2017 Monmouth University Hawks Men's Lacrosse Schedule/Results How to Follow Coaching Staff Program History Key Contributors A
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2017 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY HAWKS MEN’S LACROSSE GAME 18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Track & Turf Complex DATE OPPONENT TIME Smithfield, RI Feb 11 at RV/16 Villanova W, 12-10 Feb 18 at RV/- Hofstra L, 11-9 ALL-TIME SERIES Bryant leads, 1-0 Feb 21 Wagner W, 10-8 Feb 25 at Delaware L, 11-10 OT LAST MEETING Mar 4 UMASS Lowell W, 7-6 4/11/14 - Bryant 12, Monmouth 7 RV/19 MONMOUTH HAWKS -/RV BRYANT BULLDOGS Mar 10 at Saint Joseph’s L, 6-5 OT (14-3, 6-0 MAAC) (10-7, 4-2 NEC) Mar 18 at Quinnipiac * W, 8-7 2 OT Monmouth enters Wednesday’s NCAA Tournament Opening Round game riding a program-record 11-game Mar 25 Siena * ^ W, 17-9 winning streak after defeating Marist 9-8 in the MAAC Championship game. The Hawks captured their first Apr 1 at Marist * W, 7-2 MAAC Tournament crown in the program’s fourth year of existence. Apr 4 at Lafayette W, 9-8 The Hawks own the longest active winning streak in the NCAA at 11 games and have won six consecutive games Apr 8 at NJIT W, 10-5 away from West Long Branch. Monmouth is outscoring its opponents 115-70 over the 11-game winning streak. Apr 10 VMI W, 15-8 For the first time ever, Monmouth is ranked in the Maverik Men’s Lacrosse Division I Media Poll. The Hawks are Apr 15 at Detroit Mercy * W, 11-8 also receiving votes in the USILA/NIKE Coaches Poll for the third time this year. Apr 21 Canisius * ^ W, 11-6 Apr 28 Manhattan * # W, 7-3 MAAC Defensive Player of the Year Nick Hreshko owns a 6.97 goals-against average, which is first in the MAAC and ranks second in the NCAA. He is also third in the NCAA in save percentage at 0.593. Hreshko has made May 5 vs. No. 4 Detroit Mercy ! W, 11-7 double-digit saves in 11 games and Monmouth has held its last 13 opponents under 10 goals. As a team, May 7 at No. 3 Marist # ! W, 9-8 Monmouth is second in the nation in scoring defense (7.24), third in clearing percentage (.908) and ninth in May 10 at Bryant $ 7 p.m. caused turnovers per game (8.82). The Hawks are 13-1 when allowing nine goals or less. Bryce Wasserman extended his team-best points streak to 15 games with a goal and an assist in Sunday’s title $ NCAA Tournament Opening Round game. The junior has a Monmouth record 43 points this season with a a team-high 28 goals. * Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game Chris Daly and Wasserman are both closing in on the 100-career point plateau. Daly has 99 and Wasserman is ! Poughkeepsie, NY at 96 career points. ^ ESPN3 / WatchESPN The Hawks return 44 letterwinners and nine starters from last year’s team. Twenty-two of Monmouth’s 50 ESPNU # players are seniors. PROGRAM HISTORY A WIN WOULD... All-Time Record: 27-31 (.465) - 4th season → Be Monmouth’s first NCAA Tournament Opening Round victory All-Time MAAC Record: 12-12 (.500) - 4th season → Improve the Hawks to 3-2 in postseason play MAAC Tournament Appearances: 3 → Send Monmouth to the NCAA Tournament First Round vs. No. 1 Maryland MAAC Tournament Record: 2-2 → Extend Monmouth’s program record winning streak to 12 games → Put Monmouth at 15-3 overall, its best record in team history 2017: 14-3 Overall, 6-0 MAAC → Give Monmouth 15 overall victories, the most in the country and the most in Monmouth history 2016: 7-7 Overall, 3-3 MAAC → Be Monmouth’s first win against Bryant 2015: 6-8 Overall, 3-3 MAAC → Improve Monmouth to 1-1 all-time against the Bulldogs 2014: 0-13 Overall, 0-6 MAAC → Improve Monmouth to 2-1 this season against Northeast Conference opponents COACHING STAFF KEY CONTRIBUTORS HEAD COACH Pos. No. Name Class Notes Brian Fisher (Rutgers, 2001) A 00 Eamon Campbell So. 2016 MAAC All-Rookie Team, All-Tournament Team Career Record: 27-31 (.465) - 4th season A 10 Chris Daly Sr. All-time leading scorer (72 goals, 99 points) Record at Monmouth: Same A 28 Anthony Sardo Fr. 5 man-up goals in 2017, Tied for single-season record MAAC Record: 12-12 (.446) - 4th season A 38 Griffin Figel So. 2016 MAAC All-Rookie Team, 12 goals in 2017 A 77 Bryce Wasserman Jr. Point in 15 straight, 43 points leads team (28G, 15A) ASSISTANT COACHES M 2 Dan Bloodgood Sr. 39 career goals in 44 games Andrew Geison (Maryland, 1999), 4th season M 6 Grier Wilson Jr. Goal vs. Detroit Mercy / Career: four goals, two assists Bill McCutcheon (Towson, 2009), 4th season M 8 Kevin Murphy Sr. One goal, two assists in win over VMI Ryan Horsch (Monmouth, 2016), 2nd season M 11 Dylan Schulte RJr. Second on team with 35 ground balls Athletic Trainer: Simon Rosenblum, MS, ATC M 17 Zack Schleicher Sr. 3 goals on 3 shots at Villanova, 5 goals in 2017 M 20 Jake Willson So. Three goals in 2017 HOW TO FOLLOW M 30 Eric Berger Sr. 2nd Lieutenant in USMC following graduation WATCH ONLINE M 36 Sean Tornetta Jr. GWG at Lafayette, 2x MAAC All-Academic Team NECFrontRow.com M 43 Chandler Vanderbeek Jr. 3 goals, 2 assists, 3-for-4 on faceoffs in 2017 M 45 Tyler Keen Sr. 27 goals, MAAC Tournament MVP (4G, 3A) LIVE STATS M 48 Jake Henze So. 22 career games played, scored one goal BryantBulldogs.com D 15 Ryan Atkinson Sr. Started every game but one in career (MCAT Exam) D 24 Garrett Pfeifer Jr. First Team All-MAAC / Second on the team with 17 CT TWITTER D 26 Andrew Grajewski Sr. First Team All-MAAC / Started every game of career @MonmouthMLAX // @Bryant_MLax GK 13 Nick Hreshko Sr. 2nd in NCAA in GAA (6.97) / MAAC DPOY #FlyHawks // #MAACLax LSM 19 Gordon Phillips So. 2016 MAAC All-Rookie Team LSM 33 Neil Ruppert Sr. Starting LSM on faceoff unit / 20 CT’s leads team LSM 50 Reed Zak Sr. Program record 5 caused turnovers vs. Manhattan FO 14 Justin Schwenk Fr. 161-for-309 on faceoffs in 2017 (.521), MAAC ROY FO 55 Keegan Teluk Jr. Faceoff Stats - 2017: 4-for-27 | 2016: 95-for-214 (.444) 2017 MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY HAWKS MEN’S LACROSSE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School/Previous School 00 Eamon Campbell A 6-2 220 So. Massapequa, NY (St. Anthony's) 1 Nick Kalas A 5-7 166 Sr. Annapolis, MD (Archbishop Spalding) 2 Dan Bloodgood M 5-8 192 Sr. Jackson, NJ (Freehold Township) 3 Chris Summers A 6-3 202 Sr. San Diego, CA (Westview) 4 Hunter Jones A 6-4 231 So. Abington, PA (Abington Senior) 5 Dakota Dunmire MF 6-1 177 Jr. Winter Springs, FL (Oviedo) 6 Grier Wilson MF 6-0 188 Jr. Ijamsville, MD (St. John's Catholic Prep) 7 Griffin Vanderbeek A 6-1 197 So. Bridgewater, NJ (Immaculata) 8 Kevin Murphy MF 5-9 182 Sr. Lafayette Hill, PA (Penn Charter) 9 Dylan Curry D 5-9 212 Sr. Wilmette, IL (New Trier) 10 Chris Daly A 6-2 201 Sr. Wynnewood, PA (Lower Merion) 11 Dylan Schulte MF 6-1 180 RJr. Southampton, NJ (Seneca [Bridgeton Academy]) 12 Kevin Osback MF 6-1 195 Sr. Fair Lawn, NJ (Fair Lawn [East Stroudsburg]) 13 Nick Hreshko GK 5-6 189 Sr. Warrington, PA (La Salle College H.S.) 14 Justin Schwenk MF 6-0 183 Fr. Royersford, PA (Spring-Ford) 15 Ryan Atkinson D 6-1 195 Sr. Sherwood Forest, MD (Indian Creek Upper School) 16 Ryan Stevens D 6-0 208 Sr. New Vernon, NJ (Madison) 17 Zack Schleicher MF 5-8 160 Sr. Wayne, PA (Conestoga) 19 Gordon Phillips LSM 5-10 180 So. Port Coquittam, BC (Trinity Pawling [NY]) 20 Jake Willson MF 6-1 207 So. Maple Grove, MN (Maple Grove Senior) 22 Matt Worrall A 5-11 177 Sr. Landenberg, PA (Kennett) 23 Jayson Bevacqua MF 6-0 175 Sr. South Orange, NJ (Seton Hall Prep) 24 Garrett Pfeifer D 6-2 204 Jr. Towson, MD (Gilman School) 25 Marco Mosleh MF 5-10 196 Sr. Smithtown, NY (Smithtown West) 26 Andrew Grajewski © D 6-1 193 Sr. Collegeville, PA (La Salle College H.S.) 27 Zach Clemente MF 6-2 177 Fr. Manorville, NY (Eastport-South Manor) 28 Anthony Sardo A 5-11 197 Fr. Valhalla, NY (Westlake) 29 Brad Meister MF 5-10 170 Fr. Linwood, NJ (St. Augustine Prep) 30 Eric Berger © MF 5-10 180 Sr. Ardsley, PA (Penn Charter) 33 Neil Ruppert LSM 6-0 175 Sr. Chester, MD (St. Mary's) 34 Colin Reilly MF 5-10 165 Sr. Annapolis, MD (Archbishop Spalding) 35 Jake Pehlke D 6-2 224 Fr. Ashburn, VA (Stone Bridge) 36 Sean Tornetta A 5-8 175 Jr. Collegeville, PA (Perkiomen Valley) 37 Alex Kelly MF 6-0 166 Sr. Monmouth Beach, NJ (Rumson-Fair Haven) 38 Griffin Figel A 5-8 155 So. Basking Ridge, NJ (Bridgewater-Raritan) 41 Steve Murawski MF 6-1 211 Sr. Marlton, NJ (Cherokee) 42 Mike Yanovitch GK 6-4 275 Fr. Skillman, NJ (Montgomery) 43 Chandler Vanderbeek MF 5-8 192 Jr. Bridgewater, NJ (Immaculata [High Point]) 44 Nick Wilker MF 6-0 184 Jr. York, PA (West York) 45 Tyler Keen © MF 5-11 182 Sr. Downingtown, PA (Downingtown West) 46 Connor Chamberlin A 6-2 167 Fr.