#3 NOTRE DAME at QUINNIPIAC Saturday, April 18 11:00 a.m. (ET) Lacrosse Field Hamden, Conn.

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1 Notre Dame Men s Lacrosse 16-Time Conference Champion 13 NCAA Tournament Appearances Since NCAA Quarterfinal Appearances (1995, 2000, 2001, 2008) 2001 NCAA Semifinalist Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 1 SCHEDULE & RESULTS (10-0, 3-0 GWLL) FEBRUARY 14 (7) vs. Loyola (Atlanta, Ga.) (17) W, (8) at Penn State W, (8) DARTMOUTH W, 19-7 MARCH 8 (7) NORTH CAROLINA (3) W, 9-7 (CBS College Sports) 12 (4) vs. Bucknell (Bethesda, Md.) W, (3) vs. Vermont (Dallas, Texas) W, (3) BELLARMINE* W, (3) VILLANOVA W, 9-7 APRIL 4 (3) AIR FORCE* W, (4) at Denver* W, (3) at Quinnipiac* 11:00 a.m. 19 (3) ST. JOHN S 3:00 p.m. 25 at Ohio State* 1:00 p.m. MAY 1 GWLL Semifinals^ TBA 3 GWLL Final^ TBA 9/10 NCAA Championship (1st Round-Campus Sites) TBA 16/17 NCAA Championship (Quarterfinals-Annapolis, Md./Hempstead, N.Y.) TBA 23 NCAA Championship (Semifinals-Foxborough, Mass.) TBA 25 NCAA Championship (Final-Foxborough, Mass.) TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS All times local to site * - GWLL game ^ - Birmingham, Mich. (Seaholm High School) Note: Number in parentheses to left of opponent is Notre Dame s national ranking at time of game; number to right of opponent is its national ranking at time of game. IN THE WEEKLY RANKINGS Inside Week USILA Lacrosse Preseason T-9th 9th Feb. 9 NA T-10th Feb. 16 8th 10th Feb. 23 8th 8th Mar. 2 7th 7th Mar. 9 5th 4th Mar. 16 T-3rd 3rd Mar. 23 T-3rd 3rd Mar. 30 4th 3rd Apr. 6 4th 4th Apr. 13 3rd 4th #3 NOTRE DAME at QUINNIPIAC Saturday, April 18 11:00 a.m. (ET) Lacrosse Field Hamden, Conn. SETTING THE STAGE... A busy weekend awaits the third-ranked Notre Dame men s lacrosse team. Notre Dame will face Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) foe Quinnipiac on Saturday in Hamden, Conn. The contest is slated for an 11:00 a.m. (ET) start. The Fighting Irish will then return home to face St. John s in a non-conference affair on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (ET) at Alumni Field. That will mark the final regular-season home game for the Irish this season. At 10-0, Notre Dame is the only undefeated team in NCAA Division I men s lacrosse. The Irish also will put the nation s longest home field win streak (24 games) on the line against the Red Storm. HOW TO FOLLOW... Sunday s clash between Notre Dame and St. John s can be viewed via live broadcast and live stats on the official Notre Dame athletics web site, und.com simply go to und.com and find the Men s Lacrosse page and click on Schedule once there, find the St. John s game and there will be links to both tracker for live stats and a Watch link that will show the game for free you can also sign up for Irish Alert, a text messaging service designed to give fans game updates for all 26 varsity sports at Notre Dame. ABOUT THE IRISH... Notre Dame improved its record to 10-0 with a 10-8 win at Denver on April 11 that is the best start to a season in program history it also marks the program s longest win streak senior attackman Duncan Swezey led the way for the Irish with three goals, including one with 2:03 left in regulation that snapped an 8-8 tie the Notre Dame defense ranks fifth nationally by surrendering just 6.90 goals per game the Irish offense is 10th in the nation by scoring goals per game senior Scott Rodgers ranks second among all NCAA Division I goalies with a.649 save percentage in addition to being fourth nationally with a 6.91 goals-against average Rodgers is one of 21 nominees for the Tewaaraton Trophy (national player of the year) senior attackman Ryan Hoff and junior midfielder Grant Krebs both have a team-best 19 goals junior attackman Neal Hicks leads the Irish with 27 points (17g, 10a) senior midfielder Peter Christman boasts a team-high 13 assists Kevin Corrigan is in his 21st season as the head coach of Notre Dame he has a (.668) record during his Fighting Irish tenure. Notre Dame Men s Lacrosse Quick Facts First Varsity Season All-Time Record (.651) NCAA Tourn. Appearances..13 ( 90, 92-97, 99-01, 06-08) Best NCAA Finish...Semifinals (2001) Head Coach...Kevin Corrigan...(Virginia 88) Record at Notre Dame (.668)/21st season Career Record (.646)/23rd season Assistant Coach...Gerry Byrne (3rd season, UMass-Amherst 86) Assistant Coach...Brian Fisher (3rd season, Rutgers 01) Conference...Great Western Lacrosse League GWLL Titles...Tourn. (1), Reg. Season (11) Home Field (Capacity)...Alumni Field (outdoor)...loftus Center (indoor) 2008 Overall Record GWLL Record (Finish) 4-1 (T-1st )/Tourn. Champs 2008 NCAA Tournament...Lost to Syracuse in...quarterfinals, 11-9 Starters Returning/Lost from /5 Letter-Winners Returning/Lost from /10 ST. JOHN S at #3 NOTRE DAME Sunday, April 19 3:00 p.m. (ET) Alumni Field Notre Dame, Ind. Live broadcast on und.com tracker on und.com NOTRE DAME IN (2008 records in parentheses) home: (6-0) away: (5-1) neutral: (3-2) indoors: (2-0) outdoors: (12-3) vs. ranked opponents: (6-3) vs. GWLL teams: (6-1) vs. non-con. teams: (8-2) when scoring first: (9-1) when leading at halftime:..6-0 (12-1) when trailing at halftime (1-2) in overtime: (1-0) one-goal games: (3-1) two-goal games: (0-2) three-goal games: (0-0) four-goal games: (1-0) five-plus goal games: (10-0) Saturday or Sunday (9-3) Weekday (5-0)

2 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 2 THE QUINNIPIAC SERIES Notre Dame leads 4-0 H: 2-0/A: 1-0/N: 1-0 Date Location Score Rank Notre Dame, IN W Hamden, CT W South Bend, IN W (School Field) ^ Birmingham, MI W ^ - GWLL Tournament (semifinals) Note: Rank column has Notre Dame s national ranking at time of game. THE ST. JOHN S SERIES First Meeting ND-QUINNIPIAC SERIES NOTES... Saturday will mark the fifth meeting all-time between Notre Dame and Quinnipiac the Irish are 4-0 against the Bobcats the two teams met twice last season Notre Dame downed Quinnipiac, 16-6, at School Field in South Bend, Ind. during the regular season the Fighting Irish topped the Bobcats, 10-6, in the semifinals of the GWLL tournament in Birmingham, Mich. Notre Dame is 1-0 all-time at Quinnipiac that was a 14-9 decision during the 2007 campaign. THE LAST TIME... Notre Dame claimed a 10-6 victory over Quinnipiac during the semifinals of the inaugural GWLL tournament last season in Birmingham, Mich. the Irish were ranked sixth at the time of the meeting, while the Bobcats were not ranked Quinnipiac led 2-1 after the first quarter before Notre Dame grabbed a 4-3 advantage at halftime the Irish upped the lead to three (7-4) by the end of three periods before claiming the four-goal win Ryan Hoff led the way for the Irish with three goals, while Grant Krebs chipped in two goals and two assists. SCOUTING QUINNIPIAC... The Bobcats are 3-7 on the season, including 1-2 in the GWLL Quinnipiac is averaging 8.01 goals scored per game, while surrendering 9.01 per contest Jack Oppenheimer has team-high numbers in goals (15) and points (20) Gary Messina has a team-best 10 assists Kevin Benzing has started nine games in goal and carries an 8.99 goals-against average and a.561 save percentage the Bobcats opened the season with a win over Wagner (13-5) before suffering five straight losses to St. John s (15-8), Lafayette (8-5), Brown (7-3), Air Force (14-8) and Providence (7-6) Quinnipiac snapped the skid with a win over Detroit (15-4) before falling to Ohio State (8-2) the Bobcats picked up a league win over Denver (11-10), yet are coming off a loss to Sacred Heart (12-9) on April 11 Quinnipiac went 8-5 overall last season and posted a 2-3 mark in the GWLL the Bobcats welcomed back seven starters and 30 letterwinners from that team head coach Eric Fekete is in his eighth season at Quinnipiac. GWLL DOMINANCE... Notre Dame is (.853) all-time in Great Western Lacrosse League regular-season play the Irish have won 16 of their last 17 games against GWLL opponents this is the 16th season for the GWLL Notre Dame has gone undefeated in GWLL play on seven occasions the last unblemished league mark for the Irish came in 2007 when they went 5-0 Notre Dame has won 11 GWLL regular-season titles the Irish have won the title outright seven times, while earning a share of the crown four times... last season, Notre Dame captured the inaugural GWLL tournament. Hoff In The Irish Record Books Career Goal Leaders Player Yrs Goals 1. Randy Colley Ryan Hoff 2006-present Joe Franklin Chris Dusseau Tom Glatzel Mike Sullivan Robbie Snyder Bob Trocchi Pat Walsh John Olmstead Season Goal Leaders Player Yr Goals 1. Randy Colley Randy Colley Randy Colley Steve Linehan Ryan Hoff Bill Bonde Joe Franklin Tom Glatzel Ryan Hoff Tom Glatzel FIRST OF MANY... Sunday will mark the first-ever meeting between Notre Dame and St. John s however, the two schools will start playing every season beginning next year when they are part of the BIG EAST Conference. SCOUTING ST. JOHN S... The Red Storm will carry a 5-5 record into their home tilt against Hobart on Friday St. John s opened the season with four straight victories against Holy Cross (10-5), Quinnipiac (15-8), Georgetown (10-9) and Drexel (8-6) before falling to Loyola (10-7) the Red Storm also defeated Siena (8-7) St. John s has dropped four straight contests heading into the game against Hobart those losses have come against Lehigh (10-9), Rutgers (14-10), Massachusetts (12-6) and Penn State (12-11) the St. John s offense is averaging 9.33 goals per game, while the defense is allowing 9.23 a contest the Red Storm are 2-3 on the road this season Drew Schanen has team-high totals in goals (22) and points (26) Harry Kutner has a team-best nine assists Gavin Buckley has played every minute in goal and has a.542 save percentage St. John s posted a 2-11 mark last season, including a 2-5 record in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) the Red Storm returned 27 letterwinners and six starters from that squad head coach Jason Miller is in his third season at St. John s. IRISH AGAINST THE ECAC... Notre Dame is all-time against the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) the Irish are 2-0 against ECAC teams this season and they will look to improve that mark against St. John s on Sunday Notre Dame defeated ECAC foes Loyola (10-9) and Penn State (13-8) earlier this season. PROBABLE STARTERS Attack Cl Stats 2-Duncan Swezey Sr. 17g/12a/6gb 11-Neal Hicks Jr. 17g/10a/29gb 27-Ryan Hoff Sr. 19g/3a/19gb Midfield 12-Grant Krebs Jr. 19g/7a/18gb 28-Zach Brenneman So. 11g/5a/18gb 44-Peter Christman Sr. 8g/13a/22gb Defense 16-Regis McDermott Sr. 0g/0a/32gb 32-Sam Barnes Jr. 0g/1a/17gb 35-Kevin Ridgway So. 0g/0a/12gb Goaltender 42-Scott Rodgers Sr. 6.91gaa/.649sv KEY RESERVES Attack 26-Matt Ciambella Jr. 3g/1a/5gb Midfield 1-Adam Felicetti Jr. 0g/1a/4gb 3-Dan Gibson Sr. 2g/3a/3gb 13-Kelly McKenna Jr. 2g/3a/9gb 19-Davey Melera Sr. 1g/0a/8gb 21-Jake Marmul So. 2g/0a/18gb 33-David Earl So. 10g/3a/32gb LSM 9-Mike Creighton Jr. 1g/2a/27gb 50-Andrew Irving So. 1g/2a/31gb Defense 39-Kevin Randall Fr. 0g/0a/2gb Goaltender 46-Brendan Moore Jr. 1ga/0sv

3 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 3 HOT START... Notre Dame s 10-0 record marks the best start in program history prior to this season, the best start occurred during the 1993 campaign when the Irish posted eight straight victories to start the year the 10-game winning streak also is a program best the Fighting Irish had nine-game win streaks in both 1992 and LAST ONE STANDING... At 10-0, Notre Dame is the only undefeated team in NCAA Division I men s lacrosse Virginia was 12-0 before falling to Duke, 15-10, last weekend. REACHING DOUBLE DIGITS... With its current 10-0 mark, Notre Dame has reached the 10-win plateau for the fourth straight season. IN THE POLLS... The Fighting Irish currently are ranked third in the USILA coaches poll Notre Dame was ranked third in the Inside Lacrosse media poll for three straight weeks (March 16-30) the No. 3 ranking is the second-highest in program history the Fighting Irish were ranked second nationally in 2001 after starting the campaign 5-0 the Irish advanced to the final four that season. BACK-TO-BACK... With Notre Dame playing both Saturday and Sunday of this week, it will mark the first time the Irish have played on consecutive days since the 1998 campaign that season, the Irish defeated Denver and Air Force on backto-back days in Colorado. SENIOR DAY... Sunday will mark the final regular-season home game for Notre Dame s senior class the class has a current four-year record of that is the most victories over a four-year span in the history of Notre Dame men s lacrosse during their time on campus, the Fighting Irish have gone to three straight NCAA Tournaments, including a quarterfinal berth last season. SWEZEY DELIVERS... Senior attackman Duncan Swezey put home his third goal of the day to snap an 8-8 tie with 2:03 left in regulation in Notre Dame s 10-8 win at Denver on April 11 he also had two assists versus the Pioneers... the five points matched a single-game career-high total for Swezey. HAT TRICKS... Notre Dame has had seven players notch a hat trick this season Grant Krebs and Duncan Swezey have both notched at least three goals in a game on two occasions Ryan Hoff, Neal Hicks, Peter Christman and David Earl have all accomplished the feat two times, while Zach Brenneman has done it once included in those figures are two four-goal games from Swezey and one four-goal game from Hicks along with a fivegoal effort from Hoff. HOME SWEET HOME... Notre Dame upped its program-record home win streak to 24 games with the win over Air Force on April 4 the streak currently is the longest in the nation... the Irish are 5-0 at home this season the Fighting Irish went 6-0 at home last season the Irish have gone three-plus seasons without losing a home contest the current streak stems back to a overtime win against Air Force on April 10, Notre Dame s last loss at home was a 9-6 setback to Denver on April 7, the Irish went a perfect 6-0 at home during the 2006 campaign and followed it up with a 6-0 mark in six of the games during the streak have been played in the Loftus Sports Center, while 12 have taken place outside at Moose Krause Stadium, the former home of Irish lacrosse five have been played at Alumni Field, while one victory last season took place at School Field in South Bend the Fighting Irish have taken down seven ranked opponents during the streak Notre Dame owns an overall home record of (.781) during the 28-plus years of varsity lacrosse at the University. STREAKING... Junior midfielder Grant Krebs carries a team-best 26-game point streak into Saturday s showdown at Quinnipiac... the streak ranks seventh nationally he has notched 61 points on 45 goals and 16 assists during the streak... Krebs has tallied 26 points on 19 goals and seven assists this season Krebs also owns the team s longest goal-scoring streak he has deposited a goal in 22 straight games. CHRISTMAN IN THE CLUTCH... Peter Christman s goal that snapped a 7-7 tie with 2:54 left in regulation in the win over Villanova on March 31 was not the first clutch tally of his career last season, Christman netted the game winner in an 8-7 overtime triumph of Colgate in the first round of the NCAA Tournament earlier that season, the midfielder scored the game winner with 23 seconds left in a 7-6 victory over Albany. FAST STARTS... The Fighting Irish have out scored their opponents in the first quarter of play this season. THIRD QUARTER SHUTDOWN... Notre Dame has surrendered just 12 third-quarter goals this season that is an average of 1.2 per game the Fighting Irish own a scoring advantage in the third quarter. IRISH DEFENSE AMONG THE NATION S BEST... Once again, the Fighting Irish boast one of the nation s best defenses Notre Dame currently ranks fifth nationally with a 6.90 goals-against average the Fighting Irish have held opponents to seven goals or fewer in seven games this season and have yet to allow more than nine goals in a single contest the Irish had the nation s fifth-best scoring defense in 2008 by allowing 7.04 goals per game... in 2007, Notre Dame ranked fourth nationally by surrendering a program-record 6.66 goals per game. HALTING THE HEELS... Notre Dame held North Carolina scoreless for a stretch of 29:57 from the second quarter to the fourth quarter in the Irish win on March 8 the thirdranked Tar Heels entered the contest averaging nearly 15 goals per game, which ranked fifth nationally North Carolina scored with 4:19 remaining Irish HIGHS In 2009 Team Goals...19, vs. Dartmouth (2/28) Assists...9, vs. Bellarmine (3/25) Points...27, vs. Dartmouth (2/28) Saves...20, at Penn State (2/22) Shots...48, vs. Dartmouth (2/28) Shots on Goal...35, vs. Dartmouth (2/28)...53, vs. Dartmouth (2/28) Penalties...4, vs. Bucknell (3/12) Fewest Goals Allowed...4, vs. Air Force (4/4) Individual Goals...5, Ryan Hoff, vs. Vermont (3/21) Assists...4, Neal Hicks, at Penn State (2/22) Points...8, Neal Hicks, at Penn State (2/22) Saves...20, Scott Rodgers, at Penn State (2/22) Shots...14, Ryan Hoff, vs. Vermont (3/21) Shots on Goal...11, Ryan Hoff, vs. Vermont (3/21)...8, Mike Creighton, at Penn State (2/22)...8, David Earl, vs. Bellarmine (3/25) Irish LOWS In 2009 Team Goals...9, vs. North Carolina (3/8)...9, vs. Villanova (3/31) Assists...4, vs. Villanova (3/31) Points...13, vs. Villanova (3/31) Saves...8, vs. Dartmouth (2/28) Shots...38, vs. Bellarmine (3/25)...38, vs. Air Force (4/4) Shots on Goal...19, vs. North Carolina (3/8)...19, at Denver (4/11)...28, vs. Loyola (2/14) Penalties...0, vs. Villanova (3/31)...0, at Denver (4/11)

4 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 4 USILA Coaches Poll (April 13) No. School W-L LastWeek 1. Princeton Virginia NOTRE DAME t. Cornell t. Syracuse UMBC Hofstra Duke Johns Hopkins North Carolina Navy Maryland Colgate t 14. Brown t.Loyola t 15t. Massachusetts Harvard t 18. Bucknell t 19. Villanova 8-4 NR 20. Albany Others receiving votes: Georgetown, Army, Ohio State, Penn, Penn State, Stony Brook Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (April 13) No. School W-L LastWeek 1. Princeton Virginia Syracuse NOTRE DAME Cornell Hofstra Duke UMBC Johns Hopkins North Carolina Navy Massachusetts Colgate Maryland Loyola Brown Harvard Albany Penn State 6-5 NR 20. Bucknell Others receiving votes: Georgetown, Villanova, Ohio State, Bryant, Drexel, Towson, Penn Bold indicates 2009 Irish opponent Great Western Lacrosse League Standings School Conf. % Overall % Rank ND vs. Notre Dame rd Ohio State April 25 Air Force W, 10-4 Denver W, 10-8 Quinnipiac April 17 Bellarmine W, 11-6 Last Week s GWLL Results Saturday (4/11) Notre Dame 10, Denver 8 Air Force 12, Bellarmine 7 North Carolina 12, Ohio State 11 Sacred Heart 12, Quinnipiac 9 GWLL Players of the Week This Week s GWLL Schedule Friday (4/17) Detroit at Denver Ohio State at Air Force Saturday (4/18) Notre Dame at Quinnipiac Bellarmine at Bryant Sunday (4/19) St. John s at Notre Dame Detroit at Air Force Ohio State at Denver Feb Michael Pires, So., M, Ohio State Feb Grant Krebs, Jr., M, Notre Dame Feb Neal Hicks, Jr., A, Notre Dame Mar. 2 - K.J. Landgraf, Sr., A, Air Force Mar. 9 - Scott Rodgers, Sr., G, Notre Dame Mar Ridge Flick, Jr., A, Air Force Mar Alex Gajic, Fr., A, Denver Mar Mark Matthews, Fr., A, Denver Apr. 6 - Todd Kaiser, Jr., A, Quinnipiac Apr Joel Dalgarno, Sr., A, Ohio State in the first half to take a 4-3 lead the Tar Heels did not notch another goal until the 4:22 mark of the fourth quarter Notre Dame out scored North Carolina 4-0 during that stretch en route to the 9-7 victory the win over the third-ranked Tar Heels marked the second time in program history that the Irish had defeated a team ranked in the top three of the national polls the Fighting Irish took down third-ranked Johns Hopkins, 13-9, during the quarterfinals of the 2001 NCAA Championship. GETTING OFFENSIVE... Notre Dame ranks 10th among all NCAA Division I teams by averaging goals per game this season the Irish have scored at least nine goals in every game this season and scored a seasonhigh 19 times against Dartmouth (Feb. 28) the Irish averaged goals per game last season and that placed them fifth nationally in 2007, Notre Dame averaged goals per game, which ranked fourth in the nation. PLAYING ON BOTH ENDS... Notre Dame is one of three teams to rank in the top 10 nationally in both scoring defense and scoring offense the Irish rank fifth in defense (6.90) and 10th in offense (11.40) Syracuse (3rd offense/t-8th defense) and Princeton (7th offense/t-8th defense) are the other two squads that rank in the top 10 in both categories. SPREADING THE WEALTH... The Irish have had 15 different players score a goal this season in the 19-7 win over Dartmouth, Notre Dame had a season-high 10 players notch a goal Notre Dame boasts six double-figure scorers senior attackman Ryan Hoff and junior midfielder Grant Krebs share the team lead in goals with 19 apiece... Neal Hicks (17), Duncan Swezey (17), Zach Brenneman (11) and David Earl (10) are the other double-figure goal scorers for the Irish. HOFF MOVING UP THE CHARTS... Senior attackman Ryan Hoff ranks second all-time in program history with 121 career goals as a rookie, he tallied 21 goals before becoming the second Fighting Irish player ever to register back-toback 40-goal campaigns with 40 in 2007 and 41 in 2008 Hoff shares the team lead with 19 goals this season Randy Colley ( ) is the program record holder with 173 career goals.

5 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 5 SENIOR CLASS FINALIST... Notre Dame attackman Ryan Hoff is among a list of 10 NCAA Division I men s lacrosse players who have been selected as finalists for the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award to be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: Classroom, Character, Community, and Competition Hoff has 19 goals this season, which tie him for team-high honors the senior carries a cumulative grade-point average as a marketing major in the Mendoza College of Business Hoff was a dean s list member in the fall of 2008 as he posted a semester GPA. LEAGUE HONORS... Notre Dame has produced three recipients of the Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) player-of-the-week award this season goalie Scott Rodgers earned the distinction on March 10, while midfielder Grant Krebs and attackman Neal Hicks received the honor on Feb. 17 and 24, respectively Krebs garnered the award after notching a team-best four points on three goals and an assist in the 10-9 season-opening win over Loyola on Feb. 14 Hicks produced career-best single-game numbers in goals (4), assists (4) and points (8) in Notre Dame s 13-8 victory at Penn State on Feb. 22 Rodgers made 16 saves in a 9-7 win over No. 3 North Carolina on March 8 those were the first-ever GWLL player-of-the-week honors for all three student-athletes. NATIONAL RECOGNITION... Notre Dame s Sam Barnes, Grant Krebs and Scott Rodgers all have been named to the Inside Lacrosse team of the week this season... Barnes earned the honor after helping the Fighting Irish shut down Dartmouth in Notre Dame s 19-7 victory in its home opener on Feb Krebs was named to the first Inside Lacrosse team of the week (Feb. 17) after notching four points on three goals and an assist in the 10-9 season-opening win over Loyola... the junior midfielder was selected to the squad as the EMO Sniper after he scored two man-up tallies in the second half against the Greyhounds... Rodgers, a senior goalie, was named to the IL team of the week on Feb. 24 after notching a career-high 20 saves in a 13-8 victory at Penn State. HICKS HAVING CAREER SEASON... Junior attackman Neal Hicks is producing a career-best season Hicks has a team-high 27 points he is tied for third on the squad in goals (17) and is third in assists (10) all of those offensive numbers are single-season career-high figures for the junior entering this season, Hicks had totaled 13 goals and seven assists for his career in the 2009 season opener, the Atlanta native returned to his home state and registered the first hat trick of his career in a 10-9 win over Loyola Hicks followed that up with an eightpoint performance on four goals and four assists in a 13-8 win at Penn State all of those numbers were single-game career-high marks for the junior the eight points were one off the program record of nine. WORTH THE WAIT... Entering the 2009 season, senior goalie Scott Rodgers had only appeared in seven career games while backing up three-time All-American Joey Kemp after not playing at all last season, Rodgers made his first collegiate start in the 10-9 win over Loyola on Feb. 14 Rodgers came up with two huge saves in the final minute to preserve the win for the Fighting Irish and collect the first victory of his career the senior followed that performance up with a career-high 20 saves in a 13-8 win over Penn State on Feb. 22 that effort earned him a spot on the Inside Lacrosse team of the week the Long Island native came up big in the 9-7 triumph of No. 3 North Carolina as he made 16 saves and was named the Great Western Lacrosse League player of the week for his effort another clutch effort was needed in a 9-7 win over Villanova as he made two saves down the stretch, including one in the final 30 seconds he currently ranks second among all NCAA Division I goalies with a.649 save percentage he also boasts a 6.91 goals-against average, which ranks fourth nationally. RODGERS A TEWAARATON TROPHY NOMINEE... Fighting Irish senior goalie Scott Rodgers has been selected as one of 21 nominees for the 2009 Tewaaraton Trophy... the award is presented annually to the nation s top collegiate lacrosse player... Rodgers, a team captain, ranks second nationally with a.649 save percentage in addition to being fourth with a 6.91 goals-against average... Rodgers has made 10 or more saves in seven games this season... Rodgers is the fifth player in Notre Dame history to be tabbed as a nominee for the Tewaaraton Trophy... he joins attackmen Tom Glatzel (2001), David Ulrich (2001), Pat Walsh (2004 & 2005) and goalie Joey Kemp (2008) with that honor... a list of five finalists for the award will be announced later this spring... the ninth annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2009, at the University Club of Washington, D.C. COVERING THE NATION... The trip to the Patriot Cup on March 21 marked Notre Dame s first-ever game in the state of Texas over the past few seasons, the Irish have helped bring the sport to new locations last season, the Fighting Irish took on Dartmouth in Atlanta, Ga. that marked the first-ever NCAA Division I men s lacrosse game in the state of Georgia the Irish returned to Georgia for this season s opener against Loyola in 2006, Notre Dame faced Cornell in the first Division I men s lacrosse game in the state of Illinois as the two schools met in Lisle the Irish battled Denver in Bridgeview, Ill. last season. WOUNDED WARRIOR... The Fighting Irish faced Vermont as part of the 2009 Patriot Cup on March 21 in Dallas, Texas... the Patriot Cup, which also featured Bucknell taking on Air Force, benefitted the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP)... the WWP is a nonprofit organization that seeks to assist the men and women of our armed forces who have been severly injured during the conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and other locations around the world... the WWP provides unique programs and services, raises awareness and enlists public support and provides a means for veterans to help each other... for more information on the WWP, visit IRISH TABBED TO WIN GWLL... Notre Dame has been picked to win the 2009 Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) title according to a preseason poll done by the conference s head coaches the Irish won the GWLL last season by capturing the league s inaugural postseason tournament the poll, which was published in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook, had Denver in the No. 2 slot followed by Ohio State... Air Force, Bellarmine and Quinnipiac round out the poll, respectively the GWLL enjoyed unprecedented success last season as three teams qualified for the NCAA Championship for the first time ever Notre Dame, Ohio State and Denver all were among the 16-team NCAA field the Irish and Buckeyes both advanced to the quarterfinals, making it the first time the league ever had two teams among the final eight. IRISH IN THE NCAA RANKINGS (top-20 rankings as of 4/12) INDIVIDUAL Category Stat Rank National Leader Save Percentage Scott Rodgers.649 2nd Doc Schneider (Massachusetts) Goals-Against Average Scott Rodgers th Andrew DiLoreto (Villanova) Faceoff Win Percentage Trever Sipperly th ShaneWalterhoefer (North Carolina) TEAM Category Stat Rank National Leader Win Percentage st Notre Dame (9-0) Per rd N. Carolina Scoring Margin th Syracuse Scoring Defense th Villanova Points Per th Cornell Scoring Offense th Cornell Assists Per th Cornell Saves Per th Penn St. Man-Up Offense.385 T-14th UMBC Faceoff Percentage th N. Carolina

6 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 6 PRESEASON HONORS... Two Fighting Irish players were named to the 2009 All-Great Western Lacrosse League preseason team, which was selected by the league s head coaches seniors Ryan Hoff (A) and Regis McDermott (D) were selected to the 13-man squad. IRISH NAME 09 CAPTAINS... Seniors Peter Christman (M), Regis McDermott (D), Davey Melera (M) and Scott Rodgers (G) all are first-time captains for the Fighting Irish during the 2009 campaign. GIVING BACK... While the support of the South Bend/Michiana community has been a key ingredient to the success of the Fighting Irish at home over the years, the Notre Dame players have routinely given back to the local community last spring, the Fighting Irish men's lacrosse team was recognized with The Trophy Award at Notre Dame s seventh annual O.S.C.A.R.S (Outstanding Student-Athletes Celebrating Achievements and Recognition Showcase) established by the Office of Student Welfare and Development at Notre Dame, The Trophy Award annually recognizes an athletic team that has demonstrated its commitment and dedication to the community through unparalleled community service to Notre Dame and South Bend. SIGN UP FOR IRISH ALERT TEXT MESSAGE SERVICE... Go to und.com to sign up for Irish ALERT, a text messaging service designed to give fans game updates for all 26 varsity sports at Notre Dame Irish men s lacrosse fans can sign up to receive scores following each quarter. 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RECAPPING Notre Dame produced a 14-3 record during the 2008 season the Fighting Irish won the Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) title by capturing the inaugural GWLL tournament that marked the 11th GWLL crown for the program Notre Dame garnered the No. 6 seed for the NCAA Championship and topped Colgate, 8-7, in overtime before falling to eventual national champion Syracuse, 11-9, during the quarterfinals that was the fourth time the Irish had advanced to the NCAA Championship quarterfinals it was Notre Dame s 13th trip to the NCAA Tournament and the second time the Irish had earned a seed Notre Dame has been eliminated from the tournament by the eventual national champion in each of the past three seasons (Virginia, 14-10, in 06 and Johns Hopkins, in overtime, in 07) the Irish offense and defense both concluded the 08 season ranked fifth nationally the offense averaged goals per game, while the defense surrendered just 7.04 per contest the Irish finished the season ranked fifth in the final USILA poll and sixth according to Inside Lacrosse. BIG EAST AWAITS... The 2009 season will be the last for Notre Dame in the Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) the Fighting Irish will begin play in the BIG EAST Conference in 2010 the six other conference schools that will participate in the newly-formed league are Georgetown, Providence, Rutgers, St. John s, Syracuse and Villanova the teams will play a six-game single round-robin regular season schedule the BIG EAST will apply for an automatic bid to the 16-team NCAA Championship field... men s lacrosse will be the BIG EAST s 11th men s sport while the Conference conducts 13 women s sports... Notre Dame already is a member of the BIG EAST in 23 other sports... Notre Dame has been a member of the GWLL since the Fighting Irish have captured 11 regular-season GWLL titles in addition to winning the inaugural GWLL Tournament in ARLOTTA STADIUM... Arlotta Stadium will become the new home for the Notre Dame men s and women s lacrosse programs upon completion, which is scheduled for June of construction of the facility began in August of conceptual plans suggest a 2,000-seat, lighted stadium that would include an artificial-turf field, locker rooms, restrooms and concession areas... the state-ofthe-art facility is named after Notre Dame graduate John Arlotta, president and chief executive officer of Denver-based Coram Inc.... he and his wife Bobbie pledged the lead gift toward the stadium to be built to the east of the Joyce Center as part of the University's new athletics quadrangle... the Arlotta children - Mindy, Andy and Jon - also have pledged an additional gift from The Arlotta Family Foundation toward the project... in addition to their generous donation, alumni and friends of the lacrosse programs have donated over two million dollars.

7 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page Notre Dame Player Bio Updates Note - Please see the 2009 Notre Dame men s lacrosse media guide for more information on the Notre Dame players. * - NCAA Tournament ^ - GWLL Tournament #1 ADAM FELICETTI Jr. MID Assts:...1, vs. Vermont Pts:...1, vs. Vermont GB:...1, four times (MR: Bellarmine) Gls:...1, twice (Colgate* & Ohio State- 08) Assts:...1, vs. Vermont ( 09) Pts:...1, three times (MR: Vermont- 09) GB:...2, three times (MR: Air Force- 08) #2 DUNCAN SWEZEY Sr. ATT Gls:...4, twice (Dartmouth & Bellarmine) Assts:...3, vs. Loyola Pts:...5, twice (Dartmouth & Denver) GB:...2, three times (MR: Denver) Gls:...4, four times (MR: Bellarmine- 09) Assts:...4, Dartmouth- 08 Pts:...5, six times (MR: Denver- 09) GB:...2, seven times (MR: Denver- 09) #3 DAN GIBSON Sr. MID Gls:...1, twice (Dartmouth & Bellarmine) Assts:...1, three times (MR: Air Force) Pts:...1, five times (MR: Air Force) GB:...1, three times (MR: Vermont) Gls:...1, nine times (MR: Bellarmine- 09) Assts:...1, nine times (MR: Air Force- 09) Pts:...2, three times (MR: Quinnipiac- 08) GB:...2, three times (MR: Air Force- 08) #7 TREVER SIPPERLY Jr. MID Assts:...-- Pts:...-- GB:...3, Dartmouth & North Carolina FO Win%:...77% (13-4) vs. Dartmouth Assts:...-- Pts:...-- GB:...3, twice (Dartmouth & N. Carolina- 09) FO Win%:...77% (13-4) Dartmouth ( 09) #9 MIKE CREIGHTON Jr. D Gls:...1, vs. Air Force Assts:...1, twice (Penn State & Bucknell) Pts:...1, three times (MR: Air Force) GB:...8, at Penn State Gls:...1, four times (MR: Air Force- 09) Assts:...1, four times (MR: Bucknell- 09) Pts:...1, eight times (MR: Air Force- 09) GB:...8, Penn State ( 09) #11 NEAL HICKS Jr. ATT Accolades: GWLL Player of the Week (2/24) Gls:...4, at Penn State Assts:...4, at Penn State Pts:...8, at Penn State GB:...5, vs. Villanova Gls:...4, Penn State ( 09) Assts:...4, Penn State ( 09) Pts:...8, Penn State ( 09) GB:...5, Villanova ( 09) #12 GRANT KREBS Jr. MID Accolades: GWLL Player of the Week (2/17)... Inside Lacrosse team of the week (2/17) Gls:...3, three times (MR: Bellarmine) Assts:...1, seven times (MR: Villanova) Pts:...4, twice (Loyola & Dartmouth) GB:...4, vs. Vermont Gls:...3, five times (MR: Bellarmine- 09) Assts: 2, twice (Ohio State & Quinnipiac^- 08) Pts:...5, Ohio State ( 08) GB:...5, twice (Drexel & N. Carolina- 08) #13 KELLY McKENNA Jr. MID Gls:...1, twice (Dartmouth & Denver) Assts:...2, vs. Bellarmine Pts:...2, vs. Bellarmine GB:...3, vs. Bellarmine FO Win%:...100% (2-0), at Penn State Gls:...1, five times (MR: Denver- 09) Assts:...2, vs. Bellarmine ( 09) Pts:...2, vs. Bellarmine ( 09) GB:...3, four times (MR: Bellarmine- 09) FO Win%:...100% (3-0), at Loyola ( 08) #16 REGIS McDERMOTT Sr. D Accolades: All-GWLL Preseason Team Assts:...-- Pts:...-- GB:...7, vs. Denver Assts:...1, Brown ( 07) Pts:...1, Brown ( 07) GB:...7, Denver ( 09) #17 PATRICK MALONEY So. MID Assts:...-- Pts:...-- GB:...-- Gls:...1, Bellarmine ( 08) Assts:...1, Lehigh ( 08) Pts:...1, twice (Bellarmine & Lehigh- 08) GB:...1, three times (MR: Quinnipiac^- 08) #19 DAVEY MELERA Sr. MID Gls:...1, at Penn State Assts:...-- Pts:...1, at Penn State GB:...3, twice (N. Carolina & Bellarmine) Gls:...1, six times (MR: Penn State- 09) Assts:...1, five times (MR: Ohio State^- 08) Pts:...2, Penn State ( 08) GB:...4, Drexel ( 08) #21 JAKE MARMUL So. MID Gls:...1, twice (Penn State & Dartmouth) Assts:...-- Pts:...1, twice (Penn State & Dartmouth) GB:...5, vs. Dartmouth FO Win%:...62% (8-5), vs. Dartmouth Gls:...1, twice (Penn State & Dartmouth- 09) Assts:...-- Pts:...1, twice (Penn State & Dartmouth- 09) GB:...5, Dartmouth ( 09) FO Win%:...62% (8-5), vs. Dartmouth ( 09)

8 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 8 #26 MATT CIAMBELLA Jr. ATT Gls:...1, three times (MR: Bellarmine) Assts:...1, vs. Bellarmine Pts:...2, vs. Bellarmine GB:...2, vs. Bellarmine Gls:...1, 10 times (MR: Bellarmine- 09) Assts:...1, vs. Bellarmine ( 09) Pts:...2, vs. Bellarmine ( 09) GB:...2, vs. Bellarmine ( 09) #27 RYAN HOFF Sr. ATT Accolades: All-GWLL Preseason Team... Tewaaraton Trophy watch list... Lowe s Senior CLASS Award finalist Gls:...5, vs. Vermont Assts:...1, three times (MR: Denver) Pts:...6, vs. Vermont GB:...5, vs. Dartmouth Gls:...7, Drexel ( 07) (tied school record) Assts:...1, 12 times (MR: Denver- 09) Pts:...7, Drexel ( 07) GB: 5, twice (N. Carolina- 08 & Dartmouth- 09) #28 ZACH BRENNEMAN So. MID Gls:...3, vs. Bucknell Assts:...2, vs. Air Force Pts:...3, three times (MR: Air Force) GB:...4, three times (MR: Air Force) Gls:...3, Bucknell ( 09) Assts:...2, vs. Air Force ( 09) Pts:...3, three times (MR: Air Force- 09) GB:...4, three times (MR: Air Force- 09) #31 COLIN IGOE Jr. ATT Gls:...NA Assts:...NA Pts:...NA GB:...NA Gls:...1, three times (MR: Villanova- 08) Assts:...1, twice (Loyola & Penn State- 08) Pts:...2, twice (Loyola & Penn State- 08) GB:...2, Penn State ( 08) #32 SAM BARNES Jr. DEF Accolades: Inside Lacrosse team of the week (3/3) Assts:...1, vs. Villanova Pts:...1, vs. Villanova GB:...4, vs. Villanova Assts:...1, Villanova ( 09) Pts:...1, Villanova ( 09) GB:...4, Villanova ( 09) #33 DAVID EARL So. MID Gls:...3, twice (Vermont & Air Force) Assts:...1, three times (MR: Denver) Pts:...3, twice (Vermont & Air Force) GB:...8, vs. Bellarmine Gls:...3, twice (Vermont & Air Force- 09) Assts:...1, five times (MR: Denver- 09) Pts:...3, twice (Vermont & Air Force- 09) GB:...8, vs. Bellarmine ( 09) #35 KEVIN RIDGWAY So. DEF Assts:...-- Pts:...-- GB:...3, vs. Bellarmine Assts:...-- Pts:...-- GB:...3, vs. Bellarmine ( 09) #42 SCOTT RODGERS Sr. GOAL Accolades: Tewaaraton Trophy nominee... Inside Lacrosse team of the week (2/24)... GWLL Player of the Week (3/9) Svs:...20, at Penn State Fewest GA (full game):...6, twice (Bucknell &...Bellarmine) GB:...7, at Penn State Svs:...20, Penn State ( 09) Fewest GA (full game): 6, twice (Bucknell & Bellarmine- 09) GB:...7, Penn State ( 09) #44 PETER CHRISTMAN Sr. MID Accolades: Lowe s Senior CLASS Award candidate Gls:...3, twice (Dartmouth & Villanova) Assts:...3, twice (N. Carolina & Bellarmine) Pts:...4, twice (Dartmouth & N. Carolina) GB:...4, vs. Loyola Gls:...3, twice (Dartmouth & Villanova- 09) Assts:...3, four times (MR: Bellarmine- 09) Pts:...4, four times (MR: N. Carolina- 09) GB:...4, Loyola ( 09) #50 ANDREW IRVING So. DEF Gls:...1, vs. Bucknell Assts:...1, twice (N. Carolina & Bellarmine) Pts:...1, three times (MR: Bellarmine) GB:...7, vs. Air Force FO WIN%:...-- Gls:...1, Bucknell ( 09) Assts:..1, twice (N. Carolina & Bellarmine- 09) Pts:...1, three times (MR: Bellarmine- 09) GB:...7, Air Force ( 09) FO WIN%:...100% (3-0), Dartmouth ( 08)

9 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 9 #7 Notre Dame 10, #17 Loyola 9 February 14, 2009 McEachern High School Powder Springs, Ga. 1 #8 Notre Dame 13, Penn State 8 February 22, 2009 Holuba Hall College Park, Pa. 2 Loyola Notre Dame ND 1: Neal Hicks (1) from Duncan Swezey (1), 8:48 LOY 1: Jimmy Daly (1) unassisted, 7:04 ND 2: Ryan Hoff (1) from Duncan Swezey (2), 2:26 ND 3: David Earl (1) unassisted, 1:38 LOY 2: Eric Lusby (1) from Collin Finnerty (1), 0:25 LOY 3: Collin Finnerty (1) unassisted, 13:43 LOY 4: Cooper MacDonnell (1) from P.T. Ricci (1), 11:44 LOY 5: Collin Finnerty (2) from John Schiavone (1), 11:36 ND 4: Grant Krebs (1) unassisted, 11:11 ND 5: Neal Hicks (2) unassisted, 9:24 ND 6: Neal Hicks (3) from Duncan Swezey (3), 8:45 LOY 6: Jake Wilcox (1) unassisted, 0:37 ND 7: Grant Krebs (2) from Peter Christman (1), 14:47 (up) LOY 7: Collin Finnerty (3) from Taylor Ebsary (1), 9:23 ND 8: David Earl (2) unassisted, 0:21 LOY 8: Collin Finnerty (4) from Matt Langan (1), 13;30 ND 9: Grant Krebs (3) from Peter Christman (2), 9:19 (up) LOY 9: Jimmy Daly (2) from Chris Hurst (1), 7:30 ND 10: Ryan Hoff (2) from Grant Krebs (1), 5:29 Loyola: Collin Finnerty 4-1, Jimmy Daly 2-0, Cooper MacDonnell 1-0, Eric Lusby 1-0, Jake Wilcox 1-0, Matt Langan 0-1, Christ Hurst 0-1, Taylor Ebsary 0-1, John Schiavone 0-1, P.T. Ricci 0-1 Notre Dame: Grant Krebs 3-1, Neal Hicks 3-0, Ryan Hoff 2-0, David Earl 2-0, Duncan Swezey 0-3, Peter Christman 0-2 Loyola: Jake Hagelin (L, 60:00, 15 saves, 10 GA) Notre Dame: Scott Rodgers (W, 60:00, 11 saves, 9 GA) Loyola: P.T. Ricci 6, Taylor Ebsary 5, Steve Layne 3, John Schiavone 3, Collin Finnerty 2, Matt Langan 2, Jake Hagelin 1, Cooper MacDonnell 1, Jimmy Daly 1, Chris Hurst 1, Eric Kohl 1, Eddie Graham 1, Tyler Gale 1, Jake Willcox 1, Notre Dame: Peter Christman 4, Neal Hicks 3, Regis McDermott 3, Mike Creighton 3, David Earl 3, Sam Barnes 2, Scott Rodgers 1, Grant Krebs 1, Zach Brenneman 1, Kevin Ridgway 1, Dan Gibson 1, Trever Sipperly 1, Jake Marmul 1, Andrew Irving 1 Notre Dame: Trever Sipperly 5-12, Jake Marmul 1-4 Loyola: John Schiavone 14-6, Michael Atkinson 2-0 Team Stats LOY ND Shots Clears EMO Saves Penalties 5/4:00 1/0:30 Notre Dame Penn State ND 1: Ryan Hoff (1) from Neal Hicks (1), 11:58 (up) ND 2: Grant Krebs (1) from Neal Hicks (2), 8:37 (up) ND 3: Neal Hicks (1) from Mike Creighton (1), 3:47 PSU 1: Chris Hogan (1) from Conrad Ridgway (1), 10:41 (up) ND 4: Duncan Swezey (1) unassisted, 5:24 PSU 2: Brian Shea (1) unassisted, 3:46 ND 5: Neal Hicks (2) from Grant Krebs (1), 1:56 PSU 3: Conrad Ridgway (1) unassisted, 14:14 (up) PSU 4: Jack Forster (1) unassisted, 12:55 ND 6: Ryan Hoff (2) unassisted, 12:00 ND 7: David Earl (1) unassisted, 11:25 ND 8: Neal Hicks (3) from Dan Gibson (1), 10:55 ND 9: Matt Ciambella (1) from Neal Hicks (3), 1:26 (up) ND 10: Jake Marmul (1) unassisted, 14:40 PSU 5: Jack Forster (2) from Rob Forster (1), 7:03 PSU 6: Chris Hogan (2) from Chris Mulqueen (1), 6:17 ND 11: Grant Krebs (2) unassisted, 5:44 PSU 7: Rob Forster (1) from Chris Mulqueen (2), 4:55 PSU 8: Colton Vosburgh (1) from Chris Mulqueen (3), 2:57 ND 12: Neal Hicks (4) unassisted, 1:46 ND 13: Davey Melera (1) from Neal Hicks (4), 0:19 Notre Dame: Neal Hicks 4-4, Grant Krebs 2-1, Ryan Hoff 2-0, Duncan Swezey 1-0, Davey Melera 1-0, Jake Marmul 1-0, Matt Ciambella 1-0, David Earl 1-0, Dan Gibson 0-1, Mike Creighton 0-1 Penn State: Jack Forster 2-0, Chris Hogan 2-0, Rob Forster 1-1, Conrad Ridgway 1-1, Brian Shea 1-0, Colton Vosburgh 1-0, Chris Mulqueen 0-3 Notre Dame: Scott Rodgers (W, 60:00, 20 saves, 8 GA) Penn State: Drew Adams (L, 60:00, 16 saves, 13 GA) Notre Dame: Mike Creighton 8, Scott Rodgers 7, Regis McDermott 3, Jake Marmul 3, Andrew Irving 3, Neal Hicks 2, Ryan Hoff 2, Zach Brenneman 2, Sam Barnes 2, Peter Christman 2, Kelly McKenna 2, Grant Krebs 1, Davey Melera 1, David Earl 1 Penn State: Rob Forster 5, Chris Mulqueen 5, Jordan Kolb 4, Joe Britt 3, Matt Bernier 3, Brian Shea 3, Jack Forster 2, Matt Warner 2, Drew Adams 2, Earl Ross 2, Billy Lloyd 2, Chris Hogan 2, Ryan McAleenan 2, Greg Brown 2, Colton Vosburgh 1, Conrad Ridgway 1, Bill Davis 1 Notre Dame: Jake Marmul 6-12, Trever Sipperly 2-1, Kelly McKenna 2-0, Andrew Irving 0-2 Penn State: Joe Britt 7-5, Jordan Kolb 7-4, Charlie Henneghan 1-1 Team Stats ND PSU Shots Clears EMO Saves Penalties 2/1:00 4/3:30 Attendance: 697

10 Notre Dame Notes April 18 & 19, 2009 SID Contact: Sean Carroll - carroll.64@nd.edu Page 10 #8 Notre Dame 19, Dartmouth 7 February 28, 2009 Loftus Sports Center Notre Dame, Ind. 3 #7 Notre Dame 9, #3 North Carolina 7 March 8, 2009 Loftus Sports Center Notre Dame, Ind. 4 Dartmouth Notre Dame ND 1: Grant Krebs (1) unassisted, 14:25 (up) ND 2: Duncan Swezey (1) unassisted, 11:12 DC 1: Tim Daniels (1) unassisted, 10:06 DC 2: Ari Sussman (1) from Jimmy Mullen (1), 9:14 (up) ND 3: Peter Christman (1) unassisted, 8:38 ND 4: Duncan Swezey (2) from Ryan Hoff (1), 8:17 ND 5: Grant Krebs (2) unassisted, 8:02 ND 6: Zach Brenneman (1) unassisted, 7:43 ND 7: Jake Marmul (1) unassisted, 7:32 DC 3: Kip Dooley (1) unassisted, 5:43 DC 4: Colin Delaney (1) unassisted, 4:41 ND 8: Zach Brenneman (2) from Grant Krebs (1), 0:24 DC 5: Kip Dooley (2) unassisted, 13:22 ND 9: Duncan Swezey (3) unassisted, 13:11 ND 10: Ryan Hoff (1) from Duncan Swezey (1), 12:36 ND 11: Peter Christman (2) unassisted, 11:08 ND 12: Matt Ciambella (1) from Neal Hicks (1), 9:50 (up) ND 13: Ryan Hoff (2) from Peter Christman (1), 6:39 ND 14: Grant Krebs (3) unassisted, 5:57 ND 15: Duncan Swezey (4) from David Earl (1), 1:44 ND 16: Kelly McKenna (1) unassisted, 12:13 ND 17: Peter Christman (3) from Zach Brenneman (1), 5:51 ND 18: Dan Gibson (1) unassisted, 12:45 DC 6: Kip Dooley (3) unassisted, 11:43 ND 19: Nicholas Beattie (1) from Kevin Cullinane (1), 9:18 DC 7: Dennis Lally (1) unassisted, 1:04 Dartmouth: Kip Dooley 3-0, Ari Sussman 1-0, Tim Daniels 1-0, Dennis Lally 1-0, Colin Delaney 1-0, Jimmy Mullen 0-1 Notre Dame: Duncan Swezey 4-1, Grant Krebs 3-1, Peter Christman 3-1, Ryan Hoff 2-1, Zach Brenneman 2-1, Dan Gibson 1-0, Kelly McKenna 1-0, Jake Marmul 1-0, Matt Ciambella 1-0, Nicholas Beattie 1-0, Neal Hicks 0-1, Kevin Cullinane 0-1, David Earl 0-1 Dartmouth: Pat Marshall (L, 52:32, 13 saves, 12 GA) Michael Novosel (7:28, 3 saves, 7 GA) Notre Dame: Scott Rodgers (W, 50:42, 8 saves, 6 GA) Brendan Moore (9:18, 0 saves, 1 GA) Dartmouth: Ben Rossman 5, Alex Del Balso 5, Ari Sussman 4, Jimmy Mullen 4, Pat Marshall 4, Andrew Pollack 4, Brian Koch 2, Tim McVeigh 2, Kip Dooley 1, Kyle Lagratta 1, Michael Novosel 1, Andrew Peisch 1, Rhett Miller 1, Adam Boardman 1, Colin Delaney Notre Dame: Ryan Hoff 5, Regis McDermott 5, Jake Marmul 5, Mike Creighton 4, David Earl 4, Andrew Irving 4, Grant Krebs 3, Trever Sipperly 3, Chip Lanser 3, Neal Hicks 2, Peter Christman 2, Kevin Ridgway 2, Devon Dobson 2, Sam Barnes 1, Bobby Smith 1, Taylor Tripucka 1, Kevin Cullinane 1, Eric Keppeler 1, Matt Ciambella 1, Nicholas Beattie 1, Kevin Randall 1, Brant Howell 1 Dartmouth: Jimmy Mullen 2-4, Kyle Lagratta 1-4, Tim Daniels 0-3, Towny Swiggett 0-1, Jordan Nesmith 0-1 Notre Dame: Trever Sipperly 13-4, Jake Marmul 8-5 North Carolina Notre Dame ND 1: Grant Krebs (1) from Peter Christman (1), 1:38 (up) NC 1: Billy Bitter (1) from Sean Burke (1), 1:06 NC 2: Jimmy Dunster (1) from Billy Bitter (1), 0:05 ND 2: Zach Brenneman (1) unassisted, 14:23 ND 3: Peter Christman (1) from Grant Krebs (1), 10:34 NC 3: Sean Delaney (1) from Jimmy Dunster (1), 7:52 NC 4: Sean Delaney (2) from Sean Burke (2), 4:19 ND 4: Neal Hicks (1) from Peter Christman (2), 10:49 ND 5: Ryan Hoff (1) from Duncan Swezey (1), 3:14 ND 6: Neal Hicks (2) unassisted, 14:41 ND 7: Grant Krebs (2) from Peter Christman (3), 11:16 (up) NC 5: Sean Burke (1) unassisted, 4:22 ND 8: Ryan Hoff (2) from Duncan Swezey (2), 3:05 NC 6: Billy Bitter (2) unassisted, 2:52 ND 9: Ryan Hoff (3) from Andrew Irving (1), 2:44 NC 7: Billy Bitter (3) unassisted, 2:17 North Carolina: Billy Bitter 3-1, Sean Delaney 2-0, Sean Burke 1-2, Jimmy Dunster 1-1 Notre Dame: Ryan Hoff 3-0, Grant Krebs 2-1, Neal Hicks 2-0, Peter Christman 1-3, Zach Brenneman 1-0, Duncan Swezey 0-2, Andrew Irving 0-1 North Carolina: Grant Zimmerman (L, 60:00, 10 saves, 9 GA) Notre Dame: Scott Rodgers (W, 60:00, 16 saves, 7 GA) North Carolina: Ryan Flanagan 6, Billy Bitter 4, Gavin Petracca 3, Sean Delaney 3, Charlie McComas 3, Shane Walterhoef 3, Jack Ryan 2, Mark Staines 2, Michael Jarvis 2, Michael Burns 2, Jimmy Dunster 1, Grant Zimmerman 1, Chris Hunt 1, Tyler Morton 1, Bobby McAuley 1, Matthias McCall 1, Sean Burke 1 Notre Dame: Regis McDermott 4, Sam Barnes 3, Trever Sipperly 3, Davey Melera 3, David Earl 3, Peter Christman 2, Scott Rodgers 2, Mike Creighton 2, Andrew Irving 2, Neal Hicks 1, Ryan Hoff 1, Grant Krebs 1, Zach Brenneman 1, Adam Felicetti 1, Kely McKenna 1, Matt Ciambella 1, Max Pfeifer 1 North Carolina: Shane Walterhoef 11-9 Notre Dame: Trever Sipperly 8-8, Jake Marmul 1-3 Team Stats NC ND Shots Clears EMO Saves Penalties 4/3:30 1/0:30 Attendance: 1,437 Team Stats DC ND Shots Clears EMO Saves 16 8 Penalties 3/2:30 1/0:30 Attendance: 902