2017 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

Transcription

1 THE WEEK IN MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE WEEK 8 NOTES APRIL WEDNESDAY 6 THURSDAY 7 FRIDAY 8 SATURDAY 9 SUNDAY 10 MONDAY 11 TUESDAY 1:15 p.m. Practice 11:15 a.m. Practice 1:15 p.m. Practice W, all times Central and subject to change- 9:45 p.m. Practice Depart for Notre Dame 3 p.m. CT MARQUETTE (6-3, 2-1 BIG EAST) Golden Eagles Fifth Head Coach...Joe Amplo (Hofstra, 00)...(38-32, fifth season/sixth year) Pts Leader...Ryan McNamara (21 pts) Goal Leader..Thomson/R. McNamara (12) Assist Leader...Ryan McNamara (9) Starting Goalie...Cole Blazer...(6-3, 7.61, 92 svs,.586) Website...GoMarquette.com THE MATCHUP AT NO. 10 NOTRE DAME (5-3, 1-2 ACC) Tuesday, April 11 3 p.m. CT Notre Dame, Ind. Arlotta Stadium Live Info:...UND.com/ACC Network Extra/ESPN3 Head Coach...Kevin Corrigan (Virginia, 82) Points Leader...Ryder Garnsey (17g, 16a) Starting Goalie...Shane 8.49, 75 svs,.540) TEAM-BY-TEAM USC (8-7, 6-3 COMPARISON MPSL) Marquette (6-3) 2017 Notre Dame (5-3) / Goals Per Game / Allowed Per Game / / Shots Per Game / Shot Pct / of-193 (.528)...Faceoff Pct of-183 (.470) GB Per Game / TO Per Game / Caused TO Per Game / 7.0 MARQUETTE HEADS TO INDIANA TO FACE NOTRE DAME Golden Eagles and Irish meet for the fifth consecutive year The Marquette University men s lacrosse team will face No. 10 Notre Dame on Tuesday, April 11 at 3 p.m. Central time in a non-conference matchup at Arlotta Stadium in the fifth meeting between the two programs. The game will be broadcast live from Notre Dame, Indiana on the ACC Network Extra/ESPN3. The Golden Eagles (6-3, 2-1 BIG EAST) are coming off a 17-9 victory over St. John s on Saturday afternoon in which junior midfielder Tanner Thomson recorded a career-high six goals as MU tied a program record with 17 goals. Junior Zachary Melillo was a perfect 11- of-11 in the second half of the victory and topped a personal best with 19 faceoff wins on 25 attempts. Thomson leads five double-digit goal scorers for Marquette with 12 on the year, while Tewaaraton Award nominee Ryan McNamara also has 12. Notre Dame (5-3, 1-2 ACC) enters Tuesday s contest on a two-game losing streak, a pair of league losses to then-no. 3 Syracuse, 11-10, and then-no. 10 Duke, 11-8, the last two Saturdays. Senior midfielder Sergio Perkovic became the seventh Irish player to reach 100 career goals in the loss with two goals, while leading scorer Ryder Garnsey and Mikey Wynne each had two as well. Garnsey leads Notre Dame with 17 goals this season and Wynne has 16. The Irish came out victorious in overtime of last year s meeting with Marquette at Arlotta Stadium on Matt Kavanagh s fourth goal of the game just 30 seconds into overtime. The Golden Eagles trailed 5-2 at the half, but responded with the first three goals of the third quarter to knot the game at 5-5. MU went on to score the only two goals of the fourth quarter after ND rebuilt its lead, 7-5, and had a chance to take the lead with under two minutes remaining. Then-freshman John Wagner s shot to put Marquette ahead with 1:47 left hit the side of the net and the Irish won in overtime. Notre Dame has won all four of the previous meetings between the two programs, the last two of which have come in Indiana. Following the game with the Irish, Marquette will face Providence on Saturday, April 15 in Rhode Island in an 11 a.m. Central time matchup MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES MARQUETTE QUICK FACTS 2017 Record (2-1 BIG EAST) Location...Milwaukee, Wis. President...Dr. Michael R. Lovell VP/Director of Athletics...Bill Scholl Home Facility...Valley Fields (cap. 400/2,050) Head Coach...Joe Amplo (Hofstra, 00) Amplo s Record at Marquette (fifth season) Associate Head Coach...Stephen Brundage (Loyola, 05) Assistant Coach...Jacob Richard (Marquette, 16) Affiliation/Conference...NCAA Division I/BIG EAST Nickname...Golden Eagles 2017 MARQUETTE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Location Time/Result February Sat. 18 at Jacksonville Jacksonville, Fla. W, 17-1 Sat. 25 at 15/14 Richmond Richmond, Va. L, 9-2 March Fri. 3 20/17 Ohio State Valley Fields L, 12-6 Sun. 5 Detroit Valley Fields W, 8-6 Sat. 11 at rv/- Robert Morris Moon Twp, Pa. W, 14-7 Sat. 25 at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. W, Tue. 28 rv/- Air Force Valley Fields W, 7-6 April Sat. 1 at 20/rv Villanova* Villanova, Pa. L, 10-9 (OT) Sat. 8 St. John s* Valley Fields W, 17-9 Tue. 11 at 10 Notre Dame Notre Dame, Ind. 3 p.m. Sat. 15 at Providence* Providence, R.I. 12 p.m. Sat. 22 Duke Valley Fields 12 p.m. Sat. 29 Denver* Valley Fields 3:30 p.m. May BIG EAST Men s Lacrosse Championship Thu. 4 Semifinals Providence, R.I. TBA Sat. 6 Championship Providence, R.I. TBA Rankings USILA/Media at time of game / *BIG EAST game All times Central and subject to change PROJECTED LINEUP Starters 6 Andy DeMichiei A Sr. 43 Joe Dunn A Sr. 88 Ryan McNamara A Sr. 28 Kyran Clarke M Sr. 44 Tanner Thomson M Jr. 77 John Wagner M So. 8 Nick Grill D Fr. 27 Nicholas Eufrasio D Sr. 29 Jackson Ehlert D So. 54 Cole Blazer G Jr. Face-off Unit 3 Griffin Connor SSDM Sr. 50 Zachary Melillo FO Jr. 55 Noah Richard LSM So. Key Reserves 2 Noah Joseph SSDM Sr. 4 Jack Zerrillo M RSo. 5 Jimmy Danaher G Sr. 9 Robbie Pisano M Sr. 17 Ryan Fazio A Fr. 19 Josh Williamson A RFr. 25 Luke Vassos M So. 30 Owen Weselak FO Jr. 32 Grant Preisler A Sr. 35 Peter Henkhaus M Fr. 37 Colin Riehl SSDM Jr. 42 Keenan Moffitt A Fr. 49 Jordan McKenzie LSMRSo. 72 Connor McClellandSSDM Fr. 91 Brendon Connolly LSM So.

2 MARQUETTE S RECORD WHEN... Category 2017 All-Time Overall Home Road Neutral BIG EAST vs. USILA Top vs. unranked opponents In OT One-goal games Games decided by 2-3 goals Games decided by >3 goals Leading after one quarter Trailing after one quarter Tied after one quarter Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after three quarters Trailing after three quarters Tied after three quarters Scoring first Opponent scores first Scoring 10-or-more goals Scoring fewer than 10 goals Allowing 10-or-more goals Allowing less than 10 goals Recording more shots Recording fewer shots Shots are even Winning more faceoffs Losing more faceoffs Faceoffs are even Getting more ground balls Getting fewer ground balls Ground balls are even Committed more penalties Committed fewer penalties Penalties are even THOMSON EMERGES AS A THREAT IN THE MID- FIELD Junior Tanner Thomson doubled his goal scoring total for the season against St. John s on April 8 with six goals, the second-most ever scored by a Marquette player in a single game. Thomson s effort helped MU tie a program-record with 17 goals in the win over the Red Storm as he looks to replicate his torrid pace from the end of 2016 into this season. Thomson ended the 2016 campaign on an absolute tear, recording 12 of his 19 goals (and 14 of 21 points) over the final four contests, all against ranked opponents. That included a total of seven goals and an assist against then-no. 1 Denver (two games (3-0-3 and 4-1-5)), two goals and an assist against then No. 16 Villanova, and a hat trick in the NCAA tournament against eventual national champion North Carolina. LAST MEETING... Wednesday, April 13 3 p.m. CT Notre Dame, Ind. Arlotta Stadium Score by Period OT Total Marquette Notre Dame L, 8-7 (OT) Winning goalie: Shane Doss, ND (9-1) Marquette SCORING: GOALS: CLARKE, Kyran 2; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1; FLEMING, Blaine 1; THOMSON, Tanner 1; NELSON, Henry 1; CONNOR, Griffin 1. ASSISTS: BYRNES, Liam 1; DEMICHIEI, Andy 1; FLEMING, Blaine 1; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1. Notre Dame SCORING: GOALS: Matt Kavanagh 4; Ryder Garnsey 1; Sergio Perkovic 1; Cole Riccardi 1; John Sexton 1. ASSISTS: Ryder Garnsey 1; Matt Kavanagh 1. SAVES: Cole Blazer (MU) 9; Shane Doss (ND) 9. TEAM STATS Team MU ND Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS 9 9 TO Clears NOTES: MU (Blaine Fleming) scored the game s first goal against the Irish for the third year in a row... MU opened the second half w/first three goals of the third quarter to tie things Connor s goal was his first career point... Ryan McNamara scored with 8:51 remaining to tie the game John Wagner s shot to take the lead hit the side of the net with 1:47 left in regulation... Kavanagh s winner came 30 seconds into OT... MU s first-ever OT loss. The Toronto native was an All-BIG EAST Championship Team selection and had not scored in an MU uniform prior to his first collegiate start against Robert Morris on March 12, WAGNER PROVIDES MORE CONSISTENCY Midfielder John Wagner experienced an up-and-down freshman season in 2016, playing in all 16 games, but scoring in just two of them. The Canadian has been able to carve out a more prominent role on the first line as a sophomore and has been a key component in MU s recent success by scoring in the last six games. The 6-foot-2 lefty posted a career-best four points on a pair of goals and two assists in MU s narrow 7-6 win over Air Force on March 28 and has already doubled his point production from a year ago (6 points (2016) to 12 points (2017)). MU HOSTS DUKE FOR HEAD COACHES CLASSIC ON APRIL 22 In honor of the USILA/HEADstrong Foundation Cancer Awareness Month in April, Marquette will host Duke on April 22 at Valley Fields for the HEAD Coaches Classic. The event, televised live at noon Central time on CBS Sports Network, will raise awareness and funds to support the HEADstrong Foundation, an organization that holds special meaning to the head coaches of both programs from their time together at Hofstra. Duke s John Danowski and Marquette s Joe Amplo recruited, coached and fought alongside HEADstrong founder Nick Collelouri during his 14- month battle against non-hodgkin s Lymphoma before his untimely death in 2006 at just 21 years old. To honor Colleluori and his legacy, the goals will be strung with lime green nets and both teams will take the field wearing HEADstrong accessories. Marquette will unveil limited edition HEADstrong uniforms and helmets, which will be auctioned off through GoMarquette.com in support of the HEADstrong Foundation. Scored one man-up goal Allowed one man-up goal Scored 2+ man-up goals Allowed 2+ man-up goals More turnovers Fewer turnovers Turnovers are even TICKET INFORMATION Tickets can be ordered in advance of game day in person at the Al McGuire Center ticket office, by phone at (414) , or on GoMarquette.com ( Seating in the seasonal dome is limited to under 400, while outdoor capacity is around 2,000. Men s Lacrosse Contact:...Mike Wittliff ...michael.wittliff@mu.edu Work Phone: Cell Phone: Website:...GoMarquette.com Photography:...MarquetteImages.com MU Twitter:...@muathletics MLAX Twitter/Instagram...@MarquetteMLax MLAX Facebook.../MarquetteLacrosse Fax: MEDIA INFORMATION Please contact Mike Wittliff to arrange an interview with head coach Joe Amplo, a member of the coaching staff or a player. Coach Amplo has the 10 a.m. CT hour on Monday typically reserved for a media availability. MU players will not disclose their phone numbers so please do not request that information. Players have been asked to politely decline interviews that have not been cleared with the MU Communications Office MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

3 2017 NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHA. ROSTER/PRONUNCIATION No. Name Pos. Elig. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last College 1 Colin O'Donnell A Fr Old Saybrook, Conn./Xavier 2 Noah Joseph SSDM Sr Paoli, Pa./Great Valley 3 Griffin Connor SSDM Sr Gladstone, N.J./Bernards 4 Jack Zerrillo M RSo Syracuse, N.Y./Christian Brothers 5 Jimmy Danaher G Sr Blauvelt, N.Y./Don Bosco Prep 6 Andy DeMichiei A/M Sr Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton 7 Colin Strange M So Lancaster, Pa./Hempfield 8 Nick Grill D Fr Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan 9 Robbie Pisano M Sr Needham, Mass./Needham 10 Cole Froemming D Fr Eden Prairie, Minn./Eden Prairie 11 Connor Campbell SSDM Fr Kirkland, Wash./Juanita 12 Chris Rolfing G Fr Woodbury, Minn./Woodbury 13 Mikey Zadroga III SSDM Jr King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion 14 P.J. Cox D Fr Sammamish, Wash./Skyline 15 Matt Del Duca M So Wyckoff, N.J./Ramapo 16 Matt Lai M Jr Tucson, Ariz./Catalina Foothills/Arizona 17 Ryan Fazio A Fr Solana Beach, Calif./Cathedral Catholic 18 Griffin Fleming A Fr Bryn Mawr, Pa./St. Joseph's Prep 19 Josh Williamson A/M RFr Redondo Beach, Calif./Redondo Union 20 Nick Singleton SSDM RFr Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North 21 Jackson Suarez D Fr Dallas, Texas/Dallas Jesuit 22 Scott McNamara M So Apple Valley, Minn./Acad. of Holy Angels 23 Ben Allen D Fr Alamo, Calif./De La Salle 24 Teddy Goltzman SSDM Jr Edina, Minn./Edina 25 Luke Vassos M So Bethesda, Md./Gonzaga College 26 Jared Hershman FO Fr Cortlandt Manor, N.Y./Hendrick Hudson 27 Nicholas Eufrasio D Sr Swarthmore, Pa./Ridley 28 Kyran Clarke M/A Sr Port Coquitlam, B.C./Terry Fox Senior Secondary 29 Jackson Ehlert D So Reading, Pa./Exeter Township/CCBC Essex 30 Owen Weselak FO Jr San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines 31 Luke Anderson M Fr Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North 32 Grant Preisler A Sr Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island 33 Ryan Geller D Sr Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Prep. 35 Peter Henkhaus M Fr Palos Verdes, Calif./Palos Verdes 37 Colin Riehl SSDM Jr Fairfax, Va./Gonzaga College 41 Ryan Granger LSM Fr Media, Pa./Penncrest 42 Keenan Moffitt A Fr Aurora, Colo./Arapahoe 43 Joe Dunn A Sr West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep. 44 Tanner Thomson M Jr Toronto, Ontario/St. Michael's College 49 Jordan McKenzie LSM RSo New Westminster, B.C./St. Thomas More School 50 Zachary Melillo FO Jr Warren, N.J./Watchung Hills/NJIT 54 Cole Blazer G Jr Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville 55 Noah Richard LSM So West Chester, Pa./Henderson 71 Tommy von den Benken M Fr West Roxbury, Mass./Roxbury Latin 72 Connor McClelland M Fr Brampton, Ontario/Trinity-Pawling (N.Y.) 77 John Wagner M So St. Davids, Ontario/Cranbrook (Mich.) 80 Dylan Dobrosky A Fr Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central 81 Bob Pelton SSDM So Grand Rapids, Mich./Forest Hills Northern 88 Ryan McNamara A Sr Eagan, Minn./Eastview 91 Brendon Connolly LSM So Towson, Md./St. Paul's School 99 Anthony Courcelle LSM Fr Sunrise, Fla./Cypress Bay Head Coach: Joe Amplo, fifth season (Hofstra, 2000) Associate Head Coach: Stephen Brundage, fifth season (Loyola (Md.), 2005) Assistant Coach: Jacob RIchard, first season (Marquette, 2016) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ryan Brown Dir. of Lacrosse Ops.: B.J. Grill Graduate Assistant: Tommy Wright Athletic Trainer: Aaron Doering BY POSITION Attackmen...10 Midfielders...14 Faceoff Specialists...3 Short Stick Defensive Midfielders...8 Long Stick Midfielders...5 Defensemen...9 Goalies...3 BY ELIGIBILITY Seniors...11 Juniors...8 Sophomores...11 Freshmen...21 *Student-athlete pronunciations (audio) of their own names available by clicking on the icon next to name on GoMarquette.com roster 2017 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES 23 Ben Allen Luke Anderson Cole Blazer Connor Campbell Kyran Clarke KYE-rin Clarke 91 Brendon Connolly Griffin Connor Anthony Courcelle CORE-sell 14 P.J. Cox Jimmy Danaher DAN-ah-HER 15 Matt Del Duca Andy DeMichiei DEE-muh-SHAY 80 Dylan Dobrosky Joe Dunn Jackson Ehlert Nicholas Eufrasio YOU-fray-see-OH 17 Ryan Fazio Griffin Fleming Cole Froemming fr-EM-ing 33 Ryan Geller Teddy Goltzman Ryan Granger Nick Grill Peter Henkhaus henk-HOUSE 2 Noah Joseph Matt Lai LIE 72 Connor McClelland Jordan McKenzie Ryan McNamara Scott McNamara Zachary Melillo muh-LIL-o 42 Keenan Moffitt Colin O Donnell Bob Pelton Robbie Pisano pih-ZAH-no 32 Grant Preisler PRICE-ler 55 Noah Richard Colin Riehl REEL 12 Chris Rolfing Nick Singleton Colin Strange Jackson Suarez Tanner Thomson Luke Vassos Tommy von den Benken John Wagner Owen Weselak wes-el-ACK 19 Josh Williamson Mikey Zadroga III ZUH-DROY-ga 4 Jack Zerrillo ZER-ill-O ON THE MAP (STATE/PROVINCE)... Pennsylvania (10): Joseph, DeMichiei, Richard, Eufrasio, Fleming, Dunn, Strange, Zadroga, Ehlert, Granger Minnesota (6): Goltzman, R. McNamara, S. McNamara, Rolfing, Froemming, Anderson California (5): Weselak, Williamson, Fazio, Henkhaus, Allen New Jersey (5): Connor, Grill, Del Duca, Melillo, Dobrosky New York (3): Danaher, Zerrillo, Hershman Ontario (3): Thomson, Wagner, McClelland Arizona (2): Geller, Lai British Columbia (2): Clarke, McKenzie Illinois (2): Blazer, Singleton Maryland (2): Connolly, Vassos Massachusetts (2): Pisano, von den Benken Washington (2): Preisler, Cox Colorado (1): Moffitt Connecticut (1): O Donnell Michigan (1): Pelton Texas (1): Suarez Virginia (1): Riehl

4 2017 SEASON HONORS/AWARDS Tewaaraton Award Watch List Ryan McNamara (Sr., A) Senior CLASS Award candidate Andy DeMichiei (Sr., A/M) All-BIG EAST Preseason Team Ryan McNamara (Sr., A)^ ^- unanimous Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook All-American Ryan McNamara (Sr., A/M)...Third Team BIG EAST Freshman of the Week Nick Grill (Fr., D)...Feb. 20 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week Cole Blazer (Jr., G)...March 6 BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll Cole Blazer (Jr., G)...Feb. 20, March 27 Joe Dunn (Sr., A)...March 27 Andy DeMichiei (Sr., A)...April 3 JOE DUNN HAS CAREER GAME IN 2017 BIG EAST OPENER Senior attackman Joe Dunn led MU to an win in its BIG EAST Conference opener at Georgetown by registering a career-best four goals, including Marquette s final two of the game. He also secured a ground ball on the game s final face-off with around 90 seconds remaining to gain MU possession in its attempt to run out the clock. Dunn entered the game with three goals on the season and with his final tally on Saturday, tied a career-best with his seventh marker of He was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Monday for the first time in his career. MARQUETTE 15-4 IN ONE-GOAL GAMES The ability to perform in tense late game circumstances has been a hallmark of the Marquette program under head coach Joe Amplo, evidenced by an all-time record of 15-5 in one-goal games following consecutive 2017 wins over Georgetown and Air Force and an overtime loss at Villanova. The Golden Eagles captured four one-goal victories in the first five games of 2015 and won eight straight one-goal contests until a loss at Georgetown on March 21, In addition to being 15-5 all-time in games decided by one goal, MU is 4-2 all-time in overtime games as a program. The Golden Eagles last one-goal win in 2016 came over No. 1 Denver, 10-9, to claim their first BIG EAST tournament championship. They also lost by the same score to North Carolina in the 2016 NCAA First Round. MARQUETTE IN FOURTH BIG EAST SEASON The Golden Eagles are embarking on their fourth BIG EAST Conference campaign as the reigning league tournament champions after claiming their first title in the 2016 conference championship game against then-no. 1 Denver. Marquette went 4-1 in league play in 2016 and is 12-5 overall, having never fallen below.500 in a season since officially joining for men s lacrosse in In every one of those years, MU has reached the BIG EAST semifinals and its regular season losses have come to Denver (three times), Villanova (once) and Georgetown (once). MCNAMARA S PRODUCTION FUELS MU MU s lone All-BIG EAST Preseason Team honoree Ryan McNamara propelled the Golden Eagles into the 2016 postseason by breaking the Marquette single-season and career goal scoring records while earning USILA All-America recognition. McNamara became the second MU player to reach 100 career points in last year s regular season finale and passed Conor Gately s career goal mark in the process. He sits five points shy of Gately s career points record of 140 and is 10 goals from becoming the program s first 100-goal scorer. A few of his rankings in MU history: MARQUETTE SINGLE GAME HIGHS TEAM Goals...17 (2), Last: vs. St. John s (4/8/17) Fewest Allowed...1, at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Assists...11, at Mercer (3/12/13) Points...25 (2), Last: at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Shots...50, at Jacksonville (3/6/15) SOG...31 (2), Last: at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Saves...18, vs. Ohio State (3/3/17) Ground Balls...40, vs. Robert Morris (3/12/16) Turnovers...22, vs. Providence (4/12/14) Fewest TO...7, last: at Denver (4/30/16) Caused TO...14, at Georgetown (3/29/13) Faceoff Wins...21 (2), Last: vs. St. John s (4/8/17) Man-up Goals...4, vs. Detroit (4/20/13) INDIVIDUAL Points...8, Tyler Melnyk at Rutgers (3/29/14) Goals...7, Andy DeMichiei at St. John s (4/9/16)...6, Jordan Greenfield at Richmond (2/22/15)...6, Tanner Thomson vs. St. John s (4/8/17) Assists...5, Conor Gately at Mercer (3/12/13)...5, Kyran Clarke vs. St. John s (4/4/15) Shots...16, Jordan Greenfield vs. Detroit (2/27/15) Ground Balls...9, Liam Byrnes vs. RMU (3/12/16)...9, J. Richard (2x) Last: vs. Georgetown (3/26/16)...9, Zachary Melillo vs. Detroit (3/6/16) Faceoff Wins...20, P. Riportella at Detroit (3/15/14) CT...5, Liam Byrnes vs. Detroit (3/6/16) Saves...18, Cole Blazer vs. Ohio State (3/3/17) McNamara at MU: 92 career goals (first) 137 career points (second) 45 career assists (second) 369 shots (first) The Eagan, Minnesota native became the second player in MU history to be named to the watch list for the Tewaaraton Award, the top individual honor in collegiate lacrosse. McNamara joins former teammate Conor Gately as Tewaaraton Award Watch List honorees. He also broke Tyler Melnyk s single season goal and point standards with 40 and 57, respectively. BLAZER SECURES THE CREASE Goalie Cole Blazer has continued his solid play in net into his first full campaign as MU s starter in As of April 10, the junior sits 35th in NCAA Division I with saves per game and held a save percentage of.586 (sixth nationally) with a goals against average of 7.61 (eighth nationally). He has earned three BIG EAST Conference weekly accolades over MU s first five weeks of competition in 2017 and was the league s defensive player of the week on March 6 after notching a new program record with 18 saves against Ohio State on March 3. Blazer, a mechanical engineering major, is the closest thing to a local player on the Marquette roster, hailing from Libertyville, Illinois, which sits 55 miles to the south of Milwaukee down I-94 just across the Wisconsin-Illinois border. No player for the Golden Eagles in program history has ever grown up closer to the Milwaukee campus BIG EAST STANDINGS (OF 4/10) Standings BIG EAST Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Denver W3 Providence W4 Marquette W1 Villanova L1 St. John's L6 Georgetown L PRESEASON POLL Team (First Place Votes) Points 1. Denver (5) Villanova (1) Marquette Georgetown Providence St. John s MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

5 HEAD COACH JOE AMPLO Fifth Year/Fourth Season Farmingville, N.Y. Hofstra (2000) In just four seasons of competition, Joe Amplo has built the Marquette program into a BIG EAST Conference Champion and established himself as one of the top head coaches in NCAA Division I men s lacrosse. Amplo, a Team USA assistant coach and member of the NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Committee, was named the first head coach in Marquette history on Feb. 4, 2011 and has built a program in his likeness to national relevance. Marquette has qualified for the semifinals of the BIG EAST tournament during each year as a league member and has increased its overall win total each season. Ten Golden Eagles have earned 16 All-BIG EAST honors in three conference campaigns, while five players have earned USILA All- America recognition and five have been selected in either the NLL or MLL drafts. The 2014 BIG EAST Conference Coach of the Year guided the Golden Eagles to a 10-win campaign in just their third season of competition in 2015 and in 2016 led Marquette to its first-ever NCAA tournament appearance on the heels of a victory over No. 1 Denver in the BIG EAST Championship game. The Golden Eagles earned a No. 6 national seed in the NCAA playoffs and fell to eventual NCAA Champion North Carolina by a single goal, 10-9, in the first NCAA tournament game ever played in the state of Wisconsin. Individually, Amplo was named the USILA Howdy Myers Man of the Year in 2016 and a 40 under 40 honoree by the Milwaukee Business Journal. Marquette's first-ever season of men's lacrosse in 2013 included a three-game winning streak in April as the squad finished 5-8 overall. The Golden Eagles first win in program history at Air Force came in just the second game for the first-year program. His second season as head coach marked Marquette's first year of BIG EAST competition, which resulted in conference coach of the year honors for Amplo. Marquette posted a 4-2 conference record that included overtime wins over St. John's and Georgetown and finished second overall in the BIG EAST to earn MU's first ever postseason appearance. Amplo came to Marquette with 11 years of collegiate coaching experience, 10 of which came at his alma mater, Hofstra University. He served as associate head coach with the Pride for three years, and was the team's defensive coordinator. During his time at Hofstra, Amplo participated in 11 NCAA Championships, three as a student-athlete and eight as a coach. In 2011, Hofstra had the nation's No. 1 defense, boasting the lowest goals against average in the country. In his first stint with Hofstra, Amplo worked under then-head coach John Danowski, now the coach of three-time NCAA Champion Duke University. From his return to Hofstra in 2003 through 2011, the Pride posted a record and advanced to five NCAA Championships. He has coached 53 all-conference players at Hofstra, including five conference players of the year, four rookies of the year and 21 All-Americans. One of those players, Doug Shannahan, earned the Tewaaraton Award in 2001, honoring the top player in college lacrosse. Amplo has also coached another Tewaaraton Award finalist in Chris Unterstein, 13 North-South All- Stars and six USILA Scholar All-Americans. ALL-TIME VS. OPPONENTS Opponent Record Air Force Bellarmine Denver Detroit Duke Georgetown High Point Hofstra Jacksonville Lehigh Marist Mercer North Carolina Notre Dame Ohio State Providence Quinnipiac Richmond Robert Morris Rutgers Saint Joseph s St. John s Villanova Total NCAA COMMITTEE & U.S. LACROSSE Amplo was named to the NCAA Division I Men s Lacrosse Committee on July 1 and was selected as an assistant coach with the U.S. Men Lacrosse National Team for the 2018 FIL Men s World Championship. In addition to extending at-large invitations for the national tournament with the NCAA Committee, the group convenes each summer in Indianapolis to discuss pertinent topics to NCAA Division I men's lacrosse, including rules changes, NCAA Championship qualification and format, officiating and media rights. With the U.S. Men s National Team, Amplo serves alongside Duke head coach John Danowski, whom he worked under as an assistant coach at Hofstra. As a student-athlete, he was an All-America East performer as a senior in 1999 when he started all 16 games and led the school to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. He played in 58 games in his career and notched 91 ground balls, 40 of which came during his senior season. In addition to his work with Hofstra, Amplo is active on the lecture circuit and is the founder of the Golden Eagle Lacrosse Club, which operates clinics, camps and competitive club teams for the Milwaukee area lacrosse community. The Farmingville, New Yorknative attended Sachem High School in Lake Ronkonkoma, New York, where he earned four letters in both lacrosse and football and was an all-conference performer. Amplo graduated from Hofstra in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in geography and earned a master's degree in college student counseling. He and his wife, Jennifer, reside in Cedarburg, Wis. and have three daughters, Sophia, Charlotte, and Lily. AMPLO S HEAD COACHING RECORD Year Team Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Notes 2012 Marquette MU only practiced during its first year 2013 Marquette Marquette BIG EAST Coach of the Year 2015 Marquette Marquette BIG EAST Tourney Champs/NCAA 6 seed 2017 Marquette Total MARQUETTE CAREER RECORDS INDIVIDUAL Points...140, Conor Gately ( ) Goals...92, Ryan McNamara (2014-pres.) Assists...63, Conor Gately ( ) Shots...369, Ryan McNamara (2014-pres.) Shots on Goal...186, Conor Gately ( ) Ground Balls...218, Liam Byrnes ( ) Faceoff Wins...262, Zachary Melillo (2016-pres.) Caused Turnovers...102, Liam Byrnes ( ) Man-up Goals...16, Kyle Whitlow ( ) Saves...312, Jimmy Danaher (2014-pres.) 2017 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

6 USILA/NIKE COACHES POLL 1 Penn State (14) 2 Syracuse (2) 3 Notre Dame Hofstra Denver Maryland Albany Army Ohio State Duke Johns Hopkins Rutgers Princeton Virginia Towson Richmond Yale Villanova Loyola North Carolina Also receiving votes: Michigan, Boston U, Binghamton, Providence, Marquette, Delaware, Air Force Week 8 Poll as of 4/3/17 MAVERIK MEDIA POLL 1 Syracuse (25) 2 Hofstra (6) 3 Maryland (2) 4 Denver Albany Army Penn State Duke Ohio State Notre Dame Rutgers Richmond Johns Hopkins Princeton Yale Towson North Carolina Virginia Loyola Binghamton Also receiving votes: Villanova, Providence, Boston University, Air Force, Marquette, Monmouth Week 9 Poll as of 4/10/17 MARQUETTE WEEK-BY WEEK Week (Date) USILA Poll Media Poll RPI Preseason (2/13) RV 20-2 (2/20) (2/27) RV RV - 4 (3/6) (3/13) (3/20) RV RV - 7 (3/27) RV RV 19 8 (4/3) RV RV 21 9 (4/10) RV (4/17) 11 (4/24) 12 (5/1) 13 (5/8) Final Blazer started the final nine games of 2016 for Marquette and earned All-BIG EAST Second Team and All-BIG EAST Championship Team accolades. The then-sophomore made quite the impression in his first career start as the Golden Eagles shut down a high-scoring Villanova offense that entered the game second in the nation in scoring. He made 13 saves against the Wildcats and held the VU offense to a season-low three goals, while recording a.813 save percentage on his way to NCAA national player of the week honors. DEPTH ON DISPLAY IN SEASON OPENER Marquette s dominant 17-1 season-opening victory at Jacksonville featured 14 different goal scorers, including eight players registering their first career tallies. MU head coach Joe Amplo pulled most of his starters after taking an 11-0 lead through three quarters of action to allow his younger players to get extended time. The Golden Eagles outscored JU, 6-1, in the fourth quarter, led by a pair of goals from freshman Dylan Dobrosky in his first career game. The win over the Dolphins also set new program records for goals scored (17) and fewest allowed (1) in a single contest. The goals scored record surpassed the previous total of 15 from March 15, 2014 against Detroit, while the previous goals allowed record was set at Richmond in a 7-2 win on Feb. 27, MARQUETTE HAD HISTORIC 2016 CAMPAIGN The 2016 season was a historic one for the Marquette men s lacrosse program, which captured its first BIG EAST Conference tournament championship and hosted the first-ever NCAA playoff game in Wisconsin. MU s automatic NCAA berth came in just its fourth season of competition and its third as a BIG EAST member after playing the 2013 campaign as an independent. The Golden Eagles claimed the NCAA bid by defeating then-no. 1 Denver, 10-9, in the BIG EAST title game to snap the Pioneers NCAA-best 22-game home winning streak BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Liam Byrnes led the charge for Marquette and was named the tournament s most outstanding player after leading MU to victories over then-no. 16 Villanova and the Pios. DEFENSE UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP One of the main tasks for head coach Joe Amplo with the 2017 squad is maintaining a defense that has to replace three USILA All-Americans (Liam Byrnes, B.J. Grill and Jacob Richard) from Marquette s top defensive unit of a year ago. The Golden Eagles boasted one of the NCAA s stoutest defenses in 2016, surrendering just 8.13 goals per contest (eighth in NCAA Division I), but return just one starter at defenseman in senior Nick Eufrasio along with goalie Cole Blazer Top Defensive Unit: (^-USILA All-American) LSM Tyler Gilligan SSDM Jacob Richard^ D Liam Byrnes^, B.J. Grill^, Nicholas Eufrasio G Cole Blazer 2017 Top Defensive Unit: (*-returning starter ) LSM Noah Richard SSDM Griffin Connor D Jackson Ehlert, Nick Grill, Nicholas Eufrasio* G Cole Blazer* DEMICHIEI RETURNS IN NO. 6 FOR THE GOLDEN EAGLES Senior midfielder Andy DeMichiei also emerged late in 2016 to provide stability in the midfield, which suffered the loss of Kyle Whitlow to injury and the subsequent move of Ryan McNamara into the attack unit. DeMichiei s late season scoring surge started in the BIG EAST tournament, during which he honored Whitlow by wearing the Canadian s No. 6 uniform. The Pittsburgh native posted a hat trick, including the game winner, in the BIG EAST semis against Villanova and scored twice against Denver in the title contest. DeMichiei, who will again don No. 6, also set the MU single-game scoring record last season with a seven-goal outburst at St. John s. FACE-OFF UNIT RECEIVES BOOST FROM MELILLO Junior faceoff specialist Zachary Melillo was called last year s team MVP by head coach Joe Amplo because of what his presence at the face-off X meant to the entire Marquette squad. The Warren, New Jersey native went on to set the MU career face-off win record in just his first season with 178 victories. That 56.2 percent clip ranked him 21st in the nation and helped him earn All-BIG EAST Second Team accolades. Melillo also earned BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament recognition after winning 52 percent at the faceoff X against both Villanova s Luke Palmadesso (14-of-27) and Denver All- American Trevor Baptiste (12-of-23) MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

7 2017 MARQUETTE GAME HIGHS TEAM Goals...17, at Jacksonville (2/18) Assists...8, at Robert Morris (3/11)...8, at Jacksonville (2/18) Points...25, at Jacksonville (2/18) Shots...40, at Jacksonville (2/18) SOG...31, at Jacksonville (2/18) Saves...18, vs. Ohio State (3/3) Ground Balls...35, at Jacksonville (2/18) Turnovers...15, at Robert Morris (3/11) Fewest Turnovers...8, at Villanova (4/1) Caused Turnovers...11, at Jacksonville (2/18) Faceoff Wins...12, twice Man-up Goals...3, twice INDIVIDUAL Points...5, Andy DeMichiei at Robert Morris (3/11)...4, Joe Dunn at Georgetown (3/25)...4, Ryan McNamara vs. Air Force (3/28)...4, John Wagner vs. Air Force (3/28) Goals...4, Joe Dunn at Georgetown (3/25)...3, Ryan McNamara vs. Air Force (3/28)...3, Andy DeMichiei at Robert Morris (3/11)...3, Tanner Thomson vs. Ohio State (3/3) Assists...3, Ryan McNamara at Jacksonville (2/18)...3, Andy DeMichiei at Villanova (4/1) Shots...11, Ryan McNamara vs. Detroit Mercy (3/5) GB...6, Zachary Melillo at Georgetown (3/25)...5, Noah Richard at Jacksonville (2/18) FO Wins...12, Zachary Melillo at Villanova (4/1)...11, Zachary Melillo twice Caused TO...3, Griffin Connor vs. Air Force (3/28) Saves...18, Cole Blazer vs. Ohio State (3/3)...15, Cole Blazer at Richmond (2/25) MARQUETTE LAX IN THE PROS Major League Lacrosse Liam Byrnes (D)...Florida Launch Jacob Richard (M)...New York Lizards B.J. Grill (D)...Denver Outlaws Conor Gately (A)*...Rochester Rattlers *2016 MLL Supplemental Draftee 2016 SENIORS HAVING PRO LACROSSE SUCCESS Marquette had a trio of players drafted in the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft and all three had very successful rookie campaigns following the conclusion of their MU careers. Defenseman Liam Byrnes was the first Marquette player to hear his name called in the third round (21st overall) and started on defense for the Florida Launch. Current MU assistant coach Jacob Richard earned a role with one of the MLL s deepest SSDM group with the New York Lizards, while current MU director of lacrosse operations B.J. Grill helped the Denver Outlaws to the MLL title as a starting defenseman. Additionally, attackman Conor Gately was selected by the Rochester Rattlers in the 2016 MLL Supplemental Draft and Byrnes is also playing for the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League as a transition player. AMPLO AND JOSETTI ADVANCING SPORT OF LACROSSE Joe Amplo and associate athletic director for compliance Danielle Josetti (men s lacrosse sport administrator) were each honored with major awards at the annual Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) Convention in Baltimore on Dec. 9, Amplo was named the USILA's Howdy Myers Man of the Year, while Josetti was given the Extra Man Award by the IMLCA for her help in growing the game and the MU program. Amplo also earned recognition by the Milwaukee Business Journal in January on its annual 40 under 40 list. NEW SEASONAL DOME IN PLACE; INDOOR FACILITY PLANNED Marquette s newly completed seasonal dome over the FieldTurf Revolution 360 surface at Valley Fields provides a climate-controlled practice and game facility for the Golden Eagles during the winter months. The Golden Eagles played all their home games at Valley Fields for the first time in 2016, after making the move in towards campus from Hart Park in Wauwatosa, where they had played during their first three seasons. A new indoor Athletic Performance and Research Center (APRC), which will combine indoor playing fields for Marquette s lacrosse and soccer programs, an indoor track, and a world-class athletic performance research facility, was announced in the spring of 2015 by MU President Dr. Michael R. Lovell. The facility will be located on the 800 block of Michigan Street and is expected to house offices and locker rooms for MU lacrosse. Through a strategic partnership with Aurora Health Care and the NBA s Milwaukee Bucks, cutting-edge faculty and student research in sports performance, medicine, nutrition and rehabilitation will enhance the performance of Marquette student-athletes and professional athletes worldwide. It was announced in January 2016 that Aurora Health Care will provide $40 million in capital investment to the start of the $120 million project. MU TEAMS WITH ZABLOCKI VA MEDICAL CENTER Head coach Joe Amplo and the Golden Eagles have teamed with the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center and Marquette s PT Adaptive Ability Club to coach the Milwaukee Eagles, one of six wheelchair lacrosse teams in the United States. The team features paralyzed American veterans, which MU staff members and student-athletes coach at the Marquette Gym on campus. The team was organized by Dr. Kenneth Lee, a professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin, who works with the Spinal Cord Injury Center at the VA hospital. Volunteer assistant coach Ryan Brown also plays for the Charlotte Hounds in the MLL National Lacrosse League Liam Byrnes (T)...Georgia Swarm LUCKY TO WIN A GAME A 20-minute documentary profiling Marquette s rise from vision to 2016 BIG EAST Champion was produced over the last calendar year as a senior project by MU students Brian Georgeson, Grant Becker, Matt Unger and Patrick Thomas. The film features player and coach interviews as well as prominent media members Corey McLaughlin and Terry Foy. It debuted in December 2016 and reached nearly 40,000 views in the the two weeks following its release on January 29. WATCH: MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

8 PLAYER PROFILES 2 Noah Joseph Sr. SSDM Played in 12 games as a junior in 2016 Grabbed a career-high three ground balls in MU s 9-8 win vs. Villanova (3/28/15). Netted three goals on six shots and added an assist in his freshman campaign in First career goal was scored in a double-overtime victory against St. John s (4/6/14) 3 Griffin Connor Sr. SSDM Played all 16 games in 2016 as junior and became a valuable part of MU s defense w/16 gb and 3 ct. Picked up game-securing GB in win at No. 1 Denver (5/7/16) in BIG EAST title game Recorded first career point against No. 2/1 Notre Dame (4/13/16) with a goal in the third quarter. Career-high three ground balls against eventual NCAA champion Denver (4/25/15) in 2015 regular season finale. 2x BIG EAST All-Academic ( , ) 4 Jack Zerrillo R-So. A Has scored against Jacksonville (2/18) and Detroit Mercy (3/5) and Robert Morris (2g) (3/11) in 2017 Played in six games in 2016 as a redshirt freshman and started the final three games of the year. Made first two career starts against No. 16 Villanova (5/5/16) and No. 1 Denver (5/7/16) while MU won its first BIG EAST tournament title BIG EAST All-Academic selection ( , ) Redshirted his first year on campus in 2015 Was team captain during his senior season at Christian Brothers Academy 5 Jimmy Danaher Sr. G MU s career saves and wins leader Started six games as a junior in 2016 Made nine saves and allowed just two goals in 7-2 win at Richmond (2/27/16) Started all 16 games in net during the 2015 campaign for the Golden Eagles, leading MU to a 10-win season. Recorded 155 saves in 887:06 with a save percentage of.503 as a sophomore (2015). Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week (3/30/15), after a 10-save performance in Marquette s 9-8 victory over Villanova (3/28/15). Notched his career high of 14 saves twice in 2015 at Bellarmine (3/31/15) and vs No. 6/6 Duke (4/18/15). BIG EAST All-Academic ( and ). 6 Andy DeMichiei Sr. A/M 2017 Senior CLASS Award candidate Started 14 of 16 games as a junior in 2016 and was third on the team with 26 points (17g, 9a) Posted a hat trick in the BIG EAST semis vs. Nova (5/5/16) and had two goals vs. No. 1 Denver (5/7/16) in the BIG EAST title game. Epoch/Lacrosse Magazine National Player of the Week (4/11/16). Posted program-record seven goals in 11-7 win at St. John s (4/9/16). Entered 15 of 16 games for Marquette as a sophomore in Scored 5g and had 3a. Three-time BIG EAST All-Academic choice ( , and ). 7 Colin Strange So. M Scored first career goal in 17-1 win at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Did not play during the spring of his freshman year in 2016 Named All-Lancaster Lebanon League after recording 70 points on 42 goals and 28 assists during his senior season at Hempfield High School. Played on Duke s Lacrosse Club Four-year letter winner at Hempfield. 8 Nick Grill Fr. D Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (2/20/17) after starting MU s season opening 17-1 win at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Honored as 2016 USA Today All-USA Boys Lacrosse First Team, 2016 New Jersey Player of the year, two-time high school All-American and 2015 New Jersey Defender of the Year. Selected as First Team All-State Group Four (3x), first team all-conference (3x) and first team all-county (3x). Four-year letter winner at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, serving as captain his senior year. Younger brother of former USILA All-American and current MU director of lacrosse operations B.J. Grill. 9 Robbie Pisano Sr. M Scored his first goal of 2017 at Robert Morris (3/11) Played in eight games as a junior in 2016 and scored only goal at Quinnipiac (3/19/16). Potted his first collegiate goal in MU s win at No. 18/16 Lehigh (2/7/15). Saw action in six games for the Golden Eagles during the 2015 campaign as a sophomore. Two-time BIG EAST All-Academic choice. ( , and ) Three-year letter winner and three-time conference champion during high school career at Needham High School. 10 Cole Froemming Fr. D Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Four-year letter winner at Eden Prairie High School, where he also won two Minnesota State Championships. Named all-state, all-section and all-conference for his performance in his senior season. Honored as a top player in the Midwest by Adrenaline. 11 Connor Campbell Fr. M Earned three varsity letters throughout his high school career at Juanita High School in Washington state. Dubbed his high school squad's most valuable offensive player following his sophomore, junior and senior campaigns. Ran with West Coast Starz, and Adrenaline Tropics on the club circuit. 12 Chris Rolfing Fr. G Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17), playing 7:42 and making four saves Four-year letter winner at Woodbury High School, serving as team captain for three seasons. Named Mr. Goalie Minnesota and all-state his senior year. During his 2016 season, he helped his team go 13-0 in the regular season and notch the first conference championship in school history. Made of 700 career saves and held a save percentage of.697 during his final campaign. 14 P.J. Cox Fr. D/LSM Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Four-year letter winner at Skyline High School, serving as captain his junior and senior year. Selected as US Lacrosse All-American and Adrenaline lacrosse All-American in Also played football, where he helped his team to the state championship his senior year at outside linebacker 15 Matt Del Duca So. A/M Did not see action during the spring season of his rookie year in 2016 Four-year letter winner and named team captain his senior season at Ramapo High School. First team all-state and All-Bergen County First Team his senior season. Notched 82 points during his senior campaign on 32 goals and 50 assists. Helped his team capture a state championship in Ryan Fazio Fr. A Earned three varsity letters in lacrosse at Cathedral Catholic High School, serving as captain his senior season. Honored as an Adrenaline All-American. In his high school career, compiled 97 goals, 110 assists (school record) and 82 ground balls for 207 total points. 19 Josh Williamson R-Fr. A/M Redshirted freshman campaign after breaking his arm in a January 2016 scrimmage at Michigan. Four-year letter winner at Redondo Union High School and was team captain as a senior All-Class MVP award three times in high school First team all-league as a sophomore (2013) and senior (2015) in high school Adrenaline All-American as a high school senior Tallied 89 goals and 113 assists in H.S. career 2017 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

9 PLAYER PROFILES 20 Nick Singleton R-Fr. SSDM Walk on in his first season after spending the academic year as a regular student at MU. Originally listed as a D/LSM but has made the transition to a SSDM thanks to strength and athleticism. Four varsity letters at Wheaton North High School Four-year starter and three time team MVP in H.S. Grabbed 206 ground balls in his high school career As a H.S. senior in 2015 caused 29 turnovers and went.700 at the face-off X in 19 games 21 Jackson Suarez Fr. D Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Earned three varsity letters at Dallas Jesuit High School. Helped his team to a 2016 Division I Texas State Championship and an overall record of Participated in the Inside Lacrosse Committed Academy on the BIG EAST Conference team during the summer of Scott McNamara So. M Did not see action during his first spring campaign in 2016 BIG EAST All-Academic ( ) Four-year letter winner at Academy of Holy Angels and was team captain his junior and senior seasons. Ranked among the top-200 high school seniors in the class of 2015 by StudentSports. Garnered first team all-section, first team all-state, All-American, Epoch Lacrosse Player of the Year, and Minnesota Mr. Lacrosse accolades for his high school accomplishments. Led the state of Minnesota with 96 points (63 g, 33 a) his senior season. 23 Ben Allen Fr. D Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Served as team captain his junior and senior campaigns at De La Salle High School. Honored as all-league second team and De La Salle s defensive player of the year his final season. Notched 48 ground balls and caused 27 turnovers in his senior year. 24 Teddy Goltzman Jr. SSDM Picked up a pair of ground balls at Jacksonville (2/18/17) in the 2017 season opener Entered two games for Marquette as a freshman in 2015, including in MU s matchup vs eventual NCAA Champion Denver. BIG EAST All-Academic ( and ) Three-year letter winner at Edina High School, where he potted 94 goals and dished out 20 assists over the course of his career. Named all-section and all-conference during his senior season of high school. 25 Luke Vassos So. M Saw first NCAA regular season action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) as a sophomore Did not play during the spring of 2016 as a freshman. Team captain as a senior at Gonzaga College High School in 2015, where he was a three-year letter winner Tallied 35 points (15g, 20a) as a high school senior in 18 games Played at Gonzaga with current teammate Colin Riehl 26 Jared Hershman Fr. FO Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) and was 1-of-4 at the face-off X Three-year letter winner and captain as a senior at Hendrick Hudson High School As a senior, went.700 on face-offs, scored three goals, picked up 62 ground balls and dished out seven assists. In his junior campaign, went.750 on face-offs, scored 10 goals, collected 60 ground balls and recorded eight assists. Selected to participate in the Inside lacrosse Committed All-Star game and King of Hill All-Star game. 29 Jackson Ehlert So. D Started first NCAA game in the 2017 season opener at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Transfer from CCBC Essex, which he helped to the NJCAA national semifinals in his lone season in All-NJCAA Championship Team Part of a CCBC Essex defense that allowed just 5.4 goals per game in 2016 Four-year letter winner and three-time team captain at Exeter Township High School Earned all-county honors during his final three years in high school 27 Nicholas Eufrasio Sr. D MU s lone returning starter on defense, where he started 14 of 16 games as a junior in 2016 while picking up 28 GBs and causing 12 turnovers Picked up a career-best seven ground balls at No. 2/1 Notre Dame (4/13/16) Appeared in 13 of Marquette s 16 games during his sophomore campaign in 2015, making a pair of starts. Made first start of 2015 against No. 6/6 Duke (4/18/15), scooping two ground balls. 30 Owen Weselak Jr. FO Saw action in 11 games for Marquette during his freshman season in Made his collegiate debut and won 9-of-15 faceoffs to help MU defeat No. 18/16 Lehigh 10-9 on 2/7/15. Recorded a.444 face-off percentage in his rookie season, while adding three ground balls for the Blue and Gold. BIG EAST All-Academic ( and ) 28 Kyran Clarke Sr. M/A Started 12 games on attack as a junior in 2016 and posted a career-best 13 goals BIG EAST All-Academic ( and ) Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after tying a program record with five assists to accompany a goal in MU s victory over St. John s (4/4/15). Potted two fourth quarter goals, including the game winner with just 11 seconds to play against Ohio State (3/1/15). Started all 16 games for the Blue and Gold his sophomore season, accumulating 24 points on 11 goals and 13 assists while owning a.550 shot on goal average. Earned his first BIG EAST Honor Roll recognition (4/6/15) after his record-tying five-assist performance against St. John s. 31 Luke Anderson Fr. M Saw first NCAA action at Jacksonville (2/18/17) and scored a goal. Earned four varsity letters at Lakeville North High School and dubbed an All-American and first team all-state performer his senior year. Participated in the state tournament three of four years, including the state championship in Played for True Lacrosse National Team. 32 Grant Preisler Sr. A/M Scored twice in MU s win at Georgetown (3/25/17). Started against Providence (4/16/16) and scored his first two goals of the year to give MU a 2-0 lead. Played in nine games during his sophomore season, making one start for Coach Amplo s squad. Potted his first collegiate goal in Marquette s victory over Mercer (3/8/15). Netted a late goal which helped MU secure a 9-8 triumph over Villanova (4/28/15). BIG EAST All-Academic choice in Ryan Geller Sr. D Played in six games during his first three seasons, including a career-high four in 2015 Three-year letter winner in high school, captaining his team to Arizona State Championships his junior and senior seasons. Tabbed an Adrenaline All-American, US Lacrosse All-American and an all-state player after his senior season at Brophy College Prep. 35 Peter Henkhaus Fr. M Scored first career goal as a second line midfielder at Jacksonville (2/18/17) in NCAA debut. Four-year letter winner and captain for his senior season at Palos Verdes High School. Honored as a US Lacrosse All-American, Adrenaline All-American, first team all-area and second team allleague in his senior campaign. Helped his team to four conference championships in four years and two Los Angeles City Championships/CIF runner-ups MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

10 PLAYER PROFILES 37 Colin Riehl Jr. SSDM Caused two turnovers and picked up a ground ball in 7-6 win over Air Force (3/28/17). Entered 15 games for Marquette as a freshman defensive midfielder in Made his collegiate debut in Marquette s victory over No. 18/16 Lehigh (2/7/15). Scooped six ground balls in 2015, also posted one shot, and forced a turnover against No. 6 Duke (4/18/15). Totaled more than 100 ground balls in his two-year high school career while serving as a face-off specialist. 41 Ryan Granger Fr. LSM/D Received four varsity letters and captain status his senior year at Penncrest High School 2014 Pennsylvania State Champion. Three-time All-Central League First Team, Two-time All-Delco and honored as first team All-State. 42 Keenan Moffitt Fr. A Scored with three seconds left in 17-9 win over St. John s (4/8/17) Posted a goal at Robert Morris (3/11) in a 14-7 MU win. Scored a goal and added an assist in NCAA debut at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Four-year letter winner at Arapahoe High School in Colorado Led H.S. to conference title in 2016 and a state runner-up finish Adrenaline All-American in 2016 and Colorado First Team All-State selection 43 Joe Dunn Sr. A Earned mention on BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll for first time in career on 3/27/17. Notched a career-best four goals in MU s win at Georgetown (3/25/17) Scored a previous career-high two goals against Detroit (3/6/16), Robert Morris (3/12/16) and Jacksonville (2/28/17). Posted his first career goal in Marquette s 12-6 victory over Detroit (2/27/15). Made his first career start of 2015 at Villanova (3/28/15) and dished out two assists. Appeared in eight games in 2015 for the Blue and Gold and totaled six points. BIG EAST All-Academic in Zachary Melillo Jr. FO MU s career FO wins leader Won 56.2 pct. (178-of-317) at the X in All-BIG EAST Second Team 2016 All-BIG EAST Championship Team Won a career-high 19 face-offs and went 11-for-11 in the second half of win over St. John s (4/8/17) Went 12-of-17 and scored his first goal at MU against then-no. 5/6 Villanova (4/2/16) Named to BIG EAST Honor Roll (3/7/16) after going 18-of-19 on faceoffs vs. Detroit (3/6/16) Went 11-of-16 in his MU debut, allowing MU to overcome a 3-0 deficit vs. Bellarmine (2/20/16). Held a.451 faceoff percentage at NJIT in 2015, winning 105-of-233 faceoffs. Also had 1g & 1a Took the first faceoff for the NJIT men s lacrosse program against Stony Brook on Feb. 20, Tommy von den Benken Fr. M/A Four-year letter winner at Roxbury Latin and captain during his senior season. Honored as a Brine All-American and named All-ISL honorable mention as a junior and senior. Tallied 27 goals and 24 assists during his junior season and 14 goals and 12 assists for his injuryshortened senior campaign, scoring 65 goals in his high school varsity lacrosse career. 80 Dylan Dobrosky Fr. A Scored a pair of goals and added an assist in NCAA debut at Jacksonville (2/18/17) Team captain as a senior at Hunterdon Central High School in New Jersey FIrst team all-state and all-conference honoree as a senior in 2016 Selected to play in the 2016 New Jersey Senior All- Star Game From same hometown and high school as Marquette head women s lacrosse coach Meredith Black 44 Tanner Thomson Jr. M Posted six goals, one shy of the MU program record, in 17-9 win over St. John s (4/8/17) Scored four goals in the BIG EAST tournament final win over No. 1 Denver (5/7/16) Posted 8 pts (6g, 2a) in BIG EAST tourney vs. VU and DU to earn All-BIG EAST Championship honors Started the first game of his career against Robert Morris (3/12/16) and scored his first two goals. Made his collegiate debut in Marquette s 10-9 triumph at No. 18/16 Lehigh (2/7/15). Recipient of the Stan Cockerton award for Offensive Player of the Year his senior season of high school after leading his team to the OFSAA gold medal (Ontario Championship). 54 Cole Blazer Jr. G Program-record 18 saves against No. 20/17 Ohio State (3/3/17) 2016 All-BIG EAST Second Team 2016 All-BIG EAST Championship Averaged 9.0 saves and 9.0 GA in 16 BIG EAST tourney wins over No. 16 Nova and No. 1 Denver Named BIG EAST, USILA and NCAA Defensive Player of the Week on April 4 after first career start in 11-3 win over then-no. 5/6 Villanova (4/2/16). Made 13 saves w/.813 sv%. Saw action in four games in 2015 as a freshman and made debut at Mercer (3/8/15). BIG EAST All-Academic ( ) Four-year letter winner at Libertyville High School 72 Connor McClelland Fr. SSDM Picked up three ground balls in BIG EAST-opening win at Georgetown (3/28/17) Spent a post-graduate year at Trinity-Pawling in New York after attending St. Michael s College School in York, Ontario Named all-conference in the New England West 1 High School Lacrosse League at Trinity-Pawling in 2016 Won a provincial title with St. Michael s in 2015 Played with Team Ontario, with whom he captured box lacrosse national championships in 2009, 2011 and 2013 as well as a field title in 2015 Played with Marquette midfielder Tanner Thomson while at St. Michael s 88 Ryan McNamara Sr. A 2016 USILA Honorable Mention All-American 2017 Tewaaraton Award watch list member 2017 All-BIG EAST Preseason Team (unanimous) 2016 All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous) MU s all-time single season leader in goals (40) and points (57) in 2016 MU s all-time career goal scoring leader Earned seven BIG EAST Weekly Honors in 2016 Scored 4+ goals six times in 2016 Career-high five goals vs. Georgetown (3/26/16) Started on attack for the first time in his career against RMU (3/12/16) and had four points (2g, 2a). Scored a then-career-best four goals and added an assist in a win over Jacksonville (3/6/15). 49 Jordan McKenzie R-So. LSM/D Redshirted his freshman campaign in 2015 and then sat out 2016 after suffering a knee injury in a January 2016 scrimmage at Michigan. Four-year letter winner at Saint Thomas More College School in British Columbia Captained H.S. squad as a junior and senior to the Tier Two Provincial Championship Helped Team British Columbia to a Canadian national championship while in high school 55 Noah Richard So. LSM Scored first career goal at Jacksonville (2/18/17) to go along with five ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers In first preseason scrimmage of 2017, scored two goals and added an assist at Michigan (1/21/17) First legacy player for Marquette - younger brother of former USILA All-American and current assistant coach Jacob Richard. Three-year letter winner at Henderson High School. Accumulated nine letters overall, while playing basketball, football, and track in addition to lacrosse. Notched 125 points throughout his high school career, including 78 goals. Selected to the all-league team three times, and alldistrict twice. 77 John Wagner So. M Career-best four pts (2g, 2a) vs. Air Force (3/28/17) Started 2017 season opener in the midfield at Jacksonville (2/18/17) and scored twice on four shots. Scored twice against Villanova (5/5/16) in the BIG EAST semis to help MU to a 14-9 win Attended Cranbrook-Kingswood in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., and concluded his high school career w/five goals in the Michigan state title game against Okemos, including the game-winner with 10.5 seconds remaining. 69 goals and 41 assists as a H.S. senior, marking his third-straight 50-plus goal campaign. Three-time all-state and US Lacrosse All-American BIG EAST All-Academic in Brendon Connolly So. LSM Played in all 16 games as a true freshman in Scored first career goal at No. 1 Denver (4/30/16). BIG EAST All-Academic ( ) Two-year letter winner at St. Paul s School in Baltimore Member of the Under Armour Underclass Baltimore Team in Earned the 2015 George L. Mitchell 44 Best Athlete Cup and Under Armour Underclass All-American accolades for his performances in volleyball and lacrosse throughout his high school career MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES

11 AT JACKSONVILLE MARQUETTE W/L: 1-0 Saturday, Feb a.m. CT Jacksonville, Fla. D.B. Milne Field Score by Period Total #rv/20 Marquette Jacksonville AT NO. 15/14 RICHMOND MARQUETTE W/L: 1-1 Saturday, Feb a.m. CT Richmond, Va. E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Score by Period Total #19/16 Marquette #15/14 Richmond W, 17-1 Winning goalie: Cole Blazer, MU (1-0) L, 9-2 Winning goalie: Benny Pugh, UR (4-0) Marquette SCORING: GOALS: DOBROSKY, Dylan 2; WAGNER, John 2; DUNN, Joseph 2; THOMSON, Tanner 1; CLARKE, Kyran 1; MOF- FITT, Keenan 1; RICHARD, Noah 1; DEMICHIEI, Andy 1; HENKHAUS, Peter 1; ZER- RILLO, Jack 1; ANDERSON, Luke 1; MELILLO, Zachary 1; STRANGE, Colin 1; WILLIAMSON, Josh 1. ASSISTS: MCNAMARA, Ryan 3; CLARKE, 1; DOBROSKY, 1; MCKENZIE, Jordan 1; MOF- FITT, 1; THOMSON, 1. Jacksonville SCORING: GOALS: HENDRICK, Will 1. TEAM STATS Team MU JU Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS TO Clears SAVES: Ben Gleichenhaus (JU) 14, Cole Blazer (MU) 7, Chris Rolfing (MU) 4, Jimmy Danaher (MU) 1. NOTES: Marquette program records for goals scored (17) and fewest allowed (1).. Eight MU players scored first career goals. Marquette SCORING: GOALS: McNAMARA, Ryan 1; PREISLER, Grant 1. ASSISTS: None. Richmond SCORING: GOALS: LEE, Ryan 3; HATFIELD, Teddy 2; GINESTRO, Dan 1; HAEHL, Eric 1; SHOULTS, Tyler 1; BROWN, Austin 1. ASSISTS: GINESTRO, Dan 2; LEE, Ryan 2; CUNNINGHAM, Austin 1; FORESTER, JP 1; HAEHL, Eric 1; HATFIELD, Teddy 1. SAVES: Benny Pugh (RU) 16, Cole Blazer (MU) 15. TEAM STATS Team MU UR Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS TO Clears NOTES: Second-fewest goal total ever for Marquette... Richmond s first win against Marquette after losing the first two meetings. VS. NO. 20/17 OHIO STATE MARQUETTE W/L: 1-2 Friday, March 3 7 p.m. Milwaukee Valley Fields Score by Period Total #20/17 Ohio State rv/rv Marquette VS. DETROIT MARQUETTE W/L: 2-2 Sunday, March 5 3 p.m. Milwaukee Valley Fields Score by Period Total Detroit Mercy v/rv Marquette L, 12-6 Winning goalie: Matthew Smidt, OSU (5-0) W, 8-6 Winning goalie: Cole Blazer, MU (2-2) Ohio State SCORING: GOALS: Tre Leclaire 3; Eric Fannell 2; JT Blubaugh 2; Austin Shanks 2; Freddy Freibott 1; Ryan Terefenko 1; Jack Jasinski 1. ASSISTS: Eric Fannell 3; Tre Leclaire 1; Tyler Pfister 1; Jake Withers 1. Marquette SCORING: GOALS: THOMSON, Tanner 3; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1; DEMICHIEI, Andy 1; CONNOR, Griffin 1. ASSISTS: MCNAMARA, Ryan 2; DEMICHIEI, Andy 1. TEAM STATS Team OSU MU Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS 8 18 TO Clears Detroit Mercy SCORING: GOALS: Birney, Sean 2; Vangalen, Matthew 1; Dempsey, Donavon 1; Walsh, Patrick 1; Masterson, Pat 1. ASSISTS: Vangalen, Matthew 2; Dempsey, Donavon 1; Green, Emmett 1; Mendell, Seth 1. Marquette SCORING: GOALS: CLARKE, Kyran 2; DEMICHIEI, Andy 2; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1; WAGNER, John 1; DUNN, Joseph 1; ZERRIL- LO, Jack 1. ASSISTS: CLARKE, Kyran 1; HENKHAUS, Peter 1; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1. TEAM STATS Team UDM MU Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS TO Clears SAVES: Cole Blazer (MU) 18, Matthew Smidt (OSU) 8. NOTES: Cole Blazer set a new Marquette program record with 18 saves... MU s main face-off specialist Zachary Melillo did not play due to an injury sustained against Richmond the week prior. SAVES: Cole Blazer (MU) 13, Jason Weber (UDM) 12. NOTES: Final game of the Midwest Lacrosse Classic. AT ROBERT MORRIS MARQUETTE W/L: 3-2 Saturday, March a.m. CT Moon Township, Pa. Joe Walton Stadium Score by Period Total Marquette rv/- Robert Morris AT GEORGETOWN MARQUETTE W/L: 4-2, 1-0 Saturday, March a.m. CT Washington, D.C. Cooper Field Score by Period Total Marquette Georgetown W, 14-7 Winning goalie: Cole Blazer, MU (3-2) W, Winning goalie: Cole Blazer, MU (4-2) Marquette SCORING: GOALS: DEMICHIEI, Andy 3; MCNAMARA, Ryan 2; WAGNER, John 2; CLARKE, Kyran 2; ZERRILLO, Jack 2; PISANO, Robbie 1; MOFFITT, Keenan 1; MCNAMARA, SCOTT 1. ASSISTS: DEMICHIEI, Andy 2; THOMSON, Tanner 2; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1; PISANO, Robbie 1; RICHARD, Noah 1; WAGNER, John 1. TEAM STATS Team MU RMU Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS TO Clears Robert Morris SCORING: GOALS: GIBSON, Tyson 2; YEPSEN, Carter 1; PERKINS, Jimmy 1; TOROK-ORBAN, Adrian 1; SCHMIDT, Matt 1; ARNOLD, Trey 1. ASSISTS: MAYFIELD, Justin 2; BOHL, Alexander 1; YEPSEN, Carter 1. SAVES: Alex Heger (RMU) 12, Cole Blazer (MU) 8, Brett Cass (RMU) 2, Jimmy Danaher (MU) 2, Chris Rolfing (MU) 1. NOTES: Pittsburgh-native Andy DeMichiei posted a game-high five points with three goals and two assists in his return home. Marquette SCORING: GOALS: DUNN, Joseph 4; THOMSON, Tanner 2; PREISLER, Grant 2; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1; WAGNER, John 1; CLARKE, Kyran 1. ASSISTS: DEMICHIEI, Andy 1; MCNAMARA, Ryan 1; PISANO, Robbie 1. Georgetown SCORING: GOALS: CONLEY,Peter 2; LEWIS,Devon 2; CARRAWAY,Jake 2; BUCARO,Daniel 2; ASLANIAN,Patrick 1; MCDONALD,Austin 1. ASSISTS: ASLANIAN,Patrick 1; BEHRENS,Matt 1; CARRAWAY,Jake 1; CONLEY,Peter 1; LEWIS,Devon 1; MANN,Riley 1. TEAM STATS Team MU GU Shots GB FO Ex. Man SVS TO 15 5 Clears SAVES: Nick Marrocco (GU) 10, Cole Blazer (MU) 14. NOTES: Joe Dunn had a career-best four goals, including MU s final two, and picked up three ground balls... It was the first victory for the road squad in the all time series, which is now tied MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE GAME NOTES