No. 16 RUTGERS (9-2, 2-0) at No. 4 Maryland (8-2, 2-0) Saturday, April 16, 4 p.m. at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium

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1 No. 16 RUTGERS (9-2, 2-0) at No. 4 Maryland (8-2, 2-0) Saturday, April 16, 4 p.m. at Capital One Field at Maryland Stadium Record: 9-2, 2-0 Big Ten Ranking: 16/18 (Coaches/Media) Head Coach: Brian Brecht (Springfield 95) Career Record: (12th season) Record at RU: (Fifth Season) Statistical Leaders Goals: Adam Charalambides - 30 Assists: Scott Bieda - 27 Points: Scott Bieda - 49 Ground Balls: Zack Sikora - 37 Saves: Kris Alleyne - 84 Record: 8-2, 2-0 Big Ten Ranking: 4/5 (Coaches/Media) Head Coach: John Tillman Career Record: (9 seasons) Record at MD: (6 seasons) Statistical Leaders Goals: Matt Rambo - 19 Assists: Bryan Cole - 14 Points: Rambo/Cole - 27 Ground Balls: Austin Henningsen - 43 Saves: Kyle Bernlohr - 94 No. 16 Rutgers men s lacrosse plays at No. 4 Maryland on Saturday afternoon with first place in the Big Ten on the line. The Scarlet Knights (9-2, 2-0 Big Ten) bring a four-game winning streak to College Park for the 4 p.m. game against the Terrapins (8-2, 2-0 Big Ten). The game will be live streamed on BTN Plus. Rutgers has been rolling to start conference play, outscoring opponents in victories over then-no. 9 Johns Hopkins and Michigan. In the past four games, all RU wins, the Scarlet Knights have outscored their foes Senior goalkeeper Kris Alleyne has come on in that span, posting a 7.20 goals-against average and.614 save percentage over that span. The starting attack line for RU has continued to excel. The trio of Scott Bieda ( ), Adam Charalambides ( ) and Jules Heningburg ( ) has combined for 57 percent of the team s points this season. A redshirt freshman, Charalambides is one of two freshmen in country with 30-plus goals (joining Colin Burke of Fairfield). Bieda is working his way up the Rutgers records board, currently sitting 7th all-time in assists (92) and 9th all-time in points (176). He also boasts a 31-game point scoring streak and leads the Big Ten with 4.45 points per game. RU has also been excelling on the man-up of late, with Ryan Hollingsworth scoring four goals in conference play on the extra-man and leading the B1G in man-up goals. UMD has allowed just five goals on 24 EMO chances, a 20% rate that marks second in the nation SCHEDULE Date Opponent Site Time/Result Fri. Feb 12 vs. St. John s! Piscataway, N.J. W, Sat. Feb 20 at Army West Point West Point, N.Y. W, Sat. Feb 27 vs. Fairfield! Piscataway, N.J. W, 12-6 Tues. Mar. 1 at Wagner Staten Island, N.Y. W, Sat. Mar. 5 at Monmouth N.J. W. Long Branch, N.J. W, 12-6 Fri. Mar. 11 at 18 Stony Brook Stony Brook, N.Y. L, 15-6 Mon. Mar. 14 at Princeton Princeton, N.J. L, 10-7 Fri. Mar. 18 vs. NJIT! Piscataway, N.J. W, 16-3 Sat. Mar. 26 vs. Delaware! Piscataway, N.J. W, Sat. Apr. 2 vs. 9 Johns Hopkins*! Piscataway, NJ W, 16-9 Sun. Apr. 10 vs. Michigan*! Piscataway, N.J. W, 13-6 Sat. Apr. 16 at 4 Maryland * College Park, Md. 4 p.m. Fri. Apr. 22 vs. Penn State& * Piscataway, N.J. 8 p.m. Sat. Apr. 30 at Ohio State& * Columbus, Ohio 7 p.m. Thurs. May 5 Big Ten Tournament Semifinals Baltimore, Md. Sat. May 7 Big Ten Tournament Final Baltimore, Md. Home events denoted by bold * denotes Big Ten game & denotes televised by Big Ten Network! denotes BTN Plus game Times in Eastern Standard Time MEDIA POLICIES Rutgers men s lacrosse staff and players are available to interested members of the media by request during the week, based around the squad s practice schedule. Availability is conducted post-game by request. All requests should be made to the RU men s lacrosse athletic communications contact, Jordan Ozer, by jozer@scarletknights.com. Maryland enters the game on a seven-game winning streak, with both of their Big Ten games being one-goal victories (8-7 at Michigan, in OT at No. 14 Penn State). The Terps two losses came against then-no. 7 Yale and No. 1 Notre Dame. Last season, Maryland went 15-4 and was the NCAA National Runner-Up, falling to Denver in the National Championship. The two teams met last season in Piscataway on April 12, where RU and then-no. 3 Maryland went down to the wire, with the Terrapins eking out a 9-8 win on a goal with 13 seconds remaining. Christian Trasolini and Jeff George each scored twice in the game. Overall, Maryland holds a 23-2 lead in the all-times series, which dates back to RU collected victories in 1949 and Last season s matchup was the first meeting between the teams since Facing No. 4 Maryland, Rutgers is looking for its highest ranked win since beating No. 4 Syracuse on April 17, Rutgers hasn t gotten two top-five victories in a season since 2003 (No. 3 UMass and No. 4 Syracuse). That season was also the last time Rutgers reached 10 wins. CHECK US OUT ON SOCIAL and facebook.com/rutgersmlax W W W. S C A R L E T K N I G H T S. C O M

2 2016 RUTGERS QUICK FACTS General Location:...Piscataway, N.J. Founded: Enrollment:... 65,000 Nickname:... Scarlet Knights Facility:...High Point Solutions Stadium (52,454) Colors:...Scarlet Conference:...Big Ten Affiliation:...NCAA Division I President:... Dr. Robert Barchi Director of Athletics:...Patrick Hobbs Coaching Staff Head Coach... Brian Brecht (Fifth Season) Alma Mater... Springfield (Mass.) College, 1995 Career Record (Eleven seasons) Assistant Coach...James Mitchell (Second Season) Alma Mater...St. Mary s College of Maryland, 2006 Assistant Coach...Jesse Bernhardt (Second season) Alma Mater... Maryland, 2013 Volunteer Assistant Coach...Rob Camposa (Second season) Alma Mater... Stony Brook, 2011 Players Returning/Lost...34/10 Starters Returning/Lost... 8/3 Athletic Communications Athletic Communications Contact...Jordan Ozer Phone jozer@scarletknights.com Website... BIG TEN STANDINGS Overall Pct BIG TEN Pct RUTGERS Maryland Penn State Johns Hopkins Ohio State Michigan RUTGERS INDIVIDUAL BIG TEN WEEKLY AWARDS Date Player Honor 2/16 Scott Bieda Offensive Player of the Week 2/16 Adam Charalambides Freshman of the Week 2/23 Adam Charalambides Freshman of the Week 3/1 Jules Heningburg Co-Offensive Player of the Week 3/1 Christian Mazzone Defensive Player of the Week 3/1 Adam Charalambides Co-Freshman of the Week 3/8 Christian Mazzone Defensive Player of the Week 3/8 Adam Charalambides Freshman of the Week 3/22 Michael Rexrode Defensive Player of the Week 3/22 Adam Charalambides Freshman of the Week 3/29 Adam Charalambides Freshman of the Week 4/5 Scott Bieda Offensive Player of the Week 4/5 Adam Charalambides Freshman of the Week 4/12 Jules Heningburg Offensive Player of the Week 4/12 Michael Rexrode Defensive Player of the Week HEAD COACH BRIAN BRECHT Brian Brecht, who has 20 seasons of collegiate coaching experience, enters his fifth season as the head coach at Rutgers in Brecht was named head coach on June 16, In 2015, Brecht guided RU through the transition into the inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference. The Scarlet Knights earned five wins, highlighted by a win over No. 10 Ohio State in the season finale. Under Brecht s tutelage, senior Joe Nardella established himself as one of the top faceoff men in the nation. Nardella won 223-of-333 faceoffs for a 67.0 winning percentage that was third in the nation, and was third in the nation with 8.33 ground balls per game. He was named a Third Team All-American, the 205th All-American in program history. Nardella was drafted by the MLL s Boston Cannons, and began his professional career after his senior season concluded. Three players earned All-Big Ten accolades in Nardella was chosen as the Big Ten Specialist of the Year and was a First Team All-Big Ten selection. Junior captain Scott Bieda, who led the team with 30 goals and 28 assists for 58 points, was also a First Team All-Big Ten selection. Junior midfielder Zack Sikora was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten. Senior captain Brian Goss was selected as the Sportsmanship Honoree. Additionally, Campbell Sode was recognized for his academic achievements, as he joined Nardella as a USILA Scholar All-American and was named a Wayne Duke Postgraduate Award winner by the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers had 14 players in total named to the 2015 All-Big Ten Academic Team. In 2014, Brecht led the Scarlet Knights to its best season in 10 years in the final year as part of the BIG EAST Conference. RU posted an 8-8 record, its most wins since the 2004 team went 8-6. The Scarlet Knights made their first BIG EAST Championship since joining the conference in 2010, their first postseason appearance since RU posted an 8-7 mark in regular season play, its best winning percentage in the regular season since the 2007 team went 7-6. Rutgers tallied three BIG EAST victories, its most in a season since joining the league. Brecht mentored four Second Team All-BIG EAST members in 2014: attackman Scott Bieda, defender Nick Contino, midfielder Joe Nardella, and midfielder Anthony Terranova. Nardella finished fifth nationally with a.632 face-off winning percentage (206-of-326), and was fourth in the country with 9.79 ground balls per game. Brecht s squad continued to achieve high marks academically in 2014, as 28 members of the program were named to the conference All-Academic Team. In 2013, Brecht coached goalkeeper Kris Alleyne, who earned BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the year honors, after the freshman finished the season fourth in the nation with saves per game and seventh in the country with a.596 save percentage. Under Brecht s tutelage, faceoff specialist Joe Nardella earned Second Team All-BIG EAST recognition after finishing fourth in the nation with a.622 faceoff win percentage. In the classroom, the squad earned 20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team selections in 2013, with the 20 players recording a minimum GPA of 3.00 for the academic year. In his first season at the helm of the Scarlet Knights in 2012, Brecht helped senior midfielder Will Mangan to a long list of accolades, both on the field and in the classroom. Academically, he was named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Scholar All-America Team. On the field, Brecht guided the co-captain to other honors including BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, All-BIG EAST First Team, a USILA/LaxWorld North-South Classic participant and USILA All-American Honorable Mention. Mangan was picked up and played professionally on Major League Lacrosse s Long Island Lizards and Denver Outlaws. The head coach also produced student-athletes in year one, leading 23 of his players to BIG EAST All- Academic Team recognition, which was tied for the most of any Rutgers squad last season. Prior to arriving On the Banks he served a seven-year tenure as head coach at Siena College. A native of Long Island, N.Y. and a former Rutgers assistant coach, Brecht was a three-time MAAC Coach of the Year at Siena and led the Saints to multiple conference championships, NCAA tournament appearances and the program s first ever national ranking. Brecht, who led Siena to 57 victories (57-28) in his last five seasons there, is the 11th head coach in the history of the Rutgers men s lacrosse program. He came to Rutgers after leading Siena to new heights. Under his direction, the Saints earned four MAAC regular season championships and two MAAC tournament crowns, while also making the first two NCAA Tournament appearances in program history. He was named the MAAC Coach of the Year in 2005, 2007 and 2009, while being cited as the Siena College Coach of the Year in 2007, 2009, 2010 and Siena s 57 victories from included 22-straight MAAC wins and 13-consecutive home victories. The Saints 57 wins over that span marked the sixth highest victory total in the nation, trailing only the likes of Duke, Virginia, Syracuse, Cornell and Notre Dame. Thirty-five players earned All-MAAC honors under Brecht and 41 were cited as Academic All-Conference, including a trio of Academic All-Americans. Brent Herbst, who became the first Siena and MAAC player drafted by the Major Lacrosse League, was a two-time USILA All-American. In total, Brecht developed four USILA All-Americans, three North-South All-Star selections, three MAAC Rookies of the Year, three MAAC Offensive Players of the Year and three MAAC Defensive Players of the Year at Siena. In his last season at Siena, the Saints tallied a program-record 13 wins and finished the season nationally ranked (No. 20) in both the USILA Coaches Poll and Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll for the first time in school history. The squad advanced to the first round of the NCAA Tournament, where it dropped a tightly contested match to No. 1 Syracuse. Prior to his arrival in Loudonville, Brecht spent nine seasons as an assistant coach with five different schools. He made stops at Hartwick ( ), Penn ( ), Army ( ), Rutgers ( ) and Loyola ( ). While On the Banks, Brecht worked under head coach Bill Dirrigl and served as the Scarlet Knight s interim head coach in October A graduate of Sachem High School on Long Island, Brecht played collegiate lacrosse at Springfield (Mass.) College. He earned a bachelor of science in physical education from Springfield in Brecht and his wife Gabrielle are the proud parents of a seven-year old daughter named Paige and a four-year old son, Parker. CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORD YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL PCT Siena Siena Siena Siena Siena Siena Siena Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Totals

3 2016 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS - NUMERICAL # Name Pos. Yr. Ht Wt. Previous School / Hometown 1 Joe Francisco FO So Arthur L. Johnson/Clark, N.J. 2 Christian Trasolini M Jr New Hyde Park Memorial HS / New Hyde Park, N.Y. 3 Chad Tolliver M So Milton HS/Milton, Ga. 4 Kris Alleyne G Sr Clarkstown South HS / New City, N.Y. 5 Kyle Pless LSM Fr Mountain Vista HS/ Highlands Ranch, Colo. 6 Zack Sikora LSM Sr Centreville HS / Clifton, Va. 7 Jules Heningburg A So Seton Hall Prep / Maplewood, N.J. 8 Connor Murphy A/M Jr Paul VI Catholic HS / Clifton, Va. 9 Adam Charalambides A R-Fr The Hill Academy/Georgetown, Ontario 10 Max Edelmann GK So Middletown HS/CCBC Essex/Middletown, Md. 11 Jeff George M Jr Watchung Hills Regional / UMass / Warren, N.J. 12 Austin Dvitcos M So The Hill Academy/Richmond, Ontario 13 Alex Bronzo D So Putnam Valley HS / Putnam Valley, N.Y. 14 Christian Scarpello M So Madison HS / Madison, N.J. 17 Ryan Hollingsworth A Sr Bridgewater-Raritan HS / Martinsville, N.J. 18 Mark Christiano M Fr Cranford HS/Cranford, N.J. 19 Garrett Bullett LSM Fr Corner Canyon HS/Draper, Utah 20 Casey Rose M R-Fr Corner Canyon/Salt Lake City, Utah 21 Christian Mazzone M R-So Ward Melville HS / Stony Brook, N.Y. 22 Michael Rexrode D So Loudoun County HS/Leesburg, Va. 23 Josh Jordan A Fr Brewster Academy/Lunenburg, Mass. 24 Ben Dodson M Fr Paul VI Catholic HS/Woodbridge, Va. 25 Steve Hillenbrand D So Paul VI Catholic HS/Woodbridge, Va. 26 Zackary Franckowiak M Fr Corner Canyon HS/Draper, Utah 27 Jake Andersen G Sr Hunterdon Central HS / Flemington, N.J. 28 Ryan Cunningham M Fr Watchung Hills/Long Hill, N.J. 29 Liam King M So Shaker HS / Latham, N.Y. 30 Luke Enzweiler D Sr Cardinal Gibbons HS / Raleigh, N.C. 31 Gage Bradshaw D Fr Plano West, Plano, Texas 32 Christopher Peters D Jr Chatham HS / Chatham, N.J. 33 Branford Rogers D Sr St. Anne s-belfield / Ruckersville, Va. 34 Charlie Nicklaus M/D Jr The Benjamin School / North Palm Beach, Fla. 35 Jack Ayre GK Fr Watchung Hills/Long Hill, N.J. 40 Garrett Michaeli D Fr Corner Canyon HS/Draper, Utath 41 Adam Graham D Fr Clearview Regional/Mullica Hill, N.J. 42 Patrick McCabe D Jr Kinnelon HS/Kinnelon, N.J. 43 Connor Vercruysse A R- Fr Yorktown HS / Yorktown Heights, N.Y, 44 Danny Plant M Sr Huntington HS / Huntington, N.Y. 45 Alex Schoen FO So Millburn HS / Syracuse / Millburn, N.J. 46 Pat Carotenuto M Sr Calvert Hall / Towson, Md. 47 Scott Bieda A Sr Bridgewater-Raritan HS / Bridgewater, N.J. 48 Jacob Coretti M Sr E. Grand Rapids/Hotchkiss / E. Grand Rapids, Mich. 49 Alex Hatzopoulos M Jr Syosset HS / Oyster Bay Cove, N.Y. 50 Collin Scarpello A Jr Madison HS / Madison, N.J. 54 Alex Larson G So Chaparral HS / Scottsdale, Ariz. 55 Chris Groel D Jr Palisades Charter HS / Los Angeles, Calif. RUTGERS - ALPHABETICAL Name Pos. Num. Yr. Kris Alleyne G 4 Sr. Jake Andersen G 27 Sr. Jack Ayre G 35 Fr Scott Bieda A 47 Sr. Gage Bradshaw D 31 Fr. Alex Bronzo D 13 So. Garrett Bullett LSM 19 Fr. Pat Carotenuto M 46 Sr. Adam Charalambides A 9 R-Fr. Mark Christiano M 18 Fr. Jacob Coretti M 48 Sr. Ryan Cunningham M 28 Fr. Austin Dvitcos M 12 So. Ben Dodson M 24 Fr. Max Edelmann G 10 So. Luke Enzweiler D 30 Jr. Joe Francisco FO 1 So. Zackary Franckowiak M 26 Fr. Jeff George M 11 Jr. Adam Graham D 41 Fr. Chris Groel D 55 Jr. Alex Hatzopoulos M 49 Jr. Jules Heningburg A 7 So. Steve Hillenbrand D 25 So. Ryan Hollingsworth A 17 Sr. Josh Jordan A 23 Fr. Liam King M 29 So. Alex Larson G 54 So. Christian Mazzone M 21 R-So. Patrick McCabe D 42 Jr. Garrett Michaeli D 40 Fr. Connor Murphy A/M 8 Jr. Charlie Nicklaus M/D 34 So. Christopher Peters D 32 Jr. Danny Plant M 44 Sr. Kyle Pless LSM 5 Fr. Michael Rexrode D 22 So. Branford Rogers D 33 Sr. Casey Rose M 20 R-Fr. Christian Scarpello M 14 So. Collin Scarpello A 50 Jr. Alex Schoen FO 45 So. Zack Sikora LSM 6 Sr. Chad Toliver M 3 So. Christian Trasolini M 2 Jr. Connor Vercruysse A 43 R-Fr. Attack Scott Bieda Adam Charalambides Jules Heningburg Ryan Hollingsworth Josh Jordan Connor Murphy Collin Scarpello Connor Vercruysse 2016 RUTGERS SCARLET KNIGHTS - BY POSITION Midfield Garrett Bullett (LSM) Pat Carotenuto Jacob Coretti Ryan Cunningham Ben Dodson Austin Dvitcos Zackary Franckowiak Jeff George Alex Hatzopoulos Josh Jordan Liam King Christian Mazzone Connor Murphy Charlie Nicklaus Christian Scarpello Danny Plant Kyle Pless (LSM) Casey Rose Zack Sikora (LSM) Christian Trasolin Chad Toliver Faceoff Joe Francisco Alex Schoen Charlie Nicklaus Defense Gage Bradshaw Alex Bronzo Luke Enzweiler Adam Graham Chris Groel Steve Hillenbrand Patrick McCabe Garrett Michaeli Charlie Nicklaus Christopher Peters Michael Rexrode Branford Rogers Goalie Kris Alleyne Jake Andersen Jack Ayre Max Edelmann Alex Larson PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Kris Alleyne Uh-lane Scott Bieda Bee-duh Pat Carotenuto Car a ten oo - toe Adam Charalambides Sher lem B dees Adam Hatzopolous Hats op - olous Zackary Franckowiak - France - co - wee - ak Jules Heningburg - Hen -- ing -- burg Luke Enzweiler Enz-why-ler Garrett Michaeli - Michael - EYE Christian Trasolini - Tras - o - lee nee Connor Vercruysee Ver a cruz

4 GENERAL NOTES O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN RU will boast two season-long captain for the 2016 campaign - senior attacker Scott Bieda and Zack Sikora. Sikora was named a full-time captain after game five. The team will also select gameday captains, chosen based on contributions to the previous week s game and practie. St. John s Gameday Captains: Austin Divitcos and Zack Sikora Army Gameday Captains: Adam Charalambides, Pat McCabe, Branford Rogers and Alex Schoen. Fairfield Gameday Captains: Jules Heningburg, Danny Plant and Zack Sikora Wagner Gameday Captains: Zack Sikora, Christian Mazzone, Christian Scarpello Monmouth Gameday Captains: Zack Sikora, Christian Mazzone, Christian Scarpello, Austin Divitcos, Kyle Pless and Zackary Franckowiak Stony Brook Gameday Captains: Michael Rexrode, Christian Mazzone Delaware Gameday Captains: Jules Heningburg, Zackary Franckowiak Johns Hopkins Gameday Captains: Jules Heningburg, Adam Charalambides, Michael Rexrode, Christian Scarpello Michigan Gameday Captains: Kris Alleyne and Ryan Hollingsworth Maryland Gameday Captains: Jules Heningburg, Kris Alleyne and Steve Hillenbrand. NATIONALLY RANKED Rutgers entered the national polls on February 29 after a 3-0 start to the season. RU was 16 in the Coaches Poll, 19 in the Media Poll, and 20 in the LaxMagazine Poll. The ranking was the team s first since 2011, and the first time under current head coach Brian Brecht. The ranking of 16 was also the highest the team had been ranked since March of Rutgers rose to 16 the next week in the Media Poll after a 5-0 start. After dropping out of the rankings briefly, the team became ranked again at No. 18 after a top-ten win over Johns Hopkins and moved to No. 16 after defeating Michigan. SECOND SEASON IN THE BIG TEN Rutgers addition to the Big Ten allowed the conference to sponsor men s and women s lacrosse for the first time, with the sports becoming the conference s 27th and 28th official sports. Johns Hopkins was added as an affiliate member for men s lacrosse only, joining Rutgers, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State as the six schools in the B1G for men s lacrosse. PROMOTIONAL SCHEDULE Date Opponent Promotion 4/22 Penn State Senior Day / Alumni Appreciation / White Out TEWAARATON WATCH LIST Scott Bieda and Zack Sikora were both named to the 2016 Tewaaraton Award Watch List. The Tewaaraton Award is recognized as the preeminent lacrosse award, annually honoring the top male college lacrosse player in the United States. WEEKLY AWARDS Rutgers players this season to earn weekly awards this seaso. Week One: Offensive Player of the Week: Scott Bieda (5 G, 4 A vs. St. John s) Week One: NCAA Offensive Player of the Week: Scott Bieda (5 G, 4 A vs. St. John s) Week One: Freshman of the Week: Adam Charalambides (6 G, 1 A vs. St. John s) Week Two: Freshman of the Week: Adam Charalambides (4 G at Army) Week Three: Defensive Player of the Week: Christian Mazzone (4 GB, 4 CT vs. Fairfield) Week Three: Co-Offensive Player of the Week: Jules Heningburg (4 G, 1 A vs. Fairfield) Week Three: Co-Freshman of the Week: Adam Charalambides (3 G, 1 A vs. Fairfield) Week Four: Defensive Player of the Week: Christian Mazzone (10 GB, 4 CT, 3 G vs. Wagner, Monmouth) Week Four: Freshman of the Week: Adam Charalambides (4 G, 4 A vs. Wagner, Monmouth) Week Six: Defensive Player of the Week: Michael Rexrode (5 GB, 4 CT vs. NJIT) Week Six: : Freshman of the Week: Adam Charalambides (3 G, 1 A vs. NJIT) Week Seven: Freshman of the Week: Adam Charalambides (3 G, 2 A vs. Delaware) Week Eight: Offensive Player of the Week: Scott Bieda (3 G, 3 A vs. Johns Hopkins) Week Eight: Freshman of the Week: Adam Charalambides (4 G, 1 A vs. Johns Hopkins) Week Nine: Offensive Player of the Week: Jules Heningburg (5 G vs. Michigan) Week Nine: Defensive Player of the Week: Michael Rexrode (5 GB, 3 CT vs. Michigan) TWO DRAFTED INTO MLL In the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, two Scarlet Knights were picked. Long stick midfielder Zack Sikora was selected 61st overall by the Charlotte Hounds, and attacker Scott Bieda was picked 70th overall by the New York Lizards. Both players were all-conference selections a year ago, as Bieda was named First Team All-Big Ten and Sikora was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Selection. MILESTONE WATCH Kris Alleyne needs 6 saves to reach 500 career and move into 6th place all-time at RU Scott Bieda needs 9 assists to tie for 6th on RU s all-time top-ten list Scott Bieda needs 2 points to tie for 7th on RU s all-time top-ten list Scott Bieda needs 12 goals to enter RU s all-time top-ten list Adam Charalambides needs 10 goals to tie for 10th most goals in a season at RU, 12 goals to tie RU record for most goals by a first-year player (Keith Cromwell, 1998) PRESEASON PLAYERS TO WATCH The Big Ten Conference has named three Rutgers players as Players to Watch for the 2015 season: Attacker Scott Bieda (30 goals, 28 assists in 2015), attacker Christian Trasolini (26 goals in 2015) and long stick midfielder Zack Sikora (six goals, 48 ground balls in 2015) COMMUNITY SERVICE Rutgers has been continually active within the community. The team raised over $5,000 in the fall to help the Vs. Cancer Foundation combat childhood cancer. They have also adopted Caden, a 13-year-old with leukemia as a member of the team through the Embrace Kids Program. The men s lacrosse team led the RU athletic department in community service hours and placed in the Top 5 nationally among all lacrosse schools, KNIGHTS IN THE PROS The Scarlet Knights have had continual success with sending their players to the professional levels. Six Rutgers alumni were on Major League Lacrosse rosters this season, Justin Pennington, who was named a MLL All-Star, was teammates with Chris O Dougherty on the Denver Outlaws graduate Joe Nardella played on the Boston Cannons, who also had Brendan Porter on the roster. And Chris Mattes and Duncan Clancy were teammates as members of the Florida Launch. Current Rutgers assistant coach Jesse Bernhardt played this season for the Chesapeake Bayhawks, where he was named an All-Star. Former RU player Keith Cromwell was an assistant coach for the New York Lizards, who won the MLL Championship. After the season, Scott Klimchak signed with the Bayhawks, and Nick Contino was selected by the Denver Outlaws in the MLL Supplemental Draft. SENIOR CLASS AWARD Scott Bieda was named one of 20 original candiates for the Senior CLASS Award, an award honoring success in community, classroom, character and competition. PACKING THEM IN Attendance at High Point Solutions Stadium has risen dramatically this season. Rutgers drew 3,653 fans for a home win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins, the largest crowd since RU started playing in the stadium and the largest lacrosse crowd in over 10 years. The next game, a win over Michigan, drew 2,144 fans, marking the first time RU has drawn over 2,000 fans in back-to-back games. GOING STREAKING Scott Bieda is part of one of the longest scoring streaks in the nation. He has 31 straight games with a point ( during that streak), which is tied for the 12th longest scoring streak in the nation.

5 GAME-BY-GAME CAPSULES RUTGERS 19 - ST. JOHN S 11 The Scarlet Knights got the season off to an outstanding start with a eight-goal win over their former BIG EAST rivals. After falling down 3-0, they responded with the next eight goals to take control of the game. The contest was highlighted by record-breaking days from Scott Bieda (5 G, 4 A) and Adam Charalamabides (6 G, 1 A). Goals: Charalambides (6), Bieda (5), Murphy (2), Toliver (2), Heningburg, George, Hollingsworth RUTGERS 16 - JOHNS HOPKINS 9 Rutgers earned its highest ranked victory since 2007 with a dominating performance against No. 9 Johns Hopkins. RU led the entire game, running out to a 8-3 hafltime lead and outscoring the Blue Jays by seven overall. The win, which came in front of a record 3,653 fans, was the team s first over JHU since Goals: Charalambides (4), Bieda (3), Hollingsworth (3), Heningburg (2), Jordan (2), Trasolini, Christian Scarpello RUTGERS 13 - ARMY 11 Rutgers got a road win at West Point, defeating rival Army for the second time in three years. The Scarlet Knights led 6-3 and 8-6 before Army took an lead with 5:56 to play. RU won the game from there, scoring the last three goals, including the game-winner from Scott Bieda with 3:43 remaining. Goals: Charalambides (4), Heningburg (3), Christiano, Bieda, Rose, Sikora, George, Franckowiak RUTGERS 13 - MICHIGAN 6 Rutgers stayed unbeaten in the Big Ten and at home with a 13-6 win over Michigan. A close game throughout, RU put the game away by scoring the final five goals of the contest. Jules Heningburg had a career-high five goals, and Scott Bieda had six points. Goals: Heningburg (5), Bieda (2), Charalambides, Trasolini, George, Christiano, Toliver, Hollingsworth RUTGERS 12 - FAIRFIELD 6 Rutgers got elite production from its forwards as Jules Heningburg (4 G, 1 A), Adam Charalambides (3 G, 1 A) and Scott Bieda (1 G, 5 A) led the way as RU led from start to finish in a controlling home victory. Goals: Henningburg (4), Charalambides (3), Bieda, Trasolini, Toliver, Rose, Christiano RUTGERS 15 - WAGNER 7 No. 16 Rutgers controlled gameplay in a road win in Staten Island, improving to 4-0 on the year. RU took a 9-1 lead at halftime and coasted to a eight-goal margin of victory. Goals: Heningburg (4), Bieda (3), Charalambides (2), Jordan (2), Franckowiak, Rose, Trasolini, Hollingsworth. RUTGERS 12 - MONMOUTH 6 No. 16 Rutgers won its second straight road game, doubling up an in-state foe. The Scarlet Knights jumped out to an early 5-1 lead, and recovered from MU cutting the lead to 7-5 by scoring five straight goals. Goals: Bieda (3), Mazzone (3), Charalambides (2), Heningburg (2), Toliver, Christian Scarpello STONY BROOK 15 - RUTGERS 6 No. 16 Rutgers got off to a fast start on the road, going up 3-0 at No. 18 Stony Brook. However, the home squad took over from there and outscored RU 14-3 in the last three quarters to deal Rutgers its first loss of the season. Goals: Trasolini (2), Charalambides (2), Bieda, Franckowiak PRINCETON 10 - RUTGERS 7 No. 16 Rutgers was unable to defeat an in-state rival on a rainy Monday night, falling by three goals at Princeton. The game was tied 2-2 at halftime but Princeton scored the next four goals and never trailed in the contest. Goals: Mazzone (2), Trasolini, Bieda, Sikora, Hollingsworth, Jordan RUTGERS 16 - NJIT 3 Rutgers crusied to a victory over an in-state foe, defeating NJIT RU led 6-1 at halftime, and outscored the Highlanders 7-0 in the third quarter to establish a controlling lead. Goals: Heningburg (3), Charalambides (3), Bieda (2), Jordan (2), Plant (2), Carotenuto, George, Sikora, Mazzone RUTGERS 15 - DELAWARE 11 Rutgers jumped out to an early lead over the Blue Hens, leading 8-1 at half and 12-4 after three quarters, before holding off a late Delaware charge to preserve the win and finish non-conference play at 7-2. Goals: Heningburg (3), Charalambides (3), Trasolini (2), Jordan (2), Sikora, Christian Scarpello, Rose, George, Toliver

6 RUTGERS IN THE BIG TEN RANKINGS TEAM Category...Rank...Avg. Goals/Game Assists Per Game Ground Balls Per Game Points Per Game Caused Turnovers Per Game INDIVIDUAL Category...Player... Rank... Avg. Goals Per Game...Adam Charalambides Jules Heningburg Points Per Game...Scott Bieda Adam Charalambides Assist Per Game...Scott Bieda Man-Up Goals Per Game...Ryan Hollingsworth Goals-Against-Average...Kris Alleyne SCARLET KNIGHTS TRENDS Overall Home Away Neutral Non-Conference Big Ten In February In March In April vs. Ranked Opponents vs. Unranked Opponents Scoring First Opponent Scores First RUTGERS IN THE OFFICIAL NCAA STAT RANKINGS TEAM Category...Rank...Avg. Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Assists Per Game Points Per Game Ground Balls Per Game Caused Turnovers Per Game Clearing Percentage INDIVIDUAL Category...Player... Rank... Avg. Points Per Game...Scott Bieda Assists Per Game...Scott Bieda Goals Per Game...Adam Charalambides Goals-Against Average...Kris Alleyne Save Percentage...Kris Alleyne Leading After 1st Quarter Trailing After 1st Quarter Tied After 1st Quarter Lead At Halftime Trail At Halftime Tied At Halftime Lead After 3rd Quarter Trail After 3rd Quarter Tied After 3rd Quarter Overtime Games Attempting More Shots Opponent Attempts More Shots RU & Opp. Have Equal Shots Recording More Saves Opponent Records More Saves RU & Opp. Have Equal Saves Recording More CT Opponent Records More CT RU & Opponent Have Same CT SCARLET KNIGHTS - TERRAPINS STAT COMPARISON Rutgers Maryland 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 Man-down Unassisted Overtime Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number Minutes...31: Recording More GB Opponent Records More GB RU & Opponent Have Same GB Winning More Faceoffs Opponent Wins More Faceoffs RU & Opponent Even on Faceoffs Having More Man-Up Opps Opponent Has More Man-Up Opps RU & Opponent Have Same Man-Up Opps Has More Penalty Min Opponent Has More Penalty Min RU & Opponent Have Same Penalty Min Goal Games Goal Games Goal Games More Than 10 Goal Games Scoring Less Than 5 Goals Scoring 5-10 Goals Scoring Goals Scoring More Than 15 Goals Opponent Scores Less Than 5 Goals Opponent Scores 5-10 Goals Opponent Scores Goals Opponent Scores More Than 15 Goals After A Win After A Loss Streak... W4

7 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Opponent Attack Midfield Defense Goalie St. Johns Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Trasolini, George, Murphy Rogers, Rexrode, Bronzo Edelmann Army Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Trasolini, George, Murphy Rogers, Rexrode, Bronzo Edelmann Fairfield Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Trasolini, George, Christiano Rogers, Rexrode, Bronzo Edelmann Wagner Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Trasolini, George, Christiano Rogers, Rexrode, Bronzo Alleyne Monmouth Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Trasolini, George, Christiano Rogers, Rexrode, Bronzo Alleyne Stony Brook Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Trasolini, Toliver, Christiano Rogers, Groel, Bronzo Alleyne Princeton Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Trasolini, Toliver, Christiano Rogers, Rexrode, Bronzo Alleyne NJIT Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Rose, Toliver, Christiano Rogers, Rexrode, Bronzo Alleyne Delaware Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Rose, Toliver, Trasolini Rogers, Rexrode, Groel Alleyne JHU Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Rose, Toliver, Trasolini Rogers, Rexrode, Groel Alleyne Michigan Bieda, Heningburg, Charalambides Rose, Toliver, Trasolini Rogers, Rexrode, Groel Alleyne Goals 19 vs. St. John s (Feb. 12) Assists 13 vs. Johns Hopkins (April 2) Points 30 vs. St. John s (Feb. 12) Shots 52 vs. NJIT (March 18) 2016 TEAM SEASON HIGHS Saves 14 vs. Johns Hopkins (April 2) Ground Balls 45 vs. St. John s (Feb. 12) Faceoffs Won 22 vs. St. John s (Feb. 12) Caused Turnovers 13 at Wagner (March 1) 2016 INDIVIDUAL SEASON HIGHS Goals 6, Adam Charalambides vs. St. John s (Feb. 12) Assists 5, Scott Bieda vs. Fairfield (Feb. 27) Points 9, Scott Bieda vs. St. John s (Feb. 12) Shots 14, Adam Charalambides vs. Fairfield (Feb. 27) Saves 14, Kris Alleyne vs. Johns Hopkins (April 2) Ground Balls 10, Alex Schoen at Princeton (March 14) Faceoffs Won 21, Alex Schoen vs. St. John s (Feb. 12) Caused Turnovers 4, Christian Mazzone, vs. Fairfield (Feb. 27) 4, Michael Rexrode, vs. NJIT (March 18) 4, Chris Groel vs. Michigan (April 10)

8 RUTGERS LAST GAME STARTERS Pos. No. Name (Yr.) G A Pts GB Notes A 47 Scott Bieda (Sr.) Captain, On Tewaaraton Award Watch List 7 Jules Heningburg (So.) Reigning Big Ten Offensive POW (5 goals vs. Mich.) 9 Adam Charalambides (Fr.) Leads B1G in goals, 7-time B1G Freshman of Week M 20 Casey Rose (R-Fr.) Made first career start vs. NJIT 3 Chad Toliver (So.) Made first start of season at Stony Brook 2 Christian Trasolini (Jr.) Second on team last year with 26 goals, 30 points Pos. No. Name (Yr.) GB CT Notes D 33 Branford Rogers (Sr.) Started 26 consecutive games 22 Michael Rexrode (So.) Started all career games he s played in 55 Chris Groel (Jr.) 19 6 Has four starts this season Pos. No. Name (Yr.) G A GB CT Notes LSM 6 Zack Sikora (Sr.) Captain, 15 Honorable Mention All-B1G Pos. No. Name (Yr.) Min GA G AA Svs Save % W L G 4 Kris Alleyne (Sr.) 462: Pos. No. Name (Yr.) G A Pts GB Faceoff (Pct) FO 45 Alex Schoen (So.) (.562) 1 Joe Francisco (So.) (.419) National Polls USILA Coaches Top 20 April 11 Rank Team Score 1 Yale (10) 2 Notre Dame (11) 3 Denver Maryland Brown (1) 6 Albany Towson Stony Brook Navy North Carolina Syracuse Loyola Duke Penn State Air Force RUTGERS Johns Hopkins Villanova Marquette Army 83 OPPONENT LAST GAME STARTERS Pos. No. Name G A PTS A 1 Matt Rambo Dylan Maltz Colin Heacock M 38 Henry West Connor Kelly Bryan Cole Pos. No. Name GB D 33 Matt Dunn 5 36 Tim Muller Mac Pons 5 Pos. No. Name Min GA G AA Svs Pct W L G 35 Kyle Bernlohr 588: Pos. No. Name Faceoff (Pct) FO 18 Austin Henningsen (.623) 19 Will Bonaparte (.480) Also receiving votes: Bryant, Bucknell, Harvard, Penn, St. Joseph s, High Point Cascade/Maverik Media Poll April 11 Rank Team Score 1 Notre Dame (8-1) 551 (17) 2 Yale (10-0) 548 (10) 3 Denver (9-1) 528 (2) 4 Brown (9-1) Maryland (8-2) Towson (10-1) Albany (8-2) Stony Brook (9-2) Syracuse (6-3) Navy (8-2) North Carolina (7-4) Air Force (10-2) Loyola (8-3) Penn State (7-4) Johns Hopkins (6-4) Duke (7-6) Marquette (8-1) Rutgers (9-2) Villanova (6-4) Army (8-3) 49 Also receiving votes: Bryant, Virginia, Saint Joseph s, Bucknell, Harvard, Richmond, Ohio State

9 #1 FO So. JOE FRANCISCO 2016: Had two ground balls and went 9-of-13 on faceoffs in win over Delaware... was 6-of-11 on faceoffs and scooped two ground balls in win over NJIT... went 2-of-4 on faceoffs at Stony Brook... was 3-of-5 on faceoffs with two ground balls at Wagner... scooped a career-high three ground balls and was 4-9 on faceoffs in win over Fairfield... had one ground ball and was 5-15 on faceoffs in win over Army... 1-of-7 on faceoffs in season opener vs. St. John s Faceoffs Won: 9 (vs. Delaware, ) Ground Balls: 3 (vs. Fairfield, ) #2 M Jr. CHRISTIAN TRASOLINI 2016: Scored a goal in win over Michigan... had a goal and an assist in win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... added two goals to the victory over Delaware... totalled goal, assist and three ground balls at Princeton... scored two goals and had two assists at Stony Brook... scored goal at Wagner... had three ground balls and scored a goal in victory over Fairfield... picked up three ground balls in season opener vs. St. John s Points: 6 (at Providence, ) Goals: 4 (5x; last at Delaware, ) Assists: 3 (at Providence, ) Ground Balls: 4 (2x; last at Johns Hopkins, ) #3 M So. CHAD TOLIVER 2016: Scored a goal in win over Michigan... had a goal in the win over Delaware... scored goals in wins over Fairfield and Monmouth... had one assist in win over Army... scored twice in season opener vs. St. John s Points: 3 (vs. Wagner, ) Goals: 3 (vs. Wagner, ) Assists: 2 (at. St. John s, 2-715) Caused Turnovers: 1 (2x, last vs. No. 10 Ohio State, ) Ground Balls: 2 (vs. Virginia, ) #4 G Sr. KRIS ALLEYNE 2016: Had 13 saves and had two ground balls and a caused turnover in win over Michigan... made season-best 14 saves and had two ground balls in 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... had nine saves in the win over Delaware... had seven saves in the win against NJIT... stopped nine shots at Princeton... made nine saves at Stony Brook... stopped seven shots in win over Monmouth... made 13 saves in win at Wagner... entered in fourth quarter and made three stops to preserve win vs. Fairfield. Saves: 25 (vs. Providence, ) Ground Balls: 5 (vs. Providence, ) Caused TOs: 1 (3x; last vs. Michigan, ) #5 LSM Fr. KYLE PLESS 2016: Had two ground balls in 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... had nine saves in the win over Delaware... had two ground balls and caused turnover at Princeton... assisted on goal in win over Monmouth... had two assists and caused turnover in win at Wagner... scooped one ground ball and caused one turnover in win over Fairfield... had four ground balls and two caused turnovers in career debut in season opener vs. St. John s. Assists: 2 (at Wagner, ) Points: 2 (at Wagner, ) Ground Balls: 4 (vs. St. John s, ) Caused TOs: 2 (vs. St. John s, ) PLAYER INFORMATION #6 LSM Sr. ZACK SIKORA 2016: Had two ground balls and recorded two caused turnovers in win over Michigan... assisted on goal in 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... totalled one goal, one assist, three ground balls, and two caused turnovers in win over Delaware... had one goal, three ground balls in win over NJIT... scored goal, had two ground balls and one caused turnover at Princeton... totalled four ground balls and a caused turnover at Stony Brook... had five ground balls in win over Monmouth... had one assist, five ground balls and caused a turnover in win at Wagner... scooped two ground balls and caused one turnover in win over Fairfield... recorded one goal, three ground balls, and caused one turnover in win against Army... scored goal and had six ground balls in season opener vs. St. John s Points: 2 (3x, last vs. No. 10 Ohio State, ) Goals: 1 (8x, last vs. No. 10 Ohio State, ) Assists: 1 (8x, last vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Ground Balls: 7 (vs. No. 10 Ohio State, ) Caused TOs: 2 (2x, last vs. Michigan, ) #7 A So. JULES HENINGBURG 2016: Scored five goals in win against Michigan... had six-point game (two goals, four assists) in 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... totalled three goals, two assists, and two ground balls in win over Delaware... had three goals, three assists, and four ground balls in win against NJIT... tallied two goals, assist and caused turnover in win over Monmouth... scored four goals with an assist at Wagner... named Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week (March 1)... scored four goals, had three ground balls, and recorded one assist versus Fairfield... had three goals, two ground balls in victory against Army... had one goal, two assists in season opener vs. St. John s Points: 6 (2x, last vs. NJIT, ) Goals: 5 vs. Michigan, Assists: 2 (2x, last vs. St. John s, ) Ground Balls: 5 (vs. Army, ) Caused TOs: 1(6x; last at Monmouth, ) #8 A/M So. CONNOR MURPHY 2016: Had one assist, one ground ball in win over NJIT... assisted on goal in win over Fairfield... recorded one assist and one ground ball verus Army... scored two goals vs. St. John s Points: 7 (vs. Monmouth, ) Goals: 4 (vs. Monmouth, ) Assists: 3 (vs. Monmouth, ) Ground Balls: 3 (vs. Monmouth, ) Caused TOs: 1 (3x; last vs. Villianova, ) #9 A R-Fr. ADAM CHARALAMBIDES Seven-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week 2016: Had one goal, one assist, and two ground balls in win over Michigan... scored four goals and had an assist, with three ground balls in 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... had three goals and two assists, while scooping two ground balls and causing one turnover in the win over Delaware... tallied three goals and an assist in win over NJIT... had assist and three ground balls at Princeton... scored twice and added an assist, plus two ground balls at Stony Brook... scored two goals with assist and two caused turnovers in win over Monmouth... scored two goals and had three assists at Wagner... had three goals, one assist, and two ground balls in win over Fairfield... had four goals, two ground balls in win versus Army... scored six goals with one assist in career debut in season opener Points: 7 (vs. St. John s, ) Goals: 6 (vs. St. John s, ) Assists: 3 (at Wagner, ) Points: 7 (vs. St. John s, ) Caused Turnovers: 2 (at Monmouth, ) Ground Balls: 3 (2x, last vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, )

10 #10 G So. MAX EDELMANN 2016: Had seven saves in win over Fairfield... led the team with six ground balls and made 11 saves in victory over Army... made nine saves to earn win in career debut in season opener vs. St. John s Saves: 11 (vs. Army, ) Ground Balls: 6 (vs. Army, ) #11 M Jr. JEFF GEORGE 2016: Recorded a goal in win over Michigan... scored one goal in win over Delaware... added one goal and two ground balls to the win over NJIT... had one goal in win versus Army... scored goal in season opener vs. St. John s Points: 5 at Delaware, ) Goals: 2 (5x; last vs. No. 10 Ohio State, ) Assists: 4 at Delaware, ) Ground Balls: 4 (vs. Virginia, ) #12 M So. AUSTIN DIVITCOS 2016: Scooped up one ground ball in win over Delaware... had one assist, one ground ball in win over NJIT caused a turnover at Wagner... had one ground ball in win against Army... had assist in season opener vs. St. John s Points: 0 Goals: 0 Assists: 1 (vs. St. John s, ) Ground Balls: 2 (2x; last at Penn State, ) Caused Turnovers: 1 (2x; last at Wagner, ) #13 D So. ALEX BRONZO 2016: Scooped a ground ball and caused turnover in win over NJIT... caused turnover in win over Monmouth... scooped one ground ball in wins over Fairfield, Wagner and Delaware... caused two turnovers in win over Army... made first career start in season opener vs. St. John s Caused Turnovers: 2 (vs. Army, ) Ground Balls: 3 (vs. Wagner, ) #14 M So. CHRISTIAN SCARPELLO 2016: Recorded two ground balls and had one caused turnover in win over Michigan... had one goal, one assist, two ground balls in 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... scored one goal and had five ground balls against Delaware... caused a turnover in win over NJIT... had two ground balls and caused turnover at Stony Brook... scored goal and added three ground balls in win over Monmouth... totalled four ground balls, two caused turnovers and an assist at Wagner... scooped four ground balls and had one assist in win over Fairfield... recorded one assist and had one ground ball in win against Army... had four ground balls vs. St. John s Goals: 1 (3x, last vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Assists: 1 (9x; last vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, 4-2) Points: 2 (vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Ground Balls: 5 (vs. Wagner, ) Caused TOs: 2 (vs. No. 10/13 Princeton, ) PLAYER INFORMATION #17 A Sr. RYAN HOLLINGSWORTH 2016: Had one goal in win over Michigan... scored three goals, all on the extra-man, in 16-9 win over Johns Hopkins... had one ground ball in win over NJIT... scored on EMO at Princeton... tallied in win at Wagner... scored in season opener vs. St. John s Points: 3 (vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Goals: 3 (vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Assists: 1 (4x, last vs. Princeton, ) Ground Balls: 1 (vs. NJIT, ) #18 M Fr. MARK CHRISTIANO 2016: Had assist in 16-9 win over Johns Hopkins... totalled one assist and one ground ball in win over Delaware... had one goal and one ground ball in win over Fairfield... scored first career goal and had two assists in win over Army... made career debut vs. St. John s Points: 3 (vs. Army, ) Goals: 1 (2x, last vs. Fairfield, ) Assists: 2 (vs. Army, ) Ground Balls: 1 (vs. Fairfield, ) #19 LSM Fr. GARRETT BULLETT 2016: Has not seen action #20 M R-Fr. CASEY ROSE 2016: Had assist in 16-9 win over Johns Hopkins... scored one goal and scooped one ground ball in win over Delaware... made first career start versus NJIT... collected two ground balls at Stony Brook... scored at Wagner... scooped three ground balls and had one goal in win over Fairfield... scored first career goal and had two ground balls in win over Army... made career debut vs. St. John s Points: 1 (5x, last vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Goals: 1 (4x, last vs. Delaware, ) Assists: 1 (vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Ground Balls: 3 (vs. Fairfield, ) #21 M R-So. CHRISTIAN MAZZONE 2016: Had assist and four ground balls in win over Delaware... added one goal, one ground ball, and one caused turnover to the win over NJIT... scored two goals at Princeton... caused turnover at Stony Brook... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (March 8)... scored three goals and had six ground balls and two caused turnover in win over Monmouth... had four ground balls and caused three turnovers at Wagner... named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week (March 1)... scooped four ground balls and caused four turnovers in win over Fairfield... recorded four ground balls in win over Army... had assist and four ground balls vs. St. John s Points: 3 (at Monmouth, ) Goals: 3 (at Monmouth, ) Assists: 2 (at St. John s, ) Ground Balls: 6 (at Monmouth, ) Caused Turnovers: 4 (vs. Fairfield, )

11 #22 D So. MICHAEL REXRODE 2016: Scooped five ground balls and recorded three caused turnovers in win over Michigan... had one ground balls and caused turnover in 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... scooped four ground balls and caused a turnover in win over Delaware... scooped five ground balls and had four caused turnovers in win over NJIT... had two ground balls and two caused turnovers at Princeton... caused turnover in win at Monmouth... had two ground balls at Wagner... scooped two ground balls and caused one turnover in win over Fairfield... caused one turnover and had a career-best five ground balls in win over Army... had two ground balls vs. St. John s Caused Turnovers: 4 (vs. NJIT, ) Ground Balls: 5 (2x, last vs. NJIT, ) #23 A Fr. JOSH JORDAN 2016: Tallied twice in 16-9 win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... scored two goals and had two ground balls against Delaware... had two goals in win over NJIT... scored goal at Princeton... scored two goals and had two ground balls in win at Wagner... made debut and caused turnover in season opener vs. St. John s Points: 2 (4x; last vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Goals: 2 (4x; last vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) Ground Balls: 2 (at Wagner, ) Caused Turnovers: 1 (vs. St. John s, ) #25 D So. STEVE HILLENBRAND 2016: Saw action in three games Ground Balls: 1 (vs. NJIT, ) #26 M Fr. ZACKARY FRANCKOWIAK 2016: had three ground balls against Delaware and Johns Hopkins... scooped team-high eight ground balls in win over NJIT... had assist, two ground balls and caused turnovers at Princeton... scored goal at Stony Brook... recorded assist in win at Monmouth... had one goal, one assist, three ground balls and caused turnover at Wagner... caused a turnover in win over Fairfield... scored first career goal in victory against Army... made debut with three ground balls vs. St. John s Points: 2 (at Wagner, ) Goals: 1 (2x, last at Wagner, ) Assists: 1 (3x, last at Princeton, ) Caused Turnovers: 1 (3x, last at Princeton, ) Ground Balls: 8 (vs. NJIT, ) #27 G So. JAKE ANDERSEN 2016: Has not seen action Saves: 15 (vs Georgetown, ) Ground Balls: 4 (vs. Army, ) #28 M Fr. RYAN CUNNINGHAM 2016: Made career debut versus NJIT #29 M So. LIAM KING 2016: Has not seen action Points: 1 (vs. NJIT, ) Goals: 1 (vs. NJIT, ) #32 D Jr. CHRISTOPHER PETERS 2016: Scooped one ground ball in win over Fairfield... had ground ball and caused turnover against St. John s Ground Balls: 1 (3x, last vs. Fairfield, ) Caused Turnovers: 1 (2x, last (vs. St. John s, ) PLAYER INFORMATION #33 D Sr. BRANFORD ROGERS 2016: Had one ground ball and one caused turnover in win over Michigan... caused turnover in win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... caused two turnovers in win over Delaware... scooped two ground balls in win over NJIT... caused turnover at Princeton... had three ground balls and two caused turnovers at Wagner... scooped one ground ball in win over Fairfield... caused two turnovers and recorded two ground balls in win against Army... Had four ground balls and a caused turnover vs. St. John s Assists: 1 (vs. Notre Dame, ) Ground Balls: 4 (3x, last vs. St. John s, ) Caused TOs: 4 (vs. St. John s, ) #34 M/D Jr. CHARLIE NICKLAUS 2016: Was 8-of-11 on faceoffs in win over NJIT... went 1-of- 2 on faceoffs at Wagner... was 2-8 on faceoffs in win over Fairfield... saw action versus St. John s Faceoffs Won: 8 (vs. NJIT, ) Ground Balls: 1 (2x; last vs. No. 3/3 Maryland, ) Caused TOs: 1 (2x, last vs. No. 10 Ohio State, #35 GK Fr. JACK AYRE 2016: Made career debut in fourth quarter versus NJIT N/A #40 D Fr. GARRETT MICHAELI 2016: Made debut at Wagner N/A #41 D Fr. ADAM GRAHAM 2016: Made career debut versus NJIT N/A #42 D Jr. PATRICK MCCABE 2016: Appeared in four games Caused Turnovers: 1 (vs. NJIT, ) #43 A R-Fr. CONNOR VERCRUYSSE 2016: Has not seen action #44 M Sr. DANNY PLANT 2016: Scored two goals in win over NJIT... gameday captain for Fairfield game... appeared at Wagner Goals: 2 (2x, last vs. NJIT, ) Assists: 1 (2x; last vs. Monmouth, ) Points: 2 (2x, last vs. NJIT, ) Caused TOs: 1 (vs. Duke, #45 FO So. ALEX SCHOEN 2016: Had two ground balls and was 7-of-18 on faceoffs in win over Michigan... was 12-of-25 on faceoffs with five ground balls in win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... scooped one ground ball and went 8-of-17 on faceoffs in win over Delaware... was 13-of-19 on faceoffs with game-high 10 ground balls at Princeton... went 9-of-20 at the X at Stony Brook... was 17-of-20 on faceoffs in win at Monmouth with six ground balls... went on faceoffs with three ground balls and one caused turnovers at Wagner... won four faceoffs and had one ground ball in win over Army... was 21-of-27 on faceoffs in season opener against St. John s and had two assists and four ground balls. Won five straight faceoffs upon entering game to spark Rutgers eightconsecutive goal run. Faceoffs Won: 21 (vs. St. John s, ) Assists: 2 (vs. St. John s, ) Points: 2 (vs. St. John s, ) Caused Turnovers: 1 (at Wagner, )

12 #46 M Sr. PAT CAROTENUTO 2016: Had one goal in win over NJIT... made season debut at Wagner Goals: 1 (5x, last vs. NJIT, ) Assists: 1 (2x; last vs. Wagner, ) Points: 1 (7x, last vs. NJIT, ) Ground Balls: 1 (4x; last vs. Wagner, ) #47 A Sr. SCOTT BIEDA 2016: On Tewaaraton Award Watch List... Scored two goals and had four assists in win over Michigan... had six point game (three goals, three assists) in win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... assisted on two scores and had four ground balls in the win over Delaware... added two goals, three assists, and three ground balls to win over NJIT... had goal and assist, with four ground balls at Princeton... scored, had an assist and collected two ground balls at Stony Brook... had team-high five points (three goals, two assists) in win at Monmouth... scored three times with assist and ground ball at Wagner... had one goal, three ground balls, five assists, and one caused turnover in win over Fairfield... had game-winning goal and assist with two ground balls at Army West Point... named Big Ten Freshman of the Week and NCAA Offensive Player of the Week (Feb. 16)... scored five goals with four assists for nine points in season opener vs. St. John s Goals: 5 (2x, last vs. St. John s, ) Assists: 5 (2x, last vs. Fairfield, ) Points: 9 (vs. St. John s, ) Ground Balls: 4 (2x, last at Princeton, ) Caused TOs: 1 (13x, last vs. No. 9 Johns Hopkins, ) #48 M Sr. JACOB CORETTI 2016: Appeared in season opener vs. St. John s and at Wagner Goals: 2 (2x, last at Villanova, ) Assists: 2 (2x, last at Virginia, ) Points: 3 (vs. Providence, ) Ground Balls: 1 (2x, last vs. Notre Dame, ) Caused TOs: 1 (at St. John s, ) #49 M Jr. ALEX HATZOPOULOS 2016: Made season debut versus NJIT Goals: 1 (Monmouth, ) Assists: 0 Points: 1 (Monmouth, ) Ground Balls: 1 (Wagner, ) #50 A Jr. COLLIN SCARPELLO 2016: Had 5 shots in season opener vs. St. John s Ground Balls: 1 (2x; last vs. NJIT, ) #54 G So. ALEX LARSON 2016: Made two saves in win over NJIT... played final quarter at Stony Brook, making three saves... saw action in last 2:30 of win at Army Saves: 4 (at Richmond, ) Ground Balls: 0 PLAYER INFORMATION #55 D Jr. CHRIS GROEL 2016: Recorded four caused turnovers and had two ground balls in win over Michigan... had four ground balls in win over No. 9 Johns Hopkins... had one ground ball in start against Delaware... scooped six ground balls and caused two turnovers at Princeton... had first start of year at Stony Brook and picked up three ground balls... had ground ball in at Monmouth... collected ground ball and caused turnover at Wagner... had ground ball at Fairfield... made season debut at Army West Point Goals: 1 (Villanova, ) Points: 1 (Villanova, ) Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Michigan ( ) Ground Balls: 6 (at Princeton, )

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14 GAMES 5-8 Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2016 RUTGERS MEN'S LACROSSE RU vs Princeton University (Mar 14, 2016 at Princeton, N.J.) RU (5-2) vs. Princeton University (2-3) Date: Mar 14, 2016 Attendance: 502 Weather: 40s, cloudy, drizzle Score by period Total RU Princeton University RU SCORING: GOALS: Mazzone, Christian 2; Bieda, Scott 1; Trasolini, Christian 1; Sikora, Zack 1; Hollingsworth, Ryan 1; Jordan, Josh 1. ASSISTS: Bieda, Scott 1; Charalambides, Adam 1; Franckowiak, Zackary 1; Trasolini, Christian 1. Princeton University SCORING: GOALS: Ambler, Ryan 3; Currier, Zach 2; Weaver, Bobby 2; Thompson, Riley 1; McBride, Gavin 1; Connors, Sean 1. ASSISTS: Thompson, Riley 2; Ambler, Ryan 1; Currier, Zach 1; Durbin, Charlie 1. Shots by period Total RU Princeton University Ground balls/prd Total RU Princeton University Saves by period Total RU Princeton University Turnovers by prd Total RU Princeton University F/O violations by prd Total RU Princeton University Faceoffs by prd Total RU Princeton University Clears by period Total RU Princeton University Extra-man opps Total RU Princeton University Stadium: Sherrerd Field at 52 Official's signature Penalties - RU 4/3:00; Princeton University 5/4: second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - RU 0/1 (0); Princeton University 0/2 (0). Officials:.

15 Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2016 RUTGERS MEN'S LACROSSE DELAWARE vs RU (Mar 25, 2016 at Piscataway, N.J.) GAMES 9-12 DELAWARE (3-7) vs. RU (7-2) Date: Mar 25, 2016 Attendance: 953 Weather: Score by period Total DELAWARE RU DELAWARE SCORING: GOALS: Major, Paul 5; DiSimone, Dean 3; DeLargy, Steve 1; Hirschmann, Will 1; Parker, Campbell 1. ASSISTS: DiSimone, Dean 3; Martinelli, Alex 1; Romagnoli, Andrew 1; Scott, Carson 1. RU SCORING: GOALS: Heningburg, Jules 3; Charalambides, Adam 3; Trasolini, Christian 2; Jordan, Josh 2; Sikora, Zack 1; Scarpello, Christian 1; Rose, Casey 1; George, Jeff 1; Toliver, Chad 1. ASSISTS: Bieda, Scott 2; Charalambides, Adam 2; Heningburg, Jules 2; Christiano, Mark 1; Sikora, Zack 1. Shots by period Total DELAWARE RU Ground balls/prd Total DELAWARE RU Saves by period Total DELAWARE RU Turnovers by prd Total DELAWARE RU F/O violations by prd Total DELAWARE RU Faceoffs by prd Total DELAWARE RU Clears by period Total DELAWARE RU Extra-man opps Total DELAWARE RU Stadium: High Point Solutions Official's signature Penalties - DELAWARE 1/1:00; RU 2/2: second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - DELAWARE 0/3 (1); RU 0/2 (0). Officials: PJ Calello; Mike McCloskey; Kevin Shaefer. Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2016 RUTGERS MEN'S LACROSSE MICHIGAN vs RU (Apr 10, 2016 at Piscataway, N.J.) MICHIGAN (3-7, 0-2 B1G) vs. RU (9-2, 2-0 B1G) Date: Apr 10, 2016 Attendance: 2144 Weather: 48, Sunny Score by period Total MICHIGAN RU MICHIGAN SCORING: GOALS: King, Ian 2; McCanna, Sean 1; Tracy, Patrick 1; Kraus, Peter 1; Young, Chase 1. ASSISTS: King, Ian 1; McCanna, Sean 1; Roswell, Andrew 1; Tracy, Patrick 1. RU SCORING: GOALS: Heningburg, Jules 5; Bieda, Scott 2; Charalambides, Adam 1; Trasolini, Christian 1; George, Jeff 1; Christiano, Mark 1; Toliver, Chad 1; Hollingsworth, Ryan 1. ASSISTS: Bieda, Scott 4; Charalambides, Adam 1. Shots by period Total MICHIGAN RU Ground balls/prd Total MICHIGAN RU Saves by period Total MICHIGAN RU Turnovers by prd Total MICHIGAN RU F/O violations by prd Total MICHIGAN RU Faceoffs by prd Total MICHIGAN RU Clears by period Total MICHIGAN RU Extra-man opps Total MICHIGAN RU Stadium: High Point Solutions Official's signature Penalties - MICHIGAN 4/3:00; RU 4/3: second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - MICHIGAN 0/0 (0); RU 0/1 (0). Officials: Kevin O'Leary; Mike McCloskey; JP Bennett.

16 Individual Career History Alleyne, Kris TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : : : : TOTAL : Andersen, Jake TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : : : TOTAL : Ayre, Jack TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : TOTAL 1 5: Bieda, Scott TOTAL Bradshaw, Gage TOTAL

17 Individual Career History Bronzo, Alex TOTAL Bullett, Garrett Carotenuto, Pat TOTAL Charalambides, Adam TOTAL Christiano, Mark TOTAL Coretti, Jacob TOTAL Cunningham, Ryan TOTAL Divitcos, Austin TOTAL

18 Individual Career History Edelmann, Max TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : TOTAL 3 165: Francisco, Joe TOTAL Franckowiak, Zackary TOTAL George, Jeff TOTAL Graham, Adam TOTAL Groel, Chris TOTAL Hatzopoulos, Alex TOTAL

19 Individual Career History Heningburg, Jules TOTAL Hillenbrand, Steve TOTAL Hollingsworth, Ryan TOTAL Jordan, Josh TOTAL King, Liam TOTAL Larson, Alex TOTAL Goalie GP Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Sho : : TOTAL 5 71: Mazzone, Christian TOTAL

20 Individual Career History McCabe, Patrick TOTAL Michaeli, Garrett TOTAL Murphy, Connor TOTAL Nicklaus, Charlie TOTAL Peters, Christopher TOTAL Plant, Danny TOTAL Pless, Kyle TOTAL

21 Individual Career History Rexrode, Michael TOTAL Rogers, Branford TOTAL Rose, Casey TOTAL Scarpello, Christian TOTAL Scarpello, Collin TOTAL Schoen, Alex TOTAL Sikora, Zack TOTAL

22 Individual Career History Toliver, Chad TOTAL Trasolini, Christian TOTAL Vercruysse, Connor

23 2016 RUTGERS MEN'S LACROSSE RU Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Apr 10, 2016) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att. Feb 12 SJU W Feb 20 at Army West Point W Feb 27 FAIRFIELD W /01/16 at WAGNER W Mar 05 at Monmouth W Mar 11 at #18 Stony Brook L Mar 14 at Princeton University L Mar 18 NJIT W Mar 25 DELAWARE W * Apr 02 JHU W * Apr 10 MICHIGAN W TEAM STATISTICS RU 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 Man-down 1 0 Unassisted Overtime 0 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number Minutes 31:30 29:30 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 6/1362 5/903 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Up Dn GB Faceoff 47 Bieda, Scott Charalambides, Adam Heningburg, Jules Trasolini, Christian Jordan, Josh Mazzone, Christian Sikora, Zack Christiano, Mark Hollingsworth, Ryan Toliver, Chad Scarpello, Christia Franckowiak, Zackary George, Jeff Rose, Casey Murphy, Connor Pless, Kyle Plant, Danny Divitcos, Austin Schoen, Alex Carotenuto, Pat Scarpello, Collin Bronzo, Alex Hatzopoulos, Alex Coretti, Jacob Groel, Chris Larson, Alex McCabe, Patrick Graham, Adam Michaeli, Garrett Ayre, Jack Nicklaus, Charlie Rogers, Branford Peters, Christophe Bradshaw, Gage Cunningham, Rya Hillenbrand, Steve Rexrode, Michael Edelmann, Max Alleyne, Kris Francisco, Joe Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 4 Alleyne, Kris 9 462: Larson, Alex 3 26: Edelmann, Max 3 165: Ayre, Jack 1 5: Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total RU Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total RU Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total RU Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total RU Opponents