2006 Men’s Lacrosse Gamenotes

Contact: Kerrin Perniciaro (315) 443-3341 [email protected] Weekly Release March 18, 2006 2006 Schedule/Results First Time Orange and Blue Jays Meet in the (1-2) February Month of March with Two Losses Apiece 25 #15 ARMY W, 14-10 #10/11 Syracuse (1-2) travels to Homewood Field in Baltimore to face #13/14 Johns Hopkins (2-2) on Saturday, March 18, at 1 p.m. The game will be televised LIVE nationally March by ESPNU and broadcast locally in Baltimore by WMAR. It marks the second-straight season 4 at #3 Virginia L, 15-20 the Orange takes a 1-2 record into its meeting with the Blue Jays. It is also the first time in 22 10 #10 GEORGETOWN L, 8-10 18 at #13/14 Johns Hopkins 1:00 p.m. month-of-March encounters that both teams enter this contest with two losses. 28 HOBART 7:00 p.m. SU is coming off a 10-8 loss to Georgetown at home last Friday. The Orange won its season opener against Army, but lost a 20-15 decision at undefeated Virginia a week later. April Hopkins, the defending national champion, lost 11-6 at Hofstra last weekend. The Blue 1 LOYOLA 4:00 p.m. Jays’ other loss was a 6-4 setback to Princeton at home on March 4, which snapped a school- 8 PRINCETON 2:00 p.m. record 37-game home winning streak. 11 at Cornell 7:00 p.m. This will be the 42nd meeting between these two teams. JHU owns a 24-16-1 advantage 15 at Rutgers 12:00 p.m. in the all-time series. The last time Syracuse won at Homewood Field was March 14, 1998 21 ALBANY 7:00 p.m. by a score of 14-13. In its last three trips to Homewood, the Orange is 0-3. The Blue Jays 29 MASSACHUSETTS 2:00 p.m. are 6-4 against Syracuse in the last 10 meetings, and have won three of the last four, including May last year’s 12-11 overtime victory at the Carrier Dome. Hopkins has won four of the last five 6 at Colgate 1:00 p.m. regular-season meetings. 13-14 NCAA First Round at campus sites 20 NCAA Quarterfinal at Stony Brook Rommel, Brooks Out for the Season 21 NCAA Quarterfinal at Towson 27 NCAA Semifinal Niewieroski to Miss Hopkins Game at Lincoln Financial Field Two starting midfielders will miss the remainder of the season due to injury. Preseason (Philadelphia, Pa.) first-team All-American Greg Rommel injured his right thumb during the first quarter of the 29 NCAA Final at Lincoln Financial Field Virginia game, while junior Steven Brooks hurt his left knee early in the Army contest. (Philadelphia, Pa.) Sophomore midfielder/attackman Greg Niewieroski will not play against Johns Hopkins after being hurt in an off-the-field incident last Saturday. His status for the rest of the season Home Games in BOLD CAPS has yet to be determined. Stepping in to contribute at midfield are freshmen Dan Hardy and Pat Perritt, who started last week on SU’s first offensive middie line along with senior Brian Crockett. Other Radio and Television midfielders who now have to produce include freshman Matt Abbott, freshman Kenny Nims, Radio sophomore Steve Babbles, senior Kieran Murphy and sophomore Brendan Loftus. SU’s games will be broadcast on the school’s flagship radio station for lacrosse, LIVE Streaming Video for Lacrosse Added to WNSS 1260 AM. Brian Higgins will handle play-by-play duties, while Syracuse equipment Orange All Access manager Kyle Fetterly will serve as the color Syracuse University will offer live video streaming of all home men’s and women’s analyst for the sixth-straight season. The lacrosse games as part of the department’s All Access subscription service on www.suathletics. games can be heard through SU’s Orange All com. Audio for the men’s games will be provided by the Syracuse ISP radio network. Other Access package at www.suathletics.com. select away games may be added to the package. To subscribe to the Orange All Access WAER FM 88 will also broadcast all package, click on the Orange All Access link on left side of the home page. the games, led by Dan Bumpus and Chris For optimal results in viewing streamed video, computers must have a high-speed internet Villani. connection and the latest version of Windows Media Player (a free download at www. microsoft.com/windowsmedia). Bandwidth constraints of service providers can affect the Television quality of the picture. Time Warner Sports 26 will televise all The University launched its All Access service on suathletics.com in August 2005 to seven home games LIVE this season. The provide on-demand video coverage of SU athletics. The service includes comprehensive video final regular-season game at Colgate is also highlights, interviews, press conferences and behind-the-scenes features of all sports. All under consideration. CSTV is scheduled to Access also includes live streaming audio of game broadcasts, as well as archived features and televise the April 11th contest at Cornell, while coaches shows. Cost of the All Access subscription service is $9.95 per month or $79.95 for a ESPNU has the March 18th game at Hopkins. full year.

Nine-Time NCAA Champions • 83 • 88 • 89 • 90 • 93 • 95 • 00 • 02 • 04 2006 Game Notes Game 4 at Hopkins

The SU-Hopkins Series Last Year’s SU vs. Hopkins Game Blue Jays Lead, 24-16-1 12-11 Blue Jays in Overtime Date Score W-L-T Location Junior midfielder Greg Peyser scored an unassisted goal with 1:34 4/30/21 4-4 (T) Syracuse, N.Y. remaining in overtime to lift No. 1-ranked Johns Hopkins (4-0) to a 4/29/22 3-1 (W) at Johns Hopkins 12-11 victory against seventh-ranked Syracuse (1-3) at the Carrier 4/26/30 2-8 (L) Syracuse, N.Y. Dome. Peyser’s game-winning goal gave Hopkins its first lead of the 5/9/31 0-20 (L) at Johns Hopkins night. 5/7/34 6-11 (L) at Johns Hopkins The Orange jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and built 3/30/63 7-10 (L) at Johns Hopkins its largest margin of six goals (7-1) by 3:42 of the second period. 5/1/65 6-21 (L) Syracuse, N.Y. Freshman attackman Mike Leveille had a hat trick by that point. He 5/7/66 1-14 (L) at Johns Hopkins would go on to record a career-high five goals, with two more scores in the fourth quarter. 5/6/67 9-17 (L) Syracuse, N.Y. Hopkins had its own rookie rise to the occasion. Freshman 5/4/68 7-20 (L) at Johns Hopkins midfielder Paul Rabil provided an answer with three-straight goals to 5/24/80 11-18 (L) at Baltimore, Md. cut the SU lead to 7-4 with 5:40 left in the third quarter. Peyser tallied (NCAA Playoffs) his first goal of the night more than a minute later to bring Hopkins to 5/28/83 17-16 (W) at New Brunswick, N.J. within 7-5. (NCAA Playoffs) SU junior midfielder Greg Rommel scored off a pass from junior 5/26/84 10-13 (L) at Newark, Del. attackman Brian Crockett to push the Orange advantage back up to (NCAA Playoffs) three goals, 8-5, with 3:43 left in the third quarter. 3/9/85 6-8 (L) at Johns Hopkins The Blue Jays recorded the final two goals of the third quarter to 5/25/85 4-11 (L) at Providence, R.I. pull within 8-7 with 26 seconds remaining. and Jake (NCAA Playoffs) Byrne capped off a 6-1 Hopkins run from the end of the second quarter 3/8/86 11-10 (W) at Johns Hopkins until the end of the third. Syracuse senior midfielder Jarett Park found Leveille camped out 3/7/87 15-14 (W) Syracuse, N.Y. on the crease for the freshman’s fourth goal of the night. The score 3/5/88 19-7 (W) at Johns Hopkins gave the Orange a 9-7 lead at 13:44 of the fourth quarter. Harrison 3/4/89 13-14 (L) at Johns Hopkins netted his second goal to keep the Jays hanging around, 9-8, but 5/29/89 13-12 (W) at College Park, Md. Leveille once again pushed it back to a two-goal game (10-8) when he (NCAA Playoffs) caught his own rebound off a Jesse Schwartzman save and deposited 3/24/90 18-10 (W) Syracuse, N.Y. his second chance safely into the goal with 11:24 remaining in the 3/23/91 12-18 (L) Syracuse, N.Y. fourth quarter. 5/19/91 11-8 (W) at Baltimore, Md. Hopkins would go on to score four of the game’s next five goals. (NCAA Playoffs) Peter LeSueur set up Joseph Malo at the 7:44 mark, but Park used 3/21/92 14-15 (L) at Johns Hopkins a spin dodge in traffic to give Syracuse an 11-9 edge with 6:37 5/23/92 21-16 (W) at Philadelphia, Pa. remaining in regulation. That would be the Orange’s final goal of the night. Peyser registered his second goal at the 5:11 mark and Rabil (NCAA Playoffs) notched his fourth goal with 1:42 left in regulation to tie the game at 5/7/93 21-17 (W) Syracuse, N.Y. 11-11. 3/19/94 14-19 (L) at Johns Hopkins Schwartzman played the entire game in goal and finished with 3/18/95 13-14 (L) OT Syracuse, N.Y. nine saves. He stopped a Brett Bucktooth shot in overtime during 3/16/96 10-14 (L) at Johns Hopkins Syracuse’s only possession of the extra session. 3/15/97 14-13 (W) Syracuse, N.Y. 3/14/98 14-13 (W) at Johns Hopkins JOHNS HOPKINS 12, SYRACUSE 11 OT 3/20/99 10-12 (L) at Johns Hopkins Johns Hopkins 0 3 4 4 1 12 3/17/00 13-12 (W) Syracuse, N.Y. Syracuse 3 4 1 3 0 11 5/27/00 14-12 (W) at College Park, Md. (NCAA Playoffs) Goals: JHU - Rabil 4, Peyser 3, Harrison 2, Byrne 2, Malo 1. SYR 3/17/01 10-11 (L) Syracuse, N.Y. - Leveille 5, Rommel 2, Crockett 1, Brooks 1, Bucktooth 1, Park 1. Assists: JHU - Harrison 3, LeSueur 1. SYR - Brooks 2, Crockett 2, 3/16/02 8-9 (L) at Johns Hopkins Bucktooth 1, Park 1, Rommel 1. 3/15/03 15-14 (W) Syracuse, N.Y. Shots: Syracuse 44, Johns Hopkins 39 5/24/03 8-19 (L) at M&T Bank Stadium Groundballs: Syracuse 26, Johns Hopkins 26 Baltimore (NCAA Playoffs) Faceoffs: Johns Hopkins 14/27, Syracuse 13/27 3/20/04 5-17 (L) at Johns Hopkins Clears: Johns Hopkins 14-16, Syracuse 18-23 5/29/04 15-9 (W) at M&T Bank Stadium Extra-Man: Syracuse 1-2, Johns Hopkins 0-0 Baltimore (NCAA Playoffs) Saves: Syracuse 14 (Pfeifer), Johns Hopkins 9 (Schwartzman) 3/18/05 11-12 (L) OT Syracuse, N.Y. Penalties: Syracuse 0/0:00, Johns Hopkins 2/2:00 Attendance: 5,137 2006 Game Notes Game 4 at Hopkins

Stat Comparison: 2006 STX Division I Coaches Poll Syracuse vs. Johns Hopkins March 13, 2006 Syracuse Stat Category JHU 2006 STX Division I Men’s Coaches Poll 3 Games 4 124 Shots 147 1. Maryland (8) ...... 198 14. Denver ...... 74 37 Goals 32 2. Virginia (2) ...... 190 15. Pennsylvania ...... 48 17 Assists 19 3. Duke ...... 178 16. Dartmouth ...... 35 54 Points 51 4. Navy ...... 169 17. Hobart ...... 30 .298 Shot% .218 5. Cornell...... 159 18. Loyola ...... 27 36 Saves 43 6. Princeton ...... 145 19. Towson ...... 26 .474 Save% .573 7. Massachusetts ...... 142 20. Fairfield ...... 22 13.34 Goals Against Average 8.00 8. Georgetown ...... 129 100 Groundballs 139 9. Hofstra...... 115 Others receiving votes: 3-15 (.200) EMO 8-19 (.421) 10. SYRACUSE ...... 97 Binghamton 15, Lehigh 10, Penn 52-65 (.800) Clears 60-76 (.789) 11. Notre Dame ...... 95 State 9, UMBC 6, Albany 3, 42-88 (.477) Faceoff% 47-77 (.610) 12/9:00 Penalties 11/10:30 12. Delaware ...... 92 Harvard 1, Quinnipiac 1. 13. Johns Hopkins ...... 84 Orange Career Performances Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Against Hopkins March 13, 2006 Only eight active Syracuse players have ever played in a game against Johns Hopkins. Three active players have scored against the 2006 Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Blue Jays (Brett Bucktooth, Brian Crockett and Mike Leveille). 1. Maryland (19) ...... 437 16. Pennsylvania ...... 94 2. Virginia (3) ...... 419 17. Loyola ...... 77 3. Duke ...... 403 18. Albany ...... 73 Scoring Goals-Assists=Points 4. Navy ...... 373 19. Dartmouth ...... 61

2003 2004 2005 Totals 5. Cornell...... 347 20. Penn State ...... 39 Brian Crockett 1-1 1-2 1-2 3-5=8 6. Princeton ...... 323 0-0 0-0 7. Massachusetts ...... 313 Others receiving votes: Hobart 8. Georgetown ...... 292 37, Binghamton 12, UMBC Greg Rommel 1-0 0-0 2-1 6-1=7 9. Delaware ...... 241 7, Lehigh 7, Fairfield 6, North 1-0 2-0 10. Hofstra...... 211 Carolina 5, Harvard 2, Lafayette 11. SYRACUSE ...... 205 1. Mike Leveille 5-0 5-0=5 12. Denver ...... 200 13. Notre Dame ...... 187 Brett Bucktooth DNP 0-0 1-1 2-1=3 14. Johns Hopkins ...... 154 1-0 15. Towson ...... 105 Steven Brooks 0-0 1-2 1-2=3 0-0 Panarelli Scores Season’s First Goal vs. Georgetown Faceoff Wins/Total Faceoffs Junior defenseman and team co-captain Steve Panarelli notched 2003 2004 2005 Totals Panarelli 0/3 0/0 1/4 (.250) his first goal of the season against Georgetown last week. It was the 1/1 third goal of his career. Panarelli started at long-stick midfield against the Hoyas, while Dustin Palmer made his first collegiate start at close defense. Panarelli was a bright spot in the loss to Georgetown. Jerome 0/1 DNP 0/1 (.000) He attempted three shots and pounced on four groundballs. For the season, Panarelli is leading the squad with 12 groundballs. He owns 98 groundballs for his career. Palmer played in a total of nine games during his first two seasons at SU. He only played in three games last year before a wrist injury sidelined him for the season. He was awarded an extra year of eligibility which explains why he is listed as a sophomore on the team roster. 2006 Game Notes Game 4 at Hopkins

Lelan Rogers Named Director of Crockett and Rommel Named to Men’s Lacrosse Operations Tewaaraton Preseason Watch List Syracuse University hired Lelan Rogers to the newly-created Brian Crockett and Greg Rommel were named to the 2006 position of Director of Men’s Lacrosse Operations. A 1987 graduate Tewaaraton Trophy Preseason Watch List. The Tewaaraton is awarded of Syracuse University, Rogers returned to his alma mater following annually to the best player in college lacrosse. It is the second-straight a five-year stint as head men’s lacrosse coach at SUNY-Cortland. year that Crockett has been mentioned on the watch list. Tewaaraton He is responsible for managing administrative duties that involve will trim the list down as the season progresses and will announce five compliance, development, camps, scheduling and academic affairs. finalists in May. The winner is announced June 1st at the sixth annual “We’re very excited to have Lelan back at SU and in the lacrosse awards banquet held in Washington, D.C. at the National Geographic office,” Desko said. “He is going to be a tremendous help to us. Society headquarters. His new position helps free up the coaching staff to focus on game This year’s men’s selection committee is: Dick Edell, University preparation, scouting and recruiting.” of Maryland, CHAIR; Scott Anderson, Harvard; Erin Quinn, Rogers compiled an impressive record of 76-17 (.817) during his Middlebury College; Tom Postel, C.W. Post College; Dom Starsia, five seasons as head coach at Cortland. He guided the Red Dragons University of Virginia; Dave Urick, Georgetown University; Jack to five NCAA Division III Tournament appearances and four State Emmer, United States Military Academy; Greg Cannella, University of University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) titles. Last Massachusetts; Mike Pressler, Duke University, Tony Seaman, Towson season, Rogers led his team to a 17-2 record, tying the school single- University and Don Zimmerman, UMBC. season victory record. Cortland won the SUNYAC title and tied for fifth nationally after advancing to the national quarterfinals. In 2004, The 2006 men’s watchlist is: Cortland was 15-3, won the SUNYAC regular-season title, and tied for Harry Alford, Maryland Jon Birsner, Navy fifth nationally. Ryan Blair, North Carolina Joe Boulukos, Cornell Rogers previously coached at Ohio Wesleyan University where Jake Byrne, Johns Hopkins Joe Canuso, Villanova he led the men’s lacrosse team to seven NCAA Division III playoff Casey Cittadino, Towson Dan Cocoziello, Princeton appearances in the 1990s. He enjoyed a 109-33 record at Ohio Jamie Coffin, Dartmouth Greg Cohen, Harvard Wesleyan from 1991-99. He guided the Battling Bishops to the NCAA Brian Crockett, SYRACUSE Mike Culver, Virginia Division III championship game in 1993 and five other national , Duke Ian Dingman, Navy semifinals. His teams also won six North Coast Athletic Conference Kyle Dixon, Virginia Greg Downing, Fairfield (NCAC) titles and had an overall record of 44-4 in league play. He Matt Eckerl, Towson Reyn Garnett, Georgetown was named NCAC Coach of the Year four times. Wes Green, Adelphi Zack Greer, Duke Overall, Rogers coached 70 All-Americans, including 23 at Jordan Hall, Delaware Greg Havalchak, Rutgers Cortland. Among those honorees was Cortland’s Justin Mendelson, Patrick Heim, Penn State Ryan Hotaling, Nazareth who was named the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Kevin Huntley, Johns Hopkins Dan Kallaugher, Yale (USILA) Division III Defenseman of the Year in 2002, along with Bill Looney, Navy Steve Looney, Navy 1998 USILA Division III Player of the Year Darren McGurn of Ohio Matt Madalon, Roanoke Tony McDevitt, Duke Wesleyan. Rogers also coached three-time Cortland All-America Stephen McElduff, North Carolina Bill McGlone, Maryland midfielder Andrew Roth, who was a 2004 draft pick of both the Matt McMonagle, Cornell Sean Morris, Massachusetts of and the National Brett Moyer, Hofstra Brendan Mundorf, Massachusetts Lacrosse League’s San Jose Stealth. Nick O’Hara, Duke Greg Peyser, Johns Hopkins A native of Fulton, N.Y., Rogers is a 1982 alumnus of G. Ray Paul Rabil, Johns Hopkin Jack Reid, Massachusetts Bodley High School. He graduated from Syracuse University Greg Rommel, SYRACUSE Matt Russell, Navy in 1987 with a bachelor’s degree in speech communications and Jesse Schwartzman, Johns Hopkins Alex Smith, Delaware earned a master’s degree in higher education administration/athletic Scott Sowanick, Princeton Travis Tarr, Le Moyne College administration from the University in 1990. He was a member Peter Trombino, Princeton Kip Turner, Virginia of Syracuse’s NCAA Division I semifinal team in 1987 and was John Walker, Army Pat Walsh, Notre Dame a graduate assistant coach for the Orange’s three-straight national Joe Walters, Maryland , Virginia championship squads from 1988-90. Matt Zash, Duke A team captain for the Syracuse wrestling program, Rogers was an NCAA qualifier and New York State Collegiate champion. He was All-Time Tewaaraton Trophy Winners (Men): , also a two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Hofstra (2001); Michael Powell, Syracuse (2002, 2004); , finalist. Virginia (2003), Kyle Harrison (2005). Before enrolling at Syracuse, Rogers attended St. Lawrence University where he played lacrosse and football and served as captain of the wrestling team. He was a Division III national wrestling champion at 190 pounds in 1985 and a national runnerup at 177 pounds in 1983. 2006 Game Notes Game 4 at Hopkins

Desko’s Record Against Johns Desko is the Winningest Active Hopkins: 4-6 Coach by Percentage In his fi rst seven seasons as head men’s lacrosse coach at Syracuse Coach Desko owns the nation’s top winning percentage among University, John Desko blazed a trail of excellence that speaks for itself. It active NCAA Division I coaches. He is first among active coaches is a record that helps distinguish him as one of the most respected coaches AND all-time coaches in postseason winning percentage. His 17 in the nation. This July, he will serve as head coach of the U.S. National NCAA wins rank third among active coaches in the postseason, while Team at the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation World Championship. he is tied for sixth in total NCAA Tournament wins among all-time The announcement of his selection came in December 2004, seven months coaches. after winning his third NCAA Championship. Active NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Desko has worked hard to maintain the winning tradition that is Career Coaching Winning Percentage Syracuse Lacrosse. Since replacing Hall of Fame coach Roy Simmons Jr. in 1999, Desko has kept the Orange in the hunt for a national championship Wins Losses Pct. each and every year. In the process, he has established his own style of 1. JOHN DESKO, SYRACUSE 88 27 .765 leadership that has proven to be quite successful. Here is a list of Desko’s 2. Dave Pietramala, Johns Hopkins 88 29 .752 staggering statistics: 3. Dave Urick, Georgetown 285 95 .750 4. Bill Tierney, Princeton 233 81 .742 * An overall record of 88-27 in eight seasons 5. Scott Nelson, Brown 211 78 .730 * A postseason record of 17-4 6. Dave Cottle, Maryland 229 88 .722 * Three NCAA Championships (2000, 2002, 2004) 7. Dom Starsia, Virginia 249 100 .713 * Six-straight trips to NCAA Championship Weekend (1999-2004) 8. Jeff Tambroni, Cornell 51 22 .699 * Five NCAA title-game appearances 9. Mike Pressler, Duke 228 101 .693 * An 8-3 record at championship weekend 10. Jim Stagnitta, Rutgers 162 76 .681 * A 5-1 record in the NCAA semifi nals 11. Tony Seaman, Towson 226 118 .657 Desko owns the best winning percentage of any active NCAA Division I coach today (.765). He holds the best winning percentage in the NCAA All-Time Division I Coaches Winning Percentage Championship of any coach in the history of college lacrosse (.810). in the NCAA Championship (at least 10 games) Desko won his third NCAA Championship trophy after his team defeated the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in the 2004 tournament during the fi nal Wins Losses Pct. weekend of play. His other titles came in 2000 and 2002. 1. JOHN DESKO, SYRACUSE 17 4 .810 Since he accepted the head coaching reins, Syracuse has had 26 players 2. Bill Tierney, Princeton 28 9 .757 earn All-America 3. Henry Ciccarone, Johns Hopkins 18 6 .750 honors. He and Desko as Head Coach 4. ROY SIMMONS JR., SYRACUSE 34 13 .723 his staff have Year Record Winning Pct. NCAAs 5. Bud Beardmore, Maryland 15 6 .714 achieved success 1999 12- 5 .706 Finalists 6. Willie Scroggs, North Carolina 17 8 .680 by scheduling the 2000 15- 1 .938 Champions 7. Don Zimmerman, Johns Hopkins/UMBC 12 6 .667 nation’s toughest 2001 13- 3 .813 Finalists Dave Pietramala, Johns Hopkins/Cornell 10 5 .667 competition. Since 2002 15- 2 .882 Champions 9. Richie Moran, Cornell 19 11 .633 he took over in 2003 10- 6 .625 Semifinalists 10. Dom Starsia, Brown/Virginia 21 15 .583 1999, Syracuse is 2004 15- 2 .882 Champions 2005 7- 6 .538 First Round 30-19 against top Most NCAA Division I Championship Wins by Active Coaches 10 teams. 2006 1- 2 .333 Wins The Orange was Totals 88-27 .765 1. Bill Tierney, Princeton 28 one of the last four 2. Dom Starsia, Virginia 21 teams standing come Memorial Day weekend for 22 years between 1983 3. JOHN DESKO, SYRACUSE 17 and 2004. It was as much a refl ection upon Desko as anyone, considering 4. Don Zimmerman, UMBC 12 he was the one person directly associated with the team during each of the Tony Seaman, Towson 12 “streak’s” 22 seasons. The famous “streak” was put to one of its toughest tests in 2003 when Desko and company endured a 10-6 campaign, uncharacteristic of All-Time NCAA Division I Championship Coaching Wins a program that had not lost six games since 1977. But, under Desko’s Wins leadership and experience, Syracuse rebounded to win its next three games, 1. ROY SIMMONS JR., SYRACUSE 34 including a 15-5 victory against Princeton in the NCAA quarterfi nals. 2. Bill Tierney, Princeton 28 In 1999, his fi rst year on the job, the squad lost four regular-season 3. Dom Starsia, Brown/Virginia 21 games, but advanced to the NCAA title game as the No. 8 seed. 4. Richie Moran, Cornell 19 5. Henry Ciccarone, Johns Hopkins 18 Last season, Desko helped guide the team to its 23rd consecutive 6. JOHN DESKO, SYRACUSE 17 appearance in the NCAA Tournament, but SU was ousted in the fi rst round Willie Scroggs, North Carolina 17 by Massachusetts, 16-15, and fi nished the season with a 7-6 record. 2006 Game Notes Game 4 at Hopkins

#22 Dan Hardy, Fr., M Career Numbers for Players Who Goals: 3 See Significant Time Assists: 2 Points: 5 #3 Matt Abbott, Fr., M Groundballs: 1 Goals: 2 Assists: 0 #41 Jon Jerome, Jr., M Points: 2 Goals: 0 Groundballs: 2 Assists: 0 Points: 0 #13 Steve Babbles, So., M Groundballs: 11 Goals: 0 Faceoffs Won: 43 Assists: 0 Faceoffs Attempted: 97 Points: 0 Groundballs: 5 #15 Nathan Kenney, Gr., M Goals: 14 #26 Brett Bucktooth, Sr., A/M Assists: 3 Goals: 36 Points: 17 Assists: 30 Groundballs: 59 Points: 66 Groundballs: 49 #19 Mike Leveille, So., A Goals: 36 #17 John Carrozza, So., M (includes 2005 Delaware stats) Assists: 15 Goals: 4 Points: 51 Assists: 5 Groundballs: 30 Points: 9 Groundballs: 15 #43 Brendan Loftus, So., M Goals: 1 #2 Peter Coluccini, RF, G Assists: 0 Saves: 30 Points: 1 Goals Allowed: 33 Groundballs: 0 Groundballs: 4 #32 Kieran Murphy, Sr., M #7 Brian Crockett, Sr, M/A Goals: 1 Goals: 97 Assists: 1 Assists: 33 Points: 2 Points: 130 Groundballs: 4 Groundballs: 53 #14 Jake Myers, So., G #34 John Gallagher, Sr., D Saves: 7 Goals: 2 Goals Allowed: 7 Assists: 2 Groundballs: 3 Points: 4 Groundballs: 22 #10 Kenny Nims, Fr., A/M Goals: 3 #33 Kyle Guadagnolo, So., D Assists: 0 Goals: 0 Points: 3 Assists: 0 Groundballs: 3 Points: 0 Groundballs: 21 #39 Dustin Palmer, So., D Goals: 0 #23 Craig Hammond Assists: 0 Goals: 0 Points: 0 Assists: 0 Groundballs: 1 Points: 0 Groundballs: 3 2006 Game Notes Game 4 at Hopkins

Career Numbers for Players Who Syracuse in Overtime Games Since See Significant Time 1971 #11 Steve Panarelli, Jr., D SU played two overtime games in 2005. The Orange lost a 12- Goals: 3 11 decision to Johns Hopkins on March 18, and a 14-13 decision to Assists: 1 Massachusetts on April 30. The team did not play a single overtime Points: 4 game in 2004, but participated in two in 2003 (a loss at UMass and a Groundballs: 98 home loss to Rutgers). In 2002, SU played two overtime games and came out on top #1 Pat Perritt in both. During the 2002 regular season, SU’s only overtime game Goals: 2 was at Brown where the Orange came away with a 14-13 victory. In Assists: 0 the national semifinals, SU needed two overtime periods to defeat Points: 2 Virginia. The Orange advanced to its fourth-consecutive national Groundballs: 4 championship game with a 12-11 double-overtime victory against the Cavaliers, thanks to Tom Hardy’s game-tying and game-winning goals. #24 Andrew Sullivan, Sr., M It was the first multiple overtime win for Syracuse since 1971. Goals: 0 Under head coach John Desko, SU is 3-7 when the game is Assists: 1 decided in extra minutes. Points: 1 Syracuse has played 30 overtime games since 1971 and has a Groundballs: 28 record of 17-13, including a 3-3 record in overtime games in the NCAA Tournament (1-2 in semifinals and 2-1 in other tournament #18 John Wright, Sr., D games). Goals: 0 SU’s quadruple-overtime loss to Princeton in 1999 was the first, Assists: 0 four OT-game for the Orange. Points: 0 Groundballs: 61 1971 Hobart W 12-11 1973 at Penn State W 16-3 #42 Joe Yevoli, Gr., A 1981 Hobart W 12-11 Goals: 88 at Army L 10-11 Assists: 53 1983 at Washington & Lee W 11-10 1984 Rutgers# (Carrier Dome) W 8-7 Points: 141 1985 North Carolina W 14-13 Groundballs: 103 at Army W 10-9 North Carolina# (Carrier Dome) W 14-13 1988 North Carolina W 12-11 Yevoli Leads SU in Scoring 1992 Princeton## (at Penn) L 9-10 2OT 1993 at Loyola L 13-14 1994 at Towson W 17-16 Attackman Joe Yevoli leads Syracuse in scoring so far this season Virginia## (at Maryland) L 14-15 with 11 points. He shares the team lead in goals with Mike Leveille 1995 at Johns Hopkins L 13-14 - each player has six goals on the season. Yevoli is tied for fi rst on the 1996 at Brown W 10-9 squad in assists with Brett Bucktooth - each has fi ve. at Rutgers L 8-9 Yevoli has recorded at least three points in SU’s fi rst three games. Massachusetts W 10-9 He netted a season-high three goals and had an assist against his former 1997 Hobart W 16-15 Virginia team. In his Orange debut, he totaled two goals and two 1998 Virginia W 18-17 assists against Army. Last week against Georgetown, Yevoli had a goal 1999 Princeton L 14-15 4OT and two assists. 2000 Virginia W 13-12 The crafty attackman from St. Anthony’s High School in Long 2001 at Loyola L 13-14 Princeton## (at Rutgers) L 9-10 Island has attempted 20 shots so far this season, second only to Brian 2002 at Brown W 14-13 Crockett’s 21 shots. Yevoli has converted 30 percent of his shots for Virginia# (at Rutgers) W 12-11 2OT goals so far this year. 2003 Rutgers L 11-12 For his career, Yevoli owns 141 points (88 goals, 53 assists). at Massachusetts L 13-14 2005 Johns Hopkins L 11-12 at Massachusetts L 13-14

# - NCAA Tournament game ## - NCAA Championship game 2006 Game Notes Game 4 at Hopkins

Hoyas Hold Bucktooth Scoreless for Crockett Closing in on 100th Career First Time in Seven Games Goal Brett Bucktooth had two assists against Georgetown last week, Senior midfi elder/attackman Brian Crockett has scored three goals but was held without a goal for the fi rst time since last year’s Rutgers in Syracuse’s last two games. He is currently fi fth on the team in game. After failing to score a goal against the Scarlet Knights, scoring with four points (three goals, one assist). Bucktooth responded with 12 goals in SU’s next three games to close Crockett did not tally any points in the season opener against out the season (he netted four goals in each of SU’s last three games). Army. It was the fi rst time he was held without a point since the 2004 Bucktooth is currently tied for second on the team in points (10) semifi nals against Johns Hopkins his sophomore year. with Mike Leveille. His fi ve assists are tied for fi rst with Joe Yevoli. Crockett spent the fall 2005 semester studying abroad in Spain. Last season, Bucktooth earned national attention for his consistency, Now three games into his fi nal campaign, it looks like he is beginning versatility, and his incredible shot when the coaches voted him an to fi nd his groove playing alongside new teammates. honorable mention All-American. As the team’s leading scorer last year with 42 points (35 goals), A former midfi elder, he switched to attack in 2005. Now he may Crockett started at attack but helped the team more when he moved have to play some midfi eld for Syracuse once again because of injuries up top to the midfi eld. At that position, he tallied 18 goals in SU’s last to the Orange midfi eld unit. four games and exploded for a season-high six goals in a close win Bucktooth has recorded at least two points in every game since last against Albany. year’s Georgetown game. With a team-high two goals against Georgetown last week, Crockett For his career, he owns 34 goals and 28 assists for 62 points. He has moved into a tie for 20th place on the school’s all-time goals list (97). scored at least one point in Syracuse’s last 17 games, dating back to the 2004 NCAA semifi nal contest against Johns Hopkins. SU Career Goals (Since 1967) 1. 192 1987-90 2. 182 Tom Marechek 1989-92 Desko and Simmons Jr. on 2006 3. 159 Michael Springer 2000-03 “Syracuse Sidelines” Coaches Show 4. 158 1994-98 5. 155 Tom Korrie 1983-86 For the third-consecutive season, SU head coach John Desko joins 6. 150 Michael Powell 2001-04 Mark Larson on the weekly television show, “Syracuse Sidelines.” The 7. 142 Tom Abbott 1975-78 show airs Thursdays at 7 p.m. on Time Warner Sports (channel 26 in 8. 137 Ryan Powell 1997-00 Syracuse). The fi rst show of the season aired March 16. In addition 9. 129 Brad Kotz 1982-85 to Desko’s presence on set, Time Warner also welcomes back former 10. 128 Matt Riter 1990-93 Orange head coach Roy Simmons Jr. to discuss the sport that made him 11. 127 Paul Gait 1987-90 a Hall of Famer. 12. 125 Rob Kavovit 1994-97 13. 124 Roy Colsey 1992-95 Tim O’Hara 1977-90 15. 118 Josh Coffman 1999-02 16. 109 John Zulberti 1986-89 17. 106 Jim Morrissey 1993-96 Matt Cutia 1996-99 19. 104 Tom Nelson 1984-87 20. 97 BRIAN CROCKETT 2003- 97 Charlie Lockwood 1991-94 22. 94 Greg Burns 1987-90 Brian Nee 2001-04 24. 93 Todd Curry 1984-87 25. 90 Ron Hill 1971-72, 74 Nine-Time 22-Straight Final Fours NCAA Champions 2006 SU Game Summaries 1983-2004 Game One Game Two No. 5 Syracuse 14 No. 3 Virginia 20 No. 15 Army 10 No. 5 Syracuse 15 February 25, 2006, Carrier Dome March 4, 2006, Klockner Stadium Syracuse, N.Y. Peter Coluccini Brett Bucktooth Charlottesville, Va. Joe Yevoli Mike Leveille

Senior attackman Brett Bucktooth scored three goals during a late Four different Virginia players tallied three goals apiece as the third- 5-1 surge by Syracuse in the game’s fi nal 11 minutes to help lift the fi fth- ranked Cavaliers defeated Syracuse, 20-15, at Klockner Stadium. The ranked Orange to a 14-10 season-opening victory against #15 Army at victory improved UVA’s season record to 5-0, while the Orange fell to the Carrier Dome. Bucktooth fi nished the game with three goals and an 1-1. The 20 goals were the most given up by a Syracuse squad since assist. It was the 10th consecutive win for Syracuse in season-openers. March 29, 1997, when Brown defeated the Orange, 20-12. John Walker tallied his team-high third goal of the game off a pass from Ryan Chase with 10:51 remaining in the fourth quarter. The goal SU got off to a quick start, taking a 7-4 lead in the fi rst quarter, tied the score at 9-9. From there, Syracuse responded with three-straight behind three goals by Virginia transfer Joe Yevoli. The Cavs responded markers, including two by Bucktooth. He scored off a fi ve-yard shot by outscoring the Orange 8-1 during the second 15 minutes to take a 13- that was set up for him by transfer graduate student Joe Yevoli. His next 8 lead into halftime. goal was vintage Orange lacrosse. Junior defenseman Steve Panarelli stripped Walker near the top of the box. He kicked the ball out to long- Virginia senior attackman Matt Ward paced the Cavs with three goals stick midfi elder Evan Brady, who delivered a perfect outlet pass in and two assists. Meanwhile, Ben Rubeor, Drew Thompson and Matt transition to freshman midfi elder Dan Hardy. Hardy bolted for the cage Poskay also chipped in with three goals each. and dished off to Bucktooth for an 11-9 Syracuse advantage. The Cavaliers capitalized on their extra-man opportunities, scoring Freshman midfi elder Matt Abbott gave SU a 12-9 lead when he fi nished a pass from Mike Leveille with 5:55 remaining. It was Abbott’s four times on fi ve SU penalties. The Cavs also held a 23-16 advantage second goal of the game. in faceoffs and a 47-33 edge in groundballs. For the game, the Cavs dominated time of possession and outshot Syracuse, 57-32. Jon Burton recorded Army’s 10th and fi nal goal to pull the Black Knights within 12-10 with 2:34 left, but freshman attackman Kenny SU closed to within three goals three times in the second stanza, the Nims scored his fi rst collegiate goal on an empty net with 49 seconds last time with 6:03 remaining in the contest when freshman midfi elder remaining to put the game out of reach. Bucktooth capitalized on an Dan Hardy registered his second goal of the afternoon to pull the extra-man opportunity for goal No. 3 with just 18 seconds left in the Orange to within 17-14. contest. Ricky Smith’s goal in transition with 5:05 remaining increased UVA’s Five fi rst-year Syracuse players tallied goals. In addition to collegiate lead to 18-14 and squelched any hopes of a late Syracuse run. fi rsts by Abbott and Nims, Hardy registered a goal and an assist. Yevoli fi nished with two goals and two assists in his fi rst game since the 2004 season. Fellow1-0 Virginia transfer Nathan Kenney also added a goal with Redshirt freshman1-1 Pete Coluccini played the fi rst half in goal for 7:16 remaining in the third quarter. Syracuse. He recorded seven saves, before giving way to sophomore Jake Myers, who stopped six shots. Redshirt freshman Pete Coluccini got the starting nod in goal for Syracuse. He totaled nine saves in his fi rst collegiate outing. Virginia also used two goaltenders. Kip Turner had two saves in the fi rst half, while Bud Petit posted six saves in the second. Walker had three goals and four assists for Army. Goalie Adam Fullerton played the entire game in goal and stopped six shots. VIRGINIA 20, SYRACUSE 15

SYRACUSE 14, ARMY 10 Syracuse 7 1 4 3 15 Virginia 5 8 3 4 20 Army 2 3 2 3 10 Syracuse 4 2 2 6 14 Goals: SYR - Leveille 3, Yevoli 3, Bucktooth 2, Hardy 2, Crockett 1, Perritt 1, Kenney 1, Carrozza 1, Nims 1. Goals: ARMY - Walker 3, Obringer 2, Chase 1, Wakeland 1, Scheel 1, UVA - Ward 3, Rubeor 3, Thompson 3, Poskay 3, Dixon 2, Billings 2, Burton 1, Reppard 1. Glading 1, Little 1, Morrissey 1, Smith 1. SYR - Bucktooth 3, Yevoli 2, Rommel 2, Abbott 2, Leveille 1, Hardy 1, Nims 1, Kenney 1, Gallagher 1. Assists: SYR - Bucktooth 2, Leveille 2, Crockett 1, Hardy 1, Yevoli 1. UVA - Dixon 2, Rubeor 2, Ward 2, Gilbert 1, Glading 1, Thompson 1. Assists: ARMY - Walker 4, Chase 1, Korvin 1, Wakeland 1. SYR - Leveille 2, Yevoli 2, Bucktooth 1, Hardy 1. Shots: Syracuse 32, Virginia 57 Groundballs: Syracuse 33, Virginia 47 Shots: Army 32, Syracuse 44 Faceoffs: Syracuse 16-39, Virginia 23-39 Groundballs: Army 32, Syracuse 37 Clears: Syracuse 15/21, Virginia 19/20 Faceoffs: Army 11-27, Syracuse 16-27 Extra-Man: Syracuse 1-4, Virginia 4-5 Clears: Army 22/28, Syracuse 22/24 Saves: Syracuse 13 (Coluccini 7, Myers 6), Virginia 8 (Turner 2, Petit 6) Extra-Man: Army 2-3, Syracuse 1-2 Penalties: Syracuse 5/3:30, Virginia 4/3:00 Saves: Army 6 (Fullerton), Syracuse 9 (Coluccini) Attendance: 4,038 Penalties: Army 4/4:00, Syracuse 5/4:00 Attendance: 5,084 Nine-Time 22-Straight Final Fours NCAA Champions 2006 SU Game Summaries 1983-2004 Game Three No. 10 Georgetown 10 No. 7 Syracuse 8 March 10, 2006, Carrier Dome Syracuse, N.Y. Brian Crockett Steve Panarelli

Brian Crockett scored two goals and Joe Yevoli had a goal and two assists, but it was not enough as Syracuse lost to Georgetown, 10-8. It was the second-consecutive season that the Hoyas defeated the Orange and it marked Georgetown’s fi rst-ever win at the Carrier Dome. The Orange (1-2) got on the scoreboard fi rst when Yevoli scored on an assist from Brett Bucktooth on a man-up opportunity just 17 seconds into the game. Yevoli then assisted on Mike Leveille’s goal at the 12:24 mark to give SU a two-goal cushion. Georgetown scored the next two goals to even the score with 8:36 left in the period. Crockett scored Syracuse’s next two goals, but Dave Paolisso’s second goal with 10 seconds left on the clock gave Georgetown a 5-4 lead after one period. The two teams combined for two goals in the second period. Brendan Cannon scored his second goal of the game to give the Hoyas a 6-4 lead. Defenseman Steve Panarelli scored his fi rst goal of the season off an assist from Bucktooth with 2:24 remaining to pull SU within 6-5 at halftime. Georgetown scored the fi rst three goals of the third stanza. Mike White scored at the 13:21 mark off an assist from Cannon, and Sean Denihan found the back of the cage on an unassisted goal with 12:32 remaining. Paolisso scored his third marker of the game at the 8:24 mark to give GT a 9-5 lead. A Hoya penalty gave the Orange a man-up opportunity and SU took advantage as freshman Kenny Nims scored off an assist from Yevoli to cut the lead to 9-6. Rookie Pat Perritt scored on a diving shot to cut the lead to 9-7 at the end of three quarters. A Syracuse penalty at the end of the third quarter gave Georgetown a man-up opportunity to start the fourth. Andrew Baird scored on the extra-man chance,1-2 giving the Hoyas a 10-7 lead with 13:18 remaining. Leveille scored his second goal of the game three minutes later to cut GU’s lead to 10-8. That was as close as Syracuse would get as Georgetown goalkeeper Miles Kaas stopped a point-blank shot by Nims on an extra-man opportunity that would have cut the lead to one with 8:45 left in the game. Kaas made fi ve saves in the fi nal nine minutes and fi nished with 15 total for the contest. SU goaltender Peter Coluccini recorded a career-high 14 saves.

GEORGETOWN 10, SYRACUSE 8

Georgetown 5 1 3 1 10 Syracuse 4 1 2 1 8

Goals: GT - Paolisso 3, B. Cannon 2, White 1, Casey 1, Wilson 1, Denihan 1, Baird 1. SYR - Crockett 2, Leveille 2, Yevoli 1, Perritt 1, Nims 1, Panarelli 1. Assists: GT - B. Cannon 2, White 2, P. Cannon 1, Casey 1. SYR - Bucktooth 2, Yevoli 2.

Shots: Syracuse 48, Georgetown 40 Groundballs: Georgetown 41, Syracuse 30 Faceoffs: Georgetown 12-22, Syracuse 10-22 Clears: Georgetown 21-23, Syracuse 15-20 Extra-Man: Georgetown 1-2, Syracuse 1-9 Saves: Georgetown 15 (Kass), Syracuse 14 (Coluccini) Penalties: Georgetown 9/6:30, Syracuse 2/1:30 Attendance: 3,526 Nine-Time 22-Straight Final Fours NCAA Champions 2006 Game-by-Game Stats 1983-2004

Scoring (Goals-Assists) Arm UVA GT JHU Hob Loy Prin Crn Rut Alb Mass Col Brian Crockett 0-0 1-1 2-0 Mike Leveille 1-2 3-2 2-0 Brett Bucktooth 3-1 2-2 0-2 Joe Yevoli 2-2 3-1 1-2 Kenny Nims 1-0 1-0 1-0 Dan Hardy 1-1 2-1 0-0 Patrick Perritt 0-0 1-0 1-0 Matt Abbott 2-0 0-0 0-0 Nathan Kenney 1-0 1-0 0-0 John Gallagher 1-0 0-0 0-0 Steve Babbles 0-0 0-0 0-0 John Carrozza 0-0 1-0 0-0 Steve Panarelli 0-0 0-0 1-0 Greg Rommel 2-2 0-0 DNP Steven Brooks 0-0 DNP DNP

Saves/Goals Allowed Arm UVA GT JHU Hob Loy Prin Crn Rut Alb Mass Col Pete Coluccini 9/10 7/13 14/10 Jake Myers DNP 6/7 DNP

Faceoffs (Wins of Total FO’s) Arm UVA GT JHU Hob Loy Prin Crn Rut Alb Mass Col Jon Jerome 12-20 12-27 6-14 John Carrozza 4-6 4-10 4-8 Nathan Kenney 0-1 0-0 0-0 Steve Panarelli 0-0 0-1 0-0 Matt Abbott 0-0 0-1 0-0

OPPONENT KEY: Alb - Albany, Arm - Army, Col - Colgate, Crn - Cornell, GT - Georgetown, Hob - Hobart, JHU - Johns Hopkins, Loy - Loyola, Mass - Massachusetts, Prin - Princeton, Rut - Rutgers, UVA - Virginia. Nine-Time 22-Straight Final Fours NCAA Champions 2006 Syracuse Lacrosse 1983-2004

Points for Pondering SU Scoring by Quarters Three + Goal Games: 1 2 3 4 OT 3 Brett Bucktooth vs. Army (2/25) 3 Mike Leveille at UVA (3/4) ARMY 2 3 2 3 3 Joe Yevoli at UVA (3/4) Syracuse 4 2 2 6 1 2 3 4 OT UVA 5 8 3 4 Syracuse 7 1 4 3 Three + Assist Games: 1 2 3 4 OT GEORGETOWN 5 1 3 1 Syracuse 4 1 2 1

Five + Point Games: 5 (3-2) Mike Leveille at UVA (3/4)

Largest Lead: 4 goals (14-10 fourth quarter vs. Army) Largest Defi cit: 6 goals (16-10 third quarter at UVA, 20-14 fourth quarter at UVA) Largest Lead in a Loss: 3 goals (7-4 fi rst quarter at UVA) Largest Defi cit in a Win: 2 goals (2-0 fi rst quarter vs. Army) Average Margin of Victory: 4 goals Average Margin of Defeat: 3.5 goals Goal Differential: -3 (37-40)

The 2006 Orange When … SU scores fi rst ...... 0-2 Opponent scores fi rst ...... 1-0 SU outshoots opponent ...... 1-1 Opponent outshoots SU ...... 0-1 Shots are equal ...... 0-0 SU leads at the half ...... 1-0 SU trails at the half ...... 0-2 Score is tied at the half ...... 0-0 SU leads after three periods ...... 1-0 SU trails after three periods ...... 0-2 Game tied after three periods ...... 0-0 SU has more extra-man opportunities ...... 0-1 Opponent has more extra-man opportunities ...... 1-1 Extra-man opportunities are equal ...... 0-0 SU at home ...... 1-1 SU on the road ...... 0-1 SU on neutral fi eld ...... 0-0 SU on turf ...... 0-0 SU on FieldTurf ...... 1-1 SU on grass ...... 0-1 SU in overtime ...... 0-0 Nine-Time 22-Straight Final Fours NCAA Champions 2006 Syracuse Lacrosse 1983-2004

2006 Opponent Individual Highs 2006 Syracuse Individual Highs GOALS POINTS GOALS POINTS 3 Dave Paolisso, Georgetown 7 (3-4) John Walker, Army 3 Brett Bucktooth vs. Army 5 (3-2) Mike Leveille at Virginia 3 John Walker, Army 5 (3-2) Matt Ward, UVA 3 Mike Leveille at Virginia 4 (2-2) Brett Bucktooth at Virginia 3 Joe Yevoli at Virginia 4 (3-1) Joe Yevoli at Virginia 3 Matt Ward, UVA 5 (3-2) Ben Rubeor, UVA 2 Brian Crockett vs. Georgetown 4 (3-1) Brett Bucktooth vs. Army 3 Ben Rubeor, UVA 4 (2-2) Brendan Cannon, Georgetown 2 Mike Leveille vs. Georgetown 4 (2-2) Joe Yevoli vs. Army 3 Drew Thompson, UVA 4 (2-2) Kyle Dixon, UVA 2 Brett Bucktooth at Virginia 3 (1-2) Joe Yevoli vs. Georgetown 3 Matt Poskay, UVA 4 (3-1) Drew Thompson, UVA 2 Dan Hardy at Virginia 3 (1-2) Mike Leveille vs. Army 2 Mike Obringer, Army 2 Mike Leveille vs. Army 3 (2-1) Dan Hardy at Virginia 2 Kyle Dixon, UVA 2 Greg Rommel vs. Army 2 Garrett Billings, UVA 2 Matt Abbott vs. Army

SAVES ASSISTS 15 Miles Kass, Georgetown ASSISTS SAVES 4 John Walker, Army 6 Adam Fullerton, Army 2 Brett Bucktooth vs. G-Town 14 Peter Coluccini vs. Georgetown 9 Peter Coluccini vs. Army 2 Brendan Cannon, Georgetown 6 Bud Petit, UVA (2nd half) 2 Joe Yevoli vs. G-Town 2 Kip Turner, UVA (1st half) 2 Mike Leveille vs. Army 7 Peter Coluccini at Virginia 2 Mike White, Georgetown 2 Joe Yevoli vs. Army 6 Jake Myers at Virginia 2 Matt Ward, UVA 2 Mike Leveille at Virginia 2 Ben Rubeor, UVA 2 Brett Bucktooth at Virginia 2 Kyle Dixon, UVA

2006 Opponent Team Highs 2006 Syracuse Team Highs GOALS 20 Virginia GOALS POINTS 15 at Virginia (3/4) 22 at Virginia (3/4) 10 Army 14 vs. Army (2/25) 20 vs. Army (2/25) 10 Georgetown 8 vs. Georgetown (3/10) 12 vs. Georgetown (3/10)

ASSISTS 9 Virginia 7 Army 6 Georgetown

POINTS 29 Virginia 17 Army SAVES 16 Georgetown ASSISTS 7 at Virginia (3/4) 14 Peter Coluccini vs. 6 vs. Army (2/25) Georgetown (3/10) 4 vs. Georgetown (3/10) 13 Peter Coluccini (7), Jake Myers (6) at Virginia (3/4) 9 Peter Coluccini vs. Army (2/25) SAVES 15 Georgetown 8 Virginia 6 Army Nine-Time 22-Straight Final Individual Career Highs Fours NCAA Champions 1983-2004 Matt Abbott Anthony Bucco Goals: 2 vs. Army ‘06 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 2 (2-0) vs. Army ‘06 Points: 0

Steve Babbles Brett Bucktooth Goals: 0 Goals: 4 vs. Albany ‘05, at UMass ‘05, Assists: 0 at UMass (NCAA) ‘05 Points: 0 Assists: 4 vs. Rutgers ‘05 Points: 5 (3-2) vs. Virginia ‘05, Dan Biegel (2-3) vs. Cornell ‘05, (2-3) vs. Army ‘05 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Mark Cahak Points: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Jon Bone Points: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 John Carrozza Points: 0 Faceoffs Won: 4 vs. Army ‘06, 4 at UVA ‘06, vs. Georgetown ‘06 Evan Brady Faceoffs Attempted: 10 at UVA ‘06 Goals: 0 Goals: 1 vs. Lehigh ‘05, vs. Hofstra ‘05, Assists: 0 at UVA ‘06 Points: 0 Assists: 2 vs. Stony Brook ‘05, vs. Albany’05 Points: 2 (1-1) vs. Hofstra (CAA semifi nals) ‘05 Danny Brennan Faceoffs Won: 23 vs. Cornell ‘05 Brian Crockett Faceoffs Attempted: 32 vs. Cornell ‘05 Goals: 6 at Virginia ‘04, at Brown ‘04, Goals: 0 vs. Albany ‘05 Assists: 0 Assists: 2 vs. Rutgers ‘03, vs. Army ‘04, Points: 0 at Johns Hopkins ‘04, vs. Albany ‘04, vs. Massachusetts ‘04, Steven Brooks vs. Georgetown ‘04 (NCAA), vs. Hopkins ‘05 Goals: 3 at Hobart ‘05, vs. Cornell ‘05 Points: 7 (6-1) at Brown ‘04, vs. Albany ‘05 Assists: 3 at UMass (NCAA) ‘05 Points: 5 (3-2) at Hobart ‘05 22-Straight Final Nine-Time Individual Career Highs Fours NCAA Champions 1983-2004 Dan Didio Craig Hammond Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Points: 0

Andrew Duft Dan Hardy Goals: 0 Goals: 2 at UVA ‘06 Assists: 0 Assists: 1 vs. Army ‘06, at UVA ‘06 Points: 0 Points: 3 (2-1) at UVA ‘06

Zack Fields Mike Hatton Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Points: 0

John Gallagher Brian Holden Goals: 1 at Virginia ‘04, vs. Army ‘06 Goals: 0 Assists: 1 at Rutgers ‘04, vs. Rutgers ‘05 Assists: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) at Virginia ‘04, Points: 0 (0-1) at Rutgers ‘04, vs. Rutgers ‘05, (1-0) vs. Army ‘06 Jon Jerome Faceoffs Won: 12 vs. Army ‘06, at UVA ‘06 Tim Greenberg Faceoffs Attempted: 27 at UVA ‘06 Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Points: 0

Chris Greenman Nathan Kenney Goals: 0 Goals: 2 vs. Drexel ‘04, vs. Drexel ‘03, Assists: 0 vs. Butler ‘02 Points: 0 Assists: 1 vs. North Carolina (ACC semis) ‘04, vs. Princeton ‘03, vs. Towson ‘03 Kyle Guadagnolo Points: 2 (2-0) vs. Drexel ‘04, vs. Drexel ‘03, vs. Butler ‘02 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Rob Krauss Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Nine-Time 22-Straight Final Individual Career Highs Fours NCAA Champions 1983-2004 Mike Leveille Greg Niewieroski Goals: 5 vs. Hopkins ‘05 Goals: 1 at Princeton ‘05, at Hobart ‘05, Assists: 4 at UMass ‘05 at Loyola’ 05, vs. Rutgers ‘05 Points: 5 (5-0) vs. Hopkins ‘05, Assists: 2 at UMass (NCAA) ‘05 (4-1) vs. Rutgers ‘05, Points: 3 (1-2) at UMass (NCAA) ‘05 (1-4) at UMass ‘05, (3-2) at UVA ‘06 Kenny Nims Brendan Loftus Goals: 1 vs. Army ‘06, at UVA ‘06, Goals: 1 vs. Rutgers ‘05 vs. Georgetown ‘06 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Rutgers ‘05 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Army ‘06, at UVA ‘06, vs. Georgetown ‘06 Mike MacDonald Goals: 2 vs. Massachusetts ‘04 Dustin Palmer Assists: 0 Goals: 0 Points: 2 (2-0) vs. Massachusetts ‘04 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Jason Maxon Goals: 0 Steve Panarelli Assists: 0 Faceoffs Won: 2 at Rutgers ‘04 Points: 0 Faceoffs Attempted: 3 at Johns Hopkins ‘04, vs. Albany ‘04 (NCAA) Sean McGonigle Goals: 1 vs. Army ‘04, 1 vs. Rutgers ‘05, Goals: 0 vs. Georgetown ‘06 Assists: 0 Assists: 1 vs. Army ‘05 Points: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Army ‘04, vs. Rutgers ‘05, vs. Georgetown ‘06, (0-1) vs. Army ‘05 John Mecionis Goals: 0 Pat Perritt Assists: 0 Goals: 1 at UVA ‘06, vs. Georgetown ‘06 Points: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) at UVA ‘06, vs. Georgetown ‘06 Kieran Murphy Goals: 1 at Hobart ‘05 Timothy Raschdorf Assists: 1 vs. Albany ‘04 (NCAA) Goals: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) at Hobart ‘05, Assists: 0 (0-1) vs. Albany ‘04 (NCAA) Points: 0 Nine-Time 22-Straight Final Individual Career Highs Fours NCAA Champions 1983-2004 Greg Rommel John Wright Goals: 3 vs. Notre Dame ‘04, at Hobart ‘05, Goals: 0 vs. Brown ‘05, at UMass (NCAA) ‘05 Assists: 0 Assists: 1 vs. Brown ‘03, vs. Albany ‘04, Points: 0 vs. Georgetown ‘05, vs. Hopkins ‘05, vs. Cornell ‘05 Joe Yevoli Points: 3 (3-0) vs. Notre Dame ‘04, Goals: 4 vs. Drexel ‘02, vs. Syracuse ‘02, at Hobart ‘05, vs. Brown ‘05, vs. Cornell (NCAA) ‘02, at Syracuse ‘03 at UMass (NCAA) ‘05, Assists: 4 vs. Mount St. Mary’s (NCAA) ‘03 (2-1) vs. Georgetown ‘05, Points: 6 (3-3) vs. Butler ‘02 vs. Hopkins ‘05, vs. Cornell ‘05 Goalie Career Highs Jay Shaw Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Pete Coluccini Points: 0 Saves: 14 vs. Georgetown ‘06 Save Pct.: .583 vs. Georgetown ‘06 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: Andrew Sullivan 13 at UVA ‘06 Goals: 0 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: Assists: 1 at Rutgers ‘04 10 vs. Army ‘06, vs. Georgetown ‘06 Points: 1 (0-1) at Rutgers ‘04

Thomas Theodorakis Jake Myers Saves: 6 at UVA ‘06 Goals: 0 Save Pct.: 1.000 vs. Rutgers ‘05 Assists: 0 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 7 at UVA ‘06 Points: 0 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: 0 (5:36 vs. Rutgers ‘05) Spencer Van Schaack Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Casey Rotella Saves: 0 Points: 0 Save Pct.: .000 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: Edward Warszycki Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 2006 Syracuse Lacrosse Statistics Syracuse Team High/Low Analysis All games (as of Mar 16, 2006)

Syracuse - TEAM GAME HIGHS

POINTS...... 22 at Virginia (Mar 04) 20 vs ARMY (Feb 25) GOALS...... 15 at Virginia (Mar 04) 14 vs ARMY (Feb 25) ASSISTS...... 7 at Virginia (Mar 04) 6 vs ARMY (Feb 25) SHOTS...... 48 vs GU (Mar 10) 44 vs ARMY (Feb 25) SHOTS ON GOAL.... 23 vs GU (Mar 10) 23 at Virginia (Mar 04) SAVES...... 14 vs GU (Mar 10) 13 at Virginia (Mar 04) GROUND BALLS..... 37 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 33 at Virginia (Mar 04) TURNOVERS...... 17 at Virginia (Mar 04) CAUSED TURNOVERS. 16 at Virginia (Mar 04)

Opponent - GAME HIGHS

POINTS...... 29 at Virginia (Mar 04) 17 vs ARMY (Feb 25) GOALS...... 20 at Virginia (Mar 04) 10 vs GU (Mar 10) 10 vs ARMY (Feb 25) ASSISTS...... 9 at Virginia (Mar 04) 7 vs ARMY (Feb 25) SHOTS...... 57 at Virginia (Mar 04) 40 vs GU (Mar 10) SHOTS ON GOAL.... 33 at Virginia (Mar 04) 24 vs GU (Mar 10) SAVES...... 15 vs GU (Mar 10) 8 at Virginia (Mar 04) GROUND BALLS..... 47 at Virginia (Mar 04) 41 vs GU (Mar 10) TURNOVERS...... 16 at Virginia (Mar 04) CAUSED TURNOVERS. 17 at Virginia (Mar 04) 2006 Syracuse Lacrosse Statistics Syracuse High/Low Analysis All games (as of Mar 16, 2006)

Syracuse - GAME LOWS

POINTS...... 12 vs GU (Mar 10) 20 vs ARMY (Feb 25) GOALS...... 8 vs GU (Mar 10) 14 vs ARMY (Feb 25) ASSISTS...... 4 vs GU (Mar 10) 6 vs ARMY (Feb 25) SHOTS...... 32 at Virginia (Mar 04) 44 vs ARMY (Feb 25) SHOTS ON GOAL.... 20 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 23 at Virginia (Mar 04) 23 vs GU (Mar 10) SAVES...... 9 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 13 at Virginia (Mar 04) GROUND BALLS..... 30 vs GU (Mar 10) 33 at Virginia (Mar 04) TURNOVERS...... 0 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 0 vs GU (Mar 10) CAUSED TURNOVERS. 0 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 0 vs GU (Mar 10)

Opponent - GAME LOWS

POINTS...... 16 vs GU (Mar 10) 17 vs ARMY (Feb 25) GOALS...... 10 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 10 vs GU (Mar 10) ASSISTS...... 6 vs GU (Mar 10) 7 vs ARMY (Feb 25) SHOTS...... 32 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 40 vs GU (Mar 10) SHOTS ON GOAL.... 19 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 24 vs GU (Mar 10) SAVES...... 6 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 8 at Virginia (Mar 04) GROUND BALLS..... 32 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 41 vs GU (Mar 10) TURNOVERS...... 0 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 0 vs GU (Mar 10) CAUSED TURNOVERS. 0 vs ARMY (Feb 25) 0 vs GU (Mar 10)