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February8 UTAH W, 16-1115 at Virginia 1:0020 VMI 5:0022 at NJIT 12:0029 NAVY* 3:00

March7 HOLY CROSS* 1:0014 at Army West Point* 12:0021 at Penn State 1:0024 WAGNER 7:0028 at Lafayette* 7:00

April4 BUCKNELL* 1:0011 at Colgate* 12:0018 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 1:0024 at Loyola* 7:0028 PatriotLeagueQuarterfinals May1 PatriotLeagueSemifinals3 Patriot League Championship Game *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS

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Lehigh VirginiaOverall Record 1-0 1-0Goals/Game 16.00 12.00Goals Allowed/Game 11.00 9.00Shot Pct. .333 .273Shots/Game 48.0 44.0Shots Allowed/Game 40.0 55.0Assists 10 9Man-Up Percentage .714 (5-7) .000 (0-1)Groundballs 52 44Turnovers 19 14Caused Turnovers 10 8Faceoffs (W-L) 19-30 10-24Faceoff Percentage .633 .417Clears 17-19 19-24Clear Percentage .895 .792Penalties/Minutes 4/3:00 8/7:00Home Attendance 297 2,147Dates/Avg. 1/297 1/2,147

L E H I G H

SETTING THE SCENEFollowinga16-11season-openingwinoverUtah, theNo.18Lehighmen’s lacrosseteamtravelstoNo.1/2anddefendingnationalchampionVirginiaonSaturdayforoneofitstoughesttestsoftheyear.Gametimeissetfor1p.m.onACCNetworkExtra(WatchESPN).Duringthenonleagueseason,theMountainHawkswillfacethetoptwoteamscurrentlyinthenationalpolls(alongwithPennState).SaturdaywillalsomarkLehigh’ssecondstraightseasonplayingatVirginia,followingan 11-8 defeat last year.

The Mountain Hawks opened the season with a strong 16-11 win over upstart Utah. Lehigh trailed 5-3earlyinthesecondquarter,butoutscoredtheUtes13-6therestoftheway.SophomoreTommy Schellingpacedtheoffensewithcareerhighsingoals(7)andpoints(9),markingthemostpointsinallofNCAADivisionIlacrosselastweekend.HewasjustonegoalfromtyingtheprogramrecordandtwogoalsfromtyingthePatriotLeaguemark.SchellingbecamethefirstLehighplayerwithsevenormoregoalssinceDanTayloronApr.18,2014atLafayette,andfirstwithnineormorepointssinceTayloronFeb.14,2015atFurman.

Schellinghadplentyofhelparoundhim.Fifth-yearseniorAndrew Pettit had two goals and two assistsinhisfirstgamesince2018,aftermissinglastseasonduetoinjury.FreshmanChristian Mule’ recordedahattrickinhisfirst-careergame,beginningwithahighlight-reelbehind-the-backscoreinthesecondquarteraspartofa5-0runtoturna5-3Lehighdeficitintoan8-5advantage.SeniorAndrew Eichelbergertiedacareer-highthreepointsviatwogoalsandanassist.

TheMountainHawkswontheirfifthstraightseasonopenerand10thinthelast11years.Lehighwon19-of-30faceoffsforthegame,ledbyseniorConor Gaffney who was 17-of-26 with 11 groundballs. Intheprocess,GaffneymovedfromfifthtofourthinPatriotLeaguehistoryforcareerfaceoffwins(currently619).Healsoneedsjust25moregroundballstobecometheleague’sall-timeleaderinthatcategory.

Sophomore Mike Sisselberger won2-of-4faceoffswithagroundballandcausedturnover.AftertheMountainHawkswonjust4-of-9inthesecondquarterand9-of-17inthefirsthalf,theyrespondedtowinallfiveinthethirdquarterand10-of-13inthesecondhalf.SophomoreAnthony Tangredi led the defensewithacareer-highsevengroundballsandthreecausedturnovers.SeniorErik DiGirolamo hadtwogroundballsandacareer-hightyingtwocausedturnovers.JuniorTeddy Leggettcollectedthreegroundballsandscoredafourth-quartergoaloffafaceoff,assistedbyGaffney.JuniorJames Spencefinishedwith12saves,11comingoverthefinalthreequarters.

TheMountainHawkswillfaceaUVAteamrankedNo.1intheUSILACoachesPollandNo.2intheInsideLacrosseMediaPoll.Lehighwillbesearchingforitsfirstwinoveratop-fiveopponentsincea9-8victoryatNo.4NorthCarolinaonMarch3,2012.ThatwasalsothelasttimetheMountain

SCHEDULE/RESULTS

MEN’S LACROSSEGAME 2: NO. 18 LEHIGH AT NO. 1/2 VIRGINIA

LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (1-0, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) atVIRGINIA CAVALIERS (1-0, 0-0 ACC)

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2020 • 1 P.M.KLOCKNER STADIUM • CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

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BY THE NUMBERS

LEHIGH LACROSSEAT A GLANCE...

•Lehigh’s39victoriesfrom2012-14 was tied for third in the nation during that span. The win total onlytrailedDukeandLoyolaandwastiedwithDenver.•Lehighhasreacheddouble-fig-urevictoriesinfourofthelasteightseasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018) after havingdouble-figurewinsjustfourtimesinthefirst112yearsof program history: 1969, 1993, 1994 and 1997.

Senior SSDM Christian McHughPreseason All-Patriot League

HawksbeatanACCopponent.Lehighwillbesearchingfora2-0starttothe season for the third time in the last four years.

IF LEHIGH BEATS VIRGINIA• Lehigh would improve to 2-1 all-time vs. Virginia.•TheMountainHawkswoulddefeatatopfiveteaminthecountry,andanACC team, for thefirst time sincebeatingNo. 4NorthCarolinaonMarch3,2012bya9-8final.TheMountainHawkshavelostfivestraightvs.theACCsince.•LehighwouldbecomethefirstLehighAthleticsteamtobeataNo.1teaminthecountrysincewrestlingtoppedNo.1Cornell,17-15,onJan.20,2011.•TheMountainHawkswoulddefeatanationally-rankedteamforthefirsttimesincelastMar.12,a13-10winatNo.15Rutgers.


LAST TIME OUTBETHLEHEM,Pa.(2/8/20)–Trailing5-3earlyinthesecondquarter,theNo.19Lehighmen’slacrosseteamrespondedwithfivestraightgoals and eight of the next 10 to defeat visiting Utah, 16-11 on Saturday attheUlrichSportsComplex.SophomoreTommySchellingpacedtheoffensewithacareer-highsevengoalstocomejustoneshyoftyingtheprogramrecord.HealsohadtwoassiststobecomethefirstMountainHawkwithnineormorepointssinceDanTaylorin2015.Defensively,sophomoreAnthonyTangrediputforthabiggamewithsevengroundballsandthreecausedturnovers.

Score By QuarterUtah 4 2 3 2 11Lehigh 3 6 2 5 16

Lehigh ScoringGOALS:TommySchelling(7),ChristianMule’(3),AndrewPettit(2),AndrewEichelberger(2),TeddyLeggett(1),AustinPierce(1)ASSISTS:AndrewPettit(2),TommySchelling(2),AndrewEichel-berger (1),ConorGaffney (1),KevinGersbeck (1),ColeKirst (1),Ryan Klose (1), John Sidorski (1)

Final Statistics Utah LehighShots 40 48Groundballs 35 52Faceoffs 11-30 19-30Clears 21-24 17-19Extra-man opps 1-4 5-7Saves 13 12Turnovers 17 19

CHARLOTTEVILLE,Va.(2/15/19)–TheLehighmen’slacrosseteamscoredfivestraightfirst-halfgoalstotakea5-2leadand6-4halftimeadvantage,butNo.11VirginiarespondedwithseveninthesecondtodowntheMountainHawks,11-8onFridayeveningatKlocknerStadium.JuniorConorGaffneywasstellarfacingoff,winning15-of-23witheight groundballs. Offensively, senior Alexander Tumminello scoredthreegoalsforhisfirst-careerhattrick.TheMountainHawksreturntoactionnextSundaywhentheytravel toNo.5/6CornelltofacetheBigRed.

Score By QuarterLehigh 2 4 0 2 8Virginia 2 2 3 4 11

Lehigh ScoringGOALS:AlexTumminello(3),TristanRai(2),AustinPierce(1),AndrewEichelberger(1),TommySchelling(1)ASSISTS:TristanRai(2),MickeyFitzpatrick(2),AlexTumminello(1),TommySchelling(1)

Final Statistics Lehigh VirginiaShots 33 34Groundballs 45 43Faceoffs 15-23 8-23Clears 11-18 17-19Extra-man opps 3-7 0-1Saves 8 11Turnovers 22 13

SCOUTING VIRGINIAAfterstartinglastseason1-2,UVAwon16ofitsfinal17gamesoftheyeartowinthenationalchampionship.TheCavalierspickedup13-12overtimewinsoverMarylandandDuke in theNCAAquarterfinalsandsemifinalsbefore toppingYale in thechampionshipgame,13-9.Virginia returnsa lot fromthat2019 team, includingfourplayersnamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchList -DoxAitken, JaredConners,MichaelKrausandMatt Moore. Last season, Moore led the offense with 89 points (46 goals, 43 assists) while Kraus was right behind with 75 (39 goals, 36 assists). Starting goaltender Alex Rode returns after posting a 10.22 goals against average and50.6savepercentage.Rodemade19savesina12-9season-opening win over Loyola. Moore led the offense withfivepoints(threegoals,twoassists).

ALL-TIME SERIES WITH VIRGINIAThe all-time series between Lehigh and Virginia is tied,1-1.Lehigh’swincamein1906byan11-1finalwhiletheCavaliers’victorywaslastseason,11-8.

GAFFNEY + PETTIT = TEWAARATONApair of decoratedLehighmen’s lacrosseplayersaddedanotherhonortotheirresumeasfifth-yearseniorattackmanAndrew Pettit andseniorfaceoffspecialistConor Gaffney were named to the Tewaaraton Award WatchList.Twoofjust50watchlisthonoreesinthenation, this marks the third straight year Lehigh has had anhonoree,andfirsttimewithmultipleplayersnamedto thewatch listsince2015.TheTewaaratonAwardannuallyhonorsthetopplayerincollegelacrosse. Lehigh features twoof thefivePatriotLeague stu-dent-athletesnamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchList,alongwithKevinLindleyandRyanMcNultyofLoyolaandBrendanNichternofArmyWestPoint.Lastseason,CraigChickwasnamedtothewatchlistwhilePettitwasaddedtothewatchlistmid-seasonin2018.Atthetime,PettitwasthefirstMountainHawknamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchListsince2015,whenLehighhadtwoforafourthstraightseason(DanteFan-toniandRyanSnyderin2012,DavidDiMaria,Fantoniand Matt Poillon in 2013, Poillon and Ty Souders in 2014andPoillonandDanTaylorin2015).DiMariain2013andTaylorin2015wentontomakethenextcutas one of 25 nominees.

Overall: Tied, 1-1Last Meeting: Feb. 15, 2019Last Result: Virginia, 11-8Current Streak: Virginia - 1 winLast 10: Tied, 1-1

Last 10 meetings:Feb. 15, 2019 at UVA Virginia, 11-81906 LocationN/A Lehigh,11-1

LAST GAME VS. VIRGINIA (NOTES)-Despiteplaying short-handed,Lehigh enjoyed astrong start at No. 11 Virginia, using a 5-0 run on the way to a 6-4 halftime lead. -TheCavaliers took a 2-0 leaddeep into thefirstquarterbeforeLehigh’srun,whichincludedfivegoalsin the span of 12:02. Virginia responded with two goalslateinthesecondquarter,butaman-upgoalfrom junior Austin Pierce sandwiched inbetween,gave the Mountain Hawks a two-goal halftime lead.-DespiteUVAbeginningthesecondhalfona4-0run,senior Alexander Tumminello scoredhisthirdofthegameatthe13:43markofthefourthquartertopullLehigh within one. However, the Cavaliers ended the gamewiththreeofthefinalfourgoals.-LehighwasvyingforitsfirstACCvictorysince2012.The Mountain Hawks have been playing without senior Andrew Pettit duetoinjury,asInsideLacrosseannouncedprior togametimethathewillmiss theseason due to injury. Lehigh was also missing other players, including seniorLucas Spence. Pettit and Spencefinished1-2on the team inpoints in 2018.Third was senior Tristan Rai, who had a strong effort at UVA, posting two goals and two assists. -Tumminellorecordedcareerhighsingoals(3),points(4)andgroundballs(4),goodforhisfirst-careerhattrick.Makinghisfirst-careerstart,freshmanTommy Schelling tallied a goal and assist. Senior Mickey Fitzpatrickdishedacareer-hightwoassists.- Junior Conor Gaffneywas stellar in the faceoffcircle,winning 15-of-23, primarily againstUVA’sJustinSchwenk,whofinishedNo.1 in theACC in2018witha59.8faceoffwinningpercentageand5.70groundballs per game. - Senior Craig Chick had four groundballs and two morecausedturnoverstouphiscareertotalto127.- Senior Andrew Eichelberger scoredagoalwhileadding careerhighs ingroundballs (5) and causedturnovers. - Sophomore Teddy Leggett tallied four groundballs andacausedturnover.- Sophomore James Spence made eight saves in goal.-Lehighwashurtby22turnoversandfinishingjust11-of-18onclears.

VIRGINIA SERIES HISTORY

LAST TIME VS. VIRGINIA

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONES WATCHPlayer Milestone CurrentlyErikDiGirolamo 50groundballs 33AndrewEichelberger 50points 47 50 goals 38 50 groundballs 41Conor Gaffney 350 groundballs 360 700faceoffwins 602Parker Kent 50 groundballs 40Teddy Leggett 150 groundballs 143 50causedturnovers 43ChristianMcHugh 50groundballs 35TommySchelling 50points 39Andrew Pettit 100 goals 90 150 points 124 50 assists 34

SUSTAINED SUCCESSTheLehighmen’slacrosseteamwastiedforthirdinthenationin wins from 2002-14, winning 39 games over those three seasons.Dukeledthewaywith48winsinthatspanwhileLoyolahad44andLehighandDenvertallied39.

Team Wins Win Percentage1. Duke 48 .7872. Loyola 44 .8463 . LEHIGH 39 .750 Denver 39 .7225. Bryant 38 .6556. Syracuse 36 .679 NotreDame 36 .7208. Maryland 35 .7149. Cornell 34 .723 North Carolina 34 .69410. Drexel 32 .653 Fairfield 32 .681 Johns Hopkins 32 .696 Yale 32 .681

WINS FROM 2012-14 Patriot League Preseason HonorsPreseason All-League: AndrewEichelberger,ConorGaff-ney,TeddyLeggett,ChristianMcHugh,AndrewPettit

Patriot League Weekly HonorsOffensive Player of the Week: Defensive Player of the Week: Goalkeeper of the Week: Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Rookie of the Week:

AWARDS & HONORS

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PRESEASON RANKINGS GALOREFollowingitssecondstraighttriptothePatriotLeagueChampionshipGame(andfifthinthelasteightseasons),theLehighmen’slacrossehasbeenranked18thintheNike/USLacrosseDivisionIMen’sPre-season Top 20 and 20th in Inside Lacrosse’sFace-OffYearbookTop20.Afewweekslater,theMountainHawksreceivedtwomorepreseasonrankings,cominginatNo.19intheInside Lacrosse Media Poll and No.20intheUSILACoachesPoll.

GAFFNEY - PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANComingoffahistoric2019seasonandimpressivefirstthreeyearsofhiscollegiatecareer,seniorConor GaffneyhasbeennamedanhonorablementionpreseasonAll-AmericanbyInside Lacrosse,asannouncedon Tuesday. A preseason All-Patriot League honoree as well, Gaffney was named both a USILA and Inside Lacrosse/MediahonorablementionAll-Americanfollowinglastseason.

PRESEASON PL RECOGNITIONHavingadvancedtotwoconsecutivePatriotLeagueChampionshipGamesandfiveofthelasteight,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamwasagainpredictedtofinishnearthetopofthestandings,cominginthirdinthepreseasonpollannouncedonMonday,Jan.20.Inaddition,fiveofthe16student-athletesnamedpre-season All-Patriot League were Mountain Hawks (Andrew Pettit, Andrew Eichelberger, Teddy Leggett, Conor Gaffney and Christian McHugh),themosthonoreesfromanyschoolintheleague.

PatriotLeagueMen’sLacrossePreseasonPoll1.LoyolaMaryland–111(8first-placevotes)2. Army West Point – 111 (7)3 . Lehigh – 99 (3)4. Boston University – 765. Navy – 59T-6.Bucknell–55T-6. Holy Cross - 558. Colgate – 319. Lafayette – 15 2020PatriotLeagueMen’sLacrossePreseasonOffensivePlayeroftheYear:KevinLindley,LoyolaMary-land, Jr., A

2020PatriotLeagueMen’sLacrossePreseasonDefensivePlayerof theYear:RyanMcNulty,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.,D Men’sLacrossePreseasonAll-PatriotLeagueTeamAttack:BrendanNichtern,ArmyWestPoint,So.Attack:KevinKodzis,HolyCross,Sr.Attack: Andrew Pettit, Lehigh, Sr .Attack:KevinLindley,LoyolaMaryland,Jr.Midfielder:MattManown,ArmyWestPoint,Sr.Midfielder:GriffinBrown,Colgate,Sr.Midfielder:SeanMullaney,HolyCross,Sr.Midfielder: Andrew Eichelberger, Lehigh, Sr.Defense:TomRigney,ArmyWestPoint,Sr.Defense:BryantBoswell,Bucknell,Sr.Defense: Teddy Leggett, Lehigh, Jr .Defense:CamWyers,LoyolaMaryland,So.Goalkeeper: Ryan Kern, Navy, Sr.Face-Off Specialist: Conor Gaffney, Lehigh, Sr .Long-StickMidfielder:RyanMcNulty,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.Short-Stick Defensive Midfielder: Christian McHugh, Lehigh, Sr.

TEAM CAPTAINS ANNOUNCEDLehighheadmen’slacrossecoachKevinCasseseannouncedtheMountainHawks’fivecaptainsfortheupcomingseasononTuesday,Nov.12,featuringafifth-yearsenior,threeseniorsandajunior.AndrewPettitisathree-timereturningcaptainwhileErik DiGirolamo, Andrew Eichelberger, Ryan Klose and Teddy Leggettwerenamedcaptainsforthefirsttimeintheircareers.

COLE KIRST IMPRESSING IN U.S. U-19 TRYOUT PROCESSFollowingthelatesttrainingcampfortheU.S.Under-19teaminNovemberatOhioState,sophomoreCole Kirst hasmadethelatestrostercut.Therosterwastrimmedfrom32downto26players,with23ultimatelybeingnamedtothefinalteamthatwillcompeteintheMen’sU19WorldChampionshipfromJuly9-18inLimerick,Ireland.

PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall W L W LArmy West Point 0 0 2 0Bucknell 0 0 2 0LEHIGH 0 0 1 0Navy 0 0 1 0Holy Cross 0 0 1 1Loyola 0 0 0 1Boston University 0 0 0 2Colgate 0 0 0 2Lafayette 0 0 0 2

Upcoming Patriot League ScheduleSaturdayRutgers at Army West Point 12 p.m.Furman at Navy 12 p.m.Lafayette at North Carolina 12 p.m.SacredHeartatBucknell 12p.m.Lehigh at Virginia 1 p.m.Boston University at UMass Lowell 1 p.m.Vermont at Holy Cross 1 p.m.Johns Hopkins at Loyola 3 p.m.

Team (Record) Pts Last1 Virginia (1-0) 371 (12) 12 Penn State (2-0) 366 (6) 23 Yale (0-0) 340 (1) 34 Maryland (2-0) 310 45 Syracuse(1-0) 291 66 Penn (0-0) 276 57 NotreDame(0-0) 248 78 Denver(1-0) 233 99 North Carolina (2-0) 225 810 Johns Hopkins (1-0) 209 1111 Duke(1-1) 183 1012 Ohio State (2-0) 168 1313 Army West Point (1-0) 159 1614 Cornell (0-0) 142 1215 Georgetown (1-0) 104 1716 Loyola (0-1) 103 1417 AirForce(1-1) 73 1518 LEHIGH (1-0) 43 N/RT-19 Rutgers (2-0) 41 N/RT-19Richmond(0-1) 41 N/RAlsoreceivingvotes:Villanova10,Bucknell 8, Albany (NY)8,Massachusetts6,Delaware6,Princeton6,Towson5, Navy 5, Hofstra 4, Hobart 4

Team (Record) Pts Last1 Penn State (2-0) 427 (12) 12 Virginia (1-0) 426 (9) 23 Yale (0-0) 389 (1) 34 Maryland (2-0) 368 45 Syracuse(1-0) 343 56 Penn (0-0) 321 67 NotreDame(0-0) 296 88 North Carolina (2-0) 278 109 Denver(1-0) 255 910 Ohio State (2-0) 224 1211 Johns Hopkins (1-0) 222 1312 Cornell (0-0) 213 1113 Duke(1-1) 171 714 Army (1-0) 156 1515 Georgetown (1-0) 119 1616 Loyola (0-1) 98 1417 AirForce(1-1) 82 NR18 LEHIGH (1-0) 72 1919 Richmond(0-1) 52 2420 Rutgers (2-0) 46 21OthersReceivingVotes:Delaware,Princeton,Towson,Navy, Villanova, Hofstra, UMass, Bucknell,Michigan,High Point

2020 opponents in Bold Italics

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COACH CRAWLEY NAMED TO 2020 SPRING PREMIERELehighassistantcoachJohn Crawley was one of 37 of the nation’s top men’s lacrosseplayersnamedtothe2020SpringPremiereplayedinearlyJanuaryinSanAntonio,Texas.AformerJohnsHopkinsAll-American,CrawleyisinhisfirstyearatLehigh,servingastheMountainHawks’offensivecoor-dinator.Crawley,whoworetheTeamUSAuniformincompetitionforthefirst time,hasplayed lacrosseat thegame’shighest level,beingselected33rdoverallbytheCharlotteHoundsinthe2017MajorLeagueLacrosseDraft.Thispastsummer,heplayedintheinauguralseasonofthePremierLacrosseLeague.Crawleyfinishedtheyearwitheightpointsbehindfivegoals and three assists.

Sophomore Cole Kirst also took part in the Spring Premiere with the U.S. Under-19 team.

CREASOR AT TEAM CANADA U-19 EVALUATION CAMPFreshman goaltender Caleb Creasor tried out for Canada’s Under-19 national teamontheweekendofOct.25-27inOshawa,Ontario.Creasorwasoneof73athletesinvitedtotryout.ThefinalCanadianU19Men’sFieldLacrosseteamwillcompeteattheWorldLacrosseMen’sU19WorldChampionshipinLimerick,IrelandfromJuly9-18,2020.

LEGGETT SUITING UP FOR TEAM CANADAJuniorTeddyLeggettrepresentedhiscountryinOctober,namedtotherosterfortheCanadianMen’sSeniorFieldLacrosseTeamfortheFallClassic.ThegameservedasthebeginningoftheevaluationprocessforCanadaasitbuildstowards the World Championships in 2022. Leggett was one of 23 players namedtothemen’sroster,12ofwhicharecurrentcollegiateplayers.Aspartoftheweekend,LeggettfacedtheUnitedStatesandtheUniversityofVirginia.

RAI SELECTED IN NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE DRAFTForthesecondstraightyearand just thethirdtimeinprogramhistory,aLehighmen’slacrossealumnuswasselectedintheNationalLacrosseLeagueEntryDraft.OnTuesdaynight,Sept.18,Tristan Raiwastheseventhselectioninthefifthround(69thoverall)bytheNewEnglandBlackWolves,joiningNolanApers(2018)andDanTaylor(2015)astheonlyplayersinprogramhistorypickedintheEntryDraft.

2020 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEDLehighheadmen’slacrossecoachKevinCasseseannouncedtheMountainHawks’2020scheduleonThursday,Nov.14,whichfeatures14games–sevenhomeandsevenontheroad.Highlightingthedocketisnonleaguecontestsvs. the defending National, ACC and Big Ten Champions Virginia and Penn State,respectively.TheMountainHawksbegintheirseasonathomeonSat-urday, Feb. 8 vs. Utah and begin Patriot League play at home on Saturday, Feb. 29 against Navy.

CASSESE INDUCTED TO US LACROSSE HALL OF FAMEFollowinganAll-AmericaplayingcareeratDukeandsuccessinbothinter-nationalandprofessionallacrosse,Lehighheadcoach Kevin Cassese was inductedintotheNationalLacrosseHallofFamelastSeptember(2018)aspartoftheClassof2018.Asaplayer,Cassesewasathree-timeAll-AmericanatDukebeforeplayingontheU.S.Men’sNationalTeamsin2002,2006and2010,winningtwogoldmedalsandservingascaptainofthe2010squad.Cassesewasinductedaspartoftheclassofnine,whichalsoincludedElizabethLeighBradleyFriedman,A.J.Haugen,AlexKahoe,PhyllisKilgour,DavidMorrow,RyanPowell,DeniseWescott,andTamiWorley.TheceremonytookplaceonSaturday, Sept. 29 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.

PROLIFIC PETTITSenior Andrew Pettit has emerged into one of the Patriot League’s, and nation’s,topgoalscorers.Asajuniorin2018,heledtheMountainHawksingoals(46)andpoints(66),goodforfourthandninthinschoolhistory.Hefinished10thnationallyingoalspergame(2.71)and20thinpointspercontest (3.88).Pettitwas also third in the country inman-upgoals (10).Pettit led the Mountain Hawks in goals (or tied for the lead) nine times in 17games,andhadninehattricksin2018.PettithastwicebeennamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchList(2018,2020).Asa junior,heshatteredthePatriotLeaguerecordforgoalsinanentireleaguetournament(12);thepreviousrecordwaseight.

So far in 2020, Pettit has four goals (two goals, two assists). Here are his 2020 season highlights.

•Intheseasonopenervs.Utah(Feb.8),Pettitopenedthescoringjust1:05intothegame(andseason),finishingwithtwogoalsandtwoassists.

Pettit has recorded multiple goals in 28 of his last 33 games dating back to the end of his freshman season .Heowns29-careermulti-goalgames,32-ca-reermulti-pointgamesand16-careerhattricks.Pettit has scored a goal in 18 straight games, currently tied for the 15th longest active streak in the nation .

HAT TRICKING•Lastyear(2019),theMountainHawksrecorded15hattricks,withonein12-of-17 games.• So far in 2020, Lehigh has three.•Hereisthebreakdownofhattricksbyplayerthisseason:Tommy Schelling (1) and Christian Mule’ (1). -vs.Utah(2/8)(2):TommySchelling,ChristianMule’

- Andrew Pettit leads the team in active career hat tricks with 16 while Eichelberger and Schelling have two. Mule’ and Matt Ilchuk each have one.

RISE OF THE DEFENSEStellardefenseplayedakeyroleinLehigh’ssuccessfrom2012-14whenitwontwoconsecutivePatriotLeagueChampionshipsin2012and2013thenmadeitbacktothetitlegamein2014.Lastseason(2019),theMountainHawksonceagainfeaturedoneofthenation’stopdefenses,finishingsixthnationallyinscoringdefense(9.47).So far this year, Lehigh is tied for 26th nationally, allowing 11 .00 goals per game .

Year National Rank Goals Allowed/Game2020 t-26th 11.002019 6th 9.472018 22nd 9.472017 26th 10.002016 47th 10.872015 30th 10.062014 2nd 7.222013 6th 7.942012 2nd 6.82

DEFENSE IS KEY•Lehighownedthenation’ssecond-rankeddefensein2012(6.61goalspergame)and followedbyfinishing sixth in2013 (7.94) and second in2014(7.22). In 2015, the Mountain Hawks allowed 10.06 goals per game while theyallowed10.87percontestin2016.In2017,Lehighallowed10.00goalsper game. Then in 2018, the Mountain Hawks allowed 9.47 goals per game, 22nd in the nation.• Last season (2019), Lehigh again allowed just 9.47 goals per game, good for sixth nationally.• So far this year, the Mountain Hawks are allowing 11 .0 goals per game .

Season Highlights• In the season opener against Utah, Lehigh allowed just six goals over the game’sfinal44:49tohelptheoffenseturna5-3deficitintoaconvincing16-11 win. The Mountain Hawks allowed just two goals in the span of 25:54 as part of Lehigh’s 8-2 run.

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LEHIGH BY THE NUMBERS

PATRIOT LEAGUEGroundballs, Career1. Peter Strid, Colgate (1993-96) 3842. Conor Gaffney (2017-pres .) 3603. BradyDove,Navy(2014-17) 3484. Graham Savio, Loyola (2014-17) 3405. Ryan Snyder, Lehigh (2010-13) 313 6. ChrisEck,Colgate(2005-08) 3057. JakeClarke,Bucknell(2008-11) 2978. AlexMcFerran,Colgate(1993-96) 2959. Sam Talkow, Boston U. (2014-2017) 284 DanGrabher,Army(2014-17) 284

Groundballs, Season1. Conor Gaffney, Lehigh (2019) 1522. Bailey Savio, Loyola (2019) 1413. Robert Grabher, Colgate (2012) 1324. Sean Christman, Boston U. (2019) 1205. Ryan Snyder, Lehigh (2011) 1186. DanGrabher,HolyCross(2019) 1167. DanGrabher,Army(2017) 1138. Robert Grabher, Colgate (2013) 1119. Alex Kinnealey, Colgate (2014) 10910.JakeClarke,Bucknell(2011) 105

FaceoffWins,Career1. Graham Savio, Loyola (2014-17) 709 2 ChrisEck,Colgate(2005-08) 6643. BradyDove,Navy(2014-17) 6374 . Conor Gaffney, Lehigh (2017-pres .) 6195. JarettWitzal,Bucknell(2016-19) 6096. Sam Talkow, Boston U. (2014-17) 490 7. Tom Weiss, Lehigh (2003-06) 479 8. Ryan Snyder, Lehigh (2010-13) 473 9. DanGrabher,Army(2014-17) 47210. TonyVozzolo,Army(2003-06) 462

FaceoffWins,Season1 . Conor Gaffney, Lehigh (2019) 2492. Bailey Savio, Loyola (2019) 2463. Robert Grabher, Colgate (2012) 2384. Conor Gaffney, Lehigh (2018) 214 Graham Savio, Loyola (2017)6. Collin Orr, Colgate (2018) 2067. ChrisEck,Colgate(2008) 1998. DanO’Connell,HolyCross(2019) 194 Alex Kinnealey, Colgate (2014) 19410. Sean Christman, Boston U. (2019) 191 Sam Talkow, Boston U. (2015) 191

LEHIGHGroundballs, Career1 . Conor Gaffney (2017-pres .) 3602. Ryan Snyder (2010-13) 3133. Jeff King (2003-06) 2404. ScottCarpenter(2000-03) 2315 . Craig Chick (2016-pres .) 2246. Tom Weiss (2003-06) 202

Groundballs, Season1 . Conor Gaffney (2019) 1522. Ryan Snyder (2011) 1183. Conor Gaffney (2018) 1014. Ryan Snyder (2012) 975. Conor Gaffney (2017) 966. Teddy Leggett (2019) 79 Ryan Buttenbaum (2014) 79 ScottCarpenter(2003) 799. Tim Gosser (2001) 7710.ScottCarpenter(2002) 76

AMONG THE NATION’S ELITE-ConorGaffney currently stands among thenation’sactiveleadersincareercategories.

Career Faceoff Percentage1 Ian Groom , Hampton 0.6772 Andrew Moynihan , Hartford 0.6603 ZachCole,SaintJoseph’s 0.6504 AshtonWood,Mercer 0.6485 GerardArceri,PennSt. 0.6386 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 0 .6377 DanO’Connell,HolyCross 0.6238 JakobPhaup,Syracuse 0.6089 DavisCronin,Merrimack 0.60710 BrettBoos,Denver 0.592*Minimum won 125

(As of Friday, Feb. 14)

Career Faceoff Wins1 GerardArceri,PennSt. 7292 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 6193 JustinSchwenk,Virginia 4864 AlexJarzembowski,DetroitMercy 4825 DanielBalawejder,Canisius 4286 DannyTesler,ClevelandSt. 4057 Peyton Smith , Marist 4048 DavisSampere,HighPoint 4029 DanO’Connell,HolyCross 37410 Sam Stephan , Mount St. Mary’s 369

Career Groundballs1 GerardArceri,PennSt. 4682 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 3603 JohnTachon,NJIT 2354 DavisSampere,HighPoint 2345 Sam Stephan , Mount St. Mary’s 2336 DannyTesler,ClevelandSt. 2267 ReeceEddy,BostonU. 2178 JustinSchwenk,Virginia 2059 Sean Christman , Boston U. 20210 DanO’Connell,HolyCross 19

PATRIOT LEAGUE SINCE 2011

PLTBerths PLFinalsAppearances PLChampionships PatriotLeagueWins* PatriotLeagueLosses WinPercentageLEHIGH 9 5 2 41 25 .621Army 8 4 1 41 25 .621Bucknell 8 2 0 42 24 .636Loyola 6 4 4 40 8 .833Colgate 6 3 1 33 33 .500Navy 5 0 0 37 29 .561Boston U. 3 0 0 21 27 .438Holy Cross 3 0 0 20 46 .303Lafayette 0 0 0 4 62 .061 *Regular Season



SHUTOUT STREAKS•In2012,theLehighdefensewasdominantinstretches,pitchingashutoutstreakof15ormoreminutes in15-of-17games, including13-of-14wins.Then in 2013, the defense posted 17 separate shutout streaks of 15+ minutes includingin10ofits12wins.In2014,theMountainHawkshad15streaksof 15+ minutes and 25 streaks of 10+ minutes. In 2015, Lehigh had 11 streaks of 15+ minutes and 25 of 10+ minutes. • In 2016, the Mountain Hawks owned four streaks of 20+ minutes, eight streaks of 15+ minutes and 20 of 10+ minutes.• In 2017, Lehigh owned 11 streaks of 15+ minutes and 20 of 10+ minutes.• In 2018, the Mountain Hawks had 14 streaks of 15+ minutes and 35 of 10+ minutes.• In 2019, Lehigh posted 14 streaks of 15+ minutes and 33 of 10+ minutes.• So far in 2020, the Mountain Hawks own two streaks of 10+ minutes (full breakdown below).

Game Opponent Shutout StreaksFeb.8 Utah 12:22(2ndquarter) 10:14 (bridging 3rd and 4th)

UP NEXT....The Mountain Hawks are set for a busy week as they return home to host VMI on Thursday, Feb. 20 at 5 p.m. before traveling to NJIT on Saturday for a12p.m.matchupagainsttheHighlanders.

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2020 ROSTERNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School1 CrewCintron Sr. M 6-0 186 RockyRiver,Ohio/SaintIgnatius2 ChristianMule’ Fr. A 5-9 160 DixHills,N.Y./HalfHollowHillsWest3 AndrewMapstone Fr. A 5-8 158 HoneoyeFalls,N.Y./SalisburySchool4 SamCharlton Jr. LSM/D 5-11 172 Berwyn, Pa./Malvern Prep 5 MattMarker So. M 6-0 180 Bethlehem,Pa./AllentownCentralCatholic6 MattIlchuk Jr. M/A 6-1 175 BayShore,N.Y./BayShore 7 AndrewPettit Sr. A 6-0 200 Wilmington,Del./TowerHillSchool8 KevinGersbeck Jr. M 5-9 177 MillerPlace,N.Y./MillerPlace9 Mike Monitto So. M 5-9 176 Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills10 ParkerKent Sr. M 6-1 195 Norwell,Mass.TheRoxburyLatinSchool11 Colin Kirst Sr. G 6-2 210 Bernardsville, N.J./Seton Hall Prep12 Ryan Klose Sr. M 5-11 200 West Linn, Ore./West Linn13 LoganFalconetti Fr. A 6-0 170 Viola,Del./SalesianumSchool14 DennyNealon Jr. A 5-11 175 GarnetValley,Pa./GarnetValley16 AustinPierce Sr. A/M 5-9 185 Chatham,N.J./Chatham17 Justin Angelel Jr. M 6-2 188 Bellevue, Wash./Bellevue18 MichaelHagenberger So. D 6-3 190 MountSinai,N.Y.MountSinai19 JamesSpence Jr. G 5-10 172 Springfield,Pa./Springfield20 John Sidorski Fr. A/M 6-2 186 East Islip, N.Y./East Islip21 JudahHicks So. LSM/D 6-1 182 Moorestown,N.J./Moorestown22 TommySchelling So. A 6-0 164 Warren,N.J./Delbarton24 JohnChace So. M 5-9 165 Providence,R.I./PomfretSchool27 ErikDiGirolamo Sr. M 5-9 180 Allentown,Pa./Parkland28 BenWeinberg Fr. M 5-11 197 Jericho,N.Y./Jericho29 EugeneYoon Fr. G 5-9 165 Princeton,N.J./IMGAcademy30 CalebCreasor Fr. G 5-10 172 Huntsville,Ontario/TheHillAcademy31 LiamLynch Jr. M 5-8 177 Foxboro,Mass./BrewsterAcademy33 JohnDanforth Fr. M 5-11 183 Skaneateles,N.Y./Skaneateles34 RyanNiggeman Fr. D 5-11 181 ChesterSprings,Pa./TheHaverfordSchool36 PatrickMcIlroy So. D 6-0 198 Westfield,N.J./Westfield38 Conor Gaffney Sr. M/FO 5-10 193 Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape40 ColinFowler Fr. D 6-1 193 KennettSquare,Pa./SalesianumSchool41 CharliePeck Fr. D/LSM 5-11 178 Wayland,Mass./Rivers42 MichaelDonaghy Jr. M 6-4 200 OldTappan,N.J./IMGAcademy(Fla.)/St.Joseph(N.J.)43 DavidPeterson Jr. D/LSM 6-0 196 MenloPark,Calif./SacredHeartPrep44 Justin Tiernan Fr. A 6-2 187 Huntington, N.Y./John Glenn45 TeddyLeggett Jr. LSM/D 5-8 166 Vaughan,Ontario/TheHillAcademy47 Cole Kirst So. A 6-3 203 Bernardsville, N.J./Seton Hall Prep48 JackBarclay So. M 6-3 185 Ridgewood,N.J./Ridgewood49 JackSpence Fr. M 6-0 173 Springfield,Pa./Springfield50 DanielRivera Sr. D 6-4 222 Newtown,Pa./LaSalleCollegeHighSchool55 AndrewEichelberger Sr. M 6-3 228 TheWoodlands,Texas/JesuitCollegePreparatory66 MattDouglas Jr. D 6-4 217 Randolph,N.J./DelbartonSchool77 ChristianMcHugh Sr. M 6-2 187 Bronxville,N.Y./IonaPrep88 AnthonyTangredi So. D 5-10 176 Smithtown,N.Y./Chaminade99 Mike Sisselberger So. FO/M 5-9 208 Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh

Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach: KevinCassese(Duke’03),13thSeasonAssociate Head Coach: WillScudder(Lehigh’11)Assistant Coaches: JohnCrawley(JohnsHopkins’17),JackDeragon(Ithaca’17)Director of Lacrosse Operations: Eddie Bouhall (Lehigh ’19)Director of Quality Control: Tom Cassese (C.W. Post ’67)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 2 Christian Mule’ (MULE-A)6 Crew Cinron (CIN-tron)7 Andrew Pettit (PET - it)8 KevinGersbeck(GERZ-beck)14 DennyNealon(NEAL-in)17 Justin Angelel (ANJ-ul-ell)18 MichaelHagenberger(HAY-gen-ber-gurr)

20 John Sidorski (SI-door-ski)27 ErikDiGirolamo(DE-ja-rall-eh-moe)28 Ben Weinberg (WINE-burg)34 Ryan Niggeman (NIG-man)

HeadCoach:KevinCassese(Ca-CEASE)AssistantCoach:JackDeragon(DUR-A-gin)


KEVIN CASSESESmithFamilyHeadCoach13thSeasonasLehighHeadCoach

AU.S.LacrosseNationalHallofFame inductee,KevinCasseseentershis13thseasonasLehigh’sheadmen’slacrossecoachin2020.InCassese’stime,hehasledtheMountainHawkstoback-to-backPa-triot League Championships – in 2012 and 2013 – followed by a third straightappearance inthe leaguetitlegamein2014andreturntripstothechampionshipgamein2018and2019.Lehighistheonlymen’slacrosseprograminthePatriotLeaguetoeachofthelastninePatriotLeagueTournamentsasexcitementcontinuestobuild. Entering 2020, the Mountain Hawks were ranked in all the major preseasonnationalpollsforasecondstraightseason.It’sforgoodreason,as over the last two years Cassese has led the Mountain Hawks to six wins over nationally-ranked opponents, a return to the national rankings andtwoPatriotLeagueChampionshipGameappearances.Lessthanamonthafterthe2018season,CassesewasnamedaninducteeintheNationalLacrosseHallofFameClassfollowingastellarplayingcareeratDuke,inMajorLeagueLacrosseandforTeamUSA. Mostrecently,CassesehelpedtheMountainHawkstoa9-8recordin 2019 despite several injuries to important players. Leading returning scorerAndrewPettitsufferedaseason-endinginjuryduringthepresea-son,witheventualAll-LeagueperformersLucasSpenceandChristianMcHughmissingmultiplegamesinFebruary.TheMountainHawkscontinuedtobattleanditpaidoffinMarch,goingaperfect6-0whichhelped them earn the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. Lehighearnedthreeconsecutivevictoriesoverrankedopponentsinthatspan, topping No. 16 Colgate (10-8), No. 17 Army West Point (11-8) and No. 15 Rutgers (13-10) in the span of 11 days. Also that month, Cassese wonhis100thcareergamewitha15-8victoryatNavy.TheMountainHawkswenton topickup ahard-foughtPatriotLeague semifinalvictoryforasecondstraightseason,toppingBostonUniversity10-9.LehighthenledArmy6-4lateinthethirdquarterinthetitlegame,buttheBlackKnightscamebacktowin. Asateam,theMountainHawks’defensefinishedsixthnationallyinscoringdefense(9.47),thefourthtimeinthelasteightyearsfinishingtop10inthecountry.Individually,ConorGaffneywasnamedPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheYear,Scholar-AthleteoftheYear(forasecondstraightseason)andanAcademicAll-American (also forasecondstraightyear).Gaffneybrokeanumberof schooland leaguerecords, includingfaceoffwins (249)andgroundballs (152).His69.7faceoffpercentagewasgoodforfourthnationally.GaffneywasoneofsixMountainHawksnamedAll-PatriotLeagueforasecondstraightseason,whichincludedfellowfirst teamhonoree,defensemanCraigChick.Chickcontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks,literally,breakingtheschoolrecordforcausedturnoversforathirdconsecutiveseasonwith42.Mostnotably,heendedhiscareerwithanNCAAcareerrecord160causedturnovers,becomingtheall-timeleaderinthechampionshipgamevs.Army.After the season,Chickwasnameda second teamAll-AmericanbyboththeUSILAandInsideLacrosse/Media,Lehigh’shighestUSILAAll-American in93years, sinceHughRobinsonwasnamedtothesecondteamin1926. The2018seasonsawLehighjumpbackintothenationalspotlight,beginning with road wins at No. 12 Army West Point and No. 18/19 Hofstrainthespanof10days.TheMountainHawkswentontofinishthe season 10-7. Earning the No. 4 seed in the league tournament, Lehigh dominatedColgateathome(11-6)thenpickedupa10-9overtimewinagainstNo.11/13Navy.Spencescoredthegame-winnerlessthanoneminuteintoovertimeasSpence(58points:35goals,23assists)andPettit

(66points:46goals,20assists)combinedfor124pointsin2018.Pettit,defensemanCraigChick and faceoff specialistConorGaffneywerenamedfirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguewhileSpence,defensemanEddieBouhallandlong-stickmidfielderTeddyLeggettearnedsecond-teamlaurels.LeggettalsowontheLehighAthletics’J.DanielNolanAwardpresentedtothedepartment’stopfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete. As a team, the Mountain Hawks led the nation in extra-man offense forthesecondtimeinsevenyearsasLehigh’s63.4percentagewasgoodfor second inNCAAhistory.Atonepoint,Lehigh converted eightstraight man-up opportunities and 16-of-19. The2018campaignmarkedthesecondtimeinsevenseasonstheMountain Hawks led the nation in man-up offense. The other time was 2012,whichfeaturedtheprogram’sbreakthroughasLehighfinished14-3andwonitsfirst-everPatriotLeagueTournamentChampionshiptoadvancetotheprogram’sfirstNCAATournament.The2012cam-paignfeaturedaschool-record14wins,nine-gamewinningstreakandtheprogram’shighest-evernationalranking;LehighcameinatNo.4nationallyinthefinalCoachesPollfollowingtheregularseason. Following a home-opening loss to Villanova in 2012, Lehigh promptlywonninestraightgamesand13-of-14toadvancetotheNCAATournament as the No. 7 overall seed. The Mountain Hawks hosted eventual National Finalist Maryland and gave the Terps their toughest fightontheirroadtothetitlegame.Despitefallingdown6-1inthefirsthalf, Lehigh responded with seven straight goals in front of a standing roomonlycrowdof2,278attheUlrichSportsComplex. Lehighpostedanimpressive8-3recordagainstnationally-rankedfoes,includingabig9-8winatNo.4NorthCarolinainMarch,propellingtheMountainHawksintothenationalpollsforthefirsttimesince2000.Lehighendedanumberoflongdroughts,defeatingUNCforthefirsttimesince1951,Yaleforthefirsttimesince1918andPennStateforthefirsttimesince1971.AbigpartofthesuccesscamefromtheMountainHawks’defense,whichstoodastheNo.2scoringdefense(onlybehindNotreDame),holdingopponentstoonly6.81goalspergame.Lehighpickedupitsfirstshutoutin40yearswitha13-0triumphoverMan-hattan,allowedonlytwogoalstoVMIandfiveorfewertoPennState,Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph’s. Cassese was named Patriot LeagueCoachoftheYearwhilefreshmanMattPoillonbecameLehigh’sfirst-everGoalkeeperoftheYear.EightcrackedtheAll-PatriotLeagueTeam,tiedformostinschoolhistory. In 2013, Lehigh won seven straight games, bridging the end of the regularseasonandPatriotLeagueTournament,tofinish12-5overall,undefeated in Patriot League play and earn the right to host the league tournament.LehighwentontodominateBucknellonitshometurf(11-5)foritssecondstraightleaguechampionship.Theawardscontinuedtoroll in for the Mountain Hawks as Poillon was named Patriot League GoalieoftheYearforasecondstraightseasonandaschool-recordfourplayerswerenamedUSILAAll-Americans,breakingtherecordofthreesetaseasonprior.Inaddition,theMountainHawksplacedaleague-bestthreeplayersontheAcademicAll-PatriotLeagueTeam. Thesuccesscontinuedinto2014astheMountainHawkswon13games,justoneshyoftyingtheschoolrecordsetjusttwoyearsprior.Lehighearnedathrilling7-6tripleovertimevictoryoverNo.20Vil-lanovainFebruaryandearnedconvincingleaguewinsoverBucknell(9-3), Navy (13-2), Holy Cross (20-4) and Lafayette (17-6). The Mountain HawksdefeatedNavyinthePatriotLeagueQuarterfinalsathomebeforeearninga12-11semifinalvictoryoverArmybehindaReidWebergoalwithjustthreesecondsremaining. SeveralMountainHawksenjoyedbreakoutseasons,ledbyattack-manDanTaylorwhorecorded45pointsoverhislastsevengamestofinishwith76points,whichfarandawayledthePatriotLeagueandwasmostamongCanadianplayersinallofDivisionILacrosse.TaylorwasnamedafirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguehonoree,aswasdefensemanTrippTelesco.ThreeotherswerenamedAll-LeaguewhilePoillon,TaylorandTelescowerenamedhonorablementionAll-Americansaswell. After struggling to begin 2015, the Mountain Hawks ended the seasononahighnote,winningfiveoftheirlastsixregularseasongames,defeatingapairofnationally-rankedopponentsinafive-dayspan(No.14PrincetonandNo.18StonyBrook).Taylorenjoyedanothersensa-tional season, posting 77 points to earn Patriot League Offensive Player



of theYearhonorsandhonorablementionAll-America recognition.Meanwhile,ayoungteamin2016wentontoadvancetotheprogram’ssixthstraightPatriotLeagueTournament,finishing4-4inleagueplayhighlighted by a thrilling 8-7 win at No. 20 Boston University. Lehigh’s 2017seasonwashighlightedbytwoconsecutivehomewinsoverna-tionally-ranked foes, defeating No. 16/18 Boston University (10-6) and No.13/14Princeton(15-10)whileearninga9-6homevictoryoverrivalBucknellonSeniorNighttoearntheprogram’sseventhstraightPatriotLeague Tournament berth. Setting the stage for the program’s breakthrough of 2012, the Moun-tainHawksjumpedsquarelyintothenationallacrossepicturein2011bynotonlyqualifyingforthePatriotLeaguepostseason,butalsoprovingtheycouldcompetewithanyoneinthecountry.LehighadvancedtoitsfirstPatriotLeagueTournamentsince2006.TheMountainHawksgotofftoaquick3-1start,whichincludeda14-10triumphoverNavy,theprogram’sfirstvictoryovertheMidshipmeninnearly100years.Lehighpostedthenation’seighthbiggestimprovementin2011,accordingtoLaxPower.com’scomputerrankings,whichtakesintoaccountmanyofthefactorsusedbytheNCAATournamentselectioncommittee. InhisfirstfouryearsatLehigh,CassesementoredatotalofnineAll-PatriotLeaguehonorees,includingfourin2011.FaceoffspecialistRyanSnydercrackedthefirstteamafterwinning61.6percentofhisdrawsand scoopinga then-PatriotLeague record118groundballs.JonathanStumpfwasnotonlynamedtothesecondteam,butalsobe-cameLehigh’sfirst-everCoSIDAAcademicAll-AmericanwhilebeingnamedaSeniorCLASSAwardfirstteamAll-American,USILAScholarAll-AmericanandPatriotLeagueScholar-AthleteoftheYear.Stumpf(alongwithteammateandcurrentLehighassistantcoachWillScudder)also played in the USILA North-South All-Star Game where he netted the eventual game-winning goal for the South. UnderCassese’swatch,Lehighhassentseveralplayerstoprofes-sionallacrosse.NinehavebeenselectedintheMajorLeagueLacrosseCollegiateDraftsince2013whilemultipleothershavebeenpickedintheplayerpool.RomanLao-Gosney(Florida)playedinmorethan50careergamessincewhiletwinbrotherCameron,MikeNooneandNoahMolnarwere all veterans of the league. Molnar won an MLL Championship in 2016andNoonein2017.Inaddition,TaylorwasthefirstselectionofdefendingNationalLacrosseLeagueChampionSaskatchewanRushinthe2015NLLCollegiateDraft.Hewaspicked12thoverallandwentontowinNLLChampionshipswithSaskatchewanin2016andCalgaryin2019. Cassese’splayershavebeen involved inUSLacrosseaswellasdefenseman Ty Souders tried out for the U.S. Under-19 Team as part of athree-daytrainingcampatUMBC.CameronandRomanLao-GosneyalsoparticipatedinnumerousscrimmagesforTeamUSA,beginningwiththeCapitalLacrosseClassiconOct.7,2012.Inthesummerandfallof2019,ColeKirstimpressedatU.S.Under-19Teamtryoutprocessaswell. Onapersonallevel,CassesemadehiscoachingdebutforUSLa-crosseatthe2014WorldLacrosseChampionshipsinDenver,servingasanassistantcoachunderTeamUSAheadcoachRichieMeade(Furman),alongsideassistantsDavePietramala(JohnsHopkins)andJeffTambroni(PennState).Cassese’sresponsibilitiesincludedfaceoffcoordinatorandgoaliecoordinatorwhilehandlingrides,clearsandthesubgame. Asaplayer,Cassesehadan impressive career representing theUSA.Hewasnamedtothe2010UnitedStatesMen’sNationalLacrosseTeam,travelingtoManchester,England.Hewasnamedco-captainofthatgoldmedalwinningteam,alongsideRyanPowell(Syracuse).Thatmarked the third time Cassese earned a spot on the National Team. Cassese also helped the United States to the gold medal at the 2002 InternationalLacrosseFederationWorldChampionships,whilestillanundergraduateatDukeUniversity.HewasalsoamemberoftheUnitedStatesteamthatplacedsecondatthe2006ILFWorldChampionshipsin London, Ontario. Cassese is oneof themostdecorated student-athletes inDukehistory.Hewasatwo-timecaptainandthree-timeAll-ACCselection.CassesehelpedleadtheBlueDevilstothreeNCAATournamentappear-ancesandapairofACCChampionshipsduringhiscollegiatecareer.CasseseearnedAll-Americahonorsonthreeseparateoccasions,includ-

ingfirst-teamaccoladesin2002and2003.Cassese,whoscored80goalsandhandedout38assistsinhiscareer,wasatwo-timeTewaaratonTrophyfinalistandgarneredACC Player of the Year honors in 2001. In 2002,CassesewastherecipientoftheLt.DonaldMacLaughlin,Jr.Awardasthena-tion’stopmidfielder.Hewasalsoastand-outintheclassroom,graduatingwitha3.59GPAwhileearninghisBachelor’sDegreeinSociologyfromDuke.Hewasselectedas aUSILAScholarAll-American,ACCAcademicHonorRollmember, andwasnamed the ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan HonoraryAwardrecipientforoutstandingathleticandacademicachievement. AfterhistimeatDuke,Cassesecon-tinuedhisplayingcareerinMajorLeagueLacrosse for seven years. Hewas thesecondoverallselectioninthe2003MLLDraftbytheRochesterRattlers.Amonghisprofessionalaccomplishmentsisearningaspot in both the 2006 and 2010 MLL All-Star Games, winning MVP of the 2016 game. Cassese was traded to the Philadelphia Barrageduringthesummerof2007(whichcoincidedwithhishiringatLehigh)andhelped lead his new team to the MLL title that year, as well as a spot in Champion-ship Weekend in 2008. Cassese’scoachingcareerbeforeLe-highincludedastintasanassistantcoachat his alma mater from 2005-07, helping leadtheBlueDevilstothe2007NationalChampionshipGame.HealsoservedasDuke’sinterimheadcoachforpartofthesummerof2006.PriortoDuke,CassesespentoneseasonatStonyBrookasanassistantwherehedirectedthenation’stopextramanoffenseandhelpedtheSeawolvestoa10-6recordinthespringof2005. A native of Port Jefferson Station, New York and graduate of Com-sewogueHighSchool,Casseseandhiswife,KatieGransonCassesewhoattendednearbyFreedomHighSchool,weremarriedinBethleheminDecemberof2006.Theyhadtheirfirstchild,Drew,inJulyof2011,theirsecondchild,Anna,inAugustof2013andthirdchild,Claire,inJulyof2016.

Cassese’s Coaching Resume

Year Record PL Home Notables2008 6-9 2-4 4-4 2009 4-11 2-4 0-6 Won at #16 Army and #20 St. John’s2010 8-7 2-4 4-3 Defeated#9Villanovaand#19Lafayette2011 7-9 3-3 5-4 PLSemifinals2012 14-3 5-1 5-2 School-record14wins Highestrankinginschoolhistory(#4) First Patriot League Championship2013 12-5 6-0 7-2 SecondStraightPLChampionship Hosted PL Tournament for 1st time2014 13-5 6-2 7-1 ThirdStraightPLTitleGameAppearance2015 7-9 3-5 3-4 WinsoverrankedPrinceton&StonyBrook2016 6-9 4-4 3-4 Win over ranked Boston U2017 7-7 4-4 5-1 WinsoverrankedBostonU&Princeton2018 10-7 5-3 4-4 Patriot League Championship Game2019 9-8 5-3 5-3 Wins over ranked Colgate, Army, Rutgers2020 1-0 0-0 1-0Total 104-89 ( .539) 47-37 ( .560) 53-38 ( .582)




WILL SCUDDERAssistantCoachSeventh Season at Lehigh

FormerLehighmen’slacrossestandoutWillScudder‘11entershisseventhseasononthecoachingstaffin2019,secondasassociateheadcoachandfifthasdefensive coordinator. Scudderwasnameddefensivecoordinatorprior to the2016 seasonandassociateheadcoach followingthe2018season.ScudderwasaformerteamcaptainandAll-PatriotLeaguehonoree as a Mountain Hawk. ScudderhashelpedLehigh jumpback into thenational spotlight,makingback-to-backPatriotLeagueChampionshipgamesin2018and2019,while also earning a preseason national ranking in both 2019 and 2020. The MountainHawksaretheonlyteamintheleaguewhohaveadvancedtothelast nine Patriot League Tournaments. Mostrecently,Scudderhelpedleadadefensethatfinishedsixthnation-ally in 2019, allowing just 9.47 goals per game. Lehigh’s man-down defense was also sixth in the nation (24.2). The Mountain Hawks allowed single-digit goalsinninegames,helpingtheteamposta9-8record,5-3inPatriotLeagueplayandearnaNo.2seedintheleaguetournament.ScudderhelpedguideLehightoa6-0March,includingthreewinsovernationally-rankedoppo-nents in the span of 11 days - topping No. 16 Colgate (10-8), No. 17 Army West Point (11-8) and No. 15 Rutgers (13-10). Aformerfaceoffmanhimself,ScudderhelpedcoachPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheYearConorGaffney,whowasalsonamedSchol-ar-Athlete of theYear (for a second straight season) and anAcademicAll-American(alsoforasecondstraightyear).Gaffneybrokeanumberofschool and league records, including faceoffwins (249) andgroundballs(152).His69.7faceoffpercentagewasgoodforfourthnationally.Gaffneywasoneof sixMountainHawksnamedAll-PatriotLeague fora secondstraightseason,whichincludedfellowfirstteamhonoree,defensemanCraigChick.Chickcontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks,literally,breakingtheschoolrecordforcausedturnoversforathirdconsecutiveseasonwith42.Mostnotably,heendedhiscareerwithanNCAAcareerrecord160causedturnovers,becomingtheall-timeleaderinthechampionshipgamevs.Army.Aftertheseason,ChickwasnamedasecondteamAll-AmericanbyboththeUSILAandInsideLacrosse/Media,Lehigh’shighestUSILAAll-Americanin93years,sinceHughRobinsonwasnamedtothesecondteamin1926. In 2018, the Mountain Hawks, were ranked as high as 12th nationally and defeated three nationally-ranked teams – beginning with road wins at No. 12 Army West Point and No. 18/19 Hofstra in the span of 10 days. The MountainHawkswentontofinishtheseason10-7,including5-3inPatriotLeague play. Earning the No. 4 seed in the league tournament, Lehigh domi-natedColgateathome(11-6)thenpickedupa10-9overtimewinagainstNo.11/13Navy,justdaysaftertheMidshipmenwonatSyracuse.LucasSpencescoredthegame-winnerlessthanoneminuteintoovertimeasSpence(58points: 35 goals, 23 assists) and Andrew Pettit (66 points: 46 goals, 20 assists) combinedfor124pointsin2018. Pettit,ChickandGaffneywerenamedfirst teamAll-PatriotLeaguewhileSpence,defensemanEddieBouhall and long-stickmidfielderTed-dyLeggett earned second-team laurels.Leggett ended theyearwith 61groundballs,becomingjustthethirdnon-faceoffspecialisttoreach50GBsinKevinCassese’s11-yeartenureasLehighheadcoach,theothersbeingCaseyEidenshink andChick.Leggett alsowon theLehighAthletics’ J.DanielNolanAwardpresented to thedepartment’s topfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete.GaffneywasnamedthePatriotLeagueScholar-AthleteoftheYearwhilegarneringthirdteamAcademicAll-AmericarecognitionbyCoSIDA.Aformerfaceoffspecialisthimself,ScudderworkedextensivelywithGaffney,wholedthePatriotLeagueinfaceoffpercentage(59.4),whileshatteringtheschoolrecordforfaceoffwins(212)–whichisalsogoodforsecondinleaguehistory. ScudderoversawadefensethatenteredAprileighthnationallyinal-lowing just 8.30 goals per game. The Mountain Hawks went on to allow just sixgoalsinthequarterfinalstoColgateandnineinthesemifinalsvs.Navy.Lehigh’sdefensewasledbyChick,whocontinuedtore-writetherecord

books,breakinghispreviousschoolrecordforcausedturnoverswith41.Heendedtheyearwith118inhiscareer,whichisalreadyaschoolandPatriotLeaguerecord,andtop10inNCAAhistory(withChick’ssenioryearlefttoplay).Aftertheseason,ChickwasnamedasecondteamInsideLacrosseAll-AmericanwhilegarneringhonorablementionAll-America from theUSILA. Inhisfirstyearon theLehighstaff, Scudderhelpedcoacha strongtandematfaceoffin2014thatwon54percentofitsdraws;RyanButtenbaumwon55percentandCaseyMcAdamwon52percentattheX.McAdamwasnamedPatriotLeagueRookieoftheWeekafterwinning17-of-23faceoffsagainst Monmouth then 15-of-20 vs. Holy Cross. Asateam,LehighadvancedtoitsthirdstraightPatriotLeagueCham-pionshipGamein2014,finishingtheseason13-5andwithinjustonewinof tying the school record set twoyearsprior.Thedefenseallowed just7.22goalspergame,goodforsecondinthenationandjust0.01behindthenation’s leader. In2015,apairofMountainHawkssplittimeatfaceoff,bothimpressingdownthestretch.FreshmanMattErnstshowedflashesofgreatness,whichincludedafour-gamestretch(atMonmouth,HolyCross,Colgateandvs.Princeton),whichsawhimwin58percentofhisdraws(49-of-85).McAdamendedhisseasononahighnote,winning14-of-21faceoffs inthePatriotLeagueQuarterfinalsatBucknell. TheMountainHawksstruggledtobegin2015,butbouncedbackinabigway.Lehighdefeatedapairofnationally-rankedopponentsinafive-dayspan,earningwinsoverNo.14PrincetonandatWilson’salmamaterand No. 18 Stony Brook. The Mountain Hawks defeated Lafayette in their regularseasonfinale,theirfifthwininsixgames,toreachtheirfifthstraightPatriot League Tournament. Lehighadvancedtoitssixthstraightleaguetournamentin2016,finish-ing 4-4 in Patriot League play. The Mountain Hawks’ defense had plenty of highlightmoments.Justafreshman,Chickledthenationincausedturnoverswith37whileseniorTrippTelescofinishedtiedforninthwith90.LehighallowedjustfourgoalstoNJIT,sixtoLafayetteandseveninadramaticwinatNo.20BostonUniversity,whichessentiallyclinchedtheMountainHawks’berth into the league tournament. ScudderhelpedleadLehightoitsseventhstraightleaguetournamentberth in 2017. As a team, the Mountain Hawks allowed just six goals in a home win over No. 16/18 Boston University. In the next home game, Lehigh allowedjust10inawinoverNo.13/14Princeton,holdingthenation’sNo.3rankedoffensetoitssecondlowesttotaloftheseasonwhichwasfivegoalslessthanitsseasonaverageenteringthegame.Individually,Chickcontinuedhisstellarplay,settingaschoolrecordwith40causedturnovers.HeandclassmateBouhallcombinedfor100groundballsand60causedturnoversontheseason,bothearningAll-PatriotLeaguehonors.ChickwasnamedtothefirstteamandgarneredInsideLacrossehonorablementionAll-Americarecognition. Scudderplayedin51gamesoverhiscareerintheBrownandWhite,highlightedbyhisjuniorcampaignwhenhewon56percentofhisfaceoffs(140-of-251)toearnSecondTeamAll-PatriotLeaguehonors.Thiscameafterasophomoreseasonwhichsawhimwin56percent (152-of-273)with69groundballs.ScudderplayedakeyroleintheriseoftheMountainHawks’program,advancingtotheleaguetournamentasaseniorin2011andhelpingset the stage for the two straight Patriot League Championships that followed in 2012 and 2013. Scudder endedhis collegiate careerbywinning331-of-612 faceoffs(54.1percent)with156groundballs.Healsoadded threegoalsand fourassists.ScudderplayedintheprestigiousNorth-SouthSeniorAll-StarGamefollowinghisseniorcampaign. Upongraduation,ScudderworkedwithA.G.Administrators,Inc.inthesportsinsuranceindustryfromSummer2011untilSpring2013,whilealsoservingasanassistantlacrossecoachatGreatValleyHighSchoolinFall2012andSpring2013.WhileatGreatValley,hehelpedleadtheschooltoitsfirstleaguetitle,coachedsixFirstTeamAll-Chesmontplayers,twomembersoftheAll-StateteamandoneALLAmerican.HethenmovedontoFeverLacrosseInc.inHaverford,Pa.whereheservedandcontinuestoserveasDirectorofOperations,inchargeofmanagingtournaments,camps,clinics,andthe14clubteamswithintheFeverProgram. CoachScudderresidesinHistoricBethlehemwithhiswifeMegan(aformerLehighgraduate‘10andwomen’slacrosseplayer),andsonWilliamSullivanScudderIII.



JOHN CRAWLEYAssistantCoachFirst Season at Lehigh

Former JohnsHopkinsAll-American JohnCrawleybeginshisfirstseasonontheLehighsidelinesin2019-20afterbeingnamedassistantcoachon July 29, 2019. After graduating from Hopkins in 2017, Crawley went ontocoachoneseasonatNotreDameandoneyearatColgate.HeisalsocurrentlyplayinginthePremierLacrosseLeaguewithAtlasLC.CrawleywillserveasoffensivecoordinatorfortheMountainHawks. “I am so pumped to have the opportunity to join the journey the Lehigh Lacrosseprogramison,ajourneytowardswinningthePatriotLeagueandNationalChampionship,”saidCrawley.“AsIhavegottentoknowCoachCasseseandCoachScudderinthepastcoupleweeks,IhavefeltthattheircommitmenttotheirplayersandthisprogramissomethingIwanttobeapartof,learnfromandgrowin.Theenvironmentthey’vecreatedofhard-workingplayerswithchipsontheirshoulderisoneIcan’twaittogettoworkwith.” CrawleybeganhiscoachingcareeratNotreDamein2018,helpingtheFighting Irish win the ACC Championship. While there, he worked primar-ilywiththefaceoffunitandwithplayersontheoffensivesideofthefield.CrawleythenmovedontoColgatein2019,alongsidenewRaiders’coachMattKarweckwhoCrawleyworkedwithatNotreDame.CrawleyhelpedColgatetoastrongstarttotheseason,includingaseason-openingvictoryoverSyracuse,tohelpjumpintothenationalrankings. “WearethrilledtowelcomeJohnCrawleyintotheLehighLacrossefamily,”saidCassese.“Asacoach,JohncaughtoureyeoverthepastyearastheoffensivecoordinatoratColgate.Wewereimpressedwithhisoverallcoachingstrategy,hisabilitytomaximizethepotentialofhisplayers,hisattentiontodetailincoachingthefinerpointsofoffensivestickworkandshootingmechanics,andhistirelessworkethicontherecruitingtrail.Asaplayer,Johnhasalwaysbeenadynamicleader,aselflessteammate,andakeycomponenttoeveryoffensehehaseverplayedin.HislacrosseIQisoffthechartsandhisloveforthegamebleedsthroughineverythinghedoes.JohnisarisingstarinthecoachingprofessionandweareexcitedheisnowofficiallyaMountainHawk.” At Johns Hopkins, Crawley played in all 60 games, starting 30, while posting70careergoalsand30assists.Amongmanyhighlights,Crawleywasatwo-timeUSILAhonorablementionAll-American.Thetwo-timecaptainwas named to the NCAA All-Tournament team as a sophomore, helping the BlueJaystotheFinalFour.Asafreshmanin2014,CrawleyscoredfourgoalsonfiveshotsagainstTowsontobecomethefirstHopkinsmidfieldertoscorefourgoalsinagamesincePaulRabilin2005.Alsostrongintheclassroom,CrawleywasnamedAcademicAll-BIGandaBIGDistinguishedScholarin2017. “JohnCrawleyhasquicklymoved through the coaching ranks inashortperiodoftime,”saidJohnsHopkinsheadcoachDavePietramala.“Itisatestamenttojusthowoutstandingacoachheis,howstronghisworkethicisandwhatagoodteacherhehasbecome.Moreover,JohnisoneofthefinestyoungmenIhavebeenaroundandisatrueleader.” Crawleywasselected33rdoverallbytheCharlotteHoundsinthe2017MajorLeagueLacrosseCollegiateDraft.Heimpressedfromthebeginning,postingsixgoalsandanassistinhisfirstMLLgame,garneringPlayerofthe Week honors. Now in the PLL, he has three goals and two assists this season for Atlas LC.

JACK DERAGONAssistantCoachFirst Season at Lehigh

JackDeragonbeginshisfirst seasonasassistantcoach in2019aftercomingtoLehighinAugustof2019.TheformerIthacaAll-Americangoal-keepercomestoLehighfollowingtwoseasonsatMountSaintMaryCollegeinNewburgh,N.Y. Deragonwillservesas theMountainHawks’goaliecoordinatorandassistantdefensivecoordinator. “WeareexcitedtowelcomeJacktotheLehighLacrossefamily,”saidCasseseatthetimeofhishire.“HeisaPennsylvanianative(UpperDublinHighSchool)whohadan impressivecollegiatecareerasagoaltenderatIthacaCollege,whichisaverywell-respectedprogramamongsttheentirecollegelacrosseworldunderHallofFameCoachJeffLong.Jackalsohastwoyearsofcoachingexperienceunderhisbeltwhileworkingwithandlearning fromCoachEricSeidemanatMountSaintMaryCollege. I amexcitedforJacktogettoworkwithourgoaltendingunitandassistCoachScudderwiththedefense.Hisknowledge,workethicandleadershipskillswill add tremendous value to our program.” AtMountSaintMary,Deragonservedasdefensivecoordinatorandgoalie coach,directing thedefense,man-downdefense, riding/clearinggameandmore.Healsoworkedwithgoaltenderdevelopmentwhilecre-atinganddevelopingaleadershipdevelopmentprogramforcurrentandrisingleadersontheteam.Underhistutelage,apairofdefendersreceivedAll-SkylineConferencerecognitioninboth2018and2019.DuringDeragon’sfirstseasonof2018,theKnights’defensedecreaseditsgoalsagainstaveragebynearlythreegoalsfromthepreviousseasonwhileturninga6-10recordin2017intoa12-7markandtriptotheprogram’sfirst-everSkylineConferenceChampionship Game. As aplayer,Deragonwasa four-yearmemberof the Ithacamen’slacrosseprogram, leadingtheBombers toastellar61-16record.Asase-nior,hepostedconferencebests ingoalsagainstaverage (7.62)andsavepercentage(58.3),amongstthenationalleadersinbothcategories.DeragonwasrewardedwithUSILAthirdteamAll-Americarecognition,alongwithEmpire8GoalieoftheYearandECACDivisionIIINorthDefensivePlayeroftheYearhonors.DeragonwasalsonamedAll-ConferenceandAll-Region. Deragon servedas team representative then later assistantdirectorofIthaca’sStudent-AthleteAdvisoryBoards(SAAC).Heservedasseniorcaptain and tookpart in thedepartment’sLeadershipAcademy,whichinstructsrisingleadersintheathleticsdepartment.



INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLSPLAYER1 Crew Cintron2 Christian Mule’3 Andrew Mapstone4 Sam Charlton5 Matt Marker6 MattIlchuk7 Andrew Pettit8 KevinGersbeck9 Mike Monitto10 Parker Kent11 Colin Kirst12 Ryan Klose13 LoganFalconetti14 DennyNealon16 AustinPierce17 Justin Angelel18 MichaelHagenberger19 JamesSpence20 John Sidorski21 JudahHicks22 TommySchelling24 JohnChace27 ErikDiGirolamo28 Ben Weinberg29 Eugene Yoon30 Caleb Creasor31 LiamLynch33 JohnDanforth34 Ryan Niggeman36 PatrickMcIlroy38 Conor Gaffney40 Colin Fowler41 CharliePeck42 MichaelDonaghy43 DavidPeterson44 Justin Tiernan45 Teddy Leggett47 Cole Kirst48 JackBarclay49 JackSpence50 DanielRivera55 AndrewEichelberger66 MattDouglas77 ChristianMcHugh88 Anthony Tangredi99 Mike Sisselberger

UtahDNP

12-11, 60:00DNPDNP

INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES

PLAYER11 Colin Kirst19 JamesSpence29 Eugene Yoon30 Caleb Creasor

Utah17-26, 65.42-4, 50.0

INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN-TOTAL, PCT.PLAYER38 Conor Gaffney99 Mike Sisselberger

Utah0-0-0, 03-0-3, 1DNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 0DNP

2-2-4, 30-1-1, 1DNP

0-0-0, 2DNP

0-1-1, 3DNPDNP

1-0-1, 1DNPDNP

0-0-0, 10-1-1, 20-0-0, 17-2-9, 4DNP

0-0-0, 2DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 11DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

1-0-1, 30-1-1, 1DNP

0-0-0, 2DNP

2-1-3, 10-0-0, 40-0-0, 00-0-0, 70-0-0, 1



2020 TOP PERFORMANCES

2020 TEAM TENDENCIESOverallRecord 1-0Home 0-0Road 0-0Neutral 0-0

PatriotLeagueRecord 0-0Non-LeagueRecord 1-0Postseason 0-0

Leadingafteronequarter 0-0Trailingafteronequarter 1-0Tiedafteronequarter 0-0

Leading at the half 1-0Trailing at the half 0-0Tied at the half 0-0

Leadingafterthreequarters 1-0Trailingafterthreequarters 0-0Tiedafterthreequarters 0-0

In overtime 0-0

Lehigh has more shots 1-0Opponent has more shots 0-0Shots are even 0-0

Lehigh has more saves 0-0Opponent has more saves 1-0Saves are even 0-0

Lehighwinsmorefaceoffs 1-0Opponentwinsmorefaceoffs 0-0Faceoffsareeven 0-0

Lehigh has more groundballs 1-0Opponent has more groundballs 0-0Groundballs are even 0-0

LehighscoresanEMOgoal 1-0Lehighdoesn’tscoreanEMOgoal 0-0

Gamesdecidedbyonegoal 0-0Gamesdecidedby2-4goals 0-0Gamesdecidedby5-8goals 1-0Gamesdecidedby9+goals 0-0

Lehighscoreslessthan10goals 0-0Lehighscores10-14goals 0-0Lehighscores15ormoregoals 1-0

Opponentscoreslessthan5goals 0-0Opponentscores5-9goals 0-0Opponentscores10ormoregoals 1-0

vs. Unranked Teams 1-0vs. Ranked Teams 0-0

Lehigh in February 1-0LehighinMarch 0-0Lehigh in April 0-0Lehigh in May 0-0

vs . the conferencesIndependent 1-0



#1 CREW CINTRONSr.•M•6-0•186•RockeyRiver,Ohio

2020 UPDATE:

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,sixtimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(5/3/19)Assists: 1,fivetimes;lastvs.ArmyWestPoint(5/5/19)Points: 2,fivetimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(5/3/19)Groundballs: 2,twotimes;lastvs.Bucknell(4/20/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games: 0;Multi-PointGames:5;HatTricks:0

#2 CHRISTIAN MULE’Fr.•A•5-9•160•DixHills,N.Y.

2020 UPDATE: -Scoredthreegoalsincollegiatedebutvs.Utah(2/8),includingabehind-the-backgoalforfirst-careergoal. Added a groundball.

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 3 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Assists: --Points: 3 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Groundballs: 1 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games: 1;Multi-PointGames:1;HatTricks:1

#5 MATT MARKERSo. • M • 6-0 • 180 • Bethlehem, Pa.

2020 UPDATE:

CAREER HIGHSGoals: --Assists: --Points: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure (4/13/19)Groundballs: 1,twotimes;lastvs.St.Bonaventure(4/13/19)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games: 0;Multi-PointGames:0;HatTricks:0

#7 ANDREW PETTITSr.•A•6-0•200•Wilmington,Del.

2020 UPDATE: -Impressedinfirstactionintwoseasons,postingtwogoals,twoassistandthreegroundballsagainstUtah (2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:5,threetimes;lastvs.Colgate(4/24/18)Assists: 5 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Points:7,threetimes;lastatHofstra(3/20/18)Groundballs: 6 at North Carolina (2/17/18)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Cornell (4/16/16)Multi-Goal Games:29;Multi-Point Games:32;Hat Tricks: 16

#8 KEVIN GERSBECKJr.•M•5-9•177•MillerPlace,N.Y.

2020 UPDATE: -Earnedfirst-careerstartintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8),postingfirst-careerpoint(anassist)and groundball.

CAREER HIGHSGoals: --Assists: 1 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Points: 1 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Groundballs: 1 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:0;Hat Tricks: 0

#9 MIKE MONITTOSo. • M • 5-9 • 176 • Melville, N.Y.

2020 UPDATE:

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,twotimes;lastvs.Bucknell(4/20/19)Assists: 1 vs. NJIT (3/2/19)Points: 2 vs. NJIT (3/2/19)Groundballs: 5 at Virginia (2/15/19)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:1;Hat Tricks: 0

#10 PARKER KENTSr. • M • 6-1 • 195 • Norwell, Mass.

2020 UPDATE: -CollectedapairofgroundballsintheseasonopeneragainstUtah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,eighttimes;lastatHolyCross(4/26/19)Assists:1,twotimes;lastatHolyCross(4/26/19)Points: 2 at Holy Cross (4/26/19)Groundballs: 3 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)Caused Turnovers:1,sixtimes;lastvs.ArmyWestPoint(3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:1;Hat Tricks: 0

#12 RYAN KLOSESr. • M • 5-11 • 200 • West Linn, Ore.

2020 UPDATE: -Dishedanassistandtiedacareer-highthreegroundballsintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:2,twotimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(5/3/19)Assists:1,sixtimes;lastatHolyCross(4/26/19)Points:2,threetimes;lastatHolyCross(4/26/19)Groundballs:3,twotimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Multi-Goal Games:1;Multi-Point Games:4;Hat Tricks: 0

#18 MICHAEL HAGENBERGERSo.•D•6-3•190•MountSinai,N.Y.

2020 UPDATE:

CAREER HIGHSGroundballs:2,twotimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(3/30/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)


#19 JAMES SPENCEJr.•G•5-10•175•Springfield,Pa.

2020 UPDATE: -Openedseasonwith12saves(11overfinalthreequarters)inseason-openingwinoverUtah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSSaves: 17,twotimes;lastvs.Navy(3/23/19)Fewest Goals Allowed (in start): 2 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Groundballs: 5,twotimes;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)

#20 JOHN SIDORSKIFr. • A/M • 6-2 • 186 • East Islip, N.Y.

2020 UPDATE: -Dishedanassistandaddedtwogroundballsandacausedturnoverincollegiatedebutvs.Utah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: --Assists: 1 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Points: 1 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Groundballs: 2 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:0;Hat Tricks: 0

#21 JUDAH HICKSSo.•LSM/D•6-1•182•Moorestown,N.J.

2020 UPDATE: - Tallied a groundball in the season opener vs. Utah (2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGroundballs: 4 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)

#22 TOMMY SCHELLINGSo. • A • 6-0 • 164 • Warren, N.J.

2020 UPDATE: -Monstergameintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8),postingcareerhighsingoals(7)andpoints(9).WasonegoalfromtyingtheprogramrecordandtwogoalsfromtyingthePatriotLeaguemark.NinepointsmarkedthemostpointsbyanyDivisionImen’slacrosseplayeroftheweekend.Alsoaddedacareer-highfourgroundballs.

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 7 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Assists: 3 at Loyola (4/6/19)Points: 9 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Groundballs: 4 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Caused Turnovers:1,twotimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(5/3/19)Multi-Goal Games:5;Multi-Point Games:12;Hat Tricks: 2

#27 ERIK DIGIROLAMOSr. • M • 5-9 • 180 • Allentown, Pa.

2020 UPDATE: -Postedtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnovers(totieacareerhigh)intheseasonopenervs.Utah (2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1,threetimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Assists: 1 at Holy Cross (2/25/17)Points:1,fourtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Groundballs: 3 vs. Colgate (4/24/18)Caused Turnovers: 2,twotimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)

#36 PATRICK MCILROYSo.•D•6-0•198•Westfield,N.J.

2020 UPDATE: - Caused a turnover in the season opener against Utah (2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGroundballs: 2 vs. Boston University (5/3/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Boston University (5/3/19)

#38 CONOR GAFFNEYSr. • FO/M • 5-10 • 193 • Mount Laurel, N.J.

2020 UPDATE: -Strongseasonopener,winning17-of-26faceoffswith11groundballsvs.Utah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1,twotimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(5/3/19)Assists:1,threetimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Points:1fivetimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(5/3/19)Faceoffs Won: 24 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Faceoffs Taken: 29 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Groundballs: 16,twotimes;lastvs.RobertMorris(4/10/19)

#45 TEDDY LEGGETTJr.•LSM/D•5-8•166•Vaughan,Ontario

2020 UPDATE: -Collectedthreegroundballsandscoredafourth-quartergoalintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1,fivetimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)Assists: 1,twotimes;lastvs.RobertMorris(4/10/19)Points:1,seventimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)Groundballs: 11vs.Bucknell(4/20/19)Caused Turnovers: 4,threetimes;lastatLoyola(4/6/19)Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0

#47 COLE KIRSTSo. • A/M • 6-3 • 203 • Bernardsville, N.J.

2020 UPDATE: -Recordedanassistandgroundballintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:2,twotimes;lastatLoyola(4/6/19)Assists:1,fourtimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)Points:2,threetimes;lastatLoyola(4/6/19)Groundballs: 2 vs. Hofstra (2/9/19)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:2;Multi-Point Games:3;Hat Tricks: 0

#55 ANDREW EICHELBERGERSr. • M • 6-4 • 230 • The Woodlands, Texas

2020 UPDATE: - Had two goals, an assist and groundball in the season opener vs. Utah (2/8). Three points tied a careerhigh.

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 3,twotimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(3/30/19)Assists: 1,ninetimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)Points: 3,fivetimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)Groundballs:4atBucknell(4/20/18)Multi-Goal Games:12;Multi-Point Games:13;Hat Tricks: 2



#66 MATT DOUGLASJr.•D•6-4•217•TheWoodlands,Texas

2020 UPDATE: -Strongseasonopenerwithfourgroundballsandacausedturnoverintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure (4/13/19)Points: 1 vs. St. Bonaventure (4/13/19)Groundballs: 8 at Navy (3/23/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)

#77 CHRISTIAN MCHUGHSr. • M • 6-2 • 187 • Bronxville, N.Y.

2020 UPDATE: -Openedseasonwithacausedturnoverintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Assists: 1,fourtimes;lastvs.BostonU.(5/3/19)Points: 3 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Groundballs: 3 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Colgate (4/24/18)

#88 ANTHONY TANGREDISo.•D•5-11•176•Smithtown,N.Y.

2020 UPDATE: -Bigseasonopener,postingcareerhighsingroundballs(7)andcausedturnovers(3)vs.Utah(2/8).

CAREER HIGHSGroundballs: 7 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Utah (2/8/20)

#99 MIKE SISSELBERGERSo. • FO/M • 5-9 • 208 • Center Valley, Pa.

2020 UPDATE: -Won2-of-4faceoffsincollegiatedebutvs.Utah(2/8),addingagroundballandcausedturnover.

CAREER HIGHSGoals: --Assists: --Points: --Faceoffs Won: 2 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Faceoffs Taken: 4 vs. Utah (2/8/20)Groundballs: 1 vs. Utah (2/8/20)




GAME 1•FEB. 8, 2020BETHLEHEM, PA.

NO. 19 LEHIGH 16, UTAH 11

BETHLEHEM,Pa.–Trailing5-3earlyinthesecondquarter,theNo.19Lehighmen’slacrosseteamrespondedwithfivestraightgoalsand eight of the next 10 to defeat visiting Utah, 16-11 on Saturday at the UlrichSportsComplex.Sophomore Tommy Schellingpacedtheoffensewithacareer-highsevengoalstocomejustoneshyoftyingtheprogramrecord.HealsohadtwoassiststobecomethefirstMountainHawkwithnineormorepointssinceDanTaylorin2015.Defensively,sophomoreAnthony Tangredi put forth a big game with seven groundballs and threecausedturnovers.LehighwillnowturnitsattentiontonextSat-urday,Feb.15,asittravelstodefendingnationalchampionVirginiafora1p.m.faceoff. Schelling’ssevengoalsweremostbyaLehighplayersinceTaylorscoredsevenonApril18,2014atLafayette.Manyotherscontributedoffensively,includingfifth-yearseniorAndrew Pettit who opened the scoringjust1:05intothecontestandfinishedwithtwogoalsandtwoassists. Senior Andrew Eichelberger impressed with two goals and an assist as well. Freshman Christian Mule’ scoredthreegoals,includingtwoontheextraman,astheMountainHawksfinished5-of-7onthemanadvantage.Thefiveman-upgoalswereLehigh’ssmostsinceitalsohadfiveonFeb.6, 2016 vs. NJIT. Along with Tangredi’s big day, junior Matt Douglas tallied four groundballsandacausedturnover.SeniorErik DiGirolamo posted two groundballsandtwocausedturnovers.SeniorConor Gaffneyfinished17-of-26facingoffwith11groundballs. TheteamstradedgoalsformostofthefirstquarteruntiltheUteswentona3-0surgetotakea5-3leadearlyinthesecondquarter.That’swhenEichelbergergotontheboardwith12:42leftinthesecondquarter,sparkinga5-0runwhichincludedMule’sfirstofthedayandSchelling’sthirdandfourth.Schellingaddedhisfifthwith1:04leftinthefirsthalfto give the Mountain Hawks a 9-6 halftime advantage. Utahopenedthescoringintheopeningminutesofthethirdquarter,butgoalsfromSchellingthenPettitgavetheMountainHawksan11-7advantagemidwaythroughthequarter. From that point forward, Lehigh led by multiple goals. Utah pulled ascloseastwo(11-9),buttheMountainHawksoutscorestheUtes5-2inthefourthquarterforthe16-11victory. For the game, Lehigh held a 48-40 edge in shots while the Mountain Hawks held a 51-35 advantage in groundballs.

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