COVER Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse 2018 Preseason Guide Fairfield University Athletic Communications • Walsh Athletic Center • 1073 North Benson Rd. • Fairfield, CT 06824 SID: Drew Kingsley • [email protected] • O: (203) 254-4000 ext. 2877 • C: (203) 314-7561 • F: (203) 254-4117 2018 Schedule COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STANDINGS 2017 Final Standings Feb. 10 VERMONT (DH) .............................................. 12 PM Feb. 17 at Saint Joseph’s ............................................. 12 PM CAA Record Overall Record Feb. 24 at Rutgers .......................................................... 12 PM Towson^# 4-1 12-5 Feb. 27 HARTFORD ..........................................................3 PM Hofstra 3-2 11-3 March 3 STONY BROOK ...................................................1 PM Massachusetts 3-2 7-8 March 6 QUINNIPIAC ........................................................3 PM Drexel 3-2 6-8 March 10 YALE .......................................................................1 PM Fairfield 2-3 5-9 March 17 PENN STATE (Lax Sports Network) .........1 PM Delaware 0-5 7-8 March 20 NJIT .........................................................................3 PM ^ CAA Regular Season Champion March 24 at Villanova ..........................................................3 PM # CAA Champion March 31 at Delaware* .................................................... 12 PM 2017 STAGS IN THE CAA 2017 STAGS IN THE NCAA April 7 at Hofstra* ...........................................................7 PM April 14 DREXEL* (DH) ................................................ 12 PM Team Stats (6 Teams) Team Stats (69 Teams) April 21 UMASS* (Lax Sports Network) ...................1 PM April 28 at Towson* (Lax Sports Network) .........11 AM Scoring Offense ................8.50 ........6th Scoring Offense ................8.50 .....59th Man-Up Offense ................325 ........6th Man-Up Offense ................325 .....46th * Colonial Athletic Association game Assists Per Game .............4.07 ........6th Assists Per Game .............4.07 .....66th Points Per Game ............ 12.57 .......6th Points Per Game ............ 12.57 ...62nd DH denotes doubleheader with Fairfield women’s lacrosse Shot Percentage ................232 ........6th Shot Percentage ................232 .....65th Home games playedQuick on Conway Facts Field at Rafferty Stadium Scoring Defense ............. 10.36 .......5th Scoring Defense ............. 10.36 ....33rd Man-Down Defense .........618 ........5th Man-Down Defense .........618 .....44th Ground Balls/Game ..... 27.21 .......3rd Ground Balls/Game ..... 27.21 ....37th Location ................................................................Fairfield, Conn. Fewest Turns./Game ... 11.57 .......3rd Fewest Turns./Game ... 11.57 .......8th Caused Turns./Game .....5.21 ........5th Caused Turns./Game .....5.21 ....62nd Founded .....................................................................................1942 Faceoff Percentage ..........511 ........3rd Faceoff Percentage ..........511 ......31st Enrollment...............................................................................5,137 Clearing Percentage ........891 .......2nd Clearing Percentage ........891 .....14th Individual Stats (Top 10) Individual Stats Affiliation ............................................................NCAA Division I Goals Per Game Goals Per Game Conference ...............................Colonial Athletic Association School Color ............................................................................... Red 7. Colin Burke ...................................1.86 75. Colin Burke .................................1.86 Nickname ..................................................................................Stags Man-Up Goals Man-Up Goals ProgramHome Field History ... Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium (3,500) 5. Travis Ford .......................................... 5 39. Travis Ford ....................................... 5 Assists Per Game Assists Per Game First Season ..............................................................................1972 7. Colin Burke ...................................1.07 90. Colin Burke .................................1.07 First NCAA Varsity Season.................................................1993 Points Per Game Points Per Game Varsity Record ...................................................179-175 (.506) 6. Colin Burke ...................................2.93 70. Colin Burke .................................2.93 TeamNCAA AppearancesInformation (2) ..........................................2002, 2005 Faceoff Win Percentage Faceoff Win Percentage 3. Will Fox ............................................535 31. Will Fox .........................................535 Head Coach .............................. Andy Copelan (Bucknell ’03) 4. Joe DeLasho ...................................497 44. Joe DeLasho .................................497 Goals-Against Average Goals-Against Average Record at Fairfield ................................ 78-58 (10th season) Career Record ......................................... 96-73 (12th season) 4. Tyler Behring ............................10.57 38. Tyler Behring ..........................10.57 Associate Head Coach ........................................ Andy Whitley Save Percentage Save Percentage Assistant Coaches .......... Colin Hulme, Justin Schneidman 2017 Overall Record ................................................................5-9 5. Tyler Behring ................................521 25. Tyler Behring ..............................521 Saves Per Game Saves Per Game 2017 CAA Record ..........................................................2-3 (5th) Starters Returning/Lost ......................................5+Faceoff/5 Players Returning/Lost ................................................... 32/14 3. Tyler Behring ............................11.31 20. Tyler Behring .........................11.31 Newcomers ................................................................................... 13 2018 Preseason Guide Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse Head Coach Andy Copelan The 2018 Stags 10th Season • Bucknell ’03 2015 CAA Coach of the Year The 2018 season is Andy Copelan’s 10th at the helm of the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team. He has posted a 78-58 (.574) record with the Stags and owns an 11-year NCAA Division I head coaching record of 96-73 (.568). Copelan was named the program’s third head coach in varsity history on August 25, 2008 and has returned the Stags to the national conversation. Fairfield has entered the USILA national rankings in seven of Copelan’s nine years on the sidelines and defeated a nationally-rank foe in eight of his nine campaigns with the Stags. Copelan led the Stags into a new era beginning in 2015, as Fairfield joined the nationally-prominent Colonial Athletic Association. The Stags have made an immediate impact on the CAA, winning back-to-back regular season titles. Fairfield hosted the 2015 CAA Championship on newly-constructed Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. In 2016, the Stags advanced to their first-ever CAA Championship Game. Copelan was tabbed as the CAA Coach of the Year in 2015. In three seasons with CAA Lacrosse, the Stags have collected 20 All-CAA honors, highlighted by 2015 Rookie of the Year recognition for Will Fox ’18 and 2016 Rookie and co-Player of the Year nods for Colin Burke ’19. Fairfield student-athletes also continue to gain the national and regional spotlight. Burke and TJ Neubauer ’16 were USILA All-America Honorable Mentions in 2016 with Neubauer also garnering All-New England First Team distinction for the third straight season. Neubauer was also drafted by the Rochester Rattlers in the fourth round of the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. Neubauer was the highest-drafted Stag since Greg Downing ’07 was tabbed as the sixth overall pick and only First Round selection in program history in 2007. Neubauer was the 10th Stag during Copelan’s tenure to be drafted or signed as a free agent into the MLL ranks. The 2014 edition of the club boasted a final record of 12-4, tying the program’s single-season wins mark. The campaign began with a record-setting 7-0 start and included the team’s first-ever ECAC Lacrosse League Regular Season Championship and a trip to ECAC Championship Game. Fairfield made four consecutive ECAC postseason appearances from 2011-14, including three trips to the ECAC Championship Game. Along the way, the program earned several landmark victories. Copelan’s 2013 club recorded the Stags’ first-ever victory over the nation’s top-ranked team with an overtime triumph at No. 1 Denver, and the 2010 Fairfield team topped a Notre Dame club that went on to reach the NCAA National Championship Game. Copelan has seen his student-athletes excel in the classroom as well. During his stay at the helm, every student-athlete that has completed his eligibility has also earned a degree from Fairfield. The Stags had 39 student-athletes earn All- ECAC Academic Team honors under Copelan’s tutelage, including a program-high 10 honorees in 2014. In 2015, Max Buchanan ’15 and Tristan Sperry ’15 collected USILA Scholar All-America distinctions following their senior campaigns. Signs of the Stags’ return to national prominence were immediate when Copelan took the reins for the 2009 season. His first team went 7-6 overall to earn the program’s first winning record since 2005 and a winning mark (4-3) in the ECAC Lacrosse League for the first time since