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1 #DetroitsCollegeTeam Game#1 at Notre Dame #DetroitsCollegeTeam * #MAACLAX DETROIT MERCY at Mercer, at Jacksonville February 18 * Five Star Stadium * Macon, Ga. THE OPENING FACEOFF It will be a busy week for the Titans as they play three games in six days starting with two on the road at Mercer and at Jacksonville. February 20 * D.B. Milne Field * Jacksonville, Fla. 10 YEARS OF TITAN LACROSSE The first-ever game for the Titans was on Feb. 7, 2009, when the red, white and blue fell at Ohio State, Scott Harris netted the first goal in school history. In the first decade, the Titans have made the MAAC playoffs in six of their eight years in the conference, winning the 2013 MAAC Championship and advancing to the championship game in THE LONG ROAD AHEAD Detroit Mercy will travel more than 1,000 miles to play these road games. HOME SWEET HOME The Titans will start the season with threestraight road games, but once they get back from Florida, Detroit Mercy will have just three more road trips the rest of the season and all of those are in conference play at Monmouth, Canisius and Manhattan. AGAINST THE SOCON The Titans are all-time against current teams from the Southern Conference, including 4-1 versus VMI, 4-2 against Mercer, 2-2 against Jacksonville, 0-4 versus Air Force and 2-7 against Bellarmine. Detroit Mercy will play four SoCon opponents on the year in Bellarmine, Mercer, Jacksonville and Air Force. CLOSE BUT NO CIGAR The Titans have 88 losses in their program s history, but nearly half of those have been by four goals or less, including 17 by one goal, 10 by two and another 12 by three. Detroit Mercy has also suffered 23 of its 31 losses to MAAC foes (regular season & tournament games combined) come by four goals or less, with 12 one-goal games, seven three-goal setbacks, and four two-goal defeats. Detroit Mercy TITANS 2018 Record: 0-1, 0-0 MAAC Last season: 5-11, 3-3 MAAC Coach: Chris Kolon At Detroit Mercy: (4th Yr.) Career: Same Mercer BEARS 2018 Record: 1-2, 0-0 SoCon Last season: 5-8, 2-5 SoCon Coach: Kyle Hannan At Mercer: (7th Yr.) Career: (29th Yr.) 2018 DETROIT MERCY MEN S LACROSSE SCHEDULE Day Date Opponent Location Time/Result Sun. Feb. 11 at #6/6 Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. L, 7-10 Sun. Feb. 18 at Mercer Macon, Ga. 2:00 p.m. Tues. Feb. 20 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. 7:00 p.m. SAT. FEB. 24 MARQUETTE (at Wisner Stadium) PONTIAC, MICH. 1:00 P.M. MIDWEST LACROSSE CLASSIC AT WISNER STADIUM IN PONTIAC, MICH. FRI. MAR. 2 BELLARMINE PONTIAC, MICH. 1:00 P.M. Fri. Mar. 2 Ohio State vs. Marquette Pontiac, Mich. 5:00 p.m. Sun. Mar. 4 Bellarmine vs. Marquette Pontiac, Mich. 11:00 a.m. SUN. MAR. 4 OHIO STATE PONTIAC, MICH. 2:00 P.M. SUN. MAR. 11 AIR FORCE DETROIT NOON SAT. MAR. 17 MARIST* (DH) DETROIT NOON Sat. Mar. 24 at Monmouth* West Long Branch, NJ Noon SAT. MAR. 31 QUINNIPIAC* (DH) TBA NOON Sat. Apr. 7 at Canisius* Buffalo, NY 7:00 p.m. Sat. Apr. 14 at Manhattan* Riverdale, NY Noon FRI. APR. 20 SIENA* DETROIT 4:00 P.M. SAT. APR. 28 CLEVELAND STATE (DH) DETROIT 1:00 P.M. MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP Thur. May 3 Semifinals West Long Branch, NJ TBA Sat. May 5 Championship West Long Branch, NJ TBA *- MAAC game/ Home games in BOLD, DH = Doubleheader with women s lacrosse Unless noted, all home games played at Titan Field, located on the campus of Detroit Mercy Top 4 teams makes the conference championship, (Game dates and times remain subject to change. All times are Eastern.) PLEASE CALL US DETROIT MERCY - TITANS Jacksonville DOLPHINS 2018 Record: 1-1, 0-0 SoCon Last season: 3-11, 3-4 SoCon Coach: John Galloway At Jacksonville: 3-11 (2nd Yr.) Career: same The University of Detroit Mercy unveiled a new branding campaign with new university and athletic logos in September of For writing references, upon the first reference in copy, use University of Detroit Mercy. On the second reference, use Detroit Mercy or Titans. Thank you for your cooperation and your continuing coverage of the Detroit Mercy Titans.

2 #DetroitsCollegeTeam Game#1 at Notre Dame New Brand Identity for Detroit Mercy University of Detroit Mercy has implemented a new brand identity with a new logo and brandline to help position itself for a robust future. Please use the following new logo and brandline to represent the University: On second reference, refer to the University as Detroit Mercy instead of using acronyms, which were often inaccurate. Our athletics teams are now known as Detroit Mercy Titans. Oct. 11, 2016

3 #DetroitsCollegeTeam SCHOOL INFORMATION Location:... Detroit, Mich. Founded: Enrollment:...4,900 President:...Dr. Antoine M. Garibaldi Director of Athletics... Robert C. Vowels Conference:.. Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) Affiliation:...NCAA Division I Facebook:... Detroit Titans Home Facility:...Titan Field (1,000) COACHING STAFF Head Coach:... Chris Kolon (Rutgers 99) Record at UDM: (Third Season) ...Chris.Kolon@udmercy.edu Twitter:...@ChrisKolon Phone: Asst. Coach:... Graham Adams (Stony Brook 12) ...adamswg2@udmercy.edu Phone: Asst. Coach:..Dwayne Hicks (Notre Dame 85) TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Overall Record: League Record/Finish: /T-3rd 2017 Postseason:... MAAC Semifinals Starters Returning/Lost:... 8/2 Overall Returning/Lost:...31/14 Redshirts:...3 Newcomers...14 TEAM HISTORY First Year of Program: All-Time Record: All-Time MAAC Record: MAAC Tournament Record: SPORTS INFORMATION Director Athletic Communications MLAX Contact:...P.J. Gradowski Work Phone:... (313) Cell Phone:... (313) gradowpj@udmercy.edu Sports Info Office Phone:... (313) Website:... Mailing Address: Detroit Mercy Sports Information Calihan Hall 4001 W. McNichols Rd. Detroit, MI ALL-TIME SERIES VS. MERCER Detroit Mercy is 4-0 all-time against Mercer, but the Bears have won the last two meetings. The Titans are 3-0 at home, 1-1 on the road and 0-1 in neutral locations. The last two losses have been by a combined three goals. All-Time Results Feb. 26, Pontiac, MI... W, 19-3 Feb. 25, Macon, GA... W, 16-7 Feb. 16, Pontiac, MI... W, Mar. 4, Pontiac, MI... W, 12-7 Feb. 20, Macon, GA... L, 9-8 Feb. 18, Lexington, KY... L, 10-8 ALL-TIME SERIES VS. JACKSONVILLE Detroit Mercy and Jacksonville were once MAAC rivals when the Dolphins were in the conference from The all-time series is tied at 2-2 as each team has rotated wins and losses with the Titans defeating the Dolphins, 12-11, indoors in Pontiac. All four meetings have been decided by two goals or less. All-Time Results Mar. 26, Jacksonville, FL... L, 10-8 Apr. 24, Detroit, MI...W, 8-7 Mar. 30, Jacksonville, FL...L, 9-8 (ot) Feb. 23, Pontiac, MI... W, JESUIT PRIDE Detroit Mercy is one of just eight Jesuit schools playing Division I lacrosse. The others are MAAC-rival Canisius, Fairfield, Georgetown, Holy Cross, Loyola (Md.), Marquette and St. Joseph s. The Titans have actually played four of the other seven Jesuit institutions in Canisius (5-4), Marquette (0-5), Georgetown (0-1) and Saint Joseph s (0-1). Game#1 at Notre Dame INSIDE THE NUMBERS All-Time Series vs. Mercer:...Titans lead 4-2 Streak:...Mercer has won last 2 games Last Meeting:... Feb. 18, L, 10-8 in Lexington, Kentucky INSIDE THE NUMBERS 0Detroit Mercy...Category...Mercer Goals Per Game Goals Allowed Assists Per Game Points Per Game Shots Per Game Shots Percentage Shots On Goal Percentage Saves Per Game Save Percentage Goals Against Average Ground Balls Per Game (.500)...Man-Up Goals (.363) (.905)...Clears (.741) (.350)...Faceoffs (.476) 01-00:30... Penalties :30 INSIDE THE NUMBERS All-Time Series vs. Jacksonville:...Tied at 2-2 Streak:... Teams have split 4 games Last Meeting:... Feb. 23, W, in Pontiac, Michigan INSIDE THE NUMBERS 0Detroit Mercy...Category...Jacksonville Goals Per Game Goals Allowed Assists Per Game Points Per Game Shots Per Game Shots Percentage Shots On Goal Percentage Saves Per Game Save Percentage Goals Against Average Ground Balls Per Game (.500)...Man-Up Goals (.400) (.905)...Clears (.917) (.350)...Faceoffs (.712) 01-00:30... Penalties...4-2:30 MEDIA NOTE POSTGAME PROCEDURES All postgame interviews, except those needed for live television, will be conducted on the field or in the Media Room. On the road, Coach Kolon and the players are available on a request basis only. All requests should be directed to SID P.J. Gradowski before the end of the game. INTERVIEW REQUEST All player and coach interviews must be arranged through the Detroit Mercy Athletic Communications Office at least 24 hours in advance. Media interested in watching practice need to contact sports information for approval. No interviews will be granted on game days.

4 #DetroitsCollegeTeam Game#1 at Notre Dame 2018 MEN S LACROSSE ROSTER No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last School) 0 Steven Warren Fr. G Pickerington Central, Ohio / Pickerington Central 1 Bo Pickens Jr. M West Bloomfield, Mich. / Brother Rice 2 Logan Shamblin Rf. G Washington Twp., Mich. / Troy 4 Bryan Matney Sr. D Ann Arbor, Mich. / Pioneer 5 Jacob Prinz Fr. M Ada, Mich. / Forest Hills Central 6 Connor Maks Sr. M Beverly Hills, Mich. / Detroit Jesuit (Vermont) 7 Mark Anstead R-Jr. A Potomac, Md. / Gonzaga 8 Ryan Figueiras Fr. A Sunderland, Md. / St. Mary s Ryken 9 Sean Birney Sr. M Plymouth, Mich. / Catholic Central 10 Matt Turner So. M Evansville, Ind. / Culver Military Academy 11 Austin Ross Jr. D Warren, Mich. / Mott 12 Travis Sparling Jr. D Novi, Mich. / Novi 13 John Kailunas III R-So. LSM Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Catholic Central/IMG Academy (Marymount) 15 Lucas Ducharme Sr. M LaSalle, Ont. / St. Thomas of Villanova 16 Michael Turnbull Jr. G Columbus, Ohio / Worthington Kilbourne 17 Connor Bennardo So. A Greenlawn, N.Y. / Harborfields 18 Paul Manuszak Fr. LSM Sterling Heights, Mich. / De La Salle 19 Jared Shultz So. D Ramsey, Minn. / Anoka 20 Ollie Nigh Fr. MF Anoka, Minn. / Anoka 21 Alex Jarzembowski So. M Livonia, Mich. / Catholic Central 22 Keegan Stenstrom Fr. A Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian 23 Charlie Hayes Sr. M Shelby Township, Mich. / Eisenhower 24 Marc Longe Jr. M Fenton, Mich. / Detroit Catholic Central (Denison) 25 Will Kane Sr. D Dallas, Texas / Dallas Jesuit 26 Seth Mendell So. A Carmel, Ind. / Carmel 27 Emmett Green Jr. M Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Seaholm 30 Sam Horton Jr. D Mason, Mich. / Okemos 33 Zach Kennedy Fr. D Rochester Hills, Mich. / Detroit Jesuit 34 Zenzo Beresford Fr. D Portland,Ore. / Lincoln 37 Mike Sforza Jr. M Plainview, N.Y. / Bethpage 40 Nick Boynton So. D Troy, Mich. / Troy Athens 41 Pat Masterson Sr. LSM London, Ont. / Hill Academy 43 Kaegan Kumnick Rf. D Allen, Texas / Allen 44 Alec Gilhooly Sr. A Livonia, Mich. / Catholic Central 45 Matthew Vangalen Jr. A Orangeville, Ont. / Hill Academy (Furman) 46 Alex Akins So. LSM Indianapolis, Ind. / Carmel 51 Patrick Walsh Jr. M Dundas, Ont. / Hill Academy 55 Matt Blevins Fr. MF Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Davidson 65 Brent Lubin Sr. M Commerce Twp., Mich. / Orchard St. Mary s (NJIT) 68 Jack Harrop So. D Sylvan Lake, Mich. / Orchard Lake St. Mary s 71 Austin Polson-McCannon Sr. LSM Prior Lake, Minn. / Prior Lake 77 Brennan Kamish Fr. MF Wixom, Mich. / Catholic Central 88 Marcus Butters Sr. M St. Catharines, Ont. / Denis Morris 91 Brett Erskine Fr. A St. Catharines, Ont. / Western Reserve Acad. (OH) 93 Sam McClain So. D Ann Arbor, Mich. / Orchard Lake St Marys (Rollins College) Head Coach: Chris Kolon - Fourth/10th Season (Rutgers 99) Assistant Coach: Graham Adams - Sixth Season (Stony Brook 12) Assistant Coach: Dwayne Hicks - First Season (Notre Dame 85) Graduate Assistant/Dir. of Lacrosse Ops: JD Hess - First Season (Detroit Mercy 17) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kolon COLE-IN Birney BUR-KNEE Boynton BOY-TIN Ducharme DO-SHARME (Rhymes with charm) Erskine ERR-SKIN Figueiras FIG URE- E- IS DETROITTITANS.COM Gilhooly GIL-HOOL (rhymes with pool) -E Jarzembowski JAR-ZIM-BOW-SKI Kaegen Kumnick KAY-GINN Kailunas Ka-LOU-NISS Longe - LONG Maks MACKS Manuszak Mah-NEW-Sick Matney MATT-KNEE Ollie Nigh Ali NYE (Rhymes with sky) Sforza SWORE-ZA Vangalen

5 #DetroitsCollegeTeam LEADING THE TEAM Led/Tied in Goals Season Career Vangalen 1 8 Birney 6 Gilhooly 6 Ducharme 1 2 Mendell 2 Walsh 2 Led/Tied in Points Season Career Vangalen 1 12 Gilhooly 7 Birney 4 Mendell 3 Bennardo 2 Walsh 1 Led/Tied in Assists Season Career Vangalen 1 10 Gilhooly 9 Birney 7 Walsh 5 Bennardo 2 Ducharme 2 Mendell 2 Akins 1 Bennardo 1 Masterson 1 Led/Tied in GB s Season Career Masterson 1 6 Hayes 1 5 Jarzembowski 4 Horton 1 Kane 1 Sfvorza 1 Shamblin 1 1 Led/Tied in CT s Season Career Hayes 10 Kane 7 Masterson 5 Akins 4 Polson-McCannon 3 Butters 2 Green 2 Matney 2 Mendell 2 Gilhooly 1 Horton 1 1 Pickens 1 Ross 1 DETROITTITANS.COM QUICK OVERVIEW The Titans return over 25 letter-winners from last season and most of their starting offense and defense will be back. The offense returns more than 70.0 percent of its point scorers, while the defense has all of its top line long pole and midfielders back. ON OFFENSE Six of the top eight point scorers return, including the top three in junior Matthew Vangalen (26g, 21a, 47p), senior Alec Gilhooly (19g, 7a, 26p) and sophomore Seth Mendell (18g, 8a, 26p). ON DEFENSE The Titan defense will have a ton of experience back as well at the long-stick midfielder and long pole units. Seniors Bryan Matney and Will Kane, juniors Austin Ross and Sam Horton and sophomore Alex Akins are all back at defense, while seniors Austin Polson- McCannon and Pat Masterson return at LSM. All of those either started or played significant minutes. MIDFIELD The Titans return a bevy of experienced offensive and defensive midfielders, led by seniors Sean Birney, Lucas Ducharme, Charlie Hayes, Marcus Butters and juniors Bo Pickens, Emmet Green and Patrick Walsh. YOUNG AT HEART Detroit Mercy is still one of the youngest teams in the nation. Since 2009, Division I lacrosse has also seen programs added at Jacksonville (2010), Mercer (2011), High Point (2013), Michigan (2012), Marquette (2013), Boston (2014), Furman (2014), Monmouth (2014), Richmond (2014), NJIT (2015), UMass Lowell (2015), Hampton (2016) and Cleveland State (2017). LOOKING TO FIND A NETMINDER The Titans have been fortunate to have a seamless transition in goals in their history, going from four-years starters in AJ Levell ( ) to Jason Weber ( ). All three goalies on the team came into the season having not played a single minute of college lacrosse. Weber is a big loss as he ended his career with a school record 690 saves, saves per game and a goals against average, second in school history with a.568 save percentage and fifth with 164 ground balls. He is currently finishing up his degree at Detroit Mercy and will serve as a student assistant coach as he prepares for an Game#1 at Notre Dame opportunity to play with Team Canada at the world lacrosse championship later this year. HAYES WITH THE FIRST SCORE Senior Charlie Hayes was the first goal scorer of 2018 as the All-MAAC short stick midfielder beat the Fighting Irish in transition and found the back of the net. NO ROOKIE JITTERS Redshirt freshman Logan Shamblin showed no signs of being nervous as he earned the start in net at No. 6 Notre Dame. He finished with 11 saves - five in the third period alone - and picked up three ground balls in the tough 10-7 setback. VANTASTIC Sophomore transfer Matthew Vangalen had a great start to his Titan career challenging the school record for points in a single season last year, and he started 2018 with a bang. Vangalen tallied a team-high five points on two goals and three assists at Notre Dame and also caused a pair of turnovers. He was selected All-MAAC Second Team in 2017 after posting 47 points third in school history 26 goals seventh in school history and 21 assists tied for second in Titan record books. He also ranked fourth in the MAAC with 1.31 assists per game, fifth with 2.94 points per game and sixth with 1.63 points per game Vangalen was not just a shooter looking for points as he picked his spots recording a.648 shots on goal percentage. GO GET HIM CHUCK University of Detroit Mercy men s lacrosse senior Charlie Hayes was honored with a preseason accolade in the Preseason MAAC Short Stick Midfielder and he did not disappoint ending with a goal, three ground balls a caused turnover and some great defense on the UND scorers. The two-year captain was selected Second Team All-MAAC last season after playing in all 16 games and ending the year with a careerhigh 21 caused turnovers and 42 ground balls, while scoring five goals. On the road at Quinnipiac, he tallied a careerhigh five caused turnovers, picked up five ground balls and scored a goal. Those five turnovers were tied for the third most caused turnovers in NCAA Division I and the most of any defensive midfielder in the country. Off the field, he was a member of the Detroit Mercy Athletic Director s Honor Roll as well as the MAAC Academic Honor Roll and the MAAC All-Academic

6 #DetroitsCollegeTeam RECORD WATCH CAREER ASSISTS Mark Anstead present 32 - Shayne Adams Joel Matthews , Mike Birney Matthew Vangalen present CAREER CAUSED TURNOVERS Jordan Houtby * Jamie Hebden Jason McDonald Paul Bitetti John Dwyer Charlie Hayes present Chris Shevins Chris Butts Pat Masterson present Will Kane present * NCAA record holder CAREER GROUND BALLS Jason McDonald Matt Gregson Pat Masterson present CAREER FACEOFF % (MIN. 50 ATTS.) Alex Jarzembowski (81-148) present Ben Gjokaj ( ) Damien Hicks ( ) MAN-UP GOALS Shayne Adams Alex Maini Mike Birney Alec Gilhooly present 13 - Scott Drummond Matt Gregson Scott Harris MENDELL NOT A ROOKIE ANYMORE Sophomore Seth Mendell quickly went from a rookie last season to one of the top players on the team. He was named to the MAAC All-Rookie Team after starting all 16 games at attack and tied for second on the team with 26 points and eight assists and tied for third scoring 18 goals Mendell led all MAAC freshmen in goals and was second in points He recorded his first collegiate hat trick in a big way as he exploded for six goals versus Bellarmine, tied for first in the MAAC and the second most in school history, and it was also tied for the fourth most goals by anyone in Division I on the season His six goals came on just six shots as he was one of just two players in Division I to score at least six goals on a perfect shooting DETROITTITANS.COM percentage. Mendell started the year with a goal and an assist and two ground balls at nationallyranked Notre Dame. LOOKING FOR MORE Senior Alec Gilhooly will look for another career season as he set career highs in almost every statistical category as a junior. Gilhooly finished second on the team with 19 goals, tied for second with 26 points and tied for third handing out seven assists. He also tied for the team and conference lead with seven man-up goals, which was also tied for sixth in the nation. In the MAAC Championship semifinals against eventual conference champion Monmouth, he recorded a career-high four goals. In his career, he has 32 goals and 14 assists for 46 points. BIRNEY BOMBS Senior Sean Birney is back at midfield after finishing fifth on the team with a career-high 15 goals and 21 points last season. He also handed out six assists, sixth on the squad, and tied for the team and conference lead with seven man-up goals, which was also tied for sixth in the nation. In his career, he has 29 goals, 18 assists and 47 points. BLOODLINES The program might only be just 10 years old, but the Titans have already developed some family ties. Senior Sean Birney is the younger brother of former MAAC Championship Most Outstanding Player Mike Birney ( ) and Detroit Mercy women s lacrosse player Kylie, a four-year letter winner who was the Atlantic Sun Women s Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year as a junior and senior. Also on the team is senior Pat Masterson, the younger brother of 2014 graduate and one of the top scorers in school history Tom Masterson, a member of the 2013 championship team. TAKING ADVANTAGE Detroit Mercy led the MAAC with 23 man-up goals last year and was 1-of-2 at Notre Dame. The Titans have a great history with the extra-man attack as they set a NCAA record with a.708 mark in 2014, converting on 34-of- 48 opportunities. Game#1 at Notre Dame IMPRESSIVE NUMBERS POINTS Mendell 2 Vangalen 4 GOALS Gilhooly 1 1 Mendell 1 1 Vangalen 3 1 ASSISTS Vangalen 3 1 CAUSED TURNOVERS Akins 1 Hayes 2 1 Horton 1 Kane 2 Pickens 1 GROUND BALLS Hayes 2 1 Jarzembowski 1 2 Masterson 2 1 ALEX THE GREAT Sophomore Alex Jarzembowski is back at the faceoff-x position going 7-for-19 at Notre Dame. As a rookie, he saw action in 14 games and led the team in faceoff winning percentage at 57.4 percent (74-of-129), a new school record and second in the MAAC. He also finished fourth on the team with 34 ground balls. He broke out in a big way winning 14-of-21 with seven ground balls at Robert Morris and was 12-of-17 and tying his career-best with seven ground balls at Siena. LEAVE IT TO THE LSM Sophomore long-stick midfielder and defender Alex Akins had a strong start to his second season posting a pair of caused turnovers and limiting Notre Dame attackers in the season opener. As a freshman, he earned All-MAAC Second Team and All-Rookie Team recognition after playing in all 16 games with 12 starts and was third on the team with 12 caused turnovers while picking up 15 ground balls. His value on defense was shown in the road win at Quinnipiac as he posted a caused turnover and two ground balls, but more importantly, was the primary defender on Quinnipiac s leading goal scorer and All- League attackman Brian Feldman, holding him to just one goal late in the

7 #DetroitsCollegeTeam MAAC STANDINGS Team Overall MAAC Canisius Monmouth Siena Detroit Mercy Quinnipiac Manhattan Marist PRESEASON ALL-MAAC # Team Points 1. Monmouth 49 (7)* 2. Marist Quinnipiac Detroit Mercy Siena Canisius Manhattan 9 Preseason All-MAAC Team Attack Connor Kearnan, Canisius Bryce Wasserman, Monmouth Chris Robertson, Siena Midfield Gannon Morrison, Marist Dylan Schulte, Monmouth Foster Cuomo, Quinnipiac Defense Logan Monroe, Canisius Garrett Pfeifer, Monmouth Riley Palmer, Quinnipiac Goalie Brian Corrigan, Marist Long Stick Midfielder Adam Bellamy, Quinnipiac Short Stick Midfielder Charlie Hayes, Detroit Mercy Face-off Specialist Will Vitelli, Quinnipiac Preseason Player of the Year Chris Robertson, Siena DON T MESS WITH TEX Senior Will Kane had two ground balls in the season opener at Notre Dame. He played in all 16 games with 15 starts last season and was second on the Team with a career-high 17 caused turnovers and sixth racking up a career-best 22 ground balls. He has played in 37 career games and has DETROITTITANS.COM tallied 25 caused turnovers - 10th in school history - and 45 ground balls. PAT IN THE TOP 10 Senior LSM Pat Masterson posted a caused turnover and three ground balls at Notre Dame. He is now in top 10 in school history in both categories as he is tied for eighth with 26 caused turnovers and 10th with 77 ground balls. WEARING THE C The legendary status of wearing the capital C will be bestowed upon two members of the Detroit Mercy men s lacrosse team as seniors Charlie Hayes and Pat Masterson have received the honor for the second-straight season. Both have been key members of the Titan defense since they arrived on campus. This is a great honor for two individuals that have demonstrated to their teammates and the coaching staff their leadership role in this program, said head coach Chris Kolon. TITANS IN THE PROS Detroit Mercy has had a few Titans go on to pro careers and three of them won a MLL title last season. Two Titans who helped the University of Detroit Mercy men s lacrosse team capture a MAAC Championship were drafted by the MLL last year in Mike Birney and Paul Bitetti. Birney was selected in the 11th round, 98th overall, by the Ohio Machine, while Bitetti was tabbed in the 13th round, 109th overall, by the Atlanta Blaze. They were the fourth and fifth players, respectively, to be drafted professionally joining Shayne Adams (second round, 21st overall, in 2015 by NLL s Vancouver Stealth), Joel Matthews (fourth round, 31st overall, in 2012 by the NLL s Buffalo Bandits) and Jordan Houtby (fourth round, 29th overall, in 2013 by the NLL s Minnesota Swarm). Earlier in the winter, former defenseman Chris Shevins 15 inked a contract with the NLL s Rochester Knighthawks, but is currently in training camp with the Ohio Machine. Birney, Davenport and Shevins won the Steinfeld Trophy with the Ohio Machine last season. ACADEMIC TITANS The University of Detroit Mercy men s lacrosse team added another piece to its academic resume as 27 student-athletes were named to the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Academic Honor Roll. Game#1 at Notre Dame TITAN CAREER HAT TRICKS Mark Anstead (4) 3 vs. Marquette (3/6/16) 3 at Quinnipiac (3/21/15) 3 at Bellarmine (3/1/15) 3 vs. Robert Morris (2/21/15) Matthew Vangalen (4) 3 vs. Canisius (4/8/17) 4 vs. Manhattan (3/18/17) 3 vs. Bellarmine (3/3/17) 3 vs. Mercer (2/18/17) Seth Mendell (2) 6 vs. Bellarmine (3/3/17) 4 at Siena (4/1/2017) Alec Gilhooly (2) 4 vs. Monmouth (5/5/2017) 3 at Mercer (2/20/16) To be eligible for the MAAC Academic Honor Roll, a student-athlete must hold a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or higher on a 4.0 scale. The Honor Roll is open to both full-time and associate members in the MAAC. All 24 sports that the conference sponsors are represented. Back in May, Detroit Mercy tied for the MAAC high with 19 student-athletes on the All-Academic Team, the sixth-straight year the Titans have led or tied for the most in the conference. BORN AND RAISED IN MICHIGAN While the Titans do recruit nationally - witnessed by eight states plus Canada on their 47-man roster - there is no arguing that Detroit Mercy loves to keep players in their home state as 23 of its 45 players (51.1%) hail from the Great Lakes State. The next on the list is Canada with seven (6), Minnesota (3), Indiana (3), Ohio (3), Maryland (2) New York (2), Texas (2) and Oregon (1). TOUGH SCHEDULE Eight games in the state of Michigan, five match-ups with teams that made the NCAA Tournament a year ago and hosting the Midwest Lacrosse Classic are all on the docket for Detroit Mercy this season. The five NCAA Tournament teams that the Titans will battle are Air Force, Marquette, Monmouth, Notre Dame and Ohio State and three of those games will be at home or in the Metro Detroit area (Air Force, Marquette, Ohio

8 #DetroitsCollegeTeam HEAD COACH CHRIS KOLON 4th SEASON One of the best defensive minds in the game, Chris Kolon is in his 10th season on the sidelines and fourth as a head coach - for Detroit Mercy in On June 2, 2014, he was tabbed the program s interim head coach and then was named the permanent head coach on July 14. During his time with Detroit Mercy, Coach Kolon has overseen all aspects of the Titans defense and served as the team s recruiting coordinator. He has tutored four players that have gone on to get drafted in the MLL and NLL and his teams have always been at the top of the MAAC in academic accolades. In 2017, he led the Titans back to the MAAC Championship semifinals after the program was picked to miss the conference tournament in the preseason polls. In 2016, men s lacrosse team had a banner year in the classroom as 29 student-athletes earned a spot on the MAAC Academic Honor Roll - tops in the league - while Detroit Mercy led the MAAC for the fifth-straight year with 20 members on the All- Academic Team. In addition, Paul Bitetti was selected a USILA Scholar All-American, just the second player in program history to earn that honor. In the fall of 2016, former standouts Mike Birney and Paul Bitetti were both chosen in Major League Lacrosse s Supplemental Draft by the Ohio Machine and Atlanta Blaze, respectively. In his first season as the head coach of a young Detroit Mercy squad that featured 10 seniors and 16 upperclassmen on its 46- man roster, he guided the Titans to their first-ever winning record with a program best eight wins at 8-6 in Detroit Mercy also tied a school record with four conference victories and recorded wins over Ohio State, Bellarmine and Robert Morris for the first time in the program s seven years. Detroit Mercy received votes in the USILA Coach s Poll for the first time during the regular season. Game#1 at Notre Dame Kolon s defensive mind and aggressiveness can be seen right among the nation s leaders as Detroit Mercy led the nation in caused turnovers per game in 2012 (10.47) and 2011 (11.63), while finishing tied for second in 2013 (10.0) and third in 2010 (10.47). He helped tutor two of the top caused turnover leaders in NCAA history as three-time MAAC LSM of the Year Jordan Houtby finished his career number one in the NCAA record book with 158, while 2013 graduate and All-MAAC honoree defenseman Jamie Hebden was second at 123. In 2014, Kolon saw freshman Jason Weber earn the MAAC s Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year as he topped the nation with a pair of school records, finishing with saves per game and a.642 save percentage. The netminder made 179 total saves tying a Detroit Mercy record and was 16th in the country and first in the MAAC with a 9.07 goals against average. As a team in 2014, Detroit Mercy was also tops in the NCAA in saves per game (16.07), while ending 19th in caused turnovers per game (7.79) and 20th in man-down defense (.673). Sophomore Paul Bitetti was the latest defenseman to shine in Coach Kolon s scheme as he was 12th in DI and led the conference with 1.85 caused turnovers per game. In MAAC play, Detroit Mercy was the top man-down unit at 67.3%, while ranking second in the league in caused turnovers. The defense also set a school record in allowing just 9.61 goals per game second in the MAAC and a number that has dramatically decreased in the Titans first six seasons going from in 2009 and in 2010 to under 10 in 2013 and In 2013, the Titan defense gave up just 9.93 goals per game, second in the MAAC and 25th in the nation. His defense held the top scoring team in the MAAC, Marist, to just six goals in the conference semifinals and then allowed just nine goals to No. 2 Notre Dame in the NCAA Tournament the least amount of goals ever allowed by a MAAC squad in NCAA Tournament history. The Titans were also 6-0 at home and advanced to the MAAC Championship semifinals for the fifth-straight year. He also saw sophomore goalie Jason Weber lead the nation in saves per game for the second-straight season (14.43) as well as finishing third in the nation and second in the MAAC with a.589 save percentage. As a team in 2015, Detroit Mercy was number one in saves per game (15.14), marking the fifth time in the program s sevenyear history that it has led the country in a stat, as well as 11th in clearing percentage (.883) and 13th in man-up offense (.451). In the MAAC, the Titans were number one in clearing percentage and caused turnovers (7.29), second in man-up offense, scoring offense (9.93), shot percentage (.286) and scoring margin (-0.29), while placing third in points per game (15.14) and scoring defense (10.21). Off the field, 35 Titans earned a place on the Detroit Athletic Director s Honor Roll, while Detroit Mercy led the MAAC with 16 All-Academic selections.

9 #DetroitsCollegeTeam Game#1 at Notre Dame at 1.2. Houtby has also earned Second Team All-Conference, while Hebden was a second team pick as a sophomore and junior. In 2010 in just the Titans second season as a varsity program, Detroit Mercy was third in the nation in caused turnovers at per game. That number trailed only Maryland (11.38) and Syracuse (10.67). A pair of rookie long sticks were among the nation s best as well as Houtby was sixth in the country in caused turnovers at 2.13 turnovers per game, a number that also led the MAAC. Hebden s name could be seen just under Houtby s as he was 25th in the NCAA with 1.6 caused turnovers per game. No stranger to lacrosse in the Metro Detroit area, Kolon has long been dedicated to the growth of lacrosse in Michigan. He began his coaching career with former Titan head coach Matt Holtz at Michigan State ( ). Kolon then spent the next few years as a high school coach at Detroit Country Day ( ) and Birmingham Seaholm ( ), serving as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator at all three stops, while maintaining a collegiate lacrosse officiating schedule. The Titan defense was also second in the MAAC and 14th in the nation in man-down defense (.708). Hebden finished second (2.53) and Houtby sixth (2.33) in caused turnovers per game, while goalie A.J. Levell was 15th in saves per game (11.83) and 17th in save percentage (.557). Houtby was tabbed Co-MAAC LSM of the Year, while Hebden was First Team All-MAAC on defense and Levell was a Second Team selection inbetween the pipes. In 2012, Detroit Mercy was also top 10 in saves per game (11.73), 12th in ground balls (32.27) and 13th in man-down defense (.738), and that was after finishing 15th in ground balls (32.94) in Kolon, a 1999 Rutgers University graduate, lettered for four years as a defenseman for the Scarlet Knights. He is a local graduate of Seaholm, where he quickly picked up the game as a sophomore and parlayed his love of the game into a collegiate scholarship, earning him the distinction of the first player from Seaholm history to play and earn a scholarship at the Division I level. Kolon earned his MBA from Detroit Mercy in He is also on the Advisory Board of All-American Lacrosse Leagues. Kolon, and his wife Elizabeth, are the proud parents of eight-year old twins, John and Thomas. Three of his defensive players ranked in the top 50 in caused turnovers in 2011 in Houtby (2nd ), Hebden (5th - 2.5) and Jason McDonald (48th ). Houtby and Hebden would come back to post another strong junior campaign in 2012 as Houtby was again second tallying 2.53 per game, while Hebden was 35th

10 Detroit Titans Men's Lacrosse Detroit Mercy Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Feb 14, 2018) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. 2/11/18 at #6 Notre Dame L TEAM STATISTICS DETMERCY OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct S ho ts /G ame A s s is ts 5 6 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES G o als -O p p o r tunitie s Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 7 10 M an-up 1 0 M an-d o w n 0 0 U nas s is te d 2 4 O v e r time 0 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS 8 7 FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES N umb e r 1 2 M inute s 0:30 1:00 ATTENDANCE T o tal Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/1281 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Up Dn GB Faceoff 45 Matthew Vangalen Lucas Ducharme Seth Mendell Brennan Kamish Charlie Hayes Matt Turner Alec Gilhooly Sean Birney Brett Erskine Marcus Butters Alex Akins Pat Masterson Mike Sforza Sam Horton Emmett Green Will Kane Marc Longe Alex Jarzembowsk Ollie Nigh Paul Manuszak Connor Bennardo Austin Ross Bryan Matney Logan Shamblin Bo Pickens Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 2 Logan Shamblin 1 60: Total 1 60: Opponents 1 60: Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Detroit Mercy Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Detroit Mercy Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Detroit Mercy Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Detroit Mercy Opponents

11 Detroit Titans Men's Lacrosse Detroit Mercy Overall Individual Statistics All games (as of Feb 14, 2018) Overall: 0-1 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-1 Neut: 0-0 ## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% up dn gb t/o ct faceoff pct pen-min 45 Matthew Vangalen Lucas Ducharme Seth Mendell Brennan Kamish Charlie Hayes Matt Turner Alec Gilhooly Sean Birney Brett Erskine Marcus Butters Alex Akins Pat Masterson Mike Sforza Sam Horton Emmett Green Will Kane Marc Longe Alex Jarzembowski Ollie Nigh Paul Manuszak Connor Bennardo Austin Ross Bryan Matney Logan Shamblin Bo Pickens Total Opponents ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t shots faced 2 Logan Shamblin : Total 1 60: Opponents 1 60: Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Detroit Mercy Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Detroit Mercy Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Detroit Mercy Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Detroit Mercy Opponents Attendance Summary DETMERCY Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/1281 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 CLEARS: Detroit Mercy , Opponents MAN-UP OPPS: Detroit Mercy , Opponents

12 Alex Akins TOTAL Points: 1, Canisius, Apr 08, 2017 Assists: 1, Canisius, Apr 08, 2017 Shots: 1, at Marist, Apr 22, 2017 Ground balls: 2, 4 times Caused turnovers: 3, Monmouth, Apr 15, 2017 Mark Anstead TOTAL Points: 6 [t-8th], vs Marquette, Mar 06, 2016; RMU, Feb 21, 2015 Goals: 3, 4 times Assists: 3 [t-4th], vs Marquette, Mar 06, 2016; at Siena College, Apr 18, 2015; RMU, Feb 21, 2015 Shots: 8, at Monmouth, Apr 16, 2016 Ground balls: 4, Manhattan, Mar 28, 2015 Man-up goals: 2 [t-3rd], at Siena College, Apr 18, 2015 Caused turnovers: 1, 4 times Connor Bennardo TOTAL Points: 2, at Marist, Apr 22, 2017 Assists: 2, at Marist, Apr 22, 2017 Shots: 1, at Marist, Apr 22, 2017 Zenzo Beresford

13 Sean Birney TOTAL Points: 3, at Manhattan, Mar 19, 2016; Ohio State, Feb 07, 2015 Goals: 2, 7 times Assists: 2, 4 times Shots: 10, at Quinnipiac, Mar 26, 2017 Ground balls: 3, 4 times Draw controls: 1, Monmouth, Apr 15, 2017 Man-up goals: 2 [t-3rd], at Ohio State, Feb 11, 2017 Caused turnovers: 1, Manhattan, Mar 28, 2015 Matt Blevins Nick Boynton TOTAL Marcus Butters TOTAL Points: 1, at Siena College, Apr 18, 2015 Goals: 1, at Siena College, Apr 18, 2015 Shots: 1, vs Monmouth, May 05, 2017; at Siena College, Apr 18, 2015 Ground balls: 3, at Marist, May 01, 2014; CAN, Apr 25, 2015 Caused turnovers: 1, 5 times

14 Lucas Ducharme TOTAL Points: 2, 4 times Goals: 2, MANM, Mar 18, 2017; Manhattan, Mar 18, 2017; at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Assists: 1, 6 times Shots: 5, at Mercer, 02/19/2016; Jacksonville, Feb 23, 2017; at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Ground balls: 2, Siena, Apr 2, 2016; vs Marquette, Mar 06, 2016 Man-up goals: 1, at Monmouth, Apr 16, 2016; at Manhattan, Mar 19, 2016; at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Caused turnovers: 1, vs Marquette, Mar 06, 2016 Brett Erskine TOTAL Shots: 3, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Ryan Figueiras Alec Gilhooly TOTAL Points: 4, at Mercer, 02/19/2016; at Manhattan, Mar 19, 2016; vs Monmouth, May 05, 2017 Goals: 4, vs Monmouth, May 05, 2017 Assists: 2, vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017; at Manhattan, Mar 19, 2016 Shots: 11, vs Monmouth, May 05, 2017 Ground balls: 3, 4 times Man-up goals: 1, 13 times Caused turnovers: 1, 5 times

15 Emmett Green TOTAL Points: 1, 4 times Goals: 1, Michigan, Feb 15, 2017; Jacksonville, Feb 23, 2017 Assists: 1, vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017; at Marquette, Mar 05, 2017 Shots: 1, 4 times Ground balls: 2, Jacksonville, Feb 23, 2017 Caused turnovers: 2, at Quinnipiac, Mar 26, 2017 Jack Harrop TOTAL Charlie Hayes TOTAL Points: 1, 9 times Goals: 1, 8 times Assists: 1, vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Shots: 3, at Cleveland State, Apr 29, 2017 Ground balls: 6, Monmouth, Apr 15, 2017 Draw controls: 1, Monmouth, Apr 15, 2017 Caused turnovers: 5 [t-7th], at Quinnipiac, Mar 26, 2017 Sam Horton TOTAL Ground balls: 1, Marist, Apr 30, 2016; at Ohio State, Feb 11, 2017 Caused turnovers: 3, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18

16 John Kailunas III Alex Jarzembowski TOTAL Shots: 1, vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Ground balls: 7, at Siena College, Apr 1, 2017; at Robert Morris, Feb 25, 2017 Faceoffs won: 14 [t-5th], at Robert Morris, Feb 25, 2017 Brennan Kamish TOTAL Points: 1, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Goals: 1, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Shots: 2, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Will Kane TOTAL Ground balls: 3, 6 times Caused turnovers: 3, at Marquette, Mar 05, 2017; MANM, Mar 18, 2017; Manhattan, Mar 18, 2017

17 Zach Kennedy Kaegan Kumnick Marc Longe TOTAL Ground balls: 1, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Brent Lubin TOTAL Ground balls: 1, at Cleveland State, Apr 29, 2017; vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017; at Marquette, Mar 05, 2017

18 Connor Maks TOTAL Ground balls: 1, at Air Force, Mar 11, 2017 Paul Manuszak TOTAL Ground balls: 1, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Pat Masterson TOTAL Points: 1, at Marquette, Mar 05, 2017; Air Force, Mar 26, 2016; Manhattan, Mar 28, 2015 Goals: 1, at Marquette, Mar 05, 2017 Assists: 1, Air Force, Mar 26, 2016; Manhattan, Mar 28, 2015 Shots: 1, at Marquette, Mar 05, 2017; at Manhattan, Mar 19, 2016; vs Monmouth, May 05, 2017 Ground balls: 6, MON, Apr 11, 2015 Draw controls: 1, at Marist, Apr 04, 2015; Monmouth, Apr 15, 2017 Caused turnovers: 2, Canisius, Apr 08, 2017; at Siena College, Apr 1, 2017

19 Bryan Matney TOTAL Shots: 1, at Robert Morris, Feb 25, 2017; at Air Force, Mar 11, 2017 Ground balls: 2, at Robert Morris, Feb 25, 2017; at Quinnipiac, Mar 26, 2017; vs Monmouth, May 05, 2017 Caused turnovers: 1, 4 times Sam McClain Seth Mendell TOTAL Points: 6 [t-8th], at Siena College, Apr 1, 2017; vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Goals: 6 [t-3rd], vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Assists: 2, at Siena College, Apr 1, 2017; Michigan, Feb 15, 2017 Shots: 6, vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Ground balls: 3, at Ohio State, Feb 11, 2017; Jacksonville, Feb 23, 2017 Man-up goals: 1, vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Caused turnovers: 1, at Cleveland State, Apr 29, 2017; at Ohio State, Feb 11, 2017; vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Bo Pickens TOTAL Shots: 1, at Monmouth, Apr 16, 2016 Ground balls: 1, 4 times Caused turnovers: 3, at Ohio State, Feb 13, 2016

20 A. Polson-McCannon Jacob Prinz Austin Ross TOTAL Ground balls: 3, at Cleveland State, Apr 29, 2017 Caused turnovers: 1, 4 times Mike Sforza TOTAL Shots: 1, at Mercer, 02/19/2016 Ground balls: 2, at Mercer, 02/19/2016; vs Monmouth, May 05, 2017 Faceoffs won: 7, at Mercer, 02/19/2016

21 Logan Shamblin TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : TOTAL 1 60: Saves: 11, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Ground balls: 3, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Jared Shultz Travis Sparling TOTAL Ground balls: 1, Siena, Apr 2, 2016; vs Marquette, Mar 06, 2016 Caused turnovers: 1, at Manhattan, Mar 19, 2016

22 Keegan Stenstrom Michael Turnbull Matt Turner TOTAL Points: 1, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Assists: 1, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18 Matthew Vangalen TOTAL Points: 5, 5 times Goals: 4, MANM, Mar 18, 2017; Manhattan, Mar 18, 2017 Assists: 4 [t-1st], at Robert Morris, Feb 25, 2017 Shots: 7, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18; vs Monmouth, May 05, 2017 Ground balls: 3, at Quinnipiac, Mar 26, 2017 Man-up goals: 1, Canisius, Apr 08, 2017; Monmouth, Apr 15, 2017; vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Caused turnovers: 1, at Notre Dame, 2/11/18; vs Mercer, 2/18/2017

23 Patrick Walsh TOTAL Points: 2, 5 times Goals: 2, at Marist, Apr 22, 2017; at Robert Morris, Feb 25, 2017 Assists: 2, MANM, Mar 18, 2017; Manhattan, Mar 18, 2017; at Manhattan, Mar 19, 2016 Shots: 6, at Robert Morris, Feb 25, 2017 Ground balls: 3, Siena, Apr 2, 2016 Man-up goals: 1, Michigan, Feb 15, 2017; at Robert Morris, Feb 25, 2017; vs Bellarmine, Mar 03, 2017 Caused turnovers: 1, at Cleveland State, Apr 29, 2017; at Notre Dame, Feb 27, 2016 Steven Warren