2011 BIG EAST FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

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2 2011 BIG EAST FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET J.S. Coyne Field, Syracuse University Syracuse, NY Friday, Nov. 4, Semifinals Sunday, Nov.6, Final #4 Louisville Game 1 ** 12:30 p.m. ET Game 1 Winner #1 Connecticut #3 Villanova Game 3 ** 1:00 p.m. ET BIG EAST CHAMPION Game 2 ** 3:00 p.m. ET Game 2 Winner #2 Syracuse **All games will be streamed live on Visit the 2011 BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship Central webpage for more details.

3 GAME DAY CENTRAL BIG EAST SEMIFINALS No. 2/5 Syracuse vs. No. 3/rv Villanova Friday, November 4 3:00 pm Syracuse, N.Y. Live Stats: BIGEAST.org Watch: BIGEAST.tv Syracuse Media Contact: Matt Houde suacpr@syr.edu SCHEDULE/RESULTS (16-3, 5-1 BIG EAST) Date Opponent Time/Result Sat., Aug 27 Monmouth W, 4-0 Fri., Sep. 2 at #2 North Carolina L, 2-3 Sat., Sep. 3 vs. #11 Wake Forest! W, 4-1 Fri., Sep. 9 at rv Ohio State W, 2-0 Sat., Sep. 10 vs. #2 Old L, 1-2 Fri., Sep. 16 Rutgers * W, 5-1 Sun., Sep. 18 #19 Princeton W, 5-0 Fri., Sep. 23 at #19 Louisville * W, 2-1 (OT) Sun., Sep. 25 #17 Boston University W, 3-2 Fri., Sep. 30 Providence * W, 8-0 Sun., Oct. 2 rv Massachusetts W, 2-0 Wed., Oct. 5 #16 Albany W, 3-2 Sun., Oct. 9 rv Columbia W, 3-0 Fri., Oct. 14 Georgetown * W, 11-1 Sun., Oct. 16 Vermont W, 12-0 Fri., Oct. 21 at #12 Boston College W, 3-2 (OT) Sun., Oct. 23 at #4 Connecticut * L, 2-3 (2OT) Fri., Oct. 28 at Villanova * W, 3-2 Sun., Oct. 30 Bucknell W, 3-1 Fri., Nov. 4 rv Villanova $ 3:00 p.m. Sun., Nov. 6 BIG EAST Tournament Final 1:00 p.m. Sat., Nov. 12 NCAA Tournament First Round TBD Sun., Nov. 13 NCAA Tournament Second Round TBD Fri., Nov. 18 NCAA Tournament Semifinal # TBD Sun., Nov. 20 NCAA Tournament Final # TBD! - Chapel Hill, - Columbus, Ohio # - Louisville, Ky. $ - BIG EAST Semifinal- J.S. Coyne Stadium * BIG EAST Conference Game Home Games in Bold SU HOSTS VILLANOVA IN BIG EAST SEMIFINAL The fifth ranked Syracuse field hockey team (16-3) begins postseason play this weekend as the Orange host Villanova in the BIG EAST Semifinals at 3:00 at J.S. Coyne Stadium. SU landed a No. 2 seed in the tournament after a 5-1 record in conference play. Regular season champion and No. 1 seed Connecticut will play No. 4 seed Louisville in the early game at 12:30 p.m. The winners of Friday s semifinal games will advance to the championship game on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Live stats for all three games this weekend will be available by accessing Championship Central on BIGEAST.org. SU IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT SU makes its 21st appearance at the BIG EAST Championship, carrying a (.483) record, including five crowns in 1993, 1995, 2001, 2008 and SU also has four second-place finishes in 1992, 1994, 1999 and Last season, the Orange defeated Rutgers 4-1 in a semifinal game in Storrs, Conn. before downing host Connecticut, 1-0, on a goal from Lindsey Conrad in the fifth minute of play. Under head coach Ange Bradley, the Orange is 5-2 in tournament play with two conference titles. BRADLEY S TEAMS IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Year Record Result Tournament Champion Semifinalist Connecticut Champion Syracuse Runner-up Connecticut Champion Syracuse Total 5-2 Two conference championships

4 TWENTY ALL-AMERICANS TWENTY SEVEN ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS FORTY SEVEN ALL-BIG EAST TEAM MEMBERS SEVENTY NINE ALL-BIG EAST SELECTIONS SERIES NOTES VS. VILLANOVA Friday will be the 24th meeting between the Orange and the Wildcats, with SU holding a 17-6 advantage. The two teams first met in Last week, the Orange picked up its fifth BIG EAST win at Villanova, 3-2. Late in the second half, with the game tied at two, Heather Susek netted her first of two goals on the weekend to give SU the lead for good. Syracuse has face the Wildcats three times in the BIG EAST Tournament, with Villanova holding a 2-1 postseason edge. SYRACUSE VS. VILLANOVA IN THE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Year Result Series 1990 L, W, L, SCOUTING VILLANOVA The Wildcats are 7-10 this season and are ranked third in the BIG EAST with a league record of 3-3. Jessica Swoboda leads the team in points (21), goals (seven) and assists (seven). Goalkeeper Megan Goelz has played in every game this season and owns a 3.35 goals-against-average and.718 save percentage. Villanova has been outscored by their opponents this season. SCOUTING SYRACUSE Syracuse (16-3, 5-1) is coming off another 2-0 weekend, their sixth this year, with a win on the road at Villanova, 3-2, and Bucknell at home, 3-1. Junior forward Kelsey Millman leads the team in scoring with 47 points, assists with 13, and a conference-tying best four game-winning goals. Millman tallied a goal against Bucknell last weekend, and is one point away from tying Yvonne Milionis 1990 junior class record for points in a season. Senior forward Heather Susek has 17 goals this season, which ties her at first in the BIG EAST rankings with Millman. Susek scored in each game last weekend and assisted on Millman s goal vs. Bucknell. Sophomore midfielder Leonie Geyer is third on the team with 29 points on 10 goals and nine assists. She is second in the BIG EAST in shots with 66 and, with Millman, leads the league with four game-winning-goals. Geyer scored the game-winning-goal in overtime against Boston College on Oct. 21. Senior midfielder Liz McInerney is second on the team with 10 assists this season and fourth in points (20). Junior goalkeeper Leann Stiver has played in 18-of-19 games in the cage. She owns a 1.10 goals against average (second in the BIG EAST), a.689 save percentage (fifth in the BIG EAST), and has produced four shutouts this season (third in the BIG EAST). #2 SYRACUSE Category No. BIG EAST Rk. National Rank Scoring Margin Scoring Average Shutouts 7 t-1 5 GAA Shots Shots per Game Goals 78 1 Goals per Game Goals Allowed 21 2 Goals Allowed/Game Assists 62 2 Assists per Game Saves 44 7 Saves per Game NR Penalty Corners Defensive Saves 0 t-5 NR #3 VILLANOVA Category No. BIG EAST Rk. National Rank Scoring Margin NR Scoring Average NR Shutouts 2 4 t-49 GAA Shots Shots per Game Goals Goals per Game NR Goals Allowed 45 4 Goals Allowed/Game Assists 25 4 Assists per Game NR Saves Saves per Game Penalty Corners 86 6 Defensive Saves 2 4 NR

5 BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS Syracuse clinched a spot in the 2011 BIG EAST Championship Tournament on October 14th with its win against Georgetown, marking the fifth straight season that the Orange has made an appearance in the conference tournament. This weekend will be the sixth time that Syracuse has hosted the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship, and the first time since SU has won two of the past three conference tournaments, including the 2010 Championship with a 1-0 win against UConn. AT HOME The Orange has been dominating at J.S. Coyne Stadium since fifth-year head coach Ange Bradley took the reins in Syracuse is 41-5 (.891) overall, including 28-3 (.903) in nonconference games and 13-2 (.867) in BIG EAST games. The Orange has won its last 26 games at J.S. Coyne Stadium and has only lost twice since the start of the 2008 season. BIG EAST SUccess Syracuse won its fifth BIG EAST Championship tournament title on Nov. 7, The Orange defeated No. 4 seed Rutgers, 4-1, in the semifinals of the BIG EAST Championship and shutout No. 3 seed Connecticut, 1-0, in the championship final. SU clinched the 2010 BIG EAST Regular-Season Championship, going 6-0 in league play, marking the third consecutive regularseason title for the Orange. This season, the Orange was 5-1 in BIG EAST play, and secured the No. 2 seed in this year s tournament. SHUT DOWN DEFENSE The Syracuse defense allowed 21 goals in 19 games during the regular season. Last weekend, SU held Villanova to just six shots and Bucknell to a mere two. The Orange have allowed seven shots on goal or less in 17 of the team s 19 games this season, and have recorded seven shutouts. Syracuse is ranked seventh in the country with a 1.07 goals against average. Goalkeeper Leean Stiver is sixth in the nation in goals against average (1.10). MILLMAN NEARING JUNIOR CLASS RECORDS Junior forward Kelsey Millman (Center Valley, Pa.) has 47 points (17 goals and 13 assists) for the Orange this season, and is one point away from tying Yvonne Milionis 1990 record for most points as a junior. She also needs one assist to tie the junior class record for assists in a season, currently held by Meg Ryan (2005) and Sherri Magsam (1988). QUICK FACTS Location...Syracuse, N.Y Founded Enrollment...12,751 Chancellor... Dr. Nancy Cantor Admissions Office...(315) Athletics Director...Dr. Daryl J. Gross Nickname... Orange Color... Orange Conference...BIG EAST All-Time Record/Seasons (.608)/40 Home Field... J.S. Coyne Stadium (2,700) COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Ange Bradley (Fifth Season) Alma Mater...Delaware, Northern Illinois, 1991 Bradley s Record at Syracuse (.800) (Five Seasons) Bradley s Career Record (.729) (15 Seasons) Bradley s Phone...(315) Bradley s ...anbradle@syr.edu Field Hockey Fax...(315) Assistant Coaches... Steve Simpson, Natalie Barrett Assistant Coaches Phone...(315) TEAM INFORMATION 2010 Overall Record Conference Record Conference Finish...1st Starters Returning/Lost... 8/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...15/5 BIG EAST STANDINGS BIG EAST PCT. OVERALL PCT. 1. * CONNECTICUT * SYRACUSE * VILLANOVA * LOUISVILLE RUTGERS PROVIDENCE GEORGETOWN * CLINCHED BIG EAST TOURNAMENT BERTH REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION $ BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPION

6 TWENTY ALL-AMERICANS TWENTY SEVEN ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS FORTY SEVEN ALL-BIG EAST TEAM MEMBERS SEVENTY NINE ALL-BIG EAST SELECTIONS ANGE BRADLEY Career: (.728) - 15th season Syracuse: (.800) - 5th season Delaware 88/Northern Illinois 91 (M.A.) BRADLEY YEAR BY YEAR Year School Wins Losses Pct Goucher Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Richmond Total Richmond Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Syracuse Total Syracuse Total Overall BRADLEY SYRACUSE NOTES 2010 BIG EAST Coach of the Year BIG EAST Regular-Season Champions BIG EAST Tournament Champions BIG EAST Coach of the Year BIG EAST Regular-Season Champions National Coach of the Year STX/NFHCA Mideast Regional Coach of the Year Final Four - first appearance in program history. First women s team at Syracuse to reach No. 1 in a national poll on Oct. 13, BIG EAST Regular-Season Champions BIG EAST Tournament Champions. Finished 2008 ranked first in the nation in scoring average (4.77), goals per game (4.83), scoring margin (3.74), winning percentage (0.917), points per game (13.88) and assists per game (4.21) BIG EAST Coach of the Year. Three first-team All-Americans. Five second-team All-Americans. Two third-team All-Americans. One Honda Broderick Sports Award. 15 first-team regional All-Americans. Seven second-team regional All-Americans. Two NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team selections. One BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year. Two BIG EAST Tournament MVP. Nine first-team All-BIG EAST selections. Eight second-team All-BIG EAST selections. 25 BIG EAST Players of the Week selections. Four NFHCA Academic Team Awards. Thirty-eight NFHCA National Academic selections. BRADLEY COACHES IN 300TH GAME Fifth-year head coach Ange Bradley coached in her 300th career game against Villanova last weekend. Bradley has a career record of (.728) in her 15 seasons as a head coach. Entering 2011, she had the fifth highest winning percentage among active Division I head coaches and the 12th most victories. She also has the ninth highest winning percentage alltime among Division I coaches. Bradley coached in her 100th game at Syracuse earlier this season against Georgetown. In her five seasons leading the Orange, Bradley is (.800), and has three regular season BIG EAST championships, two tournament championships and once NCAA Final Four appearance. LAST TIME OUT Looking to bounce back after a 3-2 double overtime loss to No. 4 UConn two weeks ago, the Orange rebounded with two staight wins at Villanova and against Bucknell to close the regular season. Heather Susek s late goal lifted the Syracuse field hockey team (16-3) to a 3-2 victory at Villanova on Friday. With the game tied at two, Susek scored with 3:22 left in regulation to give the Orange the win. Lauren Brooks opened the scoring 18 minutes into the first half with her second goal of the season on a shot from the left wing that deflected past Villanova goalkeeper Megan Goelz. Back and forth scoring between the two teams continued late into the second half. Leah High scored two goals for the Wildcats in the second half (44:10 and 66:20), responding to Martina Loncarica s goal in the 57th minute, to tie the game at two. But 18 seconds after High s second goal, Heather Susek delivered the game winning goal and SU s fifth BIG EAST win. SU then returned to J.S. Coyne Stadium on Sunday for the regular season finale against the Bison. The Orange received goals from three different players, including Susek, Kelsey Millman, and Stephanie Hussey. The Bison finally got one past Leann Stiver with fifteen minutes left to play, but that we be the only goal the SU defense would allow. The Bison were held to just two shots on goal, while the Orange tallied 34.

7 SUSEK EARNS WEEKLY HONORS Senior forward Heather Susek was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Monday after a five-point performance last weekend. She was also named the ECAC Offensive Player of the Week on Tuesday. Susek had two goals and an assist in two Syracuse wins last weekend. On Friday at Villanova, Susek scored the game-winning goal with 3:22 left in regulation on a backhand shot from the right side. On Sunday against Bucknell on Senior Day, Susek scored the first goal of the game in the 14th minute and assisted on SU s second goal late in the first half. Susek was also named the SU Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Monday. She is a back-to-back BIG EAST All-Academic Team member, and has been on the SU Athletic Director s Honor Roll in each of the past four semesters. LONCARICA SUSEK NAMED TO SENIOR GAME Seniors Martina Loncarica and Heather Susek were chosen to participate in the NFHCA Senior Game on Tuesday. The Senior Game will be played on November 19 at the University of Louisville during the weekend of the NCAA Final Four. This marks the second straight season, and third time under head coach Ange Bradley that an Orange student-athlete has been named to the NFHCA Senior Game. Lindsay Conrad was named to the squad last season, while Shannon Taylor earned the honor in FORMER SU GREAT SHANNON TAYLOR All-American Shannon Taylor helped the United States capture the gold medal at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. With the win, the Americans clinched a berth into the 2012 Olympic Games in London, England. Taylor scored three goals during the tournament, leading Team USA to an undefeated record. She scored her final goal of the tournament in the gold medal game against Argentina in a 4-2 win, snapping a streak of six-straight Pan American Game titles for the Argentineans. A first-team 2008 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-American, Taylor was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team and the ECAC All-Star squad during her time with the Orange. CURRENT GREAT MARTU Senior midfielder Martina Loncarica now sits alone on top of the Syracuse career-point and career-assist charts. The three-time All-American has recorded 135 points off 63 assists and 36 goals. Her goal total is tied for fifth on SU s all-time list. The senior has recorded ten points off three goals and four assists in Three of her five goals came via penalty stoke SYRACUSE NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Year Pos Hometown/High School 00 Sophia Openshaw Fr. G Annapolis, Md./Annapolis 1 Erika Wachter Jr. B Egg Harbor Twp., N.J./Egg Harbor Twp. 3 Jordan Page Fr. M Denver, Pa./Cocalico 4 Nicole Nelson Sr. M Telford, Pa./Souderton 5 Heather Susek Sr. F Plains, Pa./James M Coughlin 6 Kelsey Millman Jr. F Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh 7 Amy Kee Jr. B Hertford, England/Queenswood School 8 Iona Holloway Jr. B Newton Mearns, Glasgow/Kelvinside Academy 9 Laura Hahnefeldt So. B Hamburg, Germany/Gymnasium Grootmoor Hamburg 10 Lauren Brooks Fr. F Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield 11 Haley Bomboy Jr. M Slatington, Pa./Northern Lehigh 13 Leonie Geyer So. M Neuss, Germany/Gymnasium Marienberg 14 Anna Crumb So B Greene, N.Y./Greene 16 Martina Loncarica Sr. M Buenos Aires, Argentina/Martin y Omar 17 Stephanie Hussey Fr. M Miami, Fla./Ronald W. Reagan Doral 22 Leann Stiver Jr. G Amherst, N.Y./Sweet Home 24 Liz McInerney Sr. M Dublin, Ireland/St. Conleth s College 33 Adrian Chambers R-Fr. F Wilmington, Del./Mount Pleasant 55 Rachel Sayer So. G Clementon, N.J./Saint Joseph

8 TWENTY ALL-AMERICANS TWENTY SEVEN ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS FORTY SEVEN ALL-BIG EAST TEAM MEMBERS SEVENTY NINE ALL-BIG EAST SELECTIONS 2011 KOOKABURRA NFHCA DIVISION I COACHES POLL (NOV. 1) Rk. Team Points P-Rk. 1. North Carolina (18-1) 795 (35) 2 2. Old Dominion (18-2) 751 (5) 1 3. Maryland (15-3) Connecticut (16-1) Syracuse (16-3) Stanford (15-2) Michigan (13-5) Duke (11-6) Penn State (13-5) New Hampshire (15-4) Iowa (14-3) Albany (13-6) Maine (16-3) Boston College (10-8) Ohio State (11-7) California (13-3) Boston University (10-8) Northeastern (13-6) Wake Forest (9-8) Northwestern (12-8) Also Receiving Votes: Ohio (37), Hofstra (32), Indiana (30), Rider (23), Princeton (17), American (16), Virginia (16), Yale (16), Richmond (15), California-Davis (14), Louisville (11), Lafayette (6), Villanova (6), Temple (4), Drexel (3), Delaware (2), Massachusetts (2), Towson (1) 2011 Syracuse opponents in Italics SU IN THE NFHCA COACHES POLL Date Ranking Points Preseason Poll September September September September October October October October November NATIONAL NEWS Syracuse has been ranked in the top 10 for 41 consecutive weeks. SU was ranked 17th on August 28, 2008, but moved up to No. 7 a week later and has not dropped out of the top 10 since. BIG EAST LEADERS The Orange have consistently been at the top of the BIG EAST team and individual statistics leaders. SU leads the conference in numerous team categories, including scoring average, goals per game, shots, scoring margin, shutouts, and penalty corners. They are also ranked second in categories such as goals allowed per game, goals against average, and assists per game amongst others (see next page). Kelsey Millman leads the league in points (47), assists (13), and goals (17). Millman is also tied for first in the conference with four game-winning-goals with Leonie Geyer. Geyer also leads the league in shots with 60. Heather Susek is tied with Millman with 17 goals and ranks second behind her in points with 40. SO MANY OPTIONS Syracuse has displayed scoring diversity throughout the season. Led by Heather Susek and Kelsey Millman, 15 different players have scored goals a combined 78 goals for the Orange this season. SU AMONG THE NATION S BEST Syracuse has catapulted near the top of the national statistics rankings. Leann Stiver is ranked in the top-five in goals against average and in is first in save percentage among active Division I student-athletes (see next page). Kelsey Millman is ranked 19th in assists per game (.68) and 13th in points per game (2.47). The Orange are fifth in the country with 0.46 shutouts per game (seven this season). SU is also ranked in the top-ten in goals against average (7th) and winning percentage (6th), and top-five in scoring margin (4th), scoring average (3rd), goals-per-game (4th), points-per-game (3rd), and assists-per-game (4th). LENDING A HELPING HAND SU had 62 assists during the regular season, easily surpassing last year s assist total (35). Syracuse ranks second in the conference and fourth in the nation in assists per game (3.26). Kelsey Millman leads the team and the league with 13 helpers this season, ranking tied for 19th in the country with 0.68 assists per game. FIRST TIMERS Five members of the 2011 team stepped onto the field for the first time in their careers in the season opener against Monmouth. Stephanie Hussey, Lauren Brooks, Jordan Page, Adrian Chambers and Haley Bomboy have all seen playing time for SU in The Orange has also seen seven different players tally their first collegiate goal this season.

9 SU Individuals in the BIG EAST Rankings Shots 1. Heather Susek Leonie Geyer Amy Kee...51 Points 1. Kelsey Millman Heather Susek...40 t-5. Leonie Geyer...29 Goals t-1. Kelsey Millman & Heather Susek Leonie Geyeer...10 Assists t-1. Kelsey Millman...13 t-4. Liz McInerney...10 t-6. Leonie Geyer... 9 Game-Winning Goals t-1. Kelsey Millman & Leonie Geyer... 4 Saves 8. Leann Stiver...42 Shutouts 3. Leann Stiver... 4 Goals Against Average 2. Leann Stiver Save Percentage 5. Leann Stiver NEARING TOURNAMENT TIME Following this weekend s BIG EAST Tournament, the Orange will continue its quest for a national championship in the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament next weekend. The NCAA Selection Show will air on Tuesday, November, 8 at 8:00 p.m. to announce the 16-team field. The Orange are currently ranked seventh in the NCAA Division I RPI rankings. Syracuse has advanced to the NCAA Tournament in each of the past three seasons, and reached the Final Four in SU also made the national tournament in 2001, 1995 and After going 1-1 last season in University Park, Pa., the Orange is 6-6 (.500) all-time in national tournament play. SU IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Category Rank Scoring Average Goals per Game Goals Against Average Scoring Margin Shutouts per Game Winning Percentage Points per Game Penalty Corners per Game Assists per Game SU INDIVIDUALS IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Assists per Game 19. Kelsey Millman Points per Game 13. Kelsey Millman Goals per Game t-19. Kelsey Millman & Heather Susek Goals Against Average 6. Leann Stiver DIVISION I RPI (NOV. 1) Rk. Team Conference Record 1. Old Dominion Colonial North Carolina ACC Maryland ACC Connecticut BIG EAST Stanford NorPac Syracuse BIG EAST Michigan Big Ten Duke ACC Penn State Big Ten Ohio State Big Ten Albany America East Northeastern Colonial Iowa Big Ten New Hampshire America East Boston College ACC Wake Forest ACC California NorPac Boston University America East Hofstra Colonial Yale Ivy 10-6 Italics denotes 2011 opponent

10 TWENTY ALL-AMERICANS TWENTY SEVEN ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS FORTY SEVEN ALL-BIG EAST TEAM MEMBERS SEVENTY NINE ALL-BIG EAST SELECTIONS RECORDS CAREER POINTS G A P 1. Martina Loncarica (2008-present) CARRER GOALS G 1. Lindsey Conrad (2008-present) Yvonne Milionis ( ) Kelly Larkin ( ) Kristin Aronowicz ( ) Maggie Befort (2008-present) 36 Martina Loncarica (2008-present) Heather Susek Jodi Carter ( ) 34 Kelly Hambleton ( ) 34 Megan Koons ( ) Julie Williamson ( ) 33 CARRER ASSISTS A 1. Martina Loncarica (2008-present) 63 ACTIVE LEADERS - DIVISION I GOALS-AGAINST-AVERAGE 2. Leann Stiver 1.18 SAVE PERCENTAGE 1. Leann Stiver.797 POINTS 7. Martina Loncarica 135 ASSISTS 1. Martina Loncarica GOAL OUTBURST In a pair of home games three weekends ago, the Orange scored a combined 23 goals in an 11-1 win against Georgetown and 12-0 victory against Vermont, marking the highest goal total in two consecutive games since Ange Bradley became head coach in The next closest total during Bradley s time at SU was in 2008, the year Syracuse advanced to the NCAA Final Four. The Orange scored 19 goals in two games against Georgetown and No. 20 American. SU defeated the Hoyas on the road 16-0 before returning home to down American 3-1. BIG EAST PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Senior midfielder Martina Loncarica was named the BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year in a vote by the conference s seven head coaches, the league office announced. The three-time All- American recorded a team-best 29 points off a team-high 11 goals and seven assists last season. BIG EAST FIELD HOCKEY PRESEASON POLL The three-time defending champion Orange garnered 32 points, including two first-place votes, and was picked to finish second behind Connecticut. The Huskies received 35 points, including the remaining five first-place votes. ALL-BIG EAST PRESEASON TEAM Senior midfielder Martina Loncarica, sophomore back Laura Hahnefeldt, senior forward Heather Susek and junior back Amy Kee were all selected to the All-BIG EAST Preseason Team. Loncarica, Hahnefeldt and Susek were all unanimous selections. Hahnefeldt was recognized on the Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-American Second Team last season. The sophomore helped limit SU s opponents to just 1.14 goals per game in Susek earned third-team Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All- American honors after recording 21 points off nine goals and three assists in Kee earned a spot on the Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All- Mideast Region First Team in an injury laden season. The junior also tallied 14 points off five goals and four assists in /NFHCA DIVISION I PRESEASON POLL Syracuse received 664 points and a No. 5 ranking in the 2011 Kookaburra/NFHCA Division I Preseason Poll. SU ended the 2010 season ranked fourth nationally after advancing to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament. All but five of SU s 19 opponents are either ranked in the top 20 or receiving votes, including four top-10 teams.

11 KELSEY MILLMAN Jr. Forward Center Valley, Pa. Kelsey Millman leads the Orange in goals (17), assists (13), and points this season... She broke the school record for points in a game three weekends ago against Georgetown, previously held by Shannon Taylor in She also tied the Syracuse record for goals in a game against the Hoyas... Millman is tied with teammate Heather Susek for 19th in the nation in goals per game (0.89), 19th in assists per game (0.68), and is 13th in points per game (2.47)... She leads the BIG EAST in the same categories, and is tied for the conference lead in game-winning goals with teammate Leonie Geyer... Millman had a 12-game scoring streak with 13 goals and 11 assists earlier this season... The Orange is 15-1 this season when Millman records at least one point... She is one point away from tying the Syracuse junior class record for points in a season, and needs just one assist to tie the SU junior class record... She has been named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week twice this season, and has ten goals in her past eight games... Netted a goal in 3-1 win over Bucknell... Scored a goal in 3-2 double overtime loss at #4 UConn... Scored in 3-2 overtime win at #12 Boston College... Had a goal and two assists in 12-0 shutout vs. Vermont... Had 10 points and four goals in an 11-1 win against Georgetown... Scored a goal in opening minute of the game against Columbia... Scored the game-winning-goal in 3-2 win over #16 Albany... Tallied two assists in a 2-0 win vs. UMass... Scored a goal and recorded three assists in 8-0 win vs. Providence... Scored go-ahead goal in 3-2 win vs. #17 BU... Tallied an assist in 2-1 OT win at #19 Louisville... Netted a goal in win against No. 19 Princeton... Tallied a goal and an assist in victory vs. Rutgers... Scored the game winning goal at Ohio State... Scored two goals and registered an assist in Syracuse s 4-1 win against No. 11 Wake Forest... Recorded an assist against Monmouth. Millman s Career Statistics: Year GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% GWG Total HEATHER SUSEK Sr. Forward Plains, Pa. Heather Susek is second on the team and in the BIG EAST this season with 40 points on 17 goals and six assists... She is tenth in career points at Syracuse... Susek s 35 career goals is sixth in SU history... She is 24th in the nation in points per game (2.11) and tied for 19th with teammate Kelsey Millman in goals per game (0.89)... Susek leads an offense that is averaging points per game and 4.11 goals per game, which rank third and fourth in the nation respectively and tops in the BIG EAST... She has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll twice this season... Scored a goal against Villanova and Bucknell... Added an assist in 3-1 win over Bucknell... Dished out an assist in 3-2 overtime win at #12 Boston College... Netted three goals in 12-0 shutout against Vermont... Scored twice and recorded an assist in 11-1 win against Georgetown... Had a goal and an assist in 3-0 win vs. Columbia... Scored a goal and recorded an assist in 3-2 win over #16 Albany... Netted a first half goal in 2-0 shutout vs. UMass... Scored an unassisted goal in 3-2 win vs. #17 Boston University... Forced overtime with a second half goal in 2-1 OT win at #19 Louisville... Recorded an unassisted goal in win against #19 Princeton... Scored unassisted goal vs. Rutgers... Tallied an assist vs. Ohio State... Scored a goal at #2 North Carolina and against #11 Wake Forest... Scored a goal vs. Monmouth. Susek s Career Statistics: Year GP-GS G A Pts SOG Shot% GWG Total MARTINA LONCARICA Sr. Midfield Buenos Aires, Argentina Martina Loncarica is Syracuse s all-time leading scorer with 135 career points... Her 63 career assists also ranks tops in SU field hockey history while her 36 goals is tied for fifth-most all-time at SU... The three-time All-American has started all but one game in her career at SU, and has five goals and eight assists this season... Loncarica is the nation s active leader in career assists and ranks 15th all-time in NCAA Division I history while her 135 points is seventh most among active players... She has tied the Syracuse record for most assists in a game three times during her career (twice in 2008, once in 2011)... She was named the 2011 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year... Recorded a goal in 3-2 win over Villanova... Scored a goal and recorded three assists in 12-0 shutout over Vermont... Dished out an assist in 11-1 win over Georgetown... Recorded an assist and scored off a penalty stroke in 8-0 shutout vs. Providence... Scored off a penalty stroke in win against #19 Princeton... Tallied an asisst in victory vs. Rutgers... Scored off a penalty stroke in 2-1 loss to #2 Old Dominion... Recorded an assist in SU s season opener against Monmouth. Loncarica s Career Statistics: Year GP-GS G A Pts SOG Shot% GWG Total LEONIE GEYER So. Midfield Nuess, Germany Leonie Geyer has 10 goals and nine assists this season, which is third on the team... Her four game-winning goals are tied for the most in the BIG EAST with teammate Kelsey Millman, while Geyer is second in the conference in shots (66) behind teammate Heather Susek... She tied the school record for goals in a game earlier this season with four, and is tied for second all-time in points in a game in Syracuse history... She has been named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll once this season... Dished out an assist in 3-1 win over Bucknell... Scored the gamewinning goal in overtime in 3-2 win at #12 Boston College... Tied school record for goals in a game with four and dished out an assist in 12-0 win vs. Vermont... Tallied an assist in 11-1 win against Georgetown... Tallied an assist in 3-2 win vs. #16 Albany... Scored two goals and recorded an assist in 8-0 shutout vs. Providence... Scored the game winning goal in OT to beat #19 Louisville Scored a goal and had an assist in win against #19 Princeton... Recorded an assist in SU s win vs. Rutgers... Tallied an assist in win vs. Ohio State... Recorded an assist at #2 North Carolina... Scored a goal against Monmouth. Geyer s Career Statistics: Year GP-GS G A Pts SOG Shot% GWG Total

12 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS SU Opp. Penalty Corners Penalty Strokes Score By Periods 1 2 OT1 OT2 Total SU Opp Syracuse Record When Overall Home Away Neutral BIG EAST Home Away Neutral Non-Conference Home Away Neutral Syracuse Scores first Opponent Scores first Ahead at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Scores in first half Scores in second half Scores 5+ goals Scores 4 goals Scores 3 goals Scores 2 goals Scores 1 goal Is shutout Shuts out opponent Yields 1 goal Yields 2 goals Yields 3 goals Yields 4 goals Yields 5+ goals Takes 15 or more shots Takes fewer than 15 shots Makes 10+ saves Makes fewer than 10 saves SYRACUSE HONORS Leonie Geyer: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/26) Laura Hahnefeldt: Syracuse Scholar Athlete Of The Week (9/12) Iona Holloway: ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/27) Synapse Sports Weekly Honor Roll (9/27) BIG EAST Defender of the Week (9/26) Amy Kee: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/3) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/19) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (Aug. 29) Martina Loncarica: NFHCA Senior Game Selection Liz McInerney: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/24) BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/10) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/5) BIG EAST Defender of the Week (8/29) Kelsey Millman: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/24) ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (10/18) BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (10/17) BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (10/3) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/19) Nicole Nelson: BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/31) BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (10/19) ECAC Defensive Player of the Week (10/20) Heather Susek: NFHCA Senior Game Selection ECAC Offensive Player of the Week (11/1) BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (10/31) Syracuse Scholar Athlete of the Week (10/31) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (10/10) BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll (9/5) Erika Wachter: Syracuse Scholar Athlete of the Week (9/26) In overtime games In games decided by 1 goal In games decided by 2 goals In games decided by 3+ goals Tuesday games Wednesday games Thursday games Friday games Saturday games Sunday games vs. ranked opponents vs NCAA Tournament teams...4-3

13 2011 Syracuse Superlatives First Half Most goals scored in first half... 7 vs. Georgetown, Fewest goals scored in first half...0, 4x last at Connecticut, Most goals allowed in first half...2 vs. Old Dominion, 9-10 Fewest goals allowed in first half... 0, 12x last vs. Bucknell, Most shots taken in first half...22, twice last vs. Georgetown, Fewest shots taken in first half... 1, at Connecticut, Most shots allowed in first half...6, twice last vs. Old Dominion, 9-10 Fewest shots allowed in first half...0, 4x last vs. Bucknell, Second Half Most goals scored in second half...8 vs. Vermont, Fewest goals scored in second half...0, twice last vs. Old Dominion, 9-10 Most goals allowed in second half...3 at North Carolina, 9-2 Fewest goals allowed in second half...0, 10x last vs. Vermont, Most shots taken in second half...20 vs. Vermont, Fewest shots taken in second half...1 at North Carolina, 9-2 Most shots allowed in second half at North Carolina, 9-2 Fewest shots allowed in second half... 0 vs. Providence, 9-30 Overall Most goals scored in a game...12 vs. Vermont, Fewest goals scored in a game...1 vs. Old Dominion, 9-10 Most goals allowed in a game... 3 at North Carolina, 9-2, at Connecticut, Fewest goals allowed in a game...0, 7x last vs. Vermont, Most shots taken in a game...42 vs. Vermont, Fewest shots taken in a game...3 at North Carolina, 9-2 Most shots allowed in a game at North Carolina, 9-2 Fewest shots allowed in a game... 0 vs. Providence, 9-30 Miscellaneous Largest margin of victory...12 vs. Vermont, Smallest margin of victory... 1,5x last at Villanova, Largest margin of defeat...1, 3x last at Connecticut,10-23 Smallest margin of defeat...1, 3x last at Connecticut,10-23 Largest halftime lead... 6 vs. Georgetown, Smallest halftime lead... 1, 4x last at Villanova, Largest halftime deficit vs. Old Dominion, 9-10, at Connecticut, Smallest halftime deficit... 1 vs. Old Dominion, 9-10, at Coonecticut, Quickest goal scored... 0:44, Kelsey Millman vs. Columbia, 10-9 Quickest goal allowed...3:43, Lydia Velzian vs. Old Dominion, 9-10 Shortest time between goals... 0:07, Kelsey Millman (39:04), Heather Susek(39:11) vs. Boston U., 9-25 Longest time until first goal scored...60:04, Kelsey Millman at Ohio State, 9-9