Junior Dan Taylor 4 goals at Bucknell Sat. LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 7: #14/15 LEHIGH AT #17 YALE February 1 at Furman W, 13-6 8 MARQUETTE W, 13-6 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-1, 2-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 16 VILLANOVA W, 7-6 (3OT) 22 at Boston University* W, 10-7 at YALE BULLDOGS (2-1, 0-0 IVY LEAGUE) TUESDAY, MARCH 11, 2014 • 7:00 PM March 1 LOYOLA* L, 14-7 8 at Bucknell* W, 9-3 REESE STADIUM • NEW HAVEN, Conn. 11 at Yale 7:00 15 NAVY* 2:00 22 at Army* 12:00 SETTING THE SCENE 26 MONMOUTH 7:00 Following a dominant 9-3 win at Bucknell on Saturday, the #14/15 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team quickly returns 29 HOLY CROSS* 2:00 to action on Tuesday when it travels to #17 Yale to face the Bulldogs. Opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. at Reese April Stadium. It’s a clash of the two-time defending Patriot League Champions against the two-time defending Ivy 5 COLGATE* (1) 2:00 League Champs. 8 at Princeton (ESPNU) 7:30 12 vs. Georgetown (2) 7:00 18 at Lafayette* 7:00 The Mountain Hawks are searching for a big nonleague victory against a top-10 quality opponent. Yale has 22 Patriot League First Round enjoyed a similar surge to national prominence as Lehigh. The Bulldogs beat Penn State in the first round of 25 Patriot League Semifinals the 2013 NCAA Tournament and return several key players from that squad. 27 Patriot League Championship Game
May After Bucknell took a 1-0 lead on Saturday, the Mountain Hawks responded in a big way. Junior Dan Taylor 10-11 NCAA First Round (3) got the scoring started at 10:49 of the second quarter, beginning a streak of nine straight Lehigh goals. Taylor 17-18 NCAA Quarterfinals (4) scored four of the Mountain Hawks’ first five goals including a natural hat trick (three straight) bridging the 24 NCAA Semifinals (5) second and third quarters. The four goals tied a career high. Sophomore Reid Weber posted a goal and two 26 NCAA Championship (5) assists for his fourth straight multi-point game; he currently owns a team-leading 16 points on the season *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS (nine goals, seven assists). Sophomore Alex Eaton scored a career-high two goals while junior Patrick Corbett added two goals, already his fifth multi-goal game this season. Sophomore Billy Oppenheimer also dished (1) at Goodman Stadium (2) Relentless Cup (at Folsom, Pa.; Ridley H.S.) a career-high three assists. (3) Campus Sites (4) Quarterfinals at Hempstead, N.Y. or Newark, Del. (5) M&T Bank Stadium; Baltimore, Md. The defense was the story of Saturday’s game, as it held Bucknell scoreless for 50:28 from the beginning of the LEHIGH IN THE POLLS first to end of the fourth quarter. In that span, the Mountain Hawks allowed just six shots on goal and junior Matt Poillon was there to stop all six. For the game, the Lehigh defense allowed just 20 shots (and 10 on goal). Date Coaches Inside Lacrosse/Media The defense has allowed seven or fewer goals in all five wins this season (just 5.6 per game). Sophomore Casey Preseason 17 19 Feb. 17 15 14 Eidenshink had a career-high three caused turnovers to go with a groundball while classmate Tripp Telesco Feb. 24 14 14 posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers. He now has 19 groundballs and 14 caused turnovers on the Mar. 3 16 16 Mar. 10 15 14 season. Telesco trails just senior Ryan Buttenbaum in groundballs; Buttenbaum has 32 this season and won 11-of-15 faceoffs with seven groundballs in a dominant effort at the X.
The game was a rematch of the 2013 Patriot League Championship Game. Bucknell was predicted second in the league’s preseason poll, but it was the Mountain Hawks who won their fourth straight against the Bison and second straight in convincing fashion. Lehigh held a 9-1 fourth quarter lead until Bucknell tacked on two late tallies, including one with Poillon and several Lehigh regulars pulled. Meanwhile, Yale is coming off a MEDIA INFORMATION tough overtime loss at Fairfield Saturday, falling down to #17 in the national polls.
Men’s Lacrosse Contact:...... Justin Lafleur Office...... (610) 758-6631 LEHIGH’S PROJECTED LINEUP AT A GLANCE... Cell: ...... (610) 577-5222 • Lehigh faces two teams this season E-mail:...... [email protected] ATTACK Yr-Ht-Wt G-A-Pts Notable(s) 17 Reid Weber So, 6-0, 200 9-7-16 Team-leading 16 pts (Loyola and Yale) that advanced to both the 4 straight multi-point games 2012 and 2013 NCAA Tournaments. 41 Dan Taylor Jr, 6-3, 207 9-5-14 Career-high tying 4 pts at Bucknell • Senior Ty Souders reached 100 career BY THE NUMBERS 42 Patrick Corbett Jr, 6-0, 195 13-0-13 2 hat tricks, 5 multi-goal games this season groundballs vs. Marquette (2/8). He cur- rently has 110 GBs. FIRST MIDFIELD • The Mountain Hawks are 17-2 against Lehigh Yale 5 Kurtis Kaunas Jr, 5-8, 175 4-3-7 GW goal in 3rd OT vs. Villanova Patriot League teams over the past two Overall Record 5-1 2-1 21 Matt Smith Sr, 5-10, 174 1-4-5 7th on team in points seasons. Goals/Game 9.83 10.00 44 Alan Henderson Jr, 5-11, 183 1-4-5 Career-high 3 assists, 4 pts at Boston U • The Mar. 1 loss to Loyola snapped several streaks: six-game home winning streak, Goals Allowed/Game 7.00 8.67 nine-game regular season winning streak Shot Pct. .260 .229 FACE-OFFS 29 Ryan Buttenbaum Sr, 6-1, 201 0-0-0, 32 GB 68-116 faceoffs (58.6%) and 13-game winning streak against Patriot Shots/Game 37.8 43.7 Team Captain, 2013 All-PL Tourney Team League foes. Shots Allowed/Game 27.5 31.3 CLOSE DEFENSE • Lehigh faces three first-year programs Assists 37 16 16 Lukas Mikelinich Sr, 5-11, 180 0-0-0, 10 GB 5 CT, 2012 2nd Team All-PL this season (Furman, Boston University and Man-Up Percentage .190 (4-21) .222 (2-9) 40 Ty Souders Sr, 6-1, 210 0-0-0, 15 GB 5 CT, Two-Time All-American Monmouth) and a second-year program (Marquette). Groundballs 194 86 66 Tripp Telesco So, 6-2, 208 0-0-0, 19 GB 14 CT ... 7 GB, 7 CT vs. Nova Patriot League D Player of Week (2/17) • Last season, Lehigh beat Bucknell and Turnovers 97 43 Colgate in the same season for the first SHORT STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD time since 1997. Caused Turnovers 54 27 32 Jimmy Cahill Sr, 5-11, 190 2-0-2, 10 GB 5 CT, Inside Lax All-League Member • The Mountain Hawks finished 10-2 last Faceoffs (W-L) 72-124 34-67 34 Sam Lawrence Jr, 6-1, 206 0-1-1, 6 GB 4 CT, First-career pt (assist) vs. Loyola Faceoff Percentage .581 .507 season when allowing single-digit goals; Lehigh was 13-0 in 2012. In 2014, the LONG STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD Clears 112-121 49-53 Mountain Hawks are 5-0 . 28 Dylan O’Shaughnessy Jr, 6-5, 232 3-1-4, 12 GB 8 CT. Goal in 3 straight games (2/8-2/22) Clear Percentage .926 .925 • Lehigh reached double-figure wins in 31 Casey Eidenshink So, 5-11, 185 0-0-0, 9 GB 8 CT, #35 incoming D-man by Inside Lax Penalties/Minutes 30/21:30 8/8:00 2012-13 for the first time since 1993-94. Home Attendance 1,638 1,290 It marked the fourth and fifth times in GOALIE GAA, Save % program history of reaching double-figure Dates/Avg. 3/542 1/1,290 30 Matt Poillon Jr, 5-10, 185 6.74, .568 2X Patriot League Goalie of the Year victories.
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IF LEHIGH BEATS YALE YALE SERIES HISTORY LAST TIME OUT • Lehigh would improve to 6-1 overall for the second time in the last three seasons. Overall: Yale leads, 7-3 LEWISBURG, Pa. (3/8/14) - Bucknell scored first, but wouldn’t score for another 50:28 as the #16 Lehigh men’s • Lehigh would beat Yale for a second straight time Last Meeting: Mar. 11, 2012 lacrosse team scored nine straight goals on its way to a after its previous win came 94 years earlier (1918). Last Result: Lehigh, 11-7 dominant 9-3 victory on Saturday. In a rematch of the 2013 Yale was 7-0 since. Current Streak: Lehigh - 1 win Patriot League Championship game, the Mountain Hawks • The Mountain Hawks would win their seventh Last 10: Yale, 7-3 (5-1, 2-1 Patriot League) held the Bison (2-3, 1-2) to just 20 straight road regular season game (dating back to shots on the way to their fourth straight win over Bucknell. Last 10 meetings: The Bison turned the ball over 15 times to Lehigh’s seven, last season) and eighth straight away from home and when they could get a quality shot off, Lehigh junior (counting last season’s neutral site game against Mar. 11, 2012 (Home) Lehigh, 11-7 goalie Matt Poillon was there to make the save. Penn State at PPL Park). Mar. 12, 2011 (Road) Yale, 10-6 Mar. 13, 2010 (Home) Yale, 8-6 • Lehigh would win in the regular season for the Score By Quarter 2003 (Road) Yale, 15-9 11th time in its last 12 tries. Lehigh 0 3 5 1 9 2001 (Neutral) Yale, 11-10 Bucknell 1 0 0 2 3 • The Mountain Hawks would improve to 4-0 away 1985 Yale, 25-4 from home for the first time since 2012. That team Lehigh Scoring 1940 Yale, 12-6 GOALS: Dan Taylor (4), Patrick Corbett (2), Alex Eaton (2), won its first six road games. 1939 Yale, 12-2 Reid Weber (1) 1918 Lehigh, 15-0 ASSISTS: Billy Oppenheimer (3), Reid Weber (2), Kurtis Kaunas 1916 Lehigh, 4-0 (1), Dan Taylor (1) SCOUTING YALE Yale is 2-1 on the season, beating St. John’s and Bryant Final Statistics Lehigh Bucknell before falling to Fairfield. The two-time defending Ivy League Champions are projected to contend for a Shots 37 20 third straight league title in 2014. Conrad Oberbeck leads the tam in goals (8) and points (10). Brandon Groundballs 36 24 Mangan has nine points via four goals and five assists while Shane Thornton owns six points behind two Faceoffs 12-16 4-16 Clears 12-15 14-17 goals and four assists. Dylan Levings is outstanding at the faceoff X, winning 60 percent of his draws last Extra-man opps 1-3 0-1 year. This year, he’s won just over 50 percent (34-of-67) while scooping a team-leading 12 groundballs. Saves 7 15 Michael Quinn leads the team with seven caused turnover (to go with his 10 groundballs) while Jimmy Turnovers 15 13 Craft has caused five turnovers to go with seven groundballs. Eric Natale has played every minute in goal, owning an 8.54 GAA and 49.0 save percentage.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH YALE AWARDS & HONORS Yale leads the all-time series, 7-3. The squads met in 2010, 2011 and 2012, but didn’t play last season. Lehigh won the first two meetings in 1916 and 1918, but then went 94 years until its next victory in 2012 Preseason National Rankings Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook: 21 (by an 11-7 final). The Mountain Hawks lost their last meeting at Yale by a 10-6 final in 2011. Lacrosse Magazine: 16 Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll: 17 USILA Coaches: 19 DEFENSE DOMINATES AT BUCKNELL (MAR. 8) Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans: Matt Poillon, Ty - After Bucknell took a 1-0 lead at 10:10 of the first quarter, the Mountain Hawks responded in a big Souders way. Junior Dan Taylor got the scoring started at 10:49 of the second quarter, beginning a streak of nine Tewaaraton Award Watch List: Matt Poillon and Ty Souders straight Lehigh goals. Taylor scored four of the Mountain Hawks’ first five goals including a natural hat trick (three straight) bridging the second and third quarters. The four goals tied a career high. Major League Lacrosse Draft Picks Ty Souders: 22nd overall to Denver Outlaws - Sophomore Reid Weber posted a goal and two assists for his fourth straight multi-point game. Sophomore Alex Eaton scored a career-high two goals while junior Patrick Corbett added two goals, Patriot League Preseason Awards Preseason All-League: Matt Poillon Ty Souders already his fifth multi-goal game this season. Goalie of the Year: Matt Poillon - Sophomore Billy Oppenheimer also dished a career-high three assists.
Patriot League Weekly Honors - The defense held Bucknell scoreless for 50:28 from the beginning of the first to end of the fourth Offensive Player of the Week: quarter. In that span, the Mountain Hawks allowed just six shots on goal and junior Matt Poillon was
Defensive Player of the Week: Tripp Telesco (2/17) there to stop all six. - For the game, the Lehigh defense allowed just 20 shots (and 10 on goal). Goalkeeper of the Week: Matt Poillon (2/17) - Sophomore Casey Eidenshink had a career-high three caused turnovers to go with a groundball Rookie of the Week: while classmate Tripp Telesco posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers. - Senior Ryan Buttenbaum won 11-of-15 faceoffs with seven groundballs at the X. Honorable Mention: Ryan Buttenbaum (2/10) Patrick Corbett (2/10) Tripp Telesco (2/24)
RETURNING CAST Here is the breakdown of what returns from Lehigh’s 2013 Patriot League Championship squad.
Category 2013 Returns in Percent Total 2014 Lost Returning Goals 184 79 105 42.9% Assists 120 41 79 34.1% Points 304 120 184 39.4% Shots 605 247 358 40.8% Shots on Goal 346 158 188 45.7% Man-Up Goals 23 8 15 34.8% Groundballs 511 303 208 59.3% Caused Turnovers 138 65 63 54.3% Faceoff Wins 185 62 123 33.5%
Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2014 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 7: #14/15 LEHIGH AT #17 YALE • MARCH 8, 2014 • PAGE 3 POILLON AND SOUDERS NAMED TEWAARATON AWARD WATCH LIST Lehigh junior goalie Matt Poillon and senior defenseman Ty Souders have been named to the watch list AROUND THE for the Tewaaraton Award, which is presented to the top male and top female college lacrosse player in the PATRIOT LEAGUE United States. The lists, which was announced on Feb. 28, include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlight the early contenders for the 2014 Tewaaraton Award. PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall Poillon and Souders are both two-time All-Americans and leaders of one of the nation’s top defenses. W L W L They’re two of 52 players in the nation (across Division I, II and III) named to the watch list, six coming Loyola 2 0 5 1 Army 2 0 4 2 from the Patriot League. Other league players recognized are Joe Fletcher and Justin Ward of Loyola, David LEHIGH 2 1 5 1 Dickson of Bucknell and John Glesener of Army. Last season, David DiMaria, Dante Fantoni and Poillon Colgate 2 1 5 1 were all named to the watch list before DiMaria was one of the 25 players named a nominee in April. Navy 2 1 3 2 Bucknell 1 2 2 3 Lafayette 1 2 1 4 Boston University 0 2 0 6 HOME LOSS TO LOYOLA (MAR. 3) Holy Cross 0 3 1 5 - The teams were tied at three after one quarter. Junior Patrick Corbett gave the Mountain Hawks a 1-0 lead then after three straight Greyhounds goals, sophomore scored a nifty transition goal Upcoming Patriot League Schedule Kurtis Kaunas Tuesday then sophomore Alex Eaton added an unassisted tally to tie the score at three. Bucknell at North Carolina ...... 4:00 - Loyola held a 4-0 edge in the second quarter to take a 7-3 lead, then sophomore Reid Weber pulled Lehigh at Yale ...... 7:00 Navy at Towson ...... 7:00 the Mountain Hawks within 7-4. However, the Greyhounds scored the next four for an 11-4 advantage after three quarters. The Mountain Hawks scored two straight and three of the next four, but couldn’t Saturday Bucknell at Holy Cross ...... 12:00 pull any closer than five. Army at Loyola Maryland ...... 1:00 - The loss snapped several impressive streaks: six-game home winning streak, nine-game regular season Colgate at Binghamton ...... 1:00 winning streak and 13-game winning streak against Patriot League foes. Lehigh’s last league loss was Navy at Lehigh ...... 2:00 Boston University at Lafayette ...... 3:30 at Colgate in 2012. - Junior Matt Poillon made 11 saves between the pipes while four different Mountain Hawks posted two GametrackerUSILA COACHES POLL (3/10) caused turnovers. Junior Sam Lawrence set a career high with two while posting his first-career point, Record Pts Last an assist on Weber’s third-quarter transition goal. Sophomore Billy Oppenheimer scored his first goal 1 Maryland 5 - 0 278 (13) in a Lehigh uniform in the fourth quarter. 2t Johns Hopkins 5 - 0 257 2t Loyola 5 - 1 257 (1) 4 North Carolina 4 - 1 225 PATRIOT LEAGUE OPENING WIN AT BOSTON U (FEB. 22) 5 Penn State 3 - 1 207 - After trailing 4-2, the Mountain Hawks reeled off seven straight goals to take a 9-4 lead following 6 Duke 4 - 2 206 7 Virginia 6 - 1 205 sophomore Chris Appell’s first-career goal late in the third quarter. 8 Cornell 5 - 0 178 - The defense shut-out the Terriers for 19:43 over that stretch. 9 Denver 4 - 2 168 - The Terriers scored three of the final four goals, but the defense held strong for Lehigh’s fourth straight 10 Syracuse 3 - 2 161 Patriot League opening victory. 11 Notre Dame 2 - 2 140 12 Penn 3 - 1 123 - Junior Patrick Corbett and sophomore Reid Weber each scored two goals while six others had one. 13 Albany 2 - 2 104 - Appell, senior Ryan Buttenbaum and sophomore Ray Mastroianni scored their first-career goals. Junior 14 UMass 4 - 1 87 Alan Henderson posted a goal and career-high three assists for a career-high four points. 15 LEHIGH 5 - 1 85 - Sophomore Tripp Telesco helped lead the defense with three goals and two caused turnovers. 16 Princeton 2 - 2 83 17 Yale 2 - 1 61 18 Bryant 3 - 2 29 19 Fairfield 3 - 2 21 TRIPLE OVERTIME THRILLER OVER #20 VILLANOVA (FEB. 16) 20 Drexel 3 - 3 19 - Two of Lehigh’s last three home games vs. Villanova have gone to multiple overtimes. Dante Fantoni Also Receiving Votes: Hofstra, Colgate, Army, Harvard, ended a classic in 2010, giving the Mountain Hawks a 15-14 double overtime victory. Rutgers, St. John’s - The Wildcats took a 3-1 halftime lead before Lehigh responded with a 5-0 third-quarter run to take a 6-3 lead. Villanova responded with the final three goals of regulation and both teams had plenty of chances late in regulation and overtime before Kaunas sent the Mountain Hawks home winners. - Villanova finished with 29 turnovers, 17 caused by the Lehigh defense. WARRIOR MEDIA POLL (3/10) - Sophomore Tripp Telesco had a monster game with career highs in groundballs (7) and caused turnovers (2). Two groundballs and two caused turnovers happened in the second overtime alone. Record Pts Last - Lehigh’s close defense combined for 18 groundballs and 10 caused turnovers as senior Ty Souders 1 Maryland 5 - 0 459 (22) posted a career-high six GBs while Lukas Mikelinich tied a career high with five. 2 Loyola 5 - 1 432 (1) - The Mountain Hawks held Villanova scoreless for stretches of 20:19 bridging the second and third 3 Johns Hopkins 5 - 0 411 4 Duke 4 - 2 352 quarters and the game’s final 23:14. 5 North Carolina 4 - 1 344 - Sophomore Reid Weber led the offense with two goals, career-high two assists and career-high four 6 Virginia 6 - 1 338 points. Junior Dan Taylor had two goals and an assist, including two in a 1:25 span as part of Lehigh’s 7 Penn State 3 - 1 328 5-0 run. Five other players added a single goal, including defensive midfielders Jimmy Cahill and Dylan 8 Cornell 5 - 0) 303 O’Shaughnessy who each scored a goal for a second straight game. 9 Denver 4 - 2 281 10 Syracuse 3 - 2 274 11 Penn 3 - 1 233 12 Notre Dame 2 - 2 228 POILLON, TELESCO EARN WEEKLY HONORS FOLLOWING NOVA WIN 13 Albany 2 - 2 166 Following dominant efforts in Sunday’s 7-6 triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova, Lehigh men’s 14 LEHIGH 5 - 1 142 lacrosse junior Matt Poillon and sophomore Tripp Telesco have earned Patriot League weekly awards, 15 UMass 4 - 1 126 as announced on Monday. Poillon was named Goalie of the Week for the ninth time in his decorated 16 Princeton 2 - 2 124 career while Telesco garnered Defensive Player of the Week laurels, his third-career honor after being 17 Yale 2 - 1 114 18 Hofstra 3 - 2 47 named Rookie of the Week twice as a freshman. 19 Colgate 5 - 1 35 20 Bryant 3 - 2 31 Poillon made 12 saves against the Wildcats, allowing just six goals for a third straight game. Eight of his Also Receiving Votes: Drexel, Fairfield, Brown, Delaware, saves came after halftime. Telesco was a dominant force, finishing with career highs in groundballs (7) Rutgers, Towson, Harvard, Army, St. John’s and caused turnovers (7). Telesco posted two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the four-minute 2014 Opponents denoted by bold italics. second overtime period alone. He covered Devin McNamara who was held to a single assists and turned the ball over 10 times.
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SOUDERS NAMED CANDIDATE FOR SENIOR CLASS AWARD SOUDERS, BUTTENBAUM NAMED CAPTAINS For his success on and off the field, Lehigh senior defenseman Ty Souders Seniors Ty Souders and Ryan Buttenbaum have been named team captains has been named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, as for the upcoming season, as announced by head coach Kevin Cassese in announced on Thursday. The Macungie, Pa. native is one of just 20 players December. Souders is a two-time All-American at close defense while But- in the nation and four in the Patriot League named a candidate. The two- tenbaum returns as the team’s top faceoff specialist in 2014. Selected as captain time All-American leads one of the nation’s top defenses and has impressed in mid-October following the fall lacrosse season, Souders is a preseason in the classroom, owning a 3.54 GPA as a Finance major. An acronym for Second Team All-American in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook. But- Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS tenbaum is coming off his best season, winning 63-of-123 (50.4 percent) with Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to 26 groundballs as a junior. Buttenbaum was named to the Patriot League use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their All-Tournament Team after winning 11-of-19 in the semifinals vs. Colgate communities. then 7-of-13 in the title game against Bucknell. Buttenbaum was chosen as co-captain following Lehigh’s fall improvement season. BALANCED EFFORT IN WIN OVER MARQUETTE (FEB. 8) - Senior Ryan Buttenbaum posted career highs in faceoffs won (17 in 21 attempts) and groundballs (12). He won all 12 of his first-half draws as the GAME AT PRINCETON TO AIR ON ESPNU Mountain Hawks dominated time of possession, allowing the offense to The Lehigh men’s lacrosse game on Tuesday, Apr. 8 will be televised nation- break a 2-2 tie by scoring 11 of the next 13 goals to take a 13-4 lead in the ally on ESPNU, as announced by the network on Friday. Opening faceoff is fourth quarter. set for 7:30 p.m. It marks one of 29 collegiate men’s lacrosse games slated - Junior Patrick Corbett led the offense with a career-high tying four goals, for an ESPN Family of Networks. The Mountain Hawks were on an ESPN his second hat trick in as many games. He scored twice in 18 seconds in the Network three times a season ago. Last season, Lehigh faced Penn State on third quarter as part of Lehigh’s impressive 11-2 run. ESPN3, hosted UMass on ESPNU and played North Carolina on ESPN2 (in - Junior Dan Taylor added four points (two goals, two assists) while class- the NCAA Tournament). mate Kurtis Kaunas had a goal and career-high two assists for a career-high three points. Eleven other Mountain Hawks posted a single point, including the first goals in a Lehigh uniform for senior Cody Newton and junior Pat LEHIGH RANKED #17/19 IN PRESEASON NATIONAL POLLS Dougherty. Defensive midfielders Jimmy Cahill (short-stick) and Dylan Lehigh came in at #17 in the USILA Preseason Poll and #19 in the Inside O’Shaughnessy (long pole) added goals as well. Senior defenseman Ty Lacrosse/Warrior Media Poll, as announced on Monday. The Mountain Souders posted four groundballs and a caused turnover. Hawks are one of three Patriot League squads ranked in both polls (Loyola - As a team, the Mountain Hawks dominated the ground on the ground with and Bucknell). Lehigh faces five teams ranked in the coaches poll: Princ- 36 groundballs to Marquette’s 18. Lehigh held a 38-27 shot advantage as the eton (8), Loyola (12), Yale (13), Bucknell (15) and Villanova (20). Army and defense allowed just six goals for a second straight game. Navy are also receiving votes. Five opponents are also ranked in the media poll: Princeton (10). Yale (12), Bucknell (14), Loyola (16) and Villanova (20). Georgetown is receiving votes. SEASON-OPENING WIN AT FURMAN (FEB. 1) - Senior Cody Ferraro, junior Patrick Corbett and sophomore Reid Weber each netted hat tricks. It marked the first-career hat tricks for Ferraro and LEHIGH RECOGNIZED IN INSIDE LACROSSE FO YEARBOOK Weber, and fifth for Corbett. The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team has been selected 21st in the Inside Lacrosse - Junior Jack Bogorowski scored his first-career goal while classmates Kur- Face-Off Yearbook (and 17th in the Coaches Poll) while garnering several tis Kaunas and Dan Taylor along with sophomore Alex Eaton added the other individual and team honors. The Mountain Hawks were predicted third remaining goals. in the Patriot League while senior Ty Souders and junior Matt Poillon were - The Mountain Hawks had 42 shots in the game while allowing just 15. The named preseason All-Americans as well. Senior Jimmy Cahill, Souders and 15 shots allowed marked Lehigh’s fewest given up since Feb. 25, 2012 when Poillon were Preseason All-Patriot League in the publication as well. the Mountain Hawks allowed just eight against Manhattan. Lehigh picked up a 13-0 shutout in that game. - It marked Lehigh’s fifth straight season-opening victory after beating Saint SOUDERS BECOMES LEHIGH’S HIGHEST MLL DRAFT PICK Joseph’s in each of the previous four openers. After being named an All-American each of the last two seasons, Lehigh men’s lacrosse senior Ty Souders was selected in the third round (22nd overall) by HAT TRICKING the Denver Outlaws in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft on - Lehigh has five hat tricks so far this season. Friday. Souders becomes the highest draft pick in school history, bettering - Here is the rundown by game: three Mountain Hawks who were selected last year. Dante Fantoni was pre- - at Bucknell (1): Dan Taylor viously Lehigh’s highest draft pick. He went 39th overall last January, also - vs. Marquette (1): Patrick Corbett to Denver. Noah Molnar was selected 45th by Rochester and David DiMaria - at Furman (3): Patrick Corbett, Cody Ferraro, Reid Weber 46th by Boston. - Here is the breakdown of hat tricks by player: junior Patrick Corbett (2), junior Dan Taylor (1), senior Cody Ferraro (1) and sophomore Reid Weber (1). TWO MOUNTAIN HAWKS IN MLL SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT Former Lehigh men’s lacrosse players David DiMaria and Mike Noone were selected in the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft which took place CANADIAN CONNECTION on Wednesday. DiMaria went 10th overall to the Rochester Rattlers while Lehigh juniors Dan Taylor (Calgary, Alberta) and Patrick Corbett (Burling- Noone was picked 31st by the Charlotte Hounds. Both were on MLL rosters ton, Ontario) lead the offense after posting a combined 76 points last season. a season ago, DiMaria on Boston and Noone on Chicago, and look to make Taylor had 50 behind 29 goals and 21 assists while Corbett tallied 26 (23 goals, a mark on their new teams. three assists). Corbett was a Second Team All-Patriot League honoree last season while Taylor finished second on the team in goals, assists and points. He recorded a hat trick in last season’s Patriot League Championship Game. So far this season, Corbett has 13 points (13 goals) while Taylor has 14 (nine goals, five assists).
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Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: John Glesener, Army (Jr., A) SHUTOUT STREAKS Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Joe Fletcher, • In 2012 the Lehigh defense was dominant in stretches, pitching a shutout Loyola (Sr., D) streak of 15 or more minutes in 15-of-17 games, including 13-of-14 wins. Then in 2013, the defense posted 17 separate shutout streaks of 15+ minutes includ- Men’s Lacrosse Preseason All-Patriot League Team Attack: David Dickson, Bucknell (Jr.) ing 10 of its 12 wins . Attack: John Glesener, Army (Jr.) • Lehigh has seven streaks Attack: Justin Ward, Loyola (Sr.) of 15 or more minutes so 2014 SHUTOUT STREAKS Midfield: Thomas Flibotte, Bucknell (So.) far in 2014 and nine of 10 Midfield: Terry McKenna, Holy Cross (Jr.) The Lehigh defense has held its opponent off the score- Midfield: Jimmy Ryan, Colgate (Sr.) or more minutes. board for one - or multiple - long stretches . Defense: Joe Fletcher, Loyola (Sr.) • In their season opener Defense: Jackson Place, Bucknell (Sr.) (Feb. 1), the Mountain Defense: Ty Souders, Lehigh (Sr.) Hawks held Furman at Furman (2/1) 16:14 & 14:56 Face-Off Specialist: Alex Daly, Army (So.) scoreless for 16:14 be- vs. Marquette (2/8) 20:07 & 22:31 Defensive Midfield Specialist: Pat Kiernan, Navy (Sr.) vs. #20 Villanova (2/16) 20:19 & 23:14 tween the first and sec- Goalkeeper: Matt Poillon, Lehigh (Jr.) at Boston University (2/22) 19:43 ond quarters and 14:56 vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1) 12:51 LOOK BACK AT 2013 PL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME between the third and at Bucknell (3/8) 50:28 • Lehigh dominated Bucknell, 11-5 to win back-to-back Patriot League Cham- fourth quarters. pionships for the first time since Navy won four in a row from 2004-07. • The following game • The Mountain Hawks extended their winning streak against Patriot (Feb. 8), Lehigh held Marquette scoreless for 20:07 (bridging the first and League foes to 12. Their last loss against a league foe came at Colgate on second quarters) and 22:31 (bridging the third and fourth). April 7, 2011. • The Mountain Hawks held Villanova (Feb. 16) scoreless for stretches of • Lehigh won its fifth straight home game and seventh straight game 20:19 bridging the second and third quarters, and the game’s final 23:14. overall. • Lehigh held Boston University (Feb. 22) scoreless for 19:43 bridging the • For a second straight Patriot League Championship Game, Lehigh jumped second and third quarters, allowing the offense to score seven straight and out to a 5-0 lead. Dan Taylor got the scoring started each of the last two years turn a 4-2 deficit into a 9-4 lead. while posting two first quarter goals in each contest. • Despite giving up 14 goals to Loyola (Mar. 1), Lehigh held the Greyhounds • David DiMaria had five points (two goals, three assists), all in the first half scoreless for one stretch of 12:51 bridging the third and fourth quarters, al- to finish the tournament with 11 points and earn Patriot League Tournament lowing the offense to pull within 11-6 with 6:23 still remaining. MVP. It marked his third straight game with five or more points. • Bucknell scored at 10:10 of the first quarter, but the Mountain Hawks • Other All-Tournament honorees included Dante Fantoni, Ryan But- didn’t allow a goal for the next 50:28. The offense scored nine times to take a tenbaum and Matt Poillon. Fantoni had five points in the title game (three dominant 9-1 fourth-quarter lead. Lehigh allowed just six shots on goal in that goals, two assists), Buttenbaum won 7-of-13 faceoffs with five groundballs 50:28 span and junior Matt Poillon was there to stop every one of them. and Poillon stopped 10-of-15 shots between the pipes including all five in the first quarter. UP NEXT.... Lehigh returns home to host Navy on Saturday at 2 p.m. in a big Patriot RELENTLESS CUP DETAILS ANNOUNCED League matchup. HEADstrong Foundation™ (HF) recently unveiled plans for the Second Annual Relentless Cup which features Lehigh men’s lacrosse against George- town. The matchup will take place on Saturday, Apr. 12 at Ridley High School in Folson, Pa. 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Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach: Kevin Cassese (Duke ’03), Seventh Season Assistant Coaches: Brendan Callahan (Stony Brook ’07), Errol Wilson (Stony Brook ’06) and Will Scudder (Lehigh ’11) Director of Quality Control: Tom Cassese (C.W. Post ’67)
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The up-and-coming Mountain Hawks posted the nation’s eighth biggest improvement in 2011, according to LaxPower.com’s computer rankings, which takes into account many of the KEVIN CASSESE factors used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Other highlights included defeating MAAC Finalist Detroit Mercy on the road while winning three-of-four in one stretch in late March. Smith Family Head Coach In that stretch was a convincing 13-7 win over America East Tournament qualifier Binghamton. A young Mountain Hawk squad will graduate only eight seniors and return six of Lehigh’s Seventh Year as Lehigh Head Coach eight All-League performers in 2013 as the anticipation and excitement around the program con- tinues 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 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. In his first four years at Lehigh, Cassese mentored a total of nine All-Patriot League 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 groundballs. 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 Kevin Cassese enters his seventh season as Lehigh’s head men’s lacrosse coach in 2014. Year. Stumpf (along with teammate Will Scudder) also played in the USILA North-South All-Star Cassese’s impact has been immediate in his short time, leading the Mountain Hawks to back- Game where he netted the eventual game-winning goal for the South. to-back Patriot League Championships. The two-time defending champs went 14-2 in 2012 and During the fall of 2009, Cassese was named to the 2010 United States Men’s National Lacrosse won their first-ever tournament title to advance to the program’s first NCAA Tournament. Lehigh Team, traveling to Manchester, England in July. That marked the third time Cassese earned a spot followed that up with a 12-5 campaign in 2013, winning both the Regular Season and Tournament on the National Team. Just months later, he worked with the U.S. National Team as the squad’s Championship. head coach. In October, he led Team USA to a win over Harvard. Then in January, 2011, Cassese In 2012, Cassese led the Mountain Hawks to a school-record 14 wins, a program record coached the United States to a 12-7 win over No. 7 Notre Dame in the Champion Challenge at the nine-game winning streak and their highest-ever national ranking; Lehigh came in at #4 nationally ESPN Wide World of Sports. in the final Coaches Poll following the regular season. Cassese’s players have been involved in US Lacrosse as well as defenseman Ty Souders tried The excitement around the program has never been higher as Lehigh finished 10th in the out for the U.S. Under-19 Team as part of a three-day training camp at UMBC. Recent graduates final Coaches Poll of 2013, in or near the top 10 for the last two seasons. Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney have also participated in numerous scrimmages for Team USA, Following a home opening loss to Villanova in 2012, Lehigh promptly won nine straight beginning with the Capital Lacrosse Classic on Oct. 7, 2012. games and 13-of-14 to advance to the NCAA Tournament as the #7 seed. The Mountain Hawks In his first season as the Mountain Hawks’ leader in 2008, Cassese led a young Lehigh squad hosted eventual National Finalist Maryland and gave the Terps their toughest fight on their road to more home wins and more overall victories than the season prior. The Brown and White also to the title game. Despite falling down 6-1 in the first half, Lehigh responded with seven straight ranked in the top 10 nationally in man-down defense and in the top 25 in scoring defense. Success goals in front of a standing room only crowd of 2,278 at the Ulrich Sports Complex (and in front continued into 2009 campaign, highlighted by back-to-back wins over ranked foes; the Mountain of a national audience on ESPNU). Hawks defeated #16 Army and #20 St. John’s in succession. Lehigh posted an impressive 8-3 record against nationally-ranked foes. That included a big In 2010, the Mountain Hawks posted their first winning overall record since 2006 by go- 9-8 win at #4 North Carolina in March, propelling the Mountain Hawks into the national polls ing 8-7. A resilient group, Lehigh went a perfect 3-0 in overtime games, including wins over #9 for the first time. Lehigh ended a number of long droughts, defeating UNC for the first time since Villanova and #19 Lafayette in consecutive weeks to close out the season. Villanova marked the 1951, Yale for the first time since 1918 and Penn State for the first time since 1971. Mountain Hawks’ first top-10 win since downing #7 Georgetown in 1997. Fantoni scored both Lehigh owned the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre Dame), holding opponents overtime game-winners to set the tone for what has been an impressive career to date. to only 6.81 goals per game. The Mountain Hawks picked up their first shutout in 40 years with One of the most decorated student-athletes in Duke history, Cassese served as an assistant a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five or fewer to Penn State, coach at his alma mater from 2005-07, helping lead the Blue Devils to the 2007 National Champion- Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. Cassese was named Patriot League Coach of the Year ship Game. He also served as Duke’s interim head coach for part of the summer of 2006. Prior to while freshman Matt Poillon became Lehigh’s first-ever Goalkeeper of the Year. Eight cracked Duke, Cassese spent one season at Stony Brook as an assistant where he directed the nation’s top the All-Patriot League Team, tied for most in school history and the most in Coach Cassese’s extra man offense and helped the Seawolves to a 10-6 record in 2004. tenure. A two-time captain and three-time All-ACC selection while at Duke, Cassese helped lead the After six games in 2013, the Mountain Hawks stood at 3-3 and was just 5-4 after nine. The Blue Devils to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of ACC Championships during team responded in a big way, winning seven straight games to finish undefeated in Patriot League his collegiate career. Cassese earned All-America honors on three separate occasions, including play and earn the right to host the league tournament. Lehigh went on to dominate Bucknell on First Team accolades in 2002 and 2003. Cassese, who scored 80 goals and handed out 38 assists its home turf (11-5) for its second straight championship. in his career, was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and garnered ACC Player of the Year The awards continued to roll in for the Mountain Hawks as Poillon was named Patriot League honors in 2001. In 2002, Cassese was the recipient of the Lt. Donald MacLaughlin, Jr. Award as Goalie of the Year for a second straight season and a school-record four players were named USILA the nation’s top midfielder. All-Americans, breaking the record of three set a season prior. In addition, the Mountain Hawks An accomplished player on the international level as well, Cassese helped the United States placed a league best three players on the Academic All-Patriot to the gold medal at the 2002 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships. He was League Team. also a member of the United States team that placed second at the 2006 ILF World Championships Lehigh saw three of its players drafted by in London, Ontario. Major League Lacrosse teams in 2013: Dante Fantoni Cassese was the second overall selection in the 2003 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the (Denver), Noah Molnar (Rochester) and David Di- Rochester Rattlers. Among his professional accomplishments are a pair of MLL Rookie of the Maria (Boston). In addition, Mike Noone (Ohio) and Week honors and a spot on the 2005 All-Star Team. Cassese, who was traded to the Philadelphia Ryan Snyder (Denver) signed contracts following the Barrage during the summer of 2007, helped lead his new team to the 2007 Major League Lacrosse season. They joined Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney Championship, as well as a spot in Championship Weekend in 2008. Cassese was signed by the (Hamilton) in the professional ranks. Boston Cannons prior to the 2009 MLL season and appeared in 12 games during the regular season On a personal level, Cassese continues to while helping lead them into the postseason. make his mark on the U.S. Lacrosse scene as he’s A native of Port Jefferson Station, New York and graduate of Comsewogue High School, coached the United States in Stars & Stripes Week- Cassese earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Duke in 2003. He garnered USILA Scholar end and Champion Challenge each of the last two All-America and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors as well as the ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan years. In February, Cassese was named an assistant Honorary Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement. coach for the 2014 U.S. men’s national team, join- Cassese and his wife, Katie Granson Cassese who attended nearby Freedom High School, ing a staff led by former Navy head coach Richie were married in Bethlehem in December of 2006. Katie is currently a Realtor for RE/MAX Central Meade. Cassese will serve as one of three assis- in the Lehigh Valley. They had their first child, Drew Cassese, in July of 2011, and their second tant coaches along with Dave Pietramala (Johns child Anna in August of 2013. Hopkins) and Jeff Tambroni (Penn State). The 2011 season saw Cassese lead the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League Tournament appearance since 2006. Lehigh got Cassese’s Coaching Resume off to a quick 3-1 start, which included a 14-10 triumph over Navy, the program’s first victory Year Record PL Home Notables over the Midshipmen in nearly 100 years. 2008 6-9 2-4 4-4 The Mountain Hawks jumped squarely into 2009 4-11 2-4 0-6 Won at #16 Army and #20 St. John’s the national lacrosse picture in 2011 by not only 2010 8-7 2-4 4-3 Defeated #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette qualifying for the Patriot League postseason, but 2011 7-9 3-3 5-4 PL Semifinals also proving they could compete with anyone in the 2012 14-3 5-1 5-2 School-record 14 wins country. Lehigh played an increasingly tough sched- Highest ranking in school history (#4) ule in ’11 and wouldn’t back away from the challenge. First Patriot League Championship All nine of the team’s losses came against ranked op- 2013 12-5 6-0 7-2 Second Straight PL Championship ponents, with seven coming by a combined 17 goals. Hosted PL Tournament for 1st time The Mountain Hawks nearly topped a pair of NCAA 2014 5-1 2-1 2-1 Tournament qualifiers (Villanova and Bucknell), fall- Total 56-45 ( .555) 22-17 ( .564) 27-22 ( .551) ing by a single goal each time. They also took a ranked Penn State squad to overtime, just one week after the Nittany Lions dominated eventual CAA Champion Delaware. Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2014 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 7: #14/15 LEHIGH AT #17 YALE • MARCH 8, 2014 • PAGE 8 BRENDAN CALLAHAN ERROL WILSON Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Seventh Season at Lehigh Third Season at Lehigh
Errol Wilson is in his third season as Lehigh assistant coach following successful Brendan Callahan is in his seventh season with the Mountain Hawks as an assis- stints at Brown and Rutgers. One of two Stony Brook alums on staff, Wilson came to the tant coach. Callahan came to Lehigh following a very successful career at Stony Brook Lehigh Valley after one season as assistant coach at Rutgers. He serves as associate of- University. fensive coordinator, goalie coordinator and camps/clinics/tournaments coordinator at In his first season as defensive coordinator, Callahan led the unit to new heights in Lehigh. 2012. Each one of Lehigh’s close defensemen was named All-Patriot League: Ty Souders In his first season on staff, Wilson helped lead the squad to new heights, including (First Team), Mike Noone (Second Team) and Lukas Mikelinich (Second Team) while a school-record 14 wins, a program record nine-game winning streak and its highest-ever freshman Matt Poillon became Lehigh’s first-ever Patriot League Goalie of the Year. The national ranking (#4) along with its first Patriot League Tournament Title and NCAA Mountain Hawks finished with the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre Dame), Tournament appearance. It marked Wilson’s second NCAA Tournament appearance as holding opponents to only 6.61 goals per game. Lehigh tallied its first shutout in 40 years assistant coach after leading Brown to the 2009 tournament where it dropped an overtime with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five or fewer to heartbreaker at Johns Hopkins. Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. The squad extended its shutout Wilson worked with All-American goalie Matt Poillon, who finished second nation- streak to an incredible 90:14 before the Quakers scored with 5:04 remaining in the second ally with a 6.75 GAA and fourth with a 59.7 save percentage, becoming Lehigh’s first-ever quarter. The streak spanned from the fourth quarter against Villanova, through the entire Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. Poillon earned four Patriot League Goalie of the Manhattan contest and the first 24:56 at Penn. Week honors while garnering Rookie of the Week twice. In addition, each one of Lehigh’s Callahan helped guide Lehigh to a school-record 14 wins, a program record nine- close defensemen was named All-Patriot League: Ty Souders (First), Mike Noone (second) game winning streak and its highest-ever national ranking (#4) along with its first Patriot and Lukas Mikelinich (second). League Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament appearance. The Mountain Hawks owned the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre The Mountain Hawks followed in 2013 by finishing sixth nationally in scoring Dame), holding opponents to only 6.81 goals per game. Lehigh picked up its first shutout defense (7.94 goals per game) with Poillon earning Goalie of the Year honors for a second in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five straight season. Noone and Souders also garnered All-League honors for the second year or fewer to Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. The squad extended in a row while both garnering honorable mention All-America recognition. Lehigh held its shutout streak to an incredible 90:14 before the Quakers scored with 5:04 remaining in Saint Joseph’s to only one goal, VMI to only two, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Bucknell the second quarter. The streak spanned from the fourth quarter against Villanova, through to five and Army, UMass and Penn to just six goals apiece. One of the most dominant the entire Manhattan contest and the first 24:56 at Penn. performances came in the Patriot League Championship game as the Mountain Hawks The Mountain Hawks followed in 2013 by finishing sixth nationally in scoring won 11-5 for their second straight league title and NCAA Tournament berth. defense (7.94 goals per game) with Poillon earning Goalie of the Year honors for a second In 2010, Callahan helped lead the Mountain Hawks to eight wins, their most since straight season. Noone and Souders also garnered All-League honors for the second year 2006. He also worked with a defense and man-down unit that ranked ninth nationally. in a row while both garnering honorable mention All-America recognition. Lehigh held At Stony Brook, Callahan served as captain of the Seawolves in 2007 and garnered Saint Joseph’s to only one goal, VMI to only two, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Bucknell Second-Team All-America East laurels as a goaltender. He was also selected for the to five and Army, UMass and Penn to just six goals apiece. One of the most dominant North/South All-Star Game, was named the team MVP and led the America East in save performances came in the Patriot League Championship game as the Mountain Hawks percentage. A member of the 2007 America East All-Academic Team, Callahan was an won 11-5 for their second straight league title and NCAA Tournament berth. All-Rookie Team selection in 2004 as well as an STX/USILA All-American after leading At Rutgers, Wilson helped the Scarlet Knights win five of their first six games in the nation in save percentage and goals against average. 2011 and coached a defense which allowed only 8.27 goals per game. Off the field, Callahan was involved in a number of activities, including the Student- Prior to Rutgers, Wilson served as assistant coach at Brown for four seasons (2007- Athlete Advisory Committee, the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Board and he was selected by 10). While there, he was both offensive coordinator and goalie coach, helping the Bears the NCAA to represent Stony Brook at the 2005 NCAA Leadership Conference in Orlando, reach new heights by winning an Ivy League Championship in 2008, then earning an Florida. NCAA Tournament berth in ’09. Wilson worked with and mentored one of the nation’s A native of Hanover, Maryland, Callahan graduated from Gonzaga High School top goalies in Jordan Burke. The 2009 USILA Goalie of the Year, Burke was twice named in Washington, D.C. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook in Health Care the Ivy League Player of the Year and New England Player of the Year, while earning Management in the spring of 2007 and later earned his master’s degree in Education from First Team All-America honors as well. Lehigh. Callahan resides in Bethlehem with his wife Jen and son Mac. 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 wife Pat and son Roman. WILL SCUDDER Assistant Coach TOM CASSESE First Season at Lehigh Director of Quality Control Seventh Season at Lehigh
Former Lehigh men’s lacrosse standout Will Scudder ‘11 enters his first season on the coaching staff in 2014. Scudder replaces Tom Compitello who accepted a position at Sacred Heart. Scudder was a former team captain and All-Patriot League honoree as a Mountain Hawk. Tom Cassese is in his seventh season on the Lehigh men’s lacrosse coaching staff Scudder played in 51 games over his career in the Brown and White, highlighted by and his second as Director of Quality Control. In 2007, Cassese retired as the Head Football his junior campaign when he won 56 percent of his faceoffs (140-of-251) to earn Second Coach at Comsewogue High School, a public school found on the North Shore of Suffolk Team All-Patriot League honors. This came after a sophomore season which saw him win County, Long Island. 56 percent (152-of-273) with 69 groundballs. Cassese began his tenure at Comsewogue in 1973 and is the winningest coach in Scudder ended his career by winning 331-of-612 faceoffs (54.1 percent) with 156 Suffolk County history and the first to reach 200 career victories. During his tenure, Comse- groundballs. He also added three goals and four assists. Scudder played in the prestigious wogue made 18 appearances in the playoffs, earned 14 league or division championships, North-South Senior All-Star Game following his senior campaign. six Suffolk County Championships, and one Long Island crown. His 1990 squad earned Upon graduation, Scudder worked with A.G. Administrators, Inc. in the sports the Rutgers Trophy as the top team in the county. insurance industry from Summer 2011 until Spring 2013, while also serving as an as- Cassese has been named either League or Division Coach of the Year an astounding sistant lacrosse coach at Great Valley High School in Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. While 16 times, County Coach of the Year twice and participated in the Boomer Esiason Outback at Great Valley, he helped lead the school to its first league title, coached six First Team Steakhouse Challenge four times. Tom was also selected by Madison Square Garden as All-Chesmont players, two members of the All-State team and one ALL American. He its Coach of the Year in 1998 and earned two New York Jets Coach of the Week awards then moved onto Fever Lacrosse Inc. in Haverford, Pa. where he served and continues to during the 1998 and 2003 campaigns. serve as Director of Operations, in charge of managing tournaments, camps, clinics, and Tom graduated from C.W. Post College in 1967 with a degree in Business Admin- the 14 club teams within the Fever Program. istration. He went on to enjoy a five-year career in professional football with the Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and the Montreal Allouettes and B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League. Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2014 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 7: #14/15 LEHIGH AT #17 YALE • MARCH 8, 2014 • PAGE 9
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INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLS
PLAYER Furman Marquette Villanova Boston U Loyola Bucknell 1 Anthony Ramaizel DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 2 Casey McAdam DNP 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 3 Klay Heston 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 4 Mike Sammarro DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 5 Kurtis Kaunas 1-0-1, 1 1-2-3, 0 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-1-1, 0 6 Billy Oppenheimer 0-1-1, 0 0-1-1, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 0 0-3-3, 1 7 Cody Ferraro 3-1-4, 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 8 Cody Triolo DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 9 Matt Raposo DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 10 Jack Bogorowski 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP 11 Ray Mastroianni 0-1-1, 4 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 4 12 Kevin Dougherty 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 1 13 Steve Brodeur DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 14 Jason Kozel 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 15 Chris Appell 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 2 16 Lukas Mikelinich 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 17 Reid Weber 3-0-3, 2 0-1-1, 1 2-2-4, 3 2-0-2, 1 1-2-3, 2 0-0-0, 4 18 Bryson Craft DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 19 Alex Eaton 1-1-2, 0 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-1-2, 0 1-0-1, 0 2-0-2, 1 20 Pat Dougherty 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 21 Matt Smith 0-2-2, 1 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 22 Ian Strain DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 23 Conor Duffy DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 24 Harrison Lawrence 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 25 Andrew Mower DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 27 Austin Orr DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 28 Dylan O’Shaughnessy 0-1-1, 2 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 3 1-0-1, 3 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 29 Ryan Buttenbaum 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 12 0-0-0, 4 1-0-1, 2 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 7 30 Matt Poillon 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 31 Casey Eidenshink 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 32 Jimmy Cahill DNP 1-0-1, 1 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 3 33 Cody Newton 0-0-0, 2 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 34 Sam Lawrence 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 2 35 Chester Toye DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 36 Sam Cunard DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 39 Eddie DeDomenico DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 40 Ty Souders 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 6 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 41 Dan Taylor 1-0-1, 0 2-2-4, 2 2-1-3, 4 DNP 0-1-1, 1 4-1-5, 2 42 Patrick Corbett 3-0-3, 1 4-0-4, 2 0-0-0, 2 2-0-2, 1 2-0-2, 1 2-0-2, 0 44 Alan Henderson DNP 0-1-1, 2 0-0-0, 0 1-3-4, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 45 Matt Risk 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 46 Garrett Miers DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 50 Donny Stires DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 66 Tripp Telesco 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 7 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 2 77 Corey Eppley DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0
INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES
PLAYER Furman Marquette Villanova Boston U Loyola Bucknell 13 Steve Brodeur DNP 0-0, 2:46 0-0, 0:31 DNP DNP 1-1, 3:41 30 Matt Poillon 6-6, 60:00 9-6, 57:14 12-6, 71:22 10-7, 60:00 11-14, 60:00 6-2, 56:19 46 Garrett Miers DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 50 Donny Stires DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN/TOTAL, PCT.
PLAYER Furman Marquette Villanova Boston U Loyola Bucknell 2 Casey McAdam DNP 1-1, 100 DNP 0-1, 0 2-5, 40 1-1, 100 29 Ryan Buttenbaum 14-23, 61 17-21, 81 10-18, 56 9-20, 45 7-19, 37 11-15, 73
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2014 TEAM TENDENCIES Overall Record 5-1 Lehigh scores less than 10 goals 2-1 Lehigh in February 4-0 Home 2-1 Lehigh scores 10-14 goals 3-0 Lehigh in March 1-1 Road 3-0 Lehigh scores 15 or more goals 0-0 Neutral 0-0 vs. the conferences Opponent scores less than 5 goals 1-0 Atlantic Sun 1-0 Patriot League Record 2-1 Opponent scores 5-9 goals 4-0 Big East 2-0 Non-League Record 3-0 Opponent scores 10 or more goals 0-1 Patriot League 2-1
Leading after one quarter 1-0 vs. Unranked Teams 4-0 Trailing after one quarter 3-0 vs. Ranked Teams 1-1 Tied after one quarter 1-1 Leading at the half 4-0 2014 TOP PERFORMANCES Trailing at the half 1-1 Tied at the half 0-0 Leading after three quarters 5-0 Trailing after three quarters 0-1 Tied after three quarters 0-0 In overtime 1-0 Lehigh has more shots 5-0 Opponent has more shots 0-1 Shots are even 0-0 Lehigh has more saves 1-0 Opponent has more saves 3-1 Saves are even 1-0 Lehigh wins more faceoffs 4-0 Opponent wins more faceoffs 1-1 Faceoffs are even 0-0 Lehigh has more groundballs 4-0 Opponent has more groundballs 1-1 Groundballs are even 0-0
Lehigh scores an EMO goal 3-1 Lehigh doesn’t score an EMO goal 2-0
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#3 KLAY HESTON #7 CODY FERRARO #16 LUKAS MIKELINICH Jr. • A • 6-0 • 210 • Rochester, N.Y. Sr. • M • 6-2 • 213 • East Setauket, N.Y. Sr. • D • 5-11 • 180 • Dix Hills, N.Y.
• Scored first goal of the season in the home opener against • Posted first-career hat trick, scoring three goals while add- • Posted a caused turnover as part of a defense that shut down Marquette (2/8). ing an assist and groundball for a career-high four points at Bucknell (3/8) in a dominant 9-3 win. • Had a shot on goal and groundball in the season opener at Furman (2/1). • Had two groundballs and two caused turnovers against Furman (2/1). #7/8 Loyola (3/1). CAREER STATISTICS • Caused a turnover in win at Boston University (2/22). CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Tied a career-high five groundballs while adding a caused Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2011 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 turnover in triple overtime win over #20 Villanova (2/16). 2013 7/0 3 2 5 5 0 2 0 2012 8/3 2 1 3 11 0 4 0 • Had a groundball in the home opener vs. Marquette (2/8). 2014 3/0 1 0 1 6 0 2 0 2013 15/0 4 0 4 20 3 5 0 • Scooped two groundballs in the season opener at Furman 2014 1/0 3 1 4 6 0 1 0 Total 10/0 4 2 6 11 0 4 0 (2/1). Total 27/3 9 2 11 37 3 11 0 CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Goals: 1, four times; last vs. Marquette (2/8/14) CAREER HIGHS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Assists: 1, two tmes; last vs. Lafayette (4/20/13) Goals: 3 at Furman (2/1/14) 2011 6/0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Points: 2 vs. Lafayette (4/20/13) Assists: 1, two times; last at Furman (2/1/14) 2012 15/11 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 Groundballs: 1, four times; last vs. Marquette (2/8/14) Points: 4 at Furman (2/1/14) 2014 6/6 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 1; Hat Tricks: 0 Groundballs: 2 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12) Total 27/17 0 0 0 0 0 31 16 Multi-Goal Games: 2; Multi-Point Games: 2; Hat Tricks: 1 CAREER HIGHS Groundballs: 5, two times; last vs. Villanova (2/16/14) #5 KURTIS KAUNAS Caused Turnovers: 4 at Penn (2/28/12) Jr. • M/A • 5-8 • 175 • Schnecksville, Pa. #10 JACK BOGOROWSKI Jr. • M • 6-3 • 216 • Newtown, Pa. • Dished an assist at Bucknell (3/8). • Scored a transition goal in the first quarter against #7/8 • Scored first-career goal in season opener at Furman (2/1). #17 REID WEBER Loyola (3/1). So. • A • 6-0 • 200 • Oreland, Pa. • Scored the game-winning goal with seven seconds left in CAREER STATISTICS the third overtime to give Lehigh a dramatic 7-6 victory over Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2012 (JMU) 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Fourth straight multi-point game with a goal and two assists #20 Villanova (2/16). 2013 15/0 0 0 0 6 0 9 1 in dominant win at Bucknell (3/8). Also posted a career-high • Posted a career-high two assists and three goals in the home 2014 4/3 1 0 1 7 0 3 0 four groundballs. opener against Marquette (2/8). Total 22/3 1 0 1 13 0 12 1 • Finished with a goal and two assists vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1). • Scored a goal on three shots while adding a groundball in Added two groundballs. the season opener at Furman (2/1). CAREER HIGHS • Second straight multi-goal game, scoring twice while adding Goals: 1 at Furman (2/1/14) a groundball and caused turnover at Boston U (2/22). CAREER STATISTICS Assists: -- • Posted two goals, a career-high two assists and four points Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Points: 1 at Furman (2/1/14) in triple overtime win over #20 Villanova (2/16). 2012 15/0 2 1 3 4 1 3 1 Groundballs: 2, two times; last at Army (3/16/13) • Dished an assist and added a groundball and caused turnover 2013 17/6 8 2 10 28 1 5 1 1 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Caused Turnovers: against Marquette (2/8). 2014 6/6 4 3 7 19 0 2 0 Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0 Total 38/12 14 6 20 51 2 10 2 • Posted first-career hat trick with three goals in the season opener at Furman (2/1). CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 at Denver (2/23/13) #11 RAY MASTROIANNI CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Assists: 2 vs. Marquette (2/8/14) Fr. • M • 6-2 • 185 • Martinsville, N.J. Points: 3 vs. Marquette (2/8/14) 2013 6/0 2 1 3 4 0 3 1 Groundballs: 1, nine times; last at Furman (2/1/14) 2014 6/6 9 7 16 36 1 13 2 Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 3; Hat Tricks: 0 • Tied a career high with four groundballs at Bucknell (3/8). Total 12/6 11 8 19 40 1 16 3 • Scooped a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1). • Scored first-career goal at Boston University (2/22) while CAREER HIGHS adding two groundballs and a caused turnover. Goals: 3 at Furman (2/1/14) #6 BILLY OPPENHEIMER • Caused a turnover in dramatic 7-6 triple overtime win over Assists: 2, two times; last vs. Loyola (3/1/14) So. • A • 6-0 • 180 • Conshohocken, Pa. #20 Villanova (2/16). Points: 4 vs. Villanova (2/16/14) • Scooped four groundballs while dishing an assist in collegiate Groundballs: 4 at Bucknell (3/8/14) Multi-Goal Games: 3; Multi-Point Games: 5; Hat Tricks: 1 • Dished a career-high three assists in impressive 9-3 win debut at Furman (2/1). at Bucknell (3/8). • Scored first Lehigh goal against #7/8 Loyola (3/1). CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Had an assist and three groundballs vs. Marquette (2/8). 2014 6/0 1 1 2 5 0 11 2 #19 ALEX EATON • Dished an assist in the season opener at Furman (2/1). Total 6/0 1 1 2 5 0 11 2 So. • M • 5-8 • 180 • Westford, Mass. CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS • Scored a career-high two goals in win at Bucknell (3/8). Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Goals: 1 at Boston University (2/22/14) • Scored a nifty goal vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1) to tie the score 2013 9/0 5 8 13 15 0 4 1 Assists: 1 at Furman (2/1/14) (at Quinnipiac) at three. Points: 1, two times; last at Boston University (2/22/14) 2014 6/3 1 5 6 16 0 6 0 • Posted a goal and assist at Boston University (2/22). Groundballs: 4, two times; last at Bucknell (3/8/14) Total 15/3 6 13 19 31 0 10 1 • Had an assist in the home opener vs. Marquette (2/8). Caused Turnovers: 1, two times; last at Boston U (2/22/14) • Scored a goal and added an assist in the season opener at Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0 CAREER HIGHS (at Lehigh) Furman (2/1). Goals: 1 vs. Loyola (3/1/14) Assists: 3 at Bucknell (3/8/14) CAREER STATISTICS Points: 3 at Bucknell (3/8/14) Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Groundballs: 3 vs. Marquette (2/8/14) 2013 6/0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 1; Hat Tricks: 0 2014 6/0 5 3 8 9 0 1 0 Total 12/0 6 3 9 10 0 1 1
CAREER HIGHS (at Lehigh) Goals: 2 at Bucknell (3/8/14) Assists: 1, three times; last at Boston University (2/22/14) Points: 2, three times; last at Bucknell (3/8/14) Groundballs: 1 at Bucknell (3/8/14) Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 3; Hat Tricks: 0
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#21 MATT SMITH #30 MATT POILLON #34 SAM LAWRENCE Sr. • M/A • 5-10 • 174 • Berwyn, Pa. Jr. • G • 5-10 • 185 • Mount Sinai, N.Y. Jr. • M • 6-1 • 206 • Wellesley, Mass.
• Scored first goal of the season in the fourth quarter against • Made six saves, allowing just two goals in dominant de- • Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover as #7/8 Loyola (3/1). fensive effort at Bucknell (3/8). Stopped all six shots sent his part of dominant defensive effort at Bucknell (3/8). • Had an assist at Boston University (2/22). way in Lehigh’s 50:28 shutout streak. • Posted first-career point (an assist) while setting a career- • Dished an assist and added a groundball in the home opener • Finished with 11 saves against #7/8 Loyola (3/1). high two caused turnovers against #7/8 Loyola (3/1). against Marquette (2/8). • Reached double-figure saves for a second straight week, • Had two shots and a groundball at Boston U (2/22). • Tied a career-high two assists in the season opener at making 10 at Boston University (2/22). • Posted three groundballs and a caused turnover in triple Furman (2/1). • Made 12 saves on 18 shots in triple overtime thriller over overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16). #20 Villanova (2/16). Earned Patriot League Goalie of the CAREER STATISTICS Week for his efforts. CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Finished with nine saves on 15 shots in the home opener Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2011 5/1 1 0 1 4 0 2 1 against Marquette (2/8) 2013 4/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/0 0 1 1 4 0 6 4 2012 17/1 3 1 4 7 0 6 1 • Made six saves, allowing just six goals in the season opener 2014 2013 14/0 3 3 6 8 0 5 0 Total 10/0 0 1 1 4 0 6 4 at Furman (2/1). 2014 6/2 1 4 5 11 0 2 0 Total 42/4 8 8 16 30 0 15 2 CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Groundballs: 3 vs. Villanova (2/16/14) CAREER HIGHS Year GP/GS Svs. GA Sv.% GAA W-L GB Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Loyola (3/1/14) Goals: 2 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12) 2012 17/17 166 112 .597 6.75 14-3 31 Assists: 2, two times; last at Furman (2/1/14) 2013 14/14 152 103 .596 7.92 11-3 24 Points: 3 vs. VMI (3/2/13) 2014 6/6 54 41 .568 6.74 5-1 4 #40 TY SOUDERS Groundballs: 3 vs. VMI (3/2/13) Total 37/37 372 256 .592 7.18 30-7 59 Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 3; Hat Tricks: 0 Sr. • D • 6-1 • 210 • Macungie, Pa. CAREER HIGHS Saves: 18 at North Carolina (5/11/13) • Helped spearhead a dominant defense that held Bucknell Fewest Goals Allowed: 0 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12) (3/8) to just two goals and none in a 50:28 span. #28 DYLAN O’SHAUGHNESSY Groundballs: 5 at North Carolina (3/3/12) • Finished with a groundball and caused turnover against Jr. • D • 6-5 • 232 • Merrick, N.Y. #7/8 Loyola (3/1). • Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover in the Patriot • Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover as #31 CASEY EIDENSHINK League opener at Boston University (2/22). part of team’s dominant defensive effort at Bucknell (3/8). So. • D • 5-11 • 185 • Wyncote, Pa. • Set a career-high six groundballs while causing two turn- • Had two groundballs and a caused turnover against #7/8 overs in triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16). Loyola (3/1). • Posted a groundball and team-high (and career-high) three • Had four groundballs and a caused turnover against • Scored a goal for a third straight game while adding a caused turnovers as part of defense’s dominant performance Marquette (2/8). career-high tying three groundballs and a caused turnover at Bucknell (3/8). • Dished an assist while adding a groundball in the season at Boston University (2/22). • Scooped a pair of groundballs against #7/8 Loyola (3/1). opener at Furman (2/1). • Scored a goal while tying a career-high three groundballs • Finished with a groundball and two caused turnovers at and setting a career-high three caused turnovers in dramatic Boston University (2/22). CAREER STATISTICS triple overtime win over #20 Villanova (2/16). • Had a groundball and caused turnover in triple overtime Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Caused two turnovers (to tie a career high) and scored a thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16). 2011 16/16 0 0 0 0 0 29 8 goal in the home opener against Marquette (2/8). • Posted a career-high two caused turnovers while tying a 2012 17/17 1 1 2 4 0 31 15 • Dished first-career assist while adding two groundballs in 2013 17/17 0 0 0 1 0 35 19 career high two GBs against Marquette (2/8). the season opener at Furman (2/1). 2014 6/6 0 1 1 2 0 15 5 • Scooped two groundballs in the season opener at Fur- Total 56/56 1 2 3 7 0 110 47 man (2/1). CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS 2012 17/2 1 0 1 1 0 13 11 Goals: 1 at Colgate (4/29/12) Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2013 12/0 0 0 0 2 0 19 6 Points: 1 at Colgate (4/29/12) 2013 7/0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2014 6/0 3 1 4 6 0 12 8 Groundballs: 6 vs. Villanova (2/16/14) 2014 6/0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8 Total 35/2 4 1 5 9 0 44 25 Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Penn State (3/9/13) Total 13/0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, four times; last at Boston University (2/22/14) CAREER HIGHS Assists: 1 at Furman (2/1/14) Groundballs: 2, four times; last vs. Loyola (3/1/14) #41 DAN TAYLOR Points: 1, five times; last at Boston University (2/22/14) Caused Turnovers: 3 at Bucknell (3/8/14) Jr. • A • 6-3 • 207 • Calgary, Alberta Groundballs: 3, seven times; last at Boston University (2/22/14) Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Villanova (2/16/14) • Tied a career-high four goals while adding an assist at Buck- nell (3/8). Scored four of Lehigh’s first five goals including a #32 JIMMY CAHILL natural hat trick. Added two groundballs. #29 RYAN BUTTENBAUM Sr. • M • 5-11 • 190 • Silver Spring, Md. • Dished an assist while scooping a groundball against #7/8 Sr. • M • 6-1 • 201 • Malvern, Pa. Loyola (3/1). • Scooped three groundballs (to tie a career high) at Buck- • Had two goals and an assist in triple overtime thriller over nell (3/8). • Dominant, winning 11-of-15 faceoffs with seven ground- #20 Villanova (2/16). Posted a career-high four GBs. • Strong game with two groundballs and career-high tying balls at Bucknell (3/8). • Finished with four points vs. Marquette (2/8) behind two two caused turnovers vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1). • Was 7-of-19 with three groundballs against #7/8 Loyola goals and two assists. • Finished with three groundballs (to tie a career high) and (3/1). • Scored a goal in the season opener at Furman (2/1). a caused turnover at Boston University (2/22). • Finished 9-of-20 at the faceoff X with two groundballs at • Posted a goal, groundball and caused turnover in triple Boston U (2/22). Scored first-career goal as well. CAREER STATISTICS overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16). • Won 10-of-18 faceoffs with four groundballs against #20 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Had a goal, groundball and caused turnover in first action 2012 17/9 11 6 17 31 3 8 1 Villanova (2/16). of the season, against Marquette (2/8). 2013 17/17 29 21 50 79 1 29 2 • Stellar, winning 17-of-21 faceoffs with a career-high 12 2014 5/4 9 5 14 26 0 9 0 groundballs in the home opener vs. Marquette (2/8). CAREER STATISTICS Total 39/30 49 32 81 136 4 46 3 • Won 14-of-23 faceoffs while adding four groundballs in Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT the season opener at Furman (2/1). Marked a career high for 2011 7/0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 CAREER HIGHS faceoffs won and taken. 2012 17/0 0 0 0 0 0 16 8 Goals: 4, two times; last at Bucknell (3/8/14) 2013 16/0 1 1 2 6 0 12 7 Assists: 3, three times; last vs. Lafayette (4/20/13) CAREER STATISTICS 2014 5/0 2 0 2 5 0 10 5 Points: 7 vs. Lafayette (4/20/13) Year GP/GS G A Pts. GB CT FO % Total 45/0 3 1 4 12 0 40 21 Groundballs: 4 vs. Villanova (2/16/14) 2011 6/0 0 0 0 4 0 15-27 .556 Multi-Goal Games: 17; Multi-Point Games: 20; Hat Tricks: 7 2012 11/0 0 0 0 16 0 26-62 .419 CAREER HIGHS 2013 13/0 0 1 1 24 0 55-106 .519 Goals: 1, three times; last vs. Villanova (2/16/14) 2014 6/0 0 0 0 32 0 68-116 .586 Assists: 1 vs. Penn State (3/9/13) Total 36/0 0 1 0 76 0 164-311 .527 Points: 1, four times; last vs. Villanova (2/16/14) Groundballs: 3 at Bucknell (3/8/14) CAREER HIGHS Caused Turnovers: 2, two times; last vs. Loyola (3/1/14) Faceoffs Won: 17 vs. Marquette (2/8/14) Faceoffs Taken: 23 at Furman (2/1/14) Groundballs: 12 vs. Marquette (2/8/14) Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2014 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 7: #14/15 LEHIGH AT #17 YALE • MARCH 8, 2014 • PAGE 15
#42 PATRICK CORBETT #66 TRIPP TELESCO Jr. • A • 6-0 • 195 • Burlington, Ontario Fr. • D • 6-2 • 208 • Ridgewood, N.J.
• Finished with two goals, including an extra man goal, at • Finished with two groundballs and two caused turnovers at Bucknell (3/8). Bucknell (3/8) as part of dominant defensive effort. • Scored two goals, including a man-up tally against #7/8 • Continued strong play vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1) with three Loyola (3/1). groundballs and two caused turnovers for a second straight • Scored two goals in the Patriot League opener at Boston week. University (2/22). • Another strong game with three groundballs and two • Tied a career-high four goals in the home opener vs. caused turnovers at Boston University (2/22). Marquette (2/8). Scored Lehigh’s first man-up goal of the • Monster game with career highs in groundballs (7) and season. caused turnovers (7) in triple overtime thriller over #20 Vil- • Posted fifth-career hat trick in season opener at Furman lanova (2/16). Was named Patriot League Defensive Player (2/1). of the Week for his efforts. • Scooped a groundball in the home opener vs. Marquette CAREER STATISTICS (2/8). Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT • Had three groundballs and a caused turnover in the season 2012 16/9 18 5 23 35 5 17 5 opener at Furman (2/1). 2013 16/10 21 3 24 50 3 20 4 2014 6/5 13 0 13 31 3 7 0 CAREER STATISTICS Total 38/24 52 8 60 116 11 44 9 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2013 17/10 0 0 0 0 0 29 14 CAREER HIGHS 2014 6/6 0 0 0 0 0 19 14 Goals: 4, two times; last vs. Marquette (2/8/14) Total 23/16 0 0 0 0 0 48 28 Assists: 2 vs. Holy Cross (3/24/12) Points: 4, five times; last vs. Marquette (2/8/14) CAREER HIGHS Groundballs: 4, two times; last at Navy (3/31/12) Groundballs: 7 vs. Villanova (2/16/14) Multi-Goal Games: 16; Multi-Point Games: 17; Hat Tricks: 6 Caused Turnovers: 7 vs. Villanova (2/16/14) #44 ALAN HENDERSON Jr. • M • 5-11 • 183 • Manorville, N.Y.
• Scooped a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1). • Posted a goal, career-high three assists and career-high four points in league opener at Boston U (2/22). • Dished an assist while adding two groundballs in first action of the season against Marquette (2/8).
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2012 17/0 3 3 6 5 0 8 3 2013 17/6 2 6 8 19 0 33 3 2014 5/4 1 4 5 9 0 5 0 Total 39/10 6 13 19 33 0 46 6
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, six times; last at Boston University (2/22/14) Assists: 3 at Boston University (2/22/14) Points: 4 at Boston University (2/22/14) Groundballs: 5 vs. Navy (3/30/13) Caused Turnovers: 1, six times; last vs. Bucknell (4/28/13) Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 2; Hat Tricks: 0
#45 MATT RISK Sr. • M/A • 6-2 • 202 • Potomac, Md.
• Dished first-career assist in league opener at Boston Uni- versity (2/22). • Scooped career-high two GBs vs. #20 Villanova (2/16). • Scored a goal while adding a groundball in the home opener vs. Marquette (2/8). • Fired a game-high seven shots while adding a groundball in the season opener at Furman (2/1). Came in his first- career start.
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2011 1/0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2012 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 6/0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 2014 6/3 1 1 2 13 0 4 0 Total 14/3 2 1 3 17 0 6 0
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, two times; last vs. Marquette (2/8/14) Assists: 1 at Boston University (2/22/14) Points: 1, two times; last vs. Marquette (2/8/14) Groundballs: 2 vs. Villanova (2/16/14) Caused Turnovers: -- Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0
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GREENVILLE, S.C. - Senior Cody Ferraro, junior Patrick Corbett and BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Tied at two in the first quarter, the #17/19 Lehigh men’s sophomore Reid Weber paced the offense with hat tricks while the defense held lacrosse team scored 11 of the next 13 goals to erase any doubt and beat Marquette Furman to just 15 shots as the No. 17/19 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team opened the going away, 13-6 on Saturday afternoon. Senior Ryan Buttenbaum won 17-of-21 2014 season with a 13-6 win on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks broke faceoffs and the offense converted those opportunities, led by junior Patrick Corbett a 2-2 tie with a 4-1 second quarter on their way to a fifth straight season opening who tied a career-high four goals. The Mountain Hawks improve to 2-0 on the season victory. heading into a showdown with #20 Villanova. The hat tricks were the first of both Ferraro and Weber’s careers and fifth “I thought our guys did a good job being ready to play, especially on the by Corbett. Juniors Jack Bogorowski, Kurtis Kaunas and Dan Taylor along with offensive end,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “We had some good sets sophomore Alex Eaton added Lehigh’s other goals. Ferraro added an assist for a and really carried the tempo early. Defensively, we weren’t on high alert in the first game (and career) high four points. Senior Matt Smith dished a pair of assists. quarter, giving up two goals on the interior of our defense. Once that settled down, we played a ton of offense because Ryan Buttenbaum was winning so many faceoffs. Sophomore Tripp Telesco had three groundballs and a caused turnover to The defense got a chance to settle in a little bit and the offense played pretty well in help lead the defense while fellow close defenseman Lukas Mikelinich had two the third quarter.” and Ty Souders one. Senior Dan Taylor added four points behind two goals and two assists. Junior Goals from Ferraro and Corbett gave Lehigh an early 2-0 lead less than five Kurtis Kaunas set a career high with three points via a goal and two assists while minutes into the game. eleven other Mountain Hawks posted a single point. Furman responded with goals at 5:29 and 4:28 to even the score after one Senior Ty Souders led the defense with four groundballs and two caused quarter of play. turnovers. Buttenbaum scooped a game and career-high 12 groundballs, also setting Taylor broke the tie at 8:52 of the second quarter before Corbett made it a career high for faceoffs won. 4-2 just over a minute later. After Kaunas made it three straight Lehigh goals, Seniors Matt Risk and Cody Newton got the scoring started, scoring at 12:39 Furman pulled within 5-3 but Corbett scored her third of the first half with just and 11:45 to give Lehigh a 2-0 advantage. seven seconds left on the clock. “It’s a theme for our program; when guys graduate, the next wave of guys Junior Ryan Buttenbaum won 5-of-6 third-quarter faceoffs while the steps up,” said Cassese. “These are guys who might be relatively inexperienced, but Mountain Hawks held a 13-3 edge in groundballs to help gain separation. After they’re not freshmen. They’re sophomores, they’re junior , they’re seniors, they’re the Paladins pulled within 6-4, Lehigh scored four straight to end the third quar- guys who have been around the block a time or two. The expectation is that they’ll ter capped off by two in a row from Weber, making it 10-4 after 45 minutes of step up and we won’t miss a beat.” play. Marquette responded with goals at 9:13 and 7:13, but Corbett scored his first goal The success continued in the fourth as the Mountain Hawks outscored the of the afternoon, off a feed from Kaunas, to make it 3-2 after one quarter of play. Paladins 3-2 for the 13-6 final. The Mountain Hawks controlled most of the second quarter. After a Taylor Lehigh held a 42-15 edge in shots and 30-19 in groundballs. Buttenbaum goal at 10:10, junior Alan Henderson scooped the groundball off the ensuing faceoff won 13-of-22 faceoffs while senior Matt Poillon made six saves. Furman goalie and found Corbett who made it 5-2 just eight seconds later. Goals from juniors Klay Frazer Kinsley was strong, making 12 saves including nine in the first half. Heston and Pat Dougherty made it 7-2 before the Golden Eagles pulled within 7-3 Graham Dabbs and Clay Adams tallied two goals apiece for Furman, which at the half. was playing its first-ever Division I lacrosse game. The Paladins are coached Marquette scored less than two minutes into the third quarter, but Lehigh by former Navy coach Richie Meade, who is also head coach of the U.S. Men’s answered with six straight goals bridging the rest of the third and midway through the fourth. Junior long pole Dylan O’Shaughnessy got the scoring started on an National Team. Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese is one of Meade’s assistants. unsettled situation then Taylor followed. Corbett scored twice in 18 seconds for his “I was very impressed by Coach Meade,” Cassese said. “He had his guys third and fourth goals and with it, his second straight hat trick and sixth of his career. ready to play. They played like a Coach Meade coached team. They were ready Kaunas added a third-quarter goal to make it 12-4 after 45 minutes of play. to play. Their goalie played well. That was a big difference in the game. We could Senior Jimmy Cahill made it 13-4 at 10:05 of the fourth quarter before Marquette have been up four or five goals, but had to work really hard to be up three.” answered with the final two goals. Blaine Flemin’s tally at 6:00 ended the Golden Eagles’ drought of 22:31 without a goal. Lehigh’s defense stood tall to allow just six goals for a second straight week. Lehigh held a 38-27 edge in shots and 36-18 in groundballs. Junior Matt Poillon was strong, making nine saves while Marquette goalie J.J. Sagl finished with four.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh and Villanova were stuck at 6-6 for more than 23 minutes BOSTON - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team used a 7-0 run bridging the second and spanning most of the fourth quarter and multiple overtimes until junior Kurtis Kaunas beginning of the third quarters to win its fourth straight Patriot League opener as the ended the marathon with seven seconds left in the third overtime. His goal avoided a Mountain Hawks topped Boston University 10-7 on Saturday. Junior Patrick Corbett fourth overtime period and gave the Mountain Hawks a thrilling 7-6 victory on a cold and sophomore Reid Weber scored two goals apiece as Lehigh improves to 4-0 for the Sunday afternoon. A game that saw 83 combined shots and 16 extra man opportunities first time since 1997. saw Lehigh score five of its goals in a 12:38 stretch in the third quarter. The Wildcats “I want to credit BU for playing a great game today,” said Lehigh head coach responded with the final three goals of regulation, but it was Kaunas who had the final Kevin Cassese. “They really showed up and took it to us for a good part of the game. answer. They won the first 20 minutes and the last 15 minutes of the game. Fortunately for us, “You had both teams going extra man in overtime, goalies making spectacular saves, we were able to win 25 minutes towards the middle part of the game and that proved both teams hitting pipes and crossbars,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “You to be the difference.” had a lot of mistakes, a lot of errors, but the guys played really hard on both sides of the Junior Alan Henderson posted one goal and career highs in assists (3) and points ball. I give Villanova credit; it’s their first game. They played hard and well, especially (4). Five other Mountain Hawks scored one goal apiece, including first-career goals from on the defensive end. I thought our guys did too. It shows with the amount of turnovers freshman Ray Mastroianni, sophomore Chris Appell and senior Ryan Buttenbaum. there were, but I attribute a lot of that to the defenses.” Junior long-stick midfielder Dylan O’Shaughnessy added his third goal in as many Both defenses impressed as Lehigh caused 17 of Villanova’s 29 turnovers while the games. Wildcats caused 13 of the Mountain Hawks’ 24. Sophomore Tripp Telesco had a monster “We’re happy to get the win,” said Cassese. “It’s always nice to win; it doesn’t day with a career-high seven groundballs and seven caused turnovers, including two matter how you do it. We’re happy to be 4-0 and we’re happy to be 1-0 in the Patriot groundballs and two caused turnovers in the second overtime alone. League, but I can honestly say that as the leader of this program, that I am not content Senior close defensemen Ty Souders (career-high six groundballs, two caused with our overall level of play today.” turnovers) and Lukas Mikelinich (five groundballs, one caused turnover) were stellar as well. After Villanova took a 3-1 lead early in the second quarter, Lehigh didn’t allow a Sophomore and reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week Tripp goal for the next 20:19. The Mountain Hawks shut-out the Wildcats over the game’s final Telesco had three groundballs and two caused turnovers to help pace the defense. 23:14. Junior Matt Poillon was a big part, finishing with 12 saves including eight after After the Terriers’ Pat Myers opened the scoring at 13:25 of the first quarter, But- halftime as he improves to 3-0 and an eye-popping 28-6 in his collegiate career. tenbaum answered just eight seconds later off the ensuing faceoff. Corbett scored his With the win, the Mountain Hawks improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 2000 first at 12:13, but the Terriers scored the next three goals spanning more than 15 minutes season. Lehigh has now won two straight and three of its last five against the Wildcats. until Lehigh scored its third early in the second quarter. The victory marks Lehigh’s eighth straight regular season win and sixth consecutive at Eaton took a pass from Risk and finished to pull within 4-3 at 11:36 of the second home dating back to last season. quarter. That sparked a 7-0 run as Weber followed at 9:43 then Mastroianni gave Lehigh Sophomore Reid Weber led the offense with four points behind two goals and two a 5-4 lead at the 7:55 mark. O’Shaughnessy rounded out the first-half scoring at 4:58 of assists. Junior Dan Taylor had three (two goals one assist). the second quarter. Villanova’s Kevin O’Neil opened the scoring at 13:19 of the first quarter, but Weber After almost 10 minutes of scoreless third-quarter action, Appell made it 9-4 at took a feed from Taylor and evened the score just under six minutes later. 5:26. Henderson picked up his third assist on that goal. The Terriers answered just 35 The Wildcats responded with the next two goals. Lehigh was unable to score for seconds later before Henderson made it 10-5 with 3:29 left in the third quarter. the final 22:21 of the first half as Villanova held a 3-1 lead after 30 minutes of play. That marked Lehigh’s last goal of the game as Terriers goalie Christian Carson Senior Jimmy Cahill opened the second-half scoring just 21 seconds into the third made five fourth-quarter saves, allowing his offense to score two goals and pull within quarter. Just over seven minutes later, Taylor answered with his first of the day, using 10-7. Boston U couldn’t pull any closer, however, as the Mountain Hawks held on for a sneaky behind-the-back shot from a tough angle to beat Villanova goalie Dan Willis. their 13th straight win over a Patriot League foe (dating back to 2012) and ninth straight Taylor added a second goal just 1:25 later to give the Mountain Hawks a 4-3 lead. Weber regular season victory (dating back to last season). scored his second just 46 seconds after that to make it 5-3 at 5:04 of the third quarter. Lehigh held a 35-32 edge in final shots while the Terriers had a 25-24 advantage Junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy rounded out the run with his second goal in as many in groundballs. Carson finished with 16 saves for the Terriers while junior Matt Poillon games, making it 6-3 late in the third. However, the Wildcats scored with 1:25 left in the had 10. third quarter and added two early fourth-quarter goals to deadlock the score at six. The Mountain Hawks return home next Saturday (Mar. 1) to host #9/10 ranked Both teams had several chances in the fourth quarter and the overtime periods. Loyola in a huge early-season Patriot League matchup. Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m. The goaltenders combined for four overtime saves, pipes were hit and eight turnovers “This is a big week for us,” said Cassese. “We need to continue to search for people were committed (five for Villanova and three for Lehigh). In the end, with the Mountain who want to step up. We need to continue to search for ways to get better. We are Hawks holding for the final shot, Taylor made a pass to Kaunas, who made a dodge to about to play a team that could be considered one of the hottest teams in the country. his left and beat Willis low for the 7-6 final. They are 3-1 and are a controversial last second goal vs. UVA away from being 4-0. Lehigh held a 46-37 edge in shots and 45-44 advantage in groundballs. Senior Ryan Loyola is an excellent team. We’ll need to be at our best if we hope to compete. We are Buttenbaum won 10-of-18 faceoffs at the X, scooping four groundballs. Each goalie finished about to find out exactly what type of team we have and what we’re made of.” with 12 saves.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Tied 3-3 after one quarter, #7/8 Loyola scored all four LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell scored first, but wouldn’t score for another 50:28 as second-quarter goals to create separation as the Greyhounds downed the #14 Lehigh the #16 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored nine straight goals on its way to a dominant men’s lacrosse team 14-7 on Saturday at the Ulrich Sports Complex. Sophomore 9-3 victory on Saturday. In a rematch of the 2013 Patriot League Championship game, Reid Weber led the way with a goal and two assists for his third straight multi-point the Mountain Hawks (5-1, 2-1 Patriot League) held the Bison (2-3, 1-2) to just 20 shots game. Four Mountain Hawks caused two turnovers apiece while junior Matt Poillon on the way to their fourth straight win over Bucknell. The Bison turned the ball over made 11 saves between the pipes. The loss snaps a six-game home winning streak, 15 times to Lehigh’s seven, and when they could get a quality shot off, Lehigh junior nine-game regular season winning streak and 13-game winning streak against Patriot goalie Matt Poillon was there to make the save. League foes. “I’m proud of our guys,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “This was our “Loyola played a full 60-minute game,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. best team effort of the early season. It wasn’t a complete 60 minutes, but it was an “They played well on offense, they played well on defense. They got great faceoff outstanding effort overall.” play and great goalie play. Typically when you do that, you’re going to win the Junior Dan Taylor led the offense with four goals to tie a career high. Classmate game.” Patrick Corbett scored twice while sophomore Alex Eaton added a career-high two Junior Patrick Corbett got the scoring started just 1:59 into the game and goals as well. Senior Ryan Buttenbaum was strong at the faceoff X, winning 11-of-15 finished with two on the afternoon to up his season total to a team-leading 11. Four with seven groundballs. other Mountain Hawks tallied a single goal while six finished with a single point. “I thought our faceoff personnel did a nice job today,” said Cassese. “Not only Sophomore Tripp Telesco posted three groundballs and two caused turnovers Ryan Buttenbaum in the middle, but also our wing play was terrific all day. We got a and senior Lukas Mikelinich had two and two, respectively. Short-stick defensive nice spark from Ray Mastroianni on the wing (four GBs).” The Mountain Hawks caused nine of Bucknell’s turnovers led by a career-high midfielders Jimmy Cahill and Sam Lawrence caused two turnovers each. three caused turnovers from sophomore long-stick midfielder . “I thought our guys battled hard and were ready to play,” said Cassese. “I Casey Eidenshink Sophomore Tripp Telesco continued his strong play with two groundballs and two don’t think we executed as well as we could have. A lot of that was because of them caused turnovers. He now has 15 groundballs and 13 caused turnovers over his last as opposed to us.” four games. Corbett scooped a groundball off a Jack Runkel save and beat the senior goal- “The defensive effort was solid all around,” said Cassese. “Coach Brendan tender to make it 1-0 in the early going. Loyola responded with three straight goals, Callahan had the fellas ready to play today and it was a full unit effort from start to but a transition opportunity led to a nifty goal from junior Kurtis Kaunas. Sophomore finish. They played our style, with great composure, and full support and trust of one tacked on an unassisted tally at 51 seconds of the first quarter to make Alex Eaton another. It was fun to watch.” it 3-3 after 15 minutes of play. Bucknell got on the board early as Thomas Flibotte made it 1-0 at 10:10. The The Greyhounds controlled the second quarter as Nikko Pontrello scored Mountain Hawks only got five first-quarter shots off and couldn’t find the back of the two man-up goals, with an even strength goal in between, for the natural hat trick. net as the Bison maintained its lead into the second quarter. That gave Loyola a 6-3 lead at 9:10 of the second quarter. Brian Schultz gave the Taylor scored his first of the afternoon (from sophomore Reid Weber) to make Greyhounds a 7-3 advantage heading into halftime. it 1-1 at 10:49 of the second. Weber took a feed from sophomore Billy Oppenheimer Weber scored the first goal of the second half, but Loyola responded with four and made it 2-1 just over four minutes later before Taylor added Lehigh’s third straight straight to take an 11-4 lead after three quarters. with 3:55 on the clock. The Mountain Hawks wouldn’t go away quietly as Corbett scored at 12:55 and Taylor single-handedly gave the Mountain Hawks a 5-1 advantage with goals sophomore Billy Oppenheimer added his first in a Lehigh uniform at 6:23 to pull at 13:59 and 11:28 of the third quarter, then after more than eight minutes of scoreless within 11-6. However, Loyola scored three of the game’s final four goals for the 14-7 action, Lehigh scored three times in the final 2:51 to take a commanding 8-1 lead after final. three quarters of play. Eaton scored twice, including one with four seconds on the Loyola held a 34-29 edge in shots and 27-22 in groundballs. Both teams took clock. care of the ball, turning the ball over just 11 times each. Poillon’s 11 saves came across Corbett tallied an extra man goal at 8:27 of the fourth from Oppenheimer, who Runkel who impressed with 13. dished his third assist of the afternoon. Bucknell finally solved Lehigh’s defense, “I think this game exposed our weaknesses. Loyola is a really good team,” breaking a 50:28 scoreless drought with a goal at 4:42. The Bison added a goal at 1:45 said Cassese. “Whenever you play a good and well-coached team, they’re going to with the Mountain Hawks’ backups in for the 9-3 final. exploit your weaknesses. I think today, we learned a lot about what those are and Lehigh held a dominant 37-20 shot advantage and 36-24 edge in groundballs. The hopefully they’re pretty obvious for our guys. If they’re not, they will be after our Mountain Hawks won 12-of-16 faceoffs led by Buttenbaum’s 11-of-15. Poillon made film session tomorrow. We have to start cranking away on getting those weaknesses six saves before being replaced by sophomore Steve Brodeur who stopped 1-of-2 over better and hopefully turn them into strengths.” the final 3:41. Bucknell goalie Sam Grinberg made 15 stops.
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