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Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. Enrollment 6,350 Founded 1892 President Thomas R. Rochon Nickname Bombers Colors Blue and Gold Affiliation NCAA Division III Conference Empire 8 Home Court Ben Light Gymnasium (Capacity) (2,600) Division of Athletics/ Sports Information Directory

Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach Jeff Long Phone (607) 274-3747 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach Eric Seideman Phone (607) 274-1141 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler Phone (607) 274-3209 Contents Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg Phone (607) 274-3199 Upper Terrace Field...... 1 Assistant Director of Men’s Lacrosse History...... 2-3 Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie Phone (607) 274-5708 NCAA Playoff Results...... 2 Operations and USILA All-Americans...... 3 Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Phone (607) 274-3793 Jeff Long, Head Coach...... 4-5 Senior Woman Administrator Deb Pallozzi Bomber Coaching Records...... 4 Phone (607) 274-1270 Year-By-Year Results...... 5 Supervisor of Athletic Trainers Kent Scriber Phone (607) 274-3178 Assistant Coaches...... 6 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick Per-Game Averages...... 6 Phone (607) 274-1401 E-mail [email protected] 2009 Outlook...... 7 Assistant Sports Player Profiles...... 8-15, 18-20 Information Director Joe Gladziszewski 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Roster...... 16 Phone (607) 274-3825 E-mail [email protected] 2008 Men’s Lacrosse Results...... 16 Assistant Sports 2008 Men’s Lacrosse Statistics...... 17 Information Director Chris Lewis Phone (607) 274-5124 Men’s Lacrosse Record Book...... 21-23 E-mail [email protected] 2009 Opponent Profiles...... 24-26 Sports Hot Line (607) 274-1161 Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll...... 26 Sports Information Fax (607) 274-1671 2008 Empire 8...... 26-27 College Information Egbert Hall (607) 274-3011 Series Records...... 27 Admissions Office (607) 274-3124 All-Time Results...... 28-30 Job Hall (800) 429-4274 The Student-Athlete...... 31 Financial Aid Office (607) 274-3131 Campus Center (800) 429-4275 Administration...... 32 College Web Page www.ithaca.edu Press Information...... IBC Athletics Web Page bombers.ithaca.edu 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Schedule...... BC ITHACA COLLEGE Administration Upper Terrace Field ITHACA COLLEGE

he Ithaca College men’s lacrosse program has Both of the program’s Eastern College Athletic played its home games at Upper Terrace Field Conference (ECAC) titles were won at home. In 1973, Tsince 1994. With the installation of a new drain- under coach Bill Ware, the Bombers posted ECAC age system and a reseeding of the field eight years ago, playoff wins over Alfred, 14-11, and Rensselaer, the facility is among the top grass lacrosse locations 15-11, at home. The Bombers won the ECAC in Division III. Upstate New York Championship in 1993 after beat- Before moving to Upper Terrace Field, the ing Hamilton, 12-7, and Hartwick, 15-11, on Upper Bombers played at Allen Field. In 1993, construc- Terrace Field. tion and bad weather forced Ithaca to play its regular- Improvements continue to be made to Upper season home games on the artificial turf of Cornell Terrace Field. Following the 1997 season a fence was University’s Schoellkopf Field. constructed to enclose the playing field and spectator Ithaca has a .705 winning percentage at home and seating. Protective nets behind the goals, which also has won 54 of 67 games since 2000 on Upper Terrace serve as shooting nets, are now in place as well. Field. The Bombers won eight of their nine contests there last season. Ithaca hosted the inaugural Empire 8 championship tournament at Upper Terrace Field during the 2004 season and was again conference tournament host in 2007. Ithaca is 6-3 in NCAA playoff games played at RECORD AT home. The Bombers lost to Cortland, 11-9, in 1979, ALLEN/UPPER TERRACE FIELDS defeated Washington (Md.), 15-14, in overtime the following year and lost, 16-15, to Middlebury in 1998’s 182-76, .705 opening round. During the 2001 season Ithaca opened Years Won Lost Pct the tournament with a 14-8 victory over Messiah 1967-69 8 3 .727 and lost to eventual national champion Middlebury, 1970-79 48 13 .787 18-7, in the second round. In 2002 Ithaca defeated 1980-89 36 25 .590 Western New England, 16-15, in overtime and topped 1990-99 36 22 .621 Cortland, 10-9, in the second round. Last year the 2000-08 54 13 .806 Bombers rallied for wins over Williams and Western New England in the second round and quarterfinals. Totals 182 76 .705

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 1 ITHACA COLLEGE Men’s Lacrosse History The Student-Athlete ITHACA COLLEGE he men’s lacrosse program at Ithaca has posted school records, including a goals-per-game aver- a record of 354-185 in the 39 years that lacrosse age of 5.5 (set during the 1973 season) and a career Thas been a varsity sport. The sport was intro- scoring average of 4.21. Another top offensive threat duced at Ithaca by Joe Corcoran through an intramural from Ithaca’s early seasons was Ithaca Hall of Fame program in 1946. member Jim Shaw, who scored 193 points to rank Under the direction of Harold Hatch and with fourth on the career scoring list. Corcoran’s help, lacrosse became a club sport in 1949 John Mouradian, who averaged almost three goals and play continued through 1951. After a hiatus the per game from 1974-76, is still involved in lacrosse. sport was resumed in 1965. He has served as the general manager of the Buffalo Corcoran eventually became one of the most Bandits of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), respected high school lacrosse coaches in the nation. now the National Lacrosse League, for three seasons. He built powerhouse programs in Corning, and in The Bandits captured two league titles during his ten- 1987 he was inducted into the United States Lacrosse ure. Mouradian also served as general manager of the Hall of Fame. Ontario Raiders and is currently general manager and The club team was revived in 1965 thanks to the head coach of the San Jose Stealth. efforts of Ken Gerbino (an incoming freshman) and Al Wolski became the head coach in 1978 and Carlo LoVecchio (who served as the team’s coach). led the team through the 1981 season. The Bombers Bill Ware took over as coach in 1966 and the sport participated in the NCAA tournament three times attained varsity status a year later. The program’s first and compiled a record of 41-15 during his leadership. game was a 9-7 win over RIT on April 8, 1967. In 1978 the Bombers won their first NCAA playoff Ware coached the varsity team for 11 years, post- game, beating host Salisbury State. ing a 79-30 record. Ithaca had winning seasons every The 1980 team reached the Division III semifi- year under Ware. The Bombers won the Northern nals, thanks to a 15-14 overtime win over Washington New York Lacrosse Division Championship in 1970 (Md.). The Bombers were ranked third in the nation, and 1973, and shared the title in 1969, 1971 and 1972. finishing with a 12-3 record. That team scored 274 The 1973 team also won the Eastern College Athletic goals, averaging 18.3 per game; both are school Conference (ECAC) lacrosse title. records. Among the early stars for the Bombers were goalie Wolski’s teams featured Barry Cohen, a three- Tim Cullen and attack Ted Greves. Cullen played time all-American and Ithaca’s second-leading career in all 25 games from 1969-71, posting a .777 save scorer, and Rob Serling, who set school records with percentage, a school record that still stands. His 5.60 120 career assists and 46 assists in one season. In goals-against average ranks second all-time. Greves, 1979 Steve Allison became Ithaca’s first all-American a two-time small-college all-American, is Ithaca’s goalie. career scoring leader. Upon graduation he held 10 Ray Rostan coached Ithaca for two seasons and posted a 15-10 record. His 1983 team reached the NCAA PLAYOFF RESULTS Year Opponent W-L Score Coach NCAA playoffs after a seven-game winning streak 1978 at Salisbury W 15-9 Al Wolski during the regular season. at Hobart L 29-6 Kevin Spencer took over as head coach in 1984 and 1979 Cortland L 11-9 Al Wolski posted a four-season record of 23-26. Derek Keenan 1980 Washington (Md.) W *15-14 Al Wolski was a standout performer during the mid-1980s. He at Cortland L 11-9 ranks sixth on Ithaca’s career scoring list and took 1983 at Roanoke L 14-11 Ray Rostan 1991 at Salisbury L 16-10 Jeff Long his game to the professional level as a forward for the 1992 at Salisbury W 21-9 Jeff Long Buffalo Bandits. He played professionally for two at Roanoke L 20-10 years before retiring at the end of the 1991 season. 1998 Middlebury L 17-16 Jeff Long Goalie Pete Reardon collected a school-record 661 2001 Messiah W 14-8 Jeff Long Middlebury L 18-7 saves in 43 career games. 2002 W. New England W *16-15 Jeff Long The 1988 season was the first for current head Cortland W 10-9 coach Jeff Long. Long guided Ithaca to the 1991 Middlebury L 12-6 Independent College Athletic Conference (ICAC) 2007 at Cabrini W 18-11 Jeff Long at Gettysburg L 11-5 championship and the NCAA tournament. In 1992 2008 Williams W 17-10 Jeff Long the Bombers won the Empire Athletic Association W. New England W *13-12 (EAA) crown and again made a trip to the NCAA at Cortland L 16-5 tournament. In 1993 Ithaca won the ECAC Upstate * Overtime New York title.

2 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Two-time all-Americans goalie Dennis Butler, straight all-America honor and became the only Ithaca defensemen Brian Dattellas, Scott MacCaull and student-athlete, in any sport, to be voted to an all- Mark Maietta, midfielder Jim Bianchi and attack Joe American team all four years of his career. Goalie Hope — played their entire careers under Long. Attack Ryan Martin, attack Nick Mayer and defender Tim Charlie Shoulberg ranks ninth in career goals. Attack Riley also received all-America honors. Brian Ferry scored at least one point in every game The Bombers reached the NCAA semifinals each of his career, and is third in career assists and seventh of the past two years and broke the school record for in career points. wins each season. The 2007 team was led by second- The 1998 team, which returned to the NCAA team all-American goalie Dennis Butler. First-team playoffs after a six-year absence, featured all-Ameri- picks Matt Nelligan and Brandon Rose (the Division cans Hope, midfielder Steve Fiorelli and goalie Matt III LSM of the year) paced last spring’s team. Troy. In 1999 attack E.J. MacCaull (brother of A total of 11 Ithaca athletes and one coach con- Scott MacCaull) was the only Bomber to receive all- nected with the lacrosse program are members of the American honors. All-American midfielder Dennis Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame. The members, Juleff helped lead the Bombers to an 11-3 record in with their year of election, are Edgar Bredbenner Jr. 2000. In 2001 the Bombers posted a program-best 13 ’50 (1992), Joe Corcoran ’50 (1978), Ted Greves ’74 wins and returned to the NCAA playoffs, defeating (1983), Jack Hantz ’51 (2002), Al Howell ’77 (1991), Messiah in the first round. In 2002 Ithaca was again Derek Keenan ’87 (2002), John Mouradian ’75 (2000), crowned conference champion and advanced to the Jim Shaw ’74 (2003), Barry Smith ’72 (1992), Bill quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament. Ware (1988) and Tony Wise ’73 (1993). During the 2003 season, Juleff earned his fourth

USILA ALL-AMERICANS Year Name Pos. Honor Year Name Pos. Honor 1970 John Westbrook D Honorable Mention 1995 Brian Dattellas D Honorable Mention 1973 Ted Greves A First Team 1997 Joe Hope A Third Team 1974 Bart Feinberg D Third Team 1998 Steve Fiorelli M Honorable Mention Ted Greves A Second Team Joe Hope A First Team 1976 Al Howell D Honorable Mention Matt Troy G Honorable Mention 1978 Barry Cohen A Honorable Mention 1999 E.J. MacCaull A Honorable Mention 1979 Steve Allison G Honorable Mention 2000 Dennis Juleff M Honorable Mention Barry Cohen A Second Team 2001 Dennis Juleff M Second Team 1980 Mike Biondi M Second Team Tim Riley D Honorable Mention Barry Cohen A First Team 2002 Dennis Juleff M First Team Jon Heisman D Second Team Ryan Martin G Third Team Chris Sweet A Second Team Tim Riley D Second Team 1981 Mike Biondi M Third Team 2003 Dennis Juleff M Honorable Mention Chris Sweet M Second Team Ryan Martin G Honorable Mention 1982 Jim Eagan D Honorable Mention Nick Mayer A Honorable Mention Rob Serling A Second Team Tim Riley D Third Team 1983 Chris Asterino A Third Team 2004 Mike Maher D Honorable Mention Jim Eagan D Second Team Brian Weil A Honorable Mention Ken Mattfeld M Second Team 2005 Dennis Butler G Honorable Mention Craig Stewart G Honorable Mention Matt Casey M First Team 1984 Brian Comer M Third Team Mike Maher D Third Team Derek Keenan A Third Team Brian Weil A Honorable Mention 1985 Derek Keenan A Third Team 2006 Dennis Butler G Honorable Mention 1987 Derek Keenan A Second Team 2007 Dennis Butler G Second Team Marc Duncan D Honorable Mention Craig Lepiane M HonorableMention 1989 Tom Corcoran M Honorable Mention Matt Nelligan A Honorable Mention 1991 Mark Maietta D Third Team Brandon Rose LSM Honorable Mention 1992 Bill Krist M Honorable Mention Neth Wiedemann D Honorable Mention Scott MacCaull D Honorable Mention 2008 Logan Bobzien A Honorable Mention Mark Maietta D Third Team Craig Lepiane M Second Team Charlie Shoulberg A First Team Matt Nelligan A First Team 1993 Jim Bianchi M Honorable Mention Brandon Rose LSM First Team Scott MacCaull D Honorable Mention Neth Wiedemann D Second Team 1994 Jim Bianchi M Honorable Mention Brian Dattellas D Honorable Mention USILA = United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Brian Ferry A Honorable Mention

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 3 ITHACA COLLEGE Jeff Long, Head Coach ITHACA COLLEGE

ormer Naval Academy all-American Jeff Long were back in the playoffs, posting a 1-1 record in the enters his 22nd season as head men’s lacrosse postseason. In 2002 Ithaca made the NCAA semifinals Fcoach at Ithaca in 2009. Ithaca’s winningest for the first time in school history. In 2003 Ithaca lacrosse coach, Long has compiled an overall record finished 11-3 and four Bombers were named of 196-103 through 21 seasons. He was voted the USILA all-Americans. Two years ago, the Bombers Empire 8 Coach of the Year in 2000, 2002, 2005 and set a school record with 16 wins and reached the 2006 and 2008. NCAA quarterfinals. Last spring Ithaca reached In 1988 Long took over a team that had gone the NCAA semifinals after winning a fifth straight 9-16 over the previous two seasons; four years later Empire 8 regular-season title and a school-recod 17 the Bombers were in the NCAA playoffs. The 1991 wins overall. Ithaca athletes have earned 44 USILA team finished 9-3, winning the program’s first ICAC all-American honors under Long. championship in seven seasons and earning league Before coming to Ithaca, Long worked as an assis- coach of the year honors for Long. The next year the tant coach at the University of Virginia for Jim Adams, Bombers won the conference (EAA) title, and once the Cavaliers’ winningest coach. During Long’s three again Long was named coach of the year. He was seasons at Virginia, the team won two Atlantic Coast also named the Division III coach of the year by the Conference (ACC) titles and was a participant in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association NCAA playoffs in each of those seasons. In 1986 the (USILA) in 1992. Cavaliers played in the national championship game, Long had the Bombers back in the playoff hunt losing to North Carolina, 10-9, in overtime. five years ago, thanks in part to a seven-game winning Long’s first head coaching job was at the Naval streak. In 1998 Ithaca took the next step and reached Academy. He worked one year with the “B” team the NCAA playoffs for the first time in six years. In and another season with the preparatory school unit. 1999 the Bombers posted a 7-6 record and followed Following his Navy tenure, Long was an assistant that with an 11-3 record in 2000. In 2001 the Bombers at Norfolk Academy for one year before moving to

BOMBER COACHING RECORDS Name (seasons) Years Won Lost Pct JEFF LONG (1988-present) 21 196 103 .656 Bill Ware (1966-77) * 12 83 33 .716 Al Wolski (1978-81) 4 41 15 .732 Kevin Spencer (1984-87) 4 23 26 .469 Ray Rostan (1982-83) 2 15 10 .600 Harold Hatch (1949-51) ** 3 4 12 .250 Carlo LoVecchio (1965) ** 1 0 4 .000 Totals 47 362 203 .641 * One year as club team ** Club teams

4 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE All-Time Results ITHACA COLLEGE Alfred University, where he worked as a graduate assistant and earned a master’s degree in education. The Long File He also spent one season at Washington and Lee University before joining the Virginia staff. EDUCATION As a player, Long was a three-time all-American at 1977, bachelor’s degree in political science, Navy. He is Navy’s career scoring leader and played U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1983, master’s degree in education, Alfred on four NCAA-playoff teams. Long graduated in University, Alfred, N.Y. 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. COACHING EXPERIENCE He played on the U.S. national lacrosse teams in 1978 College: and 1986. 1977-78, head men’s lacrosse coach, In 1990 Long coached the Syracuse Molson all-star U.S. Naval Academy “B” Team team that lost by one goal to the U.S. national team. 1978-79, head men’s lacrosse coach, Naval Academy Preparatory School In the spring of 1998 Long served as an assistant on 1981-82, assistant men’s lacrosse coach, Princeton coach Bill Tierney’s staff for the U.S. team Norfolk Academy that competed in the International Lacrosse Federation 1982-83, graduate assistant men’s lacrosse World Championship. coach, Alfred University In the fall Long is an assistant coach for the Ithaca 1983-84, assistant men’s lacrosse coach, women’s soccer team, working with the team’s goal- Washington and Lee keepers. Ithaca has advanced to the NCAA playoffs in 1984-87, head assistant men’s lacrosse 15 of the last 19 seasons and won national champion- coach, University of Virginia 1987-present, assistant women’s soccer ships in 1990 and 1991. coach, Ithaca College Jeff and his wife, Cathy, reside in Ithaca with their 1987-present, head men’s lacrosse coach, children, Kelly, Katie and Molly. Ithaca College 1997-98, assistant men’s lacrosse coach, United States National Team

YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS Year Coach Record Pct Year Coach Record Pct 1949 Harold Hatch 2-3 ! .400 1986 Kevin Spencer 3-8 .273 1950 Harold Hatch 2-3 ! .400 1987 Kevin Spencer 6-8 .429 1951 Harold Hatch 0-6 ! .000 1988 Jeff Long 5-9 .357 1965 Carlo LoVecchio 0-4 ! .000 1989 Jeff Long 4-8 .333 1966 Bill Ware 4-3 ! .571 1990 Jeff Long 5-10 .333 1967 Bill Ware 5-2 .714 1991 Jeff Long 9-3ß .750 1968 Bill Ware 5-3 .625 1992 Jeff Long 12-2 ß .857 1969 Bill Ware 6-2 .750 1993 Jeff Long 9-5 º .643 1970 Bill Ware 7-1 .875 1994 Jeff Long 5-5 .500 1971 Bill Ware 7-2 .778 1995 Jeff Long 5-5 .500 1972 Bill Ware 8-3 .727 1996 Jeff Long 2-10 .167 1973 Bill Ware 9-3º .750 1997 Jeff Long 9-4 .692 1974 Bill Ware 7-3 .700 1998 Jeff Long 11-3 ß .786 1975 Bill Ware 10-1 .909 1999 Jeff Long 7-6 .538 1976 Bill Ware 8-5 .583 2000 Jeff Long 11-3 .786 1977 Bill Ware 8-5 .615 2001 Jeff Long 13-2 ß .867 1978 Al Wolski 12-3 ß .800 2002 Jeff Long 11-5 ß .686 1979 Al Wolski 10-4 ß .714 2003 Jeff Long 11-3 .789 1980 Al Wolski 12-3 ß .800 2004 Jeff Long 13-3 .813 1981 Al Wolski 7-5 .583 2005 Jeff Long 9-5 .643 1982 Ray Rostan 6-6 .500 2006 Jeff Long 12-5 .706 1983 Ray Rostan 9-4 ß .692 2007 Jeff Long 16-4 ß .800 1984 Kevin Spencer 7-5 .583 2008 Jeff Long 17-3 ß .850 1985 Kevin Spencer 7-5 .583 Overall Record 362-203 .641 ! Club team º ECAC champions ß NCAA playoffs Varsity Record 354-185 .657

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 5 ITHACA COLLEGE Assistant Coaches Series Records ITHACA COLLEGE ERIC SEIDEMAN Andrew Schreck Eric Seideman joins the men’s Schreck made his return to the lacrosse coaching staff in 2008. men’s lacrosse coaching staff, in He previously served as the top 2007. A starting defender in his assistant and offensive coordi- two seasons at Ithaca, Schreck nator for the last two seasons scored two goals with three assists at Cortland, helping the Red for five career points while col- Dragons win the 2006 national lecting 108 ground balls. He was title. He spent the 2005 season as named a second-team Empire 8 top assistant at Vassar College. all-star as a senior. He graduated A 2004 graduate of Haverford College (Pa.) with from Ithaca in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in health a bachelor’s degree in English, Seideman was a four- and physical education. year starter and three-year team MVP for the Fords. Prior to attending Ithaca, Schreck attended Herkimer He ranks fifth in school history with 174 career points, County Community College from 1992-1994, where sixth with 70 assists and seventh with 104 goals. He he received an associated degree in accounting and was was a first team all-Centennial Conference selection a member of the men’s lacrosse team. The Generals as a senior, leading the conference in goals. Seideman went 36-0 in his two seasons on the team and captured earned honorable mention to the all-league team as two NJCAA national championships. a junior. John Wallace Wallace enters his 10th season as an assistant coach with the men’s lacrosse program. He handles face-off responsibilities and midfield wing play, along with sideline subbing and management responsibilities. Wallace also serves as the equipment manager for Bomber athletics. PER-GAME AVERAGES Year Record Goals Assists Points Shots Saves GAA Save % 1988 5-9 7.8 5.6 13.4 32.8 15.5 12.57 .552 1989 4-8 6.9 4.7 11.6 33.0 14.9 9.31 .613 1990 5-10 10.5 6.3 16.8 41.0 15.2 11.73 .564 1991 9-3 12.3 6.8 19.1 42.8 10.8 9.80 .528 1992 12-2 14.6 8.5 23.1 47.9 10.9 8.93 .550 1993 9-5 11.6 6.5 18.1 44.4 11.8 8.94 .565 1994 5-5 11.8 7.4 19.2 40.9 13.3 9.48 .583 1995 5-5 11.7 7.0 18.7 43.2 13.3 9.50 .583 1996 2-10 10.3 5.8 16.1 36.8 14.0 10.62 .505 1997 9-4 16.3 9.4 25.7 43.3 15.3 13.73 .591 1998 11-3 16.9 9.6 26.5 45.8 14.4 10.25 .584 1999 7-6 11.4 7.5 18.8 38.4 13.6 10.14 .571 2000 11-3 12.0 5.9 17.9 40.5 10.4 7.78 .571 2001 13-2 15.9 8.6 24.5 41.3 10.7 6.93 .606 2002 11-5 11.3 6.1 17.4 42.0 12.0 8.87 .565 2003 11-3 15.5 10.2 25.7 43.6 11.4 8.43 .573 2004 13-3 13.8 7.5 21.3 44.4 13.9 7.50 .650 2005 9-5 13.0 8.1 21.3 40.1 11.5 9.74 .571 2006 12-5 11.2 6.4 17.5 40.1 13.5 8.95 .599 2007 16-4 13.4 7.3 20.7 42.2 14.3 9.54 .599 2008 17-3 13.5 8.7 22.0 40.9 12.4 8.85 .582

6 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Outlook ITHACA COLLEGE thaca enters 2009 as the five-time defending Empire Other returning midfielders include seniors Mike 8 regular-season champion and 2008 playoff cham- Giunta, Matt Ruhnke and Chris Carman; juniors Ipion. The Bombers are ranked 13th in the pre- Mike Lohan, Roniel Bencosme and Nick Powers; and season rankings by Inside Lacrosse and were tabbed sophomores Mike Silipo, Matt Molnar and Anthony by Empire 8 coaches to repeat as league champions Van Langen. Newcomers include Nick Munn, Chris in the preseason coaches’ poll. Ithaca returns 20 let- Duncan and Billy LaPerch. Powers, Molnar and ter-winners, including two preseason All-Americans Duncan are long-stick middies. in defenders Neth Wiedemann and Michael Serron. Wiedemann was a First Team Preseason All-American DEFENSE: All-Americans Wiedemann and and Serron was named to the Third Team. Serron lead the way for what could be considered Ithaca’s strongest position. Junior Brett Reiter is a 2008 RECAP: Ithaca won the Empire 8 regular two-time letter-winner at close defense and provides season and playoff championships and made its sec- additional experience at that position. That trio is ond straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, and 11th joined by freshman newcomers Will Kraus, Bryan NCAA Tournament appearance in school history. The Martin and Zach Plotkin. Bombers set a program record for wins in a season and finished with a 17-3 record. Ithaca advanced to GOALIE: David Gal and Ben Connery are return- the national semifinals, matching its best finish in the ing letter winners who split time in 2008 and will vie NCAAs. A school-record five Bombers were named for the starting position. Gal had a 7-0 record in 11 All-Americans by the United States Intercollegiate appearances and a team-leading 7.94 goals-against Lacrosse Association – Wiedemann, Matt Nelligan, average and .584 save percentage. Connery started 16 Brandon Rose, Craig Lepiane and Logan Bobzien. games and had a 9-3 record. Newcomers Tim Palmer Nelligan and Rose were First Team selections, and and Brendan Green add depth at the goalkeeping posi- Rose was also named USILA Long Stick Midfielder tion. of the Year. 2009 SCHEDULE: The Bombers will face an KEY LOSSES: Four of the five 2008 All- always-difficult Empire 8 schedule and will play three Americans and eight letter-winners were lost to of its regular season games against teams ranked in graduation. Nelligan was Ithaca’s leading scorer last the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Magazine Division III season and recorded the third 50-goal season of his Preseason Poll - #4 Cortland, #11 Stevens and #15 career. He’s the only player in Ithaca history to score Nazareth. Ithaca opens its season with a pair of road 50 goals in a season more than once. Rose, Nelligan games in Pennsylvania at Lycoming and Scranton. The and Lepiane were two-time All-American selections Bombers host Oneonta on March 4 before heading to and Bobzien was a two-time First Team All-Empire southern California for its spring trip that will include 8 selection. games at Whittier and against Drew. Ithaca returns to central New York for a March 21 game at Cortland. ATTACK: Seniors Alec Siefert and Matt Cutter Empire 8 play begins at home March 25 when the are the most experienced returners up front for the Bombers start a three-game homestand by hosting Bombers. Both played in all 20 games in 2008. Siefert Alfred. A final non-league game against Maritime scored 28 goals and had 37 points, and started 12 follows, before seven straight conference games close games. Cutter started three games and had 14 points the season. St. John Fisher visits April 1, and then last year. Kevin Ferris also returns at attack for the Ithaca hits the road for three straight at RIT, Utica and Bombers. Newcomers Brian DiBetta, D.J. Merriman, Nazareth. Home games against Elmira and Hartwick Devin Weinshank, Tom Mongelli and Michael are scheduled for April 15 and 18. Ithaca closes its Edwards will vie for playing time. regular season at Stevens April 25. Four teams qualify for the Empire 8 tournament, which will be held May MIDFIELD: Returning midfielder Nic Heckman 1 and 3 hosted by the higher-seeded teams. is Ithaca’s top returning scorer after recording 21 goals and 27 assists for 48 points. Senior Kevin Bush had 27 goals last year, which ranked fifth on the team, and 34 points. Nick Neuman and Michael Hennessy return and will handle the majority of the face-off duties.

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 7 ITHACA COLLEGE Returning Players ITHACA COLLEGE KEVIN BUSH Sr., A, 5-10; Centennial, Colo. 2008: Bush earned second-team Empire 8 all-star honors after scoring 34 points (27 goals, seven assists). He opened the season with three straight two-goal games and recorded six other multi-goal games. He matched his career highs with four goals and five points against Union. That game came in the midst of a six-game stretch that featured 14 goals and four assists. Bush scored the game-winning goal in the Scranton and Stevens victories. He picked up five ground balls in the win at Hartwick. Bush scored six man-up goals – third on the team – including a pair in the win over Western New England in the NCAA quarterfinals. 2007: Bush appeared in all 20 games for Ithaca, making four starts. He was the team’s third-leading goal-scorer (32) and was second on the squad with 18 assists. Bush earned second-team Empire 8 all-star honors. Bush scored a goal in each of Ithaca’s first 10 games, including a four-goal outburst in Ithaca’s win over Utica. Bush scored three goals and added an assist in the Bombers’ NCAA playoff win over Cabrini. Bush recorded three points and a career-high five ground balls in Ithaca’s win over second-ranked RIT. He scored his second career game-winning goal against FDU-Florham. 2006: Bush appeared in three games in his first season at Ithaca, scoring two goals with one assists for three points before suffering a season-ending injury. He scored in the Bombers’ season-opening win at Lycoming and netted the game-winner against Oneonta. He also assisted on a goal against the Red Dragons. 2005: Bush was a member of the lacrosse team at Washington College (Md.), where he appeared in eight games. He recorded one assist and collected two ground balls. High School: A 2004 graduate of Arapahoe High School, Bush was a three-year letter winner. His senior season, he finished second in Colorado in points while collecting all-state and all-conference honors. Personal: A communications, management and design major, he is the son of David and Karen Bush.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2006 3 2 1 3 12 2007 20 32 18 50 106 2008 20 27 7 34 112 TOTAL 43 61 26 87 230 CHRIS CARMAN Sr., M, 5-10; Alamo, Calif. 2008: Carman earned his third letter after playing in every game. He scored goals in back-to-back NCAA playoff wins over Williams and Western New England and also scored in the Oneonta and Drew victories. Carman collected three assists, including one against St. John Fisher in the Empire 8 Championship Tournament. He recorded five ground balls and three caused turnovers. 2007: Carman appeared in 18 games in his sophomore season, recording six goals and six assists for 12 points. He recorded his first career multi-goal game with two goals in Ithaca’s win over Whittier. Carman scored a goal and recorded an assist in the Empire 8 championship match against Nazareth. 2006: Carman appeared in six games as a freshman, scoring one goal with one assist for two points. Both came in a win over Alfred. High School: A 2005 graduate of Monte Vista High School, Carman was coached by Adam Lechner. He earned all-league accolades each of his three seasons. Carman was named team MVP his senior year and attack MVP his sophomore and junior seasons. Personal: A communication management and design major, he is the son of Tom and Linda Carman.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2006 6 1 1 2 5 2007 18 6 6 12 19 2008 20 4 3 7 13 TOTAL 44 11 10 21 37

8 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Opponent Profiles ITHACA COLLEGE BEN CONNERY Sr., G, 6-0; Homer 2008: Connery backstopped the Bombers into the NCAA playoffs, making a career-high 26 saves in the conference final against RIT. He was named the Empire 8 Championship Tournament MVP and his save total was the program’s-highest and the second-highest single-game total all season by a Division III goalie. Connery was a three-time Empire 8 Goalie of the Week and led the Bombers with 172 saves and a .585 save percentage. He recorded a 7.69 goals-against in Empire 8 play. He stopped 16 shots in wins over Oneonta and #3 Cortland and recorded 21 saves at RIT. He picked up a career-best seven ground balls in the win over Cortland and added six in the Empire 8 playoff victory over RIT. Connery had three caused turnovers in the Hartwick win. 2007: Connery appeared in eight games in 2007, making 20 saves. In the Empire 8 semifinal match against St. John Fisher, he played the last three quarters of the game in relief of an injured Dennis Butler. Connery made a career-high nine saves to earn his first career victory. Connery made seven saves in a win over conference rival Elmira. 2006: Connery appeared in five games as a freshman, stopping 15 of 20 shots on goal in 39:44 for a .750 save percentage and a 7.55 goals-against average. He made a season-high five saves in 14:47 in a win over Alfred and notched four saves in 9:53 against Nazareth in the ECAC playoffs. High School: A 2005 graduate of Homer High School, Connery was coached by Tom Cottrell. A captain his junior and season years, Connery earned all-league accolades and was named MVP of Section III. He was selected to participate in the Exceptional Senior All-Star game. Connery was also a member of the football and basketball teams. In football, he earned first-team all-league accolades his junior and senior seasons and was named third-team all-Central New York in 2004. Personal: A sport management major, he is the son of Phil and Janie Connery.

YEAR GP Minutes GA GaAvg Saves SavePct W L T Sho 2006 6 39:44 5 7.55 15 0.750 0 0 0 0 2007 8 98:24 20 12.20 20 0.500 1 0 0 0 2008 18 791:43 122 9.25 172 0.585 9 3 0 0 TOTAL 32 929:51 147 9.49 207 0.585 10 3 0 0 MATT CUTTER Sr., M, 5-8; Needham, Mass. 2008: Cutter scored a career-best 14 points while playing in every game (with three starts). He collected career-best totals of two goals and three points in the win over Drew and matched that point total in the win over Nazareth. He assisted on a pair of fourth-quarter goals in helping the Bombers rally from a five-goal deficit. Cutter notched a goal and an assist in the NCAA playoff win over Williams. 2007: Cutter appeared in 10 games in his sophomore season, recording an assist against Cortland. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2006: Cutter appeared in 11 games as a freshman and scored his first career goal in a win over Lycoming in his collegiate debut. High School: A 2005 graduate of Needham High School, Cutter was a member of the 2002 state championship team. A captain his senior season, Cutter is the school’s all-time leading scorer. He was selected as a first-team all-star his senior season and also received second-team accolades twice. Cutter was also a member of the soccer team, being named a first-team all-star his senior year. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Steven and Nancy Cutter. Both of his parents are Ithaca College graduates.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2006 11 1 0 1 13 2007 10 0 1 1 3 2008 20 9 5 14 40 TOTAL 41 10 6 16 56

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 9 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE KEVIN FERRIS So., A, 5-8; Marcellus 2008: Ferris played in 10 games as a Bomber rookie. He scored his first career goal in the Empire 8 win over Utica, and had two ground balls on the year. High School: Ferris graduated from Onondaga Central School as the program’s all-time leading scorer. He was a two-time all-league selection. Ferris also earned varsity letters as a member of the football and basketball teams at Onondaga. Personal: A sport media major, he is the son of Janet Ferris and David Ferris. His mother is a 1970 Ithaca graduate. His grandfather, Carlton Ferris, is a member of Hobart’s Hall of Fame after starring in lacrosse for the Statesmen. YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2008 10 1 0 1 2 DAVID GAL So., G, 5-8; Amherst, Mass. 2008: Gal went 7-0 while splitting time in goal. He won a pair of NCAA playoff games, compiling a 6.27 goals-against and a .741 save percentage in the victories over Williams and Western New England. His 11 saves in the overtime win over the Golden Bears matched a career best set at Hartwick. Gal earned his first career win with seven second-half saves at Whittier. Gal earned wins in back-to-back starts against Stevens and Elmira to clinch the Empire 8 regular-season title. High School: A 2007 graduate of Loomis Chaffee School, Gal earned four varsity letters playing for coach Jim Wilson. Gal was a three-time first-team all-New England selection, a New England all-American and played in the National Senior Showcase. Personal: A business major, he is the son of Graham and Francine Gal. His brother, Lyle, is a member of the hockey team at Army. YEAR GP Minutes GA GAA Saves SavePct W L T Sho 2008 11 355:00 47 7.94 66 0.584 7 0 0 0 MIKE GIUNTA Sr., M, 5-8; West Chester, Pa. 2008: Giunta played in every game for the second straight year and posted career-high totals in ground balls and caused turnovers. He recorded two goals and three points in the Empire 8 playoff win over St. John Fisher, matching career highs in both categories. Giunta scored one goal and assisted on another in the conference final win over RIT. Giunta was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2007: Giunta appeared in all 20 of Ithaca’s games in 2007, recording six goals. He scored his first career game- winning goal in Ithaca’s victory over Utica and recorded his second career multi-goal game with two scores against Elmira. Giunta also scored a goal in the NCAA quarterfinals against Gettysburg. 2006: Giunta appeared in 16 of the Bombers’ 17 games as a freshman, scoring eight goals with eight assists for 16 points. He also had 14 ground balls and two caused turnovers. Giunta scored his first career goal in Ithaca’s season-opening win at Lycoming. High School: A 2005 graduate of Henderson High School, Giunta was coached by Paul Stankewitz. Giunta received all-league and all-area honors and was named a Pennsylvania Senior All-Star. He was a member of the soccer and cross country teams. Personal: The son of Donald and Mary Frances Giunta, he is a physical therapy major. YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2006 16 8 8 16 23 2007 20 6 1 7 19 2008 20 7 3 10 28 TOTAL 56 21 12 33 70

10 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE NIC HECKMAN Jr., A/M, 5-7; Sparta, N.J. 2008: Heckman was Ithaca’s fourth-leading scorer, and his 27 assists rank among the program’s 20-best single-season performances. His 14 goals during the NCAA playoffs led the team and he recorded consecutive five-point efforts in the Williams and Western New England wins. He scored three goals in the quarterfinals win over the Golden Bears and assisted on two, including the overtime game-winner. Heckman scored a career-best five goals in the win at Hartwick. He topped his 2007 scoring total two games into the season, assisting on a pair of goals in the win at Lycoming and recording three goals and an assist in the Scranton victory. He picked up a career-best five points (including his first career game-winning goal) in the win at Alfred. 2007: Heckman saw action in nine games in his freshman season, recording two goals and three assists for five points. He recorded two assists against Elmira and scored a goal and handed out an assist in a win over Utica. Heckman also scored a goal against Cortland. High School: A 2006 graduate of Sparta High School, Heckman was coached by Pat Brennan. He was a four-year letter winner as a member of the lacrosse team and was named an all-American his senior year. In 2006, Heckman was named the conference and New Jersey Herald Player of the Year, was a first-team all-state selection and received first-team all-star honors from the Newark Star Ledger and Bergen Daily Record. He earned first-team all conference honors from 2004-06. Heckman also lettered as a member of the soccer team, earning all-county and all-state honors. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Paul and Kathi Heckman. His brother Alex is a senior lacrosse player at Stevens.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2007 9 2 3 5 11 2008 20 21 27 48 82 TOTAL 29 23 30 53 93

MICHAEL HENNESSY So., M, 5-8; Spring City 2008: Hennessy was the only Bomber freshman to ply in every game and his 32 ground balls led the team’s newcomers. He took over 73 percent of Ithaca’s face-offs and posted a winning percentage of 58.0. He went 22 for 27 in the win over Drew and dominated the nation’s top-ranked faceoff specialist in the opening round of the Empire 8 playoffs, winning 19 of 26 at the X. Hennessy picked up a season- best six ground balls and scored his first career goal in the win over Utica. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. High School: Hennessy earned four varsity letters playing for coach Jeff Neese at Owen J. Roberts High School. In his senior season, Hennessy earned league MVP and team MVP honors while also being selected for the Eastern State all-star team. He was a two-time all-league and all-area selection. Hennessy also earned three varsity letters as a member of the soccer team at Owen J. Roberts, earning team MVP honors and first-team all-area honors his senior season. Personal: A finance and accounting major, he is the son of Thomas and Kim Hennessy.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2008 20 1 0 1 1

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 11 ITHACA COLLEGE Men’s Lacrosse Record Book ITHACA COLLEGE MIKE LOHAN Jr., M, 5-11; Merrick 2008: Lohan missed the season with a wrist injury. He was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall semester. 2007: Lohan appeared in nine games. His three goals and five points were tops among Bomber freshmen. Lohan scored three goals and added an assist in Ithaca’s victory over Elmira. Lohan was named to the Empire 8 Presidents’ List following the fall and spring semesters. High School: A 2006 graduate of Sanford H. Calhoun High School, Lohan was coached by Peter Magnuson. He earned two varsity letters as a member of the lacrosse team and was an academic all-conference selection. Lohan also lettered in basketball and swimming & diving. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Michael and Dina Lohan.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2007 9 3 2 5 6 MATT MOLNAR So., LSM/D, 5-11; Doylestown, Pa. 2008: Molnar played in eight games as a freshman, including seven Bomber wins. He collected an assist and a pair of ground balls. Molnar’s first career point was an assist in the win over Drew. High School: A 2007 graduate of Central Bucks East High School, Molnar was coached by Bruce Garcia. Molnar earned three varsity letters and earned first team all-league honors from 2005-2007, was the team MVP for 2007 and served as team captain his senior year. Molnar also earned varsity letters as a member of the soccer team. Personal: An exercise science major, he is the son of Steve and Carole Molnar.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2008 8 0 1 1 2 NICK NEUMAN Jr., M, 6-0; Madison, Wis. 2008: Neumann played in 18 games and was Ithaca’s second-leading face-off specialist. He recorded a career-high 11 wins in the NCAA playoff win over Williams and went nine of 12 in the one-goal win over Nazareth. He also picked up six ground balls in that game. Neumann recorded a career-best seven ground balls in the win over Stevens. He scored a pair of goals in the victory over Drew. 2007: Neuman appeared in 12 games for the Bombers, recording three goals and going 13-for-30 in the faceoff circle. He had a season-high two ground balls against Cortland and tallied four faceoff wins in a win against Alfred. High School: A 2006 graduate of West High School, Neuman was coached by Tom Darcy. He earned three varsity letters as a member of the lacrosse team and served as team captain his senior year. Neuman earned all-conference honors his junior and senior years. He earned additional varsity letters as a member of the football team. Personal: A physics (teacher education) major, he is the son of Mike Neuman and Lavonne Berkvam.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2007 12 3 0 3 5 2008 19 2 0 2 4 TOTAL 31 5 0 5 9

12 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE NICK POWERS Jr., LSM, 5-9; Bridgewater, N.J. 2008: Powers played in all but one game as a sophomore. He scored a goal in the Drew win for his first career point. Powers recorded a career-best seven ground balls in the win over Hartwick. 2007: Powers appeared in 16 games for the Bombers, recording three ground balls. High School: A 2006 graduate of Bridgewater-Raritan High School, Powers earned three varsity letters and was an all- conference selection as a member of the lacrosse team. He also lettered in ice hockey. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Larry and Mary Beth Powers.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2007 16 0 0 0 1 2008 19 1 0 1 2 TOTAL 35 1 0 1 3 BRETT REITER Jr., D, 6-0; Longmeadow, Mass. 2008: Reiter made nine appearances as a reserve defender. He picked up a pair of ground balls in the season-opening victory at Lycoming. 2007: Reiter appeared in nine games for the Bombers, recording two ground balls. High School: A 2006 graduate of Longmeadow High School, Reiter was coached by John Rauseo. He was a four-year letter-winner and earned second-team all-region honors as a senior. Reiter helped lead his team to four league titles and four second-place finishes in the regional championship tournament. He also lettered as a member of the soccer team. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Charles and Lesly Reiter. His sister, Lindsay, is a 2005 Ithaca graduate.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2007 9 0 0 0 2 2008 9 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 18 0 0 0 2 MATTHEW RUHNKE Sr., M, 5-10; Norwalk, Conn. 2008: Ruhnke missed the season with an injury. 2007: Ruhnke appeared in all 20 games for the Bombers, recording six goals and seven assists. He recorded 82 ground balls, ranking him second on the team. He went 123-for-215 on faceoffs for Ithaca and tallied seven caused turnovers. He had a season-best nine ground balls in a win over Utica. 2006: Ruhnke appeared in all 17 games as a freshman, scoring one goal with three assists for four points. He also recorded 96 faceoff wins and collected 53 ground balls. Ruhnke scored his first career goal in Ithaca’s ECAC playoff win over St. John Fisher. He also had a season-best eight ground balls and 12 faceoff wins in the ECAC playoff game against the Cardinals. High School: A 2005 graduate of Brien McMahon High School, Ruhnke was coached by Mike Epstein. A captain for his senior season, he was named team MVP and earned all-state accolades. Ruhnke was also a member of the football and hockey teams. Personal: A recreation management major, he is the son of Kevin and Peggy Ruhnke.

OFFENSE GP G A Pts Shots 2006 17 1 3 4 12 2007 20 6 7 13 20 TOTAL 37 7 10 17 32

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 13 ITHACA COLLEGE Newcomers ITHACA COLLEGE MICHAEL SERRON Sr., D, 6-2; Canandaigua 2008: In his first season at Ithaca, Serron earned second-team Empire 8 all-star recognition as one of the league’s top defenders. He started every game and collected 34 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers. He ranked fifth on the team in ground balls (second among defensemen) and third in caused turnovers. 2005-07: Serron was a member of the lacrosse team at Monroe Community College and was coached by Rocky Delfino. High School: A 2005 graduate of Canandaigua Academy, Serron was coached by John Johnson. Serron earned varsity letters as a member of the lacrosse, football and basketball teams. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Mark and Lisa Serron.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2008 20 0 0 0 1

ALEC SIEFERT Sr., A, 5-7; Duxbury, Mass. 2008: Siefert played in every game, starting 12 times. He ranked among the team leaders in goals (fourth), assists (sixth) and points (fifth). Siefert matched his personal highs with three goals and four points in the season-opening win at Lycoming. He recorded two other four-point outings, including a career-best four goals in the regular-season win over St. John Fisher. He notched three goals in the win over Stevens. Siefert scored two goals in the NCAA playoff win over Williams and followed that up with a pair of assists in the overtime victory against Western New England. He collected two goals and a career-high four ground balls in the Utica win. 2007: Siefert appeared in six games for the Bombers, recording two goals and an assist. 2006: Siefert appeared in 11 games, scoring nine goals with one assist for 10 points, and had two multi-point games. He scored the first two goals of his collegiate career in a win over Utica and registered season highs of three goals and four points in a win at Alfred. Siefert also scored goals against Elmira, Hartwick and twice against St. John Fisher, all Bomber wins. High School: A 2005 graduate of Duxbury High School, Siefert was coached by Chris Sweet. A captain his senior season, Siefert led Massachusetts with 103 goals his senior season en route to receiving all-America accolades and being named a Pilgrim League All-Star. Siefert was also selected to the Boston Globe and Herald All-Scholastic team. Personal: The son of Jon and Jean Siefert, he is a business administration major.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2006 11 9 1 10 18 2007 6 2 1 3 6 2008 20 28 9 37 54 TOTAL 37 39 11 50 78

14 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE MIKE SILIPO So., M, 6-2; Deerfield, Mass. 2008: Silipo was the top scorer among Bomber freshmen, collecting five goals and seven points. In his first collegiate game, he scored a pair of goals in the season-opening win at Lycoming. Silipo also notched a pair of goals in the Drew win and picked up a goal in the victory over Utica. He recorded his first career assist in the win over Nazareth and added an assist in the one-goal win over Western New England in the NCAA quarterfinals. Silipo posted career-best totals of four ground balls and two caused turnovers in the NCAA playoff win over Williams. He also caused a pair of turnovers against Union. High School: A 2007 graduate of the Williston Northampton School, Silipo was coached by Andrew Syfu. Silipo earned three varsity letters as a member of the lacrosse team, and was named to the All-New England and All-League teams. He also earned varsity letters in basketball and football. Personal: A sport studies major, he is the son of Mike Silipo and JoEllen Harrison.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2008 19 5 2 7 17 ANTHONY Van LANGEN So., M, 5-9; Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. 2008: Van Langen played in 10 games as a Bomber rookie. He picked up his first career point in the win over Drew, assisting on a goal. Van Langen recorded a ground ball and a caused turnover in the NCAA semifinals against Cortland. High School: A 2007 graduate of Torrey Pines, Van Langen was coached by John Principi. Van Langen earned three varsity letters as a member of the lacrosse team. He served as team captain his senior year, receiving the team’s most valuable midfielder award. He was named to the Union Tribune second team all-county, first-team all-league and to the San Diego CIF all-star team in 2007. Van Lagen received the scholar athlete award in 2006-07 and was named a Union Tribune all-academic athlete. Personal: A television/radio major, he is the son of Jim and Leann Van Langen.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2008 11 0 1 1 3

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 15 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Roster ITHACA COLLEGE

No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. High School/Prep Hometown 1 BENCOSME, Roniel M Jr. 6-0 190 Sleepy Hollow Sleepy Hollow 2 KRAUS, Will D Fr. 5-11 175 Salisbury School Skaneateles 3 DiBETTA, Brian A/M Fr. 5-11 165 John Jay Katonah 4 MARTIN, Bryan D Fr. 6-1 185 Needham Needham 5 ** BUSH, Kevin M Sr. 5-10 178 Arapahoe Centennial, Colo. 6 MERRIMAN, D.J. M/A Fr. 5-10 160 Marcellus Marietta 8 *** CONNERY, Ben G Sr. 6-0 185 Homer Homer 9 WEINSHANK, Devin A Fr. 5-11 185 Long Beach Long Beach 10 * SILIPO, Mike M So. 6-2 200 Williston Northampton Deerfield, Mass. 11 ** NEUMAN, Nick M Jr. 6-0 190 Madison West Madison, Wis. 12 ** HECKMAN, Nic A/M Jr. 5-7 170 Sparta Sparta, N.J. 13 * GAL, David G So. 5-8 200 Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) Amherst, Mass. 14 * FERRIS, Kevin A So. 5-8 170 Onondaga Marcellus 15 *** CUTTER, Matt M Sr. 5-8 170 Needham Needham, Mass. 16 ** POWERS, Nick LSM Jr. 5-9 170 Bridgewater-Raritan Bridgewater, N.J. 17 MUNN, Nick M Fr. 5-10 170 Canandaigua Canandaigua 18 *** WIEDEMANN, Neth D Sr. 6-1 195 Episcopal School of Dallas Dallas, Texas 19 * LOHAN, Mike M Jr. 5-11 165 Sanford H. Calhoun Merrick 20 *** GIUNTA, Mike M Sr. 5-8 165 B. Reed Henderson West Chester, Pa. 21 PLOTKIN, Zacharay D Fr. 6-0 190 Syosset Syosset 22 ** RUHNKE, Matthew M Sr. 5-10 180 Brien McMahon Norwalk, Conn. 23 * SERRON, Michael D Sr. 6-2 180 Canandaigua Academy Canandaigua 24 *** CARMAN, Chris M Sr. 5-10 180 Monte Vista Alamo, Calif. 25 * MOLNAR, Matt LSM/D So. 5-11 180 Central Bucks East Doylestown, Pa. 26 MONGELLI, Tom A Fr. 5-9 175 Kinnelon Kinnelon, N.J. 27 DUNCAN, Chris LSM Fr. 6-3 170 Regis Jesuit Denver, Colo. 28 LaPERCH, Billy M Fr. 5-9 170 John Jay-Cross River Katonah 29 PALMER, Tim G Fr. 6-1 150 West Chester East West Chester, Pa. 30 * HENNESSY, Michael M So. 5-8 160 Owen J. Roberts Spring City 31 GREEN, Brendan G Fr. 6-0 170 Pittsford Mendon Pittsford 32 EDWARDS, Michael A Fr. 6-1 165 Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville 33 *** SIEFERT, Alec A Sr. 5-7 150 Duxbury Duxbury, Mass. 34 ** REITER, Brett D Jr. 6-0 195 Longmeadow Longmeadow, Mass. 35 * VAN LANGEN, Anthony M So. 5-9 160 Torrey Pines Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.

* Letters won (20 returning letter-winners) Head Coach: Jeff Long Assistant Coaches: , Matt Hammes, Ian Lockwood, Eric Seideman, Andy Schreck, John Wallace Captains: Ben Connery, Matt Cutter, Neth Wiedmann

2008 MEN’S LACROSSE RESULTS (17-3, 7-1 EMPIRE 8) Date Opponent W-L Score Date Opponent W-L Score 2/24 at Lycoming W 21-10 4/5 #11 Nazareth • W 10-9 3/2 at Scranton W 13-8 4/9 Union (OT) L 9-10 3/5 at Oneonta W 17-4 4/12 at Hartwick • W 15-11 3/10 at Whittier W 12-7 4/19 Stevens • W 13-7 3/12 Drew ^ W 21-10 4/22 at Elmira • W 14-9 3/19 at Alfred • W 13-5 4/25 St. John Fisher # W 17-9 3/22 #3 Cortland (OT) W 9-8 4/27 RIT # W 12-9 3/26 at St. John Fisher • W 12-7 5/10 #14 Williams ! W 17-10 3/29 at RIT • (OT) L 10-11 5/14 #15 WNEC ! (OT) W 13-12 4/2 Utica • W 16-6 5/18 at Cortland ! L 5-16 ^ San Diego, Calif. # Empire 8 Championship Tournament • Empire 8 opponent ! NCAA Tournament

16 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Men’s Lacrosse Roster ITHACA COLLEGE

2008 MEN’S LACROSSE STATISTICS SCORING /–––––– Season ––––––/ Career Name GP-GS G A Pts Shots GB EMG G-A-Pts Logan Bobzien 20-19 36 48 84 67 29 3 96-97-193 Matt Nelligan 20-19 52 21 73 167 37 7 168-54-222 Craig LePiane 20-6 49 15 64 142 24 9 95-32-127 NIC HECKMAN 20-2 21 27 48 82 23 2 23-30-53 ALEC SEIFERT 20-12 28 9 37 54 17 5 39-11-50 KEVIN BUSH 20-5 27 7 34 112 18 6 61-26-86 Tim Pfeffer 20-9 14 20 34 40 25 1 23-38-61 MATT CUTTER 20-3 9 5 14 40 54 1 10-6-16 MIKE GIUNTA 20-0 7 3 10 28 16 0 21-12-33 Mike Nowak 20-16 5 4 9 16 45 0 31-23-54 Brandon Rose 20-14 5 2 7 13 126 0 10-6-16 MICHAEL SILIPO 19-0 5 2 7 17 27 0 5-2-7 CHRIS CARMAN 20-0 4 3 7 13 5 0 11-10-21 NETH WIEDEMANN 20-20 2 3 5 10 63 0 3-5-8 NICK NEUMAN 19-1 2 0 2 4 34 0 5-0-5 KEVIN FERRIS 10-0 1 0 1 2 2 0 1-0-1 MICHAEL HENNESSY 20-15 1 0 1 1 32 1 1-0-1 NICK POWERS 19-0 1 0 1 2 10 0 1-0-1 MATT MOLNAR 8-0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0-1-1 ANTHONY Van LANGEN 11-0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0-1-1 BEN CONNERY 18-16 0 0 0 0 41 0 0-0-0 Billy Dunn 5-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 DAVID GAL 11-2 0 0 0 0 19 0 0-0-0 Alex Glowatz 8-0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0-0-0 Andy Matias 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-0-0 Collin Meadow 7-1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0-0-0 BRETT REITER 9-0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0-0-0 Will Rumsey 19-0 0 0 0 2 8 0 2-2-4 Pete Schick 20-20 0 0 0 0 33 0 0-0-0 MICHAEL SERRON 20-20 0 0 0 1 36 0 0-0-0 Ryan Strang 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 Alex Teece 19-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0-0-0 Totals ITHACA 20 269 171 440 818 738 35 OPPONENT 20 178 95 273 681 640 22

GOALTENDING /—–—— Career —––—/ Name GP-GS Min Saves GA Save % GAA W-L Save % GAA W-L DAVID GAL 11-2 355:00 66 47 .584 7.94 7-0 .584 7.94 7-0 Collin Meadow 7-1 59:45 10 9 .526 9.04 1-0 .513 10.07 1-0 BEN CONNERY 18-16 791:43 172 122 .585 9.25 9-3 .585 9.49 10-3 Totals ITHACA 20 1,206:28 248 178 .582 8.85 17-3 OPPONENTS 20 1,206:28 245 269 .477 13.38 3-17

SCORE BY QUARTERS Team Statistics 1 2 3 4 OTs Total IC Opp ITHACA 61 69 65 72 2 269 819 Shots 681 OPPONENTS 49 48 40 39 2 178 248 Saves 245 738 Ground Balls 640 83-60:30 Penalties-Minutes 90-70 35-85 Extra-Man Offense 23-81 281-501 Faceoffs 220-501 Returning players in capital letters. 369-450 Clears 337-394

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 17 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE NETH WIEDEMANN Sr., D, 6-1; Dallas, Texas 2008: Wiedemann was one of Division III’s top defenders, earning second-team all-America recognition. He was a first-team selection to the Empire 8 and New York State all-star teams. He ranked second on the team with 65 ground balls and 23 caused turnovers. Wiedemann scored goals against Oneonta and RIT and added a pair of assists (including one in the Empire 8 title game win over RIT). He had 10 games with at least two caused turnovers and picked up a season-best six ground balls in the win over #3 Cortland. 2007: Wiedemann started all 20 games for the Bombers, recording a goal and two assists. He tallied 66 ground balls and was second on the team with 29 caused turnovers. Wiedemann earned first team all-Empire 8 honors and received honorable mention to the USILA All-American team. 2006: Wiedemann started all 17 games as a freshman, collecting a team-leading 65 ground balls and registering a team-best eight caused turnovers. High School: A 2005 graduate of the Episcopal School of Dallas, Wiedemann was coached by Kevin Barnicle. A team captain, Wiedemann earned all-America, all-state and all-district honors. He was also a member of the football and basketball teams. Personal: A television-radio major, he is the son of Harden and Cynthia Wiedemann.

YEAR GP G A Pts Shots 2006 17 0 0 0 1 2007 20 1 2 3 8 2008 20 2 3 5 10 TOTAL 57 3 5 8 19

Newcomers RONIEL BENCOSME Jr., M, 6-0; Sleepy Hollow High School: A 2006 graduate of Sleepy Hollow High School, Bencosme was coached by Gary DeVicco. A two-time all-league selection, he earned all-section honors as a senior. He also lettered in football and wrestling. Personal: A health and physical education major, he is the son of Tara Guzman. His brother Dennis is a sophomore at Ithaca. He is a member of Ithaca’s football team, lettering three times as a defensive back.

BRIAN DiBETTA Fr., A/M, 5-111; Katonah High School: A 2008 graduate of John Jay High School, DiBetta was coached by Nick Savastano. He lettered three times and helped his team reach the state finals. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Sal and Eileen DiBetta. His brother Matt is a member of the cross country team at Hobart.

CHRIS DUNCAN Fr., LSM, 6-3; Denver, Colo. High School: A 2008 graduate of Regis Jesuit High School, Duncan was coached by Jim Soran. He earned all-state honors and participated in the national senior showcase as a senior. Duncan, a two-time all-conference pick, led his team in ground balls twice and played on Team Colorado for three years, serving as captain his final season. Personal: A television-radio major, he is the son of Robert and Beth Duncan.

18 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Newcomers ITHACA COLLEGE MICHAEL EDWARDS Fr., A, 6-1; Jamesville High School: A 2008 graduate of Jamesville-DeWitt High School, Edwards was coached by Jamie Archer. A two-time all-league pick, he helped his team to the 2007 state championship. Edwards was named to the all-Central New York team and served as team captain as a senior. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Paul and Maria Edwards.

BRENDAN GREEN Fr., G, 6-0; Pittsford High School: A 2008 graduate of Pittsford-Mendon High School. A team captain and MVP as a senior, he played in the Empire State Games and was named MVP of the 2008 Sec- tion V all-star game. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Ron and Suzanne Green.

WILL KRAUS Fr., D, 5-11; Skaneateles High School: A 2007 graduate of Skaneateles High School, Kraus was coached by Ron Doctor and Bobby Wynne. A team captain and league all-star as a senior, he lettered three times. He also lettered in ice hockey. Kraus also spent a post-graduate year at Salisbury School. Personal: A sport management major, he is the son of Jim and Kimball Kraus.

BILLY LaPERCH Fr., M, 5-9; Katonah High School: A 2008 graduate of John Jay-Cross River High School, LaPerch was coached by Nick Sarastano. He earned all-section honors and also lettered in football. Personal: A business administration major, he is the son of Bill and Deb LaPerch.

BRYAN MARTIN Fr., D, 6-1; Needham, Mass. High School: A 2008 graduate of Needham High School, Martin was coached by Dave Wainwright. A league all-star as a senior, he was named received the team’s “unsung hero” award. Martin also played at Xaverian Brothers High School, where he was coached by Tim Gardner. Personal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of Richard Martin and Eileen O’Keefe.

D.J. MERRIMAN Fr., M/A, 5-10; Marietta High School: A 2008 graduate of Marcellus High School, Merriman was coached by Pete Ruddy. He earned all-league honors and lettered three times. He also lettered in football and indoor track & field. Personal: A business administration and sport management major, he is the son of Dave and Helen Merriman.

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 19 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE TOM MONGELLI Fr., A, 5-9; Kinnelon, N.J. High School: A 2008 graduate of Kinnelon High School, Mongelli was coached by Kevin Kelly. He served as team captain and earned all-area recognition as a senior. Mongelli also lettered in ice hockey. Personal: A sport studies major, he is the son of Thomas and Diane Mongelli.

NICK MUNN Fr., M, 5-10; Canandaigua High School: A 2008 graduate of Canandaigua Academy, Munn was coached by Ed Muheron. A first-team all-league pick, he also lettered in football and indoor track & field. Personal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of David and Cecelia Munn. His brother Mike and sister Emily (an all-conference lacrosse player) graduated from Ithaca in 2003 and 2008, respectively. He is also a member of the Ithaca football team.

TIM PALMER Fr., G, 6-1; West Chester, Pa. High School: A 2008 graduate of West Chester East High School, Palmer was coached by Todd Lorback. A three-time league pick, he served as team captain as a senior. Personal: A health and physical education major, he is the son of Bill and Ruth Palmer. His brother, Dave, is a freshman at Ithaca.

ZACH PLOTKIN Fr., D, 6-0; Syosset High School: A 2008 graduate of Syosset High School, Plotkin was coached by John Ca- labria. He earned all-county honors twice and served as team captain his senior year. Per- sonal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of Richard and Ellen Plotkin.

DEVIN WEINSHANK Fr., A, 5-11; Long Beach High School: A 2008 graduate of Long Beach High School, Weinshank was coached by Jim Kaspar. He earned all-conference and all-county honors. Personal: A student in the exploratory program, he is the son of Rob and Patty Weinshank.

20 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Men’s Lacrosse Record Book ITHACA COLLEGE TEAM RECORDS Season Wins 17; 2008 Season Losses 10; 1990, 1996 Consecutive Winning Seasons 19; 1966-85 Consecutive Wins 20; 2000-01 Goals Game: 29; vs. Colgate, 1980 (29-4) Season: 274; 1980 Fewest Goals Game: 2; vs. Washington (Md.), 1989 (16-2) 2; vs. Hobart, 1989 (13-2), 1988 (27-2) 2; vs. Cortland, 1988 (21-2), 1969 (13-2), 1968 (11-2) 2; vs. RIT, 1982 (12-2) Season: 21; 1965 Assists Game: 25; vs. Colgate, 1980 Season: 208; 1980 Points Game: 54; vs. Colgate, 1980 Season: 482; 1980 Saves Game: 33; vs. Hobart, 1986 In 1998, Joe Hope became Ithaca’s first first-team all-American in six years. Season: 256; 1978 Goals Against Game: 29; vs. Hobart, 1978 (29-6) Season: 191; 2007 Fewest Goals Against Game: 0; vs. Alfred, 1968 (18-0) Season: 33; 1970 Goals-Against Avg. Season: 4.13; 1970 Scoring Avg. per Game Ted Greves Barry Cohen Derek Keenan Season: 18.3; 1980

CAREER POINTS No. Name (seasons) Games Goals Assists Points 1. Ted Greves (1971-74) 42 177 96 273 2. Barry Cohen (1977-80) 56 147 111 258 3. Matt Nelligan (2005-08) 67 168 54 222 4. Brian Weil (2002-05) 58 114 103 217 5. Joe Hope (1995-98) 49 145 70 215 6. Logan Bobzien (2005-08) 71 97 96 193 Jim Shaw (1970-73) 40 122 71 193 8. Rob Serling (1979-82) 47 70 120 190 9. Derek Keenan (1983-85, 87) 49 145 39 184 10. Brian Ferry (1991-94) 42 78 101 179

SEASON POINTS No. Name (seasons) Games Goals Assists Points 1. Ted Greves (1973) 12 66 28 94 2. Logan Bobzien 20 36 48 84 3. Barry Cohen (1978) 15 45 35 80 4. Matt Nelligan (2007) 20 59 18 77 5. Matt Nelligan (2008) 20 52 21 73 Joe Hope (1997) 13 48 25 73 E.J. MacCaull (1998) 14 31 42 73

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 21 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE

CAREER GOALS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS No. Name (seasons) Games Goals Goals 1. Ted Greves (1971-74) 42 177 Game: 10; Rich Marino vs. St. Lawrence, 1982 2. Matt Nelligan (2005-08) 67 168 Season: 66; Ted Greves, 1973 3. Barry Cohen (1977-80) 56 147 Career: 177; Ted Greves, 1971-74 4. Joe Hope (1995-98) 49 145 Goals-per-Game Avg. Derek Keenan (1983-85, 87) 49 145 Season: 5.50; Ted Greves, 1973 6. Dennis Juleff (2000-03) 59 123 Career: 4.21; Ted Greves, 1971-74 7. Jim Shaw (1970-73) 40 122 Assists 8. Brian Weil (2002-05) 58 114 Game: 10; E.J. MacCaull vs. Keuka, 1997 9. Jason Pacioni (1996-99) 50 110 Season: 48; Logan Bobzien, 2008 Rich Marino (1980-83) 37 110 Career: 120; Rob Serling, 1979-82 Assists-per-Game Avg. SEASON GOALS Season: 3.33; Rob Serling, 1982 No. Name (seasons) Games Goals Career: 2.40; Brian Ferry, 1991-94 1. Ted Greves (1973) 12 66 Points 2. Matt Nelligan (2007) 20 59 Game: 15; John Mouradian vs. Hartwick, 1975 3. Matt Nelligan (2008) 20 53 Season: 94; Ted Greves, 1973 4. Matt Nelligan (2006) 17 50 Career: 273; Ted Greves, 1971-74 5. Craig LePiane (2008) 20 49 Steve Basile

Tom Corcoran Dennis Juleff E.J. MacCaull Josh Marksberry Dylan Pensabene

CAREER GROUND BALLS Ground No. Name (seasons) Games Balls CAREER ASSISTS 1. Josh Marksberry (2001-04) 60 362 No. Name (seasons) Games Assists 2. Matt Troy (1995-98) 49 332 1. Rob Serling (1979-82) 47 120 3. Dylan Pensabene (1994-97) 45 302 2. Barry Cohen (1977-80) 56 111 4. Joey Mahoney (1990-93) 55 301 3. Brian Weil (2002-05) 58 103 5. Brian Burghdurf (1996-99) 42 297 4. Brian Ferry (1991-94) 42 101 6. Tom Corcoran (1987-90) 55 254 * 5. Logan Bobzien (2005-08) 71 96 7. Brandon Rose (2007-08) 40 245 Ted Greves (1971-74) 42 96 8. Jim Bianchi (1991-94) 50 237 E.J. MacCaull (1997-99) 34 96 9. Bill Krist (1991-94) 50 219 8. Matt Casey (2002-05) 58 88 10. Dennis Butler (2004-07) 67 202 9. Mike Dandrea (1986-88) 38 87 10. John Mouradian (1974-76) 33 73 SEASON GROUND BALLS Ground SEASON ASSISTS No. Name (seasons) Games Balls No. Name (seasons) Games Assists 1. Brian Burghdurf (1998) 14 136 1. Logan Bobzien (2008) 20 48 2. Dylan Pensabene (1997) 13 128 2. Rob Serling (1980) 15 46 3. Brandon Rose (2008) 20 126 3. E.J. MacCaull (1998) 14 42 4. Brandon Rose (2007) 20 119 4. Mike Dandrea (1988) 14 41 Josh Marksberry (2003) 13 119 T5. E.J. MacCaull (1997) 13 40 * does not include 1987 totals Rob Serling (1982) 12 40 Ground ball totals were not kept before 1988.

22 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Points-per-Game Avg. Season: 7.83; Ted Greves, 1973 CAREER SAVES Career: 6.50; Ted Greves, 1971-74 No. Name (seasons) Games Saves Ground Balls 1. Dennis Butler (2004-07) 67 833 Game: 25; Dylan Pensabene vs. Le Moyne, 1996 2. Pete Reardon (1983-86) 43 661 Season: 136; Brian Burghdurf, 1998 3. Steve Allison (1976-79) 45 656 Career: 362; Josh Marksberry, 2001-04 3. Matt Troy (1995-98) 49 613 Saves 5. Mike Hungerford (1987-90) 38 483 Game: 33; Pete Reardon vs. Hobart, 1986 Season: 234; Steve Allison, 1978 SEASON SAVES Career: 661; Pete Reardon, 1983-86 No. Name (seasons) Games Saves Save Percentage 1. Dennis Butler (2007) 20 260 Game: 1.000; Art Marangi 2. Steve Allison (1978) 15 234 vs. Alfred, 1968 3. Pete Reardon (1984) 12 224 Season: .777; Tim Cullen, 1970 4. Steve Allison (1979) 14 218 Career: .717; Tim Cullen, 1969-71 5. Pete Reardon (1985) 12 213 Save Average Season: 18.67; Pete Reardon, 1984 Career: 15.37; Pete Reardon, 1983-86 Goals-Against Avg. Season: 3.89; Steve Basile, 1980 Dennis Butler Career: 4.72; Gary Reuben, 1980-81

Pete Reardon Gary Reuben Rob Serling Matt Troy Brian Weil

Individual ground-ball totals were not kept before 1988. CAREER GOALS-AGAINST Single game ground-ball totals were not kept before 1990. AVERAGE Goals No. Name (seasons) Games Against Avg 1. Gary Reuben (1980-81) 18 85 4.72 2. Tim Cullen (1969-71) 25 140 5.60 CAREER 3. Steve Basile (1979-82) 40 230 5.75 SAVE PERCENTAGE 4. John Mackintosh (1970-73) 33 207 6.27 Goals No. Name (seasons) Games Against Saves Pct 5. Tom Hofmann (1974-75) 21 147 7.00 1. Tim Cullen (1969-71) 25 140 355 .717 SEASON GOALS-AGAINST 2. Tom Hofmann (1974-75) 21 147 341 .699 AVERAGE 3. Steve Basile (1979-82) 40 230 457 .665 Goals 4. Steve Allison (1976-79) 45 366 656 .642 No. Name (seasons) Games Against Avg 5. Pete Reardon (1983-86) 43 373 661 .639 1. Steve Basile (1980) 9 35 3.89 2. Tim Cullen (1970) 8 33 4.13 SEASON 3. Art Marangi (1968) 8 40 5.00 SAVE PERCENTAGE 4. Gary Reuben (1980) 14 72 5.14 Goals No. Name (seasons) Games Against Saves Pct 5. Tim Cullen (1969) 8 43 5.38 1. Tim Cullen (1970) 8 33 115 .777 Career goalie leaders based on having played in 2. John MacKintosh (1971) 6 10 31 .756 66 percent of the games during a two-year career. 3. Tom Hofmann (1975) 11 67 172 .720 Season goalie leaders based on having played 4. Tim Cullen (1969) 8 43 104 .708 in 66 percent of the games during the season. 5. Craig Stewart (1980) 10 26 58 .696 Returning players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 23 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Opponent Profiles ITHACA COLLEGE

ALFRED UNIVERSITY DREW UNIVERSITY HARTWICK COLLEGE March 25, at Ithaca, 4 p.m. March 12, San Diego, Calif. April 18, at Ithaca, 1 p.m. Location: Alfred, N.Y. Location: Madison, N.J. Location: Oneonta, N.Y. Enrollment: 2,000 Enrollment: 2,500 Enrollment: 1,480 Nickname: Saxons Nickname: Rangers Nickname: Hawks Colors: Purple and Gold Colors: Navy, Forest Green, White Colors: Royal Blue and White Conference: Empire 8 Conference: Landmark Conference Conference: Empire 8 Head Coach: Jason Lockner Head Coach: Tom Leanos Head Coach: Bill Bjorness (RIT ’86) (Cortland ’94) (Hofstra ’70) Phone: (607) 431-4717 Phone: (607) 871-2890 Phone: (973) 408-3573 Record at Hartwick: Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 10 years, 70-77 Record at Alfred: Record at Drew: 21 years, 175-140 Career Record: Same Three years, 15-24 Career Record: 25 years, 196-164 2008 Record: 4-9 (1-7 E8) Career Record: Same 2008 Record: 11-7 (6-1 Landmark) Home Field: All-Weather Field 2008 Record: 7-7 (2-6 E8) Home Field: Ranger Stadium (1,200) Home Field: Merrill Field (5,000) (1,000) Series Record: Ithaca leads, 21-10 Series Record: Ithaca, 34-8 Series Record: Ithaca, 3-0 Series Winning Streak: Series Winning Streak: Series Winning Streak: Ithaca, five games Ithaca, nine games Ithaca, three games Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 15-11 Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 13-5 Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 21-10 SID: Chris Gondek SID: Mark Whitehouse SID: Alex Langolis Phone: (607) 431-4703 Phone: (607) 871-2904 Phone: (973) 408-3574 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Hotline: (800) 388-5753 Hotline: (607) 871-2874 Web: drew.edu/depts./athletic.aspx Web: www.hartwick.edu/athletics Web: www.saxons.alfred.edu

CORTLAND ELMIRA COLLEGE LYCOMING COLLEGE April 15, at Ithaca, 4 p.m. Feb. 25, at Lycoming, 3:30 p.m. March 21, at Cortland, 1 p.m. Location: Elmira, N.Y. Location: Williamsport, Pa. Location: Cortland, N.Y. Enrollment: 1,275 Enrollment:1500 Enrollment: 6,700 Nickname: Soaring Eagles Nickname: Warriors Nickname: Red Dragons Colors: Purple and Gold Colors: Blue and Gold Colors: Red and White Conference: Empire 8 Conference: Middle Atlantic Conf. Conference: State University of Head Coach: Brian Anken New York Athletic Conference Head Coach: Preston Chapman (Alfred ’89) (Drew ’01) Head Coach: Steve Beville Phone: (570) 321-4251 (Washington, Md. ’85) Phone: (607) 735-1805 Record at Elmira: 11 years, 44-88 Record at Lycoming: Phone: (607) 753-4993 Two seasons, 14-16 Career Record: 18 years, 79-148 Email: [email protected] Career Record: 34-51 Record at Cortland: 2008 Record: 2-12 (1-7 E8) 2008 Record: 10-6 (5-2 MAC) Two years, 33-8 Home Field: Campus Field (500) Home Field: Shangraw Complex Career Record: Same Series Record: Ithaca, 11-1 Series Record: Ithaca leads 4-0 2008 Record: 18-2 (7-0 SUNYAC) Series Winning Streak: Series Winning Streak: NCAA finalists Ithaca, five games Ithaca, 4 games Home Field: Cortland Stadium Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 14-9 Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 21-10 Complex (6,500) SID: Shannon Howley SID: John Stark Series Record: Cortland, 32-12 Phone: (607) 735-1976 Phone: (570) 321-4188 Series Winning Streak: Email: [email protected] Cortland, one game Email: [email protected] Web: www.elmira.edu/athletics Last Year’s Scores: Ithaca, 9-8; Hotline: (570) 321-4188 Cortland, 16-5 NCAA Semifinals Web: www.lycoming.edu/athletics SID: Fran Elia Phone: (607) 753-5673 Email: [email protected] Hotline: (607) 753-2521 Web: cortlandreddragons.com

24 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Returning Players ITHACA COLLEGE

MARITIME COLLEGE ONEONTA ST. JOHN FISHER April 28, at Ithaca, 1 p.m. March 4, at Ithaca, 4.p.m COLLEGE Location: Throgs Neck, N.Y. Location: Oneonta, N.Y. April 1, at Ithaca, 4 p.m. Enrollment: 1,289 Enrollment: 5,878 Location: Pittsford, N.Y. Nickname: Privateers Nickname: Red Dragons Enrollment: 2,075 Colors: Burgundy, Navy, White Colors: Red White Nickname: Cardinals Conference: Skyline Conference Conference: State University of Colors: Cardinal Red and Gold Head Coach: Russ Ketcham New York Athletic Conference Conference: Empire 8 Phone: (718) 409-6800 Head Coach: Dan Mahar Head Coach: John C. Johnson Email: [email protected] Phone: (315) 436-2103 Phone: (585) 385-8485 Record at Maritime: Record at Oneonta: Record at St. John Fisher: Two seasons, 17-12 One season, 7-8 Three years, 30-20 Career Record: Same Career Record: Same Career Record: Same 2008 Record: 11-5 (4-1 Skyline) 2008 Record: 7-8 (4-3 SUNYAC) 2008 Record: 11-5 (5-3 E8) Home Field: Reinhart Field Home Field: All College Field (750) Home Field: Growney Stadium Series Record: First Meeting Series Record: Ithaca, 7-1 (2,100) Series Winning Streak: Series Winning Streak: Series Record: Ithaca, 10-0 First Meeting Ithaca, four games Series Winning Streak: Last Year’s Score: First Meeting Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 17-4 Ithaca, 10 games SID: John Czarnecki SID: Geoff Hassard Last Year’s Scores: Ithaca, 12-7; Phone: (718) 409-6981 Phone: (607) 436-2106 Ithaca, 17-9 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] SID: Norm Kieffer Web: www.maritimeathletics.com Hotline: (607) 436-2425 Phone: (585) 385-8421 Web: Email: [email protected] www.oneonta.edu/academics/athletics Web: athletics.sjfc.edu

NAZARETH COLLEGE ROCHESTER INSTITUTE UNIVERSITY OF OF TECHNOLOGY SCRANTON April 11, at Nazareth, 1 p.m. Location: Rochester, N.Y. April 4, at RIT, 1 p.m. Feb. 28, at Scranton, 1 p.m. Enrollment: 1,972 Location: Rochester, N.Y. Location: Scranton, Pa. Nickname: Golden Flyers Enrollment: 13,000 Enrollment: 4,132 Colors: Purple and Gold Nickname: Tigers Nickname: Royals Conference: Empire 8 Colors: Burnt Umber, Orange, White Colors: Purple and White Head Coach: Rob Randall Conference: Empire 8 Conference: Landmark (Nazareth ’88) Head Coach: Gene Peluso Head Coach: Kevin Dugan Phone: (585) 389-2194 (Nazareth ’91) (Notre Dame ’01) Record at Nazareth: Phone: (585) 475-1231 Phone: (570) 941-7571 Eight Years, 104-29 Record at RIT: Seven years, 78-39 Career Record: 13 years, 147-71 Record at Scranton: Career Record: 11 years, 120-67 Two seasons, 19-14 2008 Record: 10-6 (4-4 E8) 2008 Record: 11-8 (6-3 Empire 8) Career Record: 32-29 Home Field: Golden Flyer Stadium Home Field: Tiger Field (3,000) 2008 Record: 12-5 (4-2 Landmark) (2,200) Series Record: Ithaca, 29-15 Series Record: Nazareth, 16-7 Home Field: Fitzpatrick Field (1,500) Series Winning Streak: Series Record: Ithaca, 3-0 Series Winning Streak: Ithaca, one game Ithaca, one game Series Winning Streak: Last Year’s Scores: RIT, 11-10; Ithaca, three games Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 10-9 Ithaca, 12-9 SID: Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 13-8 Joe Seil SID: Stephen Jaynes SID: Kevin Southard Phone: (585) 389-2452 Phone: (585) 475-6154 Phone: (570) 941-7571 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Hotline: Web: matrix.scranton.edu/athletics (585) 389-2095 Hotline (585) 475-6180 Web: www.nazathletics.com Web: www.ritathletics.edu

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 25 ITHACA COLLEGE 2009 Outlook ITHACA COLLEGE

STEVENS INSTITUTE UTICA COLLEGE WHITTIER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY April 8, at Utica, 4 p.m. March 10, at Whittier, 3 p.m. April 25, at Stevens, 7 p.m. Location: Utica, N.Y. Location: San Diego, Calif. Location: Hoboken, N.J. Enrollment: 2,950 Enrollment: 1,317 Enrollment: 1,855 Nickname: Pioneers Nickname: Poets Nickname: Ducks Colors: Navy and Burnt Orange Colors: Purple and Gold Colors: Red and Gray Conference: Empire 8 Conference: Independent Conference: Empire 8 Head Coach: Michael Parnell Head Coach: Brian Kelly (’03) Head Coach: Bryon Collins (Utica ’02) Phone: (562) 907-4895 (Whittier ’93) Phone: (315) 792-3706 Record at Whittier: First Season Phone: (201) 216-5692 Record at Utica: Three years, 17-25 Career Record: First Season Record at SIT: Nine years, 99-47 Career Record: Same 2008 Record: 8-7 Career Record: 11 years, 115-57 2008 Record: 4-11 (2-6 E8) Home Field: Graham Field 2008 Record: 8-6 (6-2 E8) Home Field: Series Record: Ithaca leads, 3-0 Home Field: DeBaun Field (600) Charles A. Gaetano Stadium (1,200) Series Winning Streak: Series Record: Tied, 1-1 Series Record: Ithaca leads, 8-0 Ithaca, three games Series Winning Streak: Series Winning Streak: Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 12-7 Ithaca, one game Ithaca, eight games SID: Travis Peters Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 21-10 Last Year’s Score: Ithaca, 16-6 Phone: (562) 907-4852 SID: Rob Kulish SID: Gil Burgmaster Email: [email protected] Phone: (201) 216-5078 Phone: (315) 792-3772 Web: www.wcpoets.com Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.stevensducks.com Web: www.ucpioneers.com

INSIDE LACROSSE 2009 DIVISION III PRESEASON POLL No. Team 2008 Record 1. Salisbury 22-0 2. Gettysburg 17-3 3. Middlebury 13-3 4. Cortland 18-2 2008 EMPIRE 8 STANDINGS 5. Stevenson 13-4 /— Empire 8 —/ /––— Overall –––/ 6. Cabrini 17-3 W L Pct W L Pct 7. Roanoke 8-6 ITHACA 7 1 .875 17 3 .850 8. Washington (Md.) 14-4 Stevens 6 2 .750 8 6 .571 9. Endicott 18-3 RIT 6 2 .750 11 8 .579 10. Lynchburg 16-3 St. John Fisher 5 3 .625 11 5 .688 Nazareth 4 4 .500 10 6 .625 11. Stevens 8-6 Hartwick 3 5 .375 5 8 .385 12. Wesleyan 10-5 Alfred 2 6 .333 7 7 .500 13. ITHACA 17-3 Utica 2 6 .333 4 11 .267 14. Wesleyan 11-5 Elmira 1 7 .125 2 12 .143 15. Nazareth 10-6 16. Bowdoin 17-7 17. Western New England 15-5 18. St. Lawrence 11-3 19. Denison 14-3 20. Genseo 12-3

26 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Assistant Coaches Series Records ITHACA COLLEGE

Team First Meeting W L Team First Meeting W L Adelphi 1979 0 1 Messiah 2001 2 1 Albany 1975 2 0 Middlebury 1982 1 6 ALFRED 1968 34 8 Montclair State 1998 1 0 Boston College 1985 1 0 NAZARETH 1990 6 16 Bowdoin 1990 0 1 New York Inst. of Tech. 2002 0 2 Brockport 1967 11 3 Ohio Wesleyan 1986 1 3 Bryant 2003 1 0 ONEONTA 2000 7 1 Bucknell 1967 0 4 Oswego 1975 13 1 Cabrini 2007 1 0 Rensselaer 1972 25 3 Clarkson 1969 24 8 Roanoke 1981 0 4 Colgate 1975 14 3 Rochester 1967 3 0 Colorado 1990 1 0 Rochester Inst. of Tech. 1967 28 14 Connecticut College 2002 0 1 Salisbury State 1978 3 4 CORTLAND 1968 11 33 SCRANTON 2003 3 0 C.W. Post 1978 2 0 Siena 1974 5 0 Denison 1992 1 0 Springfield 1987 1 1 Drew 1992 3 0 ST. JOHN FISHER 2002 11 0 ELMIRA 1997 11 1 St. Lawrence 1970 17 9 FDU-Florham 2007 1 0 St. Mary’s (Md.) 1979 2 0 Geneseo 1968 30 6 Stevens Inst. of Tech. 2007 1 1 Gettysburg 1988 1 5 Syracuse 1976 0 1 Greensboro College 1997 0 1 Union 2008 0 1 Hamilton 1971 4 0 UTICA 2000 8 0 HARTWICK 1967 23 10 Washington (Md.) 1980 1 4 Hobart 1971 0 21 Washington & Lee 1990 0 2 Keuka 1996 5 0 Wesleyan 1999 2 1 Le Moyne 1986 14 1 Western Maryland 1981 1 0 LYCOMING 2003 4 0 Western New England 2002 2 0 Lynchburg 1993 0 2 Whittier 2002 3 0 Maritime 2009 0 0 Widener 2000 1 0 Marymount 2001 1 0 Williams 2008 1 - McDaniel 2007 1 0 Total 338 180 Merchant Marine 1999 4 0 2009 opponents in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS.

Empire 8 ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMs FIRST TEAM SECOND TEAM Attack: Logan Bobzien - Ithaca Attack: Iric Bressler - RIT John Dolny - Stevens Vito DeMola - Hartwick Matt Nelligan - Ithaca Dave Malone - SJF Midfield: Aaron Civalier - Nazareth Midfield: KEVIN BUSH - Ithaca Craig LePiane - Ithaca Matt Keating - Stevens Dan Rago - RIT Corey Remoli - Nazareth Andrew Ruocco - RIT Brandon Wilk - Hartwick LSM: Brandon Rose - Ithaca LSM: Kyle Brown - Nazareth Dennis Butler SS: Jacob Brunner - RIT SS: Dave Wood - SJF Defense: Phil Davenport - RIT Defense: Nick Daniello - RIT Jacon Tuller - RIT MICHAEL SERRON -Ithaca Neth wiedemann - Ithaca Ryan Welch - Hartwick Goalie: Dave Decker - Stevens Goalie: Brad Conlon - RIT PLAYER OF THE YEAR Matt Nelligan - Ithaca COACH OF THE YEAR Goalkeeper OF THE YEAR Jeff Long - Ithaca Dave Decker - Stevens

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Returning players in BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS. Vito DeMola - Hartwick 2008 Ithaca players in bold letters.

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 27 ITHACA COLLEGE All-Time Results ITHACA COLLEGE 1967 (5-2) 4/17 at Cortland L 8-17 4/20 Alfred • W 14-4 4/8 RIT W 9-7 4/19 Alfred • W 16-9 4/24 Rensselaer • W 20-8 1980 4/15 at Bucknell L 8-13 4/21 St. Lawrence • W 7-6 4/28 Cortland L 4-16 (12-3, 5-0 ICAC) 4/22 at RIT W 15-6 4/25 Clarkson • W 14-5 4/30 Clarkson • W 19-13 3/12 at St. Mary’s (Md.) W 14-9 4/26 at Rochester W 10-2 4/27 Hamilton W 20-7 5/1 at Hobart • L 5-18 3/28 Oswego W 25-5 4/29 Hartwick W 10-4 4/29 Brockport W 19-12 5/4 St. Lawrence • L 4-15 4/2 Cortland L 13-16 5/3 Rochester W 15-4 5/3 at Hartwick W 17-4 5/7 Albany W 7-4 4/5 C.W. Post W 22-3 5/6 at Brockport L 3-5 COACH: Bill Ware COACH: Bill Ware 4/8 RIT • W 18-10 CAPTAINS: Tom Eggleston, COACH: Bill Ware at Hobart L 11-17 CAPTAIN: Joe Casarella John Morton 1977 (8-5, 3-3 ICAC) 4/15 Alfred • W 18-5 1973 4/19 at Rensselaer • W 14-6 1968 (5-3) 3/30 at Syracuse L 3-27 4/22 at Geneseo W 20-6 4/6 Bucknell L 6-12 (9-3, 5-1 ICAC) 4/1 Oswego W 9-6 4/25 St. Lawrence • W 19-8 4/8 at Geneseo W 7-2 4/4 Hobart • L 7-9 4/7 Brockport W 7-6 4/26 Clarkson • W 24-8 4/12 at Rochester W 21-3 4/7 Rensselaer • 4/9 at Colgate W 13-4 (OT) W 14-10 5/1 at Brockport W 23-11 4/23 Brockport W 10-5 4/13 at RIT • W 9-7 4/10 at Brockport L 10-11 5/3 Colgate W 29-6 4/27 at Hartwick L 4-7 4/16 Hobart • L 4-18 5/14 Washington ß 5/1 at Cortland L 2-11 4/14 at RIT • W 26-4 4/18 Geneseo W 10-7 4/17 Geneseo W 20-1 (OT) W 15-14 5/4 RIT W 18-3 4/19 at Alfred • W 7-5 5/17 Cortland ß L 9-11 5/7 Alfred W 18-0 4/27 at St. Lawrence • 4/23 Rensselaer W 7-4 W 21-4 • COACH: Al Wolski COACH: Bill Ware 4/25 at Cortland L 8-12 4/28 at Clarkson • W 17-9 CAPTAINS: Barry Cohen, CAPTAIN: Conrad Jurgens 4/29 at St. Lawrence • Jon Heisman 5/2 Hartwick W 21-8 L 5-12 5/8 Cortland L 9-19 1969 (6-2) 4/30 Clarkson • L 11-13 3/31 Bucknell L 6-15 5/12 at Alfred • W 18-6 1981 5/2 Hartwick W 18-8 (7-5, 3-2 ICAC) 4/6 Hartwick W 9-1 5/18 Alfred a W 14-11 COACH: Bill Ware 4/15 Cortland L 2-13 5/19 Rensselaer a W 15-11 3/14 at Western 4/22 at Brockport W 9-6 a ECAC Playoffs, 1st Maryland W 15-9 1978 3/28 at Roanoke L 10-14 4/26 Geneseo W 10-2 COACH: Bill Ware 4/30 at RIT W 15-5 CAPTAINS: Randy Garrett, (12-3, 5-1 ICAC) 3/30 at Oswego W 11-4 5/3 at Clarkson W 13-4 Jim Shaw, James Spano 3/18 at C.W. Post W 11-10 4/4 at Cortland L 9-11 5/7 at Alfred W 18-3 4/4 at Oswego W 11-6 4/7 at RIT • W 10-5 4/8 at Brockport W 10-9 COACH: Bill Ware 1974 4/11 Hobart L 8-15 CAPTAINS: Alan Burczak, (7-3, 4-1 ICAC) 4/11 Colgate W 16-9 4/14 Alfred • W 18-8 Conrad Jurgens at Geneseo L 7-8 4/13 RIT • W 17-8 4/18 Rensselaer • L 9-11 at Siena W 17-3 4/15 at Hobart • L 9-21 4/21 Geneseo W 18-10 1970 (7-1) 4/23 Alfred • W 14-6 4/18 Alfred • W 12-7 4/24 at St. Lawrence • L 8-9 4/4 at Bucknell L 4-5 4/25 at Hartwick W 17-6 4/21 St. Lawrence • W 14-11 4/25 at Clarkson • W 19-8 4/11 St. Lawrence W 7-6 4/27 Clarkson • W 16-8 4/22 at Rensselaer • 4/28 at Colgate W 12-6 4/14 Clarkson W 8-3 4/30 Cortland L 11-13 W 13-10 COACH: Al Wolski 4/16 at Hartwick W 6-4 5/4 at Hobart • L 5-18 4/24 Cortland L 8-12 CAPTAINS: Mike Biondi, 4/18 RIT W 11-2 5/7 St. Lawrence • W 10-7 4/27 Geneseo W 9-4 Tom Schwan 4/21 Alfred W 22-1 5/9 at Rensselaer • W 11-6 4/29 Clarkson • W 17-11 4/25 at Geneseo W 9-4 5/11 Brockport W 22-5 5/1 at Hartwick W 11-2 1982 4/29 Brockport W 17-8 COACH: Bill Ware 5/10 at Salisbury (6-6, 4-1 ICAC) COACH: Bill Ware CAPTAINS: Bart Feinberg, State ß W 15-9 3/10 at Salisbury St. L 9-10 CAPTAINS: David Patterson, Ted Greves, Glenn Marshall 5/13 at Hobart ß L 6-29 3/13 at Washington Stuart Stamos, COACH: Al Wolski John Westbrook (Md.) L 9-15 1975 CAPTAIN: Jon Heisman 4/3 Cortland (3OT) L 6-7 (10-1, 4-0 ICAC) 1971 1979 4/10 vs. Hobart (7-2, 3-1 ICAC) 4/12 Rensselaer • W 13-6 at Syracuse L 7-24 4/17 at St. Lawrence • (10-4, 4-1, ICAC) 4/14 at Alfred • W 18-6 4/7 Hobart • L 10-18 3/15 at St. Mary’s W 9-7 4/17 at Rensselaer • W 8-3 4/14 Geneseo W 2-7 4/18 at Clarkson • W 15-10 (Md.) W 17-8 4/17 at RIT W 23-4 3/17 at Adelphi L 9-16 4/20 at Geneseo W 11-8 4/19 Siena W 18-6 4/23 St. Lawrence • W 16-7 4/20 at Alfred • W 15-5 4/22 at Alfred • W 27-2 4/3 Oswego W 16-6 4/26 Cortland L 4-20 4/7 Geneseo W 15-11 4/24 Clarkson • W 25-2 4/24 at Brockport W 7-6 4/27 Colgate W 5-19 4/28 at Hamilton W 20-2 4/26 Oswego W 7-5 4/11 at RIT • W 10-6 4/30 at Clarkson • W 14-5 5/1 at Middlebury 4/29 at Cortland L 6-15 4/14 Hobart L 6-13 (OT) L 9-10 5/1 at St. Lawrence • 5/3 Geneseo W 20-6 4/17 at Alfred • W 21-3 W 16-12 5/8 RIT • (OT) L 9-10 5/6 Hartwick W 21-8 4/21 Rensselaer • W 13-3 5/4 at Brockport W 12-6 COACH: Ray Rostan 5/7 at Albany W 11-8 4/23 Cortland W 9-6 CAPTAINS: Steve Basile, COACH: Bill Ware COACH: Bill Ware 4/27 at St. Lawrence • Scott Baxter, Rob Serling CAPTAINS: Tim Cullen, L 10-14 Thomas Schoen 1976 4/28 at Clarkson • W 14-9 1983 1972 (8-5, 4-2 ICAC) 5/3 Brockport W 16-5 5/5 at Colgate W 22-7 (9-4, 4-1 ICAC) (8-3, 5-1 ICAC) 4/7 Colgate W 15-5 3/12 at Salisbury St. W 7-6 5/9 Cortland ß L 11-9 4/5 at Hobart • L 4-22 4/10 Brockport L 11-12 3/27 vs. Roanoke L 6-12 COACH: Al Wolski 4/10 at Rensselaer • W 13-9 4/14 RIT • W 12-8 3/30 at Colgate W 18-4 4/15 at Geneseo L 4-9 CAPTAINS: Barry Cohen, 4/12 at Geneseo L 4-16 Jon Heisman 4/2 at Cortland W15-11 4/15 RIT • W 21-4 4/19 at Oswego W 14-11 28 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Jeff Long, Head Coach ITHACA COLLEGE 1987 3/24 at Nazareth L 7-14 4/10 vs. Clarkson • L 9-11 4/9 Siena W 18-8 (6-8, 3-2 ICAC) 3/28 at Le Moyne W 26-5 at St. Lawrence 4/14 at RIT W 9-5 4/13 Alfred • W 18-6 3/7 vs. Washington (Md.) 3/31 Cortland L 9-16 • 4/16 Rensselaer • W 12-2 L 11-20 4/2 Colgate L 12-16 4/17 vs. Hartwick • W 18-7 at Cornell 4/23 at Clarkson • W 16-3 3/14 at Salisbury St. L 6-8 4/5 vs. Hobart 4/24 at Alfred L 5-10 4/24 at St. Lawrence • W 11-4 3/21 Springfield W 10-6 at Cornell L 4-16 • 4/27 at Nazareth L 7-16 4/27 at RIT • L 5-13 3/25 at Colgate L 7-14 4/7 at Rensselaer • W 11-9 5/1 at St. Lawrence 4/30 Middlebury W 13-8 3/28 at Cortland L 5-16 4/10 at Geneseo W 13-5 • 5/7 Hobart L 6-12 4/13 St. Lawrence • W 17-8 W 18-7 4/1 Le Moyne W 8-4 5/8 Hamilton † W 12-7 5/11 at Roanoke ß L 11-14 4/5 Ohio Wesleyan L 8-15 4/14 Clarkson • L 9-11 COACH: 4/18 RIT • L 7-12 5/9 Hartwick † W 15-11 Ray Rostan 4/8 Hobart L 4-13 a CAPTAINS: Jim Eagan, at Cornell 4/11 Rensselaer • W 18-3 4/21 at Hartwick L 8-17 John Lamb, Mike Winkoff 4/28 at Alfred • L 6-9 † ECAC Upstate New York Playoffs, 1st 4/14 Geneseo (2OT) W 10-9 COACH: Jeff Long a Drew Tournament, 3rd 4/17 at St. Lawrence • L 6-13 CAPTAINS: Scott Coleman, 1984 4/18 at Clarkson • W 14-9 COACH: Jeff Long Scott MacCaull, (7-5, 4-1 ICAC) CAPTAINS: Tom Corcoran, Joey Mahoney, 4/22 RIT • L 10-11 Mike Hungerford 3/24 vs. Salisbury St. L 11-18 4/29 Alfred • W 16-4 Charlie Shoulberg 3/28 Colgate W 11-4 COACH: Kevin Spencer 1991 1994 4/4 vs. Siena W 17-13 CAPTAINS: Derek Keenan, at Syracuse (9-3, 5-0 ICAC) (5-5, 3-3 ICAC) John Niven, Jamie Rosin 3/23 Nazareth L 7-9 4/7 RIT W 14-10 3/25 vs. Le Moyne W 8-7 • 3/27 at Colgate W 8-3 4/11 at Hobart L 6-16 1988 4/2 at Rensselaer • L 7-12 3/30 at Cortland L 7-11 4/14 at Rensselaer W 19-9 (5-9, 2-3 ICAC) 4/6 at Geneseo W 22-2 • 4/6 Rensselaer W 8-7 4/17 at Geneseo W 15-7 3/9 at Washington (Md.) • 4/9 Clarkson • W 15-5 4/9 Geneseo W 12-7 4/20 St. Lawrence W 9-6 L 5-15 4/13 RIT • L 5-8 • 4/13 at Clarkson W 12-11 4/21 Clarkson L 8-11 3/12 at Gettysburg L 7-11 • 4/16 at Hartwick • (OT) W 13-12 • 4/15 Le Moyne W 26-8 4/24 at Alfred W 10-8 3/19 at Springfield L 7-12 4/22 at Alfred • L 6-9 • 4/17 at RIT W 13-12 4/26 Cortland L 9-12 3/23 Colgate W 8-7 • 4/27 Nazareth L 15-18 4/20 Hartwick W 16-12 4/28 at Middlebury L 6-7 3/30 at Le Moyne W 8-4 4/30 St. Lawrence • W 17-9 4/27 Alfred • (OT) W 10-9 COACH: Kevin Spencer 4/2 Cortland L 2-21 5/7 Cortland L 10-13 CAPTAINS: Derek Keenan, 4/6 at Hobart L 2-27 5/1 at St. Lawrence • COACH: Jeff Long Don Michlin, Mark Shattuck 4/9 at Rensselaer • L 7-8 W 18-13 CAPTAINS: Jim Bianchi, 4/12 at Geneseo W 8-5 5/8 at Salisbury St. ß L 10-16 Brian Dattellas, 1985 4/15 St. Lawrence • L 13-14 COACH: Jeff Long Brian Ferry, Bill Krist (7-5, 3-2 ICAC) CAPTAINS: Mark Maietta, 4/16 Clarkson • W 9-8 Rob Schantz 1995 3/24 vs. Boston College a 4/20 RIT • L 9-18 W 15-10 4/23 at Hartwick L 11-14 1992 (5-5, 3-3 ICAC) 4/1 Rensselaer W 14-7 3/27 at Colgate W 10-5 4/30 at Alfred • W 13-12 (12-2, 5-1 ICAC) • 4/5 Geneseo W 16-4 3/29 at Cortland L 13-9 COACH: Jeff Long 3/14 vs. Ohio 4/2 Siena W 15-7 CAPTAINS: Pat Brewster, Wesleyan a W 9-8 4/8 at Clarkson • W 15-8 4/6 at Hobart L 6-20 Mike Dandrea, George Harris, 3/21 vs. Denison b W 14-4 4/12 at RIT • L 14-16 4/13 Rensselaer • W 17-4 Gary McLaughlin 3/22 at Drew b W 13-7 4/15 Hartwick • L 7-9 4/16 Geneseo W 9-5 1989 3/25 vs. Le Moyne W 22-4 4/19 at Cortland L 5-6 4/19 at St. Lawrence • L 8-15 (4-8, 1-4 ICAC) at Syracuse 4/22 Alfred • L 6-7 4/20 at Clarkson • W 12-10 a 3/28 vs. Cortland W 17-12 4/26 at Nazareth L 9-13 3/18 vs. Washington (Md.) at Cornell 4/29 at St. Lawrence 4/24 at RIT • (OT) L 9-10 L 2-16 • 4/27 Middlebury (OT) L 6-7 4/4 at Rensselaer • W 10-7 W 17-16 3/23 at Colgate L 4-6 4/7 at Geneseo W 18-6 5/2 Le Moyne W 14-9 4/30 Alfred • W 10-8 3/29 Le Moyne W 11-7 a 4/11 Clarkson • W 14-12 COACH: Jeff Long at Westport, Conn. 4/1 vs. Cortland L 7-8 COACH: Kevin Spencer 4/15 RIT • W 12-10 CAPTAINS: Brian Dattellas, at Cornell Bill Reed, Danny Sheehan CAPTAINS: Craig Chiesa, 4/5 Hobart L 2-13 4/18 at Hartwick • L 12-14 Derek Keenan 4/8 Rensselaer • W 8-7 4/25 at Alfred • W 12-5 1996 4/12 Geneseo W 8-6 5/2 St. Lawrence • W 20-7 1986 5/10 at Salisbury ß W 21-9 (2-10, 0-5 SSL) 4/14 at St. Lawrence • 3/17 vs. Ohio (3-8, 1-4 ICAC) (2OT) L 5-6 5/17 at Roanoke ß L 10-20 a 3/26 Colgate W 10-9 a Wesleyan L 15-16 4/15 at Clarkson • L 6-14 at Loyola 3/27 Nazareth L 5-9 3/29 Cortland L 9-21 b Drew Tournament, 1st • 4/19 at RIT • L 7-13 4/3 Oswego L 9-15 4/2 at Le Moyne (OT) W 8-7 COACH: 4/22 Hartwick W 13-5 Jeff Long 4/5 vs. Ohio CAPTAINS: Dave Darcangelo, 4/6 vs. RIT • L 4-23 a 4/28 Alfred • L 10-12 Scott MacCaull, Mark Maietta, at Cornell Wesleyan L 6-17 a 4/9 Hobart L 5-21 at Hofstra Rob Schantz 4/10 at Geneseo W 14-8 COACH: Jeff Long 4/12 at Rensselaer • W 10-9 4/13 Clarkson L 10-12 CAPTAINS: Dan Feldman, 1993 4/18 Cortland • L 7-19 4/15 at Geneseo L 10-11 George Harris (9-5, 4-2 ICAC) 4/18 St. Lawrence • L 11-15 4/20 at Alfred • L 14-20 1990 3/11 at Lynchburg L 9-12 4/24 at Hartwick • L 9-13 4/19 Clarkson • L 10-13 3/24 vs. Cortland 4/23 RIT • L 7-20 (5-10, 2-3 ICAC) a 4/27 at Keuka W 18-9 (3OT) W 16-15 4/30 at LeMoyne (OT) L 12-13 4/30 Alfred • L 4-14 3/13 at Washington 3/26 vs. Le Moyne a W 9-8 a at Smithtown, N.Y. & Lee L 4-13 3/31 vs. Hobart a L 9-14 5/4 Gettysburg L 7-8 a a at Baltimore, Md. COACH: Kevin Spencer 3/17 vs. Bowdoin L 11-13 4/3 vs. Rensselaer •a CAPTAINS: Craig Chiesa, 3/18 vs. Colorado W 9-2 COACH: Jeff Long Mike Torrelli College a W 14-12 4/8 at Geneseo W 18-2 CAPTAINS: Game Captains

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 29 ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE 1997 4/8 Clarkson W 13-4 4/12 Alfred • W 12-10 4/5 Cortland L 10-15 (9-4, 3-2 SSL) 4/15 at Alfred • W 13-11 4/14 at Utica • W 23-7 4/8 at Alfred • W 17-5 3/14 vs. Greensboro 4/18 Cortland • W 7-5 4/16 at Lycoming W 15-6 4/12 RIT • W 11-10 College a L 8-10 4/19 Keuka W 17-7 4/19 Hartwick • W 16-4 4/15 at Hartwick • W 14-10 3/26 at Nazareth • L 10-17 4/22 at Hartwick • (OT) W 13-12 4/22 Oneonta W 14-11 4/19 at Elmira • W 14-2 3/29 Elmira W 15-7 4/26 Le Moyne W 8-7 4/25 at Nazareth • 4/21 Nazareth • (OT) W 11-10 4/2 at Oswego W 25-9 4/29 Oneonta W 11-10 (2 OT) L 12-13 4/28 St. John Fisher ^ W 13-6 a 4/5 at RIT • W 20-15 at Stuart, Fla. 5/3 at RIT • W 15-5 4/30 RIT ^ L 8-11 a 4/9 Geneseo W 18-9 COACH: Jeff Long at Coral Springs, Fla. 5/12 St. John Fisher ! W 16-13 4/12 at Clarkson W 22-10 CAPTAINS: Adam Brown, # at Jupiter Community Park, Fla. 5/14 Nazareth ! L 10-17 4/16 at Cortland • W 16-11 Eric Wytenus COACH: Jeff Long COACH: Jeff Long CAPTAINS: Dennis Juleff, CAPTAINS: 4/19 Alfred • W 23-9 2001 Brandon Geluso, Ryan Martin, Nick Mayer, Doug Lumb, Reid Palmieri, 4/23 Hartwick • L 8-11 (13-2, 5-1 E8) Tim Riley Matt Pugliese, Andrew Zysk 4/26 Keuka W 22-3 3/17 vs. Marymount a W 15-9 4/29 Le Moyne W 15-6 3/18 at King’s Point W 20-5 2004 2007 5/3 at Gettysburg L 10-21 3/24 vs. Elmira • W 22-6 (13-3, 6-1 E8) (16-4, 7-0 E8) a at Virginia Beach, Va. at Cornell 2/28 at Scranton W 22-6 2/24 at Lycoming W 21-12 3/28 at Oswego # W 18-8 3/6 at Messiah W 13-6 3/2 at Stevens L 9-17 COACH: Jeff Long a CAPTAINS: Kris Konrad, 3/31 vs. RIT • W 13-5 3/10 vs. Mer.Marine W 23-5 3/3 at FDU-Florham W 10-8 Dylan Pensabene at Alfred 3/12 vs. Rensselaer# W 16-13 3/11 vs. Whittier # W 18-11 1998 4/4 Geneseo W 19-6 3/17 at Oneonta W 10-5 3/13 vs. McDaniel # W 12-10 4/7 at Utica • W 28-5 3/24 at Fisher • W 18-6 3/14 vs. Drew # W 11-7 (11-3, 3-2 SSL) 4/11 at Cortland W 5-3 3/27 at Geneseo W 13-6 3/21 vs. St. John Fisher 3/21 at Montclair St. W 17-5 • 4/14 Alfred • W 20-4 4/3 Utica W 14-6 at Cornell W 11-3 4/1 Oswego W 17-9 • 4/17 at Keuka W 23-1 4/7 Cortland L 6-10 3/23 vs. Geneseo W 16-6 4/4 RIT W 15-12 • 4/21 Hartwick • W 15-3 4/10 at Alfred W 14-8 at Cornell (OT) 4/8 at Geneseo W 13-10 • 4/25 Oneonta W 14-9 4/14 RIT W 15-10 3/27 at Hamilton W 15-8 4/11 Clarkson W 21-9 • 4/28 at Nazareth • L 6-14 4/17 at Hartwick L 4-7 3/31 at Utica • W 17-5 4/15 Cortland W 23-7 • • 5/9 Messiah ß W 14-8 4/21 at Elmira W 16-7 4/4 at Cortland L 4-15 4/18 at Alfred OT W 10-9 • • 5/13 Middlebury ß L 18-7 4/24 Nazareth W 13-9 4/7 Alfred • W 16-4 4/20 at Elmira W 23-13 • a at Merchant Marine Tournament 4/30 Hartwick ^ W 19-9 4/11 at RIT • W 10-6 4/22 at Hartwick • L 10-11 # at Liverpool High School 5/2 Nazareth ^ L 5-7 4/14 Hartwick • W 15-10 4/25 at Keuka W 27-6 COACH: Jeff Long a 4/20 at Nazareth • W 15-9 4/28 Nazareth • OT L 16-17 at Palm Beach, Fla. CAPTAINS: Eric Bernheim, # at Orlando, Fla. 4/22 Elmira • W 13-6 4/29 at Le Moyne W 15-9 Dennis Juleff, Matt Spies, 4/27 St. John Fisher ^ W 10-8 Paul Wierzbieniec COACH: Jeff Long 5/2 Gettysburg W 15-11 CAPTAINS: Scott Guerra, 4/29 Nazareth ^ L 14-16 5/7 Middlebury ß L 15-16 2002 Josh Marksberry, Brian Weil, 5/12 at Cabrini ß W 18-11 COACH: Jeff Long (11-5, 5-1 E8) Jeff Welch 5/14 at Gettysburg ß L 5-11 CAPTAINS: Stephen Fiorelli, a Joe Hope, Matt Troy, 3/13 vs. Conn. College 2005 # at San Diego, Calif. Ben Zebelman (OT) L 10-11 (9-5, 7-0 E8) COACH: Jeff Long 3/15 at Whittier W 15-14 3/6 at Messiah (OT) L 10-11 CAPTAINS: Dennis Butler, 1999 Kyle Goden, Matt Hammes 3/23 at Elmira • W 9-7 3/11 vs. Wesleyan # L 10-10 (7-6, 1-4 SSL) 3/27 at St. John Fisher W 17-5 3/17 at Oneonta W 10-8 2008 3/12 Wesleyan a W 16-5 3/30 at NYIT L 7-12 3/23 St. John Fisher • W 15-9 (17-3, 7-1 E8) 3/20 at Merchant 4/6 Utica • W 14-4 Marine W 14-3 3/27 Geneseo L 8-13 2/24 at Lycoming W 21-10 4/10 Cortland (3 OT) W 6-5 3/1 at Scranton W 13-8 3/24 at Nazareth • L 15-19 3/30 at Rensselaer W 15-7 4/13 at Alfred • W 8-6 4/2 at Utica • W 14-4 3/5 at Oneonta W 17-4 3/27 Elmira W 14-7 4/17 Oswego W 18-6 3/31 at Oswego W 19-4 4/6 at Cortland L 12-14 3/10 Whittier # W 12-7 4/20 at Hartwick • L 10-12 3/12 Drew # W 21-10 4/3 at RIT • L 5-18 4/9 Alfred • W 26-9 4/24 at Oneonta L 9-16 4/13 at RIT • W 13-4 3/19 Alfred • W 13-5 4/7 Geneseo W 16-7 4/27 Nazareth • W 7-5 4/10 at Clarkson L 8-9 4/16 Hartwick • W 13-10 3/22 Cortland (OT) W 9-8 5/4 RIT • W 20-10 4/20 Elmira • W 19-11 3/26 at St. 4/14 at Cortland • L 6-9 5/8 WNEC ß (OT) W 16-15 4/17 Alfred L 9-13 4/22 at Nazareth • John Fisher • W 12-7 • 5/12 Cortland ß W 10-9 (2OT) W 15-14 4/21 Hartwick (2OT) W 12-11 3/29 at RIT • (OT) L 10-11 • 5/19 at Middlebury ß L 6-12 4/29 Nazareth ^ L 4-14 4/28 Le Moyne W 14-6 a 4/2 Utica • W 16-6 at Whittier, Calif. # at Jupiter, Fla. 5/8 at Gettysburg L 6-22 4/4 Nazareth • W 10-9 # at Liverpool High School COACH: Jeff Long 4/9 Union (OT) L 9-10 a at Coral Gables, Fla. COACH: Jeff Long CAPTAINS: Kevin Curtin, 4/12 at Hartwick • W 15-11 COACH: Jeff Long CAPTAINS: Tim Favaro, Sean Thomson, Brian Weil, 4/19 Stevens • W 13-7 CAPTAINS: Patrick Alexander, Sam Griffo, Dennis Juleff, Jeff Welch E.J. MacCaull, Jason Pacioni Ryan Martin 4/22 at Elmira • W 14-9 2006 4/25 St. John Fisher ^ W 17-9 2000 2003 (12-5, 7-0 E8) 4/27 RIT ^ W 12-9 (11-3, 3-2 SSL) (11-3, 6-1 E8) 2/25 at Lycoming W 14-7 5/10 Williams ß W 17-10 3/10 Widener a W 14-5 3/1 at Scranton W 17-10 a 3/8 at Wasington 5/14 WNEC ß (OT) W 13-12 3/18 Merchant Marine W 9-4 3/11 vs. Bryant W 14-8 & Lee L 4-12 5/18 at Cortland ß L 5-16 3/22 Nazareth L 10-12 • 3/14 vs. Wesleyan # W 18-11 3/15 at Oneonta W 9-3 # at San Diego, Calif. 3/25 at Elmira L 11-12 3/22 Elmira • W 19-5 3/22 at Fisher • W 8-7 COACH: Jeff Long 3/29 Oswego W 19-9 3/26 at Fisher W 23-6 3/25 at Geneseo L 6-16 CAPTAINS: Logan Bobzien, 4/1 RIT • L 6-7 3/29 at N.Y. Tech L 10-13 3/29 Rensselaer W 11-8 Matt Nelligan, Mike Nowak, 4/5 at Geneseo W 18-4 4/9 at Cortland (OT) L 9-10 4/1 Utica • W 14-2 Neth Wiedemann 30 Men’s Lacrosse 2009 ITHACA COLLEGE Men’s Lacrosse History The Student-Athlete ITHACA COLLEGE oeducational and nonsectarian, Ithaca is a I-81 VT NY nationally recognized comprehensive col- I-87

I-90 Rochester Syracuse lege of 6,650 students. Founded in 1892 I-90 Waterloo I-481 C Buffalo Rt. 89 as the Ithaca Conservatory of Music, the school Albany Cortland I-88 Rt. 1 3 I-90 is located in Ithaca, N.Y., a city of 30,000 in the Rt. 79 Whitney Point Rt. 1 7 ITHACA Rt. 1 3 Rt. 206 Bainbridge center of the Finger Lakes region-60 miles north of Rt. 96B Binghamton MA Rt. 1 7 Rt. 96 Binghamton and 60 miles south of Syracuse. Owego Rt. 1 5 Rt. 1 7 I-87 CT PA SCHOOLS AND ENROLLMENTS I-81 School of Humanities and Sciences (2,300) I-380 NJ I-80 School of Business (700) NYC Roy H. Park School of Communications (1,350) School of Health Sciences CAMPUS VISITS AND INTERVIEWS and Human Performance (1,300) Prospective students and their families are strongly School of Music (400) encouraged to visit Ithaca for a campus tour, inter- Graduate Studies (400) view or open house program. Please call the Office of Other (100) Admission at least two weeks in advance to schedule FACULTY an appointment. For any additional information about 461 full-time; 212 part-time Ithaca College, please contact the Office of Admission, Student-faculty ratio 12:1 Ithaca College, 100 Job Hall, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850- 7020; phone: (607) 274-3124 or (800) 429-4274. Ithaca FACILITIES College’s home page is www.ithaca.edu. Ithaca has close to 70 modern buildings, including science facilities with state-of-the-art laboratories, INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS music center with concert and recital halls, health Ithaca teams have won three national championships in sciences center, and observatory plus 26 residence halls football and wrestling, two each in baseball, women’s and two apartment complexes offering a variety of crew and women’s soccer and one each in field hockey, living accommodations. The library contains 400,000 gymnastics and softball. Bomber teams have also pro- materials in various formats. Academic computing is duced individual national champions in gymnastics, available in over 15 general-access and over a dozen men’s and women’s swimming and diving, wrestling program-specific computer labs. Athletic facilities and track and field. Ithaca is sponsoring 26 varsity include a 2,600-seat gymnasium and a 5,000-seat foot- sports during the 2008-09 school year—13 for women ball stadium. The fitness center houses two smaller and 12 for men —and will begin varsity competition gyms as well as aerobics and exercise rooms with in women’s golf in 2009-10. cardio machines, stair-steppers and treadmills. During the 2007-08 academic year, Bomber teams were a combined 260-129-1, (668), and 14 ADMISSION AND FINANCIAL AID were represented in the NCAA playoffs. Ithaca won Admission to Ithaca College is based on high school 11 Empire 8 championships and finished 14th in the record, personal recommendations, SAT or ACT Division III NACDA Directors’ Cup standings. A total scores, and, for some programs, auditions or port- of 18 Ithaca student-athletes earned all-American rec- folios. Candidates should submit an application by ognition or academic all-American recognition. February 1. Ithaca accepts the Common Application exclusively. For more details visit www.ithaca.edu/ NCAA PHILOSPOHY STATEMENT admission/apply.php. Colleges and universities in Division III place high- Over 85 percent of incoming students receive some est priority on the overall quality of the educational form of financial assistance, totaling over $125 mil- experience. In so doing, they seek to strengthen the lion in scholarships, grants, jobs, loans, and private integration of objectives and programs in athletics with aid. Applicants seeking financial aid must submit the academic and developmental objectives and to ensure FAFSA (free application for federal student aid), avail- the integration of athletes with other students. able from high school guidance offices. The FAFSA ATHLETIC TRAINING form should be sent directly to the address indicated on Injury prevention and care of Ithaca’s student-athletes the form; the priority submission deadline is February 1. are overseen by a staff of six full-time athletic trainers, plus a graduate assistant and over 65 undergraduate students in the athletic training major. Several fully equipped facilities are devoted to athletic training.

Men’s Lacrosse 2009 31 ITHACA COLLEGE Administration Upper Terrace Field ITHACA COLLEGE

THOMAS R. ROCHON President Thomas R. Rochon became Collective Behavior and Social Movements section the eighth president of Ithaca of the American Sociological Association, and the College on July 1, 2008. He Susan Louise Dyer Peace Fellowship at the Hoover holds a doctorate and a bachelor’s Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford degree in political science from University. Rochon was also a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Michigan, where Kobe University in Japan. His 1998 book, Culture he graduated with high distinc- Moves: Ideas, Activism, and Changing Values, tion. Prior to his selection as the president of Ithaca received a Distinguished Scholarship Prize from the College, Rochon served as executive vice president American Sociological Association and was named by of the University of St. Thomas, a master’s compre- Choice an outstanding academic book of 1998. He has hensive university in Minnesota, where he oversaw given periodic lectures and seminars on Dutch poli- the university’s eight schools and colleges and, with tics for embassy personnel of the U.S. Department of the chief administrative officer, shared responsibility State and has served on numerous advisory and other for the $150 million university budget. He worked to boards, including the President’s Advisory Board of develop the academic vision of each unit and to set the Universidad Anáhuac del Sur in Mexico City. strategic directions; reorganized academic programs Since childhood Rochon has been an avid baseball to create the School of Engineering; and helped launch card collector. He developed an interest in older cards, a capital campaign centered on endowment support including those dating from the 1880s, and is an active of students and faculty. An engaged civic leader, user of the eBay online auction site. Rochon championed a university effort to strengthen Rochon is married with no children. His wife, community service and partnership activities in St. Amber, until recently worked in a shelter that pro- Paul, leading to Carnegie Foundation classification for vided temporary accommodation to teenage girls; she community engagement. Along with his administra- is looking forward to continuing her work in the Ithaca tive responsibilities, he was a tenured professor in St. community. Thomas’s political science department. Rochon has an extensive history of accomplish- ments as an educator and academic administrator. KEN KUTLER Before his position at St. Thomas, as executive direc- Director of tor of the Graduate Record Examinations program at Intercollegiate Athletics the Educational Testing Service (ETS), Rochon was Ken Kutler is in his sixth year responsible for determining program policy under the as Ithaca’s director of intercol- oversight of the board and the ETS vice president for legiate athletics and recreational graduate and professional education. He guided the sports. addition of analytical writing to the test, the first use Kutler came to Ithaca after of an essay in the GRE program; he also developed serving as director of athletics at and implemented a program to empower universities two other Division III institutions: Frostburg State to create their own test prep courses for graduate pro- University (1978 to 1986) and Hartwick College (1986 grams. He has held positions in the top leadership at to 2003). At Hartwick, he oversaw a 24-sport inter- prominent universities: dean of the School of Politics collegiate athletic program (including two sports that and Economics at Claremont Graduate University and competed at the Division I level). assistant master of Dean Mathey College at Princeton He is a past president of the Empire 8 athletic University. He also held the post of assistant profes- conference. Kutler spent 10 years as women’s soccer sor in the politics department at Princeton University coach at Hartwick (1986 to 1993 and again in 2001 for eight years. and 2002) and guided the Hawks to five appearances Rochon came to Ithaca College with a distinguished in the NCAA championship tournament. record of scholarly research. His work focuses on He is a 1964 graduate of East Stroudsburg contemporary European politics and social move- University, where he was an all-region soccer player. ments in Europe and the United States. He is the Kutler holds a master’s degree in education from recipient of numerous grants and awards, includ- Temple University and a doctorate in education from ing the Distinguished Scholarship Award of the West Virginia.

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MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA For information, photos, stories, statistics, and videotape highlights, or to arrange an interview with a coach or athlete, please contact Joe Gladziszewski in the sports information office, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. 14850; phone: (607) 274-3825. PRESS CREDENTIALS Visiting members of the media should contact the sports information office at least seven days in advance of the contest they are covering. ACCESSIBILITY Questions about accommodation for individuals with disabilities should be directed to the Office of Affirmative Action at (607) 274-3909 (voice), (607) 274-1767 (TDD) or [email protected] as much in advance of the event as possible. CREDITS This Bomber media guide is produced by the Ithaca College Office of Sports Information, Mike Warwick, director; Joe Gladziszewski, assistant director; Chris Lewis, assistant director; Donna Mosher, depart-ment assistant. Photo- graphic services by Tim McKinney, Patricia Reynolds and Patrick Shanahan unless otherwise indicated. Special thanks to Rich Barnes for additional photographic services.

A Preferred Partner 2009 MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE

Date Day Opponent Time Feb. 25 Wed. at Lycoming 3:30 p.m. 28 Sat. at Scranton 1 p.m. Mar. 4 Wed. Oneonta 4 p.m. 10 Tues. at Whittier 3 p.m. 12 Thurs. vs. Drew ^ noon 21 Sat. at Cortland 1 p.m. 25 Wed. Alfred * 4 p.m. 28 Sat. Maritime 1 p.m. Apr. 1 Wed. St. John Fisher * 4 p.m. 4 Sat. at RIT * 1 p.m. 8 Wed. at Utica * 4 p.m. 11 Sat. at Nazareth * 1 p.m. 15 Wed. Elmira * 4 p.m. 18 Sat. Hartwick * 1 p.m. 25 Sat. at Stevens * 7 p.m. ^ San Diego, Calif. • Empire 8 game