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February2 NJIT W, 15-89 HOFSTRA L, 4-315 at #11 Virginia L, 11-824 at #4 Cornell L, 14-9

March2 at #16/19 Colgate* W, 10-89 ARMY WEST POINT* 1:0012 at Rutgers 7:0017 LAFAYETTE* 1:0023 at Navy* 12:0030 BOSTON U* 2:00

April6 at Loyola* 11:00 a.m.10 ROBERT MORRIS 5:0013 ST. BONAVENTURE 3:0020 BUCKNELL* 12:0026 at Holy Cross* 7:0030 PatriotLeagueQuarterfinals

May3 PatriotLeagueSemifinals5 Patriot League Championship Game *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS

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Lehigh RutgersOverall Record 3-3 4-2Goals/Game 9.33 11.00 Goals Allowed/Game 8.83 9.67Shot Pct. .243 .269Shots/Game 38.3 40.8Shots Allowed/Game 31.8 40.0Assists 28 31Man-Up Percentage .217 (5-23) .200 (2-10)Groundballs 244 193Turnovers 103 92Caused Turnovers 62 39Faceoffs (W-L) 90-129 75-146Faceoff Percentage .698 .514Clears 107-122 118-134Clear Percentage .877 .881Penalties/Minutes 20/16:00 16/11:30Home Attendance 1,383 6,117Dates/Avg. 3/461 4/1,529

L E H I G H

SETTING THE SCENEWinnersoftwostraighttojumpbackintothenationalrankings,theNo.16Lehighmen’slacrosseteamsissetforaTuesdaynightshowdownatNo.15Rutgers.Openingfaceoffissetfor7p.m.ontheBigTenNetwork.TheMountainHawksarecomingoffconsecutivewinsovernationally-rankedColgateandArmyWestPoint,winning10-8then11-8,respectively.

TheBlackKnightsscoredfirstonSaturday,buttheMountainHawksusedtwo4-0runsonthewaytovictory.Lehightooka4-1leadintothesecondquarterbeforeArmyrespondedtopulleven,butfresh-man Tommy SchellingscoredwiththreesecondsleftinthequartertogiveLehigha5-4halftimeedge.Armyscored30secondsintothethirdquarter,butSchellingscoredagain,just35secondsafterthat,togivehimtwogoalsandtheMountainHawksa6-5edge.ThatsparkedLehigh’ssecondsfour-goalrun,whichsawfellowfreshmanCole Kirstscoretwiceaswell.Itmarkedthefirst-careermulti-goalgamesforbothSchellingandKirst.

TheBlackKnightspulledascloseas10-8with6:02remaining,butLehigh’sdefense,whichcurrentlystandsseventhnationally,continuedtostandtallasArmywouldn’tgetanycloser.SeniorCraig Chick ledthedefensewithfourgroundballsandfourcausedturnoverstopickupPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeekforthesecondtimethisseason.ClassmateEddie Bouhall had four groundballs and acausedturnoverwhileholdingArmy’sleadingscorer,freshmanBrendanNichterntojustagoalandassistafterenteringwith24points(12goals,12assists)throughhisfirstfivecollegiategames.Nichtern’sassistcameintransitionwhenBouhallwasn’tcoveringhim.

Senior Lucas Spencecontinuedhisstrongplayafterhisreturntothelineup,postinghissecondstraighthattrickandfinishingwiththreegoalsandanassist.HewasnamedPatriotLeagueOffensivePlayeroftheWeek,withjuniorConor GaffneygarneringhissecondstraightFaceoffSpecialistoftheWeekhonor.Gaffneywas18-of-23attheXwith11groundballstouphispercentagetoover70percent.Inleagueplay,Gaffneyisnow35-of-43facingoff(81.4percent).Sophomore James SpencewonhissecondstraightGoalkeeperoftheWeekawardaswell,making10saves–nineoverthefinalthreequarters,includinganumberoftimelystops.Intheend,LehighwonfourofthefiveweeklyawardsonMonday(allexceptRookieoftheWeek).

TheMountainHawksarecurrentlytiedwithNavyforfirst inthePatriotLeaguewithidentical2-0leaguemarks,withLoyolaat1-0.Lehighstandsseventhnationallyinscoringdefense(8.83),tiedforfirstingroundballs(40.67)andthirdinfaceoffwinningpercentage(0.698).

OnTuesday,Lehighwilllooktowinathirdstraightgameagainstanationally-rankedopponentforthefirsttimesince2013whenitbeatNo.12PennStateonMar.9(12-10),No.9BucknellonApr.12(11-7)andNo.13BucknellonApr.28(11-5).

IF LEHIGH BEATS RUTGERS

SCHEDULE/RESULTS

MEN’S LACROSSEGAME 7: NO. 16 LEHIGH AT NO. 15 RUTGERSLEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (3-3, 2-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) at

RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS (4-2, 0-0 BIG TEN)

TUESDAY, MAR. 12, 2019 • 7 P.M.HIGHPOINT.COM STADIUM• PISCATAWAY, N.J.

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LEHIGH LACROSSEAT A GLANCE...

•Lehigh’s39victoriesfrom2012-14 was tied for third in the nation during that span. The win total onlytrailedDukeandLoyolaandwastiedwithDenver.•Lehighhasreacheddouble-fig-ure victories in four of the lastseven seasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018) after havingdouble-figurewins just four times in the first 112 years of program history: 1969, 1993, 1994 and 1997.

Senior Craig ChickPreseason First Team All-American

131 Career Caused Turnovers(3rd in NCAA History)

Tewaaraton Award Watch List

•LehighwouldbeatRutgersforthefirsttimesince1961,an8-7victory.•TheMountainHawkswouldbeatthreestraightnationally-rankedteamsforthefirsttimesince2013.•Lehighwouldwinathirdstraightgameforthefirsttimesinceearlylast(2018) season.

SCOUTING RUTGERSRutgersstands4-2ontheseason,withitsonlytwodefeatscomingtoPatriotLeaguefoesArmy(10-7)andLoyola(13-7).Mostrecently,Rutgerspickedupa9-8winoverin-statefoePrincetonSaturday,despitetheTigersholdinga46-37 edge in shots. Adam Charalambides leads the offense in goals (15) and points(21)whileKiernanMullinsisn’tfarbehindwith20points(13goals,seven assists) in only four games. Tommy Coyne is third with 10 points (six goals,fourassists).KylePlessleadsthedefensewitheightcausedturnoverswhileasateam,Rutgershaswon51.4percentofitsfaceoffs.Ingoal,MaxEdelman has been sensational with an 8.75 goals against average and 0.646 savepercentage.


LAST TIME OUTBETHLEHEM,Pa.(3/9/19)–AfterNo.16/17ArmyWestPointscoredfirst,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamrecordedtwoseparate4-0runsandnevertrailedagainastheMountainHawkspickedupanotherbigPatriotLeaguewin,11-8,onSaturdayafternoon.SeniorLucasSpenceledtheoffensewiththreegoalsandanassist,goodforhissecondstraighthattricksincehisreturntothelineup.JuniorConorGaffneycontinuedhisstellarplayfacingoff,winning18-of-23with11groundballstoimprovehisseasonpercentageto70.6.Withthevictory,Lehighimprovesto3-3,2-0 in Patriot League play.

Score By QuarterArmy 1 3 1 3 8Lehigh 4 1 4 2 11

Lehigh ScoringGOALS:LucasSpence(3),TommySchelling(2),AndrewEichelberg-er(2),ColeKirst(2),AlexTumminello(1),MickeyFitzpatrick(1)ASSISTS:MickeyFitzpatrick(1),TristanRai(1),LucasSpence(1),Alex Tumminello (1)

Final Statistics Army LehighShots 35 38Groundballs 29 45Faceoffs 5-23 18-23Clears 18-23 20-24Extra-man opps 1-2 0-1Saves 15 10Turnovers 21 18

BETHLEHEM,Pa.(3/14/18)–Aback-and-forthgamesawfourties,with neither team leading by more than two goals, as No. 18/16 Rutgersscoredthegame-winninggoalwith4:17remainingtodowntheNo.16/18Lehighmen’slacrosseteam8-7onacoldandwindyWednesdaynightattheUlrichSportsComplex.Anevenmatchupsawnearlyidenticalstatisticsacrosstheboard,whichincluded25shotsapiece.

Score By QuarterRutgers 2 1 4 1 8Lehigh 2 1 2 2 7

Lehigh ScoringGOALS:LucasSpence(2),AndrewPettit(1),ParkerKent(1),TeddyLeggett(1),JohnMehok(1),AndrewEichelberger(1)ASSISTS:AndrewPettit(1),TristanRai(1),LucasSpence(1)

Final Statistics Rutgers LehighShots 25 25Groundballs 20 26Faceoffs 8-19 11-19Clears 16-18 16-17Extra-man opps 1-2 1-2Saves 6 7Turnovers 12 15

ALL-TIME SERIES WITH RUTGERSRutgers leads the all-time series against Lehigh, 39-9-1 following last season’s8-7victoryover theMountainHawks.Anevenmatchup sawneitherteam lead by more than two goals. The Mountain Hawksscoredtwostraight inthefourthtotiethescoreat seven,but theScarletKnights scored thegame-winning goal with 4:17 remaining. It was only thethirdmeetingbetweenthetwoschoolssince1971.Rutgers has won 13 straight in the all-time series. Priortolastyear,theteamshadn’tplayedsinceApr.11,1990,a21-6Rutgerswin.Lehigh’slastwinwasin1961,an8-7victory.Thefirst-evergamebetweenthesidescamein1887,a12-0Lehighwin.ItcameinLehighLacrosse’sthirdseason;itwastheprogram’sfifth-evergameandfirstshutout.

PL OPENING WIN AT COLGATE (MAR. 2)- Lehigh opened Patriot League play with a 10-8 win atNo.16Colgate,aresurgentteamwhichopenedits seasonbywinningat Syracuse.LehighbeganPatriot League play with a win for the ninth time in the last 10 years, while also besting Colgate for the ninth time in its last 10 tries. - Senior Lucas Spence returned from injury and madeanimmediateimpact,scoringjust48secondsinto the contest.After theRaiders pulled even,theMountainHawksendedthehalfona5-1runto takeacommanding6-2halftimeedge.Colgatescoredfourstraighttobeginthethirdquarterandpulleven,buttheMountainHawksrespondedwiththreegoalsoverthefinal2:51ofthestanzatoretakeacommanding9-6lead,onthewaytovictory.-Spencehelpedpacetheoffensewithfivepointsviathree goals and two assists. Junior Andrew Eichel-bergerscoredtwicetouphisseasontotaltoseven.Senior Tristan Rai had a goal and two assists while junior Crew Cintron postedhisfirstpointsoftheseason, tallying a goal and assist. - Junior Conor Gaffney was one of the stories of the game,winning 17-of-20 faceoffswith 14groundballs. He was honored with Patriot League FaceoffSpecialistoftheWeekforthefirsttimethisseasonandeighthtimeinhiscareer(12thweekly

Overall: Rutgers leads, 39-9-1Last Meeting: Mar. 14, 2018Last Result: Rutgers, 22-6CurrentStreak: Rutgers-13winsLast 10: Rutgers, 10-0

Last 10 meetings:Mar. 14, 2018 at Lehigh Rutgers, 8-7Apr. 11, 1990 at Rutgers Rutgers, 21-6Apr. 12, 1989 at Lehigh Rutgers, 20-5Apr. 28, 1971 at Rutgers Rutgers, 17-1Apr. 28, 1970 at Lehigh Rutgers, 22-3Apr. 29, 1969 at Rutgers Rutgers, 15-6Apr. 30, 1968 at Lehigh Rutgers, 15-4May 2, 1967 at Rutgers Rutgers, 15-5May 14, 1966 at Lehigh Rutgers, 18-4May 15, 1965 at Rutgers Rutgers, 13-4*Patriot League Tournament

LAST GAME VS. RUTGERS (NOTES)- Rutgers jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but the MountainHawksquicklyansweredwithtwostraightandfourofthenextfivegoalstotakea4-3leadearlyinthethirdquarter.Averydefensivegameopenedupabitinthethirdquarterwithsixcombinedgoals.-Lehighscoredthefirsttwoofthefourth,byTeddyLeggettandLucasSpence,toeventhescoreatseven.After theScarletKnightsscoredthego-aheadgoal,theMountainHawkshadtwopossessions,thefirstofwhichendedwithasavefromRutgers’goalkeeperMax Edelmann with 2:46 remaining. Lehigh went man-downwithoneminuteremaining,butforcedaturnoverwith25secondsontheclockandhadonefinal chance topull even, but stillman-down, theMountainHawkscouldn’tgetashotoffagainstanaggressive Rutgers defense.-Spence ledLehigh’soffensewithtwogoalswhileAndrew Pettit had a goal and assist, his seventh double-figurepointeffortinasmanygamesthissea-son.EddieBouhalltalliedthreegroundballsandtwocausedturnoversondefensewhileCraigChickhadagroundballandcausedturnovertoreach94careercausedturnovers.- JamesSpencemade seven saves,which includedstopping3-of-4inthesecondquarter.-ConorGaffneywasaperfect 4-of-4 in the fourthquartertofinish11-of-19forthegame.- In the end,Lehigh’sdefenseheldRutgers to sin-gle-digitgoalsforjustthesecondtimein2018.Ontheotherside,theMountainHawks’sevengoalsmarkeda season low. -Eachteamfiredjust25shotsforthegame,bothwellundertheirseasonaverages;Lehighwasaveraging35.5 shotspergame coming inwhileRutgerswasaveraging 34.8.

RUTGERS SERIES HISTORY

LAST TIME VS. RUTGERS

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONESPlayer Milestone CurrentlyEddieBouhall 150groundballs 137 100causedturnovers 73CraigChick 200groundballs 192 150causedturnovers 131AndrewEichelberger 50points 32 50 goals 27 50 groundballs 30Conor Gaffney 250 groundballs 249 500faceoffwins 437ParkerKent 50groundballs 29Teddy Leggett 100 groundballs 87 50causedturnovers 30ChristianMcHugh 50groundballs 26Tristan Rai 150 points 147 100 goals 83 50 groundballs 54Matt Rimol 50 groundballs 29JamesSpence 200saves 189LucasSpence 100points 93 50 assists 34 50 groundballs 57

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 JohnsHopkins 32 .696 Yale 32 .681

WINS FROM 2012-14 Patriot League Preseason HonorsPreseason All-League: CraigChick,EddieBouhall,Conor Gaffney, Teddy Leggett, Andrew Pettit

Patriot League Weekly HonorsOffensive Player of the Week: LucasSpence(3/11)Defensive Player of the Week: CraigChick (2/4,3/11)Goalkeeper of the Week: JamesSpence(3/4,3/11)Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Conor Gaffney (3/4, 3/11)Rookie of the Week:Honorable Mentions: Lucas Spence (2/4),ConorGaffney(2/4),JudahHicks(2/4)

AWARDS & HONORS

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awardoverall,includingfourRookiesoftheWeek).Gaffneyisuptofifthnationallyinfaceoffwinningpercentagethisseason(68.8).- Sophomore James Spencewasstrongingoal,making11saves,whichincludesstoppingsixofeightsenthiswayinthefirsthalf.SpencewasalsorecognizedbythePatriotLeaguewithGoalkeeperoftheWeeklaurels.-Defensively,sophomoreTeddy Leggettplayedanimportantroleonthefaceoffwing,whilealsoshut-tingdownColgate’stopmidfielderGriffinBrown;Brownwasheldpoint-lesswhileLeggettcollectedfivegroundballs.-TheMountainHawkshelda31-10edgeingroundballsforthegame.

SEASON-OPENING WIN VS. NJIT (FEB. 2)-TheseasonopenerwasoriginallyscheduledtobeplayedatNJIT,butwasmovedtoLehigh.-TheMountainHawksjumpedouttoaquick4-0lead,withseniorLucas Spence having a hand in two ofthosegoals.NJITpulledwithintwo,butthat’sascloseasitwouldcome.TheMountainHawksscoredfiveofthenextsixgoalstotakea9-3lead,andlaterwentona5-0runtotakea14-5advantage,onthewaytothe15-8victoryandtheirfourthstraightseason-openingvictory(alloverNJIT).-Overall,itmarkedLehigh’sninthseason-openingwininitslast10tries.-Spenceledtheoffensewithsixpointsbehindtwogoalsandacareer-highfourassists.JuniorAndrew Eichelbergerscoredacareer-highthreegoalsforhisfirst-careerhattrickwhileseniorMickey Fitzpatrick tiedacareer-highthreepoints.-Intheend,Lehigh’sstartingattackandmidfielderscombinedfor11goalsandsevenassists.Includedwerefirst-careergoalsfromfreshmenMike Monitto and Cole Kirst whobothstartedinthemidfield,while Tommy Schellingtalliedhisfirst-careergoalaswell.SeniorAlexander Tumminelloscoredtwice,anewcareerhigh.-Lehigh’sclosedefensecombinedfor17groundballsand12causedturnovers,astheMountainHawkscaused19ofNJIT’s30turnovers.- Senior Craig Chick ledthewaywithninegroundballs(justonefromtyingacareerhigh)andsevencausedturnoverstoearnPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeekforthethirdtimeinhiscareer.HemovedfromeighthintoatieforfourthplaceinNCAAhistoryforcareercausedturnovers(123).-Meanwhile,classmateEddie Bouhall hadcareerhighsingroundballs(7)andcausedturnovers(5),while Matt Rimoltalliedacareer-hightwocausedturnovers.Bouhallalsomovedintofourthplaceinschoolhistoryincausedturnovers(67).- Freshman Judah Hickshadfourgroundballsandtwocausedturnoversinhiscollegiatedebutwhilejunior Christian McHughrecordedtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnovers.- Junior Conor Gaffney won14-of-20faceoffswith10groundballs,winning13ofhisfinal17afterlosingtwoofhisfirstthree.

CHICK NAMED TO TEWAARATON WATCH LISTLehighmen’slacrosseseniorCraig Chick,currentlythirdinNCAAhistoryforcausedturnovers,hasgarneredanotherhonorashewasnamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchList,asannouncedThursdaynight,Feb.28.Oneofjust50honoreesnationallyandfiveinthePatriotLeaguerecognized,ChickmarksLehigh’sTewaaratonAwardcandidateinasmanyyears–followingclassmateAndrewPettitwhowasaddedtothewatchlistinlateMarch.ChickisLehigh’sfirsthonoreenamedtotheinitialwatchlistsinceDanTaylorin2015.TheTewaaratonWatchListsincludethetopplayersacrossallthreedivisionsofNCAAlacrosseandhighlighttheearlycontendersforthe2019TewaaratonAward,whichhonorsthetopmaleandfemalecollegelacrosseplayerintheUnitedStates.TheselectioncommitteesaremadeupofpremiercollegiatecoachesandareappointedannuallybyTheTewaaratonFoundation. ChickwasanInside LacrossepreseasonAll-Americanaftergarneringhonorablementionthensecondteamlaurelsfollowinghissophomoreandjuniorseasons,respectively.ChickalsogarneredUSILAhonorablementionAll-Americarecognitionfollowinghisjuniorcampaign.Thetwo-timefirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguehonoreeenteredhisseniorseasonwith167groundballs,118causedturnovers,sixgoalsand10assists.Herecordedanation’sleading37causedturnoversasafreshmanandschool-record40asasophomore,beforebreakinghisownmarkwith41asajunior.

LEHIGH RANKED 13TH IN PRESEASON POLLSWiththeseasonsettoopenthisSaturdayagainstNJIT,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamhasbeenrankedNo.13inbothpreseasonpollsreleasedMonday–theUSILACoachesPollandInside Lacrosse DivisionIMediaPoll.ThiscomesaftertheMountainHawkswerealsoranked13thintheInside LacrosseFace-OffYearbookand Lacrosse Magazine Nike/USLacrosseRankings. ThenationalrankingsareLehigh’shighestsincebeingranked11thbythecoachesand10thbythemediaentering the 2013 season.

PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall W L W LNavy 2 0 4 2LEHIGH 2 0 3 3Loyola 1 0 4 2Army West Point 1 1 4 2Colgate 1 1 3 2Bucknell 1 1 2 4BostonUniversity 0 1 5 2Lafayette 0 2 4 3Holy Cross 0 2 2 4*Before Games Tuesday, Mar. 12

Upcoming Patriot League ScheduleTuesday ArmyWestPointatBinghamton 4p.m.BucknellatNorthCarolina 4p.m.Cleveland State at Lafayette 5 p.m.Lehigh at Rutgers 7 p.m.

Team (Record) Pts Last1 Penn State (6-1) 385 (12) 62 Duke(6-1) 365(3) 53 Yale (3-1) 357 (4) 44 Cornell (4-1) 334 (1) 35 Towson (5-1) 316 16 Maryland (6-1) 301 77 NotreDame(3-1) 274 108 Ohio State (6-0) 260 99 Loyola (4-2) 255 210 Denver(4-2) 198 811 Virginia (4-2) 197 1212 High Point (6-1) 187 1313 Syracuse(3-2) 180 1514 Georgetown (6-1) 121 1815 North Carolina (4-2) 86 1916 Rutgers (4-2) 64 n/r17 JohnsHopkins(2-3) 55 1718 Army West Point (4-2) 54 1619 Villanova (3-3) 37 1120 LEHIGH (3-3) 33 n/rReceivingVotes:UMass,Richmond,Navy, Colgate, Ho-bart,Penn,Princeton,Delaware,Drexel,Albany

Team (Record) Pts Last1 Penn State (6 - 1) 517 (14) 42 Duke(6-1) 496(5) 63 Cornell (4 - 1) 471 (3) 24 Yale (3 - 1) 446 (4) 45 Towson (5 - 1) 418 16 Maryland (6 - 1) 408 (1) 77 NotreDame(3-1) 380 108 Loyola (4 - 2) 359 39 Ohio State (6 - 0) 358 910 High Point (6 - 1) 290 1211 Denver(4-2) 273 812 Virginia (4 - 2) 250 1313 Syracuse(3-2) 217 1414 Georgetown (6 - 1) 191 1615 Rutgers (4 - 2) 122 2016 LEHIGH (3 - 3) 70 --17 JohnsHopkins(2-3) 52 1818 Army (4 - 2) 48 1719 Colgate (3 - 2) 47 2320 Penn (2 - 3) 41 26ReceivingVotes: Richmond,Villanova,Navy, North Carolina,Hobart,Princeton,Delaware,UMass,Boston University

2019 opponents in Bold Italics

AROUND THEPATRIOT LEAGUE

USILA COACHES POLL (3/11)

INSIDE LACROSSE MEDIA POLL (3/11)



TEAM CAPTAINS ANNOUNCEDWith the 2019 season opener now less than three months away, Lehigh head men’slacrossecoachKevin Cassese announcedtheMountainHawks’2019captainsonMonday.SeniorsCraig Chick, Andrew Pettit and Chris Kiernan willallserveascaptains,withEddie Bouhall and Lucas Spence holding the roleofassistantcaptains.

CHICK, PETTIT NAMED SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATESStrongonandoffthelacrossefield,Lehighmen’slacrosseseniorsCraig Chick and Andrew Pettit havebeennamedtwoofthe30candidatesnation-widefortheprestigiousSeniorCLASSAward,asannouncedonMonday,Mar.4.AnacronymforCelebratingLoyaltyandAchievementforStayinginSchool®,theSeniorCLASSAwardfocusesonthetotalstudent-athleteandencour-agesstudentstousetheirplatforminathleticstomakeapositiveimpactasleaders in theircommunities.Lehigh isoneof justfiveschoolsnationallywithmultiplehonorees(alsoOhioState,ArmyWestPoint,MarquetteandLoyola),whiletheMountainHawkshavehadatleastonehonoreeinsixofthelastsevenyears.ThismarksthefirsttimeinprogramhistorythatLehighhas featured multiple honorees. To be eligible for the Senior CLASS Award, astudent-athletemustbeclassifiedasanNCAADivisionIseniorandhavenotableachievements in fourareasof excellence: community, classroom,characterandcompetition.

CHICK, BOUHALL SELECTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE LAX DRAFTJusthoursafterpickingupahard-fought11-8winoverNo.16ArmyWestPoint,apairofLehighmen’slacrosseseniordefensemenwereselectedintheMajorLeagueLacrosseDraft,heldSaturdayevening(Mar.9)inCharlotte,North Carolina. Craig Chickwaspickedinthesecondround(17thoverall)bytheDallasRattlerswhileEddie Bouhall went in the sixth round (49th overall) totheAtlantaBlaze.Botharemultiple-timeAll-PatriotLeaguehonoreeswhileChickisatwo-timeAll-American,andtheycurrentlystandNo.1and3inschoolhistoryforcareercausedturnovers

PRESEASON HONORS FOR LEHIGHLehighhasbeenpredictedtofinishsecondinthePatriotLeague,inavoteoftheleague’sheadcoachesandSportsInformationDirectors,asannouncedbeforetheseason.Inaddition,theMountainHawksfeaturealeague-highfivepreseasonAll-Leaguehonorees: seniorsCraig Chick, Andrew Pettit and Eddie Bouhall, junior Conor Gaffney and sophomore Teddy Leggett. TheMountainHawksfinishedwith109pointsandtwofirst-placevotes,onlytrailingLoyola,whogarnered theother18first-placevotes tofinishwith128points.LehighiscomingoffaruntothePatriotLeagueChampionshipGamelastseason,itsfourthtitle-gameappearanceinsevenyearsandfirstsince2004.AfterLehighinthepreseasonpollwasNavyinthird(96points),BostonUniversity(89),ArmyWestPoint(62),Bucknell (57),Colgate(56),Holy Cross (24) and Lafayette (20).

Patriot League AwardsOffensivePlayeroftheYear–PatSpencer,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.,ADefensivePlayeroftheYear–JohnSurdick,ArmyWestPoint,Sr.,D

All-Patriot League TeamAttack:ChrisGray,BostonUniversity,So.;Attack:MikeHawkins,Colgate,So.Attack: Andrew Pettit, Lehigh, Sr .;Attack:PatSpencer,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.Midfielder:ReedMalas,Bucknell,Sr.;Midfielder:JohnDuffy,LoyolaMary-land, Sr.Midfielder:GreysonTorain,Navy,Sr.;Midfielder:RyanWade,Navy,Sr.Defense: JohnSurdick,ArmyWestPoint,Sr.;Defense:MattFarrell,HolyCross, Sr.Defense: Eddie Bouhall, Lehigh, Sr .; Defense: Craig Chick, Lehigh, Sr .Goalie:JacobStover,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.;Faceoff Specialist: Conor Gaffney, Lehigh, Jr .Long-Stick Midfielder: Teddy Leggett, Lehigh, So.; Short-StickDefensiveMidfielder:WillBlumenberg,Colgate,Sr.Student-athletesarelistedbyposition;thenalphabeticallybyschool

Preseason Poll1.LoyolaMaryland–128(16first-placevotes)2. LEHIGH – 109 (2 first-place votes)3.Navy–964.BostonUniversity–895.ArmyWestPoint–626.Bucknell–577.Colgate–568.HolyCross–249.Lafayette–20

CASSESE INDUCTED IN US LACROSSE HALL OF FAMEFollowinganAll-AmericaplayingcareeratDukeandsuccessinbothinter-nationalandprofessionallacrosse,Lehighheadcoach Kevin Cassese was inductedintotheNationalLacrosseHallofFamethisSeptemberaspartoftheClassof2018.Asaplayer,Cassesewasathree-timeAll-AmericanatDukebeforeplayingontheU.S.Men’sNationalTeams in2002,2006and2010,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 hasemergedintooneofthePatriotLeague’s,andna-tion’s,topgoalscorers.HeledtheMountainHawksingoals(46)andpoints(66),goodforfourthandninthinschoolhistory.Hefinished10thnationallyingoalspergame(2.71)and20thinpointspercontest(3.88).Pettitwasalsothirdinthecountryinman-upgoals(10).

Lastseason,PettitledtheMountainHawksingoals(ortiedforthelead)ninetimesin17games,andhadninehattricksin2018.Onehighlightwasaca-reer-hightyingfive-goaleffortatArmyWestPoint,whichincludedanaturalhattrick(threestraightgoals)inthefourthquartertoturnaone-goaldeficitinto a two-goal lead. He also had seven points (three goals, four assists) in a 13-8winatNo.18/19Hofstra(Mar.20),contributingtomoregoalshimself(7)thanHofstra(thenation’sNo.1scoringdefense)wereallowingenteringtheday(6.33).PettittiedacareerhighandPatriotLeagueTournamentsin-gle-gamerecordwithfivegoalsinthePatriotLeagueQuarterfinalvictoryoverColgate.HeshatteredthePatriotLeaguerecordforgoalsinanentireleaguetournament(12);thepreviousrecordwaseight.PettitwasaddedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchListonMar.22.

Pettit has recorded multiple goals in 27 of his last 32 games dating back to the end of his freshman season .Heowns28-careermulti-goalgames,31-careermulti-pointgamesand16-careerhattricks.Pettit has scored a goal in 17 straight games, tied for the fourth longest active streak in the nation entering the season .

TREMENDOUS TRIOSenior Craig Chick, sophomore Teddy Leggett and senior Eddie Bouhall havehadaknackoftakingtheballaway.Lastseason,thethreebyfarandawayleadthenationincausedturnoversamongthreeteammates.The85combinedcausedturnoverslastseasonweretiedforthemostbyanyLehightrioinschoolhistory.

Sofarthisyear,thethreehavecombinedfor34.Chick(13)-Bouhall(11)-Leggett(10)

Caused Turnovers among three Lehigh teammates, single season(Since 2010 when caused turnovers became an official NCAA statistic)1. Chick(37)-Telesco(30)-Bouhall(18)(2016)-85 Chick (41) - Bouhall (24) - Leggett (20) (2018) - 853. Telesco(36)-O’Shaughnessy(24)-Mikelinich(18)(2014)-784. Chick(40)-Bouhall(20)-Norris(15)(2017)-755. Noone (26) - Souders (19) - Lanius (19) (2013) - 64 Noone (28) - Molnar (21) - Souders (15) (2012) - 64

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NCAA Statistics

Lehigh - 2018-19 Men's Lacrosse Ranking Summary thru games 03/10/2019

StatisticNational

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

Assists Per Game (73 ranked) 65 9 4.67 Hobart 12.00 Boston U. 8.57

Caused Turnovers Per Game (73 ranked) 15 3 10.33 Cornell 12.60 Holy Cross 11.17

Clearing Percentage (73 ranked) 10 2 0.877 Villanova 0.924 Bucknell 0.897

Face-Off Winning Percentage (73 ranked) 3 1 0.698 Yale 0.779 Lehigh 0.698

Ground Balls Per Game (73 ranked) 1 1 40.67 Virginia

Lehigh

40.67

40.67

Lehigh 40.67

Man-Down Defense (73 ranked) 10 3 0.789 Army West Point 0.895 Army West Point 0.895

Man-Up Offense (71 ranked) 64 7 0.217 Penn St. 0.652 Boston U. 0.520

Points Per Game (73 ranked) 61 9 14.00 Penn St. 30.71 Loyola Maryland 21.67

Saves Per Game (73 ranked) 59 8 9.83 NJIT 16.43 Loyola Maryland 14.50

Scoring Defense (73 ranked) 7 2 8.83 Delaware 7.71 Army West Point 8.33

Scoring Margin (73 ranked) 31 6 0.50 Penn St. 8.43 Loyola Maryland 2.83

Scoring Offense (73 ranked) 60 9 9.33 Penn St. 18.86 Loyola Maryland 14.00

Shot Percentage (73 ranked) 65 8 0.243 Cornell 0.440 Loyola Maryland 0.378

Turnovers Per Game (73 ranked) 36 5 17.17 Siena 12.00 Lafayette 14.43

Winning Percentage (69 ranked) 33 7 0.500 Ohio St. 1.000 Boston U. 0.714

NEAR THE TOP OF THE NATION (AS OF MAR. 11)

Statistic PlayerNational

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

Assists Per Game (112 ranked) Tristan Rai 94 9 1.17 Grant Ament, Penn St. 6.57 Chris Gray, Boston U. 3.86

Caused Turnovers Per Game (75 ranked)Craig Chick

Eddie Bouhall

Teddy Leggett

18

34

46

3

6

7

2.17

1.83

1.67

Kyle Walsh, VMI 4.00 Chris Conlin, Holy Cross

Johnny Surdick, Army West Point

2.50

2.50

Face-Off Winning Pct (70 ranked) Conor Gaffney 3 1 0.706 TD Ierlan, Yale 0.760 Conor Gaffney, Lehigh 0.706

Goals Per Game (145 ranked) Mac O'Keefe, Penn St. 4.43 Kevin Lindley, Loyola Maryland 4.17

Goals-Against Average (66 ranked) James Spence 6 2 8.59 Matt Deluca, Delaware 7.53 AJ Barretto, Army West Point 8.30

Ground Balls Per Game (74 ranked) Conor Gaffney

Teddy Leggett

Craig Chick

8

52

55

2

8

10

8.67

4.33

4.17

Matthew Pedicine, Hobart 14.20 Dan O'Connell, Holy Cross 9.80

Individual Man-up Goals (51 ranked) Tommy Schelling 51 8 2 Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond 6 James Burr, Boston U.

Chase Scanlan, Loyola Maryland

4

4

Points Per Game (145 ranked) Grant Ament, Penn St. 8.00 Pat Spencer, Loyola Maryland 6.67

Save Percentage (66 ranked) James Spence 26 6 0.533 Matt Deluca, Delaware 0.658 AJ Barretto, Army West Point 0.617

Saves Per Game (71 ranked) James Spence 53 9 9.50 Alexzander Hunt, NJIT 16.43 Jacob Stover, Loyola Maryland 14.50

Shot Percentage (75 ranked) Jacob Buttermore, Syracuse 0.750 Kevin Lindley, Loyola Maryland 0.532

AMONG THE NATION’S ELITE-AnumberofMountainHawkscurrentlystandamongthenation’sleadersincareercategories.

Career Faceoff Percentage1 TDIerlan,Yale 0.7502 GerardArceri,PennSt. 0.6463 Alex Woodall , Towson 0.6244 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 0 .6185 JustinInacio,OhioSt. 0.6146 A W , Towson 0.6137 MatthewPedicine,Hobart 0.6048 DanO’Connell,HolyCross 0.5959 AlexJarzembowski,Detroit 0.56310 JustinShockey,Maryland 0.561

(As of Monday, Mar . 11)

Career Faceoff Wins1 TDIerlan,Yale 7612 JarettWitzal,Bucknell 5263 GerardArceri,PennSt. 5114 MatthewPedicine,Hobart 4635 Austin Henningsen , Maryland 4426 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 4377 JustinSchwenk,Virginia 4308 TrentHarper,AirForce 4189 A W , Towson 40810 Trey Arnold , Robert Morris 359

Career Groundballs1 TDIerlan,Yale 5102 GerardArceri,PennSt. 3103 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 2494 A W , Towson 2325 JarettWitzal,Bucknell 2296 MatthewPedicine,Hobart 2227 KyleWalsh,VMI 2188 MattNeufeldt,Denver 2069 KyleGallagher,Penn 20410 JohnTachon,NJIT 196



RISE OF THE DEFENSEStellardefenseplayedakeyroleinLehigh’ssuccessfrom2012-14whenitwontwoconsecutivePatriotLeagueChampionshipsin2012and2013thenmadeitbacktothetitlegamein2014.Lastseason,theMountainHawksonceagainfeaturedoneofthenation’stopdefenses.

Sofarthisyear,Lehighstandsseventhnationallyinscoringdefense(8.83).

Year National Rank Goals Allowed/Game2019 7th 8.832018 22nd 9.472017 26th 10.002016 47th 10.872015 30th 10.062014 2nd 7.222013 6th 7.942012 2nd 6.82

STELLAR SENIORSLehigh’scurrentseniorclasshasbeenstellar.Assophomores,theycombinedfor 80 goals (58.4% of team total), 42 assists (46.7%), 145 groundballs (32.6%) and76causedturnovers(65.5%)lastseason(2017).Asateam,Lehighfinishedwith137goals,90assists,445groundballsand116causedturnovers.Sevenstartedmuchof their sophomoreyears (Eddie Bouhall, Craig Chick and Matt Rimol on defense, Lucas Spence inthemidfieldandAndrew Pettit and Tristan Rai atattack,andChris Kiernan in goal). Mickey Fitzpatrick alsostartedthreegamesinthemidfield.

Asjuniors,theclasscombinedfor127goals(outof180,70.6%ofteamtotal)and77assists(outof112,68.8%).Defensively,theclasstallied207groundballs(outof524,39.5%)and82causedturnovers(outof131,62.6%).

So far this season, as seniors, they have combined for 28 goals (out of 56, 50 .0 percent), 23 assists (out of 28, 82 .1 percent), 86 groundballs (out of 249, 34 .5percent) and 32 caused turnovers (out of 62, 51 .6 percent) .

EXTRA-MAN PROFICIENCYLehighhasconsistentlyfeaturedoneofthenation’stopextra-manunits.In2018,theMountainHawksledthenationwitha63.4percentage(26-of-41),foodforsecondinNCAAhistory.Detroitholdstheall-timerecord,convert-ingata70.8percentclipin2014.So far this year, Lehigh is 21 .7 percent on the man-up (5-23) .

All-Time Man-Up Efficiency (Entering 2019)Team Year Man-Up Goals Opportunities Pct.Detroit 2014 34 48 .708Lehigh 2018 26 41 .634Marist 2016 17 28 .607JohnsHopkins 2017 26 43 .605Denver 2015 38 63 .603

RAI’S SCORING- Senior Tristan Rai enjoyedasensationalstarttohiscollegiatecareer,fin-ishing2016secondontheMountainHawksingoals(31)andpoints(41).Heledthenationinshootingpercentage(.534),turning58shotsinto31goals.- As a sophomore, Rai tied for the team lead with 46 points (24 goals, team-leading 22 assists).- As a junior, Rai posted 48 points via 23 goals and 25 assists.-Sofarasasenior,Raiowns12pointsviafivegoalsandsevenassists.-Forhiscareer,Raihasmultiplegoalsin22 games, multiple points in 345and 15 hattricks.

HAT TRICKING-Lastyear,Lehighrecorded19hattrickswithonein14-of-17games.-Sofarthisyear,theMountainHawkshavefour.-Hereisthebreakdownofhattricksbyplayerthisseason:Lucas Spence (2), Andrew Eichelberger (1) and Alexander Tumminello (1).

-vs.No.17Army(3/9):LucasSpence -atNo.16Colgate(3/2):LucasSpence - at No. 11 Virginia (2/15) (1): Alexander Tumminello

-vs.Hofstra(2/2)(1):AndrewEichelberger

- Pettit leads the current team in active career hat tricks with 16, while Rai has 15, Spence has eight, Fitzpatrick has two and Eichelberger and Tummi-nello each have one .

CHAOTIC CHICKSenior Craig Chickhasemergedasapremierdefensiveplayerinthecountryas he is first in caused turnovers since the beginning of 2016 (131) (as of Mon-day, Mar . 11) . HeisalreadythirdinNCAAhistoryincareercausedturnovers.

Chickfinishedhisfreshmanseasonasthenationalleaderincausedturnoverswith37.HisbigbreakoutcameonApr.12atPrincetonwhenheposted10groundballsandeightcausedturnovers.TheeightcausedturnoverswerethemostbyaLehighplayersinceEvanGuerrerohadnineagainstSaintJoseph’sonFeb.14,2009.Chicktiedforthemostcausedturnoversinthenationin2016(DivisionI)andtiedPrinceton’sSherrerdFieldrecord,originallysetbyVillanova’sBrianKaralunas.Chick followedwith sevengroundballs andsevencausedturnoversjustfourdayslateragainstCornell.Chickfinishedtheseasonwith41groundballsand25causedturnoversoverhislasteightgames.Asasophomore,Chickposted58groundballsandschool-record40caused turnovers (third in thenation).Onfivedifferentoccasions,Chicktalliedfourormorecausedturnoversandhadastretchof10straightgameswithmultiplecausedturnovers.Thenasajunior,Chickbrokehisownschoolrecordbyposting41causedturnovers.HebrokeTrippTelesco’sschoolrecordatHofstraandbrokethePatriotLeaguemarkatBostonUniversity.Withtwocausedturnoversvs.Cornell,Chickmovedintothetop10inNCAAhistory.

2019 Season Notes-OnMar.9vs.No.17ArmyWestPoint,ChickrecordedfourgroundballsandfourcausedturnoverstoearnPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeekforthesecondtimethisseason.-OnFeb. 15atNo. 11Virginia,Chickposted fourgroundballs and twocausedturnovers.-OnFeb.9againstHofstra,ChickrecordedfivegroudballsandtwocausedturnoverstomoveintothirdplaceinNCAAhistoryforcausedturnoversinacareer(125).-OnFeb. 2vs.NJIT,Chickhadfive caused turnovers (alongwithninegroundballs) to move from eighth into a tie for fourth in NCAA history with 123CTsinhiscareer.Followingtheeffort,hewasnamedPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeekforthethirdtimeinhiscareer.

Caused Turnovers - Since start of 2016 season(As of Monday, Mar . 11) Player Games CT Per Game 1 Craig Chick (Lehigh) 52 131 2 .522 KyleWalsh(VMI) 47 105 2.233 BrendanHynes(Richmond) 32* 86 2.694 RyanO’Donoghue(SacredHeart) 31* 78 2.52*Hynes and O’Donoghue graduated in 2017

Final 2018 Caused Turnovers Player Cl Games CT Per Game1 Foster Huggins, Loyola Maryland (Patriot) Sr. 17 52 3.062 Craig Chick, Lehigh (Patriot) Jr . 17 41 2 .413 ZacharyBryant,RobertMorris(NEC) Sr. 18 37 2.064 CharlieHayes,DetroitMercy(MAAC) Sr. 16 34 2.13 KyleWalsh,VMI(SoCon) Jr. 13 34 2.626 AndrewPark,Wagner(NEC) Sr. 14 32 2.29

Final 2017 Caused Turnovers Player Cl Games CT Per Game1 BrendanHynes,Richmond(Southern) Sr. 16 50 3.132 RyanO’Donoghue,SacredHeart(Northeast) Sr. 15 45 3.003 Craig Chick, Lehigh (Patriot) So . 14 40 2 .86 Tyler Mayes, Towson (Colonial) Sr. 17 40 2.355 ScottHooper,Virginia(AtlanticCoast) Jr. 15 35 2.33

Final 2016 Caused Turnovers Player Cl Games CT Per Game1 Craig Chick, Lehigh (Patriot) Fr . 15 37 2 .472 BrendanHynes,Richmond(Southern) Jr. 16 36 2.253 LarkenKemp,Brown(IvyLeague) Jr. 19 35 1.84


2019 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 7: NO. 16 LEHIGH AT NO. 15 RUTGERS • MARCH 12, 2019 • PAGE 74 ChristopherKeating,Yale(IvyLeague) Jr. 16 34 2.135 RyanO’Donoghue,SacredHeart(Northeast) Jr. 16 33 2.06 RobertDuvnjak,Harvard(IvyLeague) Sr. 16 33 2.06

Lehigh all-time career caused turnovers (As of Monday, Mar . 11)Rank Number Player Years1. 131 Craig Chick 2016-pres .2. 97 TrippTelesco 2013-163. 73 Eddie Bouhall 2016-pres .4. 71 MikeNoone 2010-135. 65 Evan Guerrero 2007-106 . 62 Eddie Bouhall 2016-pres .7. 59 RichardBradley 2008-118. 56 Ty Souders 2011-149. 56 DanHoneywell 2006-0910. 49 CaseyEidenshink 2013-16 49 Noah Molnar 2010-13

Caused Turnovers - NCAA History (As of Monday, Mar . 11)Since 2010 when caused turnovers became an official NCAA statistic Player Years Games CTs1. JordanHoutby,Detroit 2010-13 61 1582. BrendanHynes,Richmond 2014-17 65 1513. Craig Chick, Lehigh* 2016-18 52 131 4. RyanO’Donoghue,SacredHeart 2014-17 57 1245. JamieHebden,Detroit 2010-13 60 123 JohnLoCascio,Villanova 2011-14 61 1237. BrianKaralunas,Villanova 2010-11 31 1228. LarkenKemp,Brown 2014-17 65 1199. Jason Noble, Cornell 2010-13 65 11510.TylerPrasnicki,VMI 2012-15 53 112

Next active player KyleWalsh,VMI 2016-18 46 101

DEFENSE IS KEY-Lehighownedthenation’ssecond-rankeddefensein2012(6.61goalspergame)and followedbyfinishing sixth in2013 (7.94) and second in2014(7.22).In2015,theMountainHawksallowed10.06goalspergamewhiletheyallowed10.87percontestin2016.In2017,Lehighallowed10.00goalspergame.Thenin2018,theMountainHawksallowed9.47goalspergame,22nd in the nation.-TheMountainHawksallowedsingle-digitgoalsin10games,includingfivegamesallowingsevengoalsorfewer.- So far this year, Lehigh has allowed 8 .83 goals per game, seventh in the nation .-IntheseasonopeneronFeb.2vs.NJIT,theMountainHawksheldtheHigh-landerstojust21shots,includingfourinjustthefirstandsecondquarters.Lehighallowedjustthreegoalsoverthegame’sfirst32:46.-Aweeklater,LehighheldHofstra(Feb.9)tojustfourgoals,includingnoneforthefirst24:07andonlyoneoverthegame’sfirst46:22.-TheMountainHawkshelddownapotentVirginiaoffenseonFeb.15,whichfinishedseventhnationallyinscoringin2018.Lehighallowedjusttwogoalsinthegame’sfirst23:20andonlyfourinthefirsthalf.-Lehigh’sdefensestoodtallearlyatNo.4Cornell(Feb.24),notallowingagoalforthegame’sfirst12:09andallowingjustsevenoverthefirst45:46againstapotentBigRedattack.-TheMountainHawksallowedjusttwofirst-halfgoalsatNo.16/17Colgatein the Patriot League opener (Mar. 2) and just eight for the game against a Raiders’teamaveraging11.33enteringthecontest.-LehighheldArmyWestPoint(Mar.9)toonegoaloverthegame’sfirst20:17andonlyfivethroughthreequartersofplay.TheeightgoalsallowedforthegamewastiedforArmy’sfewestscoredthisseasonupuntilthatpoint.

SHUTOUT STREAKS•In2012,theLehighdefensewasdominantinstretches,pitchingashutoutstreakof15ormoreminutes in15-of-17games, including13-of-14wins.Thenin2013,thedefenseposted17separateshutoutstreaksof15+minutesincludingin10ofits12wins.In2014,theMountainHawkshad15streaksof15+minutesand25streaksof10+minutes.In2015,Lehighhad11streaksof15+minutesand25of10+minutes.•In2016,theMountainHawksownedfourstreaksof20+minutes,eightstreaksof15+minutesand20of10+minutes.•In2017,Lehighowned11streaksof15+minutesand20of10+minutes.•In2018, theMountainHawkshad14streaksof15+minutesand35of10+minutes.•Sofarin2019,Lehighhassixstreaksof15+minutesand13of10+minutes(fullbreakdownbelow).

Game Opponent Shutout StreaksMar. 9 vs. No. 17 Army 19:35 (bridging 1st and 2nd) 16:43 (bridging 3rd and 4th)Mar.2 atNo.16Colgate 10:29(1stquarter) 14:17 (bridging 1st and 2nd)Feb.24 atNo.4Cornell 12:09(1stquarter)Feb. 15 at No. 11 Virginia 19:34 (bridging 1st and 2nd) 10:43(4thquarter)Feb. 9 Hofstra 24:07 (bridging 2nd and 3rd) 22:15 (bridging 2nd through 4th) 10:01(4thquarter)Feb.2 NJIT 13:13(1stquarter) 11:21 (bridging 2nd and 3rd) 16:59 (bridging 3rd and 4th)

UP NEXT....FollowingTuesday’sgame,theMountainHawksreturntoPatriotLeagueplay as they host rival Lafayette on Sunday, Mar. 17 at 1 p.m.

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2019 ROSTERNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School1 CrewCintron Jr. A 6-1 185 RockyRiver,Ohio/SaintIgnatius2 JoelTrucksess So. M/FO 5-11 175 Perkasie,Pa./HaverfordSchool3 MickeyFitzpatrick Sr. M 6-1 190 Duxbury,Mass./Duxbury4 SamCharlton So. LSM/D 5-10 180 Berwyn,Pa./MalvernPrep5 JacksonMonnin Sr. M 6-2 200 Charlotte,N.C./CharlotteLatin6 MattIlchuk So. M/A 6-0 170 BayShore,N.Y./BayShoreHighSchool7 AndrewPettit Sr. A 5-11 185 Wilmington,Del./TowerHillSchool8 KevinGersbeck So. M 5-9 175 MillerPlace,N.Y./MillerPlaceHighSchool9 MikeMonitto Fr. M 5-9 180 Melville,N.Y./HalfHollowHillsEast10 ParkerKent Jr. M 6-1 193 Norwell,Mass./TheRoxburyLatinSchool11 ColinKirst Jr. G 5-9 190 Bernardsville,N.J./SetonHallPrep12 RyanKlose Jr. A 6-2 194 WestLinn,Ore./WestLinn13 CraigChick Sr. D/LSM 6-0 195 Edgewater,Md./SouthRiver14 DennyNealon So. A 5-10 175 GarnetValley,Pa./GarnetValleyHighSchool15 AustinClibanoff Jr. M 5-9 160 Ambler,Pa./LaSalleCollegeHighSchool16 AustinPierce Jr. A/M 5-10 185 Chatham,N.J./Chatham17 JustinAngelel So. M 6-2 190 Bellevue,Wash./BellevueHighSchool18 MichaelHagenberger Fr. D/LSM 6-2 181 MountSinai,N.Y./MountSinai19 JamesSpence So. G 5-10 175 Springfield,Pa./SpringfieldHighSchool20 ColeKirst Fr. A 6-2 206 Bernardsville,N.J./SetonHallPrep21 JudahHicks Fr. LSM/D 6-0 196 Moorestown,N.J./Moorestown22 TommySchelling Fr. A 5-10 171 Warren,N.J./Delbarton23 HaydenTrautmann So. D 6-4 220 HuntingtonValley,Pa./AcademyoftheNewChurch24 JohnChace Fr. M 5-9 165 Providence,R.I./PomfretSchool25 ChadKittaka Fr. A 5-9 165 Carmel,Ind./Carmel26 NickMarren So. D 6-0 210 Perkiomenville,Pa./PerkiomenValleyHighSchool27 ErikDiGirolamo Jr. M 5-9 185 Allentown,Pa./Parkland28 MattRimol Sr. D 6-3 220 Londonderry,N.H./Londonderry29 MichaelVenezia Fr. G 5-10 160 Massapequa,N.Y./Massapequa30 BrianMeyer Sr. M/FO 5-11 170 PennValley,Pa./WashingtonCollege31 LiamLynch So. M 5-7 180 Foxboro,Mass./BrewsterAcademy32 MikeSisselberger Fr. FO/M 5-9 202 CenterValley,Pa./SouthernLehigh34 MichaelDiRienzo Sr. D 6-3 210 Holbrook,N.Y./SachemHighSchoolEast35 RalphShields Sr. M 5-10 184 Coopersburg,Pa./SouthernLehighHighSchool36 PatrickMcIlroy Fr. D 5-11 190 Westfield,N.J./Westfield37 MattMarker Fr. A 6-0 171 Bethlehem,Pa./AllentownCentralCatholic38 Conor Gaffney Jr. M/FO 5-10 195 Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape39 William Gunn Sr. A/M 6-0 177 Steamboat Springs, Colo./Steamboat Springs40 EddieBouhall Sr. D 6-1 200 Lynbrook,N.Y./Lynbrook41 Alexander Tumminello Sr. M 5-10 185 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./University of Maryland42 MichaelDonaghy So. M 6-3 190 OldTappan,N.J./IMGAcademy(Fla).43 DavidPeterson So. D/LSM 6-0 200 MenloPark,Calif./SacredHeartPrep44 TristanRai Sr. A 6-0 195 Edmonton,Alberta/WestminsterSchool45 TeddyLeggett So. LSM/D 5-8 165 Vaughan,Ontario/TheHillAcademy47 KevinTsao Sr. M 5-11 175 Moorestown,N.J./MoorestownHighSchool48 JackBarclay Fr. M 6-3 185 Ridgewood,N.J./Ridgewood49 ChrisKiernan Sr. G 5-11 171 ChevyChase,Md./St.Albans50 DanielRivera Jr. D 6-5 221 Newtown,Pa./LaSalleCollegeHighSchool55 AndrewEichelberger Jr. M 6-4 230 TheWoodlands,Texas/JesuitCollegePreparatory66 MattDouglas So. D 6-3 210 Randolph,N.J./DelbartonSchool77 ChristianMcHugh Jr. M 6-3 190 Bronxville,N.Y./IonaPrep88 AnthonyTangredi Fr. D 5-11 175 Smithtown,N.Y./Chaminade99 LucasSpence Sr. A 5-11 195 Springfield,Pa./Springfield

Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach: KevinCassese(Duke’03),12thSeasonAssociate Head Coach: WillScudder(Lehigh’11)Assistant Coaches: TomCompitello(StonyBrook’13),CaseyEidenshink(Lehigh‘16)Director of Quality Control:TomCassese(C.W.Post’67)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 6 CrewCinron(cin-TRONE)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)27 ErikDiGirolamo(DE-ja-rall-eh-moe)28 Matt Rimol (RIM-ull)29 MichaelVenezia(Vi-NET-zee-ahh)34 MichaelDiRienzo(DEE-Ree-en-zoe)40 EddieBouhall(BOO-hall)

41 AlexanderTumminello(AlexanderTOMB-in-ell-oh)44 Tristan Rai (Tristan RYE)47 KevinTsao(KevinSOW)


KEVIN CASSESESmithFamilyHeadCoach12thSeasonasLehighHeadCoach

AU.S.LacrosseNationalHallofFame inductee,KevinCasseseentershis12thseasonasLehigh’sheadmen’slacrossecoachin2019.InCassese’s time, hehas led theMountainHawks toback-to-backPatriot League Championships in 2012 and 2013 followed by a third straightappearanceintheleaguetitlegamein2014andareturntriptothechampionshipgamein2018.Lehighistheonlymen’slacrosseprograminthe leaguetoreacheightof the lasteightPatriotLeagueTournamentsasexcitementcontinuestobuild.Headingintothe2019season,theMountainHawkshavebeenrankedinevery“way-early”rankings,cominginashighasNo.8bytheBaltimoreSun. Inthepastyear,CasseseledtheMountainHawkstothreewinsovernationally-rankedopponentsandareturntothenationalrankings(ashighasNo.12)asLehighadvancedtothePatriotLeagueChampionshipGameforthefirsttimesince2014.Lessthanamonthaftertheseason,CassesewasnamedaninducteeintheNationalLacrosseHallofFameClassof2018followingastellarplayingcareeratDuke,inMajorLeagueLacrosseandforTeamUSA. The2018seasonsawLehighjumpbackintothenationalspotlight,beginning with road wins at No. 12 Army West Point and No. 18/19 Hofstrainthespanof10days.TheMountainHawkswentontofinishtheseason10-7,including5-3inPatriotLeagueplay.EarningtheNo.4 seed in the league tournament, Lehigh dominated Colgate at home (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,defensemanCraigChickandfa-ceoffspecialistConorGaffneywerenamedfirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguewhile Spence,defensemanEddieBouhall and long-stickmidfielderTeddyLeggettearnedsecond-teamlaurels.LeggettalsowontheLehighAthletics’ J.DanielNolanAwardpresented to thedepartment’s topfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete.GaffneywasnamedthePatriotLeagueScholar-AthleteoftheYearwhilebeingnamedathirdteamAcademicAll-AmericanbyCoSIDA. Chickcontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks,breakinghispreviousschoolrecordforcausedturnoverswith41.Heendedtheyearwith118inhiscareer,whichisalreadyaschoolandPatriotLeaguerecord,andtop10inNCAAhistory(withChick’ssenioryearlefttoplay).Aftertheseason,ChickwasnamedasecondteamInsideLacrosseAll-AmericanwhilegarneringhonorablementionAll-AmericafromtheUSILA.Asateam,theMountainHawksledthenationinextra-manoffenseforthesecondtimeinsevenyearsasLehigh’s63.4percentagewasgoodforsecondinNCAAhistory.Atonepoint,Lehighconvertedeightstraightman-up opportunities and 16-of-19. In2017,Lehigh’sseasonwashighlightedbytwoconsecutivehomewinsovernationally-rankedfoes,defeatingNo.16/18BostonUniversity(10-6)andNo.13/14Princeton(15-10)whileearninga9-6homevicto-ryoverrivalBucknellonSeniorNighttoearntheprogram’sseventhstraightPatriotLeagueTournamentberth.ThreeMountainHawksearnedAll-League,includingChick,whowasnamedtothefirstteamandgarneredhonorablementionAll-AmericabyInsideLacrosse.Chickbrokeaschoolrecordwith40causedturnovers,oneyearafterleadingthenationinthatcategory. Theprogram’sbreakthroughcamein2012whenLehighfinished14-3andwonitsfirst-everPatriotLeagueTournamentChampionshiptoadvancetotheprogram’sfirstNCAATournament.TheMountain

Hawksfollowedthatwitha12-5campaignin2013,winningboththeregularseasonandtournamenttitles.Despitelosingalargeandtalentedseniorclass,Lehighstillwent13-5in2014andadvancedtothePatriotLeagueChampionshipGameonceagain. In2012,Cassese led theMountainHawks toaschool-record14wins,aprogramrecordnine-gamewinningstreakandtheirhighest-evernationalranking;LehighcameinatNo.4nationallyinthefinalCoachesPoll following the regular season. Following a home-opening loss to Villanova in 2012, Lehigh promptlywonninestraightgamesand13-of-14toadvancetotheNCAATournamentas theNo.7overall seed.TheMountainHawkshostedeventual 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(andinfrontofanationalaudienceonESPNU). Lehighpostedanimpressive8-3recordagainstnationally-rankedfoes,includingabig9-8winatNo.4NorthCarolinainMarch,propellingtheMountainHawksintothenationalpollsforthefirsttimesince2000.Lehighendedanumberoflongdroughts,defeatingUNCforthefirsttimesince1951,Yaleforthefirsttimesince1918andPennStateforthefirsttimesince1971.AbigpartofthesuccesscamefromtheMountainHawks’defense,whichstoodastheNo.2scoringdefense(onlybehindNotreDame),holdingopponentstoonly6.81goalspergame.Lehighpickedupitsfirstshutoutin40yearswitha13-0triumphoverMan-hattan,allowedonlytwogoalstoVMIandfiveorfewertoPennState,Navy,HolyCross,PennandSaintJoseph’s.CassesewasnamedPatriotLeagueCoachoftheYearwhilefreshmanMattPoillonbecameLehigh’sfirst-everGoalkeeperoftheYear.EightcrackedtheAll-PatriotLeagueTeam,tiedformostinschoolhistory. In2013,LehighwonsevenstraightgamestofinishundefeatedinPatriot League play and earn the right to host the league tournament. Lehighwenton todominateBucknellon itshome turf (11-5) for itssecondstraightleaguechampionship.TheawardscontinuedtorollinfortheMountainHawksasPoillonwasnamedPatriotLeagueGoalieoftheYearforasecondstraightseasonandaschool-recordfourplayerswerenamedUSILAAll-Americans,breakingtherecordofthreesetaseasonprior. Inaddition, theMountainHawksplaceda league-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,aswasdefensemanTrippTelescowhofinishedwith44groundballsand36causedturnovers.ThreeotherswerenamedAll-LeaguewhilePoillon,TaylorandTelescowerenamedhonorablementionAll-Americansaswell. After struggling tobegin2015, theMountainHawksended theseasononahighnote,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,finishing4-4inleagueplayhighlightedbyathrilling8-7winatNo.20BostonUniversity. Settingthestagefortheprogram’sbreakthroughof2012,theMoun-tainHawksjumpedsquarelyintothenationallacrossepicturein2011bynotonlyqualifyingforthePatriotLeaguepostseason,butalsoprovingtheycouldcompetewithanyoneinthecountry.LehighadvancedtoitsfirstPatriotLeagueTournamentsince2006.TheMountainHawksgot



offtoaquick3-1start,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.SevenhavebeenselectedintheMajorLeagueLacrosseCollegiateDraftsince2013whilemultipleothershavebeenpickedinthe player pool. Roman Lao-Gosney (Florida) has played in more than 50 careergames since joining the league in2012while twinbrotherCameron(Florida),MikeNoone(Ohio)andNoahMolnar(Denver)areall veterans of the league with Molnar winning an MLL Championship in2016andNoonein2017.Inaddition,TaylorwasthefirstselectionofdefendingNationalLacrosseLeagueChampionSaskatchewanRushinthe2015NLLCollegiateDraft.Hewaspicked12thoverallandwentontowinachampionshipwiththeRushin2016. 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. 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 timeCasseseearnedaspoton theNationalTeam.Cassese also helped the United States to the gold medal at the 2002 InternationalLacrosseFederationWorldChampionships,whilestillanundergraduateatDukeUniversity.HewasalsoamemberoftheUnitedStatesteamthatplacedsecondatthe2006ILFWorldChampionshipsin London, Ontario. Casseseisoneofthemostdecoratedstudent-athletesinDukehisto-ry.Hewasatwo-timecaptainandthree-timeAll-ACCselection.CassesehelpedleadtheBlueDevilstothreeNCAATournamentappearancesandapairofACCChampionshipsduringhiscollegiatecareer.CasseseearnedAll-Americahonorsonthreeseparateoccasions,includingfirst-teamaccolades in2002and2003.Cassese,who scored80goals andhandedout38assistsinhiscareer,wasatwo-timeTewaaratonTrophyfinalistandgarneredACCPlayeroftheYearhonorsin2001.In2002,CassesewastherecipientoftheLt.DonaldMacLaughlin,Jr.Awardasthenation’stopmidfielder.Hewasalsoastandoutintheclassroom,graduatingwitha 3.59GPAwhile earninghisBachelor’sDegree inSociologyfromDuke.HewasselectedasaUSILAScholarAll-Amer-ican,ACCAcademicHonorRollmember,andwasnamedtheACC’sWeaver-James-CorriganHonoraryAward recipient for outstandingathleticandacademicachievement. Afterhis timeatDuke,Cassesecontinuedhisplayingcareer inMajorLeagueLacrosse for sevenyears. Hewas the secondoverallselectioninthe2003MLLDraftbytheRochesterRattlers.AmonghisprofessionalaccomplishmentsareapairofMLLRookieoftheWeekhonors and a spot in both the 2006 and 2010 MLL All-Star Games. He was named MVP of the 2006 All-Star Game. Cassese was traded to the

PhiladelphiaBarrageduringthesummerof2007(whichcoincidedwithhis hiring at Lehigh) and helped lead his new team to the 2007 Major LeagueLacrosseChampionship, aswell as a spot inChampionshipWeekendin2008. Cassese’s coaching careerbeforeLehigh includeda stint as anassistantcoachathisalmamaterfrom2005-07,helpingleadtheBlueDevils to the2007NationalChampionshipGame.HealsoservedasDuke’s interimhead coach forpartof the summerof 2006.Prior toDuke,CassesespentoneseasonatStonyBrookasanassistantwherehedirectedthenation’stopextramanoffenseandhelpedtheSeawolvestoa10-6recordinthespringof2005. AnativeofPortJeffersonStation,NewYorkandgraduateofCom-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 Wonat#16Armyand#20St.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 WinoverrankedBostonU2017 7-7 4-4 5-1 WinsoverrankedBostonU&Princeton2018 10-7 5-3 4-4 Patriot League Championship Game2019 3-3 2-0 2-1 WinsoverrankedColgate&ArmyTotal 97-84 ( .536) 44-34 ( .564) 49-36 ( .576)




WILL SCUDDERAssistantCoachSixth Season at Lehigh

FormerLehighmen’slacrossestandoutWillScudder‘11

entershissixthseasononthecoachingstaffin2019,firstasassociateheadcoachandfourthasdefensivecoordinator.

ScudderreplacedTomCompitellowhoacceptedapositionatSacredHeart(andhassincereturnedtoLehigh), thenwaspromotedpriortothe2015season.Scudderwaspromotedtoassociatedefensivecoordinator,faceoffcoordinator and camps/clinics/tournaments coordinator afterBrendanCallahanwasnamedheadcoachatDartmouth.Hewas thennamedde-fensivecoordinatorpriortothe2016seasonwhenErrolWilsonwasnamedoffensivecoordinator,andnamedassociateheadcoachfollowingthe2018season.ScudderwasaformerteamcaptainandAll-PatriotLeaguehonoreeasaMountainHawk. ScudderhashelpedLehighjumpbackintothenationalspotlightasheadingintothe2019season,theMountainHawkshavebeenrankedinevery“way-early”rankings,cominginashighasNo.8bytheBaltimoreSun.TheMountainHawksaretheonlyteamintheleaguewhohasadvancedtothelast eight Patriot League Tournaments. In2018,theMountainHawks,wererankedashighas12thnationallyanddefeatedthreenationally-rankedteams–beginningwithroadwinsatNo. 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,defensemanCraigChickandfaceoffspecialistConorGaffneywerenamedfirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguewhileSpence,defensemanEddieBouhallandlong-stickmidfielderTeddyLeggettearnedsecond-teamlau-rels.Leggettendedtheyearwith61groundballs,becomingjustthethirdnon-faceoffspecialisttoreach50GBsinKevinCassese’s11-yeartenureasLehighheadcoach,theothersbeingCaseyEidenshinkandChick.LeggettalsowontheLehighAthletics’J.DanielNolanAwardpresentedtothede-partment’stopfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete.GaffneywasnamedthePatriotLeagueScholar-AthleteoftheYearwhilegarneringthirdteamAcademicAll-America recognitionbyCoSIDA.A former faceoff specialisthimself,ScudderworkedextensivelywithGaffney,wholedthePatriotLeagueinfaceoffpercentage(59.4),whileshatteringtheschoolrecordforfaceoffwins(212)–whichisalsogoodforsecondinleaguehistory. ScudderoversawadefensethatenteredAprileighthnationallyinal-lowingjust8.30goalspergame.TheMountainHawkswentontoallowjustsixgoalsinthequarterfinalstoColgateandnineinthesemifinalsvs.Navy.Lehigh’sdefensewasledbyChick,whocontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks,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’sleader. In2015,apairofMountainHawkssplittimeatfaceoff,bothimpressingdownthestretch.FreshmanMattErnstshowedflashesofgreatness,whichincludedafour-gamestretch(atMonmouth,HolyCross,Colgateandvs.Princeton),whichsawhimwin58percentofhisdraws(49-of-85).McAdam

endedhisseasononahighnote,winning14-of-21faceoffs inthePatriotLeagueQuarterfinalsatBucknell. TheMountainHawksstruggledtobegin2015,butbouncedbackinabigway.Lehighdefeatedapairofnationally-rankedopponentsinafive-dayspan,earningwinsoverNo.14PrincetonandatWilson’salmamaterandNo.18StonyBrook.TheMountainHawksdefeatedLafayetteintheirregularseasonfinale,theirfifthwininsixgames,toreachtheirfifthstraightPatriot League Tournament. Lehighadvancedtoitssixthstraightleaguetournamentin2016,finish-ing4-4inPatriotLeagueplay.TheMountainHawks’defensehadplentyofhighlightmoments.Justafreshman,Chickledthenationincausedturnoverswith37whileseniorTrippTelescofinishedtiedforninthwith90.LehighallowedjustfourgoalstoNJIT,sixtoLafayetteandseveninadramaticwinatNo.20BostonUniversity,whichessentiallyclinchedtheMountainHawks’berth into the league tournament. ScudderhelpedleadLehightoitsseventhstraightleaguetournamentberthin2017.Asateam,theMountainHawksallowedjustsixgoalsinahomewinoverNo.16/18BostonUniversity.Inthenexthomegame,Lehighallowedjust10inawinoverNo.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. CoachScudder resides inHistoricBethlehemwithhiswifeMegan,formerLehighgraduate‘10andwomen’slacrosseplayer.

TOM COMPITELLOAssistantCoachFirst Season at Lehigh TomCompitellobeginshisfirstseasonatLehighasfull-timeassistantcoachin2019,andthirdoverall.Compitello,whobeganhis coaching career as avolunteer assistant

duringtheMountainHawks’back-to-backPatriotLeagueChampionshipseasonsin2012and2013,wasmostrecentlyontheYalecoachingstaff.Inhissevenyearsasacollegiatecoach,Compitellohashelpedhisteamstoachampionshipinfiveyears–fourconferencechampionshipsandthe2018NationalChampionshipwithYale.Includinghistimeasaplayer,Compi-tello’steamshaveadvancedtoaconferencechampionshipgameineightofthe last 10 years. CompitellowillcoachontheoffensivesideofthefieldfortheMountainHawks,whilealsoservingasthegoaliecoach,somethinghehasexperiencewithduringhistimeatYaleandalsoatBryant,wherehecoachedthepro-gram’sall-timeleaderinsaves,GunnarWaldt,whofinishedhisincrediblecareerasaUSILAAll-Americanin2016.


2019 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 7: NO. 16 LEHIGH AT NO. 15 RUTGERS • MARCH 12, 2019 • PAGE 12 CompitellobeganhiscareerontheMountainHawkcoachingstaffforLehigh’sfirsttwoPatriotLeagueTournamenttitlesandNCAATournamentappearancesinprogramhistory.WhileatLehigh,heservedastheassistantoffensive coordinator, assistant extra-manoffense coordinator, and thesubstitutiongamecoordinator.In2012,Lehigh’sman-upunitwasNo.1inthenation(54.2percent),somethingtheMountainHawksalsoaccomplishedthispast season–when theywere thenation’sbestunitat63.4percent.Lehigh’s offense exploded in thePatriotLeagueTournament, scoringaleaguetournamentrecord29goals.TheMountainHawksfollowedin2013by winning the Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament titles. In the end,Compitellohelpedcoachthreeoftheprogram’stopfivepoint-gettersinschoolhistory:DanTaylor(second,220),DavidDiMaria(third,205)andDanteFantoni(fifth,177). CompitellothentransitionedtoSacredHeartwhereheledthePioneerstoa4-2NECmarkandNo.3seedintheconferencetournamentin2014,whichstillstandsasprogramrecordsforNortheastConferencewinsandbestfinish(thirdplace)inprogramhistory.Compitelloactedasoffensiveandextra-mancoordinator,asSacredHeartfinishedthirdintheconferenceingoalspergame(10.13)andtiedforthemostassistspercontest(6.20). CompitellomovedontoBryantUniversitywhereheledtheBulldogstoNEC Tournament Titles and NCAA Tournament berths in two of his three seasons,servingasBryant’soffensivecoordinator,extra-mancoordinatorandgoaliecoach.In2016,theBulldogsfinished19thnationallyinscoringoffense(11.20goalspergame)asBryantfinished10-5overalland5-1intheconference.CompitelloledtheBulldogstoNCAATournamentberthsin2015and2017,whichincludesbeatingMonmouthinthe2017NCAATournamentbeforedroppingacompetitive13-10finalatNo.1Maryland. In2018,CompitelloservedasanassistantcoachatYale,coordinatingthenation’sNo.11extramanunit,assistingwiththenation’sNo.2scoringoffense andalsomentoring thegoaltenders on theway to theBulldogsfirst-everNationalChampionship.Underhisguidance,JackStarrenjoyedastrongNCAATournament,makingninesaves,allowingjustfivegoalsinthequarterfinalsvs.Loyola,beforecombiningfor16stopsinthesemifinalsandchampionshipgames.InthesemifinalsagainstAlbany,StarrstoppedfiveofthefirstsevenshotssenthiswaytohelptheBulldogsscorethegame’sfirstsevengames. A2011graduateofStonyBrook,CompitellowasanAll-AmericanandfirstteamAll-Conferenceattackman.Heposted146careerpoints(68goals,78assists)andwasnamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchListasasenior.Hewasalsothe28thoverallselectioninthe2011MajorLeagueLacrosseDraft.CompitelloledStonyBrooktothe2010AmericaEastChampionship,includinganNCAATournamentwinoverDenvertoreachtheNationalQuarterfinals.StonyBrookalsoreachedtheAmericaEastfinalsin2009and2011.

CASEY EIDENSHINKAssistantCoachSecondSeasonatLehigh FormerMountainHawks’standoutCaseyEidenshinkbeginshissecondseasonatLehighasassistantcoachin2019.Aclosedefensemanandlong-stickmidfielderasa

player, the2016graduatewasanAll-PatriotLeagueandAcademicAll-LeaguehonoreeatLehigh,finishinghiscollegiatecareerwithaGPAover3.3. InhisfirstyearatLehigh,EidenshinkhelpedLehighjumpbackintothenationalspotlight.TheMountainHawks,wererankedashighas12thnationallyin2018anddefeatedthreenationally-rankedteams–beginningwith road wins at No. 12 Army West Point and No. 18/19 Hofstra in the spanof10days.TheMountainHawkswentontofinishtheseason10-7,including5-3inPatriotLeagueplay.EarningtheNo.4seedintheleaguetournament,LehighdominatedColgateathome(11-6)thenpickedupa10-9overtime win against No. 11/13 Navy, just days after the Midshipmen won atSyracuse. EidenshinkhelpedcoachadefensiveunitwhichenteredAprileighthnationallyinallowingjust8.30goalspergame.TheMountainHawkswenton toallow just sixgoals in thequarterfinals toColgateandnine in thesemifinalsvs.Navy.Lehigh’sdefensewasledbyCraigChick,whocontin-uedtore-writetherecordbooks,breakinghispreviousschoolrecordfor

causedturnoverswith41.Heendedtheyearwith118inhiscareer,whichisalreadyaschoolandPatriotLeaguerecord,andtop10inNCAAhistory(withChick’ssenioryearlefttoplay).Aftertheseason,Chickwasnameda second team InsideLacrosseAll-AmericanwhilegarneringhonorablementionAll-AmericafromtheUSILA. AttackmanAndrewPettit,ChickandfaceoffspecialistConorGaffneywerenamedfirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguewhileattackmanLucasSpence,defensemanEddieBouhallandlong-stickmidfielderTeddyLeggettearnedsecond-teamlaurels.Leggettendedtheyearwith61groundballs,becomingjustthethirdnon-faceoffspecialisttoreach50GBsinKevinCassese’s11-yeartenureasLehighheadcoach,theothersbeingEidenshinkandChick.LeggettalsowontheLehighAthletics’J.DanielNolanAwardpresentedtothedepartment’stopfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete. Alsoin2018,GaffneywasnamedthePatriotLeagueScholar-Athleteof theYearwhilebeingnameda third teamAcademicAll-AmericanbyCoSIDA.GaffneyledthePatriotLeagueinfaceoffpercentage(59.4),whileshatteringtheschoolrecordforfaceoffwins(212)–whichisalsogoodforsecondinleaguehistory. Theexcitementwithintheprogramiscarryingforwardasheadinginto2019,theMountainHawkshavebeenrankedinevery“way-early”rankings,cominginashighasNo.8bytheBaltimoreSun.TheMountainHawksaretheonlyteamintheleaguewhohasadvancedtothelasteightPatriotLeagueTournaments. Eidenshinkplayedin55gamesoverhiscareer,with30starts,tallying115groundballsand49causedturnovers(tiedforeighthinschoolhistory).HeplayedinsevengamesduringLehigh’s2013PatriotLeagueChampi-onshipcampaign.Eidenshinkthenplayedinall18gamesasasophomore,recording29groundballsand16caused turnovers tohelp theMountainHawksbacktotheleaguetitlegame.Hehadacareer-high50groundballsand23causedturnoversasa junior,alongwith32groundballsandninecausedturnoversasasenior. Asa senior,Eidenshinkwasnameda candidate for theprestigiousSenior CLASS Award, played in the USILA North-South All-Star Game andwasaUSILAScholar-All-American.HewasselectedbytheCharlotteHoundsinthe2016MajorLeagueLacrosseSupplementalDraft. Followinghisplayingdays,Eidenshinkhasworked forLincoln In-vestmentPlanningas a JuniorResearchAnalyst.Heworkedunder twoPortfolio/WealthManagers,assistingwithMutualFundandETFresearchfortheirportfolios,whicharegloballydiversifiedandsetuptohelpclientssave and prepare for their retirements. EidenshinkhastaughtthegameoflacrosseaspartoftheHeadStrongLacrosseClub.HegraduatedLehigh inMayof 2016withaBachelorofScienceinfinance.



INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLSPLAYER1 Crew Cintron2 JoelTrucksess3 MickeyFitzpatrick4 Sam Charlton5 JacksonMonnin6 MattIlchuk7 Andrew Pettit8 KevinGersbeck9 MikeMonitto10 ParkerKent11 ColinKirst12 RyanKlose13 CraigChick14 DennyNealon15 Austin Clibanoff16 AustinPierce17 Justin Angelel18 MichaelHagenberger19 JamesSpence20 ColeKirst21 JudahHicks22 TommySchelling23 Hayden Trautmann24 JohnChace25 ChadKittaka26 NickMarren27 ErikDiGirolamo28 Matt Rimol29 MichaelVenezia30 BrianMeyer31 LiamLynch32 MikeSisselberger34 MichaelDiRienzo35 Ralph Shields36 PatrickMcIlroy37 MattMarker38 Conor Gaffney39 William Gunn40 EddieBouhall41 Alex Tumminello42 MichaelDonaghy43 DavidPeterson44 Tristan Rai45 Teddy Leggett47 KevinTsao48 JackBarclay49 ChrisKiernan50 DanielRivera55 AndrewEichelberger66 MattDouglas77 ChristianMcHugh88 Anthony Tangredi99 LucasSpence

NJIT2-3, 10:493-5, 49:11DNPDNP

HofstraDNP

16-4, 60:00DNPDNP

VirginiaDNP

8-11, 60:00DNPDNP

CornellDNP

9-14, 60:00DNPDNP

ColgateDNP

11-8, 60:00DNPDNP

ArmyDNP

10-8, 60:00DNPDNP

INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES

PLAYER11 ColinKirst19 JamesSpence29 MichaelVenezia49 ChrisKiernan

NJIT2-6, 33.0DNPDNP

14-20, 70.0

HofstraDNPDNPDNP

6-10, 60.0

VirginiaDNPDNPDNP

15-23, 65.2

Cornell3-3, 100DNPDNP

14-23, 60.9

ColgateDNPDNPDNP

17-20, 85.0

ArmyDNPDNPDNP

18-23, 78.3

INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN-TOTAL, PCT.PLAYER2 JoelTrucksess30 BrianMeyer32 MikeSisselberger38 Conor Gaffney

NJIT0-0-0, 00-0-0, 12-1-3, 0DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 01-1-2, 30-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 90-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 10-0-0, 21-0-1, 00-0-0, 41-0-1, 0DNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 1DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 1DNP

0-0-0, 100-0-0, 00-0-0, 72-0-2, 00-0-0, 0DNP

2-1-3, 31-0-1, 50-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 03-0-3, 20-0-0, 00-0-0, 2DNP

2-4-6, 5

Hofstra0-0-0, 0DNP

2-0-2, 3DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 1DNP

1-0-1, 20-0-0, 5DNPDNP

0-0-0, 1DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 30-0-0, 2DNP

0-0-0, 1DNPDNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 2DNP

0-0-0, 10-0-0, 1DNPDNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 6DNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 4

Virginia0-0-0, 1DNP

0-2-2, 1DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 50-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 4DNPDNP

1-0-1, 0DNPDNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 10-0-0, 11-1-2, 1DNPDNPDNPDNP


0-0-0, 8DNP

0-0-0, 33-1-4, 4DNPDNP

2-2-4, 10-0-0, 4DNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNP


Cornell0-0-0, 10-0-0, 30-1-1, 2DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNP

1-0-1, 1DNP

1-0-1, 00-0-0, 1DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 10-0-0, 01-0-1, 3DNP



0-0-0, 7DNP

0-1-1, 22-0-2, 1DNPDNP

0-1-1, 11-0-1, 4DNPDNPDNPDNP

1-0-1, 20-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

Colgate1-1-2, 0DNP


0-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

1-0-1, 10-0-0, 2DNPDNP

0-0-0, 1DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 10-1-1, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNPDNP


0-0-0, 14DNP

0-0-0, 21-0-1, 1DNPDNP


2-0-2, 1DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 03-2-5, 0

Army0-0-0, 0DNP


0-0-0, 10-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 10-0-0, 4DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 52-0-2, 1DNP



0-0-0, 11DNP

0-0-0, 41-1-2, 1DNPDNP


2-0-2, 40-0-0, 00-0-0, 10-0-0, 03-1-4, 2



2019 TOP PERFORMANCES

2019 TEAM TENDENCIESOverallRecord 3-3Home 2-1Road 1-2Neutral 0-0

PatriotLeagueRecord 2-0Non-LeagueRecord 1-3Postseason 0-0

Leadingafteronequarter 3-2Trailingafteronequarter 0-0Tiedafteronequarter 0-1

Leading at the half 3-3Trailing at the half 0-0Tied at the half 0-0

Leadingafterthreequarters 3-2Trailingafterthreequarters 0-1Tiedafterthreequarters 0-0

In overtime 0-0

Lehigh has more shots 3-2Opponent has more shots 0-1Shots are even 0-0

Lehigh has more saves 0-1Opponent has more saves 3-2Saves are even 0-0

Lehighwinsmorefaceoffs 3-3Opponentwinsmorefaceoffs 0-0Faceoffsareeven 0-0

Lehigh has more groundballs 3-3Opponent has more groundballs 0-0Groundballs are even 0-0

LehighscoresanEMOgoal 1-2Lehighdoesn’tscoreanEMOgoal 2-1

Gamesdecidedbyonegoal 0-1Gamesdecidedby2-4goals 2-1Gamesdecidedby5-8goals 1-1Gamesdecidedby9+goals 0-0

Lehighscoreslessthan10goals 0-3Lehighscores10-14goals 2-0Lehighscores15ormoregoals 1-0

Opponentscoreslessthan5goals 0-1Opponentscores5-9goals 3-0Opponentscores10ormoregoals 0-2

vs.UnrankedTeams 1-1vs.RankedTeams 2-2

Lehigh in February 1-3LehighinMarch 2-0Lehigh in April 0-0

vs . the conferencesACC 0-1CAA 0-1Ivy League 0-1NEC 1-0Patriot League 2-0



#3 MICKEY FITZPATRICKSr.•A/M•6-1•190•Duxbury,Mass.

2019 UPDATE:-Hadagoalandassistinhomevictoryvs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).- Posted a goal and groundball at No. 16 Colgate (3/2).-RecordedanassistandtwogroundballsatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Dishedacareer-hightwoassistsandaddedagroundballatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Scoredtwice,whileaddingthreegroundballsvs.Hofstra(2/9).-Tiedacareer-highthreepoints(twogoals,oneassist)inseason-openingwinoverNJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:3,twotimes;lastatLafayette(3/17/18)Assists: 2 at Virginia (2/15/19)Points:3,fourtimes;lastvs.NJIT(2/2/19)Groundballs: 3atJacksonville(2/11/17)Multi-Goal Games:5;Multi-Point Games:10;Hat Tricks: 2

#7 ANDREW PETTITSr.•A•5-11•185•Wilmington,Del.

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:28;Multi-Point Games:31;Hat Tricks: 16

#9 MIKE MONITTOFr. • M • 6-1 • 180 • Norwell, Mass.

2019 UPDATE:- Tallied a groundball vs. No. 17 Army West Point (3/9).-Collectedacareer-highfivegroundballsatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Strongeffortinfirst-careergame,postingagoal,assistandthreegroundballsvs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1 vs. NJIT (3/2/19)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 KENTJr. • M • 6-1 • 193 • Norwell, Mass.

2019 UPDATE:- Caused a turnover in win over No. 17 Army West Point (3/9).-ScoredfirstgoaloftheseasonwhileaddingagroundballatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Collectedagroundballvs.Hofstra(2/9).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,sixtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Assists:1vs.BostonUniversity(4/1/17)Points:1,seventimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Groundballs:2,fivetimes;lastvs.Loyola(4/7/18)Caused Turnovers:1,sixtimes;lastvs.ArmyWestPoint(3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:0;Hat Tricks: 0

#12 RYAN KLOSEJr. • A • 6-2 • 194 • West Linn, Ore.

2019 UPDATE:- Posted a groundball against No. 17 Army West Point (3/9).-ScoredabiggoalwithlessthanasecondremaininginthethirdquarteratNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Scoredafirst-quartergoalatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Tiedacareer-hightwogroundballsatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Scoredgame’sfirstgoalagainstHofstra(2/9)whiletyingacareer-hightwogroundballs.

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,sixtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Assists:1,fourtimes;lastatHofstra(3/20/18)Points:1,ninetimes;lastvs.Hofstra(2/9/19)Groundballs:2,threetimes;lastatVirginia(2/15/19)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:0;Hat Tricks: 0

#13 CRAIG CHICKSr.•D/LSM•6-0•195•Edgewater,Md.

2019 UPDATE:-Biggamewithfourgroundballsandfourcausedturnoversvs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9)toearnPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeek.- Tallied two groundballs at No. 16 Colgate (3/2).-CollectedagroundballatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-RecordedfourgroundballsandtwocausedturnoversatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-PostedfivegroundballsandtwocausedturnoversinstrongdefensiveeffortagainstHofstra(2/9).-Stellarseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2),postingninegroundballsandfivecausedturnoverstoearnPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeek.Intheprocess,movedfromeighthtoatieforfourthinNCAAhistoryforcareercausedturnovers(123).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. NJIT (2/4/17)Assists:2,twotimes;lastatNavy(3/25/17)Points: 3 vs. Navy (3/26/16)Groundballs:10atPrinceton(4/12/16)Caused Turnovers:8atPrinceton(4/12/16)Multi-Goal Games:1;Multi-Point Games:3;Hat Tricks: 0

#16 AUSTIN PIERCEJr. • A/M • 5-10 • 185 • Chatham, N.J.

2019 UPDATE:-CollectedagroundballatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Scoredfirstgoaloftheseason,aman-upscoreatNo.11Virginia(2/15).- Tallied a groundball vs. Hofstra (2/9).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:2,twotimes;lastvs.Cornell(4/14/18)Assists: 1 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Points:2,twotimes;lastvs.Cornell(4/14/18)Groundballs:2,twotimes;lastvs.Loyola(4/7/18)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Multi-Goal Games:2;Multi-Point Games:2;Hat Tricks: 0

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

2019 UPDATE:-Made10saves,includingnineoverthefinalthreequarters,in11-8winoverNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).Addedacareer-highfivegroundballs.EarnedsecondstraightPatriotLeagueGoalkeeperoftheWeekhonor.- Strong at No. 16 Colgate (3/2), stopping 11-of-19 shots sent his way to earn Patriot League Goal-keeperoftheWeekhonors.- Finished with nine saves at No. 4 Cornell (2/24).- Had eight saves and two groundballs at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-Careereffortvs.Hofstra,makingacareer-high16saveswhileallowingjustfourgoalsvs.Hofstra(2/9).Tiedacareer-highthreegroundballs.- Made three saves and tallied two groundballs in season-opening win over NJIT (2/2).

CAREER HIGHSSaves: 16 vs. Hofstra (2/9/19)Fewest Goals Allowed (in start): 2 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Groundballs: 5 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)


#20 COLE KIRSTFr.•A/M•6-2•206•Bernardsville,N.J.

2019 UPDATE: -Postedfirst-careermulti-goalgamevs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9),scoringbothinthethirdquarteraspartofLehigh’s4-0runtotakea9-5lead.Alsocausedaturnover.-Dishedfirst-careerassistinwinatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Scoredafirst-quartergoaltocapoffLehigh’s5-0startatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-RecordedfirsttwocareergroundballsagainstHofstra(2/9).-Scoredafourth-quartergoalincollegiatedebutvs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Assists: 1 at Colgate (3/2/19)Points: 2 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Groundballs: 2 vs. Hofstra (2/9/19)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:1;Multi-Point Games:1;Hat Tricks: 0

#21 JUDAH HICKSFr.•LSM/D•6-0•196•Moorestown,N.J.

2019 UPDATE: - Tallied a groundball at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-Impressivecollegiatedebutvs.NJIT(2/2),recordingfourgroundballsandtwocausedturnovers.

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

#22 TOMMY SCHELLINGFr. • A • 5-10 • 171 • Warren, N.J.

2019 UPDATE: -Recordedfirst-careermulti-goalgamevs.No. 17ArmyWestPoint (3/9), eachgoalgiving theMountainHawksalead-5-4then6-5.-Talliedagoalandassistforsecondstraightgame,thistimeatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Madefirst-careerstartatNo.11Virginia(2/15)andtalliedfirst-careermulti-goalgamewithagoalandassist.Alsocollectedagroundball.-Collectedfirst-careergroundballagainstHofstra(2/9).-Scoredfirst-careergoalincollegiatedebutvs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Assists: 1 at Virginia (2/15/19)Points:2,threetimes;lastvs.ArmyWestPoint(3/9/19)Groundballs: 1,threetimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games:1;Multi-Point Games:3;Hat Tricks: 0

#27 ERIK DIGIROLAMOJr.•D•5-9•185•Allentown,Pa.

2019 UPDATE: -CollectedagroundballatNo.16Colgate(3/9).-ScoredfirstgoaloftheseasonatNo.4Cornell(2/24).- Tallied a groundball at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-RecordedtwogroundballsagainstHofstra(2/9).

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)

#28 MATT RIMOLSr.•D•6-3•220•Londonberry,N.H.

2019 UPDATE: -Tiedacareer-hightwogroundballsagainstNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-CollectedagroundballatNo.4Cornell(2/24).- Caused a turnover at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).- Part of a defense that allowed just four goals against Hofstra (2/9).-Talliedagroundballandcareer-hightyingtwocausedturnoversinseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGroundballs: 2,seventimes;lastvs.ArmyWestPoint(3/9/19)Caused Turnovers:2,threetimes;lastvs.NJIT(2/2/19)

#38 CONOR GAFFNEYJr. • FO/M • 5-10 • 195 • Mount Laurel, N.J.

2019 UPDATE: -Incredibleagain,thistimewinning18-of-23with11groundballsvs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9)toearnPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheWeekforasecondstraightweek.-StellaratNo.16Colgate(3/2),winning17-of-20faceoffswith14groundballstoearnPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheWeek.-Won14-of-23faceoffswithsevengroundballsatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Continuedstrongplay,winning15-of-23faceoffswhilecollectingeightgroundballsatNo.11Vir-ginia(2/15).CameagainstUVA’sJustinSchwenk,whofinishedNo.1intheACCwitha59.8faceoffwinningpercentagelastseason.-Won6-of-10faceoffsagainstHofstra(2/9),includingaperfect4-of-4inthefourthquarter.-Strongstarttotheseason,winning14-of-20faceoffsvs.NJIT(2/2),including13offinal17.Added10 groundballs.

CAREER HIGHSAssists:1,twotimes;lastatLoyola(4/29/18)Points:1,twotimes;lastatLoyola(4/29/18)Faceoffs Won: 19,twotimes;lastatCornell(4/15/17)Faceoffs Taken: 26 at North Carolina (2/17/18)Groundballs: 16 vs. NJIT (2/4/17)

#40 EDDIE BOUHALLSr.•D•6-1•200•Lynbrook,N.Y.

2019 UPDATE:-Postedfourgroundballsandacausedturnovervs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).AlsoheldArmy’stopscorerBrendanNichtern,whoenteredwith24pointsthroughfivegames,tojustagoalandassist.TheassistcameintransitionwithoutBouhallcoveringhim.-FinishedwithtwogroundballsandacausedturnoverinbigwinatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Strongeffortwithtwogroundballs,threecausedturnoversandanassistatNo.4Cornell(2/24).- Posted three groundballs at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-Hadagroundballandcausedturnoverwhiledishingfirst-careerassistagainstHofstra(2/9).Partofadefensewhichallowedjustfourgoals.-Biggamewithcareehighsingroundballs(7)andcausedturnovers(5)vs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,twotimes;lastatCornell(4/15/17)Assists: 1,twotimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Points:1,fourtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Groundballs: 7 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)

#41 ALEXANDER TUMMINELLOJr. • M • 5-10 • 185 • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

2019 UPDATE:- Tallied a goal, assist and groundball vs. No. 17 Army West Point (3/9).-Thirdstraightgamewithagoal,scoringinwinatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Secondstraightmulti-goalgame,scoringateam-hightwogoalsatNo.4Cornell(2/24).Cameinfirst-careerstart.-CareergameatNo.11Virginia(2/15),postingcareerhighsingoals(3),points(4)andgroundballs(4).-Recordedagroundballandcausedturnovervs.Hofstra(2/9).-Scoredacareer-hightwogoalsinseasonopeneragainstNJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 3 at Virginia (2/15/19)Assists: 1,threetimes;lastatVirginia(2/15/19)Points: 4 at Virginia (2/15/19)Groundballs: 4 at Virginia (2/15/19)Caused Turnovers:1,twotimes;lastvs.Hofstra(2/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:2;Multi-Point Games:5;Hat Tricks: 1



#44 TRISTAN RAIJr. • A • 6-0 • 195 • Edmonton, Alberta

2019 UPDATE:-DishedanassistagainstNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).- Finished with a goal and two assists at No. 16 Colgate (3/2).-DishedanassistandaddedagroundballatNo.4Cornell(2/24).- Strong effort with two goals and two assists at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-HadtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnoversagainstHofstra(2/9).-Openedseasonwithtwogoals,anassistandcareer-hightyingthreegroundballsvs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 5 vs. NJIT (2/6/16)Assists: 4,twotimes;lastatLafayette(3/17/18)Points: 7 at Lafayette (3/17/18)Groundballs: 3,twotimes;lastvs.NJIT(2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 2,twotimes;lastvs.Hofstra(2/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:22;Multi-Point Games:35;Hat Tricks: 15

#45 TEDDY LEGGETTSo.•LSM/D•5-8•165•Vaughan,Ontario

2019 UPDATE: -Recordedtwogroundballsandacausedturnovervs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-HadfivegroundballsatNo.16Colgate(3/2)whileshuttingdownRaiders’topmidfielderGriffinBrown,holdinghimpoint-less.-Impressedwithfourgroundballs,threecausedturnoversandagoalatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-RecordedfourgroundballsandacausedturnoveratNo.11Virginia(2/15).- Strongeffortvs.Hofstra (2/9), recording sixgroundballs anda career-high tying four causedturnovers. Part of a defense that allowed just four goals.-Filledupthestatsheetinseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2),recordinghisthird-careergoal,fiveground-ballsandacausedturnover.

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,fourtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Assists:1atMercer(2/10/18)Points:1,fivetimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Groundballs: 7 at Army West Point (3/10/18)Caused Turnovers:4,twotimes;lastvs.Hofstra(2/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:0;Hat Tricks: 0

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

2019 UPDATE: -Postedthirdmulti-goalgameoftheseason,scoringtwiceagainstNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-ScoredtwogoalswhileaddingagroundballandcausedturnoveratNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Recordedagoal,twogroundballsandacausedturnoveratNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Scoredagoalandcollectedacareer-highfivegroundballsatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Talliedfirst-careerhattrickinseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2),scoringthreegoalswhileaddingtwogroundballs.

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 3 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Assists: 1,fivetimes;lastvs.Navy(4/27/18)Points: 3,twotimes;lastvs.NJIT(2/2/19)Groundballs:4atBucknell(4/20/18)Multi-Goal Games:9;Multi-Point Games:10;Hat Tricks: 1

#77 CHRISTIAN MCHUGHJr.•M•6-3•180•Bronxville,N.Y.

2019 UPDATE: -Talliedagroundballandcausedturnovervs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-CausedaturnoveragainstHofstra(2/9).WaskeypartofaLehighdefensethatallowedjustfourgoals.-Postedtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnoversinseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSAssists: 1,twotimes;lastatArmyWestPoint(3/10/18)Points: 1,twotimes;lastatArmyWestPoint(3/10/18)Groundballs: 2,sixtimes;lastvs.NJIT(2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Colgate (4/24/18)

#99 LUCAS SPENCESr.•A/M•5-11•195•Springfield,Pa.

2019 UPDATE: -Secondstraighthattrick,postingthreegoalsandanassistvs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9)toearnPatriotLeagueOffensivePlayeroftheWeek.- Returned from injury and was tremendous at No. 16 Colgate (3/2), posting three goals and two assists.-CollectedfourgroundballsagainstHofstra(2/9).-Scoredtwogoalsanddishedacareer-highfourassists,whileaddingacareer-highfivegroundballsagainst NJIT (2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 6 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Assists: 4 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Points: 7 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Groundballs: 5 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 at Cornell (4/15/17)Multi-Goal Games:15;Multi-Point Games: 24;Hat Tricks: 7




GAME 1•FEB. 2, 2019BETHLEHEM, PA.

NO. 13 LEHIGH 15, NJIT 8

BETHLEHEM,Pa.–TheNo.13rankedLehighmen’slacrosseteamscoredthegame’sfirstfourgoalsandwouldn’tlookback,downingNJITinitsseasonopeneronSaturdayattheUlrichSportsComplex,15-8.Lehigh’sstartingattackandmidfieldcombinedfor11goals,whileitsstartingde-fensementallied17groundballsand12causedturnovers,inanimpressiveeffortatbothendsofthefield. Senior Lucas Spence led the offense with six points behind two goalsandacareer-highfourassists.ClassmatesTristan Rai and Mickey Fitzpatrickeachhadtwogoalsandanassist,respectively.JuniorAndrew Eichelbergerledastrongmidfield,scoringthreegoalsforhisfirst-careerhattrick. Defensively,seniorCraig Chick recordedninegroundballsandfivecausedturnoverstomovefromeighthallthewayintoatieforfourthplaceinNCAAhistory,nowwith123inhiscareer.Classmate Eddie Bouhall had fivecausedturnovers,acareerhigh,alongwithsevengroundballs.Anothersenior, Matt Rimol,recordedagroundballandtwocausedturnovers. Other strongefforts included juniorConor Gaffney in the faceoffcircle,whowon14-of-20drawswith10groundballs.Sophomorelong-stickmidfielderTeddy Leggett hadfivegroundballsandacausedturnover,andscoredhisthird-careergoal.FreshmanJudah Hicks had four groundballs andtwocausedturnoversaswell.SeniorAlexander Tumminello scoredacareer-hightwogoals. TheMountainHawksopenedthegameona4-0run,withgoalsfromEichelberger,Spence,freshmanTommy Schelling and Rai. NJIT got on theboardwithtwolateinthefirstquarter,pullingwithin4-2afterone. Lehighscoredfoursecond-quartergoals,withoneHighlanders’tallysandwichedinbetween.Eichelbergerhadtwoofthem,atthe13:24and6:20marks.ThefirstoftwogoalsfromTumminellocamewitheightsecondsleftinthequartertogivetheMountainHawksan8-3halftimelead. TheMountainHawks continued themomentum into the second,scoringsixofthefirsteightgoals.A5-0Lehighrunendedwithtwogoalsin16seconds.FreshmanMike Monittoscoredthefirstofhiscareerat10:49ofthefourth,thenFitzpatrickfoundSpenceatthe10:33marktogivetheMountainHawksa14-5advantage. NJITscoredthreeofthefinalfourgoals,withLehigh’sgoalcomingfrom freshman Cole Kirst,astheMountainHawkswrappedupthe15-8win. Finalshotswere48-21infavorofLehighwhiletheMountainHawksheld a 56-36 edge in groundballs. Sophomore goaltender James Spence madethreesavesoverthefirst49:11beforebeingrelievedbyjuniorColin Kirst,whomadetwo.Lehighendedupcausing19ofNJIT’s30turnovers.

GAME 2•FEB. 9, 2019BETHLEHEM, PA.

HOFSTRA 4, NO. 13 LEHIGH 3

BETHLEHEM,Pa.–Leading3-1headingtothefourthquarter,theNo.13Lehighmen’slacrosseteamfellvictimtoa3-0Hofstraruntoendthegame,asthePridedefeatedtheMountainHawks4-3onSaturdayafternoonat theUlrichSportsComplex. In a low-scoring,defensivebattle, senior Mickey Fitzpatrickscoredhissecondofthegamewiththreesecondsleftinthethirdquarter,butHofstrawouldtakecontrolfrom there. Sophomore James Spence was sensational in goal for the MountainHawks,makingacareer-high16saves,includingstopping14-of-15shotssenthiswayoverthefirstthreequarters. Junior Ryan Klose scoredLehigh’sothergoalwhileseniorEddie Bouhall assistedontheMountainHawks’third-quarterscore.SeniorCraig Chicktalliedfivegroundballsandtwocausedturnoverstoreach125inhiscareer,movingintosolepossessionofthirdplaceinNCAAhistoryinthatcategory.SophomoreTeddy Leggett was tremendous withsixgroundballsandfourcausedturnoverstotieacareerhigh. Lehighjumpedouttoa2-0lead,withgoalsfromKloseat2:42ofthefirstquarterandFitzpatrickat6:24of thesecond.TheMountainHawksheld thePride scoreless for thegame’sfirst 24:07untilWhitStopakpulledhisteamwithin2-1atthehalf. Thethirdquartersaw25shotsbetweenthetwoteams,withthe25thfindingthebackofthenetonatransitionopportunity.Spencemadeasaveononeend,BouhallmadetheclearandfoundFitzpatricktogiveLehigh a 3-1 advantage. Hofstratookoverinthefourth,however,scoringatthe13:38and11:43markstopulleven,beforeMattEldergavethePridea4-3edgewith1:42remaining.Lehighwontheensuingfaceoffandhadachance,buttheMountainHawks’16thturnoverofthegamegavetheballbacktoPrideandtheywouldrunouttheclock. Finalshotswere38-36infavorofLehighwhiletheMountainHawkshelda36-25edgeingroundballs.Hofstrahad19turnovers,13ofwhichwerecausedbyLehigh.JuniorConor Gaffneywasjust2-of-6facingoffthroughthreequarters,butwas4-of-4inthefourthtofinish6-of-10withtwogroundballs.Spence’scareer-high16savescameacrossHofstra’sRobert Casey, who had 14.

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GAME 3•FEB. 15, 2019CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

NO. 11 VIRGINIA 11, LEHIGH 8

CHARLOTTEVILLE,Va. –TheLehighmen’s lacrosse teamscoredfivestraightfirst-halfgoalstotakea5-2leadand6-4halftimeadvantage,butNo.11VirginiarespondedwithseveninthesecondtodowntheMountainHawks,11-8onFridayeveningatKlocknerStadium. Junior Conor Gaffneywas stellar facingoff,winning15-of-23 with eight groundballs. Offensively, senior Alexander Tumminello scored threegoals forhisfirst-careerhat trick.TheMountainHawksreturntoactionnextSundaywhentheytraveltoNo.5/6CornelltofacetheBigRed. Tumminello’s threegoals and fourpointswereboth careerhighs. Senior Tristan Rai hadtwogoalsandtwoassistswhileclass-mate Mickey Fitzpatrickdishedtwoassists.Makinghisfirst-careerstart, freshman Tommy Schellinghadmultiplepointsforthefirsttimeinhiscareer. Lehigh’sdefense containedapotentVirginiaoffense,whichfinished seventhnationally last season in scoringoffense. JuniorAndrew Eichelberger talliedcareerhighs ingroundballs (5)andcausedturnovers(3),seniorMatt Rimol causedtwoturnoverswhilesenior Craig Chick hadfourgroundballsandacausedturnover. AfterUVAjumpedouttoa2-0lead,RaitookadvantageofanunsettledsituationtopullLehighwithin2-1with4:44leftinthefirstquarter.Just38secondslater,Tumminelloscoredontheextramantoeventhescoreattwo. Lehighextendeditsrunto5-0inthesecondquarter,withgoalsfromSchelling,TumminelloandEichelberger.TheCavaliersscoredtwoofthefinalthreegoalsofthehalf,withLehigh’sgoalcomingman-up from junior Austin Pierce. Virginiascoredthefirstfoursecond-halfgoalstotakean8-6leadbeforeTumminelloscoredhishat-trickgoalonaniftyinsidemovetopulltheMountainHawkswithin8-7with13:43leftinthefourthquarter.TheCavaliersrespondedwiththreeofthegame’sfinalfourgoals,theonlyLehighgoalcomingfromRai,asVirginiawrappedupthe11-8victory.

GAME 4•FEB. 24, 2019ITHACA, N.Y.

NO. 4 CORNELL 14, LEHIGH 9

ITHACA,N.Y.–TheLehighmen’slacrosseteamjumpedouttoa5-0leadonNo.4Cornellmidwaythroughthefirstquarterandheldtheleadformuchofthecontest,buttheBigRedexplodedforseven fourth-quarter goals to comebackandbeat theMountainHawks,14-9onSaturday.Lehighhadeightdifferentgoalscorers,with senior Alexander Tumminello netting two goals to lead the way. Junior Conor Gaffney won14-of-23faceoffsinanotherstrongeffort, while sophomore Joel Trucksesswasaperfect4-of-4.Lehighwasvyingforitsfirsttop-fivewinsince2012. Senior Eddie Bouhall helped lead the defense with a ground-ballandthreecausedturnovers,alsodishinganassist.SophomoreTeddy Leggettscoredagoalwhilerecordingfourgroundballsandthreecausedturnovers.AlongwithTumminello,freshmanTommy Schellingaddedagoalandassistforasecondstraightgame. TumminelloandSchellingopenedthescoringat14:21and12:47ofthefirstquarter,respectively.ThegoalskeptcomingforLehigh,with junior Ryan Klosescoringat10:03,juniorAndrew Eichelberger at 9:12 and freshman Cole Kirst at 7:50. Cornell responded with a four-goal run, pulling within 5-4 midway through the secondquarter. JuniorParker Kent ended Lehigh’s18:55scorelessdroughtbeforeCornellpulledbackwithinone,6-5,inthefinalminuteofthehalf. TheMountainHawksoutscoredtheBigRed3-2inthethirdquarter,whichbeganwithgoalsfromdefensivemidfieldersLeggettand junior Erik DiGirolamo.Tumminello’sripwith42secondsleftinthequartergaveLehigha9-7leadheadingtothefourth. That’swhenCornell’soffensecamealive,scoringfourtimesinthefirst4:32beforeaddingthreeinsurancegoalsforthe14-9final. Final shots were 36-33 in favor of Lehigh while the Mountain Hawkshelda31-25edgeingroundballs.SophomoreJames Spence madeninesavesingoalacrossCornell’sCaelahnBullen,whomade14.

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GAME 5•MAR. 2, 2019HAMILTON, N.Y.

LEHIGH 10, NO. 16COLGATE 8

HAMILTON,N.Y.–AfterNo.16Colgatescoredfourstraightthird-quartergoalstopullevenatsix,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamresponded with a 3-0 run of its own, on the way to a 10-8 Patriot League opening win on Saturday. Senior Lucas Spence returned to thelineup,postingthreegoalsandfiveassists,whilehisbrother–sophomore James Spence–made11savesbetweenthepipes.JuniorConor Gaffneywassensationalfacingoff,winning17-of-20with14groundballs.ThewinmarksLehigh’sfirstoveranationally-rankedopponentsincebeatingNo.11/13NavyinthePatriotLeagueSemi-finalslastseason. Lehigh has now won its league opener in nine of the last 10 years, and beaten Colgate for the ninth time in the last 10 tries. The Mountain Hawksarenow2-3,1-0inleagueplaywhiletheRaidersfallto2-2,0-1 in the Patriot League. AlongwithSpence’sfivepoints, juniorAndrew Eichelberger scored twicewhile seniorTristan Rai had a goal and two assists. Junior Crew Cintron addedagoalandassistforhisfirstpointsoftheseason.Defensively,seniorEddie Bouhall had two groundballs andacausedturnover,astheDallowedjusttwofirst-halfgoalsandnoneoverthefinal11:58. Spenceopenedthescoringlessthanaminutein.AftertheRaidersevened it up on the extra man almost 10 minutes later, the Mountain Hawksendedthehalfwithfiveofthefinalsixgoals.Cintronbeganbyscoringhisfirstof theseason,EichelbergerscoredtwicebeforeSpenceandseniorMickey Fitzpatrick helped Lehigh go up 6-2 with 7:07leftinthesecondquarter,whichprovedtobethehalftimescore. Colgaterespondedwitha4-0runtobeginthesecondhalftopullevenatsixlateinthethirdquarter.That’swhenLehighexplodedforthreegoalsoverthefinal2:51ofthestanza,beginningwithRaionastrongfeedfromKirst. Then, junior Ryan Klosebeatthebuzzer,scoringwithlessthanasecondontheclocktogiveLehigha9-6leadheadingtothefourth. TheMountainHawksscoredjustonceinthefourth,butitwasabig one from senior Alexander Tumminello. The defense stood tall, allowingjusttwogoals,asLehighwrappedupthe10-8victory. Final shots were 37-32 in favor of Lehigh while the Mountain Hawksheldadominant31-10edgeingroundballs.Spence’s11savescameacrossColgate’sConnorMullen,whomade16.

GAME 6•MAR. 9, 2019BETHLEHEM, PA.

LEHIGH 11, NO. 17 ARMY WEST POINT 8

BETHLEHEM,Pa.–AfterNo.16/17ArmyWestPointscoredfirst,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamrecordedtwoseparate4-0runsandnevertrailedagainastheMountainHawkspickedupanotherbigPatriotLeaguewin, 11-8, on Saturday afternoon. Senior Lucas Spence led the offense withthreegoalsandanassist,goodforhissecondstraighthattricksincehis return to the lineup. Junior Conor Gaffney continuedhisstellarplayfacingoff,winning18-of-23with11groundballstoimprovehisseasonpercentageto70.6.Withthevictory,Lehighimprovesto3-3,2-0inPatriotLeagueplaywhilehandingtheBlackKnightsjusttheirsecondlossoftheseason. Army is now 4-2, 1-1 in league play. AlongwithSpence’sfourpoints,threeothersscoredtwogoalsapiece–juniorAndrew Eichelberger, freshman Cole Kirst and freshman Tommy Schelling.Itmarkedthefirst-careermulti-goalgamesbybothKirstandSchelling.SeniorsMickey Fitzpatrick and Alexander Tumminello eachhad a goal and assist. Defensively,seniorCraig Chick tallied four groundballs and four causedturnovers.ClassmateEddie Bouhall had four groundballs and a causedturnoverwhileshuttingdownArmyattackmanBrendanNichtern.Afterenteringthegamewith24points(12goals,12assists)throughfivegames,Nichternhadjustagoalandassist.TheassistcameonanunsettledsituationinwhichBouhallwasn’tcoveringhim. Lehigh’swinmarkeditssecondstraightvictoryoverarankedop-ponent,oneSaturdayaftera10-8winatNo.16/19Colgate.Itmarkedthefirsttimesince2015thattheMountainHawkshavewonconsecutivegamesvs.rankedfoes. TheBlackKnightsopeneda1-0leadlessthanaminutein,buttheMountainHawkshadquitetheresponse.ItbeganwithaTumminelloscoreandincludedgoalsfromSpence,Fitzpatrick,thenSpenceagaintogiveLehigha4-1leadafteraquarterofplay. LehighheldArmytojustthreefirst-quartershots,shuttingouttheBlackKnightsfor19:35intotal.TheBlackKnightsgotbackontheboardwiththreestraightsecond-quartergoals,atthe9:43,6:11and3:59marks.Schellinghadabiganswer,however,withjustthreesecondsleftinthehalf,toputtheMountainHawksup5-4after30minutesofplay. Armyscoredanunsettledgoaloffafaceoffjust30secondsintothethirdquarter,butSchellingagainhadananswer.Hiscareer-highsecondofthegamecamejust35secondslaterasLehighregaineda7-5lead.Thatsparkeda4-0run,withgoalscomingfromKirst,EichelbergerthenKirstagain,puttingtheMountainHawksup9-5headingtothefourth. TheBlackKnightsgotascloseas10-8with6:02remaining,butLehigh’sdefensecontinuedtostandtall,andSpenceicedthevictoryatthe2:01withanunassistedgoalthatputLehighup11-8,whichprovedtobethefinal.Lacrosse Box Score (Final)

Lehigh vs #16 Colgate (Mar 2, 2019 at Hamilton, N.Y.)

Score by period 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 2 4 3 1 10Colgate 1 1 4 2 8

Lehigh (2-3, 1-0 Patriot) vs.Colgate (2-2, 0-1 Patriot)Date: Mar 2, 2019 • Attendance: 210Weather: Cloudy, 34 degrees, light wind

Lehigh SCORING: GOALS: Spence, Lucas 3; Eichelberger, Andrew 2; Rai, Tristan 1;Cintron, Crew 1; Tumminello, Alex 1; Klose, Ryan 1; Fitzpatrick, Mickey 1.ASSISTS: Rai, Tristan 2; Spence, Lucas 2; Cintron, Crew 1; Kirst, Cole 1.

Colgate SCORING: GOALS: Cleveland, Sam 3; Petkevich, Nicky 2; Minicus, Brian 2;Caddigan, James 1.ASSISTS: Donovan, Matt 3; Cleveland, Sam 2.

Shots by period 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 7 10 15 5 37Colgate 10 5 6 11 32

Ground balls/prd 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 5 9 12 5 31Colgate 2 2 3 3 10

F/O violations by prd 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 0 0 0 0 0Colgate 0 1 0 0 1

Saves by period 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 4 2 1 4 11Colgate 3 2 8 3 16

Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 3 4 3 5 15Colgate 4 4 3 3 14

Faceoffs by prd 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 3-4 5-6 6-7 3-3 17-20Colgate 1-4 1-6 1-7 0-3 3-20

Clears by period 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 7-7 5-5 1-1 3-5 16-18Colgate 6-6 2-5 3-3 4-5 15-19

Extra-man opps 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1Colgate 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-3

Stadium: Crown FieldPenalties - Lehigh 3/2:30; Colgate 1/1:00.Shot clock Goals/Warnings (Violations) - Lehigh 0/0 (0); Colgate 0/0 (0).Officials: Spike Decker; Paul Motondo; Daniel Miller. Scorer: Colgate Ath Comm.

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