Senior Ryan Butten- baum 4 goals at Bucknell Sat.
Senior Dan Taylor 76 points as a junior (seventh in nation) LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 1: MARQUETTE AT #16/18 LEHIGH
February 7 MARQUETTE 12:00 MARQUETTE GOLDEN EAGLES (0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST) 14 at Furman 11:00 AM at #16/18 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (0-0, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 21 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 1:00 28 at Loyola* 2:00 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2015 • 12:00 PM
March ULRICH SPORTS COMPLEX• BETHLEHEM, Pa. 7 BUCKNELL* 1:00 10 at Villanova 7:00 14 at Navy* 2:30 SETTING THE SCENE 17 DENVER 7:00 21 ARMY* 12:00 The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team opens the 2015 season on Saturday when the Mountain Hawks host 24 at Monmouth 3:00 Marquette at 12 p m. . This marks the second straight season featuring Marquette as Lehigh’s home- 28 at Holy Cross* 3:00 opening opponent . The Mountain Hawks are coming off a 2014 season which saw them advance to April their third straight Patriot League Championship Game while the Golden Eagles enjoyed a strong 4 at Colgate 2:00 4-2 Big East record to earn the #2 seed in their conference tournament . 7 PRINCETON 7:30 12 at Stony Brook 3:00 17 LAFAYETTE* 7:00 Lehigh is led by a pair of senior All-Americans at attack (Dan Taylor) and in goal (Matt Poillon) . 21 Patriot League Quarterfinals 24 Patriot League Semifinals Taylor emerged as one of the nation’s leading attackmen last season, finishing with 76 points, tops 26 Patriot League Championship Game in the Patriot League and #7 in the nation . Meanwhile, Poillon has been named an honorable men-
May tion All-American each of his three seasons and is an Inside Lacrosse preseason All-American this 9-10 NCAA First Round (1) year . Seniors make up the core at the other positions as Kurtis Kaunas spearheads the midfield 16-17 NCAA Quarterfinals (2) and Lukas Mikelinich is the quarterback of the defense . Kaunas enjoyed a breakout season in 23 NCAA Semifinals (3) 25 NCAA Championship (3) 2014, earning All-League honors, while Mikelinich tallied career highs in groundballs and caused turnovers last year . *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS
(1) Campus Sites (2) Quarterfinals at Hempstead, N.Y. or Newark, Del. The Mountain Hawks were up-and-down in 2014, but in the end, finished with 13 wins - just one (3) M&T Bank Stadium; Baltimore, Md. shy of a school record. Lehigh finished 6-2 in the Patriot League then defeated Navy and Army in the league tournament to make it back to the championship game and just 60 minutes from another LEHIGH IN THE POLLS NCAA Tournament berth . The team earned a hard-fought and thrilling win over Army in the Pa- triot League Semifinals as junior Reid Weber scored the game-winning goal with just 3 7. seconds Date Coaches Cascade/Maverick Media Preseason 18 16 remaining for the 12-11 victory .
The Mountain Hawks are 39-13 over their last three seasons as Lehigh looks to continue the momen- tum in 2015. Lehigh has won five straight season openers, which includes a 13-6 win at Furman to begin last year . The Mountain Hawks followed by hosting Marquette in their home opener, also a 13-6 victory. The Golden Eagles finished last season 6-10 with an impressive 4-2 record in the Big East . That was good for second in the conference standings, an impressive feat in the program’s second year. Marquette’s first season of lacrosse was in 2013.
MEDIA INFORMATION Lehigh begins its season by hosting Marquette, traveling to Furman and hosting Boston University Men’s Lacrosse Contact:...... Justin Lafleur before a big early-season rematch of the Patriot League Championship Game, at Loyola on Feb . 28 . Office...... (610) 758-6631 An impressive schedule features home games against nationally-ranked caliber opponents Bucknell, Cell: ...... (610) 577-5222 E-mail:...... jul310@lehigh. .edu Denver, Army and Princeton, Denver is the preseason #1 team in the nation in all major polls .
BY THE NUMBERS Lehigh Marquette IF LEHIGH BEATS MARQUETTE AT A GLANCE... Overall Record 13-5 6-10 • Lehigh would win its sixth straight season opener . Goals/Game 10 .56 9 .25 Goals Allowed/Game 7 .22 11 .56 • The Mountain Hawks would win their home opener for a fourth • Lehigh has won its last four games Shot Pct. .285 .287 time in the last five seasons. against the Big East, including a perfect 3-0 record last season . Shots/Game 37 .0 32 .2 • Lehigh would improve to 2-0 all-time against Marquette . • The Mountain Hawks are 23-4 against Shots Allowed/Game 30 .6 35 .6 Patriot League opponents since the Assists 114 73 • Lehigh would win its fifth straight game over the Big East. The beginning of 2012 (regular season and Man-Up Percentage .365 (23-63) .411 (23-56) Mountain Hawks were 3-0 against the Big East last season (Marquette, postseason) . Groundballs 563 423 • The Mountain Hawks have beaten Turnovers 278 201 Villanova and Georgetown) while beating Villanova in 2013 . Please Colgate and Bucknell (in the same Caused Turnovers 169 99 note: Lehigh lost to Denver (currently in the Big East) in 2013, but the season) for three straight years after not Faceoffs (W-L) 207-385 171-388 Pioneers were in the ECAC at the time . doing so since 1997 . Faceoff Percentage .538 .441 • Lehigh have reached double-figure Clears 300-343 234-265 victories each of the last three seasons Clear Percentage .875 .883 after having double-figure wins just four times in the first 112 years of the Penalties/Minutes 73/58:30 51/42:00 program: 1969, 1993, 1994 and 1997 . Home Attendance 4,463 3,698 Dates/Avg. 8/558 5/740
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SCOUTING MARQUETTE MARQUETTE SERIES HISTORY LAST TIME OUT Marquette enjoyed a strong second season of lacrosse, finishing 2014 with a 6-10 record and 4-2 mark in Overall: Lehigh leads, 1-0 BALTIMORE (4/27/14) - The third-seeded and #18 nationally- ranked Lehigh men’s lacrosse team took a 1-0 lead in the early going the Big East . The Golden Eagles picked up some big Last Meeting: Feb . 8, 2014 and had several chances to make it more, but #1 Loyola responded in conference wins over St . John’s and Georgetown, Last Result: Lehigh, 13-6 a big way, using runs of 6-0 (in the first half) and 8-1 (in the second Current Streak: Lehigh - 1 win half) on its way to a 16-7 victory in the Patriot League Champion- also beating Rutgers and Providence . The team’s ship Game on Sunday . Junior Dan Taylor posted four points to end four conference wins came by a combined four goals, Last 10: Lehigh, 1-0 the season with a league-leading 76 while classmate Matt Poillon including the St . John’s and Georgetown victories in made 14 saves in goal - including 11 in the first half - to keep Lehigh Last 10 meetings: within striking distance . overtime . Marquette also hung tough in the Big East Tournament, dropping a 9-6 final to Villanova. The Feb . 8, 2014 (Home) Lehigh, 13-6 Score By Quarter Lehigh 1 2 1 3 7 Golden Eagles lose their top two and three of their Loyola 2 5 3 6 16 top four scorers, including Tyler Melnyk who finished 2014 with 51 points via 36 goals and 15 assists. Lehigh Scoring Conor Gately is the team’s top returning scorer after tallying 17 goals and 14 assists last season . Jacob GOALS: Patrick Corbett (3), Dan Taylor (2), Kurtis Kaunas (1), Dylan O’Shaughnessy (1) Richard led the team with 46 groundballs and does return, as does Jimmy Danaher, who saw the major- ASSISTS: Dan Taylor (2) ity of time in goal . He posted an 11 13. GAA and 466. save percentage in 2014 .
Final Statistics Lehigh Loyola Shots 42 46 ALL-TIME SERIES WITH MARQUETTE Groundballs 37 41 Lehigh won the only meeting between the two teams, a 13-6 victory last season. Tied at two in the first Faceoffs 15-27 12-27 Clears 16-19 21-22 quarter, the Mountain Hawks scored 11 of the next 13 goals to create separation . Dan Taylor had four Extra-man opps 2-7 2-4 points in that game (two goals, two assists) while Matt Poillon stopped nine-of-15 shots sent his way . Saves 14 17 Turnovers 16 13 LAST GAME VS. MARQUETTE NOTES (FEB. 8, 2014) LAST TIME VS. MARQUETTE - Senior Ryan Buttenbaum posted career highs in faceoffs won (17 in 21 attempts) and groundballs (12) . He won all 12 of his first-half draws as the Mountain Hawks dominated time of possession, allowing the BETHLEHEM, Pa. (2/8/14) - Tied at two in the first quarter, offense to break a 2-2 tie by scoring 11 of the next 13 goals to take a 13-4 lead in the fourth quarter . the #17/19 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored 11 of the next 13 goals to erase any doubt and beat Marquette going away, 13-6 - Junior Patrick Corbett led the offense with a career-high tying four goals, his second hat trick in as many on Saturday afternoon . Senior Ryan Buttenbaum won 17-of-21 games . He scored twice in 18 seconds in the third quarter as part of Lehigh’s impressive 11-2 run . faceoffs and the offense converted those opportunities, led by - Junior added four points (two goals, two assists) while classmate had a junior Patrick Corbett who tied a career-high four goals . The Dan Taylor Kurtis Kaunas Mountain Hawks improve to 2-0 on the season heading into goal and career-high two assists for a career-high three points . Eleven other Mountain Hawks posted a showdown with #20 Villanova next Saturday at the Ulrich a single point, including the first goals in a Lehigh uniform for senior Cody Newton and junior Pat Sports Complex . Dougherty. Defensive midfielders Jimmy Cahill (short-stick) and Dylan O’Shaughnessy (long pole) Score By Quarter added goals as well . Senior defenseman Ty Souders posted four groundballs and a caused turnover . Marquette 2 1 1 2 6 - As a team, the Mountain Hawks dominated on the ground with 36 groundballs to Marquette’s 18 . Lehigh 3 4 5 1 13 Lehigh held a 38-27 shot advantage as the defense allowed just six goals for a second straight game . Lehigh Scoring GOALS: Patrick Corbett (4), Dan Taylor (2), Kurtis Kaunas (1), Klay Heston (1), Cody Newton (1), Jimmy Cahill (1), Matt Risk ALL-AMERICAN SENIORS (1), Dylan O’Shaughnessy (1), Pat Dougherty (1) Seniors Matt Poillon and Dan Taylor are two of the nation’s best players at their positions . ASSISTS: Kurtis Kaunas (2), Dan Taylor (2), Alex Eaton (1), Alan Henderson (1), Billy Oppenheimer (1), Matt Smith (1), Reid Weber (1) Poillon is a three-time All-American with a 37-11 career record, 7 25. goals against average and 589. save percentage . His 7 .25 GAA is currently Final Statistics good for seventh in NCAA history . He’s Marquette Lehigh NCAA CAREER GAA LEADERS Shots 27 38 won 11 or more games every season, Groundballs 18 36 Player Team Years Mins GAA is a two-time Patriot League Goalie of 1 . Matt Russell Navy 2003-06 2,750 6 .28 Faceoffs 4-22 18-22 the Year and three-time All-League Clears 14-17 14-17 2 . Trevor Tierney Princeton 1998-01 2,067 6 .65 Extra-man opps 0-3 1-4 honoree . 3 . Scott Rodgers Notre Dame 2006-10 1,834 6 .77 Saves 4 9 4 . Robert Bryan Providence 2006-09 1,760 6 .99 Turnovers 13 20 Taylor emerged in 2014 as one of the 5 . Brent Herbst Siena 2007-10 3,504 7 .02 6 . Joey Kemp Notre Dame 2005-08 3,190 7 .20 nation’s top attackmen, ending the 7 . Matt Poillon LEHIGH 2012-pres . 2,738 7 .25 AWARDS & HONORS season with 76 points (top ten in the 8 . Matt McMonagle Cornell 2004-07 3,159 7 .27 nation) behind 37 points and 29 assists . 9 . John Galloway Syracuse 2008-11 3,776 7 .33 Preseason National Rankings The point total led the Patriot League and 10 . Niko Amato Maryland 2011-14 3,856 7 .39 Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook: 15 11 . Kip Turner Johns Hopkins 2004-07 2,496 7 .40 Lacrosse Magazine: 14 stood tops among Canadians in Division Cascade/Maverick Media Poll: 16 12 . Jesse Schwartzman Johns Hopkins 2004-07 2,910 7 .48 USILA Coaches: 18 I lacrosse . Taylor played his best lacrosse 13 . John Kemp Notre Dame 2010-13 2,765 7 .51 14 . Jordan Burke Brown 2006-09 2,540 7 .51 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans: Matt Poillon, Dan Taylor down the stretch, posting multiple points in his last eight games and earning Pa- 15 . Brian Phipps Maryland 2007-10 2,651 7 .56 Major League Lacrosse Draft Picks *Minimum 1,500 minutes Matt Poillon: 28th overall to New York Lizards triot League Offensive Player of the Week Dan Taylor: 38th overall to Denver Outlaws the last three weeks of the regular season . Lukas Mikelinich: 58th overall to New York Lizards Taylor had seven or more points on five occasions as the Mountain Hawks were 5-0 in those games. His Patriot League Preseason Awards Preseason All-League: Matt Poillon Lukas Mikelinich, Dan Taylor 76 points were good for fifth in Patriot League history and second in school history during the Patriot Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Poillon League era . Taylor owns 143 points in his career (87 goals, 56 assists) .
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Upcoming Patriot League Schedule Defending league champion Loyola was picked first in the preseason poll, garnering 123 points and 12 Saturday first-place votes. Army was next with 110 points and one first-place vote while the Mountain Hawks were Marquette at Lehigh ...... 12:00 Army at Massachusetts ...... 1:00 one point behind, tallying 109 points and five first-place votes. Lehigh finished last season in third place, Bucknell at Delaware ...... 1:00 defeated sixth-place Navy in the Patriot League Quarterfinals before topping second-seeded Army in the Colgate at Bryant ...... 1:00 Mercer at Boston University ...... 1:00 semifinals. Rounding out the poll was Bucknell in fourth place with 81 points, Colgate (75 points), Navy Virginia at Loyola Maryland ...... 1:00 (56 points), Boston University (46 points), Lafayette (26 points) and Holy Cross (22 points) . Voting was Sunday conducted by the league’s coaches and Sports Information Directors . VMI AT Navy ...... 12:00
Preseason Poll 1. Loyola Maryland (12 first place votes): 123 USILA COACHES POLL (PRESEASON) 2 . Army (1): 110 Record Pts Last 3 . LEHIGH (5): 109 1 Denver 0-0 274 (0) - 2 Notre Dame 0-0 271 (0) - 4 . Bucknell: 81 3 Duke 0-0 268 (0) - 5 . Colgate: 75 4 Syracuse 0-0 244 (0) - 6 . Navy: 56 5 Johns Hopkins 0-0 238 (0) - 7 . Boston U: 46 6 North Carolina 0-0 234 (0) - 7 Loyola 0-0 198 (0) - 8 . Lafayette: 26 8 Maryland 0-0 191 (0) - 9 . Holy Cross: 22 9 Virginia 0-0 189 (0) - 10 Cornell 0-0 177 (0) - Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Offensive Player of the Year: John Glesener, Army (Sr ,. A) 11 Harvard 0-0 134 (0) - 12 Albany 0-0 112 (0) - Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Matt Poillon, Lehigh (Sr ,. GK) 13 Penn 0-0 105 (0) - 14 Penn State 0-0 69 (0) - Men’s Lacrosse Preseason All-Patriot League Team 15 Yale 0-0 68 (0) - Attack: John Glesener, Army (Sr ). 16 Drexel 0-0 65 (0) - 17 Hofstra 0-0 57 (0) - Attack: Nikko Pontrello, Loyola (Sr ). 18 LEHIGH 0-0 54 (0) - Attack: Dan Taylor, Lehigh (Sr ). 19 Bryant 0-0 44 (0) - Midfield: Thomas Flibotte, Bucknell (Jr.) 20 Army 0-0 40 (0) - Midfield: Brian Sherlock, Loyola (So.) Receiving Votes: Ohio State, Princeton, UMass, Towson, Villanova, St. John’s, Fairfield, Air Force, Brown, Bucknell, Midfield: Gabe Voumard, Navy (Sr.) Navy Defense: Pat Frazier, Loyola (Sr ). Defense: Lukas Mikelinich, Lehigh (Sr ). Defense: Matt Yeager, Colgate (Sr ). Face-Off Specialist: Alex Daly, Army (Jr ). MEDIA POLL (PRESEASON) Defensive Midfield Specialist: Ryan Fournier, Loyola (So.) Record Pts Last Defensive Midfield Specialist: Alex Spring, Bucknell (Jr.) 1 Denver 0-0 506 (14) - Goalkeeper: Matt Poillon, Lehigh (Sr ). 2 Notre Dame 0-0 485 (4) - 3 Duke 0-0 467 (8) - 4 Syracuse 0-0 436 (0) - THREE SENIORS SELECTED IN MLL COLLEGIATE DRAFT 5 North Carolina 0-0 404 (0) - Seniors Matt Poillon, Dan Taylor and Lukas Mikelinich were all selected in the 2015 Major League 6 Johns Hopkins 0-0 398 (0) - 7 Loyola 0-0 348 (0) - Lacrosse Collegiate Draft on Friday night (Jan. 23) in Baltimore. The first goaltender selected, Poillon was 8 Cornell 0-0 325 (0) - drafted 28th overall by the New York Lizards while Taylor was picked 38th by the Denver Outlaws and 9 Virginia 0-0 313 (0) - Mikelinich was selected 58th by the Lizards as well . All three have been named All-Patriot League honorees 10 Maryland 0-0 312 (0) - at Lehigh while Poillon is a three-time All-American and Taylor was a 2014 All-American . The draft took 11 Albany 0-0 230 (0) - 12 Harvard 0-0 216 (0) - place during the 2015 US Lacrosse National Convention in the Hilton Baltimore . 13 Penn 0-0 174 (0) - 14 Bryant 0-0 138 (0) - Poillon, Taylor and Mikelinich become the fifth, sixth and seventh Mountain Hawks to be selected in 15 Yale 0-0 126 (0) - the MLL Draft over the last three seasons . The three draft picks were tied for the second most selections 16 LEHIGH 0-0 120 (0) - 17 Penn State 0-0 91 (0) - overall (only Syracuse had more) and tied a school record, originally set in 2013 . Ty Souders was selected 18 Drexel 0-0 90 (0) - 22nd overall by the Outlaws last season while Dante Fantoni, Noah Molnar and David DiMaria were all 19 Hofstra 0-0 81 (0) - selected in 2013 . 20 Army 0-0 68 (0) - Receiving Votes: Princeton, Ohio State, Towson, Fairfield, UMass, Colgate, Brown, Villanova, Navy, UMBC, Air Force
2015 Opponents denoted by bold italics .
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LAO-GOSNEY, SOUDERS PICKED IN MLL SUPPLEMENTAL DRAFT SCORING SPURTS LEAD LEHIGH OVER NAVY (APR. 22) Former Lehigh standouts Cameron Lao-Gosney and Ty Souders were - Leading 6-5 in the fourth quarter, the Mountain Hawks scored four goals selected #2 and 3 overall in the Major League Lacrosse Supplemental Draft in 6:09 to erase any doubt and beat Navy in the Patriot League Quarterfinals, held in December . Cameron was selected by the Florida Launch with the 10-6 . The Mountain Hawks scored all eight goals over two separate four-goal second pick while the Ohio Machine followed by selecting Souders . Every runs that totaled 8:46 . Lehigh scored four goals in 2:37 in the second quarter MLL team submitted a 23-man protected roster for 2015, with everyone else along with the 4-0 fourth-quarter run . eligible for selection as the teams round out their rosters . Overall, 96 players - Four different Mountain Hawks posted multiple goals led by the first-career were selected in Wednesday’s supplemental draft including several standout hat trick from Kurtis Kaunas . He also tied a career-high four points, originally players . Former Army player and member of Team USA Garrett Thul was set just 10 days earlier against Georgetown . Lehigh’s starting attackmen of selected first overall by the Charlotte Hounds. Dan Taylor and Patrick Corbett along with Reid Weber all scored two goals apiece while Matt Smith scored a big third-quarter goal to snap more than PRESEASON RECOGNITION FROM INSIDE LACROSSE a 21-minute scoreless drought . Senior goalie Matt Poillon was named an Inside Lacrosse second team pre- - Matt Poillon posted a season-high 15 saves between the pipes, including season All-American while classmate Dan Taylor earned honorable mention seven-of-eight in the second quarter as the Mountain Hawks outscored the recognition . In addition, the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team was ranked 15th in Leopards 4-1 to take a 5-3 halftime lead . Dylan O’Shaughnessy posted a Inside Lacrosse’s annual Face-Off Yearbook . The Mountain Hawks’ defense career-high four groundballs while adding three caused turnovers and Lukas was ranked sixth in the nation while junior defenseman Tripp Telesco was Mikelinich had three groundballs and three caused turnovers . Jimmy Cahill named preseason All-Patriot League by the publication . also had three groundballs and two caused turnovers . - The Mountain Hawks beat Navy for a fifth straight time after breaking a Lehigh was the second-ranked Patriot League team in the Faceoff Yearbook 98-year drought against the Midshipmen in 2011 . national rankings, only trailing Loyola (seven) while standing ahead of Army (18) . The Mountain Hawks also host Denver on Mar . 17, ranked #1 in DOMINANT DEFENSE the preseason rankings, and Princeton (ranked 20th) . Lehigh is also ranked - Lehigh’s defense has turned into one of the nation’s best since 2012 . The #18 in the preseason Coaches Poll . The Mountain Hawks have stood in the Mountain Hawks’ defense was second nationally in 2012, allowing just 6 .61 national rankings for most of the last three seasons, reaching as high as #4 goals per game. In 2013, Lehigh finished sixth (7.94 goals per game) and in late in 2011-12 . 2014, the Mountain Hawks finished second (7.22 goals per game). - The Mountain Hawks have allowed five or fewer goals 16 times in 52 TAYLOR AND MIKELINICH NAMED TEAM CAPTAINS games since 2012 . Lehigh has allowed single-digit goals 37 times in those Seniors Dan Taylor and Lukas Mikelinich were named Lehigh men’s lacrosse 52 games . Please see below for the complete rundown of games allowing team captains, as announced by head coach Kevin Cassese late in the fall . five goals or fewer . Taylor and Mikelinich have emerged as leaders of the offense and defense, 2014 respectively . They will lead the 2015 Mountain Hawks, who are eying their 3/8 at Bucknell W, 9-3 third Patriot League Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 3/15 vs . Navy W, 13-2 the last four years . 3/29 vs . Holy Cross W, 20-4 4/12 vs . Georgetown W, 12-3
2013 GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY 2/10 vs . Saint Joseph’s W, 14-1 The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team wrapped up another fall semester filled 3/2 vs . VMI W, 18-2 with community service initiatives and making a difference in the lives of 3/23 at Holy Cross W, 8-5 4/20 at Lafayette W, 14-5 others . For ten weeks, the Mountain Hawks separated into four groups and 4/28 vs . Bucknell W, 11-5 POINT STREAK spent Wednesday afternoons at four locations: Calypso Elementary School, Nitschmann Middle School, Lehigh Child Care Center and South Bethlehem 2012 Fantoni is also fourth nationally among active career point streaks, dating back to his freshman season . 2/11 at Saint Joseph’s W, 11-4 Boys & Girls Club . The fall community service initiative has been in place 2/25 vs . Manhattan W, 13-0 Gms Player, School, Pos G-A-P during streak Streak Started Next Game every year since head coach Kevin Cassese’s first season at Lehigh in 2007. 2/28 at Penn W, 10-4 1 . 60 Rob Pannell, Cornell, Sr ,. A 120-171-290 Feb . 21, 2009 March 19 vs . Bucknell Ultimately, the community service turned into one-hour sessions on Wednes- 3/6 at VMI W, 6-2 3/20 at Penn State W, 9-5 2 . 53 Peter Baum, Colgate, Sr ,. A 150-57-208 Mar . 2, 2010 March 23 vs . Navy days . Groups of approximately 11-12 players went to the same location for 3/24 vs . Holy Cross W, 12-3 3 . 51 Logan Schuss, Ohio State, Sr ,. A 118-69-187 Feb . 13, 2010 March 20 at Notre Dame all ten weeks . 3/30 at Navy W, 9-4 4 . 50 Dante Fantoni, Lehigh, Sr ,. A 96-56-152 Mar . 6, 2010 March 20 vs . UMass 5 . 41 Drew Philie, Vermont, Sr ,. A 94-29-122 April 17, 2010 March 19 vs . Holy Cross 6 . 37 Brett Schmidt, Mount St . Mary’s, Sr ,. A 83-45-128 March 9, 2011 March 23 at UMBC DRAMATIC PL SEMIFINAL VICTORY OVER ARMY (APR. 25) 7 . 34 Kieran McArdle, St . John’s, Jr ,. A 66-70-136 Feb . 19, 2011 March 23 vs . Hofstra HAT TRICKING - Reid Weber broke an 11-11 tie with a goal with just 3 .7 seconds on the - Lehigh finished the 2014 season with 20 hat tricks. *As of Tuesday, March 19 clock to send the Mountain Hawks to their third straight Patriot League - Here is the rundown by game: Championship Game . - at Loyola (1): Dan Taylor - Dan Taylor was the star offensively, finishing with four goals and four - vs . Army (2): Dan Taylor, Reid Weber assists for eight points, his fourth game this season with eight or more - vs . Navy (1): Kurtis Kaunas points (all coming in the previous ten games) . Taylor also had a seven-point - at Lafayette (2): Dan Taylor, Reid Weber performance in that stretch . - vs . Georgetown (1): Dan Taylor - Lehigh became the first offense to reach double-figure goals against Army, - at Princeton (1): Dan Taylor the nation’s #1 ranked defense . The previous high was nine goals scored by - vs . Holy Cross (2): Dan Taylor, Patrick Corbett Rutgers against the Black Knights . It took just 8:53 for Lehigh to score as many - vs . Monmouth (2): Patrick Corbett, Reid Weber goals as it scored in the regular season meeting against Army (five). - at Army (1): Dan Taylor - Matt Poillon and the defense struggled in the first half as Army’s John Gle- - vs . Navy (2): Dan Taylor, Patrick Corbett sener scored five goals on five shots, while adding an assist. Lehigh turned it - at Bucknell (1): Dan Taylor around in the second, though, as Glesener was held pointless over the final - vs . Marquette (1): Patrick Corbett 30 minutes and Poillon stopped eight-of-11 shots sent his way . - at Furman (3): Patrick Corbett, Cody Ferraro, Reid Weber - Patrick Corbett also scored two goals for a second straight game while - Here is the breakdown of hat tricks by player: Dan Taylor (9), Patrick Corbett Kurtis Kaunas had his fourth straight multi-goal game . Kaunas got Lehigh (5), Reid Weber (4), Kurtis Kaunas (1) and Cody Ferraro (1) . on the scoreboard and scored twice in the five-goal first quarter - Dylan O’Shaughnessy also scored a goal while adding two groundballs and a caused turnover . Tripp Telesco finished with five groundballs and two caused turnovers . Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2015 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 1: MARQUETTE AT #16/18 LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 7, 2015 • PAGE 5 DEFENSE IS KEY to take a dominant 9-1 fourth-quarter lead . Lehigh allowed just six shots • Lehigh owned the nation’s second-ranked defense in 2012 (6 .61 goals per on goal in that 50:28 span and junior Matt Poillon was there to stop every game) and followed by finishing sixth in 2013 (7.94) and second in 2014 one of them . (7 .22) . • Lehigh struggled at #17 Yale (Mar . 11), but the defense still held fairly • The Mountain Hawks allowed just 15 shots in their season opener at Furman strong including one stretch of 12:44 (bridging the second and third quar- (Feb . 1), the fewest shots allowed since the 2011 season when they allowed ters) in which the Bulldogs didn’t score . It gave the offense a chance to get just eight in a 13-0 shutout over Manhattan . back in the game . •Lehigh followed by allowing just six goals in an identical 13-6 win over • After Navy (Mar. 15) scored midway through the first quarter, the Mountain Marquette in their home opener (Feb . 8), holding a 38-27 shot advantage . Hawks held the Midshipmen scoreless for the next 31:54 and holding them • The Mountain Hawks then allowed just six goals to #20 Villanova (Feb .16) without an even strength goal for the game’s final 51:49. in 71:53 in a game that went almost three full overtimes . The Mountain Hawks • Lehigh held Army (Mar. 22) scoreless for the game’s first 21:04 then after caused 17 of Villanova’s 29 turnovers . the Black Knights scored three times in 3:14, held Army off the board for the • Lehigh allowed seven goals to Boston U in its Patriot League opener on next 21:49 . Feb . 22 . • Lehigh held Monmouth (Mar . 26) scoreless for a stretch of 20:07 in the • The Mountain Hawks put forth a stifling defensive effort at Bucknell (Mar. second half in a 13-7 midweek victory over the Hawks . 8), holding the Bison to just 20 shots (and 10 on goal) . Lehigh led 9-1 late • The Mountain Hawks didn’t allow a Holy Cross (Mar. 29) goal for the first in the fourth quarter until Bucknell snapped a 50:28 scoreless streak with 17:19 then held the Crusaders scoreless for one stretch of 20:57 bridging the two late goals . second through fourth quarters . • Lehigh struggled at Yale (Mar . 11), but its defense allowed just 10 goals to • Lehigh held #16/19 Colgate (Apr . 5) scoreless for one stretch of 14:39 bridg- a strong Bulldogs offense . ing the third and fourth quarters and to just one goal over 21:09 during a 6-1 • The Mountain Hawks held Navy (Mar . 15) to just two goals and only one Mountain Hawks run . even strength goal . • The Mountain Hawks didn’t allow a goal against a strong #15/17 Princeton • Lehigh allowed just six goals (four even strength goals) at Army (Mar . 22) . (Apr. 8) offense for the game’s first 16:08. All six of the Black Knight’s goals came over two stretches that totaled 9:13 • Lehigh held Georgetown (Apr . 12) scoreless for a stretch of 33:29 bridging (3:14 in the second quarter and 5:59 in the fourth) . the first through third quarters then also held the Hoyas off the board for • The Mountain Hawks allowed just seven goals (and just four even strength the game’s final 10:35. goals) in a 13-7 nonleague win over Monmouth (Mar . 26) . • The Mountain Hawks held Lafayette (Apr . 18) scoreless for one stretch of • Lehigh shut down Holy Cross (Mar . 29), allowing just 20 shots in a 20-4 26:07 between the second and third quarters, allowing its offense to score 11 win . straight for a 16-3 lead . • The Mountain Hawks held Colgate (Apr . 5) to just seven goals as sopho- • Lehigh held Navy (Apr . 22) scoreless for three separate streaks in the Patriot more Tripp Telesco held the Raiders leading scorer Ryan Walsh without a League Quarterfinals: 13:05, 10:43 & 13:43. point . One of those goals was on the extra man and Colgate’s seventh was • After a tough start, the Mountain Hawks held Army (Apr . 25) scoreless with 1:27 remaining and the Mountain Hawks firmly in control. for a stretch of 14:06 bridging the second and third quarters in the league • Lehigh contained one of the nation’s most potent offenses Princeton (Apr . semifinals. 8), allowing just nine goals through regulation (eight even strength goals) . • One game later, the Mountain Hawks held Georgetown (Apr . 12) out of UP NEXT... . the Big East to just 23 shots and three goals in a 12-3 victory at the Relent- Lehigh hits the road next Saturday when the Mountain Hawks play at Fur- less Cup . man . Opening faceoff is set for 11 a .m . • Lehigh held Lafayette to just six goals in the regular season finale (Apr. 18) including just four over the first three quarters when Lehigh cleared its bench . • In the Patriot League Quarterfinals, the Mountain Hawks held Navy to six goals . Junior goalie Matt Poillon was a standout, making a season-high 15 saves including stopping 15-of-19 over the final three quarters. • After allowing eight first-half goals against Army in the Patriot League Semifinals on Apr. 25 (five from John Glesener), Lehigh buckled down to allow just three in the second half (none from Glesener) . SHUTOUT STREAKS • 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 . Last season, the Mountain Hawks had 15 streaks of 15+ minutes and 25 streaks of 10+ minutes . • In their season opener (Feb . 1), the Mountain Hawks held Furman score- less for 16:14 between the first and second quarters and 14:56 between the third and fourth quarters . • The following game (Feb . 8), Lehigh held Marquette scoreless for 20:07 (bridging the first and second quarters) and 22:31 (bridging the third and fourth) . • The Mountain Hawks held Villanova (Feb . 16) scoreless for stretches of 20:19 bridging the second and third quarters, and the game’s final 23:14. • Lehigh held Boston University (Feb . 22) scoreless for 19:43 bridging the second and third quarters, allowing the offense to score seven straight and turn a 4-2 deficit into a 9-4 lead. • Despite giving up 14 goals to Loyola (Mar . 1), Lehigh held the Greyhounds scoreless for one stretch of 12:51 bridging the third and fourth quarters, al- lowing the offense to pull within 11-6 with 6:23 still remaining . • Bucknell (Mar. 8) scored at 10:10 of the first quarter, but the Mountain Hawks didn’t allow a goal for the next 50:28 . 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squad to overtime, just one week after the Nittany Lions dominated eventual CAA Champion Delaware . KEVIN CASSESE The up-and-coming Mountain Hawks posted the nation’s eighth biggest improvement in 2011, according to LaxPower com’s. computer rankings, which takes into account many of the Smith Family Head Coach factors used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee . Other highlights included defeating MAAC Finalist Detroit Mercy on the road while winning three-of-four in one stretch in late March . Eighth Year as Lehigh Head Coach In that stretch was a convincing 13-7 win over America East Tournament qualifier Binghamton. Cassese has mentored an impressive array of offensive talent, led by one of college lacrosse’s most prolific scoring duos of David DiMaria and Dante Fantoni, who combined for 99 points in Kevin Cassese enters his eighth season as Lehigh’s head 2011 and 90 in 2012 . They’re a big reason why Lehigh’s attack unit was ranked 10th by Inside men’s lacrosse coach in 2015 . Cassese’s impact has been immedi- Lacrosse in the 2013 Face-Off Yearbook . ate, leading the Mountain Hawks to back-to-back Patriot League In his first four years at Lehigh, Cassese mentored a total of nine All-Patriot League honorees, Championships in 2012 and 2013 followed by a third straight ap- including four in 2011. Faceoff specialist Ryan Snyder cracked the first team after winning 61.6 pearance in the league title game in 2014 . percent of his draws and scooping a Patriot League record 118 groundballs . Jonathan Stumpf was Lehigh went 14-2 in 2012 and won its first-ever tourna- not only named to the second team, but also earned endless other academic and athletic honors . He ment championship to advance to the program’s first NCAA became Lehigh’s first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-American while being named a Lowe’s Senior Tournament . The Mountain Hawks followed that up with a 12-5 campaign in 2013, winning both first team All-American, USILA Scholar All-American and Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the the Regular Season and Tournament Championships . Despite losing a large and talented senior Year . Stumpf (along with teammate Will Scudder) also played in the USILA North-South All-Star class, Lehigh still went 13-5 in 2014 and advanced to the Patriot League Championship Game once Game where he netted the eventual game-winning goal for the South . again . During the fall of 2009, Cassese was named to the 2010 United States Men’s National Lacrosse 5832 Team, traveling to Manchester, England in July . That marked the third time Cassese earned a spot In 2012, Cassese led the Mountain Hawks to a school-record 14 wins, a program record on the National Team . Just months later, he worked with the U .S . National Team as the squad’s nine-game winning streak and their highest-ever national ranking; Lehigh came in at #4 nationally head coach . In October, he led Team USA to a win over Harvard . Then in January, 2011, Cassese in the final Coaches Poll following the regular season. The excitement around the program has coached the United States to a 12-7 win over No . 7 Notre Dame in the Champion Challenge at the never been higher as Lehigh finished 10th in the final Coaches Poll of 2013, and among the top 20 ESPN Wide World of Sports . practically every week since the early stages of 2012 . Cassese’s players have been involved in US Lacrosse as well as defenseman Ty Souders tried Following a home opening loss to Villanova in 2012, Lehigh promptly won nine straight out for the U S. . Under-19 Team as part of a three-day training camp at UMBC . Recent graduates games and 13-of-14 to advance to the NCAA Tournament as the #7 seed . The Mountain Hawks Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney have also participated in numerous scrimmages for Team USA, hosted eventual National Finalist Maryland and gave the Terps their toughest fight on their road beginning with the Capital Lacrosse Classic on Oct . 7, 2012 . to the title game. Despite falling down 6-1 in the first half, Lehigh responded with seven straight In his first season as the Mountain Hawks’ leader in 2008, Cassese led a young Lehigh squad goals in front of a standing room only crowd of 2,278 at the Ulrich Sports Complex (and in front to more home wins and more overall victories than the season prior . The Brown and White also of a national audience on ESPNU) . ranked in the top 10 nationally in man-down defense and in the top 25 in scoring defense . Success Lehigh posted an impressive 8-3 record against nationally-ranked foes . That included a big continued into 2009 campaign, highlighted by back-to-back wins over ranked foes; the Mountain 9-8 win at #4 North Carolina in March, propelling the Mountain Hawks into the national polls Hawks defeated #16 Army and #20 St . John’s in succession . for the first time since 2000. Lehigh ended a number of long droughts, defeating UNC for the first In 2010, the Mountain Hawks posted their first winning overall record since 2006 by go- time since 1951, Yale for the first time since 1918 and Penn State for the first time since 1971. ing 8-7 . A resilient group, Lehigh went a perfect 3-0 in overtime games, including wins over #9 Lehigh owned the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre Dame), holding opponents Villanova and #19 Lafayette in consecutive weeks to close out the season . Villanova marked the to only 6.81 goals per game. The Mountain Hawks picked up their first shutout in 40 years with Mountain Hawks’ first top-10 win since downing #7 Georgetown in 1997. Fantoni scored both a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five or fewer to Penn State, overtime game-winners to set the tone for what has been an impressive career to date . Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s . Cassese was named Patriot League Coach of the Year One of the most decorated student-athletes in Duke history, Cassese served as an assistant while freshman Matt Poillon became Lehigh’s first-ever Goalkeeper of the Year. Eight cracked coach at his alma mater from 2005-07, helping lead the Blue Devils to the 2007 National Champion- the All-Patriot League Team, tied for most in school history and the most in Coach Cassese’s ship Game . He also served as Duke’s interim head coach for part of the summer of 2006 . Prior to tenure . Duke, Cassese spent one season at Stony Brook as an assistant where he directed the nation’s top After six games in 2013, the Mountain Hawks stood at 3-3 and was just 5-4 after nine . The extra man offense and helped the Seawolves to a 10-6 record in 2004 . team responded in a big way, winning seven straight games to finish undefeated in Patriot League A two-time captain and three-time All-ACC selection while at Duke, Cassese helped lead the play and earn the right to host the league tournament . Lehigh went on to dominate Bucknell on Blue Devils to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of ACC Championships during its home turf (11-5) for its second straight championship . his collegiate career . Cassese earned All-America honors on three separate occasions, including The awards continued to roll in for the Mountain Hawks as Poillon was named Patriot First Team accolades in 2002 and 2003 . Cassese, who scored 80 goals and handed out 38 assists League Goalie of the Year for a second straight season and a school-record four players were named in his career, was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and garnered ACC Player of the Year USILA All-Americans, breaking the record of three set a season prior . In addition, the Mountain honors in 2001 . In 2002, Cassese was the recipient of the Lt . Donald MacLaughlin, Jr . Award as Hawks placed a league best three players on the Academic All-Patriot League Team . the nation’s top midfielder. Lehigh saw three of its players drafted by Major League Lacrosse teams in 2013: Dante An accomplished player on the international level as well, Cassese helped the United States Fantoni (Denver), Noah Molnar (Rochester) and David DiMaria (Boston) . In addition, Mike Noone to the gold medal at the 2002 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships . He was (Ohio) and Ryan Snyder (Denver) signed contracts following the season . They joined Cameron also a member of the United States team that placed second at the 2006 ILF World Championships and Roman Lao-Gosney (Hamilton) in the professional ranks . in London, Ontario . The success continued into 2014 as the Mountain Hawks won 13 games, just one shy of tying Cassese was the second overall selection in the 2003 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the the school record set just two years prior . Lehigh earned a thrilling 7-6 triple overtime victory over Rochester Rattlers . Among his professional accomplishments are a pair of MLL Rookie of the #20 Villanova in February and earned convincing league wins over Bucknell (9-3), Navy (13-2), Week honors and a spot on the 2005 All-Star Team . Cassese, who was traded to the Philadelphia Holy Cross (20-4) and Lafayette (17-6) . The Mountain Hawks defeated Navy in the Patriot League Barrage during the summer of 2007, helped lead his new team to the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Quarterfinals at home before earning a 12-11 semifinal victory over Army behind a Reid Weber Championship, as well as a spot in Championship Weekend in 2008 . Cassese was signed by the goal with just three seconds remaining . Boston Cannons prior to the 2009 MLL season and appeared in 12 games during the regular season Several Mountain Hawks enjoyed breakout seasons, led by attackman Dan Taylor who while helping lead them into the postseason . recorded 45 points over his last seven games to finish with 76 points, which far and away led the A native of Port Jefferson Station, New York and graduate of Comsewogue High School, Patriot League and was most among Canadian players in all of Division I Lacrosse . Taylor was Cassese earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Duke in 2003 . He garnered USILA Scholar named a first team All-Patriot League honoree, as was defenseman Tripp Telesco who finished All-America and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors as well as the ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan with 44 groundballs and 36 caused turnovers . He enjoyed a career game with seven groundballs Honorary Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement . and seven caused turnovers in that February victory over the Wildcats . Also earning All-League Cassese and his wife, Katie Granson Cassese who attended nearby Freedom High School, recognition were Kurtis Kaunas, Ty Souders and Poillon . Poillon, Taylor and Telesco were named were married in Bethlehem in December of 2006 . Katie is currently a Realtor for RE/MAX Central honorable mention All-Americans as well while Souders was named to the Academic All-Patriot in the Lehigh Valley. They had their first child, Drew Cassese, in July of 2011, and their second League Team for a third straight season . child Anna in August of 2013 . Lehigh’s defense continued to impress, allowing just 7 22. goals per game (second nationally and just .01 behind first) as the defense allowed six goals or fewer on 10 occasions including just two goals against Navy and three versus Bucknell and Georgetown . Cassese’s Coaching Resume On a personal level, Cassese continues to make his mark on the U .S . Lacrosse scene, serving as an assistant coach under Team USA head coach Richie Meade’s staff for the 2014 World Lacrosse Year Record PL Home Notables Championships in Denver, joining a staff of Dave Pietramala (Johns Hopkins) and Jeff Tambroni 2008 6-9 2-4 4-4 (Penn State) . Cassese’s responsibilities included faceoff coordinator and goalie coordinator while 2009 4-11 2-4 0-6 Won at #16 Army and #20 St . John’s handling rides, clears and the sub game . Team USA’s two faceoff men combined to win over 80 percent of their faceoffs in the tournament . 2010 8-7 2-4 4-3 Defeated #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette Cassese will team with Tambroni to coach the Red, White and Blue in the Seatown Classic 2011 7-9 3-3 5-4 PL Semifinals against Notre Dame in October while Cassese has also coached the United States in Stars & Stripes 2012 14-3 5-1 5-2 School-record 14 wins Weekend and Champion Challenge . Highest ranking in school history (#4) The 2011 season saw Cassese lead the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League Tourna- First Patriot League Championship ment appearance since 2006 . Lehigh got off to a quick 3-1 start, which included a 14-10 triumph 2013 12-5 6-0 7-2 Second Straight PL Championship over Navy, the program’s first victory over the Midshipmen in nearly 100 years. Hosted PL Tournament for 1st time The Mountain Hawks jumped squarely into the national lacrosse picture in 2011 by not only 2014 13-5 6-2 7-1 Third Straight PL Title Game Appearance qualifying for the Patriot League postseason, but also proving they could compete with anyone in Total 64-49 ( .566) 26-18 ( .591) 32-22 ( .593) the country . Lehigh played an increasingly tough schedule in ’11 and wouldn’t back away from the challenge . All nine of the team’s losses came against ranked opponents, with seven coming by a combined 17 goals. The Mountain Hawks nearly topped a pair of NCAA Tournament qualifiers (Villanova and Bucknell), falling by a single goal each time . They also took a ranked Penn State Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2015 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 1: MARQUETTE AT #16/18 LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 7, 2015 • PAGE 8
56 percent (152-of-273) with 69 groundballs . Scudder ended his career by winning 331-of-612 faceoffs (54 .1 percent) with 156 ERROL WILSON groundballs . He also added three goals and four assists . Scudder played in the prestigious Assistant Coach North-South Senior All-Star Game following his senior campaign . Upon graduation, Scudder worked with A .G . Administrators, Inc . in the sports Fourth Season at Lehigh insurance industry from Summer 2011 until Spring 2013, while also serving as an as- sistant lacrosse coach at Great Valley High School in Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 . While at Great Valley, he helped lead the school to its first league title, coached six First Team Errol Wilson is in his fourth season as Lehigh assistant coach All-Chesmont players, two members of the All-State team and one ALL American . He following successful stints at Brown and Rutgers . The former Stony then moved onto Fever Lacrosse Inc . in Haverford, Pa . where he served and continues to Brook goalie is entering his first season as the Mountain Hawks’ serve as Director of Operations, in charge of managing tournaments, camps, clinics, and defensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator . Wilson has also served as associate the 14 club teams within the Fever Program . offensive coordinator, goalie coordinator and camps/clinics/tournaments coordinator in his time at Lehigh . In his first season on staff, Wilson helped lead the squad to new heights, including a school-record 14 wins, a program record nine-game winning streak and its highest-ever CHAD SURMAN national ranking (#4) along with its first Patriot League Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament appearance . It marked Wilson’s second NCAA Tournament appearance as Assistant Coach assistant coach after leading Brown to the 2009 tournament where it dropped an overtime First Season at Lehigh heartbreaker at Johns Hopkins . Wilson worked with All-American goalie Matt Poillon, who finished second nation- Chad Surman enters his first season at Lehigh after serving as ally with a 6.75 GAA and fourth with a 59.7 save percentage, becoming Lehigh’s first-ever graduate assistant coach at Division III Salisbury University since Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year . Poillon earned four Patriot League Goalie of the May of 2012 . While there, he assisted the head coach in all areas, Week honors while garnering Rookie of the Week twice . In addition, each one of Lehigh’s including recruiting, training, film breakdown and more. Surman close defensemen was named All-Patriot League: Ty Souders (First), Mike Noone (second) helped coached the defense in 2013 and 2014 after graduating Salisbury with a History and Lukas Mikelinich (second) . degree in May, 2012. The Sea Gulls’ defense ranked fifth nationally in 2013 (allowing just The Mountain Hawks owned the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre six goals per game) and 14th in 2014 (allowing 6 .6 goals per game) as Salisbury advanced Dame), holding opponents to only 6.81 goals per game. Lehigh picked up its first shutout to the National Semifinals and Finals, respectively. A local product out of Center Valley, in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five Pennsylvania, Surman has also served as head coach of the Lehigh Valley Skyhawks youth or fewer to Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s . The squad extended team . its shutout streak to an incredible 90:14 before the Quakers scored with 5:04 remaining in As a player, Surman won the 2011 and 2012 National Championships at Salisbury, the second quarter . The streak spanned from the fourth quarter against Villanova, through helping lead a defense which ranked second nationally both years . The 2012 season the entire Manhattan contest and the first 24:56 at Penn. featured a 30-game winning streak . Surman began his collegiate career at Division II Le The Mountain Hawks followed in 2013 by finishing sixth nationally in scoring Moyne, advancing to the National Finals as the defense allowed just 3 9. goals per game . defense (7 .94 goals per game) with Poillon earning Goalie of the Year honors for a second He then won a NJCAA National Title with Onondaga Community College . straight season . Noone and Souders also garnered All-League honors for the second year At Lehigh, Surman will work on the offensive side of the ball and be responsible for in a row while both garnering honorable mention All-America recognition . Lehigh held individual offense skill development and film breakdown. He will also coach the scout Saint Joseph’s to only one goal, VMI to only two, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Bucknell team defense, the man-down units and run the substitution box. In the office, Surman will to five and Army, UMass and Penn to just six goals apiece. One of the most dominant assist in all areas of day-to-day operations and take over as staff film exchange coordinator performances came in the Patriot League Championship game as the Mountain Hawks and point person for community relations . won 11-5 for their second straight league title and NCAA Tournament berth . Lehigh advanced to its third straight Patriot League Championship Game in 2014, finishing the season 13-5 and within just one win of tying the school record set two years prior . The defense allowed just 7 .22 goals per game, good for second in the nation and TOM CASSESE just 0 .01 behind the nation’s leader . Over the three-year timeframe from 2012-14, Lehigh Director of Quality Control owned the nation’s lowest goals against average . Wilson also worked with an offense that came into its own as the season progressed. Dan Taylor finished the season with 76 Eighth Season at Lehigh 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 Tom Cassese is in his eighth season on the Lehigh men’s lacrosse Tripp Telesco . coaching staff and his fifth as director of quality control after serving At Rutgers, Wilson helped the Scarlet Knights win five of their first six games in as volunteer assistant coach the first three seasons. In 2007, Cassese 2011 and coached a defense which allowed only 8 .27 goals per game . retired as the Head Football Coach at Comsewogue High School, a Prior to Rutgers, Wilson served as assistant coach at Brown for four seasons (2007- public school found on the North Shore of Suffolk County, Long Island . 10) . While there, he was both offensive coordinator and goalie coach, helping the Bears Cassese began his tenure at Comsewogue in 1973 and is the winningest coach in reach new heights by winning an Ivy League Championship in 2008, then earning an Suffolk County history and the first to reach 200 career victories. During his tenure, Comse- NCAA Tournament berth in ’09 . Wilson worked with and mentored one of the nation’s wogue made 18 appearances in the playoffs, earned 14 league or division championships, top goalies in Jordan Burke . The 2009 USILA Goalie of the Year, Burke was twice named six Suffolk County Championships, and one Long Island crown . His 1990 squad earned the Ivy League Player of the Year and New England Player of the Year, while earning the Rutgers Trophy as the top team in the county . First Team All-America honors as well . Cassese has been named either League or Division Coach of the Year an astounding Wilson was a four-year letterwinner at Stony Brook where he was teammates 16 times, County Coach of the Year twice and participated in the Boomer Esiason Outback with goalie and former Lehigh assistant and current Dartmouth head coach Brendan Steakhouse Challenge four times . Tom was also selected by Madison Square Garden as Callahan . Wilson resides in Bethlehem with his wife Pat and son Roman . its Coach of the Year in 1998 and earned two New York Jets Coach of the Week awards during the 1998 and 2003 campaigns . Tom graduated from C .W . Post College in 1967 with a degree in Business Admin- istration. He went on to enjoy a five-year career in professional football with the Denver WILL SCUDDER Broncos, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and the Montreal Allouettes and B .C . Assistant Coach Lions of the Canadian Football League . Upon the conclusion of his playing career, Cassese attended the University of Second Season at Lehigh Vermont where he earned a master’s degree in Physical Education and coached the wide receivers and defensive backs on the football team . Former Lehigh men’s lacrosse standout Will Scudder ‘11 enters Cassese assumed his teaching duties at Comsewogue High School in 1973 and his second season on the coaching staff in 2015 . Scudder replaced retired in 2003 . He is married to Barbara, his wife of 40 years . Tom Compitello who accepted a position at Sacred Heart, then was promoted prior to the 2015 season . Scudder was promoted to associate defensive coordinator, faceoff coordinator and camps/clinics/tournaments coordinator after Brendan Callahan was named head coach at Dartmouth . Scudder was a former team captain and All-Patriot League honoree as a Mountain Hawk . Scudder helped coach a strong tandem at 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 of the Week after winning 17-of-23 faceoffs against Monmouth then 15-20 vs . Holy Cross . Scudder played in 51 games over his career in the Brown and White, highlighted by his junior campaign when he won 56 percent of his faceoffs (140-of-251) to earn Second Team All-Patriot League honors . 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Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2015 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 1: MARQUETTE AT #16/18 LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 7, 2015 • PAGE 11 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLS
PLAYER Furman Marquette Villanova Boston U Loyola Bucknell Yale Navy Army Monmouth Holy Cross Colgate Princeton Georgetown Lafayette Navy Army Loyola 1 Anthony Ramaizel DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 2 Casey McAdam DNP 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 12 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 3 Klay Heston 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 2-0-2, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP DNP 4 Mike Sammarro DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 1-0-1, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 5 Kurtis Kaunas 1-0-1, 1 1-2-3, 0 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 1 1-1-2, 0 2-0-2, 2 1-0-1, 1 2-2-4, 0 2-0-2, 0 3-1-4, 0 2-1-3 1-0-0, 0 6 Billy Oppenheimer 0-1-1, 0 0-1-1, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 0 0-3-3, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-1-2, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 4 2-1-3, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 4 1-1-2, 0 1-1-2, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 7 Cody Ferraro 3-1-4, 1 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 8 Cody Triolo DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 9 Matt Raposo DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 1-0-1, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 10 Jack Bogorowski 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 11 Ray Mastroianni 0-1-1, 4 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 1-0-1, 3 1-0-1, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 2 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 12 Kevin Dougherty 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 13 Steve Brodeur DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 14 Jason Kozel 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 15 Chris Appell 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 DNP 0-1-1, 1 0-1-1, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 16 Lukas Mikelinich 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 3 17 Reid Weber 3-0-3, 2 0-1-1, 1 2-2-4, 3 2-0-2, 1 1-2-3, 2 1-2-3, 4 0-0-0, 1 0-4-4, 2 0-1-1, 1 4-1-5, 0 2-3-5, 1 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 0 2-0-2, 1 3-0-3, 1 2-1-3, 6 3-0-3, 4 0-0-0, 0 18 Bryson Craft DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 19 Alex Eaton 1-1-2, 0 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-1-2, 0 1-0-1, 0 2-0-2, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-1-2, 0 2-2-4, 0 2-1-3, 1 1-0-1, 0 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 20 Pat Dougherty 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-2-2, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 21 Matt Smith 0-2-2, 1 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 1 0-2-2, 0 0-2-2, 0 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 1 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 22 Ian Strain DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 23 Conor Duffy DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 24 Harrison Lawrence 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-1-1 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, 0 25 Andrew Mower DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 27 Austin Orr DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 28 Dylan O’Shaughnessy 0-1-1, 2 1-0-1, 0 1-0-1, 3 1-0-1, 3 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 2 1-0-1, 3 1-0-1, 2 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 4 1-0-1, 2 1-0-1, 0 29 Ryan Buttenbaum 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 12 0-0-0, 4 1-0-1, 2 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 7 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 4 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 8 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 6 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 6 0-0-0, 12 30 Matt Poillon 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 31 Casey Eidenshink 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-1-1, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 32 Jimmy Cahill DNP 1-0-1, 1 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 3 1-0-1, 1 DNP 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 3 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 6 33 Cody Newton 0-0-0, 2 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-1-1, 0 0-1-1, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 34 Sam Lawrence 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-1-1, 1 0-1-1, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0,, 1 35 Chester Toye DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 36 Sam Cunard DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 39 Eddie DeDomenico DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 40 Ty Souders 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 6 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 4 41 Dan Taylor 1-0-1, 0 2-2-4, 2 2-1-3, 4 DNP 0-1-1, 1 4-1-5, 2 0-0-0, 0 5-3-8, 1 3-0-3, 0 1-2-3, 2 3-4-7, 2 2-2-4, 2 5-0-5, 4 4-4-8, 3 7-2-9, 1 2-1-3, 1 4-4-8, 2 2-2-4, 1 42 Patrick Corbett 3-0-3, 1 4-0-4, 2 0-0-0, 2 2-0-2, 1 2-0-2, 1 2-0-2, 0 0-1-1, 0 3-0-3, 3 0-0-0, 2 3-0-3, 1 4-2-6, 0 0-0-0, 2 1-0-1, 2 2-0-2, 2 0-1-1, 0 2-0-2, 2 2-0-2, 2 3-0-3, 3 44 Alan Henderson DNP 0-1-1, 2 0-0-0, 0 1-3-4, 2 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 2 2-1-3, 2 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 2 0-1-1, 3 0-1-1, 3 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 45 Matt Risk 0-0-0, 1 1-0-1, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-1-1, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 1-0-1, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 46 Garrett Miers DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 50 Donny Stires DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 66 Tripp Telesco 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 7 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 1 0-1-1, 5 0-0-0, 3 0-0-0, 4 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 5 0-0-0, 0 77 Corey Eppley DNP 0-0-0, 0 DNP DNP DNP 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 2 0-0-0, 0 DNP 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 1 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0 0-0-0, 0
INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES
PLAYER Furman Marquette Villanova Boston U Loyola Bucknell Yale Navy Army Monmouth Holy Cross Colgate Princeton Georgetown Lafayette Navy Army Loyola 13 Steve Brodeur DNP 0-0, 2:46 0-0, 0:31 DNP DNP 1-1, 3:41 3-1, 13:53 1-0, 5:21 DNP 6-7, 60:00 4-2, 15:00 DNP DNP DNP 3-1, 10:48 DNP DNP 14-15, 57:22 30 Matt Poillon 6-6, 60:00 9-6, 57:14 12-6, 71:22 10-7, 60:00 11-14, 60:00 6-2, 56:19 7-9, 46:07 10-2, 54:39 9-6, 60:00 DNP 5-2, 45:00 6-7, 60:00 13-10, 65:09 8-3, 60:00 6-4, 44:15 15-6, 60:00 10-11, 60:00 0-1, 2:38 46 Garrett Miers DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0, 2:52 DNP DNP DNP 50 Donny Stires DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-1, 2:05 DNP DNP DNP
INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN/TOTAL, PCT.
PLAYER Furman Marquette Villanova Boston U Loyola Bucknell Yale Navy Army Monmouth Holy Cross Colgate Princeton Georgetown Lafayette Navy Army Loyola 2 Casey McAdam DNP 1-1, 100 DNP 0-1, 0 2-5, 40 1-1, 100 2-3, 67 1-2, 50 2-10, 20 17-23, 74 15-20, 75 1-5, 20 DNP 4-11, 36 1-8, 13 0-1, 0 DNP DNP 29 Ryan Buttenbaum 14-23, 61 17-21, 81 10-18, 56 9-20, 45 7-19, 37 11-15, 73 7-12, 58 8-17, 47 DNP DNP 4-7, 57 10-17, 59 16-23, 70 2-8, 25 11-19, 58 6-17, 35 12-25, 48 15-27, 56
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2014 TEAM TENDENCIES Overall Record 13-5 Lehigh scores less than 10 goals 2-5 Lehigh in February 4-0 Home 7-1 Lehigh scores 10-14 goals 9-0 Lehigh in March 4-3 Road 4-4 Lehigh scores 15 or more goals 2-0 Lehigh in April 5-2 Neutral 2-0 Opponent scores less than 5 goals 4-0 vs . the conferences Patriot League Record 8-3 Opponent scores 5-9 goals 8-1 Atlantic Sun 1-0 Non-League Record 5-2 Opponent scores 10 or more goals 1-4 Big East 3-0 Ivy League 0-2 Leading after one quarter 8-2 vs . Unranked Teams 10-1 MAAC 1-0 vs . Ranked Teams 3-4 Patriot League 8-3 Trailing after one quarter 4-2 Tied after one quarter 1-1 Leading at the half 11-1 2014 TOP PERFORMANCES Trailing at the half 2-4 Tied at the half 0-0 Leading after three quarters 12-1 Trailing after three quarters 0-3 Tied after three quarters 1-1 In overtime 1-1 Lehigh has more shots 12-0 Opponent has more shots 1-5 Shots are even 0-0 Lehigh has more saves 5-3 Opponent has more saves 7-2 Saves are even 1-0 Lehigh wins more faceoffs 6-3 Opponent wins more faceoffs 6-2 Faceoffs are even 1-0 Lehigh has more groundballs 10-1 Opponent has more groundballs 3-4 Groundballs are even 0-0
Lehigh scores an EMO goal 11-4 Lehigh doesn’t score an EMO goal 2-1
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CAREER HIGHS #2 CASEY MCADAM Goals: 3 vs . Navy (4/22/14) #10 JACK BOGOROWSKI So . • M/FO • 6-1 • 201 • Malvern, Pa . Assists: 2, two times; last vs . Georgetown (4/12/14) Sr . • M • 6-3 • 216 • Newtown, Pa . Points: 4, two times; last vs . Navy (4/22/14) AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Team’s backup faceoff specialist, Groundballs: 2 vs . Colgate (4/5/14) AS A JUNIOR (2014): Played in 15 games, starting three times, winning 51 6. percent of his draws (47-of-91) while scooping Multi-Goal Games: 6; Multi-Point Games: 9; Hat Tricks: 1 while scoring two goals and adding an assist … Finished 20 groundballs … Saw action in 13 games … Second straight with 10 shots, four on goal and four groundballs … Had a strong game, winning 15-of-20 faceoffs with three groundballs groundball at Army (3/22) … Scored a late goal at #17 Yale against Holy Cross (3/29) . Went on to earn Patriot League (3/11) … Dished first-career assist against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) Rookie of the Week honors … Won 17-of-23 faceoffs with #6 BILLY OPPENHEIMER … Scooped a groundball in three straight February games 12 groundballs vs . Monmouth (3/26) . Marked career highs Jr . • M/A • 6-0 • 180 • Conshohocken, Pa . (Marquette, Villanova and Boston University) … Scored first- in all three categories … Won 2-of-3 faceoffs and added two career goal in season opener at Furman (2/1) . groundballs at #17 Yale (3/11) . AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Key contributor in first season in the brown and white … Played in all 18 games, starting CAREER STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS three times while scoring seven goals and dishing nine assists Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Year GP/GS G A Pts. GB CT FO % … Finished sixth on the team with his 16 points … Had two 2012 (JMU) 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 13/0 0 0 0 20 0 47-91 .516 points for a second straight game, scoring a goal while adding 2013 15/0 0 0 0 6 0 9 1 Total 13/0 0 0 0 20 0 47-91 .516 an assist in the regular season finale against Lafayette (4/18) 2014 15/3 2 1 3 10 1 4 0 … Posted a goal and assist in win over Georgetown (4/12) Total 33/3 2 1 3 16 1 13 1 CAREER HIGHS … Scored a man-up goal in win over #16/19 Colgate (4/5) … Faceoffs Won: 17 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) First multi-goal game at Lehigh, scoring two goals and adding CAREER HIGHS Faceoffs Taken: 23 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) Goals: 1, two times; last at Yale (3/11/14) an assist in dominant win over Holy Cross (3/29) … Scooped Groundballs: 12 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) Assists: 1 vs . Loyola (3/1/14) a career-high four groundballs vs . Monmouth (3/26) … Had a Points: 1, two times; last at Yale (3/11/14) goal, assist and groundball in rout of Navy (3/15) … Dished Groundballs: 2, two times; last at Army (3/16/13) #3 KLAY HESTON a career-high three assists in impressive 9-3 win at Bucknell Caused Turnovers: 1 vs . VMI (3/2/13) (3/8) … Scored first-career Lehigh goal against #7/8 Loyola Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0 Sr . • M • 6-0 • 210 • Rochester, N .Y . (3/1) … Had an assist and three groundballs vs . Marquette (2/8) … Dished an assist in the season opener at Furman (2/1) AS A JUNIOR (2014): Played in 10 games, scoring three goals . . Named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll . . Also for a second straight season … Had two shots and a ground- made the Dean’s List in the spring . #11 RAY MASTROIANNI ball in the regular season finale at Lafayette (4/18) … Posted Fr . • M • 6-2 • 185 • Martinsville, N .J . two shots against Colgate (4/5) … Scored twice, including a CAREER STATISTICS man-up goal in 13-2 win over Navy (3/15) … Tallied a pair Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Played in all 18 games in the of shots in triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16) 2013 9/0 5 8 13 15 0 4 1 midfield, scoring three goals while adding three assists … Also … Scored a goal and added a groundball in the home opener (at Quinnipiac) had 22 groundballs and four caused turnovers … Finished against Marquette (2/8) . 2014 18/3 7 9 16 39 2 14 0 with an assist and groundball at Lafayette (4/18) … Dished an Total 27/3 12 17 29 54 2 18 1 assist and scooped three groundballs vs . Georgetown (4/12) CAREER STATISTICS … Scored a goal for a second straight game against #16/19 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT CAREER HIGHS (at Lehigh) Colgate (4/5) . Added two groundballs and a caused turnover 2013 7/0 3 2 5 5 0 2 0 Goals: 2 vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) … Scored second-career goal and had three groundballs in 2014 10/0 3 0 3 13 1 4 1 Assists: 3 at Bucknell (3/8/14) dominant win over Holy Cross (3/29) … Finished with two Total 17/0 6 2 8 18 1 6 1 Points: 3, two times; last vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) groundballs vs . Monmouth (3/26) … Had a groundball and Groundballs: 4 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) caused turnover at #17 Yale (3/11) … Tied a career high with CAREER HIGHS Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 5; Hat Tricks: 0 Goals: 2 vs . Navy (3/15/14) four groundballs at Bucknell (3/8) … Scooped a groundball Assists: 1, two tmes; last vs . Lafayette (4/20/13) against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Scored first-career goal at Boston Points: 2, two times; last vs . Navy (3/15/14) University (2/22) while adding two groundballs and a caused Groundballs: 1, six times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14) #7 CODY FERRARO turnover … Caused a turnover in dramatic 7-6 triple overtime Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 2; Hat Tricks: 0 Sr . • M • 6-2 • 215 • East Setauket, N .Y . win over #20 Villanova (2/16) … Scooped four groundballs while dishing an assist in collegiate debut at Furman (2/1) . AS A SENIOR (2014): Posted first-career hat trick, scoring #5 KURTIS KAUNAS three goals while adding an assist and groundball for a ca- CAREER STATISTICS reer-high four points at Furman (2/1) … Missed the rest of Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Sr . • M • 5-8 • 175 • Schnecksville, Pa . the season due to injury . 2014 18/0 3 3 6 22 0 22 4 Total 18/0 3 3 6 22 0 22 4 Second team All-Patriot League honoree AS A JUNIOR (2014): CAREER STATISTICS as a junior … One of just four Mountain Hawks to start all 18 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT CAREER HIGHS games … Finished fourth on the team with 28 points behind 2011 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Goals: 1, three times; last vs . Colgate (4/5/14) 20 goals and eight assists …Scored a third-quarter goal to pull 2012 8/3 2 1 3 11 0 4 0 Assists: 1, three times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14) Lehigh within 7-4 in the Patriot League Championship Game 2013 15/0 4 0 4 20 3 5 0 Points: 1, six times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14) at #1 Loyola … Fourth straight multi-goal game, scoring two 2014 1/0 3 1 4 6 0 1 0 Groundballs: 4, two times; last at Bucknell (3/8/14) first-quarter goals in Patriot League Semifinals vs. #14/15 Total 27/3 9 2 11 37 3 11 0 Caused Turnovers: 1, four times; last vs . Colgate (4/5/14) Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0 Army (4/25). Added an assist … Had first-career hat trick while adding an assist for career-high tying four points in CAREER HIGHS PL Quarterfinal win over Navy (4/22) … Tied a career-high Goals: 3 at Furman (2/1/14) two goals for a second straight game in the regular season Assists: 1, two times; last at Furman (2/1/14) Points: 4 at Furman (2/1/14) #16 LUKAS MIKELINICH finale at Lafayette (4/18) … Posted a career-high four points Groundballs: 2 vs . Manhattan (2/25/12) Sr . • D • 5-11 • 180 • Dix Hills, N .Y . behind two goals and two assists against Georgetown (4/12) Multi-Goal Games: 2; Multi-Point Games: 2; Hat Tricks: 1 … Scored go-ahead goal with 1:22 left in regulation against AS A SENIOR (2014): Strong season as a key member of one #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Tied a career high with two goals of the nation’s top defenses … Posted a career-high 37 ground- vs . #16/19 Colgate (4/5) . Added a career-high two groundballs #9 MATT RAPOSO balls and 18 caused turnovers … Had three groundballs in the and a caused turnover … Scored a goal and added an assist So . • A • 6-2 • 185 • Neshanic Station, N .J . Patriot League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … in dominant win over Holy Cross (3/29) … Had a goal and Scooped a groundball in the Patriot League Semis vs . #14/15 groundball against Monmouth (3/26) … Scored game’s first Played in five games in his rookie Army (4/25) … Strong game with three groundballs and goal at Army (3/22) … Dished an assist at Bucknell (3/8) … AS A FRESHMAN (2014): campaign, scoring a goal on his only shot … Made collegiate three caused turnovers in Patriot League Quarterfinal win Scored a transition goal in the first quarter against #7/8 Loyola debut at Boston University (2/22) … Scored first-career goal over Navy (4/22) … Had a pair of groundballs in the regular (3/1) … Scored the game-winning goal with seven seconds against Holy Cross (3/29) … Also played at #17 Yale (3/11), season finale at Lafayette (4/18) … Posted four groundballs left in the third overtime to give Lehigh a dramatic 7-6 victory vs . Navy (3/29) and at Lafayette (4/18) . and three caused turnovers as the defense allowed just three over #20 Villanova (2/16) … Posted a career-high two assists goals to Georgetown (4/12) … Scooped four groundballs and and three goals in the home opener against Marquette (2/8) CAREER STATISTICS caused a turnover against #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Finished … Scored a goal on three shots while adding a groundball in Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT with two groundballs and a caused turnover in win over the season opener at Furman (2/1) . 2014 5/0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 #16/19 Colgate (4/5) … Posted a groundball and three caused Total 5/0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 turnovers in dominant 20-4 win over Holy Cross (3/29) … CAREER STATISTICS Scooped a pair of groundballs against Monmouth (3/26) … Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT CAREER HIGHS Had a groundball at Army (3/22) on a defense that allowed 2012 15/0 2 1 3 4 1 3 1 Goals: 1 vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) just six goals and four even-strength goals … Finished with 2013 17/6 8 2 10 28 1 5 1 Points: 1 vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) a groundball and two caused turnovers vs . Navy (3/15), 2014 18/18 20 8 28 72 4 6 2 holding Sam Jones scoreless who entered the game fifth Total 50/24 30 11 41 104 6 14 4 nationally in points … Scooped three groundballs at #17 Yale Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2015 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 1: MARQUETTE AT #16/18 LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 7, 2015 • PAGE 14
(3/11) … Posted a caused turnover as part of a defense that to tie the score at three … Posted a goal and assist at Boston against Georgetown (4/12) in first-career start … Scooped two shut down Bucknell (3/8) in dominant 9-3 win … Had two University (2/22) … Had an assist in the home opener vs . groundballs at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Posted a groundball groundballs and two caused turnovers against #7/8 Loyola Marquette (2/8) … Scored a goal and added an assist in the and caused turnover against #16/19 Colgate (4/5) … Tallied (3/1) … Caused a turnover in Patriot League opening win at season opener at Furman (2/1) . a career-high three groundballs in rout of Holy Cross (3/29) Boston University (2/22) … Tied a career-high five ground- … Finished with two groundballs at Army (3/22) … Had a balls while adding a caused turnover in triple overtime win CAREER STATISTICS groundball in rout of Navy (3/15) … Scooped a groundball over #20 Villanova (2/16) … Had a groundball in the home Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT and added a caused turnover at #17 Yale (3/11) … Posted a opener vs . Marquette (2/8) … Scooped two groundballs in 2013 6/0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 groundball and team (and career) high three caused turnovers the season opener at Furman (2/1) . 2014 18/10 11 9 20 42 0 8 1 as part of defense’s dominant performance at Bucknell (3/8) Total 24/10 12 9 21 43 0 8 1 … Scooped a pair of groundballs against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS (at Lehigh) … Finished with a groundball and two caused turnovers at Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Goals: 2, three times; last vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) Boston University (2/22) … Had a groundball and caused 2011 6/0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Assists: 2 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) turnover in triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16) 2012 15/11 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 Points: 4 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) … Posted a career-high two caused turnovers while tying a 2014 18/18 0 0 0 1 0 37 18 Groundballs: 1, three times; last vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) career high two GBs against Marquette (2/8) … Scooped two Total 39/29 0 0 0 1 0 58 29 Multi-Goal Games: 3; Multi-Point Games: 5; Hat Tricks: 0 groundballs in the season opener at Furman (2/1) . CAREER HIGHS CAREER STATISTICS Groundballs: 5, two times; last vs . Villanova (2/16/14) #22 IAN STRAIN Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Caused Turnovers: 4 at Penn (2/28/12) So. • M • 6-0 • 190 • Springfield, Pa. 2013 7/0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2014 18/1 0 1 1 2 0 29 16 Did not play due to injury . Total 25/1 0 1 1 2 0 33 17 #17 REID WEBER AS A FRESHMAN (2014): CAREER HIGHS Jr . • A • 6-0 • 200 • Oreland, Pa . Assists: 1 vs . Georgetown (4/12/14) #30 MATT POILLON Points: 1 vs . Georgetown (4/12/14) AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Breakout sophomore season, fin- Sr . • G • 5-10 • 180 • Mount Sinai, N .Y . Groundballs: 3, three times; last vs . Army (4/25/14) ishing second on the team in points (44) and assists (17) while Caused Turnovers: 3, two times; last vs . Georgetown (4/12/14) his 27 goals were third most … Had eight multi-goal games AS A JUNIOR (2014): Another strong season in goal, posting on the season including four of the last five games … Added a 7 23. GAA and 57 5. save percentage (both among the nation’s 30 groundballs and six caused turnovers … Had fourth-career best) … Named Second Team All-Patriot League … Honorable #34 SAM LAWRENCE hat trick in PL Semis vs . #14/15 Army (4/25), including the mention All-American for a third straight season . . Posted a 12-5 Sr . • M • 6-1 • 206 • Wellesley, Mass . game-winning goal with just 3 7. seconds left … Third straight record … Made 14 saves in the Patriot League Championship multi-goal game, posting two in PL Quarterfinal win over Game at #1 Loyola (4/27), 11 coming in the first half … Bounced AS A JUNIOR (2014): Emerged as a regular short-stick defen- Navy (4/22) . Added an assist and career-high six groundballs back in the second half of the PL Semis vs . #14/15 Army (4/25), sive midfielder, posting 15 groundballs and 15 groundballs … Posted third-career hat trick, all coming in the game’s first stopping eight-of-11 to finish with 10 on the evening … Made along with a goal and three assists … Scooped a groundball 16:36 in the regular season finale at Lafayette (4/18) … Scored a season-high 15 saves, allowing just six goals in the Patriot in the Patriot League Championship Game at #1 Loyola twice, including a man-up goal, vs . Georgetown (4/12) … League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22) … Stopped six-of-ten (4/27) … Had a groundball and caused turnover in the Patriot Scored a big third-quarter transition goal at #15/17 Princeton shots sent his way before being relieved by Steve Brodeur in League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22) … Scored first-career (4/8) … Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the game in win over rout of Lafayette (4/18) … Impressed vs . Georgetown (4/12), goal while adding two groundballs and two caused turnovers #16/19 Colgate (4/5) … Tied a career-high five points for stopping eight-of-11 shots in 12-3 win . Was named Patriot at Lafayette (4/18) … Scooped a pair of groundballs at #15/17 second straight game, posting two goals and three assists in League Goalie of the Week for that effort, combined with his 13 Princeton (4/8) … Caused two turnovers and dished an as- dominant win over Holy Cross (3/29) . Also had two caused saves vs . Princeton … Strong game, making 13 saves including sist in win over #16/19 Colgate (4/5) … Strong all-around turnovers … Scored a career-high four goals and had an as- six in the first quarter at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Made six game with an assist, groundball and two caused turnovers sist for a career-high five points against Monmouth (3/26) … saves in win over #16/19 Colgate (4/5) . Also tied a career-high vs . Holy Cross (3/29) … Had a groundball and caused turn- Dished an assist and had a groundball at Army (3/22) … Fifth five groundballs … Finished with five saves, allowing just two over against Monmouth (3/26) … Posted a groundball and straight multi-point game, dishing a career-high four assists goals in the first three quarters against Holy Cross (3/29) … career-high three caused turnovers in rout of Navy (3/15) in a rout of Navy (3/15) … Posted a goal and two assists in Was strong in making nine saves while allowing just six goals … Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover as dominant win at Bucknell (3/8) . Also scooped a career-high at Army (3/22) … Stopped 10-of-12 shots in rout of Navy (3/15) part of dominant defensive effort at Bucknell (3/8) … Posted four groundballs … Finished with a goal and two assists vs . … Finished with seven saves, allowing nine goals at #17 Yale first-career point (an assist) while setting a career-high two #7/8 Loyola (3/1) . Added two groundballs … Second straight (3/11) … Made six saves, allowing just two goals in dominant caused turnovers against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Had two multi-goal game, scoring twice while adding a groundball defensive effort at Bucknell (3/8) . Stopped all six shots sent his shots and a groundball at Boston U (2/22) … Posted three and caused turnover at Boston U (2/22) … Posted two goals, way in Lehigh’s 50:28 shutout streak … Finished with 11 saves groundballs and a caused turnover in triple overtime thriller a career-high two assists and four points in triple overtime against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Reached double-figure saves for over #20 Villanova (2/16) . win over #20 Villanova (2/16) … Dished an assist and added a second straight week, making 10 at Boston University (2/22) a groundball and caused turnover against Marquette (2/8) … Made 12 saves on 18 shots in triple overtime thriller over #20 CAREER STATISTICS … Posted first-career hat trick with three goals in the season Villanova (2/16) . Earned Patriot League Goalie of the Week for Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 2013 4/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 opener at Furman (2/1) . his efforts … Finished with nine saves on 15 shots in the home 2014 18/1 1 3 4 8 0 15 15 opener against Marquette (2/8) … Made six saves, allowing just CAREER STATISTICS Total 22/1 1 3 4 8 0 15 15 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT six goals in the season opener at Furman (2/1) . 2013 6/0 2 1 3 4 0 3 1 CAREER HIGHS 2014 18/18 27 17 44 89 4 30 6 CAREER STATISTICS Goals: 1 at Lafayette (4/18/14) Total 24/18 29 18 47 93 4 33 7 Year GP/GS Svs. GA Sv.% GAA W-L GB Assists: 1, three times; last vs . Colgate (4/5/14) 2012 17/17 166 112 .597 6 .75 14-3 31 Points: 1, four times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14) CAREER HIGHS 2013 14/14 152 103 .596 7 .92 11-3 24 Groundballs: 3 vs . Villanova (2/16/14) Goals: 4 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) 2014 17/17 157 116 .575 7 .23 12-5 23 Caused Turnovers: 3 vs . Navy (3/15/14) Assists: 4 vs . Navy (3/15/14) Total 48/48 475 331 .589 7.25 37-11 78 Points: 5, two times; last vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) Groundballs: 6 vs . Navy (4/22/14) CAREER HIGHS Multi-Goal Games: 9; Multi-Point Games: 12; Hat Tricks: 4 Saves: 18 at North Carolina (5/11/13) Fewest Goals Allowed: 0 vs . Manhattan (2/25/12) Groundballs: 5 at North Carolina (3/3/12) #19 ALEX EATON Jr . • M • 5-8 • 180 • Westford, Mass . #31 CASEY EIDENSHINK AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Breakout season, finishing Jr . • D • 5-11 • 185 • Wyncote, Pa . fifth on the team in points with 20 behind 11 goals and nine assists … Had a career-high two groundballs in the Patriot AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Strong season, receiving consis- League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Recorded tent playing time at long-stick midfield and close defense … an assist in the regular season finale at Lafayette (4/18) … Posted 29 groundballs and 16 caused turnovers … Played in Dished an assist at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Scored a goal all 18 games, starting one, and recording an assist … Posted for a fourth straight game in win over #16/19 Colgate (4/5) two groundballs and two caused turnovers in the Patriot … Scored two goals for a second straight game while adding League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Three an assist in rout of Holy Cross (3/29) … Posted a career-high groundballs for a second straight game in the Patriot League four points against Monmouth (3/26) behind two goals and Semis vs . #14/15 Army (4/25) … Tied a career-high three a career-high two assists … Finished with a goal and assist groundballs while adding a caused turnover in the Patriot at Army (3/22) … Scored a career-high two goals in win at League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22) … Had two ground- Bucknell (3/8) … Scored a nifty goal vs . #7/8 Loyola (3/1) balls, three caused turnovers and first-career point (an assist) Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407 2015 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 1: MARQUETTE AT #16/18 LEHIGH • FEBRUARY 7, 2015 • PAGE 15
goals in the Patriot League opener at Boston University turnovers at Boston University (2/22) … Monster game with #41 DAN TAYLOR (2/22) … Tied a career-high four goals in the home opener career highs in groundballs (7) and caused turnovers (7) in Sr . • A • 6-3 • 212 • Calgary, Alberta vs. Marquette (2/8). Scored Lehigh’s first man-up goal of triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16) . Was named the season … Posted fifth-career hat trick in season opener Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts AS A JUNIOR (2014): Breakout junior season, leading the team at Furman (2/1) . … Scooped a groundball in the home opener vs . Marquette and Patriot League with 76 points behind 47 goals and 29 assists (2/8) … Had three groundballs and a caused turnover in the … Was named first team All-League and an honorable mention CAREER STATISTICS season opener at Furman (2/1) . All-American … Shot an impressive 41 2. percent on the season, Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT 16/9 18 5 23 35 5 17 5 scoring 47 goals on 114 shots … Also added 28 groundballs … 2012 CAREER STATISTICS 17/11 23 3 26 55 3 20 5 2013 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT The 76 points are good for fifth in league history and second in 18/17 33 4 37 77 7 26 4 2014 2013 17/10 0 0 0 0 0 29 14 school history (in the Patriot League era) … Had seven or more Total 50/36 74 12 86 172 15 63 14 points on five occasions; the Mountain Hawks were 5-0 in those 2014 17/17 0 2 2 1 0 44 36 Total 34/27 0 2 2 1 0 73 50 games … Posted double-figure points in the last eight games and CAREER HIGHS 4, three times; last vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) 13 of his 17 games played … Named Patriot League Offensive Goals: CAREER HIGHS 2, two times; last vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) Player of the Week four times including the last three weeks Assists: Groundballs: 7 vs . Villanova (2/16/14) 6 vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) of the regular season … Recorded two goals and two assists in Points: Caused Turnovers: 7 vs . Villanova (2/16/14) the Patriot League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Groundballs: 4, two times; last at Navy (3/31/12) Multi-Goal Games: 23; Multi-Point Games: 24; Hat Tricks: 10 Scored four goals and added four assists in PL Semis vs . #14/15 Army (4/25) in yet another dominant effort … Had three points #77 COREY EPPLEY (two goals, one assist) in Patriot League Quarterfinal win over #44 ALAN HENDERSON Jr . • D • 6-2 • 182 • Darien, Conn . Navy (4/22) … Monster game with a career-high seven goals Sr . • M • 5-11 • 183 • Manorville, N .Y . and career-high nine points in rout of Lafayette (4/18) . Scored AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Got into 13 games as a backup six straight goals bridging the second and third quarters and was AS A JUNIOR (2014): First-line midfielder for most of the long pole, tallying five groundballs for the season ... Had a later recognized with his third straight Patriot League Offensive season, finishing with five goals and eight assists for 13 points groundball in consecutive games, vs . Georgetown (4/12) and Player of the Week award … Tied a career-high four assists and … Also added 22 groundballs and three caused turnovers … at Lafayette (4/18) . . Tied a career high with two groundballs eight points against Georgetown (4/12). Couple with his five Scooped a groundball in the Patriot League Championship against Holy Cross (3/29) . . Had a groundball the game prior points at Princeton, was named the league’s Offensive Player Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Had two groundballs in the vs . Monmouth (3/26) . of the Week … Tied a career high with five goals in nation- PL Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22) … Finished with an assist, ally-televised showdown at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Posted three groundballs and a caused turnover vs . Georgetown CAREER STATISTICS a game-high four points vs . #16/19 Colgate (4/5) behind two Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT (4/12) … Dished an assist and added three groundballs at goals and two assists to earn Patriot League Offensive Player 2013 3/0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Posted a goal and two groundballs of the Week … Stellar game with three goals and a career-high 2014 13/0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 vs . #16/19 Colgate (4/5) … Had a groundball and caused four assists in rout of Holy Cross (3/29) … Posted a goal and two Total 16/0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 turnover against Holy Cross (3/29) … Scored a career-high assists against Monmouth (3/26) … Third hat trick in his last two goals and added an assist vs . Monmouth (3/26) … Fin- CAREER HIGHS four games, scoring three of Lehigh’s six goals at Army (3/22) ished with two groundballs and a caused turnover at Army Groundballs: 2, two times; last vs . Holy Cross (3/29/14) … Finished with a career-high five goals and three assists for (3/22) … Had an assist and groundball in rout of Navy (3/15) Caused Turnovers: 1 vs . VMI (3/2/13) a career-high eight points in rout of Navy (3/15) . Was named … Scored second goal of the season at #17 Yale (3/11) … Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts … Scooped a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Posted a Tied a career-high four goals while adding an assist at Bucknell goal, career-high three assists and career-high four points in (3/8). Scored four of Lehigh’s first five goals including a natural league opener at Boston U (2/22) … Dished an assist while hat trick . Added two groundballs … Dished an assist while adding two groundballs in first action of the season against scooping a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Had two Marquette (2/8) . goals and an assist in triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16) . Posted a career-high four GBs … Finished with four CAREER STATISTICS points vs . Marquette (2/8) behind two goals and two assists … Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Scored a goal in the season opener at Furman (2/1) . 2012 17/0 3 3 6 5 0 8 3 2013 17/6 2 6 8 19 0 33 3 CAREER STATISTICS 2014 17/11 5 8 13 28 0 22 3 Year GP/GS G A Pts. Shots EMG GB CT Total 51/17 10 17 27 52 0 63 9 2012 17/9 11 6 17 31 3 8 1 2013 17/17 29 21 50 79 1 29 2 CAREER HIGHS 2014 17/16 47 29 76 114 1 28 0 Goals: 2 vs . Monmouth (3/26/14) Total 51/42 87 56 143 224 5 65 3 Assists: 3 at Boston University (2/22/14) Points: 4 at Boston University (2/22/14) CAREER HIGHS Groundballs: 5 vs . Navy (3/30/13) Goals: 7 at Lafayette (4/18/14) Caused Turnovers: 1, nine times; last vs . Georgetown (4/12/14) Assists: 4, three times; last vs . Army (4/25/14) Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 3; Hat Tricks: 0 Points: 9 at Lafayette (4/18/14) Groundballs: 4 vs . Villanova (2/16/14) Multi-Goal Games: 27; Multi-Point Games: 31; Hat Tricks: 14 #66 TRIPP TELESCO Jr . • D • 6-2 • 208 • Ridgewood, N .J .
AS A SOPHOMORE (2014): Tremendous sophomore season, #42 PATRICK CORBETT earning first team All-Patriot League and honorable mention Sr . • A • 6-0 • 195 • Burlington, Ontario All-America laurels … Finished with 44 groundballs and was among the nation’s best with 36 caused turnovers … AS A JUNIOR (2014): Finished second on the team with Dished two assists for first-career points … Started 17 games 33 goals and third with 37 points … Added four assists, 26 … Posted multiple caused turnovers in 11 of his 17 games … groundballs and four caused turnovers … Led the team with Key part of a defense that allowed seven or fewer goals in 13 seven extra man goals … Scored the first goal of the Patriot of 18 games on the year … Caused a turnover in the Patriot League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) and finished League Championship Game at #1 Loyola (4/27) … Had five with his 10th career hat trick . Added three groundballs … groundballs, two caused turnovers and an assist in PL Semifi- Had two goals, two groundballs and a caused turnover in nal win over #14/15 Army (4/25) … Posted two groundballs Patriot League Semifinals against #14/15 Army (4/25) … and a caused turnover in the Patriot League Quarterfinal Scored two goals and had two groundballs and a big fourth- victory over Navy (4/22) … Had two groundballs and two quarter caused turnover in PL Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22) caused turnovers in regular season finale at Lafayette (4/18) … Dished an assist at Lafayette (4/18) … Posted two goals … Finished with two caused turnovers at #15/17 Princeton and two groundballs vs . Georgetown (4/12) … Scored a big (4/8) … Posted three groundballs and three caused turnovers fourth-quarter extra man goal while adding two groundballs in 20-4 rout of Holy Cross (3/29) … Strong game with five at #15/17 Princeton (4/8) … Set a career high with six points groundballs and five caused turnovers vs. Monmouth (3/26) while tying career highs in goals (4) and assists (2) in rout while adding first-career point (an assist) … Had a groundball of Holy Cross (3/29) … Posted eighth-career hat trick along at Army (3/22) … Scooped three groundballs while adding with a groundball and caused turnover vs . Monmouth (3/26) three caused turnovers in rout of Navy (3/15) … Finished … Scooped a pair of groundballs at Army (3/22) … Tallied with two groundballs and two caused turnovers at Bucknell seventh-career hat trick in rout of Navy (3/15) . Added three (3/8) as part of dominant defensive effort … Continued groundballs … Dished an assist and caused a turnover at #17 strong play vs . #7/8 Loyola (3/1) with three groundballs Yale (3/11) … Finished with two goals, including an extra and two caused turnovers for a second straight week … man goal, at Bucknell (3/8) … Scored two goals, including Another strong game with three groundballs and two caused a man-up tally against #7/8 Loyola (3/1) … Scored two Lehigh Athletic Media RelationsExperience • 641 Taylor Street, Lehigh Bethlehem, Football PA • Phone 2003 610-758-3174 • Fax 610-758-4407