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Canisius Men’s CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

GRIFFS RETURN HOME TO FACE SIENA 2008 Schedule The Golden Griffins look to continue its winning ways with a conference contest against Siena. Canisius has won a school-record six-consecutive games and are off to its best start in February school history with a perfect 5-0 MAAC mark. Siena is 7-5 on the but has struggled in 23 at No. 5 Princeton L, 6-13 MAAC play, winning just 1-of-4 conference games.

March WE’RE GOING STREAKING! Longest Winning Streaks 4The Griffs started the season slow, losing its first 2 COLGATE L, 11-12 (OT) School Strk Next Game 12 at No. 9 Cornell L, 3-14 three games of the season, including two to top- 1. Syracuse 8 vs. Albany 10 opponents. However, Canisius has responded 2. Brown 7 vs. Harvard 15 at Mount St. Mary’s * W, 11-7 well, winning its last six games. UMBC 7 vs. Hartford 22 MANHATTAN * W, 10-5 4Canisius’ six-consecutive wins set a school record, 4. Canisius 6 vs. Siena 29 at Saint Joseph’s * W, 7-6 topping the mark set by the 2001 team that 6 at No. 19 Ohio St. opened the season with four-straight wins. April 4The Griffs’ six-game run is currently the fourth-longest in the country. 5 MARIST * W, 12-5 4Canisius is also off to its best MAAC start in school history by winning its first five conference games. The Griffs’ previous best start was in 2004, when they won their first 8 at Robert Morris W, 16-15 (OT) four conference games. Canisius’ five conference victories are one shy of the school record. 12 at Wagner * W, 16-8 The 2004 and 2006 teams both went 6-2 in MAAC play. 16 SIENA * 3 p.m. 19 at VMI * 1 p.m. JONES NAMED MAAC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK 22 hOBART 7 p.m. 4Freshman Adam Jones has started his collegiate career on a strong note and has yet to let up. The rookie was named the MAAC Offensive Player of the Week after helping the 26 PROVIDENCE * 11 a.m. Griffs to their last two victories. May 4Jones tallied 11 points on seven goals and four assists during a 2-0 week for the Griffs. In the overtime victory over Robert Morris, Jones tallied an assist on the game-winning score 25 at MAAC Championship (at Siena) and set career highs with seven points, four goals and three assists. Against Wagner, the 27 at MAAC Championship (at Siena) freshman posted four points, recording a hat trick and one assist. 4Jones currently leads the MAAC and ranks ninth in the country with 2.56 goals per game. HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS His mark is the third-highest in the NCAA among freshmen. * MAAC Game 4The freshman also ranks third in the MAAC and 26th in the country with 3.22 points per game. Jones’ mark also ranks third in the country among freshmen. 4Jones has scored at least one goal in all nine career games and has tallied a hat trick in six of his first nine collegiate games. teams at a glance 4Jones’ three goals against Princeton are the most for a Canisius freshman in his debut since Mark Paniccia had four goals against Butler to open the 2003 season. Canisius 4In addition to his Offensive Player of the Week accolades, Jones also picked up MAAC Head Coach...... Rookie of the Week honors following the Griffs’ 7-6 win over Saint Joseph’s. The rookie Career Record...... 54-74 (.422) scored three goals in the victory, including both of the Griffs’ fourth-quarter goals and the Record at Canisius...... 54-74 (.422) game-winning score. 4 Siena Jones leads the team with 23 goals this season and ranks second with 29 points. Head Coach...... Brian Brecht Career Record...... 25-32 (.439) MICHAEL EARNS MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS Record at Siena...... 25-32 (.439) 4Freshman Greg Michael helped the Griffs to their school-record fifth- and sixth- consecutive victories and was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week. 4Michael scored two goals in the overtime victory over Robert Morris, including the game- stat comparison winning score 1:09 into the extra frame. 4The freshman was then rewarded with his first career start at Wagner and did not CC SC disappoint. Michael set career highs with four points and three goals in the victory. He Overall Record 6-3 7-5 tallied three points (2g, 1a) during a key 5-0 run that turned a 5-3 Canisius lead into a 10-3 Home Record 2-1 4-2 halftime advantage. Road/Neutral Record 4-2 3-3 4For the season, Michael has totaled seven points on six goals and an assist. Scoring Offense 10.2 9.4 Scoring Defense 9.4 6.2 Assist Avg. 7.2 5.1 LENDING A HELPING HAND Highest Assists Percentage 4 Ground Balls Avg. 26.6 32.4 The Griffs can point toward one reason why they lead the MAAC and rank 16th in the nation with School G A Asst Pct. Shots Avg. 34.6 33.0 1. Canisius 92 65 70.7 Shot Pct. .296 .285 10.22 goals per game; their great passing. 2. Towson 107 74 69.2 4 Save Pct. .533 .637 Canisius has recorded an assist on 70.7 percent of 3. Stony Brook 130 89 68.4 Man-Up Pct. .200 .341 its goals, the highest mark in the country. 4. Army 107 71 66.4 4 5. Virginia 170 112 65.9 Penality Kill .676 .750 Freshman Nick LoCoco leads the MAAC and ranks Faceoff Pct. .469 .589 second in the country with 2.89 assists per game, Clear Pct. .784 .844 while senior Tom Hensel ranks fourth in the MAAC and 30th in the country with 1.33 assists per game. CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

CANISIUS - SIENA SERIES HISTORY SERIES RESULTS Canisius’ Record When ... 4Canisius has played the Saints more than any other school in its men’s lacrosse history. The two teams have played 18 prior Date Site Result Overall...... 6-3 times with the Griffs holding a dominating 16-2 advantage 4/12/90 A W, 18-13 Home...... 2-1 in the series. 4/13/91 H W, 14-11 Away...... 4-2 4Siena ended a six-game losing streak in the series last season 4/18/92 A W, 10-9 MAAC Games...... 5-0 with a 13-7 win in Loudonville. Siena opened the game with 4/10/93 H W, 9-8 Home...... 2-0 a 6-2 run and then held on to the victory by scoring the final 4/23/94 A W, 8-7 Away...... 3-0 four goals in the fourth quarter to win, 13-7. Michael Blocho 4/22/95 H W, 24-8 led the Griffs with three goals, while Tom Hensel added two 3/30/96 A W, 16-8 In Overtime...... 1-1 goals and an assist. 4/13/97 H W, 21-8 In One-Goal Games...... 2-1 4Canisius has won all eight games at the Demske Sports 4/18/98 A W, 18-17 Games Decided by 1-3 Goals...... 2-1 Complex. The last game in Buffalo that was decided by five or 3/28/99 H W, 16-8 Games Decided by more than 3...... 4-2 less goals was in 1993 when Canisius won 9-8. 4/16/00 A L, 13-15 4The Griffs won 15-8 the last time the teams met in Buffalo. 4/29/01 H W, 21-4 Leading After First Quarter...... 3-0 4/28/02 A W, 14-8 Trailing After First Quarter...... 2-1 Kevin Ross led Canisius with seven points (4g, 3a), while Hensel added four points (3g, 1a) and Blocho three (2g, 1a). 4/17/03 A W, 17-7 Tied After First Quarter...... 1-2 4/17/04 H W, 15-9 ABOUT THE SAINTS 4/20/05 A W, 7-5 Leading At Halftime...... 4-0 4Siena had a number of impressive non-conference results, 4/26/06 H W, 15-8 Trailing At Halftime...... 2-3 posting a win over Loyola (currently ranked 15th), Saint 4/18/07 A L, 7-13 Tied At Halftime...... 0-0 John’s and Harvard. 4However, the Saints have struggled to find the same success in conference play, losing three of Leading After Third Quarter...... 6-0 their first four conference games. All three losses have been by one goal. Trailing After Third Quarter...... 0-3 4Junior Matt Girsh leads the team with 33 points this season on a team-best 23 goals and 10 Tied After Third Third Quarter...... 0-0 assists. Girsh was named the preseason MAAC Player of the Year. 4 Scoring First...... 3-1 Sophomore Ryan Duggan ranks second on the team with 30 points on 18 goals and a team- Opponent Scores First...... 3-2 best 12 assists, while junior Chris Zarins is third with 25 points (14g, 11a). 4Sophomore Brent Herbst has seen a majority of time in goal and has recorded a goals against Scoring 10 or More Goals...... 5-1 average of 6.26 and a save percentage of .622. He currently ranks third in the nation in goals Scoring Fewer than 10 Goals...... 1-2 against average and fourth in save percentage.

Allowing 10 or More Goals...... 1-3 LoCOCO EARNS MAAC ROOKIE OF THE WEEK HONORS Allowing Fewer than 10 Goals...... 5-0 4Freshman Nick LoCoco has wasted no time getting settled with the Canisius offense, earning MAAC Rookie of the Week honors on two occasions. Recording More Shots...... 5-1 4LoCoco entered the week ranked second in the country with 2.86 assists per game. He trails Recording Fewer Shots...... 1-2 only fifth-year senior and defending Tewaaraton winner of Duke, who is Tied in Shots...... 0-0 averaging 3.27 assists per game. 4The rookie also ranks eighth in the nation with 4.00 points per game. He trails only Stony Recording More Ground Balls...... 3-1 Brook’s Jordan McBride for points per game by a freshman (4.33). Recording Fewer Ground Balls...... 3-2 4LoCoco ranks first in the MAAC in both assists and points per game. Tied in Ground Balls...... 0-0 4LoCoco was first named MAAC Rookie of the Week following his performance against Colgate. Winning More Faceoffs...... 3-0 He tallied eight points on a goal and seven assists in the Griffs’ overtime setback. 4 Losing More Faceoffs...... 2-3 LoCoco’s seven assists tied the school record set by Jason Cummings during the 1992 season Tied in Faceoffs...... 1-0 and matched by Mark Miyashita in 2000. 4His eight points against the Raiders are the most by a Canisius player since Tim Spaulding also recorded eight points (4g, 4a) against Marist during the 2001 season. 4LoCoco recorded six points, including five points during a 9-1 Canisius second half, in the win Media Information over Marist. He set a career high with three goals and added three assists to earn Rookie of the Week honors for a second time. The Athletic Communications 4For the season, LoCoco leads the Griffs with 32 points on eight goals and 24 assists. His 24 Staff is available to assist home and visiting media assists are the most by a Griff since Mark Miyashita had 26 in 2003. in all areas. Contact Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or general lacrosse information What is a Griffin? and for assistance in arranging interviews with players and/or coaches. The Griffin is a mythical creature of supposed gigantic size that has the head, forelegs and wings of an eagle and the hindquarters, tail and ears of a lion. They are well known for their speed, ability to fly Jason Veniskey and having eyes like an eagle as well as the strength and courage of (716) 888-3767 a lion. [email protected] Griffins have been known for centuries as symbols of strength and vigilance, have been called “The Hounds of Zeus” in Greek mythology and are said to have mastery of both the land and sky.

They are thought to be from India, where the natives of the land made their talons and claws into drinking cups because the talon of a Griffin was said to detect poison in a liquid. Griffins would find gold in the mountains and line their nests with it and as a result, were forced to become great guardians of the nests to keep the hunters away. CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

REACHING THE 100-POINT PLATEAU Career Points 4Senior Michael Blocho ranks among the best in the Griffs Honors Player G A Pts Canisius record book and recently added another 10. Tim Spaulding (98-01) 84 44 128 MAAC Offensive Player of the Week accomplish. Against Robert Morris, Blocho became 11. Ryan Ferraro (96-99) 96 17 113 • Adam Jones (April 14) the 14th player in school history to record his 100th 12. David Sturiano (96-99) 82 24 106 MAAC Defensive Player of the Week career point. 13. Michael Blocho (05- ) 78 25 103 • Chris Courteau (March 3) 4The senior reached the 100-point plateau in his 49th 14. John Webster (91-94) 56 45 101 • Matt Barkas (April 7) career game. He has recorded 78 goals and 25 assists MAAC Rookie of the Week during his career. Career Goals • Nick LoCoco (March 3) 4Blocho’s 103 points currently rank 13th in school Player Goals • Adam Jones (March 31) history. He also ranks 12th in school history with 78 9. Tim Spaulding (98-01) 84 • Nick LoCoco (April 7) career goals. 10. Scott Ronson (94-97) 82 • Greg Michael (April 14) 4In nine games this season, Blocho has recorded 17 David Sturiano (96-99) 82 12. Michael Blocho (05- ) 78 points on 15 goals and two assists. His 15 goals rank 13. Mark Miyashita (00-03) 71 second on the team. MAAC Standings (Through April 15) HENSEL HELPING OUT 4Senior Tom Hensel has stepped up for the Griffs recently on the offensive side. Hensel has l-----MAAC-----l l-----Overall-----l contributed to the offense without needing to score. W L Pct. W L Pct. 4Hensel ranks third on the team with 24 points, recording 12 goals and 12 assists. He currently Canisius 5 0 1.000 6 3 .667 ranks seventh in the MAAC with 2.67 points per game and fourth with 1.33 assists per game. Providence 5 0 1.000 5 5 .500 4Hensel’s 12 assists this season are already a career high for the senior captain. His previous VMI 4 1 .800 5 6 .455 career best was seven during the 2007 season. Manhattan 2 2 .500 3 7 .300 4In the overtime victory against Robert Morris, Hensel matched a career high with five points, Saint Joseph’s 2 3 .400 2 9 .182 tallying one goal and setting a personal best with four assists. Siena 1 3 .250 7 5 .583 4Hensel started the season slow, recording just four points (4g, 0a) in the team’s first four games. Mount St. Mary’s 1 3 .250 1 8 .111 In the Griffs’ last five contests, Hensel has totaled 20 points (8g, 12a). Wagner 0 4 .000 0 10 .000 4For his career, Hensel has totaled 81 points on 55 goals and 29 assists. Marist 0 4 .000 0 12 .000

COURTEAU IMPRESSIVE IN NET Canisius in the MAAC Rankings 4 Senior goalie Chris Courteau has quickly established himself after eight games with the Griffs. (Through April 13) 4Courteau’s goalkeeping has been a strong point for the Griffs all season long. He ranks fourth in the MAAC with an 8.39 goals against average, fifth with a .550 save percentage and eighth with Team Rankings 9.62 saves per game. 4During the Griffs’ four-game conference-winning winning streak, Courteau has posted a goals Goals Per Game...... 10.22...... 1st against average of 5.89 and a save percentage of .594. Assists Per Game...... 7.22...... 1st 4A transfer from Penn State, Courteau was named MAAC Defensive Player of the Week following Points Per Game...... 17.44...... 1st his performance versus Colgate. Against the Raiders, Courteau stopped 15 shots, including nine Ground Balls Per Game...... 26.56...... 5th saves in the third period, to help keep the Griffs in the contest. He also recorded three ground Shots Per Game...... 34.56...... 1st balls and one caused turnover. Shots on Goal Per Game...... 22.11...... 1st Shot Percentage...... 296...... 1st DEFENSE STEPS IT UP Man-Up Scoring Pct...... 200...... 8th 4The Canisius defense has stepped up its performance during the last five games and the Penalty Kill Pct...... 676...... 6th impact has been evident in the results. Goals Against Average...... 9.41...... 4th 4Canisius has allowed only 7.67 goals per game in its past six contests, all resulting in victories. Saves Per Game...... 10.78...... 6th 4In conference play, Canisius has allowed only 6.20 goals per game, leading the team to a perfect Save Percentage...... 533...... 6th 5-0 start in the MAAC. Faceoff Percentage...... 469...... 5th 4The Griffs have won its last 13 games when it has allowed fewer than 10 goals, dating back to the 2005 campaign. Individual Rankings 4Matt Barkas, Michael Ferranti and Mark Leonard have anchored the Griffs’ defensive unit Points Per Game during the 2008 season. Barkas was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week following Nick LoCoco...... 3.78...... 1st his performance against Marist (five ground balls, four caused turnovers). He is the only non- Adam Jones...... 3.22...... 3rd goalie to win the award this season. Tom Hensel...... 2.67...... 7th Goals Per Game FANTASTIC FRESHMEN Adam Jones...... 2.56...... 1st 4The freshmen duo of Adam Jones and Nick LoCoco have served notice with the Griffs’ Michael Blocho...... 1.67...... 6th opponents this season and are now starting to earn some recognition nationally. Assists Per Game 4Both rookies are listed on the most recent Freshmen Rankings, which ranks the Nick LoCoco...... 2.89...... 1st best freshmen in the country. Tom Hensel...... 1.33...... 4th 4LoCoco is currently listed at 17th on the rankings, while Jones moved up a spot to 21st. Ground Balls Per Game 4LoCoco entered the week leading the MAAC in assists per game (2.89) and points per game Tim Rowley...... 4.22...... 3rd (3.78). He also leads all freshmen and ranks second in the country in assists per game, while Matt Hajek...... 3.62...... 5th posting the second-highest mark among rookies and 12th overall for points per game. Goals Against Average 4Jones leads the MAAC and ranks ninth in the nation with 2.56 goals per game. His mark is also Chris Courteau...... 8.39...... 4th the third-highest among freshmen in the country. Save Percentage 4Canisius is one of six schools with multiple members on the list, joining Army, Maryland, Stony Chris Courteau...... 550...... 5th Brook, Syracuse and Virginia. Saves Per Game Chris Courteau...... 9.62...... 8th CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

HOME SWEET HOME Canisius at the Demske 4The Griffs have dominated opponents at the Demske Canisius in the NCAA Rankings l--Overall--l l--MAAC--l (Through April 13) Sports Complex in recent years, especially conference foes. Year W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 4Canisius has had a winning record at home in each of the 2001 4-2 .667 3-2 .600 Team Rankings last seven seasons, compiling a 29-10 record (.744 winning 2002 3-0 1.000 2-0 1.000 percentage) at home. During that same span, the Griffs are 2003 3-2 .600 3-1 .750 Scoring Offense...... 10.22...... 16th 25-4 (.862 winning percentage) in home conference games. 2004 4-1 .800 4-0 1.000 Scoring Defense...... 9.44...... 34th 4In the 2008 home opener, the Griffs lost to Colgate in 2005 4-2 .667 3-1 .750 Face-Off Win Percentage...... 469...... 37th overtime, ending Canisius’ seven-game home regular- 2006 4-2 .667 4-0 1.000 Man-Up Offense...... 200...... 51st 2007 5-0 1.000 4-0 1.000 season unbeaten streak. Man-Down Defense...... 676...... 35th 2008 2-1 .667 2-0 1.000 4The Griffs have won their last 11 conference games at the Scoring Margin...... +.78...... 25th Totals 29-10 .744 25-4 .857 . Their last defeat came on April 9, Winning Percentage...... 667...... 16th 2005 to Mount St. Mary’s (11-8). Individual Rankings ROAD WARRIORS Points Per Game 4The Griffs are in the midst of their best road season in school history. Canisius is 4-2 away from Nick LoCoco...... 3.78...... 12th the Demske Sports Complex, winning its last four road games and all three in conference play. Adam Jones...... 3.22...... 26th 4Canisius’ four road victories and three conference road victories this season are the most in Goals Per Game school history. The Griffs last won three road games and two road conference games during the Adam Jones...... 2.56...... 9th 2006 season. Assists Per Game 4The Griffs’ four-game winning streak away from home is also the longest streak in school Nick LoCoco...... 2.89...... 2nd history. Canisius opened the 2001 season by winning its first three road games. Tom Hensel...... 1.33...... 30th Ground Balls Per Game BREAKING THROUGH IN THE POLLS Week-by-Week Media Poll Tim Rowley...... 4.22...... 32nd 4The Griffs remain listed among the nation’s best teams Goals Against Average as Canisius continues to be receiving votes in the Inside Date Ranking (Votes) Chris Courteau...... 8.39...... 24th February 11 -- Lacrosse Media Poll. February 18 -- Save Percentage 4The Griffs are receiving votes six votes this week in the Chris Courteau...... 550...... 29th February 25 ARV (1) national poll and are the last team outside of the top 20. March 3 -- 4Canisius first received a vote following its strong March 10 -- performance at No. 5 Princeton. The Griffs’ vote was its first- March 17 ARV (1) 2008 Canisius Class Stats ever in a national poll. March 24 ARV (4) 4Currently, two of Canisius’ 2008 opponents are also listed March 31 ARV (4) Goals Pct. April 7 ARV (3) in the poll. Cornell is ranked fourth, while Princeton is April 14 ARV (6) Freshmen (9) 39 42.4 currently ranked 19th. Sophomores (11) 15 16.3 Juniors (7) 1 1.1 BROTHERLY LOVE Seniors (12) 37 40.2 4The brother tandem of sophomore Alex Caldiero and freshman Drew Caldiero was key in the Totals 92 -- Griffs extending its winning streak to six games. 4 Assists Pct. Alex scored a career-best three goals in the Griffs’ overtime victory, while Drew tallied the first Freshmen (9) 36 55.4 two goals of his career in the win against Wagner. 4 Sophomores (11) 12 18.5 For the season, Alex has played in six games and has toataled seven points on five goals and two Juniors (7) 1 1.5 assists. He recorded four points on a goal and three assists during the 2007 season. 4 Seniors (12) 16 24.6 Drew recorded his first career point against Mount St. Mary’s (1a) and has posted four points on Totals 65 -- two goals and two assists during his rookie season. Points Pct. X-FACTOR Freshmen (9) 75 47.8 4With one of the best faceoff specialist at Canisius struggling at the X against Robert Morris, the Sophomores (11) 27 17.2 Griffs turned to junior Brandon Martin to help them win the game. Juniors (7) 2 1.3 4Martin won 8-of-11 faceoffs (72.7 percent), including the lone faceoff in overtime, to help the Seniors (12) 53 33.8 Griffs win against the Colonials, 16-15. Totals 157 -- 4Sophomore Tim Rowley won just 2-of-13 faceoffs against Robert Morris, but responded well by winning 12-of-17 faceoffs against Wagner to remain one of the best Griffs at the X in school Ground Balls Pct. history. Rowley ranks third in the program’s history with a faceoff winning percentage of .545 Freshmen (9) 37 15.5 (201-369). Sophomores (11) 93 38.9 Juniors (7) 34 14.2 Seniors (12) 75 31.4 JACK AND KACZMARCZYK JOIN THE FUN 4 Totals 239 -- Junior Bryan Jack and senior Patrick Kaczmarczyk have joined the goaltending ranks in the past two games. 4Jack earned his first start with the Griffs against Robert Morris and the junior did not disappoint. Jack recorded 15 saves in the overtime victory to help lead the Griffs defense. The 2008 Goals By Period junior also recorded five ground balls. 4Jack is the first Canisius goalie to win in his first career start since David Pfleuger won in his only 1 2 3 4 OT Total career start against Mercyhurst during the 2002 season. Canisius 22 23 22 24 1 92 4Kaczmarczyk made his first appearnce with the Griffs against Wagner. The senior played the Opponents 18 22 14 30 1 85 entire fourth quarter, making three saves. 4For the season, Jack has recorded a goals against average of 14.97 and a save percentage of .472., while Kzczmarczyk has a GAA of 12.00 and a save percentage of .500. CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

TOPPING THE MOUNT 4The Griffs’ conference-opening victory at Mount St. Mary’s was a big breakthrough. Last Time That 4Entering the game, the Mountaineers had won 14-of-17 games against the Griffs. 4Canisius won for the first time at Mount St. Mary’s in a conference game and for the first time Canisius since the 1995 season. The Mountaineers had won six of the seven games at home prior to this Scored 15+ goals...... 16 at Wagner, 4/12/08 season’s game. Scored 20+ goals...... 21, vs. Siena, 4/29/01 4The Griffs have won back-to-back games against Mount St. Mary’s for the first time in the 18- Won by 10+ goals...... 12, vs. Wagner, 3/24/07 Won an overtime game...... at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 game series. Won 20+ faceoffs...... 20, vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 4/21/07 PRESEASON HONORS FOR GRIFFS 4Two Griffs earned All-MAAC Preseason accolades for the 2008 season. Recorded 40+ shots...... 46 at Wagner, 4/12/08 4Senior Michael Blocho earned the preseason recognition after picking up All-MAAC Second Recorded 50+ shots...... 51, at Siena, 4/17/04 Team honors following the 2007 season. Blocho tallied 35 goals and 32 points last year. Recorded 40+ ground balls...... 43, vs. VMI, 3/31/07 4 Senior Tom Hensel was also named to the preseason All-MAAC Team after earning All-MAAC Recorded 50+ ground balls...... 57, at Siena, 4/28/02 First Team honors following his junior season. Hensel ranked second on the team with 30 points and 23 goals in 2007. Scored 5+ extra-man goals...... 5, vs. Wagner, 3/24/07 4The duo plus sophomore Tim Rowley was also named to the Inside Lacrosse Preseason All- MAAC Team. Rowley was named the MAAC Co-Rookie of the Year in 2007 after winning 60.9 Canisius Individual percent (138-229) of his faceoffs, the second-highest mark in school history, Scored 5+ goals...... 5, Kevin Ross, at Hobart, 3/3/07 4This season, Hensel ranks third on the team with 24 points on 12 goals and 12 assists. Blocho Scored 6+ goals...... 6, Kevin Ross, at Saint Joseph’s, 4/3/04 is fourth with 17 points on 15 goals and two assists. Rowley has recorded two points on a goal Scored 7+ goals...... 7, Cort Knodel, vs. Vermont, 4/21/96 and an assist, while winning 63 faceoffs (of 140 attempts). 4Canisius’ three selections were second only to Siena. Recorded 5+ assists...... 7, Nick LoCoco, at Colgate, 3/2/08 4As a team, Canisius was picked to finish third in the MAAC in both preseason polls. Siena was Recorded 6+ assists...... 7, Nick LoCoco, at Colgate, 3/2/08 the coaches pick to win the conference, while Providence was picked to finish second. Recorded 7+ assists...... 7, Nick LoCoco, at Colgate, 3/2/08 Recorded 7+ points...... 7, Adam Jones, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 JONES NAMED TO CANADIAN UNDER-19 NATIONAL TEAM Recorded 8+ points...... 8, Nick LoCoco, at Colgate, 3/2/08 4Canisius freshman Adam Jones was named to the Canadian Under-19 National Team that will Recorded 9+ points...... 9, Mark Miyashita, vs. Wagner, 4/8/00 compete at the 2008 World Championships. Recorded 10+ points...... 10, Scott Ronson, vs. Niagara, 5/1/96 4Nine games into his rookie season, Jones has totaled 29 points on a team-leading 23 goals and six assists. In the overtime victory over Robert Morris, Jones set career highs with seven points, Recorded 10+ ground balls...... 10, Brad Favero, vs. Siena, 4/29/05 Won 15+ faceoffs...... 16, Tim Rowley, vs. Mount St. Mary’s, 4/21/07 four goals and three assists. 4A freshman from Owen Sound, , Jones played two seasons of with the Made 15+ saves...... 15, Bryan Jack, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Owen Sound Rams. He posted a league-leading 94 points in 20 games in 2006 and earned MVP Made 20+ saves...... 21, Thomas Kucharczak, at Butler, 3/1/03 honors and Rookie of the Year accolades with the Rams. 4Jones’ father, Brian, played defense for the 1978 Canadian team that won gold. Opponent Scored 15+ goals...... 15, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 GRIFFS IN THE PROS Scored 20+ goals...... 22, vs. Hobart, 4/18/06 42007 seniors Kevin Ross and Brad Favero continued the recent trends of Griffs’ student- Won by 10+ goals...... 11, at Cornell, 3/12/08 Won an overtime game...... vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 athletes moving onto the professional ranks. 4Ross was picked in the first round (12th overall pick) by Chicago during the 2007 NLL . Won 20+ faceoffs...... 20, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Favero was selected in the fifth round (60th overall) by . 4Ross finished his career ranked fourth in school history with 185 career points, second with 126 Recorded 40+ shots...... 44, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 career goals and seventh with 59 career assists. Ross earned All-MAAC First Team honors on Recorded 50+ shots...... 50, at Cornell, 3/12/08 three occasions and second-team honors once. He also earned MAAC Offensive Player of the Year accolades following the 2006 season. Recorded 40+ ground balls...... 61, vs. Hobart, 4/18/06 Recorded 50+ ground balls...... 61, vs. Hobart, 4/18/06 4Favero totaled 57 points on 33 goals and 24 assists during his career with the Griffs. 4Ross became the fourth Griff to be drafted in the first round in the last five NLL Drafts. Mark Scored 5+ extra-man goals...... 5, at Cornell, 3/11/03 Miyashita was the first overall pick of 2003 NLL Draft, while and were the sixth and seventh picks, respectively, in the 2005 NLL Draft. Opponent Individual Scored 5+ goals...... 5, Trevor Moore, Robert Morris, 4/8/08 DEMANDING NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Scored 6+ goals...... 6, Brian Murray, Manhattan, 4/28/07 4The Griffs once again will play a difficult non-conference schedule. Of its five non-conference Scored 7+ goals...... 7, Scott Herbst, Colgate, 4/26/02 games, three are against preseason top-20 teams. 4Canisius opens the season at No. 5 Princeton before returning to Buffalo to face No. 16 Colgate Recorded 5+ assists...... 5, Tommy Davis, Princeton, 2/24/07 in its home opener. The Griffs will then travel to face No. 6 Cornell. Recorded 6+ assists...... 6, Brian Mullan, Saint Joseph’s, 3/12/03 4The Griffs also welcome Hobart to the Demske Sports Complex and play at Robert Morris. Recorded 7+ points...... 7, Trevor Moore, Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Recorded 8+ points...... 8, , Hobart, 4/18/06 HAJEK AND HENSEL NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS Recorded 9+ points...... 9, Randy McNeil, Saint Joseph’s, 3/14/00 4Seniors Matt Hajek and Tom Hensel will serve as team captains for the 2008 season. Hajek also served as captain during his junior season. Recorded 10+ ground balls...... 10, Chris Eck, Colgate, 3/9/06 4During his junior year, Hajek totaled five goals, including two man-up scores. He also finished Won 15+ faceoffs...... 15, Keith Lee, Robert Morris, 4/8/08 second on the team with 37 ground balls. 4This season, Hajek has recorded two assists and 29 ground balls. Made 15+ saves...... 15, Sal Barcia, Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Made 20+ saves...... 20, Chris Sochacki, Wagner, 4/26/03 4Hajek has totaled nine points, five goals four assists and 141 ground balls during his career. 4Hensel was named to the All-MAAC First Team following his junior season. He finished third on the team with a career-best 30 points and 23 goals. During his senior campaign. 4This season, Hensel has recorded 24 points on 12 goals and a career-best 12 assists. 4For his career, Hensel has accumulated 76 points on 54 goals and 22 assists. CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

Randy Mearns MEARNS Year-by-Year Head Coach • 10th Season Overall MAAC 54-74/44-34 MAAC Year W L Pct. W L Pct. 1999 4 8 .333 3 5 .375 2000 3 10 .231 3 6 .333 Mearns is in his 10th season as the head coach at his alma 2001 7 6 .538 4 5 .444 mater. 2002 5 8 .385 3 4 .429 Mearns has led the Golden Griffins to the postseason in four 2003 5 9 .357 5 3 .625 of the past five seasons, with the 2003 team being the first in 2004 6 7 .462 6 2 .750 program history to qualify for the MAAC Championship. In 2005 5 7 .417 4 4 .500 2006, the Griffs tied for first place, which is the first conference 2006 7 8 .467 6 2 .750 crown for the program. 2007 6 8 .429 5 3 .625 During his tenure as head coach, Mearns has complied a 2008 6 3 .667 5 0 1.000 48-71 overall record and 39-34 regular-season conference Totals 54 74 .422 44 34 .564 mark, including a 26-14 record in the MAAC during the last five seasons. Twelve Griffs have been named to the All-MAAC first or second team during the past five seasons with Kevin Ross claiming the league’s Offensive Player of the Year honor in 2006 and Tim Rowley earning co-Rookie of the Year honors as a freshman in 2007. MEARNS vs. ALL Opponents Mearns has also helped guide many of his student-athletes to the next level. Four Canisius standouts have been selected in the first round of the (NLL) Draft in the Team W-L Pct. Streak Last Mtg. last five seasons. Mark Miyashita, who graduated from Canisius in 2003, was the first overall selection College 1-1 .500 W1 CC 13, BC 7 in the 2003 draft. Butler 0-3 .000 L3 BU 5, CC 4 Mearns also was an assistant coach on the Canadian national team that won the gold medal Colgate 0-7 .000 L7 CU 12, CC 11 at the 2006 Championship. Former Golden Griffin Matt Vinc was on the team that Cornell 0-3 .000 L3 CU 14, CC 3 Mearns helped coach. Duke 0-1 .000 L1 Duke 15, CC 1 While coaching the Griffs, playing in the NLL and working as an investment advisor, Mearns Fairfield 0-1 .000 L1 FU 20, CC 4 conquered another personal goal and again graduated from Canisius College with a M.S. in Sports Gannon 0-1 .000 L1 GU 20, CC 6 Administration in 2002. Hartford 0-1 .000 L1 UH 13, CC 9 After helping the Canadian Junior National Team to a silver medal in the 1988 World Hobart 0-4 .000 L4 HC 11, CC 10 Championships, Mearns was part of the first Canisius College recruiting class in 1989. Under former Johns Hopkins 0-1 .000 L1 JHU 21, CC 5 head coach Ed Vantine (presently the head coach at Hamburg H.S.), Mearns thrived offensively Manhattan 6-4 .600 W1 CC 10, MC 5 during his three-year stay and currently ranks second in career scoring with 190 points. He also still Marist 4-6 .400 W1 CC 12, MC 5 holds the single-season records for points (94) and assists (49) and is the Griff’s all-time leader in Mercyhurst 2-2 .500 W1 CC 9, MC 8 assists (95). Mount St. Mary’s 3-9 .250 W2 CC 11, MSM 7 Upon graduating cum laude with a B.S. in Finance, Mearns was drafted by the Navy 0-1 .000 L1 Navy 13, CC 5 in the 1992 entry draft and was a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League World Champion Ohio State 0-1 .000 L1 OSU 7, CC 5 Bandits team in 1993. Ohio Wesleyan 0-1 .000 L1 OW 17, CC 13 Mearns joined the in 1995. As their team captain, he lead the Knighthawks Princeton 0-3 .000 L3 PU 13, CC 6 to four championship appearances (’96, ’97, ’99, and ’00) during his seven-year tenure and raised the Providence 6-4 .600 W2 CC 5, PC 4 Champions Cup with a 1997 victory over his former team, the Buffalo Bandits. Quinnipiac 1-4 .200 L3 QU 9, CC 4 In the summer of 2001, the 1999 NLL All-Star Game MVP was picked up by the Radford 1-0 1.000 W1 CC 18, RU 12 Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League expansion draft and was immediately traded back Robert Morris 4-0 1.000 W4 CC 16, RMU 15 to the Bandits. The 2002 season saw Mearns have his best offensive output in his nine-year career, Sacred Heart 0-2 .000 L2 SHU 19, CC 11 scoring 14 goals and dishing out 24 assists for 38 points. Saint Joseph’s 4-7 .364 W1 CC 7, SJU 6 Balancing out the winter and spring months while at Canisius and playing professionally, Mearns Siena 7-2 .778 L1 SC 13, CC 7 played in the Canadian Junior A and Canadian Senior A Lacrosse Leagues. During a 10-year stint UMBC 0-1 .000 L1 UMBC 13, CC 6 beginning in 1990, Mearns appeared in eight National Championships, five of them as team captain. Vermont 0-3 .000 L3 UV 11, CC 9 Of these eight appearances, Mearns and his teammates were crowned champions six times. They VMI 6-1 .857 W4 CC 12, VMI 4 include the 1990 Champion St. Catharines Athletics, the Champion Brampton Wagner 9-0 1.000 W9 CC 16, WC 8 Excelsiors (’92, ’93) and the Mann Cup Champion Six Nation Chiefs (’94, ‘95’ ’96). During this same timeframe, Mearns was heavily involved in developing and coaching field lacrosse in the traditional box lacrosse hotbed of his hometown of St. Catharines, Ontario. He was the co-founder, coach, administrator and fundraiser of St. Catharines minor field lacrosse and was a significant participant in the development of the Ontario Minor Field Lacrosse League; A league that started with just under 10 teams in the early 90’s and presently flourishes with over 140 teams. In 1994, Mearns relinquished many of his duties with the St. Catharines minor program and took over the Junior and Senior Niagara Raiders field lacrosse teams. In 1996, he was named as an assistant coach on the Canadian Junior National team that competed in the World Championships in Japan and helped guide the Canadians to a bronze medal finish. A year later, the assistant coaching job at Canisius was vacated and Mearns returned to Canisius to serve under Mike Greco (currently the head coach at St. Francis H.S.). Returning with a silver medal from the 1998 World Championships in Baltimore where Mearns served as a tri-captain for the Canadian men’s team, he found himself with a glorious opportunity. Greco, after six years at the helm, stepped down as the head men’s lacrosse coach and Mearns was offered the job by retired Canisius athletic director Dan Starr. A 2005 inductee into the Canisius College Sports Hall of Fame, Mearns and his wife Connie reside in East Amherst with their two sons, Tanner and Owen. CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

#1 • Bryan Jack • Jr. • GK #2 • Michael Blocho • Sr. • A #3 • Michael Benzinger • So. • A Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct. Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2008 2-1 76:09 19 14.97 17 .472 2005 12-3 6 8 14 19 0-0 2007 14-1 4 0 4 4 1-1 Totals 2-1 76:09 19 14.97 17 .472 2006 15-15 26 11 37 23 0-0 2008 9-8 8 4 12 16 0-0 2007 14-13 31 4 35 28 0-0 Totals 23-9 12 4 16 20 1-1 Career Highs 2008 9-8 15 2 17 8 0-0 Totals 50-39 78 25 103 78 0-0 Saves: 15, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Career Highs GBs: 5, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Goals: 3, at Mount St. Mary’s, 3/15/08 Career Highs Assists: 2, vs. Marist, 4/5/08 2008 Notes Goals: 5, Two Times Points: 3, at Mount St. Mary’s, 3/15/08 Assists: 3, at VMI, 3/18/06 GBs: 5, at Mount St. Mary’s, 3/15/08 • Recorded his first win with the Griffs, recording Points: 6, Two Times 15 saves against Robert Morris. GBs: 6, at Siena, 4/18/07 2008 Notes • Set career highs with three goals and five 2008 Notes ground balls at Mount St. Mary’s. • Named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team. • Recorded a career-best two assists versus Marist. • Recorded a season-best four goals at Robert Morris and became the 14th player in school history to record his 100th career point.

#4 • Matthew Friedman • Jr. • D #5 • Mike Rautenstrauch • Fr. • M #6 • John Minieri • So. • M Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2006 14-8 1 1 2 14 0-5 2008 9-0 0 1 1 1 0-2 2007 7-0 1 0 1 2 0-0 2007 14-12 0 0 0 17 0-0 Totals 9-0 0 1 1 1 0-2 2008 4-0 0 3 3 2 0-0 2008 6-5 0 0 0 2 0-0 Totals 11-0 1 3 4 4 0-0 Totals 34-25 1 1 2 33 0-5 Career Highs Goals: N/A Career Highs Career Highs Assists: 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Goals: 1, at Manhattan, 4/28/07 Goals: 1, vs. Siena, 4/26/06 Points: 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Assists: 1, Three Times Assists: 1, at Mount St. Mary’s, 4/22/06 GBs: 2, Two Times Points: 1, Four Times Points: 1, Two Times GBs: 1, Four Times GBs: 4, vs. Manhattan, 4/15/06 2008 Notes • Recorded his first collegiate point with an assist 2008 Notes 2008 Notes at Wagner (April 12). • Recorded his first collegiate assist versus Marist.

#7 • Matt Hajek • Sr. • M #8 • Chad Buck • Sr. • M #9 • Alex Caldiero • So. • M Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2005 12-10 0 2 2 28 42-81 2005 10-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 2007 11-2 1 3 4 2 0-0 2006 15-14 0 0 0 47 119-243 2006 7-0 1 1 2 0 0-0 2008 6-0 5 2 7 2 0-0 2007 14-12 5 0 5 37 20-49 2007 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 17-2 6 5 11 4 0-0 2008 8-8 0 2 2 29 17-34 2008 6-0 1 0 1 0 0-0 Totals 49-44 5 4 9 141 198-407 Totals 27-0 2 1 3 3 0-0 Career Highs Goals: 3, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Career Highs Career Highs Assists: 1, Five Times Goals: 2, vs. Wagner, 3/24/07 Goals: 1, Two Times Points: 3, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Assists: 2, vs. Manhattan, 3/22/08 Assists: 1, vs. Siena, 4/16/06 GBs: 1, Four Times Points: 2, Two Times Points: 2, vs. Siena, 4/16/06 Faceoff Wins: 15, vs. Providence, 4/1/06 GBs: 1, Three Times 2008 Notes GBs: 7, Two Times • Scored a career-best three goals in an overtime 2008 Notes 2008 Notes victory at Robert Morris (March 8). • Team Captain • Recorded a career-best two assists versus Manhattan (March 22). • Matched a personal best with seven ground balls at Saint Joseph’s (March 29). CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

#10 • Michael Ferranti • Sr. • D #11 • Sean Murray • Fr. • D #12 • Justin Rychlicki • Jr. • M Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2005 12-10 0 0 0 4 0-0 2008 4-1 0 0 0 1 0-0 2006 6-0 1 0 1 1 0-0 2006 15-12 0 0 0 11 0-0 Totals 4-1 0 0 0 1 0-0 2007 10-0 2 2 4 4 0-0 2007 13-13 0 0 0 16 0-0 2008 9-0 1 1 2 3 0-0 2008 9-9 0 0 0 10 0-0 Career Highs Totals 25-0 4 3 7 8 0-0 Totals 49-44 0 0 0 41 0-0 Goals: N/A Assists: N/A Career Highs Career Highs Points: N/A Goals: 1, Four Times Goals: N/A GBs: 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Assists: 2, vs. Saint Joseph’s, 4/14/07 Assists: N/A Points: 2, vs. Saint Joseph’s, 4/14/07 Points: N/A 2008 Notes GBs: 2, Two Times GBs: 5, at Siena, 4/18/07 2008 Notes 2008 Notes

#13 • Nick LoCoco • Fr. • A #14 • Travis Blum • So. • M #15 • Dan Coates • So. • M Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2008 9-9 8 26 34 7 0-0 2007 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2008 7-1 0 0 0 4 0-0 Totals 9-9 8 26 34 7 0-0 2008 4-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Totals 7-1 0 0 0 4 0-0 Totals 4-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Career Highs Career Highs Goals: 3, vs. Marist, 4/5/08 Career Highs Goals: N/A Assists: 7, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 Goals: N/A Assists: N/A Points: 8, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 Assists: N/A Points: N/A GBs: 2, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 Points: N/A GBs: 1, Four Times GBs: 1, Two Times 2008 Notes 2008 Notes • Two-time MAAC Rookie of the Week (March 3 2008 Notes and April 7). • Ranks second in the nation and first among freshmen in assists per game (2.89). • Ranks first in the MAAC and 12th in the country in points per game (3.78). • Tied the school record with seven assists against Colgate (March 2).

#16 • Tim Rowley • So. • M #17 • Tom Vivian • Fr. • M #18 • Matt Barkas • So. • D Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2007 14-12 0 0 0 82 138-229 2008 6-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 2007 12-1 0 0 0 25 0-0 2008 9-9 1 2 3 38 63-140 Totals 6-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 2008 9-8 0 1 1 30 0-1 Totals 23-21 1 2 3 120 201-369 Totals 21-9 0 1 1 55 0-1 Career Highs Career Highs Goals: N/A Career Highs Goals: 1, vs. Manhattan, 3/22/8 Assists: N/A Goals: N/A Assists: 1, Two Times Points: N/A Assists: 1, at Mount St. Mary’s, 3/15/08 Points: 1, Three Times GBs: 1, Two Times Points: 1, at Mount St. Mary’s, 3/15/08 Faceoff Wins: 18, vs. Saint Joseph’s, 4/14/07 GBs: 7, Three Times GBs: 9, Three Times 2008 Notes 2008 Notes 2008 Notes • MAAC Defensive Player of the Week (April 7). • Named to the Inside Lacrosse Preseason All- • Recorded his first collegiate assist at Mount St. MAAC Team. Mary’s (March 15). • Scored the first goal of his collegiate career • Matched a career high with seven ground balls against Manhattan (March 22). versus Manhattan (March 22) and Robert Morris (April 8). • Picked up five ground balls and recorded four caused turnovers against Marist (April 5). CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

#19 • Dan McAuliffe • Sr. • A #20 • Chris Courteau • Sr. • GK #21 • Dave Schaefer • Sr. • M Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct. Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2005 11-0 4 0 4 6 0-0 2008 8-8 450:48 63 8.39 77 .550 2005 12-4 0 0 0 10 0-0 2006 15-4 6 4 10 9 0-0 Totals 8-8 450:48 63 8.39 77 .550 2006 14-0 2 2 4 8 0-0 2007 13-9 6 1 7 5 0-0 2007 13-0 2 2 4 8 0-0 2008 7-1 2 0 2 0 1-1 Career Highs 2008 7-0 7 0 7 2 0-0 Totals 46-14 18 5 23 20 1-1 Totals 46-4 11 4 15 28 0-0 Saves: 15, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 GBs: 3, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 Career Highs Career Highs Goals: 3, vs. Saint Joseph’s, 4/14/07 2008 Notes Goals: 3, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 Assists: 2, vs. Vermont, 3/14/06 Assists: 1, Four Times Points: 3, vs. Saint Joseph’s, 4/14/07 • MAAC Defensive Player of the Week (March 3). Points: 3, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 GBs: 3, at Robert Morris, 3/1/06 GBs: 3, at Navy, 3/13/07

2008 Notes 2008 Notes • Scored a career-best three goals against Colgate.

#22 • Adam Jones • Fr. • M #23 • Eric Lamothe • Sr. • D #24 • Mark Leonard • Jr. • D Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2008 9-0 23 6 29 14 0-0 2005 12-7 0 0 0 22 13-27 2006 12-3 0 0 0 9 0-0 Totals 9-0 23 6 29 14 0-0 2006 13-8 0 0 0 9 0-2 2007 14-7 0 0 0 13 0-0 2007 13-4 0 0 0 9 1-5 2008 9-9 0 0 0 19 0-0 Career Highs 2008 4-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Totals 35-19 0 0 0 41 0-0 Totals 42-19 0 0 0 42 14-34 Goals: 4, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Assists: 3, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Career Highs Points: 7, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Career Highs Goals: N/A GBs: 5, at Princeton, 2/23/08 Goals: N/A Assists: N/A Assists: N/A Points: N/A 2008 Notes Points: N/A GBs: 6, at Saint Joseph’s, 3/29/08 GBs: 4, Two Times • MAAC Offensive Player of the Week (April 14). • MAAC Rookie of the Week (March 31). 2008 Notes • Ranks first in the MAAC and 12th in the country 2008 Notes • Picked up a career-best six ground balls at Saint with 2.56 goals per game. Joseph’s and added three caused turnovers • Recorded career high totals of seven points, four (March 29). goals and three assists in overtime victory at Robert Morris (4/8/08). • Has scored at least one goal in all nine career games and at least three goals in six games. #25 • Eric Palmer • Sr. • D #26 • Brendan Collins • So. • D #27 • Andy Hermann • Fr. • M Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2005 12-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2008 5-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2006 7-0 0 0 0 4 0-0 Totals 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 5-0 0 0 0 1 0-0 2007 12-4 0 0 0 10 0-0 2008 7-0 0 0 0 4 0-0 Career Highs Career Highs Totals 38-4 0 0 0 21 0-0 Goals: N/A Goals: N/A Assists: N/A Assists: N/A Career Highs Points: N/A Points: N/A Goals: N/A GBs: N/A GBs: 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Assists: N/A Points: N/A 2008 Notes 2008 Notes GBs: 3, Two Times

2008 Notes CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

#28 • Drew Caldiero • Fr. • M #29 • Cale Nicosia • Sr. • D #30 • James McCready • So. • A Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2008 8-0 2 2 4 5 5-12 2005 8-0 0 0 0 4 0-0 2008 3-0 1 0 1 0 0-0 Totals 8-0 2 2 4 5 5-12 2006 8-1 0 0 0 4 0-0 Totals 3-0 1 0 1 0 0-0 2007 14-11 0 0 0 14 0-0 Career Highs 2008 2-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Career Highs Totals 32-12 0 0 0 22 0-0 Goals: 2, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Goals: 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Assists: 1, Two Times Assists: N/A Points: 2, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Career Highs Points: 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Faceoff Wins: 5, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Goals: N/A GBs: N/A GBs: 3, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Assists: N/A Points: N/A 2008 Notes GBs: 4, vs. Robert Morris, 4/10/07 2008 Notes • Scored his first career goal at Wagner (April 12). • Scored his first two collegiate goals at Wagner (April 12). 2008 Notes

#31 • Eric Rickan • Jr. • D #32 • Tom Hensel • Sr. • M #33 • Brandon Martin • Jr. • D Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2006 5-1 0 0 0 1 0-0 2005 12-0 5 2 7 14 0-1 2006 13-1 0 0 0 9 3-16 2007 9-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 2006 15-0 15 5 20 13 0-0 2007 11-0 0 0 0 1 10-26 2008 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2007 14-2 23 7 30 12 0-0 2008 5-4 0 0 0 5 9-14 Totals 15-1 0 0 0 4 0-0 2008 9-0 12 12 24 8 0-0 Totals 29-5 0 0 0 15 22-56 Totals 50-2 55 26 81 47 0-1 Career Highs Career Highs Goals: N/A Career Highs Goals: N/A Assists: N/A Goals: 4, at Princeton, 2/24/07 Assists: N/A Points: N/A Assists: 4, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Points: N/A GBs: 2, at Princeton, 2/24/07 Points: 5, Three Times Faceoff Wins: 8, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 GBs: 3, Two Times GBs: 3, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 2008 Notes 2008 Notes 2008 Notes • Team Captain • Won a career-best eight faceoffs (of 11 • Named to the Preseason All-MAAC Team attempts) to help Canisius to an overtime • Matched a career high with five points (3g, 2a) victory over Robert Morris (April 8). versus Marist (April 5). • Posted five points on a goal and a career-best four assists against Robert Morris (April 8). #34 • Kyle Zitnik • So. • M #35 • Chris Kist • Fr. • M #36 • Greg Michael • Fr. • A Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O 2007 6-0 0 0 0 4 4-12 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2008 9-1 6 1 7 0 0-0 2008 3-0 0 0 0 0 2-3 Totals 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 9-1 6 1 7 0 0-0 Totals 9-0 0 0 0 4 6-15 Career Highs Career Highs Career Highs Goals: N/A Goals: 3, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Goals: N/A Assists: N/A Assists: 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Assists: N/A Points: N/A Points: 4, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Points: N/A GBs: N/A GBs: N/A GBs: 2, vs. Wagner, 3/34/07 2008 Notes 2008 Notes 2008 Notes • MAAC Rookie of the Week (April 14). • Scored his first collegiate goal against Manhattan (March 22). • Tallied two goals at Robert Morris, including the game-winning goal in overtime (April 8). • Recorded four points, three goals and one assist in his first career start at Wagner (April 12). CANISIUS (6-3, 5-0) VS. SIENA (7-5, 1-3) • APRIL 16

#37 • Tim Walsh • So. • D #38 • Doug Freidman • Jr. • A #39 • Patrick Kaczmarczyk • Sr. • GK Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS G A Pts. GB F/O Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct. 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2006 9-0 2 1 3 2 0-0 2008 1-0 15:00 3 12.00 3 .500 Totals 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2007 5-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 1-0 15:00 3 12.00 3 .500 2008 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Career Highs Totals 14-0 2 1 3 2 0-0 Career Highs Goals: N/A Saves: 3, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Assists: N/A Career Highs GBs: N/A Points: N/A Goals: 1, Two Times GBs: N/A Assists: 1, vs. Siena, 4/26/06 2008 Notes Points: 1, Three Times GBs: 1, Two Times • Recorded three saves in his first career appear- 2008 Notes ance at Wagner (April 12). 2008 Notes

Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. ht. Wt. hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Bryan Jack Jr. GK 6-1 194 Pickerington, Ohio/Pickerington Central Name Year Pos 2 Michael Blocho Sr. A 5-7 185 Grand Island, N.Y./Grand Island 18 Barkas, Matt So. D 3 Michael Benzinger So. A 6-1 210 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis 3 Benzinger, Michael So. A 4 Matt Friedman Jr. D 5-10 184 Hamburg, N.Y./St. Francis/The Cantabury School 2 Blocho, Michael Sr. A 5 Mike Rautenstrauch Fr. M 6-1 193 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis 14 Blum, Travis So. M 6 John Minieri So. M 5-10 175 Lafayette, N.Y./Bishop Ludden 8 Buck, Chad Sr. M 7 Matt Hajek Sr. M 5-9 180 St. Catharines, Ontario/Holy Cross 9 Caldiero, Alex So. M 8 Chad Buck Sr. M 6-0 190 Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua 28 Caldiero, Drew Fr. M 9 Alex Caldiero So. M 6-2 200 Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius 15 Coates, Dan So. M 10 Michael Ferranti Sr. D 5-10 186 Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park 26 Collins, Brendan So. D 11 Sean Murray Fr. D 6-3 200 Boston, N.Y./Hamburg 20 Courteau, Chris Sr. GK 12 Justin Rychlicki Jr. M 6-0 190 Boston, Mass./Williamsville North 10 Ferranti, Michael Sr. D 13 Nick LoCoco Fr. A 5-9 175 Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse 38 Freidman, Doug Jr. A 14 Travis Blum So. M 6-0 190 Orchard Park, N.Y./Canisius 4 Friedman, Matt Jr. D 15 Dan Coates So. M 6-0 180 St. Catharines, Ontario/West Park SS 7 Hajek, Matt Sr. M 16 Tim Rowley So. M 6-0 195 West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West 32 Hensel, Tom Sr. M 17 Tom Vivian Fr. M 6-2 188 Buffalo, N.Y./Bishop Timon-St. Jude 27 Hermann, Andy Fr. M 18 Matt Barkas So. D 5-11 190 , Pa./Upper St. Clair 1 Jack, Bryan Jr. GK 19 Dan McAuliffe Sr. A 6-0 186 Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa 22 Jones, Adam Fr. M 20 Chris Corteau Sr. GK 6-1 195 West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West 39 Kaczmarcyk, Patrick Sr. GK 21 Dave Schaefer Sr. M 6-1 196 Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park 35 Kist, Chris Fr. M 22 Adam Jones Fr. M 5-10 185 Owen Sound, Ontario/St. Mary’s 23 Lamothe, Eric Sr. D 23 Eric Lamothe Sr. D 6-1 210 St. Catharines, Ontario/Sir Winston Churchill 24 Leonard, Mark Jr. D 24 Mark Leonard Jr. D 6-2 193 Syracuse, N.Y./Westhill 13 LoCoco, Nick Fr. A 25 Eric Palmer Sr. D 6-1 205 Plant City, Fla./Sweet Home 33 Martin, Brandon Jr. D 26 Brendan Collins So. D 6-0 175 Binghamton, N.Y./Binghamton 19 McAuliffe, Dan Sr. A 27 Andy Hermann Fr. M 5-11 170 Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg 30 McCready, James So. A 28 Drew Caldiero Fr. M 6-0 190 Buffalo, N.Y./Bishop Timon-St. Jude 36 Michael, Greg Fr. A 29 Cale Nicosia Sr. D 6-1 212 West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca East 6 Minieri, John So. M 30 James McCready So. A 5-9 170 East Aurora, N.Y./ 11 Murray, Sean Fr. D 31 Eric Rickan Jr. D 6-2 187 Buffalo, N.Y./Williamsville North 29 Nicosia, Cale Sr. D 32 Tom Hensel Sr. M 5-11 178 Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville 25 Palmer, Eric Sr. D 33 Brandon Martin Jr. D 6-1 214 San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep 5 Rautenstrauch, Mike Fr. M 34 Kyle Zitnik So. M 5-9 200 Blasdell, N.Y./Frontier 31 Rickan, Eric Jr. D 35 Chris Kist Fr. M 6-0 175 Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Mendon 16 Rowley, Tim So. M 36 Greg Michael Fr. A 6-2 211 Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park 12 Rychlicki, Justin Jr. M 37 Tim Walsh So. D 6-0 190 East Aurora, N.Y./Canisius 21 Schaefer, Dave Sr. M 38 Doug Freidman Jr. A 5-10 164 Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Northern Highlands 17 Vivian, Tom Fr. M 39 Patrick Kaczmarczyk Sr. GK 5-10 200 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis 37 Walsh, Tim So. D 34 Zitnik, Kyle So. M Head Coach: Randy Mearns (Canisius ’92), 10th season Assistant Coaches: Greg Campbell (Canisius ‘04) and Chris Tocin (Canisius ‘04) 2008 Canisius College Men's Lacrosse Canisius Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Apr 15, 2008)

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... ( 6- 3- 0) ( 2- 1- 0) ( 4- 2- 0) ( 0- 0- 0) CONFERENCE...... ( 5- 0- 0) ( 2- 0- 0) ( 3- 0- 0) ( 0- 0- 0) NON-CONFERENCE...... ( 1- 3- 0) ( 0- 1- 0) ( 1- 2- 0) ( 0- 0- 0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATT ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh GWG UP DN GB Faceoff ------02/23/08 at #5 Princeton L 6-13 626 13 LoCoco, Nick 9 8 26 34 29 0 0 0 7 0-0 03/02/08 COLGATE LOT 11-12 512 22 Jones, Adam 9 23 6 29 52 1 4 0 14 0-0 03/12/08 at #9 Cornell L 3-14 369 32 Hensel, Tom 9 12 12 24 49 0 2 0 8 0-0 *03/15/08 at Mount St. Mary's W 11-7 286 2 Blocho, Michael 9 15 2 17 43 1 2 0 8 0-0 *03/22/08 MANHATTAN W 10-5 503 3 Benzinger, Michael 9 8 4 12 35 1 0 0 16 0-0 *03/29/08 at Saint Joseph's W 7-6 352 21 Schaefer, Dave 7 7 0 7 18 2 0 0 2 0-0 *04/05/08 MARIST W 12-5 610 36 Michael, Greg 9 6 1 7 14 1 0 0 0 0-0 04/08/08 at Robert Morris W OT 16-15 153 9 Caldiero, Alex 6 5 2 7 18 0 0 0 2 0-0 *04/12/08 at Wagner W 16-8 138 28 Caldiero, Drew 8 2 2 4 10 0 0 0 5 5-7 16 Rowley, Tim 9 1 2 3 8 0 0 0 38 63-77 TEAM STATISTICS CAN OPP 6 Minieri, John 4 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 0-0 ------19 McAuliffe, Dan 7 2 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 1-0 SHOT STATISTICS...... 12 Rychlicki, Justin 9 1 1 2 10 0 0 0 3 0-0 Goals-Shot attempts.... 92-311 85-314 7 Hajek, Matt 8 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 29 17-17 Goals scored average... 10.19 9.41 30 McCready, James 3 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 Shot pct...... 296 .271 8 Buck, Chad 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 Shots on goal-Attempts. 199-311 182-314 18 Barkas, Matt 9 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 30 0-1 SOG pct...... 640 .580 5 Rautenstrauch, Mike 9 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7 0-2 Shots/Game...... 34.6 34.9 24 Leonard, Mark 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0-0 Assists...... 65 51 15 Coates, Dan 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0-0 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES..... 14 Blum, Travis 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0-0 Goals-Opportunities.... 8-40 11-34 39 Kaczmarczyk, Patrick 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Conversion Percent...... 200 .324 34 Zitnik, Kyle 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-1 GOAL BREAKDOWN...... 33 Martin, Brandon 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 9-5 Total Goals...... 92 85 31 Rickan, Eric 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Man-up...... 8 11 29 Nicosia, Cale 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Man-down...... 0 1 27 Hermann, Andy 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 Unassisted...... 27 34 25 Palmer, Eric 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-0 Overtime...... 1 1 23 Lamothe, Eric 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 GROUND BALLS...... 239 257 20 Courteau, Chris 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0-0 TURNOVERS...... 159 171 17 Vivian, Tom 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 CAUSED TURNOVERS...... 61 50 11 Murray, Sean 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 FACEOFFS (W-L)...... 97-110 110-97 10 Ferranti, Michael 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0-0 Faceoff W-L Pct...... 469 .531 4 Friedman, Matt 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 CLEARS...... 156-199 145-190 1 Jack, Bryan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 Clear Pct...... 784 .763 Total...... 9 92 65 157 311 6 8 0 239 97-110 PENALTIES...... Opponents...... 9 85 51 136 314 3 11 1 257 110-97 Number...... 38 42 Minutes...... 30:30 41:00 |-GOAL AVERAGE-| |-SAVES-| ATTENDANCE...... ## GOALTENDERS GP Minutes GA Avg Sv Pct W L T Total...... 1625 1924 ------Dates/Avg Per Date..... 3/542 6/321 20 Courteau, Chris 8 450:48 63 8.39 77 .550 5 3 0 Neutral Site #/Avg..... 0/0 39 Kaczmarczyk, Patrick 1 15:00 3 12.00 3 .500 0 0 0 1 Jack, Bryan 2 76:09 19 14.97 17 .472 1 0 0 Total...... 9 541:57 85 9.41 97 .533 6 3 0 Opponents...... 9 541:57 92 10.19 107 .538 3 6 0

GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total ------Canisius...... 22 23 22 24 1 - 92 Opponents...... 18 22 14 30 1 - 85

SAVES BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total ------Canisius...... 20 28 26 23 0 - 97 Opponents...... 29 25 27 26 0 - 107

SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total ------Canisius...... 74 76 78 81 2 - 311 Opponents...... 72 82 70 89 1 - 314

SHOTS ON GOAL BY PRD 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total ------Canisius...... 51 48 49 50 1 - 199 Opponents...... 38 50 40 53 1 - 182