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CANISIUS MEN’S LACROSSE CANISIUS (4-6, 3-2) VS. DETROIT (2-10, 1-4) • APRIL 21 CANISIUS HOSTS DETROIT ON WEDNESDAY 2010 SCHEDULE The Canisius College men’s lacrosse team looks to continue its winning ways on Wednesday, hosting Detroit in a MAAC matchup. The Griffs, winners of two straight and 4-of-6, welcome February the Titans to the Demske Sports Complex for a 3 p.m. start. 27 at No. 17 Harvard L, 6-16 JONES NAMED MAAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK March 4 Junior Adam Jones earned MAAC Offensive Player of the Week honors on Monday after helping the Griffs to a 2-0 week. 2 No. 8 CORNELL L, 6-9 4 Jones led the Griffs with six points, four goals and two assists in wins against Hobart and 13 at Denver L, 5-10 Wagner. He recorded two points and an assist in each game, including the game-tying 20 at Mount St. Mary’s * L, 6-13 man-up goal in the closing minutes against Hobart. 27 MANHATTAN * (2ot) W, 11-10 4 For the season, Jones leads the Griffs with 30 points and 20 goals, while ranking second on the team with 10 assists. April 3 at Saint Joseph’s * (ot) W, 11-10 POWER OF ONE 4 6 at Robert Morris L, 11-17 With its 8-7 victory against Wagner, Canisius continued its trend of one-goal wins in 2010. 4 All four of the Griffs' victories this season have been by one goal and the Griffs are a perfect 10 MARIST * L, 6-9 4-0 in 2010 in one-goal games. 13 HOBART (ot) W, 8-7 4 Canisius is one of only three teams this season to play in four one-goal games, joining Army 17 at Wagner * W, 8-7 and Lehigh. 21 DETROIT * 3 p.m. 4 Of the four one-goal victories, three have come in overtime for Canisius. 28 SIENA * 3 p.m. 4 The Griffs are also one of only four teams to play in three overtime games this season (Army, Bucknell and Navy are the others) and Canisius is the only team to win three overtime May contests in 2010. 1 at VMI 1 p.m. 4 In its wins against Manhattan and Saint Joseph’s, Canisius played back-to-back overtime 7 MAAC Semifinals # TBA games for the first time in school history. 9 MAAC Championship # TBA BALANCED ATTACK 4 The Canisius offense has featured a number of weapons this season with 14 different HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS players scoring a goal in 2010. * MAAC Game 4 Manhattan is the only MAAC team this season to have more players score a goal (17). # MAAC Tournament at Marist 4 In their last three games, only one player (Adam Jones) has netted multiple goals for the Griffs with the rest of the attack being spread out. A total of 11 players have scored at least one goal for Canisius in the last three games. TEAMS AT A GLANCE JONES CONTINUES CLIMB UP SCHOOL RECORD BOOK Canisius 4 Adam Jones has led the Canisius offense Head Coach .................................................................... Randy Mearns since first arriving on campus and the junior is Career Points Career Record ................................................................... 66-92 (.417) now moving up the school’s record book. Player G A Pts Record at Canisius .......................................................... 66-92 (.417) 4 Jones now ranks 12th in school history with 115 10. Tim Spaulding (98-01) 84 44 128 career points and eighth with 91 career goals. 11. Michael Blocho (05-08) 90 27 117 12. Adam Jones (08- ) 91 24 115 Detroit 4 The junior has led the team in scoring in each Head Coach ............................................................................Matt Holtz of his first two seasons with Canisius. Jones Career Record ......................................................................2-21 (.087) also ranked first among all midfielders in the Career Goals Record at Detroit ................................................................2-21 (.087) country in goals. Player Goals 6. Ryan Ferraro (96-99) 96 4 Jones leads the Griffs this season with 30 7. Randy Mearns (90-92) 95 points and 20 goals in addition to ranking 8. Adam Jones (08- ) 91 STAT COMPARISON second on the team with 10 assists. CC UDM Overall Record 4-6 2-10 COATES DEFENDS POSITION MOVE Home Record 2-2 2-2 4 Senior Dan Coates has quickly proved that his move to close defense was a wise decision. Road/Neutral Record 2-4 0-7 4 Coates, who played his first two seasons with the short-stick as a defensive midfielder, Scoring Offense 7.8 8.8 leads all Canisius players with 15 caused turnovers to go along with 30 ground balls. Scoring Defense 10.8 12.6 4 The senior captain currently ranks second in the MAAC and 29th in the country with 1.50 Assist Avg. 3.9 4.2 caused turnovers per game. Ground Balls Avg. 25.9 32.0 4 In his first career start at close defense, Coates posted career highs and led all players with Shots Avg. 28.1 32.5 six ground balls and three caused turnovers against No. 17 Harvard. Shot Pct. .278 .269 Save Pct. .462 .470 LoCOCO JOINS CENTURY CLUB Man-Up Pct. .448 .234 4 Junior Nick LoCoco became the 16th member of the 100-point club on Saturday. Penalty Kill .595 .614 4 With his two points against Wagner, LoCoco has now totaled 100 career points on 24 goals Faceoff Pct. .455 .452 and 76 assists to join the exclusive club. Clear Pct. .822 .746 4 The junior is the second Griff to record his 100th-career point this season, joining classmate Adam Jones, who became the 15th member of the club earlier in 2010. CANISIUS (4-6, 3-2) VS. DETROIT (2-10, 1-4) • APRIL 21 CANISIUS - DETROIT SERIES HISTORY Canisius’ Record When ... 4The Griffs and Titans are meeting for the first time in the series history. 4Detroit is in its second year fielding a lacrosse team and in its first year in the MAAC. Overall ..........................................................................................4-6 Home .......................................................................................2-2 ABOUT THE TITANS Away ........................................................................................2-4 4 Detroit is currently 2-10 on the season, including a 1-4 mark in the MAAC. Neutral ....................................................................................0-0 4The Titans earned the program’s first-ever victory on March 22 against Presbyterian and followed MAAC Games .............................................................................3-2 with its first MAAC win against VMI. Home .......................................................................................1-1 4Detroit is 0-7 on the road this season and 0-17 all-time in its short history. Away ........................................................................................2-1 4The Titans have been led offensively by Joel Matthews, who has recorded a team-leading 41 points and 32 goals in 2010. In Overtime .................................................................................3-0 4Scott Harris ranks second on the team with 23 points and leads Detroit with 12 assists. In One-Goal Games .................................................................4-0 4A.J. Levell has started all 12 games in net for the Titans, recording a goals against average of Games Decided by 1-3 Goals ...............................................4-2 12.26 and a save percentage of .480. Games Decided by more than 3 .........................................0-4 Leading After First Quarter ...................................................1-2 LoCOCO’S RETURN LEADS TO GRIFFS’ VICTORIES Trailing After First Quarter .....................................................0-3 4 With the Griffs needing to get out of an early-season slump, junior Nick LoCoco returned to the Tied After First Quarter ...........................................................3-1 lineup and provided a much needed boost. 4 Canisius is 4-2 since the two-time All-MAAC honoree returned to the lineup after missing the first Leading At Halftime.................................................................1-0 four games of the season due to injury. The Griffs were 0-4 without LoCoco. Trailing At Halftime ..................................................................1-6 4 The Griffs have averaged 8.83 goals per game since LoCoco’s return. In the four games without Tied At Halftime ........................................................................2-0 him, Canisius never scored more than six goals and averaged 5.75 per game. 4 LoCoco ranks third on the team with 15 points, posting four goals and a team-best 11 assists. Leading After Third Quarter .................................................2-0 Trailing After Third Quarter ...................................................0-5 GIOURMETAKIS LEADS OVERTIME HEROICS Tied After Third Quarter .........................................................2-1 4 The person the Griffs can thank for their three overtime victories this season is sophomore Simon Giourmetakis. Scoring First ................................................................................2-2 4 Giourmetakis has scored two unassisted goals in overtime and assisted on the third as Canisius Opponent Scores First ............................................................2-4 is a perfect 3-0 in extra session games this season. 4 Overall, Giourmetakis ranks second on the team this season with 17 points and 11 goals to go Scoring 10 or More Goals ......................................................2-1 along with six assists. Scoring Fewer than 10 Goals ................................................2-5 Allowing 10 or More Goals ....................................................2-4 MAN-UP SUCCESS Allowing Fewer than 10 Goals .............................................2-2 4 While the Canisius offense has struggled