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2004 Schedule/Results Syracuse Opens Its 85th Varsity (0-0) February Season at Home Against Army on Feb. 28 14 NAVY (scrim.) W 10-8 Syracuse begins its 85th varsity season of men’s lacrosse Saturday, 21 at Maryland (scrim.) W 10-8 Feb. 28, against Army at the Carrier Dome. Faceoff is set for 2:30 p.m. 28 ARMY 2:30 p.m. It is the 2004 season opener for both teams. The Orangemen, national semifinalists in 2003, already took on a March United States service academy when they scrimmaged Navy at home on 6 at Virginia 1:00 p.m. 11 NOTRE DAME 7:00 p.m. Feb. 14. SU managed a 10-8 victory in that contest, followed by a 10-8 exhibition win against 20 at Johns Hopkins 1:00 p.m. Maryland on Feb. 21. 27 at Princeton 3:00 p.m. Syracuse posted a 10-6 record last season and advanced to its 21st consecutive NCAA 30 HOBART 7:00 p.m. semifinal game. The Orangemen were ousted from the tournament by Johns Hopkins, 19-8. This will be the 51st meeting between Army and Syracuse in men’s lacrosse. The Black April Knights hold a 37-13 lead in the all-time series, but have not beaten the Orangemen since 3 at Brown 1:00 p.m. 1983. SU has won the last eight meetings, including a 15-7 victory last season. 10 LOYOLA 1:00 p.m. 13 at Cornell 7:00 p.m. 17 at Rutgers 1:00 p.m. 24 ALBANY 4:30 p.m. Syracuse in Season Openers

May The Orangemen own an all-time record of 66-18-0 in season openers. They are 25-9 in 1 MASSACHUSETTS 1:00 p.m. season-opening games since 1970 and have won seven straight, including last year’s 15-7 7 at Georgetown 3:00 p.m. victory against Army at Michie Stadium. 15-16 NCAAFirst Round The last time SU opened its season at home was against Army in 2002. The Orangemen 22 NCAAQuarterfinals posted an 18-11 victory. (Charlottesville, Va.) 23 NCAAQuarterfinals (Ithaca, N.Y.) 29 NCAASemifinals Syracuse in Home Openers (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore) 31 NCAAFinals Syracuse is 63-11 in home openers since 1927. The Orangemen had won 11 straight home (M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore) openers until last year ’s 16-15 loss to Virginia. The Orangemen have won their last two games at home, a 13-11 victory against On the Air Dartmouth in last season’s NCAAfirst round and a 15-5 NCAA quarterfinal win against Princeton. Radio Syracuse posted a record of 5-3 at home last season. It was the most losses in the history SU’s games will be broadcast on the of the Carrier Dome and the most losses at home for Syracuse since 1975, when the school’s flagship radio station for lacrosse, Orangemen dropped three on their home turf. The setbacks to Virginia, Princeton and Rutgers ESPN Radio 1260 AM. Matt Park will at home last year were three of just 14 losses at home in the Carrier Dome all-time. handle play-by-play duties, while Syracuse The Orangemen, unaccustomed to losing at home, are 22-4 playing at home since the equipment manager Kyle Fetterly will serve 2000 season began. as the color analyst for the fourth-straight Overall, SU owns a record of 138-14 (.908) at the Carrier Dome. season. The games can be heard through the internet at www.suathletics.com. WAER FM 88 will also broadcast all the Orangemen Welcome Back 28 games, led by sports director Jason Benetti. Letterwinners, Eight Starters Television The Orangemen return 28 players from last year’s roster, including seven starters: Time Warner Sports (Channel 26 in Michael Powell (attack), Brian Nee (attack), Sean Lindsay(midfield), Steve Vallone Syracuse) will broadcast six SU lacrosse (midfield), Brian Crockett (midfield last season, attack this year), Dan DiPietro games on a tape-delay basis. (defense), Donn Vidosh (defense) and Jay Pfeifer (goaltender). The Army game is not being televised. Other main contributers back include Jarett Park (midfield), Jake Plunket (midfield), Greg Rommel (midfield), Alex Zink (attack), John Wright (defense) and Nick Donatelli (goaltender).

NCAA Champions • 83 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 93 • 95 • 00 • 02 21 Consecutive Final Fours 2004 Syracuse Lacrosse Game Notes vs. Army

The SU-Army Series Last Year’s SU vs. Army Game

Date Score Location No. 1 Syracuse 15, No. 20 Army 7 4/27/21 6-5 (W) at Army February 22, 2003, Michie Stadium 4/11/23 2-3 (L) at Army West Point, N.Y. 4/25/25 1-5 (L) 4/14/34 8-7 (W) ot at Army Top-ranked Syracuse scored eight unanswered goals, holding No. 4/20/35 8-16 (L) at Army 20 Army scoreless for more than 21 minutes in the second half en 4/18/36 1-18 (L) route to a 15-7 victory. The game was witnessed by 704 brave fans 4/24/37 6-11 (L) at Army who withstood the driving rain and 40 degree temperatures at Michie 5/8/38 4-18 (L) at Army Stadium in the season opener for both schools. 4/15/39 8-11 (L) at Army Army opened strong against the defending national champions, 4/12/41 8-13 (L) at Army scoring the first four goals of the game. However, Syracuse scored five 5/13/42 5-14 (L) at Army of the next six tallies to go into the locker room tied, 5-5. 5/8/46 5-16 (L) at Army In the second half, the Orangemen finally pulled away from a 4/30/47 4-10 (L) at Army determined Army squad, outscoring the Black Knights 4-0 in the third 4/24/48 5-17 (L) at Army quarter. Sean Lindsay and Brian Crockett each scored twice in the 5/11/49 11-13 (L) at Army third quarter for the visitors. 5/10/50 12-18 (L) at Army SU then opened the final stanza with four more goals, until long- 5/9/51 7-21 (L) at Army stick middie Nick Auletta put the hosts on the board for the first time 5/10/52 10-11 (L) in the second half with 5:38 left in the contest. 5/6/53 5-19 (L) at Army Jeff Bryan had a goal and two assists to lead the Black Knights. 5/12/54 7-19 (L) at Army SU senior attackman Michael Springer led all scorers with one goal 5/21/55 8-16 (L) and four assists. Lindsay finished with a career-high four goals. 5/19/56 4-9 (L) at Army The Orangemen finished 4-for-8 on extra-man opportunities. 5/18/57 8-6 (W) Lindsay and junior midfielder Steve Vallone each registered two man- 5/17/58 1-14 (L) at Army up goals. 5/16/59 3-18 (L) Crockett ended up with three goals and one assist in his first 5/14/60 9-18 (L) at Army official outing for the Orangemen. 5/13/61 4-9 (L) at Army Seven different Army players scored in the season opener. 5/12/62 4-14 (L) Sophomore goaltender Matt Darak made 12 saves for the Black 5/18/63 6-11 (L) at Army Knights in his first collegiate start. Jay Pfeifer made 14 saves for the 5/16/64 8-14 (L) Orangemen. 5/15/65 7-22 (L) at Army 5/14/66 4-9 (L) SYRACUSE 15, ARMY 7 5/13/67 4-23 (L) at Army 1 2 3 4 OT Final 5/11/68 14-18 (L) ARMY 2 3 0 2 7 5/10/69 5-14 (L) at Army SYRACUSE 0 5 6 4 15 5/8/71 8-17 (L) at Army 5/6/72 3-12 (L) Goals: SU - Lindsay 4, Crockett 3, Vallone 2, Powell 1, Springer 1, 4/25/73 5-14 (L) at Army Hogan 1, Olson 1, Zink 1, Nee 1. Army -Bryan 1, Walker 1, Woods 1, 4/26/80 8-5 (W) Kamon 1, Ryan 1, Auletta 1, Kostovic 1. 4/25/81 10-11 (L) ot at Army Assists: SU - Springer 4, Powell 2, Nee 2, DiPietro 1, Crockett 1. 4/24/82 13-11 (W) Army - Bryan 2, Walker 1. 4/23/83 6-9 (L) at Army 5/19/84 11-9 (W) at Syracuse, N.Y. (NCAASemifinals) Shots: Syracuse 46; Army 39 3/17/85 10-9 (W) ot at Army Saves: Syracuse 14 (Pfeifer 4-1-4-5); Army 12 (Darak 5-2-4-1) 3/15/86 13-7 (W) at Coyne Field Ground balls: Syracuse 31; Army 31 3/28/87 12-4 (W) at Army EMO: Syracuse 4-8; Army 1-5 3/26/88 19-8 (W) Penalties: Syracuse 5/4:00; Army 8/5:30 5/11/96 12-3 (W) at Ithaca, N.Y. (NCAA First Round) Faceoffs: Syracuse 12-25; Army 13-25 2/23/02 18-11 (W) Clears: Syracuse 16-21; Army 9-13 2/22/03 15-7 (W) at Army Attendance: 704 All-Time Series Record: Army Leads 37-13 2004 Syracuse Lacrosse Game Notes vs. Army

Face-Off Inside Lacrosse Career Performances vs. Army Preseason Poll Scoring Goals-Assists=Points 2004 Face-Off Inside Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll

2002 2003 Totals 1. Virginia (26) ...... 1244 14. Rutgers ...... 594 Michael Powell 5-3=8 1-2=3 6-5=11 2. Johns Hopkins (24) . . . 1243 15. Penn State...... 586 Sean Lindsay 1-1=2 4-0=4 5-1=6 3. SYRACUSE (3) . . . . . 1137 16. Notre Dame...... 528 Steve Vallone 2-0=2 2-0=2 4-0=4 4. Princeton...... 1089 17. Ohio State...... 421 Brian Crockett --- 3-1=4 3-1=4 5. Maryland...... 1070 18. Navy...... 418 Brian Nee 0-0=0 1-2=3 1-2=3 6. Georgetown...... 972 19. UMBC ...... 339 Alex Zink 0-0=0 1-0=1 1-0=1 7. Massachusetts ...... 941 20. Dartmouth...... 316 Dan DiPietro --- 0-1=1 0-1=1 8. North Carolina ...... 840 21. Army...... 249 Jarett Park 0-1=1 0-0=0 0-1=1 9. Duke...... 771 22. Yale...... 161 10. Towson...... 743 23. Bucknell ...... 117 Goaltending Saves/Goals Allowed 11. Hofstra ...... 735 Denver ...... 117 2002 2003 Totals 12. Cornell ...... 668 25. Harvard...... 114 Pfeifer 7/6 14/7 21/13 13. Loyola...... 610 Donatelli 0/2 DNP 0/2 Lacrosse Magazine’s Preseason Faceoff Wins/Total Faceoffs 2002 2003 Totals College Rankings Plunket 9/12 (.750) 0/4 (.000) 9/16 (.563) 2004 Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Rankings DiMarco --- 0/2 (.000) 0/2 (.000) 1. Johns Hopkins 14. Navy 2. Virginia 15. Hofstra 3. Maryland 16. UMBC Preseason All-Americans 4. SYRACUSE 17. Penn State 5. Princeton 18. Dartmouth Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse announced Syracuse was 6. Rutgers 19. Loyola the third-ranked team in its 2004 Division I Preseason Men's Lacrosse 7. North Carolina 20. Ohio State Coaches Poll. Virginia was selected No. 1, while Johns Hopkins was 8. Georgetown No. 2 in a poll that was compiled from Face-Off Yearbook surveys 9. Cornell On the bubble: Harvard, Army, returned by all 53 Division I lacrosse programs. The Orangemen 10. Massachusetts Denver, Villanova, Yale. received three first-place votes. 11. Notre Dame SU had five players earn preseason All-America recognition from 12. Duke Face-Off Yearbook and Inside Lacrosse. Seniors Michael Powell and 13. Towson Sean Lindsay represented the Orangemen on the Preseason All- America First Team. Senior midfielder Steve Vallone was selected to the preseason All- America Third Team, while sophomore attackman Brian Crockett and junior goaltender Jay Pfeifer received honorable mention accolades. 2004 Syracuse Lacrosse Game Notes vs. Army

John Desko 65-17 as Syracuse 2004 Syracuse Captains Head Coach The men's lacrosse team selected its captains Now in his sixth season as head men’s lacrosse coach, John Desko for the 2004 season by way of a team vote. Seniors Steve Vallone, is working hard to maintain the winning tradition that is Syracuse Sean Lindsay, Dan DiPietro and junior Jay Pfeifer will serve as Lacrosse. Since replacing Hall of Fame coach Roy Simmons Jr. in team captains this spring. 1999, Desko has kept the Orangemen in the hunt for a national Pfeifer and DiPietro anchor SU's defensive unit. Pfeifer, a junior, is championship each and every year. In the process, he has established an experienced goalie. In 2002, he helped lead the Orangemen to their his own style of leadership that has proven to be quite successful. eighth NCAAChampionship when he totaled 46 saves in three Desko’s record speaks for itself: tournament games and earned a spot on the NCAAAll-Tournament Team. Last season, Pfeifer averaged 13.5 saves per game in SU's last • An overeall record of 65-17 in five seasons eight contests. He held Princeton to just five goals in a 15-5 NCAA •A postseason record of 13-3 quarterfinal win at the Carrier Dome. • Five-straight trips to NCAAChampionship weekend DiPietro plays in front of Pfeifer as a defenseman. Last year, he • Four NCAAtitle-game appearances made a smooth transfer to Syracuse from Johns Hopkins and earned a •Two NCAA Championships (2000, 2002) starting position for the entire season. He is an aggressive defender • A 5-3 record at championship weekend who is not afraid to take chances. DiPietro is the second transfer in • 4-1 in the NCAAsemifinals five years to be named a lacrosse captain at Syracuse. Sam Bassett transferred to SU from Herkimer and was voted a team captain in Since he accepted the head coaching reins, Syracuse has had 18 2000. players earn All-America honors. Under his watch, Ryan Powell was Sean Lindsay is the man with the most seniority returning for SU named the Player and Attackman of the Year in 2000, while Marshall in the midfield. Last season, Lindsay was selected to the STX/USILA Abrams earned national Defenseman of the Year accolades. In each of Honorable Mention All-America Team. He finished third on the team the past three seasons, Michael Powell has been named Attackman of in scoring with a career-high 36 points, including a personal-best 29 the Year. In 2002, Powell became SU's first Tewaaraton Trophy goals. winner, while John Glatzel earned Defenseman of the Year Lindsay and the entire team will benefit from the return of recognition. midfielder Steve Vallone, who is back after a season-ending injury Desko and his staff have achieved success by scheduling the forced him to miss SU's final four games last year. Prior to his injury, nation's toughest competition and coming out on top in those games. Vallone was tied for third on the team in scoring with a career-high 24 Since he took over in 1999, Syracuse is 24-11 against top 10 teams. points (20 goals) in 12 games. The Orangemen have continued to be one of the last four teams standing come Memorial Day weekend for each of the past 21 years. It Powell and Lindsay on is a phenomenal accomplishment, a Desko as Head Coach Tewaaraton Watch List source of great pride within the Year Record Winning % NCAAs Seniors Michael Powell and Sean Lindsay were named to the program and for 1999 12- 5 .706 Finalists 2004 Tewaaraton Watch List. The Tewaaraton Trophy is awarded each the entire 2000 15- 1 .938 Champions year to the top male and female varsity lacrosse player, as chosen by university, and as 2001 13- 3 .813 Finalists the selection committee. The trophy will be presented in Washington, much a reflection 2002 15- 2 .882 Champions D.C. on June 3, 2004. upon Desko as 2003 10- 6 .625 Semifinalists Powell was the 2002 recipient of the and has anyone. Afterall, Totals 65-17 .793 been a finalist all three years of the award's existence. He is a three- he is the only time first-team All-American and has been named the nation's person who has Attackman of the Year for three consecutive seasons. This is Lindsay’s been directly associated with the team for each of the past 21 seasons. first time being named a Tewaaraton candidate. Another fact setting Desko apart is that he is the only Division I men’s coach to lead his team to NCAAtitle game appearances in each 2004 Tewaaraton Watch List: John Walker, Army; Sean Greenhalgh, Cornell; of his first four seasons as head coach. Andrew Goldstein, Dartmouth; Walid Hajj, Georgetown; Brodie Merrill, Georgetown; Kyle Harrison, Johns Hopkins; Kyle Barrie, Johns Hopkins; Desko’s first championship came in 2000. It was the school's Corey Harned, Johns Hopkins; Stephen Brundage, Loyola; Chris Passavia, seventh crown and first since 1995. That year, he guided SU to a 15-1 Maryland; Lee Zink, Maryland; Ian Dingman, Navy; Jed Prossner, North record, the best finish since 1988, and an 18th-consecutive appearance Carolina; Pat Walsh, Notre Dame; Rob Bateman, Penn State; , in the final four. Princeton; Jason Doneger, Princeton; Delby Powless, Rutgers; Andy Murray, A year earlier, Desko became the third head coach in Division I Salisbury; Michael Powell, Syracuse; Sean Lindsay, Syracuse; Jeff Zywicki, history to reach the NCAAtitle game in just his first year at the helm. Massachusetts; Tillman Johnson, Virginia; John Christmas, Virginia; Brett It was the first time a No. 8 seed ever reached the national semifinals Hughes, Virginia; Joe Yevoli, Virginia and finals. 2004 Syracuse Lacrosse Game Notes vs. Army

Powell Needs 70 Points to Break Powell Looking to Become First the School’s Scoring Record Four-Time Turnbull Winner Senior Michael Powell needs 70 points this season to break the There has never been a four-time Lt. Col. school scoring record of 287 points held by his older brothers, Casey winner in the history of the USILA’s Division I Attackman of the Year and Ryan Powell. It is within reach, but not easy. As a freshman, Mike award since it began in 1946. Syracuse senior Michael Powell could scored 70 points on 30 goals and 40 assists. He tallied 84 points his become the first to win it four consecutive seasons (2001-02-03). He is sophomore year. one of only three attackmen to garner the coveted award three times, and the second Orangeman to do it. Syracuse University Career Points (Since 1967) 1. 287 (158-129) 1995-98 USILAAttackman of the Year(Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull Award) Men’s Division I 287 (137-150) Ryan Powell 1997-00 Year Name Team 3. 282 (124-158) Tim O’Hara 1977-80 1946 Stu McLean Navy 4. 271 (84-187) Tim Nelson 1983-85 1947 Brooke Tunstall Johns Hopkins 1948 Brooke Tunstall Johns Hopkins 5. 267 (109-158) John Zulberti 1986-89 1949 Lee Chambers Navy 6. 258 (182-76) 1989-92 1950 Oliver Shepard Johns Hopkins 7. 253 (192-61) 1987-90 1951 Don Hahn Princeton 1952 Gordy Jones Virginia 8. 246 (125-121) Rob Kavovit 1993-97 1953 Buzzy Budnitz Johns Hopkins 9. 229 (159-70) Michael Springer 2000-03 1954 Rennie Smith Maryland 1955 Percy Williams Navy 10. 228 (155-73) Tom Korrie 1983-86 1956 Hezzy Howard 11. 218 (103-115) MICHAEL POWELL 2001-present 1957 Jack Daut Rutgers 12. 212 (127-85) 1987-90 1958 Dick Corrigan Maryland 1959 Bill Morrill Johns Hopkins 13. 205 (129-76) 1982-85 1960 Bob Miser Army 14. 204 (142-62) Tom Abbott 1975-78 1961 Tom Mitchell Navy 15. 194 (118-76) Josh Coffman 1999-2002 1962 Jerry Schmidt Johns Hopkins 1963 Ray Altman Maryland 16. 192 (84-108) Jamie Archer 1990-93 1964 Jim Lewis Navy 17. 189 (104-85) Tom Nelson 1984-87 1965 Jim Lewis Navy 18. 176 (106-70) Jim Morrissey 1993-96 1966 Jim Lewis Navy 1967 Jack Heim Maryland 19. 166 (128-38) Matt Riter 1990-93 1968 Joe Cowan Johns Hopkins 20. 165 (79-86) Liam Banks 1999-01, 03 1969 Joe Cowan JohnsHopkins 21. 163 (124-39) Roy Colsey 1992-95 1970 Pete Cramblet Army 1971 Tom Cafaro Army 22. 161 (106-55) Matt Cutia 1996-99 1972 John Kaestner Maryland 23. 155 (87-68) Brad Short 1979-82 1973 Jack Thomas Johns Hopkins 24. 153 (82-71) Randy Lundblad 1981-84 1974 Jack Thomas Johns Hopkins 1975 Eamon McEneaney Cornell 25. 152 (97-55) Charlie Lockwood 1991-94 1976 Cornell 1977 Mike O’Neill Johns Hopkins 1978 Mike O’Neill Johns Hopkins 1979 Bob Boniello Maryland 1980 Mike Buzzell Navy Powell Brothers Comparison 1981 Jeff Cook Johns Hopkins 1982 Jeff Cook Johns Hopkins 1983 Tim Nelson Syracuse Michael Powell has already scored more points than either of his 1984 Tim Nelson Syracuse brothers, Casey or Ryan Powell did after their first three seasons with 1985 Tim Nelson Syracuse 1986 Roddy Marino Virginia the Orangemen. Here’s a look at the pace Michael is on. He needs 70 1987 Tim Goldstein Cornell points to surpass them and become the school’s all-time leading scorer. 1988 John Zulberti Syracuse 1989 John Zulberti Syracuse Casey’s Career Stats Ryan’s Career Stats Mike’s Career Stats 1990 Greg Burns Syracuse Year G A P Year G A P Year G A P 1991 Mark Douglas Maryland 1992 Brown 1995 39 28 67 1997 16 17 33 2001 30 40 70 1993 Matt Riter Syracuse 1996 32 27 59 1998 37 36 73 2002 42 42 84 1994 Princeton 1997 43 40 83 1999 39 46 85 2003 31 33 64 1995 Terry Riordan Johns Hopkins 1996 Mike Watson Virginia 1998 44 34 78 2000 45 51 96 Totals 103 115 218 1997 Princeton Totals 158 129 287 Totals 137 150 287 1998 Casey Powell Syracuse 1999 John Grant Delaware 2000 Ryan Powell Syracuse 2001 Michael Powell Syracuse 2002 Michael Powell Syracuse 2003 Michael Powell Syracuse 2004 Syracuse Lacrosse Game Notes vs. Army

Three Transfers Look to Make Orangemen Celebrating Immediate Impact Birthdays During the Season Syracuse welcomed three experienced transfers to the team this Name Birthday year. Stepping in to complete SU’s first midfield line with Sean Coach Simmons III March 6 Lindsay and Steve Vallone will be Hofstra transfer Kevin Dougherty Scott Ditzell March 27 out of Syracuse, N.Y./Henninger H.S. In the 2001 NCAA Geoff Keough April 2 quarterfinals, Dougherty scored two goals against the Orangemen James Hsiao April 5 while he played for the Pride. Jon Bone April 15 Providing a big boost on defense is Herkimer transfer Scott Ditzell. Brett Bucktooth April 25 A native of Geneva, N.Y., Ditzell was once a former football and Kevin Dougherty April 26 lacrosse player at Hobart College. He moved on to Herkimer and led Coach Donahue May 6 his team to an 18-0 record last season, the NJCAAChampionship and Andrew Boyle May 27 was named the National Defenseman of the Year. Geoff Keough joined the Orangemen after two seasons at Fairfield Pfeifer Back for Third Season in University. He is a versatile face-off man who hails from Ridgewood, N.J. and will be competing for time as SU’s main face-off threat. Between the Pipes Junior Jay Pfeifer has been the Orangemen’s starting goalie the 17 Named to Fall 2003 Athletic past two seasons (33 consecutive outings). The team is 25-8 with Director’s Honor Roll Pfeifer starting in goal. In his first two seasons, Pfeifer recorded a total of 363 saves. He owns a career goals against average of 9.94. Seventeen members of the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse This season, Pfeifer is 49 saves shy of cracking the school’s top 10 in team were named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall all-time saves. 2003 semester. The SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll recognizes student-athletes who have earned a grade point average of 3.0 or better Syracuse University Career Saves (Since 1967) for the semester. 1. 766 Jamie Molloy 1977-80 Nick Donatelli, Andy Shin, Steve Vallone and Alex Zink were 2. 692 Tom Nims 1981-85 the seniors who were honored. Donatelli and Vallone made their fifth 3. 632 Jason Gebhardt 1994-98 appearance on the honor roll. 4. 626 Rob Mulligan 1998-01 The juniors who were recognized were Andrew Boyle, Ryan 5. 612 Paul Bishop 1971-73 Hogan, Jake Plunket and Zack Wallace. This was the fourth time 6. 537 Matt Palumb 1987-90 that Boyle was honored. 7. 476 Chris Surran 1991-93 Sophomores Greg Rommel, Andrew Sullivan, John Wright, 8. 466 Alex Rosier 1994-95 Brett Bucktooth and John Gallagher were all named to the list. 9. 431 Alan Brown 1967-69 Jon Jerome, Dustin Palmer, Hank Vohrer and Scott Wallace 10. 411 Jim Gyory 1983-84, 86-87 were the freshmen making their first appearance on the honor roll. Five High School Seniors Powell Climbing Career Assists Commit to Orangemen Chart Syracuse University CareerAssists (Since 1967) Head coach John Desko and his staff received commitments from five high school seniors during the sport's early signing period in 1. 187 Tim Nelson 1983-85 2. 158 John Zulberti 1986-89 November. The Orangemen recruited attackman Michael Leveille Tim O’Hara 1977-80 (Delmar, N.Y./Albany Academy), younger brother of Massachusetts’ 4. 150 Ryan Powell 1997-00 second-leading scorer last season, Kevin Leveille. 5. 129 Casey Powell 1994-98 The incoming midfielders are Brendan Loftus (Watertown, 6. 121 Rob Kavovit 1993-97 N.Y./Immaculate Heart Central), Steve Babbles (Skaneateles, 7. 115 MICHAEL POWELL 2001-present N.Y./Skaneateles) and Mike Hatton (Corning, N.Y./Corning East). 8. 108 Jamie Archer 1990-93 Loftus and Babbles played together this past summer on the Central 9. 86 Liam Banks 1999-01, 03 Region team that won gold at the Empire State Games. Loftus is the 10. 85 Paul Gait 1987-90 son of former Syracuse football player Mark Loftus '78, who went on Tom Nelson 1984-87 to play for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. 12. 81 Jeff Davis 1967-70 On defense, Syracuse signed North Carolina native Brian Holden 13. 76 Josh Coffman 1999-02 (Winston-Salem, N.C./Forsyth Country Day), who has been a North Tom Marechek 1989-92 Carolina all-state performer since 2001. He was invited to the Under- Brad Kotz 1982-85 19 national team tryouts as a sophomore. Syracuse Individual Career Highs

Jon Bone Dan DiPietro Goals: 0 Goals: 1 vs. Princeton ‘03 Assists: 0 Assists: 1 at Army ‘03 Points: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Princeton ‘03; (0-1) at Army ‘03

Andrew Boyle Scott Ditzell Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 1 vs. Princeton ‘03 (NCAA) Assists: 0 Points: 1 (0-1) vs. Princeton ‘03 (NCAA) Points: 0

Evan Brady Kevin Dougherty Goals: 0 Goals: 3 vs. North Carolina ‘02 Assists: 0 Assists: 3 vs. Drexel ‘00 Points: 0 Points: 3 (3-0) vs. North Carolina ‘02, (0-3) vs. Drexel ‘00 Danny Brennan Goals: 0 John Gallagher Assists: 0 Goals: 0 Points: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Steven Brooks Goals: 0 Kevin Gowin Assists: 0 Goals: 0 Points: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Brett Bucktooth Goals: 1 vs. Princeton ‘03 (NCAA) Ryan Hogan Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Princeton ‘03 (NCAA) Points: 0 Brian Crockett James Hsiao Goals: 3 at Army ‘03, vs. Fairfield ‘03 Goals: 0 Assists: 2 vs. Rutgers ‘03 Assists: 0 Points: 4 (3-1) at Army ‘03, vs. Fairfield ‘03 Points: 0 Chris DiMarco Jon Jerome Faceoffs Won: 1 vs. Fairfield ‘03 Goals: 0 Faceoffs Attempted: 4 vs. Fairfield ‘03 Assists: 0 Goals: 0 Points: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Syracuse Individual Career Highs

Geoff Keough Steve Panarelli Faceoffs Won: 9 vs. Brown ‘03, vs. Air Force ‘03 Goals: 0 Faceoffs Attempted: 16 vs. Syracuse ‘03 Assists: 0 Goals: 0 Points: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Jarett Park Goals: 2 vs. Hobart ‘02, at Brown ‘02 Sean Lindsay Assists: 1 vs. Army '02, at Brown ‘02, at Cornell ‘02, Goals: 4 at Army ‘03, vs. Cornell ‘03 at Pennsylvania ‘02, vs. UMass ‘02, vs. Fairfield ‘03, Assists: 3 vs. Princeton ‘03 (NCAA) at Hobart ‘03, at Loyola ‘03 Points: 3 (2-1) at Brown ‘02, Points: 6 (4-2) vs. Cornell ‘03

Jake Plunket Steve Lykudis Faceoffs Won: 9 vs. Army '02 Goals: 0 Faceoffs Attempted: 17 at Hobart ‘03 Assists: 0 Goals: 1 vs. Air Force ‘02, at Hobart ‘03 Points: 0 Assists: 0 Mike MacDonald Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Air Force ‘02, at Hobart ‘03 Goals: 0 Michael Powell Assists: 0 Goals: 5 vs. Army '02, vs. Fairfield ‘03 Points: 0 Assists: 4 vs. Virginia ‘01, vs. Brown ‘01, at Loyola ‘01, at Georgetown ‘01, vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) ‘01, Kieran Murphy at Cornell ‘02, at Rutgers ‘02, vs. UMass ‘02, Goals: 0 vs. Duke (NCAA) ‘02, vs. Johns Hopkins ‘03, at Loyola ‘03 Assists: 0 Points: 8 (5-3) vs. Army '02, (4-4) vs. Johns Hopkins ‘03 Points: 0 Timmy Raschdorf Brooks Neal Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Points: 0 Greg Rommel Brian Nee Goals: 2 at Georgetown ‘03 Goals: 3 vs. Fairfield ‘01, vs. Air Force ‘02, vs. Hobart ‘02, Assists: 1 vs. Brown ‘03 vs. Loyola ‘02, at Rutgers’ 02, vs. UMass ‘02, Points: 2 (2-0) at Georgetown ‘03 vs. Johns Hopkins ‘03, vs. Dartmouth (NCAA) ‘03 Assists: 2 vs. Denver ‘02, at Army ‘03 Andrew Sullivan Points: 4 (3-1) at Rutgers ‘02, vs. Johns Hopkins ‘03 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Dustin Palmer Points: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Syracuse Individual Career Highs

Thomas Theodorakis Goals: 0 Goalie Career Highs Assists: 0 Nick Donatelli Points: 0 Saves: 12 vs. Hobart ‘02 Save Pct.: 1.000 vs. Penn ‘01, vs. Loyola ‘02, Steve Vallone at Rutgers ‘02 Goals: 5 at Hobart ‘03 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 4 vs. UMass ‘02, Assists: 2 vs. Fairfield ‘03 at Loyola ‘03 Points: 5 (5-0) at Hobart ‘03 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: 0 vs. Penn ‘01 (10:39), vs. Loyola ‘02 (4:16), at Rutgers ‘02 (5:03), vs. Brown ‘03 (6:45), vs. Princeton ‘03 NCAA (3:02) Donn Vidosh Goals: 0 Jay Pfeifer Assists: 0 Saves: 19 vs. Virginia (NCAA Semis) '02 Points: 0 Save Pct.: .909 (10 saves, 1 GA) vs. Hobart '02 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 19 vs. Johns Hopkins Hank Vohrer (NCAA) ‘03 Goals: 0 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: 1 vs. Hobart ‘02 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Zack Fields Saves: 0 Scott Wallace Save Pct.: .000 Goals: 0 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 0 Assists: 0 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: 0 Points: 0

Zack Wallace Goals: 1 vs. Hobart ‘02, at Rutgers ‘02, at Loyola ‘03 Assists: 2 vs. Air Force ‘02 Points: 2 (0-2) vs. Air Force ‘02

John Wright Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0

Alex Zink Goals: 1 vs. Air Force ‘02, at Army ‘03, vs. Fairfield ‘03, vs. Johns Hopkins ‘03, vs. Brown ‘03, at Georgetown ‘03 Assists: 2 vs. Fairfield ‘03 Points: 3 (1-2) vs. Fairfield ‘03