2014 RED STORM LACROSSE GAME NOTES

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1 2014 SCHEDULE 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (2-0, 2-2 (0-0 BIG EAST) February Sun. 16 HOLY CROSS W, Sat. 22 at Yale L, 10-6 March Sat. 1 SIENA W, 14-9 Tues. 4 at Drexel L, Sat. 8 vs. Syracuse^% 4 p.m. Sat. 15 GEORGETOWN* 1 p.m. Tues. 18 HOFSTRA 3 p.m. Sat. 22 at Stony Brook 1 p.m. Sat. 29 at Providence* 6 p.m. April Wed. 2 at Rutgers* 7 p.m. Sun. 6 MARQUETTE* 1 p.m. Sat. 12 at Denver* 4:30 p.m. Sat. 19 VILLANOVA* 1 p.m. Fri. 25 at UPenn TBA May Thurs. 1 SEMIFINALS $ TBA Sat. 3 FINALS $ TBA * Indicates BIG EAST contest ^ Cobb County Lacrosse Classic % at Fifth Third Bank Stadium - Keneesaw, Ga. $ BIG EAST Championship All times Eastern Home games in BOLD CAPS TRACKING THE STORM Follow St. John s Lacrosse & Red Storm Athletics on (#goredstorm) Instagram: stjohnsredstorm ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Director/Athletic Communications Mark Fratto Athletic Communications Phone Athletic Communications Fax Athletics Website Lacrosse Contact Ed Boulat Boulat Office Boulat Mobile Boulat edouard.boulat13@stjohns.edu GAME RED STORM LACROSSE GAME NOTES COBB COUNTY LACROSSE CLASSIC 19/20 ST. JOHN S RED STORM (2-2) VS. 11/9 SYRACUSE ORANGE (2-2) Saturday, March 8 at 4 P.M. (ET) Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, Ga. Live Audio: WTKW 99.5 FM Syracuse ST. JOHN S MEETS EMPIRE STATE FOE SYRACUSE IN GEORGIA Having alternated wins and losses since its season opener on Feb. 16, the No. 19/20 St. John s lacrosse team takes to the big stage on Saturday, March 8 looking to score its first win over Empire State rival and national powerhouse No. 11/9 Syracuse at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Ga., as part of the inaugural Cobb County Lacrosse Classic presented by LB3 Lacrosse. Faceoff for Saturday s nonconference clash is scheduled for 4 p.m. Live audio of the eighth-ever meeting between the two programs and former BIG EAST opponents will be available through the Syracuse IMG Sports Radio Network (WTKW 99.5 FM) and on (subscription). Updates will also be provided throughout the game on Twitter by following the LAST TIME OUT Senior attackman Colin Keegan scored a season-high six points on a hat trick and three assists and the No. 19/20 St. John s lacrosse team cut what at one point was a six-goal hole to a two-goal deficit midway through the fourth quarter but couldn t complete the comeback in a road loss at No. 17/18 Drexel in nonconference play from a frigid Vidas Field on March 4. The Red Storm completed 17-of-18 clears on the day and outshot Drexel twice fold, 24-12, after halftime, but the hosts countered by winning 22-of-30 faceoffs and edging the groundball battle, Scoring the first, third and fourth quarters alone, the Red Storm led Drexel, 9-8, on the scoreboard, but the game s decisive period would prove to be the second as the Dragons scored eight goals including seven unanswered while allowing two. SERIES HISTORY: ST. JOHN S vs. SYRACUSE Syracuse owns a 7-0 all-time record against St. John s, with the programs first meeting on the lacrosse field on March 17, The Orange won the first matchup, The Red Storm and Orange have faced each other every year since 2010 and met for the first BIG EAST Championship in 2012 with Syracuse claiming the conference tournament title, The two squads have met three times in Queens, twice in Syracuse and twice on neutral ground. PREVIOUS MEETING: ORANGE HOLD OFF RED STORM AT PPL PARK In a game of runs, it was No. 12/10 Syracuse that made the final push by scoring the game s final two goals to thwart St. John s from completing the comeback, as the Red Storm fell in the first-ever Whitman s Sampler Independence Classic at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., on March 9, The Red Storm battled back from an 8-4 deficit early in the third quarter to tie the game with four straight goals in just 2:23. St. John s would even the score three times over the final two quarters but failed to find the breakthrough between a landmark victory and another close finish. Attackman Kieran McArdle put together another big-time performance on one of lacrosse s biggest stages, as the junior finished with four goals and two assists. Classmate Kevin Cernuto added a hat trick. ST. JOHN S QUICK STATS No. Player Pos. Yr. Ht. G A Pts. Sh. GB F/O % Saves % W-L 6 Kieran McArdle Att. Sr Kevin Cernuto Att. Sr Colin Keegan Att. Sr Ryan Fitzgerald Mid. Sr Stefan Diachenko Mid. Jr Mark DiFrangia Def. Jr Mario Carrera Mid. Jr Jospeh Danaher G. Fr

2 ST. JOHN S UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS General Information School:... St. John s University Location:... Queens, N.Y. Founded: Enrollment:... 21,087 President:... Rev. Joseph L. Levesque, C.M. Athletic Director:...Chris Monasch (STJ 81) Nickname:... Red Storm Colors:... Red and White Conference:... BIG EAST Home Field:... DaSilva Memorial Capacity:...(1,200) Ticket Office Phone: GO-STORM Lacrosse History Progam Began All-Time Record Coaching Staff Head Coach:... Jason Miller Alma Mater:... Springfield 93 Record at School (Yrs.): (8) Overall Record (Yrs.):... Same Associate Coach:... Dan Paccione Assistant Coach:...Dom DeNapoli Captains:...J. Addona, C. Keegan,... K. McArdle, D. Viscusi Lacrosse Office Phone:...(718) Team Information 2013 Overall Record: Conference Record: Conference Finish:...Fifth 2012 Overall Record: Conference Record: Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 22/8 Starters Returning/Lost:... 8/2 Newcomers: SJU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS (March 3) Points Per Game T-4. Kieran McArdle T-48. Kevin Cernuto Goals Per Game T-49. Kieran McArdle Assists Per Game 3. Kieran McArdle Shooting Percentage 40. Kieran McArdle Goals-Against Average 39. Joseph Danager Ground Balls Per Game 39. Andrew Viscusi T-42. Mark DiFrangia T-50. Mario Carrera Caused Turnovers Per Game T-18. Mark DiFrangia Team Shot Percentage 4. St. John s SCOUTING SYRACUSE No. 11/9 Syracuse enters Saturday s Cobb County Classic with a 2-2 record having dropped two straight contests against No. 4 Virginia, 17-12, and No. 7 Maryland, The Orange opened the season 2-0 with wins over No. 10 Albany (17-16, OT) and Siena (19-7). Syracuse leads the ACC and ranks second nationally with a.384 shooting percentage and has three players currently ranked in the top 20 nationally in individual shooting percent. Red-shirt sophomore Dylan Donahue leads the Orange offense with 19 points on 12 goals and seven assists this season while senior Dominic Lamolinara has seen the most action in the Syracuse goal and boasts a.479 save percentage and goals against average. Saturday s Cobb County Classic marks the 250th game of Orange head coach John Desko s coaching career. Desko is in his 16th season after taking over the program in 1999 and owns a record. REWRITING THE HISTORY BOOKS Senior Kieran McArdle is closing in on some St. John s all-time program marks. The record-breaking attackman s 202 career points are the most since program reinstatement in 2005 and sit him second on the all-time list behind Hall of Famer Mike Bolger s schoolrecord career tally of 219. McArdle s 109 assists and 93 goals are also the most since the program was restarted and place him second and third, respectively, all-time at St. John s, with Bolger holding the program mark for assists in a career with 122. Chris Johnston is the program leader in career goals with 107. Senior Kevin Cernuto is working his way up the program s all-time lists as well. The attackman is fourth all-time with 137 points and his 88 goals rank him fourth all-time behind McArdle. Cernuto is fifth all-time at St. John s with 50 career assists. McArdle and Cernuto are two of just seven players in St. John s history to join the 40 goal-40 assist club. STORMING THE RANKINGS In the March 3 NCAA statistical rankings, senior Kieran McArdle ranks third in the country in assists per game at 3.33 and fourth in points per game, averaging In caused turnovers per game, junior Mark DiFrangia is 18th in the country at As a team, St. John s ranks fourth in the country in team shooting percentage at 38.0 percent, 13th in assists per game at 7.67 and 17th in points per game at ST. JOHN S IN THE BIG EAST LISTS The Red Storm currently ranks in the top three statistically among BIG EAST teams in a number of categories, including assists per game (7.75, 1st), shooting percentage (.359, 2nd), goals per game (11.50, 3rd) and points per game (19.25, 3rd). Individually, senior Kieran McArdle leads the conference in assists per game (2.50) and points per game (4.50), while classmate Ryan Fitzgerald is tied for sixth in the conference in goals per game (2.25). Fellow senior Kevin Cernuto is tied for third in assists per game (1.50) and freshman goalie Joseph Danaher is fourth in both save percentage (.466) and goals against average (11.60). NCAA RANKINGS COMPARISON (MARCH 3) vs. SYRACUSE SJU SU Games 4 4 Scoring Offense Rank 21st 6th Scoring Defense Rank 40th 61st Assists Per Game Rank 13th 5th Shot Percentage Rank 4th 2nd Caused Turnovers Rank 46th 54th Ground Balls Rank 48th 43rd Man-Up Off Rank 53rd 24th Man-Down Def Rank 36th 30th Saves Per Game Rank 34th 7th Faceoff Win % Rank 58th 46th AIM SMALL, MISS SMALL The Red Storm ranks amongst the national leaders in team shooting percentage, converting at a 38.0 percent clip as of the March 3 NCAA statistical rankings. St. John s shooting mark is helped by the accuracy of junior midfielder Stefan Diachenko, who has scored seven goals on just eight shots for a team-best 87.5 percent shooting percentage. Senior Kieran McArdle boasts a 42.1 shooting percentage for second-best on the Red Storm, while classmates Ryan Fitzgerald and Kevin Cernuto post marks of 36.0 percent and 34.7 percent, respectively. vs. SERIES QUICK HITS vs. vs. SYRACUSE Syracuse leads the series, 7-0 At SJU At Syracuse Neutral Last Mtg... March 9, 2013 SJU Result...L, High Scorer... Kieran McArdle (6) Head Coach... John Desko (16th Season at Syracuse) School Record Overall Record Miller vs. Syracuse Miller vs. Desko Syracuse Quick Scout Last 3 games Latest Result...L, at Virginia SJU vs. Syracuse Last 3 Meetings March 9, 2013 L, May 5, 2012 L, 12-4 March 10, 2011 L, 9-8

3 * BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL SCHOOL Points 1. Denver (6 first-place) 2. ST. JOHN S...31 (1) 3. Villanova Georgetown T-5. Providence T-5. Rutgers Marquette PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST AND AWARDS Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Kieran McArdle...St. John s, Sr., Att^ Preseason Defensive Player of the Year John LoCascio...Villanova, Sr., LSM^ All-BIG EAST Team Wesley Berg...Denver, Jr., A^ Reilly O Connor... Georgetown, Jr., A Kieran McArdle... St. John s, Sr., Att^ Jeremy Noble... Denver, Sr., M^ Charlie McCormick... Georgetown, Jr., M Andrew Barton...Providence, Sr., M Carson Cannon...Denver, Jr., D^ John Urbank...Georgetown, Sr., D Chris Conroy... Villanova, Sr., D Chris Piccirilli... Villanova, Sr., D John LoCascio...Villanova, Sr., LSM^ Joe Nardella...Rutgers, Jr., FO Jamie Faus...Denver, Sr., GK 2014 RED STORM LACROSSE GAME NOTES SHARING THE WEALTH The Red Storm has featured a balanced offensive attack in the early season, with five players scoring between seven and nine goals in the opening four games. Senior midfielder Ryan Fitzgerald leads the squad with nine goals, while classmates Kieran McArdle, Kevin Cernuto and Colin Keegan the Red Storm s starting attackmen all have eight scores so far in Junior midfielder Stefan Diachenko is fifth on the team with seven goals. Additionally, all five players have recorded a hat trick in the Red Storm s opening four games. CAN T TEACH EXPERIENCE St. John s counts 11 seniors on its roster in 2014, and the group is one of the most experienced and game-proven in program history. In all, seven Red Storm seniors have played in 40-or-more games for their school and made double-digit appearances in every season since their freshman campaigns. Seniors Joe Addona, Kevin Cernuto, Ryan Fitzgerald and Kieran McArdle are the most experienced of the lot, having each appeared in 46 games in their St. John s careers. MCARDLE JOINS 200-POINT, 100-ASSIST CLUBS Senior Kieran McArdle joined elite company in the world of college lacrosse when his five points in the Red Storm s 14-9 victory over Siena on March 1 took him past the 200-point plateau for his career. The only other player in St. John s history to achieve that feat is St. John s Hall of Fame member Mike Bolger, the program s all-time leader in career points with 219. Earlier in the season, McArdle reached another career milestone when he tallied a game-high four assists in the Red Storm s season-opening win over Holy Cross, moving into second place all-time at St. John s in reaching the 100-assist plateau. The only two other players in St. John s history that have tallied 100 career assists are Bolger (122), the all-time program, and Brian Bugge (102). CERNUTO MOVES INTO FOURTH ON ALL-TIME POINTS LIST With four points on two goals and two assists in the Red Storm s loss at No. 17/18 Drexel on March 4, senior attackman Kevin Cernuto took his career points tally to 137, passing program great Chris Johnston for fourth on St. John s all-time points list. Johnston is the program s career goals leader with 107 and tallied 135 points during his three-year career in Queens between ^ - unanimous selections CLUB (40 GOALS, 40 ASSISTS) Name (Years) Goals-Assists 1. Mike Bolger ( , 86-87) Kieran McArdle ( ) Kevin Cernuto ( ) Brian Bugge ( ) Wm. Andrew Bolger ( ) Tom Michaelsen ( ) John Welsh ( ) The Last Time... Home Win...3/1/14 W, vs. Siena Home Loss...4/13/13 L, vs. Villanova Away Win...4/20/13 W, at Providence Away Loss... 3/4/14 L, at Drexel Neutral Win... 3/23/13 W, vs. Robert Morris Neutral Loss... 4/6/13 L, OT vs. Georgetown Ranked Win...3/30/13 W, at Notre Dame OT Win... 4/7/2012 W, at Georgetown OT Loss... 4/6/13 L, OT vs. Georgetown BIG EAST Win...4/20/13 W, at Providence Non-Conference Win...3/1/14 W, vs. Siena Less Than 10 Goals...2/22/14 L, 10-6 at Yale Less Than 5 Goals...5/5/12 L, 4-12 vs. Syracuse Scored goals... 3/4/14 L, at Drexel Scored goals... 2/16/14 W, vs. Holy Cross Scored goals...3/16/13 W, vs. Rutgers Scored goals...4/29/82 W, 26-3 vs. FDU-Teaneck Shut a team out...3/23/92 W, 22-0 vs. Marist Allowed 1-5 goals... 4/21/12 W, 8-4 vs. Providence Allowed 5-9 goals...3/1/14 W, vs. Siena Allowed goals...2/22/14 L, 10-6 at Yale Allowed goals... 3/4/14 L, at Drexel Allowed 20+ goals...5/7/11 L, 20-7 vs. Syracuse Probable Starters ATTACK Kevin Cernuto (Senior) Kieran McArdle (Senior) Colin Keegan (Senior) MIDFIELD Ryan Fitzgerald (Senior) Keith Switzer (Senior) Connor Mullen (Senior) DEFENSE Drew Viscusi (Senior) Joe Addona (Senior) Mark DiFrangia (Junior) GOALIE Joe Danaher (Freshman)

4 2014 TOP INDIVIDUAL GAME PERFORMANCES POINTS 7 MCARDLE, Kieran HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) 6 KEEGAN, Colin at Drexel (March 4) 6 CERNUTO, Kevin HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) 5 MCARDLE, Kieran SIENA (March 1) GOALS 3 KEEGAN, Colin at Drexel (March 4) 3 CERNUTO, Kevin SIENA (March 1) 3 FITZGERALD, Ryan SIENA (March 1) 3 DIACHENKO, Stefan SIENA (March 1) RED RED STORM VOLLEYBALL LACROSSE GAME NOTES RED STORM COLLECTS BIG EAST WEEKLY AWARDS St. John s has been represented in each of the first three BIG EAST Weekly Awards this season, securing Offensive Player of the Week, Defensive Player of the Week and Weekly Honor Roll accolades. On Feb. 17, senior Kieran McArdle was named Offensive Player of the Week after tallying a gamehigh seven points on three goals and four assists in the Red Storm s win over Holy Cross in the season opener. The following week, McArdle made the Feb. 24 honor roll after dishing out three assists and finishing with five points in St. John s 10-6 loss at No. 13 Yale. On March 3, freshman goalie Joseph Danaher was named Defensive Player of the Week and junior midfielder Stefan Diachenko was selected to the weekly honor roll after both enjoyed career performances in the Red Storm s 14-9 win over Siena. Danaher made a season-best 14 saves while Diachenko tallied a career-high three goals and four points in the victory over the Saints. MORE MCARDLE NUMBERS Senior Kieran McArdle is the owner of the nation s second-longest point scoring streak, with the attackman recording at least one point in 42 consecutive games. McArdle began his streak as a freshman in a 9-4 loss to Stony Brook on March 15, Since the beginning of the streak, McArdle has tallied 194 points on 108 assists and 87 goals. McArdle s 202 career points rank him second in Division I lacrosse among active players. Duke senior Jordan Wolf is the country s active leader in points with 223. RED STORM IN THE NATIONAL PRESEASON POLLS For the first time since program reinstatement in 2005, St. John s made appearances in both national preseason polls. The Red Storm was ranked 19th in the the United State Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) 2014 Division I Coaches Preseason Poll with 27 points and No. 17 in the Inside Lacrosse Preseason Warrior Media Poll with 74 points. O CAPTAINS MY CAPTAINS! Seniors Joe Addona, Colin Keegan, Kieran McArdle and Drew Viscusi have been selected Red Storm captains for the 2014 season. All four started every game that they were available for last season. FRESH FACES The 2014 Red Storm roster counts 16 freshmen, one of the biggest rookie classes head coach Jason Miller has had under his wing since he took over at St. John s. UP NEXT St. John s returns to Queens to open its BIG EAST Conference slate on Saturday, March 15 when the Georgetown Hoyas enter DaSilva Memorial Field for a 1 p.m. contest which will air live on ESPN3. SJU INDIVIDUAL ALL-TIME RECORDS All-Time Leading Scorers Name (Years) Points 1. Mike Bolger ( , 86-87) Kieran McArdle ( ) Brian Bugge ( ) Kevin Cernuto ( ) Chris Johnston ( ) Wm. Andrew Bolger ( ) Tom Michaelsen ( ) John Salerno ( ) George Wichelns ( ) Rich Hegler ( )...97 All-Time Leading Goal Scorers Name (Years) Goals 1. Chris Johnston ( ) Mike Bolger ( , 86-87) Kieran McArdle ( ) Kevin Cernuto ( ) Rich Hegler ( ) Justin O Donnell ( ) Brian Bugge ( )...73 T-8. John Salerno ( )...71 T-8. Tom Michaelsen ( ) Dan Murphy ( )...65 All-Time Leading Assist Scorers Name (Years) Assists 1. Mike Bolger ( , 86-87) Kieran McArdle ( ) Brian Bugge ( ) Wm. Andrew Bolger ( ) Kevin Cernuto ( )...50 T-6. Tom Michaelsen ( )...46 T-6. Ken Stoll ( ) Tom Manes ( )...44 SHOTS ON GOAL 8 KEEGAN, COlin at Drexel (March 4) 7 KEEGAN, Colin HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) 6 CERNUTO, Kevin HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) 5 CERNUTO, Kevin at Drexel (March 4) 5 MCARDLE, Kieran at Yale (Feb 22) SAVES 14 DANAHER, Joseph SIENA (March 1) 10 DANAHER, Joseph at Yale (Feb 22) 7 DANAHER, Joseph HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) ASSISTS 4 MCARDLE, Kieran HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) 3 KEEGAN, Colin at Drexel (March 4) 3 CERNUTO, Kevin HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) SHOTS 11 KEEGAN, Colin at Drexel (March 4) 9 KEEGAN, Colin at Drexel (March 4) 8 CERNUTO, Kevin at Drexel (March 4) GROUNDBALLS 8 DIFRANGIA, Mark HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) 7 CARRERA, Mario HOLY CROSS (Feb 16) 6 VISCUSI, Andrew SIENA (March 1) 4 CERNUTO, Kevin at Drexel (March 4) CAUSED TURNOVERS 2 DIFRANGIA, Mark at Drexel (March 4) 2 FISHER, Chris HOLY CROSS (Feb 16)

5 SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Joe Addona One of the cornerstones of the Red Storm defense, Addona has started every game of the last two seasons at close defense. Addona recorded 15 groundballs and caused six turnovers in 2013 and was a member of a defensive unit which held No. 7/6 Hofstra to just six goals in the Red Storm s first victory (March 19) over its local rival since program reinstatement in Andrew Boyer A dedicated goalkeeper who made his collegiate debut in the Red Storm s home victory over Rutgers (March 16) last season, recording one save. Kevin Cernuto A powerful and relentless attackman, Cernuto has established himself as one of the best offensive threats in St. John s history over his fouryear career, ranking sixth all-time with 124 points and fourth all-time with 80 goals going into Cernuto was a unanimous conference first team selection after tallying 32 goals and 16 assists to solidify one of the nation s top attack units in With 3.69 points per game, he finished second in the BIG EAST to give St. John s the league s top two scorers. Garnered a pair of BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week awards during last season, including one after a four-goal, three-assist performance in the Red Storm s historic upset victory at No.1 ranked Notre Dame (March 30). Ryan Fitzgerald Fitzgerald stepped up to take a leadership role in the Red Storm midfield in 2013, starting in all 13 games and scoring 12 goals while assisting on six more. Fitzgerald posted career highs in both goals with three and points with four in last season s road loss to Georgetown (April 6). Donal Flaherty A physically imposing and versatile player who can line up both in midfield or in the attack. Flaherty, who appeared in four games last season, could also see time at the faceoff X after featuring for the Red Storm there as a freshman. Colin Keegan As a compliment to Cernuto and McArdle, Keegan offers the Red Storm one of the most potent attacking units in the country. Keegan has started every game in each of the last two seasons, tallying 26 goals and five assists in 2013 to record the third most points on the team with 31. Scored a career-high six goals and added one assist for a career-high seven points in a road victory over Providence (April 20) last season. Kieran McArdle A tremendously talented and creative player with great work ethic, McArdle has steadily climbed St. John s all-time offensive lists throughout his career with the Red Storm. McArdle s 185 career points entering 2014 sit him second on the all-time list and are the most since program reinstatment in His 99 assists and 85 goals heading into the season also place him third all-time in both categories and are the most since the program was restarted. In 2013, McArdle rewrote the St. John s record books during a campaign which saw him named a Tewaaraton National Player of the Year nominee. McArdle became the first player to ever capture the BIG EAST Conference triple crown as he led the league in points, goals and assists, finishing 32 points ahead of the next-highest contender. McArdle finished the 2013 regular season as the national assist leader at 3.77 per game and second in the NCAA in points per game (6.54), tallying 36 goals and 49 assists to become the school record-holder in assists and points in a season. He was the first St. John s player to be named BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year and was named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) second team All-American, the highest individual honor ever bestowed on a lacrosse player in school history. Larry McLaughlin McLaughlin appeared in two contests in his first season with the Red Storm in 2013 after transferring from Saint Leo s University. Connor Mullen Mullen adds good depth to the Red Storm midfield, where he appeared in all 13 games in 2013, scoring 10 goals and tallying 10 assists. Mullen had arguably his best outing for St. John s in the biggest game of 2013, tallying two goals and one assist in the Red Storm s historic upset victory at No. 1 Notre Dame (March 30). Keith Switzer Another player who started all 13 games for the Red Storm in 2013, Switzer bolsters the St. John s attack with a knack for scoring and all-around hustle. Switzer is coming off his best statistical season in which he scored 13 goals and tallied 15 points with two assists and nine forced turnovers. Drew Viscusi A 12-game starter at close defense in 2013, Viscusi enjoyed a breakout season during the Red Storm s best campaign since program reinstatement. Viscusi collected 17 groundballs and caused 10 turnovers last season and was a member of a defensive unit which held No. 7/6 Hofstra to just six goals in the Red Storm s first victory (March 19) over its local rival since the program was restarted.

6 TEWAARATON COMMITTEE WATCHING RED STORM SENIOR For the second year in a row, St. John s lacrosse s Kieran McArdle has been included on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List, joining some of the top players across all three divisions of NCAA Lacrosse as early contenders for the prestigious honor. McArdle was one of 25 finalists for the 2013 Tewaaraton Award amid a junior campaign that saw the attackman set new school single-season records with 36 goals and 49 assists on his way to United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) All-America second team accolades. The Tewaaraton Award annually honors the top male and top female college lacrosse player in the United States. AWARD SEASON: PRESEASON POLL AND ALL-BIG EAST ANNOUNCED The Red Storm found itself slotted second in the 2014 BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll, the highest preseason conference selection for St. John s in program history. In addition, senior attackman Kieran McArdle was recognized as the BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year for the second season in a row. McArdle, a Red Storm captain this season, was a unanimous pick for the award as well as a unanimous Preseason All-BIG EAST selection. He is the only player in school history to be named Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. FACE-OFF YEARBOOK SELECTS ST. JOHN S DUO PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA The Red Storm received more good news this preseason when senior attackman Kieran McArdle was a named Preseason First Team All-American by Inside Lacrosse s Face-Off Yearbook while junior defenseman Mark DiFrangia was named honorable mention by the publication. SJU S TOUGH SCHEDULE Five of St. John s opponents this season joined the Red Storm in both the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) 2014 Division I Coaches Preseason Poll and the preseason Inside Lacrosse Warrior Media Poll. Top-ranked Syracuse joins No. 4 Denver, No. 13 Yale, No. 18 Pennsylvania and No. 20 Villanova in the USILA Coaches Preseason Poll, while the Warrior Media Poll has the Orange at No. 2, the Pioneers at No. 4, the Bulldogs at No. 12, the Quakers at No. 15 and the Wildcats at No. 20. In addition, 2014 opponents Drexel and Stony Brook received votes in both national polls while Hofstra received votes in the USILA Coaches Poll alone. BIG SHOES TO FILL The Red Storm saw the graduation of two program record holders last spring in all-time saves leader Jeff Lowman and Jordan Rothman, St. John s all-time leader in faceoff wins. Lowman in 2013 earned second-team BIG EAST distinction for the second-straight season, graduating as St. John s all-time saves leader with 613 saves. Lowman broke Joe Weingart s 27-year-old program saves record of 585 in the first half against Georgetown on April 6, Rothman won 116 faceoffs in 2013, taking his career total to 565, the most in St. John s lacrosse history. Rothman is also 10th all-time in groundballs with 212. The Red Storm Class of 2013 also included LSM Dillon Ayers, who was second on the team last season in both groundballs (50) and caused turnovers (16) RED STORM LACROSSE GAME NOTES ST. JOHN S RECORD WHEN... When playing at home When playing on the road When playing at neutral sites When playing a ranked opponent When St. John s scores first When opponent scores first When St. John s has more assists When opponent has more assists When St. John s outshoots opponent When opponent outshoots St. John s When St. John s leads at the half When St. John s leads at the half home When St. John s leads at the half away When St. John s trails at the half When St. John s trails at the half home When St. John s trails at the half away When St. John s is tied at the half When St. John s is tied at the half home When St. John s is tied at the half away When St. John s leads after the first When St. John s trails after the first When St. John s is tied after the first When St. John s leads after the third When St. John s trails after the third When St. John s is tied after the third When St. John s has more groundballs When opponent has more groundballs When groundballs are even When St. John s has more turnovers When opponent has more turnovers When turnovers are even When St. John s wins more faceoffs When opponent wins more faceoffs When faceoffs are even When St. John s has more saves When opponent has more saves When saves are even When St. John s has a higher clear % When opponent has a higher clear % When clear % is even Saturday games Tuesday games Thursday games Sunday games February games March games April games May games When playing on TV

7 2013 YEAR IN REVIEW TEAM HONORS The 2013 campaign was the most successful year in program history as St. John s finished 9-4 (3-3 BIG EAST), posting the most wins since program reinstatement in 2005 and the second-most ever for a lacrosse team at St. John s. The Red Storm rose to as high as No. 14/10 in the national rankings in 2013, and on March 30 shocked the college lacrosse world by claiming a victory over No. 1 ranked Notre Dame in South Bend. The Red Storm s victory over the Fighting Irish was the third over a ranked opponent on the season and first-ever over a top-ranked team. St. John s defeated No. 7/6 Hofstra on March 19 and claimed an early season victory over No. 17/20 Yale on Feb. 23. The win over the Bulldogs was the first in program history and the first victory over a ranked opponent at DaSilva Memorial Field since an upset of No. 5 Georgetown on Feb. 28, The win over Hofstra was the Red Storm s first over the Pride since lacrosse returned to Queens. The BIG EAST Conference recognized St. John s lacrosse with the All-Academic Team Award for The team s cumulative 3.13 GPA ranked the highest of all seven BIG EAST member schools. INDIVIDUAL HONORS Junior attackman Kieran McArdle rewrote the St. John s record books during a campaign which saw him named a Tewaaraton National Player of the Year nominee. McArdle became the first player to ever capture the BIG EAST Conference triple crown as he led the league in points, goals and assists, finishing 32 points ahead of the nexthighest contender. The junior was a unanimous conference first team selection and received BIG EAST Weekly honors six times in McArdle finished the regular season as the national assist leader at 3.77 per game and second in the NCAA in points per game (6.54), tallying 36 goals and 49 assists to become the school record-holder in assists and points in a season. The junior became the first St. John s player to be named BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year and was named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) second team All-American, the highest individual honor ever bestowed on a lacrosse player in school history. Junior attackman Kevin Cernuto was a unanimous conference first team selection after tallying 32 goals and 16 assists to solidify one of the nation s top attack units. With 3.69 points per game, Cernuto finished second in the BIG EAST to give St. John s the league s top two scorers. Cernuto garnered a pair of BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week awards in 2013, including one after a four goal-three assist performance in the Red Storm s upset of then-no. 1 Notre Dame. Seniors Jeff Lowman and Dillon Ayers were named second team all-big EAST selections after leading the Red Storm s most successful senior class in school history. Ayers totaled 50 groundballs and four assists in his final season, increasing his career total to 220 groundballs in moving up to seventh on St. John s all-time list. Lowman, St. John s all-time saves leader, finished the 2013 regular season with a 9-2 record, posting the highest winning percentage of any goalie with at least two starts in the BIG EAST. Four different Red Storm players were recognized on the BIG EAST Weekly honor roll during the season: Kieran McArdle (6), Kevin Cernuto (2), Jeff Lowman (2) and Colin Keegan (1). Senior Jeff Lowman was selected by the BIG EAST Conference as one of 24 winners of the Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards, which recognize academic and athletic achievement as well as community service. Seniors Jeff Lowman and Alex Lagodich were selected to play in the 72nd United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association/LaxWorld North-South Games. Senior Jordan Rothman won 116 faceoffs in 2013, taking his career total to 565, the most in St. John s lacrosse history. HEAD COACH JASON MILLER WITH ESPNU MCARDLE & CERNUTO AT NOTRE DAME HOME VICTORY OVER NO. 7/6 HOFSTRA

8 ST. JOHN S LACROSSE & ESPN: FOUR GAMES TO BE FEATURED ON ESPN3 St. John s lacrosse will have four of its home games carried live nationally on ESPN3 as a production ST. of the JOHN S newly-created RECORD St. John s (2014)... Television Network (SJU-TV). Home contests against Siena (March 1), Hofstra (March 18), Marquette (April 6) and Villanova (April 19) are scheduled as SJU-TV/ESPN3 broadcasts for the Red Storm. ESPN3 is ESPN s live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members, Apple TV and Roku. The network is currently available to more than 85 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks. Additionally, the Red Storm will appear on two more major national television networks in St. John s will makes it FOX Sports debut on March 29 when Providence plays host to St. John s at 1 p.m. in a game that airs on FOX Sports 1, before appearing on CBS Sports Network on April 12 when it takes its first-ever trip to the state of Colorado to take on Denver. THE RED STORM S UNDER ARMOUR UNIFORMS St. John s University and Under Armour, the Balitmore-based leader in athletics performance apparel, footwear and accessories, announced in September a six-year all-sports partnership. Red Storm Athletics first became outfitted with Under Armour gear as its teams began to prepare for competition in St. John s is Under Armour s first all-sports partner in the new BIG EAST Conference. The comprehensive agreement makes Under Armour the exclusive athletic product supplier of St. John s University Athletics through THESE KIDS ARE SMART St. John s lacrosse was recognized as one of the 26 recipients of the Team Academic Excellence Award, receiving the honor for the second year in a row. The annual award recognizes the squads that posted the highest collective grade-point average in their respective conference sport. The 26 winners were chosen based on the grade-point average of each student-athlete who appeared on an institution s roster as of the last contest of the championship segment in each conference-sponsored sport. The lacrosse team posted a 3.13 GPA and finished 9-4 (3-3) to notch the second-most wins in program-history and most since program reinstatement in In addition, the BIG EAST Conference selected 18 members of the Red Storm to its All-Academic Team, the third highest number of honorees from a single St. John s team. St. John s University Inducts 19th Class Into Athletics Hall of Fame: Lacrosse Great Mike Bolger Gets The Call In a celebration of a rich sporting legacy that spans more than a century, St. John s University inducted an esteemed group of seven former standout student-athletes into the Athletics Hall of Fame on March 1, The second inductees welcomed into the Athletics Hall of Fame since 2004 and members of the University s 19th induction class, the group included student-athletes representing men s and women s basketball, men s and women s soccer, baseball, lacrosse and volleyball. Among the indutees honored was lacrosse great Mike Bolger, an elite playmaker with a knack for unlocking even the stingiest of defenses in his days. Bolger remains St. John s all-time leader in two of the three main offensive categories in the sport of lacrosse, tallying a program-record 122 assists and 219 points during an illustrious four-season career in Queens from One of three players in program history to tally 100 career assists and one of just two reach the 200-point plateau, Bolger averaged 2.34 assists and 4.21 points in 52 games wearing the St. John s garb. Saving his best for last, he put up 40 assists and 70 points in his final season in 1987, both program single-season records which stood 26 years before being broken in I was really taken by surprise, said Bolger of receiving news of his induction. It was a great feeling, an honor. To be honest, I never thought it would happen. It s just amazing. St. John s Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2014 member Mike Bolger, left, with Director of Athletics Chris Monasch.

9 2013 RED STORM LACROSSE GAME NOTES THIS WEEK IN THE BIG EAST TUESDAY, MARCH 4 DREXEL 16, ST. JOHN S 11 PROVIDENCE 14, FAIRFIELD 11 RUTGERS 9, ARMY 8 (OT) SATURDAY, MARCH 8 GEORGETOWN VS. HOFSTRA PROVIDENCE AT SACRED HEART RUTGERS VS. MONMOUTH MARQUETTE AT JACKSONVILLE DENVER VS. NOTRE DAME ST. JOHN S VS. SYRACUSE VILLANOVA VS. UPENN NOON 1 P.M. 2 P.M. 2 P.M. 3 P.M. 4 P.M. 5 P.M. WARRIOR/INSIDE LACROSSE MEDIA POLL RANK SCHOOL PTS. 1. Maryland (21) Virginia (1) Duke (1) Johns Hopkins Loyola Notre Dame Penn State North Carolina Syracuse UMass Yale Denver UPenn Princeton Cornell Lehigh Albany Drexel Ohio State ST. JOHN S...25 Others receiving votes: Army (21), Colgate (21), Hofstra (11), Villanova (9), Delaware (7), Bellarmine (6), Bryant (3), Fairfield (2). USILA COACHES POLL RANK SCHOOL PTS. 1. Marlyand (14) Virginia (1) Johns Hopkins Duke Loyola North Carolina Penn State Notre Dame UMass Yale Syracuse Denver Princeton UPenn Cornell Lehigh Drexel Albany ST. JOHN S Armory Others receiving votes: Ohio State, Bellarmine, Villanova, Colgate, Bryant, Hofstra, Bucknell, Fairfield, Providence. AN EYE ON THE RED STORM OPPONENTS HOLY CROSS (0-4) LAST: L, at Navy THIS WEEK: at Richmond/at Army SIENA (2-2) LAST: L, 14-9 at ST. JOHN S THIS WEEK: at Hartford SYRACUSE (2-2) LAST: L, vs. Virginia THIS WEEK: vs. ST. JOHN S HOFSTRA (2-2) LAST: W, 9-7 (OT) vs. Hofstra THIS WEEK: vs. Ohio State PROVIDENCE (3-1) LAST: W, at Fairfield THIS WEEK: at Sac. Heart MARQUETTE (1-3) LAST: L, at Marist THIS WEEK: at Jacksonville VILLANOVA (1-2) LAST: W, 11-9 at Delaware THIS WEEK: vs. UPenn YALE (2-0) LAST: W, 9-8 at Bryant THIS WEEK: at Fairfield DREXEL (3-2) LAST: W, vs. ST. JOHN S THIS WEEK: at Bryant GEORGETOWN (2-2) LAST: L, 9-7 (OT) at Hofstra THIS WEEK: vs. Harvard STONY BROOK (2-2) LAST: W, 12-9 vs. Rutgers THIS WEEK: vs. Maryland RUTGERS (3-2) LAST: W, 9-8 (OT) at Army THIS WEEK: vs. Monmouth DENVER (3-2) LAST: L, at UPenn THIS WEEK: vs. Notre Dame UPENN (2-1) LAST: W, vs. Denver THIS WEEK: at Villanova RED STORM S BIG MLL DRAFT NIGHT Seniors Kieran McArdle and Kevin Cernuto became the latest members of the St. John s lacrosse program drafted to the nation s premier professional lacrosse league on Friday, Jan. 11, as the attacking duo was selected in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft held in the Philadelphia Marriott s Liberty Ballroom in downtown Philadelphia, Pa. McArdle became St. John s highest-ever Major League Lacrosse (MLL) draft pick after the record-breaking attackman was selected fifth overall by the Florida Launch, the MLL s newest franchise. McArdle was the Florida Launch s first MLL draft pick in team history and the firstever Red Storm player selected in the draft s first round. Cernuto was picked 48th overall by the Chesapeake Bayhawks to mark the first time two Red Storm players have been picked in the same MLL Draft. McArdle and Cernuto are the fourth and fifth St. John s lacrosse players to be selected in the Major League Lacrosse Draft, all in the last six years. Last year, St. John s alumnus and former teammate of McArdle and Cernuto, LSM Dillon Ayers, became the third St. John s selection in program history as he was drafted by the Denver Outlaws as the 63rd overall pick in the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft. We are unbelievably proud of not only Kieran and Kevin, but of their teammates past and present as well, said Red Storm head coach Jason Miller. Watching guys have individual success really is the ultimate team accomplishment. I d be remiss if I didn t acknowledge Dan Paccione and the work he s invested in these two great players. I m sure seeing their names get called means a lot to him.

10 RED STORM BY STATE/COUNTRY Califonia (1) - Heller Canada (1) - Diachenko Connecticut (1) - Cotton Florida (1) - Reall Illinois (1) - Stout-Shoger Maryland (1) - Fisher Massachusetts (1) - McClellan Michigan (1) - Stafford New Jersey (4) - Burke, Cernuto, O Leary, Switzer New York (20) - Bello, Bonanno, Carrera, Danaher, DeJohn, Della Fera, Feeney, Fitzgerald, Flaherty, Gaffney, Hughes, Lally, Lefranc, McArdle, Moosbrugger, Oddo, Scannell, Sherry, Skramko, Viscusi Pennsylvania (10) - D. Addona, J. Addona, Boyer, DiFrangia, Keegan, McLaughlin, McClellan, Mullen, Paoline, Venit RED STORM BY CLASS Seniors (11) - Addona, Boyer, Cernuto, Fitzgerald, Flaherty, Keegan, McArdle, McLaughlin, Mullen, Switzer, Viscusi Juniors (9) - Bello, Carrera, DeJohn, Della Fera, Diachenko, DiFrangia, Fisher, Sherry, Venit Sophomores (7) - Bonnano, Burke, Cotton, Hughes, Lally, Moosbrugger, Paoline Freshmen (15) - Addona, Danaher, Feeney, Gaffney, Heller, Lefranc, McClellan, Oddo, O Leary, Reall, Scannell, Skramko, Smyth, Stafford, Stout-Shoger PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Coach Dan Paccione... (PASS-see-OWN) Joe/Dante Addona...(uh-DONNA) Kevin Cernuto... (sir-new-toe) Eric DeJohn...(duh-JON) Stefan Diachenko... (duh-chenk-oh) Mark DiFrangia...(duh-FRAN-jah) Donal Flaherty...(DON-uhl) Jordan Lefranc... (luh-frank) Kieran McArdle... (KEER-un) Eric Moosbrugger...(MOOSE-bruh-ger) Anthony Oddo...(ODD-oh) Michael Paoline...(PUH-lee-nee) Stephen Reall...(REAL) Kyle Skramko...(SCRAM-ko) Conor Stout-Shoger...(SHOW-ger) Keith Switzer...(SWIGHT-zer) Drew Viscusi...(viss-COOZ-ee) 2014 ROSTER No. Name CL. Pos. HT. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Chris Hughes So. Mid 5-7 Holtsville, N.Y. (St. Anthony s) 2 Michael Paoline So. Def 5-6 Downingtown, Pa. (Downingtown West) 3 Ryan Fitzgerald Sr. Mid 5-8 Cortland Manor, N.Y. (Putnam Valley) 4 Conor Stout-Shoger Fr. Att 5-8 Naperville, Ill. (Naperville North/Hill Academy) 5 Harry Burke So. Goal 5-11 Hillsborough, N.J. (St. Joseph s-metuchen) 6 Kieran McArdle Sr. Att 6-1 Ronkonkoma, N.Y. (Connetquot) 7 Eric DeJohn Jr. Att 5-10 Syracuse, N.Y. (Syracuse University) 8 Joe Addona Sr. Def 5-11 Springfield, Pa. (Springfield-Delco) 9 Donal Flaherty Sr. Mid 6-2 Eastport, N.Y. (Avon Old Farms) 10 David Stafford Fr. Mid 6-1 Kalamazoo, Mich. (Mattawan) 11 Andrew Boyer Sr. Goal 6-0 Pottstown, Pa. (Owen J. Roberts) 12 Drew Viscusi Sr. Def 6-2 Floral Park, N.Y. (Floral Park Memorial) 13 James Bonanno R-So. Mid 5-10 Wantagh, N.Y. (Rutgers/Wantagh) 14 Jordan Lefranc Fr. Att 6-0 Farmingdale, N.Y. (St. Anthony s) 15 Joe Danaher Fr. Goal 6-0 Massapequa Park, N.Y. (Trinity Pawling) 16 Nick Sherry Jr. Mid 5-10 Oceanside, N.Y. (Oceanside) 17 Mario Carrera Jr. Mid 5-9 Riverhead, N.Y. (Riverhead) 18 Keith Switzer Sr. Mid 5-7 Hillsdale, N.J. (Bergen Catholic) 19 Colin Keegan Sr. Att 5-10 Springfield, Pa. (Springfield-Delco) 20 Eric Moosbrugger So. Def 6-1 Mt. Sinai, N.Y. (Mt. Sinai) 21 Connor Mullen Sr. Mid 5-11 Romansville, Pa. (Downingtown West) 22 Dante Addona Fr. Def 6-2 Springfield, Pa. (Espiscopal Academy) 23 Jack McClellan Fr. Def 6-0 Canton, Mass. (Bridgton Academy) 24 Kyle Skramko Fr. LSM 6-2 Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City) 25 Brian Gaffney Fr. Mid 5-11 Williston Park, N.Y. (Mineola) 26 Scotty Scannell Fr. Mid 5-11 Wesconset, N.Y. (Smithtown East) 27 John Bello R-Jr. Def 5-11 Somers, N.Y. (Somers) 29 Daniel Smyth Fr. Def 5-10 Springfield, Pa. (Springfield) 30 Ricky Cotton So. Mid 6-0 West Hartford, Conn. (Conard) 31 Joseph Venit Jr. Att 5-8 Springfield, Pa. (Springfield) 32 Nick Heller Fr. Mid 6-1 Beverly Hills, Calif. (Beverly Hills) 33 Kevin Cernuto Sr. Att 5-10 Neshanic Station, N.J. (St. Joseph s Metuchen) 34 Mark DiFrangia Jr. Def 5-8 Fort Washington, Pa. (LaSalle) 35 Jackson O Leary Fr. Att 6-1 Westfield, N.J. (Westfield/Trinity Pawling) 36 Anthony Oddo Fr. Def 5-8 Mahopac, N.Y. (USMA) 37 Chris Fisher Jr. LSM 5-9 Bishopville, Md. (Worcester Prep) 40 Larry McLaughlin Sr. Mid 5-7 Springfield, Pa. (St. Leo s/springfield-delco) 41 Stephen Reall Fr. Mid 5-8 Orlando, Fla. (Saint Andrews) 42 Stefan Diachenko Jr. Att 5-11 Courtice, Ont. (The Hill Academy) 43 Myles Feeney Fr. Def 6-1 St. James, N.Y. (Smithtown East) 44 Joseph Della Fera Jr. Mid 5-8 Locust Valley, N.Y. (Friends Academy) 45 John Lally So. Mid 6-1 Clarence, N.Y. (Canisius) Head Coach: Jason Miller (Eighth Season) Springfield 93 Assistant Coach: Dan Paccione (Eighth Season) Massachusetts 02 Assistant Coach: Dominick DeNapoli (Third Season) St. John s 10 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Kevin Riordan - St. John s 14

11 JASON MILLER Head Coach 8th Season Springfield 93 The 2014 season will mark Jason Miller s eighth year as head coach of the St. John s lacrosse program. Miller leads a Red Storm team that is coming off back-to-back record breaking seasons. The 2013 campaign was the most successful year in program history as St. John s finished 9-4 (3-3 BIG EAST), posting the most wins since program reinstatement in 2005 and the second-most ever for a lacrosse team at St. John s. THE MILLER FILE Coaching Experience 2007-Present St. John s, Head Coach Year-by-Year Coaching Record: Year Record Total Coaching Experience St. John s University (Head Coach) Present University of Massachusetts (Assistant) U.S. Military Academy (Assistant) R.I.T. (Assistant) Springfield College (Grad Assistant) Franklin & Marshall College (Assistant) Personal Education: Springfield College (1993), B.S. in sports management The Red Storm rose to as high as No. 14/10 in 2013 and on March 30 shocked the college lacrosse world by claiming a victory over No. 1 ranked Notre Dame at the Irish s own Arlotta Stadium. That win would be one of three against ranked opponents on the year, as St. John s would play the role of giant killers throughout the season by also downing No. 7/6 Hofstra on March 19 and claiming an early season victory over No. 17/20 Yale on Feb. 23. The highlight of the 2013 campaign was undoubtedly the unseating of national No. 1 Notre Dame, however, as the Red Storm posted its third victory over a ranked opponent on the season and first-ever over a top-ranked team. The win over the Fighting Irish overtook the 8-7 victory over then-no. 2 Notre Dame in the BIG EAST Championship semifinals on May 3, 2012 at Vilanova Stadium for the highest victory over a ranked team in St. John s history. St. John s was able to dictate the tempo of play as the 12th-ranked Red Storm s offense got the better of the fifth-ranked Irish defense with 12 goals. The Johnnies became the first team since Syracuse on May 1, 2010 to score 12 or more goals at Notre Dame. In all, Miller s Red Storm scored 10 or more goals in 11 of its 14 games in 2013, acting as true road warriors with a perfect 4-0 record as the away team along with posting a 4-2 mark at DaSilva Memorial Field. Many of Miller s players received personal accolades for their stellar 2013 performances, most notably junior attackman Kieran McArdle, who rewrote the St. John s record books in a campaign which saw him named a Tewaaraton National Player of the Year nominee. Under the tutelage of Dan Paccione, the Red Storm s offensive coordinator who coaches St. John s attackmen, McArdle tallied 36 goals and 49 assists to become the school record-holder in assists and points in a season. The junior also became the first St. John s player to be named BIG EAST Attack Player of the Year and, three weeks later, was named a United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) second team All-American, the highest individual honor ever bestowed on a lacrosse player in school history. Operating within Paccione s high octane offense, McArdle became the first player to ever capture the BIG EAST Conference triple crown as he led the league in points, goals and assists, finishing 32 points ahead of the next-highest contender. The junior was a unanimous conference first team selection and received BIG EAST Weekly honors six times in 2013, with a pair of Offensive Player of the Week awards along with four Honor Roll selections. McArdle s record-breaking junior campaign also registered on the national level. The Ronkonkoma, N.Y., native finished the regular season ranked second in the NCAA for points per game (6.54) and assists per game (3.77). Another attackman that thrived under Miller and Paccione s guidance in 2013 was junior Kevin Cernuto, who tallied 32 goals and 16 assists to solidify one of the nation s top attack units. With 3.69 points per game, Cernuto trailed only teammate McArdle in the BIG EAST to give St. John s the league s top two scorers. Cernuto was rewarded for his stellar season by being named a unanimous conference first team selection and garnering a pair of BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week awards in 2013, including one after a four goal-three assist performance in the Red Storm s upset of then-no. 1 Notre Dame.

12 JASON MILLER Head Coach 8th Season Springfield RED STORM LACROSSE GAME NOTES Rounding out St. John s all-conference selections in 2013 were seniors Jeff Lowman and Dillon Ayers. A long stick midfielder and the Red Storm s captain, Ayers totaled 50 groundballs and four assists in his final season, increasing his career total to 220 groundballs in moving up to seventh on St. John s all-time list. Lowman, St. John s all-time saves leader, finished the 2013 regular season with a 9-2 record, which was the highest winning percentage of any goalie with at least two starts in the BIG EAST. The senior finished second in the BIG EAST at saves per game and posted a career-high 19 saves in the Red Storm s upset of Hofstra. Coach Miller has also overseen a program in recent years that has excelled academically in addition to its athletic successes. In both 2013 and 2012, the BIG EAST Conference recognized the St. John s lacrosse team with a Team Academic Excellence Award, given yearly to the team that posts the highest collective grade-point average in its respective conference sport. Over the last two years, the team s cumulative 3.13 (2013) and 3.14 (2012) GPA ranked the highest of all seven BIG EAST member schools. The Red Storm also placed 18 student-athletes on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team for after having 20 selections in In 2013, Jeff Lowman was one of 24 recipients of the BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete Sport Excellence Awards, which are given to one student-athlete in each BIG EAST-sponsored sport based on academic credentials, athletic accolades or performances and volunteer service to the community. Having coached seven full seasons for St. John s, Miller is now tied with Villanova s Michael Corrado as the longest tenured coaches in the BIG EAST. The 2012 was also a memorable one for Miller and the Red Storm, as St. John s finished 8-7 (3-3 BIG EAST) and advanced to the inaugural BIG EAST Championship against three-time conference champion Syracuse after defeating then-no. 2 Notre Dame in the semifinals two days prior. Coach Jason Miller Shaves Head For St. Baldrick s Foundation On March 14, 2013, head coach Jason Miller joined Red Storm student-athletes and coaching staff members in support of St. Baldrick s Foundation for childhood cancer research. Miller was one of many to have their head shaved in a show of solidarity and in a fundraising effort to benefit St. Baldrick s. I m honored to support an amazing foundation such as St. Baldrick s, and their amazing efforts in childhood cancer research, said Miller. I ve received outstanding support from the St. John s community and the family and friends of the lacrosse program thus far, but I hope to shatter all original fundraising goals in support of such a worthwhile cause. Miller far surpassed his original $5,000 goal to raise over $9,000 on his personal St. Baldrick s fundraising page. St. Baldrick s head-shaving events began as a challenge between businessmen and have grown from one event in 200 to over 1,300 events in 2012, raising critical funds for childhood cancer research. In 2013 alone, St. Baldrick s raised over $35,000,000 for childhood cancer research at head-shaving events. University Service Day: St. John s Athletics Reaches Out To Community For the 12th consecutive year, student-athletes representing several St. John s athletic programs joined together to participate in University Service Day, a University-wide community service initiative held Sept , The St. John s lacrosse team wrapped up the weekend s events with the annual Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Run, a living, breathing Memorial Tribute to the memory of the heroic life and death of Stephen Siller, FDNY, and the 343 firefighters, first responders and all who perished on Sept. 11, This was the fourth year we ve participated in this run and it s definitely become one of the highlights of the year for us, said head lacrosse coach Jason Miller. Stephen Siller s legacy has become a great source of inspiration for our lacrosse program and we take a great deal of pride in participating every year.

13 St. John's Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Mar 04, 2014) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Feb 16 HOLY CROSS W Feb 22 at YALE L Mar 1 SIENA W Mar 04 at #17 Drexel L TEAM STATISTICS SJU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up 4 6 Man-down 0 0 Unassisted Overtime 0 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number Minutes 16:30 13:30 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 2/500 2/864 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Up Dn GB Faceoff 3 FITZGERALD, Ryan MCARDLE, Kieran KEEGAN, Colin CERNUTO, Kevin DIACHENKO, Stefan BONANNO, James DEJOHN, Eric FISHER, Chris SHERRY, Nick BELLO, John COTTON, Ricky DIFRANGIA, Mark FLAHERTY, Donal SWITZER, Keith MCCLELLAN, Jack PAOLINE, Michael HELLER, Nick DELLA FERA, Josep SCANNELL, Scott SKRAMKO, Kyle MULLEN, Connor CARRERA, Mario DANAHER, Joseph VISCUSI, Andrew ADDONA, Joe HUGHES, Chris BURKE, Harry Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 15 DANAHER, Joseph 4 201: BURKE, Harry 1 37: Total 4 238: Opponents 4 238: Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total St. John's Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total St. John's Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total St. John's Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total St. John's Opponents

14 St. John's Game-by-Game Goals-Assists-Points All games (as of Mar 06, 2014) Opponent Date Score HUGHES,CHR PAOLINE,MI FITZGERALD BURKE,HARR MCARDLE,KI DEJOHN,ERI ADDONA,JOE FLAHERTY,D VISCUSI,AN BONANNO,JA DANAHER,JO HC Feb W DNP DNP DNP at YALE Feb L DNP DNP SIE Mar W DNP at DREXEL Mar L Opponent Date Score SHERRY,NIC CARRERA,MA SWITZER,KE KEEGAN,COL MULLEN,CON MCCLELLAN, SKRAMKO,KY SCANNELL,S BELLO,JOHN COTTON,RIC HELLER,NIC HC Feb W DNP DNP DNP at YALE Feb L DNP DNP DNP SIE Mar W DNP DNP DNP DNP at DREXEL Mar L DNP DNP DNP Opponent Date Score CERNUTO,KE DIFRANGIA, FISHER,CHR DIACHENKO, DELLA FERA HC Feb W DNP at YALE Feb L DNP SIE Mar W at DREXEL Mar L DNP

15 RED RED STORM VOLLEYBALL LACROSSE GAME NOTES Individual Career History ADDONA, Dante ADDONA, Joe TOTAL BELLO, John TOTAL BONANNO, James TOTAL BOYER, Andrew TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : TOTAL 2 4: BURKE, Harry TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : : TOTAL 4 131: CARRERA, Mario TOTAL

16 CERNUTO, Kevin TOTAL COTTON, Ricky TOTAL DANAHER, Joseph TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : TOTAL 4 201: DEJOHN, Eric TOTAL DELLA FERA, Joseph TOTAL DIACHENKO, Stefan TOTAL DIFRANGIA, Mark TOTAL

17 RED RED STORM VOLLEYBALL LACROSSE GAME NOTES FEENEY, Miles FISHER, Chris TOTAL FITZGERALD, Ryan TOTAL FLAHERTY, Donal TOTAL GAFFNEY, Brian HELLER, Nick TOTAL HUGHES, Chris TOTAL KEEGAN, Colin TOTAL LALLY, Jack LEFRANC, Jordan

18 MCARDLE, Kieran TOTAL MCCLELLAN, Jack TOTAL MCLOUGHLIN, Larry MOOSBRUGGER, Eric TOTAL MULLEN, Connor TOTAL O'LEARY, Jackson ODDO, Anthony PAOLINE, Michael TOTAL REALL, Stephen SCANNELL, Scott TOTAL

19 RED RED STORM VOLLEYBALL LACROSSE GAME NOTES SHERRY, Nick TOTAL SKRAMKO, Kyle TOTAL SMYTH, Dan STAFFORD, David STOUT-SHOGER, Conor SWITZER, Keith TOTAL VENIT, Joseph TOTAL VISCUSI, Andrew TOTAL