FACE-OFFS 22 Ryan Snyder Sr, 5-10, , 42 GB faceoffs (54.3%) 29 Ryan Buttenbaum Jr, 6-1, , 7 GB faceoffs (46.

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1 February 10 SAINT JOSEPH S W, at RV/RV Villanova W, at #11 Denver (1) L, vs. Air Force (1) L, March 2 VMI W, #18 PENN L, vs. #12/13 Penn State (2) (ESPN3) W, at Army W, UMASS (ESPNU) 6:00 23 at Holy Cross 3:00 30 NAVY 1:00 April 6 COLGATE (CBS SN) 11:00 a.m. 12 at Bucknell 7:30 20 LAFAYETTE 7:00 26 Patriot League Semifinals 28 Patriot League Championship May NCAA First Round (3) NCAA Quarterfinals (4) 25 NCAA Semifinals (5) 27 NCAA Championship (5) *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS Senior Dante Fantoni 97 career goals Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1) Pioneer Face-Off Classic; Denver, Colo. (2) Independence Classic; Chester, Pa. (3) Campus Sites (4) Quarterfinals at College Park, Md. and Indianapolis, Ind. (5) Lincoln Financial Field; Philadelphia, Pa. LEHIGH IN THE POLLS Date Coaches Inside Lacrosse/Media Preseason Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar L E H I G H MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH UMASS MINUTEMEN (3-4, 0-1 CAA) at #15/16 LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-3, 1-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, :00 PM ULRICH SPORTS COMPLEX BETHLEHEM, Pa. ESPNU (MIKE COREY, QUINT KESSENICH & PAUL CARCATERRA) SETTING THE SCENE Riding two straight wins, the #15/16 Lehigh men s lacrosse team looks for its first three-game winning streak of the season when it hosts UMass on Wednesday. Opening faceoff is set for 6 p.m. at the Ulrich Sports Complex and will air live nation-wide on ESPNU and WatchESPN as Warrior s National Game of the Week. It marks Lehigh s second ESPN game in the last 11 days (along with Penn State on ESPN3) and first ESPN telecast at home since last year s NCAA Tournament against Maryland. Wednesday marks the first-ever meeting between Lehigh and UMass. Both sides made the NCAA Tournament a season ago and hosted first round games. The Minutemen are a perennial lacrosse power and made the National Championship Game the last time Championship Weekend was in Philadelphia (where it returns this season). UMass posted a perfect 15-0 record through the regular season and CAA Tournament last season. Lehigh is coming off a hard-fought 10-6 win at Army on Saturday while UMass dropped a tough 7-5 final to Penn State. The Mountain Hawks midfield had a big day, scoring six of their 10 goals led by three from senior Brian Hess (his second-career hat trick). Sophomore Matt Poillon was stellar with 15 saves while allowing just six goals. Senior defenseman Baxter Lanius scooped a career-high five groundballs while sophomore Ty Souders held Army All-American Garrett Thul scoreless on six vs. six (Thul s only goal came on the extra man). Senior Ryan Snyder won 13-of-17 at the faceoff X with seven groundballs. Wednesday marks Lehigh s final nonleague and midweek game of the season. The Mountain Hawks head to Holy Cross Saturday before hosting Navy, Colgate and Lafayette and traveling to Bucknell. Wednesday features a showdown between best friends and St. Anthony s teammates Dante Fantoni and Will Manny of UMass, a Tewaaraton Finalist last season. Two finalists for the sport s top award come to Lehigh this season (also Tewaaraton winner Peter Baum of Colgate). LEHIGH S PROJECTED LINEUP AT A GLANCE... MEDIA INFORMATION Men s Lacrosse Contact: Justin Lafleur Office (610) Cell: (610) jul310@lehigh.edu BY THE NUMBERS Lehigh UMass Overall Record Goals/Game Goals Allowed/Game Shot Pct Shots/Game Shots Allowed/Game Assists Man-Up Percentage.370 (10-27).308 (8-26) Groundballs Turnovers Caused Turnovers Faceoffs (W-L) Faceoff Percentage Clears Clear Percentage Penalties/Minutes 34/29:00 22/14:00 Home Attendance 1,524 2,593 Dates/Avg. 3/308 3/864 ATTACK Yr-Ht-Wt G-A-Pts 1 David DiMaria Sr, 6-1, Inside Lacrosse preseason 3rd team AA 9 Dante Fantoni Sr, 5-11, Riding 49-game point streak 41 Dan Taylor So, 6-3, points in 6 of 8 games this season FIRST MIDFIELD 2 Brian Hess Sr, 6-2, Second career hat trick at Army 4 Alex Drake Sr, 5-10, goals at Army 44 Alan Henderson So, 5-11, GB, 2 CT on the season SECOND MIDFIELD 5 Kurtis Kaunas So, 5-8, Career high 2 goals at Denver 42 Patrick Corbett So, 6-0, Third career hat trick vs. Penn State 47 Kyle Stiefel Sr, 6-1, Career high 4 pts (3G, 1A) vs. VMI FACE-OFFS 22 Ryan Snyder Sr, 5-10, , 42 GB faceoffs (54.3%) 29 Ryan Buttenbaum Jr, 6-1, , 7 GB faceoffs (46.9%) CLOSE DEFENSE 23 Mike Noone Sr, 6-3, GB 12 CT... 5 GB, career high 6 CT vs. Penn 37 Baxter Lanius Sr., 6-0, GB 7 CT... Career high 5 GB at Army 40 Ty Souders Jr, 6-1, GB 14 CT, Inside Lax Preseason All-American SHORT STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD 12 Noah Molnar Sr, 6-2, , 5 GB 4 CT, Inside Lax Preseason All-American 32 Jimmy Cahill Jr, 5-11, , 5 GB 1 CT 8 Derek Bogorowski Sr, 6-0, , 1 GB 2 CT... 2 assists vs. VMI LONG STICK DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD 66 Tripp Telesco Fr, 6-2, GB Inside Lacrosse Top 100 incoming freshman 36 Sam Cunard Jr, 6-2, , 7 GB 3 CT GOALIE GAA, Save % 30 Matt Poillon So, 5-10, ,.577 2X Patriot League Goalie of Week Going into Wednesday s game, Fantoni stands three goals away from 100 in his career while Di- Maria is four assists from 100. The Mountain Hawks have six Inside Lacrosse Preseason All- Americans, as many as defending National Champion Loyola. Lehigh was one of only five schools to send both its men s basketball and men s lacrosse team to the 2012 NCAA Tournament, along with North Carolina, Duke, Notre Dame and Loyola and one of only two schools to win a tournament game this year (along with UNC). Senior Dante Fantoni is riding a 49-game point streak dating back to freshman year, the fourth longest active streak in the nation. Senior David DiMaria is riding a 20-game point streak dating back to last season. Mountain Hawks finished 13-0 last season when allowing singledigit goals. They re 3-1 so far this season. Last season, Lehigh reached double-digit victories for the fifth time in school history while setting a school record with 14 wins.

2 2013 LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE 2 LAST TIME OUT WEST POINT, N.Y. (3/16/13) - Senior Brian Hess paced the offense with his second-career hat trick while sophomore Matt Poillon made 12 saves between the pipes as the #15/16 Lehigh men s lacrosse team topped Army 10-6 in its league opener Saturday. Five Mountain Hawks (5-3, 1-0 Patriot League) finished with double-figure points, and senior Ryan Snyder was stellar at the faceoff X, to help Lehigh get off to an early lead which it wouldn t relinquish. Score By Quarter Lehigh Army Lehigh Scoring GOALS: Brian Hess (3), David DiMaria (2), Alex Drake (2), Dan Taylor (1), Dante Fantoni (1), Patrick Corbett (1) ASSISTS: David DiMaria (1), Dante Fantoni (1), Dan Taylor (1) Final Statistics Lehigh Army Shots Groundballs Faceoffs Clears Extra-man opps Saves 15 7 Turnovers Preseason National Rankings Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook: 8 Lacrosse Magazine: 10 Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll: 10 USILA Coaches: 11 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans: Ty Souders (Second Team), David DiMaria (Third), Dante Fantoni (HM), Noah Molnar (HM), Mike Noone (HM), Matt Poillon (HM) Major League Lacrosse Draft Picks Dante Fantoni: 39th overall to Denver Outlaws Noah Molnar: 45th overall to Rochester Rattlers David DiMaria: 46th overall to Boston Cannons Patriot League Preseason Awards Preseason All-League: David DiMaria, Matt Poillon Ty Souders Patriot League Weekly Honors Goalkeeper of the Week: Matt Poillon (2/11, 2/18) Honorable Mention: David DiMaria (2/11) Ryan Snyder (2/11) Ty Souders (2/11) David DiMaria (2/18) Dan Taylor (2/25) David DiMaria (3/4) Dante Fantoni (3/11) Matt Poillon (3/11) Brian Hess (3/18) Matt Poillon (3/18) AWARDS & HONORS IF LEHIGH BEATS UMASS Lehigh would win three straight games for the first time this season. The Mountain Hawks would win at home for the eighth time in their last 10 tries (dating back to last season). First Meeting UMASS SERIES HISTORY Lehigh would improve to 3-0 against the CAA this season, along with beating Saint Joseph s and Penn State. PATRIOT LEAGUE OPENING WIN AT ARMY Lehigh won a hard-fought 10-6 final at Army, its third straight win over the Black Knights and fourth in their last six tries. The Mountain Hawks won their Patriot League opener for a third straight season. It was the first time Lehigh opened league play on the road since Mar. 3, 2007 at Holy Cross. Six of Lehigh s 10 goals came from the midfield: second-career hat trick from senior Brian Hess, two from senior Alex Drake and one from sophomore Patrick Corbett. Senior Baxter Lanius set a career high with five groundballs. Seniors Dante Fantoni and David DiMaria extended their point streaks to 50 and 21 games, respectively. Senior Ryan Snyder finished 13-of-17 at the faceoff X and scooped seven groundballs to move from sixth to fifth in Patriot League history with 281 career groundballs. INDEPENDENCE CLASSIC WIN OVER PENN STATE Lehigh won a back and forth game over in-state rival and #12/13 Penn State in the Whitman s Sampler Independence Classic at PPL Park. Sophomore Dan Taylor tied a career high in assists (3) and points (5). Senior Dante Fantoni scored three goals for his 17th career hat trick while sophomore Patrick Corbett scored three in the span of 7:47 in the fourth quarter for his third-career hat trick. It marked Lehigh s second straight win over Penn State, the first time the Mountain Hawks won two straight in the all-time series since The defense impressed, holding the Nittany Lions to one goal over the first 32:02 including one scoreless stretch of 24:24 bridging the first and third quarters. Junior Ty Souders set a career high with three caused turnovers to go with two GBs. It marked the first of three nationally-televised games (on ESPN3). Lehigh will host UMass on ESPNU and Colgate on CBS Sports Network. DEFENSES DOMINATE Lehigh allowed just six goals to #18 Penn, but lost 6-4 in a defensive battle. The Mountain Hawks have allowed only 10 goals to the Quakers over the last two seasons (four in a 10-4 victory last year). Senior Mike Noone had a career game with five groundballs and six caused turnovers. SCOUTING UMASS So far, it s been a tale of two seasons for UMass, who began 3-0 but has lost four straight since. The Minutemen began the season by Army, #4 North Carolina and Harvard, but have lost to Brown, Albany, Bucknell and Penn State since. Senior Tewaaraton finalist Will Manny was out for five games due to injury but returned last time out against the Nittany Lions. Connor Mooney (12 goals, five assists) and Kyle Smith (11 goals, six assists) are tied for the team lead with 17 points, Matt Whippen has 14 (11 goals, three assists), Andrew Sokol 13 (nine goals, four assists) and Grant Whiteway 12 (eight goals, four assists). Jake Smith leads the close defense with 11 groundballs and six caused turnovers. Joe Calvello has been strong at the faceoff X, winning 83-of-144 (57.6 percent) while Zach Oliveri has impressed between the pipes with a 8.63 GAA and 59.2 save percentage. STRONG RETURNING CAST Lehigh returns seven starters from a 2012 team which won a school-record 14 games and advanced to its first-ever NCAA Tournament. See below for a statistical breakdown of returning players by goals, assists, points and more. Category 2012 Returns in Percent Total 2013 Lost Returning Goals % Assists % Points % Shots % Shots on Goal % Man-Up Goals % Groundballs % Caused Turnovers % Faceoff Wins %

3 2013 LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE 3 ALL-TIME SERIES WITH UMASS Wednesday will mark the first-ever meeting between Lehigh and UMass. DOMINANT WIN OVER VMI The 16-goal margin of victory (18-2) marked Lehigh s largest since Ironically, it also came against VMI (22-3 final). Four Mountain Hawks posted hat tricks: senior David DiMaria (ninth-career), senior Kyle Stiefel (second), sophomore Dan Taylor (second) and senior Chris Rinaldi (first). Rinaldi s first-career goal came in the first quarter before he turned it into a hat trick. Stiefel added an assist for a career-high four points. Senior Derek Bogorowski posted his first-career point and finished with two behind a pair of assists. Junior Matt Smith set a career high in assists (2) and points (3). Sophomore Alan Henderson scooped a career-high four groundballs. Senior Griffin Farha started his first game in goal since the end of the 2011 season, finishing with nine saves. Classmate Dan Carr relieved him over the last 10:09 and stopped both shots sent his way. RECAPPING THE FACE-OFF CLASSIC Sophomore Dan Taylor had a breakout tournament, scoring a team-high nine points over the two games. He posted his first-career hat trick (and an assist) at #11 Denver before recording a career-high three assists and five points at Air Force. Senior David DiMaria posted four points in each game to up his point streak to 17 games, which includes seven straight games with multiple points dating back to last season. Sophomore Kurtis Kaunas posted his first-career multi-goal game with two at Denver while classmate Patrick Corbett cracked the scoresheet for the first time this season with two at Denver and one at Air Force. Sophomore Alan Henderson started his first-career games, which included a career-high three groundballs at Air Force Sunday. Sophomore Dylan O Shaughnessy tied a career high in both GBs (3) and CTs (2) at Denver. The 18 goals allowed to Denver were most by Lehigh since allowing 17 to Villanova in its home opener last season. TRIO NAMED TO TEWAARATON AWARD WATCH LIST Lehigh senior attackmen David DiMaria and Dante Fantoni along with sophomore goalie Matt Poillon have been named to the 2013 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, as announced on Friday. The list includes the top players across all three divisions of NCAA lacrosse and highlights the early contenders for the pre-eminent award in college lacrosse. Colgate s Peter Baum won the award last season. Lehigh leads the Patriot League with three of its 11 candidates. NEAR THE TOP IN THE NATION (As of Monday, March 18) Lehigh rank among the nation s best in a number of statistical categories, both individually and as a team. The Mountain Hawks are in the top 25 in 10 team categories while seven rank in the top 50 for individual stats. Lehigh is 10th nationally in scoring defense and 15th in scoring margin. Senior David DiMaria paces the offense; he s 10th nationally in points per game and 13th in assists per contest. Please see below for a complete list of statistics. Team Category Statistic Rank Nation s Leader Stat Lehigh Scoring Defense Hofstra 6.33 Lehigh Scoring Margin Maryland 8.17 Lehigh Assists/Game Albany 8.83 Lehigh Points/Game Albany/Maryland Lehigh Scoring Offense Cornell Lehigh Man-Up Offense Marquette.727 Lehigh Win Percentage Three tied with Lehigh Caused Turnovers/Game Navy Lehigh Face-Off Win Percentage Johns Hopkins.688 Lehigh Man-Down Defense Bucknell.900 Player Category Statistic Rank Nation s Leader Stat David DiMaria Points/Game Lyle Thompson, Albany 7.17 David DiMaria Assists/Game Lyle Thompson, Albany 4.67 Ryan Snyder Face-Off Win Percentage Mike Poppleton, J. Hopkins.711 Ty Souders Caused Turnovers/Game John LoCascio, Vill. 4.2 Mike Noone Caused Turnovers/Game John LoCascio, Vill. 4.2 Ryan Snyder Groundballs/Game Brendan Fowler, Duke Dan Taylor Assists/Game Lyle Thompson, Albany 4.67 AROUND THE PATRIOT LEAGUE PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall W L W L Bucknell LEHIGH Colgate Holy Cross Navy Army Lafayette Wednesday Lehigh...6:00 Saturday Lafayette at Army...12:00 Bucknell at Albany...1:00 Colgate vs. Navy...2:00 Lehigh at Holy Cross...3:00 USILA COACHES POLL (3/18) Record Pts Last 1 Maryland (9) 1 2 Cornell (3) 2 3 Notre Dame Syracuse Denver Loyola Hofstra Ohio State Penn Johns Hopkins Princeton North Carolina Duke Virginia Bucknell nr 16 LEHIGH Penn State Yale Drexel Albany tie Also receiving votes: Colgate,Bellarmine, Providence, Brown, UMass NIKE/IL MEDIA POLL (3/18) Record Pts Last 1 Maryland (24) 2 Cornell Notre Dame Syracuse Denver Hofstra Penn Ohio State Loyola Princeton Johns Hopkins Duke Virginia North Carolina LEHIGH Bucknell Drexel Yale Penn State Albany Also Receiving Votes: Brown, Colgate, Marist, Bellarmine, St. John s 2013 Opponents denoted by bold italics.

4 2013 LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE 4 AMONG THE NATION S ACTIVE CAREER LEADERS DIMARIA DISHING Senior David DiMaria isn t only one of the most prolific playmakers in Lehigh and Patriot League history, but also the nation. He currently owns 96 career assists, second in the nation among active players. DiMaria is only behind Rob Pannell of Cornell while he s ahead of Tewaaraton Award Finalist Will Manny of UMass. Player, School Yr. Pos. Assists Next Game 1. Rob Pannell, Cornell Sr. A 171 Mar David DiMaria, Lehigh Sr. A 96 Mar Andrew Scalley, Mt. St. Mary s Sr. A 82 Mar Connor Rice, Marist Sr. A 78 Mar Peter McMahon, Bryant Sr. A 77 Mar Will Manny, UMass Sr. A 75 Mar Kieran McArdle, St. John s Jr. A 73 Mar Logan Schuss, Ohio State Sr. A 69 Mar. 20 Brett Schmidt, Mt. St. Mary s Sr. A 69 Mar Jeff Tundo, Stony Brook Sr. A/M 68 Mar. 23 *As of Tuesday, March 19 HAT TRICKS Senior Dante Fantoni is among the nation s active leaders in hat tricks, eighth with 17 in his career. The top two are both from the Patriot League - Peter Baum (Colgate) and Garrett Thul (Army) - while they re followed by Cornell s Steve Mock in third and Loyola s Mike Sawyer in fourth. Rank Player School Class Pos. Hat Tricks Next Game 1 Peter Baum Colgate Sr. A 30 Mar. 12 vs. Binghamton 2 Garrett Thul Army Sr. A 26 Mar. 16 vs. Lehigh 3 Andrew Scalley Mount St. Mary s Sr. A 20 Mar. 16 at Drexel Mike Sawyer Loyola Sr. A 20 Mar. 16 at Air Force Steve Mock Cornell Sr. A 20 Mar. 16 vs. Bucknell 6 Cody Lehrer Mount St. Mary s Jr. A 19 Mar. 16 at Drexel Rob Pannell Cornell Sr. A 19 Mar. 16 vs. Bucknell 8 Dante Fantoni Lehigh Sr. A 17 Mar. 16 at Army 9 Logan Schuss Ohio State Sr. A 16 Mar. 16 at Virginia Jack Rice Villanova Sr. A 16 Mar. 16 vs. Maryland Will Manny Umass Sr. A 16 Mar. 16 vs. Penn State *As of Thursday, March 14 PROLIFIC GOAL SCORER Fantoni has eclipsed 40 points each of his first three seasons and owns 97 career goals, 14th among active players. Player, School Class Pos. Goals Next Game 1. Peter Baum, Colgate Sr. A 153 3/23 vs. Navy 2. Garrett Thul, Army Sr. A 144 3/23 vs. Lafayette 3. Andrew Scalley, Mount St. Mary s Sr. A 124 3/23 at UMBC 4. Rob Pannell, Cornell Sr. A 120 3/19 vs. Bucknell 5. Logan Schuss, Ohio State Sr. A 118 3/20 at Notre Dame 6. Cody Lehrer, Mount St. Mary s Gr. A 116 3/23 at UMBC 7. Drew Philie,Vermont Sr. A 107 3/19 vs. Holy Cross 8. Mike Sawyer, Loyola Sr. A 105 3/20 at Georgetown Robert Church, Drexel Sr. A 105 3/23 at Hofstra 10. Steve Mock, Cornell Sr. A 104 3/19 vs. Bucknell 11. Jack Rice, Villanova Sr. A 103 3/23 vs. Syracuse 12. Brett Schmidt, Mount St. Mary s Sr. A 102 3/23 at UMBC 13. Marcus Holman, North Carolina Sr. A 98 3/18 vs. Dartmouth 14. Dante Fantoni, Lehigh Sr. A 97 3/20 vs.massachusetts 15. Will Manny, Massachusetts Sr. A 94 3/20 at Lehigh *As of Tuesday, March 19 POINT STREAK Fantoni is also fourth nationally among active career point streaks, dating back to his freshman season. Gms Player, School, Pos G-A-P during streak Streak Started Next Game Rob Pannell, Cornell, Sr., A Feb. 21, 2009 March 19 vs. Bucknell Peter Baum, Colgate, Sr., A Mar. 2, 2010 March 23 vs. Navy Logan Schuss, Ohio State, Sr., A Feb. 13, 2010 March 20 at Notre Dame Dante Fantoni, Lehigh, Sr., A Mar. 6, 2010 March 20 vs. UMass Drew Philie, Vermont, Sr., A April 17, 2010 March 19 vs. Holy Cross Brett Schmidt, Mount St. Mary s, Sr., A March 9, 2011 March 23 at UMBC Kieran McArdle, St. John s, Jr., A Feb. 19, 2011 March 23 vs. Hofstra *As of Tuesday, March 19

5 PATRIOT LEAGUE RECORD BOOK GROUNDBALLS, CAREER 1. Peter Strid (Colgate ): Chris Eck (Colgate ): Jake Clarke (Bucknell ): Alex McFerran (Colgate ): Ryan Snyder (Lehigh 2010-pres): Parker Gibson (Colgate ): Ryan Hanrahan (Army ): Ryan McCormack (Army ): Jason Fivek (Colgate ): Cesar Munoz (Lafayette ): LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE 5 MOST ASSISTS, CAREER 1. Tim Pearson (Army ): Chris Cara (Bucknell ): Jeremy Boltus (Army ): Rich Santoro (Holy Cross ): Jeff Bryan (Army ): Austin Winter (Bucknell ): Jon Birsner (Navy ): David Cohen (Lehigh ): David DiMaria (Lehigh 2010-pres): Matt Lalli (Colgate ): 95 POILLON EARNS SECOND STRAIGHT PL GOALIE OF WEEK Lehigh sophomore Matt Poillon has garnered the Patriot League s Goalie of the Week award for the second week in a row after stopping 16 of 25 shots sent his way in Saturday s big win over Villanova. This marks the eighthcareer weekly award for the All-American netminder after earning Goalie of the Week four times and Rookie of the Week twice as a freshman. IMPRESSIVE WIN AT VILLANOVA Lehigh avenged a 17-7 loss to Villanova last season by defeating the Wildcats That gave Lehigh its first win at Villanova since 1997, snapping a six-game losing streak. The Mountain Hawks improved to 2-0 after two games for the first time since The starting attack scored nine of Lehigh s 11 goals, led by senior David DiMaria s second straight seven-point game. Classmate Dante Fantoni added four points and an assist while sophomore Dan Taylor had two and one. DOMINANT WIN OVER SAINT JOE S IN SEASON OPENER The 13-goal margin of victory marked Lehigh s largest in a season opener since a 22-goal (25-3) win over VMI to begin Senior David DiMaria scored a career-high six goals, the most goals by a single player in Kevin Cassese s tenure as Lehigh head coach. Classmate Dante Fantoni posted two goals and a career-high tying three assists while sophomore Dan Taylor tied career highs with two goals, one assist and three points. Fantoni also set a career high with five groundballs while sophomore Dylan O Shaughnessy tied career highs in groundballs (3) and caused turnovers (2). It marked Lehigh s fourth straight win over Saint Joseph s and eighth in the last nine meetings. MOST POINTS, CAREER 1. Chris Cara (Bucknell ): Tim Pearson (Army ): Jeremy Boltus (Army ): John Walker (Army ): Peter Baum (Colgate 2010-pres.): Justin Zackey (Bucknell ): Brandon Corp (Colgate ): Derek Lamb (Colgate ): Jeff Bryan (Army ): 183 Matt Lalli (Colgate ): 183 David DiMaria (Lehigh 2010-pres): 167 Dante Fantoni (Lehigh 2010-pres): 155 LEHIGH EARNS PRESEASON NATIONAL RANKINGS Coming off its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance, the Lehigh men s lacrosse team was ranked 10th in the preseason Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and 11th in the USILA Coaches Poll, as released on Monday. This continues a preseason full of accolades as Lehigh was ranked eighth by Inside Lacrosse/Face-Off Yearbook and 10th by Lacrosse Magazine, among other honors. LAO-GOSNEY TWINS STAR FOR U.S. Former Lehigh standouts Roman and Cameron Lao-Gosney each scored a goal as the United States men s national team defeated reigning national champion Loyola, in the Champion Challenge on Sunday, Jan. 27. Roman (wearing number 10) and Cameron (number nine) scored consecutive U.S. goals in just 1:01 to turn a 6-6 tie into an 8-6 halftime lead. In addition, Lehigh head coach Kevin Cassese manned the sidelines as an assistant coach for the United States. LEHIGH PREDICTED FIRST, THREE PRESEASON ALL-LEAGUE The Lehigh men s lacrosse team was predicted first and three Mountain Hawks earned All-Patriot League laurels, as announced on the league s media teleconference Wednesday morning (Jan. 23). In addition, senior David DiMaria, junior Ty Souders and sophomore Matt Poillon all earned a spot on the first-ever preseason All-League team. The Mountain Hawks topped the preseason poll with 69 points and nine first-place votes. They were followed by Colgate with 65 points (five first-place votes), Army (48 points), Bucknell (43), Navy (35), Holy Cross (20) and Lafayette (14). Lehigh finished last season with a 14-3 record, beating Colgate in the Patriot League Championship Game, Lehigh tied for the most players on the preseason All-League Team, along with Army and Colgate. The Raiders Peter Baum was named Offensive Player of the Year while Bucknell s Mike Huffner earned Defensive Player of the Year laurels. POILLON NAMED PATRIOT LEAGUE GOALIE OF THE WEEK Lehigh sophomore goalie Matt Poillon has garnered the Patriot League s Goalie of the Week award after stopping eight of nine shots sent his way in Sunday s season opener against Saint Joseph s. This marks the seventh career weekly award for the All-American netminder after earning Goalie of the Week four times as a freshman along with two Rookie of the Week honors. THREE SELECTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE DRAFT Lehigh men s lacrosse seniors Dante Fantoni, Noah Molnar and David Di- Maria were all selected in the 2013 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft on Friday night (Jan. 11). Fantoni was picked 39th overall by the Denver Outlaws while Molnar went 45th to the Rochester Rattlers and DiMaria 46th to the Boston Cannons. The Mountain Hawks three draftees were most in the Patriot League, ahead of Army (2), Colgate (1) and Bucknell (1). TICKETS NOW ON SALE Tickets for Lehigh s final four home games against UMass, Colgate, Navy and Lafayette, along with the Independence Classic vs. Penn State, are now on sale. Admission to Lehigh s first three home games (against Saint Joseph s, VMI and Penn) is free for all. The Mountain Hawks, ranked #10 in the preseason Media Poll and 11 in the Coaches Poll, are coming off their first-ever Patriot League Tournament Title and NCAA Tournament Appearance in SIX NAMED PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANS Six Lehigh men s lacrosse standouts have earned Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America honors, as announced in its 2013 Face-Off Yearbook. Junior Ty Souders garnered Second Team honors while senior David DiMaria was named to the Third Team. In addition, seniors Dante Fantoni, Mike Noone and Noah Molnar, and sophomore Matt Poillon earned Honorable Mention recognition. NATIONAL TV EXPOSURE Three Lehigh games this season will be televised nationally as the Mountain Hawks continue to increase their national exposure. Home games vs. UMass (Mar. 20) and Colgate (Apr. 6) will air live on ESPNU and CBS Sports

6 2013 LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE 6 Network, respectively, while its Independence Classic game vs. Penn State at PPL Park will be on ESPN3. The entire Patriot League Tournament will once again air on CBS Sports Network. DEFENSE IS KEY Lehigh owned the nation s second-ranked defense last season (in goals allowed per game). The strong play has continued in The Mountain Hawks allowed only 19 shots and a single goal to Saint Joseph s in their opener (Feb. 10). It marked their fewest goals allowed and largest margin of victory since last season s 13-0 shutout of Manhattan. Lehigh caused 10 turnovers in that game, including two apiece from senior Noah Molnar, junior Ty Souders and sophomore Dylan O Shaughnessy. Lehigh went on to allow only nine goals at a strong Villanova squad, allowing just four in half field six-on-six. The Mountain Hawks held VMI to just two goals, holding the Keydets to just 22 total shots. Lehigh actually had more shots than VMI in the third quarter (24) than the Keydets had all game. Lehigh held a #18 Penn offense in check, which was averaging more than 10 goals and 40 shots per game coming in to just six goals on 27 shots. The Mountain Hawks have allowed just 10 goals to the Quakers over this past two seasons (four last year). The Mountain Hawks held #12/13 Penn State to just 10 goals, holding the Nittany Lions to just one over the first 32:02 and only one over the final 12:43. Lehigh allowed just six goals in its Patriot Leagu eopener at Army (the Black Knights second fewest goals scored all year). Junior Ty Souders held All-American Garrett Thul to just one goal (and none on six vs. six). SHUTOUT STREAKS Last season, the Lehigh defense was dominant in stretches, pitching a shutout streak of 15 or more minutes in 15-of-17 games, including 13-of- 14 wins. The Mountain Hawks held Army scoreless for the first 14:04 in the Patriot League opener while post SCORELESS STREAKS ing other scoreless stretches of 10:30 and 10:23. After going down 1-0, Lehigh held #12/13 Penn State scoreless for the next 24:24 which allowed its offense to score five straight. Lehigh held #18 Penn to just six goals, which included one shutout streak of 16:28 bridging the first and second quarters. The Lehigh defense held its opponent off the scoreboard for one - or multiple - long stretches. vs. Saint Joseph s (2/10) 33:27 & 26:33 at Villanova (2/16) 16:16 vs. VMI (3/2) 27:17, 22:34 & 10:09 vs. #18 Penn (3/5) 16:28 vs. #12/13 Penn State (3/9) 24:24 at Army (3/16) 14:04, 10:30 & 10:23 The Mountain Hawks held VMI scoreless for three long stretches in holding the Keydets to only two goals. Lehigh shut-out a potent Villanova offense for 16:16 bridging the first and second quarters, allowing the offense to score five straight and take a 6-3 lead. The Mountain Hawks posted shutout streaks of 33:27 and 26:33 in their season opener against Saint Joseph s NCAA TOURNAMENT TIDBITS Lehigh was the first Patriot League team to host an NCAA Tournament contest since Navy in The Mids defeated Delaware, 9-7, in Annapolis that year. It marked the Mountain Hawks first-ever NCAA Tournament. Even last year was Lehigh s first NCAA Tournament appearance, the school has won outright national championships in 1890, 1893 and 1921 and shared titles with Cornell in 1914 and 1916, Stevens in 1917 and Syracuse in Lehigh also claimed the Class C National Championship in RECAPPING PATRIOT LEAGUE TITLE WIN OVER COLGATE The tournament championship marked Lehigh s first in school history. The Mountain Hawks had been 0-2 in the Patriot League Tournament before winning both games this year, 13-7 over #19 Army and over #10 Colgate. It was Lehigh s second Patriot League Title as the squad won the 1999 championship, but that came before there was a postseason tournament and automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Lehigh s 16 goals tied a season high (set two weeks previously at Lafayette). It marked the Mountain Hawks first win of the season when allowing 10 or more goals; they had been 0-2 when allowing double figures. The Mountain Hawks improved to 9-1 away from home (including neutral site games) and 8-2 against teams ranked in one (or both) national top-20 polls at the time of the game. Lehigh defeated Penn, North Carolina, Yale, Penn State, Navy, Bucknell and Army (2) while falling to Villanova and Colgate (1). Lehigh defeated Colgate for the first time since 2005, snapping a sevengame losing streak against the Raiders while winning at Colgate for the first time since 2000 (snapping a six-game losing streak in Hamilton). In a very high-scoring game, junior Ryan Snyder took a career-high 32 faceoffs, winning 15 including some clutch ones down the stretch to earn a spot on the All-Tournament Team. FIRST WIN SINCE... Lehigh snapped several long streaks against quality opponents last year. The Mountain Hawks topped #4 North Carolina on Mar. 3 (8-7), beating the Tar Heels for the first time since 1951 and snapping a five-game winless streak (including one tie in 1951). Lehigh beat #15 Yale on Mar. 11 (11-7) for the first time since 1918, snapping a seven-game losing streak against the Bulldogs. The Mountain Hawks defeated Army on Mar. 17 (7-6) for only the fourth time in program history, improving to 4-20 all-time against the Black Knights. Lehigh then defeated Army again for a second straight time in the Patriot League Semis. Lehigh beat #17 Penn State on Mar. 20 (9-5) for the first time since 1971, snapping a 14-game losing streak to the Nittany Lions. On Friday, Mar. 30, Lehigh topped #19 Navy, 9-5, winning its second straight game against the Midshipmen after snapping a 98-year, 26-game losing streak against Navy last season. Lehigh snapped a six-game losing streak against Bucknell on Apr. 14, defeating the Bison for the first time since 2006 to snap a six-game losing streak. The win was the Mountain Hawks second in the previous 14 meetings vs. Bucknell. Lehigh snapped a seven-game losing streak against Colgate with its Patriot League Championship victory on Apr. 29. The Mountain Hawks also snapped a six-game road losing streak, beating the Raiders in Hamilton for the first time since ATTENDANCE RECORDS For two straight games, Lehigh set an Ulrich Sports Complex record. After drawing 2,096 fans for Senior Day vs. Bucknell on Apr. 14, a record 2,278 came out for the May 13 NCAA Tournament game against Maryland. Previously, the record was 1,645 originally set on Apr. 20, 2008 against Notre Dame. The Ulrich Sports Complex seats 1,200 fans, with nearly 1,000 standing along the fence and around the entire width of the field. IMPRESSIVE SCHEDULE Lehigh will face five teams ranked in the preseason national polls: Denver (9/8), Colgate (10/11), UMass (12/13), Penn State (15/15) and Bucknell (18/18) (listed Coaches Poll then Media Poll). In addition, Villanova is first in others receiving votes in both polls while Army is receiving votes in the Coaches Poll and Navy in the Media Poll. UP NEXT... Lehigh heads back into Patriot League play for the rest of the season. The Mountain Hawks head to Holy Cross Saturday for a 3 p.m. faceoff.

7 2013 LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE ROSTER No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Last College Major 1 David DiMaria Sr. A Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West Psychology 2 Brian Hess Sr. M Owings Mills, Md./Deerfield Academy Finance 3 Klay Heston So. A Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute Business 4 Alex Drake Sr. M Upper Arlington, Ohio/Upper Arlington Marketing 5 Kurtis Kaunas So. M/A Schnecksville, Pa,/Parkland High School Business 6 Ben Junior Fr. M/A Wayne, Pa./Radnor High School Business 7 Cody Ferraro Jr. M East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville History 8 Derek Bogorowski Sr. M Newton, Pa./LaSalle College High School Economics 9 Dante Fantoni Sr. A Hauppauge, N.Y./St. Anthony s Marketing 10 Dan Carr Sr. G Warminster, Pa./Penn Charter Economics 11 Ray Mastroianni Fr. M Martinsville, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan High School Engineering 12 Noah Molnar Sr. M Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar History 13 Steve Brodeur Fr. G Wallingford, Pa./Strath Haven High School Arts and Sciences 15 Chris Appell Fr. A Locust Valley, Pa./Locust Valley High School Business 16 Lukas Mikelinich Jr. D Dix Hills, N.Y./Half Hollow Hills West Psychology 17 Reid Weber Fr. A Oreland, Pa./Germantown Academy Business 18 Bryson Craft Jr. D Newton Square, Pa./UMass/Episcopal Academy Management 19 Alex Eaton Fr. M Westford, Mass./Westford Academy Arts and Sciences 20 Pat Dougherty So. M Kensington, Md./Navy/St. Albans Political Science 21 Matt Smith Jr. M/A Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga Mechanical Engineering 22 Ryan Snyder Sr. M Reading, Pa./Kent School Finance 23 Mike Noone Sr. D Jenkintown, Pa./LaSalle College High School Marketing 24 Harrison Lawrence Jr. M Wayne, Pa./Radnor English 25 Andrew Mower Jr. D St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade Prep Supply Chain Management 26 J.P Walsh So. M Darien, Conn./Darien High School Business 28 Dylan O Shaughnessy So. D Merrick, N.Y./Chaminade High School Civil Engineering 29 Ryan Buttenbaum Jr. M Malvern, Pa./Conestoga Biology 30 Matt Poillon So. G Mount Sinai, N.Y./Mount Sinai High School Business 31 Casey Eidenshink Fr. D Wyncote, Pa./La Salle College High School Arts and Engineering 32 Jimmy Cahill Jr. M Silver Spring, Md./St. Albans Mechanical Engineering 33 Cody Newton Jr. M New Canaan, Conn./Hobart College/New Canaan Journalism 34 Sam Lawrence So. M Wellesley Mass./Wellesley High School Business 35 Nathan Hunt Sr. D Plymouth, Minn./Breck School Civil Engineering 36 Sam Cunard Jr. D Edgewater, Md./South River Supply Chain Management 37 Baxter Lanius Sr. D New York, N.Y./Hotchkiss/Lawrenceville School Finance 39 Eddie DeDomenico Fr. M Rye, N.Y./The Brunswick School (Conn.) Business 40 Ty Souders Jr. D Macungie, Pa./Emmaus Finance 41 Dan Taylor So. A Calgary, Alberta /Central Memorial High School Business 42 Patrick Corbett So. A Burlington, Ontario/The Hill Academy Arts and Sciences 43 Chris Rinaldi Sr. M Greenwich, Conn./Berkshire School Political Science 44 Alan Henderson So. M Manorville, N.Y./Eastport South Manor Computer Science & Engineering 45 Matt Risk Jr. M/A Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill Finance 46 Griffin Farha Sr. G Potomac, Md./Winston Churchill History 47 Kyle Stiefel Sr. M Princeton Junction, N.J./Peddie School Finance 48 Jack Bogorowksi So. M Newtown, Pa./Johns Hopkins/La Salle College HS Business 49 Andrew Iacocca Fr. A Allentown, Pa./Blair Academy Business 66 Tripp Telesco Fr. D Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood High School Business 77 Corey Eppley Fr. D Darien, Conn./Darien High School Business 99 Will McKee Fr. M Oakland, Calif./St. Ignatius College Prep Business Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach: Kevin Cassese (Duke 03), Sixth Season Assistant Coaches: Brendan Callahan (Stony Brook 07), Errol Wilson (Stony Brook 06) and Tom Compitello (Stony Brook 11) Director of Quality Control: Tom Cassese (C.W. Post 67) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 David DEE-Maria 5 Kurtis CONN-iss 9 Dante Fan-TONE-ee 11 Ray MASS-tree-on-E 15 Chris AH-pell 16 Lukas MIKE-a-lin-ich 23 Mike NOON 25 Andrew MOW-er 30 Matt Pool-E-on 31 Casey EYE-din-shank 36 Sam COO-Nard 40 Ty SOW-ders 47 Kyle STEEF-el

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10 2013 LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE 10 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLS PLAYER 1 David DiMaria 2 Brian Hess 3 Klay Heston 4 Alex Drake 5 Kurtis Kaunas 6 Ben Junior 7 Cody Ferraro 8 Derek Bogorowki 9 Dante Fantoni 10 Dan Carr 11 Ray Mastroianni 12 Noah Molnar 13 Steve Brodeur 15 Chris Appell 17 Reid Weber 18 Bryson Craft 19 Alex Eaton 20 Pat Dougherty 21 Matt Smith 22 Ryan Snyder 23 Mike Noone 24 Harrison Lawrence 25 Andrew Mower 26 J.P. Walsh 28 Dylan O Shaughnessy 29 Ryan Buttenbaum 30 Matt Poillon 31 Casey Eidenshink 32 Jimmy Cahill 33 Cody Newton 34 Sam Lawrence 35 Nathan Hunt 36 Sam Cunard 37 Baxter Lanius 39 Eddie DeDomenico 40 Ty Souders 41 Dan Taylor 42 Patrick Corbett 43 Chris Rinaldi 44 Alan Henderson 45 Matt Risk 46 Griffin Farha 47 Kyle Stiefel 48 Jack Bogorowski 49 Andrew Iacocca 66 Tripp Telesco 77 Corey Eppley 99 Will McKee Saint Joe s 6-1-7, , , , , , , 3 Villanova 3-4-7, , , , , 1 Denver 0-4-4, , , , , 1 Air Force 2-2-4, , , , , 0 VMI 3-4-7, , , , , , , , , , , , 0 Penn 0-1-1, , , , 0 Penn St , , , , , , , 1 Army 2-1-3, , , , , , , , 2 INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES PLAYER 10 Dan Carr 13 Steve Brodeur 30 Matt Poillon 46 Griffin Farha Saint Joe s 1-0, 5:19 8-1, 54:41 Villanova 16-9, 60:00 Denver 0-3, 6: , 53:16 Air Force 4-9, 25:27 606, 34:33 VMI 2-0, 10:09 9-2, 49:51 Penn 10-6, 60:00 Penn St , 60:00 Army 15-6, 60:00 INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN/TOTAL, PCT. PLAYER 22 Ryan Snyder 29 Ryan Buttenbaum 99 Will McKee Saint Joe s 14-17, , 0 Villanova 10-22, 45 Denver 10-25, , 67 Air Force 8-20, , 50 VMI 8-9, , , 67 Penn 5-8, , 50 Penn St. 2-11, , 38 Army 13-17, , 33 Experience Lehigh Football 2003

11 2013 LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE TEAM TENDENCIES Overall Record 5-3 Home 2-1 Road 2-2 Neutral 1-0 Patriot League Record 1-0 Non-League Record 4-3 Leading after one quarter 5-0 Trailing after one quarter 0-2 Tied after one quarter 0-1 Leading at the half 5-1 Trailing at the half 0-2 Tied at the half 0-0 Leading after three quarters 4-0 Trailing after three quarters 0-3 Tied after three quarters 1-0 In overtime 0-0 Lehigh has more shots 5-1 Opponent has more shots 0-1 Shots are even 0-1 Lehigh has more saves 3-0 Opponent has more saves 2-3 Saves are even 0-0 Lehigh wins more faceoffs 3-1 Opponent wins more faceoffs 2-2 Faceoffs are even 0-0 Lehigh has more groundballs 3-1 Opponent has more groundballs 2-2 Groundballs are even 0-0 Lehigh scores an EMO goal 3-2 Lehigh doesn t score an EMO goal 2-1 Lehigh scores less than 10 goals 0-1 Lehigh scores goals 4-2 Lehigh scores 15 or more goals 1-0 Opponent scores less than 5 goals 2-0 Opponent scores 5-9 goals 2-1 Opponent scores 10 or more goals 1-2 vs. Unranked Teams 4-1 vs. Ranked Teams 1-2 Lehigh in February 2-2 Lehigh in March 3-1 Lehigh in April 0-0 Lehigh in May TOP PERFORMANCES vs. the conferences Big East 1-0 CAA 2-0 ECAC 0-2 Ivy League 0-1 MAAC 1-0 Patriot League 1-0 Games decided by one goal 0-0 Games decided by 2-4 goals 3-1 Games decided by 5-8 goals 0-2 Games decided by 9+ goals 2-0 Experience Lehigh Football 2003

12 2013 LEHIGH MEN S LACROSSE GAME 9: UMASS AT #15/16 LEHIGH MARCH 20, 2013 PAGE 12 KEVIN CASSESE Smith Family Head Coach Sixth Year as Lehigh Head Coach Kevin Cassese enters his sixth season as Lehigh s head men s lacrosse coach in Cassese s impact has been immediate in his short time, capped off by the school s firstever Patriot League Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance last season. Cassese led the Mountain Hawks to a school-record 14 wins, a program record nine-game winning streak and their highest-ever national ranking; Lehigh came in at #4 nationally in the final Coaches Poll following the regular season. Entering 2013, the excitement around the program has never been higher as Lehigh is ranked #8 in this season s Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook, 20 spots ahead of where it ranked just one year prior. The Mountain Hawks also had six Inside Lacrosse preseason All-Americans, as many as last season s National Champion Loyola and more than double anyone else in the Patriot League. Following a home opening loss to Villanova, Lehigh promptly won nine straight games and 13-of-14 to advance to the NCAA Tournament as the #7 seed. The Mountain Hawks hosted eventual National Finalist Maryland and gave the Terps their toughest fight on their road to the title game. Despite falling down 6-1 in the first half, Lehigh responded with seven straight goals in front of a standing room only crowd of 2,278 at the Ulrich Sports Complex (and in front of a national audience on ESPNU). Lehigh posted an impressive 8-3 record against nationally-ranked foes. That included a big 9-8 win at #4 North Carolina in March, propelling the Mountain Hawks into the national polls for the first time. Lehigh ended a number of long droughts, defeating UNC for the first time since 1951, Yale for the first time since 1918 and Penn State for the first time since Lehigh owned the nation s #2 scoring defense (only behind Notre Dame), holding opponents to only 6.81 goals per game. The Mountain Hawks picked up their first shutout in 40 years with a 13-0 triumph over Manhattan, allowed only two goals to VMI and five or fewer to Penn State, Navy, Holy Cross, Penn and Saint Joseph s. Cassese was named Patriot League Coach of the Year while freshman Matt Poillon became Lehigh s first-ever Goalkeeper of the Year. Eight cracked the All-Patriot League Team, tied for most in school history and the most in Coach Cassese s tenure. On a personal level, Cassese continues to make his mark on the U.S. Lacrosse scene as he s coached the United States in Stars & Stripes Weekend and Champion Challenge each of the last two years. In February, Cassese was named an assistant coach for the 2014 U.S. men s national team, joining a staff led by former Navy head coach Richie Meade. Cassese will serve as one of three assistant coaches along with Dave Pietramala (Johns Hopkins) and Jeff Tambroni (Penn State). The 2011 season saw Cassese lead the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League Tournament appearance since Lehigh got off to a quick 3-1 start, which included a triumph over Navy, the program s first victory over the Midshipmen in nearly 100 years. The Mountain Hawks jumped squarely into the national lacrosse picture in 2011 by not only qualifying for the Patriot League postseason, but also proving they could compete with anyone in the country. Lehigh played an increasingly tough schedule in 11 and wouldn t back away from the challenge. All nine of the team s losses came against ranked opponents, with seven coming by a combined 17 goals. The Mountain Hawks nearly topped a pair of NCAA Tournament qualifiers (Villanova and Bucknell), falling by a single goal each time. They also took a ranked Penn State squad to overtime, just one week after the Nittany Lions dominated eventual CAA Champion Delaware. The up-and-coming Mountain Hawks posted the nation s eighth biggest improvement in 2011, according to LaxPower.com s computer rankings, which takes into account many of the factors used by the NCAA Tournament selection committee. Other highlights included defeating MAAC Finalist Detroit Mercy on the road while winning three-of-four in one stretch in late March. In that stretch was a convincing 13-7 win over America East Tournament qualifier Binghamton. A young Mountain Hawk squad will graduate only eight seniors and return six of Lehigh s eight All-League performers in 2013 as the anticipation and excitement around the program continues to rise. Cassese has mentored an impressive array of offensive talent, led by one of college lacrosse s most prolific scoring duos of David DiMaria and Dante Fantoni, who combined for 99 points in 2011 and 90 in They re a big reason why Lehigh s attack unit was ranked 10th by Inside Lacrosse in the 2013 Face-Off Yearbook. In his first four years at Lehigh, Cassese mentored a total of nine All-Patriot League honorees, including four in Faceoff specialist Ryan Snyder cracked the First Team after winning 61.6 percent of his draws and scooping a Patriot League record 118 groundballs. Jonathan Stumpf was not only named to the Second Team, but also earned endless other academic and athletic honors. He became Lehigh s first-ever CoSIDA Academic All-American while being named a Lowe s Senior First Team All-American, USILA Scholar All-American and Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Stumpf (along with teammate Will Scudder) also played in the USILA North-South All-Star Game where he netted the eventual game-winning goal for the South. During the fall of 2009, Cassese was named to the 2010 United States Men s National Lacrosse Team, traveling to Manchester, England in July. That marked the third time Cassese earned a spot on the National Team. Just months later, he worked with the U.S. National Team as the squad s head coach. In October, he led Team USA to a win over Harvard. Then in January, 2011, Cassese coached the United States to a 12-7 win over No. 7 Notre Dame in the Champion Challenge at the ESPN Wide World of Sports. Cassese s players have been involved in US Lacrosse as well as defenseman Ty Souders tried out for the U.S. Under-19 Team as part of a three-day training camp at UMBC. Recent graduates Cameron and Roman Lao-Gosney have also participated in numerous scrimmages for Team USA, beginning with the Capital Lacrosse Classic on Oct. 7, In his first season as the Mountain Hawks leader in 2008, Cassese led a young Lehigh squad to more home wins and more overall victories than the season prior. The Brown and White also ranked in the top 10 nationally in man-down defense and in the top 25 in scoring defense. Success continued into 2009 campaign, highlighted by back-to-back wins over ranked foes; the Mountain Hawks defeated #16 Army and #20 St. John s in succession. In 2010, the Mountain Hawks posted their first winning overall record since 2006 by going 8-7. A resilient group, Lehigh went a perfect 3-0 in overtime games, including wins over #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette in consecutive weeks to close out the season. Villanova marked the Mountain Hawks first top-10 win since downing #7 Georgetown in Fantoni scored both overtime game-winners to set the tone for what has been an impressive career to date. One of the most decorated student-athletes in Duke history, Cassese served as an assistant coach at his alma mater from , helping lead the Blue Devils to the 2007 National Championship Game. He also served as Duke s interim head coach for part of the summer of Prior to Duke, Cassese spent one season at Stony Brook as an assistant where he directed the nation s top extra man offense and helped the Seawolves to a 10-6 record in A two-time captain and three-time All-ACC selection while at Duke, Cassese helped lead the Blue Devils to three NCAA Tournament appearances and a pair of ACC Championships during his collegiate career. Cassese earned All-America honors on three separate occasions, including First Team accolades in 2002 and Cassese, who scored 80 goals and handed out 38 assists in his career, was a two-time Tewaaraton Trophy finalist and garnered ACC Player of the Year honors in In 2002, Cassese was the recipient of the Lt. Donald MacLaughlin, Jr. Award as the nation s top midfielder. An accomplished player on the international level as well, Cassese helped the United States to the gold medal at the 2002 International Lacrosse Federation World Championships. He was also a member of the United States team that placed second at the 2006 ILF World Championships in London, Ontario. Cassese was the second overall selection in the 2003 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. Among his professional accomplishments are a pair of MLL Rookie of the Week honors and a spot on the 2005 All-Star Team. Cassese, who was traded to the Philadelphia Barrage during the summer of 2007, helped lead his new team to the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Championship, as well as a spot in Championship Weekend in Cassese was signed by the Boston Cannons prior to the 2009 MLL season and appeared in 12 games during the regular season while helping lead them into the postseason. A native of Port Jefferson Station, New York and graduate of Comsewogue High School, Cassese earned his Bachelor s Degree in Sociology from Duke in He garnered USILA Scholar All-America and ACC Academic Honor Roll honors as well as the ACC s Weaver-James-Corrigan Honorary Award for outstanding athletic and academic achievement. Cassese and his wife, Katie Granson Cassese who attended nearby Freedom High School, were married in Bethlehem in December of Katie is currently a Realtor for RE/MAX Central in the Lehigh Valley. They had their first child, Drew Cassese, in July of Cassese s Coaching Resume Year Record PL Home Notables Won at #16 Army and #20 St. John s Defeated #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette PL Semifinals School-record 14 wins Highest ranking in school history (#4) Total (.512) (.484) (.500)