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2016 SCHEDULE/RESULTSSept. 3 MONMOUTH L, 23-21Sept. 10 at Villanova L, 26-21Sept. 17 at Penn W, 49-28Sept. 24 PRINCETON W, 42-28Oct. 1 at Yale W, 63-35Oct. 8 COLGATE* W, 45-31Oct. 15 at Georgetown* W, 35-3Oct. 22 at Holy Cross* W, 46-14Oct. 29 FORDHAM* W, 58-37Nov. 5 BUCKNELL* W, 20-13Nov. 19 at Lafayette* W, 45-21Nov. 26 at New Hampshire# L, 64-21# - NCAA Playoffs

2017 SCHEDULEApr. 22 SPRING GAME 11:00Sept. 2 VILLANOVA TBDSept. 09 at Monmouth TBDSept. 16 YALE TBDSept. 23 PENN TBDSept. 30 at Wagner TBDOct. 7 at Colgate* TBDOct. 14 GEORGETOWN* TBDOct. 28 at Fordham* TBDNov. 4 at Bucknell* TBDNov. 11 HOLY CROSS* TBDNov. 18 LAFAYETTE* TBD* - Patriot League contest

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11-TIME PATRIOT LEAGUE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS

1993 • 1995 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2004 • 2006 • 2010 • 2011 • 2016

UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTSLocation ....................................................................................................Bethlehem, Pa. 18015Founded .......................................................................................................1865 by Asa PackerUndergraduate Enrollment ...............................................................................................4,904President .............................................................................................................. John D. SimonDean of Athletics ................................................................................................ Joe Sterrett ‘76Nickname .......................................................................................................Mountain HawksHistorical Nicknames .................................................................. Engineers, Brown & WhiteColors ............................................................................................................. Brown and WhiteHome Field ....................................................... Goodman Stadium (16,000/Natural Grass)National Affi liations ..................................... NCAA, Football Championship Subdivision Conference ..........................................................................................................Patriot League

FOOTBALL QUICK FACTSHead Coach .......................................................... Andy Coen (Gettysburg ’86), 12th season Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks. .................................... Scott Brisson (Bowdoin ‘06)Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs ..............................Craig Sutyak (Dickinson ‘01)Senior Advisor to the Defensive Staff ............................... Joe Bottiglieri (Bloomsburg ‘71)Defensive Line .......................................................................Donnie Roberts (Kutztown ‘86)Offensive Line ...........................................................................Andy Marino (Lycoming ‘09)Wide Receivers .............................................................................Tim McGorry(Ashford ‘04)Linebackers ........................................................................................ Tyler Ward (Lehigh ‘14)Rovers ..............................................................................................A.J. Reisig (Dickinson ‘09)Running Backs ................................................................................ John Sibel (Lycoming ‘15)Special Teams Coordinator/Specialists .................. Nate Przestrzelski (East Carolina ‘09)

2016 IN REVIEWOverall Record/Patriot League Record .......................................................................9-3/6-0All-Patriot League selections/First-Team selections ..................................................... 13/9

2017 AT A GLANCELetterwinners Returning/Lost ........................................................................................ 32/14Offensive Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................................................... 8/3Defensive Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................................... 6/5

Returning Statistical Leaders .................................. 2016 Stats (Percentage coming back)PASSING ....................................................................................................324.9/game (36.2%)Brad Mayes (104-154, 1,386 yards, 13 TD, 3 INT, 198.00 effi ciency)RUSHING ...................................................................................................158.9/game (83.5%) Dominick Bragalone (206 rushes, 1,171 yards, 5.7 avg., 14 TD)Micco Brisker (58 rushes, 209 yards, 3.6 avg., 4 TD)RECEIVING ................................................................................................324.9/game(70.8%) Troy Pelletier (96 receptions, 1,278 yards, 12 TD)Gatlin Casey (62 receptions, 1,135 yards, 14 TD)TACKLES .....................................................................................................63.0/game (45.3%)Tyler Cavenas (55 total tackles, 8 TFL, 5 sacks, 1 INT, 2 blocked kicks)Sam McCloskey (54 total tackles, 3 INT, 1 forced fumble)Riley O’Neil (44 total tackles, 1 TFL, 2 INT, 1 fumble recovery)

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A fi ery and passionate leader with a unique ability to motivate and inspire today’s stu-dent-athletes, Andy Coen is in his 12th year as Lehigh’s head football coach. During his time as the Moun-tain Hawks leader, Coen has produced

122 All-Patriot League honorees, 23 All-America selections and 219 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll student-ath-letes.

A two-time Patriot League Coach of the Year, Coen has guided Lehigh to four Patriot League titles in 11 seasons in Bethlehem. He was a fi nalist for the Eddie Robinson Award on three occasions, fi nishing seventh in 2010, sixth in 2011 and 11th last year.

In 11 seasons, Coen has amassed an overall re-cord of 77-49 (.611) and a 47-19 (.712) mark against Patriot League foes. Late in the 2016 season, Coen passed the legendary John Whitehead and moved into second place on Lehigh’s career coaching wins list. He enters 2017 eight wins behind Bill Leckonby for the top spot.

Coen led the Mountain Hawks to their 11th Patriot League title in 2016. After an 0-2 start, Lehigh reeled off nine consecutive victories, capped by a 45-21 win over rival Lafayette to cap an un-defeated Patriot League season. Coen was named Patriot League Coach of the Year and was a fi nalist for the Eddie Robinson Award.

Thirteen players garnered All-Patriot League honors, led by quarterback Nick Shafnisky who was the league and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year. The Mountain Hawks boasted one of the top offensive attacks in the FCS with wide receivers Troy Pelletier and Gatlin Casey and running back Dominick Bragalone eclipsing the 1,000 yard mark in their respective areas. Pelletier went on to earn the fi rst All-America honors for a Lehigh football student-athlete since 2013.

Offensive lineman Micah Tennant and nose guard Jimmy Mitchell garnered Academic All-Patriot League honors, with Tennant becoming Coen’s second Academic All-American, and fi rst fi rst-team selection.

Lehigh fi nished 2015 with a 4-2 league mark. A 49-35 win over rival Lafayette, clinched a win-ning campaign at 6-5. A balanced offensive attack kept Lehigh in every game with quarterback Nick Shafnisky leading the Patriot League’s top-ranked offense. Freshman tailback Dominick Bragalone became the fi rst Lehigh freshman to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a season and was named Patriot League and ECAC Rookie of the Year as well as being named a fi nalist for the FCS Freshman Player of the Year award.

Eight Mountain Hawks garnered All-Patriot League honors in 2015 with Pelletier and linebacker

Colton Caslow recognized for the second time. Academically, 22 student-athletes were

named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, with seniors Cody Kondas and Chris Ruhl earning Academic All-League recognition. Ruhl was also a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection.

Coen coached fi ve All-Patriot League per-formers in 2014 including three-time All-League offensive tackle Ned Daryoush and punter Austin Devine. Pelletier was a fi nalist for the Jerry Rice Award, given to the nation’s top freshman.

The Mountain Hawks posted their fourth consecutive winning season in 2013 with an 8-3 mark. Coen mentored nine All-Patriot League selections including wide receiver Lee Kurfi s, who led the FCS in receiving yards per game and earned All-America honors.

Under Coen’s guidance, Lehigh posted its third consecutive ten win season in 2012. Lehigh posted its fi fth straight win over Lafayette and fi nished in the top 20 of both national polls for the third straight season.

Coen coached 11 student-athletes to All-Patri-ot League honors, with a trio of seniors recognized as ECAC All-Stars. Seniors Zach Barket and Ryan Spadola were CoSIDA Academic All-District selec-tions, while Barket became Coen’s fi rst Academic All-American.

In 2011, Coen guided the Mountain Hawks to their best season in a decade, one that featured an 11-2 overall record, a 5-0 Patriot League record and Lehigh’s league-leading tenth football champion-ship. The Mountain Hawks won 10 straight games, including a 40-38 win at Towson in the second round of the NCAA playoffs. Lehigh fi nished in the top six in both polls and captured its eighth Lambert Cup en route to being named ECAC FCS Team of the Year.

With quarterback Chris Lum leading the way, Lehigh ranked among the top fi ve nationally in passing offense and scoring offense. Lum fi nished second in the voting for the Walter Payton Award.

Five Mountain Hawks garnered All-America recognition, led by Lum and Spadola. Academical-ly, Spadola and Barket were Academic All-District selections.

The 2010 season saw Coen guide the Moun-tain Hawks to their ninth league championship and Lehigh’s fi rst outright league title since 2001. The Mountain Hawks won ten games for the fi rst time since 2001 and posted the fi rst undefeated Patriot League season in seven years.

Lehigh qualifi ed for the NCAA playoffs for the fi rst time since 2004 and went on the road to defeat Northern Iowa 14-7 for the Patriot League’s fi rst playoff win in seven years, while fi nishing the season ranked 14th nationally. For his team’s success, Coen was named Patriot League Coach of the Year.

Eighteen players were named to All-Patriot League teams, while four players earned All-Amer-ica honors, including offensive lineman Will Rackley ’11 who was Lehigh’s fi rst Associated Press fi rst team All-America since 2004 and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round of the NFL Draft.

The 2009 Mountain Hawks led the nation in sacks with 39 and ranked 12th in America in tackles-for-loss with 83. Linebacker Matt Cohen ‘10 became the fi rst player during Coen’s tenure to

earn a major award from the Patriot League as he garnered Defensive Player of the Year accolades. Cohen went onto earn All-America laurels from four different outlets while Rackley was honored by one.

During the 2008 season, Coen led Lehigh to a 4-2 Patriot League mark, which included a 31-15 victory over archrival Lafayette. Nine players earned spots on the All-Patriot League teams, while four student-athletes garnered All-America accolades. Off the fi eld, 12 Mountain Hawks were named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, led by Brendan Van Ackeren ’09 who also earned a spot on the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Team.

In 2007, Lehigh ranked second in the Patriot League in scoring defense (21.1 ppg) and scored 30 or more points on four occasions, including a 45-0 shutout win over Georgetown – the program’s fi rst shutout victory since 2002. Coen coached 10 All-Patriot League selections and six All-Amer-icans; marking the fi rst time since 2004 Lehigh produced an All-American.

Coen led the Mountain Hawks to a share of the Patriot League Championship in his fi rst-ever season as a head coach in 2006. The Mountain Hawks boasted a balanced attack on both sides of the ball, topping the Patriot League in scoring offense (27.2 ppg) and defense (20.2 ppg). The New Jersey native mentored 14 All-Patriot League selections.

Coen became the 28th head football coach in Lehigh history on January 3, 2006. That announce-ment marked his return to Lehigh, where he spent six seasons as an offensive line coach – including four as the team’s offensive coordinator.

Coen returned to Lehigh from Penn, where he spent six years as the offensive coordinator with the Quakers. In his six seasons in Philadelphia, the Quakers captured three Ivy League titles, includ-ing a top ten national fi nish in 2003.

In his fi rst stop at Lehigh (1994-99), Coen was a part of three Patriot League championship teams, including the 12-1 1998 squad. That team set a school mark for the most wins in a season, while reaching the NCAA Division I-AA quarterfi nals.

Coen produced ten All-Patriot League offensive linemen at Lehigh, while his teams twice fi nished in the national top ten in passing offense (1996, 1998). During Coen’s tenure as coordinator, Lehigh produced four consecutive 1,000-yard rush-ers, including Rabih Abdullah ’97, who remains Lehigh’s all-time leader in rushing yards (3,696). Abdullah later went on to become the fi rst Lehigh player to win a Super Bowl as a member of the 2004 New England Patriots.

Before his original stint at Lehigh, Coen spent four seasons at the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y. He also worked as a graduate assistant coach at Minnesota and James Madison.

A native of Cherry Hill, N.J., Coen earned his bachelors in history from Gettysburg College in 1986.

Coen and his wife Laura have three children: a daughter, Molly (13), and two sons, Nolan (11)

and Finn (7).

LEHIGH HEAD COACH ANDY COEN

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LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS COACHING STAFF

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SCOTT BRISSONOFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

QUARTERBACKSRecruiting Areas: Southeast Fla., Southern N.J., N.C. (Charlotte Area)

Scott Brisson enters his fourth season in his second stint on Lehigh’s coaching staff. Brisson returned to Lehigh in 2014 and served as Wide Receivers Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for three seasons before being promoted to his current role of Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach in 2017. He spent the 2008 and 2009 seasons on coach Andy Coen’s staff and returned to Lehigh following a four year period in which he enjoyed successful coaching stints at St. Lawrence University and Lycoming College.

Last season, Brisson mentored an outstanding group of receivers, who helped Lehigh rank sixth nationally in passing offense. The leader of the group was junior Troy Pelletier, who led the Patriot League with 96 catches and 1,278 yards and was a fi nalist for the Walter Payton Award. Junior Gatlin Casey enjoyed a breakout season on the outside opposite Pelletier, earning fi rst team all-league laurels after averaging 18.3 yards per reception with a team-best 14 touchdown catches. In the slot, seniors Derek Knott and Trevor Socarras combined to catch 99 passes for 1,098 yards and four touchdowns.

The 2015 season saw Brissonworked with a deep and talented group of wide receivers led by Pelletier, who followed a strong fresh-man campaign by leading Lehigh with 78 receptions for 831 yards and eight touchdowns.

In 2014, Brisson aided in the development of Pelletier, who led Lehigh with 815 receiving yards as a freshman and was a fi nalist for the Jerry Rice Award.

In his fi rst stint at Lehigh, Brisson worked with Lehigh’s running backs and wide receivers in 2008 and 2009. Among his pupils were record-setting wide receivers Jake Drwal ‘12 and Ryan Spadola ‘13, who both rank in the top ten in school history for career receptions and receiving yards.

During the 2008 season, Brisson worked closely with Matt Mc-Gowan ’09 who rushed for over 800 yards and four touchdowns despite missing time due to injury.

In 2010, Brisson moved on to St. Lawrence where he served as offensive coordinator, quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. Brisson spent the previous two seasons at Lycoming where he held the same duties and added the responsibility of the wide receivers as well. Prior to his fi rst stint at Lehigh, Brisson spent two seasons as the wide receivers coach at Franklin & Marshall.

A wide receiver at Bowdoin College in Maine, Brisson graduated in 2006 with degrees in Government and Sociology. A four-year letter-man at Bowdoin, Brisson helped lead his team to the school’s most wins in a season since 1970 as a senior and was second on the team in catches.

A Connecticut native, Brisson was an All-Conference quarter-back at Danbury High School before doing post-graduate work at the Hotchkiss School. He currently resides in the Lehigh Valley with his wife, Catherine.

CRAIG SUTYAKDEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

DEFENSIVE BACKSRecruiting Areas: Northern, Northeastern New Jersey,

Central and Western Pennsylvania

Craig Sutyak begins his fourth season as Lehigh’s secondary coach and his fi rst since adding the title of Defensive Coordinator in February 2017. In 2016, Lehigh’s secondary showed signifi cant improvement, as the Mountain Hawks ranked third in the Patriot League in pass defense. After registering just fi ve interceptions in 2015, Lehigh picked off 17 passes in 2016, with the secondary accounting for 10 interceptions. Cor-nerback Brandon Leaks earned second team All-Patriot League honors, sophomore safety Sam McCloskey tied for the team lead with three inter-ceptions and a freshman, Riley O’Neil started all 12 games at free safety.

In 2015, Sutyak helped cornerback Olivier Rigaud earn the fi rst All-Patriot League honor of his career, while the three younger starters in Lehigh’s secondary all gained signifi cant experience.

In his fi rst season in Bethlehem, Sutyak’s secondary accounted for seven of Lehigh’s eight interceptions, with Leaks leading the way with three.

Sutyak spent the previous eight seasons as the defensive coordina-tor and defensive backs coach at Franklin & Marshall College, where his units were among the stingiest in the Centennial Conference. In eight seasons, his defensive players earned 27 All-Centennial Conference honors.

In 2013, Sutyak’s defense featured three All-ECAC South per-formers and ranked third in the Centennial Conference in pass defense. The Diplomats ranked second in passing defense and total defensive effi ciency and ranked third in scoring. In his fi rst season at F&M, he brought in an aggressive approach produced ten more sacks, 13 more forced fumbles and eight more fumble recoveries than the previous year. He also helped the Diplomats’ defense save 9.3 rushing yards off it’s per game average.

In 2004-2005, Sutyak was an assistant coach at Fordham University. He coached the secondary and was responsible for the kickoff team. He coached the cornerbacks in 2004 helping the Rams fi nish second in passing defense in the Patriot League. The Rams 98.89 passing effi ciency defense rating ranked eighth nationally. Fordham’s 2004 defense led the Patriot League in forced turnovers with 29 takeaways.

Sutyak started his coaching career in 2001 and 2002 at Allegheny College.

A 2001 graduate of Dickinson College with a degree in Psycholo-gy, Sutyak earned his Masters of Education from Edinboro in 2003. At Dickinson, Sutyak was a three-year letter winner as a running back and kickoff and punt returner. He ranks among the Red Devils’ career lead-ers in kickoff and punt returns and return yards.

Sutyak and his wife Melissa have three sons: Lucas, Timothy and Nicholas.



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DONNIE ROBERTSDEFENSIVE LINE

Recruiting Areas: Lehigh Valley, Md., Del., D.C., N.C. (Charlotte Area)

Donnie Roberts is in his 12th season as the Mountain Hawks’ de-fensive line coach. Roberts, who returned to Lehigh in 2006 for his sec-ond stint, previously served on the Lehigh staff from 1994-1999, with then-assistant coach Andy Coen. During his time at Lehigh, Roberts has coached 16 All-Patriot League selections and three All-Americans.

In 2016, Lehigh’s defensive line continued its improvement as the Mountain Hawks’ rush defense improved over the previous season, while linemen recorded 13 of Lehigh’s 27 sacks. Junior Tyler Cavenas led the Mountain Hawks with fi ve sacks and added an inter-ception while blocking a pair of extra point attempts. Cavenas was a second team All-Patriot League selection.

Lehigh’s pass rush enjoyed a resurgence in 2015 with the Moun-tain Hawks fi nishing with 24 sacks in 11 games. Seniors Matt Laub and Greg Palma both fi nished with 5.5 tackles for loss and four sacks, with Laub earning second team All-Patriot League honors. The 2014 season saw defensive tackle Tim Newton earn All-Patriot League honors for the second consecutive year.

Roberts served as Lehigh’s co-defensive coordinator in 2012 and 2013 while mentoring a defensive line that displayed a knack for ha-rassing opposing quarterbacks. In 2012 Lehigh led the Patriot League in scoring defense, while once again leading the league and ranking sixth nationally in sacks. Seniors Tom Bianchi and Sajjad Chagani both garnered fi rst team All-Patriot League honors.

All three of Lehigh’s starting defensive linemen earned All-Pa-triot League honors in 2011. Roberts’ defensive line was vital in Lehigh ranking in the top 20 nationally in rushing defense and total defense.

Roberts’ defensive line played an integral role in Lehigh’s Patriot League Championship season in 2010. Lehigh led the Patriot League and ranked in the top-15 nationally in sacks, with the defensive line rotation contributing 14.5 sacks and 32.5 tackles-for-loss.

During the 2009 season Roberts was instrumental in the Lehigh defense leading the nation in sacks with 39 and ranking 12th in the country in tackles-for-loss. Two members of Roberts’ 2008 “D” line earned All-Patriot League honors as the Mountain Hawks lead the Patriot League in sacks and ranked second in scoring defense and rush defense.

Prior to his return to Lehigh, Roberts taught Social Studies and served as head football coach and assistant athletics director at Allen-town Central Catholic.

Roberts began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh and also coached at Lock Haven Univer-sity.During his fi rst stint at Lehigh, Roberts was a part of two Patriot League championship teams.

A three year letter winner and two year starter on the offensive line, Roberts earned his bachelors degree in secondary education from Kutztown in 1986. Roberts and his wife Jane reside in Whitehall with their children Nathan Patrick and Dana Noelle.

JOE BOTTIGLIERISENIOR ADVISOR TO THE DEFENSIVE STAFF

Recruiting Areas: Northeast Pa., Northern Ohio, Michigan

Joe Bottiglieri enters his fi fth season in his second stint on the Mountain Hawks’ coaching staff. A coaching veteran with more than 40 years of experience, Bottiglieri returned to Lehigh in April 2013 to coach Lehigh’s inside linebackers. He spent three seasons as Lehigh’s defensive coordinator, a position he also held at Lehigh in 1998 and 1999, and now holds the title of Senior Advisor to the Defensive Staff.

As coordinator, Bottiglieri led Lehigh’s defensive resurgence in 2016 as an improved defensive unit played a key role in the Mountain Hawks’ Patriot League championship campaign. Lehigh allowed just 23.5 points per game during the 11-game regular season and shut out opponents in the second half of three victories. Lehigh increased its big play productivity with 27 sacks, 17 interceptions and four fumble recoveries.

An experienced trio of senior linebackers helped lead Le-high’s defensive improvement. The Mountain Hawks’ three starting linebackers were also the teams’ top three tacklers with Evan Harvey and Colton Caslow both recording 72 and Pierce Ripanti adding 70. Bottiglieri helped Caslow fi nish his career as a three-time All-Patriot League selection. In his fi rst year back at Lehigh, Bottiglieri helped mold a young linebacking corps into an area of strength on the Moun-tain Hawks’ defense.

Bottiglieri spent the previous 12 seasons as a high school foot-ball coach in the Lehigh Valley, beginning with one season at Allen-town Central Catholic before moving to Emmaus High School.

In his fi rst stint on South Mountain, Bottiglieri was the defen-sive coordinator and linebackers coach for Lehigh’s Patriot League Championship teams in 1998 and 1999.

In 1999, Lehigh boasted the Patriot League’s top defense while the Mountain Hawks ranked 16th nationally in both scoring defense and rushing defense. Lehigh’s defense featured four All-Patriot League selections, including linebacker Ian Eason who was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year.

In 1998, defensive lineman Nick Martucci, was named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year and a Division I-AA All-Amer-ican. Lehigh advanced to the quarterfi nals of the I-AA playoffs, winning at Richmond before falling to eventual national champion Massachusetts.

Prior to his fi rst stint at Lehigh, Bottiglieri enjoyed stints as defensive coordinator at Rhode Island and William & Mary. He has also served as head coach at Shippensburg University and Mansfi eld University. His college coaching career began with fi ve seasons at Lafayette.

A native of Easton, Pa., Bottiglieri received his bachelor’s de-gree from Bloomsburg University in 1971 and added a master’s degree from Indiana State in 1974. He resides in Emmaus with his wife Debi. He has two adult children, three step children and fi ve grandchildren.


TIM MCGORRYWIDE RECEIVERS

Recruiting Areas: Southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware, Georgia

Tim McGorry joined the Lehigh football coaching staff in March 2017. A veteran with more than a decade of experience coaching in the Lehigh Valley at both the college and high school levels, McGorry will coach Lehigh’s wide receivers.

McGorry comes to Lehigh after spending the last four seasons as the offensive coordinator at nearby Moravian College. He helped coach the team to its second best record in school history in 2015. He helped the offense break 26 school records, including Moravian’s all-time leading rusher, passer and receiver. He replaces Scott Brisson, who was elevated to Lehigh’s offensive coordinator position this offseason and also took over responsibilities as quarterbacks coach.

McGorry has lots of experience coaching in the Lehigh Valley, serving as an offensive coordinator at both Parkland High School and Allentown Central Catholic High School before returning to Moravian. He was also the Greyhounds’ linebackers coach in 2007 and quarterbacks coach in 2008.

“(McGorry) is somebody who’s really close to the Lehigh Valley, and he’s done a great job wherever he’s been,” Coen said. “He spent a lot of time in the high school ranks in the Lehigh Valley, then moved up to Moravian and helped turn Moravian around, making them a factor in the Centennial Conference. His offense is very close to the style of offense that we run here, and that’s why he was a very good fi t for us.”

McGorry owns a BA in organizational management with a concen-tration in education from Ashford University.


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ANDY MARINOOFFENSIVE LINE

Recruiting Areas: Central and Northern New Jersey, Central Florida (Orlando and Tampa areas)

Andy Marino begins his fourth season on the Mountain Hawks’ coaching staff. He was promoted to offensive line coach in the spring of 2015 after coaching the tight ends in 2014.

Last year Marino oversaw a veteran offensive line that ranked among the best in the Patriot League and the FCS. With three seniors, a junior and a sophomore seeing most of the action, Lehigh’s line paved the way for another 1,000 yard rushing season from Dominick Bragalone while also helping the Mountain Hawks lead the Patriot League in pass-ing offense. Two of Lehigh’s four team captains resided on the offensive line with right tackle Zach Duffy earning fi rst team all-league honors and center Brandon Short earning his fi rst career all-league award. Junior left tackle Tim O’Hara earned second team laurels for the second consecutive season.

In 2015 Marino’s offensive line served as the foundation for Lehigh’s balanced offensive attack that led the Patriot League in total of-fense. Three of Marino’s starting linemen garnered all-league recognition with senior left guard Matt Ford garnering fi rst team honors and tackles Zach Duffy and Tim O’Hara earning second team laurels. Lehigh’s fi ve starting linemen accounted for 54 of a possible 55 starts together and paved the way for Dominick Bragalone to become the fi rst Lehigh fresh-man to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

Marino came to Lehigh from Widener University where he spent the 2013 season working with the offensive line. He also held titles of As-sistant Head Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Run Game Coordinator. He mentored one All-Conference lineman while his offensive line paved the way for the conference’s top scoring offense.

Prior to his stint at Widener, Marino spent three years on the coaching staff at Delaware where he spent two seasons as an offensive graduate assistant before working with the tight ends and tackles in 2012. He also coordinated and directed the punt team. In his fi rst season at Delaware, the Blue Hens reached the FCS National Championship game. Marino also worked with Blue Hen center Gino Gradkowski, who now plays for the Carolina Panthers.

Marino has familiarity with the Lehigh Valley as he spent one season as the offensive line coach at Whitehall High School, where he led the team to 7-5 record and the Eastern Conference championship.

A 2009 graduate of Lycoming College with a degree in History, Marino was a three-year starter and a two-year team captain on the offensive line. In 2008 he was a MAC Champion in the NCAA Division III National Playoff Qualifi er. He added a Master’s in Higher Education Administration from Delaware in 2012.


TYLER WARDLINEBACKERS

Recruiting Areas: Ark., Canada, Ill., Iowa, Kan., Minn., Mo., Neb., N.D., S.D., Southern Va, Wis.

Former team captain and All-Patriot League performer Tyler Ward ’14 enters his second season on the coaching staff at his Alma Mater. Ward joined the Lehigh coaching staff in the spring of 2016 and will work with Lehigh’s linebackers in 2017. Last season, Ward coached the Mountain Hawks’ rover position.

In his fi rst season on Lehigh’s staff, Ward oversaw the development of Kareem Montgomery and the re-emergence of LaQuan Lambert, who, after recovering from a serious injury in 2015, stepped in for an injured Montgomery and excelled over Lehigh’s fi nal seven games at the rover position.

A three-year letter winner at safety and a member of Lehigh’s 2010 and 2011 Patriot League Championship teams, Ward was named a team captain prior to his senior season and went on to earn fi rst team All-Patriot League honors after leading the Mountain Hawks with 98 tackles. Ward also led Lehigh with two interceptions as the Mountain Hawks fi nished 8-3. In Ward’s four years, the Mountain Hawks posted a 39-9 overall record. Ward appeared in 35 career games for the Mountain Hawks, fi nishing with 165 total tackles.

Ward spent the last two seasons on the coaching staff at Franklin & Marshall College. He worked with the wide receivers in 2014 before moving back to the defensive side of the ball and coaching linebackers last year. In his fi rst season at F&M, Ward coached three-time All-Cen-tennial Conference receiver Jordan Zackery who set school records for receptions and all-purpose yards. Last season, Ward mentored Luke Foukas who was the Diplomats’ second leading tackler and led F&M with 8.5 tackles for loss.

A Charlottesville, Virginia native, Ward graduated from Lehigh in 2014 with a degree in political science.


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A.J. REISIGROVERS/RECRUITING COORDINATOR

Recruiting Areas: Ala., North Fla., La., Southeastern Md., Miss., N.Y., Okla., Texas (Dallas-Fort Worth Area), Northern Va.

A.J. Reisig enters his second season on the Lehigh coaching staff. Reisig, a 2009 graduate of Dickinson College, joined the Lehigh coaching staff in July 2016. He spent the previous three seasons as a graduate assistant at the University of Maryland. After serving as assistant sec-ondary coach in his fi rst season, Reisig will take over Lehigh’s rovers in 2017, while also serving as the football program’s recruiting coordinator.

In his fi rst season at Lehigh, Reisig worked with the Mountain Hawks’ cornerbacks. Lehigh ranked third in the Patriot League in passing defense with Brandon Leaks earning second team all-league recognition and Quentin Jones and Donavon Harris both contributing when in the lineup.

Reisig came to Maryland in 2013 as a graduate assistant under head coach Randy Edsall, working with defensive backs and special teams. He assisted a defense that ranked in the top third of the Football Bowl Subdivision in both total defense and pass defense in 2013 and pass effi ciency defense in 2014. Maryland made bowl appearances in each of Reisig’s fi rst two seasons in College Park, participating in the Military Bowl in 2013 and the Foster Farms Bowl in 2014.

Midway through the 2015 season, Reisig took over the Terrapins’ outside linebackers, and guided that unit through Maryland’s fi nal six games. Maryland’s defense ranked 23rd in tackles-for-loss and 14th in sacks among FBS teams in 2015. Reisig also worked with Maryland’s kickoff coverage units and a punt return unit that led the Big Ten and ranked fi fth nationally.

Prior to his stint at Maryland, Reisig spent two seasons at Shippens-burg University as a graduate assistant working with the secondary. At Shippensburg, Reisig helped improve a defense that ranked 113th in pass effi ciency before he arrived, into one that ranked 13th in Division II in 2011 and 42nd in 2012. He placed an emphasis on his defensive backs creating turnovers with Shippensburg ranking in the top ten nation-ally in takeaways in both of his seasons. Shippensburg won the PSAC Eastern Division with a 10-0 record in 2012 and advanced to the second round of the Division II playoffs.

Reisig was a two-year starter at cornerback at Dickinson, recording fi ve interceptions, 101 tackles, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick in four seasons from 2005-2008. He also served as an undergraduate assistant to the head coach, assisting with game fi lm and recruiting while working with the defensive backs in the spring segment.

Reisig earned his B.A. in Psychology from Dickinson in 2009 before moving on to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., where he spent two seasons coaching the secondary. He added a Master’s degree in Organizational Development and Leadership from Shippensburg in December 2012 and added a second Master’s degree in Information Management from Maryland in 2016.



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JOHN SIBELRUNNING BACKS

Recruiting Areas: Southwestern Fla., Ind., Ky., Southern Ohio, N.C., S.C., Tenn., Texas (all but Dallas-Ft. Worth), W. Va.

John Sibel enters his fi rst season on the Mountain Hawks’ coaching staff. He will work with Lehigh’s running backs. He comes from Susque-hanna University, where he was the team’s wide receivers coach and assistant special teams coordinator.

“(Sibel) is going to be a very good fi t for our football team,” Coen said. “He most recently coached at Susquehanna University, and that’s becoming another strong team from the Centennial Conference. But what I liked with John was how detailed he was in his interview. He is going to be able to connect very well with our running backs. We’re handing (Sibel) a really talented group of guys, and I expect (Sibel) to be able to develop our running backs.”

At Susquehanna, Sibel mentored the Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year as well as a pair of receivers who received All-Conference honors. Sibel was also responsible for coordinating Susquehanna’s kick-off return and punt return units.

Before Susquehanna, Sibel was a wide receiver at Lycoming College from 2011-15. He was a three-time All-MAC Academic Team member and on the fi eld ranked second on the team in receptions and receiving yards in the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons.

Sibel earned his bachelor’s degree in history from Lycoming in 2015.

NATE PRZESTRZELSKISPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR/SPECIALISTS

Recruiting Areas: Alaska, Ariz. Calif., Colo., Conn., Hawaii, Idaho, Maine, Mass., Mont., Nev., N.H., N.M., Ore., R.I., Utah, Vt., Wash.

Nate Przestrzelski joined the Lehigh football coaching staff in March 2017 as specialists coach and special teams coordinator. Like his predecessor, Ryan Dougherty, Przestrzelski was a punter at East Caroli-na University.

Przestrzelski most recently served as the special teams coordinator for Chowan University in Murfreesboro, N.C. Prior to Chowan, Przestr-zelski spent two seasons as a special teams and defensive administrative assistant at Utah State, where he worked with former Lehigh assistant Dave Ungerer. In his time at Utah State, the Aggies led the Mountain West in Net Kickoff Coverage in both 2013 and 2014. Przestrzelski also coached Nick Diaz to second team All-Mountain West honors as a placekicker.

“(Przestrzelski)’s ability will be working really close with all of our specialists, and I think he’s really somebody who can help the young guys that we have in the specialists group and obviously help continue to make Eddie Mish a very good specialist for us,” Coen said. “A big part of Nate’s job here will be to help develop the younger skill players that we have that we need to develop, and Nate will also have the title of special teams coordinator.”

Przestrzelski, who graduated from East Carolina in 2009 and obtained a master’s in sports administration from St. Thomas University. He was a member of two Conference USA Championship teams at ECU and the Pirates appeared in four bowl games when he was there.


2017 SPRING OUTLOOK

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The Lehigh football program returned to the top of the mountain in 2016. The Mountain Hawks overcame an 0-2 start to win nine straight games, capturing their Patriot League-best 11th league title and fi rst since 2011. Follow-ing a second-straight win over rival Lafayette, Lehigh re-turned to the FCS playoffs for the fi rst time in fi ve seasons. The Mountain Hawks fi nished the season ranked in the top 25 of both major FCS polls and captured ECAC Team of the Year honors.

The turnover to a new season always brings change. In Lehigh’s case, most of a senior class that helped turn the program from 3-8 in 2014 to Patriot League champions two years later will be gone. Two assistant coaches who have spent several years with the program have been ele-vated into coordinator positions.

On the other end, there is plenty of experience and tal-ent returning. Eight of Lehigh’s 10 All-Patriot League selections return, plus three of four ECAC All-Stars and All-America wide receiver and Walter Payton Award fi nalist Troy Pelletier. The returning core will also be bolstered with the addition of three student-athletes who have been granted a fi fth-year of eligibility: nose guard Jimmy Mitchell and offensive linemen and team captains Zach Duffy and Brandon Short.

Lehigh’s offense is once again expected to be powerful, with eight starters returning including three all-league skill players and 80 percent of the offensive line. Brad Mayes is expected to take over at quarterback and has performed well over his fi rst two seasons with signifi cant playing experience.

Defensively, the Mountain Hawks improved from 2015 to 2016 and will look to continue to improve, especially in terms of stopping the run. Lehigh will make some tweaks to its system, relying heavily on a deep and talented defen-sive line and a secondary that was an area of strength last year despite its relative youth.

With higher numbers this spring than in previous years, Lehigh is looking forward to a spring segment with an em-phasis on improvement through competition. The Moun-tain Hawks hope the competitive environment will have Lehigh ready to make a run at another Patriot League title in the fall.

OFFENSELehigh’s 2016 offense ranked among the best in the FCS as the Mountain Hawks fi nished in the top 10 nationally in passing offense, total offense and scoring offense. The Mountain Hawks also set school records for total points (466) and total offense (5,806) in 2016. Former wide receiv-ers coach Scott Brisson takes over as offensive coordinator and will coach the quarterbacks, but the expectation is that the Mountain Hawks’ offense should remain potent. Lehigh loses Patriot League and ECAC Offensive Player of the Year Nick Shafnisky but has experienced junior Brad Mayes waiting to take the reins. At Mayes’ disposal will be a trio of All-Patriot League skill players in 1,000-yard rush-er Dom Bragalone and 1,000-yard receivers Troy Pelletier and Gatlin Casey. In addition, Lehigh returns a veteran offensive line that includes four returning starters, three all-league performers and two fi fth-year seniors.

QuarterbacksThe development of Nick Shafnisky as a three-year starter resulted in a Patriot League title for the Mountain Hawks and a Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year award for Shafnisky. When Shafnisky was out or limited due to injury, Brad Mayes came in and more than held his own. Mayes started three games and played a majority of a fourth, completing nearly 68 percent of his passes for 1,386

QB BRAD MAYES ‘192016 Stats: 104-of-154, 2,489 yards, 20 TD, 7 INT

4-1 record with 15 TD, 1 INT in fi ve career starts


2017 LEHIGH FOOTBALL SPRING PROSPECTUS • PAGE NINE

yards with 13 touchdowns and just three interceptions. Mayes’ fi rst start of the season at Yale turned out to be one for the record books, as he threw for a school record 524 yards and six touchdowns in a 63-35 victory.

There will be competition for the backup quarterback spot behind Mayes. Senior Matt Timochenko has the most experience, appearing in six games over his fi rst three sea-sons and completing all fi ve of his passes in 2016. Senior Brendan Craven returns after being sidelined through all of last season, while sophomore Tyler Monaco will also battle for time.

ReceiversLehigh boasts one of the top receiver duos in the FCS as seniors Troy Pelletier and Gatlin Casey both eclipsed 1,000 receiving yards and fi nished in the top 12 nationally in receiving. The question marks come in the slot where the Mountain Hawks must replace dependable veterans Derek Knott and Trevor Socarras.

Pelletier continued to improve in his third season, fi nish-ing with 96 catches for 1,278 yards and 12 touchdowns on the way to earning third team All-America honors. If healthy, he will make a run at Lehigh’s career records for receptions and receiving yards.

Casey emerged as a force opposite Pelletier and was rewarded with fi rst team all-league accolades. He caught 62 passes for 1,135 yards, averaging a team-best 18.3 yards per reception, and also led the Mountain Hawks with 14 touchdown receptions.

Lehigh will look to senior Sasha Kelsey to return to form. Kelsey contributed as a sophomore and after a strong per-formance in the 2016 season opener was lost for the season due to injury. Among the junior class, Luke Christiano could get the fi rst opportunity in the slot, while Conner Bi-anchini continues to improve and could provide depth out wide. Also in the wide receiver mix are juniors Matthew Gargano, Dylan Parsons and Cam Richardson and sopho-mores Dylan Connolly and Greg Gamble. Sophomore Dev-on Bibbens was originally recruited as a wide receiver and moves back to offense after spending his freshman season working in the secondary.

Running BacksWhile not deep in terms of numbers, this group, which will consist of four in the spring, features players who have made major contributions as younger players and should continue to improve as they mature.

The leader of the group is junior Dominick Bragalone, who with 1,171 yards last season joined Rabih Abdullah ’97 as the only Mountain Hawks to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a season twice in their careers. Bragalone had four 100-yard receiving games a season ago and rushed for 14 touchdowns on the way to earning fi rst team All-Patriot League honors for the second straight season.

Bragalone’s classmate Micco Brisker appeared in nine games to form a 1-2 punch with Bragalone. Brisker ranked second among Lehigh running backs with 209 yards and contributed four touchdowns.

RUNNING BACKSNana Amankwah-Ayeh, Sr.

Dominick Bragalone, Jr.Micco Brisker, Jr.

Marc Raye-Redmond, Sr.

WR/KR GATLIN CASEY ‘18First Team All-Patriot League as WR and KR in ‘16

2016 Rec. Stats: 62 rec., 1,135 yards, 14 TD

RECEIVERSConner Bianchini, Jr.Devon Bibbens, So.

Gatlin Casey, Sr.Luke Christiano, Jr.Dylan Connolly, So.

Greg Gamble, So.Matthew Gargano, Jr.

Sasha Kelsey, Sr.Dylan Parsons, Jr.Troy Pelletier, Sr.

Cam Richardson, Jr.

QUARTERBACKSBrendan Craven, Sr.

Brad Mayes, Jr.Tyler Monaco, So.

Matt Timochenko, Sr.


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Former walk-on Naha Amankwah-Ayeh continued to be a hard-nosed, powerful and reliable runner. Amank-wah-Ayeh contributed 194 yards, averaging 4.4 per carry. He capped his junior campaign with an impressive performance against Lafayette in which he rushed for 82 yards and a touchdown.

The fourth member of the running back group is senior Marc Raye-Redmond, who spent three years in the sec-ondary and essentially switched spots with junior Nick Thevanayagam, who moves to safety.

Tight EndsLehigh returns fi ve of its six tight ends from a season ago, losing just blocking specialist Zach Bucklin. Incorporating the tight end position into the passing game will be a goal for the Mountain Hawks in the spring and heading into the fall. Senior Drew Paulsen is the returning starter. He caught 13 passes for 157 yards and a touchdown.

Paulsen is the only Lehigh tight end that owns a career reception. Senior Michael Baur has improved steadily during his time in the Brown and White and could be in line for a larger role this season.

Also in the tight end mix are juniors Dan Scassera and Jimmy Schulz, the latter of whom moves back to offense after working as a defensive lineman last season, and sophomore Stephen Puhl.

Offensive LineA veteran offensive line served as the foundation for much of Lehigh’s offensive success last season and with four starters returning, including a pair of fi fth-year seniors who served as captains in 2016, the offensive line should once again be an area of strength. The Mountain Hawks’ fi ve starters made 59 of a possible 60 starts to-gether last season.

Fifth-year seniors Zach Duffy and Brandon Short are the returning captains who will serve as a veteran presence on the offensive line and will continue to provide strong leadership for the entire team. Duffy, a three-year starter at right tackle, is a two-time all-league performer who earned fi rst team honors last season. Short is a three-year starter at center and is coming off a season in which he was named second team All-Patriot League.

At left tackle, Lehigh returns a two-year starter in senior Tim O’Hara, who has earned second-team all-league lau-rels in each of the last two seasons.

The other returning starter is junior Liborio Ricottilli, who started all 12 games at right guard in his sophomore campaign. There will be competition to replace Academic All-America Micah Tennant at left guard as well as devel-oping depth in the interior line. The coaching staff is hope-ful that junior Eric Hawkinson can step in and contribute after missing all of 2016 due to injury. Hawkinson could fi gure in at guard or as a backup at center. Also compet-ing on the interior will be junior Tim Wagner, who has equipped himself well as the backup center, junior Thomas Zuewsky and sophomores Derek Lomax, Ryan Oneidas and Nick Rosen.

At the tackle spots, Lehigh returns junior Aidan O’Carroll and sophomore Alex Motley, while sophomore Taylor Curlin will miss the spring segment due to injury.

TIGHT ENDSMichael Baur, Sr.Drew Paulsen, Sr.Stephen Puhl, So.Dan Scassera, Jr.Jimmy Schulz, Jr.

OFFENSIVE LINEMENTaylor Curlin, T, So.Zach Duffy, T, 5th

Eric Hawkinson, C/G, Jr.Derek Lomax, C, So.Alex Motley, T, So.

Aidan O’Carroll, T, Jr.Timothy O’Hara, T, Sr.Ryan Oneidas, G/T, So.Liborio Ricottilli, G, Jr.

Nick Rosen, G, So.Brandon Short, C, 5th.Tim Wagner, C/G, Jr.

Thomas Zuewsky, G, So.

DL TYLER CAVENAS ‘18Second Team All-Patriot League in 2016

2016 Stats: 55 tackles, 8 TFL, 5 Sacks, 1 INT



DEFENSEAn improved defense was one of the keys to Lehigh’s nine-game winning streak and Patriot League title run. A number of young players emerged in the secondary turn-ing a question mark into an area of strength. An oppor-tunistic unit created 21 takeaways including 17 intercep-tions after the Mountain Hawks created just 13 turnovers in each of the previous two seasons. Secondary coach Craig Sutyak takes over as defensive coordinator while Joe Bottiglieri will take over as a senior advisor for the de-fense. The Mountain Hawks will play to their strengths, a veteran defensive line and a talented secondary, and will make some tweaks to their previous system. Lehigh also must sure up a run defense that allowed more than 200 yards per game on average, if it hopes to make another postseason run.

Defensive LineWith no losses to graduation and the entire rotation returning, the defensive line should fi gure to be one of Lehigh’s deepest units. The Mountain Hawks upped their sack total to 27, led by senior Tyler Cavenas, who had fi ve and led all Lehigh defensive linemen with 55 tackles. Jimmy Mitchell returns for a fi fth year of eligibility and should anchor the nose guard position. Lehigh returns solid depth on the interior with junior Julian Lynn, sopho-more Ryan Nace (who appeared in all 12 games as a freshman) and senior Justin Gille all returning as contrib-utors.

At the defensive end spot, senior Harrison Johnson returns after registering three sacks a season ago. Junior Harrison Kauffman also contributed last season and could be in line for a larger role. Also vying for time will be junior Juwan Morrow and sophomores Matt Prender-gast and Davis Maxie. Sophomore Jake Weir contributed as a linebacker on special teams as a freshman and has moved to the defensive line where Lehigh hopes to use his quickness and athleticism as a pass rusher.

LinebackerAn area of strength last season will be one of Lehigh’s biggest question marks heading into 2017. The Mountain Hawks’ top three tacklers were a trio of senior lineback-ers who provided both leadership and production in

Lehigh’s championship campaign. Colton Caslow, Evan Harvey and Pierce Ripanti combined for 214 tackles, 21 tackles-for-loss, fi ve sacks and fi ve interceptions.

A number of younger players will be in the mix for play-ing time at the linebacker position. Junior Mark Walker replaced an injured Caslow in Lehigh’s playoff loss at New Hampshire and will get one of the fi rst opportuni-ties, along with junior Matt Butler who has bulked up after working as a rover at times last season. Four other juniors are in the mix at linebacker, with Jake Buskirk owning the most experience of that class with 22 tack-les over two seasons. Jake Scott will also battle for time as will Brian Olshanski who looks to bounce back from injury. Max Frankel moves to linebacker after working as a fullback in his fi rst two seasons.

Lehigh also has a pair of talented sophomores, who could fi gure in at linebacker or at the rover position in Jon Seighman and Keith Woetzel. Senior Hobson McCain will also compete for time at linebacker.

DB SAM McCLOSKEY ‘19Two-year starter at safety

Tied for team lead with 3 INTs in 2016

DEFENSIVE LINEMENTyler Cavenas, Sr.

Justin Gille, Sr.Harrison Johnson, Sr.

Harrison Kauffman, Jr.Julian Lynn, Jr.

Davis Maxie, So.Jimmy Mitchell, 5thJuwan Morrow, Jr.

Colin Nace, So.Matt Prendergast, So.

Jake Weir, So.

LINEBACKERSJake Buskirk, Jr.Matt Butler, Jr.

Max Frankel, Jr.Hobson McCain, Sr.Brian Olshanski, Jr.

Jake Scott, Jr.Jon Seighman, So.Mark Walker, Jr.

Keith Woetzel, So.



RoverWhile injuries decimated a new rover position in 2015, the position was an area of strength in Lehigh’s defense last season. Once he returned to full strength after missing the previous season due to injury, LaQuan Lambert’s physi-cality and sure tackling helped elevate Lehigh’s defensive performance. Junior Kareem Montgomery played well at times but will move back to his more natural position of cornerback. In the spring, junior Mike Gies moves from safety and may get the fi rst crack at the rover position. Also in the mix is sophomore Alex Duke who was last season’s defensive scout team MVP.

SecondaryDespite a number of underclassmen manning key roles, Lehigh’s secondary emerged as an area of strength. The Mountain Hawks allowed just 212.2 passing yards per game and the secondary accounted for 10 of Lehigh’s 17 interceptions. Lehigh loses second team all-league per-former Brandon Leaks to graduation but has a number of young, talented players waiting in the wings.

Quentin Jones was regarded as one of the most talent-ed players on defense for the Mountain Hawks. Jones returned to cornerback last season but after starting Lehigh’s fi rst fi ve games was lost for the season after suffering a serious head injury at Yale. Jones has been cleared to return to action and fi gures to hold down one of the corner spots.

In Jones’ absence, junior Donavon Harris emerged as a capable performer opposite Leaks. Harris made 37 tack-les and recorded a key interception in Lehigh’s Patriot League championship-clinching win over Bucknell.

With junior Kareem Montgomery returning to corner-back and promising sophomore Marquis Wilson, Lehigh should have enough talent and depth at cornerback.

Starting together as a sophomore and freshman, respec-tively, Sam McCloskey and Riley O’Neil formed a for-midable tandem at safety. McCloskey made 54 tackles and tied for the team lead with three interceptions, while O’Neil was the only Lehigh freshman to start and started all 12 games, making 44 tackles with two interceptions.

Behind McCloskey and O’Neil are juniors Devan Polanis and Nick Thevanayagam, the latter of whom moves over to defense after working as a running back in his fi rst two seasons.

Lehigh’s incoming freshman class also includes four stu-dent-athletes who will vie for time in the secondary upon their arrival this summer.

SPECIAL TEAMSLehigh’s special teams units were solid in 2016 and the Mountain Hawks will enter the new season with a new specialists coach and special teams coordinator in Nate Przestrzelski.

Ed Mish was outstanding as a sophomore, handling all of the kicking and punting duties and earning fi rst team All-Patriot League honors for both positions. Mish set a school record with 62 extra points last season and was a perfect 62-for-62 on PATs, including a school-record nine at Yale. He also had 27 touchbacks on 81 kickoffs and averaged 43 yards on 42 punts.

The Mountain Hawks hope to use the spring to aid the development of their two rising sophomore specialists, Oliver Clowes and Austin Henning.

Lehigh returns a number of capable athletes in the return game. Senior Gatlin Casey was outstanding in his fi rst season returning kickoffs, and was named fi rst team all-league as a return specialist. He and senior Marc Raye-Redmond return as the primary kickoff returners, with several others with kickoff returning experience, including senior Sasha Kelsey and junior Donavon Harris, who have returned kickoffs in previous seasons.

Seniors Troy Pelletier and Quentin Jones and junior Luke Christiano have all handled punt return duties in previ-ous seasons.

Lehigh returns several players with snapping ability, no-tably junior Mark Walker, who handled punts and junior Harrison Kauffman, who handled placements. The Moun-tain Hawks are bringing in a long snapping specialist in Jack Dean as part of their incoming freshman class.

SECONDARYDonavon Harris, CB, Jr.Quentin Jones, CB, Sr.Sam McCloskey, S, Jr.

Kareem Montgomery, CB, Jr.Riley O’Neil, S, So.

Devan Polanis, S, Jr.Nick Thevanayagam, S, Jr.Marquis Wilson, CB, So.

ROVERSMike Gies, Jr.

Alex Duke, So.

SPECIALISTSOliver Clowes, K/P, So.

Austin Henning, K/P, So.Ed Mish, K/P, Jr.



LEHIGH ANNOUNCES 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (Feb. 17, 2017) – Six home games, including the 153rd meeting of college football’s most-played rivalry highlight the 2017 Lehigh football schedule. The Patriot League champion Mountain Hawks will welcome a perennial CAA power plus the two-time defending Ivy League champions as part of the Goodman Stadium slate. “It is important to challenge our program every year,” explained Coen, the 2016 Patriot League Coach of the Year, who enters his 12th season. “We always want to play the best teams from the CAA and the top end of the Ivy League.” The 134th season of Lehigh football will begin at Goodman Stadium when the Mountain Hawks host Villanova on Saturday, Sept. 2. In the fi rst of three September home dates for the Mountain Hawks, Lehigh welcomes a Villanova team that went 9-4 a season ago and reached the second round of the FCS playoffs. The game will be the fi rst as head coach for Villanova’s Mark Ferrante, who replaces longtime coach Andy Talley, who retired at the end of last season. “Coming off of our 11th Patriot League championship, it will be exciting to welcome what should be a nationally-ranked Villanova program for our home opener,” Coen said. “It will be an early opportunity to test ourselves against a strong CAA program.” Lehigh’s fi rst road game of 2017 will see the Mountain Hawks head to West Long Branch, N.J. to face Monmouth on Sept. 9, in the Hawks’ second game at what will be a newly-renovated Monmouth Stadium. The Mountain Hawks will visit Monmouth for the fi rst time since 2013 and will be looking to snap a two-game slide against the Hawks, after dropping last year’s opener 23-21. The Mountain Hawks will return to Goodman Stadium for back-to-back games against Ivy League opponents on Sept. 16 and 23. Le-high will entertain Yale on Sept. 16 and the following Saturday will host a Penn team that has shared the last two Ivy League titles. One of the highlights of Lehigh’s 2016 campaign was a 3-0 mark against Ivy League foes, including wins over both co-champions Penn and Princeton. “Our team will be excited to get another shot at Monmouth after losing our opener to them last year,” Coen explained. “We then come home to face two strong Ivy programs that we beat last year. Both Penn and Yale will surely be looking to avenge those loss-es.” The month of September and Lehigh’s non-league schedule will conclude with Lehigh’s fi rst-ever meeting with Wagner, set for Sept. 30 in Staten Island, N.Y. “Wagner has a very strong football tradition and has won several NEC championships in recent years,” Coen said. The Seahawks went 6-5 last season and were 4-2 in the Northeast Conference. Wagner won the NEC and reached the second round of the FCS playoffs in 2012 also shared the NEC title in 2014. Patriot League play begins Oct. 7 when the Mountain Hawks visit Colgate. Last year’s game, won 45-31 by the Mountain Hawks at Goodman Stadium marked the earliest Lehigh-Colgate game in 19 years. This Oct. 7 clash in Hamilton, N.Y. will mark just the third time that Lehigh will open league play against Colgate. The Mountain Hawks will then return to Goodman Stadium to host Georgetown on Oct. 14, a game that will be followed by Le-high’s bye week. Following the Oct. 21 bye, Lehigh will take to the road for key Patriot League games at Fordham (Oct. 28) and Bucknell (Nov. 4). The regular season will conclude with back-to-back home games. Lehigh will host Holy Cross on Nov. 11 before welcoming rival La-fayette for the 153rd edition of The Rivalry on Nov. 18. The Mountain Hawks have won the last two meetings against the Leopards, including a 45-21 triumph in Easton last season, and seven of the last nine games in the series. “We will close the regular season with two huge home games,” Coen said. “Holy Cross had some tough luck with injuries last year but I expect them to bounce back. The Lehigh-Lafayette game is obviously a very big game for a number of reasons.” Lehigh is coming off a 9-3 season that includes the program’s 11th Patriot League championship and fi rst playoff appearance since 2011.


No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Major22 Amankwah-Ayeh, Nana RB Sr. 5-11 230 Silver Spring, Md./Bethesda-Chevy Chase Finance46 Baur, Michael TE Sr. 6-4 255 Forty Fort, Pa./Wyoming Valley West Chemical Engineering13 Bianchini, Conner WR Jr. 6-2 205 Coto de Caza, Calif./Santa Margarita Business30 Bibbens, Devon WR So. 6-0 185 New Hope, Pa./Council Rock North Arts and Sciences32 Bragalone, Dominick RB Jr. 5-11 230 South Williamsport, Pa./South Williamsport Arts and Sciences33 Brisker, Micco RB Jr. 5-9 210 Milton, Ga./Milton Business31 Buskirk, Jake LB Jr. 6-2 225 Whitehall, Pa./Whitehall Business28 Butler, Matt LB Jr. 6-0 225 Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey Business8 Casey, Gatlin WR Sr. 6-3 210 Navarre, Fla./Navarre Biology90 Cavenas, Tyler DL Sr. 6-5 280 Mahanoy City, Pa./Mahanoy Area Accounting29 Christiano, Luke WR Jr. 5-11 190 Cranford, N.J./Cranford Business81 Clowes, Oliver P/K So. 6-1 200 Gaithersburg, Md./Quince Orchard Arts and Sciences82 Connolly, Dylan WR So. 5-9 180 River Edge, N.J./River Dell Arts and Sciences16 Craven, Brendan QB Sr. 6-3 205 Pembroke, Mass./Boston College High School Finance79 Curlin, Taylor OL So. 6-4 280 Western Springs, Ill./Lyons Township Business72 Duffy, Zach OL 5th 6-5 325 Reading, Pa./Muhlenberg Journalism37 Duke, Alex DB So. 5-11 180 Alexandria, Va./Bishop Ireton Engineering41 Frankel, Max LB Jr. 6-0 220 Tampa, Fla./Carrollwood Business80 Gamble, Greg WR So. 5-10 190 Moorestown, N.J./Moorestown Arts and Sciences87 Gargano, Matthew WR Jr. 6-0 190 Brewster, N.Y./Brewster Business20 Gies, Mike DB Jr. 6-0 195 Pennington, N.J./Hopewell Valley Arts and Sciences94 Gille, Justin DL Sr. 6-5 285 Manalapan, N.J./St. John Vianney Finance12 Harris, Donavon DB Jr. 6-0 180 Burlington Twp., N.J./The Hun School Arts and Sciences62 Hawkinson, Eric OL Jr. 6-4 275 Medford, N.J./Shawnee Business49 Henning, Austin So. P 6-2 175 Fairview, Texas/Lovejoy Engineering98 Johnson, Harrison DL Sr. 6-4 250 Winter Haven, Fla./Frostproof Finance2 Jones, Quentin DB Sr. 5-10 190 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill Sociology52 Kauffman, Harrison DL Jr. 6-2 260 Kalispell, Mont./Glacier Business1 Kelsey, Sasha WR Sr. 6-0 185 Miami, Fla./Christopher Columbus Architecture67 Lomax, Derek OL So. 6-3 280 Sewell, N.J./St. Joseph’s Business43 Lynn, Julian DL Jr. 6-4 285 Ijamsville, Md./Oakdale Arts and Sciences95 Maxie, Davis DL So. 6-4 230 Boca Raton, Fla./Saint Andrew’s Engineering14 Mayes, Brad QB Jr. 6-2 210 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep Business47 McCain, Hobson LB Sr. 6-1 220 Snellville, Ga./Brookwood Political Science6 McCloskey, Sam DB Jr. 5-10 200 Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle Business36 Mish, Ed Jr. K 5-10 200 Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge Business50 Mitchell, Jimmy DL 5th 6-2 275 La Grange Park, Ill./Lyons Township Finance10 Monaco, Tyler QB So. 6-2 205 Davie, Fla./Western Business17 Montgomery, Kareem DB Jr. 5-9 180 Baltimore, Md./McDonogh Business40 Morrow, Juwan DL Jr. 6-3 255 New Castle, Del./Delaware Military Academy Earth and Environmental Science75 Motley, Alex OL So. 6-5 305 Orange, N.J./Morristown-Beard Business97 Nace, Colin DL So. 6-2 275 Coral Springs, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas Business70 O’Carroll, Aidan OL Jr. 6-7 280 Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Prep Arts and Sciences65 O’Hara, Timothy OL Sr. 6-5 285 Tinton Falls, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Supply Chain Management19 O’Neil, Riley DB So. 6-0 210 Tewksbury, N.J./Immaculata Arts and Sciences35 Olshanski, Brian LB Jr 6-2 225 Mountain Lakes, N.J./Mountain Lakes Business66 Oneidas, Ryan OL So. 6-3 280 Middletown, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Business89 Parsons, Dylan WR Jr. 6-1 185 Warminster, Pa./Chestnut Hill Academy Arts and Sciences45 Paulsen, Drew TE Sr. 6-3 230 Tampa, Fla./Jesuit Economics3 Pelletier, Troy WR Sr. 6-3 210 Deerfi eld, N.H./Bridgton Academy Sociology/Anthropology48 Polanis, Devan DB Jr. 6-0 200 Milford, Pa./Delaware Valley Business54 Prendergast, Matt DL So. 6-5 260 La Grange Park, Ill./Nazareth Academy Business85 Puhl, Stephen TE So. 6-5 230 Delmont, Pa./Woodland Hills Engineering25 Raye-Redmond., Marc RB Sr. 5-11 190 Trotwood, Ohio/Trotwood-Madison Political Science83 Richardson, Cam WR Jr. 5-9 175 Fogelsville, Pa./Northwestern Lehigh Arts and Sciences73 Ricottilli, Liborio OL Jr. 6-3 300 Poland, Ohio/Poland Seminary Civil Engineering71 Rosen, Nick OL So. 6-3 300 Ellicott City, Md./Marriotts Ridge Business96 Scassera, Dan TE Jr. 6-4 235 Readington, N.J./Hunterdon Central Industrial and Systems Engineering92 Schulz, Jimmy TE Jr. 6-2 255 Rochelle Park, N.J./Don Bosco Prep Business56 Scott, Jake LB Jr. 6-2 220 Pittsburgh, Pa./Peters Twp. Business38 Seighman, Jon DB So. 6-4 210 State College, Pa./State College Business74 Short, Brandon OL 5th 6-3 280 Mentor, Ohio/Mentor Mechanical Engineering24 Thevanayagam, Nick DB Jr. 5-11 205 Cinnaminson, N.J./Cinnaminson Molecular Biology15 Timochenko, Matt QB Sr. 6-3 230 Sinking Spring, Pa./Wilson West Lawn Finance77 Wagner, Tim OL Jr. 6-3 280 Marlton, N.J./Holy Cross Business34 Walker, Mark LB Jr. 6-1 225 Haddonfi eld, N.J./Haddonfi eld Industrial and Systems Engineering53 Weir, Jake DL So. 6-2 235 Greensburg, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic Arts and Sciences18 Wilson, Marquis DB So. 6-1 185 Pompano Beach, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons Arts and Sciences39 Woetzel, Keith LB So. 6-0 215 Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo Arts and Sciences76 Zuewsky, Thomas OL Jr. 6-2 300 Woodbourne, N.Y./The Hun School Business


2017 LEHIGH SPRING ROSTER

NUMERICAL ROSTER1 Sasha Kelsey ........... WR2 Quentin Jones .......... DB3 Troy Pelletier .......... WR6 Sam McCloskey ....... DB8 Gatlin Casey ........... WR10 Tyler Monaco ........... QB12 Donavon Harris ...... DB13 Conner Bianchini ... WR14 Brad Mayes ............. QB15 Matt Timochenko ..... QB16 Brendan Craven ..... QB17 Kareem Montgomery DB18 Marquis Wilson ....... DB19 Riley O’Neil ............. DB20 Mike Gies ................. DB22 Nana Amankwah-Ayeh .RB24 Nick Thevanayagam DB 25 Marc Raye-Redmond ....RB 28 Matt Butler ................LB 29 Luke Christiano .... WR 30 Devon Bibbens ........ WR31 Jake Buskirk .......... ....LB 32 Dominick Bragalone .RB33 Micco Brisker ............RB34 Mark Walker .............LB35 Brian Olshanski ........LB 36 Ed Mish ..................K/P 37 Alex Duke ................ DB38 Jon Seighman ........... DB39 Keith Woetzel ...........LB40 Juwan Morrow ........ DL 41 Max Frankel ..............LB 43 Julian Lynn ................ DL45 Drew Paulsen ...........TE 46 Michael Baur .............TE47 Hobson McCain........LB 48 Devan Polanis ......... DB 49 Austin Henning .......... P50 Jimmy Mitchell ........ DL 52 Harrison Kauffman . DL 53 Jake Weir .................. DL54 Matt Prendergast ..... DL 56 Jake Scott ...................LB62 Eric Hawkinson ...... OL65 Timothy O’Hara ...... OL66 Ryan Oneidas .......... OL67 Derek Lomax ........... OL70 Aidan O’Carroll....... OL71 Nick Rosen ............... OL72 Zach Duffy ............... OL73 Liborio Ricottilli ...... OL 74 Brandon Short ......... OL75 Alex Motley.............. OL76 Thomas Zuewsky .... OL77 Tim Wagner ............. OL79 Taylor Curlin ........... OL80 Greg Gamble ........... WR81 Oliver Clowes ........P/K82 Dylan Connolly ...... WR 83 Cam Richardson ..... WR85 Stephen Puhl .............TE87 Matthew Gargano .. WR89 Dylan Parsons ......... WR90 Tyler Cavenas .......... DL92 Jimmy Schulz ............TE94 Justin Gille ................ DL95 Davis Maxie ............. DL96 Dan Scassera .............TE97 Colin Nace ................ DL98 Harrison Johnson .... DL


Divine Buckrham

DB, 6-0, 180

Queens, N.Y./Kiski Prep

Arts and Sciences

Two-year varsity team captain…fi nished

high school career with 120 tackles,

16 interceptions, 30 passes defended,

four forced fumbles and four fumble

recoveries… also played running back,

receiver and returned kicks… also let-

tered and earned All-State recognition

in wrestling and track and fi eld… four

year honor roll member… Dean’s List

student.

Evan Chadbourn

RB, 5-11, 180

Altoona, Pa./Bishop Guilfoyle

Business

PIAA Class A Player of the Year in

2015… USA Today All-USA Pennsyl-

vania second team running back in

2015… led PIAA Class A with 2,297

rushing yards and 53 touchdowns as a

junior… led state of Pennsylvania (all

classifi cations) with 3,466 total yards

from scrimmage in 2015… Western PA

Football, PA Football News and Altoona

Mirror Player of the Year in 2015…

missed most of senior season due to

injury but contributed to state cham-

pionship game victory… high school

team won three straight straight titles

and owns 47 game winning streak…

57-3 high school record… also lettered

in baseball, basketball and track and

fi eld… high honor roll student.

Stuart “Tre” Cundiff

DB, 6-0, 185

Somerville, N.J./Immaculata

Arts and Sciences

Two-time All-Conference selection (one

fi rst-team, one second-team)… second

team All-Area honoree… team captain

and Defensive MVP.

2017 FALL NEWCOMERSJack Dean

LS, 6-2, 185

Chatham, N.J./Chatham

Business

Three-year letter winner… long snapper

on 2015 North Jersey Section 2, Group

3 runner-up team… four-year letter

winner and team captain in fencing…

National Honor Society member… Scout

Scholar-Athlete Award… Eagle Scout.

Jason Dooling

DL, 6-3, 275

Sunrise, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas

Arts and Sciences

Registered fi ve sacks and 14 tackles for

loss as a senior, despite missing eight

games… member of St. Thomas Aqui-

nas team that won three state titles…

honor roll student.

Jackson Evans

OL, 6-3, 300

Garnet Valley, Pa./St. Joseph’s Prep

Arts and Sciences

First team All-Philadelphia Catholic

League, All-City and 6A All-State as a

senior… second team All-Philadelphia

Catholic League as a junior… team

captain on 2016 state championship

team that went 14-0 and ranked sixth

in the nation… also won state title as a

sophomore… honor roll student.

Jaylen Floyd

DB, 5-9, 175

Miramar, Fla./Miramar

Arts and Sciences

Selected for Florida Public vs. Private

School All-Star Game… National Honor

Society member.

Christopher Fournier

OL, 6-4, 275

Ottawa, Ont./Episcopal (Va.)

Engineering

All-Conference and All-State selection

for 2016 Interstate Athletic Conference

champions… also lettered in track and

fi eld (shot put)… High List student with

academic average over 90 percent…

Benjamin I Johns Scholarship for biol-

ogy.

Pete Haffner

LB, 6-0, 210

State College, Pa./State College

Business

Name fi rst team All-State (6A) but the

PA Sportswriters and PA Football News

in 2016… PA Football News second

team All-State in 2015… two-time

All-Mid Penn Commonwealth…. Mid

Penn Commonwealth Defensive MVP in

2015 and 2016… high school team won

conference championships in fi nal two

years and sub-region championships

in fi nal three seasons… high honor

roll student… three-year letter winner

and team captain in wrestling… also

lettered in lacrosse.

Matt Jordan

WR, 6-1, 175

Beverly Hills, Mich./Brother Rice

Business

In three seasons totaled 1,847 all-pur-

pose yards, 85 receptions and 12

touchdowns… All-State performer… fi rst

team All-Catholic League… All-Metro

Team selection… three-year varsity let-

ter winner… also letters in lacrosse for

state championship program.



Jack Kircher

DL, 6-5, 265

Norwalk, Conn./New Canaan

Business

Firs team all FCIAC (All-County/Con-

ference)… All-State Class L… All-State

selection by the New Haven Register as

a senior… high school team won back-

to-back state titles in 2015-2016…

All-Conference in track and fi eld (jave-

lin) as a junior.

Tre Neal

DB, 5-11, 180

Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.

Arts and Sciences

Team captain… member of PSFCA Hot

100… two interceptions in his senior

season… had three interceptions, 12

pass breakups and 37 tackles as a ju-

nior… state runner-up as a freshman…

also competed in track and fi eld…

National Honor Society member… four-

year honor roll student… ranks in top

eight of his graduating class.

Nate Norris

LB, 6-1, 225

Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks South

Arts and Sciences

Team captain as a junior and senior…

three-time All-Conference (second

team as a sophomore, third team as a

junior, fi rst team as a senior)… second

team All-Southeastern PA as a senior…

Mini-Maxwell Award recipient… Phil-

adelphia Inquirer Comeback Player

of the Year in 2016-17… honor roll

student.

2017 FALL NEWCOMERSJorge Portorreal

WR, 5-9, 170

Jersey City, N.J./St. Peter’s Prep

Arts and Sciences

News 12 fi rst team All-Metro and All-

State as a senior… fi rst team All-County

and All-Division… third team All-State

honorable mention as a junior… high

school team ranked No. 1 in the tri-

state area as a sophomore and No. 3

in New Jersey as a senior… three-year

basketball starter and team captain…

third-team All-County as a junior.

Addison Shoup

QB, 6-0, 190

Marietta, Ga./Walton

Arts and Sciences

All-County and honorable mention

All-State selection… owns 13 school

records… won a state championship in

baseball… member of National Latin

Honor Society and Raider Pride.


2017 SPRING PRACTICE SCHEDULEDay Date TimeFri. March 24 4:30 PMSat. March 25 9:30 AMMon. March 27 5:15 PMThu. March 30 5:15 PMSat. April 1 9:30 AMMon. April 3 5:15 PMWed. April 5 5:15 PMFri. April 7 4:30 PMSat. April 8 9:30 AMMon. April 10 5:15 PMFri. April 14 4:30 PMMon. April 17 5:15 PMWed. April 19 5:15 PMFri. April 21 4:30 PMSat. April 22* 11:00 AM

*Spring Game - Goodman StadiumAll dates, times and locations subject to change

Lehigh Mountain Hawks Football 2016Lehigh Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Apr 13, 2017)

All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd

# Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf

4 Harvey, Evan 12-12 53 19 72 5.5-19 1.5-13 3-31 1 . 1-17 1 . .

5 Caslow, Colton 10-10 54 18 72 10.0-41 3.5-16 1-13 1 2 . 2 . .

7 Ripanti, Pierce 12-12 49 21 70 5.5-31 3.0-27 1-3 2 1 . . . .

90 Cavenas, Tyler 12-12 47 8 55 8.0-43 5.0-36 1-0 1 . . . 2 .

6 McCloskey, Sam 11-11 39 15 54 . . 3-31 3 . . 1 . .

19 O'Neil, Riley 12-12 36 8 44 1.0-2 . 2-12 . . 1-0 . . .

26 Leaks, Brandon 12-12 33 8 41 2.0-5 . 2-7 6 . . . . .

12 Harris, Donavon 12-7 31 6 37 4.5-20 . 1-0 2 . 1-0 . . .

27 Lambert, LaQuan 11-6 24 9 33 5.0-24 1.5-17 1-0 5 1 1-0 . . .

20 Gies, Mike 11-1 21 12 33 2.0-4 . 1-11 2 . . . . .

17 Montgomery, Kareem 8-6 17 11 28 . . 1-6 . . . 2 . .

98 Johnson, Harrison 12-11 13 13 26 3.0-20 3.0-20 . . 1 . . . .

50 Mitchell, Jimmy 12-12 17 7 24 2.0-13 2.0-13 . . 1 . 1 . .

42 Kauffman, Evan 10-1 22 1 23 3.0-21 3.0-21 . . 1 . . . .

2 Jones, Quentin 5-5 16 4 20 . . . 1 . . . . .

34 Walker, Mark 11-1 15 4 19 3.5-20 1.0-13 . . . . . . .

43 Lynn, Julian 11-1 9 8 17 2.5-15 2.5-15 . . 1 . . . .

25 Raye-Redmond, Marc 12-0 12 . 12 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . .

97 Nace, Colin 12-0 8 2 10 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . .

52 Kauffman, Harrison 12-0 6 3 9 0.5-2 0.5-2 . . 2 . . . .

18 Wilson, Marquis 12-0 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .

11 Howard, Jarrod 9-0 7 1 8 . . . . . . . . .

31 Buskirk, Jake 12-0 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .

28 Butler, Matt 12-0 5 1 6 . . . 1 . . . . .

38 Seighman, Jon 12-0 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .

30 Bibbens, Devon 9-0 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .

40 Morrow, Juwan 5-0 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .

53 Weir, Jake 12-0 2 1 3 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . . . . .

8 Casey, Gatlin 12-12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .

36 Mish, Ed 12-0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .

94 Gille, Justin 8-0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

45 Paulsen, Drew 12-9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

9 Shafnisky, Nick 12-9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

48 Polanis, Devan 1-0 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

3 Pelletier, Troy 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

32 Bragalone, Dom 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

21 Knott, Derek 12-11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

74 Short, Brandon 12-12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total 12 569 187 756 61-290 27-201 17-114 27 11 4-17 7 2 .

Opponents 12 579 251 830 59-178 24-105 10-99 32 18 2-0 . 2 .

Lehigh Mountain Hawks Football 2016Lehigh Overall Individual Statistics (as of Apr 13, 2017)

All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g

Bragalone, Dom 12-12 206 1192 21 1171 5.7 14 70 97.6

Shafnisky, Nick 12-9 100 417 115 302 3.0 11 24 25.2

Brisker, Micco 9 - 0 58 214 5 209 3.6 4 16 23.2

Amankwah-Ayeh, Nana 11-0 44 196 2 194 4.4 1 28 17.6

Crawford, Mackenzie 12-2 14 46 1 45 3.2 0 7 3.8

Mayes, Brad 7 - 3 19 40 29 11 0.6 0 14 1.6

Pelletier, Troy 12-12 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.7

Thevanayagam, Nick 11-0 7 8 9 -1 -0.1 0 4 -0.1

TEAM 9 - 0 9 0 32 -32 -3.6 0 0 -3.6

Total 12 458 2121 214 1907 4.2 30 70 158.9

Opponents 12 483 2768 298 2470 5.1 31 75 205.8

Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g

Shafnisky, Nick 12-9 155.58 187-288-7 64.9 2489 20 84 207.4

Mayes, Brad 7 - 3 167.09 104-154-3 67.5 1386 13 57 198.0

Timochenko, Matt 4 - 0 140.32 5-5-0 100.0 24 0 9 6.0

Total 12 159.38 296-447-10 66.2 3899 33 84 324.9

Opponents 12 120.33 208-358-17 58.1 2546 13 68 212.2

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g

Pelletier, Troy 12-12 96 1278 13.3 12 50 106.5

Casey, Gatlin 12-12 62 1135 18.3 14 58 94.6

Knott, Derek 12-11 60 767 12.8 3 84 63.9

Socarras, Trevor 12-1 39 331 8.5 1 40 27.6

Paulsen, Drew 12-9 13 157 12.1 1 38 13.1

Bragalone, Dom 12-12 10 105 10.5 1 27 8.8

Kelsey, Sasha 1 - 1 3 48 16.0 1 26 48.0

Howard, Jarrod 9 - 0 3 19 6.3 0 9 2.1

Christiano, Luke 10-0 3 13 4.3 0 8 1.3

Brisker, Micco 9 - 0 2 18 9.0 0 14 2.0

Bianchini, Conner 5 - 0 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 -0.4

Bucklin, Zach 12-0 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.2

Crawford, Mackenzie 12-2 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.7

Gamble, Greg 4 - 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.0

Total 12 296 3899 13.2 33 84 324.9

Opponents 12 208 2546 12.2 13 68 212.2

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg

Pelletier, Troy 8 63 7.9 0 18

Jones, Quentin 5 32 6.4 0 13

Howard, Jarrod 1 1 1.0 0 1

Christiano, Luke 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 15 96 6.4 0 18

Opponents 18 263 14.6 1 82

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg

Harvey, Evan 3 31 10.3 0 31

McCloskey, Sam 3 31 10.3 0 31

O'Neil, Riley 2 12 6.0 0 8

Leaks, Brandon 2 7 3.5 0 4

Montgomery, Kareem 1 6 6.0 0 6

Cavenas, Tyler 1 0 0.0 0 0

Ripanti, Pierce 1 3 3.0 0 3

Harris, Donavon 1 0 0.0 0 0

Gies, Mike 1 11 11.0 0 11

Lambert, LaQuan 1 0 0.0 0 0

Caslow, Colton 1 13 13.0 0 13

Total 17 114 6.7 0 31

Opponents 10 99 9.9 0 43

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg

Casey, Gatlin 32 785 24.5 1 93

Raye-Redmond, Marc 11 184 16.7 0 29

Harvey, Evan 1 0 0.0 0 0

Total 44 969 22.0 1 93

Opponents 51 1162 22.8 0 83

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg

Harvey, Evan 1 17 17.0 0 17

Total 1 17 17.0 0 17

Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0


All games

PAT

Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts

Casey, Gatlin 15 - - - - - - - 90

Bragalone, Dom 15 - - - - - - - 90

Mish, Ed - 6-10 62-62 - - - - - 80

Pelletier, Troy 12 - - - - - - - 72

Shafnisky, Nick 11 - - 0-1 - 1-1 - - 66

Brisker, Micco 4 - - - - - - - 24

Knott, Derek 3 - - - - - - - 18

Socarras, Trevor 1 - - - - - - - 6

Paulsen, Drew 1 - - - - - - - 6

Kelsey, Sasha 1 - - - - - - - 6

Amankwah-Ayeh, Nana 1 - - - - - - - 6

Cavenas, Tyler - - - - 1 - - - 2

Total 64 6-10 62-62 0-1 1 1-1 - - 466

Opponents 45 4-10 33-40 2-3 2 2-2 - - 323

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g

Shafnisky, Nick 12 388 302 2489 2791 232.6

Mayes, Brad 7 173 11 1386 1397 199.6

Bragalone, Dom 12 206 1171 0 1171 97.6

Brisker, Micco 9 58 209 0 209 23.2

Amankwah-Ayeh, Nana 11 44 194 0 194 17.6

Crawford, Mackenzie 12 14 45 0 45 3.8

Timochenko, Matt 4 5 0 24 24 6.0

Pelletier, Troy 12 1 8 0 8 0.7

Thevanayagam, Nick 11 7 -1 0 -1 -0.1

TEAM 9 9 -32 0 -32 -3.6

Total 12 905 1907 3899 5806 483.8

Opponents 12 841 2470 2546 5016 418.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk

Mish, Ed 6-10 60.0 0-0 3-4 3-4 0-2 0-0 37 2

FG Sequence Lehigh Opponents

Monmouth - 21,(46)

Villanova 40 39

Penn - 39

Princeton 23 -

Yale - -

Colgate (25),39 (22)

Georgetown - (24),43

Holy Cross (34),42 -

Fordham (29) (24),32

Bucknell (37),(20) 26

Lafayette (30) -

New Hampshire - -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk

Mish, Ed 42 1806 43.0 62 7 5 10 10 0

Total 42 1806 43.0 62 7 5 10 10 0

Opponents 54 2324 43.0 64 3 13 18 16 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln

Mish, Ed 81 5027 62.1 27 3

Total 81 5027 62.1 27 3 22.8 39.4 25

Opponents 59 3366 57.1 10 3 22.0 36.4 28


All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g

Casey, Gatlin 12 0 1135 0 785 0 1920 160.0

Pelletier, Troy 12 8 1278 63 0 0 1349 112.4

Bragalone, Dom 12 1171 105 0 0 0 1276 106.3

Knott, Derek 12 0 767 0 0 0 767 63.9

Socarras, Trevor 12 0 331 0 0 0 331 27.6

Shafnisky, Nick 12 302 0 0 0 0 302 25.2

Brisker, Micco 9 209 18 0 0 0 227 25.2

Amankwah-Aye 11 194 0 0 0 0 194 17.6

Raye-Redmond, 12 0 0 0 184 0 184 15.3

Paulsen, Drew 12 0 157 0 0 0 157 13.1

Crawford, Mack 12 45 8 0 0 0 53 4.4

Kelsey, Sasha 1 0 48 0 0 0 48 48.0

Jones, Quentin 5 0 0 32 0 0 32 6.4

McCloskey, Sam 11 0 0 0 0 31 31 2.8

Harvey, Evan 12 0 0 0 0 31 31 2.6

Howard, Jarrod 9 0 19 1 0 0 20 2.2

Bucklin, Zach 12 0 14 0 0 0 14 1.2

Caslow, Colton 10 0 0 0 0 13 13 1.3

Christiano, Luke 10 0 13 0 0 0 13 1.3

O'Neil, Riley 12 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.0

Mayes, Brad 7 11 0 0 0 0 11 1.6

Gies, Mike 11 0 0 0 0 11 11 1.0

Gamble, Greg 4 0 8 0 0 0 8 2.0

Leaks, Brandon 12 0 0 0 0 7 7 0.6

Montgomery, Ka 8 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.8

Ripanti, Pierce 12 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2

T h e v a n a y a g a m , 11 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1

Bianchini, Conn 5 0 -2 0 0 0 -2 -0.4

TEAM 9 -32 0 0 0 0 -32 -3.6

Total 12 1907 3899 96 969 114 6985 582.1

Opponents 12 2470 2546 263 1162 99 6540 545.0

Lehigh Mountain Hawks Football 2016Lehigh Overall Team Statistics (as of Apr 13, 2017)

All games

Team Statistics LEHIGH OPPSCORING 466 323 Points Per Game 38.8 26.9 Points Off Turnovers 76 49FIRST DOWNS 303 259 R u s h i n g 112 138 P a s s i n g 172 107 P e n a l t y 19 14RUSHING YARDAGE 1907 2470 Yards gained rushing 2121 2768 Yards lost rushing 214 298 Rushing Attempts 458 483 Average Per Rush 4.2 5.1 Average Per Game 158.9 205.8 TDs Rushing 30 31PASSING YARDAGE 3899 2546 C o m p - A t t - I n t 296-447-10 208-358-17 Average Per Pass 8.7 7.1 Average Per Catch 13.2 12.2 Average Per Game 324.9 212.2 TDs Passing 33 13TOTAL OFFENSE 5806 5016 Total Plays 905 841 Average Per Play 6.4 6.0 Average Per Game 483.8 418.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 44-969 51-1162PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 15-96 18-263INT RETURNS: #-Yards 17-114 10-99KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.0 22.8PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.4 14.6INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.7 9.9FUMBLES-LOST 5-2 10-4PENALTIES-Yards 49-409 76-674 Average Per Game 34.1 56.2PUNTS-Yards 42-1806 54-2324 Average Per Punt 43.0 43.0 Net punt average 33.4 40.1KICKOFFS-Yards 81-5027 59-3366 Average Per Kick 62.1 57.1 Net kick average 39.4 36.4TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 4 5 2 9 : 1 53RD-DOWN Conversions 84/171 62/161 3rd-Down Pct 49% 39%4TH-DOWN Conversions 16/28 13/28 4th-Down Pct 57% 46%SACKS BY-Yards 27-201 24-105MISC YARDS 0 19TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 64 45FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 6-10 4-10ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-2RED-ZONE SCORES (49-57) 86% (35-44) 80%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (43-57) 75% (32-44) 73%PAT-ATTEMPTS (62-62) 100% (33-40) 82%ATTENDANCE 32634 35215 Games/Avg Per Game 5/6527 7/5031 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalLehigh 86 154 163 63 0 466Opponents 83 92 55 93 0 323

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