2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

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1 ARMY LACROSSE GAME NOTES #17/18 Black Knights (7-4, 2-2 PL) at Navy Midshipmen (4-7, 2-3 PL) Saturday, April 16 2:00 p.m. Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. GAME INFORMATION Television CBS Sports Network Play-by-Play Dave Ryan Color Analyst Matt Danowski Live Audio (web) (ITT Knight Vision) Live Video (web) (Navy All-Access) Radio True Oldies (1340-AM, 1390-AM) Play-by-Play Rick Johnston Live Stats Twitter Updates In-Game Blog All-Time Series leads, Last Meeting, W, 11-8, May 2, 2010, West Point, N.Y. (Patriot League Tournament Championship game, Michie Stadium) 2011 SCHEDULE/RESULTS February (1-2) Sat. 12 at #16/17 Massachusetts 8-5, L Sat. 19 at VMI 12-6, W Sun. 27 at #2/1 Syracuse 11-9, L March (6-0) Sat. 5 #6/5 CORNELL 11-9, W Fri. 11 at Bryant 12-7, W Sun. 13 WAGNER 14-1, W Sat. 19 at Rutgers 12-4, W Tue. 22 LEHIGH * 12-9, W Sat. 26 LAFAYETTE * 7-6, W April (0-2) Sat. 2 at Colgate * 13-11, L Sat. 9 #15/15 BUCKNELL * 8-7, L Sat. 16 at Navy *^ 2 p.m. Sat. 23 at Holy Cross * 12 p.m. Fri. 29 Patriot League Semifinals TBA May (0-0) Sun. 1 Patriot League Championship TBA Fri. 6 #3/3 JOHNS HOPKINS^ 7 p.m. * - Denotes Patriot League Game ^ - CBS Sports Network Home games in BOLD played at Michie Stadium ARMY MEDIA RELATIONS Lacrosse SID Tracy Nelson Office Phone (845) Cell Phone (914) tracy.nelson@usma.edu Web Site NAVY MEDIA RELATIONS Lacrosse SID Stacie Michaud Office Phone (410) michaud@usna.edu Web Site ARMY QUICK HITS Head Coach Joe Alberici Alma Mater Alfred 91 Record At (6th Season) Career Record (7th Season) Starters Returning/Lost 7/3 Lettermen Returning/Lost 32/12 All-Time Record (94th Season) ARMY-NAVY RIVALRY RENEWED As if additional story lines are needed, plenty of playoff implications will be on the line when No. 17/18 takes the field at rival Navy on Saturday afternoon in a rematch of the 2010 Patriot League Tournament championship game. The storied battle returns to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for the first time since Face-off for the 90th meeting between and Navy is set for 2 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. The Black Knights are looking to stop a two-game losing skid and potentially punch their ticket to the Patriot League Tournament, while the Mids are facing a must-win situation in order to keep their playoff hopes alive., which has won three of the last four meetings, defeated Navy (11-8) to win its first Patriot League title since 2005 last May at West Point. INSIDE THE RIVALRY: TURNING THE TIDE Saturday will mark this year s senior class first time ever playing in Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The teams met at West Point in 2008, while the 2009 and 2010 regular-season showdowns took place at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Navy holds a advantage in the all-time series in Annapolis, Md. See page 3 for complete series details. Prior to s 9-6 win over Navy at West Point in 2008, Navy had won 13-straight contests. Since then, the Black Knights have won three of four meetings, including an 11-8 win over the Mids to capture last year s Patriot League crown. and Navy have met 27 times in 21 different sports so far in Saturday s lacrosse game marks the final regular season meeting between and Navy of the season. The Mids currently hold a advantage in the series and an edge in Star meetings. A lacrosse win on Saturday would mean and Navy split Star meetings this season, marking the first time since 1995 has tied or beaten Navy in Star match victories. When teams meet for the Star, the winner is awarded a patch to place on their respective varsity jackets. s 10 Star wins have come courtesy of sprint football, women s soccer, volleyball, rifle, women s cross country, men s indoor track and field, men s outdoor track and field, women s basketball, men s tennis and baseball. BLACK KNIGHT REWIND - #15/15 BUCKNELL 8, #13/14 ARMY 7 (APRIL 9, WEST POINT, N.Y.) A battle of top-15 teams lived up to the hype but it was No. 15/15 Bucknell surviving an 8-7 decision against No. 13/14 in front of nearly 3,000 fans on Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium. The Bison led 5-4 at the half and held on in the waning seconds as made it a one-goal game with 56 seconds remaining but could not come up with the equalizer. Sophomore attackman Garrett Thul matched a season-high four goals to lead the Black Knights. Senior attackman Jeremy Boltus tallied three assists, including two on Thul scores. Boltus final helper came on a Conor Hayes goal with 56 seconds remaining, pulling the Black Knights within 8-7. Junior Derek Sipperly won the ensuing face-off to give possession, but a costly turnover and offsides call with seven seconds remaining thwarted the Black Knights rally. The loss ended s nine-game home win streak, which dated back to March 20, PROJECTED ARMY DEPTH CHART Pos No. Name Cl. G A Pts. GB Other Attack 2 Jeremy Boltus Sr Leads the nation in assists (2.91 per game) 9 Garrett Thul So nd nationally in goals; HM Preseason All-America 26 Conor Hayes Jr Started six games this season 1st Mid 22 Devin Lynch Jr Scored game-winning goal vs. Lafayette (March 26) 25 Pat Brennan So st career 2-goal game vs. Bucknell (April 9) 29 Rob McCallion Sr Ranks 16th on s all-time assists list 2nd Mid 24 Tyler Kamide Fr Returned to lineup against Bucknell (April 9) 28 Alex Van Krevel So Hat trick in win at VMI (Feb. 19) 40 Andrew Boyd So Scored a goal in three of the last five games 45 Jay Laing Sr GPA; scored 1st career goal at UMass Defense 1 Larry LoRusso Jr nd career point scored in 2011 opener at UMass 5 Bill Henderson Sr Returned to starting lineup at Colgate (April 2) 6 Brendan Buckley So Career-high five GBs against Wagner (March 13) LSM 21 Tim Henderson Jr Named PL Defensive Player of the Week twice D-Mid 16 Charlie Sauter Sr Drawn action in all 11 games 19 Matt Hurley Jr Scored second career goal vs. Lehigh (March 22) 27 Shane Smith Sr All four GBs in s win over Wagner (March 13) F/O 49 Derek Sipperly Jr (.495) FO%; leads team in GBs Wing 3 Brandon Butler Sr Fourth on the team with 28 GBs 21 Tim Henderson Jr G, 7A career; team-high 56 GBs in 2010 Goalie 4 Tom Palesky Sr GAA.564 Sv% 2010 PL Tournament MVP; 2nd team all-league 619: Saves Season-high 18 saves at UMass 4x Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week in 2011

2 2011 TEAM STATISTICS ARMY 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 Man-down 1 1 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 34:00 30:00 ARMY IN THE NCAA RANKINGS (as of 4/11) Rank Category Avg. 23 Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Faceoff Win % Man-Up Offense Man-Down Defense Scoring Margin Saves Per Game Assists Per Game Points Per Game Ground Balls Per Game Caused Turnovers Per Game 7.36 Jeremy Boltus 1 Assists Per Game Points Per Game 4.64 Garrett Thul 2 Goals Per Game 2.73 Tom Palesky 11 Goals Against Average Save Percentage.564 WIN AND YOU RE IN An win on Saturday at Navy would ensure the Black Knights a chance to defend their Patriot League Tournament title in Undefeated at 4-0, Colgate and Bucknell have already clinched two of the four available spots. With a victory on Saturday, would be in, while a Lehigh win over Bucknell would seal the deal for the Mountain Hawks. and Lehigh are the only two teams able to clinch a Patriot League Tournament berth this weekend. ABOUT THE MIDS Under the direction of five-time Patriot League Coach of the Year Richie Meade, Navy (4-7, 2-3 PL) needs a win over to keep its Patriot League Tournament hopes alive. Three of the Mids seven losses have come against top-15 opponents, including last Friday s 10-3 setback against No. 7 Maryland. Navy s two Patriot League wins have come against Lafayette (15-6) and Holy Cross (8-3), while the Mids have dropped games to Bucknell (12-11 OT), Lehigh (14-10) and Colgate (5-4). Senior midfielder Andy Warner, a three-year starter and All-Patriot League performer, leads the team and ranks seventh in the nation averaging 1.8 assists per game. The Mids top two goal scorers this season are part of a standout freshman class. Attackmen Tucker Hull (20G, 14A) and Sam Jones (22G, 11A) lead the way with 34 and 33 points, respectively. Junior goalkeeper R.J. Wickham has started all 32 games of his career and boasts a.530 save percentage this season. His 9.64 saves per game lead the Patriot League, while 8.55 goals-against average ranks fourth in the Patriot League. Navy is the least penalized team in the conference, averaging just three penalties per outing. ALBERICI SOUND BITES THIS WEEK... (Ref.: Looking back at the loss to Bucknell) It was a hard-fought game on both sides and lived up to its tradition of being a play here or a play there. Bucknell made them and deserved the victory. I was really proud of our guys, particularly in the second half. They played with a lot of fire that I thought would have been deserving of a victory. We re going to put this one behind us quickly and focus on the next one. (Ref.: Playing in Navy-Marine Corps Stadium) It s a special stadium for Navy to play in, much like Michie (Stadium) is to us. We haven t had a lot of great success playing there in recent years, but I think our guys are excited and motivated. We ve played in the Day of Rivals and at the Carrier Dome in the last couple of years, so I don t anticipate much issue with the stadium itself. (Ref.: The significance of -Navy) It s a great honor to represent the United States Military Academy and the. It s not something our guys take lightly. It s something we discuss a lot. It s not just special for us, but it s for everybody. When you play Navy, you do it with a heightened sense of awareness from the community. It makes it even that much more special. The way we honor that is by going out there playing at a very high level with tremendous emotion and effort. BOLTUS NAMED MID-SEASON FIRST TEAM ALL-AMERICAN Senior attackman Jeremy Boltus was named a mid-season first team All-American by Inside Lacrosse last week. Boltus ranks second in the nation in both scoring (4.6 points per game) and assists (2.9 assists per game). Already named one of 10 players across the country to Inside Lacrosse s Player of the Year Watch List, Boltus joined Rob Pannell (Cornell), Steve Stanwick (Virginia) and Nicky Galasso (North Carolina) on attack. has produced 83 first team All-American citations in the program s 94-year history. Johnny Walker (West Point 06) was the last to achieve the feat following the 2005 season. AROUND THE PATRIOT LEAGUE No. 12/12 Bucknell and No. 16/16 Colgate are the first two teams to punch their tickets to the 2011 Patriot League Tournament. The Bison and Raiders remain undefeated in league play and meet one another in the regular-season finale at Colgate on April 23. No. 17/18 and Lehigh remain tied for third place at 2-2, followed by Navy at 2-3. The Mids head into Saturday s showdown against facing a must-win situation if they are going to keep their tournament hopes alive. Navy has not missed a Patriot League Tournament since joining the league in Now under the direction of interim head coach Jim Morrissey, Holy Cross picked up its first win of the 2011 season by way of a 9-6 victory at Lafayette last Saturday. The top four teams in the regular season will earn Patriot League Tournament berths and the right to play for the conference s NCAA automatic bid. The 2011 tournament is set for April 29 and May 1 at the site of the highest seed, with the winner receiving the league s automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. This Week In Lacrosse... MONDAY 11 TUESDAY 12 WEDNESDAY 13 THURSDAY 14 FRIDAY 15 SATURDAY 16 SUNDAY 17 3:30 PM Practice 5:30 PM Lift 3:30 PM Practice 3:30 PM Practice 5:30 PM Lift 3:30 PM Practice 9:00 AM Practice 11:15 AM Depart for Annapolis 2:00 PM at Navy OFF

3 WE RE GOING STREAKING! Sophomore attackman Garrett Thul has scored at least one goal in 20-straight games, placing the Flemington, N.J., native in a tie for the fourth-longest goal scoring streak in the nation. Senior attackman Jeremy Boltus saw his goal-scoring streak end at 19 games when he tallied three points on three assists against Bucknell on April 9. National Goal Scoring Streak (as of April 10) Games Player, School, Pos., Year Goals During Streak Streak Started Chris Bocklet, Virginia, A, Jr. 80 Feb. 20, Carter Bender, Hartford, A, Jr. 36 March 13, Mark Matthews, Denver, A, Jr. 58 March 16, Zach Howell, Duke, A, Sr. 51 April 9, Garrett Thul,, A, So. 53 April 3, 2010 Thul and Boltus each extended their point-scoring streaks to 20 games in Saturday s 8-7 setback against Bucknell. Both streaks started on April 3, Prior to recent losses against Colgate (April 2) and Bucknell (April 9), had won nine-straight Patriot League regularseason games. The Black Knights posted the program s first-ever 6-0 regular-season mark in 2010 and went on to capture the team s first Patriot League title since was picked to defend its Patriot League title in the 2011 Patriot League Preseason Poll. DYNAMIC DUO... Over the last two seasons, senior Jeremy Boltus and sophomore Garrett Thul have been s top scoring combination. Thul wasted no time becoming the veteran Boltus favorite target since he arrived on the scene for the Black Knights 2010 championship season. Boltus and Thul have hooked up for 25 goals (15 in 2010; 10 in 2011) over the last two years with Boltus earning the assist on 23 of those scores. Thul has assisted on Boltus goals twice -- once in 2010 (March 23 vs. Lehigh) and once in 2011 (March 13 vs. Wagner)....BEHIND THE SCENES Jeremy Boltus and Garrett Thul may be lighting up the scoreboard game after game thanks to fancy stickwork or cultivated skills, but part of their success may lie behind the scenes. Since the 2010 season, junior face-off specialist Derek Sipperly strings Boltus stick, while freshman attackman Alex Carros took over stringing duties for Thul at the start of THREE S COMPANY Senior attackman Jeremy Boltus is one of three players in s 94-year history to reach the 100 career assist mark. Tim Pearson (West Point 02) holds the record with 142 assists and is followed by Jeff Bryan (West Point 04) with 114. Boltus 111 career dishes rank third all-time at and are second among the nation s active career assist leaders (see list below). He enters the weekend ranked second in the country, trailing Colgate s Rob Pannell, with a 2.9 assists-per-game average. Boltus is also the nation s second-leading scorer (4.6 points per game). Active Career Assist Leaders (as of April 6) 1. Rob Pannell (Cornell, Jr., A) Jeremy Boltus (, Sr., A) Corey Zindel (Marist, Sr., A) Kevin Crowley (Stony Brook, Sr., M) Nick LoCoco (Canisius, Sr., A) 85 Corey Winkoff (Penn, Sr., A) 85 TALE OF THE TAPE ARMY CATEGORY NAVY 7-4 Overall Record Patriot League Record Overtime Goals Scored Goals Allowed Shots Shots on Goal Saves Clears Face-Offs Man-Up Opps VS. ARMY VS. NAVY ALL-TIME RESULTS 5/31/24 West Point, N.Y. L, 0-5 5/30/25 Annapolis, Md. L, 2-3 5/29/26 West Point, N.Y. L, 2-3 5/28/27 Annapolis, Md. L, 1-6 6/02/28 West Point, N.Y. T, 4-4 5/27/33 Annapolis, Md. W, 8-5 5/26/34 West Point, N.Y. L, 5-6 6/01/35 Annapolis, Md. L, 6-7 5/30/36 West Point, N.Y. W, /29/37 Annapolis, Md. W, 6-5 5/28/38 West Point, N.Y. L, /27/39 Annapolis, Md. L, 4-5 6/01/40 West Point, N.Y. W, /31/41 Annapolis, Md. W, 7-5 5/27/42 West Point, N.Y. W, 6-3 5/29/43 Annapolis, Md. L, /27/44 West Point, N.Y. W, 7-5 5/26/45 Annapolis, Md. T, 7-7 (OT) 5/25/46 West Point, N.Y. L, /24/47 Annapolis, Md. W, 9-3 5/29/48 West Point, N.Y. L, /28/49 Annapolis, Md. L, /27/50 West Point, N.Y. W, /26/51 Annapolis, Md. W, /24/52 West Point, N.Y. W, /23/53 Annapolis, Md. L, /29/54 West Point, N.Y. L, 3-9 5/28/55 Annapolis, Md. L, 2-6 5/26/56 West Point, N.Y. W, 8-5 6/01/57 Annapolis, Md. L, /31/58 West Point, N.Y. W, /30/59 Annapolis, Md. W, /04/60 West Point, N.Y. L, /03/61 Annapolis, Md. W, /02/62 West Point, N.Y. L, 5-8 6/01/63 Annapolis, Md. W, /30/64 West Point, N.Y. L, 4-9 6/05/65 West Point, N.Y. L, /04/66 West Point, N.Y. L, /03/67 Annapolis, Md. L, 5-7 6/01/68 West Point, N.Y. T, 7-7 (OT) 5/31/69 Annapolis, Md. W, /30/70 West Point, N.Y. L, 7-8 6/01/71 West Point, N.Y. W, 7-4 5/13/72 West Point, N.Y. W, 9-8 5/12/73 Annapolis, Md. L, 5-8 5/11/74 West Point, N.Y. L, /01/75 Annapolis, Md. L, /30/76 West Point, N.Y. L, /04/77 Annapolis, Md. L, /17/78 Annapolis, Md.* L, /03/78 West Point, N.Y. L, /05/79 Annapolis, Md. L, /24/80 West Point, N.Y. L, /12/81 Annapolis, Md. W, 9-8 5/20/81 West Point, N.Y.* L, /12/82 West Point, N.Y. L, (OT) 4/09/83 Annapolis, Md. L, /07/84 West Point, N.Y. W, 9-6 4/06/85 Annapolis, Md. W, /05/86 West Point, N.Y. L, /04/87 Annapolis, Md. L, 9-10 (OT) 4/09/88 West Point, N.Y. L, 5-6 4/08/89 Annapolis, Md. L, /07/90 West Point, N.Y. L, /06/91 Annapolis, Md. W, (OT) 4/04/92 West Point, N.Y. W, /03/93 Annapolis, Md. L, /02/94 West Point, N.Y. L, /31/95 Annapolis, Md. L, /27/96 West Point, N.Y. W, /25/97 Annapolis, Md. W, /25/98 West Point, N.Y. L, /01/99 Annapolis, Md. L, /29/00 West Point, N.Y. L, /27/01 Annapolis, Md. L, /27/02 West Point, N.Y. L, 6-9 4/26/03 Annapolis, Md. L, /27/04 West Point, N.Y. L, /16/05 Annapolis, Md. L, /1/05 Annapolis, Md.+ L, /15/06 West Point, N.Y. L, /30/06 Annapolis, Md.+ L, 5-8 4/14/07 Annapolis, Md. L, /27/07 Annapolis, Md.+ L, /12/08 West Point, N.Y. W, 9-6 4/11/09 Baltimore, Md. L, 4-8 4/17/10 Baltimore, Md. W, 7-6 5/2/10 West Point, N.Y.+ W, 11-8 *NCAA Tournament + Patriot League Tournament Overall Series Navy leads, at West Point, N.Y. Navy leads, in Annapolis, Md. Navy leads, in overtime Navy leads, in NCAA Tournament Navy leads, 2-0 in Patriot League Tournament Navy leads, 3-1 s longest win streak 3 ( , ) Navy s longest win streak 13 ( ) s total goals 688 Navy s total goals 798 s most goals 17 (1958) Navy s most goals 19 (1990) s largest margin of victory 11 (1940, 1952) Navy s largest margin of victory 11 (1989, 2007)

4 THE LAST MEETING - MAY 2, 2010 NAVY 8 #18 ARMY 11 MICHIE STADIUM WEST POINT, N.Y. - junior goalkeeper Tom Palesky was named tournament MVP after leading the Black Knights to an 11-8 victory over Navy to win the 2010 Patriot League Men s Lacrosse Championship at Michie Stadium. Junior attackman Jeremy Boltus garnered all-tournament honors after scoring five points on two goals and three assists as won its first-ever Patriot League Tournament crown. After falling to Navy in the championship game in 2005 and 2006, the third time was the charm as the Black Knights secured their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2005 and 16th overall. Trailing 4-3 with 5:20 left in the second quarter, broke the game open with a decisive 5-0 run to lead 8-4 with 5:55 left in the third quarter. Navy (7-8) scored two unanswered to cut the deficit to two, 8-6, with 12:56 left in the fourth quarter, but would finish the game on a 3-2 run, while building a edge in ground balls to seal the victory. Palesky was credited with 12 saves after compiling 17 in Friday s 9-7 semifinal victory over Bucknell. He joined Boltus, senior attackman Tyler Seymour and junior defenseman Bill Henderson on the all-tournament team. After starting the season with a 1-4 record, rebounded to win nine of its next 10 games, and will take a seven-game winning streak into the NCAA Tournament. Sunday s victory also marked the first time the Black Knights ever beat Navy twice in one season after also taking a 7-6 decision two weeks ago at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Navy scored the first two goals of the game before answered with two of its own to make the score 2-2 after the first quarter of play. Senior attackman Brendan Connors shook off an defender and scored from close range 49 seconds into the game, before junior attackman Andy Warner did the same to put the Mids up 2-0 at the 9:56 mark. Boltus would get into the action after grabbing a rebound on the Navy crease and scoring with 4:39 to play in the quarter, before Thul converted an 18-yard rocket from the right side to knot the game back up. The squads traded goals twice in the second quarter. Navy senior midfielder Patrick Moran would bounce home a tally at 12:46, before midfielder Rob McCallion would finish off a Boltus feed for a man-up goal at 7:42. Midshipmen senior midfielder Joe Lennon would score a nice goal in transition at at 5:20, before sophomore midfielder Devon Lynch started the Black Knights run with a score off a pass from senior midfielder Andrew Maisano with 3:40 on the clock. Boltus hit a wide-open freshman attackman Garrett Thul on the Navy crease for the first of his four goals on the day to give a 5-4 lead at 2:11 that it would take into intermission. The Black Knights would keep hammering away in the third quarter as senior attackman Tyler Oates converted a lowlining rip from 11 yards away at the 12:46 mark, before Maisano ran in on goal after a strong dodge on the left side to make it a 7-4 lead at 7:18. McCallion hit an open Seymour on the Navy crease for a man-up conversion with 5:55 left in the period for the four-goal lead. Navy took advantage of an failure to advance foul and quickly score as senior LSM Zach Schroeder would score in transition with 1:43 to play in the third to halt an 18:37 scoring drought for the Midshipmen. Navy would score again to start the fourth as Connors took a pass from behind the goal from sophomore midfielder Nikk Davis and beat Palesky to pull the visitors within two, 8-6, with 12:56 to play in the game. Thul scored what was perhaps the biggest goal of the game to halt the Navy run, backing down a defender 15 yards in front of the Navy goal before turning and unleashing a monster shot into the top-right corner of the goal at 9:09. O Sullivan would follow with another long-range shot at 8:12 to put Navy back in a four-goal hole that it could not dig out of. Navy freshman midfielder Evan Sullivan would find the net with 2:23 on the clock, before Moran scored with 1:51 remaining to cut to a two-goal deficit, but the Black Knights salted the game away with two huge possessions that included an empty-net goal by Boltus with 11 seconds to play to seal the win. SCORE BY PERIOD Tot NAVY (7-8) ARMY (10-5) ARMY: Thul 3-0, Boltus 2-3, O Sullivan 1-1, Maisano 1-1, Oates 1-0, Lynch 1-0, Seymour 1-0, McCallion 0-1. NAVY: Connors 2-1, Moran 2-0, Warner 1-1, Lennon 1-0, Sullivan 1-0, Schroeder 1-0, Davis 0-1, Mann 0-1. : Palesky - 60:00, 8 GA, 12 saves Navy: Wickham 60:00, 11 GA, 8 saves Navy Shots = =30 Saves = =8 Face-Offs = =12-24 Groundballs = =19 Clears Ex. Man Opp Penalties 4/2:30 7/5:00 Att: 2078 ARMY JOINS EXCLUSIVE 700-WIN CLUB IN 2009 became only the fifth lacrosse program in the nation to total 700 victories with its win over VMI in last season s first game on Feb. 14, The Black Knights entered the season with a record since defeating Steven s Tech, 3-1, in the program s first outing in is one of only eight teams with more than 650 wins: Officer and a Pro... Rank School W-L-T 1 Johns Hopkins Syracuse Navy Hobart ** ARMY Maryland Cornell Princeton ** Hobart was DIII prior to the 1995 season Jeremy Boltus, Bill Henderson and Tom Palesky represent three active players who have been selected to play in Major League Lacrosse. In total, has had seven players drafted. The trio will be commissioned second lieutenants upon graduation on May 26. The MLL front offices cannot speak to the athletes until they have exhuasted their eligibility at the end of the season. Boltus, Henderson and Palesky may select to use leave time in order to participate in the MLL schedule. Adam Fullerton (2008), Jim Wagner (2005), Jeff Bryan (2004) and Tim Pearson (2002) are s other four draftees. Jeremy Boltus Hamilton Nationals Bill Henderson Hamilton Nationals Tom Palesky Chesapeake Bayhawks FOURSOME NAMED TO TEWAARATON TROPHY WATCH LIST Seniors Jeremy Boltus, Bill Henderson and Tom Palesky, along with sophomore Garrett Thul, represented on the most recent 2011 Tewaaraton Trophy Award Watch List released on April 6. Presented by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance, the Tewaaraton Trophy is awarded annually to the top men s and women s lacrosse players in the nation. The foursome was identified as four of 68 men s players across the country. Nine of the 68 players selected were out of the Patriot League, including Peter Baum (Colgate), Jake Clarke (Bucknell), Charlie Streep (Bucknell), Stefan Bauer (Lafayette) and Tom Perini (Lafayette). Boltus and Henderson were noted on the initial list in mid-march, while Palesky and Thul were added as the mid-way point in the season approached on April 6. BACK IN BLACK After missing five games due to illness, preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Bill Henderson returned to the field on April 2 at Colgate. The Tully, N.Y., native and three-year starter on s close defense marked Colgate leading scorer Peter Baum in a setback. He went on to hold Bucknell s leading scorer, Ryan Klipstein, without a goal in last Saturday s 8-7 loss against Bucknell. A preseason All-America selection, Henderson is the only two-time captain in s 94-year lacrosse history. ONE FOR THE MONEY has played in two one-goal games this season and is 1-1 in those contests. defeated Lafayette by a 7-6 score on March 26 at Michie Stadium, marking the Black Knights seventh-straight win in games decided by just one goal. Two weeks later, saw that streak end in an 8-7 loss to Bucknell at home on April 9. This year s senior class has played in 21 one-goal games since arriving on the banks of the Hudson. Although the Class of 2011 is 9-12 in one-goal contests thus far, the Black Knights have won seven of their last eight. Eight of the 21 one-goal games have been decided in overtime, including last year s stunning upset of then-two-time defending national champion Syracuse (9-8) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Carrier Dome. Senior goalkeeper Tom Palesky, a four-year starter, said, This year s seniors have played in so many one-goal games throughout our career. You just kind of get immune to the situation. You don t realize how close it is; you just play to win. BOLTUS NAMED TO INSIDE LACROSSE PLAYER OF THE YEAR WATCH LIST Senior attackman Jeremy Boltus was named one of 10 players to the 2011 Inside Lacrosse Player of the Year Watch List on March 17. Boltus is the nation s second-leading scorer, averaging 4.64 points per game, and leads the country with a 2.91 assists-per-game average. Inside Lacrosse s Player of the Year Watch List included Rob Pannell of Cornell at the top, followed in order by Kevin Crowley (Stony Brook), Jeremy Thompson (Syracuse), Brian Karalunas (Villanova), Boltus, Shamel Bratton (Virginia), Jay Card (Hofstra), Joel White (Syracuse), Steele Stanwick (Virginia) and Zach Howell (Duke).

5 ABOUT FACE Head coach Joe Alberici has been quick to credit s faceoff unit for its significant contributions this season. That notion was brought to the forefront in s 12-9 win over Lehigh on March 22 under the Michie Stadium lights. Junior Derek Sipperly went 14-of-24 in the x against a Mountain Hawk faceoff unit that entered the game ranked second in the nation. scored four goals off the faceoff, while Sipperly (6), joined by wings Brandon Butler (6) and Tim Henderson (5) combined for 17 ground balls. Sipperly added two assists, while Henderson posted a career-high three points on a goal and an assist. FOUR ARMY PLAYERS GARNER PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS Four members of the lacrosse team were selected to the Inside Lacrosse preseason All-America team. Senior co-captain Bill Henderson earned a second-team nod to lead the contingent. Senior co-captain Jeremy Boltus was named to the third team, while senior goalie Tom Palesky and sophomore attackman Garrett Thul were both honorable mention selections. received more preseason All-America selections than any other school. CAN T THUL ME Sophomore attackman Garrett Thul has successfully avoided any signs of a sophomore slump in Named the 2010 Patriot League Rookie of the Year, Thul highlighted a slew of postseason honors last season by being named the Inside Lacrosse National Rookie of the Year. All of the accolades came on the heels of the most prolific offensive season ever by an plebe. Named the PL Rookie of the Week four times last season, Thul surpassed three-time All-American Johnny Walker s freshmanrecord point (42) and goal (34) totals with 50 points and 41 goals. He finished the regular season on fire with a career-best six-point, five-goal effort against Holy Cross (April 24) after totaling four goals and an assist in s victory at Lafayette. Thul s rookie campaign also included some clutch performances. He notched the game-tying goal with only five seconds left in regulation during s OT regular-season win at Bucknell (April 10). It was the second straight game he sent into overtime, as he also found the net to force extra playing time in the win over Colgate (April 3). Thul finished the year ranked third in the Patriot League and 17th among the country s top goal scorers with a 2.41 goals per game average, while also listing fifth in the conference and 52nd in the country with 2.94 points per game. Thul has posted four goals in each of the Black Knights last two games, moving him into second place among the nation s top goal scorers averaging 2.73 goals per game. He has matched a season-high five goals twice this season and has amassed six hat tricks this year alone. His 13 career hat tricks. Named to the Tewaaraton Trophy Award Watch List last week, Thul is one of 18 active players, including teammate Jeremy Boltus 10, and the only sophomore across the country to record double-digit career hat tricks with 13 to his credit. His 30 goals lead the Patriot League. LIGHTNING BOLT Already in elite company heading down the home strech of his career, senior attackman Jeremy Boltus is four points away from becoming the fourth player in s 94-year history to reach the 200-point mark. He has continued to steadily climb both the Academy career point and assist lists, moving into fourth place (196 points) at Colgate on April 2. Boltus 111 assists are the third-highest mark in history (see right for both career lists). Boltus eight-point effort against Lafayette (April 20, 2010) last season was the highest single-game scoring output for an player since former All-American Tim Pearson tallied 11 points (3G, 8A) in a victory over Lehigh on May 4, Boltus authored a stellar junior season during which he led the Patriot League and finished ninth nationally with a 3.94 points-per-game average. He also topped the league and finished the year third in the nation averaging 2.24 assists per game. The co-captain has picked up right where he left off and leads the team with 51 points (19G, 32A) in He enters the week ranked first nationally averaging 2.91 assists per game, while his 4.64 points per game rank second. A native of Baldwinsville, N.Y., Boltus has totaled at least three points in all 11 games this season. MAY I HAVE YOUR ATTENDANCE PLEASE? welcomed a crowd of nearly 3,000 spectators to Michie Stadium last Saturday, as the Black Knights battled Bucknell. The 2,759 fans in attendance marked a season high for the Black Knights at home and the second-largest crowd the team has played in front of in No. 17/18 and No. 1/1 Syracuse entertained a crowd of 4,443 at the Carrier Dome on Feb. 27 in Syracuse, N.Y. STRONG START Sophomore defenseman Drew Kearns made the most of his first and only career start against Lafayette on March 26 at Michie Stadium. He marked vaunted senior attackman Tom Perini, a Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List member and one of the league s top shooters, and held Perini scoreless for the third time in Perini s 2.10 goals per game currently list fourth in the Patriot League. CLIMBING THE ARMY RECORD BOOKS senior attackman Jeremy Boltus has steadily been climbing the career scoring and assists lists this season. Senior midfielder Rob McCallion joins him on the assists list. Both players are four-year starters for the Black Knights. Career Points 1. Tim Pearson John Walker Steve Heller Jeremy Boltus Bob Betchley Scott Finlay Jeff Bryan T8. Tom Cafaro Frank Giordano Jim Wagner Pete Cramblet Dan Brostek Paul Cino Rob Manning T15. Bob Miser Phil Mandry Ted Harkin T18. Tom Sheckells Dave Reeves Ross Yastrzemsky Chad Hadlock Doug Shaver Eric Waltz Pete Short Pat Daly T26. Jason Peyer Chad Allen Career Assists 1. Tim Pearson Jeff Bryan Jeremy Boltus John Walker Tom Sheckells Paul Cino Ted Harkin Steve Heller Tom Cafaro Dave Reeves T11. Bob Betchley Bob Miser Eric Waltz Frank Giordano Pete Short Rob McCallion Rob Manning Mike Colon Scott Finlay Mike Hoynes THE MIDDLE MAN A two-time All-Patriot League performer, junior LSM Tim Henderson is in the midst of perhaps his most productive campaign yet wearing an uniform. With six points (4G, 2A) this season, Henderson has already surpassed his point totals from 2009 and Henderson tallied a career-high three points on a goal and two assists in s 12-9 home win over Lehigh on March 22. A two-time Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week this season, Henderson s 56 ground balls led last spring. He is currently second on the team with 33 ground balls in His 15 caused turnovers lead the team and rank 51st in the nation.

6 SIP ON THIS Junior Derek Sipperly has taken 215 of s 236 faceoffs this season and has won 107 of them for a 49.8 win precentage. The Greenwich, N.Y., native got solid experience in the x last season, and eventually developed into the Black Knights primary faceoff specialist. Sipperly has continued in that role this spring and has played an integral role in s success. He won the first six faceoffs in helping set the tone early at VMI (Feb. 19) and took all faceoffs in victories over Cornell (March 5) and Rutgers (March 19). Sipperly went headto-head against his older brother, Trever, in the x throughout s 12-7 win at Bryant (March 11). The eldest Sipperly, Trever is a graduate student at Bryant who played three years at Notre Dame before using his final year of eligibility at Bryant. The youngest of three Sipperly brothers, Dan, is a rookie attackman at Bryant as well. Derek put together a stellar 14-of-24 showing in s 12-9 win over Lehigh (March 22). The Mountain Hawks were winning 68 percent of their faceoffs to rank second in the nation prior to their loss to. AMONG THE TREES senior goalkeeper Tom Palesky is among the tallest starting goalkeepers in the nation. Standing 6-feet, 4-inches, Palesky is shorter than only two starting net minders in the nation -- Rob Camposa (Stony Brook) and Dillon Ward (Bellarmine) -- both of whom are listed at 6-feet, 5-inches. PLAYING THE PERCENTAGES Despite Cornell taking 15 more shots (42 to 27) than on March 5, the Black Knights shot a blistering 41 percent (11-of-27) to come up with the upset. Cornell shot 21 percent (9-of-42) on the afternoon. Twenty-six of the Big Red s 42 shots were on goal. senior goalkeeper Tom Palesky made 17 saves to will the Black Knights to an 11-9 win. s 31.7 (112-of-353) shot percentage this season leads the Patriot League. BOLTUS, HENDERSON EARN PRESEASON PATRIOT LEAGUE PLAUDITS Senior attackman Jeremy Boltus was named Preseason Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year, while senior defenseman Bill Henderson picked up Preseason Defensive Player of the Year honors as well. Boltus led the Patriot League and finished ninth nationally with a 3.94 points-per-game average in He also topped the league and finished the year third in the nation averaging 2.24 assists per game. s top returning defenseman, Henderson started all 17 games last year and collected 44 ground balls to rank second on the team. CAPTAIN AMERICA Senior defenseman Bill Henderson is the first two-time captain in lacrosse s 94-year history. Elected as a captain in 2010, he served his junior season alongside 2010 West Point graduates Andrew Maisano and Alex Gephart. This year, the All-America selection is joined by classmate Jeremy Boltus. NO COMPROMISING THE COMPETITION Three of s first four games of the season were against opponents ranked in the nation s top 20. opened against then-no. 16/17 Massachusetts on the road. The Minutemen went on to enjoy a top-10 ranking in later weeks. also faced current No. 1/1 Syracuse and current No. 6/6 Cornell. The Big Red were ranked No. 6/5 when clipped them, 11-9, at West Point. s losses at UMass (8-5) and Syracuse (11-9) came by a combined five goals. Nationally ranked in both polls itself, No. 17/18 will also face No. 3/3 Johns Hopkins on May 6 at Michie Stadium. (See page 10 for both national polls) FAMILY TIES The 2011 lacrosse team sports two pairs of brothers, as senior Bill Henderson plays alongside his younger sibling, junior Tim Henderson. Junior Larry LoRusso played in all 17 games in 2010, while older brother and classmate Brian LoRusso played in all but one game a year ago. Brian has been sidelined due to injury in Their older brother, Kevin LoRusso, was a two-time all-conference midfielder for the Black Knights before graduating in He is currently deployed to Afghanistan. The oldest of the four LoRusso brothers, Nick LoRusso, was a back-up goaltender at West Point from and has completed a tour in the Middle East since graduation. THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX For the second straight year, assistant lacrosse coach Mike Murphy is writing a weekly bog entitled Thinking Outside The Box. The blog, which he began writing midway through the 2010 season, appears on s official athletics web site ( Now in his eighth season with the squad, under his tutelage the Black Knights have consistently been ranked among the nation s top defenses, while he has also guided some of the most prolific goalkeepers in Academy history. A native of Beverly, Mass., Murphy graduated from New Hampshire in 1996 where he was a three-year lacrosse letterman for the Wildcats. BRINGING HOME THE GOLD head coach Joe Alberici spent a good portion of July across the pond as an assistant coach for Team USA at the 2010 Federation of International Lacrosse World Championships. Alberici served on head coach Mike Pressler s staff, while former netminder Adam Fullerton (West Point 08) drew time in goal. Pressler, currently the head coach at Bryant, Alberici and former All-American Fullerton helped Team USA bring home the gold with a win over defending champion Team Canada in the title game. The medal was Team USA s seventh world title. Alberici authored a blog during his time in England, which can still be accessed on The 2010 FIL World Championships were held in Manchester, England. Team USA prevailed over 30 nations competing. BIG MAC Long-time lacrosse assistant coach Anthony Mac Diange was named the 2010 Assistant Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Men s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) at the organization s annual awards luncheon in Baltimore, Md., in early December. Diange, who has been part of the Black Knights storied lacrosse program as an assistant coach for the past 22 seasons, is the longest tenured assistant coach at West Point. He is responsible for directing s offensive unit. STAFF CONTINUITY Since head coach Joe Alberici s hiring in 2006, the sidelines have remained the same. Brought on board by Hall of Fame coach Jack Emmer, assistant coach Mike Murphy is in his eighth year with the program. Murphy handles the goalkeepers and face-off unit. Mac Diange, who is responsible for s offense, is the longest tenured assistant coach at West Point and is in the midst of his 22nd season. Ted Georgalas has volunteered as an assistant coach in each of the last two seasons. Georgalas was named the 2003 Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year after leading the New Jersey Pride to a pair of playoff berths in 2002 and BLACK KNIGHTS ON THE TUBE The lacrosse team will be featured on national television at least twice this spring as the Black Knights contests versus Navy (April 16) and Johns Hopkins (May 6) will appear on CBS Sports Network, formerly CBS College Sports Network, as part of the Patriot League s Game of the Week package. The Patriot League Tournament is the only conference tourney in the country that is nationally televised in its entirety. The semifinals will be held at the home of the regular season champion on Friday, April 29, at 5 p.m. and 7:45 p.m., while the championship game will be played Sunday, May 1, at 3 p.m. OLD GLORY It is tradition for an player to lead the team onto the field before every game carrying the American Flag. Since the Cornell game (March 6, 2010), the Black Knights have been using a special one, sent directly from the battlefields of Afghanistan. Former lacrosse midfielder and 2006 graduate CPT Jon Burton has been serving with the 1st Battalion, 1-17th Infantry Regiment, 5-2 Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division in the Arghandab Valley district of Kandahar Province for the last seven months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom where some of the heaviest fighting of the war has taken place. He mailed the flag that was carried on a patrol in honor of the 2010 lacrosse team to head coach Joe Alberici in hopes you could have the team run onto the field with it to honor those soldiers from the 1-17th who made the ultimate sacrifice for everything this flag represents. Tell the men they represent more than just the Black, Gold and Gray - they represent everyone who is fighting under the Red, White and Blue.

7 CLASS ACT Starting sophomore defenseman Brendan Buckley and junior attackman James MacGibbon both eclipsed the 4.0 grade-point average mark in the fall, making the pair two of 10 players to make the Dean s List (3.0 GPA or higher). Buckley posted a team-high GPA in Engineering Management, while MacGibbon managed a GPA majoring in Systems Engineering. Eight other players made the Dean s List to include: Jay Laing (3.782), Matt Marasco (3.047), Charlie Sauter (3.710), Shane Smith (3.092), Derek Sipperly (3.024), Andrew Boyd (3.922), Matt Mezer (3.099) and Brad Weiss (3.029). OUT OF AFRICA senior midfielder Brandon Butler took the academic year off from the lacrosse team and West Point to do a mission and live and work for six months in the African Republic of Tanzania. Butler taught multiple subjects, including English and math, at a small university located three hours in from the coastal city of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in the country, while also traveling and going on safari throughout the region, located in the Southeastern portion of Africa. The day after he left, his paperwork was submitted to be admitted back into West Point upon his return. Butler has been a mainstay at the wing on s faceoff unit this season. He has played in 10 games, totaled four points (1G, 3A) and 28 ground balls. IN KEEPING WITH TRADITION lacrosse is a program steeped in tradition and this year s team is no different. Along with a handful of other team traditions, here are a couple of note... MAY I QUOTE YOU ON THAT? - starts every practice with a quote, read by a quote private. The quote private is a freshman on the team whose job is to come up with and memorize a motivational quote of the day and read it before each and every practice. The tradition dates back to Nick Bilotta (West Point 02), who started the tradition as a plebe in The 2011 quote private is David Tarsa. OUT TO LUNCH - Whether it s during a game or simply at practice, an old-fashioned tin lunch box can be found on the sidelines. A tradition started by head coach Joe Alberici in 2008, the lunch box symbolizes hard work and toughness and the coaching staff uses it as a reward. Each week, the player whom the coaching staff deems practice player of the week will have his number displayed on the outside of the lunchbox as a symbol for a job well done that week. The keeper of the lunch box is determined at the start of the year by the player who owned the post previously. The first lunch box keeper was Bill Henderson in Tom Dalton followed in 09 and Brendan Buckley in 10. This years lunch box keeper is freshman defenseman John Burk. All four years, the lunch box has been kept and guarded by a defenseman. TICKETS, TICKETS, TICKETS will play six of its regular season games at home this year. Season ticket packages can be purchased for $25 (adults) and $19 (senior citizens, youth). Single-game tickets are also available and are $6 for adults and $4 for youth/senior citizens/groups of 10 or more. All ticket orders can be placed online at or by calling TIX-ARMY. Fans may also visit the Holleder Center ticket office during its regular hours, Monday-Friday (8 a.m.-5 p.m.), or one hour prior to any home contest. UP NEXT concludes the regular season portion of its Patriot League slate when the team travels to Worcester, Mass., to take on Holy Cross (1-10, 1-4 PL) on Saturday, April 23, at noon. In a series dating back to 1991, the Black Knights are 19-0 against the Crusaders. WEATHER BUG began holding official practices on Jan. 10. In the midst of a winter season that has not been kind to the Northeast region, the Black Knights have utilized both Michie Stadium and the Foley Athletic Center throughout February. With temperatures hovering around the 30-degree mark and freezing portions of the Michie Stadium turf, both of the team s scrimmages were forced to take place inside Foley. The state-of-the-art athletic facility, completed in 2009, features a full 100-yard turf field that is utilized by several of s varsity teams. SIGN ME UP... FOR THREE MORE When a cadet graduates from West Point, each owes the nation five years of active duty service and three years in the reserves. Seniors Tom Palesky, Brandon Butler and Pat Mulholland recently increased their service to eight years of active duty in the U.S. upon graduation (May 21, 2011). Each did so in order to secure Infantry as their respective branches. (See page 8 for a complete listing of all Firstie branches and posts). I was completely okay with adding three more years to my service because it helped me get Infantry as my branch, Palesky explained. Infantry interested me the most of all the combat arms branches, and it is what I wanted to do after I graduate. Eight years active duty is definitely something I wanted to do and I am extremely excited about it. ARMY SINGLE-SEASON RECORD BOOK POINTS 1. Tom Cafaro, John Walker, Scott Finlay, Jeremy Boltus, Paul Cino, Tim Pearson, Jim Wagner, Tim Pearson, Bob Betchley, Scott Finlay, Bob Miser, Steve Heller, Steve Heller, John Walker, Jeff Bryan, Tim Pearson, Dan Brostek, Phil Mandry, Jason Peyer Rob Manning, Bob Betchley, ASSISTS 1. Jeff Bryan, Tim Pearson, Paul Cino, Tim Pearson, Jeremy Boltus, Jeff Bryan, Tom Sheckells, Tom Cafaro, Jeremy Boltus, John Walker, Tim Pearson, Tim Pearson, Steve Heller, Bob Miser, John Walker, Rob Manning, Tom Sheckells, Jeremy Boltus Tom Harkin, Tom Cafaro, GOALS 1. Tom Cafaro, Scott Finlay, Jim Wagner, Scott Finlay, Jim Wagner, Bob Betchley, Doug Shaver, Joe Austin, Dan Brostek, Steve Heller, Garrett Thul, Pete Cramblet, Jason Peyer, John Walker, John Walker, Rob Cahill, Phil Mandry, Frank Giordano, Frank Giordano, Dan Brostek, Bob Betchley, Pete Cramblet, GOALIE SAVES 1. Matt Darak, Jack Torrence, Tom Palesky, Jack Johnson, Travis Loving, Tom Palesky, Joel Portuese, Rick Aguilar, Matt Darak, Lou Kousouris,

8 SUMMER CATCH A cadet summer is unlike most civilian students, which is typically spent vacationing or spending time with family and friends. West Point cadets are scattered all over the world training on posts and completing high-level internships. Here is a snapshot of how some of this years players will spend their summers: Junior attackman Conor Hayes will spend three weeks as an intern with the U.S. Olympics Paralympics Program where he will work with Wounded Warriors who compete in the Olympics. Freshman midfielder Matt Ghidotti will spend three weeks as an intern with the New York City Police Department, working for First Deputy Commissioner Rafael Pineiro, who is second in command on the force. Sophomore midfielder Alex Van Krevel is scheduled to intern with Porter Wright, a natioanlly renowned corporate law firm with many offices throughout the country. He will work out of his home state of Ohio. Sophomore attackman Garrett Thul will spend three weeks in Washington, D.C., working directly for Mark Sullivan, Director of the Secret Service. Sophomore midfielder Andy Boyd is one of six West Point cadets chosen to receive the Kimsey Scholarship. Boyd, who carried a grade-point average in the fall semester, will spend his summer at the Pentagon in a high-level organization called Executive Strategy Group. In addition to their work within the federal offices, the Kimsey Scholarship winners participate in three colloquia with national leaders from the federal government, senior military leadership or civilian business leadership. Air Force Cadets, Naval Midshipmen and R.O.T.C. Scholarship Cadets also compete for selection into the program Black Knights Front Row (l-r): Second Row: Third Row: Top Row: Alex Panosian (Stud. Asst. Coach), Bobby Sincero, John Burk, Kevin Epp, Tyler Kamide, David Tarsa, Alex Carros, Drew Motschwiller, Taylor Bethea, Nick Isnardi, Brad Weiss, Nate Gustafson, Pat Hart, Dele Ogundipe (Head Manager), Mike Anderson (Manager). Lt. Col. Glenn Waters, Col. Sam Johnson, 2nd Lt. Sam Harrison (Athletic Intern), Tom Palesky, Rob McCallion, Shane Smith, Corey Reiser, Bill Henderson, Jeremy Boltus, Brandon Butler, Chris Day, Jay Laing, Charlie Sauter, Matt Marasco, Pat Mulholland, Joe Alberici, Maximus Alberici, Col Rick McPeak (Head Offi cer Representative), Capt. Nick Bilotta. Dom Dopico (Manager), Christian Anderson (Athletic Communications), Scott Swanson (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Dana Putnam (Athletic Trainer), Anthony Mac Diange (Asistant Coach), Devin Lynch, Zach Palmieri, Brian LoRusso, Derek Sipperly, Shane Finlay, James MacGibbon, Conor Hayes, John Adair, Tom Dalton, Larry LoRusso, Mike Murphy (Assistant Coach), Ted Georgalas (Volunteer Assistant Coach), Gene McIntyre (Sport Supervisor), Lt. Col. Mark Wellman, Capt. Charles Levine. Maj. Tom Donatelle, Lt. Col. Ted Reich, AJ Cox (Head Manager), Dave Dominick, Evan Danahy, Pat Brennan, Matt Ghidotti, Alex Van Krevel, Matt Mezer, Garrett Thul, Drew Kearns, Matt Hurley, Tim Henderson, Andrew Boyd, Brendan Buckley, Bill Irwin, Jeff Broadwell (Equipment Manager), Dr. Brett Owens, SSG Joe Bouchard, Zach Ellis.

9 WEST POINT GLOSSARY Plebe or Fourth Class Freshman Yearling, Yuck or Third Class Sophomore Cow or Second Class Junior Firstie or First Class Senior CORPS SQUAD BEAST OBC BRANCH HONOR CODE Division I Varsity Team Beast Barracks - Summer training prior to plebe year Officer Basic Course - A cadet s first assignment after commission Specific part of the that each cadet chooses to join after graduation. Cadets receive their branch in February of their senior year. What you branch determines where you are posted or stationed for OBC. The creed by which all cadets live by: A Cadet Will Not Lie, Cheat, Steal, or Tolerate Those Who Do. A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A WEST POINT CADET JAY LAING Senior (a.k.a. Firstie) Midfielder Columbus, Ohio 3.92 GPA - International Relations Class Rank - 48th of 1, Wake Up/Hygiene 0700 Breakfast Formation Eat Breakfast Off-Period For Homework _Politics & Development in Sub-Saharan Africa Political Thought & Ideas International Political Economy Lunch Formation Eat Lunch With The Team Off-Period For Briefings Off-Period/Get Practice-Ready/Nap Practice Eat Dinner Homework 2400 Lights Out/Bedtime Other Courses Enrolled In This Semester: Constitutional Law, History of Military Art ABOUT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY Since its founding two centuries ago, the United States Military Academy has accomplished its mission by developing cadets in four critical areas: intellectual, physical, military, and moral-ethical - a four-year process called the West Point Experience. Specific developmental goals are addressed through several fully coordinated and integrated programs. A challenging Academic Program that consists of a core of 31 courses provides a balanced education in the arts and sciences. This core curriculum establishes the foundation for elective courses that permit cadets to explore in greater depth a field of study or an optional major. All cadets receive a Bachelor of Science degree, which is designed specifically to meet the intellectual requirements of a commissioned officer in today s. The Physical Program at West Point includes both physical education classes and competitive athletics. Every cadet participates in an intercollegiate, club or intramural level sport each semester. This rigorous physical program contributes to the mental and physical fitness that is required for service as an officer in the. Cadets learn basic military skills, including leadership, through a demanding Military Program which begins on their first day at West Point. Most military training takes place during the summer, with new cadets undergoing Cadet Basic Training - or Beast Barracks - the first year, followed by Cadet Field Training at nearby Camp Buckner the second year. Cadets spend their third and fourth summers serving in active units around the world; attending advanced training courses such as airborne, air assault or northern warfare; or training the first and second year cadets as members of the leadership cadre. Military training is combined with military science instruction to provide a solid military foundation for officership. Moral-ethical development occurs throughout the formal programs as well as a host of activities and experiences available at the Military Academy. These include formal instruction in the important values of the military profession, voluntary religious programs, interaction with staff and faculty role models, and a vigorous guest speaker program. The foundation of the ethical code at West Point is found in the Academy s motto, Duty, Honor, Country. Cadets also develop ethically by adhering to the Cadet Honor Code, which states A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Admission is open to all young men and women, and is extremely competitive. Candidates must receive a nomination from a member of Congress or from the Department of the. They are then evaluated on their academic, physical and leadership potential. Those candidates who are fully qualified receive appointments to the Academy. WHERE THE FIRSTIES ARE HEADED... Name Branch Post Jeremy Boltus Field Artillery West Point (New York) Brandon Butler Infantry Fort Wainwright (Fairbanks, Alaska) Chris Day Field Artillery Fort Campbell (Kentucky) Bill Henderson Field Artillery West Point (New York) Jay Laing Aviation Fort Rucker (Alabama) Matt Marasco Armor Fort Carson (Colorado) Rob McCallion Field Artillery Fort Lewis (Washington) Pat Mulholland Infantry Fort Wainwright (Fairbanks, Alaska) Tom Palesky Infantry West Point (New York) Corey Reiser Field Artillery Fort Campbell (Kentucky) Charlie Sauter Engineers Fort Drum (New York) Shane Smith Engineers Fort Hood (Texas) ARMY NATIONAL TITLES 1923 National Champions 1944 National Champions 1945 National Champions with Navy 1951 National Champions with Princeton 1958 National Champions 1959 National Champions with Maryland and Johns Hopkins 1961 National Champions with Navy 1969 National Champions with Johns Hopkins

10 ON THE ARMY SIDELINES Joe Alberici Head Coach 6th Season Alfred 91 Mike Murphy Assistant Coach 8th Season New Hampshire PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS (as of 4/11) Patriot League Overall Team W-L Pct. H A N Streak W-L Pct. H A N Streak x#12/12 Bucknell W W4 x#16/16 Colgate W W4 #17/14 ARMY L L2 Lehigh L L2 Navy L L3 Holy Cross W W1 Lafayette L L7 x - Clinched 2011 Patriot League Tournament berth RECENT RESULTS Friday, April 8 #7/5 Maryland 10 at Navy 3 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Friday, April 15 #12/12 Bucknell at Lehigh...7:30 p.m. Mac Diange Assistant Coach 22nd Season Cortland 77 Ted Georgalas Vol. Assistant Coach 2nd Season Springfield 73 2nd Lt. Sam Harrison Athletic Intern 1st Season West Point 10 Saturday, April 9 #15/15 Bucknell 8 at #13/14 7 Holy Cross 9 at Lafayette 6 #20/19 Colgate 11 at Lehigh 8 Tuesday, April 12 Holy Cross at Bryant...7 p.m. Note: All rankings listed are in the order of USILA Coaches Poll/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll PATRIOT LEAGUE WEEKLY HONORS Offensive Player Of The Week Jeremy Boltus Feb. 21 Devin Lynch Mar. 7 Jeremy Boltus Mar. 14 Jeremy Boltus Mar. 28 Defensive Player Of The Week Tim Henderson Mar. 7 Tim Henderson Mar. 28 Goalkeeper Of The Week Tom Palesky Feb. 21 Tom Palesky Mar. 7 Tom Palesky Mar. 21 Tom Palesky Mar. 28 Saturday, April 16 #17/14 at Navy... 2 p.m. Mercer at Holy Cross...5 p.m. #16/16 Colgate at Lafayette...7 p.m. Sunday, April 17 #9/10 North Carolina at Lehigh...12 p.m PATRIOT LEAGUE PRESEASON POLL 1. ARMY 78 points (12 1st-place votes) 2. Navy 58 (1) 3. Bucknell 51 (1) 4. Colgate Lehigh Lafayette Holy Cross 13 Offensive Player of the Year: Jeremy Boltus, Defensive Player of the Year: Bill Henderson, About The Patches... lacrosse players wear a patch on their jersey that represents the different divisions or units in the U.S. that former lacrosse players are currently serving: 1st Armored Division 1st Cavalry Division 1st Infantry Division 2nd Infantry Division 3rd Infantry Division 4th Infantry Division 10th Mountain Division 25th Infantry Division 82nd Airborne Division 101st Airborne Division 1st Ranger Battalion 2nd Armored Cavarly Regiment 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment 18th Airborne Corps Special Operations Command 173rd Airborne Brigade

11 2011 ARMY TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS ARMY - GAME HIGHS POINTS 22 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 22 vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) 21 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) GOALS 14 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 12 at VMI (Feb. 19) 12 at Bryant (Mar. 11) 12 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) 12 vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) ASSISTS 10 vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) 9 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) SHOTS 47 at VMI (Feb. 19) 44 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) SHOTS ON GOAL 30 at VMI (Feb. 19) 28 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) SAVES 18 at UMass (Feb. 12) 17 vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) GROUND BALLS 38 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 32 at VMI (Feb. 19) 32 vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) TURNOVERS 20 at UMass (Feb. 12) 19 at Syracuse (Feb. 27) 19 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) CAUSED TURNOVERS 12 at VMI (Feb. 19) 11 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) OPPONENT - GAME HIGHS POINTS 20 at Colgate (Apr. 2) 15 at Syracuse (Feb. 27) GOALS 13 at Colgate (Apr. 2) 11 at Syracuse (Feb. 27) ASSISTS 7 at Colgate (Apr. 2) 5 at Bryant (Mar. 11) 5 vs. Lafayette (Mar. 26) 5 vs. Bucknell (Apr. 9) SHOTS 50 at UMass (Feb. 12) 42 vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) SHOTS ON GOAL 26 at UMass (Feb. 12) 26 vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) SAVES 18 at VMI (Feb. 19) 14 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) GROUND BALLS 35 at Colgate (Apr. 2) 31 at Bryant (Mar. 11) TURNOVERS 22 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 21 vs. Bucknell (Apr. 9) CAUSED TURNOVERS 13 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) 12 at UMass (Feb. 12) ARMY - GAME LOWS POINTS 8 at UMass (Feb. 12) 11 vs. Bucknell (Apr. 9) GOALS 5 at UMass (Feb. 12) 7 vs. Lafayette (Mar. 26) 7 vs. Bucknell (Apr. 9) ASSISTS 3 at UMass (Feb. 12) 4 at Syracuse (Feb. 27) 4 at Colgate (Apr. 2) 4 vs. Bucknell (Apr. 9) SHOTS 22 at UMass (Feb. 12) 23 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) SHOTS ON GOAL 14 at UMass (Feb. 12) 15 vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) SAVES 6 vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) 6 vs. Bucknell (Apr. 9) GROUND BALLS 17 at UMass (Feb. 12) 21 vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) TURNOVERS 11 at Colgate (Apr. 2) 12 at VMI (Feb. 19) CAUSED TURNOVERS 5 at Syracuse (Feb. 27) 5 at Bryant (Mar. 11) 5 vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) OPPONENT - GAME LOWS POINTS 1 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 6 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) GOALS 1 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 4 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) ASSISTS 0 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 2 at VMI (Feb. 19) 2 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) SHOTS 16 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 21 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) SHOTS ON GOAL 9 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 12 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) SAVES 4 vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) 6 at Bryant (Mar. 11) 6 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) GROUND BALLS 18 vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 19 at Rutgers (Mar. 19) TURNOVERS 12 at VMI (Feb. 19) 12 vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) 12 at Colgate (Apr. 2) CAUSED TURNOVERS 3 vs. Lafayette (Mar. 26) 5 vs. Bucknell (Apr. 9) 2011 INDIVIDUAL HIGHS POINTS 7 Jeremy Boltus at Bryant (Mar. 11) 7 Jeremy Boltus vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) GOALS 4 Devin Lynch vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) 4 Garrett Thul at Bryant (Mar. 11) 4 Garrett Thul at Colgate (Apr. 2) 4 Garrett Thul vs. Bucknell (Apr. 9) ASSISTS 4 Jeremy Boltus at VMI (Feb. 19) 4 Jeremy Boltus at Bryant (Mar. 11) 4 Jeremy Boltus vs. Wagner (Mar. 13) 4 Jeremy Boltus at Rutgers (Mar. 19) 4 Jeremy Boltus vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) SHOTS 14 Garrett Thul at VMI (Feb. 19) 14 Garrett Thul at Colgate (Apr. 2) SHOTS ON GOAL 8 Garrett Thul at VMI (Feb. 19) 8 Garrett Thul at Colgate (Apr. 2) SAVES 18 Tom Palesky at UMass (Feb. 12) 17 Tom Palesky vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) GROUND BALLS 7 Jeremy Boltus at VMI (Feb. 19) 7 Brandon Butler at Colgate (Apr. 2) 6 Tim Henderson vs. Cornell (Mar. 5) 6 Derek Sipperly vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) 6 Brandon Butler vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) CAUSED TURNOVERS 4 Bill Henderson at VMI (Feb. 19) 3 Tim Henderson vs. Lehigh (Mar. 22) 3 Drew Kearns vs. Lafayette (Mar. 26) 3 Larry LoRusso at Colgate (Apr. 2) 2011 USILA/STX COACHES POLL (as of Apr. 11) Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Pts. Rec. Last Wk. 1 Syracuse (13) Notre Dame Johns Hopkins Maryland Cornell Denver Virginia Hofstra North Carolina Duke Villanova Bucknell Stony Brook Massachusetts Pennsylvania Colgate Yale Delaware Loyola NR ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Drexel, Ohio State, Siena, Harvard, Penn State, Georgetown, Brown NIKE/INSIDE LACROSSE POLL (as of Apr. 11) Rank Team (1st Place Votes) Pts. Rec. Last Wk. 1 Syracuse (17) Notre Dame Johns Hopkins Maryland Cornell Virginia Denver Hofstra Duke North Carolina Villanova Bucknell Stony Brook Yale Massachusetts Colgate Pennsylvania Loyola Delaware ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Harvard, Ohio State, Georgetown, Siena, Hartford, Drexel INSIDE LACROSSE/ FACEOFF YEARBOOK PRESEASON TOP 20 Rank Team 2010 Record 1 Syracuse Virginia North Carolina Cornell Duke Maryland Notre Dame Stony Brook Hofstra Princeton Johns Hopkins Denver Loyola Massachusetts Yale Brown Georgetown Drexel Bucknell 8-6 ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: Villanova, Harvard

12 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Prep School) 1 Larry LoRusso D Jr Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point (USMAPS) 2 Jeremy Boltus A Sr Baldwinsville, N.Y./Baldwinsville 3 Brandon Butler M Sr Fairfax, Va./WT Woodson 4 Tom Palesky G Sr Plano, Texas/Plano (USMAPS) 5 Bill Henderson D Sr Tully, N.Y./Tully (USMAPS) 6 Brendan Buckley D So Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa 7 James MacGibbon A Jr Plano, Texas/Plano 8 Matt Ghidotti M So Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington (USMAPS) 9 Garrett Thul A So Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon (USMAPS) 10 Tom Dalton LSM Jr Highland Falls, N.Y./Salisbury School (USMAPS) 11 Evan Danahy G So Odenton, Md./Arundel (USMAPS) 12 Matt Mezer M So Arlington, Mass./Arlington (USMAPS) 13 Zach Palmieri G Jr Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers Academy (USMAPS) 14 Alex Carros A Fr Davidsonville, Md./South River (USMAPS) 15 Chris Day LSM Sr Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville 16 Charlie Sauter M Sr Canandaigua, N.Y./Canandaigua 17 David Tarsa M Fr Harker Heights, Texas/Harker Heights 18 Pat Hart D Fr West Tisbury, Mass./Martha s Vineyard Regional 19 Matt Hurley M Jr Alexandria, Va./Episcopal 20 Nick Isnardi M Fr Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa (USMAPS) 21 Tim Henderson LSM Jr Tully, N.Y./Tully (USMAPS) 22 Devin Lynch M Jr Skaneateles, N.Y./Skaneateles (USMAPS) 23 Brian LoRusso M Jr Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point (USMAPS) 24 Tyler Kamide M Fr Liverpool, N.Y./Liverpool (USMAPS) 25 Pat Brennan M So Leonardtown, Md./St. Mary s Ryken 26 Conor Hayes A Jr Wilmington, Del./Brandywine 27 Shane Smith M Sr Terrace Park, Ohio/Archbishop Moeller (USMAPS) 28 Alex Van Krevel M So Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome (USMAPS) 29 Rob McCallion M Sr Narberth, Pa./Episcopal Academy (USMAPS) 30 John Adair A Jr Fairfax Station, Va./South County Secondary (USMAPS) 31 Kevin Epp D Fr Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley 32 Bobby Sincero G Fr Verplanck, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson 33 Shane Finlay D Jr Hicksville, N.Y./Hicksville (USMAPS) 34 Nate Gustafson M Fr Cincinnati, Ohio/Summit Country Day 35 Drew Motschwiller A Fr Bay Shore, N.Y./Bay Shore (USMAPS) 36 Corey Reiser A Sr Farmingdale, N.Y./St. Anthony s (USMAPS) 40 Andrew Boyd A So St. Louis, Mo./Parkway West 41 Taylor Bethea A Fr Cary, N.C./Christ School (USMAPS) 42 Matt Marasco D Sr Somers, N.Y./Somers 43 Drew Kearns D So Apex, N.C./Apex 44 John Burk D Fr Smithtown, N.Y./St. Anthony s (USMAPS) 45 Jay Laing M Sr Columbus, Ohio/St. Charles Prep 46 Paul Kip Haddock A So Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day 48 Brad Weiss M Fr Phoenix, Md./Boys Latin 49 Derek Sipperly M Jr Greenwich, N.Y./Greenwich (USMAPS) 50 Pat Mulholland D Sr Charlotte, N.C./Providence (USMAPS) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Cl. 30 John Adair A Jr. 41 Taylor Bethea A Fr. 2 Jeremy Boltus A Sr. 40 Andrew Boyd M So. 25 Pat Brennan M So. 6 Brendan Buckley D So. 44 John Burk D Fr. 3 Brandon Butler M Sr. 14 Alex Carros A Fr. 10 Tom Dalton LSM Jr. 11 Evan Danahy G So. 15 Chris Day LSM Sr. 31 Kevin Epp D Fr. 33 Shane Finlay D Jr. 8 Matt Ghidotti M So. 34 Nate Gustafson M Fr. 46 Paul Kip Haddock A So. 18 Pat Hart D Fr. 26 Conor Hayes A Jr. 5 Bill Henderson D Sr. 21 Tim Henderson LSM Jr. 19 Matt Hurley M Jr. 20 Nick Isnardi M Fr. 24 Tyler Kamide M Fr. 43 Drew Kearns D So. 45 Jay Laing M Sr. 23 Brian LoRusso M Jr. 1 Larry LoRusso D Jr. 22 Devin Lynch M Jr. 7 James MacGibbon A Jr. 42 Matt Marasco D Sr. 29 Rob McCallion M Sr. 12 Matt Mezer M So. 35 Drew Motschwiller A Fr. 50 Pat Mulholland D Sr. 4 Tom Palesky G Sr. 13 Zach Palmieri G Jr. 36 Corey Reiser A Sr. 16 Charlie Sauter M Sr. 32 Bobby Sincero G Fr. 49 Derek Sipperly M Jr. 27 Shane Smith M Sr. 17 David Tarsa M Fr. 9 Garrett Thul A So. 28 Alex Van Krevel M So. 48 Brad Weiss M Fr. Head Coach Joe Alberici (Alfred 91), 6th Season Assistant Coach Mac Diange (SUNY Cortland 77), 22nd Season Assistant Coach Mike Murphy (New Hampshire 96), 8th Season Volunteer Asst. Coach Ted Georgalas (Springfield 73), 2nd Season Head Officer Representative Lt. Col. Glenn Waters Athletic Intern 2nd Lt. Sam Harrison Athletic Trainer Dana Putnam Equipment Manager Jeff Broadwell Captains Jeremy Boltus, Bill Henderson Head Manager Dele Ogundipe Assistant Managers Angel Collado, A.J. Cox, Zack Ellis PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Joe Alberici...al-buh-REE-see Anthony Diange... DEE-ange Ted Georgalas... GEORGE-Alice Tyler Bethea...beth-EH-a Alex Carros...CARE-ohs Matt Ghidotti...gid-ODD-ey Nick Isnardi... is-nard-ee Tyler Kamide...kum-EYED Jay Laing...Lang Matt Mezer... MEH-zurr Drew Motschwiller...MOTCH-willer Zach Palmieri...Pal-MARY Corey Reiser...RY-zur Bobby Sincero... sin-cher-oh David Tarsa...TAR-sa Garrett Thul...THOOL Alex Van Krevel... VAN KREH-vul

13 Joe Alberici enters his sixth season at the helm of the lacrosse program. Following in the footsteps of some of the biggest names in the history of the sport, Alberici roams the same sideline where Hall of Fame legends such as Jack Emmer, Ace Adams, Dick Edell and F. Morris Touchstone, once tread. A former assistant to Emmer, Alberici returned to the shores of the Hudson River after a nine-year stint as an assistant coach at Duke where he helped the Blue Devils tighten their grip as one of the nation s premier lacrosse programs. Alberici became the 10th head coach in s storied 90-year history in 2006, and was tasked to fill the big shoes left by his mentor, Emmer, who retired as college lacrosse s all-time winningest coach in Alberici led to its first-ever Patriot League tournament title last season, defeating Navy, 11-8, in the championship contest. The Black Knights, who compiled a 6-0 conference record during the regular season for the first time, went on to upset No. 2-ranked Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Alberici helped mold Garrett Thul into the national Rookie of the Year as the attackman set plebe records in goals and points. Alberici was named the 2008 Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading to a 9-6 record, including a 5-1 conference mark which was good enough to clinch the Patriot League regular season title and top-seed for the postseason tournament, hosted at Michie Stadium. Five Black Knights garnered All-Patriot League honors, including senior Adam Fullerton, who won his second-straight conference Goalkeeper of the Year award on his way to third-team All- America honors. Ranked as high as No. 8 during the season, finished the season No. 19 in the final USILA National Coaches Poll on the heels of a scoring defense that only allowed 7.13 goals per game, to rank sixth nationally. In 2007, Alberici guided the Black Knights through a roller coaster season, highlighted by a 6-1 start and an upset of No. 2 Syracuse in the Carrier Dome that marked the first time the Orange had ever lost at home in February. Ranked as high as No. 8 in the national polls during the campaign, the Black Knights would go on to qualify for their third-straight Patriot League Tournament to finish the season. His stalwart defense allowed just four opponents to score over 10 goals en route to a 7.80 goals against average that ranked 10th in the country. Alberici also watched four of his players garner all-conference honors. In his first season as head coach, Alberici led the Black HEAD COACH JOE ALBERICI FIFTH SEASON - ALFRED 91 Years School W L Pct. Notable 1994 SUNY Oneonta SUNYAC Coach of the Year Assistant Coach Duke Assistant Coach Patriot League Coach of the Year NCAA Elite Eight Career Record (.539) Knights to their second-straight appearance in the Patriot League Tournament Championship game. Two of his players attackman John Walker and defenseman Matt Luyster capped their careers with Honorable Mention All- America honors while leading the squad to its ninth-straight season with at least eight victories against one of the toughest schedules in the country. Alberici s tenure at Duke coincided with the Blue Devils rise to national prominence, which culminated in their magical run to the Division I title contest in 2005, a game in which they fell 9-8 to top-ranked Johns Hopkins. Ranked second in the nation behind the Blue Jays for much of the spring, Duke forged a remarkable 17-3 ledger and established an NCAA record for victories in a single season. Two of Duke s losses were one-goal defeats at the hands of Johns Hopkins, including an double-overtime loss at JHU s Homewood Field in early April. Alberici s duties at Duke included recruiting director, assisting with the daily administration of the program, serving as the Blue Devils defensive coordinator and coaching the team s goalkeepers. After serving as offensive coordinator and working with Duke s man-up offense during his first eight years, he assumed the roles of defensive coordinator and coach of the man-down defense during his final season. He was promoted to associate head coach in During Alberici s nine years on head coach Mike Pressler s staff, the Blue Devils forged a sparkling (.671) record, made seven appearances in the NCAA Tournament including a run of six straight postseason trips between 1997 and 2002 and captured a pair of Atlantic Coast Conference titles (2001 and 2002). The Blue Devils reached the Final Four for the first time in 1997, Alberici s initial year in Durham, before embarking on their remarkable postseason run in Under Alberici s watchful eye, Duke ranked second in the nation in scoring defense, surrendering just 6.91 goals per game. Alberici spent the 1995 and 1996 seasons at West Point, and helped the Black Knights to a 10-5 showing and an NCAA appearance in won its final five games that season, including victories over Hofstra, Navy and Rutgers, to earn the Academy s 12th postseason berth. A 1991 graduate of Alfred University, Alberici was a two-time lacrosse All-American in 1990 and 1991 and also garnered Academic All-America accolades as a senior. A four-year starter at attack, he set six school scoring records and led the Saxons to winning seasons in 1989, 1990 and A three-time team captain, Alberici led the entire nation, including all three divisions, in assists as a junior, garnering 78 helpers in 17 contests for a 4.6 assist per-game average. Following graduation, Alberici remained at his alma mater for two years in the role of graduate assistant coach, earning his master s degree in education in He accepted his first head coaching assignment soon thereafter when he was named to the top post at SUNY Oneonta. In 1994, the Dragons forged an 8-6 record and established a single-season school record for victories, earning Alberici Empire Lacrosse League Coach of the Year laurels. It was on the heels of that spectacular season that Alberici made the move to West Point. A native of Auburn, N.Y., Alberici was inducted into the Auburn High School Hall of Fame in 2008, joining his older brother, John and father, Gino, as enshrinees. In his present role as the face of s storied program, Alberici has assumed control of a club that remains intertwined with the history of collegiate lacrosse. In 93 seasons, the Black Knights have amassed 716 victories, trailing only Johns Hopkins, Syracuse, Navy and Hobart in alltime wins at the Division I level. has produced eight national champions, while 12 men associated with the program (eight players and four coaches) have been enshrined in the National Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame. Alberici served a term as an assistant coach for the U.S. National Lacrosse Team at the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships in Manchester, England, helping the Americans to the gold medal. In 2007, he was also appointed to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Board of Directors, the sport s national governing body. Alberici and his wife, Petra, reside at West Point with their son, Maximus, and daughter, Isabella. ALL-TIME ARMY HEAD COACHES Coach Years Seasons Record Win% Mr. O Rourke Talbot Hunter M.J. Collins Frank J. Grace F. Morris Touchstone James F. Adams Al Pisano Dick Edell Jack Emmer Joe Alberici 2006-present NOTE: The 1907 and 1909 teams were self coached and compiled a combined 5-0 record in those two seasons.