Men’s National Lacrosse Team, traveling to Manchester, England in July. That marked the third time Cassese earned a spot on the National Team. Just months later, he worked with the U.S. National Team as the squad’s head coach. In October, he led Team USA to a win over Kevin Cassese enters his sixth season as Lehigh’s head men’s lacrosse coach in 2013. Harvard. Then in January, 2011, Cassese coached the United States to a 12-7 win over No. Cassese’s impact has been immediate in his short time, capped off by the school’s first- 7 Notre Dame in the Champion Challenge at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. ever Patriot League Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance last Cassese’s players have been involved in US Lacrosse as well as defenseman Ty Soud- season. Cassese led the Mountain Hawks to a school-record 14 wins, a program record ers tried out for the U.S. Under-19 Team as part of a three-day training camp at UMBC. nine-game winning streak and their highest-ever national ranking; Lehigh came in at #4 Recent graduates Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney have also participated in numerous nationally in the final Coaches Poll following the regular season. scrimmages for Team USA, beginning with the Capital Lacrosse Classic on Oct. 7, 2012. Entering 2013, the excitement around the program has never been higher as Lehigh In his first season as the Mountain Hawks’ leader in 2008, Cassese led a young Lehigh is ranked #8 in this season’s Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook, 20 spots ahead of where squad to more home wins and more overall victories than the season prior. The Brown it ranked just one year prior. The Mountain Hawks also had six Inside Lacrosse preseason and White also ranked in the top 10 nationally in man-down defense and in the top 25 All-Americans, as many as last season’s National Champion Loyola and more than double in scoring defense. Success continued into 2009 campaign, highlighted by back-to-back anyone else in the Patriot League. wins over ranked foes; the Mountain Hawks defeated #16 Army and #20 St. John’s in Following a home opening loss to Villanova, Lehigh promptly won nine straight succession. games and 13-of-14 to advance to the NCAA Tournament as the #7 seed. The Mountain In 2010, the Mountain Hawks posted their first winning overall record since 2006 Hawks hosted eventual National Finalist Maryland and gave the Terps their toughest by going 8-7. A resilient group, Lehigh went a perfect 3-0 in overtime games, including fight on their road to the title game. Despite falling down 6-1 in the first half, Lehigh wins over #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette in consecutive weeks to close out the season. responded with seven straight goals in front of a standing room only crowd of 2,278 at Villanova marked the Mountain Hawks’ first top-10 win since downing #7 Georgetown the Ulrich Sports Complex (and in front of a national audience on ESPNU). in 1997. Fantoni scored both overtime game-winners to set the tone for what has been an Lehigh posted an impressive 8-3 record against nationally-ranked foes. That included impressive career to date. a big 9-8 win at #4 North Carolina in March, propelling the Mountain Hawks into the One of the most decorated student-athletes in Duke history, Cassese served as an national polls for the first time. Lehigh ended a number of long droughts, defeating UNC assistant coach at his alma mater from 2005-07, helping lead the Blue Devils to the 2007 for the first time since 1951, Yale for the first time since 1918 and Penn State for the first National Championship Game. He also served as Duke’s interim head coach for part of time since 1971. the summer of 2006. Prior to Duke, Cassese spent one season at Stony Brook as an assistant Lehigh owned the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre Dame), holding where he directed the nation’s top extra man offense and helped the Seawolves to a 10-6 opponents to only 6.81 goals per game. The Mountain Hawks picked up their first shutout record in 2004. in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five A two-time captain and three-time All-ACC selection while at Duke, Cassese helped or fewer to Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. Cassese was named lead the Blue Devils to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of ACC Champi- Patriot League Coach of the Year while freshman Matt Poillon became Lehigh’s first-ever onships during his collegiate career. Cassese earned All-America honors on three separate Goalkeeper of the Year. Eight cracked the All-Patriot League Team, tied for most in school occasions, including First Team accolades in 2002 and 2003. Cassese, who scored 80 goals history and the most in Coach Cassese’s tenure. and handed out 38 assists in his career, was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and On a personal level, Cassese continues to make his mark on the U.S. Lacrosse scene garnered ACC Player of the Year honors in 2001. In 2002, Cassese was the recipient of the as he’s coached the United States in Stars & Stripes Weekend and Champion Challenge Lt. Donald MacLaughlin, Jr. Award as the nation’s top midfielder. each of the last two years. In February, Cassese was named an assistant coach for the 2014 An accomplished player on the international level as well, Cassese helped the United U.S. men’s national team, joining a staff led by former Navy head coach Richie Meade. States to the gold medal at the 2002 International Lacrosse Federation World Champion- Cassese will serve as one of three assistant coaches along with ships. He was also a member of the United States team that placed second at the 2006 ILF Dave Pietramala (Johns Hopkins) and Jeff Tambroni (Penn World Championships in London, Ontario. State). Cassese was the second overall selection in the 2003 Major League Lacrosse Draft by The 2011 season saw Cassese lead the Mountain Hawks to the Rochester Rattlers. Among his professional accomplishments are a pair of MLL Rookie their first Patriot League Tournament appearance since 2006. of the Week honors and a spot on the 2005 All-Star Team. Cassese, who was traded to the Lehigh got off to a quick 3-1 start, which included a 14-10 Philadelphia Barrage during the summer of 2007, helped lead his new team to the 2007 triumph over Navy, the program’s first victory over the Major League Lacrosse Championship, as well as a spot in Championship Weekend in 2008. Midshipmen in nearly 100 years. Cassese was signed by the Boston Cannons prior to the 2009 MLL season and appeared The Mountain Hawks jumped squarely into the in 12 games during the regular season while helping lead them into the postseason. national lacrosse picture in 2011 by not only qualifying A native of Port Jefferson Station, New York and graduate of Comsewogue High for the Patriot League postseason, but also proving they School, Cassese earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Duke in 2003. He gar- could compete with anyone in the country. Lehigh played nered USILA Scholar All-America and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors as well as the an increasingly tough schedule in ’11 and wouldn’t back ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award for outstanding athletic and academic away from the challenge. All nine of the team’s losses achievement. came against ranked opponents, with seven coming by a Cassese and his wife, Katie Granson Cassese who attended nearby Freedom High combined 17 goals. The Mountain Hawks nearly topped School, were married in Bethlehem in December of 2006. Katie is currently a Realtor for a pair of NCAA Tournament qualifiers (Villanova RE/MAX Central in the Lehigh Valley. They had their first child, Drew Cassese, in July and Bucknell), falling by a single goal each time. They of 2011. also took a ranked Penn State squad to overtime, just one week after the Nittany Lions dominated eventual CAA Champion Delaware. Cassese’s Coaching Resume The up-and-coming Mountain Hawks posted the nation’s eighth biggest improvement in 2011, according to Year Record PL Home Notables LaxPower.com’s computer rankings, which takes into account 2008 6-9 2-4 4-4 many of the factors used by the NCAA Tournament selection 2009 4-11 2-4 0-6 Won at #16 Army and #20 St. John’s committee. Other highlights included defeating MAAC Final- 2010 8-7 2-4 4-3 Defeated #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette ist Detroit Mercy on the road while winning three-of-four in one 2011 7-9 3-3 5-4 PL Semifinals stretch in late March. In that stretch was a convincing 13-7 win 2012 14-3 5-1 5-2 School-record 14 wins over America East Tournament qualifier Binghamton. Highest ranking in school history (#4) 2013 5-3 1-0 2-1 A young Mountain Hawk squad will graduate only Total 44-42 ( .512) 15-16 ( .484) 20-20 ( .500) eight seniors and return six of Lehigh’s eight All-League per- formers in 2013 as the anticipation and excitement around the program continues to rise. Cassese has mentored an impressive array of offensive talent, led by one of college lacrosse’s most prolific scoring duos of David DiMaria and Dante
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BRENDAN CALLAHAN ERROL WILSON Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Sixth Season at Lehigh Second Season at Lehigh
Errol Wilson is in his second season as Lehigh assistant coach following successful Brendan Callahan is in his sixth season with the Mountain Hawks as an assistant stints at Brown and Rutgers. One of three Stony Brook alums on staff, Wilson came to coach. Callahan came to Lehigh following a very successful career at Stony Brook Univer- the Lehigh Valley after one season as assistant coach at Rutgers. He serves as associate sity. In his first season as defensive coordinator, Callahan has led the unit to new heights. defensive coordinator and goalie coordinator, man-down coordinator and camps/clinics Each one of Lehigh’s close defensemen was named All-Patriot League: Ty Souders (First coordinator at Lehigh. Team), Mike Noone (Second Team) and Lukas Mikelinich (Second Team) while freshman In his first season on staff, Wilson helped lead the squad to new heights, including Matt Poillon became Lehigh’s first-ever Patriot League Goalie of the Year. a school-record 14 wins, a program record nine-game winning streak and its highest-ever The Mountain Hawks finished with the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind national ranking (#4) along with its first Patriot League Tournament Title and NCAA Notre Dame), holding opponents to only 6.61 goals per game. Lehigh tallied its first shutout Tournament appearance. It marked Wilson’s second NCAA Tournament appearance as in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five assistant coach after leading Brown to the 2009 tournament where it dropped an overtime or fewer to Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. The squad extended heartbreaker at Johns Hopkins. its shutout streak to an incredible 90:14 before the Quakers scored with 5:04 remaining in Wilson has worked with freshman All-American goalie Matt Poillon, who finished the second quarter. The streak spanned from the fourth quarter against Villanova, through second nationally with a 6.75 GAA and fourth with a 59.7 save percentage, becoming the entire Manhattan contest and the first 24:56 at Penn. Lehigh’s first-ever Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. Poillon earned four Patriot Callahan helped guide Lehigh to a school-record 14 wins, a program record nine- League Goalie of the Week honors while garnering Rookie of the Week twice. In addition, game winning streak and its highest-ever national ranking (#4) along with its first Patriot each one of Lehigh’s close defensemen was named All-Patriot League: Ty Souders (First), League Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament appearance. Mike Noone (second) and Lukas Mikelinich (second). In 2010, Callahan helped lead the Mountain Hawks to eight wins, their most since The Mountain Hawks owned the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre 2006. He also worked with a defense and man-down unit that ranked ninth nationally. Dame), holding opponents to only 6.81 goals per game. Lehigh picked up its first shutout At Stony Brook, Callahan served as captain of the Seawolves in 2007 and garnered in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five Second-Team All-America East laurels as a goaltender. He was also selected for the or fewer to Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. The squad extended North/South All-Star Game, was named the team MVP and led the America East in save its shutout streak to an incredible 90:14 before the Quakers scored with 5:04 remaining in percentage. A member of the 2007 America East All-Academic Team, Callahan was an the second quarter. The streak spanned from the fourth quarter against Villanova, through All-Rookie Team selection in 2004 as well as an STX/USILA All-American after leading the entire Manhattan contest and the first 24:56 at Penn. the nation in save percentage and goals against average. At Rutgers last season, Wilson helped the Scarlet Knights win five of their first six games Off the field, Callahan was involved in a number of activities, including the Student- last season and coached a defense which allowed only 8.27 goals per game. Athlete Advisory Committee, the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Board and he was selected by Prior to Rutgers, Wilson served as assistant coach at Brown for four seasons (2007- the NCAA to represent Stony Brook at the 2005 NCAA Leadership Conference in Orlando, 10). While there, he was both offensive coordinator and goalie coach, helping the Bears Florida. reach new heights by winning an Ivy League Championship in 2008, then earning an A native of Hanover, Maryland, Callahan graduated from Gonzaga High School NCAA Tournament berth in ’09. Wilson worked with and mentored one of the nation’s in Washington, D.C. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook in Health Care top goalies in Jordan Burke. The 2009 USILA Goalie of the Year, Burke was twice named Management in the spring of 2007 and later earned his master’s degree in Education from the Ivy League Player of the Year and New England Player of the Year, while earning Lehigh. Callahan resides in Bethlehem with his wife Jen and son Mac. First Team All-America honors as well. Wilson was a four-year letterwinner at Stony Brook where he was teammates with goalie and current Lehigh assistant coach Brendan Callahan. Wilson resides in Bethlehem with his fiancé Pat and son Roman. TOM COMPITELLO Assistant Coach Second Season at Lehigh TOM CASSESE Director of Quality Control Sixth Season at Lehigh Tom Compitello is in his second season at Lehigh following a standout playing career at Stony Brook. Compitello serves as assistant offensive coordinator, sub box coordinator and community lacrosse coordinator in his role as volunteer assistant coach. The Hauppage, N.Y. has made an immediate impact on the program, coaching the nation’s top man-up unit (54.2 percent) along with an offense that averaged 10.41 goals Tom Cassese is in his sixth season on the Lehigh men’s lacrosse coaching staff and per game. The offense exploded heading into the NCAA Tournament, posting 45 goals in his second as Director of Quality Control. In 2007, Cassese retired as the Head Football three games: 16 at Lafayette, 13 vs. #19 Army and 16 at #10 Colgate in the Patriot League Coach at Comsewogue High School, a public school found on the North Shore of Suffolk Championship Game. Compitello has coached two of the Patriot League’s and nation’s County, Long Island. best attackmen in David DiMaria and Dante Fantoni as both earned a spot on the All- Cassese began his tenure at Comsewogue in 1973 and is the winningest coach in Patriot League Tournament Team, with Fantoni earning Tournament MVP honors. Suffolk County history and the first to reach 200 career victories. During his tenure, Comse- Compitello wrapped up a stellar collegiate career with 146 career points (68 goals, wogue made 18 appearances in the playoffs, earned 14 league or division championships, 78 assists), highlighted by his All-America junior campaign when he had 37 goals and 35 six Suffolk County Championships, and one Long Island crown. His 1990 squad earned assists to help lead the Seawolves to the National Quarterfinals. He scored three goals in the Rutgers Trophy as the top team in the county. an NCAA First Round win over Denver, one of which was a behind the crease dive shot Cassese has been named either League or Division Coach of the Year an astounding that earned him an ESPN Top Play. 16 times, County Coach of the Year twice and participated in the Boomer Esiason Outback Compitello was an integral part of Stony Brook’s rise to national prowess, adding 35 Steakhouse Challenge four times. Tom was also selected by Madison Square Garden as points (17 goals, 18 assists) in 13 games last season to lead the Seawolves to the America East its Coach of the Year in 1998 and earned two New York Jets Coach of the Week awards Championship Game. He was selected by the eventual Major League Lacrosse Champion during the 1998 and 2003 campaigns. Boston Cannons in the fifth round (35th overall) of the 2011 Collegiate Draft before being Tom graduated from C.W. Post College in 1967 with a degree in Business Admin- selected by the Hamilton Nationals in the Supplemental Draft. He was most recently selected istration. He went on to enjoy a five-year career in professional football with the Denver by Denver in the 2012 Supplemental Draft and is preparing for the upcoming season with Broncos, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and the Montreal Allouettes and B.C. the Outlaws. Lions of the Canadian Football League. Compitello has extensive coaching experience with Dynamic Lacrosse, an organi- Upon the conclusion of his playing career, Cassese attended the University of zation that provides individual lessons, small group lessons, league training, positional Vermont where he earned a master’s degree in Physical Education and coached the wide focus clinics and more. Compitello is from Hauppage, N.Y., the same hometown as junior receivers and defensive backs on the football team. attackman Dante Fantoni. Cassese assumed his teaching duties at Comsewogue High School in 1973 and retired in 2003. He is married to Barbara, his wife of 40 years.
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CAREER STATISTICS #1 DAVID DIMARIA #5 KURTIS KAUNAS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Sr. • A • 6-1 • Dix Hills, N.Y. So. • M/A • 5-8 • Schnecksville, Pa. 2010 15/10 26 14 40 60 0 18 6 2011 16/16 33 14 47 106 6 35 10 • Is riding a 21-game point streak dating back to last season . • Scored for a second straight game at Air Force (2/24). 2012 14/12 23 20 43 80 1 13 1 • Scored two goals and added an assist in Patriot League • Posted first-career multi-goal game at #11 Denver (2/23). 2013 8/8 15 10 25 51 2 15 1 opener at Army (3/16). • Made first-career start in the season opener against Saint Total 53/46 97 58 155 297 9 81 18 • Tallied two assists in win over #12/13 Penn State (3/9). Joseph’s (2/10). CAREER HIGHS • Dished a late-game assist vs. #18 Penn (3/5). Goals: 5, two times; last vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/12/11) CAREER STATISTICS • Another monster game with three goals and four assists Assists: 3, four times; last vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10/13) Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT in rout of VMI (3/2). Points: 6, two times; last at Lafayette (4/21/12) 2012 15/0 2 1 3 4 1 3 1 • Had two goals and two assists at Air Force (2/24). Shots: 11 vs. Colgate (4/9/11) 2013 8/6 3 0 3 15 0 1 1 • Dished four assists at #11 Denver (2/23). Groundballs: 5 vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10/13) Total 23/6 5 1 6 19 1 4 2 • Second straight seven-point game, posting three goals and Multi-Goal Games: 28; Multi-Point Games: 39; Hat Tricks: 17 four assists in big road win at Villanova (2/16). CAREER HIGHS Point Streak: 48 (3/6/10-pres.) • Scored a career-high six goals (hat trick in each half) in the Goals: 2 at Denver (2/23/13) season opener vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10). Added an assist. Had Assists: 1 vs. Army (4/27/12) 11 shots and his first-career man-up goal. Points: 2 at Denver (2/23/13) #12 NOAH MOLNAR Groundballs: 1, four times; last at Denver (2/23/13) Sr. • M • 6-2 • Newport Beach, Calif. CAREER STATISTICS Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 1; Hat Tricks: - Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Groundball in big win over #12/13 Penn State (3/9). 15/11 9 24 33 45 0 8 4 2010 • Posted a groundball and caused turnover against #18 2011 16/15 22 30 52 66 0 27 8 Penn (3/5). 2012 15/14 24 23 47 84 0 25 3 #7 CODY FERRARO 2013 8/8 16 19 35 54 1 5 0 Jr. • A • 6-2 • East Setauket, N.Y. • Had two groundballs and two caused turnovers as the Total 54/48 71 96 167 249 1 65 15 defense held Saint Joseph’s to a single goal (2/10). • Scored a big fourth-quarter goal against #18 Penn (3/5). CAREER HIGHS • Scooped a groundball vs. VMI (3/2). CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Goals: 6 vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10/13) • Made season debut at #11 Denver (2/23). Assists: 5 at Detroit Mercy (3/6/11) 2010 14/0 1 0 1 12 0 8 3 Points: 8 vs. Lafayette (4/23/11) 2011 16/0 6 4 10 26 0 27 14 CAREER STATISTICS Shots: 13 vs. Holy Cross (3/24/12) 2012 16/1 2 0 2 10 0 20 21 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Groundballs: 4, three times; last vs. Manhattan (2/25/12) 2013 8/0 0 0 0 5 0 5 4 2011 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Multi-Goal Games: 21; Multi-Point Games: 42; Hat Tricks: 9 Total 54/1 9 4 13 53 0 60 42 2012 8/3 2 1 3 11 0 4 0 Point Streak: 23 (3/6/10 - 4/15/11) 2013 6/0 2 0 2 8 1 1 0 CAREER HIGHS Total 17/3 4 1 5 19 1 6 0 Goals: 2 vs. Lafayette (4/23/11) Assists: 2 vs. Binghamton (3/29/11) #2 BRIAN HESS CAREER HIGHS Points: 2, three times; last vs. Lafayette (4/23/11) Sr. • M • 6-2 • Owings Mills, Md. Goals: 2 at Saint Joseph’s (2/11/12) Groundballs: 3, seven times; last at Colgate (4/29/12) Team Captain Assists: 1 at Lafayette (4/21/12) Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Yale (3/11/12) Points: 2 at Saint Joseph’s (2/11/12) Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 3; Hat Tricks: 0 Groundballs: 2 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12) • Tallied second-career hat trick in Patriot League opener Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 1; Hat Tricks: 0 at Army (3/16). • Scored third goal of the season against #18 Penn (3/5). #21 MATT SMITH • Had a goal and assist at #11 Denver (2/23). Jr. • M/A • 5-10 • Berwyn, Pa. • Posted first-career man-up goal and an assist against Saint #8 DEREK BOGOROWSKI Joseph’s (2/10). Sr. • M • 6-0 • Newton, Pa. • Posted a goal, career-high two assists and three points against VMI (3/2). Scooped a career-high three GBs. CAREER STATISTICS • Had a caused turnover against #18 Penn (3/5). Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Posted first-career point vs. VMI (3/2) and finished with CAREER STATISTICS 2010 14/0 0 3 3 10 0 5 1 two assists. Also had a caused turnover. Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2011 16/0 3 1 4 13 0 28 8 • Scooped a groundball at Air Force (2/24). 2011 5/1 1 0 1 4 0 2 1 2012 17/9 9 3 12 48 0 19 2 2012 17/1 3 1 4 7 0 6 1 2013 8/6 6 2 8 28 1 6 1 CAREER STATISTICS 2013 6/0 1 2 3 4 0 4 0 Total 55/15 18 9 27 99 1 58 12 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Total 28/2 5 3 8 15 0 12 2 2010 14/0 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 CAREER HIGHS 2011 14/0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1 CAREER HIGHS Goals: 3, two times; last at Army (3/16/13) 2012 17/0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Goals: 2 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12) Assists: 2 vs. Detroit Mercy (3/15/10) 2013 8/0 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 Assists: 2 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Points: 3, three times; last at Army (3/16/13) Total 53/0 0 2 2 4 0 19 4 Points: 3 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Groundballs: 6 at Detroit Mercy (3/6/11) Groundballs: 3 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Caused Turnovers: 2 at Detroit Mercy (3/6/11) CAREER HIGHS Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 2; Hat Tricks: 0 Multi-Goal Games: 3; Multi-Point Games: 6; Hat Tricks: 2 Assists: 2 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Points: 2 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Groundballs: 2, two times; last vs. Lafayette (4/23/11) #22 RYAN SNYDER #4 ALEX DRAKE Sr. • M • 5-10 • Reading, Pa. Sr. • M/A • 5-10 • Upper Arlington, Ohio #9 DANTE FANTONI • Stellar, winning 13-of-17 faceoffs in the Patriot League opener • Tallied first multi-goal (and point) game of the season, Sr. • A • 5-11 • Hauppage, N.Y. at Army (3/16). Added seven groundballs. scoring twice at Army (3/16). • Finished 5-of-8 with two groundballs vs. #18 Penn (3/5). • Had a big second-quarter goal in win over #12/13 Penn • Had a goal and assist at Army (3/16) to extend point streak • Was 8-of-9 from the faceoff X with seven GBs vs. VMI (3/2). State (3/9). to 50 games . • Won 10-of-22 with six groundballs and a goal (in second • Scored first goal of the season against VMI (3/2). • Big game with three goals and two assists in win over straight game) in win at Villanova (2/16). • Tallied an assist while running on the second midfield line #12/13 Penn State (3/9). • Strong in the season opener vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10). vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10). • Had a goal and assist against #18 Penn. Finished 14-of-17 from the faceoff X while adding seven • Dished an assist vs. VMI (3/2). groundballs and a fourth-quarter goal. CAREER STATISTICS • Posted three goals and an assist at Air Force (2/24). Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Scored a big third-quarter goal at #11 Denver (2/23). CAREER STATISTICS 2010 15/5 7 3 10 19 3 7 2 • Monster game with four goals and an assist in big win at Year GP/GS G A Pts. GB CT FO % 2011 16/2 6 5 11 15 0 11 8 Villanova (2/16). 2010 13/1 0 1 1 24 2 38-88 .432 2012 4/0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 • Scored two goals, added three assists (to tie a career high) 2011 16/0 3 1 4 118 0 173-281 .616 2013 8/2 4 1 5 10 0 1 0 and scooped a career-high three groundballs in the season 2012 16/1 2 1 3 97 2 141-282 .500 Total 43/9 17 10 27 45 3 22 10 opener against Saint Joseph’s (2/10). 2013 8/0 2 0 2 42 0 70-129 .543 Total 54/2 7 3 10 281 4 422-780 .541 CAREER HIGHS Goals: 4 vs. Detroit Mercy (3/15/10) Assists: 2, two times; last vs. Presbyterian (3/19/11) Points: 4, two times; last vs. Presbyterian (3/19/11) Groundballs: 4 vs. Navy (3/2/10) Multi-Goal Games: 3; Multi-Point Games: 5; Hat Tricks: 1 Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2013 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH • MARCH 20, 2013 • PAGE 15
CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Goals: 1, seven times; last at Villanova (2/16/13) #30 MATT POILLON Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Assists: 1, three times; last at Saint Joseph’s (2/11/12) So. • G • 5-10 • Mount Sinai, N.Y. 2010 14/5 1 1 2 2 0 16 10 Points: 1, 10 times; last at Villanova (2/16/13) 2011 9/0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 Faceoffs Won: 18, two times; last vs. Binghamton (3/29/11) • Sensational, stopping 15-of-21 sent his way in Patriot 2012 8/0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Faceoffs Taken: 32 at Colgate (4/29/12) League opening win at Army (3/16). 2013 7/4 0 1 1 0 0 14 7 Groundballs: 14 at Saint Joseph’s (2/11/12) • Made 11 saves (eight in the first half) while allowing 10 Total 38/9 1 2 3 2 0 41 23 goals in the Independence Classic vs. #12/13 Penn State CAREER HIGHS (3/9). Named the game’s MVP. #23 MIKE NOONE Goals: 1 vs. Villanova (4/20/10) • Tied a career-high 16 saves at Villanova (2/16). Assists: 1, two times; last vs. Penn State (3/9/13) Sr. • D • 6-3 • Jenkintown, Pa. • Stellar in season opener vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10), stopping Points: 2 vs. Villanova (4/20/10) eight-of-nine sent his way. Was named Patriot League Goalie Groundballs: 5 at Army (3/16/13) • Scooped two groundballs in Patriot League opener at of the Week for his efforts . Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Villanova (4/20/10) Army (3/16). • Groundball and caused turnover to lead strong defensive CAREER STATISTICS effort against #12/13 Penn State (3/9). Year GP/GS Svs. GA Sv.% GAA W-L GB 2012 17/17 166 112 .597 6.75 14-3 31 #40 TY SOUDERS • Monster game with five groundballs and a career-high six Jr. • D • 6-1 • Macungie, Pa. caused turnovers against #18 Penn (3/5). 2013 5/5 56 41 .577 8.54 4-1 8 • Posted a groundball and caused TO at Air Force (2/24). Total 22/22 222 153 .592 7.16 18-4 39 • Posted three groundballs and a caused turnover in the • Finished with a groundball and two caused turnovers at CAREER HIGHS Patriot League opener at Army (3/16). #11 Denver (2/23). Saves: 16, two times; last at Villanova (2/16/13) • Finished with two groundballs and a career-high three caused • Two groundballs and a caused turnover in win at Vil- Fewest Goals Allowed: 0 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12) turnovers against #12/13 Penn State (3/9). lanova (2/16). Groundballs: 5 at North Carolina (3/3/12) • Two groundballs and a caused turnover against #18 Penn • Had a groundball and caused turnover in the season opener (3/5). against Saint Joseph’s (2/10) as part of a defense which al- • Had a groundball and two caused turnovers vs. VMI (3/2). lowed a single goal. #32 JIMMY CAHILL • Groundball and caused turnover at Air Force (2/24). Jr. • M • 5-11 • Silver Spring, Md. • Posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers at #11 CAREER STATISTICS Denver (2/23). Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Posted first-career point (an assist) while scooping two • Finished with a groundball and two caused turnovers (at 2010 15/4 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 groundballs against #12/13 Penn State (3/9). Villanova) (2/16) for a second straight week. 15/8 0 0 0 0 0 18 9 2011 • Had a groundball and two caused turnovers as the de- 2012 17/17 0 1 1 0 0 40 28 • Scooped a groundball at Air Force (2/24). fense allowed a single goal in the opener vs. Saint Joseph’s 2013 7/7 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 • Had a groundball and caused turnover at Villanova (2/16). (2/10). Total 54/36 0 1 1 0 0 84 57 • Groundball in the opener vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10).
CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS Assists: 1 at VMI (3/6/12) Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Points: 1 at VMI (3/6/12) 2011 7/0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2011 16/16 0 0 0 0 0 29 8 Groundballs: 6 vs. Bucknell (4/14/12) 2012 17/0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 2012 17/17 1 1 2 4 0 31 15 Caused Turnovers: 6 vs. Penn (3/5/13) 2013 7/0 0 1 1 3 0 5 1 2013 8/8 0 0 0 0 0 13 14 Total 31/0 0 1 1 4 0 23 10 Total 40/40 1 1 2 4 0 73 37 #28 DYLAN O’SHAUGHNESSY CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Assists: 1 vs. Penn State (3/9/13) Goals: 1 at Colgate (4/29/12) So. • D • 6-5 • Merrick, N.Y. Points: 1 vs. Penn State (3/9/13) Points: 1 at Colgate (4/29/12) Groundballs: 3, two times; last at Colgate (4/29/12) Groundballs: 5 at Lafayette (4/21/12) • Tied a career-high three groundballs and two caused Caused Turnovers: 2 at Penn State (3/20/12) Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Penn State (3/9/13) turnovers at #11 Denver (2/23). • Scooped three groundballs at Villanova (2/16). • Impressive in season opener vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10), post- #36 SAM CUNARD #41 DAN TAYLOR ing three groundballs and two caused turnovers. Jr. • D • 6-2 • Seattle, Wash. So. • A • 6-3 • Calgary, Alberta CAREER STATISTICS • Had a goal, assist and career-high tying three groundballs • Strong with two groundballs and a caused turnover in the Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT in the Patriot League opener at Army (3/16). Patriot League opener at Army (3/16). 2012 17/2 1 0 1 1 0 13 11 • Tied career highs in assists (3) and points (5) in strong per- 2013 5/0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4 • Had a groundball in the Independence Classic vs. Penn formance vs. #12/13 Penn State (3/9). Included a highlight- Total 22/2 1 0 1 2 0 24 15 State (3/9). reel behind-the-back goal and behind-the-back assist. • Posted a groundball against #18 Penn (3/5). • Scooped three groundballs vs. #18 Penn (3/5). CAREER HIGHS • Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover at • Four points (three goals, one assist) vs. VMI (3/2). Goals: 1 vs. Army (3/17/12) Air Force (2/24). • Strong in the Frontier Airlines Face-Off Classic at Denver, Points: 1 vs. Army (3/17/12) • Caused a turnover at #11 Denver (2/23). 3, four times; last at Denver (2/23/13) earning a spot on the All-Tournament Team with a team- Groundballs: • Scooped a groundball at Villanova (2/16). Caused Turnovers: 2, four times; last at Denver (2/23/13) high nine points. Had a career-high five points at Air Force (2/24) after posting first-career hat trick a day prior at #11 CAREER STATISTICS Denver (2/23). Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • 2-1-3 for a second straight week, posting two goals and one #29 RYAN BUTTENBAUM 2011 10/2 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 Jr. • M • 6-1 • Malvern, Pa. 2013 8/0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 assist for three points at Villanova (2/16). Total 18/2 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 • Tied a career-high two goals, one assist and three points in • Took a career-high 13 faceoffs (winning five) against #12/13 the season opener against Saint Joseph’s (2/10). Penn State (3/9). CAREER HIGHS • 3-of-6 with a groundball against #18 Penn (3/5). Groundballs: 3 at Detroit (3/6/11) CAREER STATISTICS • Finished 6-of-12 with three groundballs vs. VMI (3/2). Caused Turnovers: 1, seven times; last at Army (3/16/13) Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2012 17/9 11 6 17 30 3 8 1 • Won 4-of-8 faceoffs at Air Force (2/24). 2013 8/8 15 11 26 40 1 15 1 • Impressive, winning 4-of-6 faceoffs with two groundballs Total 25/17 26 17 43 70 4 23 2 at #11 Denver (2/23). #37 BAXTER LANIUS Sr. • D • 6-0 • Lawrenceville, N.Y. CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Goals: 3, two times; last vs. VMI (3/2/13) Year GP/GS G A Pts. GB CT FO % • Set a career-high five groundballs in the Patriot League Assists: 3, two times; last vs. Penn State (3/9/13) 2011 6/0 0 0 0 4 0 15-27 .556 opener at Army (3/16). Points: 5, two times; last vs. Penn State (3/9/13) 2012 11/0 0 0 0 16 0 26-62 .419 • Had an assist (first point since freshman year), groundball Groundballs: 3, three times; last at Army (3/16/13) 2013 7/0 0 0 0 7 0 23-49 .469 and caused turnover against #12/13 Penn State (3/9). Multi-Goal Games: 10; Multi-Point Games: 12; Hat Tricks: 2 Total 24/0 0 0 0 27 0 64-138 .464 • Posted a groundball and caused TO vs. #18 Penn (3/5). • Strong game with four groundballs (to tie a career high) CAREER HIGHS and two caused turnovers against VMI (3/2). Faceoffs Won: 7 vs. North Carolina (4/17/11) • Groundball and caused turnover at Air Force (2/24). Faceoffs Taken: 13 vs. Penn State (3/9/13) • Had two caused turnovers at #11 Denver (2/23). Groundballs: 6 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12) • Scooped two groundballs in the season opener vs. Saint Joseph’s (2/10).
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• Had a goal, two groundballs and a caused turnover in the • Scored a big fourth-quarter goal against #12/13 Penn State league opener at Army (3/16). (3/9). Came in first start of the season. • Posted third career hat trick against #12/13 Penn State (3/9), • Second straight multi-point game with a goal and assist vs. all coming in a 7:47 span in the fourth quarter #18 Penn (3/5). • Finished with two goals and an assist against VMI (3/2). • Set a career high with four points against VMI (3/2), includ- • Scored three goals in the Face-Off Classic, including two ing his second-career hat trick. at Air Force (2/24). • Scored a goal at #11 Denver (2/23). • Scooped two groundballs in the season opener vs. Saint • Had a big second quarter man-up goal at Villanova (2/16). Joseph’s (2/10). • Scored in the season opener against Saint Joseph’s (2/10).
CAREER STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2012 16/9 18 5 23 35 5 17 5 2011 12/1 9 1 10 24 2 1 0 2013 8/6 9 1 10 24 2 10 3 2012 16/0 12 0 12 36 7 4 1 Total 24/15 27 6 33 59 7 27 8 2013 8/1 8 2 10 27 1 0 0 Total 36/2 29 3 32 87 10 5 1 CAREER HIGHS Goals: 3, three times; last vs. Penn State (3/9/13) CAREER HIGHS Assists: 2 vs. Holy Cross (3/24/12) Goals: 3, two times; last vs. VMI (3/2/13) Points: 4, three times; last at Navy (3/31/12) Assists: 1, three times; last vs. Penn (3/5/13) Groundballs: 4, two times; last at Navy (3/31/12) Points: 4 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Multi-Goal Games: 8; Multi-Point Games: 9; Hat Tricks: 3 Multi-Goal Games: 6; Multi-Point Games: 8; Hat Tricks: 2
#44 ALAN HENDERSON #66 TRIPP TELESCO So. • M • 5-11 • Manorville, N.Y. Fr. • D • 6-2 • Ridgewood, N.J.
• Posted two GBs and a caused turnover at Army (3/16). • Scooped a groundball and caused a turnover in the Patriot • Scored first goal of the season while adding two GBs in the League opener at Army (3/16). Independence Classic against #12/13 Penn State (3/9). • Posted a groundball and two caused turnovers in the Ind- • Two GBs and a caused turnover vs. #18 Penn (3/5). pendence Classic vs. #12/13 Penn State (3/9). • Dished an assist while adding a career-high four ground- • Tied a career-high three groundballs while adding a caused balls against VMI (3/2). turnover against #18 Penn (3/5) in first game at LSM. • Scooped three GBs at Air Force (2/24). • Groundball against VMI (3/2) as defense held the Keydets • Earned first-career start at #11 Denver (2/23). to just two goals. • Had an assist and groundball at Villanova (2/16). • Had a groundball and career-high two caused turnovers at Air Force (2/24). CAREER STATISTICS • Started first-career game in the season opener vs. Saint Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Joseph’s (2/10), scooping three groundballs. 2012 17/0 3 3 6 5 0 8 3 2013 8/3 1 2 3 10 0 15 2 CAREER STATISTICS Total 25/3 4 5 9 15 0 23 5 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2013 8/5 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 CAREER HIGHS Total 8/5 0 0 0 0 0 11 5 Goals: 1, four times; last vs. Penn State (3/9/13) Assists: 1, five times; last vs. VMI (3/2/13) CAREER HIGHS Points: 2 at Lafayette (4/21/12) Groundballs: 3, two times; last vs. Penn (3/5/13) Groundballs: 4 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Caused Turnovers: 2 at Air Force (2/24/13) Caused Turnovers: 1, five times; last at Army (3/16/13) Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 1; Hat Tricks: 0
#46 GRIFFIN FARHA Sr. • G • 6-0 • Potomac, Md.
• Made 10 saves while allowing just six goals against #18 Penn (3/5). Seven came in the third quarter. • Stopped nine of 11 shots in strong performance against VMI (3/2). • Made six saves, allowing six goals in relief at Air Force (2/24) .
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Svs. GA Sv.% GAA W-L GB 2011 8/4 59 48 .551 10.93 1-3 7 2012 3/0 3 2 .600 10.36 0-0 1 2013 3/2 25 14 .641 5.82 1-1 2 Total 14/6 87 64 .576 9.15 2-4 10
CAREER HIGHS Saves: 15 vs. Lafayette (4/23/11) Fewest Goals Allowed: 2 vs. VMI (3/2/13)
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team opened a highly- VILLANOVA, Pa. - The #10/11 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team used a 5-0 anticipated 2013 season in a big way, downing visiting Saint Joseph’s 14-1 first-half run to create some distance before fending off a Villanova comeback on a sunny Sunday afternoon at the Ulrich Sports Complex. Senior David attempt to earn a hard-fought 11-9 road win on Saturday afternoon. With the DiMaria led the way with a career-high six goals while classmate Dante victory, the Mountain Hawks improved to 2-0 for the first time since 2000 as Fantoni tied a career high with three assists and five points. The margin of they also snapped a six game losing streak at Villanova and won there for victory marked Lehigh’s largest since last year’s 13-0 shutout of Manhat- the first time since 1997. tan. Senior David DiMaria equaled his stellar performance from a week DiMaria added an assist for seven points, just one from tying a career ago by posting seven behind four goals and three assists. Classmate Dante high. Sophomore attackman Dan Taylor finished with two goals and an as- Fantoni added four goals and an assist while sophomore Dan Taylor posted sist as the starting attack combined for 10 of Lehigh’s 14 goals. Senior Brian two and one. Hess added two points (one goal, one assist). The defense stood tall against a potent Villanova offense. Defensemen Senior Ryan Snyder was stellar at the faceoff X, winning 14-of-17 with Ty Souders, Mike Noone and Tripp Telesco held the Wildcats to just four seven groundballs while scoring a fourth-quarter goal as well. goals in half field six-on-six. Sophomore goalie Matt Poillon stepped up The defense carried over its stellar play from a season ago when it with 16 saves to tie a career high. finished second nationally in fewest goals per game. The Mountain Hawks The Wildcats scored the first two goals before senior Ryan Snyder held Saint Joseph’s scoreless for the game’s first 33:27. Junior Ty Souders scored off a faceoff to make it 2-1 at 9:07. Villanova took a 3-1 advantage, spearheaded the group with a groundball and two caused turnovers. Sopho- but Lehigh responded with a five-goal run bridging the first and second more long-stick middie Dylan O’Shaughnessy scooped three groundballs quarters to make it 6-3 Mountain Hawks. Fantoni took a feed from DiMaria, and added two caused turnovers while senior defensive midfielder Noah then DiMaria scored twice (including a man-down score) to make it 4-3 after Molnar posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers. one quarter of play. Sophomore goalie Matt Poillon stopped eight-of-nine shots before Two man-up goals towards the beginning of the second quarter - from being relieved by freshman Steve Brodeur, who made one save in 5:19. senior Kyle Stiefel and Taylor - made it 6-3, but Villanova answered to pull After more than 13 minutes of scoreless lacrosse, DiMaria scored two within 6-4 at the half. goals in just over a minute to give Lehigh a 2-0 lead after one quarter of The Wildcats scored three of the first four goals in the third quarter to play. Each of Lehigh’s starting attackmen scored in the second quarter as pull even, but a huge goal with just one second left in the quarter gave the Taylor made it 3-0 at 13:33 before DiMaria scored on the extra man at 8:17 lead, and momentum, back to Lehigh. With time winding down, the Moun- and Fantoni netted his first of the game at 6:53. tain Hawks didn’t give up on the play as DiMaria threw it in the direction of Saint Joseph’s Ryan McGee got the Hawks on the scoreboard at 11:33 Fantoni who made the catch and quick shot past Villanova goaltender Greg of the third quarter to make it 5-1, but Lehigh responded with the game’s Stamatov for an 8-7 advantage. final nine goals to win going away. Goals from Fantoni, Taylor, senior Kyle With the Wildcats down 9-8 in the fourth quarter, Lehigh got big goals Stiefel, and two more from DiMaria, made it 10-1 after three quarters of from Fantoni (at the 9:03 mark) and DiMaria (at 7:58) for an 11-8 lead and play. some breathing room. DiMaria, Hess, Snyder and freshman Alex Eaton rounded out the scor- Jack Rice scored his third of the day at 5:30, but it wasn’t enough as the ing in the fourth quarter. Mountain Hawks held serve for the win. Lehigh finished with a dominant edge in shots (52-19) and groundballs Final shots were 41-36 in favor of Lehigh while Villanova held a 31-24 (37-17). The Mountain Hawks were 18-of-21 on clearing attempts to Saint edge in groundballs. Lehigh was 3-of-5 on the extra man, which included Joseph’s 19-of-22. Lehigh was 2-of-4 on the extra man while Saint Joseph’s some big goals when the offense was struggling six vs. six. Snyder finished was 0-of-1. 10-of-22 from the faceoff X with six groundballs. Poillon’s 16 saves came across a pair of Villanova goalies who combined for 11.
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DENVER, Colo. - The #8/12 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team took a 7-6 AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - The #8/12 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team halftime lead at #11 Denver, but the Pioneers exploded for 12 second-half wrapped up a tough trip to Colorado on Sunday with a 15-10 defeat at a goals to down the Mountain Hawks, 18-10 in the Frontier Face-Off Classic. surging Air Force squad. Part of the Frontier Airlines Face-Off Classic, the Sophomore Dan Taylor posted his first-career hat trick, and an assist for a game was delayed and moved from the University of Denver to Air Force’s career-high four points, while senior David DiMaria dished four assists. indoor facility due to a snowstorm Saturday night into Sunday. Sophomore Lehigh will return to action in less than 24 hours when it faces an Air Force Dan Taylor led the way with a career-high five points while seniors Dante squad which improved to 3-1 after beating Canisius on Saturday. Fantoni and David DiMaria posted four points apiece. Lehigh will look to Sophomore Kurtis Kaunas added a career-high two goals while senior bounce back on Saturday when it returns home to host VMI at 2:30 p.m. Brian Hess had a goal and assist for his fifth-career multi-point game. Fantoni finished with three goals and an assist for his 16th career hat With the loss, the Mountain Hawks fall to 2-1 while Denver improves trick. DiMaria added two goals and two assists and already has 22 points to 2-1. The Pioneers have faced three ranked teams in as many games this through four games this season. A day after posting a career-high three goals season. and four points, Taylor had a career-high five points behind two goals and Denver jumped on Lehigh in the early going, taking first-quarter leads of a career-high three assists. Sophomore Patrick Corbett added two goals 1-0, 3-2 and 4-3, but the Mountain Hawks fought back to even the score after for his first multi-goal game of the season (and seventh of his career) while a quarter. Taylor’s first goal of the game knotted the score at three with 4:50 classmate Kurtis Kaunas scored for the second straight day. on the clock while senior Kyle Stiefel made it 4-4 with 1:50 remaining. Taylor gave Lehigh an early 1-0 lead less than two minutes in before Early second-quarter goals by Kaunas and Taylor gave Lehigh a 6-4 the teams traded goals, going back and forth through the beginning stages advantage. The teams traded scores as Taylor scored his hat trick goal with of the second. The teams were tied at two, three, four and five before Air 8:09 left in the second quarter (his second goal in the span of 2:41) to make it Force scored two straight to go up 7-5 with 8:00 left in the second quarter. 7-5. Eric Law pulled Denver within 7-6 with 7:59 remaining, then the defenses With the Falcons leading 9-6, Taylor scored a big goal with just six seconds buckled down the rest of the half as that score stood heading into the locker left in the first half to pull the Mountain Hawks within two at the half. room. Air Force regained a three-goal advantage early in the third quarter, but The Pioneers surged out of the locker room, taking an 8-7 lead before Lehigh fought back to within 10-8 then 11-9, but the Falcons’ Mike Crampton Fantoni took a feed from DiMaria and beat Denver goalie Jamie Faus, who made it 12-9 with just 40 seconds left in the third quarter. finished the third quarter with three of his eight saves. Denver took a 10-8 Corbett pulled the Mountain Hawks closer at 8:54 of the fourth, but lead before sophomore Patrick Corbett buried his first goal of the season that’s the closest they would get as Air Force scored three insurance goals (again from DiMaria). However, Denver’s Erik Adamson scored with just for the 15-10 victory. one second left in the third quarter to make it 11-9 after three quarters of Final shots were even at 36 while Air Force held a 33-28 advantage in play. groundballs. Senior Ryan Snyder and junior Ryan Buttenbaum combined Lehigh had its chances early in the fourth quarter, including a man-up to win 12-of-28 faceoffs. The Mountain Hawks were 2-for-3 on the extra man opportunity looking to pull within one, but the Mountain Hawks couldn’t while the Falcons finished 0-for-4. Freshman goalie Steve Brodeur started capitalized and the Pioneers responded with six goals in the span of 6:11 to and made four saves before being relieved by senior Griffin Farha, who put the game away. stopped six-of-12 the rest of the way. Air Force netminder Austin Fox was Final shots were 34-28 in favor of Denver while the Pioneers held a 41-27 strong, making 14 saves. edge in groundballs. The Mountain Hawks won just 14-of-31 faceoffs. Lehigh was 0-for-2 on the extra man while Denver finished 2-for-6. Sophomore Matt Poillon made six saves over the first 53:16 before being relieved by freshman Steve Brodeur. Faus made eight stops in his first start of the season.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The #16/17 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team bounced BETHLEHEM, Pa. - #17/19 Lehigh and #18 Penn went back and forth in back from a tough Colorado road trip by downing VMI on Saturday after- a defensive display, but it was the Quakers who came out victorious as they noon, 18-2. Four different Mountain Hawks recorded hat tricks, including downed the Mountain Hawks 6-4 on Tuesday evening at the Ulrich Sports senior David DiMaria who had three goals and four assists for his third Complex. Senior defenseman Mike Noone was stellar, posting a career- seven-point game of the season. Senior Chris Rinaldi also scored his first- high six caused turnovers to go with five groundballs as Lehigh caused 13 career goal in the first quarter and turned that into a hat trick of his own. of Penn’s 19 turnovers on the evening. Senior Griffin Farha made 10 saves Senior goalie Griffin Farha was strong in stopping nine of 11 shots between in goal, including seven in the third quarter to keep the Mountain Hawks the pipes while classmate Dan Carr came in to stop both shots sent his way within striking distance. over the final minutes. Senior Dante Fantoni and Kyle Stiefel each had a goal and assist while The 16-goal win marked Lehigh’s largest margin of victory since a 22-3 senior Brian Hess and junior Cody Ferraro added Lehigh’s other markers. triumph over VMI in 1999. Freshman Tripp Telesco posted three groundballs and a caused turnover DiMaria, Rinaldi, senior Kyle Stiefel and sophomore Dan Taylor all while junior Ty Souders had two groundballs and a caused turnover as recorded hat tricks. It marked the ninth of DiMaria’s career and second for well. both Stiefel and Taylor. Stiefel added an assist for a career-high four points. Lehigh struggled to beat Penn goalie Brian Feeney, who made a career- Three others recorded three points: sophomore Patrick Corbett (two goals, high 17 saves between the pipes. Six different Quakers scored goals as they one assist), freshman Reid Weber (two goals, one assist) and junior Matt improved to 3-1 overall. Smith (one goal, two assists). The Mountain Hawks had the upper hand in the early going, owning The defense was strong, forcing 11 of VMI’s 17 turnovers led by a 9-3 shot advantage after one quarter of play, but Feeney made seven saves four groundballs and two caused turnovers from senior Baxter Lanius. to shut-out Lehigh through the first 15 minutes. Penn got goals from Will Sophomore Ty Souders had a groundball and two caused turnovers while Laco at 3:13 and Ryan Parietti at 2:06 to take a 2-0 lead. sophomore Alan Henderson set a career high with four groundballs. A trio Lehigh answered with two straight in the second quarter to even the of Mountain Hawks combined to win 16-of-24 faceoffs as senior Ryan Sny- score. Fantoni beat Feeney from a tough angle at 11:18 before Hess made it der was 8-for-9 with seven groundballs, junior Ryan Buttenbaum finished 2-2 at 8:09. However, the Quakers’ Joe McCallion scored a big goal with less 6-of-12 with three groundballs and freshman Will McKee was 2-for-3 with than a minute until halftime to give them a 3-2 advantage. a groundball. Penn’s Nick Dokotor scored the only goal of the third quarter as the Stiefel got the scoring started at 9:59 of the first quarter after taking Quakers owned a 11-5 shot advantage, but Farha stood tall to keep Lehigh a feed from Henderson and beating VMI goalie Matt Lindemann. Rinaldi within 4-2 after three quarters of play. scored his first of the day (and his career) at the 7:56 mark before Taylor, Ferraro scored his first goal of the season at 13:03, beating Feeney low Stiefel and DiMaria rounded out the first quarter scoring to make it 5-0 after to pull Lehigh within one, but Penn answered at 8:46 and 3:04 to take its 15 minutes of play. largest lead (6-3) with 3:04 remaining. Stiefel added a man-up goal with 29 Taylor had a hat trick by 4:58 of the second quarter as Lehigh led 7-0. seconds remaining, but it proved too little, too late. The Keydets got on the scoreboard at the 2:43 mark on a man-up opportunity, Lehigh held the final edge in shots (32-27) and groundballs (28-25). The but Corbett scored a nifty goal with eight seconds on the clock, going behind Mountain Hawks won 8-of-14 faceoffs as senior Ryan Snyder was 5-for-8 the back to make it 8-1 at the half. and junior Ryan Buttenbaum 3-for-6. The Mountain Hawks poured on the pressure in the third quarter, holding a 24-3 shot advantage while putting four more into the back of the next to make it 12-1. Lehigh went on to convert six of its 10 fourth-quarter shots into goals. The quarter started with Rinaldi’s hat trick goal and ended with two straight unassisted tallies from Weber for the 18-2 final. Lehigh held a 58-22 shot edge and 40-28 in groundballs. Farha finished with nine saves while Carr had two across a trio of VMI netminders who combined for 13.
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#17/19 LEHIGH 12, #12/13 PENN STATE 10 WEST POINT, N.Y. - Senior Brian Hess paced the offense with his sec- ond-career hat trick while sophomore Matt Poillon made 12 saves between CHESTER, Pa. - Senior Dante Fantoni and sophomore Dan Taylor paced the pipes as the #15/16 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team topped Army 10-6 in the offense with five points apiece while sophomore Matt Poillon made 11 its league opener Saturday. Five Mountain Hawks (5-3, 1-0 Patriot League) saves in goal as the #17/19 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team topped #12/13 Penn State, 12-10 in the Whitman’s Sampler Independence Classic Saturday at PPL finished with double-figure points, and senior Ryan Snyder was stellar at Park. Lehigh took a 5-1 halftime lead, but the Nittany Lions scored eight of the faceoff X, to help Lehigh get off to an early lead which it wouldn’t relin- the next 10 goals to take a 9-7 fourth-quarter advantage. The Mountain Hawks quish. answered with five of the final six for the impressive victory on a national Senior David DiMaria posted three points (one goal, two assists) while stage. classmate Alex Drake had two goals. Senior Dante Fantoni and sophomore Taylor tied a career high with three assists and five points while Fantoni Dan Taylor each finished with a goal and assist. The midfield scored six of posted his 17th career hat trick, scoring three and adding two assists. Sopho- Lehigh’s 10 goals on the afternoon. more Patrick Corbett scored three goals for his third career hat trick while Senior Baxter Lanius posted a career-high five groundballs while senior David DiMaria added two assists. sophomore had three groundballs and a caused turnover. Snyder finished The defense held Penn State to just one goal for the game’s first 32:01, in- 13-of-17 at the faceoff X with seven groundballs as the Mountain Hawks cluding a 25:24 scoreless stretch which allowed the offense to score five straight. controlled possession, especially in the first half. Army could only muster Poillon made 11 saves, eight in the first half, in his return from injury after seven first-half shots. missing three games. He was named Player of the Game by Inside Lacrosse. Lehigh scored first at 12:08 of the first quarter when Fantoni found Hess, The game was part of a college lacrosse tripleheader at PPL Park as St. who fired it into an open net as Army goalie Sam Somers was caught out of John’s took on Syracuse in game one followed by Villanova and Penn then position. Sophomore Patrick Corbett made it 2-0 (from Taylor) at 3:51, but Lehigh and Penn State. the Black Knight’s John Glesener scored his first of a team-high three goals Penn State scored first as Erik Myers made it 1-0 at 7:22 of the first quarter, with less than a minute remaining in the first quarter. but Poillon and the Lehigh defense would bear down from there. The Mountain DiMaria and Drake gave Lehigh a 4-1 lead midway through the second Hawks held the Nittany Lions scoreless the rest of the half. Fantoni scored quarter before Glesener cut it to 4-2, but unassisted tallies from DiMaria and twice in the first quarter, with an Alan Henderson score in between, to make Fantoni gave the Mountain Hawks a 6-2 advantage at the half. it 3-1 after one quarter of play. Army scored three of the four third-quarter goals to pull within 7-5 after Senior Alex Drake scored his second of the season at 10:29 of the second 45 minutes of play. Included was the only goal from All-American and lead- before Taylor finished a highlight-reel behind the back shot with 5:12 left in ing goal-scorer Garrett Thul, who was blanketed by Souders all afternoon. the quarter to make it 5-1, which stood as the halftime score. Thul’s lone goal came on the extra man. Penn State had an answer in the third quarter, scoring five of the six goals. The Mountain Hawks responded by scoring three of the four goals in Taylor netted Lehigh’s only marker at 9:06, but the Nittany Lions pulled even the fourth quarter to win their Patriot League opener for a third straight at six after three quarters of play. season. Taylor started at 13:13 before Hess scored his second of the game at The momentum carried over into the fourth quarter as Penn State went 9:17. Glesener scored his hat trick goal (from Thul) at 6:11, but Hess erased up two (9-7) following a TJ Sanders marker at 12:43, the Nittany Lions’ second any doubt with his third of the game at 1:17. goal in five seconds. However, Lehigh wouldn’t go away as Corbett scored Lehigh held the final edge in shots (34-29) and in groundballs (37-21). all three of his goals in a span of 7:47. After he pulled the Mountain Hawks to Poillon’s 12 saves came across Somers, who made seven. Army was 1-for-6 within 9-8, Fantoni tied it at 9:15. Junior Cody Ferraro gave Lehigh a 10-9 lead on the extra man while the Mountain Hawks were 0-for-5. then Corbett erased any doubt with goals at 5:02 and 3:19. Penn State scored with three seconds remaining, but it wasn’t nearly enough. Lehigh held a 34-32 edge in shots while Penn State had a 32-20 advantage in groundballs. The Nittany Lions were 3-of-5 on the extra man to the Mountain Hawks’ 2-of-6. Poillon made 11 saves while Penn State’s Austin Kaut finished with seven.
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