19 Consecutive Final Fours National Champions - 1983-1988-1989-1990-1993-1995-2000

Contact: Kerrin Perniciaro (315) 443-3341 [email protected] Weekly Release #6 March 27, 2002

2002 Schedule/Results Game 7: vs. Hobart (5-1) Wed., March 27, 2002 w 7:30 p.m. w Carrier Dome February 9 NAVY (scrimmage) W 17-9 Syracuse, back atop the national rankings following an 11-8 16 at Maryland (scrimmage) W 9-6 victory against defending national-champion Princeton last 23 #20 ARMY W 18-11 Saturday, returns home for its first contest at the Carrier Dome since February 23. The Orangemen take on Hobart following a March five-game road swing that saw them travel through the states of 2 at #5 Virginia W 15-13 Virginia, Colorado, Maryland and New Jersey. SU posted a 4-1 record on the road and is 5-1 9 vs. Air Force (at Denver) W 20-8 overall. 10 at Denver W 13-10 Hobart comes into tonight’s contest with a 3-2 record, a 2-1 mark in the Patriot League. 16 at #2 Johns Hopkins L 8-9 The Statesmen have defeated Vermont (13-3), Lafayette (13-2) and Lehigh (14-9). Their 23 at #6 Princeton W 11-8 losses have come to Maryland(13-6) and Army (14-11). 27 HOBART 7:30 p.m. Syracuse has beaten Hobart more times (61) than any other opponent. The Orangemen 30 at Brown Noon own a 61-24-2 mark all-time versus the Statesmen and have won the last 15 meetings. Hobart’s last triumph against SU was April 19, 1986 - a 16-13 victory in Geneva. The series April between these two teams began in 1916. 6 LOYOLA 4 p.m. 9 at Cornell 5 p.m. 13 at Rutgers 1 p.m. Coffman Added to U.S. Team 19 at Pennsylvania 3:30 p.m. 26 MASSACHUSETTS 7 p.m. Senior attackman Josh Coffman (Carthage, N.Y./Carthage) has been selected to replace Andy Ross on the 2002 U.S. Men's Lacrosse Team for this summer's International Lacrosse May Federation World Championship in Perth, Australia. Ross, a pilot in the Navy, will be unable 4 GEORGETOWN 2 p.m. to participate this summer due to a deployment beginning in May. 11/12 NCAA First Rounds "It's unfortunate that I will not be able to play in Perth this summer," said Ross. "However, (at Brown and Delaware) my commitment to a much greater cause permits me from playing in the world 18/19 NCAAQuarterfinals championships. I will be deploying to the Middle East at the beginning of the summer in (at Hofstra and Johns Hopkins) support of the War on Terrorism. With its great players and exceptional staff, I am fully 25 NCAASemifinals (at Rutgers) confident that Team USAwill be successful in Australia." 27 NCAAFinals (at Rutgers) Ross was to be one of just two players on this year's U.S. team with previous world championship experience. Darren Lowe and Ross both played on the U.S. team in 1998 that On the Air defeated Canada 15-14 in overtime in Baltimore to win the world championship. Ross, a midfielder, was a three-time All-American at the U.S. Naval Academy. Radio Coffman, a U.S. team tryout participant last summer and one of five finalists for the SU’s games will be broadcast on the inaugural Tewaaraton Trophy last year, has earned All-America honors at midfield for school’s flagship radio station for lacrosse, Syracuse the last two seasons. He has 24 points through the first six games this season for the ESPN Radio 1260 AM. Andy Jones will top-ranked Orangemen (5-1) and has scored at least three goals in five of the six games. He handle play-by-play duties, while Syracuse had a career-high 51 points last season and has 150 points for his career. Coffman equipment manager Kyle Fetterly will serve joins Syracuse teammates John Glatzel and Michael Powell as representatives on the 23-man as the color analyst. The games can be heard U.S. team. A total of nine current collegiate players will be playing for the U.S. this summer. through the internet at www.suathletics.com. "We really felt to replace Andy Ross we needed to pick the best guy available in the WAER FM 88 will also broadcast all the midfield position, and that guy without a doubt is Josh Coffman," said Jack Emmer, head games, led by sports director Andy Demetra. coach of the U.S. team. "He's highly-skilled, highly-competitive and brings good character to the team. He's played at a very high level, so he knows what good competition is all Television about." Time Warner 13 in Syracuse will broadcast The 2002 ILF World Championship will be held in Perth from July 5-15. More than 15 the four remaining home games and air them countries will send teams to the event which is conducted every four years. The U.S. has won on a tape-delay basis. Ted DeLuca handles the championship five straight times. play-by-play duties, while Dale Drypolcher provides analysis. SU’s next home game versus Hobart will air Friday, March 29, at 8 p.m. 19 Consecutive Final Fours National Champions - 1983-1988-1989-1990-1993-1995-2000 The Last Syracuse vs. Hobart Meeting - Kraus-Simmons Trophy on the Line April 24, 2001 The Syracuse-Hobart rivalry is one of the oldest and fiercest in all No. 2 Syracuse 13, Hobart 5 of college lacrosse, certainly within the upstate New York region. The winner of the Syracuse-Hobart game claims the Kraus- April 24, 2001, Boswell Field Simmons Trophy, named in honor of legendary SU coach Roy Geneva, NY Simmons Sr. and former Hobart coach Babe Kraus. The Orangemen have won the trophy the last 15 times in the 16- Brian Solliday equalled his career-high with three goals and one year existence of the tradition. assist as second-ranked Syracuse (9-2) defeated Hobart, 13-5, at Last season, Syracuse defeated the Statesmen, 13-5, at Boswell Boswell Field. Liam Banks led all scorers with two goals and three Field. assists. The two teams played to a 1-1 tie in the first quarter. Hobart's Jason Ouellet netted the contest's first goal at the 11:01 mark. Junior Orange Career Numbers vs. Hobart midfielder Tom Hardy answered for the Orangemen when his linemate Jason Januszkiewicz fed him with a pass at 6:41. Player (Goals-Assists=Points) SU took a 6-2 halftime lead by dominating the second quarter and Brian Solliday 4-1=5 outscoring the Statesmen, 5-1. Five different Orangemen scored, Michael Springer 4-0=4 including sophomore midfielder Matt Bontaites who notched his first Tom Hardy 3-0=3 career goal at the 13:52 mark to give SU a 3-1 lead. Spencer Wright 2-1=3 Hardy opened up the second half with a goal for Syracuse at the Josh Coffman 1-2=3 11:40 mark. The score gave the Orangemen a 7-2 lead, but Hobart's Brian Nee 2-0=2 John Bogosian registered the second of his team-high three goals off Matt Bontaites 1-0=1 an assist from Kris Shore with 7:15 remaining in the third quarter. Pat Hogan 1-0=1 SU tallied the next four goals to take a commanding 11-3 Michael Powell 0-1=1 advantage. Freshman Brian Nee, who started the game at attack Brett Walther 0-1=1 because Michael Springer stayed home ill, responded with his first goal with 15.4 seconds remaining in the third period. Later, Nee Faceoff Wins/Total Faceoffs would record his 15th goal of the season with 2:26 left in the fourth Chris Bickel 2/4 quarter. Hobart (5-5) found the back of the net twice in the fourth quarter. Fifth-year senior goaltender Rob Mulligan finished with 12 saves, DOME-ination including six stops in the fourth quarter when the Statesmen went on the extra-man three times. Syracuse owns a record of 128-11 (.921) at the Carrier Dome. The Orangemen are 1-0 this season and are scheduled to play three more 1 2 3 4 OT Final games at home during the 2002 campaign following tonight’s game HOBART 1 1 1 2 5 against Hobart. SYRACUSE 1 5 4 3 13 The Orangemen went a combined 12-1 at home during the 2000 and 2001 seasons. SU posted a record of 7-1 at home last season. The Goals: SU - Brian Solliday 3, Liam Banks 2, Tom Hardy 2, Brian first season the Orangemen began playing under the white bubble was Nee 2, Matt Bontaites 1, Josh Coffman 1, Pat Hogan 1, Spencer 1981. Listed below are the only games Syracuse has lost in 22 seasons Wright 1. Hobart - John Bogosian 3, Jason Ouellet 1, Joe Leska 1. playing at the Carrier Dome. Assists: SU - Liam Banks 3, Jason Januszkiewicz 1, Brian Solliday 1, Michael Powell 1, Brett Walther 1, Spencer Wright 1, Pat Kennedy 1. Date Opponent Score Hobart - Kris Shore 2, Jamie Breslin 1, Jamie Giles 1. 4/29/81 Cornell 7-13 Saves: SU 12 (Rob Mulligan); Hobart 15 (Mike Borsz). 4/21/82 Cortland 10-16 Shots: SU 43, Hobart 23 4/11/87 Cornell 6-19 Ground Balls: SU 45, Hobart 34 3/23/91 Johns Hopkins 12-18 Faceoff: SU 13, Hobart 7 5/25/91 North Carolina (NCAASemifinals) 13-19 Penalties: SU 5/4:30, Hobart 6/4:30 3/14/95 Virginia 7-15 Extra Man Opportunities: SU 1/6, Hobart 0/5 3/18/95 Johns Hopkins 13-14 OT Att: 1,274 3/29/97 Brown 12-20 4/4/98 Loyola 15-18 4/25/99 Princeton 14-15 4OT 3/17/01 Johns Hopkins 10-11 19 Consecutive Final Fours National Champions - 1983-1988-1989-1990-1993-1995-2000 Attention Media!!! National Polls (March 25, 2002) This is How You Access Game Notes To access Syracuse men’s lacrosse game notes during the season, 2002 STX/USILAMen’s Division I Coaches Poll (March 25, 2002) go to www.suathletics.com/media. Gamenotes will be loaded on this feature for media members at least 24 hours prior to each contest. You 1. SYRACUSE (7) ...... 196 16. Yale...... 51 will be asked to log in. 2. Virginia (2) ...... 191 17. Ohio State...... 47 The username is: sumlax 3. Johns Hopkins...... 178 18. Penn State...... 21 The password is: simmons 4. Loyola (1)...... 172 19. Harvard...... 13 5. Maryland...... 159 20. Bucknell ...... 8 6. Georgetown...... 153 Powell Named MVP of the 2002 Pioneer 7. North Carolina ...... 137 Also Receiving Votes: Army, Face-Off Classic 8. Princeton...... 127 Denver, Notre Dame, Stony 9. Duke...... 112 Brook, UMBC Sophomore attackman Michael Powell (Carthage, 10. Towson ...... 109 N.Y./Carthage) registered six goals and six assists in two games 11. Massachusetts...... 99 against Air Force and Denver. He was selected the 2002 Pioneer 12. Cornell ...... 92 Face-Off Classic Most Valuable Player. He had three goals and three Hofstra ...... 92 assists against both Air Force and Denver. In the championship game 14. Navy...... 65 against Denver, Powell’s unassisted goal, a blast from 20 yards out, 15. Pennsylvania...... 54 broke a 9-9 tie with 6:17 remaining in the fourth quarter. His goal gave SU a lead that it would hold on to win with. Joining Powell on the all-tournament team were seniors Josh Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (March 25, 2002) Coffman (Carthage, N.Y./Carthage) and John Glatzel (Ellicott City, Md./Boys’Latin). 1. SYRACUSE (11) . . . . . 352 Media Represented From: 2. Virginia (7) ...... 349 USA Today, Newsday, 3. Loyola...... 306 Baltimore Sun, B.J. O’Hara Joins Syracuse Coaching 4. Johns Hopkins...... 301 Syracuse Post-Standard, 5. Maryland...... 286 Trenton Times, Princeton Packet, Staff 6. Georgetown...... 267 Charlottesville Daily Progress, Former Hobart head men’s lacrosse coach B.J. O’Hara will serve 7. Princeton...... 253 Towson Times, as a volunteer assistant coach for the Orangemen this season. 8. North Carolina ...... 219 Annapolis Capital, O’Hara served as the head men’s lacrosse coach at Hobart College 9. Towson ...... 214 WMAR (Baltimore), from 1990-2001. At Hobart he compiled a 97-63 overall record and 10. Duke...... 202 WAER (Syracuse), US Lacrosse, guided the program through its transition from an NCAADivision III 11. Massachusetts ...... 177 Inside Lacrosse Magazine, power to an NCAADivision I tournament qualifier. He led the 12. Cornell ...... 163 InsideLacrosse.com, Statesmen to three NCAADivision III Championships (1990, 1991 13. Hofstra ...... 158 Face-Off Yearbook, and 1993), the program’s first-ever NCAADivision I Tournament 14. Navy...... 114 Onairproductions, berth in 1998, and the Patriot League Championship and NCAA 15. Ohio State ...... 111 Toyota Lacrosse Weekly, Tournament in 2000. 16. Pennsylvania...... 70 Washington Times. The addition of O’Hara makes the Syracuse coaching staff perhaps 17. Penn State...... 58 the most experienced staff in the country. Between the four coaches, 18. Yale...... 42 there is a combined 89 years of experience (Desko - 22 years, Roy 19. Notre Dame...... 34 Simmons III - 21 years, Kevin Donahue - 20 years and O’Hara - 26 20. Harvard...... 19 years). Those figures include high school coaching experience. Others Receiving Votes: Denver 18, Brown 17, Bucknell 10, UMBC 10, Army 5, Stony Brook 2, Fairfield 1, Hobart 1. 19 Consecutive Final Fours National Champions - 1983-1988-1989-1990-1993-1995-2000 2002 Tewaaraton Trophy Male Candidates Five Orangemen Selected to Vie for , Princeton Kevin Cassese, Duke Second Annual Tewaaraton Trophy Dan Cocchi, Towson SU had four of its men's lacrosse players named candidates for the Josh Coffman, Syracuse second annual Tewaaraton Trophy, the most cherished and prestigious Justin Cynar, Cornell award a varsity lacrosse player can receive. A fifth player was Steve Dusseau, Georgetown mentioned as a "Player to Watch" for the award. No other men's Conor Gill, Virginia program had as many candidates chosen for the accolade. John Glatzel, Syracuse In addition, Carrie Soults (Washington, D.C./Georgetown Day) Mike Howley, Maryland of the Syracuse University women's lacrosse team was selected as a Mark Koontz, Virginia "Player to Watch" for the women's Tewaaraton Trophy. Michael Powell, Syracuse SU's four candidates are seniors Josh Coffman (Carthage, Michael Springer, Syracuse N.Y./Carthage), John Glatzel (Ellicott City, Md./Boys' Latin), junior Michael Springer (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) and sophomore Men's Players to Watch Men's Selection Committee: Michael Powell (Carthage, N.Y./Carthage). Senior Spencer Wright Sean Hartofolis, Princeton Richie Moran (Chair) (San Diego, Calif./Junipero Serra) is the Orangeman described as a , Johns Hopkins Retired Cornell University "player to watch" on the list. Nicky Polanco, Hofstra head coach Coffman was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy last season when Brad Reppert, Towson Scott Anderson, Harvard University he played primarily at the midfield position. He was a first-team All- Kyle Sweeney, Georgetown Tom Postel, C.W. Post College American. Now as a starting attackman for SU this year, Coffman is Spencer Wright, Syracuse Erin Quinn, Middlbury College second on the team in scoring with 24 points (18 goals, six assists) in , University of Virginia six games (4.00 points per game). Dave Urick, Georgetown University Glatzel is widely recognized as one of the top defensemen in the country. He is a two-time All-American, garnering second-team laurels Powell Needs a Goal or Assist to in 2000 and first-team honors last season. He recorded an assist in the Air Force game this season, the third point of his career. He is Record His 100th Career Point currently second on the team with 24 ground balls. He was named to Sophomore attackman Michael Powell (Carthage, the Pioneer Face-off Classic All-Tournament team. N.Y./Carthage), the Preseason Player of the Year, scored a career-high Powell won the nation's Turnbull Award last season as the top five goals and had a game-high eight points in Syracuse’s attackman in the country. He led the Orangemen in scoring with 70 18-11 season-opening victory against No. 20-ranked Army. The eight points and was named a first-team All-American. So far this year, it points were a personal best for Powell and it marked the most points looks like Powell will match or improve upon his success. He is registered by an Orangeman since the 2000 NCAAquarterfinals when leading the team in scoring after six games with 29 points (16 goals, 13 older brother, Ryan Powell, torched Georgetown with four goals and assists) or a 4.83 point-per-game average. four assists. Springer is 17th on Syracuse's all-time goals chart with 98 career Against Virginia, Powell scored four goals and had two assists. In tallies. He has been SU's leading goal scorer the past two seasons and is Denver, he had three goals and three assists in each of SU’s two considered one of the best finishers in the game. He is also a two-time games. Against Johns Hopkins, Powell was held to one assist. It was All-American. only the third time in his career (first time this season) that he was Wright, a midfielder, emerged as one of the Orangemen's most held without a goal. Last year, the only games he did not score a goal dangerous threats a season ago. He scored two goals and had two were against Notre Dame in the NCAAsemifinals and at Hobart. The assists against Princeton in the 2001 NCAAchampionship game and second-year attackman bounced back at Princeton with a goal and an finished with a career-high 28 points overall (18 goals, 10 assists). assist. This season at Virginia, Wright registered the game-winning goal in a In 22 career games, Powell has registered at least five points, 11 15-13 Orangemen victory. He had a goal and an assist in the loss to times. He had three games last season in which he posted six points Johns Hopkins and last week at Princeton, he tied for a game-high four (vs. Loyola, Brown and Virginia). points (three goals, one assist). Presently, Wright is tied with Springer Presently, Powell leads the team in scoring with 29 points for third on the team in scoring with 14 points (nine goals and five (16 goals, 13 assists), or a 4.83 point-per-game average. assists). He is one point away from reaching the century mark in career The Tewaaraton Trophy is presented annually following the points. He is the owner of 99 career points (46 goals, 53 assists). collegiate season to the top female and male varsity collegiate lacrosse Powell has never been shut out of a game. He has either scored a players in the United States. Scholarship money is given to the award goal or had an assist in all 22 games of his career. recipient's college or university general scholarship fund. Five finalists will be announced in May. The Tewaaraton Trophy Awards Dinner will be held at the University Club of Washington, D.C. on June 5, 2002 at a banquet honoring the finalists and winners. 19 Consecutive Final Fours National Champions - 1983-1988-1989-1990-1993-1995-2000 Desko in Fourth Season as Head Coach Springer Needs Two Goals vs. Hobart to 45-10 Overall, 3-0 vs. Hobart Notch His 100th Career Goal John Desko owns the unparalleled distinction of being the only Junior attackman Michael Springer (Ridgewood, Division I men’s coach to guide his team to the national championship N.J./Ridgewood) is SU’s third-leading scorer with 14 points (10 goals, game in each of his first three seasons. He brings this accomplishment four assists). Against Princeton last Saturday, he was held without a and others into his fourth year at the helm, continuing to prove why he point for just the second time in his career (the first time was against is one of the most successful lacrosse coaches in the game today. Princeton in last year’s national championship game). It was only the Last season, Desko guided the Orangemen to a 13-3 record, the fifth time in 37 career games that Springer had fewer than two points. No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the program’s 19th consecutive He scored four goals and had one assist in the win against Denver to appearance in the national semifinals and the school’s 12th appearance move into 17th place on SU’s all-time goals chart. He currently owns (third straight) in the national championship game. It was the second 98 career goals and will become the 17th player in school history to year in a row that SU earned the top seed. reach the century mark in goals if he can manage two more. In his 37 He and his staff have achieved success by scheduling the nation’s games for the Orangemen, Springer has recorded three or more goals toughest competition and coming out on top in those games. Since 21 times. Desko took over in 1999, Syracuse is 15-5 against top 10 teams. Springer averaged 2.84 goals per game in his first two seasons at Desko’s record as head coach is 45-10, including an 8-2 mark in SU. Here is where he ranks on the SU’s all-time goals list: the postseason. Syracuse University Career Goals Scored (Since 1967) In 2000, Desko led the Orangemen to the NCAA title. It was the 1. 192 1987-90 school’s seventh crown and first since 1995. That year, he guided SU 2. 182 Tom Marechek 1989-92 to a 15-1 record, the best finish since 1988, and an 18th-consecutive 3. 158 1994-98 appearance in the final four. 4. 155 Tom Korrie 1983-86 The 1999 season saw Desko become the third head coach in 5. 142 Tom Abbott 1975-78 Division I history to reach the NCAAtitle game in just his first year at 6. 137 Ryan Powell 1997-00 the helm. He led the Orangemen to a 12-5 record, a 17th-consecutive 7. 129 Brad Kotz 1982-85 trip to the NCAA Final Four and the program’s 10th appearance in an 8. 128 Matt Riter 1990-93 NCAAchampionship game. It was the first time a No. 8 seed ever 9. 127 Paul Gait 1987-90 reached the national semifinals and finals. 10. 125 Rob Kavovit 1994-97 This year, he will be serving his third term as a member of the 11. 124 Roy Colsey 1992-95 NCAA Lacrosse Committee, a group that oversees and regulates rules, Tim O’Hara 1977-80 championships and other issues pertinent to the sport. Desko was 13. 109 John Zulberti 1986-89 selected to the committee in 1999. 14. 106 Jim Morrissey 1993-96 Matt Cutia 1996-99 16. 104 Tom Nelson 1984-87 Spencer Wright Tallies Three Goals 17. 98 MICHAELSPRINGER 2000-present 18. 95 JOSH COFFMAN 1999-present and an Assist in Win at Princeton 19. 94 Greg Burns 1987-90 Senior midfielder Spencer Wright (San Diego, Calif./Junipero 20. 93 Todd Curry 1984-87 Serra) tied for the team lead in points last Saturday in SU’s 11-8 victory at Princeton. He and Josh Coffman (Carthage, Park Notches First Collegiate Goal at N.Y./Carthage) each had three goals and an assist. Wright had a goal and an assist in the game’s final six minutes. His goal in the fourth Princeton, Records Game-Winner quarter was a man-up tally. Freshman midfielder Jarett Park(Tully, N.Y./Christian Brothers Princeton was Wright’s first three-goal game of the season and Academy) tallied his first collegiate goal at Princeton last Saturday just the third of his career. Last year, he scored three goals against and it was a big one. With the score tied at 8-8 with 8:18 remaining in Virginia and had a career-high four goals at Georgetown. the game, Park came hard and fast off the wing to scoop up a Presently, Wright is tied for third on the team in scoring with groundball pushed out for him by face-off specialist Chris Bickel Michael Springer (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood). He has 14 points (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga). Park retrieved one of his four groundballs (nine goals, five assists) after just six games. Last season, Wright on the day and sprinted to the cage where he fired a shot past Tiger totalled 28 points (18 goals) in 16 games. goalie Julian Gould. The goal, Park’s first of the season, turned out to Wright is now the owner of 46 career points (31 goals, 15 assists). be the game-winner. SU took a 9-8 lead and scored two more times before the contest ended. Park has found a niche on this team as part of the face-off unit. He leads the team with 27 groundballs(4.5 per game) and last week ran with SU’s third middie line (along with Mike Smith and Kyle Olson). 19 Consecutive Final Fours National Champions - 1983-1988-1989-1990-1993-1995-2000 Coffman Breaks Into School’s Top 25 Starting Close Defense Back for All-Time Scoring List Another Season Together Out in Denver, senior attackman Josh Coffman (Carthage, John Glatzel (Ellicott City, Md./Boys’Latin), Billy St. George N.Y./Carthage) totalled seven goals and one assist in two games. (Baldwin, N.Y./Baldwin) and Sol Bliss (Tully, N.Y./Tully) are back With the offensive explosion, he cracked the school’s top 25 for all- for their second straight season as SU’s starting close defense unit. time scoring. Coffman is currently 21st with 150 career points (95 Glatzel and St. George are three-year starters and seniors, while goals, 55 assists). His 95 goals place him 18th on the all-time goals Bliss, who redshirted in 1999, will be back next season. ledger at SU. He registered four goals in the win against Denver, tying Glatzel, a 2001 first-team All-American, has been a finalist for the his career high. Coffman also tallied four goals in the win at Virginia. Defenseman of the Year award the past two seasons. He held Last week at Princeton, Coffman helped Syracuse come back from Virginia’s Conor Gill to just one goal on March 2, and held Princeton’s a 4-0 deficit in the first half by tallying two goals and an assist which Ryan Boyle to just one assist last week. sparked the SU offense and helped the Orangemen tie it up 4-4 by St. George earned honorable mention All-America laurels last year, halftime. Coffman finished the game with three goals and an assist. while Bliss earned notice during the NCAAsemifinals when he shut Out of 55 career games, Coffman has recorded at least four points down Notre Dame’s leading scorer, Tom Glatzel, John’s twin brother. 19 times. During his first three seasons at SU, he played primarily at Bliss held Tom Glatzel pointless for the first time in 23 games. Bliss midfield. At that position on the field, Coffman was considered one of held UVA’s highly-touted rookie attackman John Christmas to just one the best in the nation, as evidenced by his first-team All-America goal. accolades last season and his preseason All-America nods at midfield As a unit last season, the SU defense posted the lowest goals this year. against average since 1988. The 128 goals Syracuse gave up in 2001 Syracuse is 34-8 when Coffman scores a goal. He has 16 hat tricks was the fewest since 1990 - when the team yielded just 124 goals in 13 to his credit during his time at SU. games. The SU “D” - with Glatzel, St. George and Bliss - finished eighth in the nation in scoring defense, giving up a measly 8.00 goals Syracuse University Career Points per game. That was the lowest average a Syracuse defensive unit 1. 287 (158-129) Casey Powell 1994-98 allowed since 1988 when the Orangemen gave up an average of 7.87 287 (137-150) Ryan Powell 1997-00 goals per game. 3. 282 (124-158) Tim O’Hara 1977-80 4. 271 (84-187) Tim Nelson 1983-85 Bickel Wins 14-of-22 Faceoffs at 5. 267 (109-158) John Zulberti 1986-89 6. 258 (182-76) Tom Marechek 1989-92 Princeton 7. 253 (192-61) Gary Gait 1987-90 8. 246 (125-121) Rob Kavovit 1993-97 Junior midfielder Chris Bickel (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) is SU’s 9. 228 (155-73) Tom Korrie 1983-86 main face-off specialist so far this season. He has won 70-of-128 10. 212 (127-85) Paul Gait 1987-90 faceoffs, good for a .547 mark after just six games. At Princeton, he 11. 205 (129-76) Brad Kotz 1982-85 equalled his career high with 14 face-off wins (out of 22 total draws). 12. 204 (142-62) Tom Abbott 1975-78 He was impressive in the fourth quarter, winning the final five-straight 13. 192 (84-108) Jamie Archer 1990-93 draws to help SU gain possession. 14. 189 (104-85) Tom Nelson 1984-87 Assisting Bickel from the wings has been a number of different 15. 176 (106-70) Jim Morrissey 1993-96 players. Freshman midfielder Jarett Park (Tully, N.Y./Christian 16. 166 (128-38) Matt Riter 1990-93 Brothers Academy) has had the most success. Because of his 17. 163 (124-39) Roy Colsey 1992-95 strength and quickness, Park is usually the first to the groundballs for 18. 161 (106-55) Matt Cutia 1996-99 Syracuse. He leads the team with 27 ground balls so far. A two-sport 19. 155 (87-68) Brad Short 1979-82 athlete at Syracuse, Park also plays soccer for the Orangemen. He was 20. 153 (82-71) Randy Lundblad 1981-84 the 2001 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year in soccer and was voted the 21. 150 (95-55) JOSH COFFMAN 1999-present National Freshman of the Year by Soccer America Magazine. He led 22. 148 (93-55) Todd Curry 1984-87 the team, the BIG EAST and the nation in assists (14). 23. 145 (64-81) Jeff Davis 1967-70 Another freshman, midfielder Jake Plunket (Cortland, 24. 142 (87-55) Charlie Lockwood 1991-94 N.Y./Homer), has also taken some faceoffs for Syracuse this season. He demonstrates huge potential and has won 16-of-32 draws so far. Also used on the wings has been junior Matt Bontaites (Marblehead, Mass./Marblehead), freshman long-stick midfielder Joe Sabasteanski (Darien, Conn./Darien), senior midfielder John Burns (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius) and at times, sophomore attackman Michael Powell (Carthage, N.Y.). 19 Consecutive Final Fours National Champions - 1983-1988-1989-1990-1993-1995-2000 Pfeifer Settling Into Starting Syracuse So Far Proving to be a Goaltender Job Second Quarter Team Jay Pfeifer (Towson, Md./Gilman) is Syracuse’s starting The opposing team has scored the first goal of the game in four of goaltender. He redshirted last season during Rob Mulligan’s final SU’s six games so far this season. The Orangemen have had tight first campaign. Pfeifer took the year to get comfortable and learn the quarters with teams this season, but have really come alive in the Syracuse system. He won the job this season because of his ability to middle two periods, outscoring their opponents, 26-9 in second make saves and clear the ball. His overall chemistry (i.e. quarters and 18-10 in third quarters - a combined 44-19 advantage communication, leadership) with the rest of the Syracuse defense was after playing the second and third periods. a factor as well. Against Virginia, Pfeifer had a terrific game. After allowing six Extra-Man Unit is 3-for-10 in SU’s goals in the first quarter, he settled down to record 18 saves, including 10 in the second half. He was solid in the win against Denver with 11 Last Three Games saves against the Pioneers, including 10 following the game’s opening SU’s man-up unit has scored on 13-of-27 opportunities so far this quarter. season, good for a .481 success rate. The Orangemen scored a season- Pfeifer has strong lacrosse genes. His father, Jerry, played lacrosse high five extra-man goals (out of seven opportunities) in the win at Johns Hopkins and served as an assistant coach for the Blue Jays. against Air Force. At JHU’s Homewood Field on March 16, Pfeifer had his best Conversely, Syracuse’s man-down unit has done an excellent job of performance of the season. He made 15 saves, including a few at limiting the opponent’s success on extra-man opportunities. SU’s point-blank range. He also showed his ability to come out of the cage opponents are a combined 5-of-32 (.156) on the man-up. and initiate the break. Prior to the two games versus Denver and Johns Hopkins, Syracuse He owns a .544 save percentage and a 9.43 goals against average had tallied at least two extra-man goals in each of its first three after six games. contests. The Orangemen went 1-for-4 on the EMO against both the Pioneers and Blue Jays, but were 1-or-2 at Princeton last week and are Career Firsts Recorded by SU Rookies now a combined 3-for-10 in their last three outings. SU’s extra-man unit is primarily made up of the same players from out in Denver last season (Michael Powell, Brian Nee, Michael Springer, Spencer Every Syracuse player who made the trip to Denver played against Wright, Brian Solliday and Josh Coffman). Air Force, except for sophomore goaltender Nick Donatelli (Endicott, N.Y./Union-Endicott) who was stricken with a sinus infection that Orangemen Whistled for 28 Penalties forced him to miss both games. A number of players recorded their first collegiate points out west. in Their Last Four Games Kyle Olson (Columbus, Ohio/UpperArlington) scored his first Syracuse has been called for seven penalties in each of its last four collegiate goal against the Falcons. Olson, a regular on SU’s third games, a number that surely the team would like to see deflated this middie line, notched his first career goal in the pivotal second quarter week against Hobart and Brown. The Orangemen were called for just where the Orangemen outscored Air Force, 6-0. three penalties in the win against Army and four penalties in Sophomore attackman Alex Zink (Rowayton, Conn./Darien) Charlottesville against Virginia. tallied his first goal in the fourth quarter against Air Force. It was a man-down goal which he tossed in off an assist from senior defenseman John Glatzel. It gave SU its largest lead of the game Simmons Family Receives Invitation to (19-6). Freshman Jake Plunket (Cortland, N.Y./Homer) also found the Spike Lee’s Special Screening back of the net against Air Force. His goal came right before Zink’s in Syracuse assistant coach Roy Simmons III and his father, former the fourth quarter. head coach Roy Simmons Jr., were invited to the New York City Attackman Zack Wallace (Baldwinsville, N.Y./C.W. Baker) saw premiere of Spike Lee’s latest project, “Jim Brown, All-American,” a his first action in the third quarter against the Falcons. He had two film directed by Lee for HBO. The film is about the life of Jim assists in the game, his first two collegiate points. Brown, Hall of Fame football and lacrosse player, who starred in both sports at Syracuse University in the 1950’s. Last spring, both Simmons men were asked to participate in some filming that was held on the Syracuse University campus. Brown, Simmons III, Simmons Jr. and Hall of Famer Oren Lyons, another former Syracuse standout, stood together with their sticks on Coyne Field and passed the “pill” around while Spike Lee’s cameras rolled. Simmons III had to decline the invitation to Lee’s premiere because it coincided with the SU vs. Hopkins game. Simmons Jr. also decided that the lacrosse game in Baltimore was too important to miss. 19 Consecutive Final Fours National Champions - 1983-1988-1989-1990-1993-1995-2000 Orangemen Enjoy a Strong Fall Spencer Wright Selected as San Diego Semester in the Classroom Amateur Star of the Year Fifteen members of the Syracuse University men’s lacrosse team The San Diego Hall were named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for the Fall 2001 of Champions selected semester. A total of 240 student-athletes were named to the list, which SU’s Spencer Wright was established in 1995 to honor student-athletes who achieve a (San Diego, Calif./Serra semester grade point average of 3.0 or higher. High School) as one of Senior John Glatzel (Ellicot City, Md.); junior Dave Puccia its Amateur Stars of the (Watertown, N.Y.); sophomores Travis Bryan (Houston, Texas), Year. He was honored at Nick Donatelli (Endictott, N.Y.), and Steve Vallone (Corning, N.Y.); the San Diego Hall of and freshman Andrew Boyle (Columbus, Ohio) were among the 125 Champions’56th annual student-athletes who earned a GPA of 3.4 or higher. “Salute to the Glatzel and Puccia are four-time members of the honor roll, while Champions” dinner on teammates Bryan, Donatelli, and Vallone were named for the third February 13, at the San time. Diego Sports Arena. Sol Bliss (Tully, N.Y.) earned the award for the second time. Wright was honored along with fellow amateur athlete Mark Prior Boyle, Tom Hardy (Tully, N.Y.), Brian Nee (Cockyesville, Md.), and Hall of Fame inductees Tony Gwynn (San Diego Padres Kyle Olson (Columbus, Ohio), Jarett Park (Tully, N.Y.), Jake outfielder), Tony Hawk(pro skateboarder) and Russ Washington (San Plunket (Cortland, N.Y.), Andy Starr (Weston, Mass.), Brett Diego Chargers offensive lineman). He even got to meet legendary Walther (Ardmore, Pa.), and Spencer Wright (San Diego, Calif.) sports television broadcaster Dick Enberg. made debut appearances on the honor roll. Boyle, Olson, Park, Plunket, and Starr are freshmen at Syracuse. “Give a Kid a Goal” Joins SU Lacrosse Powell, Glatzel and Now Coffman on the with Camp Fire Boys and Girls U.S. National Team Syracuse University men’s lacrosse coach, John Desko, has teamed up with Camp Fire Boys and Girls of CNY for the second-straight Senior John Glatzel (Ellicott City, Md./Boys’ Latin), sophomore season to make every goal the Orangemen score during 2002 count for attackman Michael Powell (Carthage, N.Y./Carthage) and senior area children. Josh Coffman (Carthage, N.Y./Carthage) are among 23 players who The “Give A Kid A Goal” program helps raise money that is will represent the United States in the 2002 International Lacrosse needed to support ongoing Camp Fire programs, which serve more Federation World Championship. The World Championship will be than 3,000 children in the Syracuse community. played July 6-14, 2002 in Perth, Australia. The U.S. is the defending As a national youth organization with headquarters in Kansas City, ILF champion, having won the 1998 World Championship by Missouri since 1910, Camp Fire Boys and Girls has been serving the defeating Canada, 15-14 in overtime at Johns Hopkins’Homewood Syracuse area since 1925, with programs that focus on helping local Field. The 2002 U.S. team is coached by Army’s Jack Emmer. school-aged children become caring, confident youth and future leaders. The programs include, but are not limited to: club activities, SU Program Notches 700th All-Time day and resident camping, self-reliance courses, youth leadership, and inner-city youth outreach programs. Victory Against Army Throughout the 2002 SU men’s lacrosse season, individuals, as SU’s 18-11 victory against Army in the 2002 season opener marked well as corporate sponsors, are asked to pledge a specified amount for the Orangemen’s 700th all-time win. The Syracuse men’s lacrosse each goal the Orangemen score during the 2002 season, including the program is 703-275-15 (.716) in its 83rd season of competition. Johns NCAAfinals. Over the last six years, the Orangemen have averaged Hopkins is the only other program in NCAADivision I men’s lacrosse 222 goals per season. During the past three seasons, SU has played in that has won more than 700 games. The Blue Jays are actually the NCAAChampionship game, winning it all in 2000. approaching 800 all-time wins. Their record stands at 796-257-15 "This is an opportunity for lacrosse and non-lacrosse fans alike to (.752) in 113 seasons of existence. help support an organization that has served this community for decades," said Syracuse University men’s lacrosse coach, John Desko. "We hope that some of our success on the field will carry over into making a positive impact on the lives of this area’s youth." To make a pledge or donation, or for further information about “Give A Kid A Goal”, contact Camp Fire Boys and Girls of CNYat 315-463-8799. Seven-Time National Champions Game Summaries 2002 SU Game Summaries 19 Consecutive Final Fours Game One Game Two No. 2 Syracuse 18 No. 2 Syracuse 15 No. 20 Army 11 No. 5 Virginia 13

February 23, 2002, Carrier Dome Michael Powell Josh Coffm a n March 2, 2002, Klöckner Stadium Jay Pfeifer Spencer Wri g h t Syracuse, N.Y. Charlottesville, Va.

Preseason Player of the Year Michael Powell scored a career-high Spencer Wright scored an unassisted goal at the 5:44 mark of the five goals and had a game-high eight points to lead second-ranked fourth quarter to break a 13-13 tie between Syracuse and Virginia at Syracuse to an 18-11 victory against No. 20-ranked Army at the Klöckner Stadium. The goal, Wright's second of the contest, turned Carrier Dome. It was the season opener for both teams and it marked out to be the game-winner. Michael Powell added an insurance goal the 700th all-time victory for the Orangemen program. on an empty net with three seconds remaining off a long feed from Sol Army’s Marko Kostovic netted the game’s first goal at the 13:17 Bliss to give the Orangemen a 15-13 triumph. mark of the first quarter. Syracuse responded with the next three goals Jay Pfeifer had an outstanding game for SU in goal. After and led 4-2 after the opening quarter. allowing six Cavalier goals in the first quarter, Pfeifer settled down to The Orangemen closed out the first half strong. After Army’s Jeff record 18 saves in the game, including 10 in the second half. Bryan made the score 4-3 with the first of his team-high four goals at Josh Coffman tied his career-high with four goals, all in the first the 12:49 mark of the second quarter, the Orangemen rattled off six half. consecutive goals to break the contest open with a 10-3 halftime lead. The two teams played to a 6-6 tie in the first quarter. SU jumped During the spurt, Powell was responsible for two goals and an assist. out to a 2-0 lead behind goals from Brian Nee and Michael Springer. Also getting into the action were Josh Coffman, Michael Springer, Virginia netted the game's next five goals to take a 5-2 lead. Nee Tom Hardy and Spencer Wright. Coffman had a goal and an assist. scored his second goal of the game at the 6:35 mark of the first quarter He finished with three goals and four assists, tying his career highs for and Coffman tallied twice to tie the game at 5-5. Brendan Mohler put assists and points. the Cavs up, 6-5, with 3:59 left in the opening quarter, but Powell tied The Black Knights never quit. They came out by scoring the first it at 6-6 with his first of four goals with three seconds remaining. two goals of the third quarter, both by Bryan. The five-goal deficit Syracuse outscored Virginia, 5-2, in the second quarter. Springer (10-5) with 13:47 left to play in the period would be as close as they gave SU a 7-6 lead with a behind-the-back goal at the 14:25 mark. would come. The SU midfielders gave their team a 14-5 cushion with Coffman had two markers, while Wright and Powell also added goals. goals by Brian Solliday, Hardy and Sean Lindsay. Coffman also Wright fed Powell for a man-up goal at the 4:06 mark and it gave SU a scored in the third, while Powell dished out two assists. 10-7 advantage. The Orangemen led, 11-8, at halftime. Army outscored Syracuse, 6-4, in the fourth quarter. Chris Woods In the third quarter, UVA pulled to within 11-10, thanks to a goal and Mike Kamon started off the period with a man-down tally and an by Jared Little at the 9:07 mark. Powell stretched SU's lead to two extra-man score, respectively. Steve Vallone netted his second goal of goals (12-10) with a score at the 7:24 mark. the contest for SU at the 6:33 mark and it gave the Orangemen their In the second half, SU’s Chris Bickel won six of nine draws, largest lead of the game at 17-7. Bryan and Woods had two more including four in the fourth quarter that helped the Orangemen gain goals, while Tim Pearson registered his two goals in the final 1:45 of possession. the contest. Springer sent a rocket of a shot into the goal for a man-up tally at Jay Pfeifer started in goal for Syracuse and played the game’s first the 14:25 mark of the fourth quarter. He was assisted by Powell and 46:01. He finished1-0 with seven saves in his collegiate debut before that gave the2-0 Orangemen a 13-10 lead, their largest before the contest giving way to Alex Mummolo who had one save and allowed three ended. goals in nine minutes of action. Virginia registered three goals during the course of the next eight minutes, including two by freshman Joe Yevoli. His second goal of SYRACUSE 18, ARMY 11 the quarter tied the game at 13-13 with 6:23 remaining. 1 2 3 4 OT Final ARMY 2 1 2 6 11 SYRACUSE 15, VIRGINIA13 SYRACUSE 4 6 4 4 18 1 2 3 4 OT Final VIRGINIA 6 2 2 3 13 Goals: SU -Powell 5, Coffman 3, Vallone 2, Hardy 2, Solliday 2, SYRACUSE 6 5 1 3 15 Springer 1, Wright 1, Lindsay 1, Perritt 1. Army - Bryan 4, Pearson 2, Goals: SU -Powell 4, Coffman 4, Springer 3, Wright 2, Nee 2. UVA - Woods 2, Kostovic 1, Kamon 1, Mounce 1. Yevoli 4, Shannon 2, Gill 1, Rotelli 1, Glading 1, Russo 1, Mohler 1, Assists: SU - Coffman 4, Powell 3, Springer 1, Park 1, Lindsay 1. Christmas 1, Little 1. Assists: SU - Powell 2, Wright 1, Walther 1, Army - Tim Pearson 2, Kamon 1, Ryan 1, Bryan 1, Vlahakis 1. Bliss 1. UVA - Gill 3, Shannon 1, Rotelli 1. Saves: SU 8 (Pfeifer 7, Mummolo 1). Army 10 (Nogic). Saves: SU 18 (Pfeifer). UVA 4 (Johnson). Shots: SU 45, Army 30 Shots: UVA 41, SU 37 Ground Balls: SU 64, Army 43 Ground Balls: UVA 67, SU 50 Faceoff: SU 20, Army 11 Faceoff: SU 14, UVA 16 Penalties: SU 3/3:00, Army 5/4:00 Penalties: SU 4/2:30, UVA 5/3:00 Extra Man Opportunities: SU 2-5, Army 1-3 Extra Man Opportunities: SU 3-5, UVA 1-4 Att: 5,653 Att: 2,993 Seven-Time National Champions Game Summaries 2002 SU Game Summaries 19 Consecutive Final Fours Game Three Game Four No. 1 Syracuse 20 No. 1 Syracuse 13 Air Force 8 Denver 10

March 9, 2002, Pioneer Field Brian Brian March 10, 2002, Pioneer Field Michael Michael Denver, Colorado So l l i d a y Ne e Denver, Colorado Po w e l l Sp r i n g e r

The No. 1-ranked Orangemen overcame early two-goal deficits and With the score tied 9-9 with 6:30 remaining in the game, SU’s outscored Air Force, 6-0 in the second quarter, en route to a 20-8 Michael Powell saved a long clearing pass near the far sideline, victory at the 2002 Pioneer Men's Lacrosse Face-Off Classic at the sprinted to the cage and unleashed a shot from 20 yards out which University of Denver's Pioneer Field. It was only the second meeting found the upper right corner of the Denver net. The goal gave the top- between SU and Air Force. ranked Orangemen a lead they would never relinquish. Syracuse went Air Force jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter behind goals on to defeat Denver, 13-10, winning the 2002 Pioneer Men's Lacrosse by Adam Gaudinski and Kyle Warf. SU’s Michael Springer tallied an Face-Off Classic. Powell earned MVP honors. unassisted goal at the 9:53 mark which made the score 2-1. The Syracuse (4-0) clung to a 6-5 edge at halftime. Denver scored the Falcons took a 3-1 lead after Gaudinski fed Kevin Hill at the 6:48 game's first goal and then led, 2-1, when Erik Swanson scored off a mark. SU's Brian Nee notched his first of three goals with 2:51 pass from Darren Sasaki-Scanlon at 10:21 of the first quarter. It would remaining in the opening quarter, but Air Force held on to its two-goal be the Pioneer's only lead of the contest. lead (4-2) when Matt Dudderan found the back of the net with 14 SU's starting attack (Powell, Coffman, Springer) was responsible seconds remaining in the opening period. for all five of the Orangemen's goals in the opening quarter. Coffman In the second quarter, Syracuse settled down and found its and Springer tallied twice, while Powell had a goal and an assist to offensive rhythm. The Orangemen went two-for-two on the extra man help SU to a 5-3 lead after the first 15 minutes. situation and outscored Air Force, 6-0, for the quarter. Nee netted his Denver's Matt Brown scored three of his team-high four goals in second goal of the game, off an extra-man feed from Brian Solliday at the first half. He registered two within the final four minutes of the the 13:54 mark. Josh Coffman tied the game at 4-4 off a pass from half to pull his Pioneers to within one (6-5) at intermission. Michael Powell just a 1:12 later. Kyle Olson tallied his first The Orangemen were unable to extend their lead past two goals in collegiate goal at the 8:47 mark to give the Orangemen their first lead. the third quarter. Spencer Wright punched in a man-up goal from just SU led 8-4 at halftime. Solliday, Powell and Spencer Wright all outside the crease off a feed from Springer with 3:27 remaining in the scored in the pivotal second quarter. third quarter. The score was 8-6 in favor of SU at the end of the third. The Orangemen continued to pour it on in the third period. Two Springer notched his fourth goal of the game at the 10:57 mark of quick goals at the beginning of the quarter, one by Tom Hardy and the final quarter which put SU ahead by three, 9-6. Denver mounted a one by Powell, gave SU a 10-4 advantage. The Orangemen built a 10- furious comeback with three goals in a little more than a minute. Jeff goal lead (16-6) by the end of the third. Biggs started the rally. Mike Kenlay scored on a Denver man-up Coach Desko used his entire bench. Zack Wallace registered two situation and Brown intercepted an errant pass by SU goalie Jay assists, his first career points. Jake Plunket scored his first collegiate Pfeifer right on the doorstep and fired it into the cage at the 7:02 mark goal with 4:11 remaining in the contest. Alex Zink’s first career goal to tie the contest at 9-9. That is when Powell stepped up. gave SU a 19-6 advantage, its largest lead of the afternoon. Tom Hardy gave a two-goal cushion. Biggs registered Denver's Jay Pfeifer played the first 45 minutes in goal for Syracuse. He final goal at the 4:22 mark to pull within one (11-10), but the had two saves3-0 and allowed six goals before being replaced by senior Orangemen 4-0had a pretty fast break capped off by Powell at 3:37. Alex Mummolo. Mummolo stopped six shots. Coffman added an insurance goal with 1:15 remaining to seal the win. Joining Powell on the Pioneer Classic All-Tournament team from SYRACUSE 20, AIR FORCE 8 Syracuse were Coffman and John Glatzel. 1 2 3 4 OT Final AIR FORCE 4 0 2 2 8 SYRACUSE 13, DENVER 10 SYRACUSE 2 6 8 4 20 1 2 3 4 OT Final DENVER 3 2 1 4 10 Goals: SU -Powell 3, Nee 3, Coffman 3, Solliday 2, Springer 1, SYRACUSE 5 1 2 5 13 Olson 1, Wright 1, Hardy 1, P. Hogan 1, Lindsay 1, Plunket 1, Zink 1, Walther 1. Air Force - Warf 2, Hill 2, Gaudinski 1, Dudderan 1, Goals: SU -Springer 4, Coffman 4, Powell 3, Wright 1, Hardy 1. Dangler 1, Brown 1. DEN - Brown 4, Biggs 3, Swanson 2, Kenlay 1. Assists: SU - Powell 3, Springer 2, Solliday 2, Wright 2, Wallace 2, Assists: SU - Powell 3, Nee 2, Springer 1, Lindsay 1. DEN - Biggs 2, Coffman 1, Glatzel 1. Air Force - Gaudinski 1, Lorden 1, Dangler 1. Swanson 1, Sasaki-Scanlon 1, Kenlay 1, Marshall 1, Wittman 1. Saves: SU 8 (Pfeifer 2, Mummolo 6). AF 13 (Arnold 11, Moss 2). Saves: SU 11 (Pfeifer). DEN 13 (Nunziato). Shots: SU 46, AF 25 Shots: SU 37, DEN 31 Ground Balls: SU 38, AF 35 Ground Balls: SU 34, DEN 28 Faceoff: SU 15, AF 16 Faceoff: SU 13, DEN 13 Penalties: SU 7/5:00, AF 7/5:30 Penalties: SU 7/6:30, DEN 4/3:00 Extra Man Opportunities: SU 5-7, AF 0-7 Extra Man Opportunities: SU 1-4, DEN 1-7 Att: 1,454 Att: 2,441 Seven-Time National Champions Game Summaries 2002 SU Game Summaries 19 Consecutive Final Fours Game Five Game Six No. 2 Johns Hopkins 9 No. 2 Syracuse 11 No. 1 Syracuse 8 No. 6 Princeton 8

March 16, 2002, Homewood Field Jay Brian March 23, 2002, Class of 1952 Stadium Josh Sp e n c e r Baltimore, Md. Pf e i f e r So l l i d a y Princeton, N.J. Co ff m a n Wri g h t

Sophomore midfielder Kevin Boland fueled a furious Johns Trailing Princeton 8-7 with 11:36 remaining in the fourth quarter, Hopkins comeback with two goals and two assists in the fourth quarter Syracuse closed out the contest with four unanswered goals on its way to help his second-ranked Blue Jays to a 9-8 victory against top-ranked to an 11-8 victory against the Tigers. Syracuse at Homewood Field. It marked the second-straight victory Princeton (1-3) jumped out to a 4-0 lead early in the game. Matt for Johns Hopkins against SU. Trevenen put the Tigers up 4-0 with his second goal of the contest at the 12:35 mark of the second quarter. Syracuse held a three-goal lead (7-4) going into the fourth quarter. The SU offense kicked into rhythm in the second quarter. Josh Steve Vallone fired a shot from 15 yards out off a feed from Brian Coffman put the Orangemen on the scoreboard with an unassisted Nee at the 4:24 mark of the third period. goal which he bounced in with 11:50 remaining in the first half. Mike Hopkins' Kyle Harrison started the Blue Jay rally with an Smith notched his first goal of the season off a pass from Coffman just unassisted goal with 7:28 remaining in the game. Conor Ford pulled 26 seconds later. Coffman pulled Syracuse to within one (4-3) with his team to within one (7-6) when he scored off a pass from Boland his second goal at the 8:29 mark. Spencer Wright tied the game at with 4:29 remaining. 4-4 when he converted a feed from Sean Lindsay with 5:07 remaining The Orangemen again pushed their lead to two goals (8-6) when in the second period. Brian Solliday notched his second goal of the game, a shot from the Michael Powell gave the Orangemen their first lead of the game top of the box off a feed from linemate Pat Hogan. (5-4) by driving from the right side at the 13:01 mark of the third quarter. Trevenen tied the contest at 5-5 off a pass from Sean Boland had a hand in JHU's last three goals which won the game Hartofilis with 5:46 remaining in the third stanza. Owen Daly and for the Blue Jays. He took a pass from Joe McDermott and curled Josh White each scored goals to push Princeton's lead back up to two around the SU cage to score on his former high school teammate, SU goals (7-5) with 3:03 remaining. Powell found Wright, who was all goalie Jay Pfeifer at the 2:31 mark. He then acted as feeder, setting alone at the point, for a 15-yard shot which found the upper right up Bobby Benson's first goal of the game with two minutes remaining corner of the goal with 2:03 remaining in the third quarter. which tied the score at 8-8. Boland notched the game-winner by Coffman tallied his third goal of the game at the 13:20 mark of the jutting out from behind the cage and diving along the crease with just fourth quarter. It tied the game at 7-7. B.J. Prager gave Princeton its 1:21 remaining in the contest. It was Hopkins' first lead of the game. final lead of the afternoon at the 11:36 mark. Syracuse had several chances to tie the game in the remaining SU’s Brian Solliday registered the tying goal with a blast from the minute. Nee caught a pass from Michael Powell just outside the left side with 8:18 remaining in the contest. Jarett Park scooped up a groundball from a faceoff, then sprinted to the Princeton goal, crease in front of JHU goalie Nick Murtha. Nee’s quick shot was uncontested, and recorded his first collegiate goal, the game-winner, saved by Murtha, but the Orangemen retrieved the rebound. SU called with 8:07 remaining. Solliday dished a short pass to Wright, who timeout with 30 seconds remaining in the game. Powell started with buried an extra-man shot at the 5:35 mark. Wright found a cutting the ball and jogged to the top of the box on an isolation play. His shot Lindsay for an insurance goal at the 2:54 mark. was stopped by Murtha. With two seconds left to play, Sol Bliss Junior Chris Bickel won 14-of-22 draws, including five-straight to heaved a long shot4-1 from the center midfield line right on cage, but close out the fourth5-1 quarter, which aided SU's run. Murtha was there once again for the save. Goaltender Jay Pfeifer played the entire 60 minutes for Syracuse The two goalies had exceptional games. Pfeifer finished with 15 and finished with nine saves. saves, while Murtha had 18. Princeton set an attendance record with 5,476 spectators at Class of 1952 Stadium. JOHNS HOPKINS 9, SYRACUSE 8 1 2 3 4 OT Final SYRACUSE 11, PRINCETON 8 JOHNS HOPKINS 1 3 0 5 9 1 2 3 4 OT Final SYRACUSE 2 4 1 1 8 Princeton 3 1 3 1 8 SYRACUSE 0 4 2 5 11 Goals: SU -Solliday 2, Wright 1, Springer 1, Bontaites 1, Lindsay 1, Coffman 1, Vallone 1. Johns Hopkins - Boland 3, Ford 2, Doneger 1, Goals: SU -Coffman 3, Wright 3, Solliday 1, Powell 1, Smith 1, Park Harrison 1, Benson 1. 1, Lindsay 1. Princeton - Trevenen 3, Prager 2, Daly 1, Davis 1, Assists: SU - Wright 1, Hardy 1, Powell 1, Nee 1, Hogan 1. White 1. Assists: SU - Coffman 1, Solliday 1, Wright 1, Powell 1, Johns Hopkins - Boland 2, LeSueur 1, Ford 1, McDermott 1. Lindsay 1. Princeton - Trevenen 1, Daly 1, Boyle 1, Hartofilis 1. Saves: SU 15 (Pfeifer). JHU 18 (Murtha). Saves: SU 9 (Pfeifer), PU 14 (Gould). Shots: SU 39, JHU 37 Shots: SU 39, PU 30 Ground Balls: SU 38, JHU 37 Ground Balls: SU 32, PU 37 Faceoff: SU 11, JHU 10 Faceoff: SU 14, PU 8 Penalties: SU 7/4:30, JHU 4/3:00 Penalties: SU 7/4:30, PU 3/3:00 Extra Man Opportunities: SU 1-4, JHU 2-5 Extra Man Opportunities: SU 1-2, PU 0-6 Att: 6,276 Att: 5,476 2002 Game-by-Game Statistics

Scoring

Arm UVA AF Den JHU Prin Hob Brn Loy Crn Rut Penn Mass GT Michael Powell 5-3 4-2 3-3 3-3 0-1 1-1 Josh Coffman 3-4 4-0 3-1 4-0 1-0 3-1 Michael Springer 1-1 3-0 1-2 4-1 1-0 --- Brian Solliday 2-0 --- 2-2 --- 2-0 1-1 Tom Hardy 2-0 --- 1-0 1-0 0-1 --- Steve Vallone 2-0 ------1-0 --- Sean Lindsay 1-1 --- 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-1 Spencer Wright 1-0 2-1 1-2 1-0 1-1 3-1 Bill Perritt 1-0 ------DNP Jarett Park 0-1 ------1-0 Brian Nee --- 2-0 3-0 0-2 0-1 --- Brett Walther --- 0-1 1-0 ------Sol Bliss --- 0-1 ------Zack Wallace --- DNP 0-2 DNP DNP DNP Kyle Olson ------1-0 ------Pat Hogan ------1-0 --- 0-1 --- Jake Plunket ------1-0 ------DNP Alex Zink --- DNP 1-0 DNP DNP DNP John Glatzel ------0-1 ------Matt Bontaites ------1-0 --- Mike Smith ------1-0

Saves/Goals Allowed

Arm UVA AF Den JHU Prin Hob Brn Loy Crn Rut Penn Mass GT Jay Pfeifer 7/6 18/13 2/6 11/10 15/9 9/8 Alex Mummolo 1/3 DNP 6/2 DNP DNP DNP Nick Donatelli 0/2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP

Faceoffs (Wins of Total FO’s)

Arm UVA AF Den JHU Prin Hob Brn Loy Crn Rut Penn Mass GT Chris Bickel 10/18 14/27 10/18 13/26 9/17 14/22 Jake Plunket 9/12 0/3 5/13 --- 2/4 DNP Kyle Olson 1/1 ------

OPPONENT KEY: AF - Air Force, Arm - Army, Brn - Brown, Crn - Cornell, Den - Denver, GT - Georgetown, Hob - Hobart, JHU - Johns Hopkins, Loy - Loyola, Mass - Massachusetts, Penn-Pennsylvania, Prin - Princeton, Rut-Rutgers, UVa-Virginia. Seven-Time National Champions Superlatives Syracuse Lacrosse 2002 19 Consecutive Final Fours Points for Pondering SU Scoring by Quarters Three + GoalGames: 3 Josh Coffman vs. Air Force 1 2 3 4 OT 5 Michael Powell vs. Army 3 Brian Nee vs. Air Force 4 Michael Springer at Denver ARMY 2 1 2 6 4 Josh Coffman at Denver Syracuse 4 6 4 4 4 Michael Powell at Virginia 4 Josh Coffman at Virginia 3 Josh Coffman at Princeton 1 2 3 4 OT 3 Spencer Wright at Princeton 3 Michael Powell at Denver VIRGINIA 6 2 2 3 3 Josh Coffman vs. Army Syracuse 6 5 1 3 3 Michael Springer at Virginia 3 Michael Powell vs. Air Force Three + AssistGames: 1 2 3 4 OT 4 Josh Coffman vs. Army 3 Michael Powell vs. Air Force AIR FORCE 4 0 2 2 3 Michael Powell at Denver Syracuse 2 6 8 4 3 Michael Powell vs. Army 1 2 3 4 OT DENVER 3 2 1 4 Five +PointGames: Syracuse 5 1 2 5 8 (5-3) Michael Powell vs. Army 7 (3-4) Josh Coffman vs. Army 6 (3-3) Michael Powell at Denver 1 2 3 4 OT 6 (3-3) Michael Powell vs. Air Force 6 (4-2) Michael Powell at Virginia HOPKINS 1 3 0 5 5 (4-1) Michael Springer at Denver Syracuse 2 4 1 1

1 2 3 4 OT PRINCETON 3 1 3 1 Syracuse 0 4 2 5 LargestLead: 13 goals vs. Air Force (19-6) Largest Deficit: 4 goals at Princeton (4-0), 2nd quarter LargestLeadIn A Loss: 3 goals at Hopkins(7-4), 4th quarter LargestDeficit In AWin: 4 goals at Princeton (4-0), 2nd quarter AverageMarginOf Victory: 5.4 goals AverageMarginOf Defeat: 1.0 goal Goal Differential: +26(85-59)

The 2002 Orangemen When... SU scores first 1-1 Opponent scores first 4-0 SU outshoots opponent 4-1 Opponent outshoots SU 1-0 Shots are equal 0-0 SU leads at the half 4-1 SU trails at the half 0-0 Score is tied at the half 1-0 SU leads after three periods 4-1 SU trails after three periods 1-0 Game tied after three periods 0-0 SU has more extra-man opportunities 2-0 Opponent has more extra-man opportunities 2-1 Extra-man opportunities are equal 1-0 SU at home 1-0 SU on the road 3-1 SU on neutral field 1-0 SU on turf 4-1 SU on grass 1-0 SU in overtime 0-0 Seven-Time National Champions Superlatives Syracuse Lacrosse 2002 19 Consecutive Final Fours

2002 Opponent Individual Highs 2002 Syracuse Individual Highs GOALS POINTS 4 Matt Brown, Denver 5 (3-2) Kevin Boland, Johns Hopkins GOALS POINTS 8 (5-3) Michael Powell vs. Army 4 Joe Yevoli, Virginia 5 (3-2) Jeff Biggs, Denver 5 Michael Powell vs. Army 7 (3-4) Josh Coffman vs. Army 4 Jeff Bryan, Army 5 (4-1) Jeff Bryan, Army 4 Michael Springer at Denver 6 (3-3) Michael Powell at Denver 3 Matt Trevenen, Princeton 4 (3-1) Matt Trevenen, Princeton 4 Josh Coffman at Denver 6 (3-3) Michael Powell vs. Air Force 3 Kevin Boland, Johns Hopkins 4 (4-0) Matt Brown, Denver 4 Michael Powell at Virginia 6 (4-2) Michael Powell at Virginia 3 Jeff Biggs, Denver 4 (4-0) Joe Yevoli, Virginia 4 Josh Coffman at Virginia 5 (4-1) Michael Springer at Denver 2 B.J. Prager, Princeton 4 (2-2) Tim Pearson, Army 3 Josh Coffman at Princeton 4 (3-1) Josh Coffman at Princeton 2 Conor Ford, Johns Hopkins 4 (1-3) Conor Gill, Virginia 3 Spencer Wright at Princeton 4 (3-1) Spencer Wright at Princeton 2 Erik Swanson, Denver 3 (2-1) Conor Ford, Johns Hopkins 3 Michael Powell at Air Force 4 (4-0) Josh Coffman at Denver 2 Kyle Warf, Air Force 3 (2-1) Erik Swanson, Denver 3 Michael Powell at Denver 4 (4-0) Josh Coffman at Virginia 2 Kevin Hill, Air Force 3 (2-1) A.J. Shannon, Virginia 3 Josh Coffman vs. Air Force 2 A.J. Shannon, Virginia 3 Brian Nee vs. Air Force 4 (3-1) Josh Coffman vs. Air Force 4 (2-2) Brian Solliday vs. Air Force 2 Tim Pearson, Army 3 Michael Springer at Virginia 2 Chris Woods, Army 3 Josh Coffman vs. Army

SAVES 18 Nick Murtha, Johns Hopkins ASSISTS 14 Julian Gould, Princeton 3 Conor Gill, Virginia 13 Jeff Nunziato, Denver 2 Kevin Boland, Johns Hopkins 11 Bill Arnold, Air Force 2 Jeff Biggs, Denver 10 Dominik Nogic, Army 2 Tim Pearson, Army 4 Tillman Johnson, Virginia ASSISTS 4 Josh Coffman vs. Army 3 Michael Powell vs. Air Force 3 Michael Powell at Denver 3 Michael Powell vs. Army SAVES 18 Jay Pfeifer at Virginia 15 Jay Pfeifer at Johns Hopkins 11 Jay Pfeifer at Denver 9 Jay Pfeifer at Princeton 7 Jay Pfeifer vs. Army 2002 Opponent Team Highs 6 Alex Mummolo vs. Air Force 2 Jay Pfeifer vs. Air Force GOALS 1 Alex Mummolo vs. Army 13 Virginia 11 Army 10 Denver 9 Johns Hopkins 8 Princeton 8 Air Force 2002 Syracuse Team Highs GOALS POINTS 20 vs. Air Force 33 vs. Air Force ASSISTS 18 vs. Army 7 Denver 28 vs. Army 15 at Virginia 20 at Denver 6 Army 13 at Denver 5 Johns Hopkins 11 at Princeton 20 at Virginia 5 Virginia 8 at Johns Hopkins 16 at Princeton 4 Princeton 13 at Johns Hopkins 3 Air Force

POINTS 18 Virginia 17 Denver ASSISTS SAVES 17 Army 13 vs. Air Force 18 at Virginia 14 Johns Hopkins 10 vs. Army 15 at Johns Hopkins 12 Princeton 7 at Denver 11 at Denver 11 Air Force 5 at Princeton 9 at Princeton 5 at Johns Hopkins 8 vs. Air Force 5 at Virginia 8 vs. Army

SAVES 18 Johns Hopkins 14 Princeton 13 Denver 13 Air Force 10 Army 4 Virginia Syracuse Individual Career Highs

Chris Bickel Tom Hardy Faceoffs Won: 14 at Virginia ‘02, at Princeton ‘02 Goals: 2 at Hobart ‘01, vs. Army '02 Faceoffs Attempted: 27 at Virginia ‘02 Assists: 2 vs. Princeton (NCAA) ‘00 Goals: 0 Points: 2 (2-0) at Hobart ‘01, (1-1) vs. Virginia ‘00, Assists: 0 vs. Army ‘02, (0-2) vs. Princeton (NCAA) ‘00 Points: 0 Brian Herloski Sol Bliss Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 1 at Virginia ‘02 Points: 0 Points: 1 (0-1) at Virginia ‘02 Pat Hogan Matt Bontaites Goals: 2 vs. Princeton (NCAA) ‘01 Goals: 1 at Hobart ‘01, at Johns Hopkins ‘02 Assists: 1 at Johns Hopkins ‘02 Assists: 0 Points: 2 (2-0) vs. Princeton (NCAA) ‘01 Points: 1 (1-0) at Hobart ‘01, at Johns Hopkins ‘02 Ryan Hogan Andrew Boyle Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Points: 0 Joel Howard Travis Bryan Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Points: 0 Sean Lindsay John Burns Goals: 1 vs. Fairfield ‘01, at Hofstra (NCAA) ‘01, Goals: 0 vs. Army '02, vs. Air Force ‘02, at Johns Hopkins ‘02, at Princeton ‘02 Assists: 0 Assists: 2 vs. Princeton ‘01 Points: 0 Points: 2 (1-1) vs. Army ‘02, at Princeton ‘02, (0-2) vs. Princeton ‘01 Josh Coffman Goals: 4 vs. Rutgers ‘00, vs. Massachusetts ‘00, vs. Brown ‘01, vs. Cornell ‘01, at Hofstra (NCAA) ‘01, Brooks Neal at Virginia ‘02, vs. Denver ‘02 Goals: 0 Assists: 4 vs. Johns Hopkins ‘00, vs. Army '02 Assists: 0 Points: 7 (4-3) vs. Cornell ‘01, (3-4) vs. Army '02 Points: 0

John Glatzel Brian Nee Goals: 1 vs. Pennsylvania ‘98 Goals: 3 vs. Fairfield ‘01, vs. Air Force ‘02 Assists: 1 vs. Cornell ‘01, vs. Air Force ‘02 Assists: 2 vs. Denver ‘02 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Pennsylvania ‘98; (0-1) vs. Cornell ‘01, Points: 3 (3-0) vs. Fairfield ‘01, vs. Air Force ‘02 vs. Air Force ‘02 Mike Nockunas Kevin Gowin Goals: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Points: 0 Syracuse Individual Career Highs

Kyle Olson Brian Solliday Faceoffs Won: 1 vs. Army '02 Goals: 3 vs. Rutgers ‘99, at Hobart ‘01 Faceoffs Attempted: 1 vs. Army '02 Assists: 2 vs. Cornell ‘99, vs. Virginia ‘01, Goals: 1 vs. Air Force ‘02 at Georgetown ‘01, vs. Air Force ‘02 Assists: 0 Points: 4 (3-1) at Hobart ‘01, (2-2) vs. Cornell ‘99, Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Air Force ‘02 (2-2) at Georgetown ‘01, (2-2) vs. Air Force ‘02

Jarett Park Michael Springer Goals: 1 at Princeton ‘02 Goals: 6 vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) ‘01 Assists: 1 vs. Army '02 Assists: 4 vs. Georgetown ‘00 Points: 1 (1-0) at Princeton ‘02; (0-1) vs. Army '02 Points: 7 (4-3) vs. Cornell ‘00

Bill Perritt Billy St. George Goals: 1 vs. Princeton ‘01, vs. Army '02 Goals: 1 vs. Penn ‘01 Assists: 1 vs. Yale ‘00, at Hofstra (NCAA) ‘01 Assists: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Princeton ‘01, vs. Army ‘02; Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Penn ‘01 (0-1) vs. Yale ‘00, at Hofstra (NCAA) ‘01 Steve Vallone Jake Plunket Goals: 2 vs. Army, '02 Faceoffs Won: 9 vs. Army '02 Assists: 0 Faceoffs Attempted: 13 vs. Air Force '02 Points: 2 (2-0) vs. Army '02 Goals: 1 vs. Air Force ‘02 Assists: 0 Donn Vidosh Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Air Force ‘02 Goals: 0 Assists: 0 Michael Powell Points: 0 Goals: 5 vs. Army '02 Assists: 4 vs. Virginia ‘01, vs. Brown ‘01, at Loyola ‘01, Zack Wallace at Georgetown ‘01, vs. Notre Dame (NCAA) ‘01 Goals: 0 Points: 8 (5-3) vs. Army '02 Assists: 2 vs. Air Force ‘02 Points: 2 (0-2) vs. Air Force ‘02 Dave Puccia Goals: 0 Brett Walther Assists: 0 Goals: 1 vs. Rutgers ‘00, vs. Massachusetts ‘00, Points: 0 vs. Air Force ‘02 Assists: 1 at Hobart ‘01, at Virginia ‘02 Joe Sabasteanski Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Rutgers ‘00, vs. Massachusetts ‘00, Goals: 0 vs. Air Force ‘02; (0-1) at Hobart ‘01, at Virginia ‘02 Assists: 0 Points: 0 Spencer Wright Goals: 4 at Georgetown ‘01 Mike Smith Assists: 2 at Georgetown ‘01, vs. Princeton (NCAA) ‘01, Goals: 1 vs. Rutgers ‘00, at Georgetown ‘01, at Princeton ‘02 vs. Air Force ‘02 Assists: 0 Points: 6 (4-2) at Georgetown ‘01 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Rutgers ‘00, at Georgetown ‘01, at Princeton ‘02 Alex Zink Goals: 1 vs. Air Force ‘02 Assists: 0 Points: 1 (1-0) vs. Air Force ‘02 Syracuse Individual Career Highs

Goalie Career Highs Alex Mummolo Saves: 6 vs. Air Force ‘02 Save Pct.: 1.000 at Georgetown '01 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 3 vs. Army '02 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: 0 at Georgetown ‘01

Nick Donatelli Saves: 3 vs. Penn ‘01 Save Pct.: 1.000 vs. Penn ‘01 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 2 vs. Army '02 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: 0 vs. Penn ‘01 (10:39)

Jay Pfeifer Saves: 18 at Virginia '02 Save Pct.: .625 at Johns Hopkins '02 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 13 at Virginia '02 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: 6 vs. Army ‘02, vs. Air Force ‘02

Andy Starr Saves: 0 Save Pct.: .000 Most Goals Allowed in a Game: 0 Fewest Goals Allowed in a Game: 0 Syracuse University 2002 Men's Lacrosse Statistics Record: 5- 1

Date Opponent Score Record Site Attend

2/23 Army W 18-11 1- 0 H Syracuse, N.Y. 5653 3/ 2 Virginia W 15-13 2- 0 A Charlottesville, Va. 2993 3/ 9 Air Force W 20- 8 3- 0 N Denver, CO 1454 3/10 Denver W 13-10 4- 0 A Denver, CO 2441 3/16 Johns Hopkins 8- 9 L 4- 1 A Baltimore, MD 6276 3/23 Princeton W 11- 8 5- 1 A Princeton, NJ 5476

Record W L Pct Attendance # Total Avg

All Games 5 1 .833 Home 1 5653 5653 Home 1 0 1.000 Away 4 17186 4296 Away 3 1 .750 Neutral 1 1454 1454 Neutral 1 0 1.000 Total 6 24293 4049 Ahead at Half 4 1 .800 Behind at Half 0 0 .000 Tied at Half 1 0 1.000

Scoring by Period

1 2 3 4 Tot

Orangemen 19 26 18 22 85 Opponents 19 9 10 21 59 Syracuse University 2002 Men's Lacrosse Statistics Record: 5- 1

Take -Penalties- ----Faceoffs---- Shot Orangemen GP- GS Sh G A Pts SHG GB Awy TO # Min W/ A Pct Pct

Michael Powell 6/ 6 36 16 13 29 0 12 0 0 4 2.5 0/ 0 .000 .444 Josh Coffman 6/ 6 49 18 6 24 0 22 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .367 Michael Springer 6/ 6 22 10 4 14 1 12 0 0 1 0.5 0/ 0 .000 .455 Spencer Wright 6/ 6 17 9 5 14 0 5 0 0 2 1.5 0/ 0 .000 .529 Brian Solliday 6/ 6 23 7 3 10 0 6 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .304 Brian Nee 6/ 0 18 5 3 8 0 8 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .278 Sean Lindsay 6/ 1 13 4 3 7 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .308 Tom Hardy 6/ 0 9 4 1 5 0 6 0 0 2 2.0 0/ 0 .000 .444 Steve Vallone 6/ 0 9 3 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 0.5 0/ 0 .000 .333 Brett Walther 6/ 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 0 0 2 1.0 0/ 0 .000 1.000 Jarett Park 6/ 0 8 1 1 2 0 27 0 0 2 1.5 0/ 0 .000 .125 Pat Hogan 6/ 5 10 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .100 Zack Wallace 2/ 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Bill Perritt 5/ 0 6 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .167 Matt Bontaites 6/ 0 2 1 0 1 0 16 0 0 1 1.0 0/ 0 .000 .500 Kyle Olson 6/ 0 6 1 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0.0 1/ 1 1.000 .167 Alex Zink 2/ 0 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .333 Jake Plunket 5/ 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0.0 16/ 32 .500 1.000 Mike Smith 6/ 0 6 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1.5 0/ 0 .000 .167 John Glatzel 6/ 6 0 0 1 1 0 24 0 0 2 1.5 0/ 0 .000 .000 Solomon Bliss 6/ 6 0 0 1 1 0 11 0 0 3 2.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Jay Pfeifer 6/ 6 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Alex Mummolo 2/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Billy St. George 6/ 6 3 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 5 4.5 0/ 0 .000 .000 Dave Puccia 6/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Donn Vidosh 5/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Chris Bickel 6/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 1 0.5 70/ 128 .547 .000 Brooks Neal 2/ 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Mike Nockunas 5/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 1.5 0/ 0 .000 .000 Nick Donatelli 1/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Joe Sabasteanski 6/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 2 2.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Travis Bryan 2/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Joel Howard 2/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 John Burns 5/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Brian Herloski 1/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 0/ 0 .000 .000 Andrew Boyle 1/ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0/ 0 .000 .000

Orangemen 6/ 6 243 85 45 130 1 256 0 0 35 26.0 87/ 161 .540 .350 Opponents 6/ 6 194 59 30 89 1 247 0 0 28 21.5 74/ 161 .460 .304

Goaltending Statistics

Save Orangemen GP/ GS Min Sv GA Pct GAA

Jay Pfeifer 6/ 6 331:01 62 52 .544 9.43 Alex Mummolo 2/ 0 24:27 7 5 .583 12.27 Nick Donatelli 1/ 0 4:32 0 2 .000 26.47

Orangemen 6/ 6 360:00 69 59 .539 9.83 Opponents 6/ 6 360:00 72 85 .459 14.17 Syracuse University 2002 Men's Lacrosse Statistics Record: 5- 1

Statistics by Period

Shots 1 2 3 4 Tot Penalties 1 2 3 4 Tot Orangemen 56 77 62 48 243 Orangemen 7 10 8 10 35 Opponents 50 47 44 53 194 Opponents 3 10 10 5 28

Saves 1 2 3 4 Tot Turnovers 1 2 3 4 Tot Orangemen 11 19 20 19 69 Orangemen 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 15 26 18 13 72 Opponents 0 0 0 0 0

Faceoffs Won 1 2 3 4 Tot Clears 1 2 3 4 Tot Orangemen 19 26 18 24 87 Orangemen 28 33 23 20 104 Opponents 24 14 14 22 74 Opponents 31 26 23 34 114

Ground Balls 1 2 3 4 Tot Failed Clears 1 2 3 4 Tot Orangemen 73 56 66 61 256 Orangemen 8 7 6 16 37 Opponents 69 57 59 62 247 Opponents 15 11 7 10 43

Extra Man Opportunities: Orangemen: 13 of 27 ( .481) with 0 Shots Opponents: 5 of 32 ( .156) with 0 Shots

Clear Percentages: Orangemen: 104 of 141 ( .738) Opponents: 114 of 157 ( .726)