#8 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (2-0) #3 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (1-0)

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1 Facebook.com/PennStateMensLacrosse Contact: Jeremy Fallis O: (814) C: (814) SCHEDULE Overall: 2-0 // Home: 0-0 // Away: 1-0 // Neutral: 1-0 CAA: 0-0 // Home: 0-0 // Away: 0-0 // Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time Feb. 9 % at Michigan W 11-6 Feb vs. #9 Denver W Feb. 24 #3 NOTRE DAME Noon Mar. 2 % #19 OHIO STATE 1:00 p.m. Mar. 9 2 vs. #12 Lehigh 5:00 p.m. Mar. 16 * at #5 Massachusetts Noon Mar. 19 at Binghamton 4:00 p.m. Mar. 23 * SAINT JOSEPH S 1:00 p.m. Mar. 26 at Bucknell 7:30 p.m. Mar. 30 at Villanova 7:00 p.m. Apr. 6 * DREXEL 1:00 p.m. Apr. 13 * TOWSON 1:00 p.m. Apr. 20 * at Delaware 7:00 p.m. Apr. 27 * at #20 Hofstra 7:00 p.m CAA CHAMPIONSHIP May 1 ^ CAA Semifinals TBA May 4 ^ CAA Final TBA All Times Eastern Home games in CAPS at Penn State Lacrosse Field * Colonial Athletic Association games ^ CAA Championship games held at higher seed % Creator s Trophy game 1 Moe s Southwest Classic (Jacksonville, Fla.) 2 Whitman s Sampler Independence Classic (Chester, Pa.) Rankings based on USILA Coaches poll TEAM COMPARISON Record Conference Record Goals Goals/gm Assists 11 5 Shots Shots/gm Shot Pct Goals Allowed 18 5 GAA Save Pct Ground Balls Turnovers Caused Turnovers 8 8 Faceoffs Faceoff Pct Penalties-Minutes 7-7:30 0-0:00 Clearing Pct Riding Pct #8 PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS (2-0) #3 NOTRE DAME FIGHTING IRISH (1-0) Game 3: February 24, 2013 Noon Holuba Hall University Park, Pa. GAME DAY VENUE Holuba Hall (turf; indoors) SERIES RECORD 5-14 LAST MEETING Feb. 26, 2012; PSU 4-3 (OT at South Bend, Ind.) NEXT GAME Mar. 2 vs. #19 Ohio State GAME NOTES Penn State hosts Notre Dame in first top 10 matchup at Holuba Hall PSU defeated Notre Dame last season in South Bend, 4-3, in overtime Penn State knocked off No. 9 Denver, 15-12, last Sunday in Jacksonville Shane Sturgis named CAA Player of the Week for scoring four goals vs. Denver Jack Forster added four goals and TJ Sanders had a hat trick vs. Denver Goalkeeper Austin Kaut made 10 saves for PSU Notre Dame won last week at Duke, 13-5 Penn State is ranked eighth for the third time, matching highest ranking ever Austin Kaut was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on Friday Kaut and ND s John Kemp were USILA s All-American goalkeepers in 2012 Sanders and ND s Matt Kavanagh are top attackers for their teams as freshmen Nick Dolik was named a Senior CLASS Award nominee on Wednesday Nick Dolik and Jack Forster are riding 12- and 13-game point streaks, respectively Notre Dame will be PSU s second ranked foe in a row of five Next week Penn State hosts Ohio State in a key Creator s Trophy matchup SEASON STATISTICAL LEADERS OFFENSE GP-GS G A PTS SH UP GB 29 TJ Sanders Shane Sturgis Jack Forster Tom LaCrosse Kyle Zittel Tommy O Neill Nick Dolik Erik Myers FACEOFF GP-GS G A PTS GB FO PCT 6 Danny Henneghan DEFENSE GP-GS G A PTS SH GB CT 7 Michael Richards Kessler Brown Steven Bogert Travis Tyler GOALIE GP-GS W-L MIN GA GAA SV SV% 19 Austin Kaut : PennStateMensLacrosse GoPSUTV

2 SCOUTING THE FIGHTING IRISH Third-ranked Notre Dame (1-0) is coming off a 13-5 season-opening win at No. 4 Duke on Saturday, Feb. 16. Junior Jim Marlatt scored a career-high five goals, while freshman Matt Kavanagh tallied five points on four goals and an assist. In net, 2012 USILA All-America First- Team selection John Kemp made 10 saves with just five goals against. The Irish attack also received two-goal contributions from Sean Rogers and Steve Murphy. At the faceoff X, Liam O Connor won 7-of-18 attempts. ALL-TIME SERIES VS. ND All-Time Series PSU Streak...1 win First Meeting...3/18/89, PSU 9-1 Last Meeting...2/26/12, PSU 4-3 (OT) Last PSU Win...2/26/12, 4-3 Last ND Win...2/27/11, 6-2 Largest PSU Win...9-1, 3/18/89 Largest ND Win , 2/29/04 ND at PSU PSU Goals vs. ND LAST TIME VS. ND (Feb. 26, 2012) Matthew Mackrides scored the game-winning goal with two seconds remaining in overtime to propel No. 20 Penn State to a 4-3 win over No. 2 Notre Dame at Arlotta Stadium. The Nittany Lions broke Notre Dame s 15-game February win streak with the victory against their highest ranked opponent in program history. With the game knotted at 3-3 in the extra frame, Mackrides took the ball from behind the cage, beat the man coverage and slipped the shot past Notre Dame goalkeeper John Kemp (18 saves) in the waning seconds. The victory marked Penn State s first over the Fighting Irish since a 10-9 overtime win in Michael Richards and Drew Roper also scored for the Nittany Lions, while sophomore goalkeeper Austin Kaut was sensational in net and made 18 saves. Penn State outshot Notre Dame, 33-32, and collected more ground balls, LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. ND 2/26/12 W 4-3 (OT) A 2/27/11 L 2-6 H 2/28/10 L 8-12 A 2/22/09 L 8-13 H 2/24/08 L 9-15 A Note: Penn State and Notre Dame have met every year since will be the 17th straight season in the series. NITTANY LIONS THWART DENVER No. 15 Penn State took down No. 9 Denver, 15-12, at EverBank Field in the Moe s Southwest Grill Classic on Sunday (Feb. 17) afternoon. Shane Sturgis and Jack Forster each tallied four goals in the Penn State (2-0) victory. Fueled by a 7-3 surge in the third period, Penn State extended a two-goal halftime margin into a six-goal lead after three periods. TJ Sanders added three goals and Kyle Zittel posted his first multi-goal game of his career to help pace the Nittany Lion offense. Austin Kaut had a sluggish start, but made some key saves down 2013 PENN STATE MEN S LACROSSE ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown High School (Last College) 1 Travis Crane Sr. M Parkville, Md. Eastern Technical (CCBC Essex) 2 Conor Baucum (BOCK-um) Sr. GK Chevy Chase, Md. Gonzaga 3 Shane Sturgis (STIR-jiss) Jr. A Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown East 4 Drew Roper Sr. M Columbus, Ohio Worthington-Kilbourne 5 Riley Lasda So. M Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca 6 Danny Henneghan (HEN-eh-gan) Sr. M Beverly Hills, Mich. Brother Rice 7 Michael Richards So. M Skaneateles, N.Y. Skaneateles 8 Tyler Travis R-Jr. D Geneva, N.Y. Geneva 9 Jack Forster R-Sr. A Jenkintown, Pa. La Salle College 10 Ryan Guittare (Geh-TAR) Fr. D Garnet Valley, Pa. Garnet Valley 11 Kyle Baier (BAY-er) So. M Auburn, N.Y. Hotchkiss 12 Kyle VanThof (Van-THOFF) R-Jr. M Penfield, N.Y. Penfield 13 James Chakey Fr. D Havertown, Pa. The Haverford School 14 Erik Myers So. M Del Mar, Calif. The Salisbury School (Conn.) 15 Tim Golder Jr. A Cochranville, Pa. Avon Grove 16 Connor Darcey Fr. GK Wellesley, Mass. Wellesley 17 AJ Carfora Fr. D Branford, Conn. The Salisbury School 18 Sammy Davis Fr. M Pittsfield, Mass. The Governor s Academy 19 Austin Kaut Jr. GK Morton, Pa. Springfield-Delco 20 Steven Bogert Jr. D Carlsbad, Calif. La Costa Canyon 21 Jack Donnelly So. D Toronto, Ont. The Hill Academy 22 Pat Manley So. A Arnold, Md. St. Mary s 23 James Burke Fr. D Duxbury, Mass. Duxbury 24 Ryan Mullen Jr. D Hatboro, Pa. Hatboro-Horsham 25 Tom LaCrosse Jr. M Canandaigua, N.Y. Canandaigua Academy 26 Nick Dolik Sr. M Bloomfield, Hill, Mich. Brother Rice 27 Jordan LaTendresse (Lah-TOND-riss) Fr. D Danville, Calif. San Ramon Valley 28 Kessler Brown Jr. D Springfield, Va. West Springfield 29 TJ Sanders Fr. A Orillia, Ont. The Millbrook School (N.Y.) 30 Kyle Zittel So. M Eden, N.Y. Eden 31 Steve Aitken Jr. A Wayne, Pa. Haverford School 32 Bryan Gerrato So. M Rockville Centre, N.Y. South Side 33 Ryne Sternberg Jr. D Toronto, Ont. Culver Academy 34 John Cugini (Coo-GEE-nee) Sr. M Springfield, Pa. Springfield-Delco (Denver) 35 Talal Alvie Fr. GK Charlotte, N.C. Providence HS 36 Jordan Weiss Fr. M Danville, Calif. San Ramon Valley 37 Tommy O Neill Fr. M Shamong, N.J. St. Augustine Prep 38 Drake Kreinz Fr. M Delafield, Wis. The Portsmouth Abbey School (R.I.) 39 Matt Sexton Fr. A Niskayuna, N.Y. Niskayuna 40 John Von Nessen Fr. M Hillsborough, N.J. Hillsborough 41 Gavin Ahern (AY-hern) Jr. A Rockville Centre, N.Y. South Side 42 Eric Davidheiser Sr. M Vashon, Wash. The Hill School 43 Taylor Stothoff (STOW-thoff) So. M Sparks, Md. The Boys Latin School 44 JP Burnside So. D Garden City, N.Y. Garden City 45 David Spadacene (SPAD-ah-cee-nee) Sr. D Bethel Park, Pa. Bethel Park (Presbyterian) Head Coach: Jeff Tambroni (Third season) Assistant Coaches: Peter Toner (Third season), Chris Doctor (Third season) Volunteer Assistant: David Shriver (Second season) 2 PENN STATE 2013 MEN S LACROSSE 30 ALL-AMERICANS

3 the stretch, finishing with 10 stops on the day. STURGIS IS CAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK Penn State attackman Shane Sturgis was named Colonial Athletic Association Men s Lacrosse Player of the Week on Monday, Feb. 18. Sturgis scored four goals on eight shots to lead Penn State past No. 9 Denver, 15-12, on Sunday. For Sturgis, the honor is his third weekly conference award. He was twice named CAA Rookie of the Week in 2011 on Mar. 14 and Apr. 11 en route to a All-CAA Rookie Team laurel. Sturgis impressed on a national stage keying an attack that defeated No. 9 Denver in Jacksonville, Fla. Sturgis took just eight shots and scored four times, including a highlight-reel inside roll in the third quarter. NITTANY LIONS IN THE RANKINGS Penn State was ranked eighth by the USILA Coaches this week, matching the highest ranking in school time. This is the third time the Nittany Lions have achieved a ranking of eighth, which last came on Apr. 1, Before that, Penn State was ranked eighth on Apr. 13, KAUT ON TEWAARATON WATCH LIST Goalkeeper Austin Kaut was named to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on Friday. The Tewaaraton Award honors the best players in NCAA lacrosse across all divisions. A 2012 nominee as one of the top 25 players in NCAA lacrosse, Kaut is the first Nittany Lion to be on the Tewaaraton Award Watch List since when Drew Adams accomplished the feat. Kaut was a USILA All-American Second Team honoree in 2012 following an honorable mention campaign as a freshman in TOP NETMINDERS Austin Kaut and Notre Dame counterpart John Kemp are both Teewaraton Award Watch List candidates and represent arguably the two best goalkeepers in the country. Kemp, a senior, earned first-team USILA All-America recognition in 2012, while Kaut was a second-team honoree. Here s how the goalies stack by the numbers: Player GP-S W-L Time GAA Pct. Kaut : Kemp : BATTLE OF FRESHMAN ATTACKERS In his first collegiate game, TJ Sanders started, scored four goals and dished an assist. In Matt Kavanagh s first game, he started, scored four goals and dished an assist. Indeed, they were impressive starts for each freshman attacker in their collegiate debuts. Sanders backed his fivepoint performance at Michigan with a three-goal showing in a win over No. 9 Denver. Player GP-S G A Pts. Pct. Kavanagh Sanders SENIOR CLASS AWARD NOMINEE Midfielder Nick Dolik was named a nominee for the prestigious Senior CLASS Award on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Dolik is one of 20 nominees who excel both on and off the field for the award. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. The Senior CLASS Award is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, which focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in the community. GOING STREAKING Penn State s potent attack has three Nittany Lions riding point streaks from last season. Leading the way is Jack Forster whose 14-game streak started on March 3 against Ohio State. Nick Dolik has a 13-game streak, while Shane Sturgis is at eight games. Name Games Date started.. G-A-P Jack Forster 14 3/3/ Nick Dolik 13 3/10/ Shane Sturgis 8 3/31/ RUNNING THE GAUNTLET Penn State is currently in a stretch of five games against USILA ranked opponents. So far, PSU is 1-0 after Sunday, Feb. 17 s defeat of No. 9 Denver. A sterner test awaits this Sunday when No. 3 Notre Dame comes to town. Three more games await PSU over the next three weeks: No. 19 Ohio State, No. 12 Lehigh and No. 5 Massachusetts. Another Penn State opponent, No. 20 Hofstra (April 27) is also ranked. Bucknell (March 26), Villanova (March 30) and Drexel (April 6) received votes in last week s poll. ROAD WARRIORS Of the 14 regular-season contests, Penn State will be home for just five of them, making the Nittany Lions one of the most road tested teams in the country. In total, seven games are true road contests along with two neutral site games. So far this season, Penn State is 2-0 away from Happy Valley. LIONS OVERWHELM WOLVERINES Led by four-goal performances from TJ Sanders and Shane Sturgis, No. 15 Penn State men s lacrosse defeated Michigan, 11-6, at Oosterbaan Fieldhouse. In all, Sanders had a five-point afternoon in his collegiate debut, while goaltender Austin Kaut made 12 saves for the CAA STANDINGS (as of Feb. 10) CAA USILA Team CAA Pct. GF GA Overall Pct. GF GA 5 Massachusetts PENN STATE Hofstra Saint Joseph s Delaware RV Drexel Towson CAA RESULTS & SCHEDULE Saturday, Feb. 16 Saint Joseph s 8, High Point 5 (1) #12 Massachusetts 12 #4 North Carolina, 11 (2) #7 Virginia* 13, Drexel (OT) Hofstra* 14, Sacred Heart 9 #1 Loyola 9, Delaware* 8 #4 Johns Hopkins 12, Towson* 6 Sunday, Feb. 17 #15 PENN STATE 12 #9 Denver 12 (3) Wednesday, Feb. 20 #2 Loyola 14, Towson* 9 Saturday, Feb. 23 Mercer at Towson, 1 p.m. Harvard at #5 Massachusetts, 1 p.m. VMI at Saint Joseph s, 1 p.m. Albany at Drexel, 1 p.m. Princeton at Hofstra, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 #3 Notre Dame at #8 PENN STATE, Noon * Home Team; (1) at Woodberry Forest, Va.; (2) at Kennesaw, Ga.; (3) at Jacksonville, Fla. 100 SEASONS PENN STATE MEN S LACROSSE NITTANY LION ATHLETICS GoPSUsports.com 3

4 USILA COACHES POLL (as of Feb. 18) # Team Record Last 1 Maryland Loyola Notre Dame Johns Hopkins 0-0 T4 5 Massachusetts Virginia Cornell PENN STATE North Carolina 0-0 T4 10 Colgate Denver Lehigh Princeton Duke Fairfield Albany 1-0 RV 17 Yale Syracuse Ohio State Hofstra RV: Drexel, Bryant, Lafayette, Villanova, Bucknell, Harvard, Penn, Air Force, Navy, Mount St. Mary s NIKE/INSIDE LACROSSE MEDIA POLL (as of Feb. 18) # Team Record Last 1 Loyola Maryland Notre Dame Johns Hopkins Cornell Virginia Massachusetts Lehigh PENN STATE Colgate Denver North Carolina Duke Princeton Fairfield Albany 1-0 RV 17 Ohio State Syracuse Hofstra Yale RV: St. John s, Bucknell, Lafayette, Penn, Delaware, Drexel, Bryant, Marist, Mount St. Mary s, Army, Bellarmine Bold indicates 2013 opponent RANKINGS SUMMARY Week RPI USILA IL Pre / /25-3/4 - RPI - NCAA Ratings Percentage Index USILA - USILA Coaches Poll IL - Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Nittany Lions. Penn State (1-0) ran away from Michigan (0-1) after a tied first period, holding a 5-3 lead at halftime and upping it to 10-3 in the third. The Nittany Lions outscored the Wolverines 5-0 to open the second half to open the seven-goal advantage. Penn State received key contributions from Jack Forster (2 goals, 1 assist) and Tommy O Neill (two assists) as well. Penn State out-shot Michigan for the game, the most shots attempted since March 6, 2009 vs. Ohio State (55). SANDERS NAMED CAA S TOP ROOKIE Freshman attackman TJ Sanders earned CAA Rookie of the Week for his five-point showing at Michigan on Saturday. Sanders led all rookies in goals (4) and points (5) and was just one point shy of the league lead, which two UMass players had last weekend. NITTANY LIONS ON TV Penn State is slated to play two games on television this season: Feb. 17 against Denver at Jacksonville, Fla. on NBC Sports Network and March 9 vs. Lehigh in Chester, Pa. on Comcast SportsNet. The Lehigh game is also scheduled to be broadcast live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app. Penn State s appearance on NBC Sports Network is believed to be the first nationally televised men s lacrosse game in program history. The last time Penn State was on television was in 2010 vs. Towson on WMAR in Baltimore. CELEBRATING THE 100TH SEASON The Penn State men s lacrosse program is celebrating its 100th season in 2013, one of just a handful of teams to reach the milestone. The team started its program on May 24, 1913 with a 4-3 win over Penn under Walter Farley. Since then, the Nittany Lions have won 476 games in program history. Penn State will hold its 100th season celebration on April 6 vs. Drexel, where alumni of all teams are welcomed back to Happy Valley to honor the proud history of Penn State lacrosse. CREATOR S TROPHY Penn State won the inaugural Creator s Trophy, a men s lacrosse competition started in 2012 by the Big Ten schools Michigan, Ohio State and Penn State. The Nittany Lions went 2-0 in the round-robin format, while the Buckeyes went 1-1 and the Wolverines went 0-2. This season, Penn State is 1-0 and can clinch the trophy on March 2 when it meets Ohio State in Happy Valley Creator s Trophy Schedule Feb. 9: Penn State 11, Michigan 6 Mar. 2: Ohio State at Penn State, 1 p.m. Apr. 13: Ohio State at Michigan, 1 p.m. PENN STATE VOTED IN PRESEASON POLLS Nittany Lions garnered a pair of preseason rankings from the USILA coaches poll and Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll on Jan. 28. Both rankings put Penn State 15th, second in the CAA after Massachusetts (12). NITTANY LIONS TABBED SECOND IN CAA Penn State was voted second in the preseason Colonial Athletic Association poll and earned four student-athletes on the preseason All-CAA team on Friday, Feb. 1. The voting was conducted by each of the league s head coaches. Penn State earned 31 votes, second most to defending champion Massachusetts (35). The Nittany Lions garnered two first-place votes, while the Minutemen earned the other five. Drexel and Hofstra were voted third, while Delaware, Towson and Saint Joseph s rounded out the seventeam conference. Four Nittany Lions - Jack Forster, Nick Dolik, Kessler Brown and Austin Kaut - were named to the 2013 Preseason All-CAA Team. Kaut is a two-time All-CAA First Team honoree, while Forster and Dolik each have made appearances in the postseason awards list for the CAA. KAUT A PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN On Dec. 4, junior Austin Kaut was named to the Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America Second Team. A 2012 second-team USILA All-American honoree is a two-time All-CAA First Team goaltender. RETURNING SCORERS Penn State went 9-6 last season and returns the core of its team with just three starters graduating and 31 letterwinners returning for the 2013 season. The 2013 team will see 77 percent of its scoring from a year ago back on the field led by senior Jack Forster, who earned an extra year of eligibility from the NCAA for two knee injuries. Forster, who tallied 40 points last year, sits nine points shy of 100 for his career entering the 2013 campaign. Aiding Forster s offensive capabilities are Shane Sturgis, Nick Dolik and Gavin Ahern who all scored double digit goals in Sturgis found the back of the net 19 times, Dolik had 18 markers and Ahern scored 13 goals. VETERAN LEADERSHIP On Dec. 5, 2013, head coach Jeff Tambroni announced that senior leaders Travis Crane and Jack Forster earned the distinction of captains. Crane, a fifth-year senior in his secon season in Happy Valley, is a midfielder out of Parkville, Md, while Forster of Jenkintown, Pa. is at Penn State for his sixth year. Our coaching staff and team are very confident that they will do a wonderful job as we make our way through the spring season, Tambroni 4 PENN STATE 2013 MEN S LACROSSE 30 ALL-AMERICANS

5 said. Both of [these] guys have been around for a long time, one a fifth-year (Crane) the other a sixth-year senior (Forster), and have fought through a lot of adversity in their own right. I think their experience is going to be great for this team at the time that Penn State lacrosse is in its history, and hopefully going to give us an opportunity to turn the page. HOME SWEET HOME Penn State hosts five games starting with exciting battles with No. 3 Notre Dame and No. 19 Ohio State on Feb. 24 and March 2, respectively. The Nittany Lions host their final three games in CAA play against Saint Joseph s (March 23), Drexel (April 6) and Towson (April 13). COACH TAMBRONI IN YEAR THREE Head coach Jeff Tambroni is in his third year on the Penn State sidelines, winning 16 games in the past two years after a 2-11 season in 2010 before his arrival. Last year, Tambroni led the Nittany Lions one win shy of their first 10-win season since 2009 and on the cusp of the CAA Championship. Penn State cracked the top 10 in the USILA poll for the first time in program history on March 5 after wins over Notre dame nad Ohio State. Tambroni has also led Penn State to back-to-back second-place finishes in the CAA and has a 9-3 regular-season record in the conference. PSU WELCOMES NEWCOMERS Fourteen new Penn State student-athletes joined the lacrosse team this season. The Nittany Lions welcomed two attakmen, five midfielders, five defenders and two goalies in the class. NEXT TIME OUT Penn State welcomes Ohio State to Happy Valley on Saturday, March 2 for a 1:00 p.m. opening faceoff. All Penn State regular-season home games are free of charge and parking is available in Lot 44 near the Multi-Sport Complex NCAA RANKS (as of May 28) Team Scoring Offense Points/gm. Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Assists Saves/gm. Caused Turnovers/gm. Least Turnovers/gm. Faceoff Percentage Ground Balls/gm. Win Percentage Man-Up Offense Man-Down Defense Danny Henneghan Faceoff Percentage Ground Balls/gm. Austin Kaut Goals-Against Avg. Save Percentage Saves/gm. 45th 49th 10th 26th 53rd 19th 15th 9th 33rd 47th 18th T-35th 36th 37th 43rd 10th 6th 10th CAA RANKS (All Games as of Feb. 12) Team Goals/Gm. Assists/Gm. Points/Gm. Ground Balls/gm. Shots/gm. Shot Percentage Man-Up Goals/gm. Man-Up Percentage Penalty Killing Pct. Penalties/gm. Penalty Minutes/gm. Fewest Turnovers/gm. Caused Turnovers/gm. Goals-Against Avg. Saves/gm. Save Percentage Faceoff Percentage Sammy Davis Assists/gm. Nick Dolik Assists/gm. Jack Forster Goals/gm. Points/gm. G-W Goals/gm. Shots/gm. Danny Henneghan Ground Balls/gm. Faceoff Percentage Austin Kaut Goals-Against Avg. Save Percentage Saves/gm. Tom LaCrosse G-W Goals/gm. Erik Myers Assists/gm. Tommy O Neill Assists/Gm. TJ Sanders Goals/Gm. Points/gm. 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 7th 7th 6th 4th 6th 7th 7th 4th T-8th T-8th 5th T-9th T- T- 4th 7th T- T-8th T-8th 4th T-4th CAA RANKS (Conference Games Only) First Conference Games Set for Mar. 16 Shane Sturgis Goals/Gm. Points/gm. Shots/gm. Man-Up Goals/gm. T-2nd T-4th T-2nd T-5th INDIVIDUAL HONORS & AWARDS Kessler Brown Preseason All-CAA Nick Dolik Preseason All-CAA Senior CLASS Award Nominee Jack Forster Preseason All-CAA Austin Kaut Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American Preseason All-CAA Teewaraton Award Watch List TJ Sanders CAA Rookie of the Week (2/11) Shane Sturgis CAA Player of the Week (2/18) PSU Student-Athlete of the Week (2/19) 100 SEASONS PENN STATE MEN S LACROSSE NITTANY LION ATHLETICS GoPSUsports.com 5

6 MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS PENN STATE is at Penn State Lacrosse Field vs. CAA as members under Jeff Tambroni All-time vs. Notre Dame All-time vs. No. 3 Teams vs. Big East members In at home on the road at neutral sites in overtime when wearing white when wearing blue when leading after one quarter when tied after one quarter when trailing after one quarter when leading at halftime when trailing at halftime when tied at halftime when leading after three quarters when tied after three quarters when trailing after three quarters when scoring first goal when opponent scores first goal when out-shooting opponent when out-shot by opponent when winning ground ball battle when losing ground ball battle when tied in ground ball battle when winning faceoff battle when losing faceoff battle when tied in faceoff battle against ranked opponents against unranked opponents against higher-ranked opponents against lower-ranked opponents when scoring less than 10 goals when scoring 10 or more goals when allowing less than 10 goals when allowing 10 or more goals on Tuesday on Saturday on Sunday on grass on turf outdoors indoors during the day at night vs. America East vs. Big East vs. CAA vs. ECAC vs. Patriot League when a freshman scores in one-goal games THE LAST TIME PENN STATE... Scored 5 or less goals 3/20/12...vs. #11 Lehigh (5-9) Scored 6-9 goals 4/28/12... vs. Hofstra (9-8) Scored goals 2/9/13... at Michigan (11-6) Scored goals 2/17/13...vs. #9 Denver (15-12) Scored 18 goals 2/16/08...vs. Robert Morris (18-2) Scored 19 goals 4/9/05...vs. #15 Hobart (19-13) Scored 20+ goals 3/26/94... vs. Lafayette (21-7) Allowed less than 5 goals 4/14/12...at Towson (8-3) Allowed 6-9 goals 2/9/13... at Michigan (11-6) Allowed goals 2/17/13...vs. #9 Denver (15-12) Allowed goals 3/8/11...at #20 Villanova (17-5) Allowed 20+ goals 3/20/10...at #8 Duke (11-20) Won in overtime 2/26/12...at #2 Notre Dame (4-3) Lost in overtime 3/17/12...vs. #3 Massachusetts (8-9) Won in double overtime 4/28/12... vs. Hofstra (9-8) Lost in double overtime 2/14/09... at Robert Morris (11-12) Won in triple overtime never Lost in triple overtime 3/5/11... vs. Ohio State (5-6) Was ranked in the USILA Top 20 1/28/ th Was ranked in the USILA Top 10 2/18/13...8th Played a USILA Top 10 Team 2/17/13...vs. #9 Denver (15-12) Played a USILA Top 20 Team 3/31/12... vs. #12 Villanova (13-8) Defeated a USILA Top 10 Team 2/17/13...vs. #9 Denver (15-12) Defeated a USILA Top 20 Team 3/31/12... vs. #12 Villanova (13-8) Attempted less than 20 shots 2/27/ vs. Notre Dame (2-6) Attempted shots 5/2/ vs. Drexel (11-13) Attempted shots 4/21/ vs. Delaware (13-9) Attempted shots 2/17/ vs. #9 Denver (15-12) Attempted shots 2/9/ at Michigan (11-6) Attempted 60+ shots 2/20/ vs. Robert Morris (17-24) Allowed less than 30 shots 2/17/ vs. #9 Denver (15-12) Allowed shots 2/9/ at Michigan (11-6) Allowed shots 2/11/ vs. #6 North Carolina (10-14) Allowed 50+ shots 5/2/ at #16 Georgetown (12-11) Scored 25+ points 2/18/ , vs. Michigan (16-9) Made saves 3/31/ , vs. #12 Villanova (13-8) Made 25+ saves 3/19/ , at #10 Massachusetts (8-7) Tallied 10+ assists 2/18/ , vs. Michigan (16-9) Won an NCAA Tourney game never Lost an NCAA Tourney game 5/14/12... at #4 Maryland (10-14) A PENN STATE PLAYER... Scored 4 goals 2/17/13...Sturgis, Forster vs. #9 Denver (15-12) Scored 5 goals 2/18/12... Jack Forster vs. Michigan (16-9) Scored 6 goals 4/11/09...Jack Forster vs. St. John s (12-11) Scored 7 goals 5/16/61...Steve Schraeder vs. Gettysburg (14-4) Scored 8 goals 4/19/72...Jim Trenz vs. Loyola (17-10) Scored 9 goals 5/9/72... Jim Trenz vs. Bucknell (19-6) Scored 10 goals 4/30/83...Rich Russo vs. Montclair State (25-6) Tallied 8 points 2/18/12... Jack Forster vs. Michigan (16-9) Tallied 11 points 5/11/71... Jim Trenz vs. Bucknell (16-12) Tallied 12+ points 5/2/ , Gary Martin vs. Bucknell (20-13) Had 4 assists 4/25/09...Mike Toner vs. Saint Joseph s (17-6) Had 7+ assists 5/2/ , Gary Martin vs. Bucknell (20-13) Attempted shots 3/21/ , Chris Hogan vs. Fairfield (4-5) Attempted 20+ shots 2/10/10. 25, Chris Hogan vs. Robert Morris (17-24) Made saves 2/26/ , Austin Kaut at #2 Notre Dame (4-3) Made saves 4/4/ , Drew Adams vs. Hobart (10-8) Made saves 3/19/ , Austin Kaut at #9 UMass (9-8) Made saves 4/10/ , Joe Guterding vs. Hofstra (16-10) Made 40 saves 4/13/ , Jim Houck vs. Navy (8-19) Collected 10+ ground balls 4/9/ , Danny Henneghan vs. Drexel (13-14) 6 PENN STATE 2012 MEN S LACROSSE 30 ALL-AMERICANS

7 JEFF TAMBRONI Head Coach Third Year HOBART 92 PENN STATE RECORD (.581) OVERALL RECORD (.706) 2009 USILA DIVISION I COACH OF THE YEAR 2011 CAA CO-COACH OF THE YEAR Jeff Tamboni will enter his third season as head coach of the Penn State men s lacrosse team in During the 2012 campaign, Tambroni led the Nittany Lions to a second-place CAA finish with two USILA All-Americans and six All-CAA honorees. Penn State finished with a 9-6 overall record and a 5-1 mark in conference action. The 2011 CAA Co-Coach of the Year, Tambroni led the Nittany Lions to a 7-7 record and their first-ever CAA tournament berth during his first year at the program s helm. During his tenure, his players earned 37 first-team All-Ivy honors, including five Ivy League awards, and three conference Rookie of the Year selections. In addition, 39 players garnered All-America recognition. Prior to serving as Cornell s head coach, he spent four seasons as a Big Red assistant coach ( ). Tambroni also served as assistant coach at Loyola College in 1997 and at his alma mater, Hobart College, for three seasons. With the Statesmen, he helped the program reach the 1994 NCAA Division III national championship game. A 1992 graduate, Tambroni earned his bachelor s degree in American studies. He earned first-team All-America honors as a senior and was twice named a second-team All-American ( ). The MVP of the 1990 NCAA title game, Tambroni helped lead the team to back-to-back NCAA championships ( ) and left Hobart tied for seventh on the school s all-time scoring list with 202 points. Before embarking upon his collegiate coaching career, Tambroni coached the Heaton Mersey Lacrosse Club of the English Lacrosse Union for one year and served as a visiting coach for the Czech- American Lacrosse Foundation in Prague in the summer of Tambroni and his wife, Michelle, have three daughters, Carissa, Madison and Ella. Michelle played field hockey at Penn State from and earned All-America honors as a senior. In 2011, eight Nittany Lions garnered All-CAA recognition and freshman goalkeeper Austin Kaut earned Rookie of the Year honors while being named a USILA Honorable Mention All-American. Prior to Penn State, Tambroni spent 10 seasons as head coach at Cornell ( ). He guided the Big Red to a record and three NCAA Final Four appearances (2007, ), including the 2009 national championship game. Tambroni was named USILA Division I Coach of the Year following the 2009 season and was tabbed the 2007 and 2009 Field Turf/ NCAA Division I Coach of the Year. Tambroni was also the 2004 and 2009 Ithaca Journal Male Coach of the Year and a three-time National Coach of the Week. While at Cornell, Tambroni became the 10th-fastest coach to reach the 100-win mark when he accomplished the feat in his 134th career game in March WINNINGEST ACTIVE NCAA DIVISION I COACHES (Minimum 100 games) Rank Coach School W L Pct. 1 John Desko Syracuse Bill Tierney Denver Dom Starsia Virginia Dave Pietramala Johns Hopkins Jeff Tambroni Penn State CAREER RECORD Season Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Finish Championships Postseason Finish nd/3rd nd/3rd NCAA Quarterfinals T- Co-Ivy Champions T- Co-Ivy Champions NCAA Quarterfinals Ivy Champions NCAA Quarterfinals T- Co-Ivy Champions NCAA First Round Ivy Champions NCAA Semifinals T- Co-Ivy Champions NCAA First Round T- Co-Ivy Champions NCAA Runner-Up T- Co-Ivy Champions NCAA Semifinalist At Cornell Ivy League Titles 8 NCAA Tourneys nd CAA Tournament nd CAA Tournament At PSU CAA Tourneys Career SEASONS PENN STATE MEN S LACROSSE NITTANY LION ATHLETICS GoPSUsports.com 7

8 LAST TIME VS. NOTRE DAME Lacrosse Box Score (Final) Penn State Men's Lacrosse #20 Penn State vs #2 Notre Dame (Feb 26, 2012 at Notre Dame, Ind.) Penn State (2-1) vs. Notre Dame (1-1) Date: Feb 26, 2012 ï Attendance: 1426 Weather: Sunny, windy, low 40s Score by period OT Total Penn State Notre Dame Penn State SCORING: GOALS: Mackrides, Matthew 2; Richards, Michael 1; Roper, Drew 1. ASSISTS: LaCrosse, Tom 1. Notre Dame SCORING: GOALS: FOLEY, Ryan 2; CULLY, Quinn 1. ASSISTS: HOPKINS, Westy 1. Shots by period OT Total Penn State Notre Dame Ground balls/prd OT Total Penn State Notre Dame Saves by period OT Total Penn State Notre Dame Turnovers by prd OT Total Penn State Notre Dame F/O violations by prd OT Total Penn State Notre Dame Faceoffs by prd OT Total Penn State Notre Dame Clears by period OT Total Penn State Notre Dame Extra-man opps OT Total Penn State Notre Dame Stadium: Arlotta Stadium Penalties - Penn State 2/2:00; Notre Dame 4/3: second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - Penn State 0/0 (0); Notre Dame 0/0 (0). Officials: Brian Abbott; Paul Espinosa; Dana Friend. Official's signature 8 PENN STATE 2013 MEN S LACROSSE 30 ALL-AMERICANS

9 LAST TIME OUT Lacrosse Box Score (Final) 2013 Penn State Men's Lacrosse #9 Denver vs #15 Penn State (Feb 17, 2013 at Jacksonville, Fla.) Denver (1-1) vs. Penn State (2-0) Date: Feb 17, 2013 ï Attendance: 5418 Weather: Low 50s & sunny. NNW 17mph Score by period Total Denver Penn State Denver SCORING: GOALS: Berg, Wes 3; Law, Eric 3; Noble, Jeremy 2; Flint, Cameron 2; Adamson, Eric 1; Woolford, Colin 1. ASSISTS: Adamson, Eric 2; Holst, Garret 1; Noble, Jeremy 1. Penn State SCORING: GOALS: Forster, Jack 4; Sturgis, Shane 4; Sanders, TJ 3; Zittel, Kyle 2; LaCrosse, Tom 1; Richards, Michael 1. ASSISTS: Davis, Sammy 1; Dolik, Nick 1; LaCrosse, Tom 1; VanThof, Kyle 1. Shots by period Total Denver Penn State Ground balls/prd Total Denver Penn State Saves by period Total Denver Penn State Turnovers by prd Total Denver Penn State F/O violations by prd Total Denver Penn State Faceoffs by prd Total Denver Penn State Clears by period Total Denver Penn State Extra-man opps Total Denver Penn State Stadium: EverBank Field Penalties - Denver 3/2:30; Penn State 4/4: second Goals/Warnings (Violations) - Denver 0/0 (0); Penn State 0/0 (0). Officials: Tom Abbot; Kevin O'Leary; Jeff Bruso. Official's signature 100 SEASONS PENN STATE MEN S LACROSSE NITTANY LION ATHLETICS GoPSUsports.com 9

10 2013 Penn State Men's Lacrosse Penn State Overall Team Statistics All games (as of Feb 19, 2013) Overall: 2-0 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-0 Neut: 1-0 TEAM STATISTICS PSU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists 11 9 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up 1 3 Man-down 0 0 Unassisted 15 9 Overtime 0 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS 8 14 FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number 7 10 Minutes 7:30 8:30 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/1042 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/5418 Goals by Period 2nd 3rd 4th Total Penn State Opponents Shots by Period 2nd 3rd 4th Total Penn State Opponents Saves by Period 2nd 3rd 4th Total Penn State Opponents Shots on Goal 2nd 3rd 4th Total Penn State Opponents PENN STATE 2013 MEN S LACROSSE 30 ALL-AMERICANS

11 2013 Penn State Men's Lacrosse Penn State Overall Individual Statistics All games (as of Feb 19, 2013) Overall: 2-0 Conf: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-0 Neut: 1-0 ## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% up dn gb t/o ct faceoff pct pen-min 3 Sturgis, Shane Sanders, TJ Forster, Jack LaCrosse, Tom Zittel, Kyle Dolik, Nick O'Neill, Tommy Richards, Michael VanThof, Kyle Davis, Sammy Myers, Erik Henneghan, Danny Ahern, Gavin Crane, Travis Sexton, Matt Burke, James Burnside, JP Sternberg, Ryne Brown, Kessler Donnelly, Jack Bogert, Steven Kaut, Austin Chakey, James Travis, Tyler Total Opponents ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t 19 Kaut, Austin : Total 2 120: Opponents 2 120: Goals by Period 2nd 3rd 4th Total Penn State Opponents Shots by Period 2nd 3rd 4th Total Penn State Opponents Shots on Goal 2nd 3rd 4th Total Penn State Opponents Saves by Period 2nd 3rd 4th Total Penn State Opponents Attendance Summary PSU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 1/1042 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/5418 CLEARS: Penn State , Opponents MAN-UP OPPS: Penn State , Opponents SEASONS PENN STATE MEN S LACROSSE NITTANY LION ATHLETICS GoPSUsports.com 11

12 2013 Penn State Men's Lacrosse Penn State Game Results All games (as of Feb 19, 2013) Date Opponent Score Overall Conf Site Att. Goalie Feb 09 at Michigan W Ann Arbor, Mich Kaut, Austin (1-0) Feb 17 vs #9 Denver W Jacksonville, Fla Kaut, Austin (2-0) Team Record W-L-T Overall: 2-0 Conference: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 1-0 Overtime: 0-0 Attendance Dates Total Average Total: Home: Away: Neutral: PENN STATE 2013 MEN S LACROSSE 30 ALL-AMERICANS