2018 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

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1 THE WEEK IN MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE WEEK 3 NOTES FEBRUARY-MARCH WEDNESDAY 1 THURSDAY 2 FRIDAY 3 SATURDAY 8 a.m. Practice 7:30 a.m. Practice Depart for Detroit 4 p.m. 11 a.m. Practice 4 SUNDAY 10 a.m. -all times Central and subject to change- 5 MONDAY 6 TUESDAY 7:30 a.m. Practice NO. 18/19 MARQUETTE (2-0) Golden Eagles Sixth Head Coach...Joe Amplo (Hofstra, 00)...(42-37, sixth season/seventh year) Pts Leader...Orsini/Wagner (8 pts) Goal Leader...Anthony Orsini (6) Assist Leader...John Wagner (3) Starting Goalie...Cole Blazer...(2-0, 7.84, 12 svs,.444) Website...GoMarquette.com THE MATCHUP VS. NO. 4/6 OHIO STATE (4-0, 0-0 BIG TEN) Friday, March 2 4 p.m. CT Pontiac, Mich. Wisner Live Info:...GoMarquette.com Head Coach...Nick Myers (Springfield, 01) Points Leader...Tre LeClaire (11g, 4a) Starting Goalie...Matthew Smidt...(4-0, 8.17, 37 svs,.529) TEAM-BY-TEAM USC (8-7, 6-3 COMPARISON MPSL) Marquette (2-0) 2018 Ohio State (4-0) / Goals Per Game / Allowed Per Game / / Shots Per Game / Shot Pct / of-47 (.596)...Faceoff Pct...56-of-93 (.602) GB Per Game / TO Per Game / Caused TO Per Game / 5.3 MARQUETTE TO FACE OHIO STATE AND BELLARMINE The Midwest Lacrosse Classic will be held in Pontiac, Michigan The No. 18/19 Marquette University men s lacrosse team will face No. 4/6 Ohio State and Bellarmine this weekend in the Midwest Lacrosse Classic at Wisner Stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. The Golden Eagles (2-0) face the Buckeyes at 4 p.m. Central time on Friday, March 2 before playing Bellarmine at 10 a.m. CT on Sunday, March 4. Marquette is 4-2 through the first three years of the tournament, which began in 2015 at Bellarmine. MU has played both OSU and Detroit Mercy in each of the first three years of the event, though it has faced Bellarmine on four occasions all-time. Marquette returns to the site of its last contest, a 13-6 victory over Detroit Mercy on Saturday afternoon. The Golden Eagles went up 3-0 and used a 7-1 run over the second and third quarters to pull away for the win as attackman Anthony Orsini tied an MU freshman record with four goals. Orsini, the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week also added an assist, while redshirt junior Jack Zerrillo recorded his first career hat trick. Ohio State (4-0) is coming off a overtime victory at Jacksonville on Sunday afternoon in which the Buckeyes trailed by three goals in the fourth quarter. Sophomore Tre Leclaire scored the game tying goal with 1.8 seconds left in regulation and the game winner in overtime. Leclaire also notched his first of the day at the 1:34 mark with OSU down two and completed the comeback with his final two markers. Jackson Reid sits second to Leclaire (11) with seven goals scored this season and the Buckeyes are averaging goals per game following victories over JU, Cleveland State, then-no. 20 Boston University and Hofstra. MU is just 1-4 all-time against Ohio State with the lone victory coming in 2015 (10-9) in the inaugural Midwest Lacrosse Classic in Louisville, Kentucky. OSU has captured victories over MU in each of the last two seasons, 12-8 in 2016 in Columbus, Ohio, and a 12-6 win last season in Milwaukee. Marquette doesn t return any point producers from last year s meeting, though goalie Cole Blazer set an MU program record with 18 saves in the loss. Face-off specialist Zachary Melillo, who missed last year s matchup with the Buckeyes due to injury, won 75 percent (15-of- 20) at the dot on Saturday against UDM and picked up eight ground balls. Marquette is 2-2 all-time against Bellarmine but has never played BU in the Midwest Lacrosse Classic. The Golden Eagles defeated the 2018 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES MARQUETTE QUICK FACTS 2018 Record (0-0 BIG EAST) Location...Milwaukee, Wis. President...Dr. Michael R. Lovell VP/Director of Athletics...Bill Scholl Home Facility...Valley Fields (cap. 500/2,000) Head Coach...Joe Amplo (Hofstra, 00) Amplo s Record at Marquette (fifth season) Associate Head Coach...Stephen Brundage (Loyola, 05) Assistant Coach...Jacob Richard (Marquette, 16) Affiliation/Conference...NCAA Division I/BIG EAST Nickname...Golden Eagles 2018 MARQUETTE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time/Result February Sat. 17 Jacksonville Valley Fields W, Sat. 24 at Detroit Mercy Pontiac, Mich. W, 13-6 March Fri. 2 vs. 4/6 Ohio State Pontiac, Mich. 4 p.m. Sun. 4 vs. Bellarmine Pontiac, Mich. 10 a.m. Sat. 10 Robert Morris Valley Fields 1 p.m. Sat. 17 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2 p.m. Sat. 24 Georgetown* Valley Fields 12 p.m. Sat. 31 Villanova* Valley Fields 11 a.m. April Sat. 7 at St. John s* Queens, N.Y. 12 p.m. Wed. 11 Notre Dame Valley Fields 6 p.m. Sat. 14 Providence* Valley Fields 2 p.m. Fri. 20 at Duke Durham, N.C. 6 p.m. Sat. 28 at Denver* Denver 2 p.m. May BIG EAST Men s Lacrosse Championship Thu. 3 Semifinals Villanova, Pa. 3:30/6 p.m. Sat. 5 Final Villanova, Pa. 1 p.m. Rankings USILA/Media at time of game / *BIG EAST game All times Central and subject to change PROJECTED LINEUP Starters 17 Keaton Thomson A Fr. 72 Anthony Orsini A Fr. 77 John Wagner A Jr. 4 Jack Zerrillo M rjr. 6 Ryan Fazio M So. 13 Connor McClelland M So. 8 Nick Grill D So. 91 Brendon Connolly D Jr. 29 Jackson Ehlert D Jr. 54 Cole Blazer G Sr. Specialists 37 Colin Riehl SSDM Sr. 50 Zachary Melillo FO Sr. 55 Noah Richard LSM Jr. Key Reserves 9 Colin O Donnell A rfr. 11 Jacob Hallam SSDM Fr. 18 Griffin Fleming A rfr. 19 Josh Williamson M rso. 20 Nick Singleton SSDMrSo. 24 Teddy Goltzman SSDM Sr. 25 Luke Vassos M Jr. 30 Owen Weselak FO Sr. 31 Luke Anderson M So. 33 Gabe Stein G Fr. 35 Peter Henkhaus M So. 49 Jordan McKenzie LSM rjr. 99 Anthony Courcelle LSM rfr.

2 MARQUETTE S RECORD WHEN... Category 2018 All-Time Overall Home Road Neutral BIG EAST vs. USILA Top vs. unranked opponents In OT One-goal games Games decided by 2-3 goals Games decided by >3 goals Leading after one quarter Trailing after one quarter Tied after one quarter Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after three quarters Trailing after three quarters Tied after three quarters Scoring first Opponent scores first Scoring 10-or-more goals Scoring fewer than 10 goals Allowing 10-or-more goals Allowing less than 10 goals Recording more shots Recording fewer shots Shots are even Winning more faceoffs Losing more faceoffs Faceoffs are even Getting more ground balls Getting fewer ground balls Ground balls are even Committed more penalties Committed fewer penalties Penalties are even Scored one man-up goal Allowed one man-up goal Scored 2+ man-up goals Allowed 2+ man-up goals More turnovers Fewer turnovers Turnovers are even TICKET INFORMATION Tickets can be ordered in advance of game day in person at the Al McGuire Center ticket office, by phone at (414) , or on GoMarquette.com ( Seating in the seasonal dome is limited to 500, while outdoor capacity is 2,000. Knights, 9-7, in the 2016 season opener and did not face BU last season. Bellarmine has lost its last three games to Michigan, Cleveland State and Manhattan, after a 15-7 seasonopening win over Robert Morris on Feb. 9. Brian Wall leads the Knights with nine goals, including hat tricks in each of the last two games, while Morgan Macko has a team-high 14 points on seven goals and seven assists. Following play this weekend, the Golden Eagles return to Milwaukee to host Robert Morris on Saturday, March 10 at Valley Fields. They will then head back to Michigan on March 17 to take on the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. ORSINI TIES MU FRESHMAN RECORD Freshman attackman Anthony Orsini tied a Marquette freshman record with four goals in MU s 13-6 win at Detroit Mercy on Feb. 24 and was named the BIG EAST Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday afternoon. His mark tied him with Conor Gately, who posted four on April 13, 2013 against High Point. Orsini also added an assist for five points, the second highest point total for an MU freshman. That mark is second only to Gately s seven points at Mercer on March 12, NEW FACES PRODUCE ON OFFENSE A number of individuals contributed in the season s first two games for a Marquette squad that returned just one of its top seven and two of its top 11 scorers from last season. In addition to leading returning scorer John Wagner s five points, sophomore Connor McClelland scored four times in his first career start against Jacksonville, while freshman Anthony Orsini scored twice in his NCAA debut. Senior SSDM Colin Riehl tallied his first career goal off a late first period faceoff and sophomore Peter Henkhaus scored after finding the back of the net just once during his freshman campaign. Also tallying their first career points were midfielders Colin O Donnell, a redshirt freshman, and sophomore Ryan Fazio. Against Detroit Mercy, Orsini scored four times and Jack Zerrillo posted a hat trick, while sophomore Tommy van den Benken and Luke Vassos each tallied the first career goals. DEFENSE RETURNS MOST OF 2017 PRODUCTION A strong defensive unit has been the hallmark of Marquette squads under head coach Joe Amplo and is expected to be a formidable group once again in In addition to senior goalie Cole Blazer, the Golden Eagles return a pair of 16-game starters at close defense in fellow All-BIG EAST Preseason Team selection Nick Grill and junior Jackson Ehlert. Brendon Connolly, who played in 15 games last season at LSM slides down to take the third spot vacated by the graduation of multi-year starter Nick Eufrasio. Noah Richard and Colin Riehl also return after playing in all 16 games last season at LSM and SSDM, respectively, and will join the face-off unit on the wings with MU s all-time face-off leader Zachary Melillo. Men s Lacrosse Contact:...Mike Wittliff ...michael.wittliff@mu.edu Work Phone: Cell Phone: Website:...GoMarquette.com MU Twitter:...@muathletics MLAX Twitter/Instagram/FB...@MarquetteMLax Fax: L, 12-6 MEDIA INFORMATION LAST MEETING... Friday, March 3 7 p.m. Milwaukee Valley Fields Score by Period Total 20/17 Ohio State rv/rv Marquette Winning goalie: Matthew Smidt, OSU (5-0) Ohio State SCORING: GOALS: Tre Leclaire 3; Eric Fannell 2; JT Blubaugh 2; Austin Shanks 2; Freddy Freibott 1; Ryan Terefenko 1; Jack Jasinski 1. ASSISTS: Eric Fannell 3; Tre Leclaire 1; Tyler Pfister 1; Jake Withers 1. Marquette SCORING: GOALS: THOMSON, Tanner 3; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1; DEMICHIEI, Andy 1; CONNOR, Griffin 1. ASSISTS: MCNAMARA, Ryan 2; DEMICHIEI, Andy 1. SAVES: Cole Blazer (MU) 18, Matthew Smidt (OSU) 8. TEAM STATS Team OSU MU Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS 8 18 TO Clears NOTES: Cole Blazer set a new Marquette program record with 18 saves... MU s main face-off specialist Zachary Melillo did not play due to an injury sustained against Richmond the week prior. Please contact Mike Wittliff to arrange an interview with head coach Joe Amplo, a member of the coaching staff or a player. The team normally practices from 8-10 a.m. each weekday morning. MU players will not disclose their phone numbers so please do not request that information. Players have been asked to politely decline interviews that have not been cleared with the MU Communications Office MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

3 2018 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHA. ROSTER/PRONUNCIATION No. Name Pos. Elig. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last College 1 Connor Campbell M So Kirkland, Wash./Juanita 2 Aaron Joseph M Fr Paoli, Pa./Great Valley 3 Mikey Zadroga III M Sr King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion 4 Jack Zerrillo M R-Jr Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers 5 Tommy von den Benken M So West Roxbury, Mass./Roxbury Latin 6 Ryan Fazio M So Solana Beach, Calif./Cathedral Catholic 7 Colin Strange M Jr Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield 8 Nick Grill D So Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan 9 Colin O'Donnell M R-Fr Old Saybrook, Conn./Xavier 10 Alex Malitas D Fr Jenkintown, Pa./Penn Charter 11 Jacob Hallam M Fr Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek 12 Chris Rolfing G So Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury 13 Connor McClelland M So Brampton, Ontario/Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) 14 P.J. Cox D So Sammamish, Wash./Skyline 15 Matt Del Duca M Jr Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo 17 Keaton Thomson A Fr Toronto, Ontario/St. Michael s College 18 Griffin Fleming A R-Fr Bryn Mawr, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep 19 Josh Williamson M R-So Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union 20 Nick Singleton M R-So Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North 22 Cole Froemming D So Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie 23 Ben Allen D So Alamo, Calif./De La Salle 24 Teddy Goltzman M Sr Edina, Minn./Edina 25 Luke Vassos M Jr Bethesda, Md./Gonzaga College 26 Jared Hershman FO So Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson 27 Cade Stratton A Fr Morton, Pa./Ridley 29 Jackson Ehlert D Jr Reading, Pa./Exeter Twp./CCBC Essex 30 Owen Weselak FO Sr San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines 31 Luke Anderson M So Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North 32 Moey Lardy M Fr Granite Bay, Calif./Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) 33 Gabe Stein G Fr Sherman, Conn./New Fairfield 34 Zach Granger LSM Fr Media, Pa./Penncrest 35 Peter Henkhaus M So Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes 36 Brendan Alt A Fr Bethesda, Md./Gonzaga College 37 Colin Riehl M Sr Fairfax, Va./Gonzaga College 39 Jordan Schmid M Fr Waukesha, Wis./Kettle Moraine 40 Kai Storrs D Jr Plymouth, Minn./Salisbury/Maryland 43 Elliott Yacu D Fr Homewood, Ala./Homewood 44 Tanner Thomson M Sr Toronto, Ontario/St. Michael's College 45 Kyle Koch D Fr Glenview, Ill./Loyola Academy 49 Jordan McKenzie LSM R-Jr New Westminster, B.C./Saint Thomas More 50 Zachary Melillo FO Sr Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills/NJIT 54 Cole Blazer G Sr Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville 55 Noah Richard LSM Jr West Chester, Pa./Henderson 71 Garrett Moya A Fr Huntington, N.Y./Huntington 72 Anthony Orsini A Fr Middletown, Md./Middletown 77 John Wagner M Jr St. Davids, Ontario/Cranbrook (Mich.) 80 Dylan Dobrosky A So Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central 81 Bob Pelton M Jr Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern 88 Jace Whalen M Fr Cicero, N.Y./Christian Brothers 91 Brendon Connolly D Jr Towson, Md./St. Paul's School 99 Anthony Courcelle LSM R-Fr Sunrise, Fla./Cypress Bay Head Coach: Joe Amplo, sixth season (Hofstra, 2000) Associate Head Coach: Stephen Brundage, sixth season (Loyola (Md.), 2005) Assistant Coach: Jacob Richard, second season (Marquette, 2016) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ryan Brown Dir. of Lacrosse Ops.: Emily Tyus Graduate Assistant: Tommy Wright Student Assistant Coach: Ryan Granger BY POSITION Attackmen...11 Midfielders...13 Faceoff Specialists...3 Short Stick Defensive Midfielders...7 Long Stick Midfielders...5 Defensemen...9 Goalies...3 BY ELIGIBILITY Seniors...7 Juniors...11 Sophomores...15 Freshmen...18 *Student-athlete pronunciations (audio) of their own names available by clicking on the icon next to name on GoMarquette.com roster 2018 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES 23 Ben Allen Brendan Alt Luke Anderson Cole Blazer Connor Campbell Brendon Connolly Anthony Courcelle CORE-sell 14 P.J. Cox Matt Del Duca Dylan Dobrosky Jackson Ehlert Ryan Fazio Griffin Fleming Cole Froemming fr-EM-ing 24 Teddy Goltzman Zach Granger Nick Grill Jacob Hallam HAL-um 35 Peter Henkhaus henk-HOUSE 26 Jared Hershman Kyle Koch cook 32 Moey Lardy Aaron Joseph Alex Malitas muh-LEE-tiss 13 Connor McClelland Jordan McKenzie Zachary Melillo muh-LIL-o 71 Garrett Moya Colin O Donnell Anthony Orsini Bob Pelton Noah Richard Colin Riehl REEL 12 Chris Rolfing Jordan Schmid Nick Singleton Gabe Stein Kai Storrs Colin Strange Cade Stratton Keaton Thomson Tanner Thomson Luke Vassos Tommy von den Benken John Wagner Owen Weselak wes-el-ACK 88 Jace Whelan WAY-len 19 Josh Williamson Elliott Yacu YAH-coo 3 Mikey Zadroga III ZUH-DROY-ga 4 Jack Zerrillo ZER-ill-O ON THE MAP (STATE/PROVINCE)... Pennsylvania (9): Richard, Fleming, Strange, Zadroga, Ehlert, Granger, Joseph, Malitas, Stratton California (6): Weselak, Williamson, Fazio, Henkhaus, Allen, Lardy Minnesota (5): Goltzman, Rolfing, Froemming, Anderson, Storrs Maryland (4): Connolly, Vassos, Orsini, Alt New Jersey (4): Grill, Del Duca, Melillo, Dobrosky New York (4): Zerrillo, Hershman, Moya, Whelan Ontario (4): T. Thomson, Wagner, McClelland, K. Thomson Illinois (3): Blazer, Singleton, Koch Connecticut (2): O Donnell, Stein Washington (2): Cox, Campbell Alabama (1): Yacu British Columbia (1): McKenzie Colorado (1): Hallam Florida (1): Courcelle Massachusetts (1): von den Benken Michigan (1): Pelton Virginia (1): Riehl Wisconsin (1): Schmid

4 2018 SEASON HONORS/AWARDS All-BIG EAST Preseason Team Cole Blazer (Sr., G) Nick Grill (So., D) unanimous Zachary Melillo (Sr., FO) BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week Connor McClelland (So., M)...Feb. 19 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Anthony Orsini (Fr., A)...Feb. 26 BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll John Wagner (Jr., A)...Feb. 19 Zachary Melillo (Sr., FO)...Feb. 26 MARQUETTE SINGLE GAME HIGHS TEAM Goals...17 (2), Last: vs. St. John s (4/8/17) Fewest Allowed...1, at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Assists...11, at Mercer (3/12/13) Points...25 (2), Last: at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Shots...50, at Jacksonville (3/6/15) SOG...31 (2), Last: at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Saves...18, vs. Ohio State (3/3/17) Ground Balls...40, vs. Robert Morris (3/12/16) Turnovers...22, vs. Providence (4/12/14) Fewest TO...7, last: at Denver (4/30/16) Caused TO...14, at Georgetown (3/29/13) Faceoff Wins...21 (2), Last: vs. St. John s (4/8/17) Man-up Goals...4, vs. Detroit (4/20/13) INDIVIDUAL Points...8, Tyler Melnyk at Rutgers (3/29/14) Goals...7, Andy DeMichiei at St. John s (4/9/16)...6, Jordan Greenfield at Richmond (2/22/15)...6, Tanner Thomson vs. St. John s (4/8/17) Assists...5, Conor Gately at Mercer (3/12/13)...5, Kyran Clarke vs. St. John s (4/4/15) Shots...16, Jordan Greenfield vs. Detroit (2/27/15) Ground Balls...9, Liam Byrnes vs. RMU (3/12/16)...9, J. Richard (2x) Last: vs. Georgetown (3/26/16)...9, Zachary Melillo vs. Detroit (3/6/16) Faceoff Wins...20, P. Riportella at Detroit (3/15/14) CT...5, Liam Byrnes vs. Detroit (3/6/16) Saves...18, Cole Blazer vs. Ohio State (3/3/17) TWO FORMER WISCON- SIN H.S. PLAYERS ON MU ROSTER For the first time Marquette has a pair of players on its roster who played lacrosse in the state of Wisconsin in Jordan Schmid (Waukesha, Wis./Kettle Moraine H.S.) and Moey Lardy (Cedarburg, Wis./Cedarburg). Schmid, who will redshirt the 2018 season after suffering a knee injury in the fall, helped Kettle Moraine to a pair of state titles as junior and senior, and posted 120 goals and 232 points in 71 games over his final three seasons. Lardy, whose parents now live in California, spent his first two years of high school in Cedarburg, Wisconsin and played with the Amplify Lacrosse Club. Either would be the first Wisconsinite to play for Marquette when they make their debut, as the only other player from the state to ever appear on the MU roster was Ryan Condon (Wausau, Wis.) in 2013, who never played for the Golden Eagles. WAGNER IS LONE RETURNING STARTER ON OFFENSE Marquette returns just one of its top seven and two of its top 11 scorers from last season, led by junior John Wagner. Wagner tied for second on the team with 22 goals as a sophomore, and despite posting just three assists, will be relied upon to facilitate more as a junior. The St. Davids, Ontario native posted a combined six goals against Denver last season, including a career-high four in the BIG EAST semis, and a total of five at Notre Dame with a hat trick in the 2017 NCAA First Round. Wagner experienced an up-and-down freshman season in 2016, playing in all 16 games, but scoring in just two of them. The Canadian carved out a more prominent role on the first line as a sophomore and had an eight-game scoring streak that was snapped against Duke on April 22. MELILLO LEADS FACE-OFF UNIT Senior faceoff specialist Zachary Melillo was called the 2016 team MVP by head coach Joe Amplo because of what his presence at the face-off X meant to the entire Marquette squad. The Warren, New Jersey native went on to set the MU career face-off win record in just his first season with 178 victories. That 56.2 percent clip ranked him 21st in the nation and helped him earn All-BIG EAST Second Team accolades. Melillo holds a career 54.6 percent mark at the dot and tied his own MU record in the Golden Eagles NCAA tournament game at Notre Dame last season with 19 wins. His work against Denver s Trevor Baptiste in the last two BIG EAST Championships paved the way for MU s two league tournament crowns BIG EAST STANDINGS (OF 2/20) Standings BIG EAST Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Villanova W2 Providence W2 Georgetown W2 Marquette W1 Denver L1 St. John's W1 VS. BELLARMINE (1-3, 0-0 SOCON) Sunday, March 4 10 a.m. Pontiac, Mich. Wisner Stadium Stats/Video:...GoMarquette.com Head Coach...Kevin Burns (Loyola (Md.), 03) Points Leader...Morgan Macko (7g, 7a) Starting Goalie...Ian 12.00, 26 svs,.464) TEAM-BY-TEAM COMPARISON Marquette (2-0) 2018 Bellarmine (1-3) / Goals Per Game / Allowed Per Game / / Shots Per Game / Shot Pct / of-47 (.596)...Faceoff Pct...51-of-91 (.560) GB Per Game / TO Per Game / Caused TO Per Game / 7.0 LAST MEETING... Saturday, Feb. 20, p.m. CT Milwaukee Valley Fields Score by Period Total Bellarmine Marquette W, 9-7 Winning goalie: Jimmy Danaher, MU (1-0) Bellarmine SCORING: GOALS: Tucker Ciessau 3; Ian Miller 2; Jack Perkins 1; Dylan Gatt 1. ASSISTS: Ryan Broderick2; Brogan Hill 1; Brian Wall 1. Marquette SCORING: GOALS: McNAMARA, Ryan 4; GATELY, Conor 2; WHITLOW, Kyle 2; CLARKE, Kyran 1. ASSISTS: CLARKE, Kyran 2; GATELY, Conor 1. SAVES: Chase Rose (BU) 13; Jimmy Danaher (MU) 6. TEAM STATS Team BU MU Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS 13 6 TO Clears NOTES: Marquette s first home game ever at Valley Fields... Golden Eagles fell behind Zachary Melillo went 11-of-16 at the face-off X for MU after being inserted for the third face-off of the game... Ryan McNamara tied a career high with four goals... Conor Gately became the second MU player to reach 60 career goals PRESEASON POLL Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. Denver (5) Villanova (1) Providence Marquette Georgetown St. John s MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

5 HEAD COACH JOE AMPLO Seventh Year/Sixth Season Farmingville, N.Y. Hofstra (2000) In just five seasons of competition, Joe Amplo has built the Marquette program into a BIG EAST Conference Champion and established himself as one of the top head coaches in NCAA Division I men s lacrosse. Amplo, a Team USA assistant coach and member of the NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Committee, was named the first head coach in Marquette history on Feb. 4, 2011 and has built a program in his likeness to national relevance. Marquette has qualified for the semifinals of the BIG EAST tournament during each year as a league member and has increased its overall win total all but one season. Thirteen Golden Eagles have earned 22 All-BIG EAST honors in four conference campaigns, while five players have earned USILA All- America recognition and nine have been selected in either the NLL or MLL drafts. The 2014 BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year guided the Golden Eagles to a 10-win campaign in just their third season of competition in 2015 and in 2016 led Marquette to its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance on the heels of a victory over No. 1 Denver in the BIG EAST Championship game. The Golden Eagles earned a No. 6 national seed in the NCAA playoffs and fell to eventual NCAA Champion North Carolina by a single goal in the first NCAA tournament game ever played in the state of Wisconsin. Amplo led MU on a surprise run to the NCAA tournament in 2017 by becoming the first No. 4 seed to win the BIG EAST Championship after upsetting top-seeded and No. 2 Denver, 11-8, in the semifinals. The Golden Eagles then downed tournament-host Providence in the final as junior goalie Cole Blazer took home most outstanding player honors. MU earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship where it fell to fourth-seeded and No. 7 Notre Dame 15-9 in the first round. The Marquette defense ranked among the nation s leaders all of 2016, leading to recognition for MU s three MLL draft picks in graduate students Liam Byrnes and B.J. Grill and senior Jacob Richard. Byrnes was named the 2016 BIG EAST Conference Defensive Player of the Year, a first team allleague performer, the most outstanding player at the BIG EAST tournament and a USILA Second Team All-American. Amplo came to Marquette with 11 years of collegiate coaching experience, 10 of which came at his alma mater, Hofstra University. He served as associate head coach with the Pride for three years, and was the team's defensive coordinator. During his time at Hofstra, Amplo participated in 11 NCAA Championships, three as a student-athlete and eight as a coach. In 2011, Hofstra had the nation's No. 1 defense, boasting the lowest goals against average in the country. In his first stint with Hofstra, Amplo worked under then-head coach John Danowski, now the coach of three-time NCAA Champion Duke University. From his return to Hofstra in 2003 through 2011, the Pride posted a record and advanced to five NCAA Championships. He coached 21 All-Americans at Hofstra, including five conference players of the year, Tewaaraton Award winner Doug Shannahan (2001) and Tewaaraton Award finalist Chris Unterstein. As a student-athlete, he was an All-America East performer as a senior in 1999 when he started all 16 games and led the school to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. He played in 58 games in his career and notched 91 ground balls, 40 of which came during his senior season. In addition to his work with Hofstra, Amplo is active on the lecture circuit and is the founder of the Golden Eagle Lacrosse Club, which operates clinics, camps and competitive club teams for the Milwaukee area lacrosse community. The Farmingville, New York native attended Sachem High School in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, where he earned four letters in both lacrosse and football and was an all-conference performer. Amplo graduated from Hofstra in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in geography and earned a master's degree in college student counseling. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Cedarburg, Wis. and have three daughters, Sophia, Charlotte, and Lily. AMPLO S HEAD COACHING RECORD Year Team Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Notes 2012 Marquette MU only practiced during its first year 2013 Marquette Marquette BIG EAST Coach of the Year 2015 Marquette Marquette BIG EAST Tourney Champs/NCAA 6 seed 2017 Marquette BIG EAST Tourney Champs/NCAA 2018 Marquette Total ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS Opponent Record Air Force Bellarmine Denver Detroit Duke Georgetown High Point Hofstra Jacksonville Lehigh Marist Mercer North Carolina Notre Dame Ohio State Providence Quinnipiac Richmond Robert Morris Rutgers Saint Joseph s St. John s Villanova Total NCAA COMMITTEE & U.S. LACROSSE Amplo was named to the NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Committee on July 1 and was selected as an assistant coach with the U.S. Men Lacrosse National Team for the 2018 FIL Men s World Championship. In addition to extending at-large invitations for the national tournament with the NCAA Committee, the group convenes each summer in Indianapolis to discuss pertinent topics to NCAA Division I men's lacrosse, including rules changes, NCAA Championship qualification and format, officiating and media rights. With the U.S. Men s National Team, Amplo serves alongside Duke head coach John Danowski, whom he worked under as an assistant coach at Hofstra. Amplo was also honored in 2017 as the USILA s Howdy Myers Man of the Year and a 40 under 40 honoree by the Milwaukee Business Journal. MARQUETTE CAREER RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Points...152, Ryan McNamara ( ) Goals...102, Ryan McNamara ( ) Assists...63, Conor Gately ( ) Shots...408, Ryan McNamara ( ) Shots on Goal...209, Ryan McNamara ( ) Ground Balls...218, Liam Byrnes ( ) Faceoff Wins...360, Zachary Melillo (2016-pres.) Caused Turnovers...102, Liam Byrnes ( ) Man-up Goals...16, Kyle Whitlow ( ) Saves...315, Jimmy Danaher ( ) 2018 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

6 USILA/NIKE COACHES POLL 1. Albany (15) 2. Maryland (8) 3. Duke Ohio State Virginia Denver Villanova Notre Dame Loyola MD North Carolina Yale Syracuse Penn Army Rutgers Vermont Georgetown Marquette Johns Hopkins Bucknell Also receiving votes: Colgate, Robert Morris, Penn State, Brown, Princeton, Providence, Lehigh, Sienna, Delaware Week 3 Poll as of 2/26/18 MAVERIK MEDIA POLL 1 Albany (2-0) (24) 2 Maryland (4-0) (6) 3 Duke (4-1) (1) 4 Virginia (4-0) Denver (2-1) (1) 6 Ohio State (4-0) Villanova (3-0) Notre Dame (2-0) Loyola (2-1) North Carolina (4-0) Yale (1-1) Syracuse (2-1) Army (3-1) Penn (2-1) Rutgers (3-1) Vermont (5-0) Georgetown (3-0) Johns Hopkins (1-2) Marquette (2-0) Princeton (1-1) Also receiving votes: Penn State, Delaware, Bucknell, Lehigh, Robert Morris, Colgate, Towson Week 3 Poll as of 2/26/ MARQUETTE WEEK-BY WEEK Week (Date) USILA Poll Media Poll RPI Preseason (2/12) (2/19) 19 RV 3 (2/26) (3/5) 5 (3/12) 6 (3/19) 7 (3/26) 8 (4/2) 9 (4/9) 10 (4/16) 11 (4/23) 12 (4/30) 13 (5/7) TANNER THOMSON TO REDSHIRT 2018 Senior Tanner Thomson will redshirt the 2018 season, it was announced prior to the start of spring scrimmages. The 2017 All-BIG EAST Second Team selection is MU s returning scoring leader with 39 goals and 55 points in 38 career games and tallied 20 goals and added 14 assists as a junior in The native of Toronto ranks seventh in Marquette history in both points (55) and goals (39) and started all 16 games as a junior. He also earned All-BIG EAST Championship Team honors in 2016 and his brother Tanner is a freshman attackman on the MU roster. MARQUETTE IS THE TWO-TIME REIGNING BIG EAST CHAMPION Marquette won its second BIG EAST Conference tournament crown in 2017 with a 10-9 victory over Providence, following an 11-8 semifinal win over No. 2 Denver. Goalie Cole Blazer was named the championship s most outstanding player after making 23 saves in the two games, while then seniors Grant Preisler, Nick Eufrasio and Joe Dunn joined Blazer on the all-tournament squad. The Golden Eagles entered the weekend as the league s No. 4 seed and picked off the top-ranked Pioneers and third-seeded Friars to claim the league s automatic NCAA bid for the second consecutive year. Preisler posted a team-best seven points over the course of the tournament, while then-sophomore John Wagner played a big part in the semifinal win over Denver with a game-best four goals. It was the first time the four seed had claimed the tournament title. BLAZER SECURES THE CREASE Goalie Cole Blazer continued his stellar play in net during his first full campaign as MU s starter in 2017, culminating in BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player honors. The junior made a total of 23 saves in the wins over No. 2 Denver and Providence and also contributed to his own cause with a goal as time expired against the Pioneers in the semifinals. He posted a.521 save percentage as a junior with a 9.17 goals against average. He was named to the 2018 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team, is a two-time All-BIG EAST Second Team selection and has also been selected to the All-BIG EAST Championship team as MU won titles in 2016 and Blazer, a mechanical engineering major, hails from Libertyville, Illinois, which sits 55 miles to the south of Milwaukee down I-94 just across the Wisconsin-Illinois border. HERSHMAN ON PUERTO RICO NATIONAL TEAM Sophomore faceoff specialist Jared Hershman was announced as a member of Puerto Rico's Men's National Team for the 2018 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championships in Netanya, Israel on July He is one of 23 members of the active roster, along with nine alternates, and joins University of Tampa's Alex Patton as the lone face-off specialists. Puerto Rico gained membership to the FIL a little over a year ago and whittled its firstever team from 80 eligible players following player assessment camps, tournament play and a two-day tryout. Hershman appeared in five games for the Golden Eagles during his freshman season at the face-off position, going 3-for-11 including two faceoff wins against No. 20 Ohio State. MARQUETTE ALUMNI HAVING PRO LACROSSE SUCCESS Seven recent Marquette student-athletes have found success in Major League Lacrosse since their days in Blue and Gold. Defensemen Liam Byrnes ( 16) and B.J. Grill ( 16) each finished up their second seasons in the MLL in 2017, as did current MU assistant coach Jacob Richard ( 16), who was traded to the Charlotte Hounds during the offseason. Classmate Conor Gately ( 16) was selected in the 2017 MLL Supplemental Draft and concluded his rookie season with the Rochester Rattlers alongside Ryan McNamara ( 17). Andy DeMichiei ( 17) and Jordan Greenfield ( 15) were each selected in the 2018 MLL Supplemental Draft by the Florida Launch and Boston Cannons, respectively. NEW USES SEASONAL DOME; AHPRC TO BREAK GROUND MARCH 6 Marquette s seasonal dome over the FieldTurf Revolution 360 surface at Valley Fields provides a climate-controlled practice and game facility for the Golden Eagles during the winter months. The Golden Eagles played all their home games at Valley Fields for the first time in 2016, after making the move in towards campus from Hart Park in Wauwatosa, where they had played during their first three seasons. MU will also officially break ground for its new Athletic and Human Performance Research Center at a ceremony Tuesday, March 6, at 11:30 a.m. The event will take place at the project site, located on the southwest corner of West Wells and 12th streets, across from the Al McGuire Center. The $24 million, 46,000-square-foot AHPRC will be built in phases under a long-term master plan. The first phase will include: Space for faculty researchers who work in a wide variety of academic fields. Locker rooms and support space for the lacrosse programs and golf team. Additional strength and conditioning spaces for the athletic department centralized core of laboratories for conducting human performance research MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

7 2018 MARQUETTE GAME HIGHS TEAM Goals...13, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Assists...6, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Points...19, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Shots...45, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) SOG...23, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Saves...7, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Ground Balls...33, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Turnovers...14, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Fewest Turnovers...12, vs. Jacksonville (2/17) Caused Turnovers...8, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Faceoff Wins...16, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) Man-up Goals...2, at Detroit Mercy (2/24) INDIVIDUAL Points...5, Anthony Orsini at Detroit Mercy (2/24)...5, John Wagner vs. Jacksonville (2/17) Goals...4, Anthony Orsini at Detroit Mercy (2/24)...4, Connor McClelland vs. Jacksonville (2/17) Assists...2, John Wagner vs. Jacksonville (2/17) Shots...12, Anthony Orsini vs. Jacksonville (2/17) GB...8, Zachary Melillo at Detroit Mercy (2/24)...5, Noah Richard at Detroit Mercy (2/24) FO Wins..15, Zachary Melillo at Detroit Mercy (2/24)...12, Zachary Melillo vs. Jacksonville (2/17) Caused TO...2, Noah Richard at Detroit Mercy (2/24)...2, Zachary Melillo at Detroit Mercy (2/24)...2, Noah Richard vs. Jacksonville (2/17)...2, Jackson Ehlert vs. Jacksonville (2/17) Saves...7, Cole Blazer at Detroit Mercy (2/24)...5, Cole Blazer vs. Jacksonville (2/17) MARQUETTE HAD HISTORIC 2016 CAMPAIGN The 2016 season was a historic one for the Marquette men s lacrosse program, which captured its first BIG EAST Conference tournament championship and hosted the first-ever NCAA playoff game in Wisconsin. MU s automatic NCAA berth came in just its fourth season of competition and its third as a BIG EAST member after playing the 2013 campaign as an independent. The Golden Eagles claimed the NCAA bid by defeating then-no. 1 Denver, 10-9, in the BIG EAST title game to snap the Pioneers NCAA-best 22-game home winning streak BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Liam Byrnes led the charge for Marquette and was named the tournament s most outstanding player after leading MU to victories over then-no. 16 Villanova and the Pios. MARQUETTE LAX IN THE PROS Major League Lacrosse Liam Byrnes (D)...Florida Launch Andy DeMichiei (M)...Florida Launch Conor Gately (A)...Dallas Rattlers Jordan Greenfield (A)...Boston Cannons Ryan McNamara (A)...Dallas Rattlers Jacob Richard (M)...Charlotte Hounds B.J. Grill (D)...Denver Outlaws Volunteer assistant coach Ryan Brown also plays for the Charlotte Hounds in the MLL LUCKY TO WIN A GAME A 20-minute documentary profiling Marquette s rise to 2016 BIG EAST Champion was produced by MU students Brian Georgeson, Grant Becker, Matt Unger and Patrick Thomas and is a National Academy of Television - Chicago/Midwest Chapter Student Emmy winner. The film features player and coach interviews as well as coaching legend Dave Cottle, and media members Corey McLaughlin and Terry Foy. It debuted in December 2016 and has reached nearly 100,000 views. WATCH: MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

8 PLAYER PROFILES 1 Connor Campbell So. M Earned three varsity letters throughout his high school career at Juanita High School in Washington state. Dubbed his high school squad's most valuable offensive player following his sophomore, junior and senior campaigns. Ran with West Coast Starz, and Adrenaline Tropics on the club circuit. 6 Ryan Fazio So. M Starting midfielder recorded first two assists of career against Jacksonville (2/17/18) and Detroit (2/24/18). BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Played in seven games as a freshman in 2017 Earned three varsity letters in lacrosse at Cathedral Catholic High School, serving as captain his senior season. Honored as an Adrenaline All-American. In his high school career, compiled 97 goals, 110 assists (school record) and 82 ground balls for 207 total points. 4 Jack Zerrillo R-Jr. A First career hat trick at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) Scored seven goals in 2017 as a second-line midfielder, including twice each against Robert Morris (3/11/17) and St. John s (4/8/17) Played in six games in 2016 as a redshirt freshman and started the final three games of the year. Made first two career starts against No. 16 Villanova (5/5/16) and No. 1 Denver (5/7/16) while MU won its first BIG EAST tournament title BIG EAST All-Academic selection ( , ) Redshirted his first year on campus in 2015 Was team captain during his senior season at Christian Brothers Academy 7 Colin Strange Jr. M Scored first career goal in 17-1 win at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Did not play during the spring of his freshman year in 2016 Named All-Lancaster Lebanon League after recording 70 points on 42 goals and 28 assists during his senior season at Hempfield High School. Played on Duke s Lacrosse Club Four-year letter winner at Hempfield. 5 Tommy von den Benken So. M/A Scored first career goal at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Four-year letter winner at Roxbury Latin and captain during his senior season. Honored as a Brine All-American and named All-ISL honorable mention as a junior and senior. Tallied 27 goals and 24 assists during his junior season and 14 goals and 12 assists for his injuryshortened senior campaign, scoring 65 goals in his high school varsity lacrosse career. 8 Nick Grill So. D 2018 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team (unanimous) 2017 All-BIG EAST Second Team (one of only two freshmen named all-conference) Caused a pair of turnovers and picked up a ground ball in BIG EAST title game at Providence (5/6/17) Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (2/20/17) after starting MU s season opening 17-1 win at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Honored as 2016 USA Today All-USA Boys Lacrosse First Team, 2016 New Jersey Player of the year, two-time high school All-American and 2015 New Jersey Defender of the Year. Four-year letter winner at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, serving as captain his senior year. Younger brother of former MU All-American, B.J. 9 Colin O Donnell R-Fr. A Tallied assist for first point in first career game against Jacksonville (2/17/18) Redshirted 2017 after suffering a knee injury in the MSOE scrimmage BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Four-year varsity letter winner and starter at Xavier High School. Helped lead Xavier to the first Division I Lacrosse Conference Championship in the school s history in Notched 46 goals and 21 assists as a sophomore, 51 goals and 26 assists in his junior season and 30 goals and 10 assists his senior year for 209 total points in his high school career. 10 Alex Malitas Fr. D Made NCAA debut at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) Earned five varsity letters in lacrosse and three in water polo at William Penn Charter School Picked up 28 ground balls and caused 15 turnovers as a senior, while serving as team captain. Played for the Greek National team in Jacob Hallam Fr. SSDM Made NCAA debut at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) Served as lacrosse team captain in both 2016 and 2017 at Cherry Creek H.S. Earned a total of seven varsity letters in lacrosse and football at Cherry Creek Started Unified Lacrosse with H.S. teammates, a non-profit for children with disabilities who want to play lacrosse 12 Chris Rolfing So. G BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17), playing 7:42 and making four saves Four-year letter winner at Woodbury High School, serving as team captain for three seasons. Named Mr. Goalie Minnesota and all-state his senior year. During his 2016 season, he helped his team go 13-0 in the regular season and notch the first conference championship in school history. Made of 700 career saves and held a save percentage of.697 during his final campaign. 13 Connor McClelland So. M 4g in first career start vs. Jacksonville (2/17/18) BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Played as a SSDM as a frosh in 2017 Spent a post-graduate year at Trinity-Pawling in New York after attending St. Michael s College School in York, Ontario Named all-conference at Trinity-Pawling in 2016 Won a provincial title with St. Michael s in 2015 Played with Team Ontario, with whom he captured box lacrosse national championships in 2009, 2011 and 2013 as well as a field title in 2015 Played with teammates Tanner and Keaton Thomson while at St. Michael s and Moey Lardy at Trinity-Pawling 14 P.J. Cox So. D/LSM BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Four-year letter winner at Skyline High School, serving as captain his junior and senior year. Selected as US Lacrosse All-American and Adrenaline lacrosse All-American in Also played football, where he helped his team to the state championship his senior year at outside linebacker 15 Matt Del Duca Jr. A/M Did not see action during the spring season of his rookie year in 2016 Four-year letter winner and named team captain his senior season at Ramapo High School. First team all-state and All-Bergen County First Team his senior season. Notched 82 points during his senior campaign on 32 goals and 50 assists. Helped his team capture a state championship in Keaton Thomson Fr. A Started first game of his career in season opener vs. Jacksonville (2/17/18) Played at St. Michael's College School, where he was named MVP as a senior and the school s outstanding senior athlete in 2017 Helped St. Mike s to back-to-back OFSAA titles Played Junior box lacrosse with the Mimico Mountaineers and competed in the Minto Cup (2017) Played with the Team Ontario field lacrosse squad Younger brother of MU senior Tanner Thomson and played with him in Mimico Played with Connor McClelland at St. Michael s 18 Griffin Fleming R-Fr. A Saw first action in opening game of the season vs. Jacksonville (2/17/18) on attack Earned a medical redshirt in 2017 while recovering from a fall knee injury Recieved four varsity letters at St. Joseph s Prep and was team captain as a senior All-Philadelphia Catholic League First Team in 2016 Helped St. Joe s to the state title game as a junior in 2015 Younger brother of former MU midfielder Blaine Fleming ( ) 2018 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

9 PLAYER PROFILES 19 Josh Williamson R-So. A/M BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Scored first career goal at Jacksonville (2/18/17) and played in six games as a redshirt freshman Redshirted freshman campaign after breaking his arm in a January 2016 scrimmage at Michigan. Four-year letter winner at Redondo Union High School and was team captain as a senior All-Class MVP award three times in high school First team all-league as a sophomore (2013) and senior (2015) in high school Adrenaline All-American as a high school senior Tallied 89 goals and 113 assists in H.S. career 20 Nick Singleton R-So. SSDM Caused a turnover against Jacksonville (2/17/18) in 2018 season opener BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Walk-on in his second season after spending the academic year as a regular student at MU. Was a strength & conditioning intern at MU as a true freshman Four varsity letters at Wheaton North High School Four-year starter and three time team MVP in H.S. Grabbed 206 ground balls in his high school career As a H.S. senior in 2015 caused 29 turnovers and went.700 at the face-off X in 19 games 22 Cole Froemming So. D BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Four-year letter winner at Eden Prairie High School, where he also won two Minnesota State Championships. Named all-state, all-section and all-conference for his performance in his senior season. Honored as a top player in the Midwest by Adrenaline. 23 Ben Allen So. D Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Served as team captain his junior and senior campaigns at De La Salle High School. Honored as all-league second team and De La Salle s defensive player of the year his final season. Notched 48 ground balls and caused 27 turnovers in his senior year. 24 Teddy Goltzman Sr. SSDM Picked up a pair of ground balls at Jacksonville (2/18/17) in the 2017 season opener Entered two games for Marquette as a freshman in 2015, including in MU s matchup vs eventual NCAA Champion Denver. BIG EAST All-Academic ( , and ) Three-year letter winner at Edina High School, where he potted 94 goals and dished out 20 assists over the course of his career. Named all-section and all-conference during his senior season of high school. 25 Luke Vassos Jr. M Scored first career goal at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) Saw first NCAA regular season action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) as a sophomore Did not play during the spring of 2016 as a freshman. Team captain as a senior at Gonzaga College High School in 2015, where he was a three-year letter winner Tallied 35 points (15g, 20a) as a high school senior in 18 games Played at Gonzaga with current teammate Colin Riehl 26 Jared Hershman So. FO Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) and was 1-of-4 at the face-off X Three-year letter winner and captain as a senior at Hendrick Hudson High School As a senior, went.700 on face-offs, scored three goals, picked up 62 ground balls and dished out seven assists. In his junior campaign, went.750 on face-offs, scored 10 goals, collected 60 ground balls and recorded eight assists. Selected to participate in the Inside lacrosse Committed All-Star game and King of Hill All-Star game. 27 Cade Stratton Fr. A Four-year varsity starter at Ridley High School Named offensive MVP for the Green Raiders as a senior and was two-time lacrosse captain Competed with Headstrong Lacrosse Club Was a member of the championship BIG EAST squad at the Epoch IL Committed Academy 29 Jackson Ehlert Jr. D Starting defenseman for every game in 2017 Started first NCAA game in the 2017 season opener at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Transfer from CCBC Essex, which he helped to the NJCAA national semifinals in his lone season in All-NJCAA Championship Team Part of a CCBC Essex defense that allowed just 5.4 goals per game in 2016 Four-year letter winner and three-time team captain at Exeter Township High School Earned all-county honors during his final three years in high school 30 Owen Weselak Sr. FO Won 2-of-7 faceoffs against Providence (5/6/17) in the 2017 BIG EAST Championship game Saw action in 11 games for Marquette during his freshman season in Made his collegiate debut and won 9-of-15 faceoffs to help MU defeat No. 18/16 Lehigh 10-9 on 2/7/15. Recorded a.444 face-off percentage in his rookie season, while adding three ground balls for the Blue and Gold. BIG EAST All-Academic ( , and ) 31 Luke Anderson So. SSDM Posted two goals as a true freshman in 2017 while playing as an offensive midfielder Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) and scored a goal. Earned four varsity letters at Lakeville North High School and dubbed an All-American and first team all-state performer his senior year. Participated in the state tournament three of four years, including the state championship in Played for True Lacrosse National Team. 32 Moey Lardy Fr. M Made NCAA debut at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) Played his final two years of high school lacrosse at Trinity-Pawling School in New York Spent freshman and sophomore years of high school at Cedarburg High School in Wisconsin Served as captain of his lacrosse and soccer teams senior year Guided the Trinity-Pawling lacrosse team to a 9-6 record as a senior in 2017 Competed with Team Amplify under head coach Michael Storts 33 Gabe Stein Fr. G Made NCAA debut at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) Four-year letter winner in lacrosse at New Fairfield High School Listed as the No. 94 player in his high school class by the Inside Lacrosse Top-100 Young Gun Senior Rankings entering his final high school campaign Was named second team all-state in his senior year Named defensive MVP in 2016 at the Inside Lacrosse Committed Academy Part of a BIG EAST squad that won the title at the 2017 Inside Lacrosse Committed Academy 34 Zach Granger Fr. LSM/D Made NCAA debut at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) Younger brother of Ryan Granger, an MU undergraduate student assistant coach and former player Earned four letters in lacrosse at Penncrest High School, where he served as team captain as a senior Earned second team All-Central League honors as a senior in 2017 as well as honorable mention All- Delco accolades (Junior and senior year) Member of the 2014 squad that went 25-1 to capture a state championship Won Central League championship as a freshman (2014) and sophomore (2015). 35 Peter Henkhaus So. M Scored twice at Detroit Mercy (2/24/18) BIG EAST All-Academic (2017) Scored first career goals against Jacksonville on 2/18/17 (NCAA debut) and 2/17/18 Four-year letter winner and captain for his senior season at Palos Verdes High School. Honored as a US Lacrosse All-American, Adrenaline All-American, first team all-area and second team allleague in his senior campaign. Helped his team to four conference championships in four years and two Los Angeles City Championships/CIF runner-ups MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES