2014 ARMY LACROSSE GAME NOTES 2014 WEST POINT LACROSSE ARMY BBLACKLACK KKNIGHTSNIGHTS ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS (2-1, 0-0) AT LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS (1-1, 1-0) SATURDAY, MARCH 1 | 11:30 A.M. | EASTON, PA. | RAPPOLT FIELD 2014 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT F8 UMASS 6-5, L F16 at VMI 15-6, W F22 vs. Furman^ 12-2, W M1 at Lafayette* 11:30 p.m. M3 RUTGERS 7 p.m. M8 HOLY CROSS* 12 p.m. M15 at #7/8 Loyola* 1 p.m. M22 #14/14 LEHIGH* 12 p.m. M29 RV/RV BUCKNELL* 12 p.m. A5 at Boston University* 12 p.m. A12 NAVY*% 2 p.m. A18 at Colgate* 7 p.m. Patriot League Tournament A22 First Round (at campus sites) TBA A25 Semifi nals% (at highest seed) TBA A27 Championship% (at highest seed) TBA M3 at #11/11 Notre Dame& 12 p.m. M3 #14/16 JOHNS HOPKINS^ 7:36 p.m. Sophomore face-off specialist Alex Daly earned a spot on the Preseason All-Patriot League Team. Home games in BOLD CAPS ^ - Game played at Catholic University (Washington, D.C.) SETTING THE STAGE * - Patriot League contest Army (2-1, 0-0 Patriot League) heads to the Lehigh Valley seeking a third-straight win on Saturday, March 1, as the Black % - CBS Sports Network broadcast Knights open Patriot League play against Lafayette (1-1, 1-0) in Easton, Pa. Face-off is set for 11:30 a.m. at Rappolt Field. & - ESPNU broadcast The Black Knights have defeated VMI (15-6) and Furman (12-2) in each of the last two weeks and are 32-0 all-time versus HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION the Leopards. Lafayette is coming off an 8-7 win over Colgate in the conference opener last Saturday in Easton. TELEVISION: None. RADIO: None. ARMY IN PATRIOT LEAGUE OPENERS WEB: The Patriot League Network will webcast the Since its fi rst Patriot League season in 1991, Army is 17-6 all-time in Patriot League openers. Included in that record is a 5-0 mark against Lafayette in conference lid-lifters. The Black Knights fell 10-6 against Lehigh in last year’s conference game live. Visit the lacrosse schedule page of opener and faced the Leopards in the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 and 2006 season openers. www.goARMYsports.com to access the link. LIVE STATS: Visit the lacrosse schedule page of PROJECTED ARMY DEPTH CHART www.goARMYsports.com to access the GameTracker link. POS. NO. NAME CL. G A PTS. GB NOTES Attack 21 John Glesener Jr. 8 7 15 2 Preseason Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year TWITTER: Follow @Army_Lacrosse for in-game 33 Will Mazzone So. 6 4 10 5 Coming off second career hat trick vs. Furman (2/22) scoring updates. 77 Connor Cook So. 4 4 8 1 Notched fi rst career hat trick in road win at VMI (2/16) 28 Cole Johnson Fr. 3 0 3 1 Tallied fi rst career hat trick vs. Furman (2/22) ARMY MEDIA RELATIONS 1st Mid 4 Alex Newsome Jr. 3 2 5 1 Army’s third leading scorer in 2013 with 24 points (18G, 6A) Lacrosse SID Tracy Nelson 13 Shea Mullins So. 2 2 4 1 Already more than doubled last year’s scoring output Offi ce Phone (845) 938-4090 39 Matt Bowman Fr. 2 0 2 1 Scored goals in two of his fi rst three collegiate games Cell Phone (914) 755-7764 2nd Mid 24 Tyler Kamide Sr. 0 2 2 2 Played in every game last season; team tri-captain Email [email protected] 1 Tim Coll So. 1 0 1 3 Scored a goal in his season debut at VMI (2/16) 47 Gunnar Miller Fr. 0 0 0 2 US Lacrosse All-American as a high school senior Web Site www.goARMYsports.com 3rd Mid 17 David Tarsa Sr. 0 0 0 1 Vocal leader poised for a standout senior campaign Lacrosse Twitter @Army_Lacrosse 23 Luke Poulos So. 0 0 0 0 Appeared in 11 games as a rookie and all three in 2014 so far Athletics Twitter @ArmyAthletics 48 Jimbo Moore So. 0 0 0 2 Signifi cant contributor in all but two games as a freshman Lacrosse Facebook West Point Lacrosse LSM 40 Jimbo D’Aprile Jr. 0 0 0 2 2013 second team All-Patriot League performer Army Facebook Army Black Knights 25 Tim Stackpole Fr. 0 0 0 1 Named No. 1 Post-Graduate Recruit by Inside Lacrosse 31 Kevin Epp Sr. 0 0 0 0 Authors an Army Lacrosse blog for goARMYsports.com SS 14 Billy Baird Jr. 0 0 0 6 Returns after playing only one game in 2013 due to injury QUICK HITS D-Mid 42 Al DeStefano Jr. 1 2 3 2 Scored a career-high three points (1G, 2A) at VMI (2/16) Head Coach ..............................................Joe Alberici 10 Mike Larrabee Jr. 0 0 0 1 Experienced SSDM who played in all 14 games in 2013 Twitter...............................................@ArmyLaxCoach 26 A.J. Canara So. 0 0 0 0 Played in six games as a rookie Alma Mater ................................................. Alfred ’91 Close 18 Pat Hart Jr. 0 0 0 3 Started all but two games as a sophomore Record At Army ...........................66-59 (9th Season) Defense 44 John Burk Jr. 0 0 0 3 Team tri-captain; started all 14 games last season Career Record...........................74-65 (10th Season) 11 Austin Schultz So. 0 0 0 1 Played in 10 games and made three starts as a rookie Starters Returning/Lost .......................................8/3 22 Sean Jollota Jr. 0 0 0 6 Converted to close defense from LSM for his junior season Lettermen Returning/Lost .............................. 39/10 F/O 88 Alex Daly So. 0 0 0 14 28-51 (.549) in the “x” in 2014; ranked 10th nationally in 2013 Army All-Time Record .......742-359-7 (97th Season) 20 Nick Isnardi Sr. 0 0 0 0 0-4 (.000) in the “x” in 2014; Team tri-captain First Season Of Lacrosse ..................................1907 Goalie 2 Sam Somers Jr. 4.38 GAA .613 Sv% 19 saves 50 shots faced 164:34 Finished 2013 atop the NCAA in GAA and landed 10th in save% WWW.GOARMYSPORTS.COM • @ARMY_LACROSSE • @ARMYLAXCOACH 2014 ARMY LACROSSE GAME NOTES TEAM STATISTICS (as of Feb. 27, 2014) DO YOUR JOB, PREVAIL ARMY OPP As a precursor to last weekend’s Face-Off For A Cause event, hosted by the Wounded Warrior Project, the teams SHOT STATISTICS from Army, Furman and Catholic University enjoyed a Mission BBQ dinner and inspirational speeches from Goals-Shot attempts 32-118 14-59 wounded warriors. Two speakers were 2005 West Point graduates Erik Mineo and Ben Harrow, both of whom Goals scored per game 10.67 4.67 suffered wounds while in combat. Mineo’s mantra earned recognition in this week’s Inside Lacrosse Winners and Shot pct. .271 .237 Losers column - “Look to the man at your left, look to the man at your right, do your job, prevail.” Shots on goal-Attempts 65-118 34-59 LET THE CONFERENCE PLAY BEGIN ... SOG pct. .551 .576 With the addition of Loyola and Boston University for the 2014 season, Patriot League play got underway earlier Shots/Game 39.3 19.7 than ever as eight of the nine teams opened conference play last weekend. The only exception was Army, which Assists 23 8 visits Lafayette this Saturday. Last Saturday’s winners included Lehigh over Boston University, Lafayette over MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Colgate, Loyola over Holy Cross and Bucknell over Navy. Currently ranked No. 7/8 Loyola and No. 14/14 Lehigh Goals-Opportunities 4-12 1-11 moved up in both national polls this week. Bucknell and Army are receiving votes in both listings. Conversion Percent .333 .091 GOAL BREAKDOWN EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Total Goals 32 14 This season marked the earliest Army has played lacrosse in its 97-year history. The Black Knights kicked off 2014 Man-up 4 1 with a Feb. 8 home meeting against UMass. The game was originally scheduled for Feb. 9, which would have Man-down 0 0 matched the earliest start in program history, but moved up a day due to weather. Unassisted 9 6 CENTURY MAN Overtime 0 0 Goals scored average 10.68 4.67 Junior attackman John Glesener poured in a game-high seven points on two goals and a career-best fi ve assists in a decisive 15-6 victory at VMI on Feb. 16. With his third assist of the day, Glesener GROUND BALLS 79 70 became the 30th member of Army’s 100-point club. The Camillus, N.Y., native enters this weekend TURNOVERS 44 56 sitting on 109 points (53G, 56A). Tim Pearson ’02 holds the record with 238 career points. Glesener’s CAUSED TURNOVERS 25 20 56 career assists currently rank 16th on Army’s career ledger. FACEOFFS (W-L) 28-55 27-55 Faceoff W-L Pct. .509 .491 PRESEASON PLAUDITS CLEARS 49-57 54-64 Army attackman John Glesener earned high praise in late January’s Patriot League preseason teleconference Clear Pct. .860 .844 as the junior collected Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year plaudits heading into the 2014 PENALTIES season. Sophomore face-off specialist Alex Daly joined Glesener on the preseason all-league team, while the Number 13 13 Black Knights landed fourth in the conference’s preseason poll. Minutes 10:00 11:30 Patriot League newcomer Loyola entered its fi rst season in the conference as the favorite after the Greyhounds ATTENDANCE were picked for the top spot in the poll.