Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse 2018 Game Notes

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1 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse 2018 Game Notes Fairfield University Athletic Communications Walsh Athletic Center 1073 North Benson Rd. Fairfield, CT SID: Drew Kingsley dkingsley@fairfield.edu O: (203) ext C: (203) F: (203) Schedule Feb. 10 VERMONT (DH) (Facebook Live)...L, 5-12 Feb. 17 at Saint Joseph s... W, 11-6 Feb. 24 at #13/15 Rutgers...L, 7-12 Feb. 27 HARTFORD (Facebook Live)...L, March 3 STONY BROOK (Facebook Live)...L, 9-11 March 6 QUINNIPIAC (Facebook Live)...W, 9-6 March 10 #10/11 YALE (Facebook Live)... L, 3-8 March 17 PENN STATE (Lax Sports Network)...L, March 20 NJIT (Facebook Live)... W, 12-8 March 24 at #7/8 Villanova...L, (OT) March 31 at Delaware* (Lax Sports Network)...L, April 6 at Hofstra*... 7 PM April 14 DREXEL* (DH) (Facebook Live)...12 PM April 21 UMASS* (Lax Sports Network)... 1 PM April 28 at Towson* (Lax Sports Network) AM * Colonial Athletic Association game DH denotes doubleheader with Fairfield women s lacrosse Home games played on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium Quick Facts Location...Fairfield, Conn. Founded Enrollment... 5,137 Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference...Colonial Athletic Association School Color...Red Nickname...Stags Home Field...Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium (3,500) Program History First Season First NCAA Varsity Season Varsity Record NCAA Appearances (2) , 2005 Fairfield Stags (3-8, 0-1 CAA) Last Meeting... L, 6-10 (4/1/2017) All-Time Series...Hofstra leads 5-4 Copelan vs. Hofstra Live Video...GoHofstra.com Live Stats...GoHofstra.com Game 12 April 6, PM Hempstead, N.Y. James M. Shuart Stadium Hofstra Pride (5-4, 1-0 CAA) The Lead Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse continues CAA action at Hofstra on Friday, April 6 at 7 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Saturday but has been moved due to expected weather and concern for travel conditions. Fairfield s Last Time Out A goal with just 3:12 remaining was the difference as Fairfield was on the short side of an final in its CAA opener last Saturday at Delaware. Joe Rodrigues led the Stags with a hat trick and an assist. The outing marked the second straight one-goal loss on the road for the Stags. The prior Saturday, Fairfield fell in overtime, 13-12, to then-#7/8 nationally-ranked Villanova Travis Ford followed up a four-goal performance last weekend against the Wildcats with two markers against Delaware. Fairfield also got goals from Drew Murray, Jack Brennan, Colin Burke, Dylan Beckwith and Kendall Keahey. Murray and Brennan also each handed out one assist. On the other side of the field, Max McGuire made nine saves in his second career start in the Fairfield cage. Andrew Murrow returned to action and led the defense with two ground balls and a caused turnover, and Jake Tymon snatched up four ground balls from the LSM spot. Delaware was led by four goals, including the game-winner, from Charlie Kitchen. Dean DiSimone also had a four-point performance with two goals and two assists. Matt DeLuca made 10 saves to earn the win in the cage. Team Information Head Coach...Andy Copelan (Bucknell 03) Record at Fairfield (10th season) Career Record (12th season) Associate Head Coach...Andy Whitley Assistant Coaches...Colin Hulme, Justin Schneidman 2017 Overall Record CAA Record (5th) Starters Returning/Lost... 5+Faceoff/5 Players Returning/Lost...32/14 Newcomers...13 Attack #4 Joe Rodrigues #20 Jack Brennan #42 Colin Burke Offensive Midfield #8 Drew Murray #22 Dylan Beckwith #28 Travis Ford Defensive Midfield #33 Samuel Murphy #36 Kendall Keahey Last Game s Starters Close Defense #11 J.B. Smith #27 Nick Panara #48 Andrew Murrow Faceoff #12 Will Fox Long Stick Midfielder #47 Spencer Noonan Goalkeeper #16 Max McGuire 2018 Media Notes Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

2 Head Coach Andy Copelan 10th Season Bucknell CAA Coach of the Year The 2018 season is Andy Copelan s 10th at the helm of the Fairfield University men s lacrosse team. He has posted an (.551) record with the Stags and owns an overall NCAA Division I head coaching record of (.550). Copelan was named the program s third head coach in varsity history on August 25, 2008 and has returned the Stags to the national conversation. Fairfield has entered the USILA national rankings in seven of Copelan s nine previous years on the sidelines and defeated a nationallyrank foe in eight of his nine prior campaigns with the Stags. Copelan led the Stags into a new era beginning in 2015, as Fairfield joined the Colonial Athletic Association. The Stags have made an immediate impact on the CAA, winning back-to-back regular season titles. Fairfield hosted the 2015 CAA Championship on newly-constructed Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. In 2016, the Stags advanced to their first-ever CAA Championship Game. Copelan was tabbed as the CAA Coach of the Year in In three seasons with CAA Lacrosse, the Stags have collected 20 All-CAA honors, highlighted by 2015 Rookie of the Year recognition for Will Fox 18 and 2016 Rookie and co-player of the Year nods for Colin Burke 19. Fairfield student-athletes also continue to gain the national and regional spotlight. Burke and TJ Neubauer 16 were USILA All-America Honorable Mentions in 2016 with Neubauer also garnering All-New England First Team distinction for the third straight season. Neubauer was also drafted by the Rochester Rattlers in the fourth round of the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. Neubauer was the highest-drafted Stag since Greg Downing 07 was tabbed as the sixth overall pick and only First Round selection in program history in Neubauer was the 10th Stag during Copelan s tenure to be drafted or signed as a free agent into the MLL ranks. The 2014 edition of the club boasted a final record of 12-4, tying the program s single-season wins mark. The campaign began with a record-setting 7-0 start and included the team s first-ever ECAC Lacrosse League Regular Season Championship and a trip to ECAC Championship Game. Fairfield made four consecutive ECAC postseason appearances from , including three trips to the ECAC Championship Game. Along the way, the program earned several landmark victories. Copelan s 2013 club recorded the Stags first-ever victory over the nation s top-ranked team with an overtime triumph at No. 1 Denver, and the 2010 Fairfield team topped a Notre Dame club that went on to reach the NCAA National Championship Game. Copelan has seen his student-athletes excel in the classroom as well. During his stay at the helm, every student-athlete that has completed his eligibility has also earned a degree from Fairfield. The Stags had 39 student-athletes earn All-ECAC Academic Team honors under Copelan s tutelage, including a program-high 10 honorees in In 2015, Max Buchanan 15 and Tristan Sperry 15 collected USILA Scholar All-America distinctions following their senior campaigns. Signs of the Stags return to national prominence were immediate when Copelan took the reins for the 2009 season. His first team went 7-6 overall to earn the program s first winning record since 2005 and a winning mark (4-3) in the ECAC Lacrosse League for the first time since joining the league in Fairfield has continued its upward trend under Copelan; the Stags have never closed the year with a sub-.500 record overall or in conference play during his tenure. Fairfield is the second head coaching stop for Copelan, who was the youngest head coach in the nation when he was hired to lead Marist College in In his first season with the Red Foxes, he was named the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Coach of the Year following a MAAC Regular Season Championship and the program s first winning season in six years. In 2005, he led Marist to its first-ever NCAA postseason berth. His two-year run with the Red Foxes produced nine All-MAAC honorees, including 2004 Offensive Player and Rookie of the Year Keith Detelj and 2005 Rookie of the Year Dan Needle. After his stint at Marist, Copelan held an assistant coaching position at the University of Maryland from , rising to the offensive coordinator position for his last campaign with the Terps. Maryland reached the NCAA Tournament in each of Copelan s three seasons, highlighted by a trip to the 2006 Final Four. Copelan also served as the recruiting coordinator for Maryland in his final two seasons, with great success. Inside Lacrosse ranked the Terps 2007 incoming class as the second best in the nation, and the 2008 class was dubbed as a thirdbest in the country. Individually, Copelan helped the Terps to secure six of 2008 s top 50 high school recruits. As a student-athlete, Copelan was a four-year varsity letterwinner at Bucknell University. He earned All-Patriot League accolades for his performance on the field in 2003 and was named to the league s Academic Honor Roll in each of his seasons with the Bison. Game 12 2 Fairfield at Hofstra

3 The Matchup: Fairfield vs. Hofstra Scouting Hofstra After a decisive 9-3 win over Towson in their CAA opener last Saturday, the Hofstra Pride enter the weekend with a record of 5-4 overall and 1-0 in the conference. The Pride are 3-2 at home with their losses coming at the hands of Villanova (unranked at the time but currently #7 in the nation) and #12 Lehigh. Hofstra is the nation s top-ranked defense ceding just 7.00 goals per game. Lehigh is the only team to have reached double figures against the Pride through nine outings this spring. The unit is anchored by All-America goalkeeper Jack Concannon, who boasts a.572 save percentage and 6.92 goals-against average. On the attack, Ryan Tierney leads the way with 38 total points. He leads the Pride with 20 assists and his 18 goals share the team-best by Dylan McIntosh. Jimmy Yanes adds 15 goals and eight helpers. Kyle Gallagher heads the effort on the draw, posting a.564 win percentage (88-for- 156) with 61 ground balls. Last Meeting vs. Hofstra #6 Hofstra (9-0, 1-0 CAA) vs. Fairfield (3-7, 0-1 CAA) Date: Apr 01, 2017 Attendance: 1477 SCORE Total Hofstra Fairfield Hofstra GOALS: Byrne 2; Moeser 2; Tierney 1; Alderman 1; Yanes 1; Stasco 1; Griffin 1; Kavanagh 1. ASSISTS: Byrne 3; Kavanagh 2; Tierney 2. All-Time Series vs. Hofstra (Hofstra leads 5-4) Last spring s win for the #6 Pride at Rafferty Stadium staked Hofstra to a 5-4 lead in the all-time series, which dates back to The Stags are 2-1 over Hofstra in CAA play in addition to an 11-8 win for Fairfield in the 2016 CAA Championship Semifinals. In five of the nine prior meetings in the series, neither team has reached doubledigit goals, and none of the nine previous encounters have seen both teams hit the 10-goal mark. The all-time slate also includes the second longest game in Fairfield history - a 10-9 triple overtime victory on February 28, 2012 that clocked in at 69:53 when Brent Adams game-winner hit the back of the cage. Date Location Result 3/19/2002 Hempstead, N.Y. L, /16/2011 Fairfield, Conn. L, 7-8 2/28/2012 Hempstead, N.Y. W, 10-9 (3OT) 2/26/2013 Fairfield, Conn. L, 2-9 2/24/2014 Hempstead, N.Y. L, 7-9 4/24/2015* Fairfield, Conn. W, 5-4 4/2/2016* Hempstead, N.Y. W, 9-8 5/5/2016^ Towson, Md. W, /1/2017* Fairfield, Conn. L, 6-10 * CAA game ^ CAA Championship Semifinals Fairfield GOALS: Beckwith 2; Rodrigues 2; Ford 1; Murray 1. ASSISTS: Beckwith 1; Eidenshink 1; Ford 1; Knostman 1; Murray 1. SHOTS Total Hofstra Fairfield GROUND BALLS Total Hofstra Fairfield FACE-OFFS Total Hofstra Fairfield F/O VIOLATIONS Total Hofstra Fairfield EXTRA-MAN Total Hofstra Fairfield CLEARS Total Hofstra Fairfield SAVES Total Hofstra Fairfield TURNOVERS Total Hofstra Fairfield Penalties - Hofstra 3/2:00; Fairfield 3/2: Media Notes 3 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

4 KEEPING UP WITH THE COMPETITION The Fairfield schedule features five teams ranked in the current USILA Coaches Poll and Maverik Media Poll. See below for the complete weekly rankings from three major national outlets. Opponent Current Record USILA Ranking Media Ranking Vermont at Saint Joseph s at Rutgers Hartford Stony Brook Quinnipiac Yale Penn State NJIT at Villanova at Delaware* at Hofstra* 5-4 RV RV Drexel* UMass* RV at Towson* Up-Up, Down-Down Fairfield s special teams units rank among the best in the nation in The man-up squad currently leads the CAA and ranks eighth in all of NCAA Division I with a.516 success rate (16-for-31). The Stags man-up efficiency mark was bolstered by a 5-for-5 showing with the man advantage against visiting Stony Brook on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium on March 3. None of the seven teams with a better EMO success rate than the Stags have done so while earning as many man-up chances as Fairfield s 30 this spring. The Stags 16 total manup goals are just three behind Lehigh s 19 man-up tallies for the top spot in the nation. Individually, Jack Brennan leads the CAA with six man-up goals this spring. Matt Schmidt of Robert Morris and William Perry of North Carolina share the national lead with eight man-up scores apiece. Taylor Strough has added five man-up goals for the Stags, while eight of Colin Burke s team-leading 16 assists have been distributed on the advantage. Drew Murray has assisted on four man-up goals. The Stags man-down unit has also done its part, ranking first in the CAA and eighth in the nation with a.778 success rate, ceding only six goals in 27 man-down situations this season. In addition to his efforts helping to keep opponents off the board in these situations, LSM Spencer Noonan also scored a man-down goal in the season opener vs. Vermont - the first man-down marker by a Stag since Fairfield joins Duke, Robert Morris and UMass Lowell as the only teams in the nation ranked in the top 10 in both manup offense and man-down defense. The 2011 Stags had the best showings from both special teams units during Andy Copelan s tenure. (2009-present) That 2011 squad finished the year at.481 on the EMO (25-for-52) and at.758 playing man-down (15-for-62). X Marks the Spot Will Fox currently ranks 19th in the nation with a.581 win percentage (137-for-226) as the Stags primary faceoff man. His 6.55 ground balls per game currently slot him third in the CAA and 14th in all of Division I. Fox s.810 win percentage (17-for-21) in the Feb. 17 win at Saint Joseph s was the best by a Stags faceoff man (minimum 20 attempts) since Michael Roe had a 20-for-23 (.870) day against Vermont in His 14 ground balls in that game also matched the known program record set in a win over Holy Cross in 2002 by Fairfield and Major League Lacrosse faceoff standard bearer Peter Vlahakis 04. For his career, Fox ranks second behind Vlahakis (.627) with a.564 win percentage (486-for-862). He is also second all-time behind Vlahakis 620 total wins and his 214 career ground balls are second behind Vlahakis 290. Senior CLASS Award Fox has been recognized as one of 20 candidates nationwide for the Senior CLASS Award, an honor focused on the total student-athlete and encouraging students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities. Along with his prowess on the lacrosse field, Fox is a Dean s List and CAA Honor Roll student as a Psychology major. He is one of Fairfield s representatives on the MAAC Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Rising to the Challenge Travis Ford s four-goal day against #7/8 Villanova matched his career high established in last spring s double overtime loss at #15 Yale. In total, 13 of Ford s 27 career goals and 15 of his 31 career points have come against nationally-ranked competition. USILA DIVISION I COACHES POLL (APRIL 2) 1. Albany 2. Maryland 3. Yale 4. Denver 5. Duke 6. Johns Hopkins 7. Villanova 8. Syracuse 9. Rutgers 10. Notre Dame 11. Virginia 12. Loyola 13. Cornell 14. Bucknell 15. Lehigh 16. Vermont 17. Michigan 18. Penn State 19. Robert Morris 20. North Carolina Also receiving votes: Harvard, Army West Point, Georgetown, Hofstra, Navy, Penn, Ohio State, St. John s, Bryant MAVERIK MEDIA POLL (APRIL 2) 1. Albany 2. Maryland 3. Yale 4. Denver 5. Johns Hopkins 6. Duke 7. Villanova 8. Syracuse 9. Rutgers 10. Cornell 11. Loyola 12. Notre Dame 13. Virginia 14. Bucknell 15. Penn State 16. Vermont 17. Lehigh 18. Michigan 19. Harvard Robert Morris Also receiving votes: Penn, Navy, Hofstra, North Carolina, Georgetown, Colgate, UMass, Bryant, Army West Point, Marquette US LACROSSE RANKINGS (APRIL 2) 1. Albany 2. Maryland 3. Duke 4. Denver 5. Yale 6. Johns Hopkins 7. Syracuse 8. Villanova 9. Rutgers 10. Loyola 11. Notre Dame 12. Virginia 13. Cornell 14. Bucknell 15. Lehigh 16. Penn State 17. Michigan 18. Harvard 19. Penn 20. Georgetown Also considered (alphabetical): Hofstra, Navy, North Carolina, UMass, Vermont Game 12 4 Fairfield at Hofstra

5 Not Settled in Sixty Fairfield s overtime loss at #7/8 Villanova on March 24 was the 24th overtime contest in the Stags varsity history. Fairfield is all-time when a game goes beyond 60 minutes and 8-5 under Head Coach Andy Copelan. Six of the Stags last seven overtime games have been against USILA nationally-ranked teams. Climbing the Charts Colin Burke s seven-point day in the March 20 win over NJIT matched his previous career high attained twice in 2016 en route to CAA Rookie and co-player of the Year honors. In the midst of his junior campaign, Colin Burke has risen to 10th in Fairfield history with 83 career goals and 48 career assists. He also ranked ninth on the career points list with 130. This season, Burke has scored 11 goals with a team-leading 16 assists. He ranks third on the team in goals and second in points. Rafferty Records Fairfield and Penn State established several Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium records in their contest on March 17. Their 30 combined goals were the most in the four-year history of the venue as well as the most goals scored in any Fairfield game since a loss at #12 Notre Dame on April 22, Joe Rodrigues and the Nittany Lions Mac O Keefe each scored six goals to share a new Rafferty Stadium single-game mark. O Keefe also dished out two assists for the visitors to total a venue-best eight total points. Four Nets Six In addition to grabbing a share of the Rafferty Stadium record, the six goals for Joe Rodrigues on March 17 against Penn State fell one marker shy of tying the Fairfield Lacrosse single-game record. The current program standard of seven goals was established by Spencer Steele in 1999 against Saint Joseph s and matched by Rob Scipioni against Vermont in Eight in a Quarter Fairfield s eight-goal outburst in the fourth quarter against Penn State was the Stags highest scoring stanza since netting eight goals in the third frame of a 19-6 win over Vermont on Feb. 27, In between those two occurrences, the Stags played exactly 1,000 quarters of lacrosse (not including overtime periods) without netting eight goals in a frame. Stag Watching The Stags Sports Network on Facebook Live is the flagship broadcast entity for Fairfield Lacrosse this season. A total of 14 men s and women s lacrosse home games from Rafferty Stadium are on the slate to stream for free at Facebook.com/ FairfieldUAthletics. The Fairfield men s home games against Penn State on March 17 and UMass on April 21 have been tabbed by the Lax Sports Network as the CAA Game of the Week. Up Next The Stags return to Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium to host Drexel on Saturday, April 14 at noon as the front-end of the annual Fairfield Lacrosse Military Appreciation Day doubleheader. The day will also feature Fairfield Women s Lacrosse hosting Marist in MAAC action at 3 p.m. STAGS IN THE CAA Team Stats (6 Teams Ranked) Scoring Offense th Man-Up Offense st Assists Per Game nd Points Per Game th Shot Percentage th Scoring Defense th Man-Down Defense st Ground Balls/Game nd Fewest Turns./Game rd Caused Turns./Game th Faceoff Percentage th Clearing Percentage th Individual Stats (Top 10) Points Per Game 8. Joe Rodrigues Goals Per Game 3. Joe Rodrigues Assists Per Game 3. Colin Burke Dylan Beckwith Man-Up Goals 1. Jack Brennan Taylor Strough... 5 Faceoff Win Percentage 3. Will Fox STAGS IN THE NCAA Team Stats (69 Teams Ranked) Scoring Offense th Man-Up Offense th Assists Per Game th Points Per Game rd Shot Percentage th Scoring Defense th Man-Down Defense th Ground Balls/Game th Fewest Turns./Game st Caused Turns./Game th Faceoff Percentage st Clearing Percentage th Individual Stats Points Per Game 98. Joe Rodrigues Goals Per Game 41. Joe Rodrigues Assists Per Game 46. Colin Burke Dylan Beckwith Man-Up Goals 4. Jack Brennan Taylor Strough... 5 Faceoff Win Percentage 19. Will Fox The Rookie Rundown Eight of the 13 newcomers on the Fairfield roster have made their Stags debuts this season: Strough, Curran, Labetti, McGuire, Tymon, McAuliffe, Elmquist and Friedt. The new student-athletes represent every position on the field as well as nine different states. The newcomers that traveled the farthest to get to campus are Max McGuire from Del Mar, California and Lucas Pedersen from Bainbridge Island, Washington. Ground Balls Per Game 3. Will Fox Goals-Against Average 6. Sean McKee Save Percentage 5. Sean McKee Saves Per Game 5. Sean McKee Ground Balls Per Game 14. Will Fox Goals-Against Average 46. Sean McKee Save Percentage 49. Sean McKee Saves Per Game 39. Sean McKee Media Notes 5 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

6 2018 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown / High School / Last School 1 Tyler Lichter M R-Fr. Westerville, Ohio / Dublin Jerome 2 Matt Sharpe M Jr. Duxbury, Mass. / Duxbury 3 Zach White A So. West Chester, Pa. / Malvern Prep 4 Joe Rodrigues A/M Sr. Saratoga, Calif. / Bellarmine College Prep 5 Charlie Horning A Sr. Laytonsville, Md. / Georgetown Prep / Villanova 6 Hunter Keech M So. Golden s Bridge, N.Y. / John Jay 7 Sean McKee GK So. Ambler, Pa. / William Penn Charter 8 Drew Murray M Sr. Langhorne, Pa. / William Penn Charter 9 Liam DaRos M Sr. Patterson, N.Y. / Brewster 10 Joe DeLasho FO Sr. Tuckahoe, N.Y. / Fordham Prep 11 J.B. Smith D/LSM Sr. Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Jerome 12 Will Fox FO Sr. Mullica Hill, N.J. / St. Augustine 14 Liam Lynch FO Jr. Bronxville, N.Y. / Bronxville 15 Brendan Quinn A/M Jr. Rockville Centre, N.Y. / Chaminade 16 Max McGuire GK Fr. Del Mar, Calif. / Torrey Pines / New Hampton School 18 Taylor Strough M Fr. Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. / Cold Spring Harbor 19 Tim Gillis D Jr. Cohasset, Mass. / Cohasset 20 Jack Brennan A/M Jr. Manhasset, N.Y. / Chaminade / Colgate 21 Brian Cosgrove D So. Bloomfield Hills, Mich. / Brother Rice 22 Dylan Beckwith M So. Wantagh, N.Y. / Wantagh 23 Zane Friedt M Fr. Eagle, Idaho / Eagle 24 Adam Riestis M Jr. Allen, Texas / Allen 25 George Elmquist D Fr. Southlake, Texas / Carroll 26 Liam McAuliffe A/M Fr. East Norwich, N.Y. / St. Dominic 27 Nick Panara D Sr. Pittsford, N.Y. / Pittsford Sutherland 28 Travis Ford M So. Webster, N.Y. / Webster Thomas 30 Cole Barnard M Fr. Mill Neck, N.Y. / Locust Valley 31 Clay Brady M So. Shaker Heights, Ohio / Shaker Heights 32 Riley Peters M Sr. Bethesda, Md. / Boys Latin 33 Samuel Murphy M Jr. Cohasset, Mass. / Thayer Academy 34 Adam Aronowitz M So. Dallas, Texas / Episcopal School of Dallas 35 Lucas Pedersen LSM Fr. Bainbridge Island, Wash. / Bainbridge 36 Kendall Keahey M Jr. Clay, N.Y. / Liverpool 37 McKay Sheahan A Jr. Johns Creek, Ga. / Johns Creek 38 Peter Ahonen GK Fr. Amherst, N.H. / Brooks School (Mass.) 39 Charlie Curran A Fr. Fair Haven, N.J. / Rumson-Fair Haven Regional 40 Tommy Fleming A/M So. San Carlos, Calif. / Saint Ignatius Prep 42 Colin Burke A Jr. Lloyd Harbor, N.Y. / Cold Spring Harbor 43 Sam Gindhart GK Jr. Spring City, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan 44 Brian Crawley A/M Fr. Port Washington, N.Y. / Paul D. Schreiber 45 Frankie Labetti M/FO Fr. Moorestown, N.J. / Moorestown 46 Jake Tymon D/LSM So. Fairfield, Conn. / Ludlowe / Mercyhurst 47 Spencer Noonan D/LSM Sr. Sammamish, Wash. / Skyline 48 Andrew Murrow D So. Clarksville, Md. / Boys Latin 49 Bill McMenamin FO So. Longport, N.J. / St. Augustine Prep Head Coach: Andy Copelan (Bucknell 03, 10th season) Associate Head Coach: Andy Whitley (Franklin & Marshall 96, ninth season) Assistant Coach: Colin Hulme (Colgate 07, sixth season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Justin Schneidman (SUNY Cortland 09, first season) Pronunciations #1 Lichter... LIK-tur #9 DaRos...duh-RAHS #18 Strough...st-RAU (rhymes with cow ) #23 Friedt... FREET #24 Riestis...REES-tis #30 Barnard... bar-nerd #36 Keahey... KAY-hee #46 Tymon...TY-min AC Colin Hulme...rhymes with fume Game 12 6 Fairfield at Hofstra

7 2018 Overall Statistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Feb 10 VERMONT L Feb 17 at Saint Joseph's W Feb 24 at #15 Rutgers L Feb 27 HARTFORD L Mar 03 STONY BROOK L Mar 06 QUINNIPIAC W Mar 10 #11 YALE L Mar 17 PENN STATE L Mar 20 NJIT W Mar 24 at #7 Villanova Lot * Mar 31 at Delaware L TEAM STATISTICS FFD OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up 16 6 Man-down 1 1 Unassisted Overtime 0 1 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number Minutes 27:30 30:30 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 7/950 4/867 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw Up Dn GB Faceoff 4 Rodrigues, Joe Burke, Colin Beckwith, Dylan Brennan, Jack Strough, Taylor Murray, Drew Ford, Travis Quinn, Brendan Curran, Charlie Horning, Charlie Keahey, Kendall Sheahan, McKay DaRos, Liam Fox, Will Labetti, Frankie Noonan, Spencer McMenamin, Bill Tymon, Jake Murphy, Samuel Panara, Nick Murrow, Andrew Gindhart, Sam Aronowitz, Adam Peters, Riley McAuliffe, Liam Elmquist, George Riestis, Adam Friedt, Zane Cosgrove, Brian McGuire, Max Lynch, Liam Smith, JB DeLasho, Joe McKee, Sean Keech, Hunter Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 43 Gindhart, Sam 2 53: McKee, Sean 9 486: McGuire, Max 2 120: Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Fairfield Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Fairfield Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Fairfield Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Fairfield Opponents Media Notes 7 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

8 2018 CAA Statistics RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. * Mar 31 at Delaware L TEAM STATISTICS FFD OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists 3 5 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up 0 0 Man-down 0 0 Unassisted 7 6 Overtime 0 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS 5 6 FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number 3 2 Minutes 2:30 2:00 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/732 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw Up Dn GB Faceoff 4 Rodrigues, Joe Ford, Travis Brennan, Jack Murray, Drew Burke, Colin Beckwith, Dylan Keahey, Kendall Curran, Charlie Strough, Taylor Murrow, Andrew Noonan, Spencer Tymon, Jake Labetti, Frankie Sheahan, McKay Murphy, Samuel Peters, Riley Panara, Nick Elmquist, George McGuire, Max Quinn, Brendan Fox, Will Smith, JB Horning, Charlie Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 16 McGuire, Max 1 60: Total 1 60: Opponents 1 60: Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Fairfield Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Fairfield Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Fairfield Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Fairfield Opponents Game 12 8 Fairfield at Hofstra

9 Game 1: Vermont 12, Fairfield 5 Stags Stopped by Vermont in 2018 Season Opener Rodrigues nets two goals to lead the Fairfield attack FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse opened the 2018 campaign this afternoon on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium, dropping a 12-5 decision to visiting Vermont. Joe Rodrigues netted two goals to pace five Stags that registered points on the day. Fairfield falls to 0-1 with the loss, and Vermont improves to 3-0 on the season after sweeping a southern road trip last weekend at Furman and Mercer. Joining Rodrigues in the scoring column were Travis Ford, Drew Murray and Spencer Noonan with one goal apiece, while Dylan Beckwith handed out an assist. The visiting Catamounts came out firing at Rafferty Stadium, netting the contest s first eight goals. Noonan ended the drought for the Stags with his first career goal. The senior defenseman corralled a ground ball off of a faceoff and went coastto-coast for the marker less than two minutes before the half. The tally was also Fairfield s first man-down goal since Colin McLinden converted while the Stags were shorthanded in a win at UMass on April 4, After a quick Vermont tally to start the third quarter, Fairfield put together back-toback goals for the first time, starting with Murray finishing a pass from Beckwith to cut the deficit to 9-2. Less than 70 seconds later, the Stags struck again as Rodrigues a Second Team All-CAA selection last spring rattled the cage for the first time to make it a 9-3 contest with 12:15 remaining in the third. Neither team would score until the final stanza, when Vermont converted off of the opening draw to extend the margin back to Once again, it was Rodrigues who offered the rebuttal as he withstood a push from behind to finish off his second goal of the day. However, the Catamounts responded with back-to-back markers to thwart the potential for a Fairfield run. In the closing minutes of action, Ford who hit the post and the crossbar on consecutive shots earlier in the game found the back of the cage for the first time in 2018 to round out the final score at Will Fox handled the duties at the faceoff X, starting his senior campaign with a 14-for-21 showing with a team-leading seven groundballs. Beckwith and Adam Riestis each added three ground balls in the midfield. Sean McKee and Sam Gindhart split the effort in the cage for the Stags, both making their collegiate debut today on Conway Field. McKee made three saves in the opening half of action and Gindhart turned away six shots after the intermission. Vermont was led by three goals and two assists from All-America attackman Ian MacKay, who was the 2016 America East Offensive Player of the Year but missed all of 2017 due to injury. Ben French also netted a hat trick for the Catamounts. Nick Washuta made 13 saves over the first 54:33 of action to earn the win in goal, with Ryan Cornell stopping three shots to close out the day in relief. The Stags now begin a two-game road swing next Saturday, Feb. 17, with a noon visit to Saint Joseph s in Philadelphia. After a trip to Rutgers the following Saturday, the Stags start a six-game homestand on Tuesday, Feb. 27 against in-state foe Hartford. Vermont (3-0) at Fairfield (0-1) Date: Feb 10, 2018 Attendance: 1342 SCORE Total Vermont Fairfield Vermont GOALS: MacKay 3; French 3; Hudson 2; Rischmann 2; Davis 1; Milchling 1. ASSISTS: Davis 2; MacKay 2; Cobb 1; Knight 1; Milchling 1. Fairfield GOALS: Rodrigues 2; Ford 1; Murray 1; Noonan 1. ASSISTS: Beckwith 1. SHOTS Total Vermont Fairfield GROUND BALLS Total Vermont Fairfield FACE-OFFS Total Vermont Fairfield F/O VIOLATIONS Total Vermont Fairfield MAN-UP Total Vermont Fairfield CLEARS Total Vermont Fairfield SAVES Total Vermont Fairfield TURNOVERS Total Vermont Fairfield Penalties - Vermont 3/3:00; Fairfield 3/3: Media Notes 9 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

10 Game 2: Fairfield 11, Saint Joseph s 6 Stags Shutdown Saint Joseph s for First Win of 2018 Fox dominates the X with 14 ground balls, 1 goal as part of a 17-for-21 showing PHILADELPHIA Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse picked up its first win of 2018 on Saturday afternoon with an 11-6 victory at Saint Joseph s. Three Stags recorded three points on the day, including a hat trick for Brendan Quinn. With the win, Fairfield improves to 1-1 on the young season. Saint Joseph s drops to 0-1. In addition to Quinn s three goals the first three of his career Dylan Beckwith handed out three assists and Colin Burke notched three points by way of a goal and two helpers. Taylor Strough added the first two points of his Fairfield career with a goal and an assist, and Joe Rodrigues also recorded one goal and one assist. Rounding out the attack were single goals from Drew Murray, Travis Ford, Charlie Curran (first career goal), Jack Brennan and Will Fox. In addition to his first career goal, Fox was dominant at the faceoff X to keep the Fairfield offense on the field. The senior went 17-for-21 and collected 14 ground balls to match the known program record set by Fairfield and MLL faceoff standard bearer Peter Vlahakis 04. Vlahakis went 18-for-27 on the dot with 14 ground balls in a 14-9 win at Holy Cross on Feb. 23, The goals for Brennan and Strough this afternoon were man-up as the Stags went 2-for-4 on extra-man opportunities. Burke assisted on both man-advantage tallies. Defensively, Fairfield held the host Hawks to their lowest scoring output in 12 games dating back to last season. The Stags forced 14 Saint Joseph s turnovers with seven different players recording a caused turnover, and held the Hawks to a 1-for-5 day on extra-man chances. Sean McKee earned his first career win in goal with 12 saves to go along with two ground balls and a caused turnover. Mike Rastivo and Kyle Cain each potted two goals for the Hawks. Cain also distributed an assist, while Chris Blewitt had a pair of helpers. Mike Adler made 10 stops in the cage for Saint Joseph s. The Stags are back at it next Saturday, Feb. 24, for a noon faceoff at #7 Rutgers. The Scarlet Knights took their first loss of 2018 this afternoon, falling by a count of 9-7 at #12 Army West Point. Action returns to Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium on Tuesday, Feb. 27 when the Stags host in-state foe Hartford at 3 p.m. The Hawks lost their season opener today a setback at St. John s and will host Bryant next weekend before visiting Fairfield. Fairfield (1-1) at Saint Joseph s (0-1) Date: Feb 17, 2018 Attendance: 1510 SCORE Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s Fairfield GOALS: Quinn 3; Burke 1; Strough 1; Rodrigues 1; Ford 1; Murray 1; Curran 1; Fox 1; Brennan1. ASSISTS: Beckwith 3; Burke 2; Rodrigues 1; Strough 1. Saint Joseph s GOALS: Cain 2; Rastivo 2; Kelly 1; McGinley 1. ASSISTS: Blewitt 2; Cain 1; Kelly 1. SHOTS Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s GROUND BALLS Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s FACE-OFFS Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s F/O VIOLATIONS Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s MAN-UP Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s CLEARS Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s SAVES Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s TURNOVERS Total Fairfield Saint Joseph s Penalties - Fairfield 5/4:00; Saint Joseph s 4/4:00. Game Fairfield at Hofstra

11 Game 3: #13/15 Rutgers 12, Fairfield 7 #13/15 Rutgers Makes Late Run to Top Stags, 12-7 Rodrigues racks up four points, Burke nets a pair for Fairfield PISCATAWAY, N.J. Trailing 8-5 with just 15 minutes to play, Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse scored back-to-back goals to climb within one of #13/15 Rutgers on Saturday afternoon. However, it was the host Scarlet Knights who made the game s final run to pull away for a 12-7 decision at High Points Solution Stadium in Piscataway. With the loss, the Stags fall to 1-2 on the season. Rutgers improves to 3-1. Joe Rodrigues led the Fairfield attack with three goals including one of the two fourth-quarter markers and an assist. Colin Burke added a pair of goals, with Dylan Beckwith and Frankie Labetti each netting one. Labetti s goal in the final frame of action was the first of his career. In addition to Rodrigues s helper, Charlie Curran dished out a pair of assists and Brendan Quinn distributed one. With their performances today, Rodrigues extends his streak to eight straight games with a goal a run that has featured six multi-goal efforts while Beckwith continues his stretch of 14 consecutive outings notching at least one point. In the midfield, Will Fox went 11-for-22 on faceoff attempts and scooped up a team-best five ground balls. Adam Riestis added a pair of ground balls from the defensive midfield. Sean McKee helmed the Fairfield cage and made a career-best 13 saves. His performance included six stops in the second quarter and four in the final frame to help facilitate a pair of scoring runs for the Stags. All-America attackman Jules Heningburg led the Rutgers offense with four goals and two assists, whilel Christian Mazzone added two goals and two helpers. Max Edelmann made 11 saves to earn the decision in the Scarlet Knights cage. Rutgers outshot the Stags, 39-34, and held a advantage in ground balls. The Scarlet Knights also nabbed a slight edge in faceoffs, winning 12 draws to Fairfield s 11. The Stags went 16-for-19 on the clear, while Rutgers was 18-for-20. Action returns to Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium on Tuesday, Feb. 27 when the Stags host in-state foe Hartford at 3 p.m. The Hawks (0-2) fell to Bryant, 15-10, this afternoon and previously took a setback at St. John s. Next Tuesday s game starts a six-game homestand for the Stags that will also feature contests with Stony Brook, Quinnipiac, #11/11 Yale, #15/16 Penn State and NJIT. Fairfield Lacrosse fans can purchase a $40 LaxPass for admission to all eight remaining regular season home games. Single-game tickets are also on sale now at FairfieldStags.com/TIX. Fairfield (1-2) at #13/15 Rutgers (2-1) Date: Feb 24, 2018 Attendance: 748 SCORE Total Fairfield Rutgers Fairfield GOALS: Rodrigues 3; Burke 2; Beckwith 1; Labetti 1. ASSISTS: Curran 2; Quinn 1; Rodrigues 1. Rutgers GOALS: Heningburg 4; Mazzone 2; Mead 2; Coyne 1; Mullins 1; Scarpello 1; Christiano 1. ASSISTS: Heningburg 2; Mazzone 2; Coyne 1; Divitcos 1; Mullins 1; Pless 1; Rose 1. SHOTS Total Fairfield Rutgers GROUND BALLS Total Fairfield Rutgers FACE-OFFS Total Fairfield Rutgers F/O VIOLATIONS Total Fairfield Rutgers MAN-UP Total Fairfield Rutgers CLEARS Total Fairfield Rutgers SAVES Total Fairfield Rutgers TURNOVERS Total Fairfield Rutgers Penalties - Fairfield 1/1:00; Rutgers 2/2: Media Notes 11 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

12 Game 4: Hartford 16, Fairfield 11 Tuesday Matinee at Rafferty Stadium Goes to Hartford, Dylan Beckwith posts career highs with four goals, six total points FAIRFIELD, Conn. A seven-goal third quarter outburst for visiting Hartford proved decisive as Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse was on the short side of a decision on Tuesday afternoon on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. Dylan Beckwith led the Stags attack with four goals and two assists. Beckwith, who set new career highs in both goals and total points, was one of three players with at least three goals for Fairfield (1-3). Joe Rodrigues netted three markers to extend his team lead to nine goals on the season, while Charlie Curran rang up the first hat trick of his career. Beckwith and Rodrigues now share the team lead with 11 points apiece. After today s efforts, Rodrigues has put together a nine-game goal scoring streak dating back to last spring a run that includes seven multi-goal games. Beckwith owns the team-best active point-scoring streak with a goal or assist in 15 consecutive outings. Also rattling the cage today was Brendan Quinn, who also dished out a pair of assists. Colin Burke, Travis Ford and Taylor Strough round out the attack with one assist apiece. The matchup at the faceoff X featured Will Fox squaring off with Hartford All- American Dylan Protesto. Fox went 11-for-18 against Protesto, who entered the day ranked third in the nation in win percentage on the draw, and finished at 18-for-31 overall with a team-best 11 ground balls. Fox s performance led the Stags to a overall lead in ground balls. Samuel Murphy and Spencer Noonan each had three pick-ups in the midfield, and Curran scooped up three to keep possession alive in the attacking end. Sean McKee started in goal and made 11 saves in addition to three ground balls and a caused turnover. Sam Gindhart completed the day in the cage with a pair of second-half saves. Hartford s (1-2) Alex Smith led all players with five goals, while Justin Huggins potted four for the Hawks. Ryan Vanderford earned the win in goal with 10 saves. The Stags held a lead in shots Fairfield s most since sending 55 attempts at Providence on Feb. 21, 2004 and committed 12 turnovers to Hartford s 13 giveaways. Fairfield was 12-for-13 on the clear, while the Hawks posted a 15-for-19 mark on clearing attempts. Today s game was the first of a six-game homestand for the Stags. The Stags continue their Rafferty Stadium residency on Saturday, March 3 for a 1 p.m. visit from Stony Brook. Tickets are on sale at FairfieldStags.com/TIX. Hartford (1-2) at Fairfield (1-3) Date: Feb 27, 2018 Attendance: 526 SCORE Total Hartford Fairfield Hartford GOALS: Smith 5; Huggins 4; Feiner 2; Jinks 2; Davison 1; Dulin 1; O Brien 1. ASSISTS: Davison 3; Dulin 2; Feiner 2; Jinks 1. Fairfield GOALS: Beckwith 4; Rodrigues 3; Curran 3; Quinn 1. ASSISTS: Beckwith 2; Quinn 2; Burke 1; Ford 1; Strough 1. SHOTS Total Hartford Fairfield GROUND BALLS Total Hartford Fairfield FACE-OFFS Total Hartford Fairfield F/O VIOLATIONS Total Hartford Fairfield MAN-UP Total Hartford Fairfield CLEARS Total Hartford Fairfield SAVES Total Hartford Fairfield TURNOVERS Total Hartford Fairfield Penalties - Hartford 2/2:00; Fairfield 4/3:30. Game Fairfield at Hofstra

13 Game 5: Stony Brook 11, Fairfield 9 Rally Runs Out for Stags in 11-9 Loss to Stony Brook Fairfield finishes the day on a 5-0 run FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse scored the last five goals of the day, but it would not be enough to overcome visiting Stony Brook on Saturday afternoon as the Seawolves left Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium with an 11-9 decision. Jack Brennan, Charlie Horning and Joe Rodrigues each scored two goals for the Stags on the day. Brennan added an assist to his two-goal day to ring up a career-best three points. Both of his markers came in man-up situations as Fairfield (1-4) went 5-for-5 on extra-man opportunities. The performance on the EMO is the first perfect showing of at least five chances in the nation this season. Five man-up goals marks the most by a Fairfield team in a game since netting six in a win over Manhattan on Feb. 22, Rodrigues two goals, which came just 25 seconds apart near the end of the third quarter, extend his team-leading totals to 11 goals and 13 points this spring. He has scored at least one goal in 10 consecutive contests dating back to 2017 a run that includes eight multi-goal efforts. Horning s two goals also both came in the second half as the senior put home his first two markers of the year. Rounding out the attack were Drew Murray, Taylor Strough and McKay Sheahan with one goal apiece. Sheahan s goal was the first of his collegiate career. Colin Burke dished out three assists to move into a tie for 12th all-time (with Rob Scipioni 02) with 113 career points. Murray also handed out a pair of helpers for the first two-assist day of his career. Brennan, Strough, Dylan Beckwith and Liam DaRos each had one assist on the day. At the faceoff X, Will Fox went 12-for-19 with eight ground balls to register his sixth consecutive game at 50 percent or better on the draw. Joe De Lasho added one faceoff victory, and Samuel Murphy aided efforts in the midfield with two ground balls. Sean McKee helmed the cage and made 11 saves to go along with three ground balls and a caused turnover. J.B. Smith and Andrew Murrow picked up three and two ground balls, respectively, on close defense and Spencer Noonan collected a ground ball and caused three turnovers from the starting LSM spot. Stony Brook (1-4) was led on the attack by Patrick Kaschalk with three goals and two assists. Michael Bollinger earned the win in goal for the Seawolves with 13 saves. The Stags outshot Stony Brook, 33-26, and the visitors held the edge in ground balls, Both teams committed 17 turnovers. The Seawolves got off to a fast start with four consecutive goals before Sheahan s first goal as a Stag and Fairfield s first man-up goal of the day cut the margin to 4-1 late in the first quarter. Stony Brook would add five more in the second frame, however, with man-up goals by Brennan and Strough pushing the halftime score to 9-3 in favor of the Seawolves. Fairfield got on the board first after the intermission as Horning finished a Beckwith feed just 61 seconds into the third stanza. After nine scoreless minutes of action, Stony Brook struck with two goals in just seven ticks as Kaschalk scored and Tyler Anderson won the ensuing faceoff, carrying it coast-to-coast and rattling the cage for a goal. Fairfield responded in kind as Joe Rodrigues scored with the flag down with 1:15 left in the frame. The Stags took advantage one again of the extraman opportunity as Fox won the faceoff and Murray found Rodrigues 25 seconds later for another goal as the third quarter expired with Fairfield trailing All three tallies in the fourth quarter went to the Stags courtesy of Horning, Brennan and Murray as McKee made two stops and the defense forced five turnovers over the final 15 minutes. However, the deficit proved insurmountable as time expired on an 11-9 final. This team hasn t had any quit in them since day one, said Head Coach Andy Copelan. But we all need to do a better job of transitioning what we do in practice and in film sessions to what we do on gameday. Up next, Fairfield hosts its second in-state foe of the spring when Quinnipiac comes to Rafferty Stadium on Tuesday, March 6 for a 3 p.m. contest. Stony Brook (1-4) at Fairfield (1-4) Date: Mar 03, 2018 Attendance: 922 SCORE Total Stony Brook Fairfield Stony Brook GOALS: Kaschalk 3; Haun 2; Grippe 1; Anderson 1; Abdellatif 1; Daly 1; Rees 1; Pickel 1. ASSISTS: Walsh 3; Kaschalk 2; Haun 1; Matsuoka 1; Robison 1. Fairfield GOALS: Brennan 2; Rodrigues 2; Horning 2; Murray 1; Strough 1; Sheahan 1. ASSISTS: Burke 3; Murray 2; Beckwith 1; Brennan 1; DaRos 1; Strough 1. SHOTS Total Stony Brook Fairfield GROUND BALLS Total Stony Brook Fairfield FACE-OFFS Total Stony Brook Fairfield F/O VIOLATIONS Total Stony Brook Fairfield MAN-UP Total Stony Brook Fairfield CLEARS Total Stony Brook Fairfield SAVES Total Stony Brook Fairfield TURNOVERS Total Stony Brook Fairfield Penalties - Stony Brook 6/4:30; Fairfield 3/2: Media Notes 13 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

14 Game 6: Fairfield 9, Quinnipiac 6 Strong Start Propels Stags to 9-6 Win Over Quinnipiac Fairfield nets the first six goals to top its in-state foe at Rafferty Stadium FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse scored the first six goals of the day against visiting Quinnipiac on Tuesday on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium and kept the Bobcats at arm s length en route to a 9-6 victory. Jack Brennan racked up a career-best five points to pilot the attack. Fairfield (2-4) snaps a three-game losing skid with its first home victory of the year, while the Bobcats fall to 2-3. We certainly didn t talk about today as a must win game and we haven t talked about being 1-4 going into the game all that much, said Head Coach Andy Copelan. In my heart of hearts, I expected us to be better than 1-4 after five games, but the analogy that we ve used is that we can t live in the rearview mirror right now. Everything has to be about the road ahead, and I was proud of the guys for having the ability to do that. Brennan netted a personal-best three goals and distributed two assists to account for his five points all of which came in the first half as the Stags built the 8-1 lead that they would ride to victory. Joe Rodrigues added two goals to extend his teamleading total to 13 markers on the year, and the quartet of Liam DaRos, Taylor Strough, Brendan Quinn and Charlie Curran each scored one. Also helping to facilitate the scoring were DaRos, Strough, Dylan Beckwith, Colin Burke and Charlie Horning with one assist apiece. Will Fox played his part in keeping Fairfield on the attack with a 14-for-19 showing at the faceoff X. Fox, who entered the day ranked sixth in the nation with 9.00 ground balls per game, maintained that CAA-leading average with nine more ground balls this afternoon. Fox won the first seven draws of the game as Fairfield built its 6-0 lead and came away with 10-of-11 first-half faceoffs in total. Jake Tymon also helped to control the action in the midfield with a career-best four ground balls and a caused turnover. At the other end of Conway Field, Sean McKee had his best game in the cage as a Stag with 13 saves compared to just six goals allowed. McKee made seven of his stops in the fourth quarter to squash the Bobcats late comeback attempt and also swiped three ground balls. Sean is an uber-talented player, and there has been something there all year long, Said Copelan of his first-year starting goalkeeper. Part of it is game experience. He has to go through those transformative moments both good and bad and as long as he can grind through and keep his eyes on the finish line, it s never going to be a talent shortage for Sean. I m proud of how he has responded and how the guys around him have responded. They haven t lost faith or confidence in him and, as a result, I think we re seeing a more confident Sean McKee out there. Quinnipiac spread out its scoring with six different Bobcats accounting for the team s six goals. Sam Witt had one of those markers as well as one assist to set the pace for the visitors. Joe Zukauskas played the majority of minutes in goal save for a 2:16 stretch in which he was spelled for an injury timeout and made 10 saves. Brennan played a role in the Stags first four goals netting two and assisting on two others as Fairfield took control of the first half action. The Stags went on to score the contest s first six markers while the defense kept Quinnipiac off the board for the first 23:25 of action. In total, Fairfield ran up an 8-1 advantage over the game s first 30 minutes to take that sizable lead into the intermission. Fairfield s six-goal second quarter including a pair of man-up goals just 59 seconds apart. Those markers finished by Brennan and Strough, respectively ran the Stags streak to seven consecutive conversions on extra-man opportunities. Fairfield went 5-for-5 on the EMO in Saturday s meeting with Stony Brook to post the first and only perfect game on the advantage (with a minimum of five chances) in the nation this spring. Quinnipiac found more success on the attack in the second half, but the Stags kept those scoring chances spread out over the final 30 minutes of action to maintain their lead. The Bobcats never trimmed the deficit to less than three goals, and DaRos added his first goal of the season for the Stags in the fourth quarter to punctuate the 9-6 victory. Quinnipiac outshot the Stags, 37-31, and the ground ball effort was even at Fairfield committed 11 turnovers to the Bobcats 12 giveaways, and the Stags were a perfect 22-for-22 on the clear while the visitors converted 19 of their 22 clearing attempts. The Stags are back in action on Saturday, March 10 for another in-state showdown as #10/11 Yale makes the trip to Rafferty Stadium for a 1 p.m. outing. The Bulldogs are 3-1 on the season following an 11-8 victory at Bryant this past Saturday. Quinnipiac (2-3) at Fairfield (2-4) Date: Mar 06, 2018 Attendance: 323 SCORE Total Quinnipiac Fairfield Quinnipiac GOALS: Witt 1; Feldman 1; Lawson 1; Corcoran 1; Mackay 1; Bellamy 1. ASSISTS: Carchietta 1; Fletcher 1; Witt 1; Tomsik 1. Fairfield GOALS: Brennan 3; Rodrigues 2; DaRos 1; Strough 1; Quinn 1; Curran 1. ASSISTS: Brennan 2; Beckwith 1; Burke 1; DaRos 1; Horning 1; Strough 1. SHOTS Total Quinnipiac Fairfield GROUND BALLS Total Quinnipiac Fairfield FACE-OFFS Total Quinnipiac Fairfield F/O VIOLATIONS Total Quinnipiac Fairfield MAN-UP Total Quinnipiac Fairfield CLEARS Total Quinnipiac Fairfield SAVES Total Quinnipiac Fairfield TURNOVERS Total Quinnipiac Fairfield Penalties - Quinnipiac 3/2:30; Fairfield 3/3:00. Game Fairfield at Hofstra

15 Game 7: #10/11 Yale 8, Fairfield 3 #10/11 Yale Pulls Away for 8-3 Victory McKee makes 10 saves, Burke totals three points for the Stags FAIRFIELD, Conn. Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse carried a 2-2 tie into the half with visiting #10/11 Yale on Saturday afternoon at Rafferty Stadium. However, the nationally-ranked Bulldogs broke the deadlock with a 6-1 advantage after the intermission to exit Conway Field with an 8-3 decision. Sean McKee made 10 saves in the cage for the Stags. With the loss, the Stags fall to 2-5 on the season. Yale improves to 4-1 with its fourth consecutive victory. McKee s 10 saves marked the fifth time that the first-year starting goalkeeper has reached double figures in seven outings. He also collected four ground balls with a caused turnover. The defensive effort in front of McKee was highlighted by three ground balls picked up by J.B. Smith and one caused turnover apiece for Nick Panara, Andrew Murrow, Jake Tymon and Spencer Noonan. Yale s eight-goal output, which was boosted by an empty-net tally in the closing seconds, was its lowest of the season. Colin Burke led the attack, playing a role in all three Fairfield scores with a goal and two assists. McKay Sheahan added a man-up marker for his second goal of the year and Jack Brennan posted his seventh tally of the spring. Yale was led by a goal and three assists from Ben Reeves and five-point performance with three goals and two assists for Joseph Sessa. Jack Starr made 10 saves for the Bulldogs to earn the win in the cage. All-Ivy League faceoff man Conor Mackie went 15-for-15 on the dot with 11 ground balls to keep Yale on the attack. Yale got on the board just seven seconds into the game as Mackie came away with the opening faceoff and started the Bulldogs on the run. The ball found the crosse of Jackson Morrill, who connected with Matt Gaudet for the game s first goal. After that initial outburst, the teams played scoreless lacrosse for nearly 14 minutes. The Stags ended that drought with Sheahan finishing a feed from Burke to capitalize on an extra-man opportunity and end the first quarter with the score knotted at 1-1. Once again, the second quarter saw the Bulldogs score first followed by a Fairfield response. For Yale, it was Lucas Cotler converting a feed from Jack Tigh. The Stags answered with Burke getting free on a pick set by Joe Rodrigues to uncork his fourth goal of the season. Yale struck early in the third quarter on a Sessa goal assisted by Reeves, and the tally remained at 3-2 in favor of the Bulldogs until the closing seconds of the stanza. The Stags appeared to have quelled a late Yale threat when Morrill s shot rang off the post, but the Sessa elevated to grab the rebound and send in home in one motion, extending the Bulldogs cushion to 4-2 with 8.7 seconds left in the period. Yale widened the gap 31 seconds into the final quarter on Reeves lone goal of the day, but Fairfield was quick to answer as Brennan got loose in front and sent home a pass from Burke to cut the deficit to 5-3 with 13:09 to go. The Stags would not score again, however, as Tigh added a pair of fourth-quarter markers and Sessa scored on the vacant cage with 62 seconds left to round out the final at 8-3 in favor of the visiting Bulldogs. Yale held a advantage in shots and a lead in ground balls. The Stags forced 16 Bulldogs turnovers while committing 11 giveaways. Both teams were nearly perfect on the clear with Fairfield converting 22-of-23 attempts and Yale posting an 18-for-19 mark. We continue to be a work in progress, but I thought the guys were ready to play today, said Head Coach Andy Copelan. We played very hard, but as the game wore on our execution deteriorated a bit, and we have to fix that. The Stags continue their six-game residency at Rafferty Stadium with a visit from #20 Penn State on Saturday, March 17. Opening faceoff on Conway Field is scheduled for 1 p.m. with all of the action set to air live on the Lax Sports Network. #10/11 Yale (4-1) vs. Fairfield (2-5) Date: Mar 10, 2018 Attendance: 1471 SCORE Total Yale Fairfield Yale GOALS: Sessa 3; Tigh 2; Reeves 1; Cotler 1; Gaudet 1. ASSISTS: Reeves 3; Sessa 2; Morrill 1; Tigh 1. Fairfield GOALS: Burke 1; Brennan 1; Sheahan 1. ASSISTS: Burke 2. SHOTS Total Yale Fairfield GROUND BALLS Total Yale Fairfield FACE-OFFS Total Yale Fairfield F/O VIOLATIONS Total Yale Fairfield MAN-UP Total Yale Fairfield CLEARS Total Yale Fairfield SAVES Total Yale Fairfield TURNOVERS Total Yale Fairfield Penalties - Yale 2/1:30; Fairfield 2/1: Media Notes 15 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

16 Game 8: Penn State 17, Fairfield 13 Rodrigues Nets Six Goals in Loss to Penn State Senior s career-high scoring output is one shy of the program record FAIRFIELD, Conn. Joe Rodrigues scored six goals to lead 11 different players that contributed a point for Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse on Saturday afternoon against Penn State. However, the offensive slugfest on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium went to the visiting Nittany Lions by a final count of With the loss, the Stags fall to 2-6 on the season. Penn State, which is currently unranked but receiving votes in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, improves to 5-3. We just need to play better and harder, and we need to commit to improving, said Head Coach Andy Copelan. We understand that this is all still fixable going forward, but we have work to do. With his six goals, Rodrigues established a new personal career high. He was one marker short of the Fairfield Lacrosse record of seven goals established by Spencer Steele in 1999 against Saint Joseph s and matched by Rob Scipioni against Vermont in The senior attackman currently leads the Stags with 19 goals and 21 total points this spring. Also on the attack, Jack Brennan netted his second career hat trick fueled by two man-up goals. Brennan leads the CAA and is among the nation s best on the EMO with six man-up goals this season. Colin Burke added two goals for the Stags, with Taylor Strough and McKay Sheahan each netting one. Kendall Keahey dished out the first two assists of his career this afternoon, with one helper apiece coming from the crosses of Brennan, Burke, Strough, Dylan Beckwith, Travis Ford, Charlie Horning, Drew Murray and Bill McMenamin. In addition to his first career assist, McMenamin recorded four faceoff wins and collected one ground ball in his Fairfield debut. Also at the X, Will Fox won 12 draws and gathered a pair of ground balls. Two of Samuel Murphy s three ground balls came from the wing on faceoff situations. Sean McKee went the distance in the cage and made seven saves with four ground balls. In front of McKee, Murphy and J.B. Smith each caused a pair of turnovers. Smith also gathered three ground balls. Penn State, an NCAA postseason qualifier out of the Big Ten last season, was led by six goals and two assists from Mac O Keefe. Fellow attackman Dylan Foulds scored four goals with three helpers. Gerard Arceri set the tone for the Nittany Lions at the faceoff X with a 20-for-25 day and 17 ground balls. Colby Kneese made three saves in the first 48 minutes in the cage, with Will Schreiner and Trevor Scollins splitting the final 12 minutes to complete the effort. Penn State was in control of time of possession, give them credit for that, added Copelan. Arceri at the X is a game-changer, and he certainly impacted today s game. The Stags conclude their six-game residency at Raffery Stadium the longest homestand in program history this Tuesday, March 20 at 3 p.m. with a visit from NJIT. Tickets are on sale now at FairfieldStags.com/TIX. Penn State (5-3) vs. Fairfield (2-6) Date: Mar 17, 2018 Attendance: 1792 SCORE Total Penn State Fairfield Penn State GOALS: O Keefe 6; Foulds 4; Spillane 2; Willard 2; Keenan 1; Hill 1; Black 1. ASSISTS: Foulds 3; O Keefe 2; Peck 2; Donnelly 1; Keenan 1; Nostrant 1; Spillane 1; Willard 1. Fairfield GOALS: Rodrigues 6; Brennan 3; Burke 2; Strough 1; Sheahan 1. ASSISTS: Keahey 2; Beckwith 1; Brennan 1; Burke 1; Ford 1; Horning 1; McMenamin 1; Murray, 1; Strough 1. SHOTS Total Penn State Fairfield GROUND BALLS Total Penn State Fairfield FACE-OFFS Total Penn State Fairfield F/O VIOLATIONS Total Penn State Fairfield MAN-UP Total Penn State Fairfield CLEARS Total Penn State Fairfield SAVES Total Penn State Fairfield TURNOVERS Total Penn State Fairfield Penalties - Penn State 5/4:30; Fairfield 3/2:30. Game Fairfield at Hofstra

17 Game 9: Fairfield 12, NJIT 8 Burke Powers Attack in 12-8 Win over NJIT Junior matches career high with seven points in the midweek victory FAIRFIELD, Conn. Colin Burke matched his career high with seven points moving into the top-10 in Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse history to lead the Stags to a 12-8 win over the visiting New Jersey Institute of Technology on Tuesday afternoon on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. Burke, Joe Rodrigues and Taylor Strough all netted hat tricks for Fairfield in the victory. The win snaps a two-game losing streak for Fairfield (3-6), which concluded a program-record six-game homestand with today s outing against the Highlanders. I m really proud of our whole team, but in particular I thought that our attack was outstanding today, said Head Coach Andy Copelan. If they can continue to play like that, then we have a chance to be in every game. Burke s seven-point day matches his previous career high attained twice in 2016 en route to CAA Rookie and co-player of the Year honors. In today s effort, Burke scored four goals and tied another personal standard with three assists. Six of his points came in the first half as the Stags built the 8-3 halftime advantage that carried them to victory. With his performance, Burke passes his former teammate TJ Neubauer 16 to move into 10th on Fairfield s all-time scoring list with 127 career points. He is also currently 10th on the career goals list with 82 markers to his name. Rodrigues hat trick was a part of a five-point performance as the senior dished out two assists for the second multi-helper game of his career. His three goals moved him into the CAA lead with 22 and he now shares second place in the conference (with Drexel s Matthew Varian) with 26 points on the season. Since being held scoreless for the first time this season against Yale on March 10, Rodrigues has racked up 11 points in the last two games. Strough s hat trick is the first of his young collegiate career as well as the first three-point outing of his rookie campaign. Charlie Horning and Drew Murray added single goals for Fairfield. Murray, Dylan Beckwith and Will Fox each dished out an assist, and Jack Brennan factored into the scoring for the fifth straight game with a pair of helpers. The Stags were 2-for-2 on extra-man opportunities with Murray and Strough providing the finishes to improve to.556 (15-for-27) in man-up situations this spring. The Stags entered the day ranked ninth in the nation in man-up efficiency and now trail North Carolina by just one goal for the national lead with 15 total man-up tallies. In addition to notching his first career assist, Will Fox helped keep the offense on the field with a 15-for-21 performance at the faceoff X. Fox also scooped up five ground balls to pass fellow faceoff man Michael Roe 14 and move into second alltime at Fairfield with 203 career ground balls. Beckwith was also vital to the faceoff efforts with five ground balls from the wing. Rodrigues had a career-best six ground balls to extend several Fairfield possessions. Defensively, Sean McKee made nine saves in the cage to earn the win. The group in front of him was led by J.B. Smith, George Elmquist and Nick Panara, along with Jake Tymon and Spencer Noonan at the LSM spot. Adam Riestis, Samuel Murphy and Kendall Keahey pitched in as short-stick middies as the Stags limited an opponent to single-digit goals for the fourth time this season. We continue to get better, said Copelan. We have a big one coming up on Saturday and then conference play right around the corner. We have to make sure that, over the next week and a half, we re really buttoning up any deficiencies. But I like our group out there, it s a resilient bunch. Aaron Forster, Cole Robillard and Ryan Darrow scored two goals apiece for NJIT (0-10). Nick Marzullo and Alexzander Hunt split the effort in goal and each made eight saves. Up next, the Stags hit the road for the first time in a month with a trip to #7/8 Villanova (6-2) for a 3:30 p.m. opening faceoff on Saturday. Colonial Athletic Association play begins the following Saturday, March 31, with a noon faceoff at Delaware (3-4). NJIT (0-10) vs. Fairfield (3-6) Date: Mar 20, 2018 Attendance: 271 SCORE Total NJIT Fairfield NJIT GOALS: Forster 2; Robillard 2; Darrow 2; Kaden 1; Wilson 1. ASSISTS: Fogerty 2; Forster 1; Kaden 1. Fairfield GOALS: Burke 4; Rodrigues 3; Strough 3; Murray 1; Horning 1. ASSISTS: Burke 3; Brennan 2; Rodrigues 2; Beckwith 1; Fox 1; Murray 1. SHOTS Total NJIT Fairfield GROUND BALLS Total NJIT Fairfield FACE-OFFS Total NJIT Fairfield F/O VIOLATIONS Total NJIT Fairfield MAN-UP Total NJIT Fairfield CLEARS Total NJIT Fairfield SAVES Total NJIT Fairfield TURNOVERS Total NJIT Fairfield Penalties - NJIT 2/2:00; Fairfield 4/3: Media Notes 17 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

18 Game 10: #7/8 Villanova 13, Fairfield 12 (OT) Stags Rally Late But Fall in Overtime at #7/8 Villanova, Ford scores four goals, Beckwith tallies five points for Fairfield VILLANOVA, Pa. Trailing with just 88 seconds to play at #7/8 Villanova, Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse got back-to-back goals from Joe Rodrigues and Dylan Beckwith to tie the Wildcats, 12-12, and force overtime. However, it was the nationally-ranked hosts who struck in the extra session to escape with decision. Travis Ford matched his career high with four goals for the Stags (3-7). All of his tallies came in the second half. Fellow sophomore Beckwith had a five-point day with two goals and three assists. Colin Burke also handed out three assists, moving into 10th place on the Fairfield Lacrosse all-time list with 48 career helpers. With his effort today, Burke also jumped into ninth on the career points list with 130, eclipsing the 128 points racked up by Tristan Sperry 15 in his four-year tenure at Fairfield. In today s game, the Stags also got goals from Jack Brennan, Taylor Strough, Drew Murray, Kendall Keahey and Charlie Horning. Brennan also handed out his seventh assist of the spring. In the midfield, Will Fox went 17-fo-28 on the dot with four ground balls. Jake Tymon also gathered a pair of ground balls, and Burke picked up three to extend possession in the offensive end for the Stags. Max McGuire made his collegiate debut in the cage, registering eight saves with a pair of ground balls. J.B. Smith and George Elmquist each had two caused turnovers to lead the defense. Danny Seibel and Keegan Khan shouldered the offensive load for Villanova (7-2) with six goals apiece. Christian Cuccinello distributed four assists for the Wildcats and Colin Crowley had three. Nick Testa made 11 saves to earn the win in the cage. After two early saves for McGuire, the Stags started the scoring with Murray s fifth of the season. Following nearly 11 minutes of scoreless action, Seibel rattled the cage for Villanova to end the first quarter with the contest tied at 1-1. Fairfield struck first again in the second frame as Brennan cashed in on the opening possession of the quarter. However, his 11 tally of the year ended the Stags scoring in the period as Villanova ran off five in a row to head into the locker room holding a 6-2 advantage. The dry spell did not continue through the intermission, as Ford netted his first of the day just 51 seconds in. After Fox came away with the ensuing faceoff, it was Keahey potting his first of the year to cut the margin to 6-4. The next two strikes went to Villanova to open up an 8-4 advantage, but the Stags were quick to respond. After Horning s conversion of a Burke pass cut the deficit to 8-5, Fairfield got on the run on a faceoff win by Fox and ground ball pickup for Hunter Keech. The ball settled in the crosse of Burke, who connected with Beckwith for a quick score. Ford was next to light the lamp, shaving the deficit all the way down to 8-7 and force a Villanova timeout with 3:30 to play in the third. A faceoff violation out of the stoppage had the Stags back on the back, and a blast from Ford soon had the game back at level pegging, tied at 8-8 entering the fourth quarter. Villanova started the final frame with a man-up opportunity, which the Stags squashed as Tymon forced a Cuccinello turnover. Fairfield soon found itself on the advantage and, for the 16th time this spring, scored on the EMO as Strough s eighth of the spring put the Stags on top, 9-8, with 13:30 to go. Five minutes later, two quick strikes from Khan had Villanova back in front, 10-9, and Seibel added another to make it an 11-9 advantage with 4:40 remaining. After Elmquist created a turnover, Ford finished a pass from Beckwith to trim the difference to 11-10, but Villanova struck again to take a edge with 1:28 remaining. After Tymon won a battle to come away with the ensuing faceoff, Rodrigues scored off a Brennan assist with 1:11 to go. Beckwith then nabbed Fox s next faceoff win and went coast-to-coast to net the equalizer with 56 seconds remaining in regulation. McGuire preserved the deadlock with a save just before the final horn to send the contest into overtime tied at The extra session lasted just 33 seconds, however, as Villanova won the opening faceoff and called a timeout. The first shot of the frame was the game-winner as Seibel s sixth of the day staked the Wildcats to a win. Up next, Fairfield opens CAA action at Delaware with a noon faceoff on Saturday, March 31. The Blue Hens are 3-4 on the year entering a trip to #11 Rutgers tonight beginning at 7 p.m. The Stags will also visit Hofstra before returning to Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium to host Drexel on Saturday, April 14 at noon as the front-end of the annual Fairfield Lacrosse Military Appreciation Day doubleheader. Tickets are on sale now at FairfieldStags.com/TIX. Fairfield (3-7) vs. #7/8 Villanova (7-2) Date: Mar 24, 2018 Attendance: 477 SCORE OT Total Fairfield Villanova Fairfield GOALS: Ford 4; Beckwith 2; Brennan 1; Rodrigues 1; Strough 1; Murray 1; Keahey 1; Horning 1. ASSISTS: Beckwith 3; Burke 3; Brennan 1. Villanova GOALS: Seibel 6; Khan 6; McNamara 1. ASSISTS: Cuccinello 4; Crowley 3; McNamara 1. SHOTS OT Total Fairfield Villanova GROUND BALLS OT Total Fairfield Villanova FACE-OFFS OT Total Fairfield Villanova F/O VIOLATIONS OT Total Fairfield Villanova MAN-UP OT Total Fairfield Villanova CLEARS OT Total Fairfield Villanova SAVES OT Total Fairfield Villanova TURNOVERS OT Total Fairfield Villanova Penalties - Fairfield 1/1:00; Villanova 3/2:30. Game Fairfield at Hofstra

19 Game 11: Delaware 11, Fairfield 10 Stags Edged at Delaware, 11-10, in CAA Opener Rodrigues nets a hat trick in conference clash Fairfield (3-8, 0-1 CAA) vs. Delaware (4-5, 1-0 CAA) Date: Mar 31, 2018 Attendance: 732 PHILADELPHIA A goal with just 3:12 remaining was the difference as Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse was on the short side of an final in its Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opener this afternoon at Delaware. Joe Rodrigues led the Stags with a hat trick and an assist. Fairfield (3-8, 0-1 CAA) drops a one-goal decision on the road for the second straight week after falling in overtime 13-12, to then-#7/8 nationally-ranked Villanova last Saturday in Pennsylvania. After his four-point day, Rodrigues furthers his position as the Stags leading scorer for this spring with 26 goals and 31 total points. Travis Ford followed up a four-goal performance at Villanova with two markers this afternoon. Fairfield also got goals from Drew Murray, Jack Brennan, Colin Burke, Dylan Beckwith and Kendall Keahey. Murray and Brennan also each handed out one assist. On the other side of the field, Max McGuire made nine saves in his second career start in the Fairfield cage. Andrew Murrow returned to action and led the defense with two ground balls and a caused turnover, and Jake Tymon snatched up four ground balls from the LSM spot. Will Fox went 11-for-25 on the faceoff X with seven ground balls. He now ranks eighth on the Fairfield single-season list with 72 ground balls collected this spring. Delaware (4-5, 1-0 CAA) was led by four goals, including the game-winner, from Charlie Kitchen. Dean DiSimone also had a four-point performance with two goals and two assists. Matt DeLuca made 10 saves to earn the win in the cage. The squads traded goals for much of the first half as Keahey and Rodrigues provided the early tallies for the Stags. Ford would add a marker in the middle of the stanza and Rodrigues added his second goal in the closing seconds of the period as Fairfield took a 4-3 lead after 15 minutes of play, Delaware buried the first two goals of the second quarter, keeping the Stags off the board for nearly 11 minutes in the frame. However, Fairfield made up for lost time with three goals in a span of just 1:39 to surge back in front. Ford and Murray scored in rapid succession, then Beckwith picked off an outlet pass from DeLuca, turning a seemingly empty trip into a Burke goal as the junior juked a defender and the keeper to rattle the cage. Kitchen added a goal in the final minute, and DeLuca kicked away a good look from Brennan as time expired to send the Stags into the intermission with a 7-6 lead. Beckwith started the second half scoring, opening up an 8-6 advantage, before a 3-0 run for the Blue Hens put the hosts in front, 9-8. Rodrigues provided the Fairfield response, completing his hat trick with 42 seconds left as the contest reached the fourth quarter knotted at 9-9. Delaware struck first in the final frame to take a fast 10-9 lead. Just over five minutes later, Rodrigues connected with Brennan for the equalizer, tying the game at midway through the quarter. However, the last tally of the afternoon went to the Blue Hens as Kitchen s fourth of the day with 3:12 remaining sent the hosts to the victory. The Stags return to action next Saturday, April 7 for their annual meeting under the lights with Hofstra. This year s edition will emanate from Shuart Stadium on Long Island at 7 p.m. CAA play comes to Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium for the first time in 2018 on the following Saturday, April 14. The Stags will host Drexel at noon as the front-end of the annual Fairfield Lacrosse Military Appreciation Day doubleheader. Tickets are on sale now at FairfieldStags.com/TIX. SCORE Total Fairfield Delaware Fairfield GOALS: Rodrigues 3; Ford 2; Murray 1; Brennan 1; Beckwith 1; Burke 1; Keahey 1. ASSISTS: Brennan 1; Murray 1; Rodrigues 1. Delaware GOALS: Kitchen 4; DiSimone 2; Eisele 2; Bieda 1; Hirschmann 1; Finigan 1. ASSISTS: Bieda 2; DiSimone 2; Hirschmann 1. SHOTS Total Fairfield Delaware GROUND BALLS Total Fairfield Delaware FACE-OFFS Total Fairfield Delaware F/O VIOLATIONS Total Fairfield Delaware MAN-UP Total Fairfield Delaware CLEARS Total Fairfield Delaware SAVES Total Fairfield Delaware TURNOVERS Total Fairfield Delaware Penalties - Fairfield 3/2:30; Delaware 2/2: Media Notes 19 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

20 #2 Matt Sharpe Points: 1, 3 times Goals: 1, 3 times Shots: 4 vs Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017) Ground balls: 1 at Stony Brook (Mar 04, 2017) Caused turnovers: 1 at UMass Lowell (Feb 28, 2017) Career Single-Game Highs #11 JB Smith Points: 1 at Drexel (Apr 08, 2017) Goals: 1 at Drexel (Apr 08, 2017) Shots: 1, 3 times Ground balls: 6 vs UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016) Caused turnovers: 3 vs NJIT (Mar 21, 2017) #4 Joe Rodrigues Points: 6 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) Goals: 6 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) Assists: 2, twice Shots: 11, twice Ground balls: 6 vs NJIT (Mar 20, 2018) Man-up goals: 1, 6 times Caused turnovers: 2 at Delaware (Mar 31, 2018) #5 Charlie Horning Points: 4 at Colgate (Mar 19, 2016) Goals: 2, twice Assists: 3 at Colgate (Mar 19, 2016) Shots: 5, twice Ground balls: 6 vs. Drexel (Apr 09, 2016) Caused turnovers: 1, 4 times #6 Hunter Keech Ground balls: 1 at Villanova (Mar 24, 2018) #7 Sean McKee Saves: 13, twice Ground balls: 4, twice Caused turnovers: 1, 4 times #8 Drew Murray Points: 4, twice Goals: 3, twice Assists: 2 vs Stony Brook (Mar 03, 2018) Shots: 6 vs Villanova (Mar 25, 2017) Ground balls: 2, 5 times Man-up goals: 2 vs Delaware (Apr 28, 2017) Caused turnovers: 2 vs. Manhattan (Feb 21, 2015) #9 Liam DaRos Points: 2 vs Quinnipiac (Mar 06, 2018) Goals: 1, 3 times Assists: 1, 3 times Shots: 3, 3 times Ground balls: 2 vs Stony Brook (Mar 03, 2018) Man-up goals: 1 at UMass Lowell (Mar 17, 2015) #10 Joe DeLasho Points: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017) Goals: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017) Shots: 1, twice Ground balls: 10 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017) Faceoffs won: 16 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017) #12 Will Fox Points: 1, twice Goals: 1 at Saint Joseph s (Feb 17, 2018) Assists: 1 vs NJIT (Mar 20, 2018) Shots: 1, 7 times Ground balls: 14 at Saint Joseph s (Feb 17, 2018) Caused turnovers: 1 at Massachusetts (Apr 15, 2017) Faceoffs won: 20 vs UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016) #14 Liam Lynch Faceoffs won: 1 vs NJIT (Mar 21, 2017) #15 Brendan Quinn Points: 3, twice Goals: 3 at Saint Joseph s (Feb 17, 2018) Assists: 2 vs Hartford (Feb 27, 2018) Shots: 5 vs Quinnipiac (Mar 06, 2018) Ground balls: 2 vs Stony Brook (Mar 03, 2018) #16 Max McGuire Saves: 9 at Delaware (Mar 31, 2018) Ground balls: 2 at Villanova (Mar 24, 2018) #18 Taylor Strough Points: 3 vs NJIT (Mar 20, 2018) Goals: 3 vs NJIT (Mar 20, 2018) Assists 1, 5 times Shots: 10 vs Hartford (Feb 27, 2018) Ground balls: 2, twice Man-up goals: 1, 5 times Caused turnovers: 1 at Saint Joseph s (Feb 17, 2018) #20 Jack Brennan Points: 5 vs Quinnipiac (Mar 06, 2018) Goals: 3, twice Assists: 2, 3 times Shots: 7 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) Ground balls: 3, twice Man-up goals: 2, twice Caused turnovers: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017) #21 Brian Cosgrove Ground balls: 1, 3 times Caused turnovers: 1 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) Game Fairfield at Hofstra

21 #22 Dylan Beckwith Points: 6 vs Hartford (Feb 27, 2018) Goals: 4 vs Hartford (Feb 27, 2018) Assists: 3, twice Shots: 9, twice Ground balls: 7 at Massachusetts (Apr 15, 2017) Caused turnovers: 1, 6 times #24 Adam Riestis Points: 1 vs NJIT (Mar 21, 2017) Assists: 1 vs NJIT (Mar 21, 2017) Shots: 1 vs Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017) Ground balls: 3 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) Caused turnovers: 1, twice Career Single-Game Highs #37 McKay Sheahan Points: 1, 3 times Goals: 1, 3 times Shots: 1, 4 times Ground balls: 1, twice Man-up goals: 1, twice #39 Charlie Curran Points: 3 vs Hartford (Feb 27, 2018) Goals: 3 vs Hartford (Feb 27, 2018) Assists: 2 at Rutgers (Feb 24, 2018) Shots: 7 vs Hartford (Feb 27, 2018) Ground balls: 3 vs Hartford (Feb 27, 2018) Caused turnovers: 1, twice #25 George Elmquist Ground balls: 1, 4 times Caused turnovers: 2 at Villanova (Mar 24, 2018) #27 Nick Panara Shots: 1 vs Stony Brook (Mar 03, 2018) Ground balls: 2, twice Caused turnovers: 2 vs Quinnipiac (Mar 06, 2018) Faceoffs won: 3 vs. Richmond (Feb 15, 2016) #28 Travis Ford Points: 4, twice Goals: 4, twice Assists: 1, 4 times Shots: 12 at Penn State (Mar 17, 2017) Ground balls: 2, 3 times Man-up goals: 1, 5 times Caused turnovers: 1, twice #32 Riley Peters Shots: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017) Ground balls: 3, twice Caused turnovers: 1, 9 times #33 Samuel Murphy Shots: 2 vs NJIT (Mar 20, 2018) Ground balls: 3, 5 times Caused turnovers: 2 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) #34 Adam Aronowitz Ground balls: 1 at Villanova (Mar 24, 2018) #36 Kendall Keahey Points: 2, twice Goals: 2 at Stony Brook (Mar 04, 2017) Assists: 2 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) Shots: 4 vs NJIT (Mar 21, 2017) Ground balls: 3 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) Caused turnovers: 1 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) #42 Colin Burke Points: 7, 3 times Goals: 5, twice Assists: 3, 7 times Shots: 16 vs. Drexel (Apr 09, 2016) Ground balls: 4, 3 times Man-up goals: 2, twice Caused turnovers: 2 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) #43 Sam Gindhart Saves: 6 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) Ground balls: 1 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) #45 Frankie Labetti Points: 1 at Rutgers (Feb 24, 2018) Goals: 1 at Rutgers (Feb 24, 2018) Shots: 1, twice Ground balls: 1, 3 times Caused turnovers: 1 at Saint Joseph s (Feb 17, 2018) #46 Jake Tymon Shots: 1, twice Ground balls: 4, twice Caused turnovers: 1, 4 times #47 Spencer Noonan Points: 1 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) Goals: 1 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) Shots: 1, twice Ground balls: 3, 5 times Man-down goals: 1 vs. Vermont (Feb 10, 2018) Caused turnovers: 3 vs Stony Brook (Mar 03, 2018) #48 Andrew Murrow Ground balls: 4 vs Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017) Caused turnovers: 3 at Yale (Mar 11, 2017) #49 Bill McMenamin Points: 1 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) Assists: 1 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) Ground balls: 1 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) Faceoffs won: 4 vs Penn State (Mar 17, 2018) 2018 Media Notes 21 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse

22 Fairfield University Men s Lacrosse History & Records Present J.T. Groarke 99 ranks second all-time in program history with 225 career points.