2016 VILLANOVA WOMEN S LACROSSE

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1 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page VILLANOVA WOMEN S LACROSSE VILLANOVA AT CORNELL FEBRUARY 20, 2016 SCHOELLKOPF FIELD ITHACA, N.Y. 12:00 P.M SCHEDULE TODAY S GAME Villanova Wildcats Overall: 0-1, BIG EAST: 0-0 Home: 0-1, Away: 0-0 FEBRUARY Sat. 12 RUTGERS L 14-8 Sat. 12:00pm Wed. 24 NAVY 4:00pm Sat. 1:00pm MARCH Wed.2 Sat. 5 Wed. 9 Sun. 13 Sat. 19 Wed. 23 Sat. 26 APRIL Sat. 2 Sat. 9 Wed. 13 Sat. 16 Wed. 20 Sun. 24 MAY Thurs.5 Sat. 7 Record: 0-1 Record vs. Cornell: First Meeting Head Coach: Julie Young (5th Season) VU Record: Cornell Big DUKE ST. JOSEPH 6:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 12:00pm 12:00pm 7:00pm FLORIDA* 12:00pm 1:00pm 7:00pm 12:00pm 7:00pm 12:00pm VENUE: Schoellkope Field TV: Ivy League Digital Network BIG EAST Semifinals BIG EAST Final TBA TBA PLAYING SURFACE: FieldTurf LIVE STATS: cornellbigred.com All Times Eastern HOME GAMES INDICATED IN BOLD CAPS Denotes BIG EAST game* TALE OF THE TAPE Record Shots/Game Goals/Game Assists/Game Points/Game SOG% Ground Balls/Game Clear% Draw Controls/Game Villanova % 11 78% 13 Cornell Record: NA Record vs. Villanova: First Meeting Head Coach: Jenny Graap (19th Season) Cornell Record: GAME DETAILS CAPACITY:25,597 LAST MEETING: First Meeting HEAD COACH JULIE YOUNG Julie Young returns as the head coach of the Villanova women s lacrosse team for her fifth season after having a breakout season in The 2015 season was one of many firsts for the program; the team qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament, senior Jackie Froccaro was named BIG EAST Attacker of the Year, and four players during 2015 were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Young went to Princeton where she earned a B.A. in psychology as a two sport athlete, playing both soccer and lacrosse. During her four years on the lacrosse team, she was a threetime IWLCA All America, 4-time All-Ivy selection, and named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. During her senior year, she was named a top-five finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, awarded to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player. VILLANOVA ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS For information on the Villanova women s lacrosse team, contact Michelle Ruel Media Relations Assistant, at , or by at michelle.ruel@villanova.edu. The Media Relations fax number is Visit the official website of Villanova Athletics: and select women s lacrosse

2 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page 2 IWLCA COACHES POLL As of Feb. 15 Rk School Pts. 1 Maryland(20) North Carolina Syracuse Virginia Duke Northwestern Penn St Florida Boston College Stony Brook Notre Dame Princeton Penn Stanford Johns Hopkins Ohio St Louisville Loyola Maryland Southern California James Madison 39 Receiving Votes: Albany, Navy, Massachusetts, Cornell CASCADE/MAVERIK MEDIA POLL As of Feb. 15 Rk School Pts. 1 Maryland(15) North Carolina(3) Syracuse Penn State Virginia Northwestern Duke Stony Brook Notre Dame Florida Boston College Princeton Penn Louisville Johns Hopkins Loyola Stanford Southern California Ohio State Albany 37 A LOOK AT VILLANOVA-CORNELL FACING OFF The Villanova Women s Lacrosse team (0-1) will play their first road game of the season Saturday February 20th vs. Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y. This will be the season opener for Cornell. SERIES HISTORY This marks the first time in program history that the Villanova Wildcats will play the Cornell Big Red. VILLANOVA THIS SEASON The Wildcats opened their season at home last Friday, February 12th at home vs. Rutgers. Despite four goals from graduate student Jackie Froccaro Villanova fell to the Scarlet Knights by a final of Senior captain Chelsey Henderson returned to the turf after missing last season due to injury. She finished with one goal, four draw controls, and two ground balls. Freshman Carlye Maita made an impact in her first collegiate game finishing with one goal, one assist, and one draw control. Senior goalie Jaclyn Fraum got the start in goal for Villanova, at the end of the first half Fraum has five saves and had allowed seven goals. Sophomore Julia Michaels played the final 30 minutes between the posts for the Wildcats and finished with two saves and three groundballs. A LOOK AT CORNELL Cornell is opening their season vs. Villanova. Last season the team went 9-7 overall and 4-3 in Ivy League play. Their season came to an end in the first round of the Ivy League Tournament after a 7-6 loss to Penn. CORNELL OFFENSE The Cornell offense will be without their all-time leading scorer Lindsay Toppe who graduated in May. Looking to fill that spot is junior Amie Dickson, an Inside Lacrosse Preseason Honorable Mention All-American is coming off a breakout sophomore season. Dickson finished with 28 goals, 31 assists and 49 draw controls. Junior Catherine Ellis and senior co-captain Emily Tripodialo help add depth to the offense. CORNELL DEFENSE Leading the Big Red on the defensive side will be senior co-captain Brittany Marriot, last season she finished with 20 ground balls and nine caused turnovers. Another strong returner in the backfield is senior Maddie Kiep. She finished the 2015 season with 11 caused turnovers and 13 ground balls. CORNELL GOALKEEPER Cornell will start junior Renee Poullott in the goal this season, last season she started 15 for the Big Red. She finished with 107 saves,.437 save percentage, and 8.77 goals against average. Receiving Votes: Towson, James Madison, UConn, Delaware, Virginia Tech, Colorado

3 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page 3 AROUND THE BIG EAST BIG EAST STANDINGS Through games of Thursday, February 18 BIG EAST OVERALL School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 7/8 Florida Vanderbilt Uconn Temple Cincinnati Georgetown Villanova Marquette LAST WEEK S RESULTS Friday, February 12 John s Hopkins 11 Marquette 8 Louisville 8 Temple 5 Rutgers 14 Villanova 8 Delaware 20 Georgetown 6 Saturday, February 13 Florida 12 Michigan 11 Sunday, February 14 Vanderbilt 16 Furman 7 THIS WEEKEND S SCHEDULE Wednesday, February 17 UConn 21 Quinnipiac 0 Temple 13 LaSalle 2 Friday, February 19 Cincinnati at Stetson Saturday, February 20 Florida at North Carolina (11:00 pm) Georgetown at Maryland (12:00 pm) Villanova at Cornell (12:00 pm) Sunday, February 21 Cincinnati at Presbyterian (12:00 pm) Temple at UC Davis (1:00 pm) UConn vs. James Madison (1:00 pm) Marquette at Michigan (1:00 pm) VILLANOVA IN THE BIG EAST STATS Category Rank Number Shots Per Game 5 20 Shot Percentage Caused Turnovers Per Game 6 6 Ground Balls Per Game 5 11 Saves Per Game 4 7 Save Percentage Goals Against Average 7 14 Goals Per Game 3 8 Assists Per Game 4 3 Points Per Game Tied-3 11 Clear Percentage Tied Turnovers Per Game 3 13 Draw Controls Per Game 2 13 IT S WORTH NOTING... FROCCARO CLIMBING ALL-TIME SCORING LIST Graduate student Jackie Froccaro started the season tied for eight on Villanova s all time career scorers list with 99 goals. With her fourth goals last Friday, Jackie now has 103 career goals and is four away from moving into seventh on the list. Currently Froccaro is 20 goals away from setting the new program record for most goals in ones career at Villanova. QUALITY COMPETITION As of this week s IWLCA and Media Polls the Wildcats will face three ranked opponents and two that have received votes. Duke is the highest ranked opponent the Wildcats will face this season, currently the Blue Devils are 5 on the IWLCA and 7 in the Media Poll. Fellow BIG EAST opponent Florida is 8 on the IWLCA and 10 in the Media Poll, while Albany is 20 this week in the Media Poll and received votes in the IWLCA poll. UConn and Delaware both received votes in this week s Media Poll. FROCCARO & GRIFF NAMED TO BIG EAST HONOR ROLL Graduate student Jackie Froccaro and senior Tierney Griff were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Tuesday February 16th. Griff had a career high three caused turnovers vs. Rutgers while Froccaro led the Wildcats offensively with four goals. FROCCARO NAMED BIG EAST PRESEASON OFFEN- SIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Graduate student Jackie Froccaro was named BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and is coming off a 2015 season where she had 49 goals to helped her earn the title of BIG EAST Attacker of the Year. SCARFOGLIERO NAMED TO BIG EAST PRESEASON TEAM Junior Sam Scarfogliero was selected to the BIG EAST Preseason Team. Last season she was named to the All-BIG EAST Second Team. She lead the Wildcats with 34 ground balls and 27 caused turnovers. WILDCATS FIFTH IN PRESEASON POLL Villanova was picked to finish fifth in the BIG EAST according to the league's 2016 preseason coaches poll. Florida was selected to win the league with five first-place votes. Rounding out the order of finish was Uconn, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Temple, Marquette, and Cincinnati. Coaches were not permitted to vote for their own teams. This is the 6th season for BIG EAST women s lacrosse. Florida won the conference title last year after defeating Uconn in the BIG EAST Championship. WILDCATS NAME 2016 CAPTAINS Villanova has four captains this season, graduate student Jackie Froccaro, senior Chelsey Henderson, senior Tierney Griff, and senior Meghan Breen. NOVA NATION Villanova s 32-woman roster hails from five different states. The states most represented are New York with 12 and New Jersey with 11.

4 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page 4 TRACKING THE OPPONENTS Rutgers (1-1) Last Game: 2/17 at Monmouth L Next Game: 2/21 vs. Johns Hopkins 1 P.M. Cornell (0-0) Last Game: Next Game: 2/20 vs. Villanova 12 PM Navy (2-1) Last Game: 2/13 vs. Duke L 9-18 Next Game: 2/24 at. Villanova 4 PM Bucknell (1-0) Last Game: 2/17 vs. Delaware State W 25-1 Next Game: 2/20 at Mount St. Mary s 3 PM High Point (0-1) Last Game: 2/12 vs. North Carolina L 17-5 Next Game: 2/21 at Virginia Tech 2 PM Drexel (1-0) Last Game: 2/14 vs. American W 14-4 Next Game: 2/20 at Columbia 1 PM Delaware (2-0_ Last Game: 2/16 vs. George Washington W17-7 Next Game: 2/20 at Penn 12 PM BIG EAST BATTLE The 2016 campaign marks the 6th season of BIG EAST women s lacrosse. The eight conference schools that participate in the league are Florida, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Marquette, Uconn, Vanderbilt, Temple, and Villanova. Villanova is a member of the BIG EAST in 22 other sports. LOOKING BACK Villanova went 9-8 overall and 4-3 in BIG EAST play just one season ago. The team qualified for their first BIG EAST Tournament is school history. Then senior Jackie Froccaro was named BIG EAST Attacker of the Year. Jessica Mucci was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and Meghan Breen and Sam Scarfogliero were selected to the All-Second Team. KEEPING UP WITH THE WILDCATS Log onto villanova.com for the latest information on the Villanova women s lacrosse program. Villanova.com, the official athletics web site for the Villanova Wildcats, features press releases, game stories, feature stories, video interviews, status, rosters and more. Game updates, results and general info can also be found on All requests for story ideas, interview access, match credentials and further information on Villanova women s lacrosse should be directed to Michelle Ruel Media Relations Assistant by at michelle.ruel@villanova.edu or by phone at Albany Last Game: Next Game: 2/27 vs. Cornell 3 PM Duke (1-1) Last Game: 2/13 at Navy W 18-9 Next Game:2/20 at Southern California10 PM St. Joseph s Last Game: Next Game: 2/20 at American 1 P.M. UConn (1-0)_ Last Game: 2/17 vs. Quinnipiac W 21-0 Next Game: 2/21 vs. James Madison 1 P.M. Marquette (0-2) Last Game: 2/13 at Johns Hopkins L 8-11 Next Game: 2/21 at Michigan 12 PM Cincinnati Last Game: Next Game: 2/19 at Stetson 6 P.M. Georgetown (0-1) Last Game: 2/13 vs. Delaware L 6-10 Next Game: 2/20 at Maryland 12 P.M. Florida (2-0) Last Game: 2/13 vs. Michigan W Next Game: 2/20 at North Carolina 11 P.M. Temple (2-0) Last Game:2/17 vs. LaSalle Next Game: 2/21 vs. UC Davis 1P.M. Vanderbilt Last Game: 2/13 vs. Furman 16-7 Next Game: 2/23 vs. Louisville 3 P.M.

5 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page PLAYER HONORS Tierney Griff BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 2/16 Jackie Froccaro BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll 2/16 Sam Scarfogliero BIG EAST Preseason Team SEASON SUPERLATIVES 3+ Goal Games Jackie Froccaro 4- vs. Rutgers 3+ Assist Games 5+ Point Games 5+ Ground Ball Games 10+ Draw Controls Games

6 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page 6 Villanova Miscellaneous Stats Overall Record BIG EAST Games Non-Conference Games Home Games Road Games Neutral Sites Day Games Night Games Game decided by one goal Game decided by five or more goals Villanova Scores First Opponent Scores First Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Overtime games Villanova has more shots Opponent has more shots Shots are tied Villanova has more saves Opponent has more saves Saves are tied Villanova wins more draw controls Opponent wins more draw controls Draw controls are tied Villanova has more ground balls Opponent has more ground balls Ground balls are tied Villanova has fewer turnovers Opponent has fewer turnovers Turnovers are tied Villanova has more caused turnovers Opponent has more caused turnovers Caused Tunovers are tied Villanova scores two or more free-position goals Villanova scores one free-position goal Villanova scores zero free-position goals Opponent scores two or free-position goals Opponent scores one free-position goal Opponent scores zero free-position goals Villanova has fewer fouls Opponent has fewer fouls Penalty minutes are tied February March April May Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday Miscellaneous Stats (continued) Atlantic 10 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference American East Conference BIG EAST Big South Big Ten Colonial Athletic Association Ivy League Patriot League Ranked Opponents Non-Ranked Opponents The Last Time it Happened Scored 0-5 goals...3 at Florida (4/11/15) Scored 6-10 goals...8 vs. Florida (4/30/15) Scored goals...11 vs. UConn (4/19/15) Scored goals...18 vs. Cincinnati (4/4/15) Scored 20+ goals...20 vs. Michigan (2/22/14) Allowed 0-5 goals...4 vs. Cincinnati (4/4/15) Allowed 6-10 goals...7 at Temple (4/15/15) Allowed goals...14 vs. UConn (4/25/15) Allowed goals...18 vs. Florida (4/30/15) Allowed 20+ goals...21 at Florida (4/11/15) Totaled 30+ points...34 vs. Michigan (2/22/14) Totaled points...26 vs. Cincinnati (4/4/15) Totaled points...11 vs. Florida (4/30/15) Totaled 0-10 points...5 at Florida (4/11/15)) Took 30+ shots...37 vs. Michigan(2/22/14) Took shots...26 vs. Vanderbilt (4/19/15) Took shots...16 vs. Florida (4/30/15) Had 30+ ground balls...31 at Bucknell (3/1/14) Had ground balls...25 vs. Bucknell (2/28/15) Had 20 or fewer ground balls...20 at Temple (4/15/15) Won 15+ draw controls...18 vs. Cincinnati (4/4/15) Won draw controls...13 vs. Florida (4/30/15) Won 6-10 draw controls...10 at Florida (4/11/15) Won 0-5 draw controls...5 vs. Georgetown (4/8/15) Streaking Along Current Streak...L 1 Longest Winning Streak...N/A Longest Losing Streak...L 1 #Trending Largest Overall Lead...N/A Largest Lead Blown...N/A Largest Halftime Lead...N/A Largest Halftime Lead Blown...N/A Largest Overall Deficit...6 (Rutgers 14-8) Largest Deficit Overcome...N/A Largest Halftime Deficit...4 (Rutgers 7-3) Largest Halftime Deficit Overcome...N/A Largest Margin of Victory...N/A Smallest Margin of Victory...N/A Largest Margin of Defeat...6 (Rutgers 14-8) Smallest Margin of Defeat...6 (Rutgers 14-8) Home Attendance (Dates-Total-Average) Road Attendance (Dates-Total-Average) Neutral Site Attendance (Dates-Total-Average)

7 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page 7 Miscellaneous Player Stats Villanova Players...3+ Goals in a Game 2016 Career Jackie Froccaro 1 20 Meghan Breen 0 8 Kelsey Denihan 0 6 Chelsey Henderson 0 5 Villanova Players...3+ Assists in a Game 2016 Career Meghan Breen 0 3 Jackie Froccaro 0 1 Chelsey Henderson 0 1 Villanova Players...5+ Points in a Game 2016 Career Jackie Froccaro 0 19 Meghan Breen 0 3 Villanova Players...5+ Ground Balls in a Game 2016 Career Elizabeth Armstrong 0 1 Chelsey Henderson 0 1 Villanova Players 10+Draw Controls in a Game 2016 Career Jackie Froccaro 0 2 Opponents...3+ Goals in a Game Kristina Dunphey (5) Opponents...3+ Assists in a Game Team Rutgers Team The Last Time it Happened (Villanova) Scored 4+ goals...jackie Froccaro (4) vs. Rutgers (2/12/16) Scored 5+ goals...jackie Froccaro (6) vs. Lafayette (3/25/15) Scored 6+ goals...kelsey Denihan (7) vs. Michigan (2/22/14) Had 4+ assists...jessica Mucci (4) at Marquette (3/28/15) Had 5+ assists...jessica Mucci (5) vs. Davidson (3/16/13) Had 6+ assists...jessica Mucci (6) vs. Lafayette (3/25/15) Totaled 6+ points...jackie Froccaro (6-0-6) at Temple (4/15/15) Totaled 7+ points...chelsey Henderson (4-3-7) vs. Michigan (2/22/14) Totaled 8+ points...kelsey Denihan (8) vs. Michigan (2/22/14) Had 5+ ground balls...elizabeth Armstrong (5) at Temple (4/15/15) Had 6+ ground balls...chelsey Henderson (6) at Notre Dame (3/24/13) Had 7+ ground balls...amanda Hirschfeld (9) at Columbia (3/13/13) Had 8+ draw controls...shawn Giust (9) at Cincinnati (4/26/13) Had 10+ draw controls...jackie Froccaro (10) vs. Cincinnati (4/4/15) Had 12+ draw controls...jackie Froccaro (12) vs. UConn (4/25/15) Made 10+ saves...jaclyn Fraum (15) vs. Rutgers (3/29/14)...Amanda Hirschfeld (15) vs. UConn (4/29/11) The Last Time it Happened (Opponents) Scored 4+ goals...shannon Gilroy, Florida (4) (4/30/15) Scored 5+ goals...kristina Dunphey Rutgers(5) (2/12/16) Scored 6+ goals...kacey Pippitt, UConn (6) (4/26/14) Opponents...5+ Points in a Game Kristina Dunphey (5-0-5) Opponents...5+ Ground Balls in a Game Opponents Draw Controls in a Game Team Rutgers Team Team Had 4+ assists...kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook (5) (3/7/15) Had 5+ assists...kylie Ohlmiller, Stony Brook (5) (3/7/15) Had 6+ assists...annie Thomas, Loyola (7) (4/19/13) Totaled 6+ points...katherine Finkelston, UConn, (5-2-7)(4/25/15) Totaled 7+ points...katherine Finkelston, UConn, (5-2-7)(4/25/15) Totaled 8+ points...michelle Tumolo, Syracuse, (3-5-8) (4/29/12) Had 5+ ground balls...shannon Gilroy, Florida, (5) (4/11/15) Had 6+ ground balls...emily Meler, High Point, (6) (3/21/15) Had 7+ ground balls... Had 8+ draw controls...barbara Sullivan, Notre Dame, (8) (3/24/13) Had 9+ draw controls...kayli Marissette, Louisville, (9) (4/13/14) Had 10+ draw controls... Made 10+ saves...elizabeth Duswalt, Bucknell, (12) (2/28/15) Class Stats Seniors Total Pct. Goals 6 75% Assists 2 67% Points 8 73% Shots 12 60% Ground Balls 5 45% Juniors Total Pct. Goals - Assists - Points - Shots 1 5% Ground Balls - Sophomores Total Pct. Goals - Assists - Points - Shots 2 10% Ground Balls 5 45% Freshmen Total Pct. Goals 2 25% Assists 1 33% Points 3 27% Shots 5 25% Ground Balls 1 10%

8 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page 8 GAME-BY-GAME VILLANOVA LEADERS Opponent Goals Assists Points Shots Ground Balls Draw Controls Saves Rutgers Froccaro (4) Breen (2) Froccaro (4) Froccaro (7) Michaels (3) Froccaro&Henderson(4) Fraum (5) Cornell Navy Bucknell High Point Drexel Delaware Albany Duke St. Joseph s UConn* Marquette* Cincinnati* Georgetown* Florida* Temple* Vanderbilt* VILLANOVA GAME TRENDS Opponent Ties Lead Changes Largest Lead Largest Deficit Final Score Rutgers Once Twice 1 goal (2-1) 6-(12-6) L Cornell Navy Bucknell High Point Drexel Delaware Albany Duke St. Joseph s UConn* Marquette* Cincinnati* Georgetown* Florida* Temple* Vanderbilt*

9 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page ROSTER Alphabetical Roster Name No. Year Pos. Elizabeth Armstrong 19 SO D Julia Arrix 22 FR D Catherine Bendinelli 18 JR A Dana Bouwman 17 JR M Meghan Breen 39 SR A Devon Brown 35 FR A Kendall Cietek 47 SR A Mackenzie Cietek 45 SR D Courtney Cross 38 SR A Tara DeAngelo 21 SO M Kelsey Denihan 46 SR A Carolyn Dottino- 37 JR M Buenahora Jaclyn Fraum 24 SR GK Jackie Froccaro 40 GS A Olivia Gonsalves 30 FR GK Christine Graziano 6 FR M Tierney Griff 34 SR D Devin Hassinger 9 SO M Chelsey Henderson 10 SR M Becca Hetrick 44 JR M Cassidy Luidens 4 JR M Carlye Maita 1 FR M Julia Michaels 26 SO GK Kathleen O Connor 27 SO M Maggie O Neill 12 FR M Laura Persinski 15 FR D Kaitlyn Rau 8 SO A Mariah Salerno 3 JR M Sam Scarfogliero 48 JR D Nikki Sortisio 7 SR D Jillian Swikart 11 FR A MJ White 23 JR A Attack (10) 8 Kaitlyn Rau 5-4 SO Attack Stony Point, N.Y./Paul D. Schreiber 11 Jillian Swikart 5-7 FR Attack Rumson, N.J./Rumson Fair-Haven Regional 18 Catherine Bendinelli 5-4 JR Attack West Chester, Pa./Villa Maria Academy 23 MJ White 5-7 JR Attack Allendale, N.J./Immaculate Heart Academy 35 Devon Brown 5-7 FR Attack Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge 38 Courtney Cross 5-6 SR Attack Great Falls, Va./Bishop O Connell 39 Meghan Breen 5-4 SR Attack Manhasset, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy/UMass 40 Jackie Froccaro 5-9 GS Attack Sands Point, N.Y./Paul D. Schreiber 46 Kelsey Denihan 5-6 SR Attack Manhasset, N.Y./Friends Academy 47 Kendall Cietek 5-7 SR Attack Schenectady, N.Y./Guilderland Midfield (12) 1 Carlye Maita 5-4 FR Midfield Mendham, N.J/West Morris Mendham 3 Mariah Salerno 5-7 JR Midfield Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham 4 Casidy Luidens 5-9 JR Midfield West Chester, Pa./West Chester East 6 Christine Graziano 5-8 FR Midfield Mendham, N.J./West Morris Mendham 9 Devin Hassinger 5-4 SO Midfield Glenmoore, Pa./Owen J. Roberts 10 Chelsey Henderson 5-5 SR Midfield West Long Branch, N.J./Shore Regional 12 Maggie O Neill 5-4 FR Midfield Morristown, N.J./Chatham 17 Dana Bouwman 5-7 JR Midfield New Fairfield, Conn./New Fairfield 21 Tara DeAngelo 5-7 SO Midfield Garden City, N.Y./Garden City 27 Kathleen O Connor 5-6 SO Midfield New Vernon, N.J./Oak Knoll School 37 Carolyn Dottino- 5-3 JR Midfield Cold Spring Habor, N.Y./Long Island Lutheran/ Buenahora Louisville 44 Becca Hetrick 5-8 JR Midfield Midlothian, Va./Trinity Episcopal School Defense (7) 7 Nikki Sortisio 5-3 SR Defense Arnold, Md./Broadneck 15 Laura Persinkski 5-4 FR Defense McLean, Va./The Potomac School 19 Elizabeth Armstrong 5-9 SO Defense Chatham, N.J./Oak Knoll School 22 Julia Arrix 5-7 FR Defense Darien, Conn./Darien 34 Tierney Griff 6-0 SR Defense Summit, N.J./Pingry School 45 Mackenzie Cietek 5-8 SR Defense Schenectady, N.Y./Guilderland 48 Sam Scarfogliero 5-5 JR Defense Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville Goalkeepers (3) 24 Jaclyn Fraum 5-4 SR Goalkeeper Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland 26 Julia Michaels 5-7 SO Goalkeeper Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai 30 Oliva Gonsalves 5-4 FR Goalkeeper Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville

10 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page ROSTER BREAKDOWN Pronunciation Guide Maita: May-ta Salerno: Sal-er-NO Graziano: Graz-e-an-o Sorteseo: Sor-Tes-e-o Rau-Row (rhymes with ow) Swikart: Swik-art Persinski: per-sin-ski Gonsalves: Gon-sal-ves Dottino Buenahora: Dot-tino Buernaora Cietek: Sea-tek Scarfogliero: Scar-fOg-lee-arrow NOVA NATION Six states are represented on the 2016 Villanova roster. Class Breakdown Graduate Student (1): Jackie Froccaro Seniors (9): Meghan Breen, Kendall Cietek, Mackenzie Cietek, Courtney Cross, Kelsey Denihan, Jaclyn Fraum, Tierney Griff, Chelsey Henderson, Nikki Sortisio Juniors (8): Catherine Bendinelli, Dana Bouwman, Carolyn Dottino- Buenahora, Becca Hetrick, Cassidy Luidens, Mariah Salerno, Sam Scarfogliero, MJ White Sophomores (6) Elizabeth Armstrong, Tara DeAngelo, Devin Hassinger, Julia Michaels, Kathleen O Connor, Kaitlyn Rau Freshmen (8) Julia Arrix, Devon Brown, Olivia Gonsalves, Christine Graziano, Carlye Maita, Maggie O Neill, Laura Persinski, Jillian Swikart Connecticut (2) Dana Bouwman Julia Arrix Maryland (1) Nikki Sortisio New Jersey (11) Elizabath Armstrong Devon Brown Christine Graziano Tierney Griff Chelsey Henderson Carlye Maita Kathleen O Connor Maggie O Neill Mariah Salerno Jillian Swikart MJ White New York (12) Meghan Breen Kendall Cietek Mackenzie Cietek Tara DeAngelo Kelsey Denihan Carolyn Dottino-Buenahora Jaclyn Fraum Jackie Froccaro Olivia Gonsaves Julia Michaels Kaitlyn Rau Sam Scarfogliero Pennsylvania (3) Catherine Bendinelli Devin Hassinger Cassidy Luidens Virginia (3) Courtney Cross Becca Hetrick Laura Persinski

11 2.20 Game Notes at Cornell_Georgetown.qxd 2/18/2016 2:50 PM Page TOTALS (.415) CAREER (.517) 2012-current Head Coach Villanova Head Coach Haverford Assistant Coach Penn W.Lax&Soccer Player Princeton Playing Career- Princeton ( ) * Played in the National Championship game in 2000 *Three-time IWLCA All-American *Four-time All-Ivy selection *Top five finalist for the Tewaaration Award *Four year women s soccer player Penn * Played in back to back NCAA Tournament, 07 semifinals, 08 finals *Back to back undefeated season in the Ivy League Haverford *Lead the team to the their first conference tournament YOUNG S RECORD *The highest single season win total in program history with 13 FAST FACTS HEAD COACH JULIE YOUNG Julie Young returns as the head coach of the Villanova women s lacrosse team for her fifth season, after having a breakout season in The 2015 season was one of many firsts for the program; the team qualified for the BIG EAST Tournament, senior Jackie Froccaro was named BIG EAST Attacker of the Year, and four players during 2015 were named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll. Froccaro finished the 2015 season with 49 goals, this is fourth most in a season in program history. She also has 99 goals in her three completed seasons so far at Villanova to tie her for seventh overall. Jessica Mucci, who Young coached for four years at Villanova, now holds the all-time assist record with 102 during her career as a Wildcat. Mucci also holds the highest amount of assists in one season with 39 during her sophomore year (2013). Another first for the team was beating a ranked opponent in Delaware, who was national ranked #19 at the time, came to Villanova Stadium where the Wildcats handed them their first road loss of the season by a final of Over the last two seasons, Villanova has posted a winning record. Last year, they finished 9-7 and 4-3 in the BIG EAST. Their nine win season was the most wins since It was a strong victory over fellow BIG EAST team Vanderbilt in the regular season that gave the Wildcats their playoff spot. With two late goals, the first with 4:35 and the last with 0:04; both scored by Mucci and assisted by Froccaro that gave the Wildcats the lead and the win. This win guaranteed the Wildcat s the #4 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament. Young went to Princeton where she earned a B.A. in psychology while being a two sport athlete; playing both soccer and lacrosse. A two-time Tigers soccer captain, three time MVP, four time All-Ivy selection, and three time Mid-Atlantic Regional All America, Young was named the C. Otto von Kienbusch Award winner during her senior year. This is awarded annually to a Princeton senior woman of high scholastic rank who has demonstrated general proficiency in athletics and the qualities of a true sportswoman. During her four years on the lacrosse team, the Tigers made two appearances in the NCAA Tournament, in 2000 playing in the national championship game and in 2001 the national semifinals game. She was a three-time IWLCA All America, 4-time All-Ivy selection winner, and named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. During her senior year, she was named a top five finalist for the Tewaaraton Award, which is annually awarded to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player. Following her time as a student athlete, Young played for the USA Women s Lacrosse National Team from while also being an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania starting in During her six years at Penn, Young assisted head coach Karin Brower and helped the team to five consecutive winning seasons. During the 2007 season the team made it to the semifinals and in 2008 the national championship game in the NCAA Tournament. Young coached seven All-Americans during her time at Penn and helped coach the team to back-toback undefeated seasons in the Ivy League. In 2008, Young took her first head coaching position at Haverford College, after her first season she was named Centennial Conference Coach of the Year (2009). The following two seasons she led the team to the program s first conference tournament. In 2010, the team set the highest single season win total in program history with 13. For the first time in 11 years during the 2011 season one of Young s players was named to the IWLCA All-American team. Young moved down the road to Villanova University in 2012 to take over as the head coach for the women s lacrosse program. During her four complete seasons as a Wildcat Young has built the program into BIG EAST Tournament contenders. Young is also active in the local lacrosse community. She is the founder of the Philly Blast Lacrosse Club and the co-director of the BaggataGirls. She was also a founding member the Philly Women s Lacrosse League, which gives the opportunity for post-collegiate player to continue to play lacrosse. From , Young served on the Board of Directors as Treasurer for the IWLCA. Julie and her husband Mike have three children, Kelsey, Sydney, and Graham. They make their home in Berwyn, Pa.

12 Villanova Women's Lacrosse Villanova Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Feb 12, 2016) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Feb.12 RUTGERS L TEAM STATISTICS VU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct S h o t s / G a m e A s s is t s 3 2 Free position Made-Att Free position pct GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 8 14 F r e e - p o s it io n 0 4 U n a s s is t e d 5 12 O v e r t im e 0 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS DRAW CONTROLS 13 8 TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS 6 4 CLEARS Clear Pct ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 1/153 0/0 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw GB DC TO CT 40 FROCCARO,JACKI BREEN,MEGHAN MAITA,CARLYE HENDERSON,CHEL SWIKART,JILLIAN O'CONNOR,KATHL DENIHAN,KELSEY BENDINELLI,CATHE SCARFOGLIERO,S CIETEK,KENDALL CIETEK,MACKENZI DOTTINO,CAROLY GRIFF,TIERNEY MICHAELS,JULIA FRAUM,JACLYN ARMSTRONG,ELIZ HASSINGER,DEVI SALERNO,MARIAH Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 24 FRAUM,JACLYN 1 30: MICHAELS,JULIA 1 30: Total 1 60: Opponents 1 60: Goals by Period 1st 2nd Total Villanova Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd Total Villanova Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd Total Villanova Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd Total Villanova Opponents

13 Players Season and Career Highs #1 Carlye Maita Freshman Mid Ground Balls 3- vs. Georgetown 4/8/15 Caused Turnovers 3- vs. St. Joseph s 3/18/15 #3 Mariah Salerno Junior Def Draw Controls 3- vs. Georgetown 4/8/15 Ground Balls 2- vs. Marquette 3/28/15 Caused Turnovers 2- vs. Marquette 3/28/15 #4 Cassidy Luidens Junior Def #6 Christine Graziano Freshman Mid Ground Balls 1- vs. Rutgers 2/14/15 Caused Turnovers 1- vs. Florida 4/11/15 #7 Nikki Sortisio Senior Def

14 Shots 5-vs. Cincinnati 4/4/15 Goals 1- vs. Cincinnati 4/4/15 #8 Kaitlyn Rau Sophomore Atk #9 Devin Hassinger Sophomore Mid Goals 4- vs. Michigan 2/22/14 Assists 3- vs. Michigan 2/22/14 #10 Chelsey Henderson Senior Mid Draw Controls 5- vs. Marquette 4/19/14 #11 Jillian Swikart Freshman Atk #12 Maggie O Neill Freshman Mid

15 #15 Laura Persinski Freshman Def Ground Balls 4- vs. Rutgers 2/14/15 Caused Turnovers 4- vs. High Point 3/21/15 #17 Dana Bouwman Junior Def Goals 1- vs. Florida 4/11/15 Assists 1-vs. Rutgers 2/14/15 Ground Balls 1- vs. Drexel 3/14/15 #18 Catherine Bendinelli Junior Mid Ground Balls 5- vs. Temple 4/15/15 Caused Turnovers 3- vs. Temple 4/15/15 #19 Elizabeth Armstrong Sophomore Def #21 Tara DeAngelo Sophomore Mid

16 #22 Julia Arrix Freshman Def Ground Balls: 1 (twice)- vs. Cincinnati 4/4/15 and Florida 4/11/15 #23 MJ White Junior Atk Saves: 15 vs. Rutgers 3/29/14 Most goals allowed 17 vs. Notre Dame 3/23/15 Fewest goals allowed 1 vs.cincinnati 4/11/14 #24 Jaclyn Fraum Senior Gk Saves: 9 vs. High Point 3/21/15 Most minutes: 54:46 vs. Navy 2/23/15 Fewest goals allowed: 1 vs. Cincinnati 4/4/15 #26 Julia Michaels Sophomore Gk Goals: 3 vs. Lafayette 3/25/15 Assists: 1 vs. Drexel 3/14/15 Draw Controls: 5 vs. Saint Joseph s 3/18/15 #27 Kathleen O Connor Sophomore Mid Ground Balls: 4 vs. UConn 4/25/15

17 #30 Olivia Gonsalves Freshman Gk Ground Balls: Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Marquette 2- Four times #34 Tierney Griff Senior Def #35 Devon Brown Frehman Attack Goals: 3 vs. Marquette 3/28/15 Ground Balls: 3 vs. Vanderbilt 4/19/15 Points: 3 vs. Marquette 3/28/15 #37 Carolyn Dottino- Buenahora Junior Mid Goals: 1 vs. Cincinnati 4/4/15 Assists: 1 vs. Florida 4/11/15 Ground Ball: 1 vs. Florida 4/11/15 #38 Courtney Cross Senior Atk

18 Goals: Assists: 3- Nine times 4 vs. Cincinnati Points: 6 vs. Delaware (3 g, 3 a) #39 Meghan Breen Senior Atk Goals: 6- (back-to-back games) High Point 3/21/15 and Lafayette 3/25/15 Assists: 3- vs. Vanderbilt 4/19/15 #40 Jackie Froccaro Graduate Atk Draw Controls: 12- vs. UConn 4/25/15 Goals: 4-Davidson 3/16/14 Assists: 2- vs. Michigan 2/22/14 Draw Controls: 5- vs. Cincinnati 4/11/14 #44 Becca Hetrick Junior Mid Ground Balls: 4-vs. Cincinnati 4/11/15 Caused Turnovers: 4- vs. Cincinnati 4/11/15 Draw Controls: 4- Louisville 4/13/15 #45 Mackenzie Cietek Senior Def Goals: 7-vs. Michigan 2/22/14 Points: 8-(7g,1a) vs. Michigan 2/22/14 Ground Balls: 3-vs. Delaware 3/8/14 #36 Kelsey Denihan Senior Atk

19 Goals: Assists: Points: 1-Five Times 1-Twice 2- (1g,1a) vs. Layfayette #47 Kendall Cietek Senior Atk Ground Balls: Caused Turnover: 4-Four times 3-Three times Draw Controls: 2-vs. Layfayette 3/25/15 #48 Sam Scarfogliero Junior Def