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Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse 2017 Preseason Guide Fairfield University Athletic Communications • Walsh Athletic Center • 1073 North Benson Rd. • Fairfield, CT 06824 SID: Drew Kingsley • [email protected] • O: (203) 254-4000 ext. 2877 • C: (203) 314-7561 • F: (203) 254-4117 2017 SCHEDULE COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STANDINGS Feb. 11 at Richmond ....................................................1 PM 2016 Final Standings Feb. 18 at Bucknell ...............................................11:30 AM Feb. 25 Rutgers (DH) ..................................................12 PM CAA Record Overall Record Towson^# 4-1 16-3 Feb. 28 at UMass Lowell ...............................................3 PM Fairfield^ 4-1 9-8 March 4 at Stony Brook .................................................1 PM Hofstra 3-2 9-6 March 11 at Yale .............................................................1 PM Drexel 2-3 6-9 March 15 Cleveland State ...............................................3 PM Delaware 2-3 5-10 March 17 at Penn State (ESPNU / WatchESPN) ...............4 PM Massachusetts 0-5 4-9 March 25 Villanova ..........................................................1 PM April 1 Hofstra* ..........................................................7 PM ^ CAA Regular Season Champion April 8 at Drexel* ........................................................4 PM # CAA Champion April 15 at Massachusetts* ..........................................1 PM April 22 Towson* (DH)...................................................3 PM THE 2016 STAGS IN THE CAA THE 2016 STAGS IN THE NCAA April 28 Delaware* .......................................................7 PM Team Stats (6 Teams) Team Stats (68 Teams) Scoring Offense .................9.00 ........ 3rd Scoring Offense .................9.00 ...... 47th * Colonial Athletic Association game Man-Up Offense ..................365 ........3rd Man-Up Offense ..................365 ......34th Assists Per Game ...............5.00 ....... 2nd Assists Per Game ...............5.00 ......44th DH denotes doubleheader with Fairfield women’s lacrosse Points Per Game ...............14.00 ....... 3rd Points Per Game ...............14.00 .....45th Home games played on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium Shot Percentage .................272 ....... 2nd Shot Percentage .................272 ......43rd Scoring Defense .................9.35 ........3rd Scoring Defense .................9.35 ...... 24th Man-Down Defense .............667 ........ 4th Man-Down Defense .............667 ......25th QUICK FACTS Ground Balls/Game ..........24.59 ....... 5th Ground Balls/Game ..........24.59 .....58th Location .............................................................Fairfield, Conn. Fewest Turnovers/Game ...13.29 ....... 5th Fewest Turnovers/Game ...13.29 .....36th Caused Turnovers/Game....3.65 ........ 6th Caused Turnovers/Game....3.65 ......68th Founded ............................................................................1942 Faceoff Percentage .............530 ....... 2nd Faceoff Percentage .............530 ......25th Enrollment ........................................................................5,137 Clearing Percentage ............837 ........ 6th Clearing Percentage ............837 ......56th Affiliation ............................................................NCAA Division I Individual Stats (Top 10) Individual Stats Conference .................................... Colonial Athletic Association Goals Per Game Goals Per Game School Color ........................................................................Red 1. Colin Burke .................................. 2.71 14. Colin Burke ................................ 2.71 2. TJ Neubauer ................................. 2.07 49. TJ Neubauer ............................... 2.07 Nickname ......................................................................... Stags Home Field .................Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium (3,500) Man-Up Goals Man-Up Goals 1. Colin Burke ....................................... 9 5. Colin Burke ....................................... 9 8. Drew Murray...................................... 4 69. Drew Murray ................................... 4 Program History 8. TJ Neubauer ...................................... 4 69. TJ Neubauer .................................... 4 First Season ......................................................................1972 Assists Per Game Assists Per Game First NCAA Varsity Season ..................................................1993 1. Charlie Schnider ..........................1.88 18. Charlie Schnider ........................1.88 Varsity Record .....................................................174-166 (.512) 3. Colin Burke ..................................1.00 88. Colin Burke ................................1.00 7. Charlie Horning ............................0.82 128. Charlie Horning ........................0.82 NCAA Appearances (2) ............................................ 2002, 2005 Points Per Game Points Per Game 1. Colin Burke .................................. 3.71 26. Colin Burke ................................ 3.71 Team Information 6. Charlie Schnider ..........................2.53 107. Charlie Schnider .......................2.53 Head Coach ....................................Andy Copelan (Bucknell ’03) 9. TJ Neubauer ................................. 2.27 133. TJ Neubauer ............................. 2.27 Record at Fairfield ....................................... 73-49 (9th season) Faceoff Win Percentage Faceoff Win Percentage Career Record .............................................91-64 (11th season) 2. Will Fox .........................................549 31. Will Fox .......................................549 Associate Head Coach ............................................Andy Whitley Ground Balls Per Game Ground Balls Per Game Assistant Coaches .....................................Colin Hulme, Joe Izzo 3. TJ Neubauer .................................3.67 52. TJ Neubauer ...............................3.67 Team Captains ....................................................Nico Panepinto Goals-Against Average Goals-Against Average .............................................Jake Knostman, Logan Williamson 3. Tyler Behring ................................9.19 20. Tyler Behring ..............................9.19 2016 Overall Record .............................................................9-8 2016 CAA Record ......................................................4-1 (T-1st) Save Percentage Save Percentage 1. Tyler Behring .................................572 6. Tyler Behring .................................572 2016 Postseason .....................................................CAA Finalist Starters Returning/Lost ............................................8+FOGO/2 Saves Per Game Saves Per Game 1. Tyler Behring ..............................11.71 8. Tyler Behring ..............................11.71 Total Players Returning/Lost ............................................30/10 2017 Preseason Guide Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse The 2017 Stags Head Coach Andy Copelan Ninth Season • Bucknell ’03 2015 CAA Coach of the Year The 2017 season is Andy Copelan’s ninth at the helm of the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team. He has posted a 73-49 (.598) record with the Stags and owns a 10-year NCAA Division I head coaching record of 91-64 (.587). Copelan was named the team’s third head coach in varsity history on August 25, 2008 and has returned the Stags to the national conversation. Including this spring’s preseason rankings, Fairfield has entered the USILA national rankings in seven of Copelan’s nine years on the sidelines and defeated a nationally-ranked foe in seven of his campaigns with the Stags. Copelan led the Stags into a new era beginning in 2015, as Fairfield joined the nationally-prominent Colonial Athletic Association. The Stags have made an immediate impact on the CAA, winning back-to-back regular season titles. Fairfield hosted the 2015 CAA Championship on newly-constructed Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. In 2016, the Stags advanced to their first-ever CAA Championship Game. Copelan was tabbed as the CAA Coach of the Year in 2015. In two seasons with the CAA, the Stags have collected 14 All-CAA honors, highlighted by 2015 Rookie of the Year recognition for Will Fox ’18 and 2016 Rookie and co-Player of the Year nods for Colin Burke ’19. Fairfield student-athletes also continued to gain the national and regional spotlight in 2016. Burke and TJ Neubauer ’16 were USILA All- America Honorable Mentions with Neubauer also garnering All-New England First Team distinction for the third straight season. Neubauer was also drafted by the Rochester Rattlers in the fourth round of the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. He was the 10th Stag during Copelan’s tenure to be drafted or signed as a free agent into the MLL ranks. The 2014 edition of the club boasted a final record of 12-4, tying the program’s single-season wins mark. The campaign began with a record-setting 7-0 start and included the team’s first-ever ECAC Lacrosse League Regular Season Championship and a trip to ECAC Championship Game. Fairfield made four consecutive ECAC postseason appearances from 2011-14, including three trips to the ECAC Championship Game. Along the way, the program earned several landmark victories. Copelan’s 2013 club recorded the Stags’ first-ever victory over the nation’s top-ranked team with a triumph at No. 1 Denver, and the 2010 Fairfield team topped a Notre Dame