2011 Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse University Information Table of Contents Location Fairfield, Conn. Page 1 Quick Facts/Media Information Founded 1942 Page 2 The Fairfield Advantage Enrollment 3,300 Pages 4-5 Head Coach Andy Copelan President Jeffrey von Arx, S.J. Pages 6-7 Assistant Coaches Athletic Director Eugene P. Doris Page 8 2011 Roster Affiliation NCAA Division I Pages 10-13 2011 Season Outlook Conference ECAC Lacrosse League Colors Cardinal Red Pages 14-27 Player Profiles Nickname Stags Page 28 2011 Opponent Capsules Home Field Lessing Field Pages 30-31 2010 Season Review Surface Natural Grass Page 32 2010 Stats Capacity 600 Pages 34-35 Fairfield Lacrosse Tradition Auxiliary Field Alumni Field Pages 36-37 All-Time Roster Surface Sprint Turf Pages 38-39 Record Book Capacity 4,000 Pages 40-41 Honors & Awards Pages 42-43 Year-by-Year Results Team Information Pages 44-53 This is Fairfield Head Coach Andy Copelan (Bucknell ’03) Career Record/Seasons 33-27/4 Media Information Record at Fairfield/Seasons 15-12/2 Assistant Coach Kevin Conry (Third Season) The 2011 Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse Digital Publication was Assistant Coach Tony Vallance (Fourth Season) prepared to assist the media in its coverage of Fairfield lacrosse. Volunteer Assistant Andrew Whitley (Second Season) Requests for interviews, photographs, or additional information should 2010 Record 8-6 be directed to the Sports Information Office. Interviews with coaches, 2010 ECAC Record/Finish 4-3/Third student-athletes, and administrators will not be granted unless Starters Returning/Lost 8/2 arranged by Sports Information in advance. Letterwinner Returning/Lost 29/8 Internet Access: Wireless internet is available within the pressboxes at Lessing Field and Alumni Stadium. Ethernet access is also available at Sports Information Office these locations on a first-come, first-served basis. Please contact a Sports Information Director Jack Jones Sports Information staff member for password access to the wireless Associate Sports Information Director/Lax Contact Chris O’Connor network. Assistant Sports Information Director Kelly McCarthy O’Connor Office Phone 203-254-4000 ext.2878 Game Day Coverage: Media interested in covering Fairfield’s home O’Connor Cell Phone 203-395-3422 athletics events should contact Sports Information to secure press box O’Connor E-mail [email protected] seating and credentials when necessary. For most contests, stats Sports Information Fax 203-254-4117 sheets are available postgame while LiveStats are available through- Websites FairfieldStags.com out the game by visiting FairfieldStags.com. Fairfield.edu Parking: Parking is available at the Walsh Athletic Center and Alumni Hall on a first-come, first-served basis. Credits: The 2011 Fairfield University Lacrosse publication is produced by the Sports Information office. Written and Edited by Chris O’Connor. Layout and design by Kelly McCarthy. Photography by Stockton Photo, Inc., Double N Photography, and Russ McCreven. Thanks to Head Coach Andy Copelan and the men’s lacrosse staff for their assistance. Additional assistance provided by Lorraine Coyne. Special thanks to Jack Jones and Ashley O’Connor for their assistance and counsel. Fairfield Lacrosse Advantage IN THE CENTER OF IT ALL Nestled in the southwest corner of Connecticut Fairfield University offers all you’d expect from a great university - distinguished faculty, state-of-the- art facilities, outstanding student services, and a beautiful campus environment. Fairfield offers the best of both worlds - a beautiful suburban setting sit- uated a short trip from some of the most dynamic corporate environments on the East Coast. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT An important tenet of a Fairfield University education is the importance of giving to others, whether it be locally or globally. The men’s lacrosse team is active in numer- ous service initatives, from spreading the sport of lacrosse in Bridgeport, to reading to elementary age stu- dents. The Stags are also involved with Friends of Jaclyn and have adopted Ryan Tucker. The eight-year old Tucker has his own locker in the Stags newly renovated lockerroom in the Walsh Athletic Center, joined the pro- 2 gram for the 2009-10 academic year. Ryan can often be found on the Stags sideline, in his Fairfield #1 jersey, cheering the Stags to victory. SUCCEEDING IN THE CLASSROOM Third-year head coach Andy Copelan believes that success in the classroom supercedes all levels of athletic success and it shows. In the 2010 Fall semester the men’s lacrosse team had 26 student-athletes named to the Department of Athletics 3.0 Club, the most of any of the University’s 20 Division I athletic teams. Head coach Andy Copelan (center) with 2011 team captains Sean Bannon (r) and Brendan McTague (l) MEET THE STAFF Head Coach Andy Copelan Fifth Season as Division I Head Coach (33-27) Third Season at Fairfield (15-12) Andrew Copelan is now in his The Copelan Resume third season as the head coach Coaching Career of the Fairfield University men's Fifth Season 33-27 lacrosse team. He was named the program's third head coach Fairfield University Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach in varsity history on August 25, Third Season (2009-present) 15-12 2008 and has begun to build the Stags into a nationally rec- University of Maryland Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach ognized program. Three Seasons (2006-08) 2008 InsideLacrosse #3 Recruiting Class In his first two years at the helm, Copelan has the Stags to 15 2007 InsideLacrosse #2 Recruiting Class victories and the first back-to-back winning seasons in over a decade. Under his tutelage the Stags have taken on some of Marist College Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach the top teams in the nation, including a win over third-ranked Two Seasons (2004-05) 18-15 Notre Dame in the program's first-ever game in the state of 2005 NCAA Tournament Participant Texas. 2005 MAAC Tournament Champions 2004 MAAC Coach of the Year More importantly, Fairfield student-athletes are flourishing 2004 MAAC Regular Season Champions under his guidance, with Brent Adams (2010) and Sean Bannon (2011) both receiving preseason All-America notice. In Education his time at the helm four players have been chosen to repre- Bucknell University 1999-22003 sent the Stags at the prestigious USILA North-South All-Star B.A. in Economics and Finance 4 Game, six have been named to All-ECAC Teams and four to All- Four-time Academic Honor Roll selection NEILA rosters. In addition, three players have been drafted by 2003 All-Patriot League Major League Lacrosse, including Joseph Marra who, in 2010, became just the second player in program history to be taken in the collegiate draft. Copelan’s success as a recruiter has followed him to Fairfield, where the Stags 2010 class was ranked 20th in the nation by InsideLacrosse. In each of the last two seasons a Stag recruit has been recognized by the premier lacrosse information pub- lication, with Marshall Johnson ranking in the top-100 and Gary Davies earning a top-40 spot among defensemen. The 2010 Stags went 8-6 overall, including the win over nation- al runner-up Notre Dame. That victory jumpstarted a five-game win streak, which included ECAC wins over Ohio State, Hobart and Bellarmine. Those three victories pushed the Stags to their second consecutive third-place league finish under Copelan. Copelan also led the Stags in their first-ever nationally televised game, taking on ECAC foe Denver at Rentschler Field on ESPNU. In his first season at the helm of the Stags, Copelan led the squad to a 7-6 record, a three-game improvement over the pre- vious year, and the team's first winning season since 2005. In addition, Fairfield had its best season in ECAC Lacrosse League play with a third place finish on the strength of a 4-3 record. Fairfield is the second head coaching stop on Copelan's Head Coach Andy Copelan Copelan Year-bby-YYear Copelan versus Opponents Copelan coached play- Opponent W-LL Streak Year Record Conference Notes ers have received at Marist Air Force 1-0 W1 numerous accolades Army 0-1 L1 2004 10-7 8-0 MAAC under his tutelage. In Bellarmine 1-0 W1 2005 8-8 5-3 MAAC NCAA two seasons with the Bryant 1-0 W1 at Fairfield Red Foxes, Keith Detelj Bucknell 0-1 L1 2009 7-6 5-4 ECAC was named the MAAC Butler 1-0 W1 Offensive Player of the Canisius 2-0 W2 2010 8-6 4-3 ECAC Colgate 1-2 W1 Year (2004) and Dan 4 yrs 33-227 22-110 Delaware 1-0 W1 Needle was named the Denver 0-1 L1 resume, having become the youngest head coach in the nation 2005 Rookie of the Fairfield 0-1 L1 at Marist College in 2004. That first season he was named the Year. In those two sea- Georgetown 0-1 L1 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Coach of the Year, sons, nine Marist play- Hartford 1-0 W1 leading the Red Foxes to the MAAC Regular Season crown and ers earned All-MAAC Hobart 2-0 W2 their first winning season in six years. He followed that the next accolades. Holy Cross 0-1 L1 season by leading Marist to its first-ever NCAA Tournament Johns Hopkins 0-1 L1 Lafayette 2-1 L1 berth. All told, in four seasons as a Division I head coach, Copelan was a four-year Lehigh 0-2 L2 varsity letter winner at Copelan has a 33-27 mark. Loyola Maryland 0-2 L2 Bucknell University, Manhattan 1-2 L2 Copelan came to Fairfield after serving as an assistant coach where he earned All- Marist 1-0 W1 at the University of Maryland from 2006-08, where he helped Patriot League acco- Maryland 0-1 L1 the Terps to the NCAA Tournament each season and a 2006 lades.