Sophomore Andrew Pettit Multiple goals in every game this season Only player in the nation LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA
(5-4, 3-3 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-4, 3-3 PATRIOT LEAGUE) February at LOYOLA GREYHOUNDS (6-4, 4-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 4 NJIT W, 15-5 11 at Jacksonville W, 13-12 SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2017 •1 P.M. 18 at #2/3 North Carolina L, 15-8 RIDLEY ATHLETIC COMPLEX • BALTIMORE, MD. 25 at Holy Cross* L, 14-8 CBS SPORTS NETWORK March 5 at Colgate* W, 11-5 SETTING THE SCENE 11 #11/13 ARMY WEST POINT* L, 6-4 Coming off an impressive 10-6 win over No . 16/18 Boston University, the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team 14 at Stony Brook PPD heads to No . 19 Loyola on Saturday to face the Greyhounds . Opening faceoff is set for 1 p .m . on CBS 18 LAFAYETTE* W, 15-7 Sports Network . The Mountain Hawks stand 5-4 overall, 3-3 in Patriot League play and are tied for 25 at Navy* (CBS SN) L, 14-9 fourth place in the standings with two league games remaining . A win on Saturday could go a long way in Lehigh clinching its seventh straight Patriot League Tournament appearance . April 1 #16/18 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* W, 10-6 8 at Loyola* (CBS SN) 1:00 Most recently, the Mountain Hawks put forth one of their best efforts of the season in defeating Boston 11 PRINCETON 7:00 University 10-6 on Saturday. It marked Lehigh’s first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since 15 at Cornell 1:00 winning at No . 20 Boston U last season . On Saturday, the Terriers took a quick 2-0 lead just 3:51 into the 21 BUCKNELL* 7:00 game, but from that point forward, Lehigh ended the game with 10 of the final 14 goals. A Jack Wilson 25 Patriot League Quarterfinals goal gave Boston U a 3-2 lead with 18 seconds remaining in the first quarter, but Lehigh would answer 28 Patriot League Semifinals with a 6-0 run . Incredibly, the Mountain Hawks didn’t win one faceoff during the run (0-for-7), but 30 Patriot League Championship Game found a way to cause turnovers while senior goalie Donny Stires made six saves . In the end, Lehigh’s *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS defense held the Terriers scoreless for a stretch of 29:26. Stires finished with 13 saves in his first-career start and was recognized with Patriot League Goalie of the Week honors .
The offense caught fire as sophomore Tristan Rai scored two of Lehigh’s six goals in the run, finishing with a game-high five points behind three goals and two assists. Junior Nolan Apers began the run LEHIGH IN THE POLLS with his first goal of the season while freshman Erik DiGirolamo scored his first-career goal, scooping a groundball and finishing to give Lehigh a 5-3 lead at halftime. Sophomore Andrew Pettit also scored Date Coaches Cascade/Maverick Media Preseason -- -- twice to extend his streak of multiple goals to 10 games dating back to last season . He continues to be 2/12 -- -- the only player in the nation with multiple goals in every game this season . Junior Matt Raposo had 2/19 -- -- 2/26 -- -- two goals and one assist as well . 3/6 -- -- 3/13 -- -- 3/20 -- -- Defensively, sophomore Eddie Bouhall had a career-high six groundballs and tied a career-high four 3/27 -- -- 4/3 -- -- caused turnovers to earn his first-career Patriot League weekly award. Classmate Craig Chick also had three groundballs and four caused turnovers, increasing his season total to 29, which is tied for first in the nation while his 3.22 caused turnovers per game are first. Freshman Christian McHugh also had a groundball and two caused turnovers .
MEDIA INFORMATION The Mountain Hawks will face a Loyola team coming off a National Semifinal appearance last season. Men’s Lacrosse Contact:...... Justin Lafleur Lehigh is searching for its first-ever win against the Greyhounds after falling just one goal short last Office...... (610) 758-6631 season. The last time Lehigh played at Loyola, the Greyhounds won an 11-8 final in a game that was tied Cell: ...... (610) 577-5222 at eight heading into the fourth quarter . These two teams played at Loyola’s Ridley Athletic Complex E-mail:...... jul310@lehigh .edu in the 2014 Patriot League Championship Game . BY THE NUMBERS IF LEHIGH BEATS LOYOLA LEHIGH LACROSSE Lehigh Boston U • The Mountain Hawks would improve to 6-4 on the season, 4-3 in Patriot Overall Record 5-4 6-4 Goals/Game 10 .33 12 League.90 play . AT A GLANCE... Goals Allowed/Game 9 .33 9 • Lehigh.70 would earn the first win over Loyola in school history. Shot Pct. .292 • The.314 Mountain Hawks would earn their second straight win over a nation- • Lehigh’s 39 victories from 2012- Shots/Game 35 .3 41 .1 14 was tied for third in the nation Shots Allowed/Game 32 .3 36 .0 ally-ranked opponent. It would mark the first time Lehigh beat two straight during that span . The win total Assists 65 92 ranked teams since April of 2015 when it beat No . 14/18 Princeton at home only trailed Duke and Loyola and Man-Up Percentage .417 (10-24) .370 (10-27) (16-15) and No . 18/14 Stony Brook on the road (12-11) in consecutive games . was tied with Denver . Groundballs 294 351 • The Mountain Hawks are 26-10 Turnovers 132 127 against Patriot League opponents Caused Turnovers 80 88 since the beginning of 2012 (regu- Faceoffs (W-L) 109-204 152-258 lar season and postseason) . Faceoff Percentage .534 .589 • Lehigh has reached double-fig- Clears 149-177 180-194 ure victories in three of the last Clear Percentage .842 .928 five seasons (2012, 2013, 2014) Penalties/Minutes 39/28:30 28/21:00 after having double-figure wins Home Attendance 2,171 9,398 just four times in the first 112 Dates/Avg. 4/543 5/1,880 years of the program: 1969, 1993, 1994 and 1997 . Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 NCAA First Round: Lehigh at #5 Seed North Carolina Saturday, May 11, 2012 12:00 PM 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 2
SCOUTING LOYOLA LOYOLA SERIES HISTORY LAST TIME OUT Loyola is 6-4 on the season, most recently earning a 12-5 home win over Colgate . The Greyhounds began Overall: Loyola leads, 11-0 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (4/1/17) - Despite falling into an early 2-0 deficit, the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored eight of the next nine goals, on the season with consecutive one-goal defeats to Vir- Last Meeting: Apr . 9, 2016 its way to a 10-6 win over No . 16/18 Boston University on Saturday ginia (16-15) and at Johns Hopkins (14-13) . Loyola is Last Result: Loyola, 11-10 afternoon at the Ulrich Sports Complex . The win marks the Moun- 4-1 in the league with its only loss coming at home to Current Streak: Loyola - 11 wins tain Hawks’ (5-4, 3-3 Patriot League) first over a nationally-ranked Last 10: Loyola, 10-0 opponent since defeating the No . 20 Terriers in Boston last season . Bucknell, 9-8 in double overtime . Pat Spencer has 59 In the end, Lehigh’s defense held the Terriers to just six goals, tied points through 10 games and stands second nation- Last 10 meetings: for their season low, only three of them being even strength . The Mountain Hawks handed Boston University (9-2, 3-2) just its second ally with 5 .9 points per contest . He has recorded 22 Apr . 9, 2016 at Lehigh Loyola, 11-10 loss of the season . goals and 37 assists on the season . Alex McGovern Feb. 28, 2015 at Loyola Loyola, 11-8 has tallied 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) while Zack Apr . 27, 2014 at Loyola Loyola, 16-7 Score By Quarter Mar . 1, 2014 at Lehigh Loyola, 14-7 Boston University 3 0 1 2 6 Sirico owns 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in Lehigh 2 3 3 2 10 1998 at Loyola Loyola, 20-2 seven games. Foster Huggins owns a team-leading 1997 at Lehigh Loyola, 14-10 Lehigh Scoring 11 caused turnovers while Graham Savio has 144- 1985 Loyola, 25-3 GOALS: Tristan Rai (3), Andrew Pettit (2), Matt Raposo (2), Cody Triolo (1), Nolan Apers (1), Erik DiGirolamo (1) of-200 faceoffs (60 percent) with a team-leading 74 1984 Loyola, 22-5 ASSISTS: Tristan Rai (2), Craig Chick (1), Parker Kent (1), Andrew Pettit groundballs . Jacob Stover has started all 10 games in 1948 Loyola, 15-0 (1), Matt Raposo (1), Lucas Spence (1), Ian Strain (1) goal and recorded a 9 .25 goals against average and 1947 Loyola, 10-5 Final Statistics .500 save percentage . Boston U Lehigh Shots 36 30 LAST GAME VS. LOYOLA (NOTES) Groundballs 42 28 - Lehigh led the Greyhounds 9-7 in the third quarter, but fell just Faceoffs 13-19 16-19 ALL-TIME SERIES WITH LOYOLA short of beating a ranked opponent for a second straight game . Clears 12-15 19-22 - A game of runs saw Loyola use a 4-1 run to take a 6-3 lead Extra-man opps 3-7 2-4 Loyola leads the all-time series, 11-0, which includes before the Mountain Hawks came back with six of the next sev- Saves 12 13 a 4-0 record since the Greyhounds joined the Patriot en goals from midway through the second quarter until late in Turnovers 22 14 League. The 2014 meeting was the first in the series the third . The Greyhounds responded with a 4-0 run and Alex Eaton scored with 3:55 remaining to pull Lehigh within one, but since 1998 . The Greyhounds have won 14-7, 16-7 (in the Mountain Hawks couldn’t get any closer . Eaton had a good the league title game), 11-8 and 11-10. The first-ever look in the final minute, but Loyola goaltender Jacob Stover LAST TIME VS. LOYOLA meeting was in 1942, a 12-1 Loyola win . made his 14th save of the game to preserve his team’s win . - Reid Weber led Lehigh’s offense with four goals and one as- BETHLEHEM, Pa . (4/9/17) - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored sist, good for his 18th career hat trick (and seventh this season) the first three second-half goals to take a 9-7 lead, but No. 13/15 Loyola while Ray Mastroianni scored twice and Billy Oppenheimer responded with a 4-0 run to surge ahead, on its way to an 11-10 win PETTIT - GOAL SCORER recorded a goal and two assists . over the Mountain Hawks on a snowy Saturday afternoon at the Ulrich Sports Complex . Senior Alex Eaton pulled Lehigh back within one Sophomore Andrew Pettit is now the only player - Defensively, Craig Chick recorded three groundballs and two goal with 3:55 remaining, but his shot with 50 seconds on the clock in the nation to score multiple goals in every game caused turnovers, also winning 2-of-4 faceoffs . Eddie Bouhall was stopped by Greyhounds’ goaltender Jacob Stover to end the was especially strong on the faceoff wing, setting a career-high Mountain Hawks’ hopes . With the loss, Lehigh falls to 6-5 and 4-3 in so far this season . five groundballs while also causing a turnover. Tripp Telesco Patriot League play while Loyola improves to 8-3 and 5-1 in the league . had a groundball and caused turnover to reach 24 caused Multiple goals in every game this season turnovers this season and 91 in his career . Score By Quarter Player Games Goals Goals/Game - In goal, Chris Kiernan was solid, making 10 saves, including Loyola 4 3 1 3 11 stopping four-of-five sent his way in the third quarter. Lehigh 2 4 3 1 10 Andrew Pettit (Lehigh) 9 26 2 .89 - Lehigh won 9-of-24 faceoffs against a strong opponent in Lehigh Scoring Graham Savio, highlighted by the Mountain Hawks winning GOALS: Reid Weber (4), Ray Mastroianni (2), Billy Opopenheimer (1), Matt 5-of-7 in the second quarter . Raposo (1), Alex Eaton (1), Tristan Rai (1) DYNAMIC ATTACK UNIT ASSISTS: Billy Oppenheimer (2), Reid Weber (1), John Mehok (1) Lehigh’s three starting attackmen have combined for Final Statistics 96 points this season (56 goals, 40 assists) . Sopho- Loyola Lehigh Shots 28 35 more Andrew Pettit currently owns 34 points (26 INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES Groundballs 30 30 goals, eight assists), sophomore Tristan Rai has 34 Player Milestone Currently Faceoffs 15-24 9-24 Eddie Bouhall 50 groundballs 61 Clears 17-17 19-21 (17 goals, 17 assists) and senior Matt Raposo owns Craig Chick 50 caused turnovers 66 Extra-man opps 1-3 0-1 28 points (13 goals, 15 assists) . 100 groundballs 97 Saves 14 10 The Mountain Hawks Turnovers 10 9 stand eighth nationally among starting attackmen Chris Kiernan 100 saves 165 Tristan Rai 50 goals 48 (as of Thursday, Apr . 6) . 50 points 75 AWARDS & HONORS Matt Raposo 50 points 65 Rk.School (Attackmen) 2017 G-A-P Combined Patriot League Weekly Honors Ian Strain 50 groundballs 66 Offensive Player of the Week: 1 Duke. (Bruckner, Gutueriding, Manown) 78-44-122 2 Virginia. (D’Amario, Kraus, Williams) 67-46-113 Defensive Player of the Week: Craig Chick (2/6), Eddie Bouhall (4/3) 3 Princeton. (McBride, Sowers, Thompson) 66-52-118 SUSTAINED SUCCESS The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team was tied for third in Goalkeeper of the Week: Donny Stires (4/3) 4. Albany (Fields, Patterson, Reh) 71-45-116 5 Penn. State (Ament, Aponte, O’Keefe) 68-40-108 the nation in wins from 2002-14, winning 39 games Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Conor Gaffney (2/6, 3/6) 6 Loyola. (McGovern, Spencer, Sirico) 47-60-107 over those three seasons . Duke led the way with 48 7 Delaware. (Eisele, Kitchen, Romagnoli) 71-30-101 wins in that span while Loyola had 44 and Lehigh Rookie of the Week: Conor Gaffney (2/6, 2/13, 3/6, 3/20) 8 .Lehigh (Pettit, Rai, Raposo) 56-40-96 and Denver tallied 39 . Honorable Mention: Danny Norris (3/6), Craig Chick (3/13), Eddie Bouhall *As of Thursday, Apr. 6 (3/20), Tristan Rai (4/3) SUPER SOPHOMORES WINS FROM 2012-14 Lehigh’s sophomore class has impressed all season Team Wins Win Percentage as the class currently owns 55 goals, 31 assists, 98 1 . Duke 48 .787 groundballs and 55 caused turnovers this year . As a 2 . Loyola 44 .846 team, Lehigh has 93 goals, 65 assists, 294 groundballs 3 . LEHIGH 39 .750 Denver 39 .722 and 80 caused turnovers . Seven sophomores have 5 . Bryant 38 .655 started most of the season (Eddie Bouhall, Craig 6 . Syracuse 36 .679 Chick and Matt Rimol on defense, Lucas Spence Notre Dame 36 .720 in the midfield and Andrew Pettit and Tristan Rai 8 . Maryland 35 .714 at attack, and Chris Kiernan in goal) . Mickey Fitz- 9 . Cornell 34 .723 North Carolina 34 .694 patrick has also started three games in the midfield. 10 . Drexel 32 .653 Fairfield 32 .681 Johns Hopkins 32 .696 Yale 32 .681
Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 3 DOMINANT WIN OVER RIVALS (MAR. 18) AROUND THE - The Mountain Hawks jumped out to a 5-1 lead after one quarter of play and never looking back, on the way to a 15-7 win . PATRIOT LEAGUE - Lehigh’s offense was clicking as its starting attackmen combined for 17 points (12 goals, five assists) and all reached career highs in either goals or points . PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS - Sophomore Andrew Pettit and senior Matt Raposo each set career highs in goals with five and four, League Overall respectively, while sophomore Tristan Rai recorded a career-high six points. Senior midfielder Cody W L W L Army West Point 5 0 9 1 Triolo also set a career high with four points via two goals and two assists . Loyola 4 1 6 4 - Lehigh was a perfect 4-of-4 on the extra man, scoring two more extra man goals than it had in the first Boston University 3 2 9 2 six games of 2017 combined . Thirteen of the Mountain Hawks’ 15 goals were assisted . LEHIGH 3 3 5 4 Navy 3 3 5 6 - Meanwhile, the defense continued to impress, allowing just seven goals for the game and four over the Holy Cross 2 3 2 8 first 51:52 before the Mountain Hawks began to clear their bench. Bucknell 2 4 4 6 - Lehigh allowed 38 shots, but kept Lafayette to the outside for the majority of those chances, with only 16 Colgate 1 4 3 7 Lafayette 1 4 1 9 shots on goal . The Mountain Hawks also caused 13 of Lafayette’s 14 turnovers, led by a career-high tying *As of Thursday, Apr. 6 four from sophomore Eddie Bouhall along with three from classmate Craig Chick and junior Danny Nor- Upcoming Patriot League Schedule ris. In the process, Chick moved past Dan Honneywell and former All-American Ty Souders fir fifth place Saturday in school history with 58 career caused turnovers . He’s just one behind Richard Bradley for fourth place . Bucknell at Mount St . Mary’s ...... 12:00 . Boston University at Army West Point ...... 12:00 . - In goal, sophomore Chris Kiernan made seven saves before senior Donny Stires came in late and Holy Cross at Lafayette ...... 1:00 . made two . Navy at Colgate ...... 2:00 . - Freshman Conor Gaffney won 14-of-22 faceoffs for the day (and 13 of his last 18) to earn Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season (in seven weeks) . He collected 12 groundballs .
IMPRESSIVE ROAD WIN AT COLGATE (MAR. 5) USILA COACHES POLL (4/3) - Lehigh jumped out to a 2-0 lead after a quarter, Colgate pulled even, but the Mountain Hawks ended the first half on a 5-0 run to take a 7-2 halftime advantage. Record Pts Last - Senior Matt Raposo had a hand in four of the team’s five goals. He finished the game with two goals 1 Penn State 10-0 317(14) 2 and two assists for a team-high four points, eclipsing 50 career points in the process . 2 Syracuse 7-1 301(2) 3 3 Notre Dame 5-2 269 1 - The Raiders pulled within 7-3, but that’s as close as they would come as Lehigh wrapped up the 11-5 4 Hofstra 9-0 248 6 win. The five goals allowed were Lehigh’s fewest allowed in a win against Colgate since 1969. 5 Denver 7-2 245 4 - Sophomores Andrew Pettit and Lucas Spence each had hat tricks; it marked Spence’s first-career multi- 6 Maryland 6-2 226 9 goal game . Senior Cody Triolo recorded career highs in assists (2) and points (3) . Sophomore Tristan 7 Albany 8-1 223 8 8 Army 9-1 221 10 Rai added a goal and assist . 9 Ohio State 9-2 200 5 - The big story was Lehigh’s defense led by junior Danny Norris, who recorded a career-high five 10 Duke 8-3 176 11 groundballs and career-high three caused turnovers . Sophomore Craig Chick also had four groundballs 11 Johns Hopkins 6-3 162 13 and two caused turnovers in his first start of the season at close defense. 12 Rutgers 8-2 123 7 13 Princeton 6-3 110 15 - Freshman Conor Gaffney continued the stellar start to his career, winning 16-of-20 faceoffs with 12 14 Virginia 6-4 109 16 groundballs . Gaffney was then named both Patriot League Faceoff Specialist and Rookie of the Week, 15 Towson 5-3 99 14 the second time this season he’s won both awards . 16 Richmond 8-2 87 12 - The Mountain Hawks finished their long four-game road swing with a 2-2 record, defeating Jacksonville 17 Yale 5-3 76 19 18 Villanova 6-4 45 20 (13-12) and Colgate (11-5) . 19 Loyola 6-4 35 -- - The win was Lehigh’s sixth in its last seven tries against Colgate, improving the Mountain Hawks’ 20 North Carolina 5-5 28 16 Patriot League record to 1-1 on the season . Receiving Votes: Michigan, Boston University, Bingham- ton, Providence, Marquette, Delaware, Air Force
MAVERICK MEDIA POLL (4/3)
Record Pts Last 1 Penn State 10 - 0 665 (24) 2 2 Syracuse 7 - 1 646 (9) 4 3 Hofstra 9 - 0 580 (1) 3 4 Notre Dame 5 - 2 565 1 5 Denver 7 - 2 497 6 6 Army 9 - 1 495 7 NEAR THE TOP IN THE NATION (As of Thursday, Apr . 6) 7 Albany 8 - 1 491 8 Lehigh ranks among the nation’s best in a number of statistical categories, both individually and as a team . The 8 Maryland 6 - 2 482 9 Mountain Hawks are in the top 25 in seven team categories while five rank in the top 25 for individual stats. Please 9 Ohio State 9 - 2 423 5 see below for a complete list of statistics . 10 Duke 8 - 3 367 12 11 Johns Hopkins 6 - 3 358 13 12 Virginia 6 - 4 273 14 Team Category Statistic Rank Nation’s Leader Stat 13 Rutgers 8 - 2 241 10 Lehigh Caused Turnovers/Game 8 .89 7 Rutgers 11 .00 14 Richmond 8 - 2 239 11 Lehigh Groundballs/Game 32 .67 11 Virginia 45 .82 15 Princeton 6 - 3 193 17 Lehigh Man-Down Defense 0 .730 14 Richmond 0 .880 16 Towson 5 - 3 178 15 Lehigh Assists/Game 7 .22 14 Albany 10 .44 17 Yale 5 - 3 151 20 Lehigh Man-Up Offense 0 .417 19 Syracuse 0 .600 18 Villanova 6 - 4 102 22 Lehigh Faceoff Win Percentage 0.534 25 Denver 0.731 19 North Carolina 5 - 5 43 18 Lehigh Scoring Defense 9 .33 25 Richmond 5 .70 20 Binghamton 8 - 1 41 24 Receiving Votes: Loyola, Boston University, Michigan, Player Category Statistic Rank Nation’s Leader Stat Providence, Marquette, Air Force, Penn, Navy, Bucknell Craig Chick Caused Turnovers/Game 3 .22 1 Craig Chick, Lehigh 3 .22 Conor Gaffney Groundballs/Game 7 .89 8 TD Irelan, Albany 12 .33 2017 opponents in Bold Italics Andrew Pettit Goals/Game 2.89 10 Connor Fields, Albany 3.89 Conor Gaffney Faceoff Win Percentage 0.589 16 Trevor Baptiste, Denver 0.744 Tristan Rai Assists/Game 1 .89 23 Will Sands, Bucknell 3 .80
Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 4 TRIOLO - SENIOR CLASS CANDIDATE SEASON-OPENING WIN OVER NJIT (FEB. 4) Enjoying tremendous success as an all-around student-athlete, senior Cody - Four different players scored multiple goals in a 15-5 season-opening win Triolo has been named a candidate for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, over NJIT . as announced on Thursday, Mar . 9 . Triolo is one of just 20 men’s lacrosse - Seniors Matt Raposo and Ian Strain, and sophomores Andrew Pettit and players nation-wide named a candidate and one of just two from the Patriot Craig Chick each scored twice . League . Lehigh and Syracuse are the only two schools to feature a Senior - The two goals for Chick were a career high after scoring one goal his entire CLASS Award candidate in each of the last five seasons. freshman season . Chick added two groundballs and a caused turnover . He helped lead a defense which held NJIT scoreless for the game’s first 16:45, Lehigh’s Senior CLASS Award Candidates then again for a stretch of 11:00 between the second and third quarters before - 2017: Cody Triolo finally holding them without a goal for the last 17:06. - 2016: Casey Eidenshink - Freshman Conor Gaffney impressed at the faceoff X, winning 19-of-22 - 2015: Dan Taylor draws with 16 groundballs . The 19 faceoff wins were most by a Lehigh player - 2014: Ty Souders (Finalist) since current assistant coach Will Scudder had 19 at Bucknell in 2009 . The 16 - 2013: Ryan Snyder groundballs were most by any player in Division I during opening weekend, - 2011: Jonathan Stumpf (Finalist) and most by any Lehigh player in Kevin Cassese’s 10 years as head coach . Gaffney helped the Mountain Hawks control possession, finishing with a To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA 43-20 edge in shots. Lehigh fired 30 shots on NJIT goaltender Nick Marzullo. Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: - Leading returning goal scorer sophomore Tristan Rai did not score a goal, community, classroom, character and competition . The complete list of but did dish a career-high four assists . candidates follows this release . An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and - The Mountain Hawks caused six of NJIT’s 11 turnovers, including one by Achievement for Staying in School ®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the sophomore Cody Triolo, who also had a goal and career-high tying three total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics groundballs . to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities . Triolo has enjoyed - Lehigh only turned the ball over 11 times itself while sophomore Chris incredible success in the classroom, currently owning a cumulative GPA of Kiernan was strong in goal, stopping eight-of-13 shots sent his way . 3.97 in the IBE (Integrated Business and Engineering) Program (specifically, - The Mountain Hawks began the game on a 5-0 run and eventually went Civil Engineering and Finance). up 9-2. The Highlanders scored three of the next five goals, spanning the end of the second to end of the third quarters, but Lehigh responded with a 4-0 run to end the game . WIN IN THE SUNSHINE STATE (FEB. 11) - The win was Lehigh’s seventh in its last eight season openers as Cassese - The Mountain Hawks used a 9-3 run over the middle 37:27 to turn a 5-4 improved to 7-3 in season openers as Mountain Hawks’ head coach . deficit into a 13-8 lead. Jacksonville did charge back down the stretch, pulling as close as one with 4:08 still remaining . However, Lehigh’s defense stood tall to not allow the equalizer, which included making a defensive stop after LEHIGH PICKED SIXTH IN PRESEASON POLL Jacksonville gained one final possession with 19 seconds remaining, helping Lehigh was picked to finish sixth in the Patriot League preseason poll, as the Mountain Hawks to a 13-12 win . preseason team and individual recognition was announced on Thursday, - Several Mountain Hawks had career games, led by senior Matt Raposo Feb. 2. The Mountain Hawks finished last season in fifth place, earning their who dished a career-high five assists, to go with one goal for a career-high sixth straight Patriot League Tournament berth . Loyola was predicted to win tying six points . the league, garnering 128 points and 16 first-place votes. Navy was picked - Sophomore Andrew Pettit recorded his first-career hat trick, finishing with second (112 points, two first-place votes) followed by Army West Point (96 a career-high four points on the afternoon . Sophomore Lucas Spence record- points), Bucknell (91) and Boston University (63) . Behind Lehigh was Colgate ed a career-high two points behind a goal and his first-career assist, while (46), Holy Cross (35) and Lafayette (16) . Head coaches and Sports Information senior Casey McAdam posted a career-high two points (one goal, one assist) . Directors voted on the preseason poll . - Freshman Conor Gaffney won 12-of-24 faceoffs against Jacksonville’s Hunter Forbes, who won 56 percent of his draws last season. Gaffney added seven groundballs and was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week LEHIGH ON TELEVISION for a second straight week . Two Lehigh games are set to air live nation-wide on CBS Sports Network . The - Sophomore Craig Chick led the defense with six groundballs and three Mountain Hawks’ games at Navy on Mar . 25 (11:30 a .m .) and at Loyola on caused turnovers as Lehigh caused 10 of Jacksonville’s 15 turnovers on the Apr . 8 (1 p .m .) will be televised live on the network . Both teams advanced to afternoon . the NCAA Quarterfinals last season. In addition to the CBS Sports Network - Sophomores Mickey Fitzpatrick and Tristan Rai each set new career highs games, all of Lehigh’s home games and all road Patriot League contests should with three groundballs apiece . air online through the Patriot League Network . - Classmate Chris Kiernan was strong in goal, making 12 saves, including a number of timely stops . He made seven saves, allowing just three goals, during Lehigh’s long 9-3 run . FOUR ALUMS SELECTED IN MLL SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT - Senior Ian Strain scored a goal and posted two groundballs to eclipse 50 Four former Lehigh men’s lacrosse standouts were selected in the Major GBs in his career . Kiernan’s 12 saves helped him eclipse 100 in his career . League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft, held on Wednesday, Dec . 14 . The Mountain Hawks’ three senior captains from 2016, Tripp Telesco, Casey Eidenshink and Reid Weber were selected in the first, second and seventh GAFFNEY, CHICK WIN WEEKLY AWARDS rounds, respectively, while 2013 graduate David DiMaria was drafted in Lehigh grabbed three of the five Patriot League weekly awards following its the ninth round . 15-5 season-opening victory over NJIT, as announced by the league on Mon- day, Feb. 6. Freshman Conor Gaffney took home two awards, Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week and Rookie of the Week, while sophomore Craig CHICK’S EMERGENCE Chick was named Defensive Player of the Week . Gaffney won 19-of-22 faceoffs Sophomore Craig Chick has emerged as a premier defensive player in the (86 .4 percent) in his stellar performance against the Highlanders Saturday . country, finishing his freshman season as the national leader in caused turn- The 86 .4 percentage was the best in the nation during the opening weekend overs with 37 . His big breakout came on Apr . 12 at Princeton when he posted of regular-season action . He scooped 16 groundballs as well . Chick’s weekly 10 groundballs and eight caused turnovers . The eight caused turnovers were award was the second of his career, also winning Rookie of the Week late last the most by a Lehigh player since Evan Guerrero had nine against Saint Jo- season . On Saturday, he had a career-high two goals, which tied for the team seph’s on Feb. 14, 2009. Chick tied for the most caused turnovers in the nation high in the game . He also added two groundballs and one caused turnover . in 2016 (Division I) and tied Princeton’s Sherrerd Field record, originally set The reigning Division I leader in caused turnovers continued to be a force on by Villanova’s Brian Karalunas . Chick followed with seven groundballs and defense, helping contribute to the Mountain Hawks allowing just five goals. seven caused turnovers just four days later against Cornell. Chick finished the
Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 5 season with 41 groundballs and 25 caused turnovers over his last eight games . one month due to injury last year, but returned in strong fashion, posting a goal and assist at Princeton . Stires has served as a backup goaltender his entire So far in 2017, Chick owns 38 groundballs (currently second on the team) and career, but has made a mark on his teammates . The former walk-on and Mar- a team-leading 29 caused turnovers (his 3.22 per game are first in the nation). tinsville, N .J . native has played in eight career games and owns a strong 7 .14 goals against average and .538 save percentage in over 100 minutes of work . A - Chick scored a career-high two goals in the season opener vs. NJIT (Feb. Materials Science and Engineering major, Stires owns a GPA over 3 .0 as well . 4) while adding two groundballs and a caused turnover, helping hold the Highlanders to just five goals. He was named the Patriot League’s Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts . LEHIGH ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH WARRIOR SPORTS - A week later, Chick posted six groundballs and three caused turnovers at The Lehigh University men’s lacrosse program and Warrior Sports announced Jacksonville (Feb. 11). a multi-year partnership this week, naming Warrior as the Mountain Hawks’ - Chick then had three groundballs and three caused turnover at No . 2/3 official equipment supplier. Warrior, who outfits more than a dozen other North Carolina (Feb. 18) a week later before recording four groundballs and Division I programs across the country, will supply all of Lehigh’s equipment five caused turnovers in the Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (Feb. 25). needs in the seasons ahead . - Chick had four groundballs and two caused turnovers in an impressive 11-5 win at Colgate (Mar . 5) . ALUM TAYLOR NAMED TO TEAM CANADA - Chick had eight groundballs and four caused turnovers vs . Army West Point Lehigh men’s lacrosse alum Dan Taylor ‘15 was selected to play for Team (Mar . 11), helping hold the Black Knights to a season-low six goals . Canada during upcoming exhibition games in Denver . Taylor and Canada - Against Lafayette (Mar. 18), Chick finished with three groundballs and faced the University of Denver on Oct. 22 and the United States Air Force three caused turnovers . Academy on the 23rd as an opportunity to prepare for the 2018 FIL Men’s - In a homecoming game at Navy (Mar. 25), Chick was stellar, recording five World Lacrosse Championship in Manchester, England . It marked the national groundballs, four caused turnovers, two assists (to tie a career high) and two team debut for Taylor, who finished his Lehigh career with 220 points, fourth faceoff wins . in Patriot League history . - Chick continued his success against No . 16/18 Boston University, recording three groundballs and four caused turnovers in a big 10-6 win . MOLNAR WINS MLL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH OUTLAWS Caused Turnovers - Past two seasons - since start of 2016 season Former Lehigh men’s lacrosse standout Noah Molnar wrapped up an im- (as of Tuesday, Apr . 4) pressive season in Major League Lacrosse this past summer by winning an RankPlayer Games CT Per Game MLL Championship with the Denver Outlaws . Molnar was a top short-stick 1 Craig Chick (Lehigh) 24 66 2 .75 defensive midfielder at Lehigh, finishing his career with 71 groundballs and 2 Brendan Hynes (Richmond) 26 65 2 .50 49 caused turnovers, helping lead the Mountain Hawks to a pair of Patriot 3 Ryan O’Donoghue (Sacred Heart) 25 61 2 .44 League Championships .
2017 Caused Turnovers (as of Tuesday, Apr . 4) CHALLENGING 2017 SCHEDULE RankPlayer Cl Games CT Per Game The Mountain Hawks’ 2017 schedule is highlighted by two teams who ad- 1 Craig Chick, Lehigh (Patriot) So . 9 29 3 .22 vanced to the NCAA Semifinals last season and three who reached the NCAA Brendan Hynes, Richmond (Southern) Sr . 10 29 2 .90 Quarterfinals. Included on the schedule is defending National Champion 3 Ryan O’Donoghue, Sacred Heart (Northeast) Sr . 9 28 3 .11 North Carolina, who Lehigh will face for the first time since the 2013 NCAA 4 Andrew Park, Wagner (Northeast) Jr . 11 25 2 .27 5 Matt Rees, Navy (Patriot) Sr . 11 23 2 .09 Tournament . The Mountain Hawks will play 14 regular season games, six home and eight on the road, as they vie for their seventh straight Patriot Final 2016 Caused Turnover numbers League Tournament appearance . RankPlayer Cl Games CT Per Game 1 Craig Chick, Lehigh (Patriot) Fr . 15 37 2 .47 RAI’S SCORING 2 Brendan Hynes, Richmond (Southern) Jr . 16 36 2 .25 - Sophomore Tristan Rai enjoyed a sensational start to his collegiate career, 3 Larken Kemp, Brown (Ivy League) Jr . 19 35 1 .84 finishing 2016 second on the Mountain Hawks in goals (31) and points (41). 4 Christopher Keating, Yale (Ivy League) Jr . 16 34 2 .13 He led the nation in shooting percentage ( .534), turning 58 shots into 31 goals . 5 Ryan O’Donoghue, Sacred Heart (Northeast) Jr . 16 33 2 .06 - So far as a sophomore, Rai owns 34 points (17 goals, team-leading 17 Robert Duvnjak, Harvard (Ivy League) Sr . 16 33 2 .06 assists), which stands second on the team . 7 Liam Byrnes, Marquette (Big East) Sr . 16 33 2 .06 - Rai opened the 2017 season by dishing a career-high four assists in a 15-5 8 Brandon Mullins, Syracuse (Atlantic Coast) Sr . 17 31 1 .82 win over NJIT (Feb. 4). 9 Tripp Telesco, Lehigh (Patriot) Sr . 15 30 2 .00 - A week later, Rai scored three goals and dished an assist in a 13-12 win at Ryan Dennis, Richmond (Southern) Jr . 16 30 1 .88 Jacksonville (Feb. 11). - Rai posted four points for a third straight week to begin the year, recording TRIO NAMED CAPTAINS a goal and three assists at defending national champion North Carolina Seniors Ian Strain, Cody Triolo, and Donny Stires were named team cap- (Feb. 18). tains in the fall . The three bring a wide breadth of experiences into their - In the Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (Feb. 25), Rai scored three goals senior seasons . for his eighth-career hat trick . - Rai posted a career-high six points against Lafayette (Mar . 18) behind three Strain has run on one of Lehigh’s top midfield lines throughout his career with goals and three assists . the Mountain Hawks. The two-way midfielder and Springfield, Pa. native sat - Rai posted his second straight 5+ point game, leading the Mountain Hawks out his freshman season due to injury, then posted three points, 18 groundballs with five points (three goals, two assists) at Navy (Mar. 25). and six caused turnovers as a sophomore . He’s developed into a key two-way - Rai had his third straight game with 5+ points in an impressive 10-6 win midfielder and has continued to up his play, last season recording eight goals, over No . 16/18 Boston University (Apr . 1), posting three goals (third straight six assists, and 31 groundballs (fifth on the team) and nine caused turnovers. hat trick) and two assists for a game-high five points. Strain has also been strong in the classroom, owning a cumulative grade point - As a freshman, Rai finished several sensational goals that went viral. In his average over 3.0 in Finance. Triolo has been a model student-athlete, on and collegiate debut vs. NJIT (Feb. 6), he scored five goals, including a behind-the- off the field, for the Mountain Hawks. The Burlington, N.J. native has emerged back goal that was posted online by ESPN, CBS Sports and Yahoo, among others . as one of the team’s top midfielders, while working on an Integrated Civil - For his career, Rai has double-figure goals in 13 games, multiple points in Engineering and Finance degree. Triolo has scored two goals in each of the 17 and 11 hat tricks . last two seasons, while also adding 17 groundballs in that span . He missed Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 6 DOMINANT DEFENSIVE EFFORTS game’s first 15:33, 13:58 bridging the second and third quarters then again - The Mountain Hawks have allowed five or fewer goals 19 times in 91 games for 21:29 between the third and fourth quarters . since 2012 . Lehigh has allowed single-digit goals 51 times in those 91 contests, • Lehigh had a tough start at Holy Cross (Feb. 25), allowing five first-quar- ter goals, but improved as the game progressed . Included was holding the including five times in nine games in 2017. Please see below for the complete Crusaders scoreless for a stretch of 11:00 bridging the end of the third and rundown of games allowing five goals or fewer . fourth quarters . • The Mountain Hawks held No. 2/3 North Carolina (Feb. 18) scoreless for 2017 3/15 vs . Navy W, 13-2 2012 3/5 at Colgate, W, 11-5 3/29 vs . Holy Cross W, 20-4 2/11 at Saint Joseph’s W, 11-4 one long stretch, 12:55 from the end of the second to end of the third quarters 2/4 vs . NJIT, W, 15-5 4/12 vs . Georgetown W, 12-3 2/25 vs . Manhattan W, 13-0 and later 9:27 from the end of the third until the middle stages of the fourth . 2/28 at Penn W, 10-4 • Lehigh held Jacksonville (Feb. 11) scoreless for 14:33 bridging the end of 2016 2013 3/6 at VMI W, 6-2 the first and end of the second quarters. The Dolphins scored to pull within 2/6 vs . NJIT, W, 21-4 2/10 vs . Saint Joseph’s W, 14-1 3/20 at Penn State W, 9-5 3/2 vs . VMI W, 18-2 3/24 vs . Holy Cross W, 12-3 7-6, then the Mountain Hawks promptly held Jacksonville scoreless for the 2015 3/23 at Holy Cross W, 8-5 3/30 at Navy W, 9-4 next 14:47 until the end of the third . 3/24 at Monmouth, W, 16-5 4/20 at Lafayette W, 14-5 • The defense held NJIT (Feb. 4) scoreless for the game’s first 16:45, then again 4/28 vs . Bucknell W, 11-5 2014 for a stretch of 11:00 between the second and third quarters before finally 3/8 at Bucknell W, 9-3 holding the Highlanders without a goal for the last 17:06 . Below, please find the complete rundown of 15+ minute scoreless
15+ minute shutout streaks (2017) DEFENSE IS KEY 4/1 vs . Boston U: 29:26 2/4 vs . NJIT: 16:45, 17:06 • Lehigh owned the nation’s second-ranked defense in 2012 (6 .61 goals per game) and followed by finishing sixth in 2013 (7.94) and second in 2014 3/18 vs . Lafayette: 16:06 (7 .22) . In 2015, the Mountain Hawks allowed 10 .06 goals per game while 3/11 vs . Army: 17:57, 24:21 they allowed 10 .87 per contest in 2016 . 3/5 at Colgate: 15:33, 21:29 • So far in 2017, Lehigh has allowed 9 .33 goals per game, which stands 25th in the nation . • The Mountain Hawks were stellar against No . 16/18 Boston University HAT TRICKING (Apr . 1), holding the Terriers to six goals (tied for the Terriers’ season low) . - The Mountain Hawks recorded 19 hat tricks last season, including three in Lehigh held Boston U to just three even strength goals all game . After the the season opener vs . NJIT and at Lafayette . Terriers scored twice in the first 3:51, the Mountain Hawks held them to - So far in 2017, Lehigh has 12 hat tricks . just four (only two of which were even strength) over the remaining 56:09 . - Here is the rundown by game: • Lehigh allowed only seven goals to archrival Lafayette (Mar . 18), including - vs . Boston University (1): Tristan Rai just four over the first 51:52. The Leopards fired 38 shots for the game, but - at Navy (1): Tristan Rai the Mountain Hawks held them to just 16 shots on goal . - vs . Lafayette (3): Andrew Pettit, Matt Raposo, Tristan Rai • The Mountain Hawks allowed just six goals (four even strength) against - at Colgate (2): Andrew Pettit, Lucas Spence Army West Point (Mar . 11) . The Black Knights entered the game averaging - at Holy Cross (2): Andrew Pettit, Tristan Rai 13 .40 goals and had scored 48 goals over their previous three games . Three of - at North Carolina (1): Andrew Pettit the goals came in the span of 37 seconds . Two came immediately following - at Jacksonville (2): Andrew Pettit, Tristan Rai Lehigh faceoff violation penalties . The Mountain Hawks held Army to just - Here is the breakdown of hat tricks by player this season: Tristan Rai (5), three goals over the game’s other 59:23 . Andrew Pettit (5), Lucas Spence (1) and Matt Raposo (1) . • Lehigh’s defense shined at Colgate (Mar . 5), holding a Raiders’ team that - Rai leads the current team in active career hat tricks with 11 while Pettit scored 15 goals at Bucknell just one week earlier . The Mountain Hawks shut- owns five. out Colgate in the first quarter to help them take a 2-0 lead. • The Mountain Hawks allowed 11 first-half goals at No. 2/3 North Carolina (Feb. 18), but they responded in the second half, allowing just four goals, UP NEXT... . including just one in the fourth quarter . The Mountain Hawks will return home next Tuesday (Apr . 11) to host No . • Lehigh allowed five first-quarter goals at Jacksonville (Feb. 11), but re- 13/15 Princeton at 7 p .m . sponded by allowing only two goals over the next two quarters, allowing the offense to pull ahead, on the way to a 13-12 win . In the end, the Mountain Hawks went on a 9-3 run over the span of 37:27 . FOLLOW LEHIGH LACROSSE • The Mountain Hawks’ D impressed in the season opener vs. NJIT (Feb. 4), Facebook Facebook.com/LehighMensLacrosse allowing just 20 shots and only five goals, fewest goals allowed since giving Facebook.com/LehighAthletics up four in a 21-4 win over NJIT during the 2016 opener . Twitter Twitter .com/LehighLacrosse Twitter .com/LehighSports Instagram Instagram .com/LehighLacrosse SHUTOUT STREAKS Instagram .com/Lehigh_Sports • In 2012 the Lehigh defense was dominant in stretches, pitching a shutout streak of 15 or more minutes in 15-of-17 games, including 13-of-14 wins . Then in 2013, the defense posted 17 separate shutout streaks of 15+ minutes including in 10 of its 12 wins . In 2014, the Mountain Hawks had 15 streaks of 15+ minutes and 25 streaks of 10+ minutes . In 2015, Lehigh had 11 streaks of 15+ minutes and 25 of 10+ minutes . • In 2016, the Mountain Hawks owned four streaks of 20+ minutes, eight streaks of 15+ minutes and 20 of 10+ minutes . • So far in 2017, Lehigh owns eight streaks of 15+ minutes and 16 of 10+ minutes . • Lehigh held Boston University (Apr . 1), scoreless for a long stretch of 29:26 between the end of the first and end of the third quarters, allowing the Mountain Hawks to stage a 6-0 run and turn a 3-2 deficit into an 8-3 lead. • The Mountain Hawks held Lafayette (Mar . 18) scoreless for two long stretches: 16:06 bridging the first and second quarters, and 14:30 between the second and third . • Lehigh’s defense impressed vs . Army West Point (Mar . 11), holding the Black Knights scoreless for long stretches of 17:57, 24:21 and 11:48 . • At Colgate (Mar . 5), the Mountain Hawks held the Raiders scoreless for the Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 7
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No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Major 1 Anthony Ramaizel Sr . M 5-11 185 Melville, N .Y ./Half Hollow Hills East Political Science 2 Casey McAdam Sr. FO/M 6-0 180 Neshanic Station, N.J./Somerville Mechanical Engineering 3 Mickey Fitzpatrick So. A/M 6-1 187 Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury Arts and Sciences 4 Mike Sammarro Sr . M 5-10 188 Mountain Lakes, N .J ./Mountain Lakes Biology 5 Jackson Monnin So. M 6-2 200 Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Latin Financial Engineering 6 Crew Cintron Fr. A 6-1 185 Rocky River, Ohio/Saint Ignatius Business 7 Andrew Pettit So . A/M 5-11 185 Wilmington, Del ./Tower Hill School Business 8 Cody Triolo Sr. M 5-9 177 Burlington, N.J./Princeton Day School Civil Engineering and Finance 9 Matt Raposo Sr. A 6-3 195 Neshanic Station, N.J./Somerville Finance 10 Parker Kent Fr. M 6-1 185 Norwell, Mass./The Roxbury Latin School Business 11 Colin Kirst Fr. G 5-8 200 Bernardsville, N.J./Seton Hall Prep Arts and Sciences 12 Ryan Klose Fr. A 6-2 190 West Linn, Ore./West Linn Business 13 Craig Chick So . LSM 6-0 195 Edgewater, Md ./South River Business 15 Austin Clibanoff Fr. M 5-9 160 Ambler, Pa./La Salle College High School Arts and Sciences 16 Austin Pierce Fr. A/M 5-8 175 Chatham, N.J./Chatham Arts and Sciences 19 Eric Greenberg Fr. M 5-8 160 Mamaroneck, N.Y./Mamaroneck Arts and Sciences 20 Sam Shearin So . LSM/M 6-1 196 Dunbarton, N .H ./Goffstown Mechanical Engineering 21 Brady Thompson Jr. M 5-10 186 Bowie, Md./DeMatha Catholic Finance 22 Ian Strain Sr. M 6-0 190 Springfield, Pa./Episcopal Academy Finance 23 Conor Duffy Sr . D 6-3 200 Leonardtown, Md ./Choate Rosemary Hall Business Information Systems 24 Matt Ernst Jr. FO/M 5-10 181 Haverford, Pa./Episcopal Academy Marketing 25 John Mehok Jr . A/M 6-2 185 West Chester, Pa ./Bishop Shanahan Marketing 27 Erik DiGirolamo Fr. D 5-9 185 Allentown, Pa./Parkland Business 28 Matt Rimol So . D 6-3 205 Londonderry, N .H ./Londonderry Business 30 Brian Meyer So. M/FO 5-11 170 Penn Valley, Pa./Washington College Arts and Sciences 32 Jake Burmeister Fr. D 6-6 215 St. Louis, Mo./MICDS Engineering 33 Danny Norris Jr . D 6-0 191 Lincoln University, Pa ./Avon Grove Mechanical Engineering 34 Michael Di Rienzo So . D 6-3 210 Holbrook, N .Y ./Sachem High School East Business 35 Ralph Shields So . M 5-10 161 Coopersburg, Pa ./Southern Lehigh High School IDEAS 36 JJ Foley Jr. D 6-4 222 Kings Park, N.Y./Smithtown West Finance 37 Daniel Rivera Fr. D 6-5 210 Newtown, Pa./La Salle College High School Engineering 38 Conor Gaffney Fr. M/FO 5-10 190 Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape Engineering 39 William Gunn So . A/M 6-0 163 Steamboat Springs, Colo ./Steamboat Springs Business 40 Eddie Bouhall So . D 6-1 200 Lynbrook, N .Y ./Lynbrook Arts and Sciences 42 Zac Methlie Fr. LSM/D 5-8 165 Springfield, Pa./Springfield Arts and Sciences 44 Tristan Rai So . A 6-0 175 Edmonton, Alberta/Westminster School Engineering 45 Nolan Apers Jr. M/A 6-0 200 Oakville, Ontario/The Hill Academy Finance 46 Garrett Miers Sr. FO/M 5-10 186 Allentown, Pa./Emmaus Finance 47 Kevin Tsao So. M 5-11 157 Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown High School Finance 48 Zach Drake So . M 6-3 200 Chalfont, Pa ./La Salle College High School Arts and Engineering 49 Chris Kiernan So . G 5-11 171 Chevy Chase, Md ./St . Albans Arts and Sciences 50 Donny Stires Sr . G 6-5 241 Martinsville, N .J ./Bridgewater-Raritan Materials Science and Engineering 55 Andrew Eichelberger Fr. M 6-4 225 The Woodlands, Texas/Jesuit College Preparatory Arts and Sciences 77 Christian McHugh Fr. M 6-3 180 Bronxville, N.Y./Iona Prep Computer Science and Business 88 Brandon Plante Jr. A 5-9 171 Frederick, Md./Urbana Business 99 Lucas Spence So. A/M 5-11 175 Springfield, Pa./Springfield Business
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Hawks defeated Navy in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at home before KEVIN CASSESE earning a 12-11 semifinal victory over Army behind a Reid Weber goal Smith Family Head Coach with just three seconds remaining . Several Mountain Hawks enjoyed breakout seasons, led by attack- 10th Season as Lehigh Head Coach man Dan Taylor who recorded 45 points over his last seven games to finish with 76 points, which far and away led the Patriot League and was most among Canadian players in all of Division I Lacrosse . Taylor was named a first team All-Patriot League honoree, as was defenseman Tripp Telesco who finished with 44 groundballs and 36 caused turnovers. Three others were named All-League while Poillon, Taylor and Telesco were named honorable mention All-Americans as well . After struggling to begin 2015, the Mountain Hawks ended the Kevin Cassese enters his 10th season as Lehigh’s head men’s la- season on a high note, winning five of their last six regular season games, crosse coach in 2017 . Cassese’s impact has been immediate, leading the defeating a pair of nationally-ranked opponents in a five-day span (No. Mountain Hawks to back-to-back Patriot League Championships in 14 Princeton and No. 18 Stony Brook) and advancing to their fifth straight 2012 and 2013 followed by a third straight appearance in the league title Patriot League Tournament . Taylor enjoyed another sensational season, game in 2014 . Cassese has led to Lehigh to six straight Patriot League posting 77 points to earn Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year Tournaments . honors and honorable mention All-America recognition . A young team The program’s turning point came in 2012 when Lehigh finished in 2016 went on to advance to the program’s sixth straight Patriot League 14-2 and won its first-ever Patriot League Tournament championship Tournament, finishing 4-4 in league play highlighted by a thrilling 8-7 to advance to the program’s first NCAA Tournament. The Mountain win at No . 20 Boston University . Three Mountain Hawks were named Hawks followed that with a 12-5 campaign in 2013, winning both the All-League, including two first-teamers. Regular Season and Tournament Championships . Despite losing a large Under Cassese’s watch, Lehigh has sent several players to profes- and talented senior class, Lehigh still went 13-5 in 2014 and advanced sional lacrosse . Seven have been selected in the Major League Lacrosse to the Patriot League Championship Game once again . Collegiate Draft since 2013 while four others have been picked in the In 2012, Cassese led the Mountain Hawks to a school-record 14 player pool. Roman Lao-Gosney (Florida) has played in more than wins, a program record nine-game winning streak and their highest-ever 50 career games since joining the league in 2012 while twin brother national ranking; Lehigh came in at No. 4 nationally in the final Coaches Cameron (Florida), Mike Noone (Ohio) and Noah Molnar (Denver) are Poll following the regular season . all veterans of the league. In addition, Taylor was the first selection of Following a home-opening loss to Villanova in 2012, Lehigh defending National Lacrosse League Champion Saskatchewan Rush in promptly won nine straight games and 13-of-14 to advance to the NCAA the 2015 NLL Collegiate Draft . He was picked 12th overall and went on Tournament as the No . 7 overall seed . The Mountain Hawks hosted to win a championship with the Rush in 2016 . eventual National Finalist Maryland and gave the Terps their toughest On a personal level, Cassese continues to make his mark on the fight on their road to the title game. Despite falling down 6-1 in the first U .S . Lacrosse scene, serving as an assistant coach under Team USA head half, Lehigh responded with seven straight goals in front of a standing coach Richie Meade’s staff for the 2014 World Lacrosse Championships room only crowd of 2,278 at the Ulrich Sports Complex (and in front of in Denver, joining a staff of Dave Pietramala (Johns Hopkins) and Jeff a national audience on ESPNU) . Tambroni (Penn State) . Cassese’s responsibilities included faceoff coor- Lehigh posted an impressive 8-3 record against nationally-ranked dinator and goalie coordinator while handling rides, clears and the sub foes that, including a big 9-8 win at No . 4 North Carolina in March, game . Cassese teamed with Tambroni to coach the Red, White and Blue propelling the Mountain Hawks into the national polls for the first time in the Seatown Classic against Notre Dame last October while he’s also since 2000 . Lehigh ended a number of long droughts, defeating UNC coached the United States in Stars & Stripes Weekend and Champion for the first time since 1951, Yale for the first time since 1918 and Penn Challenge . State for the first time since 1971. A big part of the success came from the Mountain Hawks’ defense, which stood No . 2 scoring defense (only Setting the stage for the program’s breakthrough of 2012, the Mountain behind Notre Dame), holding opponents to only 6 .81 goals per game . Hawks jumped squarely into the national lacrosse picture in 2011 by Lehigh picked up its first shutout in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over not only qualifying for the Patriot League postseason, but also proving Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five or fewer to Penn they could compete with anyone in the country . Lehigh advanced to its State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s . Cassese was named first Patriot League Tournament since 2006. The Mountain Hawks got Patriot League Coach of the Year while freshman Matt Poillon became off to a quick 3-1 start, which included a 14-10 triumph over Navy, the Lehigh’s first-ever Goalkeeper of the Year. Eight cracked the All-Patriot program’s first victory over the Midshipmen in nearly 100 years. Lehigh League Team, tied for most in school history . posted the nation’s eighth biggest improvement in 2011, according to Just 5-4 after nine games in 2013, the team responded in a big way, LaxPower .com’s computer rankings, which takes into account many of winning seven straight games to finish undefeated in Patriot League the factors used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee . play and earn the right to host the league tournament . Lehigh went In his first four years at Lehigh, Cassese mentored a total of nine on to dominate Bucknell on its home turf (11-5) for its second straight All-Patriot League honorees, including four in 2011. Faceoff specialist league championship . The awards continued to roll in for the Mountain Ryan Snyder cracked the first team after winning 61.6 percent of his Hawks as Poillon was named Patriot League Goalie of the Year for a draws and scooping a then-Patriot League record 118 groundballs . second straight season and a school-record four players were named Jonathan Stumpf was not only named to the second team, but also be- USILA All-Americans, breaking the record of three set a season prior . came Lehigh’s first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-American while being In addition, the Mountain Hawks placed a league best three players on named a Senior first team All-American, USILA Scholar All-American the Academic All-Patriot League Team . and Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year . Stumpf (along with The success continued into 2014 as the Mountain Hawks won 13 teammate and current Lehigh assistant coach Will Scudder) also played games, just one shy of tying the school record set just two years prior . in the USILA North-South All-Star Game where he netted the eventual Lehigh earned a thrilling 7-6 triple overtime victory over No . 20 Vil- game-winning goal for the South . lanova in February and earned convincing league wins over Bucknell During the fall of 2009, Cassese was named to the 2010 United States (9-3), Navy (13-2), Holy Cross (20-4) and Lafayette (17-6) . The Mountain Men’s National Lacrosse Team, traveling to Manchester, England in Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 9 July . That marked the third time Cassese earned a spot on the National Cassese’s Coaching Resume Team . Cassese helped the United States to the gold medal at the 2002 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships. He was also Year Record PL Home Notables 2008 6-9 2-4 4-4 a member of the United States team that placed second at the 2006 ILF 2009 4-11 2-4 0-6 Won at #16 Army and #20 St . John’s World Championships in London, Ontario . 2010 8-7 2-4 4-3 Defeated #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette Cassese’s players have been involved in US Lacrosse as well as 2011 7-9 3-3 5-4 PL Semifinals defenseman Ty Souders tried out for the U .S . Under-19 Team as part of 2012 14-3 5-1 5-2 School-record 14 wins Highest ranking in school history (#4) a three-day training camp at UMBC . Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney First Patriot League Championship also participated in numerous scrimmages for Team USA, beginning 2013 12-5 6-0 7-2 Second Straight PL Championship with the Capital Lacrosse Classic on Oct . 7, 2012 . Hosted PL Tournament for 1st time 2014 13-5 6-2 7-1 Third Straight PL Title Game Appearance In his first season as the Mountain Hawks’ leader in 2008, Cassese 2015 7-9 3-5 3-4 Wins over ranked Princeton & Stony Brook led a young Lehigh squad to more home wins and more overall victories 2016 6-9 4-4 3-4 than the season prior . Success continued into 2009 campaign, highlighted 2017 5-4 3-3 3-1 Total 82-71 ( .536) 36-32 ( .530) 41-31 ( .569) by back-to-back wins over ranked foes; the Mountain Hawks defeated No . 16 Army and No . 20 St . John’s in succession . In 2010, the Mountain Hawks posted their first winning overall record since 2006 by going 8-7 . A resilient group, Lehigh went a perfect 3-0 in overtime games, including wins over No . 9 Villanova and No . 19 Lafayette in consecutive weeks to close out the season . Villanova marked the Mountain Hawks’ first top-10 win since downing No. 7 Georgetown in 1997 . One of the most decorated student-athletes in Duke history, Cassese served as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 2005-07, helping lead the Blue Devils to the 2007 National Championship Game . He also served as Duke’s interim head coach for part of the summer of 2006 . Prior to Duke, Cassese spent one season at Stony Brook as an assistant where he directed the nation’s top extra man offense and helped the Seawolves to a 10-6 record in 2004 . A two-time captain and three-time All-ACC selection while at Duke, Cassese helped lead the Blue Devils to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of ACC Championships during his collegiate career . Cassese earned All-America honors on three separate occasions, including First Team accolades in 2002 and 2003. Cassese, who scored 80 goals and handed out 38 assists in his career, was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and garnered ACC Player of the Year honors in 2001. In 2002, Cassese was the recipient of the Lt . Donald MacLaughlin, Jr . Award as the nation’s top midfielder. Cassese was the second overall selection in the 2003 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the Rochester Rattlers . Among his professional accomplishments are a pair of MLL Rookie of the Week honors and a spot on the 2005 All-Star Team . Cassese, who was traded to the Phila- delphia Barrage during the summer of 2007, helped lead his new team to the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Championship, as well as a spot in Championship Weekend in 2008 . A native of Port Jefferson Station, New York and graduate of Com- sewogue High School, Cassese earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Duke in 2003 . He garnered USILA Scholar All-America and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors as well as the ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrig- an Honorary Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement . Cassese and his wife, Katie Granson Cassese who attended nearby Freedom High School, were married in Bethlehem in December of 2006. Katie is currently a Realtor for RE/MAX Central in the Lehigh Valley . They had their first child, Drew, in July of 2011, their second child, Anna, in August of 2013 and third child, Claire, in July of 2016 .
Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 10 to the 2016 season when Errol Wilson was named offensive coordinator . Scudder was a former team captain and All-Patriot League honoree as a Mountain Hawk . ERROL WILSON In his first year on the Lehigh staff, Scudder helped coach a strong tandem at Associate Head Coach faceoff in 2014 that won 54 percent of its draws; Ryan Buttenbaum won 55 percent and Casey McAdam won 52 percent at the X . McAdam was named Patriot League Rookie Sixth Season at Lehigh of the Week after winning 17-of-23 faceoffs against Monmouth then 15-of-20 vs . Holy Errol Wilson is in his sixth season as a Lehigh assistant coach, Cross . and third as associate head coach in 2017 . The former Stony Brook goalie has held several roles with the As a team, Lehigh advanced to its third straight Patriot League Championship Game Mountain Hawks. After his first season as defensive coordinator in in 2014, finishing the season 13-5 and within just one win of tying the school record set 2015, Wilson has served as offensive coordinator since 2016, a role two years prior . The defense allowed just 7 .22 goals per game, good for second in the he held at Brown University . Over his tenure at Lehigh, has also served as associate nation and just 0 .01 behind the nation’s leader . offensive coordinator, goalie coordinator and camps/clinics/tournaments coordinator . In 2015, a pair of Mountain Hawks split time at faceoff, both impressing down the In his first season on staff, Wilson helped lead the Mountain Hawks to new heights, stretch. Freshman Matt Ernst showed flashes of greatness, which included a four-game including a school-record 14 wins, a program record nine-game winning streak and its stretch (at Monmouth, Holy Cross, Colgate and vs . Princeton), which saw him win 58 highest-ever national ranking (No. 4) along with its first Patriot League Tournament Title percent of his draws (49-of-85) . McAdam ended his season on a high note, winning and NCAA Tournament appearance . It marked Wilson’s second NCAA Tournament 14-of-21 faceoffs in the Patriot League Quarterfinals at Bucknell. appearance as assistant coach after leading Brown to the 2009 tournament where it The Mountain Hawks struggled to begin 2015, but bounced back in a big way . dropped an overtime heartbreaker at Johns Hopkins . Lehigh defeated a pair of nationally-ranked opponents in a five-day span, earning Wilson worked with All-American goalie Matt Poillon, who finished second wins over No . 14 Princeton and at Wilson’s alma mater and No . 18 Stony Brook . The nationally with a 6 .75 GAA and fourth with a 59 .7 save percentage, becoming Lehigh’s Mountain Hawks defeated Lafayette in their regular season finale, their fifth win in six first-ever Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. Poillon earned four Patriot League games, to reach their fifth straight Patriot League Tournament. Goalie of the Week honors while garnering Rookie of the Week twice . In addition, each Lehigh advanced to its sixth straight league tournament in 2016, finishing 4-4 in one of Lehigh’s close defensemen was named All-Patriot League: Ty Souders (First), Patriot League play . The Mountain Hawks’ defense had plenty of highlight moments . Mike Noone (second) and Lukas Mikelinich (second) . Individually, freshman long-stick midfielder Craig Chick led the nation in caused The Mountain Hawks owned the nation’s No . 2 scoring defense (only behind turnovers with 37 while senior Tripp Telesco finished tied for ninth with 90. Lehigh Notre Dame), holding opponents to only 6 .81 goals per game . Lehigh picked up its allowed just four goals to NJIT, six to Lafayette and seven in a dramatic win at No . first shutout in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals 20 Boston University, which essentially clinched the Mountain Hawks’ berth into the to VMI and five or fewer to Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. league tournament . The squad extended its shutout streak to an incredible 90:14 before the Quakers scored As a player, Scudder played in 51 games over his career in the Brown and White, with 5:04 remaining in the second quarter . The streak spanned from the fourth quarter highlighted by his junior campaign when he won 56 percent of his faceoffs (140-of-251) against Villanova, through the entire Manhattan contest and the first 24:56 at Penn. to earn Second Team All-Patriot League honors . This came after a sophomore season The Mountain Hawks followed in 2013 by finishing sixth nationally in scoring which saw him win 56 percent (152-of-273) with 69 groundballs . Scudder played a key defense (7 .94 goals per game) with Poillon earning Goalie of the Year honors for a role in the rise of the Mountain Hawks’ program, advancing to the league tournament second straight season . Noone and Souders also garnered All-League honors for the as a senior in 2011 and helping set the stage for the two straight Patriot League Cham- second year in a row while both garnering honorable mention All-America recognition . pionships that followed in 2012 and 2013 . Lehigh held Saint Joseph’s to only one goal, VMI to only two, Holy Cross, Lafayette Scudder ended his collegiate career by winning 331-of-612 faceoffs (54 .1 percent) and Bucknell to five and Army, UMass and Penn to just six goals apiece. One of the with 156 groundballs . He also added three goals and four assists . Scudder played in most dominant performances came in the Patriot League Championship game as the the prestigious North-South Senior All-Star Game following his senior campaign . Mountain Hawks won 11-5 for their second straight league title and NCAA Tournament Upon graduation, Scudder worked with A .G . Administrators, Inc . in the sports berth . insurance industry from Summer 2011 until Spring 2013, while also serving as an as- Lehigh advanced to its third straight Patriot League Championship Game in sistant lacrosse coach at Great Valley High School in Fall 2012 and Spring 2013. While 2014, finishing the season 13-5 and within just one win of tying the school record set at Great Valley, he helped lead the school to its first league title, coached six First Team two years prior . The defense allowed just 7 .22 goals per game, good for second in the All-Chesmont players, two members of the All-State team and one ALL American . He nation and just 0 .01 behind the nation’s leader . Over the three-year timeframe from then moved onto Fever Lacrosse Inc. in Haverford, Pa. where he served and continues 2012-14, Lehigh owned the nation’s lowest goals against average . Wilson also worked to serve as Director of Operations, in charge of managing tournaments, camps, clinics, with an offense that came into its own as the season progressed. Dan Taylor finished and the 14 club teams within the Fever Program. the season with 76 points, leading the team and Patriot League in scoring which also stood seventh in the nation . He was named an All-American after the season, as was Poillon and defenseman Tripp Telesco . The Mountain Hawks struggled to begin 2015, but bounced back in a big way . KEVIN MASSA Lehigh defeated a pair of nationally-ranked opponents in a five-day span, earning Assistant Coach wins over No . 14 Princeton and at Wilson’s alma mater and No . 18 Stony Brook . The Mountain Hawks defeated Lafayette in their regular season finale, their fifth win in six Second Season at Lehigh games, to reach their fifth straight Patriot League Tournament. Lehigh went onto its Former All-American Kevin Massa is entering his second season sixth straight league tournament appearance in 2016, highlighted by an exciting 8-7 win on the Lehigh men’s lacrosse staff as an assistant coach . The former at No. 20 Boston University. In Wilson’s first season as offensive coordinator in 2016, Bryant standout finished his playing career in the spring of 2015 as senior attackman Reid Weber was named first team All-Patriot League while freshman the NCAA record holder in several different categories, including Tristan Rai jumped onto the national scene with a vengeance; scoring 31 goals on just career faceoffs won (1,118) and taken (1,630) . Massa will coach the 58 shots; his .534 shooting percentage was good for second in the nation . faceoff and sub game for the Mountain Hawks . At Rutgers, Wilson helped the Scarlet Knights win five of their first six games in In his first season at Lehigh, the Mountain Hawks advanced to their sixth straight 2011 and coached a defense which allowed only 8 .27 goals per game . Patriot League Tournament, finishing 4-4 in league play. Under Massa’a tutalage, soph- Prior to Rutgers, Wilson served as assistant coach at Brown for four seasons omore Matt Ernst was named Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week following (2007-10) . While there, he was both offensive coordinator and goalie coach, helping a 16-of-26 effort against Holy Cross . the Bears reach new heights by winning an Ivy League Championship in 2008, then Along with holding the NCAA faceoffs won and taken record, Massa is also the earning an NCAA Tournament berth in ’09 . Wilson was a four-year letterwinner at record-holder in multiple other categories: career groundballs (755), groundballs per Stony Brook where he was teammates with goalie and former Lehigh assistant and game (9 .93), single-season groundballs (755), groundballs per game (9 .93), single season current Dartmouth head coach Brendan Callahan . Wilson resides in Bethlehem with groundballs (231), single-season groundballs per game (12 .16) and faceoff winning his wife Pat and sons Roman and Solomon . percentage in a game (1 .000) . Massa helped spearhead a rise to prominence by the Bryant men’s lacrosse program, which advanced to the last three NCAA Tournament, including a National Quarterfinal trip in 2014, due in large part to Mass. As a junior in 2014, Massa won 14-of-23 faceoffs at Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament to help the WILL SCUDDER Bulldogs beat the Orange and advance to the Quarterfinals. One season earlier, Massa’s effort at Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament helped Assistant Coach propel him onto the national stage . He won 22-of-23 faceoffs against the Orange to Fourth Season at Lehigh almost single-handedly keep the Bulldogs in the game deep into the second half . He Former Lehigh men’s lacrosse standout Will Scudder ‘11 enters finished that season winning 315-of-434 faceoffs (72.6 percent) with 231 groundballs, his fourth season on the coaching staff in 2017 and second as defen- following as a junior by winning 305-of-443 (68 .8 percent) with 227 groundballs to earn sive coordinator . Scudder replaced Tom Compitello who accepted USILA first team All-American recognition. a position at Sacred Heart, then was promoted prior to the 2015 As a senior, Massa helped lead Bryant to a third straight NEC Championship and season . Scudder was promoted to associate defensive coordinator, NCAA Tournament appearance, winning 241-of-360 faceoffs (66 .9 percent) with 160 faceoff coordinator and camps/clinics/tournaments coordinator after Brendan Callahan groundballs . He was selected by Charlotte in the Major League Lacrosse Draft and is was named head coach at Dartmouth . He was then named defensive coordinator prior currently on the Hounds’ active roster . Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 11
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Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 13 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLS
PLAYER NJIT Jacksonville UNC Holy Cross Colgate Army Lafayette Navy Boston U 1 Anthony Ramaizel 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP 2 Casey McAdam 0-0-0, 1 1-1-2, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 3 Mickey Fitzpatrick 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 4 Mike Sammarro DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 5 Jackson Monnin DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 6 Crew Cintron DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 7 Andrew Pettit 2-1-3, 2 3-1-4, 3 3-1-4, 1 4-3-7, 0 3-0-3, 2 2-0-2, 4 5-1-6, 1 2-0-2, 2 2-1-3, 1 8 Cody Triolo 1-0-1, 3 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-2-3, 2 0-0-0, 3 2-2-4, 0 0-1-1, 1 1-0-1, 2 9 Matt Raposo 2-1-3, 1 1-5-6, 2 0-1-1, 0 1-1-2, 0 2-2-4, 0 1-1-2, 2 4-1-5, 2 0-2-2, 1 2-1-3, 0 10 Parker Kent 0-0-0, 2 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-1-1, 2 11 Colin Kirst DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 12 Ryan Klose 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 DNP 0-0-0, 0 13 Craig Chick 2-0-2, 2 0-0-0, 6 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 8 0-1-1, 3 0-2-2, 5 0-1-1, 3 15 Austin Clibanoff DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 16 Austin Pierce 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 19 Eric Greenberg DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 20 Sam Shearin 1-0-1, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 21 Brady Thompson DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 22 Ian Strain 2-0-2, 2 1-0-1, 2 1-0-1, 2 0-1-1, 2 1-0-1, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-1-1, 2 1-0-1, 3 0-1-1, 3 23 Conor Duffy DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 24 Matt Ernst DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 25 John Mehok 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 1 0-1-1, 0 0-2-2, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-1-1, 1 DNP DNP 27 Erik DiGirolamo 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-1-1, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 1 28 Matt Rimol 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 30 Brian Meyer DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 3 32 Jake Burmeister DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 33 Danny Norris 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 34 Michael Di Rienzo DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 35 Ralph Shields 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 36 JJ Foley 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 37 Daniel Rivera DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 38 Conor Gaffney 0-0-0, 16 0-0-0, 7 0-0-0, 6 0-0-0, 13 0-0-0, 12 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 12 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 39 William Gunn 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 40 Eddie Bouhall 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 6 42 Zac Methlie DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 44 Tristan Rai 0-4-4, 0 3-1-4, 3 1-3-4, 0 3-0-3, 1 1-1-2, 0 0-1-1, 2 3-3-6, 1 3-2-5, 2 3-2-5, 0 45 Nolan Apers 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 46 Garrett Miers DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 47 Kevin Tsao DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 48 Zach Drake DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 49 Chris Kiernan 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 3 DNP 50 Donny Stires 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 2 55 Andrew Eichelberger 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 2 2-0-2, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 77 Christian McHugh 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 88 Brandon Plante 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 99 Lucas Spence 1-0-1, 2 1-1-2, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 3-0-3, 1 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 0 2-0-2, 1 0-1-1, 1
INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES
PLAYER NJIT Jacksonville UNC Holy Cross Colgate Army Lafayette Navy Boston U 11 Colin Kirst DNP DNP DNP 3-3, 50 .0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 49 Chris Kiernan 8-5, 61 .5 12-12, 50 .0 7-15, 31 .8 7-8, 46 .7 9-5, 64 .3 10-6, 62 .5 7-5, 56:19 9-14, 60:00 DNP 50 Donny Stires 0-0, -- DNP 2-0, 100 .0 0-3, 0 .0 DNP DNP 2-2, 3:41 DNP 13-6, 60:00
INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN-TOTAL, PCT.
PLAYER NJIT Jacksonville UNC Holy Cross Colgate Army Lafayette Navy Boston U 2 Casey McAdam 2-2, 100 1-2, 50 .0 0-1, 0 .0 0-0, -- 0-0, -- 0-0, -- 1-1, 100 0-1, 0 0-6, 0 24 Matt Ernst DNP DNP 0-1, 0 .0 1-2, 50 .0 DNP DNP 0-2, 0 DNP 0-2, 0 30 Brian Meyer DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1, 0 DNP 3-5, 60 38 Conor Gaffney 19-22, 86 .4 12-24, 50 .0 11-23, 47 .8 17-22, 77 .3 16-20, 80 4-14, 28 .6 14-22, 63 .6 3-15, 20 3-6, 50
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2017 TEAM TENDENCIES Overall Record 5-4 Lehigh scores less than 10 goals 0-4 Lehigh in February 2-2 Home 3-1 Lehigh scores 10-14 goals 3-0 Lehigh in March 3-2 Road 2-3 Lehigh scores 15 or more goals 2-0 Neutral 0-0 vs . the conferences Opponent scores less than 5 goals 0-0 ACC 0-1 Patriot League Record 3-3 Opponent scores 5-9 goals 4-1 Independent 1-0 Non-League Record 2-1 Opponent scores 10 or more goals 1-3 Patriot League 3-3 Southern Conference 1-0 vs . Unranked Teams 4-2 Leading after one quarter 3-0 Trailing after one quarter 1-3 vs . Ranked Teams 1-2 Tied after one quarter 1-1 2017 TOP PERFORMANCES Leading at the half 5-0 Trailing at the half 0-4 Tied at the half 0-0 Leading after three quarters 5-0 Trailing after three quarters 0-4 Tied after three quarters 0-0 In overtime 0-0 Lehigh has more shots 3-1 Opponent has more shots 2-1 Shots are even 0-2 Lehigh has more saves 2-1 Opponent has more saves 3-3 Saves are even 0-0 Lehigh wins more faceoffs 3-1 Opponent wins more faceoffs 1-3 Faceoffs are even 1-0 Lehigh has more groundballs 3-1 Opponent has more groundballs 1-2 Groundballs are even 1-1
Lehigh scores an EMO goal 3-2 Lehigh doesn’t score an EMO goal 2-2
Games decided by one goal 1-0 Games decided by 2-4 goals 1-1 Games decided by 5-8 goals 2-3 Games decided by 9+ goals 1-0
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#2 CASEY MC ADAM #8 CODY TRIOLO Sr. • FO/M • 5-11 • 180 • Neshanic Station, N.J. Sr . • M • 5-9 • 177 • Burlington, N .J . - Dished an assist and added a groundball in home win over Lafayette (3/18) . - Scored a goal and added two groundballs in big win over No . 16/18 Boston University (4/1) . - Scooped a groundball at Holy Cross (2/25) . - Had an assist and groundball at Navy (3/25) . - Set a career-high four points while tying highs in goals (2) and assists (2) vs . Lafayette (3/18) . - Recorded a groundball and caused turnover at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . - Posted a career-high two points behind a goal and assist at Jacksonville (2/11) . Also won - Had three groundballs and a caused turnover against No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . - Recorded career highs in assists (2) and points (3) in Patriot League win at Colgate (3/5) . Added 1-of-2 faceoffs . two groundballs . - Had a groundball and won 2-of-2 faceoffs in season opener vs . N JIT (2/4) . - Dished an assist and added a groundball at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . - Scored a goal while tying a career-high three groundballs and adding a caused turnover in the season opener against NJIT (2/4) . CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, three times; last at Jacksonville (2/11/17) Assists: 1, two times; last vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) Points: 2 at Jacksonville (2/11/17) CAREER HIGHS Faceoffs Won: 17 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) Goals: 2, two times; last vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) Faceoffs Taken: 24 at Furman (2/14/15) Assists: 2, two times; last vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) Groundballs: 12 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) Points: 4 vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) Groundballs: 3, three times; last vs . Army West Point (3/11/17) Caused Turnovers: 1, three times; last vs . Army West Point (3/11/17) #3 MICKEY FITZPATRICK Multi-Goal Games: 2; Multi-Point Games: 4; Hat Tricks: 0 So . • A/M • 6-1 • 187 • Duxbury, Mass . #9 MATT RAPOSO - Had a groundball at Navy (3/25) . - Collected a career-high three groundballs at Jacksonville (2/11) . Sr . • A • 6-2 • 185 • Neshanic Station, N .J . - Scored a goal in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) . - Had two goals and an assist in big victory over No . 16/18 Boston University (4/1) . - Dished two assists and collected a groundball against Navy (3/25) . - Set a career-high four goals in home win vs . Lafayette (3/18) while adding an assist and two groundballs . - Recorded a goal, assist and two groundballs vs . Army West Point (3/11) . CAREER HIGHS 1, two times; last vs . NJIT (2/4/17) - Two goals and two assists in road win at Colgate (3/5) . All four points came during Lehigh’s Goals: Assists: -- 5-0 run to end the first half. Points: 1, two times; last vs . NJIT (2/4/17) - Had a goal and assist in the Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (2/25) . Groundballs: 3 at Jacksonville (2/11/17) - Dished an assist at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . Multi-Goal Games: --; Multi-Point Games: --; Hat Tricks: -- - Tied a career-high six points at Jacksonville (2/11), scoring a goal and dishing a career-high five assists . Also had two groundballs and a caused turnover . - Scored two goals while adding an assist and groundball in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) . #4 MIKE SAMMARRO Sr . • M • 5-10 • 188 • Mountain Lakes, N .J . AS A JUNIOR (2016): Played a career-high 13 games as a key short-stick defensive midfielder … Corralled a groundball in the regular season finale at Bucknell (4/22) … Had a groundball at Princeton (4/12) … Fired a shot against No. 13/15 Loyola (4/9) … Posted a groundball at archrival Lafayette (3/19) … Tallied a shot at Furman (2/20) … Recorded a groundball and caused turnover in the season CAREER HIGHS opener vs . NJIT (2/6) . Goals: 4 vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) Assists: 5 at Jacksonville (2/11/17) Points: 6, two times; last at Jacksonville (2/11/17) Groundballs: 5 vs . Holy Cross (2/27/16) Caused Turnovers: 1, three times; last at Jacksonville (2/11/17) Multi-Goal Games: 8; Multi-Point Games: 17; Hat Tricks: 3 CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1, two times; last at Furman (2/14/15) #10 PARKER KENT Assists: -- Fr. • M • 6-1 • 185 • Norwell, Mass. Points: 1, two times; last at Furman (2/14/15) Groundballs: 2 vs . Bucknell (3/7/15) - Recorded first-career assist, and two groundballs against No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1). Multi-Goal Games: --; Multi-Point Games: --; Hat Tricks: -- - Scored third-career goal at Navy (3/25) . - Had a groundball vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . - Caused a turnover in Patriot League win at Colgate (3/5) . #7 ANDREW PETTIT - Scored a goal and collected a groundball at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . So . • A/M • 5-11 • 185 • Wilmington, Del . - Scored first-career goal at Jacksonville (2/11) while adding first-career caused turnover. - Scooped a pair of groundballs in season opener and collegiate debut vs . NJIT (2/4) . - Scored two goals and added an assist and groundball in big win over No . 16/18 Boston U (4/1) . - Had yet another multi-goal game, scoring twice while adding two groundballs at Navy (3/25) . - Scored a career-high five goals while adding an assist, groundball and caused turnover vs. Lafayette (3/18) . - Sixth straight multi-goal game to begin the season, scoring two goagls while adding a career-high CAREER HIGHS four groundballs vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . Goals: 1, three times; last at Navy (3/25/17) - Tallied fourth straight hat trick in Patriot League win at Colgate (3/5), scoring three goals while Assists: 1 vs . Boston University (4/1/17) adding two groundballs and a caused turnover . Points: 1, four times; last vs . Boston University (4/1/17) - Career game at Holy Cross (2/25), posting career highs in goals (4), assists (3) and points (7) . Had Groundballs: 2, two times; last vs . Boston University (4/1/17) Caused Turnovers: 1, two times; last at Colgate (3/5/17) a hand in seven of the Mountain Hawks’ eight goals for the game . - Second straight hat trick, posting three goals and one assist at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0 - Posted first-career hat trick at Jacksonville (2/11), scoring a team-high three goals and dishing an assist for a career-high four points . Also had three groundballs . - Recorded a career-high three points behind two goals and one assist in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) . Also added two groundballs and a caused turnover .
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2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 16 CAREER HIGHS #12 RYAN KLOSE Goals: 2 vs . NJIT (2/6/16) Fr. • A • 6-2 • 190 • West Linn, Ore. Assists: 2 at Holy Cross (2/25/17) Points: 2, two times; last at Holy Cross (2/25/17) - Posted a career-high two groundballs against Lafayette (3/18) . Groundballs: 1, five times; last vs. Lafayette (3/18/17) Caused Turnovers: -- - Scored a goal and added a groundball in season opener and collegiate debut against NJIT (2/4) . Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 2; Hat Tricks: 0 #28 MATT RIMOL CAREER HIGHS So . • D • 6-3 • 205 • Londonberry, N .H .
Goals: 1 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) Assists: -- - Caused a turnover in big home victory over No . 16/18 Boston University (4/1) . Points: 1 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) - Posted a groundball at Navy (3/25) . Groundballs: 2 vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) - Caused a turnover vs . Lafayette (3/18) . Caused Turnovers: -- - Recorded a groundball and career-high tying two caused turnovers against No . 11/13 Army West Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0 Point (3/11) . - Groundball and caused turnover at Jacksonville (2/11) . - Had two groundballs in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) . #13 CRAIG CHICK So . • LSM • 6-0 • 195 • Edgewater, Md . - Had an assist, three groundballs and four caused turnovers in big win over No . 16/18 Boston U (4/1) . - Monster game in homecoming to Annapolis, posting two assists, five groundballs, four caused turnovers CAREER HIGHS and two faceoff wins at Navy (3/25) . Two assists tied a career high . Groundballs: 2, two times; last vs . NJIT (2/4/17) - Dished an assist while posting three groundballs and three caused turnovers against Lafayette (3/18) . Caused Turnovers: 2, two times; last vs . Army West Point (3/11/17) . - Another big game, tallying eight groundballs and four caused turnovers vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . - Had four groundballs and two caused turnovers at Colgate (3/5) . - All over the field at Holy Cross (2/25), recording four groundballs and five caused turnovers. #33 DANNY NORRIS Jr . • D • 6-1 • 191 • Lincoln University, Pa . - Finished with three groundballs and three caused turnovers at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18). - Big game at Jacksonville (2/11), recording six groundballs and three caused turnovers . - Strong start to the season, posting a career-high two goals, two groundballs and a caused turnover - Recorded a groundball in big win over No . 16/18 Boston University (4/1) . against NJIT (2/4). Helped hold the Highlanders to five goals. - Had two groundballs and a caused turnover at Navy (3/25) . Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts . - Three groundballs and career-high tying three caused turnovers against Lafayette (3/18) . - Recorded four groundballs and a caused turnover vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . - Big game at Colgate (3/5), recording career highs in groundballs (5) and caused turnovers (3) in road victory . - Groundball and caused turnover at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . - Scooped a career-high three groundballs at Jacksonville (2/11) . CAREER HIGHS - Recorded first-career point, a goal, in the season opener vs. NJIT (2/4). Came on first-career shot. Goals: 2 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) Also had a groundball and caused turnover . Assists: 2, two times; last at Navy (3/25/17) Points: 3 vs . Navy (3/26/16) Groundballs: 10 at Princeton (4/12/16) Caused Turnovers: 8 at Princeton (4/12/16) Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 3; Hat Tricks: 0 CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) Assists: -- #22 IAN STRAIN Points: 1 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) Sr. • M • 6-0 • 190 • Springfield, Pa. Groundballs: 5 at Colgate (3/5/17) Caused Turnovers: 3, two times; last vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) - Finished with an assist and three groundballs in big win over No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1). - Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the game, and added three groundballs at Navy (3/25). - Assist and two groundballs in home win over Lafayette (3/18) . #36 JJ FOLEY - Collected a groundball vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . Jr . • D • 6-4 • 222 • Kings Park, N .Y . - Had a goal and two groundballs in big Patriot League road win at Colgate (3/5) . - Dished an assist and collected two groundballs at Holy Cross (2/25) . - Tallied a groundball in home win over Lafayette (3/18) . - Scored fourth goal of the season and added a pair of groudballs at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . - Scooped two groundballs at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . - Scored a goal while collecting two groundballs at Jacksonville (2/11) . - Recorded a caused turnover at Jacksonville (2/11) . - Tied a career-high two goals while adding two groundballs and a caused turnover in season opener - Caused a turnover in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) . vs . NJIT (2/4) . CAREER HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Groundballs: 2, four times; last at North Carolina (2/18/17) Goals: 2, two times; last vs . NJIT (2/4/17) Caused Turnovers: 1, six times; last Jacksonville (2/11/17) 2 at Boston University (4/2/16) Assists: Points: 2, seven times; last vs . NJIT (2/4/17) Groundballs: 7 vs . Army (3/21/15) Caused Turnovers: 3 at Boston University (4/2/16) #38 CONOR GAFFNEY Multi-Goal Games: 2; Multi-Point Games: 7; Hat Tricks: 0 Fr. • FO/M • 5-10 • 190 • Mount Laurel, N.J. - Strong once again vs . Lafayette (3/18), winning 14-of-22 faceoffs with 12 groundballs . Was rewarded #25 JOHN MEHOK with Patriot League Rookie of the Week honors for a fourth time this season . - Impressed at Colgate (3/5), winning 16-of-20 faceoffs with 12 groundballs . Because of his efforts, Jr . • A/M • 6-0 • 180 • West Chester, Pa . was named Patriot League Faceoff Specialist, and Rookie, of the Week for the second time this season . - Stellar in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (2/25), winning 17-of-22 faceoffs with 13 groundballs . - Had an assist and groundball against Lafayette (3/18) . After losing three of his first five, won 15 of his final 17 attempts. - Scored a second-quarter goal vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . - Very solid effort at No. 2/3 North Carolina, facing UNC All-American Stephen Kelly. Finished
- Posted a career-high two assists at Holy Cross (2/25) . Two points tied a career high . 11-of-23 on the day, including nine of his last 15 . Added six groundballs . - Dished first assist of the season at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18). - Won 12-of-24 faceoffs at Jacksonville (2/11) along with seven groundballs to earn Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the second straight week . - Scored first goal of the season, while adding a groundball, at Jacksonville (2/11). - Recorded three shots in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) . - Stellar collegiate debut, winning 19-of-22 faceoffs with 16 groundballs against NJIT (2/4) . The 19 faceoff wins were most by a Lehigh player since Will Scudder at Bucknell in 2009 . The 16 groundballs were also most by any Lehigh player in Kevin Cassese’s 10-year tenure as head coach . Was awarded the Patriot League Rookie and Faceoff Specialist of the Week .
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CAREER HIGHS Faceoffs Won: 19 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) #49 CHRIS KIERNAN Faceoffs Taken: 22 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) So . • G • 5-11 • 171 • Chevy Chase, Md . Groundballs: 16 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) - Finished with nine saves and three groundballs at Navy (3/25). - Made seven saves, allowing just five goals, in dominant home win over Lafayette (3/18). - Strong effort vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11), stopping 10-of-16 shots sent his way . #40 EDDIE BOUHALL - Impressed at Colgate (3/5), making nine saves while allowing just five goals (tied for career best). So . • D • 6-1 • 200 • Lynbrook, N .Y . Had two groundballs . - Made seven saves in 31:17 at Holy Cross (2/25) . - Posted a career-high six groundballs while tying a career-high four caused turnovers in big win vs . - Finished with seven saves and a career-high five groundballs at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18). No . 16/18 Boston University (4/1) . Was honored with Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week . - Strong effort in win at Jacksonville (2/11), finishing with 12 saves. Stopped 7-of-10 shots during the - Caused a turnover at Navy (3/25) . Mountain Hawks’ 9-3 run in the middle 37:27 of the game . - Had four groundballs and a career-high tying four caused turnovers vs . Lafayette (3/18) . - Made eight saves, allowing just five goals and scooping two groundballs in the season opener vs. - Posted four groundballs against No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . NJIT (2/4) . - Caused a turnover in Patriot League win at Colgate (3/5) . - Collected a career-high tying five groundballs and caused a turnover at Holy Cross (2/25). - Big game, tying career high with five groundballs while adding two groundballs at No. 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . - Had a groundball at Jacksonville (2/11) . - Scooped a groundball in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) . CAREER HIGHS Saves: 14 vs . Navy (3/26/16) 5, two times; last at Colgate (3/5/17) CAREER HIGHS Fewest Goals Allowed: Goals: 1 at Furman (2/20/16) Groundballs: 5 at North Carolina (2/18/17) Points: 1 at Furman (2/20/16) Groundballs: 6 vs . Boston University (4/1/17) Caused Turnovers: 4, three times; last vs . Boston University (4/1/17) #55 ANDREW EICHELBERGER Fr. • M • 6-4 • 225 • The Woodlands, Texas - Dished first-career assist vs. Lafayette (3/18). #44 TRISTAN RAI So . • A • 6-0 • 170 • Edmonton, Alberta - Tallied career-high two goals at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . - Scored a goal for second straight game at Jacksonville (2/11) . - Scored a goal in collegiate debut vs . NJIT (2/4) . - Third straight hat trick, recording three goals and two assists in big win vs . No . 16/18 Boston University (4/1) . - Scored three goals, dished two assists and added two groundballs and a caused turnover at Navy (3/25) . Marked 10th career hat trick . - Posted a career-high six points behind three goals and three assists against Lafayette (3/18) . - Dished an assist and added two groundballs vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . CAREER HIGHS - One goal and one assist in road win at Colgate (3/5) . Goals: 2 at North Carolina (2/18/17) Assists: 1 vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) - Scored three goals in Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (2/25) . Points: 2 at North Carolina (2/18/17) - Strong game with four points (one goal, three assists) at No . 2/3 North Carolina (2/18) . Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 1; Hat Tricks: 0 - Recorded seventh-career hat trick, scoring three goals and dishing an assist at Jacksonville (2/11) . Also set a career high with three groundballs . - Dished a career-high four assists in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) . #99 LUCAS SPENCE So. • A/M • 5-11 • 175 • Springfield, Pa. - Dished an assist and scooped a groundball in big win over No . 16/18 Boston University (4/1) . - Scored two goals on two shots while adding a groundball and caused turnover at Navy (3/25) . CAREER HIGHS - Scored a goal and recorded first-career caused turnover in home win over Lafayette (3/18). Goals: 5 vs . NJIT (2/6/16) - Collected a groundball vs . No . 11/13 Army West Point (3/11) . Assists: 4 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) - Tallied first-career hat trick, scoring three goals at Colgate (3/5). Marked first-career multi-goal game. Points: 6 vs . Lafayette (3/18/17) - Had a groundball in the Patriot League opener at Holy Cross (2/25) . Groundballs: 3 at Jacksonville (2/11/17) Caused Turnovers: 1, five times; last at Navy (3/25/17) - First-career multi-point goal, recording a goal and first-career assist at Jacksonville (2/11). Multi-Goal Games: 13; Multi-Point Games: 17; Hat Tricks: 11 - Scored a goal while adding two groundballs in the season opener vs . NJIT (2/4) .
#45 NOLAN APERS Jr . • M/A • 6-0 • 200 • Oakville, Ontario CAREER HIGHS - Scored first goal of the season in big win over No. 16/18 Boston University (4/1). Goals: 3 at Colgate (3/5/17) - Had a shot on goal and groundball in win over Lafayette (3/18) . Assists: 1, three times; last vs . Boston University (4/1/17) Points: 3 at Colgate (3/5/17)
Groundballs: 2 vs . NJIT (2/4/17) Caused Turnovers: 1, two times; last at Navy (3/25/17) Multi-Goal Games: 2; Multi-Point Games: 3; Hat Tricks: 1
CAREER HIGHS Goals: 2 vs . Bucknell (3/7/15) Assists: 1, three times; last vs . NJIT (2/6/16) Points: 2, two times; last vs . NJIT (2/6/16) Groundballs: 2, four times; last at Stony Brook (4/12/15) Caused Turnovers: 1, two times; last vs . Army West Point (3/21/15) Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 2; Hat Tricks: 0
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BETHLEHEM, Pa . - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team opened the 2017 JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team outscored Jack- season on Saturday in winning fashion with a decisive 15-5 victory at home sonville 9-3 in the span of 37:27 bridging the first through fourth quarters, over NJIT . The Mountain Hawks have now won back-to-back season openers helping propel the Mountain Hawks to a 13-12 win over the Dolphins on over the Highlanders by a combined score of 36-9 . Saturday afternoon. With the win, Lehigh improves to 2-0 for the first time Lehigh (1-0) found a sound rhythm offensively to start the season as since 2014 . Sophomores Andrew Pettit and Tristan Rai each scored three the Mountain Hawks had 11 different goal scorers and 12 different players goals while classmate Chris Kiernan was stellar between the pipes, making record a point on the day . LU dominated the shot column by out-shooting 12 saves, including stopping 7-of-10 during the Mountain Hawks’ 9-3 run . NJIT (0-1) 43-20 . Pettit recorded his first-career hat trick while Rai tallied his seventh. The Mountain Hawks opened the first quarter with five unanswered Rai added an assist for four points . Senior Matt Raposo also had a goal and goals by five different goal scorers to set the tone early. The Highlanders career-high five assists, tying a career high with six points for the game. tallied the first two goals of a high-scoring second quarter, but Lehigh an- Sophomore Craig Chick helped pace the defensive effort with six swered back with four straight before NJIT tallied a third in the final minute groundballs and three caused turnovers. Freshman Conor Gaffney won of the first half. 12-of-24 faceoffs, collecting seven groundballs . Just like the start of the first half, senior midfielder Ian Strain also A high-scoring first quarter saw 10 combined goals and 23 combined opened the second-half scoring and gave Lehigh a 10-3 lead on his second shots . Lehigh held leads of 1-0 and 2-1 before Jacksonville scored two straight goal of game to tie his career high . Lehigh would go to outscore NJIT 3-2 in to take a 3-2 advantage, its first lead of the game. Senior Ian Strain and fresh- the third quarter and then tack on three unanswered in the fourth . man Andrew Eichelberger scored within a 23-second span to give Lehigh a Freshman faceoff specialist Conor Gaffney was a big bright spot, win- 4-3 lead with 2:12 on the clock . The two-goal runs continued as Jacksonville ning 19-of-22 faceoffs in his collegiate debut . Gaffney helped lead Lehigh to eventually took a 5-4 lead with 21 seconds remaining in the first. However, a team percentage of 87 .5 on the day . Pettit scored his first goal of the game with four seconds on the clock, evening The dominate performance at the faceoff dot, combined with the offen- the score at five after 15 minutes of play. sive prowess, helped alleviate some of the pressure on the defense . Anchored The defenses began to stand tall in the second quarter as Lehigh ex- by netminder, sophomore Chris Kiernan, who finished the day with eight tended its run to 3-0 behind the second goals of the game from both Rai saves, the Lehigh defense limited the Highlanders to just 13 shots on goal . and Pettit, giving the Mountain Hawks a 7-5 advantage with 5:16 left in the Lehigh also caused six of NJIT’s 11 turnovers and swarmed to loose balls second quarter. Kiernan stood tall in the second, stopping four-of-five in the with a total of 41 groundballs on the day . Strain was one of nine players to stanza. He was finally beaten with 48 seconds on the clock as Jacksonville scoop up multiple ground balls on the day as he recorded his 50th and 51st pulled within 7-6 at the half . groundballs for his career . Lehigh began the second half on a 3-0 run, extending its run to 6-1 since Today’s stellar defensive effort also adds to the history of outstanding the end of the first quarter. The Mountain Hawks got goals from junior John defensive performances within the last seven seasons . The Mountain Hawks Mehok, freshman Parker Kent and sophomore Lucas Spence to take a 10-6 have now held opponents to less than 10 goals in a game 49 times in the last lead with 3:51 remaining in the third quarter . 84 games, including 19 games with five or less goals allowed. In two meetings The Dolphins scored the next two to pull within 10-8 with 13:32 left in with NJIT, Lehigh has held the Highlanders to a total of nine goals, including the fourth, but Lehigh’s starting attackmen, Pettit, Raposo and Rai, responded a 21-4 victory in last season’s opening game . with the next three goals, as the Mountain Hawks took a 13-8 advantage with Opening day marked a day of firsts for some members of the team as 7:55 on the clock . four players recorded their first career points with the Brown and White. Jacksonville quickly cut into the deficit, scoring two goals over the next Sophomore midfielder Craig Chick recorded his first multi-goal game of his 36 seconds . The Dolphins added two more goals and had a chance to tie in career with two tallies . Sophomore attacker Tristan Rai was the team’s lead the final seconds, but the Mountain Hawks’ defense made a stop when it distributor as he set a career high with four assists on the day . needed it most to hold onto the 13-12 victory . Lehigh has now recorded wins in seven of its last eight season-opening Lehigh finished with a 47-37 edge in shots while groundballs were tied games . The Mountain Hawks now improve to 7-3 under Cassese in season at 35 . Kiernan’s 12 saves came across Jacksonville’s Ben Gleichenhaus, who openers . made 14 stops .
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CHAPEL HILL, N .C . – The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team hung WORCESTER, Mass . - Holy Cross jumped out to a 9-1 lead, within striking distance for most of the game, but defending national Lehigh scored five of the next six goals, but the Crusaders answered, champion and No . 2/3 North Carolina outscored the Mountain Hawks defeating the Mountain Hawks 14-8 in the Patriot League opener on (2-1) 3-0 in the third quarter to create separation as Lehigh dropped a Saturday . Sophomore Andrew Pettit scored Lehigh’s first four goals 15-8 final on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Andrew Pettit led the and finished with career highs in goals (4), assists (3) and points (7). Lehigh offense with three goals and an assist for his second straight Sophomore Tristan Rai also scored three goals for his eighth-ca- hat trick. The Mountain Hawks scored the first two goals of the game, reer hat trick. Freshman faceoff specialist Conor Gaffney continued but the Tar Heels (3-0) answered . the stellar start to his collegiate career, winning 17-of-22 faceoffs Freshman Conor Gaffney impressed at the faceoff X . After with 13 groundballs . Sophomore Craig Chick was all over the field, winning just 2-of-7 in the first quarter, he won nine of his last 15 recording four groundballs and five caused turnovers while Eddie against North Carolina All-American Stephen Kelly . Along with Bouhall recorded four groundballs and a caused turnover . Pettit’s four points, classmate Tristan Rai also had four behind a Holy Cross scored the first four goals until Pettit got Lehigh on goal and three assists. Freshman was stellar, Andrew Eichelberger the scoreboard with an extra-man goal in the final minute of the first scoring a career-high two goals as well . Sophomore Craig Chick had quarter . three groundballs and three caused turnovers while classmate Eddie The Crusaders came back with the next five goals until the Bouhall tallied five groundballs and two caused turnovers. Mountain Hawks went on a late second-quarter surge . Pettit scored The Mountain Hawks jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead before the with 3:45, 1:12 and 0:31 on the clock to help pull his team within 9-4 game was six minutes old, behind goals from Rai and Eichelberger . following 30 minutes of play . North Carolina responded with the next five goals, opening a 5-2 advantage at 1:56 of the first quarter. The teams exchanged the Holy Cross opened the second-half scoring, but two straight next six goals, two from Pettit, as Lehigh pulled within 7-4 following Lehigh goals, from senior Matt Raposo and Rai, pulled the Mountain a Parker Kent goal with 9:38 remaining in the second quarter . Hawks within 10-4 with 3:26 left in the third quarter . The Tar Heels answered with a 4-0 run, but Lehigh scored the However, from there, Holy Cross scored four straight and didn’t final two goals of the half, the second from Eichelberger and an Ian let Lehigh get any closer . Rai scored two late goals, but it wasn’t Strain goal as the first half expired to pull within 11-7 following 30 nearly enough as the Crusaders wrapped up the 14-8 final. minutes of play . Final shots were 41-36 in favor of Lehigh while Holy Cross held The game became more defensive in the second half, with a total a 30-29 edge in groundballs . Three Mountain Hawk goaltenders of just five goals. Lehigh was able to score only once, Pettit’s fourth combined to make 10 saves on the afternoon . Holy Cross’ Jonathan goal of the game, as UNC pulled away . Tesoro finished with 13. North Carolina finished with a 40-29 edge in shots while the Mountain Hawks held a 30-29 advantage in groundballs . Lehigh sophomore goalkeeper Chris Kiernan made seven saves, before being replaced by senior Donny Stires who made two without allowing a goal .
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HAMILTON, N .Y . - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored the BETHLEHEM, Pa . - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse defense impressed for game’s first two goals and ended the first half on a 5-0 run, on its a second straight week, allowing just four even strength goals against way to an impressive 11-5 Patriot League win at Colgate on Saturday an Army West Point team averaging 13.4 over its first five games, but it afternoon . Sophomore Lucas Spence posted his first-career hat trick wasn’t enough as the Mountain Hawks (3-3, 1-2 Patriot League) dropped while classmate Andrew Pettit tallied his fourth consecutive hat a 6-4 final on a cold and windy Saturday afternoon. Army scored three trick as Lehigh improved to 3-2 overall, 1-1 in league play . goals (two on the extra man) in the span of 37 seconds in the second Freshman faceoff specialist Conor Gaffney continued his stellar quarter, but the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team held the Black Knights to play, winning 16-of-20 faceoffs with 12 groundballs . Sophomore just three goals over the game’s other 59:23 . Sophomore Craig Chick led the defense with game highs in ground- Craig Chick had four groundballs and two caused turnovers, eclips- balls (8) and caused turnovers (4) to improve his season totals to 27 and ing 50 career caused turnovers in the process . Junior Danny Norris 18, respectively . Classmate Eddie Bouhall also had four groundballs had a big day with a career-high five groundballs and three caused while Matt Rimol tallied a groundball and two caused turnovers . Junior turnovers . Danny Norris finished with four groundballs and a caused turnover. Along with the hat tricks from Spence and Pettit, senior Matt Over the last two games, Lehigh’s defense has now allowed just 11 goals Raposo tallied two goals and two assists while senior Cody Triolo (nine even strength) . Colgate entered last weekend’s game coming off had a career-high three points (one goal, two assists) . Sophomore 15 goals at Bucknell, while Army scored 48 goals over its previous three Tristan Rai had two points behind a goal and assist . games entering Saturday . Spence and Pettit accounted for the game’s only first-quarter Junior Andrew Pettit led the offense with two goals, his sixth goals, coming at the 8:52 and 7:01 marks, respectively . Lehigh’s de- straight multi-goal game to begin the season . He also set a career high fense finally gave up a goal 15:33 into the game, then Colgate pulled with four groundballs . Senior Matt Raposo tallied a goal and assist while even 2:32 later, but the Mountain Hawks answered with five straight junior John Mehok scored Lehigh’s other goal . goals to end the half, two scored by Raposo . His second came with Army’s Ted Glesener opened the scoring just over three minutes eight seconds remaining in the stanza to give Lehigh a 7-2 lead at into the game, but Pettit answered with 10 seconds on the first-quarter the half . clock, collecting a groundball following a save and finishing his 16th The Raiders pulled within 7-3 early in the third quarter, but goal of the season . Spence scored the next two, late in the third and midway through Mehok scored a nifty unassisted tally early in the second quarter while Pettit added his second of the game at the 8:54 mark to give Lehigh the fourth . Each team scored twice the rest of the way to account for a 3-1 advantage . However, not long after, the Black Knights scored three the 11-5 final. goals in the span of 37 seconds, the final two on the extra man. Army Lehigh finished with a 37-26 edge in shots and 30-19 advantage added a fourth straight goal just over a minute later at 6:09 to take a 5-3 in groundballs . Sophomore Chris Kiernan made nine saves, allow- halftime advantage . ing just five goals, across Colgate’s Brandon Burke who made 11. The second half saw just two goals . Early in the third, Raposo scored following a behind-the-back feed from sophomore Tristan Rai, but Lehigh couldn’t muster another goal and Army’s David Symmes added insurance early in the fourth quarter to account for the 6-4 final. Final shots were even at 27 while groundballs were even at 37. Sophomore Chris Kiernan finished with 10 saves for Lehigh while Army’s A .J . Barretto stopped 12-of-16 shots sent his way .
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BETHLEHEM, Pa . - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team jumped out to ANNAPOLIS, Md . – Navy went on a 5-1 run in the second quarter a 5-1 lead after one quarter and wouldn’t look back, defeating archrival to take a 9-3 lead, which proved too much for the Lehigh men’s lacrosse Lafayette 15-7 on Saturday afternoon . Saturday’s game was presented by team to overcome as the Mountain Hawks (4-4, 2-3 Patriot League) Yianni’s Taverna. All three starting attackmen posted five or more points dropped a 14-9 final on Saturday at Navy Marine-Corps Memorial for the Mountain Hawks (4-3, 2-2 Patriot League), with each setting a career Stadium . The Midshipmen won 21-of-26 faceoffs, helping them jump high in either goals or points . Meanwhile, the defense held an opponent to out to an early lead and forcing Lehigh to play from behind all day . seven goals or fewer for a third straight week . Sophomore Tristan Rai led the offense with five points behind three Sophomore Andrew Pettit scored a career-high five goals while adding goals and two assists . an assist for six points . Classmate Tristan Rai tallied a career-high six points Along with Rai’s five points, sophomore Andrew Pettit scored behind three goals and three assists, and senior Matt Raposo scored a ca- reer-high four goals, while adding an assist for five points. Senior midfielder twice to extend his multiple goal streak to nine games dating back to Cody Triolo posted a career-high four points as well behind two goals and last season . Sophomore Lucas Spence also scored two goals . Classmate two assists . Craig Chick finished the day with two assists, two faceoff wins, five Defensively, Lehigh caused 13 turnovers on the afternoon, 10 coming groundballs and four caused turnovers . Just a sophomore, Chick moved from sophomore Eddie Bouhall (4), sophomore Craig Chick (3) and junior into fourth place in school history for career caused turnovers with 62 . Danny Norris (3) . The totals for Bouhall and Norris tied career highs . Bou- Navy scored the only two goals of the first quarter, both from Dave hall added four groundballs while Chick and Norris each had three . The Little who finished with nine goals on the afternoon. Senior Ian Strain Mountain Hawks allowed just four goals over the game’s first 51:52 until got Lehigh on the scoreboard, pulling the Mountain Hawks within 3-1 Lafayette scored with 8:08, 3:15 and 1:32 remaining as Lehigh began to clear in the second quarter, but Navy went on to open a 9-3 lead . A late sec- its bench . ond-quarter surge saw Spence score with 19 seconds remaining then Rai Triolo scored less than one minute in to give Lehigh a quick 1-0 lead . tally his first of the game with six seconds on the clock, pulling Lehigh The Leopards’ first goal pulled them within 2-1, but the Mountain Hawks within 9-5 at the half . ended the quarter on a 3-0 run, the final two goals from Raposo, to give After trading goals to begin the third quarter, Rai and Pettit scored Lehigh a 5-1 advantage . at 4:26 and 2:06, respectively, pulling Lehigh within 11-8 with more Lafayette pulled within 6-3 late in the second quarter, but the Mountain than a quarter remaining . However, the Midshipmen scored three of Hawks responded with the next three . Early in the third, Rai scored twice the game’s final four goals to wrap up their third straight win against in a 36-second span to give Lehigh an 8-3 lead . After a Lafayette goal, the Mountain Hawks erased any doubt by scoring five straight, all in the fourth. the Mountain Hawks . Pettit had two goals and an assist in that span. Three of those five goals Final shots were even at 31 while Navy held a 42-25 edge in ground- were on the extra man as Pettit’s 21st goal of the season gave Lehigh a 14-4 balls . Sophomore Chris Kiernan made nine saves across the Mids’ Ryan advantage with 8:35 left in the fourth quarter . Kern, who tallied five. Pettit scored his career-high fifth goal with 5:02 on the clock to account for Lehigh’s final goal as the Mountain Hawks won their eighth straight and 15th in their last 16 tries against Lafayette . Final shots were 38-33 in favor of Lafayette while the Mountain Hawks held a 39-36 edge in groundballs . Sophomore goaltender Chris Kiernan fin- ished with nine saves while Lafayette’s Jonathan Anastos had seven . After winning just one of his first four faceoffs, Gaffney bounced back to win 13 of his last 18 and finish 14-of-22 with 12 groundballs. Lehigh was 4-for-4 on the extra man while Lafayette was 1-for-4 .
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Despite falling into an early 2-0 deficit, the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored eight of the next nine goals, on its way to a 10-6 win over No . 16/18 Boston University on Saturday afternoon at the Ulrich Sports Complex . The win marks the Mountain Hawks’ (5-4, 3-3 Patriot League) first over a nationally-ranked opponent since defeating the No. 20 Terriers in Boston last season . In the end, Lehigh’s defense held the Terriers to just six goals, tied for their season low, only three of them being even strength . The Mountain Hawks handed Boston University (9-2, 3-2) just its second loss of the season . Sophomore Tristan Rai led the offense with five points behind three goals and two assists. He has now tallied a hat trick and at least five points in each of the last three games, recording nine goals and seven assists in that span . Classmate Andrew Pettit also scored twice to extend his streak to 10 straight games with multiple goals dating back to last season . He remains the only player in all of Division I with multiple goals in every game this season . Senior Matt Raposo also recorded three points (two goals, one assist) . Lehigh’s starting attack, which as a unit, stood 11th nationally in points entering today, finished with 11 points (seven goals, four assists) on the day. Sophomores Eddie Bouhall and Craig Chick led the defense as Bouhall had a career-high six groundballs along with four caused turnovers (to tie a career high) while Chick had three groundballs and four caused turnovers . After Boston University took a 2-0 lead with 11:09 left in the first quar- ter, goals from Rai and Pettit in the span of 32 seconds pulled Lehigh even with 5:22 remaining in the first. The Terriers scored with just 18 seconds remaining left in the stanza, but the Mountain Hawks went on to score six straight goals . Junior Nolan Apers began the run with his first goal of the season, freshman Erik DiGirolamo later scored his first-career goal and Rai netted two goals in the run . In the end, Lehigh’s defense held the Terriers scoreless for 29:26 before the Terriers would add two man-up goals to pull within 8-5 early in the fourth . But three was as close as Boston U would come . Senior Cody Triolo rounded out the scoring at 3:28 of the fourth quarter, accounting for the 10-6 final Senior Donny Stires finished with a career-high 13 saves, 10 coming in the second half. Boston University finished with a 36-30 edge in shots and 42-28 advantage in groundballs. Freshman Conor Gaffney won 3-of-6 faceoffs before being forced to leave the game due to injury . Sophomore Brian Meyer did win 3-of-5 second-half faceoffs to help spark the Mountain Hawks, but University ended up winning 13-of-19 for the game .
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