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GOLDEN GRIFFIN MEN’S LACROSSE 2008 & 2012 MAAC CHAMPIONS CANISIUS (1-7, 1-1 MAAC) VS. SIENA (4-4, 1-1 MAAC) 2014 Schedule Game: Canisius (1-7, 1-1 MAAC) vs. Siena (4-4, 1-1 MAAC) Date: Saturday, March 28 FEBRUARY Time: 11 a.m. 14 at Boston University L, 9-13 21 ~ vs. Furman (ot) L, 8-9 Location: Buffalo, N.Y. | Demske Sports Complex 22 ~ at Air Force L, 6-13 TV/Webcast: Time Warner SportsChannel / GoGriffs.com 28 at Michigan L, 5-13 Series History: Canisius leads, 18-9 MARCH Last Meeting: Siena 14, Canisius 11 (May 1, 2014) 10 at Hobart L, 4-10 14 * at Manhattan W, 8-4 17 #13 ALBANY (TWSC) L, 6-26 Griffs Leaders Team Stats 21 * MARIST L, 7-9 28 * SIENA (TWSC) 11 a.m. Points .................................. 17, Tim Edwards (Sr, M) CAN SIE .......................................... 16, Billy Jacobbi (Jr, A) Record 1-7 4-4 APRIL Goals ................................... 12, Billy Jacobbi (Jr, A) Scoring Offense 6.62 9.23 4 * at Monmouth 3 p.m. .......................................... 9, Tim Edwards (Sr, M) Scoring Defense 12.12 10.00 7 at Cornell 7 p.m. Assists ................................. 8, Tim Edwards (Sr, M) Assist Avg. 3.8 5.0 Ground Ball Avg. 26.0 27.1 11 * QUINNIPIAC (TWSC) 2 p.m. .......................................... 6, Jeff Edwards (So, M) Shots Avg. 31.2 37.6 14 BINGHAMTON (TWSC) 7 p.m. Shooting Pct .................... .293, Billy Jacobbi (Jr, A) Shot Pct. .212 .246 19 at VMI Noon Man-Up Goals ................. 3, Tim Edwards (Sr, M) Save Pct. .455 .521 25 * at Detroit 2 p.m. Ground Balls .................... 39, Tim Edwards (Sr, M) Man-Up Pct. .357 .375 30 ! MAAC Semifinals TBA Caused Turnovers ......... 9, Kevin Collins (Gr, LSM) Penalty Kill .368 .723 Faceoff Pct ........................ .522, Tim Edwards (Sr, M) Faceoff Pct. .480 .456 MAY Save Percentage ............ .481, Alex Govenettio (Sr, G) Clear Pct. .772 .823 2 ! MAAC Championshp TBA HOME GAMES IN CAPS | * MAAC Game | All Times Eastern GRIFFS HOST MAAC RIVAL SIENA ON SATURDAY ~ - Frontier Airlines Faceoff Classic (Denver, Colo./Colorado Springs) The Canisius College men’s lacrosse team hosts conference foe Siena on Saturday. The two rivals ! - MAAC Tournament (at highest seed) are set to meet at the Demske Sports Complex on Saturday at 11 a.m. SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS Pronunciation Guide 4 Canisius is back in action after a seven-day layoff, coming off a 9-7 setback to the MAAC’s first- place team in Marist. Binnert ..............................................................................BIN-ert 4 Senior Tim Edwards leads the Griffs with 17 points on nine goals and eight assists. Junior Billy Burich ............................................................................BURR-ich Jacobbi is right behind with 16 points, including a team-best 12 tallies. Chernosky .......................................................... chur-NAH-ski 4 Edwards also leads the team at the faceoff X, winning 52.2 percent of his restarts. Giarrano ................................................................. jah-RON-oh 4 Senior Alex Govenettio owns an 11.20 goals against average and .481 save percentage. Goventtio ...................................................joe-va-NET-ee-oh Jacobbi ................................................................. juh-COE-bee EDWARDS TAKES MAAC LEAD IN FACEOFFS 4 Mulvihill ................................................................MULL-va-hill A do-it-all player, senior Tim Edwards returned to his dominant ways at the faceoff X in the Griffs’ most recent game against Marist. Kael Naylor ............................................................CAL NAY-ler 4 Going up against the conference’s top-ranked player at the X at the time, Edwards won 14-of-19 Pravato ....................................................................pra-VOT-oh restarts (73.7%) as Canisius almost pulled the upset against the first-place Red Foxes. Rautenstrauch .............................................. rout-IN-strouck 4 It was a return to his 2014 form as Edwards won 61.1 percent of faceoffs to rank eighth nationally. Vavonese .........................................................VAH-vuh-niece 4 During the 2015 campaign, the senior now leads the MAAC by winning 52.2 percent of his Wehner ......................................................................... way-NER faceoffs (59-of-113). Willock .............................................................................will-ICK Wizniuk ...............................................................WHIZ-nee-ack PLAYERS ROUNDING INTO FORM 4 Zaman...........................................................................ZAY-man Edwards resurgence at the faceoff X isn’t the only player returning to his 2014 form. 4 After posting only one point in the first three games, junior attackman Vince Gravino has multiple points in four of his last five contests. He now ranks fourth on the team with 10 points. 4 Senior Austin Romantic and junior Nick Tuttle, who combined for 31 goals in 2014, totaled five Media Information goals last week after not scoring in the first six games of the year. Men’s Lacrosse SID ..................... Jason Veniskey 4 Finally, senior Alex Govenettio has posted a .557 save percentage in his last three games after a Office ..................................................................... 716-888-8267 .436 mark in the season’s first five contests. Cell ......................................................................... 585-615-5316 E-mail ................................................... [email protected] COLLINS ANCHORS CANISIUS DEFENSE 4 Graduate student Kevin Collins has anchored the Canisius defense in 2015. The Canisius College Athletic Communications Staff is 4 Collins leads the Griffs with nine caused turnovers in eight games this season. It is just two fewer available to assist home and visiting media. Contact Ja- than his entire 2014 total in 15 games. He currently ranks sixth in the MAAC with 1.13 per game. son Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or general 4 The senior also ranks second on the team with 27 ground balls – just 11 shy of his career-best lacrosse information and for assistance in arranging inter- total in seven fewer games. views with players and/or coaches. 4 Normally the team’s long-stick midfielder, Collins started the last game at close defense. CANISIUS (1-7, 1-1 MAAC) VS. SIENA (4-4, 1-1 MAAC) CANISIUS - SIENA SERIES HISTORY SERIES RESULTS MAAC Standings 4The Griffs have played the Saints more than Date Site Result Date Site Result any other school with the teams meeting l-----MAAC-----l l-----Overall-----l 4/19/90 A W, 18-3 4/17/04 H W, 15-9 for the 28th time on Saturday. 4/13/91 H W, 14-11 4/20/05 A W, 7-5 W L Pct. W L Pct. 4Canisius holds an 18-9 edge in the all-time 4/18/92 A W, 10-9 4/26/06 H W, 15-8 Marist 2 0 1.000 5 3 .625 4/10/93 H W, 9-8 4/18/07 A L, 7-13 series against Siena. Monmouth 1 1 .500 4 4 .500 4/23/94 A W, 8-7 4/16/08 H W, 10-9 4The Saints, however, own an 8-2 advantage 4/22/95 H W, 24-8 4/15/09 A L, 9-12 Siena 1 1 .500 4 4 .500 in the last eight seasons. 3/30/95 A W, 16-8 4/28/10 H L, 2-4 Quinnipiac 1 1 .500 2 5 .286 4/13/97 H W, 21-8 4/23/11 H L, 9-12 4Siena swept a pair of close games against 4/18/98 A W, 18-17 4/14/12 A L, 2-14 Canisius 1 1 .500 1 7 .125 the Griffs last season, including a 14-11 win 3/28/99 H W, 16-8 5/6/12 N W, 10-9 Detroit 0 1 .000 4 4 .500 4/16/00 A L, 13-15 4/6/13 H L, 6-16 in the MAAC Tournament. Manhattan 0 1 .000 0 9 .000 4/29/01 H W, 21-4 3/29/14 A L, 7-10 4The Griffs’ last win in the series came in the 4/28/02 A W, 14-8 5/1/14 N L, 11-14 2012 MAAC Championship when Canisius 4/17/03 A W, 17-7 earned a 10-9 victory. Canisius’ Record When ... ABOUT THE SAINTS 2014 / 2015 4Siena is an even 4-4 on the season and 1-1 in MAAC play after a 5-4 setback in conference play Overall .............................................................................. 7-8 / 1-7 at Monmouth last Saturday. Home ........................................................................... 3-2 / 0-2 4Richie Hurley and Nate Barry have both eclipsed the 20-point mark for the Saints. Hurley has a Away ............................................................................ 3-5 / 1-4 team-best 21 points on 12 goals and nine assists, while Barry has 20 points, including a team- Neutral ........................................................................ 1-1 / 0-1 leading 15 goals. MAAC Games ................................................................. 3-3 / 1-1 4Tommy Cordts and Nick Capalbo have split time in goal this season. Cordts is 2-1 with a 9.07 Home ........................................................................... 2-1 / 0-1 goals against average and .528 save percentage, while Capalbo is 2-3 with a 10.71 goals against Away ............................................................................ 1-2 / 1-0 average and .511 save percentage. 4Casey Dowd has led the efforts at the faceoff X with a .476 winning percentage. In Overtime ..................................................................... 0-1 / 0-1 In One-Goal Games ..................................................... 3-1 / 0-1 TIGHT MAAC BATTLE Games Decided by 1-3 Goals ................................... 3-4 / 0-1 4Just two weeks into the conference schedule, it’s already clear every game will by key. Games Decided by more than 3 ............................. 4-4 / 1-5 4Only one unbeaten remains in conference play (Marist), while the remaining six teams have Leading After