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MEN`S LACROSSE

Junior Dan Taylor
L EMEN’S
HLACROSSE
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Three straight PL Offensive Player of the Week honors
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
February
1
at Furman
8
MARQUETTE
16
#20 VILLANOVA
22
at Boston University*
L, 14-7
W, 9-3
L, 10-2
W, 13-2
L, 6-5
W, 13-7
W, 20-4
#16/19 COLGATE* (SE2)
W, 11-7
at #15/17 Princeton (ESPNU)
L, 10-9 (2OT)
vs. Georgetown (1)
W, 12-3
at Lafayette*
W, 17-6
NAVY (PL Quarterfinals)
W, 10-6
vs. Army (PL Semifinals) (CBSSN)
7:30 p.m.
Patriot League Championship Game (CBSSN) 1:00 p.m.
NCAA First Round (2)
NCAA Quarterfinals (3)
NCAA Semifinals (4)
NCAA Championship (4)
*Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS
(1) Relentless Cup (at Folsom, Pa.; Ridley H.S.)
(2) Campus Sites (3) Quarterfinals at Hempstead, N.Y. or Newark, Del.
(4) M&T Bank Stadium; Baltimore, Md. (SE2) Service Electric Ch. 2
(CBSSN) CBS Sports Network
LEHIGH IN THE POLLS
Date
Preseason
Feb. 17
Feb. 24
Mar. 3
Mar. 10
Mar. 17
Mar. 24
Mar. 31
Apr. 7
Apr. 14
Apr. 21
Coaches
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#18 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (12-4, 6-2 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
vs. #14/15 ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS (9-3, 7-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 • 7:30 PM
W, 13-6
W, 13-6
W, 7-6 (3OT)
W, 10-7
March
1
#7/8 LOYOLA*
8
at Bucknell*
11
at #17 Yale
15
NAVY*
22
at Army*
26
MONMOUTH
29
HOLY CROSS* (SE2)
April
5
8
12
18
22
25
27
May
10-11
17-18
24
26
GAME 17: #18 LEHIGH VS. #14/15 ARMY | PATRIOT LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
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RIDLEY ATHLETIC COMPLEX• BALTIMORE, Md.
CBS SPORTS NETWORK (DAVE RYAN & EVAN WASHBURN)
SETTING THE SCENE
Winners of six of its last seven games, the third-seeded and #18 nationally-ranked Lehigh men’s lacrosse team
faces second seed and #14/15 Army Black Knights in the Patriot League Semifinals on Friday evening. Opening
faceoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Loyola’s Ridley Athletic Complex as the Greyhounds are hosting both semifinal games
Friday and Sunday’s championship game (which is set for 1 p.m.). All three games will air live nation-wide on
CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan and Evan Washburn on the call.
Lehigh is coming off a 10-6 win over sixth-seeded Navy in Tuesday’s Patriot League Quarterfinals. Leading 6-5
in the fourth quarter, the Mountain Hawks scored four goals in 6:09 to erase any doubt. The Mountain Hawks
scored all eight goals over two separate four-goal runs that totaled 8:46. Lehigh scored four goals in 2:37 in the
second quarter along with the 4-0 fourth-quarter run. Four different Mountain Hawks posted multiple goals led
by the first-career hat trick from junior Kurtis Kaunas. He also tied a career-high four points, originally set just
10 days earlier against Georgetown. Lehigh’s starting attackmen of juniors Dan Taylor and Patrick Corbett along
with sophomore Reid Weber all scored two goals apiece while senior Matt Smith scored a big third-quarter goal
to snap more than a 21-minute scoreless drought.
Junior Matt Poillon posted a season-high 15 saves between the pipes, including seven-of-eight in the second quarter as the Mountain Hawks outscored the Leopards 4-1 to take a 5-3 halftime lead. Junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy
posted a career-high four groundballs while adding three caused turnovers and senior Lukas Mikelinich had three
groundballs and three caused turnovers. Senior Jimmy Cahill also had three groundballs and two caused turnovers.
The Mountain Hawks beat Navy for a fifth straight time after breaking a 98-year drought against the Midshipmen
in 2011. Lehigh has won 19 of its last 21 games against Patriot League foes with the only losses coming to Colgate
during the 2012 regular season and earlier this season against Loyola. Lehigh improved to 10-0 this season when
scoring double-figure goals and are just 2-4 when scoring single digits. Since a 6-5 loss at Army, the Mountain
Hawks have reached double figures in six of their last seven games (all wins), averaging 13.1 goals in that span.
Lehigh had been averaging just 8.8 through its first ninth (the ninth game being the loss at Army).
Tuesday’s win helped Lehigh match its win total from a season ago (12) and gave the Mountain Hawks their fifth
straight Patriot League Tournament victory. Friday’s matchup features the #1 defense in the nation (Army) against
the #2 defense (Lehigh). In the first meeting, the Mountain Hawks were leading 5-3 after three quarters before the
Black Knights scored three unanswered in the fourth for the 6-5 victory. This marks the second time in the past
three seasons that Lehigh and Army face-off in the Patriot League Semifinals on a neutral field. The second-seeded
Mountain Hawks beat the third-seeded Black Knights in 2012 at Colgate by a 13-7 final.
MEDIA INFORMATION
Men’s Lacrosse Contact:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Justin Lafleur
Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(610) 758-6631
Cell: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (610) 577-5222
E-mail:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
BY THE NUMBERS
Overall Record
Goals/Game
Goals Allowed/Game
Shot Pct.
Shots/Game
Shots Allowed/Game
Assists
Man-Up Percentage
Groundballs
Turnovers
Caused Turnovers
Faceoffs (W-L)
Faceoff Percentage
Clears
Clear Percentage Penalties/Minutes Home Attendance
Dates/Avg.
Lehigh
12-4
10.69
6.44
.289
36.9
29.4
106
.340 (18-53)
494
248
158
180-333
.541
270-306
.882
66/51:30
4,463
8/558
Army
9-3
9.50
5.92
.255
37.2
26.5
66
.273 (9-33)
328
156
81
125-225
.556
177-211
.839
38/28:00
17,512
6/2,919
LEHIGH’S PROJECTED LINEUP
ATTACK
17 Reid Weber
41 Dan Taylor
42 Patrick Corbett
Yr-Ht-Wt
So, 6-0, 200
Jr, 6-3, 207
Jr, 6-0, 195
G-A-Pts
24-17-41
41-23-64
28-4-32
Notable(s)
Multiple points: 10 of last 14 games
Patriot League leader in points
5 hat tricks, 10 multi-goal games this season
FIRST MIDFIELD
5
Kurtis Kaunas
19 Alex Eaton
21 Matt Smith
Jr, 5-8, 175
So, 5-8, 180
Sr, 5-10, 174
17-7-24
11-9-20
4-8-12
First-career hat trick vs. Navy (4/22)
Point in 6 of last 7 games
Career-high 2 assists three times in 2014
FACE-OFFS
29 Ryan Buttenbaum
Sr, 6-1, 201
1-0-1, 61 GB
2
Casey McAdam
Fr, 5-11, 165
0-0-0, 20 GB
CLOSE DEFENSE
16 Lukas Mikelinich
Sr, 5-11, 180
0-0-0, 33 GB
40 Ty Souders
Sr, 6-1, 210
0-1-1, 38 GB
66 Tripp Telesco
So, 6-2, 208
0-1-1, 39 GB
SHORT STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
32 Jimmy Cahill
Sr, 5-11, 190
4-0-4, 25 GB
34 Sam Lawrence
Jr, 6-1, 206
1-3-4, 14 GB
132-236 faceoffs (55.9%)
47-91 faceoffs (51.6%)
18 CT, 2012 2nd Team All-PL
13 CT, Two-Time All-American
33 CT ... 7 GB, 7 CT vs. Nova
1st Team All-Patriot League
14 CT, Inside Lax All-League Member
15 CT, Career-high 3 CT vs. Navy (3/15)
LONG STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD
28 Dylan O’Shaughnessy
Jr, 6-5, 232
31 Casey Eidenshink
So, 5-11, 185
6-2-8, 32 GB
0-1-1, 24 GB
23 CT. Goal in 3 straight games (4/5-4/12)
14 CT, #35 incoming D-man by Inside Lax
GOALIE
30 Matt Poillon
Jr, 5-10, 185
13 Steve Brodeur
So, 5-10, 196
GAA, Save %
6.28, .596
6.43, .600
2X All--American ... 35-10 career record
First-career win vs. Monmouth
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AT A GLANCE...
• Lehigh faced two teams this season (Loyola
and Yale) that advanced to both the 2012 and
2013 NCAA Tournaments.
• Senior Ty Souders reached 100 career
groundballs vs. Marquette. He currently
has 133. Classmate Ryan Buttenbaum
eclipsed 100 at Lafayette, currently owning
105 career GBs.
• Junior Dan Taylor surpassed 100 career
points against Holy Cross. He currently
has 131.
• The Mountain Hawks are 21-3 against
Patriot League teams over the past two
seasons.
• The Mar. 1 loss to Loyola snapped several streaks: six-game home winning streak,
nine-game regular season winning streak
and 13-game winning streak against Patriot
League foes.
• Lehigh faces three first-year programs
this season (Furman, Boston University and
Monmouth) and a second-year program
(Marquette).
• The Mountain Hawks have beaten Colgate
and Bucknell (in the same season) for three
straight years after not doing so since 1997.
• The Mountain Hawks finished 10-2 last
season when allowing single-digit goals;
Lehigh was 13-0 in 2012. In 2014, the Mountain
Hawks are 12-1.
• Lehigh reached double-figure wins in 2012,
13 and now 14 for the first time since 1993-94. It
marked the fourth, fifth and sixth times in program
history of reaching double-figure victories.
2014 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 17: #18 LEHIGH VS. #14/15 ARMY • PATRIOT LEAGUE SEMIFINALS • APRIL 25, 2014 • PAGE 2
MOUNTAIN HAWKS GARNER PATRIOT LEAGUE POSTSEASON AWARDS
Lehigh men’s lacrosse junior Dan Taylor and sophomore Tripp Telesco have
earned first team All-Patriot League honors to highlight five Mountain Hawks
recognized on Monday as the Patriot League announced its postseason awards.
Senior Ty Souders and juniors Kurtis Kaunas and Matt Poillon were also named
to the second team.
Taylor has been on fire as of late as he enters the postseason with a leagueleading 61 points behind 39 goals and 22 assists. He has posted 33 points over his
last five games, featuring nine points at Lafayette, eight vs. Georgetown, seven
against Holy Cross and five goals at Princeton. Taylor has seven hat tricks and 10
multi-goal games this season, including a point in 13 of his 14 games. He’s been
named Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week four times this season, including three straight weeks to close out the regular season.
Telesco has put up big numbers to help a Lehigh defense that stands second
nationally allowing just 6.47 goals per game. The Ridgewood, New Jersey native
owns 37 groundballs and 32 caused turnovers this season, standing sixth nationally
with his 2.29 caused turnovers per game. Telesco had a monster game with seven
groundballs and seven caused turnovers in February’s triple overtime win over
Villanova. That earned him Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week laurels.
Telesco has posted multiple caused turnovers in 10 games this season, including
his last five games. Telesco had five groundballs and five caused turnovers against
Monmouth while adding three caused turnovers in league games vs. Holy Cross
and Colgate.
Souders earns All-Patriot League for a third straight season, garnering a spot
on the second time for the second year in a row. Souders is the quarterback of the
nation’s second-leading defense. Even though he mainly plays off-ball, Souders
has still posted 37 groundballs (most among Lehigh close defensemen) along with
13 caused turnovers. He had six groundballs and two caused turnovers in the big
win over Villanova while adding two caused turnovers in each of the last two
games, against Georgetown and at Lafayette. Souders is the team’s lone captain
and a finalist for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award.
Kaunas has emerged as the team’s top offensive threat in the midfield. He
is fourth on the team with 14 goals and tied for fourth with 20 points. Kaunas has
turned it on down the stretch, scoring two goals in three of his last four games.
The local product had two goals vs. Colgate, two at Lafayette and two goals and
two assists for a career-high four points against Georgetown. Kaunas also scored
the game-winning goal in triple overtime against Villanova in February.
Poillon earns All-Patriot League laurels for a third straight season. The twotime All-American and Patriot League Goalie of the Year is putting up big numbers
once again, owning a 6.30 goals against average (second in the nation) and 58.4 save
percentage. Poillon has been named Goalie of the Week twice this season, first after
stopping 12-of-18 shots against Villanova then following strong performances at
Princeton (13 saves) and Georgetown (eight saves). He is 10-4 on the season to up
his career record to an impressive 35-10.
Loyola’s Justin Ward was named Offensive Player of the Year while Joe
Fletcher earned Defensive Player of the Year and Jack Runkel garnered Goalkeeper
of the Year. Colgate goalie Brandon Burke was named Rookie of the Year while
Army’s Joe Alberici received Coach of the Year.
2014 All-Patriot League Team and Major Awards in Men’s Lacrosse
First Team
John Glesener, Army, Jr., A
Dan Taylor, Lehigh, Jr., A
Justin Ward, Loyola, Sr., A
Nikko Pontrello, Loyola, Sr., A
Thomas Flibotte, Bucknell, So., M
Matt Clarkson, Colgate, Jr. M
Brian Sherlock, Loyola, Fr., M
Gabe Vournard, Navy, Jr., M
Jackson Place, Bucknell, Sr., D
Bobby Lawrence, Colgate, Jr., D
Tripp Telesco, Lehigh, So., D
Joe Fletcher, Loyola, Sr., D
Pat Laconi, Loyola, Sr., SSDM
Alex Daly, Army, So., FOS
Jack Runkel, Loyola, Sr., GK
Kurtis Kaunus, Lehigh, Jr., M
Pat Hart, Army, Sr., D
Ty Souders, Lehigh, Sr., D
Nik Mullen, Navy, Sr., D
Pat Kiernan, Navy, Sr., LSM
Alex Kinnealey, Colgate, Jr., FOS
Brady Dove, Navy, Fr., FOS
Sam Somers, Army, Jr., GK
Matt Poillon, Lehigh, Jr., GK
Offensive Player of the Year - Justin Ward, Loyola, Sr., A
Defensive Player of the Year - Joe Fletcher, Loyola, Sr., D
Rookie of the Year - Brandon Burke, Colgate, Fr., GK
Goalkeeper of the Year - Jack Runkel, Loyola, Sr.
Coach of the Year - Joe Alberici, Army
SOUDERS EARNS THIRD STRAIGHT ACADEMIC ALL-LEAGUE HONOR
Continuing with excellence on and off the field, Lehigh senior defenseman Ty
Souders has been named to the Academic All-Patriot League Team, as announced
on Wednesday. The Macungie, Pennsylvania native owns a strong 3.54 cumulative
GPA as a Finance major while on the field, he was recently named an All-Patriot
League honoree for a third straight season.
Souders is one of just ten finalists in the nation for the prestigious Senior
CLASS Award. An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and
encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as
leaders in their communities. Lehigh’s lone captain this season, Souders has been
a positive influence to all those around him.
In the classroom, Souders has been on the Dean’s List several semesters and
has been on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll while garnering the Faculty
Athletics Council Award as well.
On the field, Souders is a three-time All-Patriot League honoree and two-time
All-American (this season’s All-Americans have yet to be announced). He is the
anchor and quarterback of the Lehigh defense which stands second in the country
allowing just 6.44 goals per game. Including Tuesday night’s 10-6 Patriot League
Quarterfinal victory over Navy, the Mountain Hawks have now allowed seven
goals or fewer in eight of their last nine games.
Souders has helped transform the Lehigh defense which finished second in
2012 and sixth in 2013. This season, Souders has 38 groundballs and 13 caused
turnovers, owning 133 groundballs and 55 caused turnovers for his career. Souders
scooped a career-high six groundballs in a triple overtime thriller over Villanova
in February.
2014 Patriot League Academic Awards in Men’s Lacrosse
Scholar Athlete - Sr. Joe Fletcher, Loyola
Academic All-Patriot League Team
So. Austin Schultz, Army
Jr. Sam Somers, Army
Jr. Sam Grinberg, Bucknell
Sr. Todd Heritage, Bucknell
Sr. Justin Kirchner, Colgate
Jr. Terry McKenna, Holy Cross
Sr. Jake Hyatt, Lafayette
Sr. Ty Souders, Lehigh
Sr. Kyle Duffy, Loyola
Sr. Joe Fletcher, Loyola
Sr. Justin Ward, Loyola
Sr. Erik Hoffstadt, Navy
Second Team
David Dickson, Bucknell, Jr., A
Ryan Walsh, Colgate, Jr., A
Sam Jones, Navy, Sr., A
Eric Foote, Colgate, So., M
Kevin Ryan, Loyola, Sr., M
Terry McKenna, Holy Cross, Jr., M
IF LEHIGH BEATS ARMY
LAST TIME OUT
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (4/22/14) - The third-seeded and 18th nationallyranked Lehigh men’s lacrosse team used a pair of four-goal runs and
another strong defensive effort to down sixth-seeded Navy 10-6 in
the Patriot League Quarterfinals on Tuesday evening at the Ulrich
Sports Complex. The Mountain Hawks scored four goals in the first
5:35 of the second quarter to take a lead, than had four in a 6:09 span
in the fourth to create separation, as Lehigh won its seventh straight
Patriot League Tournament game. The Mountain Hawks will now
play Army on Friday evening in the Patriot League Semifinals.
Score By Quarter
Navy
Lehigh
2
1
1
4
2
1
1
4
6
10
Lehigh Scoring
GOALS: Kurtis Kaunas (3), Dan Taylor (2), Reid Weber (2), Patrick Corbett
(2), Matt Smith (1)
ASSISTS: Dan Taylor (1), Kurtis Kaunas (1), Reid Weber (1)
Final Statistics
Shots
Groundballs
Faceoffs
Clears
Extra-man opps
Saves
Turnovers
Navy
34
26
13-19
9-13
0-3
13
20
Lehigh
39
32
6-19
17-18
2-2
15
14
ALL-TIME IN THE PL TOURNAMENT
Year
WEST POINT, N.Y. (3/22/14) - Army scored half its six goals in a
5:59 span to turn a 5-3 fourth-quarter deficit into a 6-5 lead as the
Black Knights held off the #17/20 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team on
Saturday afternoon in Michie Stadium. Junior Dan Taylor scored
three of Lehigh’s five goals while junior Matt Poillon made nine saves
in goal, but the Black Knight’s nation-leading defense allowed just
22 shots on the afternoon.
2
0
2
3
1
0
0
3
5
6
Lehigh Scoring
GOALS: Dan Taylor (3), Alex Eaton (1), Kurtis Kaunas (1)
ASSISTS: Alex Eaton (1), Reid Weber (1)
Final Statistics
Shots
Groundballs
Faceoffs
Clears
Extra-man opps
Saves
Turnovers
Lehigh
22
15
3-15
17-18
0-1
9
15
ARMY SERIES HISTORY
Overall:
Last Meeting:
Last Result:
Current Streak:
Last 10:
Army leads, 21-6
Mar. 22, 2014
Army, 6-5
Army - 1 win
Tied, 5-5
Last 10 meetings:
Mar. 22, 2014 (Road)
Apr. 16, 2013 (Road)
Apr. 27, 2012 (Neutral)
Mar. 17, 2012 (Home)
Mar. 22, 2011 (Road)
Mar. 23, 2010 (Home)
Mar. 17, 2009 (Road)
Mar. 19, 2008 (Home)
Mar. 20, 2007 (Road)
Mar. 4, 2006 (Home)
Army, 6-5
Lehigh, 10-6
Lehigh, 13-7
Lehigh, 7-6
Army, 12-9
Army, 9-5
Lehigh, 13-12 (OT)
Army, 4-3
Army, 7-6
Lehigh, 8-7
This marks the Mountain Hawks’ sixth appearance in the *Patriot League Tournament
Patriot League Tournament and fourth in a row. It marks
the first time Lehigh has qualified in four consecutive
seasons; the squad qualified two straight years in 2005 and 06, falling to Navy in both occasions. Lehigh is 5-3
all-time in the Patriot League Tournament.
LAST TIME VS. ARMY
Score By Quarter
Lehigh
Army
• Lehigh would win its sixth straight Patriot League
Tournament game and advance to its third straight league
championship game set for Sunday at 1 p.m.
• The Mountain Hawks would improve to 6-3 all-time in
the Patriot League Tournament.
• Lehigh would beat Army for the fourth time in its last
five tries and second straight in the Patriot League Tournament. The Mountain Hawks beat the Black Knights
13-7 in the 2012 league semifinals.
• The Mountain Hawks would win their fourth straight
game and seventh in their last eight.
• Lehigh would win its 13th game this season to surpass
last year’s total of 12 and pull within one of the school
record of 14 wins during the 2012 season.
• Lehigh would beat a Patriot League foe for the 20th
time in its last 22 tries.
Army
36
29
12-15
12-18
2-5
7
12
2005
2006
2011
2012
2012
2013
2013
2014
Opponent
Results
Navy (at Navy)
Navy (at Colgate)
Bucknell (at Bucknell)
Army (at Colgate)
Colgate (at Colgate)
Colgate (at Lehigh)
Bucknell (at Lehigh)
Navy (at Lehigh)
L, 10-6
L, 9-2
L, 13-5
W, 13-7
W, 16-14
W, 15-7
W, 11-5
W, 10-6
SCOUTING ARMY
Army enters the postseason with a 9-3 record and 7-1 mark in Patriot League play. The Black Knights lone league
loss came to #1 Loyola while they have had some hard-fought league wins as well over Lehigh (6-5), Boston
University (8-7) and Colgate (8-7). John Glesener leads the team in scoring with 32 goals and 12 assists for 44
points. It has come on 130 shots which is almost three times more than anyone else on the team. Will Mazzone is
second with 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists) while Connor Cook has 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists). The strength of
the Black Knights is its nation-leading defense which allows just 5.92 goals per game. Jimbo D’Aprille leads the
team in caused turnovers with 16 while Pat Hart has 10. Sam Somers has been strong between the pipes, starting
10 games while posting a 5.43 GAA and 62.2 save percentage. Bobby Sincero has started twice including stopping eight shots in the regular season finale at Colgate. Sincero owns a 7.57 GAA and 52.4 save percentage. Army
features the first team All-Patriot League faceoff man in Alex Daly, who has won 59.3 percent (118-of-199) while
scooping a team-leading 70 groundballs.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH ARMY
AWARDS & HONORS
Preseason National Rankings
Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook: 21
Lacrosse Magazine: 16
Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll: 17
USILA Coaches: 19
With their 6-5 win in March, the Black Knights snapped Lehigh’s three-game winning streak. Army leads the
all-time series, 21-6. The Mountain Hawks have still won four of the last seven. Army won the first-ever meeting
in 1922 by a 4-1 final. The sides didn’t reconvene until 1990, a 15-11 Army victory. Lehigh’s first win was in 1999
(13-9). Friday will be the fourth straight meeting between the two sides away from Lehigh (two at Army and
two neutral sites).
LAST TIME VS. ARMY: ARMY 6, LEHIGH 5 (MAR. 22)
- Junior Dan Taylor led the offense with three goals, all in the first half.
- Sophomore Alex Eaton scored the only third-quarter goal for either side, but the Black Knights scored the only
Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans: Matt Poillon, Ty Souders
Tewaaraton Award Watch List: Matt Poillon and Ty Souders
Major League Lacrosse Draft Picks
Ty Souders: 22nd overall to Denver Outlaws
RETURNING CAST
Here is the breakdown of what returns from Lehigh’s 2013 Patriot League Championship squad.
Patriot League Preseason Awards
Preseason All-League: Matt Poillon Ty Souders
Goalie of the Year: Matt Poillon
Patriot League Weekly Honors
Offensive Player of the Week: Dan Taylor (3/17, 4/7, 4/14)
Defensive Player of the Week: Tripp Telesco (2/17, 4/7)
Goalkeeper of the Week: Matt Poillon (2/17, 4/14)
Rookie of the Week: Casey McAdam (3/31)
Honorable Mention:
Ryan Buttenbaum (2/10), Patrick Corbett (2/10), Tripp Telesco (2/24), Tripp
Telesco (3/31), Dan Taylor (3/31), Lukas Mikelinich (4/14)
Category
Goals
Assists
Points
Shots
Shots on Goal
Man-Up Goals
Groundballs
Caused Turnovers
Faceoff Wins
2013
Total
184
120
304
605
346
23
511
138
185
Returns in
2014
79
41
120
247
158
8
303
65
62
Lost
105
79
184
358
188
15
208
63
123
Percent
Returning
42.9%
34.1%
39.4%
40.8%
45.7%
34.8%
59.3%
54.3%
33.5%
three fourth-quarter goals to escape with the 6-5 win.
- The Lehigh defense continued to impress, allowing six or fewer goals for the sixth time in nine games this season.
Junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy led the defense, finishing with a career-high four caused turnovers.
- Army scored all six of its goals in two outbursts that equaled 9:13 - one of 3:14 in the second quarter and another
5:59 stretch in the fourth.
- The Mountain Hawks had beaten Army three straight times before Saturday’s loss.
QUARTERFINAL WIN OVER NAVY (APR. 22)
- Leading 6-5 in the fourth quarter, the Mountain Hawks scored four goals in 6:09 to erase any doubt. The Mountain
Hawks scored all eight goals over two separate four-goal runs that totaled 8:46. Lehigh scored four goals in 2:37 in
the second quarter along with the 4-0 fourth-quarter run.
- Four different Mountain Hawks posted multiple goals led by the first-career hat trick from junior Kurtis Kaunas.
He also tied a career-high four points, originally set just 10 days earlier against Georgetown. Lehigh’s starting attackmen of juniors Dan Taylor and Patrick Corbett along with sophomore Reid Weber all scored two goals apiece
while senior Matt Smith scored a big third-quarter goal to snap more than a 21-minute scoreless drought.
- Junior Matt Poillon posted a season-high 15 saves between the pipes, including seven-of-eight in the second quarter
as the Mountain Hawks outscored the Leopards 4-1 to take a 5-3 halftime lead. Junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy posted
a career-high four groundballs while adding three caused turnovers and senior Lukas Mikelinich had three groundballs and three caused turnovers. Senior Jimmy Cahill also had three groundballs and two caused turnovers.
- The Mountain Hawks beat Navy for a fifth straight time after breaking a 98-year drought against the Midshipmen in 2011.
CONVINCING VICTORY OVER LAFAYETTE (APR. 18)
- Lehigh used an 11-0 run to turn a 5-3 second-quarter lead into a dominating 16-3 third-quarter advantage. Junior
Dan Taylor scored six straight goals during that run as he finished the game with a career-high seven goals and
nine points. That earned him Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week laurels for a third straight week and
fourth time this season. He has posted 33 points over his last five games.
- Sophomore Reid Weber scored three goals in the game’s first 16:36 for his third-career hat trick. Junior Kurtis
Kaunas tied a career high with two goals for a second straight game.
- Four different Mountain Hawks posted two caused turnovers to help lead another strong defensive effort: senior
Ty Souders, senior Jimmy Cahill, junior Sam Lawrence and sophomore Tripp Telesco.
- The defense allowed seven goals or fewer for the seventh time in the last eight games. The Mountain Hawks held
Lafayette scoreless for a stretch of 26:07 allowing the Lehigh offense to score its 11 straight goals.
GEORGETOWN WIN FOR RELENTLESS CUP (APR. 12)
- The Mountain Hawks held a 51-23 edge in shots and 33-30 in groundballs. The last time Lehigh reached 50 shots was
last March against VMI. The Mountain Hawks also eclipsed 50 in the 2013 season opener vs. Saint Joseph’s.
- Lehigh outshot Georgetown 21-4 in that stanza to turn a 4-1 halftime lead into a 7-2 edge after 45 minutes of play.
- Junior Dan Taylor led the offense with a career-high tying eight points behind four goals and four assists. He had a
hand in seven of the team’s eight second-half goals (four goals, three assists). Coupled with his five-goal performance
at Princeton, Taylor was named Patriot League Offensive Player for a second straight week.
- Sophomore Reid Weber and juniors Kurtis Kaunas and Patrick Corbett each scored two goals while sophomore
Billy Oppenheimer had a goal and assist. Kaunas also dished two assists for a career-high four points.
- Junior long-pole Dylan O’Shaughnessy also scored a goal for a third straight game, opening the game with a manup goal at 10:25 of the first quarter. In total, 10 of the team’s 12 goals were assisted.
AROUND THE
PATRIOT LEAGUE
PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS
Loyola*
Army*
LEHIGH*
Colgate*
Bucknell*
Navy*
Boston University
Holy Cross
Lafayette
League
W
8
7
6
4
4
3
2
1
1
L
0
1
2
4
4
5
6
7
7
Overall
W
12
9
11
8
7
4
2
3
2
L
1
3
4
5
7
8
11
11
11
*Clinched Patriot League Tournament Berth
Upcoming Patriot League Schedule
Tuesday
#5 Bucknell at #4 Lehigh
#6 Navy at #3 Lehigh
..........................4:00
..........................7:00
Friday
Patriot League Semifinals
................4:30/7:30
Sunday
Patriot League Championship
..........................1:00
USILA COACHES POLL (4/21)
Record
Pts
Last
1
Loyola
12-1
239 (11) 1
2
Duke
12-2
229 (1) 2
3
Denver
11-2
213 3
4
Syracuse
9-3
200
4
5
Maryland
10-2
194
5
6
North Carolina
10-3
176
7
7
Johns Hopkins
9-3
169
6
8
Virginia
9-5
145
9
9
Notre Dame
6-5
142
8
10 Penn
7-3
130
10
11 Cornell
10-3
115
12
12 Hofstra
10-3
106 12
13 Yale
8-3
104
11
14 Fairfield
10-3
63
15
15 Army
9-3
56 16
16 Harvard
8-5
55 20
17 Drexel
9-4
55 18
18 LEHIGH
11-4
40
17
19 Princeton
7-5
33
14
20 Bryant
11-3
29
18
Receiving Votes: A
lbany, UMass, Ohio State, Saint
Joseph’s, Siena
NEAR THE TOP IN THE NATION (As of Monday, April 21)
Lehigh ranks among the nation’s best in a number of statistical categories, both individually and as a team. The
Mountain Hawks are in the top 25 in 11 team categories while 11 rank in the top 50 for individual stats. Lehigh
is second nationally in scoring defense. Junior Matt Poillon is second in goals against average and sixth in save
percentage. Please see below for a complete list of statistics (as of Monday, April 7).
Team
Lehigh
Lehigh Lehigh
Lehigh
Lehigh
Lehigh
Lehigh
Lehigh
Lehigh
Lehigh
Lehigh
Category
Scoring Defense
Caused Turnovers/Game
Scoring Margin
Win Percentage
Assists/Game
Groundballs/Game
Man-Down Defense
Points/Game
Face-Off Win Percentage
Scoring Offense
Shot Percentage
Statistic
6.47
9.73
4.27
0.733
6.87
30.80
0.704
17.60
0.554
10.73
0.292
Rank
2
6
6
14
14
19
16
20
21
23
24
Nation’s Leader
Army
Wagner
Loyola
Loyola
Albany
Virginia
Saint Joseph’s
Albany
Bryant
Albany
Fairfield
Stat
5.92
10.50
6.23
0.923
9.83
37.43
0.800
25.17
0.701
15.33
0.392
Player
Matt Poillon
Tripp Telesco
Matt Poillon
Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor
Dan Taylor
Ryan Buttenbaum
Dan Taylor
Dylan O’Shaughnessy
Patrick Corbett
Ryan Buttenbaum
Category
Statistic
Goals Against Average
6.30
2.29
Save Percentage
0.584
Points/Game
4.36
Goals/Game
2.79
Shot Percentage
0.448
Face-Off Win Percentage
0.575
Assists/Game
1.57
1.33
Shot Percentage
0.388
Groundballs/Game
4.54
Rank
2
6
6
7
10
18
20
36
42
44
48
Nation’s Leader
Sam Somers, Army
Sean Meagher, Robert Morris
Jason Weber, Detroit
Lyle Thompson, Albany
Miles Thompson, Albany
Brody Eastwood, Stony Brook
Kevin Massa, Bryant
Lyle Thompson, Albany
Sean Meagher, Robert Morris
Brody Eastwood, Stony Brook
Joseph Nardella, Rutgers
Stat
5.43
3.00
0.636
6.67
4.25
0.563
0.706
4.58
3.00
0.563
10.92
WARRIOR MEDIA POLL (4/21)
Record
Pts
Last
1
Loyola
12-1
433 (15) 1
2
Duke
12-2
425 (7) 2
3
Denver
11-2
391 3
4
Syracuse
9-3
370
4
5
Johns Hopkins
9-3
339
5
6
North Carolina
10-3
333
6
7
Maryland
10-2
324
7
8
Penn
7-3
264
9
9
Notre Dame
6-5
243
8
10 Virginia
9-5
242 10
11 Hofstra
10-3
232
11
12 Cornell
10-3
212
12
13 Yale
8-3
191
13
14 Army
9-3
119
16
15 Bryant
11-3
117
15
16 Drexel
9-4
98 18
17 Fairfield
10-3
89 17
18 LEHIGH
11-4
63
19
19 Harvard
8-5
62
-
20 Princeton
7-5
33 Receiving Votes: Albany, Saint Joseph’s, UMass, Ohio
State
2014 Opponents denoted by bold italics.
- Lehigh’s defense shined, allowing just 23 shots led by four groundballs and three
caused turnovers from senior Lukas Mikelinich. Sophomore Casey Eidenshink tied
a career-high three caused turnovers in his first-career start while the starting close
defense combined for nine groundballs and eight caused turnovers.
- The backstop of the defense was junior Matt Poillon, who stopped eight-of-11 shots
including six-of-seven in the first half. Along with his 13 saves at Princeton, Poillon
was named Patriot League Goalie of the Week for the second time this season.
- The game was part of the Relentless Cup in support of HEADstrong Foundation’s
fight against blood cancers. The Relentless Cup is a special fundraising lacrosse
event uniting communities in support of the HEADstrong Foundation by combining
interstate youth games, high school games, highlighted by Lehigh vs. Georgetown
under the lights. Proceeds from the Relentless Cup directly supported the essential
quality life services provided by the HEADstrong Foundation, supporting cancer
patients and their families.
HEARTBREAKING OT DEFEAT VS. #15/17 PRINCETON (APR. 8)
- Just seconds from pulling out a 9-8 regulation victory, Princeton evened the score
with 2.7 seconds left in regulation before winning it in a second overtime.
- It marked Lehigh’s second multiple overtime game of the season, to go with a thrilling 7-6 triple overtime victory over #20 Villanova in February. The last time Lehigh
had more than one multiple overtime game in a single season was 1985 when the
squad went to two overtimes against Lafayette and three vs. Salisbury State.
- Junior Dan Taylor led the offense, tying his career high with five goals. He scored
Lehigh’s first four goals and four of its first five. Four other Mountain Hawks had
a single goal.
- Lehigh continued its third-quarter success, erasing a one-goal halftime deficit by
scoring three of the first four goals. The Mountain Hawks outscored the Tigers 4-3
in that stanza to even the score after 45 minutes of play.
- The Mountain Hawks defense held one of the nation’s most potent offenses to
nine regulation goals. Despite 52 shots for the game, Lehigh limited Princeton’s
quality scoring chances.
SENIOR DAY WIN OVER COLGATE (APR. 5)
- Lehigh used a 6-1 run from the end of the second quarter through the beginning
of the fourth to turn a 4-4 tie into a 10-5 lead.
- Junior Dan Taylor led the way with four points behind two goals and two assists.
He began the run with the last goal of the second quarter and first of the third to
take a 6-4 lead. He added both of his assists during that run, including one to junior
long-pole Dylan O’Shaughnessy who rocketed a shot past Colgate goalie Brandon
Burke to make it 10-5 at 14:33 of the fourth quarter. Junior Kurtis Kaunas also scored
twice in a 2:09 span to make it 8-5 then 9-5. Sophomore Ray Mastroianni scored
Lehigh’s other goal in that run.
- Sophomore Tripp Telesco was the story defensively, shutting down Colgate’s
leading scorer and All-Patriot League attackman Ryan Walsh. Not only did Walsh
fail to post a point, but he was held to only three shots by Telesco. Telesco finished
with four groundballs and three caused turnovers.
- Taylor and Telesco each garnered Patriot League weekly honors as Taylor was
named Offensive Player of the Week and Telesco received Defensive Player of the
Week laurels for their efforts against the Raiders. - The victory made Lehigh’s senior class the winningest class in program history.
SOUDERS HAS CLASS
For his success on and off the field, Lehigh senior defenseman Ty Souders has been
named a finalist for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award, as announced on Wednesday (Apr. 2). The Macungie, Pa. native is one of just 10 players in the nation and three
in the Patriot League named a finalist. The original list of 20 candidates was cut in
half. A two-time All American, Souders leads one of the nation’s top defenses and has
impressed in the classroom, owning a 3.54 GPA as a Finance major. An acronym for
Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Senior CLASS Award
focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in
athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. Fans are encouraged to vote on the Senior CLASS Award website through May 12. Fan votes will be
combined with media and Division I head coaches’ votes to determine the winner.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2014 NCAA Lacrosse
Championships in Baltimore May 24-26.
Lacrosse Finalists
Troy Dennis, Detroit
Michael Ehrhardt, Maryland
Rob Emery, Virginia
Joe Fletcher, Loyola (Maryland)
John LoCascio, Villanova
Joe Meurer, Ohio State
Stephen O’Hara, Notre Dame
Tom Schreiber, Princeton
Ty Souders, Lehigh
Justin Ward, Loyola (Maryland)
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST VS. HOLY CROSS (MAR. 29)
- The Mountain Hawks took control in the early going against Holy Cross, scoring
six first-quarter goals from five different goal scorers. They also added eight thirdquarter goals, a season high for goals in a quarter.
- Junior Patrick Corbett scored twice and finished the day with a career-high six
points behind four goals and two assists. Classmate Dan Taylor posted seven points
behind three goals and a career-high four assists.
- Sophomore Reid Weber posted five points (two goals, three assists) for a second
straight game while sophomore Alex Eaton had three (two goals, one assist), as
did Billy Oppenheimer.
- Lehigh reached 20 goals for the first time since March 15, 2010, a 21-9 win over
Detroit Mercy. The Mountain Hawks scored 20 for the first time in a Patriot League
game since a 20-6 win over Holy Cross in 2001.
- Freshman Casey McAdam was stellar at the faceoff X, winning 15-of-20. Coupled
with his 17-of-23 effort against Monmouth, he was named Patriot League Rookie of
the Week.
DOMINANT DEFENSE
- Lehigh’s defense has become one of the nation’s best over the past three seasons.
The Mountain Hawks’ defense was second nationally in 2012, allowing just 6.61
goals per game. Last season, Lehigh finished sixth (7.94 goals per game). So far in
2014, the Mountain Hawks have allowed just 6.44 goals per game (second nationally as of Monday).
- The Mountain Hawks have allowed five or fewer goals 16 times in 49 games
spanning the past three seasons. Lehigh has allowed single-digit goals 37 times
in those 49 games. Please see below for the complete rundown of games allowing
five goals or fewer.
2014
3/8 at Bucknell W, 9-3
3/15 vs. Navy W, 13-2
3/29 vs. Holy Cross W, 20-4
4/12 vs. Georgetown W, 12-3
2013
2/10 vs. Saint Joseph’s W, 14-1
3/2 vs. VMI W, 18-2
3/23 at Holy Cross W, 8-5
4/20 at Lafayette W, 14-5
4/28 vs. Bucknell W, 11-5
2012
2/11 at Saint Joseph’s W, 11-4
2/25 vs. Manhattan W, 13-0
2/28 at Penn W, 10-4
3/6 at VMI W, 6-2
3/20 at Penn State W, 9-5
3/24 vs. Holy Cross W, 12-3
3/30 at Navy W, 9-4
LEHIGH DOMINATES NAVY (MAR. 15)
- After Navy pulled within 2-1 midway through the first quarter, junior Dan Taylor
scored two straight goals to begin a run of eight straight Mountain Hawks’ tallies.
- Corbett finished with three goals for his seventh-career hat trick while junior Klay
Heston had two goals. Sophomore Reid Weber dished a career-high four assists.
- Taylor had a hand in Lehigh’s final three goals to reach a career-high eight points
behind a career-high five goals and career-high tying three assists. For his efforts,
Taylor garnered Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week recognition.
- Senior Lukas Mikelinich helped lead the defense, holding the nation’s fifth-leading scorer (in points) Sam Jones without a single point and only three shots (one on
goal). Lehigh held Navy scoreless for a stretch of 31:54 in the middle of the game,
and held the Midshipmen without an even strength goal for the final 51:59.
- It marked Lehigh’s largest-ever victory over the Midshipmen. Lehigh had gone 98
years between wins over Navy, but snapped the drought in 2010 and has won four
straight. The 11-goal margin was Navy’s largest ever Patriot League defeat.
POILLON, SOUDERS NAMED TO TEWAARATON WATCH LIST
Lehigh junior goalie Matt Poillon and senior defenseman Ty Souders have been named
to the watch list for the Tewaaraton Award, which is presented to the top male and top
female college lacrosse player in the United States. The lists, which were announced
on Feb. 28, include the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and
highlight the early contenders for the 2014 Tewaaraton Award. Poillon and Souders are
both two-time All-Americans and leaders of one of the nation’s top defenses. They’re
two of 52 players in the nation (across Division I, II and III) named to the watch list, six
coming from the Patriot League. Other league players recognized are Joe Fletcher and
Justin Ward of Loyola, David Dickson of Bucknell and John Glesener of Army. Last
season, David DiMaria, Dante Fantoni and Poillon were all named to the watch list
before DiMaria was one of the 25 players named a nominee in April.
HOME LOSS TO LOYOLA (MAR. 3)
- The teams were tied at three after one quarter. Junior Patrick Corbett gave the
Mountain Hawks a 1-0 lead then after three straight Greyhounds goals, sophomore
Kurtis Kaunas scored a nifty transition goal then sophomore Alex Eaton added an
unassisted tally to tie the score at three.
- Loyola held a 4-0 edge in the second quarter to take a 7-3 lead, then sophomore Reid
Weber pulled the Mountain Hawks within 7-4. However, the Greyhounds scored
the next four for an 11-4 advantage. The Mountain Hawks scored two straight and
three of the next four, but couldn’t pull any closer than five.
TRIPLE OVERTIME THRILLER OVER #20 VILLANOVA (FEB. 16)
- Two of Lehigh’s last three home games vs. Villanova have gone to multiple overtimes. Dante Fantoni ended a classic in 2010, giving the Mountain Hawks a 15-14
double overtime victory.
- Junior Kurtis Kaunas scored the game-winning goal in the third overtime.
- Villanova finished with 29 turnovers, 17 caused by the Lehigh defense.
- Sophomore Tripp Telesco had a monster game with career highs in groundballs
(7) and caused turnovers (2). Two groundballs and two caused turnovers happened
in the second overtime alone.
- Sophomore Reid Weber led the offense with two goals, career-high two assists and
career-high four points. Junior Dan Taylor had two goals and an assist, including
two in a 1:25 span as part of Lehigh’s 5-0 run.
- Junior goalie Matt Poillon made 12 saves to earn Patriot League Goalie of the
Week while Telesco also garnered Defensive Player of the Week honors.
HAT TRICKING
- Lehigh has 17 hat tricks so far this season.
- Here is the rundown by game:
- vs. Navy (1): Kurtis Kaunas - at Lafayette (2): Dan Taylor, Reid Weber
- vs. Georgetown (1): Dan Taylor
- at Princeton (1): Dan Taylor - vs. Holy Cross (2): Dan Taylor, Patrick Corbett
- vs. Monmouth (2): Patrick Corbett, Reid Weber
- at Army (1): Dan Taylor
- vs. Navy (2): Dan Taylor, Patrick Corbett
- at Bucknell (1): Dan Taylor
- vs. Marquette (1): Patrick Corbett
- at Furman (3): Patrick Corbett, Cody Ferraro, Reid Weber
- Here is the breakdown of hat tricks by player: junior Dan Taylor (7), junior Patrick Corbett
(5), sophomore Reid Weber (3), junior Kurtis Kaunas (1) and senior Cody Ferraro (1).
DEFENSE IS KEY
• Lehigh owned the nation’s second-ranked defense in 2012 (6.61 goals per game)
and followed by finishing sixth in 2013 (7.94).
• So far this season, the Mountain Hawks have allowed just 6.44 goals per game
(second in the country as of Monday). That includes just six in triple overtime against
#20 and 2013 Big East Finalist Villanova and only three in a dominant effort at Bucknell, two vs. Navy, four against Holy Cross and three vs. Georgetown.
• The Mountain Hawks allowed just 15 shots in their season opener at Furman (Feb.
1), the fewest shots allowed since the 2011 season when they allowed just eight in a
13-0 shutout over Manhattan.
•Lehigh followed by allowing just six goals in an identical 13-6 win over Marquette
in their home opener (Feb. 8), holding a 38-27 shot advantage.
• The Mountain Hawks then allowed just six goals to #20 Villanova (Feb.16) in 71:53
in a game that went almost three full overtimes. The Mountain Hawks caused 17
of Villanova’s 29 turnovers.
• Lehigh allowed seven goals to Boston U in its Patriot League opener on Feb. 22.
• The Mountain Hawks put forth a stifling defensive effort at Bucknell (Mar. 8),
holding the Bison to just 20 shots (and 10 on goal). Lehigh led 9-1 late in the fourth
quarter until Bucknell snapped a 50:28 scoreless streak with two late goals.
• Lehigh struggled at Yale (Mar. 11), but its defense allowed just 10 goals to a strong
Bulldogs offense.
• The Mountain Hawks held Navy (Mar. 15) to just two goals and only one even
strength goal.
• Lehigh allowed just six goals (four even strength goals) at Army (Mar. 22). All
six of the Black Knight’s goals came over two stretches that totaled 9:13 (3:14 in the
second quarter and 5:59 in the fourth).
• The Mountain Hawks allowed just seven goals (and just four even strength goals)
in a 13-7 nonleague win over Monmouth (Mar. 26).
• Lehigh shut down Holy Cross (Mar. 29), allowing just 20 shots in a 20-4 win.
• The Mountain Hawks held Colgate (Apr. 5) to just seven goals as sophomore Tripp
Telesco held the Raiders leading scorer Ryan Walsh without a point. One of those
goals was on the extra man and Colgate’s seventh was with 1:27 remaining and the
Mountain Hawks firmly in control.
• Lehigh contained one of the nation’s most potent offenses Princeton (Apr. 8), allowing just nine goals through regulation (eight even strength goals).
• One game later, the Mountain Hawks held Georgetown (Apr. 12) out of the Big
East to just 23 shots and three goals in a 12-3 victory at the Relentless Cup.
• 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.
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 10 of its 12 wins.
• Lehigh has 15 streaks of 15 or more minutes so far in 2014 and 24 of 10 or more minutes.
• In their season opener (Feb. 1), the Mountain Hawks held Furman scoreless 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, allowing 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. The offense
scored nine times to take a
dominant 9-1 fourth-quarter
lead. Lehigh allowed just six The Lehigh defense has held its opponent off the scoreshots on goal in that 50:28 board for one - or multiple - long stretches.
span and junior Matt Poil16:14 & 14:56
lon was there to stop every at Furman (2/1)
one of them.
vs. Marquette (2/8)
20:07 & 22:31
• Lehigh struggled at #17 vs. #20 Villanova (2/16)
20:19 & 23:14
Yale (Mar. 11), but the de- at Boston University (2/22)
19:43
fense still held fairly strong vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1)
12:51
including one stretch of at Bucknell (3/8)
50:28
12:44 (bridging the second at #17 Yale (3/11)
12:44
and third quarters) in which vs. Navy (3/15)
31:54
the Bulldogs didn’t score. It
at Army (3/22)
21:04 & 21:49
gave the offense a chance to
vs. Monmouth (3/26)
20:07
get back in the game.
vs. Holy Cross (3/29)
17:19 & 20:57
• After Navy (Mar. 15)
14:39
scored midway through the vs. Colgate (4/5)
16:08
first quarter, the Mountain at Princeton (4/8)
33:29 & 10:35
Hawks held the Midship- vs. Georgetown (4/12)
26:07
men scoreless for the next at Lafayette (4/18)
13:05, 10:43 & 13:43
31:54 and holding them vs. Navy (4/22)
without an even strength
goal for the game’s final
51:49.
• Lehigh held Army (Mar. 22) scoreless for the game’s first 21:04 then after the Black
Knights scored three times in 3:14, held Army off the board for the next 21:49.
• Lehigh held Monmouth (Mar. 26) scoreless for a stretch of 20:07 in the second half
in a 13-7 midweek victory over the Hawks.
• The Mountain Hawks didn’t allow a Holy Cross (Mar. 29) goal for the first 17:19
then held the Crusaders scoreless for one stretch of 20:57 bridging the second through
fourth quarters.
• Lehigh held #16/19 Colgate (Apr. 5) scoreless for one stretch of 14:39 bridging
the third and fourth quarters and to just one goal over 21:09 during a 6-1 Mountain
Hawks run.
• The Mountain Hawks didn’t allow a goal against a strong #15/17 Princeton (Apr.
8) offense for the game’s first 16:08.
• Lehigh held Georgetown (Apr. 12) scoreless for a stretch of 33:29 bridging the
first through third quarters then also held the Hoyas off the board for the game’s
final 10:35.
• The Mountain Hawks held Lafayette (Apr. 18) scoreless for one stretch of 26:07
between the second and third quarters, allowing its offense to score 11 straight for
a 16-3 lead.
• Lehigh held Navy (Apr. 22) scoreless for three separate streaks in the Patriot League
Quarterfinals: 13:05, 10:43 & 13:43.
2014 SHUTOUT STREAKS
UP NEXT....
With a win, the third-seeded Mountain Hawks would advance to the Patriot League
Championship Game to face the winner of fourth seed Colgate at #1 Loyola which is
set for 4:30 p.m. Friday. The title game is set for 1 p.m. Sunday on CBS Sports Network.
Lehigh is vying for its third straight league title and NCAA Tournament berth.
2014 ROSTER
No. Name
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 39 40 41 42 44 45 46 50 66 77 Anthony Ramaizel Casey McAdam
Klay Heston
Mike Sammarro
Kurtis Kaunas
Billy Oppenheimer Cody Ferraro
Cody Triolo Matt Raposo
Jack Bogorowski
Ray Mastroianni
Kevin Dougherty
Steve Brodeur
Jason Kozel Chris Appell
Lukas Mikelinich
Reid Weber Bryson Craft
Alex Eaton
Pat Dougherty
Matt Smith Ian Strain Conor Duffy
Harrison Lawrence Andrew Mower
Austin Orr
Dylan O’Shaughnessy Ryan Buttenbaum
Matt Poillon
Casey Eidenshink
Jimmy Cahill
Cody Newton
Sam Lawrence
Chester Toye
Sam Cunard Eddie DeDomenico Ty Souders Dan Taylor
Patrick Corbett
Alan Henderson
Matt Risk Garrett Miers
Donny Stires
Tripp Telesco
Corey Eppley
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A
M
M
A/M
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M
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A
D
A
D
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M
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D
M
D
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6-1
6-3
6-0
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6-2
5-9
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6-2
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210
180
175
180
213
170
185
216
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190
196
210
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190
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174
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205
182
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187
206
190
214
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195
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190
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Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute
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Schnecksville, Pa./Parkland High School
Conshohocken, Pa./Germantown Academy
East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville
Princeton, N.J./Princeton Day School
Brachburg, N.J./Somerville
Newtown, Pa./La Salle College High School
Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan Kensington, Md./St. Albans
Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven High School
Westport, Conn./Kent School
Locust Valley, N.Y./Locust Valley High School
Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West Oreland, Pa./Germantown Academy
Newton Square, Pa./Episcopal Academy
Westford, Mass./Westford Academy
Kensington, Md./St. Albans
Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga
Springfield, Pa./Episcopal Academy
Leonardtown, Md./Choate Rosemary Hall
Wayne, Pa./Radnor
St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade Prep
Hopewell, N.J./Hopewell Valley Central
Merrick, N.Y./Chaminade High School
Malvern, Pa./Conestoga
Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai High School
Wyncote, Pa./La Salle College High School
Silver Spring, Md./St. Albans
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Wellesley, Mass./Wellesley High School
South Orange, N.J./Seton Hall Prep
Seattle, Wash./South River
Rye, N.Y./The Brunswick School (Conn.)
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Burlington, Ontario/The Hill Academy
Manorville, N.Y./Eastport/South Manor High School
Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill
Allentown, Pa./Emmaus Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan
Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood High School
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Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach: Kevin Cassese (Duke ’03), Seventh Season
Assistant Coaches: Brendan Callahan (Stony Brook ’07), Errol Wilson (Stony Brook ’06) and Will Scudder (Lehigh ’11)
Director of Quality Control: Tom Cassese (C.W. Post ’67)
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KEVIN CASSESE
Smith Family Head Coach
Seventh Year as Lehigh Head Coach
Kevin Cassese enters his seventh season as Lehigh’s head men’s lacrosse coach in 2014.
Cassese’s impact has been immediate in his short time, leading the Mountain Hawks to backto-back Patriot League Championships. The two-time defending champs went 14-2 in 2012 and
won their first-ever tournament title to advance to the program’s first NCAA Tournament. Lehigh
followed that up with a 12-5 campaign in 2013, winning both the Regular Season and Tournament
Championship.
In 2012, Cassese led the Mountain Hawks to a school-record 14 wins, a program record
nine-game winning streak and their highest-ever national ranking; Lehigh came in at #4 nationally
in the final Coaches Poll following the regular season.
The excitement around the program has never been higher as Lehigh finished 10th in the
final Coaches Poll of 2013, in or near the top 10 for the last two seasons.
Following a home opening loss to Villanova in 2012, Lehigh promptly won nine straight
games and 13-of-14 to advance to the NCAA Tournament as the #7 seed. The Mountain Hawks
hosted eventual National Finalist Maryland and gave the Terps their toughest fight on their road
to the title game. Despite falling down 6-1 in the first half, Lehigh responded with seven straight
goals in front of a standing room only crowd of 2,278 at the Ulrich Sports Complex (and in front
of a national audience on ESPNU).
Lehigh posted an impressive 8-3 record against nationally-ranked foes. That included a big
9-8 win at #4 North Carolina in March, propelling the Mountain Hawks into the national polls
for the first time. Lehigh ended a number of long droughts, defeating UNC for the first time since
1951, Yale for the first time since 1918 and Penn State for the first time since 1971.
Lehigh owned the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre Dame), holding opponents
to only 6.81 goals per game. The Mountain Hawks picked up their first shutout in 40 years with
a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five or fewer to Penn State,
Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. Cassese was named Patriot League Coach of the Year
while freshman Matt Poillon became Lehigh’s first-ever Goalkeeper of the Year. Eight cracked
the All-Patriot League Team, tied for most in school history and the most in Coach Cassese’s
tenure.
After six games in 2013, the Mountain Hawks stood at 3-3 and was just 5-4 after nine. The
team responded in a big way, winning seven straight games to finish undefeated in Patriot League
play and earn the right to host the league tournament. Lehigh went on to dominate Bucknell on
its home turf (11-5) for its second straight championship.
The awards continued to roll in for the Mountain Hawks as Poillon was named Patriot League
Goalie of the Year for a second straight season and a school-record four players were named USILA
All-Americans, breaking the record of three set a season prior. In addition, the Mountain Hawks
placed a league best three players on the Academic All-Patriot
League Team.
Lehigh saw three of its players drafted by
Major League Lacrosse teams in 2013: Dante Fantoni
(Denver), Noah Molnar (Rochester) and David DiMaria (Boston). In addition, Mike Noone (Ohio) and
Ryan Snyder (Denver) signed contracts following the
season. They joined Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney
(Hamilton) in the professional ranks.
On a personal level, Cassese continues to
make his mark on the U.S. Lacrosse scene as he’s
coached the United States in Stars & Stripes Weekend and Champion Challenge each of the last two
years. In February, Cassese was named an assistant
coach for the 2014 U.S. men’s national team, joining a staff led by former Navy head coach Richie
Meade. Cassese will serve as one of three assistant coaches along with Dave Pietramala (Johns
Hopkins) and Jeff Tambroni (Penn State).
The 2011 season saw Cassese lead the
Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League
Tournament appearance since 2006. Lehigh got
off to a quick 3-1 start, which included a 14-10
triumph over Navy, the program’s first victory
over the Midshipmen in nearly 100 years.
The Mountain Hawks jumped squarely into
the national lacrosse picture in 2011 by not only
qualifying for the Patriot League postseason, but
also proving they could compete with anyone in 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 squad to overtime, just one week after the
Nittany Lions dominated eventual CAA Champion
Delaware.
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
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.
In that stretch was a convincing 13-7 win over America East Tournament qualifier Binghamton.
A young Mountain Hawk squad will graduate only eight seniors and return six of Lehigh’s
eight All-League performers in 2013 as the anticipation and excitement around the program continues to rise. 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 2011 and 90 in 2012. They’re a big reason why Lehigh’s attack unit was ranked 10th by
Inside Lacrosse in the 2013 Face-Off Yearbook.
In his first four years at Lehigh, Cassese mentored a total of nine All-Patriot League honorees,
including four in 2011. Faceoff specialist Ryan Snyder cracked the First Team after winning 61.6
percent of his draws and scooping a Patriot League record 118 groundballs. Jonathan Stumpf was
not only named to the Second Team, but also earned endless other academic and athletic honors.
He became Lehigh’s first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-American while being named a Lowe’s Senior
First Team All-American, USILA Scholar All-American and Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the
Year. Stumpf (along with teammate Will Scudder) also played in the USILA North-South All-Star
Game where he netted the eventual game-winning goal for the South.
During the fall of 2009, Cassese was named to the 2010 United States Men’s National Lacrosse
Team, traveling to Manchester, England in July. That marked the third time Cassese earned a spot
on the National Team. Just months later, he worked with the U.S. National Team as the squad’s
head coach. In October, he led Team USA to a win over Harvard. Then in January, 2011, Cassese
coached the United States to a 12-7 win over No. 7 Notre Dame in the Champion Challenge at the
ESPN Wide World of Sports.
Cassese’s players have been involved in US Lacrosse as well as defenseman Ty Souders tried
out for the U.S. Under-19 Team as part of a three-day training camp at UMBC. Recent graduates
Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney have also participated in numerous scrimmages for Team USA,
beginning with the Capital Lacrosse Classic on Oct. 7, 2012.
In his first season as the Mountain Hawks’ leader in 2008, Cassese led a young Lehigh squad
to more home wins and more overall victories than the season prior. The Brown and White also
ranked in the top 10 nationally in man-down defense and in the top 25 in scoring defense. Success
continued into 2009 campaign, highlighted by back-to-back wins over ranked foes; the Mountain
Hawks defeated #16 Army and #20 St. John’s in succession.
In 2010, the Mountain Hawks posted their first winning overall record since 2006 by going 8-7. A resilient group, Lehigh went a perfect 3-0 in overtime games, including wins over #9
Villanova and #19 Lafayette in consecutive weeks to close out the season. Villanova marked the
Mountain Hawks’ first top-10 win since downing #7 Georgetown in 1997. Fantoni scored both
overtime game-winners to set the tone for what has been an impressive career to date.
One of the most decorated student-athletes in Duke history, Cassese served as an assistant
coach at his alma mater from 2005-07, helping lead the Blue Devils to the 2007 National Championship Game. He also served as Duke’s interim head coach for part of the summer of 2006. Prior to
Duke, Cassese spent one season at Stony Brook as an assistant where he directed the nation’s top
extra man offense and helped the Seawolves to a 10-6 record in 2004.
A two-time captain and three-time All-ACC selection while at Duke, Cassese helped lead the
Blue Devils to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of ACC Championships during
his collegiate career. Cassese earned All-America honors on three separate occasions, including
First Team accolades in 2002 and 2003. Cassese, who scored 80 goals and handed out 38 assists
in his career, was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and garnered ACC Player of the Year
honors in 2001. In 2002, Cassese was the recipient of the Lt. Donald MacLaughlin, Jr. Award as
the nation’s top midfielder.
An accomplished player on the international level as well, Cassese helped the United States
to the gold medal at the 2002 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships. He was
also a member of the United States team that placed second at the 2006 ILF World Championships
in London, Ontario.
Cassese was the second overall selection in the 2003 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the
Rochester Rattlers. Among his professional accomplishments are a pair of MLL Rookie of the
Week honors and a spot on the 2005 All-Star Team. Cassese, who was traded to the Philadelphia
Barrage during the summer of 2007, helped lead his new team to the 2007 Major League Lacrosse
Championship, as well as a spot in Championship Weekend in 2008. Cassese was signed by the
Boston Cannons prior to the 2009 MLL season and appeared in 12 games during the regular season
while helping lead them into the postseason.
A native of Port Jefferson Station, New York and graduate of Comsewogue High School,
Cassese earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Duke in 2003. He garnered USILA Scholar
All-America and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors as well as the ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan
Honorary Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement.
Cassese and his wife, Katie Granson Cassese who attended nearby Freedom High School,
were married in Bethlehem in December of 2006. Katie is currently a Realtor for RE/MAX Central
in the Lehigh Valley. They had their first child, Drew Cassese, in July of 2011, and their second
child Anna in August of 2013.
Cassese’s Coaching Resume
Year
Record
PL
Home
2008
6-9
2-4
4-4
2009
4-11
2-4
0-6
2010
8-7
2-4
4-3
2011
7-9
3-3
5-4
2012
14-3
5-1
5-2
2013
12-5
6-0
7-2
2014
12-4
6-2
7-1
Total 63-48 (.568) 26-18 (.591) 32-22 (.593)
Experience Lehigh Football 2003
Notables
Won at #16 Army and #20 St. John’s
Defeated #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette
PL Semifinals
School-record 14 wins
Highest ranking in school history (#4)
First Patriot League Championship
Second Straight PL Championship
Hosted PL Tournament for 1st time
BRENDAN CALLAHAN
ERROL WILSON
Assistant Coach
Seventh Season at Lehigh
Assistant Coach
Third Season at Lehigh
Brendan Callahan is in his seventh season with the Mountain Hawks as an assistant coach. Callahan came to Lehigh following a very successful career at Stony Brook
University.
In his first season as defensive coordinator, Callahan led the unit to new heights in
2012. Each one of Lehigh’s close defensemen was named All-Patriot League: Ty Souders
(First Team), Mike Noone (Second Team) and Lukas Mikelinich (Second Team) while
freshman Matt Poillon became Lehigh’s first-ever Patriot League Goalie of the Year. The
Mountain Hawks finished with the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre Dame),
holding opponents to only 6.61 goals per game. Lehigh tallied its first shutout in 40 years
with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five or fewer to
Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. The squad extended its shutout
streak to an incredible 90:14 before the Quakers scored with 5:04 remaining in the second
quarter. The streak spanned from the fourth quarter against Villanova, through the entire
Manhattan contest and the first 24:56 at Penn.
Callahan helped guide Lehigh to a school-record 14 wins, a program record ninegame winning streak and its highest-ever national ranking (#4) along with its first Patriot
League Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament appearance.
The Mountain Hawks followed in 2013 by finishing sixth nationally in scoring
defense (7.94 goals per game) with Poillon earning Goalie of the Year honors for a second
straight season. Noone and Souders also garnered All-League honors for the second year
in a row while both garnering honorable mention All-America recognition. Lehigh held
Saint Joseph’s to only one goal, VMI to only two, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Bucknell
to five and Army, UMass and Penn to just six goals apiece. One of the most dominant
performances came in the Patriot League Championship game as the Mountain Hawks
won 11-5 for their second straight league title and NCAA Tournament berth.
In 2010, Callahan helped lead the Mountain Hawks to eight wins, their most since
2006. He also worked with a defense and man-down unit that ranked ninth nationally.
At Stony Brook, Callahan served as captain of the Seawolves in 2007 and garnered
Second-Team All-America East laurels as a goaltender. He was also selected for the
North/South All-Star Game, was named the team MVP and led the America East in save
percentage. A member of the 2007 America East All-Academic Team, Callahan was an
All-Rookie Team selection in 2004 as well as an STX/USILA All-American after leading
the nation in save percentage and goals against average.
Off the field, Callahan was involved in a number of activities, including the StudentAthlete Advisory Committee, the Inter-Collegiate Athletic Board and he was selected by
the NCAA to represent Stony Brook at the 2005 NCAA Leadership Conference in Orlando,
Florida.
A native of Hanover, Maryland, Callahan graduated from Gonzaga High School
in Washington, D.C. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Stony Brook in Health Care
Management in the spring of 2007 and later earned his master’s degree in Education from
Lehigh. Callahan resides in Bethlehem with his wife Jen and son Mac.
WILL SCUDDER
Errol Wilson is in his third season as Lehigh assistant coach following successful
stints at Brown and Rutgers. One of two Stony Brook alums on staff, Wilson came to the
Lehigh Valley after one season as assistant coach at Rutgers. He serves as associate offensive coordinator, goalie coordinator and camps/clinics/tournaments coordinator 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
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 after leading Brown to the 2009 tournament where it dropped an overtime
heartbreaker at Johns Hopkins.
Wilson worked with All-American goalie Matt Poillon, who finished second nationally with a 6.75 GAA and fourth with a 59.7 save percentage, becoming Lehigh’s first-ever
Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. Poillon earned four Patriot League Goalie of the
Week honors while garnering Rookie of the Week twice. In addition, each one of Lehigh’s
close defensemen was named All-Patriot League: Ty Souders (First), Mike Noone (second)
and Lukas Mikelinich (second).
The Mountain Hawks owned the nation’s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre
Dame), holding opponents to only 6.81 goals per game. Lehigh picked up its first shutout
in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five
or fewer to Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. The squad extended
its shutout streak to an incredible 90:14 before the Quakers scored with 5:04 remaining in
the second quarter. The streak spanned from the fourth quarter against Villanova, through
the entire Manhattan contest and the first 24:56 at Penn.
The Mountain Hawks followed in 2013 by finishing sixth nationally in scoring
defense (7.94 goals per game) with Poillon earning Goalie of the Year honors for a second
straight season. Noone and Souders also garnered All-League honors for the second year
in a row while both garnering honorable mention All-America recognition. Lehigh held
Saint Joseph’s to only one goal, VMI to only two, Holy Cross, Lafayette and Bucknell
to five and Army, UMass and Penn to just six goals apiece. One of the most dominant
performances came in the Patriot League Championship game as the Mountain Hawks
won 11-5 for their second straight league title and NCAA Tournament berth.
At Rutgers, Wilson helped the Scarlet Knights win five of their first six games in
2011 and coached a defense which allowed only 8.27 goals per game.
Prior to Rutgers, Wilson served as assistant coach at Brown for four seasons (200710). While there, he was both offensive coordinator and goalie coach, helping the Bears
reach new heights by winning an Ivy League Championship in 2008, then earning an
NCAA Tournament berth in ’09. Wilson worked with and mentored one of the nation’s
top goalies in Jordan Burke. The 2009 USILA Goalie of the Year, Burke was twice named
the Ivy League Player of the Year and New England Player of the Year, while earning
First Team All-America honors as well.
Wilson was a four-year letterwinner at Stony Brook where he was teammates with
goalie and current Lehigh assistant coach Brendan Callahan. Wilson resides in Bethlehem
with his wife Pat and son Roman.
TOM CASSESE
Assistant Coach
First Season at Lehigh
Director of Quality Control
Seventh Season at Lehigh
Former Lehigh men’s lacrosse standout Will Scudder ‘11 enters his first season on
the coaching staff in 2014. Scudder replaces Tom Compitello who accepted a position at
Sacred Heart. Scudder was a former team captain and All-Patriot League honoree as a
Mountain Hawk.
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. This came after a sophomore season which saw him win
56 percent (152-of-273) with 69 groundballs.
Scudder ended his career by winning 331-of-612 faceoffs (54.1 percent) with 156
groundballs. He also added three goals and four assists. Scudder played in the prestigious
North-South Senior All-Star Game following his senior campaign.
Upon graduation, Scudder worked with A.G. Administrators, Inc. in the sports
insurance industry from Summer 2011 until Spring 2013, while also serving as an assistant 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
All-Chesmont players, two members of the All-State team and one ALL American. He
then moved onto Fever Lacrosse Inc. in Haverford, Pa. where he served and continues to
serve as Director of Operations, in charge of managing tournaments, camps, clinics, and
the 14 club teams within the Fever Program.
Tom Cassese is in his seventh season on the Lehigh men’s lacrosse coaching staff
and his second as Director of Quality Control. In 2007, Cassese retired as the Head Football
Coach at Comsewogue High School, a public school found on the North Shore of Suffolk
County, Long Island.
Cassese began his tenure at Comsewogue in 1973 and is the winningest coach in
Suffolk County history and the first to reach 200 career victories. During his tenure, Comsewogue made 18 appearances in the playoffs, earned 14 league or division championships,
six Suffolk County Championships, and one Long Island crown. His 1990 squad earned
the Rutgers Trophy as the top team in the county.
Cassese has been named either League or Division Coach of the Year an astounding
16 times, County Coach of the Year twice and participated in the Boomer Esiason Outback
Steakhouse Challenge four times. Tom was also selected by Madison Square Garden as
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 Administration. He went on to enjoy a five-year career in professional football with the Denver
Broncos, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and the Montreal Allouettes and B.C.
Lions of the Canadian Football League.
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 
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

      
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      
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
INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLS
PLAYER
1 Anthony Ramaizel
2 Casey McAdam
3 Klay Heston
4 Mike Sammarro
5 Kurtis Kaunas
6 Billy Oppenheimer
7 Cody Ferraro
8 Cody Triolo
9 Matt Raposo
10 Jack Bogorowski
11 Ray Mastroianni
12 Kevin Dougherty
13 Steve Brodeur
14 Jason Kozel
15 Chris Appell
16 Lukas Mikelinich
17 Reid Weber
18 Bryson Craft
19 Alex Eaton
20 Pat Dougherty
21 Matt Smith
22 Ian Strain
23 Conor Duffy
24 Harrison Lawrence
25 Andrew Mower
27 Austin Orr
28 Dylan O’Shaughnessy
29 Ryan Buttenbaum
30 Matt Poillon
31 Casey Eidenshink
32 Jimmy Cahill
33 Cody Newton
34 Sam Lawrence
35 Chester Toye
36 Sam Cunard
39 Eddie DeDomenico
40 Ty Souders
41 Dan Taylor
42 Patrick Corbett
44 Alan Henderson
45 Matt Risk
46 Garrett Miers
50 Donny Stires
66 Tripp Telesco
77 Corey Eppley
Furman
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
1-0-1, 1
0-1-1, 0
3-1-4, 1
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 0
0-1-1, 4
0-0-0, 1
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
3-0-3, 2
DNP
1-1-2, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-2-2, 1
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
0-1-1, 2
0-0-0, 4
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
DNP
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
1-0-1, 0
3-0-3, 1
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 3
DNP
Marquette
DNP
0-0-0, 1
1-0-1, 1
DNP
1-2-3, 0
0-1-1, 3
DNP
DNP
DNP
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, 1
0-1-1, 1
DNP
0-1-1, 0
1-0-1, 0
0-1-1, 1
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 12
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
1-0-1, 1
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 4
2-2-4, 2
4-0-4, 2
0-1-1, 2
1-0-1, 1
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
Villanova
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 1
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 5
2-2-4, 3
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 3
0-0-0, 4
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 1
1-0-1, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 3
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 6
2-1-3, 4
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 7
DNP
Boston U
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
1-0-1, 2
DNP
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 0
2-0-2, 1
DNP
1-1-2, 0
DNP
0-1-1, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 3
1-0-1, 2
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 3
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 2
DNP
2-0-2, 1
1-3-4, 2
0-1-1, 1
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 3
DNP
Loyola
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 0
1-0-1, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 2
1-2-3, 2
DNP
1-0-1, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 2
DNP
0-1-1, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-1-1, 1
2-0-2, 1
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 3
DNP
Bucknell
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-1-1, 0
0-3-3, 1
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 4
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
1-2-3, 4
DNP
2-0-2, 1
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 7
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 3
DNP
0-0-0, 2
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
4-1-5, 2
2-0-2, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
Yale
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 1
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 3
0-1-1, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-1-1, 0
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
Navy
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
2-0-2, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
1-1-2, 1
DNP
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
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 1
0-4-4, 2
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
1-0-1, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 4
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 1
1-0-1, 1
0-1-1, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
5-3-8, 1
3-0-3, 3
0-1-1, 1
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 0
Army
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-1-1, 1
DNP
1-1-2, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 2
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 3
3-0-3, 0
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
Monmouth Holy Cross
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 12
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 0
1-0-1, 1
1-1-2, 0
0-0-0, 4
2-1-3, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 3
1-0-1, 3
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-1-1, 1
0-1-1, 0
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 1
4-1-5, 0
2-3-5, 1
DNP
DNP
2-2-4, 0
2-1-3, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-2-2, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-1-1
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 4
DNP
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 0
1-0-1, 3
0-0-0, 0
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-1-1, 1
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 4
0-0-0, 5
1-2-3, 2
3-4-7, 2
3-0-3, 1
4-2-6, 0
2-1-3, 2
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
1-0-1, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-1-1, 5
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 2
Colgate
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
DNP
2-0-2, 2
1-0-1, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
1-0-1, 2
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 2
1-0-1, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 0
DNP
0-2-2, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 2
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 5
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 0
0-1-1, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 3
2-2-4, 2
0-0-0, 2
1-0-1, 2
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 4
0-0-0, 0
Princeton
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 1
0-0-0, 4
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 4
1-0-1, 0
DNP
0-1-1, 0
DNP
0-2-2, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
1-0-1, 3
0-0-0, 8
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
5-0-5, 4
1-0-1, 2
0-1-1, 3
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
Lafayette
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
2-0-2, 0
1-1-2, 0
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-1-1, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 0
0-0-0, 2
3-0-3, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-1-1, 0
0-0-0, 0
1-0-1, 1
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-1-1, 1
0-0-0, 6
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
1-0-1, 1
1-0-1, 2
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
7-2-9, 1
0-1-1, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 1
Georgetown
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
2-2-4, 0
1-1-2, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-1-1, 2
0-1-1, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 4
2-0-2, 1
DNP
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
DNP
1-0-1, 2
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 3
0-1-1, 2
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 3
4-4-8, 3
2-0-2, 2
0-1-1, 3
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
Navy
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
3-1-4, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 3
2-1-3, 6
DNP
0-0-0, 1
DNP
1-0-1, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 4
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 3
0-0-0, 1
0-0-0, 1
DNP
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 1
2-1-3, 1
2-0-2, 2
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
DNP
DNP
0-0-0, 2
0-0-0, 0
INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES
PLAYER
13 Steve Brodeur
30 Matt Poillon
46 Garrett Miers
50 Donny Stires
Furman
DNP
6-6, 60:00
DNP
DNP
Marquette Villanova Boston U
0-0, 2:46
0-0, 0:31
DNP
9-6, 57:14 12-6, 71:22 10-7, 60:00
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
Loyola
DNP
11-14, 60:00
DNP
DNP
Bucknell
1-1, 3:41
6-2, 56:19
DNP
DNP
Yale
3-1, 13:53
7-9, 46:07
DNP
DNP
Navy
1-0, 5:21
10-2, 54:39
DNP
DNP
Army
DNP
9-6, 60:00
DNP
DNP
Monmouth Holy Cross
6-7, 60:00 4-2, 15:00
DNP
5-2, 45:00
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
Colgate
DNP
6-7, 60:00
DNP
DNP
Princeton Georgetown
DNP
DNP
13-10, 65:09 8-3, 60:00
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
Lafayette
3-1, 10:48
6-4, 44:15
1-0, 2:52
1-1, 2:05
Navy
DNP
15-6, 60:00
DNP
DNP
INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN/TOTAL, PCT.
PLAYER
2 Casey McAdam
29 Ryan Buttenbaum
Furman
DNP
14-23, 61
Marquette
1-1, 100
17-21, 81
Villanova
DNP
10-18, 56
Boston U
0-1, 0
9-20, 45
Loyola
2-5, 40
7-19, 37
Bucknell
1-1, 100
11-15, 73
Yale
2-3, 67
7-12, 58
Navy
1-2, 50
8-17, 47
Army
2-10, 20
DNP
Monmouth Holy Cross
17-23, 74
15-20, 75
DNP
4-7, 57
Colgate
1-5, 20
10-17, 59
Princeton
DNP
16-23, 70
Georgetown
4-11, 36
2-8, 25
Lafayette
1-8, 13
11-19, 58
Navy
0-1, 0
6-17, 35
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2014
TEAM TENDENCIES
Overall Record
Home
Road
Neutral
12-4
7-1
4-3
1-0
Patriot League Record
Non-League Record
7-2
5-2
Leading after one quarter
Trailing after one quarter
Tied after one quarter
7-2
4-1
1-1
Leading at the half
Trailing at the half
Tied at the half
11-1
1-3
0-0
Leading after three quarters
Trailing after three quarters
Tied after three quarters
12-1
0-2
0-1
In overtime
Lehigh has more shots
Opponent has more shots
Shots are even
Lehigh has more saves
Opponent has more saves
Saves are even
4-3
7-1
1-0
Lehigh wins more faceoffs
Opponent wins more faceoffs
Faceoffs are even
6-2
5-2
1-0
Lehigh has more groundballs
Opponent has more groundballs
Groundballs are even
9-1
3-3
0-0
Lehigh scores an EMO goal
Lehigh doesn’t score an EMO goal
10-3
2-1
Games decided by one goal
Games decided by 2-4 goals
Games decided by 5-8 goals
Games decided by 9+ goals
1-2
3-0
4-2
4-0

Lehigh scores less than 10 goals
Lehigh scores 10-14 goals
Lehigh scores 15 or more goals 2-4
8-0
2-0
Opponent scores less than 5 goals
Opponent scores 5-9 goals
Opponent scores 10 or more goals
4-0
8-1
0-3
vs. Unranked Teams
vs. Ranked Teams
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Lehigh in February
Lehigh in March
Lehigh in April
vs. the conferences
Atlantic Sun
Big East
Ivy League
10-1
MAAC
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2-3
Patriot League
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2014 TOP PERFORMANCES
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      
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4-0
4-3
4-1
1-0
3-0
0-2
1-0
7-2
#2 CASEY MCADAM
#6 BILLY OPPENHEIMER
Villanova (2/16).
• Scooped four groundballs while dishing an assist in collegiate debut
at Furman (2/1).
• Second straight strong game, winning 15-of-20 faceoffs with three
groundballs against Holy Cross (3/29). Went on to earn Patriot
League Rookie of the Week honors.
• Won 17-of-23 faceoffs with 12 groundballs vs. Monmouth (3/26).
Marked career highs in all three categories.
• Won 2-of-3 faceoffs and added two groundballs at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Had two points for a second straight game, scoring a goal while
adding an assist against Lafayette (4/18).
• Posted a goal and assist in win over Georgetown (4/12).
• Scored a man-up goal in win over #16/19 Colgate (4/5).
• First multi-goal game at Lehigh, scoring two goals and adding an
assist in dominant win over Holy Cross (3/29).
• Scooped a career-high four groundballs vs. Monmouth (3/26).
• Had a goal, assist and groundball in rout of Navy (3/15).
• Dished a career-high three assists in impressive 9-3 win at Bucknell (3/8).
• Scored first Lehigh goal against #7/8 Loyola (3/1).
• Had an assist and three groundballs vs. Marquette (2/8).
• Dished an assist in the season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2014
16/0
3
3
Total
16/0
3
3
Sr. • M • 6-1 • 201 • Malvern, Pa.
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2014
13/0
0
0
Total
13/0
0
0
Pts.
0
0
GB
20
20
So. • A • 6-0 • 180 • Conshohocken, Pa.
CT
0
0
FO
47-91
47-91
%
.516
.516
CAREER HIGHS
Faceoffs Won: 17 vs. Monmouth (3/26/14)
Faceoffs Taken: 23 vs. Monmouth (3/26/14)
Groundballs: 12 vs. Monmouth (3/26/14)
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2013 9/0
5
8
(at Quinnipiac)
2014
16/3
7
9
Total
25/3
12 17
#3 KLAY HESTON
Jr. • A • 6-0 • 210 • Rochester, N.Y.
• Had a groundball and first-career caused turnover in the regular
season finale at Lafayette (4/18).
• Posted a groundball against Monmouth (3/26).
• Scored a career-high two goals in rout of Navy (3/15).
• Scored first goal of the season in the home opener against Marquette (2/8).
• Had a shot on goal and groundball in the season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2013
7/0
3
2
2014
10/0
3
0
Total
17/0
6
2
Shots
15
EMG
0
16
29
38
53
2
2
GB CT
4
1
12
16
0
1
CAREER HIGHS (at Lehigh)
Goals: 2 vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Assists: 3 at Bucknell (3/8/14)
Points: 3, two times; last vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Groundballs: 4 vs. Monmouth (3/26/14)
Multi-Goal Games: 1; Multi-Point Games: 5; Hat Tricks: 0
#7 CODY FERRARO
Sr. • M • 6-2 • 213 • East Setauket, N.Y.
Pts.
5
3
8
Shots
5
13
18
EMG
0
1
1
GB CT
2
0
4
1
6
1
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 2 vs. Navy (3/15/14)
Assists: 1, two tmes; last vs. Lafayette (4/20/13)
Points: 2, two times; last vs. Navy (3/15/14)
Groundballs: 1, six times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14)
#5 KURTIS KAUNAS
Jr. • M/A • 5-8 • 175 • Schnecksville, Pa.
• Had first-career hat trick while adding an assist for career-high tying
four points in PL Quarterfinal win over Navy (4/22)
• Tied a career-high two goals for a second straight game in the
regular season finale at Lafayette (4/18).
• Posted a career-high four points behind two goals and two assists
against Georgetown (4/12).
• Scored go-ahead goal with 1:22 left in regulation against #15/17
Princeton (4/8).
• Tied a career high with two goals vs. #16/19 Colgate (4/5). Added
a career-high two groundballs and a caused turnover.
• Scored a goal and added an assist in dominant win over Holy
Cross (3/29).
• Had a goal and groundball against Monmouth (3/26).
• Scored game’s first goal at Army (3/22).
• Dished an assist at Bucknell (3/8).
• Scored a transition goal in the first quarter against #7/8 Loyola
(3/1).
• Scored the game-winning goal with seven seconds left in the
third overtime to give Lehigh a dramatic 7-6 victory over #20 Villanova (2/16).
• Posted a career-high two assists and three goals in the home opener
against Marquette (2/8).
• Scored a goal on three shots while adding a groundball in the season
opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2012
15/0
2
1
2013
17/6
8
2
2014
16/16
17 7
Total
48/22
27 10
Pts.
13
Pts.
3
10
24
37
Shots
4
28
62
94
EMG
1
1
2
4
GB CT
3
1
5
1
6
2
14
4
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 vs. Navy (4/22/14)
Assists: 2, two times; last vs. Georgetown (4/12/14)
Points: 4, two times; last vs. Navy (4/22/14)
Groundballs: 2 vs. Colgate (4/5/14)
• Posted first-career hat trick, scoring three goals while adding an assist
and groundball for a career-high four points at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2011
3/0
0
0
2012
8/3
2
1
2013
15/0
4
0
2014
1/0
3
1
Total
27/3
9
2
Pts.
0
3
4
4
11
Shots
0
11
20
6
37
EMG
0
0
3
0
3
GB CT
1
0
4
0
5
0
1
0
11
0
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 3 at Furman (2/1/14)
Assists: 1, two times; last at Furman (2/1/14)
Points: 4 at Furman (2/1/14)
Groundballs: 2 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12)
#10 JACK BOGOROWSKI
Jr. • M • 6-3 • 216 • Newtown, Pa.
• Had a groundball at Army (3/22).
• Scored a late goal at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Scored first-career goal in season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2012 (JMU)3/0
0
0
2013
15/0
0
0
2014
14/3
2
0
Total
32/3
2
0
Pts.
0
0
2
2
Shots
0
6
10
16
EMG
0
0
1
1
GB CT
0
0
9
1
4
0
13
1
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, two times; last at Yale (3/11/14)
Assists: -Points: 1, two times; last at Yale (3/11/14)
Groundballs: 2, two times; last at Army (3/16/13)
Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. VMI (3/2/13)
#11 RAY MASTROIANNI
Fr. • M • 6-2 • 185 • Martinsville, N.J.
• Finished with an assist and groundball at Lafayette (4/18).
• Dished an assist and scooped three groundballs vs. Georgetown
(4/12).
• Scored a goal for a second straight game against #16/19 Colgate
(4/5). Added two groundballs and a caused turnover.
• Scored second-career goal and had three groundballs in dominant
win over Holy Cross (3/29).
• Finished with two groundballs vs. Monmouth (3/26).
• Had a groundball and caused turnover at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Tied a career high with four groundballs at Bucknell (3/8).
• Scooped a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1).
• Scored first-career goal at Boston University (2/22) while adding
two groundballs and a caused turnover.
• Caused a turnover in dramatic 7-6 triple overtime win over #20
Pts.
6
6
Shots
22
22
EMG
0
0
GB CT
22
4
22
4
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, three times; last vs. Colgate (4/5/14)
Assists: 1, three times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14)
Points: 1, six times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14)
Groundballs: 4, two times; last at Bucknell (3/8/14)
Caused Turnovers: 1, four times; last vs. Colgate (4/5/14)
#16 LUKAS MIKELINICH
Sr. • D • 5-11 • 180 • Dix Hills, N.Y.
• Strong game with three groundballs and three caused turnovers in
Patriot League Quarterfinal win over Navy (4/22).
• Had a pair of groundballs in the regular season finale at Lafayette
(4/18).
• Posted four groundballs and three caused turnovers as the defense
allowed just three goals to Georgetown (4/12).
• Scooped four groundballs and caused a turnover against #15/17
Princeton (4/8).
• Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover in win over
#16/19 Colgate (4/5).
• Posted a groundball and three caused turnovers in dominant 20-4
win over Holy Cross (3/29).
• Scooped a pair of groundballs against Monmouth (3/26).
• Had a groundball at Army (3/22) on a defense that allowed just
six goals and four even-strength goals.
• Finished with a groundball and two caused turnovers vs. Navy
(3/15), holding Sam Jones scoreless who entered the game fifth
nationally in points.
• Scooped three groundballs at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Posted a caused turnover as part of a defense that shut down Bucknell
(3/8) in a dominant 9-3 win.
• Had two groundballs and two caused turnovers against #7/8
Loyola (3/1).
• Caused a turnover in win at Boston University (2/22).
• Tied a career-high five groundballs while adding a caused turnover
in triple overtime win over #20 Villanova (2/16).
• Had a groundball in the home opener vs. Marquette (2/8).
• Scooped two groundballs in the season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2011
6/0
0
0
2012
15/11
0
0
2014
16/16
0
0
Total
37/27
0
0
Pts.
0
0
0
0
Shots
0
0
0
0
EMG
0
0
0
0
GB CT
4
1
17 10
33 18
54 29
CAREER HIGHS
Groundballs: 5, two times; last vs. Villanova (2/16/14)
Caused Turnovers: 4 at Penn (2/28/12)
#17 REID WEBER
So. • A • 6-0 • 200 • Oreland, Pa.
• Third straight multi-goal game, posting two in PL Quarterfinal win
over Navy (4/22). Added an assist and career-high six groundballs.
• Posted third-career hat trick, all coming in the game’s first 16:36 in
the regular season finale at Lafayette (4/18).
• Scored twice, including a man-up goal, vs. Georgetown (4/12).
• Scored a big third-quarter transition goal at #15/17 Princeton
(4/8).
• Scored Lehigh’s first goal of the game in win over #16/19 Colgate
(4/5).
• Tied a career-high five points for second straight game, posting two
goals and three assists in dominant win over Holy Cross (3/29). Also
had two caused turnovers.
• Scored a career-high four goals and had an assist for a career-high
five points against Monmouth (3/26).
• Dished an assist and had a groundball at Army (3/22).
• Fifth straight multi-point game, dishing a career-high four assists
in a rout of Navy (3/15).
• Posted a goal and two assists in dominant win at Bucknell (3/8).
Also scooped a career-high four groundballs.
• Finished with a goal and two assists vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1). Added
two groundballs.
• Second straight multi-goal game, scoring twice while adding a
groundball and caused turnover at Boston U (2/22).
• Posted two goals, a career-high two assists and four points in triple
overtime win over #20 Villanova (2/16).
• Dished an assist and added a groundball and caused turnover
• Posted first-career hat trick with three goals in the season opener
at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2013 6/0
2
1
2014
16/16
24 17
Total
22/16
26 18
Pts.
3
41
44
Shots
4
80
84
EMG
0
3
3
GB CT
3
1
26
6
29
7
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 4 vs. Monmouth (3/26/14)
Assists: 4 vs. Navy (3/15/14)
Points: 5, two times; last vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Groundballs: 6 vs. Navy (4/22/14)
#19 ALEX EATON
So. • M • 5-8 • 180 • Westford, Mass.
• Had an assist in the regular season finale at Lafayette (4/18).
• Dished an assist at #15/17 Princeton (4/8).
• Scored a goal for a fourth straight game in win over #16/19
Colgate (4/5).
• Scored two goals for a second straight game while adding an assist
in rout of Holy Cross (3/29).
• Posted a career-high four points against Monmouth (3/26) behind
two goals and a career-high two assists.
• Finished with a goal and assist at Army (3/22).
• Scored a career-high two goals in win at Bucknell (3/8).
• Scored a nifty goal vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1) to tie the score at three.
• Posted a goal and assist at Boston University (2/22).
• Had an assist in the home opener vs. Marquette (2/8).
• Scored a goal and added an assist in the season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2013 6/0
1
0
2014
16/7
11 9
Total
22/7
12 9
Pts.
1
20
21
Shots
1
34
35
EMG
0
0
0
GB CT
0
0
5
0
5
0
CAREER HIGHS (at Lehigh)
Goals: 2, three times; last vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Assists: 2 vs. Monmouth (3/26/14)
Points: 4 vs. Monmouth (3/26/14)
Groundballs: 1, three times; last vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
#21 MATT SMITH
Sr. • M/A • 5-10 • 174 • Berwyn, Pa.
• Scored a goal for a second straight game, in the Patriot League
Quarterfinals against Navy (4/22).
• Scored a goal for the first time in over a month in the regular season
finale at Lafayette (4/18).
• Had two assists for a second straight game at #15/17 Princeton
(4/8).
• Tied a career-high two assists vs. #16/19 Colgate (4/5).
• Scooped a groundball vs. Holy Cross (3/29).
• Scored a goal in rout of Navy (3/15).
• Scored first goal of the season in the fourth quarter against #7/8
Loyola (3/1).
• Had an assist at Boston University (2/22).
• Dished an assist and added a groundball in the home opener
• Tied a career-high two assists in the season opener at Furman
(2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2011
5/1
1
0
2012
17/1
3
1
2013
14/0
3
3
2014
14/7
4
8
Total
50/9
11 12
Pts.
1
4
6
12
23
Shots
4
7
8
34
53
EMG
0
0
0
0
0
GB CT
2
1
6
1
5
0
5
0
18
2
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 2 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12)
Assists: 2, four times; last at Princeton (4/8/14)
Points: 3 vs. VMI (3/2/13)
Groundballs: 3 vs. VMI (3/2/13)
over #16/19 Colgate (4/5).
• Posted three groundballs (to tie a career high) and a caused turnover against Monmouth (3/26).
• Finished with a career-high four caused turnovers while adding
two groundballs at Army (3/22).
• Had a groundball and caused turnover in rout of Navy (3/15).
• Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover at #17 Yale
(3/11).
• Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover as part of
team’s dominant defensive effort at Bucknell (3/8).
• Had two groundballs and a caused turnover against #7/8 Loyola
(3/1).
• Scored a goal for a third straight game while adding a careerhigh tying three groundballs and a caused turnover at Boston
University (2/22).
• Scored a goal while tying a career-high three groundballs and setting a career-high three caused turnovers in dramatic triple overtime
win over #20 Villanova (2/16).
• Caused two turnovers (to tie a career high) and scored a goal in
the home opener against Marquette (2/8).
• Dished first-career assist while adding two groundballs in the
season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2012
17/2
1
0
2013
12/0
0
0
2014
16/0
6
2
Total
45/2
7
2
Pts.
1
0
8
9
Shots
1
2
16
19
EMG
0
0
1
1
GB CT
13 11
19
6
32 23
64 40
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, seven times; last vs. Georgetown (4/12/14)
Assists: 1, two times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14)
Points: 1, nine times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14)
Caused Turnovers: 4 at Army (3/22/14)
• Strong performance, winning 11-of-19 faceoffs while scooping six
groundballs in the regular season finale at Lafayette (4/18).
• Stellar effort winning 16-of-23 faceoffs at #15/17 Princeton
(4/8).
• Strong against #16/19 Colgate (4/5), winning 10-of-17 faceoffs
with two groundballs.
• Was 4-of-7 with four groundballs at the faceoff X in rout of Holy
Cross (3/29).
• Won 8-of-17 faceoffs while scooping four groundballs in rout of
Navy (3/15).
• Won 7-of-12 faceoffs with two groundballs at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Dominant, winning 11-of-15 faceoffs with seven groundballs at
Bucknell (3/8).
• Was 7-of-19 with three groundballs against #7/8 Loyola (3/1).
• Finished 9-of-20 at the faceoff X with two groundballs at Boston
U (2/22). Scored first-career goal as well.
• Won 10-of-18 faceoffs with four groundballs against #20 Villanova (2/16).
• Stellar, winning 17-of-21 faceoffs with a career-high 12 groundballs
in the home opener vs. Marquette (2/8).
• Won 14-of-23 faceoffs while adding four groundballs in the
season opener at Furman (2/1). Marked a career high for faceoffs
won and taken.
Pts.
0
0
1
0
0
GB
4
16
24
61
105
CT
FO
0
15-27
0
26-62
0
55-106
0 132-236
0 228-431
GA
112
103
90
305
Sv.%
.597
.596
.596
.597
GAA
6.75
7.92
6.28
6.88
W-L
14-3
11-3
11-4
36-10
GB
31
24
21
76
CAREER HIGHS
Saves: 18 at North Carolina (5/11/13)
Fewest Goals Allowed: 0 vs. Manhattan (2/25/12)
Groundballs: 5, two times; last vs. Colgate (4/5/14)
So. • D • 5-11 • 185 • Wyncote, Pa.
Sr. • M • 6-1 • 201 • Malvern, Pa.
A
0
0
1
0
1
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS Svs.
2012
17/17
166
2013
14/14
152
2014
15/15
133
Total
46/46
451
#31 CASEY EIDENSHINK
#29 RYAN BUTTENBAUM
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G
2011
6/0
0
2012
11/0
0
2013
13/0
0
2014
14/0
0
Total
44/0
0
at Army (3/22).
• Stopped 10-of-12 shots in rout of Navy (3/15).
• Finished with seven saves, allowing nine goals at #17 Yale
(3/11).
• Made six saves, allowing just two goals in dominant defensive effort at Bucknell (3/8). Stopped all six shots sent his way in Lehigh’s
50:28 shutout streak.
• Finished with 11 saves against #7/8 Loyola (3/1).
• Reached double-figure saves for a second straight week, making
10 at Boston University (2/22).
• Made 12 saves on 18 shots in triple overtime thriller over #20
Villanova (2/16). Earned Patriot League Goalie of the Week for
his efforts.
• Finished with nine saves on 15 shots in the home opener against
Marquette (2/8)
• Made six saves, allowing just six goals in the season opener at
Furman (2/1).
%
.556
.419
.519
.559
.529
CAREER HIGHS
Faceoffs Won: 17 vs. Marquette (2/8/14)
Faceoffs Taken: 23, two times; last at Princeton (4/8/14)
Groundballs: 12 vs. Marquette (2/8/14)
#30 MATT POILLON
Jr. • G • 5-10 • 185 • Mount Sinai, N.Y.
#28 DYLAN O’SHAUGHNESSY
• Tied a career-high three groundballs while adding a caused turnover in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22).
• Had two groundballs and three caused turnovers against Georgetown (4/12) in first-career start.
• Scooped two groundballs at #15/17 Princeton (4/8).
• Posted a groundball and caused turnover against #16/19 Colgate
(4/5).
• Tallied a career-high three groundballs in rout of Holy Cross
(3/29).
• Finished with two groundballs at Army (3/22).
• Had a groundball in rout of Navy (3/15).
• Scooped a groundball and added a caused turnover at #17 Yale
(3/11).
• Posted a groundball and team-high (and career-high) three
caused turnovers as part of defense’s dominant performance at
Bucknell (3/8).
• Scooped a pair of groundballs against #7/8 Loyola (3/1).
• Finished with a groundball and two caused turnovers at Boston
University (2/22).
• Had a groundball and caused turnover in triple overtime thriller
over #20 Villanova (2/16).
• Posted a career-high two caused turnovers while tying a career
high two GBs against Marquette (2/8).
• Scooped two groundballs in the season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2013
7/0
0
0
2014
16/1
0
0
Total
23/1
0
0
Shots
0
0
0
EMG
0
0
0
GB CT
4
1
24 14
28 15
CAREER HIGHS
Groundballs: 3, two times; last vs. Navy (4/22/14)
Caused Turnovers: 3, two times; last vs. Georgetown (4/12/14)
#32 JIMMY CAHILL
Sr. • M • 5-11 • 190 • Silver Spring, Md.
• Strong game, tying career highs with three groundballs and two
caused turnovers in the PL Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22).
• Posted a groundball and two caused turnovers in the regular season
• Had a groundball and caused turnover at #15/17 Princeton
(4/8).
• Posted three groundballs and two caused turnovers on Senior Day
win over #16/19 Colgate (4/5).
• Finished with a goal, three groundballs and a caused turnover in
dominant win over Holy Cross (3/29).
• Scored first goal of the game in rout of Navy (3/15). Added a
groundball and caused turnover.
• Had three groundballs for a second straight game while causing
a turnover at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Scooped three groundballs (to tie a career high) at Bucknell
(3/8).
• Strong game with two groundballs and career-high tying two
caused turnovers vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1).
• Finished with three groundballs (to tie a career high) and a caused
turnover at Boston University (2/22).
• Posted a goal, groundball and caused turnover in triple overtime
thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16).
• Had a goal, groundball and caused turnover in first action of the
season, against Marquette (2/8).
• Made a season-high 15 saves, allowing just six goals in the Patriot
League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22).
• Stopped six-of-ten shots sent his way before being relieved by
Jr. • D • 6-5 • 232 • Merrick, N.Y.
Steve Brodeur in rout of Lafayette (4/18).
• Impressed vs. Georgetown (4/12), stopping eight-of-11 shots in
• Big game with a career-high four groundballs and three caused
12-3 win. Was named Patriot League Goalie of the Week on Monday
turnovers in the Patriot League Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22).
for that effort, combined with his 13 saves vs. Princeton.
• Had an assist, groundball and caused turnover in rout of Lafay• Strong game, making 13 saves including six in the first quarter at
ette (4/18).
#15/17 Princeton (4/8).
• Third straight game with a goal, scoring an extra man goal in the
• Made six saves in win over #16/19 Colgate (4/5). Also tied a
first quarter vs. Georgetown (4/12). Added two groundballs.
career-high five groundballs.
• Scored a third-quarter goal while adding three groundballs and
•
Finished with five saves, allowing just two goals in first three
two caused turnovers at #15/17 Princeton (4/8).
quarters against Holy Cross (3/29).
• Posted a goal, two groundballs and two caused turnovers in win
• Was strong in making nine saves while allowing just six goals
Pts.
0
0
0
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2011
7/0
0
0
2012
17/0
0
0
2013
16/0
1
1
2014
15/0
4
0
Total
55/0
5
1
Pts.
0
0
2
4
6
Shots
1
0
6
9
16
EMG
0
0
0
0
0
GB CT
2
1
16
8
12
7
25 14
55 30
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1, five times; last vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Assists: 1 vs. Penn State (3/9/13)
Points: 1, six times; last vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Groundballs: 3, seven times; last vs. Navy (4/22/14)
Caused Turnovers: 2, three times; last vs. Navy (4/22/14)
#34 SAM LAWRENCE
Jr. • M • 6-1 • 206 • Wellesley, Mass.
• Had a groundball and caused turnover in the Patriot League
Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22).
• Scored first-career goal while adding two groundballs and two
caused turnovers at Lafayette (4/18).
• Scooped a pair of groundballs at #15/17 Princeton (4/8).
• Caused two turnovers and dished an assist in win over #16/19
Colgate (4/5).
• Strong all-around game with an assist, groundball and two caused
turnovers vs. Holy Cross (3/29).
• Had a groundball and caused turnover against Monmouth
(3/26).
• Posted a groundball and career-high three caused turnovers in
rout of Navy (3/15).
• Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover as part of
dominant defensive effort at Bucknell (3/8).
• Posted first-career point (an assist) while setting a career-high two
caused turnovers against #7/8 Loyola (3/1).
• Had two shots and a groundball at Boston U (2/22).
• Posted three groundballs and a caused turnover in triple overtime
thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2013
4/0
0
0
2014
16/0
1
3
Total
20/0
1
3
Pts.
0
4
4
Shots
0
7
7
EMG
0
0
0
GB CT
0
0
14 15
14 15
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 at Lafayette (4/18/14)
Assists: 1, three times; last vs. Colgate (4/5/14)
Points: 1, four times; last at Lafayette (4/18/14)
Groundballs: 3 vs. Villanova (2/16/14)
Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Navy (3/15/14)
• Scooped a groundball in PL Quarterfinal win over Navy (4/22).
• Finished with a groundball and two caused turnovers in the regular
season finale at Lafayette (4/18).
• Tallied three groundballs and two caused turnovers as the defense
allowed just three goals against Georgetown (4/12).
• Helped lead a defense that allowed just 10 goals (and nine in regulation) to the high-powered #15/17 Princeton offense (4/8).
• Posted three groundballs and a caused turnover in Senior Day
victory over #16/19 Colgate (4/5).• Recorded a game-high five groundballs in dominant win over
Holy Cross (3/29).
• Scooped four groundballs and added a caused turnover against
Monmouth (3/26).
• Finished with three groundballs and a caused turnover at Army
(3/22).
• Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover in rout of Navy
(3/15).
• Had a groundball at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Helped spearhead a dominant defense that held Bucknell (3/8) to
just two goals and none in a 50:28 span.
• Finished with a groundball and caused turnover against #7/8
Loyola (3/1).
• Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover in the Patriot League
opener at Boston University (2/22).
• Set a career-high six groundballs while causing two turnovers in
triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16).
• Had four groundballs and a caused turnover against Marquette
(2/8).
• Dished an assist while adding a groundball in the season opener
at Furman (2/1).
Shots
0
4
1
2
7
#41 DAN TAYLOR
Jr. • A • 6-3 • 207 • Calgary, Alberta
• Had three points (two goals, one assist) in Patriot League Quarterfinal win over Navy (4/22).
• Monster game with a career-high seven goals and career-high nine
points in rout of Lafayette (4/18). Scored six straight goals at one
point bridging the second and third quarters.
• Tied a career-high four assists and eight points against Georgetown
(4/12). Couple with his five points at Princeton, was named Patriot
League Offensive Player of the Week.
• Tied a career high with five goals in nationally-televised showdown
at #15/17 Princeton (4/8).
• Posted a game-high four points vs. #16/19 Colgate (4/5) behind
two goals and two assists.
• Stellar game with three goals and a career-high four assists in rout
of Holy Cross (3/29).
• Posted a goal and two assists against Monmouth (3/26).
• Third hat trick in last four games, scoring three of Lehigh’s six
goals at Army (3/22).
• Finished with a career-high five goals and three assists for a careerhigh eight points in rout of Navy (3/15). Was named Patriot League
Offensive Player of the Week for his efforts.
• Tied a career-high four goals while adding an assist at Bucknell
(3/8). Scored four of Lehigh’s first five goals including a natural hat
trick. Added two groundballs.
• Dished an assist while scooping a groundball against #7/8
Loyola (3/1).
• Had two goals and an assist in triple overtime thriller over #20
Villanova (2/16). Posted a career-high four GBs.
• Finished with four points vs. Marquette (2/8) behind two goals
and two assists.
• Scored a goal in the season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G
2012
17/9
11
2013
17/17
29
2014
15/14
41
Total
49/40
81
A
6
21
23
50
Pts.
17
50
64
131
Shots
31
79
93
203
EMG
3
1
1
5
GB CT
8
1
29
2
25
0
62
3
#42 PATRICK CORBETT
Sr. • D • 6-1 • 210 • Macungie, Pa.
Pts.
0
2
0
1
3
Jr. • M • 5-11 • 183 • Manorville, N.Y.
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 7 at Lafayette (4/18/14)
Assists: 4, two times; last vs. Georgetown (4/12/14)
Points: 9 at Lafayette (4/18/14)
#40 TY SOUDERS
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2011
16/16
0
0
2012
17/17
1
1
2013
17/17
0
0
2014
16/16
0
1
Total
66/66
1
2
#44 ALAN HENDERSON
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 1 at Colgate (4/29/12)
Points: 1 at Colgate (4/29/12)
Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Penn State (3/9/13)
EMG
0
0
0
0
0
GB CT
29
8
31 15
35 19
38 13
133 55
Jr. • A • 6-0 • 195 • Burlington, Ontario
• Scored two goals and had two groundballs and a big fourth-quarter
caused turnover in PL Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22).
• Dished an assist at Lafayette (4/18).
• Posted two goals and two groundballs vs. Georgetown (4/12).
• Scored a big fourth-quarter extra man goal while adding two
groundballs at #15/17 Princeton (4/8).
• Set a career high with six points while tying career highs in goals
(4) and assists (2) in rout of Holy Cross (3/29).
• Posted eighth-career hat trick along with a groundball and caused
turnover vs. Monmouth (3/26).
• Scooped a pair of groundballs at Army (3/22).
• Tallied seventh-career hat trick in rout of Navy (3/15). Added
three groundballs.
• Dished an assist and caused a turnover at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Finished with two goals, including an extra man goal, at Bucknell
(3/8).
• Scored two goals, including a man-up tally against #7/8 Loyola
(3/1).
• Scored two goals in the Patriot League opener at Boston University (2/22).
• Tied a career-high four goals in the home opener vs. Marquette
(2/8). Scored Lehigh’s first man-up goal of the season.
• Posted fifth-career hat trick in season opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2012
16/9
18 5
2013
16/10
21 3
2014
16/15
28 4
Total
48/34
67 12
Pts.
23
24
32
79
Shots
35
50
73
158
EMG
5
3
6
14
• Had two groundballs in the PL Quarterfinals vs. Navy (4/22).
• Finished with an assist, three groundballs and a caused turnover
vs. Georgetown (4/12).
• Dished an assist and added three groundballs at #15/17 Princeton
(4/8).
• Posted a goal and two groundballs vs. #16/19 Colgate (4/5).
• Had a groundball and caused turnover against Holy Cross
(3/29).
• Scored a career-high two goals and added an assist vs. Monmouth
(3/26).
• Finished with two groundballs and a caused turnover at Army
(3/22).
• Had an assist and groundball in rout of Navy (3/15).
• Scored second goal of the season at #17 Yale (3/11).
• Scooped a groundball against #7/8 Loyola (3/1).
• Posted a goal, career-high three assists and career-high four points
in league opener at Boston U (2/22).
• Dished an assist while adding two groundballs in first action of
the season against Marquette (2/8).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G A
2012
17/0
3
3
2013
17/6
2
6
2014
15/11
5
8
Total
49/17
10 17
Shots
5
19
28
52
EMG
0
0
0
0
GB CT
8
3
33
3
21
3
62
9
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 2 vs. Monmouth (3/26/14)
Assists: 3 at Boston University (2/22/14)
Points: 4 at Boston University (2/22/14)
Caused Turnovers: 1, nine times; last vs. Georgetown (4/12/14)
#66 TRIPP TELESCO
So. • D • 6-2 • 208 • Ridgewood, N.J.
• Posted two groundballs and a caused turnover in the Patriot
League Quarterfinal victory over Navy (4/22).
• Had two groundballs and two caused turnovers in regular season
• Finished with two caused turnovers at #15/17 Princeton
(4/8).
• Posted three groundballs and three caused turnovers in 20-4
rout of Holy Cross (3/29).
• Strong game with five groundballs and five caused turnovers vs.
Monmouth (3/26) while adding first-career point (an assist).
• Had a groundball at Army (3/22).
• Scooped three groundballs while adding three caused turnovers
in rout of Navy (3/15).
• Finished with two groundballs and two caused turnovers at
Bucknell (3/8) as part of dominant defensive effort.
• Continued strong play vs. #7/8 Loyola (3/1) with three groundballs and two caused turnovers for a second straight week.
• Another strong game with three groundballs and two caused
turnovers at Boston University (2/22).
• Monster game with career highs in groundballs (7) and caused
turnovers (7) in triple overtime thriller over #20 Villanova (2/16).
Was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week for
his efforts.
• Scooped a groundball in the home opener vs. Marquette (2/8).
• Had three groundballs and a caused turnover in the season
opener at Furman (2/1).
CAREER STATISTICS
Year
GP/GS G
2013
17/10
0
2014
15/15
0
Total
32/24
0
A
0
1
1
Pts. Shots
0
0
0
1
0
1
CAREER HIGHS
Caused Turnovers: 7 vs. Villanova (2/16/14)
GB CT
17
5
20
4
21
3
58 12
CAREER HIGHS
Goals: 4, three times; last vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Assists: 2, two times; last vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Points: 6 vs. Holy Cross (3/29/14)
Groundballs: 4, two times; last at Navy (3/31/12)
Pts.
6
8
13
27
EMG GB CT
0
29 14
0
39 33
0
68 47
GAME 1•FEB. 1, 2014
GREENVILLE, S.C.
#17/19 LEHIGH 13, FURMAN 6
GAME 2•FEB. 8, 2014
BETHLEHEM, Pa.
#17/19 LEHIGH 13, MARQUETTE 6
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Senior Cody Ferraro, junior Patrick Corbett and
sophomore Reid Weber paced the offense with hat tricks while the defense held
Furman to just 15 shots as the No. 17/19 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team opened the
2014 season with a 13-6 win on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawks broke
a 2-2 tie with a 4-1 second quarter on their way to a fifth straight season opening
victory.
The hat tricks were the first of both Ferraro and Weber’s careers and fifth
by Corbett. Juniors Jack Bogorowski, Kurtis Kaunas and Dan Taylor along with
sophomore Alex Eaton added Lehigh’s other goals. Ferraro added an assist for a
game (and career) high four points. Senior Matt Smith dished a pair of assists.
Sophomore Tripp Telesco had three groundballs and a caused turnover to
help lead the defense while fellow close defenseman Lukas Mikelinich had two
and Ty Souders one.
Goals from Ferraro and Corbett gave Lehigh an early 2-0 lead less than five
minutes into the game.
Furman responded with goals at 5:29 and 4:28 to even the score after one
quarter of play.
Taylor broke the tie at 8:52 of the second quarter before Corbett made it
4-2 just over a minute later. After Kaunas made it three straight Lehigh goals,
Furman pulled within 5-3 but Corbett scored her third of the first half with just
seven seconds left on the clock.
Junior Ryan Buttenbaum won 5-of-6 third-quarter faceoffs while the
Mountain Hawks held a 13-3 edge in groundballs to help gain separation. After
the Paladins pulled within 6-4, Lehigh scored four straight to end the third quarter capped off by two in a row from Weber, making it 10-4 after 45 minutes of
play.
The success continued in the fourth as the Mountain Hawks outscored the
Paladins 3-2 for the 13-6 final.
Lehigh held a 42-15 edge in shots and 30-19 in groundballs. Buttenbaum
won 13-of-22 faceoffs while senior Matt Poillon made six saves. Furman goalie
Frazer Kinsley was strong, making 12 saves including nine in the first half.
Graham Dabbs and Clay Adams tallied two goals apiece for Furman, which
was playing its first-ever Division I lacrosse game. The Paladins are coached
by former Navy coach Richie Meade, who is also head coach of the U.S. Men’s
National Team. Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese is one of Meade’s assistants.
“I was very impressed by Coach Meade,” Cassese said. “He had his guys
ready to play. They played like a Coach Meade coached team. They were ready
to play. Their goalie played well. That was a big difference in the game. We could
have been up four or five goals, but had to work really hard to be up three.”
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Tied at two in the first 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 on Saturday afternoon. Senior Ryan Buttenbaum won 17-of-21
faceoffs and the offense converted those opportunities, led by junior Patrick Corbett
who tied a career-high four goals. The Mountain Hawks improve to 2-0 on the season
heading into a showdown with #20 Villanova.
“I thought our guys did a good job being ready to play, especially on the
offensive end,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “We had some good sets
and really carried the tempo early. Defensively, we weren’t on high alert in the first
quarter, giving up two goals on the interior of our defense. Once that settled down,
we played a ton of offense because Ryan Buttenbaum was winning so many faceoffs.
The defense got a chance to settle in a little bit and the offense played pretty well in
the third quarter.”
Senior Dan Taylor added four points behind two goals and two assists. Junior
Kurtis Kaunas set a career high with three points via a goal and two assists while
eleven other Mountain Hawks posted a single point.
Senior Ty Souders led the defense with four groundballs and two caused
turnovers. Buttenbaum scooped a game and career-high 12 groundballs, also setting
a career high for faceoffs won.
Seniors Matt Risk and Cody Newton got the scoring started, scoring at 12:39
and 11:45 to give Lehigh a 2-0 advantage.
“It’s a theme for our program; when guys graduate, the next wave of guys
steps up,” said Cassese. “These are guys who might be relatively inexperienced, but
they’re not freshmen. They’re sophomores, they’re junior , they’re seniors, they’re
guys who have been around the block a time or two. The expectation is that they’ll
step up and we won’t miss a beat.”
Marquette responded with goals at 9:13 and 7:13, but Corbett scored his first goal
of the afternoon, off a feed from Kaunas, to make it 3-2 after one quarter of play.
The Mountain Hawks controlled most of the second quarter. After a Taylor
goal at 10:10, junior Alan Henderson scooped the groundball off the ensuing faceoff
and found Corbett who made it 5-2 just eight seconds later. Goals from juniors Klay
Heston and Pat Dougherty made it 7-2 before the Golden Eagles pulled within 7-3
at the half.
Marquette scored less than two minutes into the third quarter, but Lehigh
answered with six straight goals bridging the rest of the third and midway through
the fourth. Junior long pole Dylan O’Shaughnessy got the scoring started on an
unsettled situation then Taylor followed. Corbett scored twice in 18 seconds for his
third and fourth goals and with it, his second straight hat trick and sixth of his career.
Kaunas added a third-quarter goal to make it 12-4 after 45 minutes of play.
Senior Jimmy Cahill made it 13-4 at 10:05 of the fourth quarter before Marquette
answered with the final two goals. Blaine Flemin’s tally at 6:00 ended the Golden
Eagles’ drought of 22:31 without a goal. Lehigh’s defense stood tall to allow just six
goals for a second straight week.
Lehigh held a 38-27 edge in shots and 36-18 in groundballs. Junior Matt Poillon
was strong, making nine saves while Marquette goalie J.J. Sagl finished with four.
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GAME 3•FEB. 16, 2014
BETHLEHEM, Pa.
#17/19 LEHIGH 7, #20 VILLANOVA 6 (3 OT)
GAME 4•FEB. 22, 2014
BOSTON, Mass.
#14/15 LEHIGH 10, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh and Villanova were stuck at 6-6 for more than 23 minutes
spanning most of the fourth quarter and multiple overtimes until junior Kurtis Kaunas
ended the marathon with seven seconds left in the third overtime. His goal avoided a
fourth overtime period and gave the Mountain Hawks a thrilling 7-6 victory on a cold
Sunday afternoon. A game that saw 83 combined shots and 16 extra man opportunities
saw Lehigh score five of its goals in a 12:38 stretch in the third quarter. The Wildcats
responded with the final three goals of regulation, but it was Kaunas who had the final
answer.
“You had both teams going extra man in overtime, goalies making spectacular saves,
both teams hitting pipes and crossbars,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “You
had a lot of mistakes, a lot of errors, but the guys played really hard on both sides of the
ball. I give Villanova credit; it’s their first game. They played hard and well, especially
on the defensive end. I thought our guys did too. It shows with the amount of turnovers
there were, but I attribute a lot of that to the defenses.”
Both defenses impressed as Lehigh caused 17 of Villanova’s 29 turnovers while the
Wildcats caused 13 of the Mountain Hawks’ 24. Sophomore Tripp Telesco had a monster
day with a career-high seven groundballs and seven caused turnovers, including two
groundballs and two caused turnovers in the second overtime alone.
Senior close defensemen Ty Souders (career-high six groundballs, two caused
turnovers) and Lukas Mikelinich (five groundballs, one caused turnover) were stellar
as well. After Villanova took a 3-1 lead early in the second quarter, Lehigh didn’t allow a
goal for the next 20:19. The Mountain Hawks shut-out the Wildcats over the game’s final
23:14. Junior Matt Poillon was a big part, finishing with 12 saves including eight after
halftime as he improves to 3-0 and an eye-popping 28-6 in his collegiate career.
With the win, the Mountain Hawks improve to 3-0 for the first time since the 2000
season. Lehigh has now won two straight and three of its last five against the Wildcats.
The victory marks Lehigh’s eighth straight regular season win and sixth consecutive at
home dating back to last season.
Sophomore Reid Weber led the offense with four points behind two goals and two
assists. Junior Dan Taylor had three (two goals one assist).
Villanova’s Kevin O’Neil opened the scoring at 13:19 of the first quarter, but Weber
took a feed from Taylor and evened the score just under six minutes later.
The Wildcats responded with the next two goals. Lehigh was unable to score for
the final 22:21 of the first half as Villanova held a 3-1 lead after 30 minutes of play.
Senior Jimmy Cahill opened the second-half scoring just 21 seconds into the third
quarter. Just over seven minutes later, Taylor answered with his first of the day, using
a sneaky behind-the-back shot from a tough angle to beat Villanova goalie Dan Willis.
Taylor added a second goal just 1:25 later to give the Mountain Hawks a 4-3 lead. Weber
scored his second just 46 seconds after that to make it 5-3 at 5:04 of the third quarter.
Junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy rounded out the run with his second goal in as many
games, making it 6-3 late in the third. However, the Wildcats scored with 1:25 left in the
third quarter and added two early fourth-quarter goals to deadlock the score at six.
Both teams had several chances in the fourth quarter and the overtime periods.
The goaltenders combined for four overtime saves, pipes were hit and eight turnovers
were committed (five for Villanova and three for Lehigh). In the end, with the Mountain
Hawks holding for the final shot, Taylor made a pass to Kaunas, who made a dodge to
his left and beat Willis low for the 7-6 final. Lehigh held a 46-37 edge in 
shots and 45-44 advantage in groundballs. Senior Ryan
Buttenbaum won 10-of-18 faceoffs
at the X, scooping four groundballs. Each goalie finished
with 12 saves. 
BOSTON - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team used a 7-0 run bridging the second and
beginning of the third quarters to win its fourth straight Patriot League opener as the
Mountain Hawks topped Boston University 10-7 on Saturday. Junior Patrick Corbett
and sophomore Reid Weber scored two goals apiece as Lehigh improves to 4-0 for the
first time since 1997.
“I want to credit BU for playing a great game today,” said Lehigh head coach
Kevin Cassese. “They really showed up and took it to us for a good part of the game.
They won the first 20 minutes and the last 15 minutes of the game. Fortunately for us,
we were able to win 25 minutes towards the middle part of the game and that proved
to be the difference.”
Junior Alan Henderson posted one goal and career highs in assists (3) and points
(4). Five other Mountain Hawks scored one goal apiece, including first-career goals from
freshman Ray Mastroianni, sophomore Chris Appell and senior Ryan Buttenbaum.
Junior long-stick midfielder Dylan O’Shaughnessy added his third goal in as many
games.
“We’re happy to get the win,” said Cassese. “It’s always nice to win; it doesn’t
matter how you do it. We’re happy to be 4-0 and we’re happy to be 1-0 in the Patriot
League, but I can honestly say that as the leader of this program, that I am not content
with our overall level of play today.”
Sophomore and reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week Tripp
Telesco had three groundballs and two caused turnovers to help pace the defense.
After the Terriers’ Pat Myers opened the scoring at 13:25 of the first quarter, Buttenbaum answered just eight seconds later off the ensuing faceoff. Corbett scored his
first at 12:13, but the Terriers scored the next three goals spanning more than 15 minutes
until Lehigh scored its third early in the second quarter.
Eaton took a pass from Risk and finished to pull within 4-3 at 11:36 of the second
quarter. That sparked a 7-0 run as Weber followed at 9:43 then Mastroianni gave Lehigh
a 5-4 lead at the 7:55 mark. O’Shaughnessy rounded out the first-half scoring at 4:58 of
the second quarter.
After almost 10 minutes of scoreless third-quarter action, Appell made it 9-4 at
5:26. Henderson picked up his third assist on that goal. The Terriers answered just 35
seconds later before Henderson made it 10-5 with 3:29 left in the third quarter.
That marked Lehigh’s last goal of the game as Terriers goalie Christian Carson
made five fourth-quarter saves, allowing his offense to score two goals and pull within
10-7. Boston U couldn’t pull any closer, however, as the Mountain Hawks held on for
their 13th straight win over a Patriot League foe (dating back to 2012) and ninth straight
regular season victory (dating back to last season).
Lehigh held a 35-32 edge in final shots while the Terriers had a 25-24 advantage
in groundballs. Carson finished with 16 saves for the Terriers while junior Matt Poillon
had 10.
The Mountain Hawks return home next Saturday (Mar. 1) to host #9/10 ranked
Loyola in a huge early-season Patriot League matchup. Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m.
“This is a big week for us,” said Cassese. “We need to continue to search for people
who want to step up. We need to continue to search for ways to get better. We are
about to play a team that could be considered one of the hottest teams in the country.
They are 3-1 and are a controversial last second goal vs. UVA away from being 4-0.
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Loyola is an excellent team. We’ll
need to be at our best if we hope to compete. We are
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about to find 
out exactly what type of team we have and what we’re made of.”
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GAME 5•MAR. 1, 2014
BETHLEHEM, Pa.
#7/8 LOYOLA 14, #14 LEHIGH 7
GAME 6•MAR. 8, 2014
LEWISBURG, Pa.
#16 LEHIGH 9, BUCKNELL 3
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Tied 3-3 after one quarter, #7/8 Loyola scored all four
second-quarter goals to create separation as the Greyhounds downed the #14 Lehigh
men’s lacrosse team 14-7 on Saturday at the Ulrich Sports Complex. Sophomore
Reid Weber led the way with a goal and two assists for his third straight multi-point
game. Four Mountain Hawks caused two turnovers apiece while junior Matt Poillon
made 11 saves between the pipes. The loss snaps a six-game home winning streak,
nine-game regular season winning streak and 13-game winning streak against Patriot
League foes.
“Loyola played a full 60-minute game,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese.
“They played well on offense, they played well on defense. They got great faceoff
play and great goalie play. Typically when you do that, you’re going to win the
game.”
Junior Patrick Corbett got the scoring started just 1:59 into the game and
finished with two on the afternoon to up his season total to a team-leading 11. Four
other Mountain Hawks tallied a single goal while six finished with a single point.
Sophomore Tripp Telesco posted three groundballs and two caused turnovers
and senior Lukas Mikelinich had two and two, respectively. Short-stick defensive
midfielders Jimmy Cahill and Sam Lawrence caused two turnovers each.
“I thought our guys battled hard and were ready to play,” said Cassese. “I
don’t think we executed as well as we could have. A lot of that was because of them
as opposed to us.”
Corbett scooped a groundball off a Jack Runkel save and beat the senior goaltender to make it 1-0 in the early going. Loyola responded with three straight goals,
but a transition opportunity led to a nifty goal from junior Kurtis Kaunas. Sophomore
Alex Eaton tacked on an unassisted tally at 51 seconds of the first quarter to make
it 3-3 after 15 minutes of play.
The Greyhounds controlled the second quarter as Nikko Pontrello scored
two man-up goals, with an even strength goal in between, for the natural hat trick.
That gave Loyola a 6-3 lead at 9:10 of the second quarter. Brian Schultz gave the
Greyhounds a 7-3 advantage heading into halftime.
Weber scored the first goal of the second half, but Loyola responded with four
straight to take an 11-4 lead after three quarters.
The Mountain Hawks wouldn’t go away quietly as Corbett scored at 12:55 and
sophomore Billy Oppenheimer added his first in a Lehigh uniform at 6:23 to pull
within 11-6. However, Loyola scored three of the game’s final four goals for the 14-7
final.
Loyola held a 33-30 edge in shots and 27-22 in groundballs. Both teams took
care of the ball, turning the ball over just 11 times each. Poillon’s 11 saves came across
Runkel who impressed with 13.
“I think this game exposed our weaknesses. Loyola is a really good team,”
said Cassese. “Whenever you play a good and well-coached team, they’re going to
exploit your weaknesses. I think today, we learned a lot about what those are and
hopefully they’re pretty obvious for our guys. If they’re not, they will be after our
film session tomorrow. We have to start cranking away on getting those weaknesses
better and hopefully turn them 
into strengths.”
LEWISBURG, Pa. - Bucknell scored first, but wouldn’t score for another 50:28 as
the #16 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored nine straight goals on its way to a dominant
9-3 victory on Saturday. In a rematch of the 2013 Patriot League Championship game,
the Mountain Hawks (5-1, 2-1 Patriot League) held the Bison (2-3, 1-2) to just 20 shots
on the way to their fourth straight win over Bucknell. The Bison turned the ball over
15 times to Lehigh’s seven, and when they could get a quality shot off, Lehigh junior
goalie Matt Poillon was there to make the save.
“I’m proud of our guys,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “This was our
best team effort of the early season. It wasn’t a complete 60 minutes, but it was an
outstanding effort overall.”
Junior Dan Taylor led the offense with four goals to tie a career high. Classmate
Patrick Corbett scored twice while sophomore Alex Eaton added a career-high two
goals as well. Senior Ryan Buttenbaum was strong at the faceoff X, winning 11-of-15
with seven groundballs.
“I thought our faceoff personnel did a nice job today,” said Cassese. “Not only
Ryan Buttenbaum in the middle, but also our wing play was terrific all day. We got a
nice spark from Ray Mastroianni on the wing (four GBs).”
The Mountain Hawks caused nine of Bucknell’s turnovers led by a career-high
three caused turnovers from sophomore long-stick midfielder Casey Eidenshink.
Sophomore Tripp Telesco continued his strong play with two groundballs and two
caused turnovers. He now has 15 groundballs and 13 caused turnovers over his last
four games.
“The defensive effort was solid all around,” said Cassese. “Coach Brendan
Callahan had the fellas ready to play today and it was a full unit effort from start to
finish. They played our style, with great composure, and full support and trust of one
another. It was fun to watch.”
Bucknell got on the board early as Thomas Flibotte made it 1-0 at 10:10. The
Mountain Hawks only got five first-quarter shots off and couldn’t find the back of the
net as the Bison maintained its lead into the second quarter.
Taylor scored his first of the afternoon (from sophomore Reid Weber) to make
it 1-1 at 10:49 of the second. Weber took a feed from sophomore Billy Oppenheimer
and made it 2-1 just over four minutes later before Taylor added Lehigh’s third straight
with 3:55 on the clock.
Taylor single-handedly gave the Mountain Hawks a 5-1 advantage with goals
at 13:59 and 11:28 of the third quarter, then after more than eight minutes of scoreless
action, Lehigh scored three times in the final 2:51 to take a commanding 8-1 lead after
three quarters of play. Eaton scored twice, including one with four seconds on the
clock.
Corbett tallied an extra man goal at 8:27 of the fourth from Oppenheimer, who
dished his third assist of the afternoon. Bucknell finally solved Lehigh’s defense,
breaking a 50:28 scoreless drought with a goal at 4:42. The Bison added a goal at 1:45
with the Mountain Hawks’ backups in for the 9-3 final.
Lehigh held a dominant 37-20 shot advantage and 36-24 edge in groundballs. The
Mountain Hawks won 12-of-16 faceoffs led by Buttenbaum’s 11-of-15. Poillon made
six saves before being replaced by sophomore Steve Brodeur who stopped 1-of-2 over
the final 3:41. Bucknell goalie Sam
Grinberg made 15 stops.
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GAME 7•MAR. 11, 2014
REESE STADIUM
#17 YALE 10, #14/15 LEHIGH 2
GAME 8•MAR. 15, 2014
ULRICH SPORTS COMPLEX
#14/15 LEHIGH 13, NAVY 2
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Yale jumped out to a 4-0 lead and the Lehigh
men’s lacrosse team could never get anything going as the Mountain Hawks
fell 10-2 on Tuesday evening in a matchup of nationally-ranked foes. Lehigh
turned the ball over 21 times and could only muster 17 shots (along with five
shots on goal) against a physical Bulldogs’ defense. Juniors Alan Henderson
and Jack Bogorowski scored the Mountain Hawks’ goals. Lehigh falls to 5-2
on the season while Yale improves to 3-1.
“Give a lot of credit to Yale. They took the game to us today,” said Lehigh
head coach Kevin Cassese. “They played harder, they played tougher. They
played with more of a chip on their shoulder than we did. Our guys just failed
to show up. It wasn’t our Lehigh team, unfortunately. I told [Yale] Coach Shay
they might have gotten more out of practicing than playing Lehigh tonight.”
Lehigh only had three first-quarter shots as it struggled against the Yale
defense from the onset. The Bulldogs opened the scoring at 9:00 of the first
quarter and added goals at 7:41 and 3:45 to make it 3-0 after one quarter of
play.
Yale took a 4-0 lead just 21 seconds into the second quarter, but Henderson fired a shot past Bulldogs goalie Eric Natale to pull within 4-1 at the 11:28
mark. However, Yale’s Dylan Levings won the ensuing faceoff and went all
the way for his first goal of the season to make it 5-1 just nine seconds later.
The Bulldogs carried the momentum, scoring five more goals to take a
10-1 lead in the fourth quarter. Bogorowski scored a man-up goal at 2:30 of
the fourth quarter to account for the 10-2 final.
Yale held a 39-17 edge in shots and 25-22 advantage in groundballs. Junior
Matt Poillon made seven saves, allowing nine goals before being replaced
by sophomore Steve Brodeur, who stopped 3-of-4 shots sent his way. One
bright spot was senior Ryan Buttenbaum, who won 7-of-12 faceoffs with two
groundballs. Freshman Casey McAdam also won 2-of-3 draws.
“We try to treat every game like it’s the most important one,” said Cassese.
“We have a team motto that says 1-0. Unfortunately our guys weren’t very
focused on going 1-0 today and Yale was. They deserved to win the game and
they deserved to win in a lopsided fashion.”
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Following Tuesday’s loss at #17 Yale, the #14/15 Lehigh men’s
lacrosse team responded in a big way, defeating Navy 13-2 on Saturday afternoon at
the Ulrich Sports Complex. Junior Dan Taylor paced the offense with a career-high five
goals and eight points while senior Lukas Mikelinich held the nation’s fifth-leading
point scorer Sam Jones without a point.
“Tuesday’s game at Yale was a tough one for our team and our program,” said
Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “We talked a lot about what happened on Tuesday.
Our job as coaches and the team is to make sure it never happens again. I thought the
energy was good today and the guys were excited to get back out there. We were fortunate
enough to have a game only a few days after that output.”
The 11-goal win marked Lehigh’s largest-ever margin of victory over the Midshipmen. The previous largest was five goals set each of the last two seasons. Lehigh
has now won four straight over Navy after snapping a 98-year losing streak against the
Midshipmen in 2010. Lehigh improves to 6-2 on the season and 3-1 in Patriot League
play while Navy falls to 3-4 and 2-2 in the league.
Over their last two Patriot League games, the Mountain Hawks have allowed just
five goals (three to Bucknell and two to Navy). Lehigh gave up just one even strength
goal on Saturday and none over the game’s final 51:59.
Junior Patrick Corbett added his seventh-career hat trick while sophomore Reid
Weber dished a career-high four assists. In total, the starting attack combined for eight
goals and seven assists. Junior Klay Heston scored a career-high two goals while senior
Matt Smith and Jimmy Cahill scored a goal and sophomore Billy Oppenheimer had a
goal and assist.
Mikelinich finished with a groundball and two caused turnovers while sophomore
Tripp Telesco had three groundballs and three caused turnovers and senior Ty Souders posted two groundballs and a caused turnover. Junior Sam Lawrence was strong
at defensive midfield, finishing with a groundball and three caused turnovers. Junior
goalie Matt Poillon impressed with 10 saves, allowing just two goals.
Cahill opened the scoring just over a minute into the game, converting a transition
opportunity to make it 1-0. Corbett scored his first at the 11:02 mark, but Navy pulled
within 2-1 at 6:59. That marked Navy’s last goal in over 30 minutes as Taylor scored
two straight to give Lehigh a 5-1 lead, sparking the Mountain Hawks to eight straight
goals.
Lehigh took a 5-1 lead after one quarter then goals from Smith and Corbett made it
7-1 at the half. Taylor, Oppenheimer and Corbett made it 10-1 before Navy’s T.J. Hanzsche
scored his second goal of the day, on the extra man, to make it 10-2 at 5:05 of the fourth
quarter.
Taylor came back with the next two goals and an assist on Lehigh’s final goal - a
man-up goal scored by Heston - to account for the 13-2 final.
Lehigh held a 32-26 edge in shots and 27-26 advantage in groundballs. Senior Ryan
Buttenbaum was 8-of-17 at the faceoff X while freshman Casey McAdam was 1-of-2.
After Poillon made 10 saves, sophomore Steve Brodeur came in to make one over the
final 5:21. John Connors made six stops for the Mids.
The Mountain Hawks return to action when they travel to Army next Saturday (Mar.
22) to face the Black Knights. Army dropped a slim 7-6 final to #2 Loyola on Saturday.
“They played Loyola a whole lot tougher than we did,” said Cassese. “Army is
a team we know very well. It’s a
team that will be fired up to play Lehigh in its home
stadium. We’ll need to have a great
week of practice and we’ll need to make sure that
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we’re ready to play.”
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GAME 9•MAR. 22, 2014
WEST POINT, N.Y.
ARMY 6, #17/20 LEHIGH 5
GAME 10•MAR. 26, 2014
BETHLEHEM, Pa.
LEHIGH 13, MONMOUTH 7
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army scored half its six goals in a 5:59 span to turn a
5-3 fourth-quarter deficit into a 6-5 lead as the Black Knights held off the #17/20
Lehigh men’s lacrosse team on Saturday afternoon in Michie Stadium. Junior
Dan Taylor scored three of Lehigh’s five goals while junior Matt Poillon made
nine saves in goal, but the Black Knight’s nation-leading defense allowed just 22
shots on the afternoon.
The Mountain Hawks struggled at the faceoff X, which proved critical as
Army won 12-of-15 draws and held a 29-15 edge in groundballs and 36-22 advantage in shots. Lehigh made the most of its 10 first-half shots, putting seven on
goal including four that beat Army goalie Sam Somers. However, Lehigh only
scored one second-half goal and none over the game’s final 22:25.
Taylor posted his ninth-career hat trick and third in the last four games
while sophomore Alex Eaton had a goal and assist. Junior Kurtis Kaunas scored
as well. Senior Ty Souders led the defense with three groundballs and a caused
turnover.
Kaunas got the scoring started at 10:45 of the first quarter then Taylor added
his first of the day (from Eaton) at 6:19. Taylor took a feed from sophomore Reid
Weber and beat Somers to make it 3-0 at 11:17 of the second quarter.
After more than 21 minutes without a goal, Will Mazzone got Army on the
scoreboard at 8:56 of the second then John Glesener made it 3-2 just 29 seconds
later. Glesener’s second straight goal tied the score at three at 5:42, but Taylor
quickly answered just 12 seconds later to make it 4-3 Lehigh, which stood as the
halftime score.
Eaton scored the only third-quarter goal, but after another scoreless drought
eclipsing 21 minutes, the Black Knights scored twice in a 2:01 span early in the
fourth to tie the score. Henry White then tallied his first of the season to give Army
a 6-5 lead with 7:54 still remaining.
The Mountain Hawks had their chances to pull even, but couldn’t put another
one past Somers as they dropped their first road Patriot League game since April,
2012 at Colgate.
Poillon was strong throughout, making nine saves including six in the first
half. Somers made seven stops for the Black Knights.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Five Mountain Hawks finished with multiple points,
freshman Casey McAdam won 17-of-23 faceoffs and sophomore Tripp Telesco led
the defense with five groundballs and five caused turnovers as the Lehigh men’s
lacrosse team topped Monmouth 13-7 on a chilly Wednesday evening at the Ulrich
Sports Complex. Sophomore Reid Weber led the offense with a career-high four
goals and five points while junior Patrick Corbett posted his eighth-career hat trick
as the Mountain Hawks improve to 7-3 on the season.
“I am proud of the way the guys finished tonight,” said Lehigh head coach
Kevin Cassese. “We’ve been struggling in the fourth quarter a little bit and our
stats will show that. I was happy to be able to win the fourth quarter, and the third
quarter as well. It was a good second half for us.”
Lehigh extended a 7-5 halftime lead to 10-6 after three quarters and 13-7 at the
final horn.
“The guys played with good energy,” said Cassese. “I thought Monmouth
played with good energy as well. It was a pretty evenly-matched game in the first
half, but our guys rose to the occasion. I think some of our experience came to the
forefront. It’s good to get the win.”
Sophomore Alex Eaton set a career high with four points (two goals, two assists) while junior Alan Henderson had a career-high two goals and assist. Junior
Dan Taylor scored a goal and added two assists.
McAdam was dominant at the faceoff X, going a perfect 10-of-10 in the second
half to help Lehigh pull away. He finished the evening with 12 groundballs.
“I’m really proud of Casey,” said Cassese. “He had a tough go against Army
on Saturday and I know that’s been eating at him. To go back with him and have
him with this output tonight is great for a young guy, to get rid of that taste. He did
a great job, not only winning the draw, but also creating some offense and unsettled
situations. I am proud of his effort. Our faceoff unit in general was great today.”
Along with Telesco’s big night, senior Ty Souders had four groundballs and
a caused turnover as Lehigh’s starting close defense collected 11 groundballs and
six caused turnovers on the evening.
Taylor got the scoring started at 13:19 of the first quarter off a feed from Eaton.
Weber scored his first of the day just 1:30 later, but Monmouth responded with two
straight goals to pull even. Two goals in a 28-second span, from junior Kurtis Kaunas
and another from Weber, made it 4-2 after one quarter.
Monmouth pulled within 4-3 less than a minute into the second quarter, but
goals from Weber and Henderson made it 6-3. However, Monmouth answered with
two of the final three first-half goals to pull within 7-5 after 30 minutes of play.
Lehigh came out of halftime with a vengeance, scoring the first two in the first
2:29 to take a 9-5 lead. Monmouth answered, but the Mountain Hawks erased any
doubt by scoring three straight bridging the third and fourth quarters to take a 12-6
lead. Monmouth scored at 6:22 of the fourth, but Weber scored his fourth goal of the
game in transition off a feed from Telesco (his first-career point) for the 13-7 final.
The Mountain Hawks held a 43-22 lead in both shots and groundballs.
Sophomore Steve Brodeur made six saves in goal while a pair of Monmouth goalies
combined for 13 stops. Monmouth
was 3-of-5 on the extra man while Lehigh was
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GAME 11•MAR. 29, 2014
BETHLEHEM, Pa.
LEHIGH 20, HOLY CROSS 4
GAME 12•APR. 5, 2014
BETHLEHEM, Pa.
LEHIGH 11, #16/19 COLGATE 7
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored early and often,
taking a 6-0 lead after one quarter and exploding for eight in the third on its way
to a 20-4 win over Holy Cross on a rainy Saturday afternoon at the Ulrich Sports
Complex. In the process, Lehigh reached 20 goals for the first time since March
of 2010. The Mountain Hawks improve to 8-3 overall and 4-2 in Patriot League
play.
“I was proud of our offensive effort today,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin
Cassese. “We’ve struggled to get to the teens this year and when we’ve gotten
to the teens, it’s been 13 and we haven’t been able to get passed that. Our attack
did a great job today. I really challenged those guys to step up and carry us and
they did that.”
Junior Dan Taylor paced the offense with seven points behind three goals
and a career-high four assists. Classmate Patrick Corbett posted his second straight
hat trick (and ninth of his career), finishing with a game-high four goals along
with two assists for a career-high six points. One game after a career-high five
points, sophomore Reid Weber matched that behind two goals and three assists.
The starting attack combined for nine goals and eight assists on the afternoon.
Sophomore Billy Oppenheimer also tallied two goals and an assist while
junior Pat Dougherty had two assists and classmate Kurtis Kaunas scored a goal
and added an assist.
Freshman Casey McAdam was sensational once again at the faceoff X, winning 15-of-20 while scooping three groundballs. He has now won 32-of-43 over
the last two games. Senior Ryan Buttenbaum also won 4-of-7 faceoffs with four
groundballs.
Sophomore defenseman Tripp Telesco finished with three groundballs and
three caused turnovers while senior Lukas Mikelinich also caused three turnovers.
Senior Ty Souders scooped a game-high five groundballs.
Senior Jimmy Cahill got the scoring started just 20 seconds into the game
while Corbett made it 2-0 less than two minutes later. The lead swelled to 4-0 after
goals from sophomore Ray Mastroianni and senior Matt Risk before Taylor and
Corbett rounded out the first-quarter scoring.
Kevin Lux got Holy Cross on the board at 12:51 of the second quarter,
but Lehigh answered with the next three. Lux’s second of the game pulled the
Crusaders within 9-2, but the Mountain Hawks answered in a big way. Weber’s
second goal rounded out the first-half scoring and began a string of 10 straight
Mountain Hawk goals bridging the end of the second and beginning of the fourth
quarters. Lehigh outscored Holy Cross 8-0 in the third quarter. Taylor assisted on
two straight Corbett goals in the span of 1:34 as part of the run.
Freshmen Matt Raposo and Mike Sammarro scored Lehigh’s fourth-quarter
goals as the Mountain Hawks closed out the dominant 20-4 victory.
Lehigh finished with a 51-20 edge in shots and 37-22 advantage in groundballs. Junior goalie Matt Poillon stopped five-of-seven shots sent his way over
the first three quarters before sophomore Steve Brodeur relieved him and made
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A pair of Crusaders goalies combined to make 10
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saves.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored five of the first six
second-half goals to turn a one-goal lead into a 10-5 advantage on its way to an impressive 11-7 win over #16/19 ColgateColgate on Saturday at the Ulrich Sports Complex.
The Mountain Hawks allowed just 21 Raiders shots, only three coming from Colgate’s
leading scorer Ryan Walsh who was held pointless by Lehigh sophomore defenseman
Tripp Telesco. With the win, Lehigh improves to 9-3 and 4-2 in the Patriot League while
ColgateColgate falls to 7-4 and 3-3 in the league.
“It was a great day,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “I was proud of our
guys’ effort. I thought the guys played hard today, played with purpose and with fire.
That was really important for us. I don’t think we had a great start, but our play in the
third quarter was inspired. Guys played really hard, trying to pick up groundballs and
make the simple plays. That proved to be the difference today.”
After 42 straight games with a point, Walsh was held pointless for a second straight
game. He only had three shots, one on goal as Telesco continued his tremendous season.
He finished with four groundballs and three caused turnovers to up his season totals to
35 and 28, respectively.
Junior Dan Taylor led the offense with four points behind two goals and two assists. Junior Kurtis Kaunas also had two goals and senior Matt Smith dished two assists.
Eight other Mountain Hawks posted a single point in a balanced all-around effort.
Saturday was Senior Day as Lehigh’s 13 seniors were recognized prior to their
final home game in the Brown and White. With the win over ColgateColgate, this senior
class became the winningest in program history. The Mountain Hawks have defeated
the Raiders four straight times after a seven-game losing streak against Colgate was
snapped in the 2012 Patriot League Championship Game.
The Mountain Hawks played a physical, aggressive style, forcing 15 of ColgateColgate’s 24 turnovers. Junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy had two groundballs and two caused
turnovers while classmate Sam Lawrence also caused a pair of turnovers. Lehigh’s
starting defense of Telesco and seniors Ty Souders and Lukas Mikelinich combined
for nine groundballs and five caused turnovers on the afternoon.
A back and forth first half began with a ColgateColgate goal at 6:36 of the first
quarter. Lehigh responded with the next two, from sophomores Reid Weber at 4:45 and
Billy Oppenheimer at 1:09.
The teams traded goals in the second quarter, each scoring three times. After ColgateColgate pulled even, freshman Jason Kozel scored his first-career goal in transition
off a feed from Lawrence to make it 3-2 at the 8:37 mark. Junior Alan Henderson and
Taylor scored Lehigh’s other second-quarter goals.
Coming out of halftime, Lehigh outscored ColgateColgate 4-1 in the third quarter
to improve its season total to 42-14 in that stanza. Taylor began the scoring at 12:35
followed by a Mastroianni rocket from Smith less than a minute later. After a Raiders
goal, Kaunas scored twice in 2:09 to make it 9-5 after 45 minutes of play.
Lehigh and Colgate both scored twice in the fourth quarter as O’Shaughnessy and
sophomore Alex Eaton gave the Mountain Hawks their 10th and 11th goals. Lehigh’s
offense has now scored 44 times over its last three games. Colgate scored with 1:27
remaining, but it wasn’t nearly enough.
Final shots were 35-21 in favor of Lehigh. The Raiders held a 34-33 edge in groundballs. Faceoffs were even at 11, but Buttenbaum was strong in his time, winning 10-of-17
at the X. Junior goalie Matt Poillon
made six saves between the pipes while Colgate
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netminder Brandon Burke finished
with 14.
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GAME 13•APR. 8, 2014
PRINCETON, N.J.
#15/17 PRINCETON 10, #19/20 LEHIGH 9 (2OT)
GAME 14•APR. 12, 2014
FOLSOM, Pa.
#19/20 LEHIGH 12, GEORGETOWN 3
PRINCETON, N.J. - Junior Kurtis Kaunas scored the go-ahead goal with 1:22 left
in regulation, but #15/17 Princeton evened the score with 2.7 seconds left before scoring
in double overtime to hand the #19/20 Mountain Hawks a heartbreaking 10-9 loss on
Tuesday evening. Junior Dan Taylor led the offense with five goals to tie a career high
while classmate Matt Poillon finished with 13 saves, including six in the first quarter.
“It was a great game. It was two teams battling hard,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin
Cassese. “There was good energy on both sides of the ball. Both teams really wanted this
game. Both teams fought tooth and nail for it and that’s how you get a double overtime
game. It was a great environment and great to play on national TV (ESPNU). Congrats to
Princeton for getting the job done.”
Tied at eight late in regulation, Kaunas scored on a delayed penalty to make it 9-8.
Lehigh won the ensuing faceoff, but Princeton forced a turnover. Poillon came up with a
save with less than a minute remaining, but the Tigers eventually got the ball back with
just over 20 seconds on the clock. They capitalized as Kip Orban scored in an unsettled
situation with 2.7 seconds left in regulation to force overtime.
Lehigh won the opening faceoff of both overtimes, but couldn’t put away the game
winner. Early in the second overtime, Kaunas had a good look that was stopped. After
a timeout, Tigers All-American midfielder Tom Schreiber scored his fourth goal of the
night with 2:51 on the clock to end it.
Four Mountain Hawks scored a single goal to go with Taylor’s five: juniors Kaunas,
Patrick Corbett and Dylan O’Shaughnessy, along with sophomore Reid Weber. Sophomore Tripp Telesco and junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy each had two caused turnovers
while senior Lukas Mikelinich scooped four groundballs to lead the defense. The Mountain Hawks gave up a season-high 52 shots, but many were from the outside, allowing
Poillon to gobble up many saves.
Schreiber was limited to four goals on 21 shots as only eight of his shots were on
target. The Mountain Hawks allowed 10 goals to a Princeton team averaging almost 13
per game.
“We played great defense all day,” said Cassese. “That’s one of the top offenses in
the country. Unfortunately, at the end of regulation, we couldn’t seal the deal. We had an
opportunity to win the game. It didn’t have to go to overtime. We were just playing stick
to it defense [against Schreiber]. We were quick to help to him and slow to leave from
him. Unfortunately at the end there, we just didn’t do our jobs.”
Senior Ryan Buttenbaum was stellar at the faceoff X, winning 16-of-23 while scooping eight groundballs.
Neither team could find the back of the net until 1.7 seconds left in the first quarter
when Taylor took a restart and brought it in front, beating Princeton goalie Eric Sanschagrin
to make it 1-0 after one quarter of play.
The Tigers responded in the second quarter by outscoring the Mountain Hawks 3-1
to take a 3-2 halftime lead. Taylor scored Lehigh’s goal at the 5:15 mark.
After five goals in the first half, the third quarter saw seven by itself. The Mountain
Hawks scored four, including three of the first four. Taylor tallied his third less than a
minute in, then after a Princeton goal, O’Shaughnessy scored off a faceoff as junior Alan
Henderson made the scoop and found the long pole in the middle of the field. Taylor
gave Lehigh a 5-4 lead just over one minute later.
However, Princeton scored three of the next four goals to eventually take a 7-6
lead early in the fourth quarter. A Corbett extra man goal evened the score at seven, then
after Schreiber gave the Tigers an
8-7 lead, Taylor tied the score exactly a minute later,
setting up Kaunas’ go-ahead goal
and the dramatic end of regulation and back-and-forth
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overtime.
FOLSOM, Pa. - Led by a career-high tying eight points from junior Dan Taylor and
another strong defensive effort, the #19/20 Lehigh men’s lacrosse dominated Georgetown
in a 12-3 win on Saturday evening. The game was played at Ridley High School as part
of the second annual Relentless Cup in support of the HEADstrong Foundation’s fight
against blood cancers.
“I thought tonight was big for us coming off Tuesday against Princeton,” said
Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “Our focus was on energy, trying to get the energy
back. That was a deflating loss for us on national TV against a great opponent. I was
nervous our guys would be a little flat coming out, so I was proud the way they came
out. I’m proud of the effort throughout, especially on the defensive end.”
The Mountain Hawks improve to 10-4 overall, reaching double-figure victories for
a third straight season after going 18 years between double-digit victories.
The Relentless Cup is a special fundraising lacrosse event uniting communities
in support of the HEADstrong Foundation by combining interstate youth games, high
school games, highlighted by Lehigh vs. Georgetown under the lights. Proceeds from
the Relentless Cup directly supported the essential quality life services provided by the
HEADstrong Foundation, supporting cancer patients and their families.
“We play at the HEADstrong fall tournament for the Colleluori Classic. We didn’t
come this year, so it was good to get back to Ridley and be a part of this event,” said
Cassese. “I have so much respect for the Colleluori family and for the HEADstrong
foundation that when they approached me with the opportunity of moving this game
to Ridley, I said absolutely, we would love to be a part of the cause and support the
cause.”
One game after scoring five goals at Princeton, Taylor finished with four goals
and four assists. Sophomores Kurtis Kaunas and Reid Weber, along with junior Patrick
Corbett, all scored two goals apiece. Kaunas added two assists for a career-high four
points.
The Lehigh defense continued its strong play, causing 11 of the Hoyas 16 turnovers
while allowing four goals or fewer for a fourth time this season. Senior Lukas Mikelinich
and sophomore Casey Eidenshink each finished with three caused turnovers. Along
with senior Ty Souders, the starting close defense combined for nine groundballs and
eight caused turnovers.
Junior Matt Poillon was strong in goal, making eight saves on the evening. Hoyas
goalie Jake Haley was stellar as well, making 17 saves.
Junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy opened the scoring at 10:25 of the first quarter with
a man-up goal to make it 1-0. Corbett scored an unassisted goal just over oneminute later
for a 2-0 lead.
After Georgetown pulled within 2-1 at 7:03 of the first quarter, Lehigh scored the
next five straight capped off by two straight from Taylor in the span of 24 seconds and
a Taylor feed to Weber on the extra man that made it 7-1 at 4:26 of the third quarter.
The Hoyas finally solved the Lehigh defense just over one minute later, but not
before the Mountain Hawks held Georgetown scoreless for 33:39.
The Hoyas pulled within 8-3 early in the fourth quarter, but the Mountain Hawks
scored the final four goals including the final two from Taylor in the span of 1:06 for the
12-3 final.
Final shots were 51-23 in favor of Lehigh as the Mountain Hawks eclipsed 50 shots
for the first time since last March 2 vs. VMI. Groundballs were 33-30 Lehigh. The Hoyas
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won 13-of-19 faceoffs. Lehigh was
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not have an extra man
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GAME 15•APR. 18, 2014
EASTON, Pa.
#17/19 LEHIGH 17, LAFAYETTE 6
GAME 16•APR. 22, 2014
BETHLEHEM, Pa.
#18 LEHIGH 10, NAVY 6
EASTON, Pa. - Leading 5-3 in the second quarter, the #17/19 Lehigh men’s
lacrosse team went on an 11-0 run over the next 26:07 to break the game wide open as
the Mountain Hawks cruised to a 17-6 win over Lafayette on Friday evening at Fisher
Field. Lehigh beat the Leopards for a fifth straight time and 13th time in its last 14 tries
as the Mountain Hawks head into the Patriot League Tournament with an 11-4 record
and 6-2 league mark. Junior Dan Taylor continued his stellar play with a career-high
seven goals including six straight goals to turn an 8-3 lead into a 14-3 advantage.
“Dan did a nice job. Our offense really goes as Dan goes,” said Lehigh head coach
Kevin Cassese. “I had a conversation with him before the game tonight and told him I
wanted him to be super aggressive and really set the tone for us on the offensive end.
He did a good job of that and the other guys followed suit.”
Taylor has now reached 61 points on the season behind 39 goals and 22 assists.
The two-time defending Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week set a career high
with nine points (seven goals, two assists) as well. He has now posted 22 points over
his last three games (16 goals, six assists).
Sophomore Reid Weber added three goals, all in the game’s first 16:36, for his
third-career hat trick. Junior Kurtis Kaunas scored twice while five others tallied a
single goal.
“I thought it was a six-man unit on offense today,” said Taylor. “I thought we
shot the ball really well and were working hard off the ground and moving the ball
well, so I’m really excited about today.”
The Lehigh defense impressed as junior goalie Matt Poillon stopped six-of-ten
shots in just under 45 minutes of action. The Mountain Hawks emptied their bench in
the fourth quarter, including the first-career action for freshmen goaltenders Donny
Stires and Garrett Miers who each made a save.
Weber got the scoring started at 13:44 of the first quarter, making a move from
behind the goal and beating Lafayette netminder Jake Hyatt to make it 1-0. The
Leopards tied the score with an extra man goal just over one minute later, but three
straight Mountain Hawk goals, beginning with Taylor’s first of the evening, made it
4-1 with 5:41 left in the opening stanza.
Lafayette scored two of the next three to pull within 5-3, but that’s when the
Mountain Hawks took over. Lehigh went on to score 11 straight goals over the next
26:07 beginning with an extra man goal from senior Cody Newton. Taylor added his
natural hat trick (times two) as the run ended with the first-career goal from junior
Sam Lawrence and Kaunas’ second of the evening to make it 16-3 at 1:30 of the third
quarter.
From there, several Lehigh players saw action as sophomore Chris Appell scored
his second goal of the season in the fourth quarter and sophomore Steve Brodeur,
Stires and Miers all played between the pipes and each made at least one save. For
the game, the Mountain Hawk goalies stopped 11-of-17 shots sent their way. Lehigh’s
defense has allowed seven goals or fewer in seven of the last eight games.
Senior Ty Souders led the defense with a groundball and two caused turnovers.
Sophomore Tripp Telesco and short-stick defensive midfielders Lawrence and senior
Jimmy Cahill each posted two caused turnovers as well.
Final shots were 42-33 in favor of Lehigh while the Leopards held a 29-25 edge
in groundballs. Senior Ryan Buttenbaum
won 11 of his 19 faceoffs while scooping six
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
groundballs.
The Automated ScoreBook
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The third-seeded and 18th nationally-ranked Lehigh men’s
lacrosse team used a pair of four-goal runs and another strong defensive effort to down
sixth-seeded Navy 10-6 in the Patriot League Quarterfinals on Tuesday evening at
the Ulrich Sports Complex. The Mountain Hawks scored four goals in the first 5:35
of the second quarter to take a lead, than had four in a 6:09 span in the fourth to create separation, as Lehigh won its seventh straight Patriot League Tournament game.
The Mountain Hawks will now play Army on Friday evening in the Patriot League
Semifinals.
“That was an absolute battle,” said Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese. “I give all
the credit in the world to Navy. They showed up and they played their hearts out. I
thought they carried the pace of play early in the game. I thought our guys responded
well late in the first half and late in the game. We were fortunate enough to get the
victory. It was everything that I expect when we play a service academy.”
Junior midfielder Kurtis Kaunas sparked the offense with his first-career hat
trick, with all three goals coming at crucial times. He added an assist to tie a careerhigh four points, originally set just two games ago against Georgetown.
Junior goalie Matt Poillon was stellar between the pipes. After making no firstquarter saves, he stopped 15-of-19 over the final three quarters including seven-of-eight
in the second. Lehigh outscored the Midshipmen 4-1 in that stanza to turn a 2-1 deficit
into a 5-3 halftime lead.
Three other Mountain Hawks scored a pair of goals - juniors Patrick Corbett
and Dan Taylor along with sophomore Reid Weber - while senior Matt Smith added
a big third-quarter goal to snap more than a 21-minute scoreless drought.
Navy came out with a vengeance, taking a 2-1 lead after one quarter of play until
Lehigh scored four times in the first 5:35 of the second quarter to take a 5-2 advantage.
Kaunas got Lehigh on the scoreboard in the first quarter then finished an extra man
goal at 9:25 of the second to make it 5-2 which forced a Navy timeout.
The Midshipmen rallied to score three of the next four goals, including one with
six seconds left in the third quarter, to pull within 6-5 after 45 minutes of play.
Kaunas came up big once again, beating Navy goalie John Connors low at 8:09
of the fourth quarter to give Lehigh an all-important two-goal lead at 7-5. That goal
sparked the Mountain Hawks as Weber, Taylor and Corbett followed with goals to
give Lehigh a 10-5 advantage with two minutes remaining. Corbett also had a big
caused turnover as Navy was trying to clear. That led to Weber’s goal which made it
8-5 Mountain Hawks with 6:38 remaining. The Mids were in the midst of a transition
opportunity looking to pull within one.
Navy’s Tucker Hull scored his third goal of the game with 1:23 left in the fourth,
but it wasn’t nearly enough.
Lehigh’s defense finished the evening with 12 caused turnovers including three
each from senior Lukas Mikelinich and junior Dylan O’Shaughnessy. O’Shaughnessy
also set a career high with four groundballs while Weber shattered his career high,
scooping six.
With the win, the Mountain Hawks advance to the Patriot League Semifinals
to face second-seeded Army on Friday at 7:30 p.m. Loyola hosts Colgate in the first
semifinal of the day. The semifinals and championship game (set for Sunday at 1 p.m.)
will be hosted by #1 overall seed and #1 nationally-ranked Loyola. All three games
Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
over the weekend will be broadcast
nationally on
CBS Sports Network.
The Automated
ScoreBook
#19 Lehigh vs Lafayette (Apr 18, 2014 at Easton, Pa.)
Lehigh (11-4, 6-2 PL) vs.
Lafayette (2-11, 1-7 PL)
Date: Apr 18, 2014 • Attendance: 1114
Weather:
Score by period
Lehigh
Lafayette
1
4
2
2
6
1
3
6
1
Navy vs #18 Lehigh (Apr 22, 2014 at Bethlehem, Pa.)
4 Total
1
17
2
6
Lehigh SCORING: GOALS: Taylor, Dan 7; Weber, Reid 3; Kaunas, Kurtis 2;
Oppenheimer, Billy 1; Lawrence, Sam 1; Smith, Matt 1; Newton, Cody 1; Appell,
Chris 1.
ASSISTS: Taylor, Dan 2; Corbett, Patrick 1; Eaton, Alex 1; Mastroianni, Ray 1;
O'Shaughnessy, Dylan 1; Oppenheimer, Billy 1.
Lehigh
Lafayette
Ground balls/prd
Lehigh
Lafayette
F/O violations by prd
Lehigh
Lafayette
Faceoffs by prd
Lehigh
Lafayette
Clears by period
Lehigh
Lafayette
Extra-man opps
Lehigh
Lafayette
1
9
5
2
12
9
3
16
2
4 Total
5
42
17
33
Saves by period
1
4
4
2
9
7
3
10
7
4 Total
2
25
11
29
Turnovers by prd
1
2
2
2
1
0
3
0
1
4 Total
0
3
0
3
Lehigh
Lafayette
Lehigh
Lafayette
2
4-8
4-8
3
3-8
5-8
4
0-4
4-4
Total
12-27
15-27
1
2-2
3-3
2
3-4
1-1
3
4-4
2-3
4
4-5
2-4
Total
13-15
8-11
1
0-2
1-1
2
2-2
0-4
3
0-0
0-0
4
0-0
0-0
Total
2-4
1-5
Navy
Lehigh
1
2
1
2
1
4
3
2
1
4 Total
1
6
4
10
1
3
0
2
3
7
3
6
4
4 Total
1
13
4
15
1
4
5
2
7
4
3
2
1
4 Total
7
20
4
14
Lehigh SCORING: GOALS: Kaunas, Kurtis 3; Weber, Reid 2; Taylor, Dan 2; Corbett,
Patrick 2; Smith, Matt 1.
ASSISTS: Kaunas, Kurtis 1; Taylor, Dan 1; Weber, Reid 1.
Shots by period
1
1
1
2
4
0
3
1
3
4 Total
5
11
1
5
1
3
2
2
2
5
3
1
7
4 Total
4
10
3
17
Navy
Lehigh
Ground balls/prd
Navy
Lehigh
F/O violations by prd
Navy
Lehigh
Faceoffs by prd
1
5-7
2-7
Score by period
Navy SCORING: GOALS: Hull, Tucker 3; Jones, Sam 2; Wendel, Kevin 1.
ASSISTS: Heneveld, Austin 1; Jones, Sam 1.
Lafayette SCORING: GOALS: Sands, Jason 2; Joseph, Eric 1; Westby, Morgan 1;
Lewis, Kevin 1; Orazietti, Robert 1.
ASSISTS: Buchanan, Nicholas 1; Floyd, John 1; Joseph, Eric 1; Round, Sonny 1.
Shots by period
Navy (4-9) vs.
Lehigh (12-4)
Date: Apr 22, 2014 • Attendance: 551
Weather: Overcast, passing showers
Stadium: Fisher Stadium
Official's signature
Penalties - Lehigh 5/4:00; Lafayette 4/3:30.
30-second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - Lehigh 0/0 (0); Lafayette 0/1 (0).
Officials: Ken Rizzo; Mike Hinfey; Tony Pironti.
Navy
Lehigh
Clears by period
Navy
Lehigh
Extra-man opps
Navy
Lehigh
1
3
10
2
15
8
3
10
11
4 Total
6
34
10
39
Saves by period
1
7
7
2
8
8
3
5
6
4 Total
6
26
11
32
Turnovers by prd
1
0
1
2
0
0
3
1
0
4 Total
0
1
1
2
Navy
Lehigh
Navy
Lehigh
1
2-4
2-4
2
4-5
1-5
3
3-4
1-4
4
4-6
2-6
Total
13-19
6-19
1
3-4
5-5
2
2-3
5-5
3
2-3
2-2
4
2-3
5-6
Total
9-13
17-18
1
0-1
0-0
2
0-1
2-2
3
0-0
0-0
4
0-1
0-0
Total
0-3
2-2
Stadium: Ulrich Sports Cmplx.
Official's signature
Penalties - Navy 2/2:00; Lehigh 3/2:30.
30-second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - Navy 0/3 (0); Lehigh 0/0 (0).
Officials: John Hill; Mike Infantino; Jim Beery. Scorer: Justin Lafleur.
Patriot League Quarterfinals

MEN`S LACROSSE

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