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UNIVERSITY MEN’S GAME 2 GAME INFO Series History LIU (0-1, 0-0 NEC) VS. WAGNER (0-1, 0-0 NEC) Overall 0-0 Saturday, February 15 • 1:00 p.m. • Brookville, N.Y. • Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Last Meeting First Meeting SHARKS SEAHAWKS Head Coach: Eric Wolf Head Coach: Bill McCutcheon Record at LIU: 21-11 Record at Wagner: 2-13 MEDIA COVERAGE Career Record: 21-11 Career Record: 2-13 Last Game: Lost at Siena Last Game: Lost at Hofstra Live Video NEC Front Row Live Stats LIUAthletics.com

OPENING FACE-OFF 2020 SCHEDULE FOLLOW THE SHARKS • Despite being separated by just 31 miles, FEBRUARY Social Media Men’s Lacrosse Twitter @LIUMLAX Saturday will mark the first ever meeting 8 AT SIENNA (L) 14-12 Men’s Lacrosse Instagram @liumlacrosse 15 WAGNER 1:00 P.M. LIU Athletics Twitter @LIUAthletics between LIU and Wagner in men’s lacrosse. 22 ST. JOHN’S 1:00 P.M. LIU Athletics Instagram @LIUAthletics • The Sharks opened their 2020 LIU Website LIUAthletics.com 29 AT HOFSTRA 1:00 P.M. campaign and first season of Division MARCH

I competition since 1992 at Siena on 3 AT FAIRFIELD 7:00 P.M. LIU AT A GLANCE Saturday, Feb. 8, falling by a 14-12 7 QUINNIPIAC 2:00 P.M. Primary Media Contact Casey Schermick margin despite a big fourth-quarter run. 10 AT UMASS 2:00 P.M. Office Phone (516) 299-3957 14 NJIT * 12:00 P.M. Cell Phone (516) 532-0852 • Several LIU newcomers had strong E-Mail [email protected] 21 SACRED HEART * 1:00 P.M. collegiate debuts, including freshman 28 ROBERT MORRIS * 1:00 P.M.

Sean Boll who led the Blue and Gold with APRIL Team History First Season 1960 five goals and rookie goalie Will Mark 4 AT HOBART * 1:00 P.M. All-Time Record 485-313-2 who made 18 saves between the pipes. 11 AT MERRIMACK * 1:00 P.M. 10-Plus Win Seasons 19 18 MOUNT * 12:00 P.M. • Wagner will return to Long Island 25 ST. JOSEPH’S * 1:00 P.M. for their second game in as many University Information 28 NEC PLAY-IN TBD Location Brookville, N.Y. weeks, falling to in 30 NEC SEMIS TBD Founded 1926 Enrollment 18,621 its season-opener by a 21-11 margin. MAY Colors Blue and Gold • The Seahawks also had a newcomer lead 2 NEC CHAMPIONSHIP TBD President Dr. Kimberly Cline Director of Athletics Dr. William E. Martinov, Jr. the squad in points in the season-opener, *INDICATES NEC CONTEST as freshman Tyler Nawton tallied four goals ALL HOME GAMES COMPETED AT BETHPAGE and one assist for five points. Rookie goalie FEDERAL CREDIT UNION STADIUM Head Coach Eric Wolf Alma Mater Albany, 2007 Danny Brady made 10 saves on 23 shots on ALL TIMES LISTED IN EST AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Career Record 21-11 (.656), 3rd Season goal in his debut in 45 minutes of action. Record at LIU Same NEC Record 0-0 (.000) GAME 2: LIU vs. WAGNER GENERAL NOTES

SNELDERS STREAKING

Junior Will Snelders has been a force offensively since stepping foot on vs campus in 2017. Through his first two seasons, the Port Jefferson Station native has tallied 149 points behind 116 goals and 33 assists. As a freshman he set a new LIU program record with 61 goals and was the NCAA Division II TALE OF THE TAPE statistical champion for goals per game (4.07). Against Roberts Wesleyan, he tallied 10 goals, a mark which stants as the third-highest single-game 0-1 OVERALL RECORD 0-1 total in Division II history. 0-0 CONFERENCE RECORD 0-0 12.0 GOALS PER GAME 11.0 14.0 GOALS ALLOWED PER GAME 21.0 33.0 SHOTS PER GAME 30.0 Snelders has recorded a point in all 33 career games, a mark that stands 33.0 GROUND BALLS PER GAME 24.0 as the 11th-longest mark among Division I players. During his sophomore 18.0 SAVES PER GAME 13.0 .500 FACE-OFF PERCENTAGE .250 campaign, Snelders tallied at least three points in every contest and ranked .750 CLEAR PERCENTAGE .765 .167 MAN-UP CONVERSION .333 15th in the nation with 4.69 points per game. .500 MAN-DOWN DEFENSE 0.00 OFFNSIVE FIREPOWER

TEAM LEADERS The Sharks return over 90-percent of their scoring from 2019 to this GOALS season’s squad. Seven point scorers left the program after 2019, with the LIU WAGNER Sean Boll...... 5 Tyler Lawton...... 4 biggest loss coming in the form of Connor Farrell who tallied 14 points as Alex Russell...... 2 Jake Garb...... 2 a senior. The Sharks’ top eight goal scorers return to the lineup (Snelders, Ryan Blume...... 2 Mikey Vanaman...... 2 Gillis, Kadnar, Russell, Liantonio, Grassa, Foley, Villari) in 2020. That group ASSISTS LIU WAGNER combined for 204 goals and 301 total points last season, giving LIU one of Will Snelders...... 5 Jake Garb...... 2 the deepest attacks in the NEC this season. Richie LaCalandra...... 3 Tyler Lawton...... 1 Russell / Grassa...... 1 Ancona/Vanaman....1 . The Blue and Gold are one of 16 Division I programs in the country and POINTS LIU WAGNER one of four NEC programs to return over 80-percent of its goal scorers Will Snelders...... 6 Tyler Lawton...... 5 Sean Boll...... 5 Jake Garb...... 4 and assists from last season, ranking fifth in the country at 90-percent Russell / Lacalandra.....3 Mikey Vanaman...... 3 goal scoring return. Also joining LIU from the NEC is St. Joseph’s University GROUND BALLS (98.8%), Merrimack College (85.5%), and Bryant University (85.0%). LIU WAGNER Ryan Blume...... 9 Tyler Lawton...... 3 Dan Foley...... 4 Stephen Dwyer...... 3 LIU also ranks ninth in returning assists at 85.9-percent. Along with LIU, Matt Riveira...... 4 Brendan Higgins...... 3 Merrimack (94.1%), Bryant (93.9%), and St. Joseph’s (87.1%) also fit into the CAUSED TURNOVERS LIU WAGNER criteria. Ryan Blume...... 1 Tyler Lawton...... 1 Matt Riveira...... 1 Brendan Higgins...... 1 Mark / Kadnar...... 1 Nick Warren...... 1

SAVES LIU WAGNER Will Mark...... 18 Danny Brady...... 10 John Wright...... 3 .

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LIU IN THE PROS newest members this fall. NJIT also became a full-time associate member for men’s lacrosse, giving the NEC 10 members 2019 graduate Connor Farrell was drafted to three professional and splitting the conference into an east and west division. teams following his senior campaign, including the Chrome Lacrosse Club of the , LIU has plenty of history against NEC opponents throughout Lizards of , and the of its history, playing 31 contests against member schools the . (Merrimack - 11, Hobart - 9, Bryant - 7, Sacred Heart - 4).

Farrell, now better known as “The Milkman” by PLL fans, quickly Quick Notes: LIU is now referred to as Long Island University on made a splash in the league’s inaugural season. A fan favorite first reference, and LIU on any subsequent references. The school acrosse the country, Farrell ranked second in the league with should never be referred to as “LIU Brooklyn” or “LIU Post”. The 54.5-percent face-off percentage and ranked third with 70 new mascot is the Sharks and the official colors are blue and gold. ground balls during the regular season. NEC PRESEASON POLL As a senior, Farrell set multiple NCAA DIvision II records, including single-season face-off percentage (.814), single-season ground EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION balls per game (16.75), and single-game ground balls (30 vs. 1. Hobart (10) 1. Robert Morris (6) 2. Bryant 2. Saint Joseph’s (3) Merrimack). The USILA named him the National Faceoff Player 3. Sacred Heart 3. Mount St. Mary’s (1) of the Year for his efforts in 2019. T4. Merrimack 4. NJIT T4. Wagner 5. LIU RETURN TO DIVISION I With the additions of LIU and Merrimack, along with associate In October 2018, LIU administration announced that it member NJIT, men’s lacrosse membership in the NEC has was unifying its Brooklyn and Post campuses, an initiative reached 10 programs, necessitating a split into East and West branded as “One LIU”. With Brooklyn already competing divisions. The East is comprised of Bryant, Hobart, Merrimack, at the Division I level, LIU became immediately eligible for Sacred Heart and Wagner, with LIU, Mount St. Mary’s, NJIT, postseason competition, and became the eighth member of Robert Morris and Saint Joseph’s making up the West. the Northeast Conference for football. This May, LIU students and alumni voted that the new mascot for the unified athletic Two-time defending NEC champion Robert Morris received six first program would be the Sharks, making LIU the second Division place votes and was chosen to win the West by the league’s head I program in the country to be don the aquatic mascot. coaches. Hobart was a unanimous choice to claim the East crown.

The 2020 campaign will be the inaugural season of competition At year’s end, five teams will qualify for the 2020 NEC in the Northeast Conference, though not the first season of Tournament, beginning with a play-in game as the #4 seed Division I competition. The LIU men’s lacrosse team competed at hosts the #5 seed on Tuesday, April 28. The winner moves to Division I from 1982 to 1992 while the NCAA brought a hiatus to the main bracket, hosted by the top overall seed. The semifinals are Division II championship in lacrosse. LIU captured three Division slated for April 30, with the championship taking place on May 2. II National Championships during the 1996, 2009 and 2010 seasons. Throughout its history, LIU has appeared in eight Division II National Championship games, finishing runner-up five times.

This September, LIU became the ninth member of the Northeast Conference, joining Merrimack College as the league’s two

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LIU’S RECORD WHEN... 2020 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE STANDINGS OVERALL...... 0-1 SCHOOL NEC PCT. OVERALL PCT. STREAK HOME AWAY NEUTRAL Home...... 0-0 Away...... 0-1 West Day Game ...... 0-1 Night Game ...... 0-0 Saint Joseph’s 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 W1 0-0 1-0 0-0 NORTHEAST CONFERENCE...... 0-0 Home...... 0-0 NJIT 0-0 0.000 1-1 0.500 L1 1-0 0-1 0-0 Away...... 0-0 Robert Morris 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 0-0 0-0 0-0 BY MONTH February...... 0-1 LIU 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0 March...... 0-0 April...... 0-0 Mount St. Mary’s 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0 SCORE DIFFERENTIAL Decided by 1 goal...... 0-0 East Decided by 2-4 goals...... 0-1 Decided by 5-9 goals...... 0-0 Hobart 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 W1 1-0 0-0 0-0 Decided by 10 or more goals...... 0-0 OFFENSIVE OUTPUT Sacred Heart 0-0 0.000 1-0 1.000 W1 1-0 0-0 0-0 Scoring less than 5 goals...... 0-0 Scoring 5-10 goals...... 0-0 Bryant 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 L1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Scoring 11-14 goals...... 0-1 Merrimack 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 L1 0-1 0-0 0-0 Scoring 15 or more goals...... 0-0 DEFENSIVE OUTPUT Wagner 0-0 0.000 0-1 0.000 L1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Allowing less than 5 goals...... 0-0 Allowing 5-9 goals...... 0-0 Allowing 10-14 goals...... 0-1 Allowing 15 or more goals...... 0-0 SHOTS LIU outshoots opponent...... 0-0 Opponent outshoots LIU...... 0-1 USILA POLL INSIDE LACROSSE POLL Shots are even...... 0-0 RANK TEAM PTS REC PREV RANK TEAM REC PTS PREV FACE-OFFS 1 Virginia (12) 371 1-0 1 1 Penn State (12) 2-0 427 (12) 1 LIU wins more face-offs...... 0-0 Opponent wins more face-offs...... 0-0 2 Penn State (6) 366 2-0 2 2 Virginia (9) 1-0 426 (9) 2 Face-offs are even...... 0-1 3 Yale (1) 340 0-0 3 3 Yale (1) 0-0 389 (1) 3 GROUND BALLS 4 Maryland 310 2-0 4 4 Maryland 2-0 368 4 LIU records more ground balls...... 0-0 5 Syracuse 291 1-0 6 5 Syracuse 1-0 343 5 Opponent records more ground balls...... 0-1 6 Penn 276 0-0 5 6 Penn 0-0 321 6 Ground balls are even...... 0-0 7 Notre Dame 248 0-0 7 7 Notre Dame 0-0 296 8 CLEARS LIU has a better clearing percentage...... 0-0 8 Denver 233 1-0 9 8 North Carolina 2-0 278 10 Opponent has a better clearing percentage...... 0-1 9 North Carolina 225 2-0 8 9 Denver 1-0 255 9 Clears are even...... 0-0 10 Johns Hopkins 209 1-0 11 10 Ohio State 2-0 224 12 PENALTIES 11 Duke 183 1-1 10 11 Johns Hopkins 1-0 222 13 LIU takes more penalties...... 0-0 12 Ohio State 168 2-0 13 12 Cornell 0-0 213 11 Opponent takes more penalties...... 0-1 13 Army West Point 159 1-0 16 13 Duke 1-1 171 7 Penalties are even...... 0-0 LIU scores a man-up goal...... 0-1 14 Cornell 142 0-0 12 14 Army 1-0 156 15 Opponent scores a man-up goal...... 0-1 15 Georgetown 104 1-0 17 15 Georgetown 1-0 119 16 MISCELLANEOUS 16 Loyola Maryland 103 0-1 14 16 Loyola 0-1 98 14 Scoring First...... 0-0 17 Air Force 73 1-1 15 17 Air Force 1-1 82 NR Opponent Scores First...... 0-1 18 Lehigh 43 1-0 N/R 18 Lehigh 1-0 72 19 Leading after 1st quarter...... 0-0 T-19 Rutgers 41 2-0 N/R 19 Richmond 0-1 52 24 Trailing after 1st quarter...... 0-1 Tied after 1st quarter ...... 0-0 T-19 Richmond 41 0-1 N/R 20 Rutgers 2-0 46 21 Leading at halftime...... 0-0 Trailing at halftime...... 0-1 Others receiving votes: Villanova 10; Bucknell Other Receiving Votes: Delaware, Princeton, Tied at halftime ...... 0-0 8; Albany (NY) 8; Massachusetts 6; Delaware 6; Towson, Navy, Villanova, Hofstra, UMass, Bucknell, Leading after 3rd quarter ...... 0-0 Princeton 6; Towson 5; Navy 5; Hofstra 4; Hobart 4 Michigan, High Point Trailing after 3rd quarter...... 0-1 Tied after 3rd quarter...... 0-0 vs. ranked opponents...... 0-0 vs. unranked opponents...... 0-1 Games following a win...... 0-0 Games following a loss...... 0-0

4 | 2020 LIU MEN’S LACROSSE LIUATHLETICS.COM GAME 2: LIU vs. WAGNER HEAD COACH ERIC WOLF Eric Wolf completed his second season at a Division I-best 17.11 goals per game. the helm of the LIU Post men’s lacrosse program in 2019. Wolf became the ninth He also coached the school’s first-ever head coach in program history when he back-to-back Tewaaraton Award recipient took over the reins of the LIU Post men’s and three-time AE Player of the Year in Lyle lacrosse team for the 2018 season. Thompson, who became the career Division I leader for points (400) and assists (225). During his second season, Wolf helped mentor first-team All-American and Faceoff In addition to his time at Harvard and Player of the Year Connor Farrell who set Albany, Wolf led the offense at Siena multiple NCAA Division II records at the College from 2009-11, helping the Saints faceoff X. Farrell was later drafted by to the programs first two Metro Atlantic Major League Lacrosse’s Athletic Conference championships and and Premiere Lacrosse League’s Chrome NCAA tournament berths. In that three year Lacrosse Club. Wolf also helped guide William span, Siena earned a conference record Snelders to All-America recognition and of 26-2 and captured the regular season Jake Gillis to ECC Rookie of the Year honors. championship each of his three seasons THE WOLF FILE on staff, while two of his student-athletes, In his first season leading LIU Post, Wolf Ryan Duggan and Bryan Neufeld, were Hometown Baldwin, N.Y. helped mentor the East Coast Conference named MAAC Offensive Player of the Year. College Albany ‘07 Rookie of the Year, Snelders. Snelders broke a 55-year old program record for single- Wolf also held the position of assistant COACHING HISTORY season goals (61) and led the country in goals coach with the Israeli Men’s National Team. per game (4.07) during the regular season. During the 2014 World Games in Denver, 2020-Present: LIU he helped Team Israel to a 6-2 record and Head Coach Wolf arrived at LIU Post with a wealth a seventh-place finish, and most recently of experience, serving as an assistant helped the national team to a 5-2 mark 2018-2019: LIU Post coach at the Division I level from 2009- in 2018, also finishing seventh overall. Head Coach 17. Most recently, Wolf held the position of offensive coordinator at Harvard A Long Island native from Baldwin, Wolf 2016-17: Harvard University, where he assisted in the day- played in 62 career games at Albany, Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator to-day operations and guided the Crimson helping the Great Danes to three America to an Ivy League runner-up finish in 2016. East Conference titles and NCAA Division I 2011-15: Albany Tournament appearances from 2004-07. Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator Prior to his appointment at Harvard, 2009-11: Siena Wolf served as offensive coordinator at Wolf graduated from Albany in 2007 Assistant Coach his alma mater, the University at Albany, with a bachelor’s degree in Sociology. for four seasons (2011-15). In that time, he guided the nation’s top scoring YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD offense in each of his last three years and mentored the Great Danes to three- Years...... 3 (HC), 12 (Total) 2018 10-5 straight titles. 2019 11-5 Record...... 21-11 (.656) 2020 0-1 In 2015, Wolf’s offensive unit ranked as Career 21-11 one of the best in Division I history, setting NCAA Appearances...... 0 new national single-season records with 325 goals, 203 assists and 528 points. Conference Championships...... 0 The Great Danes were the first Division I team since 1991 to post four-consecutive All-American Selections...... 2 20-plus goal games and scored in double digits in 18 of their 19 contests, averaging All-Conference Selections...... 16

5 | 2020 LIU MEN’S LACROSSE LIUATHLETICS.COM GAME 2: LIU vs. WAGNER 2020 ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Player Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School No. Player Pos. 0 Nick Squicciarini Fr. 5-10 150 G Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Massapequa 15 Brad Beck A 2 Nick Grassa Sr. 6-2 200 A Babylon, N.Y. / North Babylon 35 Christopher Belmonte D 3 Dan Foley Sr. 6-2 200 M Carmel, N.Y. / Mahopac 44 Ryan Blume D 4 Richie LaCalandra Fr. 5-11 160 A Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. / Comsewogue 5 Alex Russell Sr. 6-0 185 M Poynton, England / Nottingham 50 Sean Boll A 6 Jake Murphy So. 5-11 200 M Ridge, N.Y. / Longwood 28 Doug Chase A 7 Matt Riveira So. 6-1 180 D Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Kellenberg Memorial 32 Brandon Cossaro LSM 8 Shane Gibbons Jr. 5-10 170 M Massapequa Park, N.Y. / Massapequa 66 Tom Dean M 9 Sean Kennedy Fr. 6-4 165 M Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. / Comsewogue 29 Kyle Dolan M 10 Will Snelders Jr. 6-2 260 A Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. / Comsewogue 36 Henry Flocco M 11 Will Mark Fr. 6-3 190 G Danville, Calif. / Proctor Academy 3 Dan Foley M 12 R.J. Smith Fr. 6-1 185 LSM Selden, N.Y. / Newfield 13 Drew Wilson Fr. 6-0 170 A Eagan, Minn. / Eagan 8 Shane Gibbons M 14 John Harding Gr. 6-1 200 D Saint John’s, Fla. / Ponte Vedra 41 Jake Gillis A 15 Brad Beck So. 5-10 165 A Oyster Bay, N.Y. / Oyster Bay 42 Nick Grant D 16 Karl LaCalandra Fr. 6-0 190 D Port Jefferson Station, N.Y. / Comsewogue 2 Nick Grassa A 17 Brody Leinson R-Fr. 5-10 165 M Lunenburg, Mass. / Littleton 14 John Harding D 19 Dean Patsos Sr. 6-0 140 M Bethpage, N.Y. / Bethpage 22 Patrick Harrington III LSM 20 Thomas Long So. 5-10 180 LSM Mount Sinai, N.Y. / Newfield 24 Travis Hayon LSM 21 Dylan Villari Sr. 6-3 215 M Massapequa, N.Y. / Holy Trinity 22 Patrick Harrington III Jr. 6-1 170 LSM Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh 38 Ethan Hennessey M 23 Wyatt Noone Sr. 5-7 190 LSM Center Valley, Pa. / Southern Lehigh 34 Ryan Hunt M 24 Travis Hayon Fr. 6-3 150 LSM Riverhead, N.Y. / Riverhead 45 Mike Kadnar M 26 Jon Vuono Fr. 6-0 170 D Huntington, N.Y. / Harborfields 9 Sean Kennedy M 27 Jonny Lieberz Sr. 5-9 160 FOGO Woodbury, N.Y. / Syosset 16 Karl Lacalandra D 28 Doug Chase So. 5-10 175 A Hicksville, N.Y. / Hicksville 4 Richie Lacalandra A 29 Kyle Dolan So. 6-2 175 M Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst 31 Marcin Maleski So. 5-11 170 M Keene, N.H. / Keene 17 Brody Leinson M 32 Brandon Cossaro So. 5-11 170 LSM Glen Cove, N.Y. / Chaminade 55 Thomas Liantonio M 34 Ryan Hunt Fr. 5-11 165 M Manorville, N.Y. / Eastport-South Manor 27 Jonny Lieberz FOGO 35 Christopher Belmonte Fr. 5-8 215 D Syosset, N.Y. / Syosset 20 Thomas Long LSM 36 Henry Flocco So. 5-7 150 M Patterson, N.Y. / Carmel 31 Marcin Maleski M 38 Ethan Hennessey Fr. 6-1 180 M Mt. Pleasant, S.C. / Salisbury School 11 Will Mark G 39 Schuyler Valensky So. 5-10 190 D North Babylon, N.Y. / North Babylon 54 Patrick McClancy D 40 Matt Olbeter Fr. 5-9 160 A Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale 41 Jake Gillis So. 6-4 195 A Calgary, Alberta / Robert Thirsk 6 Jake Murphy M 42 Nick Grant Fr. 6-2 180 D East Northport, N.Y. / Commack 23 Wyatt Noone LSM 43 John Ruddick So. 5-11 180 G Malverne, N.Y. / Valley Stream North 40 Matt Olbeter A 44 Ryan Blume Jr. 6-1 195 D Eastchester, N.Y. / Eastchester 19 Dean Patsos M 45 Mike Kadnar Sr. 6-2 215 M Franklin Square, N.Y. / Nassau C.C. 7 Matt Riveira D 48 John Whitenack Jr. 5-10 165 G East Meadow, N.Y. / East Meadow 43 John Ruddick G 50 Sean Boll Fr. 6-1 175 A Seaford, N.Y. / Kellenberg Memorial 5 Alex Russell M 52 Luke Woodland Fr. 6-4 210 A Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale 54 Patrick McClancy Fr. 6-4 175 D Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh 12 R.J. Smith LSM 55 Thomas Liantonio Gr. 5-7 165 M Miller Place, N.Y. / Miller Place 10 Will Snelders A 66 Tom Dean Fr. 5-9 145 M Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. / William T. Dwyer 0 Nick Squicciarini G 91 Emerson Tyler Fr. 5-9 175 FOGO New London, N.H. / Kearsarge Regional 91 Emerson Tyler FOGO 39 Schuyler Valenski D 21 Dylan Villari M Head Coach: Eric Wolf (Albany ‘07, third season) 26 Jon Vuono D Assistant Coach: Tim Rotanz (Maryland ‘08, first season) Assistant Coach: Jack Runkel (Loyola (Md.) ‘14, first season) 48 John Whitenack G Volunteer Assistant Coach: Connor Farrell (LIU Post ‘19, first season) 13 Drew Wilson A Student Assistant Coach: Marc Towe 52 Luke Woodland A

2020 Captains: Dan Foley, Alex Russell, Mike Kadnar, Thomas Liantonio

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6 | 2020 LIU MEN’S LACROSSE LIUATHLETICS.COM GAME 2: LIU vs. WAGNER STATS THE LAST TIME... INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS LIU... POINTS 6 Will Snelders at Siena (Feb 08) GOALS 5 Sean Boll at Siena (Feb 08)

Scored 15 or more goals...... vs. NYIT (15 - May 1, 2019) ASSISTS 5 Will Snelders at Siena (Feb 08) SHOTS 8 Sean Boll at Siena (Feb 08) Scored 20 or more goals...... at UDC (20 - April 6, 2019) SHOTS ON GOAL 8 Sean Boll at Siena (Feb 08) SAVES 18 Will Mark at Siena (Feb 08) Scored 25 or more goals...... vs. AIC (28 - Feb. 16, 2019) GROUND BALLS 9 Ryan Blume at Siena (Feb 08)

Allowed 15 or more goals...... Merrimack (16 - March 9, 2019) CAUSED TOs 1 Ryan Blume at Siena (Feb 08) 1 Mike Kadnar at Siena (Feb 08) Defeated a ranked opponent...... No. 1 Merrimack (March 9, 2019) 1 Will Mark at Siena (Feb 08) 1 Matt Riveira at Siena (Feb 08) Shutout an opponent...... Limestone (March 16, 1996) FACEOFFS WON 10 Ryan Blume at Siena (Feb 08)

Won in overtime...... Merrimack (March 9, 2019)

Won when trailing after 3 quarters...... Dowling (April 16, 2016)

Had 3 players score 3 or more goals.... Snelders, Gillis, Kadnar (March 30, 2019)

An LIU Player...

Scored 5 or more goals...... Sean Boll (5 vs. Siena - Feb. 8, 2020)

Scored 10 or more goals...... Will Snelders (10 at Rob. Wesl. - March 31, 2018)

Had 5 or more assists...... Will Snelders (5 vs. Siena - Feb. 8, 2020)

Recorded 8 or more points...... Jake Gillis (9 at Georgian Ct. - March 26, 2019) TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 22 at Siena (Feb 08) Recorded 10 or more points...... Will Snelders (10 vs. STAC - April 7, 2018) GOALS 12 at Siena (Feb 08) ASSISTS 10 at Siena (Feb 08) Made 10 or more saves...... Will Mark (18 vs. Siena - Feb. 8, 2020) SHOTS 33 at Siena (Feb 08)

Made 15 or more saves...... Will Mark (18 vs. Siena - Feb. 8, 2020) SHOT PERCENT .364 (12-33) at Siena (Feb 08) SHOTS ON GOAL 24 at Siena (Feb 08) Won 15 or more faceoffs...... Connor Farrell (17 vs. NYIT - May 4, 2019) ON GOAL PERCENT .727 (24-33) at Siena (Feb 08) SAVES 18 at Siena (Feb 08) Won 20 or more faceoffs...... Connor Farrell (20 at Mercy - April 20, 2019) GROUND BALLS 33 at Siena (Feb 08) FACEOFF PERCENT .500 (15-30) at Siena (Feb 08) Collected 5 or more ground balls...... Ryan Blume (9 vs. Siena - Feb. 8, 2020) TURNOVERS 23 at Siena (Feb 08)

Caused 3 or more turnovers...... P.J. Usak (3 vs. NYIT - April 13, 2019) CAUSED TOs 4 at Siena (Feb 08)

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LIU Men's Lacrosse Long Island Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Feb 08, 2020)

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw Up Dn GB Faceoff Feb 08 at Siena L 12-14 723 50 Sean Boll 1 5 0 5 8 0 1 0 1 0-0 5 Alex Russell 1 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 1 0-0 TEAM STATISTICS LIU OPP 44 Ryan Blume 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 9 10-17 10 Will Snelders 1 1 5 6 3 0 0 0 2 0-0 SHOT STATISTICS 6 Jake Murphy 1 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 1 4-9 Goals-Shot attempts 12-33 14-49 2 Nick Grassa 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 Goals scored per game 12.00 14.00 16 Karl LaCalandra 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Shot pct. . 3 6 4 . 2 8 6 21 Dylan Villari 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Shots on goal-Attempts 24-33 32-49 22 Patrick Harrington 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 SOG pct. . 7 2 7 . 6 5 3 26 Jon Vuono 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 S h o t s / G a m e 33.0 49.0 27 Jonny Lieberz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 31 Marcin Maleski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 A s s is t s 10 5 42 Nick Grant 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES 45 Mike Kadnar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 G o a l s - O p p o r t u n i t i e s 1-6 1-2 55 Thomas Liantonio 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0-0 Conversion Percent . 1 6 7 . 5 0 0 14 John Harding 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 GOAL BREAKDOWN 11 Will Mark 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Total Goals 12 14 7 Matt Riveira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 M a n - u p 1 1 4 Richie LaCalandra 1 0 3 3 4 0 0 0 2 0-0 3 Dan Foley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 M a n - d o w n 0 0 91 Emerson Tyler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1-3 U n a s s is t e d 2 9 Total 1 12 10 22 33 0 1 0 33 15-30 O v e r t im e 0 0 Opponents 1 14 5 19 49 1 1 0 34 15-30 Goals scored average 12.00 14.00 GROUND BALLS 33 34 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T TURNOVERS 23 17 11 Will Mark 1 60:00 14 14.00 18 . 5 6 2 0-1-0 CAUSED TURNOVERS 4 14 Total 1 60:00 14 14.00 18 . 5 6 2 0-1-0 Opponents 1 60:00 12 12.00 12 . 5 0 0 1-0-0 FACEOFFS (W-L) 15-30 15-30 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 5 0 0 . 5 0 0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total CLEARS 18-24 22-26 Long Island 1 3 4 4 12 Clear Pct. . 7 5 0 . 8 4 6 Opponents 3 5 5 1 14 PENALTIES N u m b e r 3 6 Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total M in u t e s 2:30 4:30 Long Island 6 6 4 2 18 Opponents 6 1 1 4 12 ATTENDANCE T o t a l 0 723 Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/723 Long Island 9 6 7 11 33 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Opponents 11 18 13 7 49

Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Long Island 7 4 5 8 24 Opponents 9 11 9 3 32

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LIU Men's Lacrosse Long Island Overall Individual Statistics All games (as of Feb 11, 2020)

Overall: 0-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neut: 0-0

## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% gw up dn gb t/o ct faceoff pct pen-min 50 Sean Boll 1-1 5 0 5 8 . 6 2 5 8 1.000 0 1 0 1 2 0 - - - 5 Alex Russell 1-1 2 1 3 6 . 3 3 3 5 . 8 3 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 - - - 44 Ryan Blume 1-1 2 0 2 3 . 6 6 7 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 0 9 1 1 10-17 . 5 8 8 1-0.5 10 Will Snelders 1-1 1 5 6 3 . 3 3 3 3 1.000 0 0 0 2 3 0 - - 1-1.0 6 Jake Murphy 1-0 1 0 1 5 . 2 0 0 2 . 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4-9 . 4 4 4 - 2 Nick Grassa 1-1 1 1 2 3 . 3 3 3 2 . 6 6 7 0 0 0 0 1 0 - - - 16 Karl LaCalandra 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 21 Dylan Villari 1-1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - - - 22 Patrick Harrington 1-1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - - - 26 Jon Vuono 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 27 Jonny Lieberz 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 - 31 Marcin Maleski 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 42 Nick Grant 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - - - 45 Mike Kadnar 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 - - - 55 Thomas Liantonio 1-0 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 - - - 14 John Harding 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - 11 Will Mark 1-1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 - - - 7 Matt Riveira 1-1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 - - - 4 Richie LaCalandra 1-1 0 3 3 4 . 0 0 0 2 . 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - - 1-1.0 3 Dan Foley 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 - - - 91 Emerson Tyler 1-0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1-3 . 3 3 3 - Total 1 12 10 22 33 . 3 6 4 24 . 7 2 7 0 1 0 33 23 4 15-30 . 5 0 0 3-2.5 Opponents 1 14 5 19 49 . 2 8 6 32 . 6 5 3 1 1 0 34 17 14 15-30 . 5 0 0 6-4.5

## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t shots faced 11 Will Mark 1-1 60:00 14 14.00 18 . 5 6 2 0 1 0 49 Total 1 60:00 14 14.00 18 . 5 6 2 0 1 0 49 Opponents 1 60:00 12 12.00 12 . 5 0 0 1 0 0 33

Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Long Island 1 3 4 4 12 Long Island 6 6 4 2 18 Opponents 3 5 5 1 14 Opponents 6 1 1 4 12

Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Attendance Summary LIU Opponent Long Island 9 6 7 11 33 Total 0 723 Opponents 11 18 13 7 49 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/723 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Long Island 7 4 5 8 24 Opponents 9 11 9 3 32

CLEARS: Long Island -- 18-24 .750, Opponents -- 22-26 .846. MAN-UP OPPS: Long Island -- 1-6 .167, Opponents -- 1-2 .500.

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Date: 2/8/2020 Score 1 2 3 4 Total ttendance: 723 A LIU 1 3 4 4 12 Siena 3 5 5 1 14

LIU Goals: Sean Boll (5); Alex Russell (2); Ryan Blume (2); Nick Grassa (1); Jake Murphy (1); Will Snelders (1) Assists: Will Snelders (5); Richie LaCalandra (3); Nick Grassa (1); Alex Russell (1)

Siena Goals: Lantieri, Brendan (2); Tessier, Maurice (2); Gleason, Colin (2); Pantalone, Dylan (2); Rusnak, George (2); Van Schepen, Seth (1); Habich, Brett (1); Kiernan, Jack (1); Watts, Christian (1) Assists: Kiernan, Jack (4); Pepe, Nick (1)

Shots 1 2 3 4 Total Clears 1 2 3 4 Total LIU 9 6 7 11 33 LIU 5-6 3-6 4-6 6-6 18-24 Siena 11 18 13 7 49 Siena 6-8 4-5 6-6 6-7 22-26

Shots On Goal Ground Balls LIU 7 4 5 8 24 LIU 11 10 4 8 33 Siena 9 11 9 3 32 Siena 11 10 4 8 34

Saves Face Offs LIU 6 6 4 2 18 LIU 2 4 5 4 15 Siena 6 6 4 2 12 Siena 3 5 5 2 15

Turnovers Extra Man Opportunities LIU 5 7 7 4 23 LIU 1 1 3 1 1-6 Siena 5 7 7 4 17 Siena 0 1 1 0 1-2

Stadium: Hickey Field Penalties: Habich, Brett 1st/14:35; Hart, Colton 2nd/05:08; Will Snelders 2nd/03:50; Richie LaCalandra 3rd/09:07; Pape, Dylan 3rd/04:41; Pulzello, Tommy 3rd/02:53; Pantalone, Dylan 3rd/01:26; Ryan Blume 3rd/00:55; Meir, Brandon 4th/08:58 Officials: Dan Miller; Stephen Field; William Evans; Catherine Prince

10 | 2020 LIU MEN’S LACROSSE LIUATHLETICS.COM GAME 2: LIU vs. WAGNER LONG ISLAND MEN’S LACROSSE HISTORY AND RECORDS Year-By-Year Coaching Records 2013 John Jez 11-3 2014 John Jez 11-6 Year Coach Record 2015 John Jez 14-3 1960 Albert Brisotti, Sr. 1-4 2016 John Jez 12-4 1961 Albert Brisotti, Sr. 3-7 2017 John Jez 8-8 1962 Albert Brisotti, Sr. 4-6 2018 Eric Wolf 10-5 1963 Albert Brisotti, Sr. 10-3-1 2019 Eric Wolf 11-5 1964 Albert Brisotti, Jr. 10-2 2020 Eric Wolf 0-0 1965 Albert Brisotti, Jr. 7-5-1 Totals 60 Seasons 485-312-2 1966 Bill Ashley 8-6 1967 Bill Ashley 7-4 Coaching Chronology 1968 Bill Ashley 10-2 1969 Bill Ashley 5-6 Coach Years Record 1970 Bill Ashley 5-8 Albert Brisotti, Sr. 1960-63 18-20-1 1971 Bill Ashley 8-4 Albert Brisotti, Jr. 1964-65 17-7-1 1972 Bill Ashley 9-3 Bill Ashley 1966-72 52-33 1973 Vito Venezia 12-4 Vito Venezia 1973-78 49-37 1974 Vito Venezia 8-6 Bob Rullan 1979-81 20-23 1975 Vito Venezia 8-6 Tony Seaman 1982 12-3 1976 Vito Venezia 6-7 John Danowski 1983-85 27-16 1977 Vito Venezia 8-8 Tom Postel 1986-06 140-122 1978 Vito Venezia 7-6 John Jez 2007-2017 139-41 1979 Bob Rullan 3-10 Eric Wolf 2018-Present 21-10 1980 Bob Rullan 8-6 1981 Bob Rullan 9-7 1982 Tony Seaman 12-3 Most Wins 1983 John Danowski 9-6 Rank Coach Wins 1984 John Danowski 6-7 1. Tom Postel 140 1985 John Danowski 12-3 2. John Jez 139 1986 Tom Postel 11-4 3. Bill Ashley 52 1987 Tom Postel 7-6 4. Vito Venezia 49 1988 Tom Postel 8-5 5. John Danowski 27 1989 Tom Postel 2-10 6. Eric Wolf 21 1990 Tom Postel 0-14 7. Bob Rullan 20 1991 Tom Postel 4-8 8. Albert Brisotti, Sr. 18 1992 Tom Postel 3-8 9. Albert Brisotti, Jr. 17 1993 Tom Postel 4-6 10. Tony Seaman 12 1994 Tom Postel 7-5 1995 Tom Postel 5-8 1996 Tom Postel 10-3 1997 Tom Postel 8-3 1998 Tom Postel 10-2 1999 Tom Postel 11-3 2000 Tom Postel 8-4 2001 Tom Postel 9-4 2002 Tom Postel 8-4 2003 Tom Postel 4-8 2004 Tom Postel 4-9 2005 Tom Postel 9-5 2006 Tom Postel 8-3 2007 John Jez 9-4 2008 John Jez 11-3 2009 John Jez 15-1 2010 John Jez 16-1 2011 John Jez 16-2 2012 John Jez 6-6 11 | 2020 LIU MEN’S LACROSSE LIUATHLETICS.COM GAME 2: LIU vs. WAGNER

Single-Game Records

Record Player/Year Total Most Goals Christopher Quinn (Kean, 1976) 12 Most Assists Justin Patterson (SNHU, 2012) 7 Most Points Multiple Times 12 Most FO Won Connor Farrell (Merrimack, 2019) 34 Most Ground Balls Connor Farrell (Merrimack, 2019) 30 Most Caused TOs T.J. McAndrew (Dominican, 2014) 7

Single-Season Records

Record Player/Year Total Most Points Tom Postel (1963, 1965) 96 Most Goals Will Snelders (2018) 61 Most Assists Ed Long (1975) 57 Face-Off % Connor Farrell (2019) .814 Face-Offs Won Connor Farrell (2019) 320 Ground Balls Connor Farrell (2019) 268 Ground Balls / Gm Connor Farrell (2019) 16.75 G.A.A. Michael Giordano (2011) 5.35

Career Records

Record Player/Year Total Most Points Tom Postel (1963-65) 269 Most Goals Matty Beccaris (2013-16) 150 Most Assists Tom Postel (1963-65) 125 Ground Balls Michael Cama (2007-10) 519 Ground Balls / Gm. Connor Farrell (2016-19) 10.15 Face-Offs Won Michael Cama (2007-10) 764 Face-Offs Taken Michael Cama (2007-10) 1,159 Face-Off % Connor Farrell (2016-19) .728 G.A.A. Michael Giordano (2008-11) 5.75

Single-Game Program Records

Record Game Total Most Goals American Int’l (2019) 28 Most Assists Multiple Times 17 Most Points American Int’l (2019) 45

Miscellaneous Records

Record Year Total Longest Winning Streak 2009-1010 19 Highest Winning % 2010 .941

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