CANISIUS MEN S LACROSSE 2010 SCHEDULE February 27 at No. 17 Harvard L, 6-16 March 2 No. 8 CORNELL L, 6-9 13 at Denver L, 5-10 20 at Mount St. Mary s * L, 6-13 27 MANHATTAN * (2ot) W, 11-10 April 3 at Saint Joseph s * (ot) W, 11-10 6 at Robert Morris L, 11-17 10 MARIST * L, 6-9 13 HOBART 7 p.m. 17 at Wagner * 1 p.m. 21 DETROIT * 3 p.m. 28 SIENA * 3 p.m. May 1 at VMI 1 p.m. 7 MAAC SEMIFINALS # TBA 9 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIP # TBA HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS * MAAC Game # MAAC Tournament at Marist TEAMS AT A GLANCE Canisius Head Coach... Randy Mearns Career Record... 64-92 (.410) Record at Canisius... 64-92 (.410) Hobart Head Coach...T.W. Johnson Career Record... 50-21 (.704) Record at Hobart...9-14 (.391) STAT COMPARISON CC HC Overall Record 2-6 2-7 Home Record 1-2 1-3 Road/Neutral Record 1-4 1-4 Scoring Offense 7.8 7.8 Scoring Defense 11.8 10.6 Assist Avg. 4.0 4.6 Ground Balls Avg. 26.0 27.6 Shots Avg. 27.6 32.9 Shot Pct..281.240 Save Pct..420.575 Man-Up Pct..480.200 Penalty Kill.588.605 Faceoff Pct..457.563 Clear Pct..804.791 CANISIUS WRAPS UP NON-CONFERENCE PLAY VERSUS HOBART The Canisius College men s lacrosse team plays its final non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, hosting Hobart at the Demske State Sports Complex. Game time between the two New York state schools is set for 7 p.m. LoCOCO NEARS 100-POINT MARK 4 Junior Nick LoCoco has returned from injury and now nears another career milestone. 4 LoCoco has totaled 96 career points on 22 goals and 74 assists. He is just four points shy of becoming the 16th player in the program s history to record his 100th career point. 4 The junior would also join his classmate Adam Jones, who became the 15th member of the 100-point club earlier in the 2010 season. 4 LoCoco already ranks sixth in the program s history with 74 career assists. MAN-UP SUCCESS 4 While the Canisius offense has struggled at times this season, the Griffs man-up offense has had no problems finding the back of the net. 4For the season, Canisius has converted 48 percent of its extra-man chances. The Griffs are currently ranked ninth in the country. 4Canisius has scored at least one man-up goal in every game, highlighted by a season high three against No. 17 Harvard and an overtime winner against Saint Joseph s. 4Senior Mike Benzinger and junior Adam Jones lead the Griffs with three man-up goals each this season. JONES CONTINUES CLIMB UP SCHOOL RECORD BOOK 4 Adam Jones has led the Canisius offense since first arriving on campus and the junior is Career Points now moving up the school s record book. 4 Jones now ranks 13th in school history with 109 career points and 10th with 87 career goals. 4 The junior has led the team in scoring in each of his first two seasons with Canisius. Jones Career Goals also ranked first among all midfielders in the country in goals. Player 4 Jones leads the Griffs this season with 24 points and 16 goals in addition to ranking second on the team with eight assists. Player G A Pts 11. Michael Blocho (05-08) 90 27 117 12. Ryan Ferraro (96-99) 96 17 113 13. Adam Jones (08- ) 87 22 109 Goals 8. Michael Blocho (05-08) 90 9. Sean Semler (98-01) 89 10. Adam Jones (08- ) 87 BENZINGER REGAINS 2008 FORM 4 Senior Mike Benzinger once again looks like the player that helped Canisius to the 2008 MAAC title. 4 Benzinger currently ranks second on the team with 10 goals this season. He has scored at least one goal in 7-of-8 games. 4 Last year, Benzinger recorded only six points on three goals and three assists after posting 17 points, 12 goals and five assists as a sophomore. 4 Benzinger, who moved back to his natural attack position after playing in the midfield last year, took only two games to match his goal output from last season. GIOURMETAKIS LEADS OVERTIME HEROICS 4 After a slow start to the season, Canisius was in need of some victories and was able to pull out two close games in overtime. The Griffs won their first game of the season against Manhattan in two overtimes and then followed with an overtime victory at Saint Joseph s. 4 Canisius played consecutive overtime games for the first time in school history. 4 Sophomore Simon Giourmetakis has led the Griffs charge in the extra period. He scored an unassisted goal to give the Griffs the win against Manhattan and then set up Mike Benzinger s goals against Saint Joseph s. 4Giourmetakis currently ranks second on the team with 15 points, scoring nine goals and adding six assists. JONES ON TEWAARATON WATCH LIST 4 Junior Adam Jones has been named to the Tewaaraton Watch List. The Tewaaraton Award is the pre-eminent lacrosse award, given annually to the player of the year. 4 Jones is the first Griff to be listed as a candidate for the award in the school s history. 4 The 2010 MAAC Preseason Player of the Year and an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American, Jones leads the Griffs this season with 24 points and 16 goals to go along with eight assists.
Canisius Record When... 2009 / 2010 Overall... 4-9 / 2-6 Home... 3-2 / 1-2 Away... 1-7 / 1-4 Neutral... 0-0 / 0-0 MAAC Games... 3-5 / 2-2 Home... 2-2 / 1-1 Away... 1-3 / 1-1 In Overtime... 1-1 / 2-0 In One-Goal Games... 2-4 / 2-0 Games Decided by 1-3 Goals... 2-5 / 2-2 Games Decided by more than 3... 1-4 / 0-4 Leading After First Quarter... 1-1 / 1-2 Trailing After First Quarter... 2-6 / 0-3 Tied After First Quarter... 1-2 / 1-1 Leading At Halftime... 1-3 / 0-0 Trailing At Halftime... 1-5 / 1-6 Tied At Halftime... 2-1 / 1-0 Leading After Third Quarter... 2-1 / 2-0 Trailing After Third Quarter... 2-8 / 0-5 Tied After Third Quarter... 0-0 / 0-1 Scoring First... 1-3 / 1-2 Opponent Scores First... 3-6 / 1-4 Scoring 10 or More Goals... 1-2 / 2-1 Scoring Fewer than 10 Goals... 3-7 / 0-5 Allowing 10 or More Goals... 1-6 / 2-4 Allowing Fewer than 10 Goals... 3-3 / 0-2 Recording More Shots... 1-3 / 1-1 Recording Fewer Shots... 3-6 / 1-5 Tied in Shots... 0-0 / 0-0 Recording More Ground Balls... 3-4 / 1-1 Recording Fewer Ground Balls... 1-5 / 0-5 Tied in Ground Balls... 0-0 / 1-0 Winning More Faceoffs... 3-5 / 2-1 Losing More Faceoffs... 1-4 / 0-5 Tied in Faceoffs... 0-0 / 0-0 Recording More Turnovers... 3-4 / 1-1 Recording Fewer Turnovers... 1-4 / 0-5 Tied in Turnovers... 0-1 / 1-0 MEDIA INFORMATION Men s Lacrosse SID... Jason Veniskey Office... 716-888-3767 Cell... 585-615-5316 E-mail... veniskej@canisius.edu The Canisius College Athletic Communications Staff is available to assist home and visiting media in all areas. Contact Jason Veniskey for credentials, releases, statistics or general lacrosse information and for assistance in arranging interviews with players and/or coaches. Postgame Interviews Players and coaches are available for postgame interviews following a 10-minute cooling-off period. Contact Veniskey to request players and coaches. CANISIUS - HOBART SERIES HISTORY 4The Griffs have never defeated Hobart in 10 all-time meetings. The Statesmen have topped the Griffs in each of the past five seasons. 4Last season, Hobart earned a 17-6 victory in Geneva. The Statesmen scored the first seven goals of the game en route to the win. Adam Jones led the Griffs with two goals. 4Hobart is the only team to keep Jones and Nick LoCoco off the scoreboard during their careers. 4Jones did not score against the Statesmen in 2008, the only time in his 36 career games he did not net a goal. LoCoco was held without a point last season, the only time in his 33 career games he did not record a point. ABOUT THE STATESMEN 4 Hobart has lost its last three games and enters the contest with a 2-7 mark. 4Six of the Statesmen s nine games have been decided by three or fewer goals this season. 4Chris Pederson and Kevin Curtin lead Hobart with 24 points this season. Pederson has scored a team-best 14 goals to go along with 10 assists, while Curtin has recorded 12 goals and a teamleading 12 assists. 4Max Silberlicht has started all nine games in goal for the Statesmen, posting a goals against average of 10.62 and a save percentage of.574. 4Bobby Dattilo has won 59.1 percent of his faceoffs (107-181) to anchor Hobart s play at the faceoff X. Dattilo enters the week ranked eighth nationally in faceoff percentage. LoCOCO S RETURN LEADS TO GRIFFS VICTORIES 4 With the Griffs needing to get out of an early-season slump, junior Nick LoCoco returned to the lineup and provided a much needed boost. 4 Canisius is 2-2 since the two-time All-MAAC honoree returned to the lineup after missing the first four games of the season due to injury. The Griffs were 0-4 without LoCoco. 4 The Griffs have averaged 9.75 goals per game since LoCoco s return. In the four games without him, Canisius never scored more than six goals and averaged 5.75 per game. 4 LoCoco already ranks third on the team with 11 points, posting two goals and nine assists. COATES DEFENDS POSITION MOVE 4 Senior Dan Coates has quickly proved that his move to close defense was a wise decision. 4 Coates, who played his first two seasons with the short-stick as a defensive midfielder, leads all Canisius players with 13 caused turnovers and places second on the team with 27 ground balls. 4 The senior captain currently ranks 23rd in the country with 1.63 caused turnovers per game. 4 In his first career start at close defense, Coates posted career highs and led all players with six ground balls and three caused turnovers against No. 17 Harvard. WE RE GOING STREAKING! 4 One of the reasons for junior Adam Jones success at Canisius is because of his consistent play. 4 Jones has scored a goal in his last 24 games. His 24-consecutive games with a point is the 11thlongest streak in the nation and the third-longest by a midfielder. 4 In total, Jones has scored at least one goal in 35 of the 36 games he has played in. JONES LEADS THE MIDDLE 4Junior Adam Jones has been the most prolific scoring midfielder since his arrival at Canisius. 4 For the second-straight season last year, Jones led all midfielders nationally with 2.75 goals per game. Overall, Jones ranked third in the country. 4 Jones also led all midfielders in the nation as a freshman with 2.38 goals per game. 4 The junior currently leads Canisius with 24 points, 16 goals and eight assists this season. LoCOCO ASSISTS GRIFFS TO VICTORY 4 With his return to the lineup, junior Nick LoCoco resumed his quest to top the school s record book for career assists. 4 Just a little more than two seasons into his career, LoCoco is tied for sixth in school history with 74 career helpers. 4 The junior needs just 21 more assists to reach current head coach Randy Mearns school record total of 95. SERIES RESULTS Date Site Result 4/1/95 A L, 4-22 4/10/96 H L, 4-25 4/9/97 A L, 9-16 4/8/98 H L, 8-28 4/14/99 A L, 3-24 4/26/05 A L, 6-12 4/18/06 H L, 5-22 4/24/07 A L, 10-11 4/22/08 H L, 3-10 4/21/09 A L, 6-17 Longest Point-Scoring Streaks * Player Team Streak 1. Kyle Wimer UMBC 28 2. Jarrett Davis Bellarmine 25 3. Adam Jones Canisius 24 * - Includes only Midfielders Career Assists Player Assists 1. Randy Mearns (90-92) 95 2. Jason Cummings (92-95) 81 3. Cort Knodel (94-97) 78 4. Ned Franz (93-95) 76 5. Seam Semler (98-01) 75 6. Nick LoCoco (08- ) 74 Mark Miyashita (00-03) 74
BARKAS ANCHORS CANISIUS DEFENSE 4Senior Matt Barkas is set to anchor the Canisius defense again in 2010. 4As a junior in 2009, Barkas led the Griffs with 22 caused turnovers in addition to 68 ground balls. 4Barkas ranked sixth nationally among long poles with 5.23 ground balls per game last season. 4A second-team All-MAAC selection last year, Barkas was named to the preseason all-conference team this season. 4Through eight games in 2010, Barkas leads the Griffs with 27 ground balls and ranks third with 10 caused turnovers. BARKAS SHOWS OFFENSIVE SKILLS 4 Senior defender Matt Barkas once again showed that he can be just as dangerous on offense as he is on defense. 4 The senior has scored two goals this season, raising his career total to seven. 4 Last season, Barkas recorded six points (4g, 2a), the most by a Canisius defender since the 1997 season. REVOLVING DOOR AT GOALKEEPER 4 For the third-straight season, Canisius will see a new face at the goaltender position. 4 After Chris Courteau (2008) and Bryan Jack (2009) each started one season with the Griffs, Canisius will now turn toward sophomores Sean Callahan and Kyle Bell to anchor the defense. 4 The two combined to play 22 minutes in their rookie season last year. 4 After seven career starts, Callahan has posted a goals against average of 11.53 and a save percentage of.444. Bell has appeared in three games and started on Saturday versus Marist. He owns a goals against average of 11.71 and a save percentage of.333. BROTHERLY LOVE 4 Four sets of brothers will roam the Canisius sidelines this season. 4 For the third-consecutive year, there will be multiple Caldiero brothers playing for Canisius. This year, Alex, a senior midfielder, and Drew, a junior defensive midfielder, will be joined by their brother, Nick, a rookie who plays the midfield. 4 Brendan O Hagan, a midfielder, and Ryan O Hagan, a defender are both in their second season with the Griffs. 4 Junior midfielder Mike Rautenstrauch is joined by his brother and freshman attackman Joe Rautenstrauch this season. 4 Finally, assistant coach Greg Campbell and rookie defender Joe Campbell conclude the Canisius brothers connections. Greg also played for the Griffs from 2001 to 2004. ALL-AMERICAN JONES 4For the second-straight season, junior Adam Jones earned preseason All-America recognition by Inside Lacrosse. 4The nation s leading scorer at the midfield position each of the last two seasons, Jones was named an All-American in 2008 by USILA, becoming the first Griff to garner the accolade. 4The Preseason MAAC Player of the Year, Jones leads the Griffs with 24 points, 16 goals and eight assists during the 2010 season. FOUR GRIFFS TO REPRESENT CANADA 4 Four former and current Canisius players have been named to the defending world champion Team Canada s roster for the 2010 Men s Lacrosse World Championship. 4Canisius graduates Angus Dineley, Kevin Ross and Matt Vinc plus current Griff Adam Jones were all named to the Team Canada roster. 4Jones was named the MVP of the Under-19 World Championship in the summer of 2008. 4In addition, Canisius head coach Randy Mearns will serve as an assistant with the team. 4Mearns and Vinc were both members of the team that won the championship in 2006. FOUR EARN PRESEASON HONORS 4 Three Griffs were named to the MAAC All-Preseason Team prior to the start of the 2010 season. 4 Juniors Adam Jones, who also named the MAAC Preseason Player of the Year, and Nick LoCoco earned preseason recognition for the second-straight season, while senior defender Matt Barkas was named to the team for the first time. 4 Jones earned first-team all-conference honors following the 2009 season, while LoCoco and Barkas both earned second-team honors. 4 Canisius three selections to the preseason team were tied for the most in the league with Siena. 4 Also, senior Tim Rowley joined the three Griffs on the Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-MAAC Team. GRIFFS NAME FIVE TEAM CAPTAINS 4 Five players will serve as team captains for the 2010 campaign. 4 Seniors Matt Barkas, Mike Benzinger and Tim Rowley plus junior Adam Jones were all named team captains for the second-straight season. 4 Senior Dan Coates will also serve as a team captain for the first time. Last Time That Canisius Scored 15+ goals...16, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Scored 20+ goals...21, vs. Siena, 4/29/01 Won by 10+ goals...12, vs. Wagner, 3/24/07 Won an overtime game...at Saint Joseph s, 4/3/10 Won 20+ faceoffs...20, vs. Mount St. Mary s, 4/21/07 Recorded 40+ shots... 40 vs. VMI, 4/25/09 Recorded 50+ shots... 51, at Siena, 4/17/04 Recorded 40+ ground balls... 42, at Manhattan, 4/18/09 Recorded 50+ ground balls... 57, at Siena, 4/28/02 Scored 5+ extra-man goals... 5, vs. Wagner, 3/24/07 Canisius Individual Scored 5+ goals...6, Adam Jones, vs. VMI, 4/25/09 Scored 6+ goals...6, Adam Jones, vs. VMI, 4/25/09 Scored 7+ goals... 7, Cort Knodel, vs. Vermont, 4/21/96 Recorded 5+ assists...6, Nick LoCoco, vs. VMI, 4/25/09 Recorded 6+ assists...6, Nick LoCoco, vs. VMI, 4/25/09 Recorded 7+ assists...7, Nick LoCoco, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 Recorded 7+ points...7, Nick LoCoco, vs. VMI, 4/25/09 Recorded 8+ points...8, Nick LoCoco, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 Recorded 9+ points... 9, Mark Miyashita, vs. Wagner, 4/8/00 Recorded 10+ points... 10, Scott Ronson, vs. Niagara, 5/1/96 Recorded 10+ ground balls...10, Matt Barkas, vs. Wagner, 4/11/09 Won 15+ faceoffs...15, Tim Rowley, vs. Colgate, 2/13/09 Made 15+ saves...15, Bryan Jack, vs. Wagner, 4/11/09 Made 20+ saves... 21, Thomas Kucharczak, at Butler, 3/1/03 Opponent Scored 15+ goals... 17, at Robert Morris, 4/6/10 Scored 20+ goals...20, at Syracuse, 5/11/08 Won by 10+ goals... 10, at Harvard, 2/27/10 Won an overtime game...vs. Marist, 3/14/09 Won 20+ faceoffs... 20, at Harvard, 2/27/10 Recorded 40+ shots...42, at Denver, 3/13/10 Recorded 50+ shots...60, at Princeton, 2/21/09 Recorded 40+ ground balls...40, at Denver, 3/13/10 Recorded 50+ ground balls...50, at Colgate, 2/13/09 Scored 5+ extra-man goals... 6, at Colgate, 2/13/09 Opponent Individual Scored 5+ goals... 5, Cody Lehrer, Mount St. Mary s, 3/13/10 Scored 6+ goals...6, Nick Monastero, Colgate, 2/13/09 Scored 7+ goals... 7, Scott Herbst, Colgate, 4/26/02 Recorded 5+ assists...5, Tommy Davis, Princeton, 2/24/07 Recorded 6+ assists...6, Brian Mullan, Saint Joseph s, 3/12/03 Recorded 7+ points...7, Tim Moran, VMI, 4/25/09 Recorded 8+ points... 8, Brandon Corp, Colgate, 2/13/09 Recorded 9+ points... 9, Randy McNeil, Saint Joseph s, 3/14/00 Recorded 10+ ground balls... 10, Chris Eck, Colgate, 3/9/06 Won 15+ faceoffs... 17, Bobby Dattilo, Hobart, 4/21/09 Made 15+ saves... 15, Sal Barcia, Robert Morris, 4/8/08 Made 20+ saves...20, Chris Sochacki, Wagner, 4/26/03
Randy Mearns Head Coach 12th Season 64-92/51-41 MAAC Guiding the Canisius College men s lacrosse program to new heights during his coaching career, Randy Mearns is in his 12th season leading his alma mater. Mearns has enjoyed a number of memorable moments during his 11-year coaching career, highlighted by a magical 2008 campaign. Among the many bright spots, Mearns 10th season leading the Griffs included: The Griffs earned their first trip to the NCAA Tournament. Canisius won its first MAAC Championship, posting dominating victories over Manhattan (11-2) and VMI (14-5) en route to the title. Mearns mentored the Griffs first All-American during the 2008 season. Adam Jones was honored by USILA and was one of only three freshmen in the country to earn All-America accolades. The Griffs won the MAAC regular-season title for the second time in three seasons. Canisius also earned a share of the 2006 championship. Nick LoCoco was named the MAAC Rookie of the Year, marking the second-straight season a Griff earned the honor. Tim Rowley was named the conference s Co-Rookie of the Year in 2007. Canisius set school records with 10 wins and seven conference victories. The Griffs also set a program record with eight-consecutive wins during the season, doubling the previous standard. The 2008 season is just one of the many highlights during Mearns successful coaching tenure. In his 11 seasons, Canisius has won 62 games and 49 conference games. Mearns led the Griffs to their first postseason appearance in 2003, earning a trip to the MAAC Tournament. Canisius has since participated in five of the last seven tournaments, winning its first title in 2008. Individual success has also been a common theme under Mearns. A total of 19 Griffs have earned allconference accolades, including Jones, LoCoco and Matt Barkas following the 2009 campaign. Along with Rowley and LoCoco, Kevin Ross was another Griff to earn an individual accolade, picking up MAAC Offensive Player of the Year honors in 2006. Mearns has also helped guide many of his student-athletes to the next level. Four Canisius standouts have been selected in the first round of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) Draft in the last seven seasons. Mark Miyashita, who graduated from Canisius in 2003, was the first overall selection in the 2003 draft. Mearns also was an assistant coach on the Canadian national team that won the gold medal at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. The team was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2007 and Mearns also earned induction into the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2008. The Canisius head coach will once be on the sidelines for the 2010 World Lacrosse Championship. While coaching the Griffs, playing in the NLL and working as an investment advisor, Mearns conquered another personal goal and again graduated from Canisius College with a master s in sport administration in 2002. Playing Career After helping the Canadian Junior National Team to a silver medal in the 1988 World Championships, Mearns was part of the first Canisius College recruiting class in 1989. Under former head coach Ed Van Tine, Mearns thrived offensively during his three-year stay and currently ranks second in career scoring with 190 points. He also still holds the single-season records for points (94) and assists (49) and is the Griff s all-time leader in assists (95). MEARNS YEAR-BY-YEAR Overall MAAC Year W L Pct. W L Pct. 1999 4 8.333 3 5.375 2000 3 10.231 3 6.333 2001 7 6.538 4 5.444 2002 5 8.385 3 4.429 2003 5 9.357 5 3.625 2004 6 7.462 6 2.750 2005 5 7.417 4 4.500 2006 7 8.467 6 2.750 2007 6 8.429 5 3.625 2008 10 6.625 7 1.875 2009 4 9.308 3 5.375 2010 2 6.250 2 2.500 Totals 64 92.410 51 42.548 MEARNS VS. ALL OPPONENTS Team W-L Pct. Streak Last Mtg. Boston College 1-1.500 W1 CC 13, BC 7 Butler 0-3.000 L3 BU 5, CC 4 Colgate 0-8.000 L8 CU 15, CC 11 Cornell 0-5.000 L5 CU 9, CC 6 Denver 0-1.000 L1 DU 10, CC 5 Duke 0-1.000 L1 Duke 15, CC 1 Fairfield 0-1.000 L1 FU 20, CC 4 Gannon 0-1.000 L1 GU 20, CC 6 Hartford 0-1.000 L1 UH 13, CC 9 Harvard 0-1.000 L1 HU 16, CC 6 Hobart 0-6.000 L6 HC 17, CC 6 Johns Hopkins 0-1.000 L1 JHU 21, CC 5 Manhattan 9-4.692 W4 CC 11, MC 10 Marist 4-8.333 L2 MC 9, CC 6 Mercyhurst 2-2.500 W1 CC 9, MC 8 Mount St. Mary s 4-10.286 L3 MSM 13, CC 6 Navy 0-1.000 L1 Navy 13, CC 5 Ohio State 0-1.000 L1 OSU 7, CC 5 Ohio Wesleyan 0-1.000 L1 OW 17, CC 13 Princeton 0-4.000 L4 PU 14, CC 6 Providence 6-6.500 L2 PC 5, CC 4 Quinnipiac 1-4.200 L3 QU 9, CC 4 Radford 1-0 1.000 W1 CC 18, RU 12 Robert Morris 5-1.833 L1 RMU 17, CC 11 Sacred Heart 0-2.000 L2 SHU 19, CC 11 Saint Joseph s 5-8.385 W1 CC 11, SJU 10 Siena 8-3.727 L1 SC 12, CC 9 Syracuse 0-1.000 L1 SU 20, CC 3 UMBC 0-1.000 L1 UMBC 13, CC 6 Vermont 0-3.000 L3 UV 11, CC 9 VMI 8-2.800 L1 VMI 12, CC 11 Wagner 10-0 1.000 W10 CC 7, WC 4 Upon graduating cum laude with a bachelor s degree in finance, Mearns was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits in the 1992 entry draft and was a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League World Champion Bandits team in 1993. Mearns joined the Rochester Knighthawks in 1995. As their team captain, he lead the Knighthawks to four championship appearances ( 96, 97, 99, and 00) during his seven-year tenure and raised the Champions Cup with a 1997 victory over his former team, the Buffalo Bandits. In the summer of 2001, the 1999 NLL All-Star Game MVP was picked up by the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League expansion draft and was immediately traded back to the Bandits. The 2002 season saw Mearns have his best offensive output in his nine-year career, scoring 14 goals and dishing out 24 assists for 38 points. Balancing out the winter and spring months while at Canisius and playing professionally, Mearns played in the Canadian Junior A and Canadian Senior A Lacrosse Leagues. During a 10-year stint beginning in 1990, Mearns appeared in eight National Championships, five of them as team captain. Of these eight appearances, Mearns and his teammates were crowned champions six times. They include the 1990 Minto Cup Champion St. Catharines Athletics, the Mann Cup Champion Brampton Excelsiors ( 92, 93) and the Mann Cup Champion Six Nation Chiefs ( 94, 95 96).
#1 Brendan O Hagan So M 2009 10-0 2 0 2 2 0-0 2010 8-0 4 0 4 7 0-2 Totals 18-0 6 0 6 9 0-2 2, at Robert Morris, 4/6/10 2, at Robert Morris, 4/6/10 4, at Robert Morris, 4/6/10 Set career highs with two goals and four ground balls against Robert Morris (4/6). #4 Jimmy Haney So A 2009 13-11 16 3 19 31 0-0 2010 8-8 8 3 11 9 0-0 Totals 21-19 24 6 30 40 0-0 4, at Siena, 4/15/09 1, Six Times 4, at Siena, 4/15/09 5, vs. Robert Morris, 4/7/09 #2 Mike Benzinger Sr A 2007 14-1 4 0 4 4 1-1 2008 16-11 12 5 17 18 0-0 2009 13-1 3 3 6 5 0-0 2010 8-8 10 0 10 7 0-0 Totals 51-21 29 8 37 34 1-1 3, at Mount St. Mary s, 3/15/08 2, vs. Marist, 4/5/08 3, at Mount St. Mary s, 3/15/08 5, at Mount St. Mary s, 3/15/08 Team captain Tallied at least one goal in 7-of-8 games this season Matched his 2009 goal total in just two games this season Netted a season-best two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, against Saint Joseph s (4/3). #5 Mike Rautenstrauch Jr M 2008 16-0 0 2 2 10 0-2 2009 13-3 0 1 1 29 0-0 2010 8-7 0 1 1 20 0-0 Totals 37-10 0 4 4 59 0-2 1, Three Times 1, Three Times 7, vs. Manhattan, 3/27/10 Picked up a career-best seven ground balls against Manhattan (3/27). #3 Nick LoCoco Jr A 2008 16-15 12 34 46 13 0-0 2009 13-11 8 31 39 23 0-0 2010 4-4 2 9 11 5 0-0 Totals 33-30 22 74 96 41 0-0 3, vs. Marist, 4/5/08 7, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 8, vs. Colgate, 3/2/08 4, at Manhattan, 4/18/09 Named to the All-MAAC Preseason Team Ranks sixth in school history with 74 career assists Missed the first four games of the season due to injury. #6 Alex Nowak So D 2009 10-0 0 0 0 4 0-0 2010 5-1 0 0 0 5 0-0 Totals 15-1 0 0 0 9 0-0 3, at Robert Morris, 4/6/10 Started his first career game against Marist (4/10). #7 Drew Caldiero Jr M 2008 13-0 2 2 4 6 5-12 2009 8-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 2010 8-0 0 1 1 5 5-12 Totals 29-0 2 3 5 14 10-24 2, at Wagner, 4/12/08 1, Three Times 2, at Wagner, 4/12/08 Faceoff Wins: 5, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 3, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 #9 Alex Caldiero Sr M 2007 11-2 1 3 4 2 0-0 2008 13-0 9 5 14 7 0-0 2009 12-0 2 1 3 4 0-0 2010 8-1 1 0 1 1 0-0 Totals 44-3 13 9 22 14 0-0 3, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 1, Nine Times 3, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 3, vs. Hobart, 4/22/08 #10 Nick Caldiero Fr M 2010 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0
#12 Joe Campbell Fr D 2010 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 #13 Hugh Weir Fr M 2010 7-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 Totals 7-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 2, at Robert Morris, 4/6/10 #14 James McCready Sr A 2008 7-0 1 0 1 0 0-0 2009 7-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 14-0 1 0 1 0 0-0 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 1, at Wagner, 4/12/08 #15 Jon Domres So M 2009 9-0 1 0 1 2 0-0 2010 8-0 2 0 2 2 0-0 Totals 17-0 3 0 3 4 0-0 1, Two Times 1, Two Tmes 2, vs. Cornell 03/02/10 #18 Matt Barkas Sr D 2007 12-1 0 0 0 25 0-0 2008 16-14 1 3 4 73 0-1 2009 13-12 4 2 6 68 0-0 2010 8-8 2 0 2 27 0-0 Totals 49-35 7 5 12 193 0-1 1, Five Times 1, Five Times 2, at Siena, 4/15/09 10, vs. Wagner, 4/11/09 Team captain Named to the All-MAAC Preseason Team. #16 Tim Rowley Sr M 2007 14-12 0 0 0 82 138-229 2008 16-15 1 4 5 70 85-175 2009 13-12 1 4 5 80 111-196 2010 6-4 1 0 1 12 39-71 Totals 49-43 3 8 11 244 373-671 1, Two Times 2, at Siena, 4/15/09 2, at Siena, 4/15/09 Faceoff Wins: 18, vs. Saint Joseph s, 4/14/07 10, vs. Saint Joseph s, 3/21/09 Team captain Named to the Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-MAAC Team Ranks third in school history with a.556 faceoff percentage Won 14-of-17 faceoffs in an overtime victory against Manhattan (3/27). #19 John Minieri Sr A 2007 7-0 1 0 1 2 0-0 2008 10-0 6 5 11 7 0-0 2009 13-11 10 3 13 14 0-0 2010 6-2 2 0 0 5 0-0 Totals 36-13 19 8 25 28 0-0 3, Three Times 1, Seven Times 4, vs. VMI, 5/4/08 4, at Mount St. Mary s, 3/20/10 #17 Greg Michael Jr A 2008 16-4 9 3 12 1 0-0 2009 10-0 1 1 2 0 0-0 2010 5-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Totals 31-4 10 4 14 3 0-0 3, at Wagner, 4/12/08 1, Four Times 4, at Wagner, 4/12/08 1, Two Times #20 Travis Gibbons So A 2009 10-1 1 1 2 0 0-0 2010 8-0 2 0 2 0 0-0 Totals 18-1 3 1 4 0 0-0 1, Three Times 1, at Siena, 4/15/09 1, Four Times
#22 Mike Allaire So M 2009 9-0 1 0 1 4 0-0 2010 7-0 1 3 4 2 0-0 Totals 16-0 2 3 5 6 0-0 1, Two Times 1, Three Times 2, at Saint Joseph s, 4/3/10 1, Five Times Recorded a career-best two points in an overtime victory at Saint Joseph s (4/3). #25 Nick Anderson Fr GK Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct. 2010 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 Totals 0-0 0:00 0 0.00 0.000 Saves: #23 Adam Jones Jr M 2008 16-0 38 9 47 21 0-0 2009 12-4 33 5 38 21 0-0 2010 8-3 16 8 24 18 0-0 Totals 36-7 87 22 109 60 0-0 6, vs. VMI, 4/25/09 3, Two Times 7, at Robert Morris, 4/8/08 5, Three Times Team captain Named to the Tewaaraton Watch List Named a preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse MAAC Preseason Player of the Year Named to the All-MAAC Preseason Team Became the 15th player in the program s history to record 100 career points with three goals at Saint Joseph s (4/3). #27 Simon Giourmetakis So M 2009 12-0 8 5 13 10 0-0 2010 8-1 9 6 15 1 0-0 Totals 20-2 17 11 28 11 0-0 2, Six Times 2, Two Times 3, Three Times 2, vs. Robert Morris, 4/7/09 Matched a career high with two goals, including the game-winner in overtime, against Manhattan (3/27) Tied a career high with three points, scoring two goals and posting an assist on an overtime goal against Saint Joseph s (4/3). #24 Brandon Niesink Fr D 2010 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 #28 Brandon Bortignon So A 2009 3-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 0-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 3-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 #29 DJ Giacobbo Fr M 2010 5-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 Totals 5-0 0 0 0 2 0-0 1, Two Times #30 Justin Maderer So M 2009 12-0 0 0 0 13 28-61 2010 8-3 0 0 0 11 40-97 Totals 20-3 0 0 0 24 68-158 Faceoff Wins: 13, at Saint Joseph s, 4/3/10 7, at Siena, 4/15/09 Won a career-best 13 faceoffs at Saint Josephs, including the lone faceoff in overtime (4/3). #32 Nico Capron So D 2009 10-1 0 0 0 1 0-0 2010 7-6 0 0 0 3 0-0 Totals 17-7 0 0 0 4 0-0 2, vs. Cornell, 3/2/10
#33 Garrett O Neill Sr D 2009 13-10 0 0 0 17 0-0 2010 8-6 0 0 0 5 0-0 Totals 21-16 0 0 0 22 0-0 4, vs. Wagner, 4/11/09 #34 Joe Rautenstrauch Fr A 2010 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 #36 Tom Vivian Jr M 2008 8-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 2009 13-0 2 1 3 2 0-0 2010 6-0 2 1 3 2 0-0 Totals 27-0 4 2 6 7 0-0 1, Four Times 1, Two Times 1, Six Times 1, Six times #37 Dan Coates Sr D 2008 14-1 0 2 2 6 0-0 2009 11-9 2 0 2 16 0-0 2010 8-8 0 0 0 26 0-0 Totals 33-18 2 2 4 48 0-0 1, Two Times 1, Two Times 1, Four Times 6, vs. Harvard 02/27/2010 Team captain Set career highs with six ground balls and three caused turnovers in his first collegiate start on close defense against No. 17 Harvard (2/27). #39 Mike Albert So A 2009 3-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 3-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 6-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 #40 Sean Callahan So GK Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct. 2009 1-0 4:00 0 0.00 0.000 2010 7-7 364:19 70 11.53 56.444 Totals 8-7 368:19 70 11.40 56.444 Saves: 13, vs. Manhattan, 3/27/10 4, at Denver, 3/13/10 Recorded three saves in his first collegiate start against No. 17 Harvard (2/27) Stopped a careerbest 13 shots in an overtime victory against Manhattan (327). #41 Kyle Bell So GK Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct. 2009 1-0 18:36 5 16.13 0.000 2010 3-1 122:56 24 11.71 12.333 Totals 4-1 141:32 29 12.29 12.293 #42 Brendan Murphy So D 2009 3-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 5-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 Totals 8-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 #43 Joe Greenwald So M 2009 1-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2010 2-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Totals 3-0 0 0 0 0 0-0 Saves: 5, at Robert Morris, 4/6/10 1, at Princeton, 2/21/09 1, Two Times
#44 Ryan O Hagan So D 2009 4-0 0 0 0 3 0-0 2010 8-2 0 0 0 13 0-0 Totals 12-2 0 0 0 16 0-0 3, Three Times #47 Nick Carrasco Fr GK Year GP-GS Min. GA GAA Saves Pct. 2010 0-0 00:00 0 0.00 0.000 Totals 0-0 00:00 0 0.00 0.000 Numerical Roster No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/Previous School 1 Brendan O Hagan So. M 6-1 170 Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side 2 Mike Benzinger Sr. A 6-0 182 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis 3 Nick LoCoco Jr. A 5-9 165 Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse 4 Jimmy Haney So. A 6-0 155 Cicero, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse 5 Mike Rautenstrauch Jr. M 6-0 203 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis 6 Alex Nowak So. D 6-1 175 Penfield, N.Y./Penfield 7 Drew Caldiero Jr. M 6-0 183 Buffalo, N.Y./Bishop Timon-St. Jude 9 Alex Caldiero Sr. M 6-1 187 Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius 10 Nick Caldiero Fr. M 5-11 215 Buffalo, N.Y./Canisius 12 Joe Campbell Fr. D 5-11 170 Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park 13 Hugh Weir Fr. M 5-11 175 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan/Evan Hardy Collegiate 14 James McCready Sr. A 5-8 160 East Aurora, N.Y./Iroquois 15 Jon Domres So. M 5-10 160 Hamburg, N.Y./Hamburg 16 Tim Rowley Sr. M 6-0 185 West Seneca, N.Y./West Seneca West 17 Greg Michael Jr. A 6-2 195 Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park 18 Matt Barkas Sr. D 5-11 188 Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. Clair 19 John Minieri Sr. A 5-7 160 Lafayette, N.Y./Bishop Ludden 20 Travis Gibbons So. A 6-2 220 Owen Sound, Ontario/Owen Sound CVI 22 Mike Allaire So. M 5-11 190 Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park 23 Adam Jones Jr. M 5-9 182 Owen Sound, Ontario/St. Mary s 24 Brandon Niesink Fr. D 6-0 206 Thorold, Ontario/Denis Morris 25 Nick Anderson Fr. GK 6-0 178 Longmont, Colo./Alexander Dawson 27 Simon Giourmetakis So. M 5-10 186 Edmonton, Alberta/Center 28 Brandon Bortignon So. A 5-11 183 Coquitlam, British Columbia/Kiski School 29 DJ Giacobbo Fr. M 6-1 185 Athabasca, Alberta/Edwin Parr Composite 30 Justin Maderer So. M 5-10 174 Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park.U.S. Military Academy Prep 32 Nico Capron So. D 6-6 205 Waxhaw, N.C./Weddington 33 Garrett O Neill Sr. D 6-4 214 Buffalo, N.Y./Hobart College 34 Joe Rautenstrauch Fr. A 5-8 165 Buffalo, N.Y./St. Francis 36 Tom Vivian Jr. M 6-3 205 Buffalo, N.Y./Bishop Timon-St. Jude 37 Dan Coates Sr. D 6-0 180 St. Catharines, Ontario/West Park SS 39 Mike Albert So. A 5-10 175 Orchard Park, N.Y./St. Francis 40 Sean Callahan So. GK 5-11 229 Orchard Park, N.Y./Orchard Park 41 Kyle Bell So. GK 5-6 227 San Francisco, Calif./St. Ignatius Prep 42 Brendan Murphy So. D 5-10 170 Williamsville, N.Y./St. Joseph s 43 Joe Greenwald So. M 6-0 165 East Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North 44 Ryan O Hagan So. D 6-2 170 Rockville Centre, N.Y./South Side 47 Nick Carrasco Fr. GK 6-0 190 Lake Forest, Calif/El Toro Head Coach: Randy Mearns (Canisius 92), 12th season Assistant Coaches: Greg Campbell (Canisius 04) and Jason Levesque (Canisius 04) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Lalley (Ohio State 09) Roster Breakdown Captains Matt Barkas Mike Benzinger Dan Coates Adam Jones Tim Rowley By Class Freshman...8 Sophomore...16 Junior...6 Senior...8 By Position Attack...10 Midfield...15 Defender...9 Goalkeeper...4 By State/Province Canada...8 Alberta...2 British Columbia...1 Ontario...4 Saskatchewan...1 United States...30 California...2 Colorado...1 New York...25 North Carolina...1 Pennsylvania...1 Pronunciation Guide Bortignon... boar-tig-non Caldiero... call-dee-air-oh Capron...cah-PRON Domres...DOM-rez Giacobbo... gee-uh-coh-beau Giourmetakis...GRR-meh-tack-is Maderer... MAY-der-er Minieri...min-AIR-ee Niesink...NEE-sink Rautenstrauch...rout-IN-strouck
2010 Canisius College Men's Lacrosse Canisius Combined Team Statistics All games (as of Apr 12, 2010) RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-6 1-2 1-4 0-0 CONFERENCE 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-4 0-1 0-3 0-0 Date Opponent Score Att. 02/27/10 at #17 Harvard L 6-16 317 03/02/10 #8 CORNELL L 6-9 783 03/13/10 at Denver L 5-10 642 * 03/20/10 at Mount St. Mary's L 6-13 227 * 03/27/10 MANHATTAN Wo2 11-10 687 * 04/03/10 at Saint Joseph's Wot 11-10 304 04/06/10 at Robert Morris L 11-17 315 * 04/10/10 MARIST L 6-9 586 TEAM STATISTICS CAN OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 62-221 94-261 Goals scored per game 7.75 11.75 Shot pct..281.360 Shots on goal-attempts 138-221 162-261 SOG pct..624.621 Shots/Game 27.6 32.6 Assists 32 57 MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES Goals-Opportunities 12-25 14-34 Conversion Percent.480.412 GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 62 94 Man-up 12 14 Man-down 0 0 Unassisted 30 37 Overtime 2 0 Goals scored average 7.63 11.58 GROUND BALLS 208 232 TURNOVERS 156 166 CAUSED TURNOVERS 64 56 FACEOFFS (W-L) 84-184 100-184 Faceoff W-L Pct..457.543 CLEARS 111-138 118-160 Clear Pct..804.738 PENALTIES Number 39 27 Minutes 31:30 22:30 ATTENDANCE Total 2056 1805 Dates/Avg Per Date 3/685 5/361 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 ## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Up Dn GB Faceoff 23 Jones, Adam 8 16 8 24 51 3 0 18 0-0 27 Giourmetakis, Simon 8 9 6 15 18 2 0 1 0-0 4 Haney, Jimmy 8 8 3 11 29 1 0 9 0-0 3 LoCoco, Nick 4 2 9 11 5 0 0 5 0-0 2 Benzinger, Mike 8 10 0 10 28 3 0 7 0-0 1 O'Hagan, Brendan 8 4 0 4 15 0 0 7 0-3 22 Allaire, Mike 7 1 3 4 9 0 0 2 0-0 36 Vivian, Tom 6 2 1 3 5 0 0 2 0-0 20 Gibbons, Travis 8 2 0 2 10 2 0 0 0-0 15 Domres, Jon 8 2 0 2 9 1 0 2 0-0 19 Minieri, John 6 2 0 2 6 0 0 5 0-0 18 Barkas, Matt 8 2 0 2 5 0 0 27 0-0 9 Caldiero, Alex 8 1 0 1 12 0 0 1 0-0 16 Rowley, Tim 6 1 0 1 4 0 0 12 39-71 7 Caldiero, Drew 8 0 1 1 1 0 0 5 5-12 5 Rautenstrauch, Mike 8 0 1 1 0 0 0 20 0-0 17 Michael, Greg 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0-0 13 Weir, Hugh 7 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0-1 44 O'Hagan, Ryan 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 0-0 42 Murphy, Brendan 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0-0 39 Albert, Mike 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 33 O'Neill, Garrett 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0-0 43 Greenwald, Joe 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 41 Bell, Kyle 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-0 40 Callahan, Sean 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0-0 37 Coates, Dan 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0-0 34 Rautenstrauch, Joe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 32 Capron, Nico 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 30 Maderer, Justin 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 40-97 29 Giacobbo, DJ 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-0 24 Niesink, Brandon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 12 Campbell, Joe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 6 Nowak, Alex 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-0 Total 8 62 32 94 221 12 0 208 84-184 Opponents 8 94 57 151 261 14 0 232 100-184 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T 40 Callahan, Sean 7 364:19 70 11.53 56.444 2-5-0 41 Bell, Kyle 3 122:56 24 11.71 12.333 0-1-0 Total 8 487:15 94 11.58 68.420 2-6-0 Opponents 8 487:15 62 7.63 76.551 6-2-0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total Canisius 14 12 22 12 1 1 62 Opponents 15 31 19 29 0 0 94 Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total Canisius 13 12 19 23 0 1 68 Opponents 15 15 25 20 0 1 76 Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total Canisius 44 52 65 55 3 2 221 Opponents 48 75 64 72 1 1 261 Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT OT2 Total Canisius 29 27 47 32 1 2 138 Opponents 28 43 38 52 0 1 162