CORNELL BIG RED 2016 Men s Lacrosse

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1 CORNELL BIG RED 2016 Men s Lacrosse Cornell Probable Lines ATTACK 2 Colton Rupp Fr., 5-10, 180 Washington, D.C , 5 GB 27 John Edmonds Sr., 6-4, 205 E. Setauket, N.Y , 12 GB 30 Zach Ward Fr., 5-10, 155 Lancaster, Pa , 1 GB FIRST MIDFIELD 3 Clarke Petterson Fr., 5-10, 185 Toronto, Ont , 6 GB 20 Ryan Bray Fr., 5-11, 170 Shoreham, N.Y , 0 GB 47 Ryan Matthews Sr., 6-2, 210 Manhasset, N.Y , 3 GB SECOND MIDFIELD 18 Andrew Keith Jr., 6-2, 180 Woodbury, N.Y , 0 GB 23 Jordan Dowiak So., 6-0, 195 Long Valley, N.J , 2 GB 24 Kason Tarbell So., 6-1, 175 Akwesasne, N.Y , 4 GB 25 Emmy Poccia Sr., 6-4, 220 Irondequoit, N.Y , 1 GB FACE-OFFS 12 Domenic Massimilian Jr., 6-1, 205 Dallas, Texas 59-of-91 (.648%); 39 GB 32 Fleet Wallace (Wing) Fr., 6-3, 200 Richmond, Va , 3 GB 37 Scott Flynn (Wing) So., 6-2, 190 Mountain Lakes, N.J , 5 GB DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD 37 Scott Flynn (LSM) So., 6-2, 190 Mountain Lakes, N.J , 5 GB, 4 CT 3 Clarke Petterson (SSM) Fr., 5-10, 185 Toronto, Ont , 6 GB, 2 CT 8 Matt Schattner (SSM) Sr., 6-1, 185 Syracuse, N.Y , 5 GB, 2 CT CLOSE DEFENSE 5 Tony Britton Sr., 5-10, 205 Darien, Conn , 12 GB, 6 CT 29 Marshall Peters Jr., 6-2, 185 Vienna, Va , 16 GB, 6 CT 34 Jake Pulver So., 6-0, 195 Manlius, N.Y , 4 GB, 4 CT GOALIE 1 Brennan Donville Sr., 6-1, 210 Oakville, Ont GAA,.561 sv.% Game 6 YALE Bulldogs (5-0, 0-0 Ivy) vs. CORNELL Big Red (3-2, 0-0 Ivy) Series Details Series Record: Cornell leads, Last Meeting: Cornell, 14-7; 3/14/15 Coach Kerwick vs. Yale: 2-0 Coach Shay vs. Cornell: 1-13 Story Lines... The 61st season of Ivy League men s lacrosse begins this weekend. The Big Red has won 16 consecutive Ivy League openers. Cornell has won two games in a row to improve to 3-2 on the year. The Big Red played a pair of games last week, using a big fourth quarter to upset No. 17 Virginia on Saturday, before grinding out a last second victory vs. Colgate on Tuesday. Yale has opened the year at 5-0 for the second consecutive season and is looking to improve to 6-0 for the first time since The Big Red has won three straight vs. the Bulldogs, and 17 of the last 18, with the lone loss in that span coming during the 2012 Ivy League Tournament. Head Coach Matt Kerwick is 2-0 all-time vs. Yale, while Bulldog head coach Andy Shay owns a 1-13 record vs. the Big Red. Coming in ranked fourth in the latest USILA Coaches Poll, Yale is the highest ranked team the Big Red has faced yet this season. After upsetting No. 17 Virginia, Cornell swept the Ivy League weekly honors with Brennan Donville being named Player of the Week and Colton Rupp earning Rookie of the Week honors Donville went on to be named the NCAA Defensive Player of the Week. Countdown To Face Off Cornell is just 4-10 all-time against teams that are ranked No. 4 in the USILA Coaches Poll. 9 Domenic Massimilian entered the week ranked NINTH in the nation in face-off win percentage (.657). 8 John Edmonds has registered at least one point in EIGHT consecutive games. 7 Colton Rupp is ranked SEVENTH in the nation among freshmen with 2.20 goals per game. 6 Cornell scored just SIX goals in its win vs. Colgate on Tuesday, its lowest scoring output in a victory since defeating No. 4 Princeton, 6-4, in the 2009 NCAA quarterfinals. 5 Brennan Donville allowed just FIVE goals vs. the Raiders on Tuesday, the fewest goals-against in the senior goalies career. 4 All five of the Big Red s games this season have been decided by FOUR or fewer goals. 3 Cornell has won THREE straight games vs. Yale. 2 The Big Red has had TWO freshmen Clarke Petterson and Colton Rupp named Ivy League Rookie of the Week so far this season. They are the first duo to earn the honor in the same season since Jason Noble and AJ Fiore in Domenic Massimilian ranks FIRST in the nation in ground balls per game (8.80). Saturday, March 19, :00 p.m. Ithaca, N.Y. Schoellkopf Field Team Rankings Cornell s USILA Rank: RV Cornell s IL Media Rank: RV Yale s USILA Rank: 4 Yale s IL Media Rank: 4 Game Coverage Live Stats: Live Video: Live Audio: None Radio: None ESPN: ESPN3 Follow Big Red Men s Lacrosse World Wide Web... Facebook... Twitter... Instagram... YouTube... Cornell Men s Lacrosse Staff Richard M. Moran Head Coach Of Lacrosse Matt Kerwick Third-year head coach Matt Kerwick (24-13,.648) was named the Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Men s Lacrosse at Cornell University on June 11, He served in the position on an interim basis during the 2014 season and is the 11th head coach in the programs 121-year history... Kerwick begins his 18th season as a head coach ( ). Associate Head Coach... Peter Milliman (Empire State College 12) Assistant Coach... Chris Kivlen (Albany 05) Volunteer Assistant Coach...Connor Buczek (Cornell 15) Director of Lacrosse Operations... Mark Wittink (Cornell 00) Athletic Trainer... Jim Case Strength Coach... Erika Travis Cornell Athletic Communications Director...Jeremy Hartigan Deputy Director (MLAX Contact)...Julie Greco ... jag235@cornell.edu Office Phone...(607) Cell Phone...(315) Press Box Phone...(607) Schedule & Results Feb. 20 No. 20 PENN STATE L, 7-8 vs. Hobart W, 10-8 Mar. 5 at No. 15 Albany L, No. 17 VIRGINIA W, at Colgate W, * No. 4 YALE 1:00 p.m. 26 * at Penn 1:00 p.m. Apr. 2 * at Dartmouth 1:00 p.m. 9 * HARVARD 3:00 p.m. 12 SYRACUSE 7:00 p.m. 16 at Lehigh 1:00 p.m. 23 * BROWN 1:00 p.m. 30 * at Princeton 12:00 p.m. May 5-6 # Ivy League Tournament TBD # NCAA First Round TBD 21 ^ NCAA Quarterfinals TBD 22 % NCAA Quarterfinals TBD $ NCAA Championship Weekend Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach, Fla.) * Ivy League game # Campus Sites TBD ^ Providence, R.I. % Columbus, Ohio $ Philadelphia, Pa. Home games in BOLD CAPS

2 Media Information Live Stats Cornell will use SIDEARM Live Stats for each of the Big Red s home games in For official stats visit: Postgame Interviews Coach Matt Kerwick and selected players will be available after the required 10-minute cooling-off period after each game. The Big Red locker room is closed. Practice Interviews/Coverage All interviews with Coach Kerwick and players must be requested in advance through the Athletic Communications Office by contacting Julie Greco. The coach and players are available for interviews before practices by appointment only, so as not to interfere with academic or practice schedules. Radio All of the Big Red s men s lacrosse games in 2016 are carried live on WHCU-870 AM in the Ithaca area and on the internet at Barry Leonard returns for his 19th season in the play-byplay chair, while Howie Borkan 81 and Tom LaFalce 94 are each back to provide the color commentary for their15th seasons. Ivy League Digital Network You can watch live or on-demand video in High Definition of Cornell s home men s lacrosse games, as well as all road Ivy League contests with a subscription to the Ivy League Digital Network. Cornell also broadcasts home games for football, sprint football, field hockey, men s and women s soccer, men s and women s basketball, men s and women s ice hockey, wrestling and women s lacrosse. For more information, visit Social Media You can follow the team on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Highlights, interviews and features on all 37 of Cornell s varsity sports can be found at: Historical Men s Lacrosse Information For Cornell men s lacrosse historical information, including year by year results, records and honors, visit the athletic department s official website (link below) or scan the QR code to view the information from your smart phone or tablet. SERIES HISTORY VS. YALE: The Cornell and Yale rivalry began in 1916 with a 5-1 Big Red victory, and Cornell has dominated ever since. The Big Red holds a record in the series, thanks in large part to 22 straight victories over the Bulldogs from 1966 to In 2012, Cornell had a 14-game winning streak vs. Yale ended when the Bulldogs won the second meeting of the season in the Ivy League tournament, but the Big Red has won the last three outings. LOOKING AT THE BULLDOGS: No. 4 Yale is off to an impressive 5-0 start. The Bulldogs had a statement win earlier this season, beating. No. 5 Maryland, 8-5, on Feb. 27 in New Haven. Yale is averaging 12.4 goals per game, led by Ben Reeves with 13 tallies. The sophomore attackman also leads the squad in assists (12) for a team-high 25 points. Junior midfielder Eric Scott (9-6 15), senior midfielder Michael Keasey (8-3 11) and junior attackman Jeff Cimbalista (7-5 12) all have double-digit points. While the Bulldogs offense is impressive, it is the defense that is turning heads with a stingy 5.8 goals allowed per game. Senior captain Michael Quinn is one of the best defenders in the nation, while Christopher Keating has an impressive 10 caused turnovers on the year. In goal, sophomore Phil Huffard has started all five games and has an incredible 4.89 goal-against average while saving.629 percent of the shots he has faced. In the face-off circle, Jonathan Reese, the son of Yale s alltime leading scorer Jon Reese, has won 33-of-62 restarts (.532). A WIN OVER YALE WOULD: improve the Big Red to vs. Yale. be the fourth straight vs. the Bulldogs. improve Coach Matt Kerwick s career record to and to 3-0 vs. the Bulldogs. even Cornell s record at 2-2 vs. ranked opponents this season. be Cornell s 17th consecutive victory in an Ivy League opener. be the 739th win in program history. make Cornell all-time when unranked in the USILA Coaches Poll. make Cornell to 5-10 all-time vs. the No. 4 ranked team in the USILA Coaches Poll. CAMPUS CONNECTIONS: Nate Archer s father, Glenn, was a track and field athlete for Yale from , and while there he set the indoor and outdoor pole vaulting records. IVY OPENERS: The contest vs. Yale marks the 61st Ivy League season opener for Cornell men s lacrosse. Since the conference began play in the 1956 season, the Big Red has posted a record in Ivy League openers, including winning its last 16, dating back to the 1999 season when it fell to the Bulldogs, 7-6. More often than not, Cornell has met either Yale or Harvard in the conference opener, playing a different school on only six occasions. About Yale The Staff Head Coach...Andy Shay (Le Moyne 94) Record at Virginia/Yrs /13th season Overall Record/Yrs /13th season Assistant Coach... Graham Niemi (Maryland 97) Assistant Coach...Andrew Baxter (Springfield 01) Volunteer Assistant Coach...Jack Runkel (Loyola 14) Quick Facts Location...New Haven, Conn. Nickname...Bulldogs Colors... Yale Blue Conference...Ivy League 2016 Yale Schedule Date Opponent...Time/Results 2/20 at UMass Lowell... W, /27 MARYLAND... W, 8-5 3/5 at Bryant...W, /8 St. John s (N.Y.)... W, /12 at Fairfield... W, /19 at Cornell *...1:00 p.m. 3/26 PRINCETON *...12:00 p.m. 4/2 PENN *...12:00 p.m. 4/5 SACRED HEART...7:00 p.m. 4/9 at Dartmouth *...1:00 p.m. 4/16 at Brown *...1:00 p.m. 4/23 ALBANY...12:00 p.m. 4/30 HARVARD *...3:30 p.m. * Ivy League Game 2016 Ivy League Standings (March 13) Overall Ivy School W - L Pct. W - L Pct. Brown Yale Harvard Cornell Penn Princeton Dartmouth Recent Schedule/Results: Saturday, March 5 Penn State at Penn... Penn, 11-7 Yale at Bryant...Yale, 14-4 Massachusetts at Brown...Brown, 15-7 Princeton at Johns Hopkins... Hopkins, 17-7 Cornell at Albany... Albany, Wagner at Dartmouth...Wagner, 7-6 Duke vs. Harvard $... Harvard, 14-9 Tuesday, March 8 Brown at Holy Cross...Brown, 20-7 Lafayette at Penn... Penn, 12-6 Harvard at Bryant... Bryant, 12-9 St. John s (N.Y.) at Yale...Yale, 13-8 Saturday, March 12 Harvard at PSU...Penn State, (OT) Maryland at Princeton...Maryland, 17-5 Virginia at Cornell... Cornell, Michigan at Brown...Brown, 22-8 Yale at Fairfield...Yale, 10-5 Penn at Villanova... Villanova, 16-8 Monday, March 14 Rutgers at Princeton...Princeton, 10-7 Tuesday, March 15 Cornell at Colgate... Cornell, 6-5 Saturday, March 19 Yale at Cornell... 1:00 p.m. Brown at Harvard... 1:00 p.m. Dartmouth at Michigan... 1:00 p.m. Penn at Princeton... 1:00 p.m. $ - at Hofstra (Hempstead, N.Y.) The Series vs. Yale First meeting Series record...cornell leads, Current streak... Cornell, 3 games Longest Cornell streak games Longest Yale streak... 9 games In Ithaca... Cornell leads, In New Haven, Conn... Cornell leads, At neutral site...yale leads, 1-0 In NCAA tournament play... N/A In Ivy tournament play...series tied, 1-1 In overtime...yale leads, 3-2 Last 5 Meetings Year Winner (Location)...Score 2012 Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.) Yale (Princeton, N.J.) ^ Cornell (New Haven, Conn.) Cornell (Ithaca, N.Y.) Cornell (New Haven, Conn.) ^ Ivy Tournament game March 19, 2016 Page 2

3 Last Meeting No. 9 Cornell 14, No. 6 Yale 7 March 14, 2015 Reese Stadium New Haven, Conn. NEW HAVEN, Conn. Matt Donovan and Dan Lintner posted four goals apiece, and the Big Red defense held Yale without a goal for a span of 23:26 over the middle portion of the contest to help the No. 9 Cornell men s lacrosse team earn its second victory over a top 10 team this season, taking down No. 6 Yale, 14-7, at Reese Stadium. With his four goals, Donovan becomes just the eighth player in Cornell history to reach 100 goals and now sits eighth all-time for goals in a career (102). In addition to his four goals, Donovan added two assists for a game-high six points. John Hogan tallied two goals and three assists, while Connor Buczek had a goal and two helpers. Kason Tarbell had a career-high two goals, while John Edmonds (two assists), and Bradlee Lord (one goal, one assist) also had multi-point games. Domenic Massimilian won 15-of-24 face-offs and picked up 11 ground balls as the Big Red held the advantage off the ground. Defensively, Cornell held Yale to just 13 shots on goal and had six caused turnovers, with Jordan Stevens and Tim LaBeau registering two apiece. In goal, Christian Knight shook off a slow start to finish with six saves, including five in the middle two quarters as the Big Red built a 9-4 lead. Yale was led by Conrad Oberbeck with two goals and one assist, while Ben Reeves and Michael Keasey both added one goal and one assist apiece. In goal, Eric Natale made 13 saves in the loss. In addition to winning the face-off and ground ball battle, the Big Red also nearly doubled up Yale on shots (40-22) and held the edge in shots on goal. Both teams were effective in their man-up chances, with Cornell converting 3-of-5 and the Bulldogs scoring on 2-of-4 opportunities. The Big Red forced 15 Yale turnovers, including holding the Bulldogs to an 11-of-17 performance on clears with a tremendous effort on the ride. SCORING BY QUARTER 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q F Cornell Yale Cornell SCORING: GOALS: Donovan 4; Lintner 4; Hogan 2; Tarbell 2; Buczek 1; Lord 1. ASSISTS: Hogan 3; Buczek 2; Donovan 2; Edmonds 2; Lord 1. Yale SCORING: GOALS: Oberbeck 2; Reeves 1; Keasey 1; Flaherty 1; Scott 1; Guild 1. ASSISTS: Keasey 1; Oberbeck 1; Reeves 1. SHOTS - Cornell 40; Yale 22. SHOTS ON GOAL - Cornell 27; Yale 13. Penalties - Cornell 4/3:30; Yale 5/4:00. MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES - Cornell 3-5; Yale second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - Cornell 3/0 (0); Yale 0/0 (0). TURNOVERS - Cornell 13; Yale 15. FACEOFFS - Cornell 15-25; Yale CLEARS - Cornell 13-16; Yale GOALIES - COR: Knight, 4-2, 1-0 IVY (60:00 minutes, 13 shots-6 saves, 7 GA); YALE: Natale 5-1, 0-1 IVY (60:00, 27-13, 14). Tale of the Tape Cornell Yale Record , 0-0 Ivy...5-0, 0-0 Ivy Goals per game Goals allowed per game Assists per game Shots per game Shots allowed per game Ground balls per game Ground balls allowed per game Faceoffs won of-105 (.657) of-106 (.491) Penalties for 9: for 11:30 Man-up goals... 3 of 13 (.231)...3 of 19 (.158) Opponent man-up... 3 of 10 (.300)...4 of 14 (.286) Clears for 82 (.859) for 82 (.902) Opponent clears for 99 (.869)...69 of 94 (.734) Save percentage Opponent save percentage First-quarter goals scored/allowed... 7/ /6 Second-quarter goals scored/allowed... 15/ /6 Third-quarter goals scored/allowed... 8/ /6 Fourth-quarter goals scored/allowed... 15/ /11 Overtime goals... 0/0... 0/0 IVY KINGS: Since Ivy League play began in 1956, Cornell has won a conference-high 29 titles, including 17 undefeated crowns. With its share in 2015, Cornell has won a share of 12 of the last 13 Ivy League titles. The Big Red also has the best regular season Ivy League record of any team in the conference at IVY WINS: With its 8-2 victory over Dartmouth on March 28, 2015, Cornell became the first program in the Ivy League history to reach 250 regular season conference victories The Big Red s 251 regular season conference wins are also the most conference wins by any school in Division I men s lacrosse history. THE HEAD COACH: Matt Kerwick (24-13,.648) was named the Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Men s Lacrosse at Cornell University on June 11, Kerwick, who served in the position on an interim basis during the 2014 season, became the 11th head coach in the programs 121- year history... Kerwick has 17 years of head coaching experience ( ). NCAA DEFENSIVE POW: Senior Brennan Donville was named the NCAA men s lacrosse Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Big Red defeat No. 17 Virginia. HEATING UP: Beginning in the second half of Cornell s game vs. Albany, senior goalie Brennan Donville has made 37 saves and allowed just 20 goals for a.649 save percentage. TEWAARATON WATCH LIST: On March 17, the Tewaaraton Foundation announced that Cornell senior John Edmonds and junior Domenic Massimilian were addied to the 2016 Tewaaraton Award Watch List. LAST SECOND HEROICS: Freshman Zach Ward scored with :01 remaining in regulation to hand Cornell a 6-5 victory over Colgate on March 15. The buzzer beater is the first for the Big Red since Ryan Hurley scored with :01 remaining in overtime in an 8-7 victory over Yale on March 22, ROOKIE OF THE WEEK NOTES: The Big Red has had two Ivy League Rookie of the Week selections this season Clarke Petterson and Colton Rupp. This marks the first time Cornell has had two separate players named Rookie of the Week since Jason Noble and AJ Fiore during the 2010 season. Following his outstanding play in a 10-8 victory over Hobart, SSDM Clarke Petterson took home the honor on March 1. He is the first Big Red named Rookie of the Week since Christian Knight on April 28, Petterson was also the first member of the defensive unit, other than a goalie, to win an Ivy award for the Big Red since Jason Noble was named Player of the Week on March 4, Colton Rupp was named Rookie of the Week on March 14 after helping the Big Red upset No. 17 Virginia. For the second game in a row, Rupp put five shots on goal and scored four times. Cornell s Record Under Kerwick... Current Streak...Won 2 Current Home Streak...Won 1 Current Road Streak...Won 1 Current Neutral Site Streak...Won 1 Last win at Colgate (3/15/16) Last road win at Colgate (3/15/16) Last neutral site win vs. Hobart (2/27/16) Last loss at Albany (3/5/2016) Last road loss at Albany (3/5/2016) Last neutral site loss vs. Princeton (5/1/2015) Last overtime game (3OT) vs. Penn (3/21/15) Last overtime win (3OT) vs. Penn (3/21/15) Cornell Total... Streak At home W1 On the road W1 At neutral sites W1 On turf W2 On grass l1 In overtime W2 Scoring first W1 Ahead after one quarter W8 Behind after one quarter W1 Tied after one quarter W1 Ahead after two quarters W3 Behind after two quarters l7 Tied after two quarters l2 Ahead after three quarters W11 Behind after three quarters W2 Tied after three quarters W1 Outshooting opponent W1 Opponents take more shots W1 Shots are equal W4 Having more ground balls W2 Opponents have more ground balls l6 Ground balls are equal l1 Winning more faceoffs W2 Opponent wins more faceoffs W2 Faceoffs are even W2 Making less than 10 saves l1 Making 10+ saves W2 Opponent makes less than 10 saves W1 Opponent makes 10+ saves W1 Cornell has more penalties W1 Opponent has more penalties W2 Penalties are even W5 Scoring an extra-man goal W2 In one-goal games W1 Games decided by four goals or less W2 Games decided by five goals or more l1 Scoring less than 10 goals W1 Scoring goals W1 Scoring goals W54 Scoring 21+ goals W7 Allowing less than 10 goals W2 Allowing goals W1 Allowing goals l7 Facing a higher-ranked team W1 Facing a lower-ranked team l2 Facing a team with the same rank W1 Facing an unranked team W4 Playing a team with a.500+ record l1 Playing a team with a.500 record W2 Playing a team with sub.500 record W2 During the week W5 During the weekend W1 In February W1 In March W2 In April W1 In May L5 vs. the America East L2 vs. the ACC W1 vs. the Big L1 vs. the Big East L1 vs. the CAA W1 vs. the ECAC W10 vs. Independent teams l3 vs. the Ivy League L1 vs. the MAAC W13 vs. Northeast Conference W3 vs. the Patriot League W4 March 19, 2016 Page 3

4 Individual Highlights Games With Goals Career Colton Rupp John Edmonds Assists Career John Edmonds Points Career John Edmonds Saves Career Brennan Donville Christian Knight Ground Balls Career Domenic Massimilian Marshall Peters Bradlee Lord John Edmonds Face-Off Wins Career Domenic Massimilian PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOTES: Cornell has had one Ivy League Player of the Week award winner so far this season Brennan Donville. Donville is the first Big Red netminder to be named Player of the Week since Kyle Harer 09 took home the honor on March 23, Donville was named Player of the Week after posting a career-high 17 saves in Cornell s upset of No. 17 Virginia. BABY BIG RED: Of the 26 players that have seen action so far this season, more than one-third (nine) are freshmen, including four starters Colton Rupp (attack), Ryan Bray (midfield), Zach Ward (attack) and Clarke Petterson (midfield). EXPERIENCE BY THE NUMBERS: The Big Red has just five players that have seen action in at least 30 career games John Edmonds (54), Matt Schattner (49), Marshall Peters (36), Andrew Keith (33), and Tony Britton (31). Cornell has nine players that have seen action in games Christian Knight (29), Sean Doyle (24), Domenic Massimilian (25), Walt Gahagan (24), Brennan Donville (21), Jake Pulver (21), Jordan Dowiak (20), Kason Tarbell (19), and Bradlee Lord (15). There are 31 players on the Big Red roster that have played in less than 15 games in their collegiate careers. OUT OF THE RANKINGS: After falling by a single goal to No. 20 Penn State in its season opener, Cornell slipped out of the USILA Coaches Poll for the first time since the 1998 season. INDIVIDUAL STREAKS Domenic Massimilian has won double-digits face-offs in 12 straight games. Domenic Massimilian has won the face-off battle in eight straight contests. John Edmonds has registered at least one point in eight consecutive games. Bradlee Lord has a team-long eight-game point scoring streak. Matt Kerwick Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Cornell Men s Lacrosse Matt Kerwick was named the Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Men s Lacrosse at Cornell University in June Kerwick, who served in the position on an interim basis during the 2014 season, became the 11th head coach in the programs 122-year history. In just two seasons at the head of the Big Red program, Kerwick has led Cornell to a combined record of (9-3 Ivy), back-to-back Ivy League championships, and two consecutive appearances in the NCAA tournament. He has coached 13 All-Ivy selections, more than half earning first-team accolades, nine All-Americans, one Ivy League Player of the Year and one Ivy League Rookie of the Year. A coach that demands excellence in the classroom as well as on the field, Cornell has had three players named USILA Academic All-Americans, two Academic All-Ivy selections, one CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree, and one Senior CLASS Award winner. Last year, the Big Red finished the season with a 10-6 record overall (4-2 Ivy) and claimed a share of its 29th Ivy League title and made its 27th NCAA tournament appearance. Cornell ranked in the top 10 of the USILA Coaches Poll in 10-of-13 weeks during the season, rising as high as No. 7 on March 16 following a dominating win over Yale. The Big Red earned an eight-seed in the NCAA Tournament, where it fell to Albany in the first round. Following the season, a host of Big Red players earned accolades, including first-team All-American and unanimous first-team All-Ivy selection Connor Buczek. The 2015 Senior CLASS Award winner, Buczek graduated as the top scoring midfielder in Big Red history and became just the seventh midfielder in the history of the Ivy League to record both 40 goals in a single season and 100 goals in a career. An outstanding student, Buczek was named a CoSIDA Academic All-District men s at-large selection and a USILA Scholar Athlete. Prior to his stint as interim head coach, Kerwick was named an assistant coach for the Big Red for the 2013 season. In his first year, Kerwick helped Cornell to a 14-4 record overall and an undefeated Ivy League championship with a mark of 6-0. His work with the offense helped the Big Red to rank first in the country in scoring margin (5.5), second overall in scoring offense (14.56 gpg) and fourth overall in assists per game (7.72). Kerwick helped attackman Rob Pannell 13 to become the NCAA Division I all-time career points leader (354) and with 60 goals and 55 assists, respectively, while Steve Mock and Pannell became the first pair of Cornell teammates to register 50 goals and 50 assists in the same season since Mike French (65 goals) and Eamon McEneaney (61 assists)in Kerwick spent the 2012 season with Georgetown, working as an associate head coach on Dave Urick s staff. Kerwick played for Urick at Hobart College, where he was a two-time All-American, won four consecutive Division III national championships, and was named the 1989 NCAA Tournament MVP. Prior to his time at Georgetown, Kerwick accumulated 15 years of head coaching experience with stops at Jacksonville, Hobart, Alfred and Randolph-Macon. During his time as head coach at those institutions, he helped his teams earn three NCAA tournament berths (Hobart - 2; Alfred 1), two Upstate Tournament appearances (Alfred) and one conference championship (Hobart). While at Hobart, he was named the 2002 Patriot League Coach of the Year and was also selected as the ECAC Co-Coach of the Year in As the head coach at Alfred, he was named both the 1996 Super Six Lacrosse League Coach of the Year Award and the1997 Babe Kraus Division III Coach of the Year. Kerwick graduated from Hobart in 1990 with a degree in economics. An all-around athlete, he was a four-year letter winner on both the Statesmen hockey and lacrosse teams, serving as captain for both squads as a senior. Following graduation, he played for the MLL s Baltimore Thunder, earning an All-Star selection in Kerwick has strong ties to Cornell as both his parents Thomas and the late Patricia Kerwick, as well as his sister Ann, all graduated from Cornell. He resides in Skaneateles and he and his wife Mary have two sons, Thomas and Sean. The Kerwick File Education Hobart University B.A., Economics, 1990 Head Coaching Experience Cornell University, November present 2014, 15 - Ivy League champions 2014, 15 - NCAA appearance Jacksonville University, November Led JU during inaguarl season (2010) at Division I Hobart University, Patriot League champions 2002, 04 - NCAA appearances Alfred University, NCAA appearance 1996, 98 - ECAC Upstate Tournament Randolph-Macon University, Associate Head Coaching Experience Georgetown University, 2012 Assistant Coaching Experience Cornell University, Ivy League champion NCAA appearances NCAA quarterfinalist NCAA semifinalist Team USA, Silver Medal at FIL World Championships Georgetown University, , 2000, 01 - NCAA appearances NCAA quarterfinalist NCAA semifinalist University of Pennsylvania, 1995 Coaching Honors Patriot League Coach of the Year ECAC League Co-Coach of the Year Babe Kraus Division III Coach of the Year 1996 Super Six Lacrosse League Coach of the Year Award Playing Experience Hobart University, Team Captain William C. Stiles Award winner, presented to the Hobart senior student-athlete for leadership, determination and character NCAA Tournament MVP 1989, 90 - All-American 1987, 88, 89, 90 - Division III national champions Baltimore Thunder, Major League Lacrosse, , 92 - winner of team s Unsung Hero Award MLL All-Star selection Kerwick s Record Against... Air Force 1-0 Albany 1-2 Army 1-2 Bellarmine 0-1 Binghamton 4-1 Brown 1-1 Bucknell 4-4 Butler 2-1 Canisius 7-0 Colgate 6-0 Cornell 1-7 Dartmouth 2-0 Denver 1-2 Detroit 1-0 Duke 0-3 Fairfield 2-2 Georgetown 0-8 Hartford 3-0 Harvard 0-2 Hobart 3-0 Hofstra 1-2 Holy Cross 3-0 Lafayette 3-0 Lehigh 3-0 Loyola 1-5 Manhattan 0-1 Marist 1-1 Maryland 0-2 UMass 0-4 Mercer 1-0 Michigan 1-0 Mount St. Mary 1-1 Navy 0-2 North Carolina 0-1 Ohio State 2-1 Penn 2-1 Penn State 2-6 Presbyterian 2-0 Princeton 2-1 Providence 1-0 Robert Morris 1-2 Rutgers 2-4 Sacred Heart 1-0 Saint Josephs (PA) 1-0 Siena 0-2 St. John s 3-1 Syracuse 1-8 Vermont 1-0 Virginia 2-1 VMI 1-1 Yale 2-0 March 19, 2016 Page 4

5 TEAM STREAKS Cornell has won the ground ball battle in six straight games dating back to last season. The Big Red has won the face-off battle in eight straight contests. HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE: Cornell has enjoyed a true home field advantage since beginning play on Schoellkopf Field in 1972, going for a.746 winning percentage, with 12 undefeated seasons. Cornell has been even more impressive since 2000, going overall (.798) with perfect slates in 2015 (6-0), 2011 (8-0), 2009 (6-0), 2007 (7-0) and 2005 (6-0). CLOSE CALLS: Since the beginning of the 2003 season, Cornell is in games that have been decided by a single goal, a mark that was raised when the Big Red defeated Colgate, 6-5, on March 15, Of the 19 losses, 16 have come against ranked opponents, including 11 against squads ranked in the top-10, five of which were ranked either No. 1 or No. 2 in the nation. RANKED OPPONENTS: Of the Big Red s 13 opponents this season, six are ranked in the current USILA Coaches Poll Syracuse (third), Yale (fourth), Brown (fifth), Albany (11th), Harvard (14th), and Penn State (20th) Three others Lehigh, Virginia, and Penn are also receiving votes So far this season, Cornell is 1-2 vs. ranked opponents. TOP 10 NATION: The Big Red opened the week ranked in the top 10 nationally in just one statistical category face-off winning percentage (sixth.657). The Last Time Cornell scored 20+ goals vs. Dartmouth (W, 21-5) 3/30/13 scored 15+ goals...15 vs. Princeton (W, 15-10) 4/25/15 scored 10+ goals...14 vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 tallied 12+ assists at Dartmouth (W, 19-4) 3/29/14 tallied 8+ assists...11 vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 registered 25+ points...25 vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 registered 15+ points...25 vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 won 20+ face-offs vs. Albany (L, 10-19) 5/9/15 won 15+ face-offs...15 vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 took 60+ shots...62 vs. Princeton (W, 17-4) 4/23/05 took 50+ shots...55 vs. Canisius (W, 12-6) 4/7/15 scored 5+ man-up goals...5 vs. Canisius (W, 19-6) 3/11/03 beat the #1 team in the USILA Coaches Poll...April 12, 2011 vs. #1 Syracuse (W, 11-6) was ranked #1 in the USILA Coaches Poll...May 26, 2007 vs. #2 Duke (L, 11-12) had a player score 7+ goals... Steve Mock (7) vs. Ohio State (W, 16-6) 5/18/13 had a player score 6+ goals... Dan Lintner (6) at Binghamton (W, 14-8) 2/25/14 had a player score 5+ goals... Dan Lintner (5) vs. Hofstra (W, 14-5) 4/11/15 had a player register 5+ assists...connor Buczek (5) vs. Yale (W, 11-9) 3/15/14 had a player register 4+ assists... Matt Donovan (4) vs. Princeton (L, 7-11) 5/1/15 had a player register 3+ assists... John Edmonds (3) vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 had a player total 10+ points...rob Pannell (10) vs. Binghamton (W, 17-12) 2/28/12 had a player total 9+ points... Rob Pannell (9) vs. Princeton (W, 17-11) 4/27/13 had a player total 8+ points... Matt Donovan (8) vs. Colgate (W OT, 10-9) 3/17/15 had a goalie register a goal... Tim Shea (1) vs. Dartmouth (W, 20-8) 4/21/90 had a goalie register an assist... Ted Lynch (1) vs. Colgate (W, 22-12) 4/13/93 had a player register an overtime goal...dan Lintner vs. Penn (W 3OT, 10-9) 3/21/15 had a player pick up 10+ ground balls...domenic Massimilian (11) vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 had a player pick up 6+ ground balls...domenic Massimilian (11) vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 had a player win 15+ face offs...domenic Massimilian (15) vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 had a player win 10+ face offs...domenic Massimilian (10) at Colgate (W, 6-5) 3/15/16 had a goalie register 20+ saves...aj Fiore (20) vs. Syracuse (L, 7-8) 4/13/10 had a goalie register 15+ saves... Brennan Donville (16) vs. Virginia (W, 14-10) 3/12/16 Miscellaneous 2016 Season Notes Fastest Cornell goal to start a game...:06 by Domenic Massimilian vs. Penn State (Feb. 20) Fastest Cornell goal to start the second half... 1:30 by Ryan Matthews vs. Virginia (Mar. 12) Fastest time between Cornell goals... :29 by Ryan Bray & Jake McCulloch vs. Hobart (Feb. 27) Fastest time between opponent goals... :11 by J. Pannell & R. Lukacovic, Virginia (Mar. 12) Largest Cornell lead...5 goals (14-9) vs. Virginia (Mar. 12) Largest opponent lead... 5 goals (9-4) by Albany (Mar.5) Largest comeback in a win... 2 goals, 2xs, last (1-3) by Virginia (Mar. 12) Largest lead surrendered in a loss...2 goals (Cornell led, 2-0), vs. Penn State (Feb. 20) FACE-OFF FRENZY: Domenic Massimilian entered the week ranked ninth in the nation in face-off win percentage (.657) For his career, he has won the face-off battle in 19-of-21 games GOOD OFF THE GROUND: Domenic Massimilian entered the week leading the nation in ground balls per game (8.80) For his career, he has led the team in ground balls in 18-of-21 contests. YOUNG GUN: Colton Rupp is ranked seventh in the nation among freshmen with 2.20 goals per game. MOVING ON UP IN CORNELL HISTORY: Domenic Massimilian ranks fifth place in career face-offs won (321). Domenic Massimilian ranks 14th (197) in career ground balls. Marshall Peters ranks seventh in caused turnovers (38). Christian Knight ranks 13th in career saves (286). EMPIRE STATE OF MIND: Cornell has traditionally been very successful against collegiate teams from New York state, posting an all-time record of (.635) The Big Red has four New York teams on its schedule this season Hobart, Albany, Colgate and Syracuse and is currently 2-1 in those contests... A year ago, Cornell played eight contests vs. teams from New York during the, posting a record of 6-2. FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET: On Dec. 21, 2014, Marshall Peters tied the Cornell Department of Athletics record for fastest 40-yard dash, running it in a time of 4.38 seconds and matching the mark set by Max Seibald in Administered by Tom Howley, Associate Director of Athletics for Athlete Performance, the dash is laser timed and the record is across several sports in the department. BALANCED OFFENSE: So far this season, the Big Red has had a balanced scoring effort, with the attack unit accounting for 31-of-67 points on the season (46%). A year ago, Cornell saw 122-of- 256 points coming from the attack unit (48%). GROUND BALL GUY: Domenic Massimilian broke Doug Tesoriero s school record for ground balls in a single season with 150 during the 2015 season. LOTS OF WINS: Cornell s victory over Princeton on April 26, 2014 was the 725th win in program history. The Big Red is now all-time, and its 738 victories rank seventh among the winningest programs in collegiate lacrosse. ELITE COMPANY: Over the past 10 seasons ( ) only nine schools have registered 100 victories Duke (146), UVA (126), Syracuse (124), Denver (121), Cornell (120), Notre Dame (119), Maryland (117), Hopkins (106), North Carolina (102) During that span, only four have won at least 75 percent of its games Duke (.785), Virginia (.754), Syracuse (.752), and Cornell (.750). OVERTIME NOTES: With its 10-9 overtime win vs. Penn on March 21, 2015 Cornell has played at least one overtime game in each of the past nine seasons, dating back to a overtime triumph over Albany in the 2007 NCAA quarterfinals. During that span, the Big Red has posted a 9-5 record in OT games Head Coach Matt Kerwick is 3-1 all-time at Cornell in overtime games. Winningest Programs in the Past 10 Seasons By Winning Percentage School Win % 1. Duke Virginia Syracuse Cornell Notre Dame By Victories School Wins 1. Duke Virginia Syracuse Denver Cornell March 19, 2016 Page 5

6 Cornell Against the State Adelphi (series discontinued in 1992) Albany Kerwick (all-time) vs. Albany Army Binghamton Kerwick (all-time) vs. Binghamton Canisius Kerwick (all-time) vs. Canisius Colgate Kerwick (all-time) vs. Colgate Columbia (series discontinued in 1910) Cortland (series discontinued in 1992) Hamilton (series discontinued in 1955) Hobart Kerwick (all-time) vs. Hobart Hofstra Kerwick (all-time) vs. Hofstra RPI (series discontinued in 1953) Siena St. John s Stony Brook Syracuse Kerwick (all-time) vs. Syracuse Union (series discontinued in 1960) Total (.635) * 2016 opponents in bold Home Sweet Home Cornell has enjoyed a true home field advantage since beginning play on Schoellkopf Field in 1972, going for a.746 winning percentage. Cornell has been even more impressive since 2000: Total (.798) Double Digits A key to the Big Red s success over the years has been reaching double-digits goals in a game. Since 2000, Cornell is (89.0%) in games in which it has registered 10 goals or more Total (.890) U19 TEAM CANADA: Three Big Red freshman Clarke Petterson, and incoming student-athletes Jeff Teat and Caelahn Bullen have been named to Team Canada s roster for the upcoming Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) U19 Men s Lacrosse World Championship, as was announced in March by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS: Junior face-off specialist Domenic Massimilian was named a preseason third-team All-American by Inside Lacrosse Magazine. OH CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN: The Big Red has three captains this season seniors Brennan Donville, John Edmonds, and Matt Schattner. HARD HAT: Marshall Peters was selected to carry the Hard Hat for the 2016 season. The tradition of the Hard Hat began in the fall of Midway through the fall season, a player is selected to carry the Hard Hat for the year. The recipient is someone that the coaches feel demonstrates a blue-collar approach to the game of lacrosse; he is driven and selfless, not the most talented player on the field, but consistently the hardest worker. He puts the team first, and embodies how the coaches want Cornell players to act and respond on or off the field. FAMILY TIES: Head Coach Matt Kerwick s parents Thomas and the late Patricia, as well as his sister Ann, all graduated from Cornell. Andrew Keith s brother, Thomas 13, was an All-American long-stick midfielder for the Big Red, earning four varsity letters from Ryan Matthews cousin Matt Sutherland played lacrosse at Cornell. Sam Welch s parents, Patrick 85 and Ruth Welch 87, are both former Big Red athletes. A two-time Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association champion at 150 pounds, Patrick is in the Cornell Hall of Fame, while Ruth was a three-year letter winner for gymnastics, serving as team captain as a senior. Matt Schattner s uncle, Mark Major, played hockey at Cornell from , while his aunt, Martha Manilla Major, played soccer for the Big Red from Dan Nemirov s mother, Jamie, as well as one aunt and his maternal grandfather all graduated from Cornell. Scott Flynn s grandfather Norman Penney attended Cornell Law School and later served as both a professor in the law school and Dean of University Faculty. Charlie Estill s grandfather Frederick Siefke graduated from Cornell in Troy Revello s older sister Grace attends Cornell. Anthony Teixeira s great-uncle Stephen W. Fillo graduated from Cornell in MLL DRAFT FACTS: Senior attack/midfielder John Edmonds was selected in the second round of the 2016 Major League Lacrosse draft with the 17th overall pick by the Rochester Rattlers. Since having a program-high five players selected in the 2007 MLL Draft, the Big Red has had multiple picks in five of the last 10 drafts. In that same time frame, Cornell has had five first round draft picks, including one selection at No. 1 (Rob Pannell), and two at No. 2 (Connor Buczek and Max Seibald) Cornell High/Lows Category POINTS GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL SAVES GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS Team High 25 vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 14 vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 11 vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 45 at Albany (Mar 5) 26 at Albany (Mar 5) 16 vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 34 vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 16 vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 11 vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 2016 Opponent High/Lows Category POINTS GOALS ASSISTS SHOTS SHOTS ON GOAL SAVES GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS Team High 20 by Albany (Mar 5) 12 by Albany (Mar 5) 8 by Albany (Mar 5) 42 by Virginia (Mar 12) 26 by Virginia (Mar 12) 18 by Albany (Mar 5) 32 by Virginia (Mar 12) 16 by Virginia (Mar 12) 11 by Albany (Mar 5) Team Low 9, 2xs, last at Colgate (Mar 15) 6 at Colgate (Mar 15) 2, 2xs, last at Albany (Mar 5) 34, 2xs, last at Colgate (Mar 15) 14 vs. Penn State (Feb 20) 8, 2xs, last vs. Hobart (Feb 27) 24 at Colgate (Mar 15) 11 vs. Hobart (Feb 27) 4 vs. Penn State (Feb 20) Team Low 8 by Colgate (Mar 15) 5 by Colgate (Mar 15) 2 by Hobart (Feb 27) 29, 2xs, last by Colgate (Mar 15) 16, 2xs, last by Hobart (Feb 27) 7, 2xs, last by Virginia (Mar 12) 16 by Penn State (Feb 20) 9 by Penn State (Feb 20) 3 by Hobart (Feb 27) Individual High 4, 4xs, last by Colton Rupp & John Edmonds vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 4, 2xs, last by Colton Rupp vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 3 by John Edmonds vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 11 by Ryan Matthews at Albany (Mar 5) 6, 2xs, last by Ryan Matthews at Albany (Mar 5) 16 by Brennan Donville vs. Virginia (Mar 12) 12 by Domenic Massimilian at Albany (Mar 5) -- 4 by Marshall Peters vs. Hobart (Feb 27) Individual High 6 by Connor Fields, Albany (Mar 5) 4 by Connor Fields, Albany (Mar 5) 2, 4xs, last by Greg Coholan, Virginia (Mar 12) 10 by James Pannell, Virginia (Mar 12) 6, 3xs, last by J. Pannell & Z. Williams, Virginia (Mar 12) 18 by Blaze Riorden, Albany (Mar 5) 8 by Michael Howard, Virginia (Mar 12) -- 2, 6xs, last by B. Burke & S. Backe, Colgate (Mar 15) March 19, 2016 Page 6

7 All-Time MLL Draft Picks Name, Draft Year Rd Pick Rob Pannell, Connor Buczek, Max Seibald, Ryan McClay, David Mitchell, Justin Redd, Matt McMonagle, John Glynn, Roy Lang, Mitch Belisle, Justin Cynar, Joe Boulukos, Galen Beers John Edmonds, Matt Donovan, Jordan Stevens, Brian Clayton, Kyle Georgalas, Rocco Romero, Chris Langton, Eric Pittard, Tom Freshour, J.J. Gilbane, MLL Draft Picks By School 1. Syracuse Virginia Maryland Johns Hopkins Duke North Carolina...31 Towson UMass Hofstra Cornell...23 Georgetown...23 NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: The Big Red will added 17 newcomers to the roster for the 2016 season. The 17-member class consists of seven US Lacrosse All-Americans, the most to join the program since the 2009 season, and consists of seven midfielders, five attackmen, four defenders, and one goalie. The group hails from 10 different states, including a class-high five New Yorkers, as well as one player coming from Toronto and one from the District of Columbia. BUCZEK S BACK: Former Cornell men s lacrosse great Connor Buczek 15 has joined the Big Red staff as a volunteer assistant for the upcoming 2016 season. Buczek, a recipient of a prestigious NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship, is currently a student in Cornell s Johnson Graduate School of Management. One of the best business school s in the country, Buczek is in rare company, as one of just two individuals, and the only one from Cornell, to be admitted directly from undergraduate studies. RECAPPING 2015: The Big Red finished the 2015 season with a 10-6 record overall (4-2 Ivy) and claimed a share of its 29th Ivy League title and made its 27th NCAA tournament appearance. Cornell ranked in the top 10 of the USILA Coaches Poll in 10-of- 13 weeks during the season, rising as high as No. 7 on March 16 following a dominating win over Yale. The Big Red earned an eight-seed in the NCAA Tournament, where it fell to Albany in the first round. WHAT WAS LOST: The Big Red lost four All-Americans to graduation Connor Buczek (first team), Jordan Stevens (second team), Matt Donovan (honorable mention) and Chris Cook (honorable mention) Buczek, the 2015 Senior CLASS Award winner in men s lacrosse, graduated as the top scoring midfielder in Big Red history with 155 points and ranks in the top 20 in Cornell history among all players for goals (ninth 106), points (13th 155), and assists (18th 49) Stevens proved to be one of the top cover men in the nation and finished his career ranked third in Cornell history with 63 caused turnovers Donovan was just the 10th player in Cornell history to post at least 50 points in consecutive seasons and graduated ranked in the top 10 in Cornell history in points (fourth 189), goals (eighth 119) and assists (eighth 70) Cook had a tremendous senior campaign after transition to the defensive midfield and playing as a win on Cornell s face-off unit, where he finished the year ranked 26th in the nation, and first among all non-face-off midfielders, with 4.94 ground balls per game. WHAT REMAINS: Cornell returns two of its top six scorers from a year ago in John Edmonds ( ) and Bradlee Lord ( ). The Big Red also brings back junior face-off specialist Domenic Massimilian, who finished the season ranked seventh in the nation in face-off winning percentage, and breaking the school record with a mark of.654. Massimilian also broke the school record for face-off wins in a season (249) and ground balls in a season (150). UP NEXT: The Big Red will travel to Penn to take on the Quakers on Saturday, March 26 at noon Academic All-Americans The Cornell men s lacrosse program has the second most CoSIDA Academic All-Americans of any Division I team in the nation, second only to Johns Hopkins. Of Cornell s six selections, five have come since Unlike other Academic All-America teams in which the selections are all from the same sport, the At-Large men s team is highly competitive as it is comprised of athletes from fencing, golf, gymnastics, ice hockey, lacrosse, rifle, skiing, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo and wrestling. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. All-Time Academic All-Americans Men s Lacrosse 1. Johns Hopkins 8 2. Cornell 6 3. Duke 5 Princeton 5 5. Army 4 Syracuse 4 Cornell s All-Time Academic All-Americans 1999 Troy Gorman 99 (third team) 2001 David Key 01 (second team) 2004 Tim DeBlois 04 (second team) 2005 Casey Stevenson 05 (second team) 2007 Mitch Belisle 07 (first team) 2007 Matt McMonagle 07 (first team) March 19, 2016 Page 7

8 Around The Nation Cornell in the 2016 National Rankings (3/17) Category Team Actual Individual Rank Actual Assists P/G 54th 4.40 John Edmonds 57th 1.40 Caused Turnover P/G 30th 7.20 Tony Britton 62nd 1.20 Marshall Peters 62nd 1.20 Clearing Percentage 34th.859 Face-off Win % 6th.657 Dom Massimilian 9th.657 Ground Balls P/G 39th Dom Massimlian 1st 8.80 Man-Down Defense 22nd.700 Man-Up Offense 55th.231 Points P/G 49th John Edmonds 100th 2.80 Colton Rupp 150th 2.20 Saves P/G 27th Brennan Donville 19th Scoring Defense (GAA) 20th 8.60 Brennan Donville 19th 8.60 Scoring Margin 37th 0.40 Scoring Offense (GPG) 47th 9.00 Colton Rupp 47th 2.20 Shot Percentage 62nd.237 Colton Rupp 42nd.407 Turnovers P/G 26th Save Percentage Brennan Donville 13th.561 All-Time Conference Wins Cornell s 250 Ivy League wins are the most regular season conference wins by any school in Division I men s lacrosse history. School Wins Conference(s) Next Game 1. Cornell 251 Ivy 3/19 2. Princeton 237 Ivy 3/19 3. Bucknell 212 MAC/ECC/Patriot League 3/19 4. Brown 177 Ivy 3/19 5. Yale 153 Ivy 3/19 6. Harvard 148 Ivy 3/19 7. Penn 143 Ivy 3/19 8. Delaware 137 ECC/NAC/American East/CAA 4/2 9. Maryland 120 ACC/B1G 4/2 Towson 120 ECC/American East/CAA 4/2 All-Time Winningest Programs School All-Time Record Next Game 1. Johns Hopkins /19 2. Syracuse /19 3. Maryland /26 4. Navy /19 5. Army /19 6. Hobart * /19 7. Cornell /19 8. Princeton /19 9. Virginia / Rutgers /18 * Hobart played at the Division III level prior to the 1995 season. Longest Running Rivalries Cornell has one of the nation s richest traditions in the sport of lacrosse, playing four rivalry games that stand among the nation s longest Cornell v. Hobart Cornell, Johns Hopkins v. Maryland 4/ Cornell v. Syracuse 4/ Hobart v. Syracuse 4/ Princeton v. Yale 3/ Army v. Navy 4/ Princeton v. Rutgers Princeton, Cornell v. Penn 3/ Maryland v. Navy 4/ Harvard v. Cornell 4/9 90 Maryland v. Virginia TBD Big Red in the National Polls Date USILA IL Media Preseason February February 22 RV 19 Feb. 29 RV RV March 7 NR NR March 14 RV RV March 21 March 28 April 4 April 11 April 18 April 25 May 2 USILA Coaches Poll (March 14) ( )- First place votes # Team Points 1. Denver (6-0) 380 (19) 2. Notre Dame (4-1) Syracuse (5-0) Yale (5-0) Brown (5-0) Villanova (4-1) Maryland (3-2) Johns Hopkins (3-2) Duke (5-3) Towson (5-1) Albany (3-1) Hofstra (4-1) Stony Brook (4-1) Harvard (4-2) Loyola (4-2) Boston University (6-1) North Carolina (3-3) Rutgers (5-1) Richmond (6-1) Penn State (5-2) 31 ORV: Army, High Point, Cornell, Navy, UMass, Lehigh, Ohio State, Marquette, Air Force, Bryant, Virginia, Penn Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (March 14) ( )- First place votes # Team Points 1. Denver (6-0) 580 (29) 2. Notre Dame (4-1) Syracuse (5-0) Yale (5-0) Brown (5-0) Maryland (3-2) Villanova (4-1) Johns Hopkins (3-2) Towson (5-1) Albany (3-1) Duke (5-3) Hofstra (4-1) Loyola (4-2) Harvard (4-2) Stony Brook (4-1) Boston University (6-1) North Carolina (3-3) Richmond (6-1) Rutgers (5-1) Penn State (5-2) 51 ORV: Army, Ohio State, UMass, High Point, Marquette, Cornell, Navy, Air Force, Virginia, Lehigh, Bucknell, Bryant POLL NOTES: The Cornell Department of Athletic Communications uses the USILA Coaches Poll to reflect the Big Red s actual ranking at the time of the game. Cornell 2016 opponents in italics. Ranking Records (Since 1973) Record vs. Unranked Teams (.836) Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top (.528) Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top (.667) Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top (.500) Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top (.337) Record vs. Teams When Unranked (.508) Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top (.718) Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top (.634) Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top (.662) Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top (.824) Cornell s Record Against No.... No. Record (Pct.) Streak Last Game (.185) L1 Virginia def. #3 Cornell, 9-8 (3/10/12) $ (.200) W1 #15 Cornell def. Virginia, 12-9 (3/8/14) (.462) W1 #8 Cornell def. Ohio State, 16-6 (5/18/13) % (.286) L2 Syracuse def. #10 Cornell, 14-6 (2/15/15) (.667) W5 #8 Cornell def. Maryland, 16-8 (5/12/13) % (.384) L1 Albany def. #11 Cornell, 19-9 (5/9/15) % (.400) L2 Virginia def. #8 Cornell, (3/7/15) (.692) W1 #13 Cornell def. Albany 16-9 (2/28/15) (.529) W1 #2 Cornell def. Penn, 10-5 (3/23/13) (.538) L2 Penn def. #11 Cornell, (5/2/14)! (.750) W3 #7 Cornell def. Colgate, 19-3 (3/2/13) (.750) W1 #6 Cornell def. Princeton, (4/27/13) (.786) L1 Brown def. #10 Cornell, 15-6 (4/18/15) (.600) W4 #12 Cornell def. Pprinceton, (4/25/15) (.478) L3 Albany def. Cornell, 12-8 (3/5/16) (.400) L2 Hofstra def. #6 Cornell, 10-9 (OT) (4/12/14) (.894) W7 Cornell def. Virginia (3/12/16) (.875) W3 #12 Cornell def. Harvard (4/10/10) (.600) W2 #11 Cornell def. Princeton, (4/26/14) (.556) L1 Penn State def. #18 Cornell, 8-7 (2/20/16) Cornell s Record When Ranked No.... No. Record (Pct.) Streak Last Game (.952) L1 L, vs. #2 Duke (5/26/07) $% (.788) L1 L, 9-14 vs. Harvard (4/5/14) (.800) W4 W, 21-5 vs. Dartmouth (3/30/13) (.818) W7 W, 17-9 at Penn (3/22/14) (.720) W5 W, 12-6 vs. #13 Syracuse (4/10/12) (.652) L2 LOT, 9-10 vs. #16 Hofstra (4/12/14) (.731) W10 W, 8-2 vs. Dartmouth (3/28/15) (.567) L2 L, 9-10 at Harvard (4/4/15) (.741) W5 W, 14-7 at #6 Yale (3/14/15) (.630) L2 L, 7-11 vs. Princeton (5/1/15)! (.652) L2 L, vs. Albany (5/9/15) % (.714) W10 W, vs. Princeton (4/25/15) (.704) W2 W, 16-9 vs. #8 Albnay (2/28/15) (.536) L1 L, 9-11 vs. #2 Virginia (3/12/11) $ (.765) W5 W, 12-9 vs. #2 Virginia (3/8/14) (.500) W6 W, (OT) at Michigan (3/1/14) (.500) L1 L, 7-8 at Ohio State (5/5/01) (.500) L1 L, 7-8 vs. #20 Penn State (2/20/16) (1.000) W2 W, at #20 Yale (3/24/01) (.800) W4 W, 9-8 vs. #15 Penn State (3/15/03) % - NCAA Tournament game! - Ivy League Tournament game $ - Neutral site game Records are based on USILA Coaches Poll rankings, which began in Rankings for 4/4/82, 4/10/82 and 5/6/89 are missing... In total, there were 30 contests which Cornell played prior to the release of the first poll of the season. In each instance, the Big Red was ranked in the first poll of the season. March 19, 2016 Page 8

9 2016 Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Cl. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last School 1 ** Brennan Donville G Sr Oakville, Ont./The Hill School 2 Colton Rupp A Fr Washington, D.C./Landon School 3 Clarke Petterson SSDM Fr Toronto, Ont./The Hill Academy 4 Troy Revello M So Great River, N.Y./East Islip HS 5 ** Tony Britton D Sr Darien, Conn./Darien HS 6 Grant Mahler M Jr Village of Golf, Fla./St. Andrew s School 7 Chandler Kirby D/LSM Jr Jericho, N.Y./Jericho HS 8 *** Matt Schattner SSDM Sr Syracuse, N.Y./West Genesee HS 9 Jake McCulloch M Fr Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville HS 11 * Walt Gahagan LSM Jr Glen Cove, N.Y./Deerfield Academy 12 * Domenic Massimilian M Jr Dallas, Texas/Highland Park HS 13 Ridge Slater M Fr Kensington, Md./Gonzaga College HS 14 Joe Rassenfoss M Fr Denver, Colo./Kent Denver School 15 Dan Nemirov G Jr Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville HS 16 Jack Bolen SSDM So Bethesda, Md./Landon School 17 Kiernan Coles D Fr Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island HS 18 ** Andrew Keith M Jr Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset HS 19 Nate Archer M/A So Alexandria, Va./St. Stephen s and St. Agnes School 20 Ryan Bray A/M Fr Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham Wading River HS 22 Tyler Miller M So Rye, N.Y./Rye Country Day School 23 * Jordan Dowiak M So Long Valley, N.J./Delbarton School 24 * Kason Tarbell M So Akwesasne, N.Y./Salmon River HS 25 Emmy Poccia M Sr Irondequoit, N.Y./Irondequoit HS/Hobart 26 * Dan Bockelman M/A So Melville, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills HS 27 *** John Edmonds A/M Sr E. Setauket, N.Y./ Ward Melville HS 28 Matt Pinto LSM So Englewood, Colo./Kent Denver School 29 ** Marshall Peters LSM Jr Vienna, Va./Landon School 30 Zach Ward A Fr Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield HS 31 Anthony Teixeira A/M Fr Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School 32 Fleet Wallace SSDM Fr Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s School 33 Chad Otterman D Fr Morristown, N.J./Delbarton School 34 * Jake Pulver D So Manlius, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius HS 35 Teddy Strzetelski G Fr Natick, Mass./Noble and Greenough School 36 Liam Stauss D Fr Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury HS 37 Scott Flynn LSM So Mountain Lakes, N.J./Deerfield Academy 38 Conor O Brien A Fr West Lake, Calif./West Lake HS 39 Sam Welch M Fr Pleasantville, N.Y./Hackley School 40 ** Christian Knight G Jr Baltimore, Md./Boys Latin School 41 Tom Reilly D Fr Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville HS 42 Jim Jannicelli D So Florham Park, N.J./Hun School of Princeton 43 * Bradlee Lord A Sr Devon, Pa. / Conestoga HS/Maryland 44 Sean Doyle M/A Sr San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines HS 45 Charlie Estill A So Ithaca, N.Y./Ithaca HS 46 Cody Clarson M Fr Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills High School West 47 * Ryan Matthews M Sr Manhasset, NY / Manhasset HS/Johns Hopkins Coaches Alphabetical No. Player Pos Pronunciation 19 Nate Archer M/A 26 Dan Bockelman M/A 16 Jack Bolen SSDM 20 Ryan Bray A/M 5 Tony Britton D 46 Cody Clarson M 17 Kiernan Coles D 1 Brennan Donville G 23 Jordan Dowiak M 44 Sean Doyle M/A 27 John Edmonds A/M 45 Charlie Estill A 37 Scott Flynn LSM 11 Walt Gahagan LSM guh-hay-ghen 42 Jim Jannicelli D 18 Andrew Keith M 7 Chandler Kirby D/LSM 40 Christian Knight G 43 Bradlee Lord A 6 Grant Mahler M 47 Ryan Matthews M 12 Domenic Massimilian M ma-saw-million 9 Jake McCulloch M 22 Tyler Miller M 15 Dan Nemirov G nem-er-ov 38 Conor O Brien A 33 Chad Otterma D 29 Marshall Peters D/LSM 3 Clarke Petterson SSDM 28 Matt Pinto LSM 25 Emmy Poccia M PO-shuh 34 Jake Pulver D 14 Joe Rassenfoss M 41 Tom Reilly D 4 Troy Revello M 2 Colton Rupp A 8 Matt Schattner SSDM 13 Ridge Slater M 36 Liam Stauss D 35 Teddy Strzetelski G 24 Kason Tarbell M 31 Anthony Teixeira A/M 32 Fleet Wallace SSDM 30 Zach Ward A 39 Sam Welch M * - denotes letters won Captains Matt Kerwick (Hobart 90); Second Season The Richard M. Moran Head Coach of Men s Lacrosse Peter Milliman (Empire State 12); Second Season The Mario St. George Boiardi Associate Head Coach Chris Kivlen (Albany 05); First Season Assistant Coach Connor Buczek 15; First Season Volunteer Assistant Coach Brennan Donville 16 John Edmonds 16 Matt Schattner 16 March 19, 2016 Page 9