2015 Game Notes Lafayette Men s Lacrosse

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1 2015 Schedule February 13 at Wagner... W, at No. 20 Colgate*... L, at No. 9 Army*... L, 14-3 March 3 Penn... 4:30 p.m. 10 Navy*... 7:30 p.m. 14 at Boston University*... 1 p.m. 17 at Sacred Heart... 7 p.m. 21 No. 12 Loyola*... 4:30 p.m. 27 at UMBC... 7:30 p.m. 31 Monmouth... 7:30 p.m. April 4 Holy Cross*... 1 p.m. 7 NJIT... 7:30 p.m. 11 vs. Bucknell*^... 7 p.m. 17 at Lehigh*... 7 p.m. 21 Patriot League Quarterfinal... TBA 24 Patriot League Semifinals... TBA 26 Patriot League Finals... TBA * Patriot League game ^Relentless Cup at Ridley High School in Folsom, Pa. All Times Eastern Home games in bold Game Notes Game 4 vs. Penn March 3, 2015, 4:30 p.m. Fisher Stadium Easton, Pa. Live Coverage Patriot League Network Lafayette Team Penn 1-2 Record Goals/Game Shots/Game Assists Shooting Percentage GAA Ground Balls Caused Turnovers EMO Turnovers (77.8) Clears (82.4) 41.3 Faceoff % /8:30 Penalties 12/7:00 TODAY S GAME Lafayette hosts Penn in the team s home opener on Tuesday night. This is the first meeting between the two schools since 2011, a 7-6 win for the Quakers. The game will be available on the Patriot League Network. Lafayette is 1-2 this season, beating Wagner in the season opener before falling at No. 20 Colgate and No. 9 Army. Penn is 2-2 this season with wins over UMBC and Saint Joseph s and losses to Maryland and Penn State Men s Lacrosse Information Head Coach...Jim Rogalski Alma Mater... St. Mary s College of Md. 97 Record at Lafayette (3rd season) Overall Record Assistant Coaches... Matt Musci... Ed Williams... Mike Terranova 2014 Overall Record Patriot League Record , 9th Postseason... None Letterwinners Returning/Lost...26/7 Starters Returning/Lost... 7/4 Captains... Brian Bock, Matt Confort,...Sonny Round, Cory Scheuerle LAST TIME OUT Jason Sands tallied a pair of goals, but No. 9 Army pulled away in the second half in a 14-3 setback for the Leopards. Matt Cortese made 13 saves for Lafayette in the loss. TOUGH SCHEDULE Through three games this season, Lafayette has already played a pair of ranked teams, No. 20 Colgate and No. 9 Army. Penn was the 16th ranked team in the USILA Coaches Poll last week before falling at No. 11 Maryland and Penn State. WHAT S NEXT? Lafayette will return to Patriot League play on March 10 against Navy, on College Hill. Lafayette Athletic Communications 107 Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pa P MLAX Contact: Dave Datz Game Notes

2 Lafayette Leopards 2015 Game Notes SANDS SETTING UP Lafayette sophomore attackman Jason Sands currently ninth in the nation in assists per game, with 2.7. The sophomore tallied his first two goals of the season at Army on Saturday and leads the team with 10 points. Patriot League Standings Overall League W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Colgate Army Holy Cross Loyola Bucknell Lehigh Navy Boston U Lafayette Lafayette Leaders Goals Eric Joseph 5 Robert Orazietti 4 Sonny Round 3 Brian Bock, Jason Sands 2 Assists Jason Sands 8 Eric Joseph 2 Three Players 1 Points Jason Sands 10 Eric Joseph 7 Robert Oraziettie 5 Sonny Round, Brian Bock 3 Ground Balls Erik Cannon 17 Charles McCooe, Declan McGuire 5 Two Players 4 Caused Turnovers Erik Cannon 5 Four Players 3 Faceoffs Jack McMahon 8-17 Sean Thomas 9-20 Adam Broeckaert 9-26 Goals-Against Average Matt Cortese Saves Matt Cortese 41 Game 4 CORTESE IN THE CAGE Sophomore Matt Cortese earned the starting job after preseason and proved he deserved it with his performance at Wagner. In his first career start, Cortese picked up his first win, making 10 saves on 33 shots faced, while allowing just five goals. His shutout in the third quarter helped Lafayette break the game open. The sophomore made 18 saves in a setback at No. 20 Colgate and 13 saves at No. 9 Army on Saturday. Cortese currently ranks first in the Patriot League with saves per game and second in save percentage (0.577). LEOPARDS ON THE ATTACK After tallying four goals in Lafayette s game at Colgate, Eric Joseph leads the team with five markers this season. Robert Orazietti chipped in three goals and now sits in second with four tallies in Joseph is also second on the team in points (7) and assists (2), trailing Jason Sands who leads the team in both categories with eight assists and 10 points. DEFENSIVE STAND Sophomore Erik Cannon made the switch from LSM to defense and has led Leopards defensively this season. Cannon leads the team with 17 ground balls and five caused turnovers. Sophomore Charles McCooe has started in all three contests in the defense, picking up five ground balls and causing three turnovers. Declan McGuire has started two games on the back line, he has picked up five ground balls and caused a turnover. George Cloud picked up the start against Colgate and has three ground balls and three caused turnovers in three games in FACE-OFF ALL-LEAGUE Lafayette senior midfielder Matt Confort was named to the 2015 Face-off Yearbook Preseason Coaches All-Patriot League Team. Confort is tied for the second on the team with three caused turnovers this season. AT THE FACEOFF X As a team last season, Lafayette struggled at the faceoff x, winning just 39.4 percent of the draws. This season the team has won (41.3 percent) through the first three games. In the Leopards season-opening win at Wagner, Lafayette controlled the restarts, winning 12-of-18, led by freshman Sean Thomas who won 8-of-10 in the game. Jack McMahon leads the team winning 47.1 percent of his draws (8-17). Lafayette vs. Penn

3 Game Recaps STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - The Lafayette men s lacrosse team opened the 2015 season with a 10-5 victory over Wagner on the road. The Leopards used a 3-0 third quarter to pull away from the Seahawks. A balanced Lafayette attack was led by Sonny Round s two goals. Robert Orazietti and Morgan Westby each tallied a goal and an assist. Matthew Cortese picked up his first career win in his first career start making 10 saves for the Leopards. Defensively, Erik Cannon and Matt Confort each caused two turnovers, and Cannon led the team with a game-high five ground balls. The Leopards opened the scoring in the first minute, as Scott McAvoy tallied his first career. Wagner tied the game at one at the 10-minute mark of the first quarter and the teams went into the first intermission knotted at one. Round took a pass from Jason Sands early in the second period, giving Lafayette a 2-1 advantage. The Seahawks answered with a tally midway through the stanza, but Eric Joseph s goal with four minutes left in the half sent Lafayette into the half with a 3-2 lead. Lafayette took advantage of an extra man opportunity early in the third quarter, as Westby fired a shot into the cage. With six minutes to go in the period, Orazietti found a cutting Brendan Dunlap who beat the Wagner goalie to make it a 5-2 Lafayette lead. Brian Bock tallied the third goal of the frame with 3:04 on the clock and the Leopards took a 6-2 advantage into the final quarter. Orazietti pushed the Lafayette lead to five with a marker early in the fourth period. Wagner used a three-goal spurt midway through the quarter to cut the deficit to two, 7-5. Mac Gallagher broke the drought with 4:21 to play, and Round and Matt Close added insurance goals, as Lafayette walked away with a 10-5 win. HAMILTON, N.Y. - Eric Joseph tallied four goals and Robert Orazietti added a hat trick for Lafayette, but No. 20 Colgate held off the Leopards second half comeback in a setback on Saturday afternoon. The Leopards moved to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in Patriot League play, while the Raiders improved to 3-0 this season and 1-0 in conference action. Jason Sands handed out a game-high five assists for the Leopards. Matt Cortese made 18 saves in a losing effort for Lafayette. Colgate jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the opening minutes of the first period. Sonny Round tallied for the Leopards at the 8:09 remaining in the quarter to trim the deficit to two. The Raiders scored the final four goals of the frame to take a 7-1 lead after the first quarter. The teams exchange goals in the second quarter, as Joseph fired home a pass from Sands with 3:13 to go in the half. Colgate maintained its six-goal lead, 8-2, into the halftime break. Kevin Lewis opened the scoring in the third quarter, scoring on a pass from Joseph with 8:22 on the clock. Less than a minute later, Sands found Brian Bock for another Lafayette goal, pulling the Leopards to within four, 8-4. Colgate answered with a tally off the ensuing faceoff, but Lafayette s Orazietti countered with 6:30 to play in the quarter. Two in a row from the Raiders with four minutes left in the third period extended the deficit to Lafayette scored the next two to close out the frame, as Joseph tallied his second of the contest, followed by Orazietti s second marker as time expired to make it 11-7 going into the fourth. Colgate s Ryan Walsh netted the first goal of the final period with 14:48 on the clock to open a five-goal margin for the Raiders. Three minutes later Orazietti completed his hat trick and the Leopards trailed At the 6:34 mark, Joseph fired home his third goal of the contest to pull Lafayette within three. Another marker from Joseph with 10 seconds to go cut the deficit to 12-10, but that was as close as the Leopards would get as Colgate held on for the win Game Notes

4 Lafayette Leopards 2015 Game Recaps WEST POINT, N.Y. - Jason Sands tallied a pair of goals, but No. 9 Army pulled away in the second half in a 14-3 setback for the Leopards. Matt Cortese made 13 saves for Lafayette in the loss. Lafayette moved to 1-2 this season and 0-2 in Patriot League play, while Army improved to 4-1 overall and 1-0 in conference action. The Black Knights were led by John Glesener s four goals and one assist. Army jumped out to an early 2-0 lead five minutes into the first quarter. The Black Knights extended the advantage to 4-0 late in the period. Lafayette s Mac Gallagher took a feed from Brian Bock to trim the deficit to 4-1 at the end of the first. Midway through the second period, Army increased its lead to 5-1. Sands tallied his first goal of the season at the 6:31 mark to trim the spread to three. After another Army marker, Sands netted his second of the contest to send the Leopards into the locker room down, 6-3. Army s John Glesener tallied three straight goals to open the third period, giving the Black Knights a 9-3 advantage. Army tallied two more in the frame and three in the fourth to take down the Leopards, Erik Cannon led the Leopards with five ground balls, while Charles McCooe Brendan Dunlap each caused two turnovers for Lafayette. Game 4 Lafayette vs. Penn

5 Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Hometown/High School 1 Giovanni Girardi M Jr. Laurel Hollow, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor 2 Alex Mezey A Fr. Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga 3 Kevin Lewis A So. Morris Plains, N.J./Delbarton 4 Robert Orazietti A Jr. Bernardsville, N.J./Mountain Lakes 5 Billy Maltz M So. Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood 6 Mac Gallagher M Jr. Ardmore, Pa./The Shipley School 7 Matt Cortese GK So. Garden City, N.Y./Garden City 9 Morgan Westby M Jr. Villanova, Pa./The Episcopal Academy 10 Dillon Confalone M So. Summit, N.J./Delbarton 11 Matt Close M Fr. Wyomssing, Pa./Wilson 13 Cory Scheuerle (C) A Sr. Gladwyn, Pa./St. Joseph s Prep 14 Eric Joseph A So. Smithtown, N.Y./Smithtown West 15 Sonny Round (C) A Sr. Summit, N.J./Summit 16 Matt Confort (C) M Sr. Garden City, N.Y./Garden City 17 Michael Marchetta M Jr. Huntingdon, N.Y./Huntingdon 18 Ben Falcone GK Jr. Baltimore, Md./McDonogh School/Choate Rosemary Hall 19 James Roberts M Fr. Manhasset, N.Y./Chaminade 21 Owen Green M Fr. Ardmore, Pa./Haverford 22 Adam Broeckaert F/M Jr. Great Falls, Va./St. Andrews 23 Brian Bock (C) M Sr. Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford 24 Declan McGuire D So. Hinsdale, Ill./Benet Academy 25 Brody Smith LSM Jr. Groton, Mass./Bishop Guertin 26 Erik Cannon LSM/D So. Ridgewood, N.J./Don Bosco Prep 27 Jack McMahon M/F So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon 28 Jack Appicciafuoco M Fr. Malvern, Pa./The Haverford School 30 Henry Vido GK Fr. Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall College 31 Scott McAvoy M Fr. Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing Area 32 Gerard Mahoney A/M So. Rockville Centre, N.Y./Southside 34 Brendan Dunlap M Jr. Winfield, Ill./Wheaton North 36 George Cloud D Fr. Richmond, Va./Freeman 37 Luke Smith A Fr Bowie, Md./Gonzaga College 38 Will McCarthy M Fr. New Vernon, N.j./Delbarton 39 Julian Lorenzen M Fr. Roseland, N.J./West Essex 40 Keegan Hickey M So. Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central 41 Keith Cameron D Fr. Maple glen, Pa./Hatboro-Horsham 42 Charles McCooe D So. Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood 44 Sean Thomas M Fr. Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan 45 Jason Sands A So. Greenwich, Conn./Loomis Chaffee Head Coach- Jim Rogalski (3rd Season, St. Mary s College of Maryland 97) Assistant Coach- Matt Musci Assistant Coach- Ed Williams Assistant Coach- Mike Terranova Faculty Mentor- Lawrence Malinconico Strength & Conditioning Coach- Stephen Plunkett Pronunciations: 4 Robert or-uh-zet-tee 7 Matthew core-tees 9 Morgan west-bee 10 Dillon Con-fa-lone 13 Cory Shirley 17 Michael mar-ketta 18 Ben foul-cone-ee 22 Adam BROKE-art 28 Jack a-pitch-a-foko 30 Henry vee-doh 42 Charles Mick-COO-ee 2015 Game Notes

6 Lafayette Leopards 2015 Statistics Game 4 Lafayette vs. Penn