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2015 STAGS SCHEDULE 2015 MAAC LACROSSE TOURNAMENT FINAL NOTES DAY DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Sat. F14 Sacred Heart W, 11-2 GAME NO. 2 STAGS (13-4; 7-1 MAAC) Tue. F17 Hofstra L, 5-9 18 VS. NO. 1 (13-5; 8-0 MAAC) Sat. F21 Rutgers W, 11-10 Sat. F28 at Lehigh W, 5-4 Sunday, May 3, 12:00 p.m. Fri. M06 New Hampshire L, 7-9 Demske Sports Complex  Buffalo, N.Y. Fri. M13 at Central State W, 13-9 Wed. M18 UConn L, 4-6 GAME DAY MEDIA INFORMATION Sat. M21 Manhattan* W, 12-3 Live Stats: gogriffs.com Tue. M24 Holy Cross W, 7-6 OT TV (Sunday’s Final): Time Warner Cable/ESPN3 Sat. M28 at Siena* W, 11-7 Wed. A01 Iona* W, 13-6 Sat. A04 at Niagara* W, 16-8 Sat. A11 Canisius* L, 10-11 FAIRFIELD VS. CANISIUS Wed. A15 Monmouth* W, 8-7 ◊ During the regular season, the Stags fell to the Griffs in an exciting 11-10 contest on April 11 Sat. A18 at Marist* W, 10-9 at . Junior Colleen Reynolds recorded a hat trick for the Stags while Courtney Wed. A22 at Quinnipiac* W, 18-3 Chmil and Alex Fehmel recorded two goals apiece. Fairfi eld also received goals from Jamie Fri. M01 #3 Monmouth (MAAC Semifi nal) W, 8-7 Leone, Julieanne Mascera, and Maeve Quinn. Sun. M03 #1 Canisius (MAAC Championship) Noon * MAAC Opponent ◊ Junior goalkeeper Chelsey Sidaras made nine saves. ◊ Last season, the Stags were clipped by Canisius, 12-10, in the semifi nals. 2015 MAAC LACROSSE STANDINGS ◊ Fairfi eld is 13-8 all-time against Canisius in a series that dates back to 1999.

MAAC Overall ◊ The Stags are 5-5 against the Griffs under Head Coach Mike Waldvogel. W L Pct. W L Pct. Canisius 8 0 1.000 13 5 .722 SCOUTING THE GOLDEN GRIFFINS Fairfi eld 7 1 .875 13 4 .764 Canisius is looking for their fourth consecutive MAAC Championship Tournament title. Monmouth 6 2 .750 12 6 .667 ◊ Canisius’ 15-7 semifi nal win over fi fth-seeded Marist on May 1 allowed the Griffs to advance Siena 5 3 .625 10 8 .556 Marist 3 5 .375 8 9 .471 to the championship contest. Niagara 3 5 .375 6 11 .353 ◊ Canisius has outscored their opponents 214-189 this year, having outscored opponents Iona 2 6 .250 7 10 .412 117-92 in the fi rst half of their games. Manhattan 1 7 .125 4 13 .235 ◊ Canisius has scored 11.89 goals per game and has tallied 25.4 shots per game. Quinnipiac 1 7 .125 2 14 .125 ◊ Senior Tori Quinn is the Griffs’ leading scorer this season with 38 goals and 35 assists for 73 points. Junior Taylor Giglio and rookie Erica Evans have also recorded 38 goals. ◊ Senior goalkeeper Kayla Scully has a 8.97 GAA with 85 saves, earning a save percentage QUICK FACTS of .464. Location Fairfi eld, Conn. Founded 1942 Enrollment 3,300 MAAC ATTACK Affi liation NCAA Division I ◊ Top-seeded Canisius (13-5; 8-0 MAAC) defeated fi fth-seeded Marist (8-9; 3-5 MAAC), 15- Conference Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) 7, in the second semifi nal game on May 1 to advance to the championship contest. School Color Red ◊ The winner of the championship game will capture the 2015 MAAC Tournament title and a Nickname Stags berth into the NCAA Tournament. Home Field (Surface/Capacity) Rafferty Stadium (FieldTurf/3,500) FAIRFIELD IN THE MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT PROGRAM HISTORY The Stags have appeared in each of the last nine MAAC Championship Tournaments dating NCAA Appearances (1) 2009 back to the 2006 season. MAAC Regular Season Titles (10) ‘98, ‘01, ‘02, ‘03, ‘08 ◊ Fairfi eld has advanced to the fi nals in fi ve of those appearances (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, ‘09, ‘10, ‘11, ‘12, ‘14 MAAC Tournament Titles (2) 2001, 2009 2012) and has captured the MAAC Championship Tournament title twice in program history (2001, 2009). TEAM INFORMATION ◊ This year, second-seeded Fairfi eld defeated third-seeded Monmouth, 8-7, in the semifi nal Head Coach Mike Waldvogel (Cortland State ‘71) round to advance to the fi nals. Record at Fairfi eld/Career Record (Seasons) 91-34 (7) ◊ Last season, the Stags were clipped by Canisius, 12-10, in the semifi nals. MAAC Record (Seasons) 42-4 (7) Associate Head Coach Laura Field 2014 Record 12-5 POSSIBLE STARTERS 2014 MAAC Record (Finish) 7-1 (1st, TIed) No. Name Yr. Pos. G A Pts Miscellaneous Starters Returning/Lost 9/3 02 Riley Hellstein So. M 19 7 26 semifi nal hat trick, 37 DC Letterwinners Returning/Lost 24/7 05 Courtney Chmil Sr. M 15 4 19 22 GB, 28 DC 07 Lauren Casadonte Sr. D 0 0 0 29 GB, 11 CT ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS 11 Jamie Leone Sr. A 12 6 18 .947 SOG % Athletic Comm. Grad Asst./WLAX Contact: Emily Forese Forese Offi ce 203-254-4000, ext. 3474 12 Melissa Laible Jr. D 0 0 0 11 GB, 6 CT Forese Cell (calls only) 914-552-6975 19 Colleen Reynolds Jr. M 15 5 20 18 GB, 31 DC, 9 CT Forese E-mail emily.forese@fairfi eld.edu 20 Alex Fehmel So. M 27 13 40 leading scorer Athletics Website Fairfi eldStags.com 22 Meghan Reda Sr. D 0 0 0 40 GB, 21 DC, 26 CT Facebook Fairfi eldUAthletics 25 Julieanne Mascera Jr. A 27 8 35 second leading scorer Twitter @Fairfi eldStags 30 Maeve Quinn Jr. A 16 13 29 16 GB, 3 DC @StagsWomensLax Instagram @Fairfi eldStags 35 Chelsey Sidaras Jr. GK ------115 S, 6.62 GAA, 31 GB 2015 Fairfi eld Women’s Lacrosse Game Notes MIKE WALDVOGEL ABOUT THE MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT HEAD COACH The 2015 MAAC Championship Tournament is hosted by . ◊ The four-team fi eld was comprised of: top-seeded Canisius, second-seeded Fairfi eld, RECORD AT FAIRFIELD: 91-34 (SEVEN SEASONS) third-seeded Monmouth, and fi fth-seeded Marist. OVERALL RECORD: 91-34 (SEVEN SEASONS) The 2015 campaign will be the seventh season FAIRFIELD VS. THE MAAC that Mike Waldvogel has patrolled the sidelines The Stags are 7-1 in conference play this season. as the head coach of the Fairfi eld University ◊ Fairfi eld is scoring 12.25 goals per game while holding league opponents to just 6.75 goals women’s lacrosse team, and his sixth with the program. His tenure with the Stags has coin- per game. cided with the most successful stretch in pro- ◊ The Stags defense is holding opponents to a .378 shot percentage. gram history, encompassing the program’s two ◊ Fairfi eld is outscoring league opponents 51-27 in the fi rst half of conference contests. winningest seasons, fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament berth, a program-record 17-game win streak, and 30 consecutive regular season wins over Metro ◊ Fairfi eld is also picking up 53.1 percent (126-111) of ground balls and 53.6 percent (90- Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) foes. 78) of draw controls. Waldvogel is a lacrosse legend, both as a player and coach, having spent THIRTEEN TIME... nearly half a century involved in the sport. On his resume are over 200 col- legiate victories (222-160) between his time at Fairfi eld and Yale, and four With their win over Monmouth on May 1, the Stags forged their sixth season with 12+ wins, NCAA Tournament appearances. Waldvogel was named the MAAC Coach fi nishing with 13. of the year following the 2012 campaign, the third time in his Fairfi eld stint ◊ It is the fi rst ninth 10+ win season for the Stags. that he has been honored by the league’s head coaches. ◊ It is the fi rst 13-win season for Head Coach Mike Waldvogel since 2012. Over his fi ve seasons with the program, Waldvogel has helped catapult ◊ Fairfi eld set the program record for wins in 2008 when it picked up 17. The Stags tied that the Stags into the national conversation. In four years as head coach the record again in 2009 earning both MAAC Regular Season and MAAC Tournament Champion Stags are 56-17, with a perfect 24-0 mark in MAAC Lacrosse League reg- titles. ular season play, and advanced to the program’s fi rst-ever NCAA Tourna- ment. All told, in his time on the Stags coaching staff, Fairfi eld has posted ◊ The Stags also had double digit wins in 2001 (10); 2008 (17); 2009 (17); 2010 (13); 2011 73 victories, won fi ve MAAC regular season crowns and has 30 consecu- (13); 2012 (13); 2013 (10) and 2014 (12). tive regular season conference victories – the longest streak in conference history. LAST TIME OUT Numerous school records have fallen since Waldgovel joined the staff, The Stags topped Monmouth, 8-7, on May 1 in the MAAC Tournament semifi nal to advance to with the program’s top-four single-season point totals coming during his the championship game. Sophomore Riley Hellstein led the Stags’ offense with a hat trick. In time on staff. In fact, every school single-season offensive record has had addition to three goals from Hellstein, Julieanne Mascera scored twice for the Stags. Adding at least one re-writing in his fi ve seasons with the program. single markers in the victory were Maeve Quinn, Courtney Chmil, and Jenna Fuchs. In 2012, the Stags got into the defensive record book, putting up a pro- ◊ The Stags shutout Monmoouth in the fi rst half, taking a 3-0 advantage into halftime. gram-best 8.42 GAA for the year. That helped the Stags to a seventh-rank- ◊ The Stags went on a 5-0 run against the Hawks, before Mommouth scored at 26:29 in the ing in the NCAA in scoring defense, and a scoring margin of +3.41, despite ranking 45th in the nation in total points. second half. ◊ The Stags had clinched the second seed for the 2015 MAAC Tournament in their second to That isn’t the fi rst time the Stags have been highly ranked in season-end- last contest; a 10-9 victory over Marist on April 18. ing Division I NCAA statistical categories. In his fi rst year as head coach, 2009, Waldvogel has Fairfi eld as the second most potent offense in the nation, at 16.05 goals per game, second only to national champion North- NATIONAL NOTICE western. The Stags were eighth in the country at the end of 2010 at 14.39 Entering the week, the Stags are among the national statistical leaders in several categories. goals per game, and have been top-12 nationally in win percentage in all ◊ Junior goalie Chelsey Sidaras tops the chart in save percentage (0.537) and is ranked fi fth four of his seasons as head coach. All told, the Stags have fi nished in the top-10 nationally in a statistical category eight times in Waldvogels’ four in goals-against average (6.59). seasons. ◊ As a team, Fairfi eld tops the chart in saves percentage (.540), is ranked fourth in scoring defense (6.81) and is tied for 17th overall in win percentage (.750). In his fi rst season at the helm Waldvogel, a 1996 National Lacrosse Hall of ◊ The Stags are also ranked 25th in scoring margin (3.25). Fame inductee, led the Stags to a 17-3 record and a second consecutive MAAC regular season crown. After earning MAAC Coach of the Year hon- ors from his league peers, Waldvogel led the team to a pair of wins in the WINNING WALDVOGEL MAAC Championship, for the program’s fi rst post-season title since 2001. ◊ Head Coach Mike Waldvogel has a 91-34 career record and a 42-4 career MAAC record The Stags then knocked off Sacred Heart in an NCAA Play-in contest to earn the fi rst-ever NCAA Tournament berth. Fairfi eld took on #4 Penn in over the last seven seasons. the opening round of the tournament, giving the eventual national semifi - ◊ The Stags have earned fi ve MAAC Regular Season Champion titles (2009, 2010, 2011, nalist all they could handle before falling 10-8. 2012, 2014) under his tutelage. For the fi rst time in program history the Stags fi nished a season ranked in a ◊ He has led the Stags to one MAAC Tournament Champion title in 2009. national poll, earning the 19th spot in the IWLCA/Under Armour Poll. The season of fi rsts was capped when Waldvogel was selected as the IWLCA OFFENSIVE OUTPUT Division I Northeast Region Coach of the Year, becoming the fi rst Stag mentor to earn that accolade. The Stags have scored 169 goals and have recorded 241 points this season. ◊ Fairfi eld is averaging 9.94 goals per game while holding opponents to 6.82 goals. Waldvogel has been associated with the sport of lacrosse, as a player or ◊ The Stags have recorded at least 10 goals in 10 of 17 games this season. coach, for more than 40 years, including coaching at the Division I level ◊ Fairfi eld scored in double digits in four straight games between March 26 and April 11. for over three decades. From 1980-2002 he served as the head coach at , where he is the winningest coach in program history at ◊ Eight Stags have 10+ goals on the year. 166-143. He led the Bulldogs to three NCAA Tournaments and three con- ◊ Two Stags have 20+ goals on the year. secutive Ivy League crowns from 1988-90. ◊ Nine Stags have at least 10 points this season. Waldvogel joined the Fairfi eld women’s lacrosse staff as an assistant for the 2007-08 season, helping lead the program to a school-record 17 con- SAVING SIDARAS secutive victories. Fairfi eld captured a MAAC regular season crown that Junior goalie Chelsey Sidaras has manned the net for the Stags in 16-of-17 games this sea- spring and advanced to the MAAC Championship fi nal before falling. son. This is Waldvogel’s second stint with the Stags, having spent the 2003-04 ◊ She’s faced 273 shots this year, re- campaign as an assistant coach with the men’s lacrosse team. cording 115 saves, in 906:52 of action. ◊ Sidaras currently ranks second in As an undergraduate at Cortland State, Waldvogel was a two-time First STAGS RECORD YEAR-BY-YEAR Team All-America selection. He went on to play for the US National Team the national chart in save percentage in 1974 and 1978, before coaching the team in 1990. (0.535) and is ranked fi fth in goals- Overall MAAC against average (6.62). W L W L He has served the game of lacrosse in the NCAA and on a national level ◊ Sidaras currently ranks third in Fair- 2009 17 3 6 0 during his career. From 1989-1998 he was the secretary/treasurer of the USLCA, with a membership of over 5,000. He served as the US delegate to fi eld’s career records for wins (25). 2010 13 5 6 0 the International Lacrosse Federation from 1993-2001. From 1989-94 he ◊ She currently holds Fairfi eld’s single 2011 13 5 6 0 was a member of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Committee and season record for GAA (6.62). 2012 13 4 6 0 served on the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules Committee. Last year he was an NCAA observer of offi cials in the New England Region. ◊ She currently ranks fi fth in Fair- 2013 10 8 4 2 fi eld’s career charts for minutes played 2014 12 5 7 1 Waldvogel earned a Bachelor’s Degree Science Education from Cortland (2,145:26). 2015 13 4 7 1 State in 1971 and a Masters Degree in Science Education in 1975. He ◊ She is currently ranked fourth in Fair- Totals 91 34 42 4 currently resides in Madison, Conn. fi eld’s career charts for games played 20152014 Fair Fairfi eldfi eld Women’s Men’s Lacrosse Lacrosse Game Game Notes Notes (43) and ranks fi fth in games started (34). ◊ Sidaras has picked up a second-highest 31 ground balls and has caused seven turn- FAIRFIELD VS. 2015 OPPONENTS overs. Team Streak All-Time Under Waldvogel DON’T FORGET FEHMEL Hofstra L3 1-11 1-4 Sophomore Alex Fehmel has had a stellar campaign as the Stags’ leading scorer. Rutgers W1 1-3 1-3 ◊ She’s started in all 17 games this year at midfi eld. Holy Cross W4 7-8 5-1 ◊ Fehmel has scored 27 goals, including three game-winners against Sacred Heart, Cen- Lehigh W5 7-6 6-1 tral Connecticut State, and Niagara. ◊ She’s tallied a team-high 40 points so far this season (27 goals, 13 assists). Central Conn. St. W1 1-0 1-0 ◊ Fehmel has recorded nine multi-goal games, including a career-high fi ve goals against New Hampshire L1 3-5 3-3 Iona. UConn L4 4-9 1-4 ◊ She’s also picked up 26 ground balls, 11 draw controls, and caused 18 turnovers. Sacred Heart W10 10-0 7-0 HEATING UP HELLSTEIN Niagara W18 18-0 7-0 Sophomore Riley Hellstein has had an impressive season at attack. Iona W13 13-0 8-0 ◊ She’s appeared in 12 out of 17 games, with 12 starts. Manhattan W9 15-5 7-0 ◊ She’s the team’s fourth leading scorer with 19 goals, including three game-winners Siena W2 19-2 8-1 against Siena and Monmouth (2). Quinnipiac W6 6-0 6-0 ◊ Hellstein has tallied 26 points so far this season (19 goals, seven assists). ◊ The sophomore has grabbed a team-high 37 draw controls. Marist W1 17-9 7-3 ◊ She has recorded six multi-goal games, including a hat trick in the MAAC semifi nal. Monmouth W9 9-5 8-0 Canisius L2 13-8 5-5 COUNT ON CHMIL Senior Courtney Chmil has been solid once again at midfi eld for the Stags. ◊ Chmil has tallied 19 regular season points (15 goals, four assists) in her fi nal campaign. ◊ She has three multi-goal games, including two consecutive hat tricks against New 2015 MAAC AWARDS & HONORS Hampshire and Central Connecticut State. ◊ Chmil has picked up 22 ground balls, recorded 28 draw controls, and has caused four All-MAAC First Team Meghan Reda turnovers. ◊ She currently ranks seventh on Fairfi eld’s career charts for draw controls with 115. Chelsey Sidaras

REDIRECT REDA All-MAAC Second Team Riley Hellstein Senior Meghan Reda made her way into the national rankings throughout a stellar fi nal campaign in the Stags defense. Alex Fehmel ◊ Reda is currently tied for 37th in the national charts for caused turnovers per game Melissa Laible (1.53) and is tied for 44th in ground balls per game (2.35). ◊ She’s recorded a team-high 26 caused turnovers and a team-high 40 ground balls. MAAC All-Rookie Team Brenna Connolly ◊ Reda has also tallied 21 draw controls for the Stags.

DEFENSIVE DUTY MAAC All-Academic Team Kaitlyn Arnold Senior Lauren Casadonte and junior Melissa Laible have been an essential part of the Kayla Arnold Stags’ defensive unit. ◊ Casadonte guarded the net and started in all 17 games this year. Lauren Casadonte ◊ She’s grabbed up 29 ground balls and caused 11 turnovers. Courtney Chmil ◊ Laible guarded the net in all but one game this season, and started in the 15 games she Jenna Fuchs appeared in. ◊ She’s picked up 11 ground balls and caused six turnovers. Riley Hellstein Shelby Iapoce FAIRFIELD AT HOME Melissa Laible The Stags went 6-4 at Rafferty Stadium this season. ◊ Fairfi eld is averaging 8.80 goals while holding opponents to 6.90 goals per game. Maeve Quinn ◊ Fairfi eld had a 3-1 MAAC record at home, posting victories over Manhattan, Iona, and Meghan Reda Monmouth. Colleen Reynolds ◊ Fairfi eld’s had winning home records in each of Head Coach Mike Waldvogel’s seven seasons for a 45-15 record. Chelsey Sidaras Scarlett Sulliman FAIRFIELD ON THE ROAD Brenna Weill The Stags went a perfect 7-0 on the road this season. ◊ Fairfi eld is averaging 11.57 goals while holding opponents to 6.71 goals per game. ◊ Fairfi eld’s had winning records on the road in six of Head Coach Mike Waldvogel’s seven seasons for a 47-18 record. The only losing record came in 2013 when the Stags went 4-5 on the road.

STREAKING STAGS This year, the Stags had a fi ve-game winning streak between March 21 and April 11. ◊ The last time Fairfi eld had a fi ve or more game winning streak was in 2014 when the Stags tallied six consecutive wins. ◊ Head Coach Mike Waldvogel’s longest winning streak came in 2009 (11 games). ◊ The program’s longest winning streak was 17 games. Fairfi eld achieved that feat in 2008 under Head Coach Beth Loffredo. CLOSE CALLS Fairfi eld has had success in tight games this year. Six of the Stags’ contests were decided by one goal. ◊ Fairfi eld’s only overtime contest this year came on March 24 against Holy Cross. ◊ In games decided by one goal, Fairfi eld went 6-1 this season.

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