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2014 ARMY LACROSSE GAME NOTES 2014 WEST POINT LACROSSE ARMY BBLACKLACK KKNIGHTSNIGHTS #16/16 ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS (8-3, 6-1) AT COLGATE RAIDERS (8-4, 4-3) FRIDAY, APRIL 18 | 7:00 P.M. | HAMILTON, N.Y. | ANDY KERR STADIUM 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT F8 UMASS 6-5, L F16 at VMI 15-6, W F22 vs. Furman^ 12-2, W M1 at Lafayette* 8-6, W M4 RUTGERS 9-8, L (OT) M8 HOLY CROSS* 13-3, W M15 at #2/2 Loyola* 7-6, L M22 #17/20 LEHIGH* 6-5, W M29 BUCKNELL* 11-6, W A5 at Boston University* 8-7, W A12 NAVY*% 14-7, W A18 at --/RV Colgate* 7 p.m. Patriot League Tournament A22 First Round (at campus sites) Bye A25 Semifi nals% (at Loyola) 7 p.m. A27 Championship% (at Loyola) 1 p.m. Sophomore attackman Connor Cook is fresh off a career-high six points (3G, 3A) in last week’s win over Navy. M3 at #8/8 Notre Dame& 12 p.m. SETTING THE STAGE M3 #14/16 JOHNS HOPKINS^ 7:36 p.m. Sixteenth-ranked Army (8-3, 6-1 Patriot League) enters this Friday’s fi nal Patriot League regular-season game having Home games in BOLD CAPS already claimed the No. 2 seed and accompanying fi rst-round bye in next week’s Patriot League Championships. ^ - Game played at Catholic University (Washington, D.C.) * - Patriot League contest Top-ranked Loyola, which captured the regular-season title in its fi rst year in the league, will host the semifi nal and % - CBS Sports Network broadcast championship games in Baltimore, Md., April 25 and 27. Colgate (8-4, 4-3), meanwhile, can earn the right to host a & - ESPNU broadcast quarterfi nal game versus Bucknell with a win over Army on Friday. Sixth-seeded Navy and No. 3 Lehigh round out the 2014 HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION Patriot League Championship fi eld. TELEVISION: None. PULLING RANK RADIO: None. Riding the momentum of four-straight victories, including last Saturday’s 14-7 victory over rival Navy, the Army lacrosse WEB: Patriot League Network will carry Friday’s team ascended to the No. 16 spot in both the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Coaches Poll game live and free of charge. Visit the lacrosse schedule page of www.goARMYsports.com to PROJECTED ARMY DEPTH CHART access the link. LIVE STATS: Visit the lacrosse schedule page of POS. NO. NAME CL. G A PTS. GB NOTES Attack 21 John Glesener Jr. 29 12 41 8 Named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List; PL Preseason OPOY www.goARMYsports.com to access 33 Will Mazzone So. 14 13 27 19 Leads Army with 13 assists; started all 11 games the live statistics link. 77 Connor Cook So. 13 11 24 17 Coming off a career-high six pts. (3G, 3A) in win over Navy (4/12) TWITTER: Follow @Army_Lacrosse for in-game 28 Cole Johnson Fr. 6 1 7 2 Tallied hat trick vs. Furman (2/22) scoring updates. 1st Mid 4 Alex Newsome Jr. 10 3 13 8 Army’s fourth-leading scorer; started all 11 games 13 Shea Mullins So. 7 4 11 2 Tied for a game-high 2G at current #1 Loyola (3/15) 48 Jimbo Moore So. 4 1 5 6 Scored a goal in each of Army’s last two games ARMY MEDIA RELATIONS 2nd Mid 24 Tyler Kamide Sr. 1 2 3 3 Played in every game this season; team tri-captain Lacrosse SID Tracy Nelson 47 Gunnar Miller Fr. 4 0 4 5 Scored his fourth goal of the year in a home win vs. Navy (4/12) Offi ce Phone (845) 938-4090 1 Tim Coll So. 2 2 4 3 Tallied a season-high two points (1G, 1A) at BU (4/5) 39 Matt Bowman Fr. 2 1 3 2 Scored single points in three different games Cell Phone (914) 755-7764 3rd Mid 17 David Tarsa Sr. 1 2 3 2 Tied the game late with his 1st goal of 2014 vs. #17 Lehigh (3/22) Email [email protected] 29 Will O’Donnell Jr. 2 0 2 1 Registered single goals against VMI (2/15) and Navy (4/12) Web Site www.goARMYsports.com 23 Luke Poulos So. 1 0 1 3 Netted fi rst career goal in a win vs. Holy Cross (3/8) 3 Alex Carros Sr. 0 1 1 0 Returned from injury to play in the Black Knights’ last three games Lacrosse Twitter @Army_Lacrosse 41 Mike Perettine So. 0 0 0 0 Earned time in four games this season, battling back from injury Athletics Twitter @ArmyAthletics LSM 40 Jimbo D’Aprile Jr. 1 2 3 24 Totaled career highs in GBs (5) & CTs (4) at BU (4/5) Lacrosse Facebook West Point Lacrosse 25 Tim Stackpole Fr. 1 1 2 7 Named No. 1 Post-Graduate Recruit by Inside Lacrosse Army Facebook Army Black Knights 31 Kevin Epp Sr. 0 0 0 2 Earned signifi cant time at LSM in every game this season SS 14 Billy Baird Jr. 0 0 0 19 Fourth on the team with 19 ground balls; played every game D-Mid 42 Al DeStefano Jr. 2 2 4 9 Scored a career-high three points (1G, 2A) at VMI (2/16) QUICK HITS 10 Mike Larrabee Jr. 2 0 2 5 Owns single goals vs. Holy Cross (3/8) and rival Navy (4/12) Head Coach ..............................................Joe Alberici 26 A.J. Canara So. 0 2 2 4 Tallied single assists vs. Lafayette (3/1) & Holy Cross (3/8) Twitter...............................................@ArmyLaxCoach Close 18 Pat Hart Sr. 0 0 0 9 Tied for second on the team with nine caused turnovers Alma Mater ................................................. Alfred ’91 Defense 44 John Burk Sr. 0 1 1 16 Team tri-captain; scored 1st career point (assist) vs. Bucknell (3/29) Record At Army ...........................72-61 (9th Season) 11 Austin Schultz So. 0 0 0 3 Turned in best game statistically (3GB, 1CT) vs. Bucknell (3/29) Career Record.......................... 80-67 (10th Season) 22 Sean Jollota Jr. 0 0 0 10 Converted to close defense from LSM for his junior season F/O 88 Alex Daly So. 2 0 2 59 110-180 (.611) in the “x” in 2014; win % ranks 13th in the NCAA Starters Returning/Lost .......................................8/3 20 Nick Isnardi Sr. 0 0 0 2 7-25 (.280) in the “x” in 2014; Team tri-captain Lettermen Returning/Lost .............................. 39/10 Goalie 15 Bobby Sincero Sr. 7.91 GAA .519 Sv% 14 saves 52 shots faced 98:34 Army All-Time Record .......748-361-7 (97th Season) 2 Sam Somers Jr. 5.43 GAA .622 Sv% 84 saves 235 shots faced 563:03 First Season Of Lacrosse ..................................1907 Leads the nation in goals-against average; ranks second in save % WWW.GOARMYSPORTS.COM • @ARMY_LACROSSE • @ARMYLAXCOACH 2014 ARMY LACROSSE GAME NOTES TEAM STATISTICS and Warrior Media Poll. It is the fourth-straight week the Black Knights have been ranked and the highest national (as of April 14, 2014) standing they have enjoyed this season. ARMY OPP SHOT STATISTICS RIVALRY REWIND: #18 ARMY 14, NAVY 7 Goals-Shot attempts 106-426 64-287 April 12, 2014 | Michie Stadium Goals scored per game 9.64 5.82 WEST POINT, N.Y. - Balanced scoring and a staunch defense propelled 18th-ranked Army to a 14-7 win over Shot pct. .249 .223 service academy rival Navy in front of a record crowd of 10,774 spectators on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Shots on goal-Attempts 218-426 162-287 Michie Stadium. The rivalry played out live on CBS Sports Network, as the Black Knights extended their current SOG pct. .512 .564 win streak to four games, defeated Navy for an unprecedented sixth game in a row to secure the annual “star,” Shots/Game 38.7 26.1 and sent the Class of 2014 out with a victory on Senior Day. Assists 62 31 Nine different Army players scored goals in the victory. Sophomore attackman Connor Cook registered a career- MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES high six points (3G, 3A) and his second career hat trick to lead all players. Junior John Glesener and sophomore Goals-Opportunities 9-29 7-27 Will Mazzone totaled three and two goals, respectively, as Army’s attack exploded for eight goals on the day. For Conversion Percent .310 .259 Glesener, it marked his 12th career hat trick. Middies Jimbo Moore, Alex Newsome, Gunnar Miller, Shea Mullins and Will O’Donnell netted single goals, along with junior long pole Michael Larrabee. GOAL BREAKDOWN Earning his second career start, senior net minder Bobby Sincero made eight saves, including a game-high Total Goals 106 64 three in the fourth quarter to earn his second career victory and fi rst of the season. Man-up 9 7 Man-down 0 0 BRAGGING RIGHTS Unassisted 44 33 Not only did last Saturday’s game hold signifi cance because it extended Army’s unprecedented win streak against Overtime 0 1 rival Navy to six games, but it means the Class of 2014 becomes the second-straight class to go undefeated Goals scored average 9.59 5.79 against the Mids. Only the Classes of 2013 and 2014 have accomplished that feat, as Army has not succumb to GROUND BALLS 302 262 Navy since 2009. TURNOVERS 141 168 CAUSED TURNOVERS 73 58 LEAGUE LOWDOWN FACEOFFS (W-L) 117-206 89-206 All but two seeds are set for the 2014 Patriot League Championships, set to begin with quarterfi nal games on Faceoff W-L Pct.