2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Notes Game 1 - Towson

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1 HOPKINS Contact: Ernie Larossa - Associate AD/Athletic Communications Newton White Athletic Center Johns Hopkins University 3400 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD / (o) 410/ (c) elarossa@jhu.edu 181 First Team All-Americans 44 National Championships 40 Straight NCAA Tournaments 18 NCAA Championship Games 9 NCAA Titles 2012 Schedule Feb. 17 Towson (ESPNU) 5 pm 21 Delaware (ESPNU) 5 pm 25 Siena (ESPNU) 3 pm Mar. Princeton (ESPNU) 5 pm 6 Manhattan (ESPNU) 3:30 pm 10 vs. UMBC (ESPN3.com) + 4 pm 17 Syracuse (ESPNU) 4 pm Virginia (ESPNU) 2 pm Apr. 1 vs. North Carolina (ESPNU) # 6:30 pm 5 Albany (ESPNU) 7 pm 14 Maryland (ESPNU) 6 pm Navy (CBS Sports Network) Noon Loyola 1 pm May 5 Army (ESPNU) - Homecoming 2 pm + Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (M&T Bank Stad.) # Konica Minolta Big City Classic (Met Life Stad.) Coaching Staff Head Coach:...Dave Pietramala Alma Mater:... Johns Hopkins 90 Career Record/Yrs: (.720) 15th Year Record at Johns Hopkins/Yrs: (.754) 12th Year Pietramala at home (JHU only): (.859) Pietramala away (JHU only): (.690) Pietramala neutral (JHU only): (.542) Pietramala in the NCAA Tour. (JHU): (.690) Pietramala in the NCAA Tourn. (all): (.667) Pietramala vs. Top 10 (JHU only): (.590) Pietramala vs. Top 5 (JHU only): (.500) Associate Head Coach: Bill Dwan... (Johns Hopkins 91 - Defense) Assistant Coaches: Bobby Benson... (Johns Hopkins 03 - Off. Coordinator) Jamison Koesterer...(Johns Hopkins 07 - Faceoffs/Off.) Lacrosse Office Phone:...410/ Head Athletic Trainer:...Brad Mountcastle Strength Coach:...Jay Dyer (Delaware 96) About the Blue Jays Captains:...Chris Boland, Marshall Burkhart, Eric DiProspero 2011 Record: Final USILA Rank (Final Reg. Season Poll):... No Postseason:... NCAA Quarterfinals Starters Returning/Lost:... 9/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost:... 35/8 All-Time Record: (.753) 124 yrs. National Championships: NCAA Titles:...9 (1974, 78-80, 84-85, 87, 2005, 07) Sports Information Assoc. AD/Dir. of Athletic Communcations:... Ernie Larossa Larossa Office Phone:...410/ Larossa Home Phone:...410/ Larossa Cell Phone:...410/ Larossa Fax:...410/ Larossa ...elarossa@jhu.edu Assistant SIDs:... Jill Olsen, Mary Raskob Olsen/Raskob Office Phone:...410/ /0591 Internet Address:... Towson #2 Johns Hopkins (0-0) Friday, February 17, pm Homewood Field Baltimore, Maryland TV: ESPNU Hopkins Radio: ESPN 1300 AM (Baltimore, MD) The Game: Johns Hopkins welcomes Towson to Homewood Field for the Blue Jays 2012 season opener. Towson opened its season with a win last Saturday at Jacksonville. Series History: Johns Hopkins and Towson are meeting for the 40th time in a series that dates to a 15-8 Johns Hopkins victory in The Blue Jays have won 36 of the previous 39 meetings and JHU has currently won 16 straight against the Tigers. Check the Calendar: This year s season-opener against Towson will be the earliest game played in the history of the Blue Jay lacrosse program. Johns Hopkins opened the 2010 (Manhattan) and 2011 (Towson) seasons on February 19. Those had been the earliest games in school history. In In February: Johns Hopkins has played just 13 all-time games in the month of February and the Blue Jays are 10-3 in those 13 games. For Openers: Johns Hopkins is 9-2 under head coach Dave Pietramala in season-openers and close calls have been the norm as six of the 11 games have been decided by three goals or less. These are the Facts: Johns Hopkins enters the 2012 season with an all-time record of (.753). The Blue Jays own nine NCAA titles, 29 USILA titles and six ILA titles for a total of 44 national championships. A Look Back: Johns Hopkins closed a successul 2011 season with an overall record of seventh of 10 the Bruins would win under John Wooden and the program s 40th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Noting JHU in the NCAA Tournament: Johns Hopkins made its 40th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament last season. By comparison, the next six longest active streaks of qualifying for the NCAA Men s Lacrosse Tournament add up to exactly 40 consecutive appearances. Consensus Top Four: Johns Hopkins enters the 2012 season as a consensus top four team as the Blue Jays are ranked in the top four in each of the four major polls. JHU is ranked second in the USILA Preseason Poll, third in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, third in the Lacrosse Magazine Poll and fourth in the Face-Off Television/Radio Information Television: This week s game vs. Towson will air live on ESPNU. Mike Corey will handle the play-by-play and former Blue Jay All-America goalie Quint Kessenich will provide analysis. Radio: Johns Hopkins men s lacrosse games air locally in the Baltimore area on ESPN Radio 1300 AM. The games are also available on the internet at Joe Miller provides all the play-by-play with former Blue Jay All-America goalie Larry Quinn providing analysis. The last time Johns Hopkins failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament was What was life like in 1971? Here are a few items to consider: Cost of a gallon of gas 40 cents Cost of a movie ticket $1.50 Cost of a 1st class stamp 8 cents Average cost of a new house $25,250 Average income $10,600 Joe Frazier beat Muhammad Ali in the first of their three fights to retain his heavyweight title. Baltimore Colts beat Dallas, 16-13, in the Super Bowl. The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Baltimore Orioles in seven games to win the World Series. UCLA wins its fifth straight NCAA basketball title and the

2 USILA Coaches Poll Preseason Poll Rk. Team Points 1. Virginia (14) Johns Hopkins 236 3T. Cornell 235 Duke Denver North Carolina Maryland Syracuse Notre Dame Villanova UMass Bucknell Harvard Hofstra Penn Princeton Penn State Yale Delaware Drexel 27 Others Receiving Votes: Loyola, Army, Colgate, Georgetown, Ohio State, Hartford, Navy, Bryant The Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office uses the USILA Poll to reflect JHU s ranking at the time of a game. Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Preseason Poll Rk. Team Points 1. Virginia (18) Duke (2) Johns Hopkins (1) Cornell Denver (1) North Carolina Syracuse Maryland Notre Dame Villanova Princeton Hofstra UMass Bucknell Harvard Penn Yale Penn State Colgate Drexel 40 Receiving Votes: Delaware, Loyola, Army, Hartford, Ohio State, Siena, Lehigh, Georgetown Johns Hopkins Week-by-Week in the Polls USILA Coaches Nike/Media Preseason 2nd 3rd February 20 February 27 March 5 March 12 March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 April 16 Apirl 23 April 30 May 7 Yearbook Poll. The Johns Hopkins office of Athletic Communications uses the USILA Poll to reflect JHU s official national ranking at the time of a game. Welcome Back: Head coach Dave Pietramala welcomes back nine starters from last seaon s team, which posted a 13-3 record and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals. Of note... The Blue Jays return two starters on attack - Chris Boland and Zach Palmer - who combined for 56 goals and 45 assists last season. JHU s entire first midfield returns with juniors John Ranagan and John Greeley and sophomore Rob Guida all back in the fold. As the youngest first midfield in the nation last season this trio totaled 44 goals and 27 assists. Juniors Tucker Durkin and Chris Lightner and sophomore Jack Reilly return to close defense after they started all 16 games together a year ago. Junior Pierce Bassett grabbed Second Team USILA All-America honors a year ago and returns after posting a 7.07 goals against average and a.570 save percentage. First to 900: Johns Hopkins 10-6 win at Towson in the 2011 season opener not only got the season off on the right foot for the Blue Jays, but also made history. The win was the 900th all-time in school history, making Johns Hopkins the first program to record 900 all-time wins. JHU now has 912 all-time wins. That s 618 Games Over.500: The Blue Jays all-time record is now (.753)... that s 618 games over.500. To put this in perspective: JHU has played an average of just over 15 games per season under head coach Dave Pietramala. Using a 15-game season as a reference, if the Blue Jays posted a 5-10 record for 123 straight seasons, they would still be three games over Win Seasons: With a 13-3 record last season, Johns Hopkins reached the 13-win mark for the fifth time under head coach Dave Pietramala and the 12th time in school history. I ve Got 125 Can I Get 150: The win against Army in the 2011 regular season finale was the 125th for Dave Pietramala as the head coach at Johns Hopkins. He is now (.754) at JHU. Add in the 23 wins he accumulated as the head coach at Cornell ( ) and he is currently (.720) overall. His first win of the 2012 season will be the 150th of his coaching career. JHU s Tentative Lineup ( 11 Stats) Attack 32 Chris Boland (Sr.) 34g, 20a 45 Zach Palmer (Jr). 22g, 25a 92 Brandon Benn (So.) 5g, 1a 42 Wells Stanwick (Fr.) 1st Midfield 31 John Ranagan (Jr.) 18g, 14a 9 John Greeley (Jr.) 14g, 12a 27 Rob Guida (So.) 12g, 1a 2nd Midfield Defense Goalie 77 Mark Goodrich (Sr.) 5g, 3a 16 Lee Coppersmith (So.) 9g, 0a 10 Greg Edmonds (So.) 1g, 0a 87 Bronson Kelly (Fr.) 51 Tucker Durkin (Jr.) 0g, 1a, 35 GBs 19 Chris Lightner (Jr.) 1g, 0a, 21 GBs 43 Jack Reilly (So.) 0g, 0a, 17 GBs 33 Pierce Bassett (Jr.) 7.07 GAA,.570 save % Faceoff Specialist 29 Mike Poppleton (Jr.) 13-of-19 (.684) All-Time Winningest Division I Men s Lacrosse Programs 1. Johns Hopkins Syracuse Navy Maryland Army Hobart We re Honored: Johns Hopkins produced six USILA All-Americans last season, four of which return in Headlining the group is returning First Team All-American John Ranagan (M), while classmates Tucker Durkin (defense) and Pierce Bassett (G) grabbed second team honors. Senior Chris Boland (A) rounds out JHU s four returning All-Americans as he grabbed honorable mention honors in The four returning All-Americans are the most for JHU since 2008 and the selection of Ranagan, Durkin and Bassett marked the first time Johns Hopkins had three sophomores earn All-America honors since 1989, when Matt Panetta (A/1st Team), Brian Voelker (M/3rd) and Bill Dwan (D/HM) were selected. Taking Out the Finalists: Johns Hopkins defeated eventual national champion Virginia and eventual national runner-up Maryland during the 2011 regular season. Striking the First Blow: Johns Hopkins scored on its first shot of the game seven times in Bassett Among National Leaders: Sophomore goalie Pierce Bassett concluded his first full season as the starter for the Blue Jays and posted a 7.07 goals against average and a.570 save percentage last season. He finished fifth in the nation in GAA and 10th in save percentage. His fifth-place finish in GAA is the highest by a JHU goalie since Jesse Schwartzman led the nation in 2005 (6.68), while he is just the third Blue Jay to finish in the top 10 in save percentage since the NCAA began tracking men s lacrosse statistics in LSM SSDM 34 Michael Pellegrino (Fr.) 11 Eric DiProspero (Sr.) 0g, 0a, 0 GBs 28 Marshall Burkhart (Sr.) 3g, 3a, 14 GBs 36 Nikhon Schuler (Fr.)

3 Johns Hopkins Record... In Under Curr Petro Streak Overall: L1 At home: W6 On the road: W2 At a neutral site: L1 On artificial turf: W2 On grass: W1 On Sportexe / Fieldturf: L1 During the day: L1 At night: W4 In overtime: W1 In one-goal games: W4 On television: L1 In weekday games: W12 On the weekend (Sat/Sun.): L1 Against teams ranked 1-5: L1 Against teams ranked 6-10: L1 Against teams ranked 11-20: W11 Against unranked teams: W6 Leading after one quarter: W11 Leading at the half: W6 Leading after three quarters: W6 Trailing after one quarter: L1 Trailing at the half: L1 Trailing after three quarters: L1 Tied after one quarter: W1 Tied at the half: W9 Tied after three quarters: W2 Scoring first: L1 Opponent scores first: W3 Scoring 10 or more goals: W15 Scoring less than 10 goals: L1 Allowing 10 or more goals: L1 Allowing less than 10 goals: W5 Getting more ground balls: L1 Getting less ground balls: W3 Ground balls equal: W1 Bassett, whose 7.07 goals against average is the second best by a JHU goalie since 1993 (Schwartman s 6.68 GAA in 2005 is the best since records became available in 93) has started 23 games in his career and sports a 16-7 record in those 23 games. The Fab Five: While the Blue Jays had just one midfielder earn All-America honors last season (John Ranagan), they return four others who performed steadily throughout the 2011 season. The first unit of sophomores John Greeley and Ranagan and freshman Rob Guida started all 16 games together, while the second group returns senior Mark Goodrich, and junior Lee Coppersmith. The five combined for 58 goals and 30 assists in 16 games last season. Below is a closer look at JHU s top five returning middies: John Ranagan (Jr.) 18g, 14a JHU s leading scorer at midfield - 1st Team AA John Greeley (Jr.) 14g, 12a At least one point in 11 of last 12 games Rob Guida (So.) 12g, 1a Started all 16 games Lee Coppersmith (Jr.) 9g, 0a First career hat trick helped top national champ UVA Mark Goodrich (Sr.) 5g, 3a Only senior among JHU s top seven middies in 2011 Attack Oriented: Johns Hopkins finished 10th in the nation in scoring offense in 2011 (11.25 goals per game) and a big part of that production was the performance of the Blue Jays starting attack trio of seniors Chris Boland and Kyle Wharton and sophomore Zach Palmer. Boland and Palmer are back and should lead a talented Blue Jay offense. Boland led the Blue Jays in scoring with 34 goals and 20 assists for 54 points. An honorable mention All-American, Boland set career highs in each category and was especially effective in the NCAA Tournament as he totaled four goals and seven assists in two games. Boland has career totals of 66 goals, 38 assists and 104 points. Palmer enjoyed a breakout campaign last season as he posted 22 goals and a team-high 25 assists for 47 points. He ended the season with a 12-game point-scoring streak and scored at least one point in 15 of JHU s 16 games. Must be the Speech: Whatever the coaching staff said in the locker room before the game and at halftime worked throughout the 2011 season. Johns Hopkins outscored the opposition in the first quarter last season and in the third quarter. Streaking: Johns Hopkins is in its last 130 regular season games dating back to the end of the 2001 season and (.761) overall since the start of the 2002 season. Poll Position: The Blue Jays check in at number two in the preseason USILA Coaches Poll and third in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. The Johns Hopkins Athletic Communications Office uses the USILA Poll to represent JHU s official ranking at the time of a game. Prior to falling out of the top 20 of the USILA Poll on April 26 and May 3, 2010 (JHU was receiving votes in both polls), the Blue Jays had been ranked in the top 20 in 367 consecutive polls dating back to the first poll in More Poll Position: Including the 2012 preseason USILA Poll, there have been 384 weekly polls since the inception of the poll in Amazingly, JHU has been ranked in the top 20 in 382 of those 384 polls. The Blue Jays have been in the top 10 in 361 of the 384 and the top five in 287 of those 384. Below is a breakdown of the Blue Jays in the USILA Coaches Poll since its inception on March 19, 1973: Total Weeks: 384 Total Weeks at #1: 102 Weeks in top 5: 287 Weeks in top 10: 361 Weeks in top 20: 382 Most Consecutive at #1: 14 (4/12/04-5/9/05) Most Consecutive in top 5: 130 (3/19/73-3/23/87) Most Consecutive in top 10: 158 (3/19/73-3/25/90) Most Consecutive in top 20: 368 (3/19/73-4/19/10) All-Time CoSIDA Academic All-Americans Division I Men s Lacrosse Johns Hopkins 8 Cornell 6 Princeton 5 Duke 5 Syracuse 4 Winning more faceoffs: L1 Opp. wins more faceoffs: W1 Faceoffs equal: W2

4 State Rivalries: Without question the Blue Jays play one of the most difficult schedules in the nation and a big part of the schedule are the in-state rivalries the Blue Jays have. Including the wins over Towson, UMBC, Maryland, Navy and Loyola last season, JHU is 53-4 (.930) against teams from Maryland under head coach Dave Pietramala. Below is a breakdown of JHU s record against teams from the state of Maryland under Pietramala. Loyola 11-0 Maryland 8-3 Mount St. Mary s 4-0 Navy 11-1 Towson 12-0 UMBC 7-0 Breaking It Down: Johns Hopkins totaled 179 goals and 99 assists in 2011 and those 279 points were spread pretty well throughout the lineup. There are several ways of looking at the production, including by class and by position. Below is a breakdown of JHU s offensive production by class last season: G A P Seniors/Grad. Students Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Below is a breakdown of JHU s offensive production last season broken down by position. G A P Attackmen Midfielders Defensemen/LSM Offensive Notes of Interest: Below are several notes about the JHU offense from last season: The Blue Jays scored on their first shot of the game seven times last season. Johns Hopkins finished 10th in the nation in scoring offense (11.25), second in scoring margin (+4.0), 12th in assists per game (6.19) and 10th in points per game (17.44). JHU scored at least two goals in 48 of 64 quarters last season (75%). The Blue Jays scored four or more goals in 24 of 64 quarters (37.5%). Defensive Notes of Interest: Below are several notes of interest concerning the JHU defense: JHU allowed a total of 116 goals on 463 shots (.251 shooting percentage) in Hopkins held its first seven opponents to eight goals or less for the first time since The Blue Jays finished sixth in the nation in scoring defense (7.25). Johns Hopkins held the opposition scoreless for a stretch of 14 minutes or longer 22 times in 16 games. The Blue Jays held the opposition scoreless for 10 minutes or longer 33 times. Johns Hopkins held the opposition to one goal or less in 32 of 64 quarters last season (54%). The starting attack units the Blue Jays faced last season combined for a total of 39 goals and 36 assists (4.69 points per game). Six of those units were held to three points or less and only five generated more than five points. Opponent Starting Attack Scoring Breakdown Towson 2g, 1a Delaware 0g, 2a Siena 4g, 3a Princeton 1g, 4a Manhattan 1g, 0a UMBC 1g, 1a Syracuse 3g, 1a Virginia 4g, 4a North Carolina 5g, 2a Albany 1g, 2a Maryland 2g, 3a Navy 2g, 1a Loyola 4g, 0a Army 4g, 6a Hofstra 1g, 3a Denver 4g, 3a Scouting the Tigers Towson Quickly: The Tigers ventured south and found warmer weather and a season-opening win last Saturday as Towson opened the 2012 season with a victory at Jacksonville. The win was Towson s first in a seasonopener since 2007 and the game was the first-ever between Towson and Jacksonville. Welcome Home: Towson head coach Shawn Nadelen brings his Tigers to Homewood Field very familiar with the surroundings. Nadelen played at Johns Hopkins from and was a captain during Dave Pietramala s first season as the head coach at Homewood. Nadelen is the first of three former Johns Hopkins players who will coach against their alma mater this season (UMBC s Don Zimmerman and Albany s Scott Marr are the others). Nadelen, who was elevated to the head coaching spot at Towson after the 2011 season, earned Second Team All-America honors as a senior at Johns Hopkins and helped the Blue Jays to the NCAA Tournament four times during his career. JHU advanced to the NCAA Semifinals during his sophomore and junior years. Nadelen became the fifth Tiger head coach in school history to open his career with a victory when TU slipped past Jacksonville last Saturday. A Pair of Tricks: Towson had two players - Thomas DeNapoli and Sean Maguire - register hat tricks in last week s season-opening win at Jacksonville. These were the first hat tricks in either of their careers and duo needed just eight total shots to net their six combined goals. On the Comeback Trail: Towson trailed 8-6 in the middle of the third quarter of last week s game at Jacksonville before the Tigers ripped off five straight goals to take control. A Sean Maguire goal just 11 seconds after a JU strike jump-started the spree, which bridged the third and fourth quarters and turned the 8-6 deficit into an 11-8 lead. Maguire went one better late in the fourth quarter after the Dolphins cut the deficit to as he completed his hat trick with a goal just nine seconds after JU had pulled within one. Don t Leave Early: Last week s two-goal victory at Jacksonville was business as usual for the Tigers, who have played an extraordinary number of close games in recent years. Since the start of the 2010 season the Tigers have played 23 games decided by four goals or less. Of those 23, 11 have been decided by just one goal, including six last season. Closing on 400: Towson enters this week s game vs. Johns Hopkins needing just three more wins to reach 400 in program history. The Tigers count an all-time record of to their credit. Road Warriors: This week s game at JHU is the second of three straight away from home for the Tigers to open the 2012 season. This is the first time TU has played three straight true away games since 1994.

5 Pierce Bassett (Jr./G) 2011: Earned Second Team USILA All-America honors - the first sophomore goalie at JHU to earn All-America honors since Jesse Schwartzman in 2005 Posted a 7.07 goals against average and a.570 save percentage Finished fifth nationally in goals against average and 10th in save percentage. Bassett s s Career Statistics Year GP/S Mins. Svs. GA Sv. % GAA GBs /7 424: /16 933: Totals 24/23 1,357: Bassett s Career Highs Saves: 20, vs #8 Loyola (5-8-10) 16, vs. #1 Syracuse ( ) 14, vs. #2 Virginia ( ) 14, vs. Navy ( ) 12, vs. Siena ( ) 12, vs. #11 Towson ( ) Brandon Benn (So./A) 2011: Counted five goals and one assist to his credit as a regular on the JHU extra man unit and the team s fourth attackman. Benn s Career Statistics / /0:00 Totals 16/ /0:00 Chris Boland (Sr./A) 2011: Honorable Mention USILA All-American Led the team in scoring with 34 goals and 20 assists for 54 points Finished 19th in the nation in points per game (3.88) and 25th in goals per game (2.13) Posted at least two points in 12 of 16 games. Boland s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0: / /0:30 Totals 37/ /0:30 Boland s Career Highs Goals: 6, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) Assists: 4, vs. #4 Denver ( ) Mount St. Mary s ( ) Points: 8, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 8 Career Multi-Point Games: 24 Career Games with 4+ Points: 15 Marshall Burkhart (Sr./SSDM) 2011: Finished with three goals, three assists and a career-high 14 ground balls. Burkhart s Career Statistics / /0: / /1: / /5:00 Totals 35/ /6:00 Lee Coppersmith (Jr./M) 2011: Member of JHU s second midfield Totaled nine goals and eight ground balls on the year. Coppersmith s Career Statistics / /0: / /1:00 Totals 24/ /1:30 Tucker Durkin (Jr./D) 2011: Second Team USILA All-American First sophomore defenseman at Johns Hopkins to earn First or Second Team All-America honors since Dave Pietramala grabbed first team honors in 1987 Started all 16 games on close defense and had one assist, 35 ground balls and 11 caused turnovers on the year. Durkin s Career Statistics / /1: / /6:00 Totals 31/ /7:30 Mark Goodrich (Sr./M) 2011: Played in 14 of JHU s 16 games as a member of the Blue Jays second midfield Totaled personal-best five goals and three assists for a career-high eight points. Goodrich s Career Statistics / /0: / /0: / /0: / /0:00 Totals 36/ /0:00 John Greeley (Jr./M) 2011: Finished fifth on the team in scoring with 14 goals and 12 assists for 26 points 26 points are more than triple his output from 2010 (6g, 2a) Had a career-best 11-game point-scoring streak late in the season. Greeley s Career Statistics / /0: / /1:30 Totals 30/ /1:30 Greeley s Career Highs Goals: 3,vs. Siena ( ) Assists: 2, vs. Siena/Army (2011) Points: 5, vs. Siena ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 1 Career Multi-Point Games: 10 Career Games with 4+ Points: 1 Rob Guida (So./M) 2011: Member of JHU s first midfield Counted 12 goals, one assist and 20 ground balls to his credit Finished sixth on the team, and first among freshmen, in scoring. Guida s Career Statistics / /0:30 Totals 16/ /0:30 Guida s Career Highs Goals: 2, vs. Delaware/Siena/Virginia (2011) Assists: 1, vs. #2 Virginia ( ) Points: 3, vs. #2 Virginia ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 0 Career Multi-Point Games: 3 Career Games with 4+ Points: 0 Chris Lightner (Jr./D) 2011: Started all 16 games on close defense and finished with one goal, 21 ground balls and nine caused turnovers Tied for fourth on the team with nine caused turnovers. Lightner s Career Statistics / /4: / /4:00 Totals 31/ /8:00

6 Zach Palmer (Jr./A) 2011: Finished second on the team in scoring with 22 goals and 25 assists for 47 points Ended the season with a career-best 12-game point-scoring streak Registered at least one point in 15 of 16 games and had eight games with 3+ points. Palmer s Career Statistics / /0: / /2:00 Totals 31/ /2:00 Palmer s Career Highs Goals: #16 Delaware ( ) Assists: 5, vs. Navy ( ) 3, Three Times Points: #16 Delaware ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 3 Career Multi-Point Games: 17 Career Games with 4+ Points: 5 Mike Poppleton (Jr./M (FO)) 2011: Part of JHU s three-man faceoff rotation Won 13-of-19 faceoffs with five GBs in six games played. John Ranagan (Jr./M) 2011: First Team USILA All-American Only sophomore at any position to earn first team honors and the first sophomore middie at JHU to earn First Team All-America honors since Paul Rabil in 2006 Finished fourth on the team in scoring with 18 goals and 14 assists Also went 15-of-31 (.484) on faceoffs, finished fifth on the team in GBs (27) and had 11 multipoint games. Ranagan s Career Statistics / /0: / /1:00 Totals 31/ /1:00 Ranagan s Career Highs Goals: 3,vs. #4 UNC ( ) Albany ( ) Assists: 3, Twice Points: 5, vs. UMBC ( ) Career Hat Tricks: 2 Career Multi-Point Games: 14 Career Games with 4+ Points: 3 Jack Reilly (So./D) 2011: Started all 16 games on defense and totaled 17 ground balls and 10 caused turnovers Just the fourth freshman to start season opener on defense under head coach Dave Pietramala (Chris Watson-2002, Matt Drenan-2006, Tucker Durkin-2010).

7 What You Need to Know About Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Coach Dave Pietramala Boasts a (.754) record since taking over as the head coach at Johns Hopkins and an overall record of (.720) in 14 years as a college head coach. Dave Pietramala vs. All Johns Hopkins ( Cornell (23-17 /.575) Overall ( /.720) Ranks as the second-winningest coach in school history with his 126 wins at Homewood. Trails only Bob Scott (158 wins from ) on JHU s career victories chart. Has won two national championships as the head coach at Johns Hopkins (2005, 2007). Pietramala has guided the Blue Jays to the NCAA Tournament in each of his 11 years as the head coach at Homewood. The Blue Jays have advanced to the Final Four six times under his guidance. Sports a 20-9 record in NCAA Tournament games at Johns Hopkins and a overall NCAA Tournament record (0-1 at Cornell). One of just two coaches to earn National Coach of the Year honors at two schools (Cornell-2000, Johns Hopkins-2002). Only person in the history of college lacrosse to earn NCAA Division I Player of the Year honors (1989) and Division I Coach of the Year honors (2000, 2002). Only person in the history of college lacrosse to win an NCAA Division I Championship as a player (1987) and a head coach (2005, 2007). Johns Hopkins has played 53 games as the number one ranked team in the nation under Dave Pietramala. From Johns Hopkins played a total of one game as the topranked team in the nation. Dave Pietramala is generally considered the greatest defensive player in the history of college lacrosse. He earned First Team All-America honors in 1987, 1988 and 1989 and Pietramala s Coaching Ledger At Johns Hopkins NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA First Round NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Finals NCAA Champions NCAA Quarterfinals NCAA Champions NCAA Semifinals NCAA Finals NCAA Semifinals NCAA Quarterfinals Totals (.754) won the William C. Schmeisser Award as the nation s top defenseman in 1988 and He was also the 1989 recipient of the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award as the nation s top player. Coach Pietramala Quickly Coaching History Cornell Overall Albany Army Brown Canisius Colgate Dartmouth Delaware Denver Duke Fairfield Georgetown Harvard Hobart Hofstra Loyola Manhattan Marist Maryland Massachusetts Mount St. Mary s Navy North Carolina Notre Dame Ohio State Penn Princeton Providence Siena Stony Brook Syracuse Towson UMBC Villanova Virginia Yale Totals Present: Johns Hopkins Head Coach : Cornell Head Coach : Johns Hopkins Assistant Coach : Loyola College Assistant Coach : University of Pennsylvania Assistant Coach 1991: Johns Hopkins Assistant Coach 1990: Gilman School Assistant Coach At Cornell NCAA First Round Totals (.575) Overall Coaching Record: (.720) 12 NCAA Tournament Appearances Six Final Fours Two National Championships Two National Runner-Up Finishes Honors 2004: Inducted into Lacrosse HOF 2002: National Coach-of-the-Year 2000: National Coach-of-the-Year 1995: Named to NCAA Silver Anniversary Team 1994: All-World selection at ILF Championships 1990: Most Outstanding Player at ILF Championships 1989: National Player-of-the-Year National Defenseman-of-the-Year First Team All-American 1988: National Defenseman-of-the-Year First Team All-American 1987: NCAA Championship First Team All-American

8 2011 Results (Home games in bold) Date Opponent W/L Score Overall Attend Goalie Site 2/19 at Towson W ,226 Pierce Bassett(1-0) Towson, MD 2/22 at #16 Delaware W ,501 Pierce Bassett(2-0) Newark, DE 2/26 Siena W ,460 Pierce Bassett(3-0) Baltimore, MD 3/5 #10 Princeton L ,936 Pierce Bassett(3-1) Baltimore, MD 3/9 Manhattan W Pierce Bassett(4-1) Baltimore, MD 3/12 vs UMBC + W ,057 Pierce Bassett(5-1) Baltimore, MD 3/19 at #1 Syracuse LO ,241 Pierce Bassett(5-2) Syracuse, NY 3/26 #2 Virginia W ,200 Pierce Bassett(6-2) Baltimore, MD 4/3 vs #4 North Carolina ^ W ,115 Pierce Bassett(7-2) East Rutherford, NJ 4/8 Albany W Pierce Bassett(8-2) Baltimore, MD 4/16 at #4 Maryland WOT ,072 Pierce Bassett(9-2) College Park, MD 4/23 Navy W ,682 Pierce Bassett(10-2) Baltimore, MD 4/30 #18 Loyola W ,727 Pierce Bassett(11-2) Baltimore, MD 5/6 at #19 Army W ,653 Pierce Bassett(12-2) West Point, NY 5/14 Hofstra! W ,737 Pierce Bassett(13-2) Baltimore, MD 5/21 vs #4 Denver # L ,447 Pierce Bassett(13-3) Hempstead, NY! - NCAA First Round (@ Homewood Field) # - NCAA Quarerfinals (@ Shuart Stadium/Hofstra) + Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (M&T Bank Stadium) ^ Big City Classic (Meadowlands) Individual Statistics (Returning Players in Bold) No. Name GP/S G A Pts Sh Shot% GW UP DN GB TO CT FO Pct Pen-Min 32 Chris Boland 16/ / Zach Palmer 16/ / Kyle Wharton 16/ / John Ranagan 16/ /1.0 9 John Greeley 16/ / Rob Guida 16/ / Eric Ruhl 13/ / Lee Coppersmith 16/ / Mark Goodrich 14/ / Phil Castronova 15/ / Brandon Benn 16/ / Marshall Burkhart 15/ / Tim Donovan 16/ / Ben Smith 16/ /0.5 4 Matt Dolente 16/ /1.5 8 Mike Maydick 10/ / Hunter Rodgers 7/ / Rex Sanders 4/ / Chase Winter 12/ / Kevin Interlicchio 7/ / Greg Edmonds 6/ / Chris Lightner 16/ / Tucker Durkin 16/ /6.0 3 Peter Swerz 5/ / Will McCance 6/ / Pierce Bassett 16/ / Orry Michael 15/ / Matt Leighty 4/ / Tyler Mordecai 7/ / Gavin Crisafulli 16/ / Jack Reilly 16/ / Andrew Blasko 1/ / Mike Faby 1/ / Mike Poppleton 6/ / James Malm 3/ / Tobias Armour 8/ / Scott Matthews 2/ / Trevor Brown 2/ / Eric DiProspero 12/ /1.0 6 Eric Schneider 2/ /0.0 5 Steven Burke 8/ /0.0 2 Grady Stevens 1/ /0.0 1 John Kaestner 5/ /0.0 Total /40.5 Opponents /64.0 Team Statistics JHU 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 0 1 Unassisted Overtime 1 1 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number Minutes 40:30 64:00 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 8/2708 5/5339 Neutral Site #/Avg 3/18540 Goalie Statistics (Returning Players in Bold) No. Name GP/S Minutes GA GAA Saves Pct W L 6 Eric Schneider 2/0 4: Pierce Bassett 16/16 933: Steven Burke 8/0 30: Total : Opponents :

9 The Last Time Johns Hopkins... Scored 20 or more goals 22, vs. Marist ( ) Scored 15 or more goals 15, vs. #19 Army ( ) Scored 15 or more goals in back-to-back games 18, vs. #16 Delaware & 16 vs. Siena (2-22 & ) Totaled 30 or more points 32 (19g, 13a), vs. Mount St. Mary s ( ) Allowed 15 or more goals 15, vs. #1 Virginia ( ) Won 20 or more faceoffs 22 (22-of-28), vs. #19 Army ( ) Grabbed 50 or more ground balls 77, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Grabbed 60 or more ground balls 77, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Grabbed 70 or more ground balls 77, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Took 50 or more shots 52, vs. Marist ( ) Took 60 or more shots 61, vs. Albany ( ) Took 70 or more shots 83, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Took 80 or more shots 83, vs. St. Joe s ( ) Scored five or more extra-man goals 5 (5-of-6), vs. UMBC ( ) Scored a man-down goal Paul Rabil vs. #3 Syracuse ( ) Allowed five or more extra-man goals 5 (5-of-7), vs. #8 UMass ( ) Allowed a man-down goal Colin Briggs, #2 Virginia ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for a half: Navy (1st half) ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for three straight quarters: Manhattan (1-3 Qtrs.) ( ) Held an opponent scores for 1st three quarters of a game: Manhattan ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for 30 or more consecutive minutes: 33:22, at Navy ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for 40 or more consecutive minutes: 53:12, vs. Manhattan ( ) Held an opponent scoreless for 50 or more consecutive minutes: 53:12, vs. Manhattan ( ) Came from behind to win vs. #13 Hostra ( ) - Trailed 2-0 in 2Q - Won 12-5 Came from two goals down to win vs. #13 Hostra ( ) - Trailed 2-0 in 2Q - Won 12-5 Came from three goals down to win vs. #4 Maryland ( ) - Trailed as late as 8-5 in 3rd Q - Won in OT Came from four goals down to win vs. #4 Maryland ( ) - Trailed as late as 8-4 in 3rd Q - Won in OT Came from five goals down to win vs. #4 Maryland ( ) - Trailed as late as 8-3 in 3rd Q - Won in OT Came from six goals down to win vs. #7 Syracuse ( ) - Trailed, 7-1 in 2nd Q - Won in OT Blew a lead and lost vs. #4 Denver ( ) - Led 1-0 in 1st quarter - Lost 14-9 Blew a two-goal lead and lost vs. #1 Syracuse ( ) - Led 3-1 in 2nd quarter - Lost 5-4 in 2OT Blew a three-goal lead and lost vs. Navy ( ) - Led 5-0 in 2nd quarter - Lost 9-8 in OT Blew a four-goal lead and lost vs. Navy ( ) - Led 5-0 in 2nd quarter - Lost 9-8 in OT Blew a five-goal lead and lost vs. Navy ( ) - Led 5-0 in 2nd quarter - Lost 9-8 in OT Blew a six-goal lead and lost vs. #4 Syracuse ( ) - Led 8-2 in 2nd Q - Lost The Last Time a Johns Hopkins Player... Scored 5 or more goals 5, Kyle Wharton vs. #19 Army ( ) Score 5 or more goals in back-to-back games Conor Ford vs. #2 Navy (5) and #11 Towson (5) (4-24 & ) Scored 6 or more goals 6, Steven Boyle vs. Manhattan ( ) Scored 7 or more goals 7, Dylan Schlott vs. Villanova ( ) Dished out 4 or more assists 4, Chris Boland vs. #4 Denver ( ) Dished out 5 or more assists 5, Zach Palmner vs. Navy ( ) Dished out 6 or more assists 6, Dan Denihan vs. #10 Hofstra ( ) Dished out 7 or more assists 8, Dave Marr vs. Navy ( ) Dished out 8 or more assists 8, Dave Marr vs. Navy ( ) Totaled 5 or more points in back-to-back games Chris Boland vs. #13 Hofstra (5) and #4 Denver (6) (5-14 & ) Totaled 6 or more points 6, Chris Boland (2g, 4a) vs. #4 Denver ( ) Totaled 7 or more points 7, Zach Palmer (4g, 3a) vs. #16 Delaware ( ) Totaled 8 or more points 8, Steven Boyle (6g, 2a) vs. Manhattan ( ) Totaled 9 or more points 9 (5g, 4a), Kyle Barrie vs. Navy ( ) Totaled 10 or more points 11 (5g, 6a), Dan Denihan vs. #10 Towson ( ) Totaled 11 points 11 (5g, 6a), Dan Denihan vs. #10 Towson ( ) Scored three or more extra-man goals Scored an overtime goal Kyle Wharton vs. #4 Maryland ( ) Grabbed 14 or more ground balls 14, Kyle Harrison vs. #3 Syracuse ( ) Won 15 or more faceoffs 16, Matt Dolente vs. #4 Denver ( ) Registered 20 or more saves 20, Pierce Bassett vs. #8 Loyola ( Ranking Record - I: Below is a look at JHU s record under head coach Dave Pietramala by JHU s ranking at the time of the game JHU Rank JHU Record 1st nd 8-2 3rd th 8-4 5th th 4-5 7th 7-4 8th 4-4 9th th th th th th th th 0-1 RV 2-0 Total Ranking Record - II: Below is a look at JHU s record under head coach Dave Pietramala by the opposition s ranking at the time of the game Opp. Rank JHU Record 1st 5-4 2nd 7-6 3rd 3-2 4th 4-7 5th 5-6 6th 4-1 7th 5-2 8th 6-0 9th th th th th th th th th th th th 2-0 Unranked 36-3 Total POLL NOtES: The Johns Hopkins Sports Information Office uses the STX/ USILA Coaches Poll to reflect JHU s actual ranking at the time of the game. The only exception is for games early in the season prior to the release of a coaches poll. In this instance, the team s ranking is based on the Face-Off Yearbook Poll, which is a poll of all Division I head coaches. In 2007 there wasn t an official coaches poll in Face-Off Yearbook. JHU s ranking at the time of the game for the Albany game was based on the Blue Jays rank in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.

10 2012 Johns Hopkins Men s Lacrosse Roster Numerical Roster No Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown/High School (Previous College) 1 John Kaestner A Jr. Easton, MD/Saints Peter and Paul 3 Jack Bogorowski M Fr. Huntingdon Valley, PA/La Salle College HS 4 Mike Daniello A Fr. Cross River, NY/John Jay 5 Steven Burke G Sr. Potomac, MD/Bullis School 6 Eric Schneider G So. Massapequa, NY/Massapequa 7 Mike Faby M/FO So. Lutherville, MD/St. Paul s 8 Eddie Schurr D Fr. Mahopac, NY/Somers 9 John Greeley M Jr. Lafayette, NY/Lafayette 10 Greg Edmonds M So. Ellicott City, MD/Centennial 11 Eric DiProspero D/LSM Sr. Chadds Ford, PA/Unionville 12 Trevor Brown M Sr. Rumford, RI/Salisbury School (CT) 13 Scott Matthews D Sr. Baltimore, MD/St. Paul s 14 Hunter Rodgers A Sr. Paradise Valley, AZ/Brophy Prep 15 Kevin Interlicchio A So. Yorktown, NY/Yorktown 16 Lee Coppersmith M Jr. Boca Raton, FL/Saint Andrew s 17 Connor Greissing D Sr. Hudson, OH/Western Reserve Academy (Notre Dame) 18 Chase Winter M Jr. Boonton Twp., NJ/Mountain Lakes 19 Chris Lightner D Jr. Timonium, MD/Calvert Hall 22 Phil Castronova M So. Bel Air, MD/Calvert Hall 23 Tobias Armour LSM So. New Haven, CT/Choate Rosemary 24 Will McCance A Sr. The Woodlands, TX/The Woodlands 25 Matt Leighty LSM Jr. Ponte Vedra, FL/Nease 26 James Malm M So. Alexandria, VA/Woodberry Forest 27 Rob Guida M So. Chatham, NJ/Chatham 28 Marshall Burkhart M Sr. Dublin, OH/Dublin Jerome 29 Mike Poppleton M Jr. Manlius, NY/Fayetteville Manlius 30 Andrew Cote D Sr. Bloomfield Hills, MI/Brother Rice 31 John Ranagan M Jr. Yorktown, NY/Yorktown 32 Chris Boland A Sr. Columbia, MD/Boys Latin 33 Pierce Bassett G Jr. Scottsdale, AZ/Brophy Prep 34 Michael Pellegrino D/LSM Fr. Oakdale, NY/Connetquot 35 Thomas Gordon M Fr. Garden City, NY/Garden City 36 Nikhon Schuler D Fr. Niskayuna, NY/Niskayuna 37 Guy Van Syckle G Sr. Bethesda, MD/St. Albans 38 Robert Enright D Fr. Massapequa, NY/Massapequa 39 John Kelly D Fr. Sandy Spring, MD/Bullis School 40 Andrew Blasko D Sr. Essex Fells, NJ/Seton Hall Prep 41 Rex Sanders M So. Apple Valley, MN/Eastview 42 Wells Stanwick A Fr. Baltimore, MD/Boys Latin School 43 Jack Reilly D So. Niskayuna, NY/Christian Brothers Academy 44 Gavin Crisafulli D Sr. Garden City, NY/Garden City 45 Zach Palmer A Jr. Oshawa, Ontario (Canada)/The Hill Academy 46 Grant Fitts G Fr. Dallas, TX/Episcopal 47 Tyler Mordecai D Sr. Dublin, OH/Dublin Jerome 49 Brady Faby A Fr. Lutherville, MD/McDonogh School 51 Tucker Durkin D Jr. Huntingdon Valley, PA/LaSalle College HS 76 Drew Kennedy FO Fr. Wayne, PA/Malvern Prep 77 Mark Goodrich M Sr. Westford, MA/The Rivers School 87 Bronson Kelly M Fr. Easton, CT/Avon Old Farms 92 Brandon Benn A So. Orangeville, Ontario (Canada)/Culver Academy Head Coach: Dave Pietramala (12th season/johns Hopkins 90) Associate Head Coach: Bill Dwan (Johns Hopkins 91) Assistant Coaches: Bobby Benson (Johns Hopkins 03), Jamison Koesterer (Johns Hopkins 07) Captains: Chris Boland, Marshall Burkhart, Eric DiProspero