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February2 NJIT W, 15-89 HOFSTRA L, 4-315 at #11 Virginia L, 11-824 at #4 Cornell L, 14-9

March2 at #16 Colgate* W, 10-89 #17 ARMY WEST POINT* W, 11-812 at #15 Rutgers W, 13-1017 LAFAYETTE* W, 15-723 at Navy* 12:0030 BOSTON U* 2:00

April6 at Loyola* 11:00 a.m.10 ROBERT MORRIS 5:0013 ST. BONAVENTURE 3:0020 BUCKNELL* 12:0026 at Holy Cross* 7:0030 PatriotLeagueQuarterfinals

May3 PatriotLeagueSemifinals5 Patriot League Championship Game *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS

LEHIGH IN THE POLLSDate Coaches Cascade/Maverick MediaPreseason 13 13Feb. 11 RV RVFeb. 18 -- RVFeb. 25 -- --Mar. 4 -- --Mar. 11 20 16Mar. 18 17 15

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Lehigh NavyOverall Record 5-3 4-3Goals/Game 10.50 10.71 Goals Allowed/Game 8.75 11.43Shot Pct. .275 .258Shots/Game 38.1 41.6Shots Allowed/Game 33.1 39.7Assists 43 52Man-Up Percentage .276 (8-29) .353 (6-17)Groundballs 332 241Turnovers 140 128Caused Turnovers 81 47Faceoffs (W-L) 124-181 89-179Faceoff Percentage .685 .497Clears 148-167 118-151Clear Percentage .886 .781Penalties/Minutes 32/24:30 17/14:00Home Attendance 2,061 4,696Dates/Avg. 4/515 5/939

L E H I G H

SETTING THE SCENETheNo.15Lehighmen’slacrosselookstokeepthemomentumgoingfromitsfour-gamewinningstreakwhenittravelstoNavyonSaturdayforabigPatriotLeagueshowdown.Openingfaceoffissetfor12p.m.inarematchoflastseason’sPatriotLeaguesemifinalmatchup.Lehigh’sfour-gamewinstreakisitslargestsincepostingapairoffour-gamestreaksduringthe2014season.TheMountainHawkswillbevyingfortheirfifthstraightwin,whichwouldmarktheirlongestsincewinningseveninarowin2013.

At3-0inleagueplay,Lehighstandsaloneinfirstplaceintheleaguestandings(Loyolaisrightbehindat2-0).TheMountainHawksareuptoNo.15intheInsideLacrosseMediaPolland17intheUSILACoachesPoll.WiththeturnofthecalendartoMarch,LehighturnedthetidesfromatoughFebruary.Standing1-3,theMountainHawksdefeatedNo.16Colgate(10-8),No.17ArmyWestPoint(11-8)thenNo. 15 Rutgers (13-10) before topping rival Lafayette (15-7) on Sunday.

AgainsttheLeopards,theMountainHawksjumpedouttoa4-0leadafteraquarterofplay.ItwasthethirdquarterthisseasonLehighhasheldanopponentscoreless(andfirsttimeithappenedinthefirstquarter).TheclosestLafayettewouldget inthesecondhalfwasfour(9-5),butLehighimmediatelyansweredwitha6-0runtoeraseanydoubt.ThestartingattackofseniorsTristan Rai, Lucas Spence and Mickey Fitzpatrickcombinedfor16points(eightgoals,eightassists).Raitiedacareerhighwithsevenpoints(fourgoals,threeassists),tyinglastseason’sgameatLafayette.Spencehadthreegoalsandthreeassistsandnowhas19points(11goals,eightassists)overthelastfourgamessincehisreturntothelineup.Fitzpatrickhadagoalandtwoassistsforacareer-hightyingthreepoints.FitzpatrickhadahandinLehigh’sfirstthreegoalstogettheMountainHawksgoingonSunday.

Senior Alexander Tumminellopostedhisthird-careerhattrick(allthisseason),withallthreegoalscom-ingontheextraman.ItmarkedthefirsttimeLehighhadthreehattricksinagamesinceexactlyoneyearprioratLafayettewhenSpence,RaiandFitzpatrickalldid.JuniorAndrew Eichelberger and freshman Cole Kirst eachhadagoalandassistonSunday.Freshman Tommy Schellingmadehisfirst-careerstartandonedaylater,wasnamedPatriotLeagueRookieoftheWeekdueinlargeparttohisgame-winninggoal at No. 15 Rutgers on Tuesday. Defensively, senior Craig ChickledthechargeagainstLafayettewithagroundballandthreecausedturnoverstouphiscareertotalto137.Hewasalsohonoredbytheleague,winningPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeekforthesecondstraightweek.AlongsideChickonclosedefense,freshmanMichael Hagenberger causedtwoturnoversinhisfirst-careerstartwhileseniorMatt Rimol collectedacareer-highfourgroundballs,doublehispreviouscareerhigh.

SeveralMountainHawkspostedcareerhighsingroundballsonSunday,includingSpence(7),Fitzpatrick(5) and junior Christian McHugh (3). Sophomore Matt DouglastiedhiscareerhighwithfourGBs.Asateam,Lehighhad52,itssecondgamethisseasonwithmorethan50(alongwiththeseasonopeneratNJITwhentheMountainHawkshad56).TheMountainHawksnowleadthenationingroundballsper game (41.50).

SCHEDULE/RESULTS

MEN’S LACROSSEGAME 9: NO. 15 LEHIGH AT NAVY

LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-3, 3-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) atNAVY MIDSHIPMEN (4-3, 2-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE)

SATURDAY, MAR. 23, 2019 • 12 P.M.NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM • ANNAPOLIS, MD.

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LEHIGH LACROSSEAT A GLANCE...

•Lehigh’s39victoriesfrom2012-14wastiedforthirdinthenationduring that span. Thewin totalonlytrailedDukeandLoyolaandwastiedwithDenver.•Lehighhasreacheddouble-fig-ure victories in four of the lastseven seasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018) after havingdouble-figurewins just four times in the first112 years of program history: 1969, 1993, 1994 and 1997.

Senior Craig ChickPreseason First Team All-American

137 Career Caused Turnovers(3rd in NCAA History)

Tewaaraton Award Watch List

AnotherareawhereLehighisstrongisthefaceoffgame,standingthirdnationallywitha68.5percentage.OnSunday,juniorConorGaffneywon15-of-18with11groundballs,inastrongbounce-backeffortfollowingan8-of-17showingatRutgers.Intheend,Lehighpickedupits10thstraightwinoverLafayette, tied for theprogram’s longest-everwinning streakagainst the Leopards.

Lehighhaswonsixofthelast10meetingsvs.Navy.Afterwinningfivestraightfrom2011to2014,theMidswonfiveinarowfrom2015to2018(regularseason)before theMountainHawks’ thrillingsemifinalvictorylastyear.ThisSaturdayisacriticalgameforthePatriotLeaguestandings,withLehighinfirstat3-0andNavytiedforthirdat2-1.


LAST TIME OUTBETHLEHEM,Pa.(3/17/19)–TheNo.16Lehighmen’slacrosseteamjumpedouttoa4-0leadafteronequarterofplayandLafayettedidn’tgetanycloserthanfourtherestofthewayastheMountainHawkspickeduptheir10thstraightwinoverarchrivalLafayette,downingtheLeopards15-7onSundayafternoon.The10straightwinstiestheschool-recordwinningstreakagainstLafayette.SeniorTristanRai led theoffensewithsevenpoints(fourgoals,threeassists)totieacareerhigh,tyinghisprevious high set last season against the Leopards.

Score By QuarterLafayette 0 3 2 2 7Lehigh 4 5 4 2 15

Lehigh ScoringGOALS:TristanRai (4),Lucas Spence (3),AlexTumminello (3),MickeyFitzpatrick(1),AndrewEichelberger(1),ColeKirst(1),CrewCintron (1), William Gunn (1)ASSISTS:TristanRai(3),LucasSpence(3),MickeyFitzpatrick(2),AndrewEichelberger(1),ConorGaffney(1),ColeKirst(1)

Final Statistics Lafayette LehighShots 29 41Groundballs 30 52Faceoffs 7-25 18-25Clears 18-21 21-23Extra-man opps 2-7 3-5Saves 12 10Turnovers 16 16

BALTIMORE (4/27/18) – Junior Lucas Spence finishedwith agame-highfourgoalsandfivepoints,nonebiggerthanscoringthegame-winner42seconds intoovertimetosendthe fourth-seededLehighmen’slacrosseteampastNo.11/13andsecond-seededNavy,10-9,inthePatriotLeagueSemifinalsonFridaynight.Spence’sbroth-erJamescameupbiginthefourthquarterbetweenthepipeswhilesophomoreConorGaffneywonthefinalfivefaceoffsofthegametohelptheMountainHawkscomebackfroman8-7deficittoscorethreeofthefinalfourgoals.

Score By QuarterLehigh 3 2 2 2 10Navy 4 0 4 1 9

Lehigh ScoringGOALS:LucasSpence(4),AndrewPettit(3),MickeyFitzpatrick(1),TristanRai(1),JohnMehok(1)ASSISTS:AndrewEichelberger(1),MickeyFitzpatrick(1),LucasSpence(1),IanStrain(1)

Final Statistics Lehigh NavyShots 36 28Groundballs 16 24Faceoffs 12-23 11-23Clears 13-13 11-12Extra-man opps 0-2 1-3Saves 8 7Turnovers 8 9

IF LEHIGH BEATS NAVY•Lehighwould improveto4-0 inPatriotLeagueplayforasecondstraightseason,andremaininfirstplaceintheleaguestandings.•TheMountainHawkswouldbeatNavyfor theseventh time in their last 11 tries. Prior to 2011, Lehighwas1-29initsfirst33all-timemeetingsvs.the Midshipmen.•Lehighwouldwinitsfifthstraightgameoverall,whichwouldbeitslongestwinningstreaksincelatein the 2013 season.

SCOUTING NAVYNavy is 4-3 on the season, but has lost three of its lastfivegames.Afterbeginning theyear 2-0, theMidshipmenhavetradedwinsandlossessince.Lasttimeout,Navydroppedatough18-5finalatNo.9Loyola.Navy’swinshavecomeoverVermont(13-8),UMBC(11-6),Bucknell (14-8)andLafayette (12-7).Christian Daniel leads the Mids in goals (19) and points(26)whileRyanWadeisrightbehindwith24points via eight goals and a team-leading 16 assists. NickBarryhastakenthemajorityofthefaceoffs,win-ning58-of-122(47.5percent).RyanKernhasstartedall seven games in goal, tallying an 11.25 GAA and 53.3savepercentage.

ALL-TIME SERIES WITH NAVYLehighsnappedafour-gamelosingstreakvs.Navyin last season’sPatriotLeague semifinal.Prior toNavy’sfour-gamestreak,theMountainHawkshadwonthepreviousfive.SixofLehigh’ssevenall-timewinsvs.Navyhavecomesince2011.In2011,LehighdefeatedNavy14-10inBethlehemtobeattheMidsfor thefirst time in98yearsand snapa26-gamelosingstreakintheseries.Thefirst-evermeetingwasin1910,a4-2Navyvictory.

Overall: Navy leads, 33-7Last Meeting: Apr. 27, 2019Last Result: Lehigh, 10-9 (OT)CurrentStreak: Lehigh-1winLast 10: Lehigh, 6-4

Last 10 meetings:Apr. 27, 2018 at Loyola Lehigh, 10-9 (OT)Mar. 24, 2018 at Lehigh Navy, 10-7Mar. 25, 2017 at Navy Navy, 14-9Mar. 26, 2016 at Lehigh Navy, 12-7Mar. 14, 2015 at Navy Navy, 13-12* Apr. 22, 2014 at Lehigh Lehigh, 10-6Mar. 15, 2014 at Lehigh Lehigh, 13-2Mar. 30, 2013 at Lehigh Lehigh, 12-7Mar. 30, 2012 at Navy Lehigh, 9-4Mar. 1, 2011 at Lehigh Lehigh, 14-10*Patriot League Tournament

LAST GAME VS. NAVY (NOTES)-Navygotoff toa fast start, takinga2-0 lead just2:15 into the game.However, theLehighdefenseboredowntherestoftheway.TheMountainHawksheldtheMidshipmenscorelessforastretchof23:04bridgingtheendofthefirstquarterthroughbeginningofthethird.Lehigh’soffensescoredfourunansweredgoalsinthatspantotakea6-4lead.Navydidhavea surge of four goals in the span of 7:57 in the third, buttheMountainHawksallowedjustonegoaloverthegame’sfinal19:22topulloutthethrillingvictory.-LucasSpence’sgame-winninggoalmarkedthe50thofhiscareerashecameonstrongdownthestretchtoincreasehisseasonpointtotalto56(34goals,22assists). -Alongwith Spence’s fivepoints,AndrewPettitrecordedahattrickwhileMickeyFitzpatrickhadagoal and assist.-JuniorsscorednineofLehigh’s10goalswhilejuniorsCraigChickandEddieBouhallcombinedforallfiveoftheMountainHawks’causedturnovers.ForChick,hereached116careercausedturnoverstomoveintoeighthplaceinNCAAhistoryinthatcategory.-ConorGaffneywas sensationaldown the stretch,winning thefinalfive faceoffsof thegame tohelpLehigherasean8-7deficitafterthreequartersofplayandscorethreeofthegame’sfinalfourgoals.-Gaffneyfinished12-of-23fortheday,thesecondtimein2018hewonmorethan50percentagainstNavy’sJoeVarello,whowasnamedPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistof theYear.GaffneyandVarello tied forfirstteamAll-League,butVarellowasawardedthemajorawardduetomorefirstplacevotes.CountingGaffney’s 13-of-21 effort in the regular season, he finishedtheyear25-of-44(57percent)againstVarello-JamesSpencealsomadecriticalsaves.Hefinishedwitheightstopsforthegame,butstopped3-of-4senthiswayinthefourthquarterwiththeonlygoalheallowedbeingadoorstepfinish.- Teddy Leggett had one of the biggest plays of the game,collectingagroundballonascramblefollowingtheopeningfaceoffoftheovertimeperiod,settingthestageforLucasSpence’sheroics.

NAVY SERIES HISTORY

LAST TIME VS. NAVY

INDIVIDUAL MILESTONESPlayer Milestone CurrentlyEddieBouhall 150groundballs 138 100causedturnovers 73CraigChick 200groundballs 196 150causedturnovers 137AndrewEichelberger 50points 34 50 goals 28 50 groundballs 30Conor Gaffney 250 groundballs 263 500faceoffwins 460ParkerKent 50groundballs 33Teddy Leggett 100 groundballs 94 50causedturnovers 31ChristianMcHugh 50groundballs 31Tristan Rai 150 points 155 100 goals 87 50 groundballs 59Matt Rimol 50 groundballs 34JamesSpence 200saves 213LucasSpence 100points 103 50 assists 39 50 groundballs 65

SUSTAINED SUCCESSTheLehighmen’slacrosseteamwastiedforthirdinthenationinwins from2002-14,winning39gamesover those threeseasons.Dukeledthewaywith48winsinthatspanwhileLoyola had 44 and Lehigh and Denver tallied 39.

Team Wins Win Percentage1. Duke 48 .7872. Loyola 44 .8463 . LEHIGH 39 .750 Denver 39 .7225. Bryant 38 .6556. Syracuse 36 .679 Notre Dame 36 .7208. Maryland 35 .7149. Cornell 34 .723 North Carolina 34 .69410. Drexel 32 .653 Fairfield 32 .681 JohnsHopkins 32 .696 Yale 32 .681

WINS FROM 2012-14 Patriot League Preseason HonorsPreseason All-League: CraigChick,EddieBouhall,ConorGaffney,TeddyLeggett,AndrewPettit

Patriot League Weekly HonorsOffensive Player of the Week: LucasSpence(3/11)Defensive Player of the Week: CraigChick (2/4,3/11, 3/18)Goalkeeper of the Week: JamesSpence(3/4,3/11)Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Conor Gaffney (3/4, 3/11)Rookie of the Week: TommySchelling(3/18)

AWARDS & HONORS

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CHICK, SCHELLING WIN WEEKLY AWARDSApairofLehighmen’slacrossestudent-athleteswhoplayedintegralrolesintheMountainHawks’2-0weekwerehonoredonMonday,Mar.18,asseniorCraig Chick and freshman Tommy SchellingwerenamedPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayerandRookieoftheWeek,respectively.TheawardisChick’ssecondinasmanyweeks,whileit’sthefirst-careerweeklyhonorforSchelling.Chickcausedthreeturnoversineachgamelastweek,athrilling13-10winatNo.15Rutgersandimpressive15-7homewinoverarchrivalLafayette.Schelling’sweekwashighlightedbyabigmomentatRutgerswhen the rookie scored thegame-winninggoalwith2:19remaining.Inaddition,LehighrosetoNo.15inthisweek’sInsideLacrosseMediaPoll(from16)androsetoNo.17intheUSILACoachesPoll(from20).

THIRD STRAIGHT RANKED WIN (MAR. 12)-LehighpickedupahugewinatRutgersinanationally-televisedshowdownontheBigTenNetwork.TheMountainHawksenjoyedastrongstart,leading1-0,2-1,3-2and5-4,buttheScarletKnightsrespondedtotakean8-5leadlateinthethirdquarter.SeniorCraig Chickcausedaturnoverononeendandscoredagoaljustmomentslaterontheother,helpingsparkthefirstoftwo4-0runsdownthestretch.Thefirstcameinthefinal3:10ofthethirdquartertotakea9-8lead.Then,afterRutgersscoredat10:20and9:37ofthefourth,theMountainHawksscoredfourtimesinthefinal5:50toturna10-9deficitintoa13-10win.- Freshman Tommy Schellingscoredthegame-winninggoalwith2:19remaining,givingLehighan11-10 lead. Senior Alexander Tumminelloaddedhiscareer-highfourthofthegameatthe1:21mark,andjunior Christian McHugh scoredhisfirst-careergoalwith30secondsremaining.-TumminelloledtheoffensewithfourgoalsandnowleadstheMountainHawkswith13goalsontheseason,alreadyeightmoregoalsthanhehadinhiscareerenteringtheseason.- Senior Lucas Spence hadtwogoalsandtwoassists,withtwogoalsandoneassistcominginthegame’sfinal15:05.Intheend,hehadahandinthreeofLehigh’sfinalfivegoals.SeniorMickey Fitzpatrick helped sparkLehigh’sstartwithtwoofitsfirstfourgoals.Schellingfinishedwithtwopoints,alsodishinganassistonMcHugh’sfinalgoal.- Sophomore James Spencewastremendousingoal,makingacareer-high17saves,nineinthefirsthalfandeightinthesecond.Hestoppedfive-of-sevenshotsinthefourthtohelpintheMountainHawks’comeback.Itmarkedhissecondgamethisseasonwith16ormoresaves,asheownsan8.80goalsagainstaverageand55.2savepercentageontheyear.Intheprocess,heeclipsed200careersaves.-JuniorfaceoffspecialistConor Gaffneystruggledabit,especiallyearly,butsophomoreJoel Trucksess enteredandwon8-of-10faceoffswithfourgroundballs.Healsoscoredabiggoaljust12secondsafterChick,toquicklypulltheMountainHawksbackwithin8-7.DespiteGaffney’sstruggles,hestillfinishedarespectable8-of-17,andeclipsed250careerfaceoffwinsintheprocess.-Defensively,Chickhadthreegroundballsandthreecausedturnovers,allthreecausedturnoverscominginthegame’sfinal19minutes.- Sophomore Teddy Leggett addedsixgroundballsandacausedturnover.-Lehighactuallylostmanystatisticalbattles,includingshots(45-34),groundballs(39-36),butSpence’ssavesandTrucksess’second-halffaceoffwinsprovedcritical.

CHICK NAMED TO TEWAARATON WATCH LISTLehighmen’slacrosseseniorCraig Chick,currentlythirdinNCAAhistoryforcausedturnovers,hasgarneredanotherhonorashewasnamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchList,asannouncedThursdaynight,Feb.28.Oneofjust50honoreesnationallyandfiveinthePatriotLeaguerecognized,ChickmarksLehigh’sTewaaratonAwardcandidateinasmanyyears–followingclassmateAndrewPettitwhowasaddedtothewatchlistinlateMarch.ChickisLehigh’sfirsthonoreenamedtotheinitialwatchlistsinceDanTaylorin2015.TheTewaaratonWatchListsincludethetopplayersacrossallthreedivisionsofNCAAlacrosseandhighlighttheearlycontendersforthe2019TewaaratonAward,whichhonorsthetopmaleandfemalecollegelacrosseplayerintheUnitedStates.TheselectioncommitteesaremadeupofpremiercollegiatecoachesandareappointedannuallybyTheTewaaratonFoundation. ChickwasanInside LacrossepreseasonAll-Americanaftergarneringhonorablementionthensecondteamlaurelsfollowinghissophomoreandjuniorseasons,respectively.ChickalsogarneredUSILAhonorablementionAll-Americarecognitionfollowinghisjuniorcampaign.Thetwo-timefirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguehonoreeenteredhisseniorseasonwith167groundballs,118causedturnovers,sixgoalsand10assists.Herecordedanation’sleading37causedturnoversasafreshmanandschool-record40asasophomore,beforebreakinghisownmarkwith41asajunior.

LEHIGH RANKED 13TH IN PRESEASON POLLSWiththeseasonsettoopenthisSaturdayagainstNJIT,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamhasbeenrankedNo.13inbothpreseasonpollsreleasedMonday–theUSILACoachesPollandInside Lacrosse Division I MediaPoll.ThiscomesaftertheMountainHawkswerealsoranked13thintheInside LacrosseFace-OffYearbookand Lacrosse Magazine Nike/USLacrosseRankings. ThenationalrankingsareLehigh’shighestsincebeingranked11thbythecoachesand10thbythemediaentering the 2013 season.

PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall W L W LLEHIGH 3 0 5 3Loyola 2 0 5 2Army West Point 2 1 6 2Navy 2 1 4 3BostonUniversity 1 1 6 3Colgate 1 1 3 4Bucknell 1 2 2 6Lafayette 0 3 4 5Holy Cross 0 3 3 5*Before Games Saturday, Mar. 23

Upcoming Patriot League ScheduleSaturday LafayetteatBostonUniversity 12p.m.Colgate at Army West Point 12 p.m.Lehigh at Navy 12 p.m.LoyolaatBucknell 1p.m.

Team (Record) Pts Last1 Penn State (6-1) 362 (9) 12 Duke(8-1) 360(6) 23 Yale(4-1) 358(4) 34 Maryland (7-1) 310 65 Ohio State (6-0) 268 86 Loyola (5-2) 266 97 Towson(5-2) 253 58 Cornell (4-2) 251 49 Virginia (5-2) 226 1110 High Point (7-1) 194 1211 Notre Dame (3-2) 184 712 Syracuse(4-2) 182 1313 Denver (4-2) 179 1014 Georgetown(7-1) 134 1415 JohnsHopkins(4-3) 87 1716 North Carolina (6-2) 78 1517 LEHIGH (5-3) 68 2018 Army West Point (6-2) 66 1819 Penn (3-3) 63 NR20 UMass(5-3) 39 NROthers receiving votes:Rutgers, Richmond,Hobart,Villanova, Boston U .

Team (Record) Pts Last1 Penn State (6 - 1) 523 (15) 12 Duke(8-1) 498(5) 23 Yale(4-1) 495(5) 44 Maryland (7 - 1) 456 (2) 6 5 Cornell (4 - 2) 399 3 6 Loyola (5 - 2) 389 8 7 Ohio State (6 - 0) 364 9 8 Towson(5-2) 359 59 Virginia (5 - 2) 323 12 10 High Point (7 - 1) 299 1011 Notre Dame (3 - 2) 270 7 12 Syracuse(4-2) 255 1313 Denver (4 - 2) 245 11 14 Georgetown(7-1) 200 1415 LEHIGH (5 - 3) 124 16 16 JohnsHopkins(4-3) 106 1717 Penn (3 - 3) 94 20 18 Army (6 - 2) 77 1819 North Carolina (6 - 2) 50 24 20 UMass(5-3) 44 28Othersreceivingvotes:Richmond,Hobart,Rutgers, Bos-ton University,Princeton,UAlbany,Delaware

2019 opponents in Bold Italics

AROUND THEPATRIOT LEAGUE

USILA COACHES POLL (3/18)

INSIDE LACROSSE MEDIA POLL (3/18)



TEAM CAPTAINS ANNOUNCEDWiththe2019seasonopenernowlessthanthreemonthsaway,Lehighheadmen’slacrossecoachKevin Cassese announcedtheMountainHawks’2019captainsonMonday.SeniorsCraig Chick, Andrew Pettit and Chris Kiernan willallserveascaptains,withEddie Bouhall and Lucas Spence holding the roleofassistantcaptains.

CHICK, PETTIT NAMED SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATESStrongonandoffthelacrossefield,Lehighmen’slacrosseseniorsCraig Chick and Andrew Pettit havebeennamedtwoofthe30candidatesnation-widefortheprestigiousSeniorCLASSAward,asannouncedonMonday,Mar.4.AnacronymforCelebratingLoyaltyandAchievementforStayinginSchool®,theSeniorCLASSAwardfocusesonthetotalstudent-athleteandencour-agesstudentstousetheirplatforminathleticstomakeapositiveimpactasleaders in theircommunities.Lehigh isoneof justfiveschoolsnationallywithmultiplehonorees(alsoOhioState,ArmyWestPoint,MarquetteandLoyola),whiletheMountainHawkshavehadatleastonehonoreeinsixofthelastsevenyears.ThismarksthefirsttimeinprogramhistorythatLehighhasfeaturedmultiplehonorees.TobeeligiblefortheSeniorCLASSAward,astudent-athletemustbeclassifiedasanNCAADivisionIseniorandhavenotableachievements in fourareasof excellence: community, classroom,characterandcompetition.

CHICK, BOUHALL SELECTED IN MAJOR LEAGUE LAX DRAFTJusthoursafterpickingupahard-fought11-8winoverNo.16ArmyWestPoint,apairofLehighmen’slacrosseseniordefensemenwereselectedintheMajorLeagueLacrosseDraft,heldSaturdayevening(Mar.9)inCharlotte,North Carolina. Craig Chickwaspickedinthesecondround(17thoverall)bytheDallasRattlerswhileEddie Bouhall wentinthesixthround(49thoverall)totheAtlantaBlaze.Botharemultiple-timeAll-PatriotLeaguehonoreeswhileChickisatwo-timeAll-American,andtheycurrentlystandNo.1and3inschoolhistoryforcareercausedturnovers

PRESEASON HONORS FOR LEHIGHLehighhasbeenpredictedtofinishsecondinthePatriotLeague,inavoteoftheleague’sheadcoachesandSportsInformationDirectors,asannouncedbeforetheseason.Inaddition,theMountainHawksfeaturealeague-highfivepreseasonAll-Leaguehonorees: seniorsCraig Chick, Andrew Pettit and Eddie Bouhall, junior Conor Gaffney and sophomore Teddy Leggett. TheMountainHawksfinishedwith109pointsandtwofirst-placevotes,onlytrailingLoyola,whogarnered theother18first-placevotes tofinishwith128points.LehighiscomingoffaruntothePatriotLeagueChampionshipGamelastseason,itsfourthtitle-gameappearanceinsevenyearsandfirstsince2004.AfterLehighinthepreseasonpollwasNavyinthird(96points),BostonUniversity(89),ArmyWestPoint(62),Bucknell (57),Colgate(56),Holy Cross (24) and Lafayette (20).

Patriot League AwardsOffensivePlayeroftheYear–PatSpencer,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.,ADefensivePlayeroftheYear–JohnSurdick,ArmyWestPoint,Sr.,D

All-Patriot League TeamAttack:ChrisGray,BostonUniversity,So.;Attack:MikeHawkins,Colgate,So.Attack: Andrew Pettit, Lehigh, Sr .;Attack:PatSpencer,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.Midfielder:ReedMalas,Bucknell,Sr.;Midfielder:JohnDuffy,LoyolaMary-land, Sr.Midfielder:GreysonTorain,Navy,Sr.;Midfielder:RyanWade,Navy,Sr.Defense: JohnSurdick,ArmyWestPoint,Sr.;Defense:MattFarrell,HolyCross, Sr.Defense: Eddie Bouhall, Lehigh, Sr .; Defense: Craig Chick, Lehigh, Sr .Goalie:JacobStover,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.;Faceoff Specialist: Conor Gaffney, Lehigh, Jr .Long-Stick Midfielder: Teddy Leggett, Lehigh, So.; Short-StickDefensiveMidfielder:WillBlumenberg,Colgate,Sr.Student-athletesarelistedbyposition;thenalphabeticallybyschool

Preseason Poll1.LoyolaMaryland–128(16first-placevotes)2. LEHIGH – 109 (2 first-place votes)3.Navy–964.BostonUniversity–895.ArmyWestPoint–626.Bucknell–577.Colgate–568.HolyCross–249.Lafayette–20

CASSESE INDUCTED IN US LACROSSE HALL OF FAMEFollowinganAll-AmericaplayingcareeratDukeandsuccessinbothinter-nationalandprofessionallacrosse,Lehighheadcoach Kevin Cassese wasinductedintotheNationalLacrosseHallofFamethisSeptemberaspartoftheClassof2018.Asaplayer,Cassesewasathree-timeAll-AmericanatDukebeforeplayingontheU.S.Men’sNationalTeams in2002,2006and2010,winningtwogoldmedalsandservingascaptainofthe2010squad.Cassesewasinductedaspartoftheclassofnine,whichalsoincludedElizabethLeighBradleyFriedman,A.J.Haugen,AlexKahoe,PhyllisKilgour,DavidMorrow,RyanPowell,DeniseWescott,andTamiWorley.TheceremonytookplaceonSaturday, Sept. 29 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.

PROLIFIC PETTITSenior Andrew Pettit has emerged into one of the Patriot League’s, and na-tion’s,topgoalscorers.HeledtheMountainHawksingoals(46)andpoints(66),goodforfourthandninthinschoolhistory.Hefinished10thnationallyingoalspergame(2.71)and20thinpointspercontest(3.88).Pettitwasalsothirdinthecountryinman-upgoals(10).

Lastseason,PettitledtheMountainHawksingoals(ortiedforthelead)ninetimesin17games,andhadninehattricksin2018.Onehighlightwasaca-reer-hightyingfive-goaleffortatArmyWestPoint,whichincludedanaturalhattrick(threestraightgoals)inthefourthquartertoturnaone-goaldeficitintoatwo-goallead.Healsohadsevenpoints(threegoals,fourassists)ina13-8winatNo.18/19Hofstra(Mar.20),contributingtomoregoalshimself(7)thanHofstra(thenation’sNo.1scoringdefense)wereallowingenteringtheday(6.33).PettittiedacareerhighandPatriotLeagueTournamentsin-gle-gamerecordwithfivegoalsinthePatriotLeagueQuarterfinalvictoryoverColgate.HeshatteredthePatriotLeaguerecordforgoalsinanentireleaguetournament(12);thepreviousrecordwaseight.PettitwasaddedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchListonMar.22.

Pettit has recorded multiple goals in 27 of his last 32 games dating back to the end of his freshman season .Heowns28-careermulti-goalgames,31-careermulti-pointgamesand16-careerhattricks.Pettit has scored a goal in 17 straight games, tied for the fourth longest active streak in the nation entering the season .

TREMENDOUS TRIOSenior Craig Chick, sophomore Teddy Leggett and senior Eddie Bouhall havehadaknackoftakingtheballaway.Lastseason,thethreebyfarandawayleadthenationincausedturnoversamongthreeteammates.The85combinedcausedturnoverslastseasonweretiedforthemostbyanyLehightrioinschoolhistory.

Sofarthisyear,thethreehavecombinedfor41.Chick(19)-Bouhall(11)-Leggett(11)

Caused Turnovers among three Lehigh teammates, single season(Since 2010 when caused turnovers became an official NCAA statistic)1. Chick(37)-Telesco(30)-Bouhall(18)(2016)-85 Chick (41) - Bouhall (24) - Leggett (20) (2018) - 853. Telesco(36)-O’Shaughnessy(24)-Mikelinich(18)(2014)-784. Chick(40)-Bouhall(20)-Norris(15)(2017)-755. Noone (26) - Souders (19) - Lanius (19) (2013) - 64 Noone (28) - Molnar (21) - Souders (15) (2012) - 64

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NCAA Statistics

Lehigh - 2018-19 Men's Lacrosse Ranking Summary thru games 03/20/2019

StatisticNational

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

Assists Per Game (73 ranked) 54 5 5.38 Penn St. 11.86 Boston U. 8.22

Caused Turnovers Per Game (73 ranked) 13 3 10.13 Hampton 12.50 Boston U. 11.89

Clearing Percentage (73 ranked) 4 1 0.886 Villanova 0.931 Lehigh 0.886

Face-Off Winning Percentage (73 ranked) 3 1 0.685 Yale 0.783 Lehigh 0.685

Ground Balls Per Game (73 ranked) 1 1 41.50 Lehigh 41.50 Lehigh 41.50

Man-Down Defense (73 ranked) 5 2 0.793 Army West Point 0.905 Army West Point 0.905

Man-Up Offense (72 ranked) 53 6 0.276 Penn St. 0.652 Boston U. 0.536

Points Per Game (73 ranked) 51 5 15.88 Penn St. 30.71 Loyola Maryland 22.57

Saves Per Game (73 ranked) 54 7 10.75 Harvard 16.57 Loyola Maryland 14.43

Scoring Defense (73 ranked) 7 2 8.75 Army West Point 7.75 Army West Point 7.75

Scoring Margin (73 ranked) 25 4 1.75 Penn St. 8.43 Loyola Maryland 4.29

Scoring Offense (73 ranked) 47 4 10.50 Penn St. 18.86 Loyola Maryland 14.57

Shot Percentage (73 ranked) 41 3 0.275 Penn St. 0.436 Loyola Maryland 0.388

Turnovers Per Game (73 ranked) 41 6 17.50 Syracuse

Siena

12.17

12.17

Lafayette 14.89

Winning Percentage (70 ranked) 23 4 0.625 Ohio St. 1.000 Army West Point 0.750

NEAR THE TOP OF THE NATION (AS OF MAR. 21)

Statistic PlayerNational

Rank

Conference

RankValueNational Leader Value

Conference

LeaderValue

Assists Per Game (116 ranked) Lucas Spence

Tristan Rai

24

62

5

6

2.00

1.38

Grant Ament, Penn St. 6.57 Pat Spencer, Loyola Maryland 3.71

Caused Turnovers Per Game (75 ranked)Craig Chick

Eddie Bouhall

Teddy Leggett

10

54

75

2

7

10

2.38

1.57

1.38

Kyle Walsh, VMI 3.67 Matt Farrell, Holy Cross 2.88

Face-Off Winning Pct (72 ranked) Conor Gaffney 3 1 0.695 TD Ierlan, Yale 0.769 Conor Gaffney, Lehigh 0.695

Goals Per Game (149 ranked) Lucas Spence

Alexander Tumminello

78

102

10

13

2.17

2.00

Mac O'Keefe, Penn St. 4.43 Kevin Lindley, Loyola Maryland 4.29

Goals-Against Average (66 ranked) James Spence 6 2 8.46 Braden Host, Air Force 7.38 AJ Barretto, Army West Point 7.70

Ground Balls Per Game (74 ranked) Conor Gaffney

Teddy Leggett

Craig Chick

11

59

74

2

9

12

8.25

4.13

3.63

Alex Woodall, Towson 14.29 Dan O'Connell, Holy Cross 9.71

Individual Man-up Goals (75 ranked) Alexander Tumminello

Tommy Schelling

10

75

2

9

4

2

Ryan Lanchbury, Richmond 7 James Burr, Boston U. 5

Points Per Game (144 ranked) Lucas Spence 33 4 4.17 Grant Ament, Penn St. 8.00 Pat Spencer, Loyola Maryland 6.86

Save Percentage (66 ranked) James Spence 12 3 0.555 Matt Deluca, Delaware 0.642 AJ Barretto, Army West Point 0.639

Saves Per Game (70 ranked) James Spence 49 8 10.13 Alexzander Hunt, NJIT 16.56 Jacob Stover, Loyola Maryland 14.43

Shot Percentage (75 ranked) Chris Young, High Point 0.692 Kevin Lindley, Loyola Maryland 0.545

AMONG THE NATION’S ELITE-AnumberofMountainHawkscurrentlystandamongthenation’sleadersincareercategories.

Career Faceoff Percentage1 TDIerlan,Yale 0.7522 GerardArceri,PennSt. 0.6463 AlexWoodall,Towson 0.6344 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 0 .6205 JustinInacio,OhioSt. 0.6146 AW,Towson 0.6137 Dan O’Connell , Holy Cross 0.6108 MatthewPedicine,Hobart 0.6019 AlexJarzembowski,Detroit 0.55710 Peyton Smith , Marist 0.556

(As of Thursday, Mar . 21)

Career Faceoff Wins1 TDIerlan,Yale 7852 JarettWitzal,Bucknell 5453 GerardArceri,PennSt. 5114 MatthewPedicine,Hobart 4875 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 4606 Austin Henningsen , Maryland 4457 TrentHarper,AirForce 4348 JustinSchwenk,Virginia 4309 AW,Towson 40810 Trey Arnold , Robert Morris 383

Career Groundballs1 TDIerlan,Yale 5272 GerardArceri,PennSt. 3103 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 2634 MatthewPedicine,Hobart 2385 JarettWitzal,Bucknell 2356 AW,Towson 2327 KyleWalsh,VMI 2228 KyleGallagher,Penn 2209 Matt Neufeldt , Denver 20610 JohnTachon,NJIT 203



RISE OF THE DEFENSEStellardefenseplayedakeyroleinLehigh’ssuccessfrom2012-14whenitwontwoconsecutivePatriotLeagueChampionshipsin2012and2013thenmadeitbacktothetitlegamein2014.Lastseason,theMountainHawksonceagain featured one of the nation’s top defenses.

Sofarthisyear,Lehighisseventhnationallyinscoringdefense(8.75).

Year National Rank Goals Allowed/Game2019 7th 8.752018 22nd 9.472017 26th 10.002016 47th 10.872015 30th 10.062014 2nd 7.222013 6th 7.942012 2nd 6.82

STELLAR SENIORSLehigh’scurrentseniorclasshasbeenstellar.Assophomores,theycombinedfor 80 goals (58.4% of team total), 42 assists (46.7%), 145 groundballs (32.6%) and76causedturnovers(65.5%)lastseason(2017).Asateam,Lehighfinishedwith137goals,90assists,445groundballsand116causedturnovers.Sevenstartedmuchof their sophomoreyears (Eddie Bouhall, Craig Chick and Matt Rimol on defense, Lucas Spence inthemidfieldandAndrew Pettit and Tristan Rai atattack,andChris Kiernan in goal). Mickey Fitzpatrick alsostartedthreegamesinthemidfield.

Asjuniors,theclasscombinedfor127goals(outof180,70.6%ofteamtotal)and77assists(outof112,68.8%).Defensively,theclasstallied207groundballs(outof524,39.5%)and82causedturnovers(outof131,62.6%).

So far this season, as seniors, they have combined for 49 goals (out of 84, 58 .3 percent), 34 assists (out of 43, 79 .1 percent), 120 groundballs (out of 337, 35 .6 percent) and 43 caused turnovers (out of 81, 53 .1 percent) .

EXTRA-MAN PROFICIENCYLehighhasconsistentlyfeaturedoneofthenation’stopextra-manunits.In2018,theMountainHawksledthenationwitha63.4percentage(26-of-41),foodforsecondinNCAAhistory.Detroitholdstheall-timerecord,convert-ingata70.8percentclipin2014.So far this year, Lehigh is 27 .6 percent on the man-up (8-29) .

All-Time Man-Up Efficiency (Entering 2019)Team Year Man-Up Goals Opportunities Pct.Detroit 2014 34 48 .708Lehigh 2018 26 41 .634Marist 2016 17 28 .607JohnsHopkins 2017 26 43 .605Denver 2015 38 63 .603

RAI’S SCORING- Senior Tristan Rai enjoyedasensationalstarttohiscollegiatecareer,fin-ishing2016secondontheMountainHawksingoals(31)andpoints(41).Heledthenationinshootingpercentage(.534),turning58shotsinto31goals.-As a sophomore,Rai tied for the team leadwith 46points (24 goals,team-leading 22 assists).- As a junior, Rai posted 48 points via 23 goals and 25 assists.-Sofarasasenior,Raiowns20pointsvianinegoalsand11assists.-OnehighlightcameagainstLafayette(3/17)whenhetiedacareer-highseven points (four goals, three assists) originally set at Lafayette as a junior.-Forhiscareer,Raihasmultiplegoalsin23 games, multiple points in 36 and 16 hattricks.

HAT TRICKING-Lastyear,Lehighrecorded19hattrickswithonein14-of-17games.-Sofarthisyear,theMountainHawkshaveeight.-Hereisthebreakdownofhattricksbyplayerthisseason:Lucas Spence (3), Alexander Tumminello (3), Tristan Rai (1) and Andrew Eichelberger (1).

-vs.Lafayette(3)(3/17):TristanRai,LucasSpence, Alexander Tumminello - at No. 15 Rutgers (1) (3/12): Alexander Tumminello -vs.No.17Army(1)(3/9):LucasSpence -atNo.16Colgate(1)(3/2):LucasSpence - at No. 11 Virginia (1) (2/15): Alexander Tumminello -vs.Hofstra(1)(2/2):AndrewEichelberger

- Andrew Pettit leads the current team in active career hat tricks with 16, along with Rai has 16, Spence has nine, Tumminello has three, Fitzpatrick two and Eichelberger has one .

CHAOTIC CHICKSenior Craig Chickhasemergedasapremierdefensiveplayerinthecountryas he is first in caused turnovers since the beginning of 2016 (134) (as of Thurs-day, Mar . 21) . HeisalreadythirdinNCAAhistoryincareercausedturnovers.

Chickfinishedhisfreshmanseasonasthenationalleaderincausedturnoverswith37.HisbigbreakoutcameonApr.12atPrincetonwhenheposted10groundballsandeightcausedturnovers.TheeightcausedturnoverswerethemostbyaLehighplayersinceEvanGuerrerohadnineagainstSaintJoseph’sonFeb.14,2009.Chicktiedforthemostcausedturnoversinthenationin2016(DivisionI)andtiedPrinceton’sSherrerdFieldrecord,originallysetbyVillanova’sBrianKaralunas.Chick followedwith sevengroundballs andsevencausedturnoversjustfourdayslateragainstCornell.Chickfinishedtheseasonwith41groundballsand25causedturnoversoverhislasteightgames.Asasophomore,Chickposted58groundballsandschool-record40caused turnovers (third in thenation).Onfivedifferentoccasions,Chicktalliedfourormorecausedturnoversandhadastretchof10straightgameswithmultiplecausedturnovers.Thenasajunior,Chickbrokehisownschoolrecordbyposting41causedturnovers.HebrokeTrippTelesco’sschoolrecordatHofstraandbrokethePatriotLeaguemarkatBostonUniversity.Withtwocausedturnoversvs.Cornell,Chickmovedintothetop10inNCAAhistory.

2019 Season Notes-OnMar.17vs.Lafayette,Chickrecordedagroundballandthreecausedturnovers.CombinedwithhiseffortatRutgers,hewasnamedPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeekforasecondstraightweek.-OnMar.12atNo.15Rutgers,Chickhadthreegroundballsandthreecausedturnovers,allcausedturnoverscominginthegame’sfinal18:23tohelpsparktheMountainHawks’13-10comebackvictory.-OnMar.9vs.No.17ArmyWestPoint,ChickrecordedfourgroundballsandfourcausedturnoverstoearnPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeekforthesecondtimethisseason.-OnFeb. 15atNo. 11Virginia,Chickposted fourgroundballs and twocausedturnovers.-OnFeb.9againstHofstra,ChickrecordedfivegroudballsandtwocausedturnoverstomoveintothirdplaceinNCAAhistoryforcausedturnoversinacareer(125).-OnFeb. 2vs.NJIT,Chickhadfive caused turnovers (alongwithninegroundballs)tomovefromeighthintoatieforfourthinNCAAhistorywith123CTsinhiscareer.Followingtheeffort,hewasnamedPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeekforthethirdtimeinhiscareer.

Caused Turnovers - Since start of 2016 season(As of Thursday, Mar . 21) Player Games CT Per Game 1 Craig Chick (Lehigh) 54 137 2 .542 KyleWalsh(VMI) 48 107 2.233 BrendanHynes(Richmond) 32* 86 2.694 RyanO’Donoghue(SacredHeart) 31* 78 2.52*Hynes and O’Donoghue graduated in 2017



Final 2018 Caused Turnovers Player Cl Games CT Per Game1 Foster Huggins, Loyola Maryland (Patriot) Sr. 17 52 3.062 Craig Chick, Lehigh (Patriot) Jr . 17 41 2 .413 ZacharyBryant,RobertMorris(NEC) Sr. 18 37 2.064 CharlieHayes,DetroitMercy(MAAC) Sr. 16 34 2.13 KyleWalsh,VMI(SoCon) Jr. 13 34 2.626 AndrewPark,Wagner(NEC) Sr. 14 32 2.29

Final 2017 Caused Turnovers Player Cl Games CT Per Game1 BrendanHynes,Richmond(Southern) Sr. 16 50 3.132 RyanO’Donoghue,SacredHeart(Northeast) Sr. 15 45 3.003 Craig Chick, Lehigh (Patriot) So . 14 40 2 .86 TylerMayes,Towson(Colonial) Sr. 17 40 2.355 ScottHooper,Virginia(AtlanticCoast) Jr. 15 35 2.33

Final 2016 Caused Turnovers Player Cl Games CT Per Game1 Craig Chick, Lehigh (Patriot) Fr . 15 37 2 .472 BrendanHynes,Richmond(Southern) Jr. 16 36 2.253 LarkenKemp,Brown(IvyLeague) Jr. 19 35 1.844 ChristopherKeating,Yale(IvyLeague) Jr. 16 34 2.135 RyanO’Donoghue,SacredHeart(Northeast) Jr. 16 33 2.06 RobertDuvnjak,Harvard(IvyLeague) Sr. 16 33 2.06

Lehigh all-time career caused turnovers (As of Thursday, Mar . 21)Rank Number Player Years1. 137 Craig Chick 2016-pres .2. 97 TrippTelesco 2013-163. 73 Eddie Bouhall 2016-pres .4. 71 MikeNoone 2010-135. 65 Evan Guerrero 2007-106 . 62 Eddie Bouhall 2016-pres .7. 59 RichardBradley 2008-118. 56 Ty Souders 2011-149. 56 DanHoneywell 2006-0910. 49 CaseyEidenshink 2013-16 49 Noah Molnar 2010-13

Caused Turnovers - NCAA History (As of Thursday, Mar . 21)Since 2010 when caused turnovers became an official NCAA statistic Player Years Games CTs1. Jordan Houtby, Detroit 2010-13 61 158 2. BrendanHynes,Richmond 2014-17 65 1513. Craig Chick, Lehigh* 2016-18 54 137 4. RyanO’Donoghue,SacredHeart 2014-17 57 1245. Jamie Hebden, Detroit 2010-13 60 123 JohnLoCascio,Villanova 2011-14 61 1237. BrianKaralunas,Villanova 2010-11 31 1228. LarkenKemp,Brown 2014-17 65 1199. Jason Noble, Cornell 2010-13 65 11510.TylerPrasnicki,VMI 2012-15 53 112

Next active player KyleWalsh,VMI 2016-18 48 107

DEFENSE IS KEY-Lehighownedthenation’ssecond-rankeddefensein2012(6.61goalspergame)and followedbyfinishing sixth in2013 (7.94) and second in2014(7.22).In2015,theMountainHawksallowed10.06goalspergamewhiletheyallowed10.87percontestin2016.In2017,Lehighallowed10.00goalspergame.Thenin2018,theMountainHawksallowed9.47goalspergame,22nd in the nation.-TheMountainHawksallowedsingle-digitgoalsin10games,includingfivegamesallowingsevengoalsorfewer.- So far this year, Lehigh has allowed 8 .75 goals per game, seventh in the nation .-IntheseasonopeneronFeb.2vs.NJIT,theMountainHawksheldtheHigh-landerstojust21shots,includingfourinjustthefirstandsecondquarters.Lehighallowedjustthreegoalsoverthegame’sfirst32:46.-Aweeklater,LehighheldHofstra(Feb.9)tojustfourgoals,includingnoneforthefirst24:07andonlyoneoverthegame’sfirst46:22.-TheMountainHawkshelddownapotentVirginiaoffenseonFeb.15,whichfinishedseventhnationallyinscoringin2018.Lehighallowedjusttwogoalsinthegame’sfirst23:20andonlyfourinthefirsthalf.

-Lehigh’sdefensestoodtallearlyatNo.4Cornell(Feb.24),notallowingagoalforthegame’sfirst12:09andallowingjustsevenoverthefirst45:46againstapotentBigRedattack.-TheMountainHawksallowedjusttwofirst-halfgoalsatNo.16Colgatein the Patriot League opener (Mar. 2) and just eight for the game against a Raiders’teamaveraging11.33enteringthecontest.- Lehigh held No. 17 Army West Point (Mar. 9) to one goal over the game’s first20:17andonlyfivethroughthreequartersofplay.Theeightgoalsal-lowedforthegamewastiedforArmy’sfewestscoredthisseasonupuntilthat point.-OnMar.12atNo.15Rutgers, theMountainHawksheldRutgersto10goals,includingtwooverthegame’sfirst17:21andjusttwooverthefinal19:43ina13-10win.-AgainstLafayetteonMar.17,LehighheldLafayettescorelessinthefirstquarter -- the thirdquarter thisseasontheMountainHawksshut-outanopponentinaquarter.Lehighallowedjusttwogoalsoverthegame’sfirst29:33andfiveoverthefirst55:18.

SHUTOUT STREAKS•In2012,theLehighdefensewasdominantinstretches,pitchingashutoutstreakof15ormoreminutes in15-of-17games, including13-of-14wins.Thenin2013,thedefenseposted17separateshutoutstreaksof15+minutesincludingin10ofits12wins.In2014,theMountainHawkshad15streaksof15+minutesand25streaksof10+minutes.In2015,Lehighhad11streaksof15+minutesand25of10+minutes.•In2016,theMountainHawksownedfourstreaksof20+minutes,eightstreaksof15+minutesand20of10+minutes.•In2017,Lehighowned11streaksof15+minutesand20of10+minutes.•In2018, theMountainHawkshad14streaksof15+minutesand35of10+minutes.•Sofarin2019,Lehighhaseightstreaksof15+minutesand15of10+min-utes(fullbreakdownbelow).

Game Opponent Shutout StreaksMar. 17 Lafayette 16:38 (to start the game) 15:38 (bridging 3rd and 4th)Mar. 9 No. 17 Army 19:35 (bridging 1st and 2nd) 16:43 (bridging 3rd and 4th)Mar.2 atNo.16Colgate 10:29(1stquarter) 14:17 (bridging 1st and 2nd)Feb.24 atNo.4Cornell 12:09(1stquarter)Feb. 15 at No. 11 Virginia 19:34 (bridging 1st and 2nd) 10:43(4thquarter)Feb. 9 Hofstra 24:07 (bridging 2nd and 3rd) 22:15 (bridging 2nd through 4th) 10:01(4thquarter)Feb.2 NJIT 13:13(1stquarter) 11:21 (bridging 2nd and 3rd) 16:59 (bridging 3rd and 4th)

UP NEXT....FollowingSaturday’sgame,theMountainHawksreturnhomeforaPatriotLeagueshowdownvs.BostonUniversityonSaturday,Mar.30at2p.m.

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2019 ROSTERNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School1 CrewCintron Jr. A 6-1 185 RockyRiver,Ohio/SaintIgnatius2 JoelTrucksess So. M/FO 5-11 175 Perkasie,Pa./HaverfordSchool3 MickeyFitzpatrick Sr. M 6-1 190 Duxbury,Mass./Duxbury4 SamCharlton So. LSM/D 5-10 180 Berwyn,Pa./MalvernPrep5 JacksonMonnin Sr. M 6-2 200 Charlotte,N.C./CharlotteLatin6 MattIlchuk So. M/A 6-0 170 BayShore,N.Y./BayShoreHighSchool7 AndrewPettit Sr. A 5-11 185 Wilmington,Del./TowerHillSchool8 KevinGersbeck So. M 5-9 175 MillerPlace,N.Y./MillerPlaceHighSchool9 MikeMonitto Fr. M 5-9 180 Melville,N.Y./HalfHollowHillsEast10 ParkerKent Jr. M 6-1 193 Norwell,Mass./TheRoxburyLatinSchool11 ColinKirst Jr. G 5-9 190 Bernardsville,N.J./SetonHallPrep12 RyanKlose Jr. A 6-2 194 WestLinn,Ore./WestLinn13 CraigChick Sr. D/LSM 6-0 195 Edgewater,Md./SouthRiver14 DennyNealon So. A 5-10 175 GarnetValley,Pa./GarnetValleyHighSchool15 AustinClibanoff Jr. M 5-9 160 Ambler,Pa./LaSalleCollegeHighSchool16 AustinPierce Jr. A/M 5-10 185 Chatham,N.J./Chatham17 JustinAngelel So. M 6-2 190 Bellevue,Wash./BellevueHighSchool18 MichaelHagenberger Fr. D/LSM 6-2 181 MountSinai,N.Y./MountSinai19 JamesSpence So. G 5-10 175 Springfield,Pa./SpringfieldHighSchool20 ColeKirst Fr. A 6-2 206 Bernardsville,N.J./SetonHallPrep21 JudahHicks Fr. LSM/D 6-0 196 Moorestown,N.J./Moorestown22 TommySchelling Fr. A 5-10 171 Warren,N.J./Delbarton23 HaydenTrautmann So. D 6-4 220 HuntingtonValley,Pa./AcademyoftheNewChurch24 JohnChace Fr. M 5-9 165 Providence,R.I./PomfretSchool25 ChadKittaka Fr. A 5-9 165 Carmel,Ind./Carmel26 NickMarren So. D 6-0 210 Perkiomenville,Pa./PerkiomenValleyHighSchool27 ErikDiGirolamo Jr. M 5-9 185 Allentown,Pa./Parkland28 Matt Rimol Sr. D 6-3 220 Londonderry, N.H./Londonderry29 MichaelVenezia Fr. G 5-10 160 Massapequa,N.Y./Massapequa30 BrianMeyer Sr. M/FO 5-11 170 PennValley,Pa./WashingtonCollege31 LiamLynch So. M 5-7 180 Foxboro,Mass./BrewsterAcademy32 MikeSisselberger Fr. FO/M 5-9 202 CenterValley,Pa./SouthernLehigh34 MichaelDiRienzo Sr. D 6-3 210 Holbrook,N.Y./SachemHighSchoolEast35 RalphShields Sr. M 5-10 184 Coopersburg,Pa./SouthernLehighHighSchool36 PatrickMcIlroy Fr. D 5-11 190 Westfield,N.J./Westfield37 MattMarker Fr. A 6-0 171 Bethlehem,Pa./AllentownCentralCatholic38 Conor Gaffney Jr. M/FO 5-10 195 Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape39 William Gunn Sr. A/M 6-0 177 Steamboat Springs, Colo./Steamboat Springs40 EddieBouhall Sr. D 6-1 200 Lynbrook,N.Y./Lynbrook41 AlexanderTumminello Sr. M 5-10 185 FortLauderdale,Fla./UniversityofMaryland42 MichaelDonaghy So. M 6-3 190 OldTappan,N.J./IMGAcademy(Fla).43 DavidPeterson So. D/LSM 6-0 200 MenloPark,Calif./SacredHeartPrep44 TristanRai Sr. A 6-0 195 Edmonton,Alberta/WestminsterSchool45 TeddyLeggett So. LSM/D 5-8 165 Vaughan,Ontario/TheHillAcademy47 KevinTsao Sr. M 5-11 175 Moorestown,N.J./MoorestownHighSchool48 JackBarclay Fr. M 6-3 185 Ridgewood,N.J./Ridgewood49 ChrisKiernan Sr. G 5-11 171 ChevyChase,Md./St.Albans50 DanielRivera Jr. D 6-5 221 Newtown,Pa./LaSalleCollegeHighSchool55 AndrewEichelberger Jr. M 6-4 230 TheWoodlands,Texas/JesuitCollegePreparatory66 MattDouglas So. D 6-3 210 Randolph,N.J./DelbartonSchool77 ChristianMcHugh Jr. M 6-3 190 Bronxville,N.Y./IonaPrep88 AnthonyTangredi Fr. D 5-11 175 Smithtown,N.Y./Chaminade99 LucasSpence Sr. A 5-11 195 Springfield,Pa./Springfield

Smith Family Head Lacrosse Coach: KevinCassese(Duke’03),12thSeasonAssociate Head Coach: WillScudder(Lehigh’11)Assistant Coaches: TomCompitello(StonyBrook’13),CaseyEidenshink(Lehigh‘16)Director of Quality Control: Tom Cassese (C.W. Post ’67)

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 6 CrewCinron(cin-TRONE)7 AndrewPettit(PET-it)8 KevinGersbeck(GERZ-beck)14 Denny Nealon (NEAL-in)17 Justin Angelel (ANJ-ul-ell)18 MichaelHagenberger(HAY-gen-ber-gurr)27 ErikDiGirolamo(DE-ja-rall-eh-moe)28 Matt Rimol (RIM-ull)29 MichaelVenezia(Vi-NET-zee-ahh)34 MichaelDiRienzo(DEE-Ree-en-zoe)40 EddieBouhall(BOO-hall)

41 AlexanderTumminello(AlexanderTOMB-in-ell-oh)44 TristanRai(TristanRYE)47 KevinTsao(KevinSOW)


KEVIN CASSESESmithFamilyHeadCoach12thSeasonasLehighHeadCoach

AU.S.LacrosseNationalHallofFame inductee,KevinCasseseentershis12thseasonasLehigh’sheadmen’slacrossecoachin2019.InCassese’s time, hehas led theMountainHawks toback-to-backPatriotLeagueChampionshipsin2012and2013followedbyathirdstraightappearanceintheleaguetitlegamein2014andareturntriptothechampionshipgamein2018.Lehighistheonlymen’slacrosseprograminthe leaguetoreacheightof the lasteightPatriotLeagueTournamentsasexcitementcontinuestobuild.Headingintothe2019season,theMountainHawkshavebeenrankedinevery“way-early”rankings,cominginashighasNo.8bytheBaltimoreSun. Inthepastyear,CasseseledtheMountainHawkstothreewinsovernationally-rankedopponentsandareturntothenationalrankings(ashighasNo.12)asLehighadvancedtothePatriotLeagueChampionshipGameforthefirsttimesince2014.Lessthanamonthaftertheseason,CassesewasnamedaninducteeintheNationalLacrosseHallofFameClassof2018followingastellarplayingcareeratDuke,inMajorLeagueLacrosseandforTeamUSA. The2018seasonsawLehighjumpbackintothenationalspotlight,beginningwithroadwinsatNo.12ArmyWestPointandNo.18/19Hofstrainthespanof10days.TheMountainHawkswentontofinishtheseason10-7,including5-3inPatriotLeagueplay.EarningtheNo.4 seed in the league tournament, Lehigh dominated Colgate at home (11-6)thenpickedupa10-9overtimewinagainstNo.11/13Navy,justdaysaftertheMidshipmenwonatSyracuse.LucasSpencescoredthegame-winnerlessthanoneminuteintoovertimeasSpence(58points:35goals,23assists)andAndrewPettit(66points:46goals,20assists)combinedfor124pointsin2018.Pettit,defensemanCraigChickandfa-ceoffspecialistConorGaffneywerenamedfirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguewhile Spence,defensemanEddieBouhall and long-stickmidfielderTeddyLeggettearnedsecond-teamlaurels.LeggettalsowontheLehighAthletics’ J.DanielNolanAwardpresented to thedepartment’s topfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete.GaffneywasnamedthePatriotLeagueScholar-AthleteoftheYearwhilebeingnamedathirdteamAcademicAll-AmericanbyCoSIDA. Chickcontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks,breakinghispreviousschoolrecordforcausedturnoverswith41.Heendedtheyearwith118inhiscareer,whichisalreadyaschoolandPatriotLeaguerecord,andtop10inNCAAhistory(withChick’ssenioryearlefttoplay).Aftertheseason,ChickwasnamedasecondteamInsideLacrosseAll-AmericanwhilegarneringhonorablementionAll-AmericafromtheUSILA.Asateam,theMountainHawksledthenationinextra-manoffenseforthesecondtimeinsevenyearsasLehigh’s63.4percentagewasgoodforsecondinNCAAhistory.Atonepoint,Lehighconvertedeightstraightman-up opportunities and 16-of-19. In2017,Lehigh’sseasonwashighlightedbytwoconsecutivehomewinsovernationally-rankedfoes,defeatingNo.16/18BostonUniversity(10-6)andNo.13/14Princeton(15-10)whileearninga9-6homevicto-ryoverrivalBucknellonSeniorNighttoearntheprogram’sseventhstraightPatriotLeagueTournamentberth.ThreeMountainHawksearnedAll-League,includingChick,whowasnamedtothefirstteamandgarneredhonorablementionAll-AmericabyInsideLacrosse.Chickbrokeaschoolrecordwith40causedturnovers,oneyearafterleadingthenationinthatcategory. Theprogram’sbreakthroughcamein2012whenLehighfinished14-3andwonitsfirst-everPatriotLeagueTournamentChampionshiptoadvancetotheprogram’sfirstNCAATournament.TheMountain

Hawksfollowedthatwitha12-5campaignin2013,winningboththeregular season and tournament titles. Despite losing a large and talented seniorclass,Lehighstillwent13-5in2014andadvancedtothePatriotLeagueChampionshipGameonceagain. In2012,Cassese led theMountainHawks toaschool-record14wins,aprogramrecordnine-gamewinningstreakandtheirhighest-evernationalranking;LehighcameinatNo.4nationallyinthefinalCoachesPollfollowingtheregularseason. Following a home-opening loss toVillanova in 2012, Lehighpromptlywonninestraightgamesand13-of-14toadvancetotheNCAATournamentas theNo.7overall seed.TheMountainHawkshostedeventual National Finalist Maryland and gave the Terps their toughest fightontheirroadtothetitlegame.Despitefallingdown6-1inthefirsthalf,Lehighrespondedwithsevenstraightgoalsinfrontofastandingroomonlycrowdof2,278attheUlrichSportsComplex(andinfrontofanationalaudienceonESPNU). Lehighpostedanimpressive8-3recordagainstnationally-rankedfoes,includingabig9-8winatNo.4NorthCarolinainMarch,propellingtheMountainHawksintothenationalpollsforthefirsttimesince2000.Lehighendedanumberoflongdroughts,defeatingUNCforthefirsttimesince1951,Yaleforthefirsttimesince1918andPennStateforthefirsttimesince1971.AbigpartofthesuccesscamefromtheMountainHawks’defense,whichstoodastheNo.2scoringdefense(onlybehindNotre Dame), holding opponents to only 6.81 goals per game. Lehigh pickedupitsfirstshutoutin40yearswitha13-0triumphoverMan-hattan,allowedonlytwogoalstoVMIandfiveorfewertoPennState,Navy,HolyCross,PennandSaintJoseph’s.CassesewasnamedPatriotLeagueCoachoftheYearwhilefreshmanMattPoillonbecameLehigh’sfirst-everGoalkeeperoftheYear.EightcrackedtheAll-PatriotLeagueTeam,tiedformostinschoolhistory. In2013,LehighwonsevenstraightgamestofinishundefeatedinPatriot League play and earn the right to host the league tournament. Lehighwenton todominateBucknellon itshome turf (11-5) for itssecondstraightleaguechampionship.TheawardscontinuedtorollinfortheMountainHawksasPoillonwasnamedPatriotLeagueGoalieoftheYearforasecondstraightseasonandaschool-recordfourplayerswerenamedUSILAAll-Americans,breakingtherecordofthreesetaseasonprior. Inaddition, theMountainHawksplaceda league-bestthreeplayersontheAcademicAll-PatriotLeagueTeam. Thesuccesscontinuedinto2014astheMountainHawkswon13games,justoneshyoftyingtheschoolrecordsetjusttwoyearsprior.Lehighearnedathrilling7-6tripleovertimevictoryoverNo.20Vil-lanovainFebruaryandearnedconvincingleaguewinsoverBucknell(9-3), Navy (13-2), Holy Cross (20-4) and Lafayette (17-6). The Mountain HawksdefeatedNavyinthePatriotLeagueQuarterfinalsathomebeforeearninga12-11semifinalvictoryoverArmybehindaReidWebergoalwithjustthreesecondsremaining. SeveralMountainHawksenjoyedbreakoutseasons,ledbyattack-manDanTaylorwhorecorded45pointsoverhislastsevengamestofinishwith76points,whichfarandawayledthePatriotLeagueandwasmostamongCanadianplayersinallofDivisionILacrosse.TaylorwasnamedafirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguehonoree,aswasdefensemanTrippTelescowhofinishedwith44groundballsand36causedturnovers.ThreeotherswerenamedAll-LeaguewhilePoillon,TaylorandTelescowerenamedhonorablementionAll-Americansaswell. After struggling tobegin2015, theMountainHawksended theseasononahighnote,winningfiveoftheirlastsixregularseasongames,defeatingapairofnationally-rankedopponentsinafive-dayspan(No.14PrincetonandNo.18StonyBrook).Taylorenjoyedanothersensa-tional season, posting 77 points to earn Patriot League Offensive Player of theYearhonorsandhonorablementionAll-America recognition.Meanwhile,ayoungteamin2016wentontoadvancetotheprogram’ssixthstraightPatriotLeagueTournament,finishing4-4inleagueplayhighlightedbyathrilling8-7winatNo.20BostonUniversity. Settingthestagefortheprogram’sbreakthroughof2012,theMoun-tainHawksjumpedsquarelyintothenationallacrossepicturein2011bynotonlyqualifyingforthePatriotLeaguepostseason,butalsoprovingtheycouldcompetewithanyoneinthecountry.LehighadvancedtoitsfirstPatriotLeagueTournamentsince2006.TheMountainHawksgot



offtoaquick3-1start,whichincludeda14-10triumphoverNavy,theprogram’sfirstvictoryovertheMidshipmeninnearly100years.Lehighpostedthenation’seighthbiggestimprovementin2011,accordingtoLaxPower.com’scomputerrankings,whichtakesintoaccountmanyofthefactorsusedbytheNCAATournamentselectioncommittee. InhisfirstfouryearsatLehigh,CassesementoredatotalofnineAll-PatriotLeaguehonorees,includingfourin2011.FaceoffspecialistRyanSnydercrackedthefirstteamafterwinning61.6percentofhisdrawsand scoopinga then-PatriotLeague record118groundballs.JonathanStumpfwasnotonlynamedtothesecondteam,butalsobe-cameLehigh’sfirst-everCoSIDAAcademicAll-AmericanwhilebeingnamedaSeniorCLASSAwardfirstteamAll-American,USILAScholarAll-AmericanandPatriotLeagueScholar-AthleteoftheYear.Stumpf(alongwithteammateandcurrentLehighassistantcoachWillScudder)alsoplayedintheUSILANorth-SouthAll-StarGamewherehenettedtheeventualgame-winninggoalfortheSouth. UnderCassese’swatch,Lehighhassentseveralplayerstoprofes-sionallacrosse.SevenhavebeenselectedintheMajorLeagueLacrosseCollegiateDraftsince2013whilemultipleothershavebeenpickedinthe player pool. Roman Lao-Gosney (Florida) has played in more than 50 careergames since joining the league in2012while twinbrotherCameron(Florida),MikeNoone(Ohio)andNoahMolnar(Denver)areallveteransoftheleaguewithMolnarwinninganMLLChampionshipin2016andNoonein2017.Inaddition,TaylorwasthefirstselectionofdefendingNationalLacrosseLeagueChampionSaskatchewanRushinthe2015NLLCollegiateDraft.Hewaspicked12thoverallandwentontowinachampionshipwiththeRushin2016. Cassese’splayershavebeen involved inUSLacrosseaswellasdefensemanTySouderstriedoutfortheU.S.Under-19Teamaspartofathree-daytrainingcampatUMBC.CameronandRomanLao-GosneyalsoparticipatedinnumerousscrimmagesforTeamUSA,beginningwiththeCapitalLacrosseClassiconOct.7,2012. Onapersonallevel,CassesemadehiscoachingdebutforUSLa-crosseatthe2014WorldLacrosseChampionshipsinDenver,servingasanassistantcoachunderTeamUSAheadcoachRichieMeade(Furman),alongsideassistantsDavePietramala(JohnsHopkins)andJeffTambroni(PennState).Cassese’sresponsibilitiesincludedfaceoffcoordinatorandgoaliecoordinatorwhilehandlingrides,clearsandthesubgame. Asaplayer,Cassesehadan impressive career representing theUSA.Hewasnamedtothe2010UnitedStatesMen’sNationalLacrosseTeam,travelingtoManchester,England.Hewasnamedco-captainofthatgoldmedalwinningteam,alongsideRyanPowell(Syracuse).Thatmarked the third timeCasseseearnedaspoton theNationalTeam.Cassesealsohelped theUnitedStates to thegoldmedalat the2002InternationalLacrosseFederationWorldChampionships,whilestillanundergraduateatDukeUniversity.HewasalsoamemberoftheUnitedStatesteamthatplacedsecondatthe2006ILFWorldChampionshipsin London, Ontario. Casseseisoneofthemostdecoratedstudent-athletesinDukehisto-ry.Hewasatwo-timecaptainandthree-timeAll-ACCselection.CassesehelpedleadtheBlueDevilstothreeNCAATournamentappearancesandapairofACCChampionshipsduringhiscollegiatecareer.CasseseearnedAll-Americahonorsonthreeseparateoccasions,includingfirst-teamaccolades in2002and2003.Cassese,who scored80goals andhandedout38assistsinhiscareer,wasatwo-timeTewaaratonTrophyfinalistandgarneredACCPlayeroftheYearhonorsin2001.In2002,CassesewastherecipientoftheLt.DonaldMacLaughlin,Jr.Awardasthenation’stopmidfielder.Hewasalsoastandoutintheclassroom,graduatingwitha 3.59GPAwhile earninghisBachelor’sDegree inSociologyfromDuke.HewasselectedasaUSILAScholarAll-Amer-ican,ACCAcademicHonorRollmember,andwasnamedtheACC’sWeaver-James-CorriganHonoraryAward recipient for outstandingathleticandacademicachievement. Afterhis timeatDuke,Cassesecontinuedhisplayingcareer inMajorLeagueLacrosse for sevenyears. Hewas the secondoverallselectioninthe2003MLLDraftbytheRochesterRattlers.AmonghisprofessionalaccomplishmentsareapairofMLLRookieoftheWeekhonors and a spot in both the 2006 and 2010 MLL All-Star Games. He wasnamedMVPofthe2006All-StarGame.Cassesewastradedtothe

PhiladelphiaBarrageduringthesummerof2007(whichcoincidedwithhishiringatLehigh)andhelpedleadhisnewteamtothe2007MajorLeagueLacrosseChampionship, aswell as a spot inChampionshipWeekendin2008. Cassese’s coaching careerbeforeLehigh includeda stint as anassistantcoachathisalmamaterfrom2005-07,helpingleadtheBlueDevils to the 2007 National Championship Game. He also served as Duke’s interimhead coach forpartof the summerof 2006.Prior toDuke,CassesespentoneseasonatStonyBrookasanassistantwherehedirectedthenation’stopextramanoffenseandhelpedtheSeawolvestoa10-6recordinthespringof2005. AnativeofPortJeffersonStation,NewYorkandgraduateofCom-sewogueHighSchool,Casseseandhiswife,KatieGransonCassesewhoattendednearbyFreedomHighSchool,weremarriedinBethleheminDecemberof2006.Theyhadtheirfirstchild,Drew,inJulyof2011,theirsecondchild,Anna,inAugustof2013andthirdchild,Claire,inJulyof2016.

Cassese’s Coaching Resume

Year Record PL Home Notables2008 6-9 2-4 4-4 2009 4-11 2-4 0-6 Won at #16 Army and #20 St. John’s2010 8-7 2-4 4-3 Defeated #9 Villanova and #19 Lafayette2011 7-9 3-3 5-4 PLSemifinals2012 14-3 5-1 5-2 School-record14wins Highestrankinginschoolhistory(#4) First Patriot League Championship2013 12-5 6-0 7-2 SecondStraightPLChampionship Hosted PL Tournament for 1st time2014 13-5 6-2 7-1 ThirdStraightPLTitleGameAppearance2015 7-9 3-5 3-4 WinsoverrankedPrinceton&StonyBrook2016 6-9 4-4 3-4 WinoverrankedBostonU2017 7-7 4-4 5-1 WinsoverrankedBostonU&Princeton2018 10-7 5-3 4-4 Patriot League Championship Game2019 5-3 3-0 3-1 WinsoverrankedColgate,Army,RutgersTotal 99-84 ( .541) 45-34 ( .570) 50-36 ( .581)




WILL SCUDDERAssistantCoachSixth Season at Lehigh

FormerLehighmen’slacrossestandoutWillScudder‘11

entershissixthseasononthecoachingstaffin2019,firstasassociateheadcoachandfourthasdefensivecoordinator.

ScudderreplacedTomCompitellowhoacceptedapositionatSacredHeart(andhassincereturnedtoLehigh), thenwaspromotedpriortothe2015season.Scudderwaspromotedtoassociatedefensivecoordinator,faceoffcoordinator and camps/clinics/tournaments coordinator afterBrendanCallahanwasnamedheadcoachatDartmouth.Hewas thennamedde-fensivecoordinatorpriortothe2016seasonwhenErrolWilsonwasnamedoffensivecoordinator,andnamedassociateheadcoachfollowingthe2018season.ScudderwasaformerteamcaptainandAll-PatriotLeaguehonoreeasaMountainHawk. ScudderhashelpedLehighjumpbackintothenationalspotlightasheadingintothe2019season,theMountainHawkshavebeenrankedinevery“way-early”rankings,cominginashighasNo.8bytheBaltimoreSun.TheMountainHawksaretheonlyteamintheleaguewhohasadvancedtothelast eight Patriot League Tournaments. In2018,theMountainHawks,wererankedashighas12thnationallyanddefeatedthreenationally-rankedteams–beginningwithroadwinsatNo. 12 Army West Point and No. 18/19 Hofstra in the span of 10 days. The MountainHawkswentontofinishtheseason10-7,including5-3inPatriotLeague play. Earning the No. 4 seed in the league tournament, Lehigh domi-natedColgateathome(11-6)thenpickedupa10-9overtimewinagainstNo.11/13Navy,justdaysaftertheMidshipmenwonatSyracuse.LucasSpencescoredthegame-winnerlessthanoneminuteintoovertimeasSpence(58points:35goals,23assists)andAndrewPettit(66points:46goals,20assists)combinedfor124pointsin2018. Pettit,defensemanCraigChickandfaceoffspecialistConorGaffneywerenamedfirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguewhileSpence,defensemanEddieBouhallandlong-stickmidfielderTeddyLeggettearnedsecond-teamlau-rels.Leggettendedtheyearwith61groundballs,becomingjustthethirdnon-faceoffspecialisttoreach50GBsinKevinCassese’s11-yeartenureasLehighheadcoach,theothersbeingCaseyEidenshinkandChick.LeggettalsowontheLehighAthletics’J.DanielNolanAwardpresentedtothede-partment’stopfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete.GaffneywasnamedthePatriotLeagueScholar-AthleteoftheYearwhilegarneringthirdteamAcademicAll-America recognitionbyCoSIDA.A former faceoff specialisthimself,ScudderworkedextensivelywithGaffney,wholedthePatriotLeagueinfaceoffpercentage(59.4),whileshatteringtheschoolrecordforfaceoffwins(212)–whichisalsogoodforsecondinleaguehistory. ScudderoversawadefensethatenteredAprileighthnationallyinal-lowingjust8.30goalspergame.TheMountainHawkswentontoallowjustsixgoalsinthequarterfinalstoColgateandnineinthesemifinalsvs.Navy.Lehigh’sdefensewasledbyChick,whocontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks,breakinghispreviousschoolrecordforcausedturnoverswith41.Heendedtheyearwith118inhiscareer,whichisalreadyaschoolandPatriotLeaguerecord,andtop10inNCAAhistory(withChick’ssenioryearlefttoplay).Aftertheseason,ChickwasnamedasecondteamInsideLacrosseAll-AmericanwhilegarneringhonorablementionAll-America from theUSILA. Inhisfirstyearon theLehighstaff, Scudderhelpedcoacha strongtandematfaceoffin2014thatwon54percentofitsdraws;RyanButtenbaumwon55percentandCaseyMcAdamwon52percentattheX.McAdamwasnamedPatriotLeagueRookieoftheWeekafterwinning17-of-23faceoffsagainst Monmouth then 15-of-20 vs. Holy Cross. Asateam,LehighadvancedtoitsthirdstraightPatriotLeagueCham-pionshipGamein2014,finishingtheseason13-5andwithinjustonewinof tying the school record set twoyearsprior.Thedefenseallowed just7.22goalspergame,goodforsecondinthenationandjust0.01behindthenation’s leader. In2015,apairofMountainHawkssplittimeatfaceoff,bothimpressingdownthestretch.FreshmanMattErnstshowedflashesofgreatness,whichincludedafour-gamestretch(atMonmouth,HolyCross,Colgateandvs.Princeton),whichsawhimwin58percentofhisdraws(49-of-85).McAdam

endedhisseasononahighnote,winning14-of-21faceoffs inthePatriotLeagueQuarterfinalsatBucknell. TheMountainHawksstruggledtobegin2015,butbouncedbackinabigway.Lehighdefeatedapairofnationally-rankedopponentsinafive-dayspan,earningwinsoverNo.14PrincetonandatWilson’salmamaterandNo.18StonyBrook.TheMountainHawksdefeatedLafayetteintheirregularseasonfinale,theirfifthwininsixgames,toreachtheirfifthstraightPatriot League Tournament. Lehighadvancedtoitssixthstraightleaguetournamentin2016,finish-ing4-4inPatriotLeagueplay.TheMountainHawks’defensehadplentyofhighlightmoments.Justafreshman,Chickledthenationincausedturnoverswith37whileseniorTrippTelescofinishedtiedforninthwith90.LehighallowedjustfourgoalstoNJIT,sixtoLafayetteandseveninadramaticwinatNo.20BostonUniversity,whichessentiallyclinchedtheMountainHawks’berth into the league tournament. ScudderhelpedleadLehightoitsseventhstraightleaguetournamentberthin2017.Asateam,theMountainHawksallowedjustsixgoalsinahomewinoverNo.16/18BostonUniversity.Inthenexthomegame,Lehighallowedjust10inawinoverNo.13/14Princeton,holdingthenation’sNo.3rankedoffensetoitssecondlowesttotaloftheseasonwhichwasfivegoalslessthanitsseasonaverageenteringthegame.Individually,Chickcontinuedhisstellarplay,settingaschoolrecordwith40causedturnovers.HeandclassmateBouhallcombinedfor100groundballsand60causedturnoversontheseason,bothearningAll-PatriotLeaguehonors.ChickwasnamedtothefirstteamandgarneredInsideLacrossehonorablementionAll-Americarecognition. Scudderplayedin51gamesoverhiscareerintheBrownandWhite,highlightedbyhisjuniorcampaignwhenhewon56percentofhisfaceoffs(140-of-251)toearnSecondTeamAll-PatriotLeaguehonors.Thiscameafterasophomoreseasonwhichsawhimwin56percent (152-of-273)with69groundballs.ScudderplayedakeyroleintheriseoftheMountainHawks’program,advancingtotheleaguetournamentasaseniorin2011andhelpingsetthestageforthetwostraightPatriotLeagueChampionshipsthatfollowedin 2012 and 2013. Scudder endedhis collegiate careerbywinning331-of-612 faceoffs(54.1percent)with156groundballs.Healsoadded threegoalsand fourassists.ScudderplayedintheprestigiousNorth-SouthSeniorAll-StarGamefollowinghisseniorcampaign. Upongraduation,ScudderworkedwithA.G.Administrators,Inc.inthesportsinsuranceindustryfromSummer2011untilSpring2013,whilealsoservingasanassistantlacrossecoachatGreatValleyHighSchoolinFall2012andSpring2013.WhileatGreatValley,hehelpedleadtheschooltoitsfirstleaguetitle,coachedsixFirstTeamAll-Chesmontplayers,twomembersoftheAll-StateteamandoneALLAmerican.HethenmovedontoFeverLacrosseInc.inHaverford,Pa.whereheservedandcontinuestoserveasDirectorofOperations,inchargeofmanagingtournaments,camps,clinics,andthe14clubteamswithintheFeverProgram. CoachScudder resides inHistoricBethlehemwithhiswifeMegan,formerLehighgraduate‘10andwomen’slacrosseplayer.

TOM COMPITELLOAssistantCoachFirst Season at Lehigh TomCompitellobeginshisfirstseasonatLehighasfull-timeassistantcoachin2019,andthirdoverall.Compitello,whobeganhis coaching career as avolunteer assistant

duringtheMountainHawks’back-to-backPatriotLeagueChampionshipseasonsin2012and2013,wasmostrecentlyontheYalecoachingstaff.Inhissevenyearsasacollegiatecoach,Compitellohashelpedhisteamstoachampionshipinfiveyears–fourconferencechampionshipsandthe2018NationalChampionshipwithYale.Includinghistimeasaplayer,Compi-tello’steamshaveadvancedtoaconferencechampionshipgameineightofthe last 10 years. CompitellowillcoachontheoffensivesideofthefieldfortheMountainHawks,whilealsoservingasthegoaliecoach,somethinghehasexperiencewithduringhistimeatYaleandalsoatBryant,wherehecoachedthepro-gram’sall-timeleaderinsaves,GunnarWaldt,whofinishedhisincrediblecareerasaUSILAAll-Americanin2016.


2019 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 9: NO. 15 LEHIGH AT NAVY • MARCH 23, 2019 • PAGE 12 CompitellobeganhiscareerontheMountainHawkcoachingstaffforLehigh’sfirsttwoPatriotLeagueTournamenttitlesandNCAATournamentappearancesinprogramhistory.WhileatLehigh,heservedastheassistantoffensive coordinator, assistant extra-manoffense coordinator, and thesubstitutiongamecoordinator.In2012,Lehigh’sman-upunitwasNo.1inthenation(54.2percent),somethingtheMountainHawksalsoaccomplishedthispast season–when theywere thenation’sbestunitat63.4percent.Lehigh’s offense exploded in thePatriotLeagueTournament, scoringaleaguetournamentrecord29goals.TheMountainHawksfollowedin2013bywinningthePatriotLeagueRegularSeasonandTournamenttitles.Intheend,Compitellohelpedcoachthreeoftheprogram’stopfivepoint-gettersinschoolhistory:DanTaylor(second,220),DavidDiMaria(third,205)andDanteFantoni(fifth,177). CompitellothentransitionedtoSacredHeartwhereheledthePioneerstoa4-2NECmarkandNo.3seedintheconferencetournamentin2014,whichstillstandsasprogramrecordsforNortheastConferencewinsandbestfinish(thirdplace)inprogramhistory.Compitelloactedasoffensiveandextra-mancoordinator,asSacredHeartfinishedthirdintheconferenceingoalspergame(10.13)andtiedforthemostassistspercontest(6.20). CompitellomovedontoBryantUniversitywhereheledtheBulldogstoNECTournamentTitlesandNCAATournamentberthsintwoofhisthreeseasons,servingasBryant’soffensivecoordinator,extra-mancoordinatorandgoaliecoach.In2016,theBulldogsfinished19thnationallyinscoringoffense(11.20goalspergame)asBryantfinished10-5overalland5-1intheconference.CompitelloledtheBulldogstoNCAATournamentberthsin2015and2017,whichincludesbeatingMonmouthinthe2017NCAATournamentbeforedroppingacompetitive13-10finalatNo.1Maryland. In2018,CompitelloservedasanassistantcoachatYale,coordinatingthenation’sNo.11extramanunit,assistingwiththenation’sNo.2scoringoffense andalsomentoring thegoaltenders on theway to theBulldogsfirst-everNationalChampionship.Underhisguidance,JackStarrenjoyedastrongNCAATournament,makingninesaves,allowingjustfivegoalsinthequarterfinalsvs.Loyola,beforecombiningfor16stopsinthesemifinalsandchampionshipgames.InthesemifinalsagainstAlbany,StarrstoppedfiveofthefirstsevenshotssenthiswaytohelptheBulldogsscorethegame’sfirstsevengames. A2011graduateofStonyBrook,CompitellowasanAll-AmericanandfirstteamAll-Conferenceattackman.Heposted146careerpoints(68goals,78assists)andwasnamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchListasasenior.Hewasalsothe28thoverallselectioninthe2011MajorLeagueLacrosseDraft.CompitelloledStonyBrooktothe2010AmericaEastChampionship,includinganNCAATournamentwinoverDenvertoreachtheNationalQuarterfinals.StonyBrookalsoreachedtheAmericaEastfinalsin2009and2011.

CASEY EIDENSHINKAssistantCoachSecondSeasonatLehigh FormerMountainHawks’standoutCaseyEidenshinkbeginshissecondseasonatLehighasassistantcoachin2019.Aclosedefensemanandlong-stickmidfielderasa

player, the2016graduatewasanAll-PatriotLeagueandAcademicAll-LeaguehonoreeatLehigh,finishinghiscollegiatecareerwithaGPAover3.3. InhisfirstyearatLehigh,EidenshinkhelpedLehighjumpbackintothenationalspotlight.TheMountainHawks,wererankedashighas12thnationallyin2018anddefeatedthreenationally-rankedteams–beginningwithroadwinsatNo.12ArmyWestPointandNo.18/19Hofstrainthespanof10days.TheMountainHawkswentontofinishtheseason10-7,including5-3inPatriotLeagueplay.EarningtheNo.4seedintheleaguetournament,LehighdominatedColgateathome(11-6)thenpickedupa10-9overtimewinagainstNo.11/13Navy,justdaysaftertheMidshipmenwonatSyracuse. EidenshinkhelpedcoachadefensiveunitwhichenteredAprileighthnationallyinallowingjust8.30goalspergame.TheMountainHawkswenton toallow just sixgoals in thequarterfinals toColgateandnine in thesemifinalsvs.Navy.Lehigh’sdefensewasledbyCraigChick,whocontin-uedtore-writetherecordbooks,breakinghispreviousschoolrecordfor

causedturnoverswith41.Heendedtheyearwith118inhiscareer,whichisalreadyaschoolandPatriotLeaguerecord,andtop10inNCAAhistory(withChick’ssenioryearlefttoplay).Aftertheseason,Chickwasnameda second team InsideLacrosseAll-AmericanwhilegarneringhonorablementionAll-AmericafromtheUSILA. AttackmanAndrewPettit,ChickandfaceoffspecialistConorGaffneywerenamedfirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguewhileattackmanLucasSpence,defensemanEddieBouhallandlong-stickmidfielderTeddyLeggettearnedsecond-teamlaurels.Leggettendedtheyearwith61groundballs,becomingjustthethirdnon-faceoffspecialisttoreach50GBsinKevinCassese’s11-yeartenureasLehighheadcoach,theothersbeingEidenshinkandChick.LeggettalsowontheLehighAthletics’J.DanielNolanAwardpresentedtothedepartment’stopfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete. Alsoin2018,GaffneywasnamedthePatriotLeagueScholar-Athleteof theYearwhilebeingnameda third teamAcademicAll-AmericanbyCoSIDA.GaffneyledthePatriotLeagueinfaceoffpercentage(59.4),whileshatteringtheschoolrecordforfaceoffwins(212)–whichisalsogoodforsecondinleaguehistory. Theexcitementwithintheprogramiscarryingforwardasheadinginto2019,theMountainHawkshavebeenrankedinevery“way-early”rankings,cominginashighasNo.8bytheBaltimoreSun.TheMountainHawksaretheonlyteamintheleaguewhohasadvancedtothelasteightPatriotLeagueTournaments. Eidenshinkplayedin55gamesoverhiscareer,with30starts,tallying115groundballsand49causedturnovers(tiedforeighthinschoolhistory).He played in seven games during Lehigh’s 2013 Patriot League Champi-onshipcampaign.Eidenshinkthenplayedinall18gamesasasophomore,recording29groundballsand16caused turnovers tohelp theMountainHawksbacktotheleaguetitlegame.Hehadacareer-high50groundballsand23causedturnoversasa junior,alongwith32groundballsandninecausedturnoversasasenior. Asa senior,Eidenshinkwasnameda candidate for theprestigiousSeniorCLASSAward,played in theUSILANorth-SouthAll-StarGameandwasaUSILAScholar-All-American.HewasselectedbytheCharlotteHoundsinthe2016MajorLeagueLacrosseSupplementalDraft. Followinghisplayingdays,Eidenshinkhasworked forLincoln In-vestmentPlanningas a JuniorResearchAnalyst.Heworkedunder twoPortfolio/WealthManagers,assistingwithMutualFundandETFresearchfortheirportfolios,whicharegloballydiversifiedandsetuptohelpclientssave and prepare for their retirements. EidenshinkhastaughtthegameoflacrosseaspartoftheHeadStrongLacrosseClub.HegraduatedLehigh inMayof 2016withaBachelorofScienceinfinance.



INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLSPLAYER1 CrewCintron2 JoelTrucksess3 MickeyFitzpatrick4 Sam Charlton5 JacksonMonnin6 MattIlchuk7 AndrewPettit8 KevinGersbeck9 MikeMonitto10 ParkerKent11 ColinKirst12 RyanKlose13 CraigChick14 Denny Nealon15 Austin Clibanoff16 AustinPierce17 Justin Angelel18 MichaelHagenberger19 JamesSpence20 ColeKirst21 JudahHicks22 TommySchelling23 Hayden Trautmann24 JohnChace25 ChadKittaka26 NickMarren27 ErikDiGirolamo28 Matt Rimol29 MichaelVenezia30 BrianMeyer31 LiamLynch32 MikeSisselberger34 MichaelDiRienzo35 Ralph Shields36 PatrickMcIlroy37 MattMarker38 Conor Gaffney39 William Gunn40 EddieBouhall41 Alex Tumminello42 MichaelDonaghy43 David Peterson44 Tristan Rai45 Teddy Leggett47 KevinTsao48 JackBarclay49 ChrisKiernan50 Daniel Rivera55 AndrewEichelberger66 Matt Douglas77 ChristianMcHugh88 Anthony Tangredi99 LucasSpence

NJIT2-3, 10:493-5, 49:11

DNPDNP

HofstraDNP

16-4, 60:00DNPDNP

VirginiaDNP

8-11, 60:00DNPDNP

CornellDNP

9-14, 60:00DNPDNP

ColgateDNP

11-8, 60:00DNPDNP

ArmyDNP

10-8, 60:00DNPDNP

RutgersDNP

17-10, 60:00DNPDNP

Lafayette3-1, 4:487-5, 52:00

DNP0-1, 3:12

INDIVIDUAL GOALIE STATISTICS: SAVES-GOALS ALLOWED, MINUTES

PLAYER11 ColinKirst19 JamesSpence29 MichaelVenezia49 ChrisKiernan

NJIT2-6, 33.0

DNPDNP

14-20, 70.0

HofstraDNPDNPDNP

6-10, 60.0

VirginiaDNPDNPDNP

15-23, 65.2

Cornell3-3, 100

DNPDNP

14-23, 60.9

ColgateDNPDNPDNP

17-20, 85.0

ArmyDNPDNPDNP

18-23, 78.3

Rutgers8-10, 80.0

DNPDNP

8-17, 47.1

Lafayette2-4, 50.01-3, 33.3

DNP15-18, 83.3

INDIVIDUAL FACEOFF STATS: WIN-TOTAL, PCT.PLAYER2 JoelTrucksess30 BrianMeyer32 MikeSisselberger38 Conor Gaffney

NJIT0-0-0, 00-0-0, 12-1-3, 0DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 01-1-2, 30-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 90-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 10-0-0, 21-0-1, 00-0-0, 41-0-1, 0DNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 1DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 1DNP

0-0-0, 100-0-0, 00-0-0, 72-0-2, 00-0-0, 0DNP

2-1-3, 31-0-1, 50-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 03-0-3, 20-0-0, 00-0-0, 2DNP

2-4-6, 5

Hofstra0-0-0, 0DNP

2-0-2, 3DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 1DNP

1-0-1, 20-0-0, 5DNPDNP

0-0-0, 1DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 30-0-0, 2DNP

0-0-0, 1DNPDNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 2DNP

0-0-0, 10-0-0, 1DNPDNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 6DNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 4

Virginia0-0-0, 1DNP

0-2-2, 1DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 50-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 4DNPDNP

1-0-1, 0DNPDNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 10-0-0, 11-1-2, 1DNPDNPDNPDNP


0-0-0, 8DNP

0-0-0, 33-1-4, 4DNPDNP

2-2-4, 10-0-0, 4DNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNP


Cornell0-0-0, 10-0-0, 30-1-1, 2DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNP

1-0-1, 1DNP

1-0-1, 00-0-0, 1DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 10-0-0, 01-0-1, 3DNP



0-0-0, 7DNP

0-1-1, 22-0-2, 1DNPDNP

0-1-1, 11-0-1, 4DNPDNPDNPDNP

1-0-1, 20-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

Colgate1-1-2, 0DNP


0-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

1-0-1, 10-0-0, 2DNPDNP

0-0-0, 1DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 10-1-1, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNPDNP


0-0-0, 14DNP

0-0-0, 21-0-1, 1DNPDNP


2-0-2, 1DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 03-2-5, 0

Army0-0-0, 0DNP


0-0-0, 10-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 10-0-0, 4DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 52-0-2, 1DNP



0-0-0, 11DNP

0-0-0, 41-1-2, 1DNPDNP


2-0-2, 40-0-0, 00-0-0, 10-0-0, 03-1-4, 2

Rutgers0-0-0, 11-0-1, 42-0-2, 2DNPDNPDNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 1DNP

1-0-1, 01-0-1, 3DNPDNP

0-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 50-0-0, 10-0-0, 01-1-2, 0DNPDNPDNPDNP


0-0-0, 3DNP

0-0-0, 14-0-4, 1DNPDNP


0-0-0, 00-0-0, 21-0-1, 20-0-0, 02-2-4, 1

Lafayette1-0-1, 00-0-0, 11-2-3, 50-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 20-0-0, 30-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 10-0-0, 0DNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 11-1-2, 10-0-0, 10-0-0, 0DNPDNPDNP

0-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 4DNP

0-0-0, 0DNPDNP

0-0-0, 10-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

0-1-1, 111-0-1, 1DNP

3-0-3, 1DNPDNP

4-3-7, 30-0-0, 10-0-0, 00-0-0, 00-0-0, 0DNP

1-1-2, 00-0-0, 40-0-0, 30-0-0, 13-3-6, 7



2019 TOP PERFORMANCES

2019 TEAM TENDENCIESOverallRecord 5-3Home 3-1Road 2-2Neutral 0-0

PatriotLeagueRecord 3-0Non-LeagueRecord 2-3Postseason 0-0

Leadingafteronequarter 5-2Trailingafteronequarter 0-0Tiedafteronequarter 0-1

Leading at the half 4-3Trailing at the half 1-0Tied at the half 0-0

Leadingafterthreequarters 5-2Trailingafterthreequarters 0-1Tiedafterthreequarters 0-0

In overtime 0-0

Lehigh has more shots 4-2Opponent has more shots 1-1Shots are even 0-0

Lehigh has more saves 1-1Opponent has more saves 4-2Saves are even 0-0

Lehighwinsmorefaceoffs 5-3Opponentwinsmorefaceoffs 0-0Faceoffsareeven 0-0

Lehigh has more groundballs 4-3Opponent has more groundballs 1-0Groundballs are even 0-0

LehighscoresanEMOgoal 3-2Lehighdoesn’tscoreanEMOgoal 3-1

Gamesdecidedbyonegoal 0-1Gamesdecidedby2-4goals 3-1Gamesdecidedby5-8goals 2-1Gamesdecidedby9+goals 0-0

Lehighscoreslessthan10goals 0-3Lehighscores10-14goals 3-0Lehighscores15ormoregoals 2-0

Opponentscoreslessthan5goals 0-1Opponentscores5-9goals 4-0Opponentscores10ormoregoals 1-2

vs.UnrankedTeams 2-1vs.RankedTeams 3-2

Lehigh in February 1-3LehighinMarch 4-0Lehigh in April 0-0

vs . the conferencesACC 0-1BigTen 1-0CAA 0-1Ivy League 0-1NEC 1-0Patriot League 3-0



#3 MICKEY FITZPATRICKSr. • A/M • 6-1 • 190 • Duxbury, Mass.

2019 UPDATE:-Recordedagoalandcareer-hightyingtwoassistsvs.Lafayete(3/17).Threepointstiedacareerhigh.HadahandinLehigh’sfirstthreegoalsofthegame.Addedacareer-highfivegroundballs.-ScoredtwiceinbigwinatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).-Hadagoalandassistinhomevictoryvs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).- Posted a goal and groundball at No. 16 Colgate (3/2).-RecordedanassistandtwogroundballsatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Dishedacareer-hightwoassistsandaddedagroundballatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Scoredtwice,whileaddingthreegroundballsvs.Hofstra(2/9).-Tiedacareer-highthreepoints(twogoals,oneassist)inseason-openingwinoverNJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:3,twotimes;lastatLafayette(3/17/18)Assists: 2,twotimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Points:3,fivetimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Groundballs: 5 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)Multi-Goal Games:6;Multi-Point Games:12;Hat Tricks: 2

#7 ANDREW PETTITSr. • A • 5-11 • 185 • Wilmington, Del.

CAREER HIGHSGoals:5,threetimes;lastvs.Colgate(4/24/18)Assists: 5 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Points:7,threetimes;lastatHofstra(3/20/18)Groundballs: 6 at North Carolina (2/17/18)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Cornell (4/16/16)Multi-Goal Games:28;Multi-Point Games:31;Hat Tricks: 16

#9 MIKE MONITTOFr.•M•6-1•180•Norwell,Mass.

2019 UPDATE:-Postedtwogroundballsvs.Lafayette(3/17).- Tallied a groundball vs. No. 17 Army West Point (3/9).-Collectedacareer-highfivegroundballsatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Strongeffortinfirst-careergame,postingagoal,assistandthreegroundballsvs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1 vs. NJIT (3/2/19)Assists: 1 vs. NJIT (3/2/19)Points: 2 vs. NJIT (3/2/19)Groundballs: 5 at Virginia (2/15/19)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:1;Hat Tricks: 0

#10 PARKER KENTJr.•M•6-1•193•Norwell,Mass.

2019 UPDATE:-Recordedacareer-highthreegroundballsvs.Lafayette(3/17).- Posted a groundball at No. 15 Rutgers (3/12).-CausedaturnoverinwinoverNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-ScoredfirstgoaloftheseasonwhileaddingagroundballatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Collectedagroundballvs.Hofstra(2/9).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,sixtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Assists:1vs.BostonUniversity(4/1/17)Points:1,seventimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Groundballs: 3 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)Caused Turnovers:1,sixtimes;lastvs.ArmyWestPoint(3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:0;Hat Tricks: 0

#12 RYAN KLOSEJr. • A • 6-2 • 194 • West Linn, Ore.

2019 UPDATE:-HadagoalinLehigh’sbigwinatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).- Posted a groundball against No. 17 Army West Point (3/9).-ScoredabiggoalwithlessthanasecondremaininginthethirdquarteratNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Scoredafirst-quartergoalatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Tiedacareer-hightwogroundballsatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Scoredgame’sfirstgoalagainstHofstra(2/9)whiletyingacareer-hightwogroundballs.

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,eighttimes;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)Assists:1,fourtimes;lastatHofstra(3/20/18)Points:1,12times;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)Groundballs:2,threetimes;lastatVirginia(2/15/19)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:0;Hat Tricks: 0

#13 CRAIG CHICKSr.•D/LSM•6-0•195•Edgewater,Md.

2019 UPDATE:-Hadagroundballandthreecausedturnovers inwinoverLafayette(3/17).Adaylater,earnedsecondstraightPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeek.-StrongeffortatNo.15Rutgers(3/12),postingthreegroundballsandthreecausedturnovers.Lateinthethirdquarter,causedaturnoverthenwenttheotherwaytoscorefirstgoaloftheseason,whichprovedtobeaturningpointasLehighscoredeightoffinal10goalsfor13-10win.-Biggamewithfourgroundballsandfourcausedturnoversvs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9)toearnPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeek.-TalliedtwogroundballsatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-CollectedagroundballatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-RecordedfourgroundballsandtwocausedturnoversatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-PostedfivegroundballsandtwocausedturnoversinstrongdefensiveeffortagainstHofstra(2/9).-Stellarseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2),postingninegroundballsandfivecausedturnoverstoearnPatriotLeagueDefensivePlayeroftheWeek.Intheprocess,movedfromeighthtoatieforfourthinNCAAhistoryforcareercausedturnovers(123).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. NJIT (2/4/17)Assists:2,twotimes;lastatNavy(3/25/17)Points: 3 vs. Navy (3/26/16)Groundballs:10atPrinceton(4/12/16)Caused Turnovers:8atPrinceton(4/12/16)Multi-Goal Games:1;Multi-Point Games:3;Hat Tricks: 0

#16 AUSTIN PIERCEJr. • A/M • 5-10 • 185 • Chatham, N.J.

2019 UPDATE:-CollectedagroundballatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Scoredfirstgoaloftheseason,aman-upscoreatNo.11Virginia(2/15).- Tallied a groundball vs. Hofstra (2/9).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:2,twotimes;lastvs.Cornell(4/14/18)Assists: 1 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Points:2,twotimes;lastvs.Cornell(4/14/18)Groundballs:2,twotimes;lastvs.Loyola(4/7/18)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Multi-Goal Games:2;Multi-Point Games:2;Hat Tricks: 0

#18 MICHAEL HAGENBERGERFr.•D/LSM•6-2•181•MountSinai,N.Y.

2019 UPDATE:-Postedacareer-hightwocausedturnoversvs.Lafayette(3/17)infirst-careerstart.-Collectedacareer-hightwogroundballsinhomewinoverNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-RecordedagroundballinconsecutivegamesatNo.11Virginia(2/15)andNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Hadashot,groundballandcausedturnoverinseasonopenerandcollegiatedebutagainstNJIT(2/2).


CAREER HIGHSGroundballs: 2 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)

#19 JAMES SPENCESo.•G•5-10•175•Springfield,Pa.

2019 UPDATE:-Stoppedsevenof12shotssenthiswayagainstarchrivalLafayette(3/17).-SensationalinwinatNo.15Rutgers(3/12),makingacareer-high17savesin13-10win.-Made10saves,includingnineoverthefinalthreequarters,in11-8winoverNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).Addedacareer-highfivegroundballs.EarnedsecondstraightPatriotLeagueGoalkeeperoftheWeekhonor.-StrongatNo.16Colgate(3/2),stopping11-of-19shotssenthiswaytoearnPatriotLeagueGoal-keeperoftheWeekhonors.-FinishedwithninesavesatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-HadeightsavesandtwogroundballsatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Careereffortvs.Hofstra,makingacareer-high16saveswhileallowingjustfourgoalsvs.Hofstra(2/9).Tiedacareer-highthreegroundballs.-Madethreesavesandtalliedtwogroundballsinseason-openingwinoverNJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSSaves: 17 at Rutgers (3/12/19)Fewest Goals Allowed (in start): 2 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Groundballs: 5,twotimes;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)

#20 COLE KIRSTFr.•A/M•6-2•206•Bernardsville,N.J.

2019 UPDATE: -PostedagoalandassistagainstLafayette(3/17)forsecond-careermulti-goalgame.-TalliedagroundballinbigwinatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).-Postedfirst-careermulti-goalgamevs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9),scoringbothinthethirdquarteraspartofLehigh’s4-0runtotakea9-5lead.Alsocausedaturnover.-Dishedfirst-careerassistinwinatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Scoredafirst-quartergoaltocapoffLehigh’s5-0startatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-RecordedfirsttwocareergroundballsagainstHofstra(2/9).-Scoredafourth-quartergoalincollegiatedebutvs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Assists:1,twotimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Points:2,twotimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Groundballs: 2 vs. Hofstra (2/9/19)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:1;Multi-Point Games:2;Hat Tricks: 0

#21 JUDAH HICKSFr.•LSM/D•6-0•196•Moorestown,N.J.

2019 UPDATE: - Had a groundball against Lafayette (3/17).- Tallied a groundball at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-Impressivecollegiatedebutvs.NJIT(2/2),recordingfourgroundballsandtwocausedturnovers.

CAREER HIGHSGroundballs: 4 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)

#22 TOMMY SCHELLINGFr. • A • 5-10 • 171 • Warren, N.J.

2019 UPDATE: -Madefirst-careerstartagainstarchrivalLafayette(3/17).WasnamdPatriotLeagueRookieoftheWeekadaylater.-Scoredthegame-winninggoalwith2:19remaininginhuge13-10winatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).Added an assist on Lehigh’s 13th goal.-Recordedfirst-careermulti-goalgamevs.No. 17ArmyWestPoint (3/9), eachgoalgiving theMountainHawksalead-5-4then6-5.-Talliedagoalandassistforsecondstraightgame,thistimeatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Madefirst-careerstartatNo.11Virginia(2/15)andtalliedfirst-careermulti-goalgamewithagoalandassist.Alsocollectedagroundball.-Collectedfirst-careergroundballagainstHofstra(2/9).-Scoredfirst-careergoalincollegiatedebutvs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Assists: 1 at Virginia (2/15/19)Points:2,fourtimes;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)Groundballs: 1,threetimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games:1;Multi-Point Games:4;Hat Tricks: 0

#27 ERIK DIGIROLAMOJr.•D•5-9•185•Allentown,Pa.

2019 UPDATE: -CausedaturnoveragainstarchrivalLafayette(3/17).-CollectedagroundballatNo.16Colgate(3/9).-ScoredfirstgoaloftheseasonatNo.4Cornell(2/24).- Tallied a groundball at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-RecordedtwogroundballsagainstHofstra(2/9).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1,threetimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Assists: 1 at Holy Cross (2/25/17)Points:1,fourtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Groundballs: 3 vs. Colgate (4/24/18)

#28 MATT RIMOLSr. • D • 6-3 • 220 • Londonberry, N.H.

2019 UPDATE: -RecordedfourgroundballsagainstLafayette(3/17),doublingpreviouscareerhigh.-HadagroundballinbigwinatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).-Tiedacareer-hightwogroundballsagainstNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-CollectedagroundballatNo.4Cornell(2/24).- Caused a turnover at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-PartofadefensethatallowedjustfourgoalsagainstHofstra(2/9).-Talliedagroundballandcareer-hightyingtwocausedturnoversinseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGroundballs: 4 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)Caused Turnovers:2,threetimes;lastvs.NJIT(2/2/19)

#38 CONOR GAFFNEYJr. • FO/M • 5-10 • 195 • Mount Laurel, N.J.

2019 UPDATE: -StellaragainstarchrivalLafayette(3/17),winning15-of-18faceoffswith11groundballs.Alsodishedanassist,histhird-careerassist(andpoint).-Won8-of-17withthreegroundballsatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).-Incredibleagain,thistimewinning18-of-23with11groundballsvs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9)toearnPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheWeekforasecondstraightweek.-StellaratNo.16Colgate(3/2),winning17-of-20faceoffswith14groundballstoearnPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheWeek.-Won14-of-23faceoffswithsevengroundballsatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Continuedstrongplay,winning15-of-23faceoffswhilecollectingeightgroundballsatNo.11Vir-ginia(2/15).CameagainstUVA’sJustinSchwenk,whofinishedNo.1intheACCwitha59.8faceoffwinningpercentagelastseason.-Won6-of-10faceoffsagainstHofstra(2/9),includingaperfect4-of-4inthefourthquarter.-Strongstarttotheseason,winning14-of-20faceoffsvs.NJIT(2/2),including13offinal17.Added10 groundballs.

CAREER HIGHSAssists:1,threetimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Points:1,threetimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Faceoffs Won: 19,twotimes;lastatCornell(4/15/17)Faceoffs Taken: 26 at North Carolina (2/17/18)Groundballs: 16 vs. NJIT (2/4/17)



#40 EDDIE BOUHALLSr.•D•6-1•200•Lynbrook,N.Y.

2019 UPDATE:-CollectedagroundballatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).-Postedfourgroundballsandacausedturnovervs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).AlsoheldArmy’stopscorerBrendanNichtern,whoenteredwith24pointsthroughfivegames,tojustagoalandassist.TheassistcameintransitionwithoutBouhallcoveringhim.-FinishedwithtwogroundballsandacausedturnoverinbigwinatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Strongeffortwithtwogroundballs,threecausedturnoversandanassistatNo.4Cornell(2/24).- Posted three groundballs at No. 11 Virginia (2/15).-Hadagroundballandcausedturnoverwhiledishingfirst-careerassistagainstHofstra(2/9).Partofadefensewhichallowedjustfourgoals.-Biggamewithcareehighsingroundballs(7)andcausedturnovers(5)vs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,twotimes;lastatCornell(4/15/17)Assists: 1,twotimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Points:1,fourtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Groundballs: 7 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 5 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)

#41 ALEXANDER TUMMINELLOJr. • M • 5-10 • 185 • Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

2019 UPDATE:-Postedthird-careerhattrick(allthisseason)inhomewinoverarchrivalLafayette(3/17).Everygoalcameonthemanadvantage.-Anothercareereffort,scoringacareer(andgame)highfourgoalsinLehigh’sbig13-10winatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).Addedagroundballandcausedturnover.- Tallied a goal, assist and groundball vs. No. 17 Army West Point (3/9).-Thirdstraightgamewithagoal,scoringinwinatNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Secondstraightmulti-goalgame,scoringateam-hightwogoalsatNo.4Cornell(2/24).Cameinfirst-careerstart.-CareergameatNo.11Virginia(2/15),postingcareerhighsingoals(3),points(4)andgroundballs(4).-Recordedagroundballandcausedturnovervs.Hofstra(2/9).-Scoredacareer-hightwogoalsinseasonopeneragainstNJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 4 at Rutgers (3/12/19)Assists: 1,fourtimes;lastvs.ArmyWestPoint(3/9/19)Points:4,twotimes;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)Groundballs: 4 at Virginia (2/15/19)Caused Turnovers:1,threetimes;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)Multi-Goal Games:4;Multi-Point Games:7;Hat Tricks: 3

#44 TRISTAN RAIJr. • A • 6-0 • 195 • Edmonton, Alberta

2019 UPDATE:-Tiedcareer-highsevenpoints (fourgoals, threeassists)againstarchrivalLafayette (3/17).TiedprevioushighfromayearprioratLafayette.Addedthreegroundballs.Eclipsed150careerpoints.-RecordedanassistandtwogroundballsatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).-DishedanassistagainstNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).Addedacareer-highfourgroundballs.-FinishedwithagoalandtwoassistsatNo.16Colgate(3/2).- Dished an assist and added a groundball at No. 4 Cornell (2/24).-StrongeffortwithtwogoalsandtwoassistsatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-HadtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnoversagainstHofstra(2/9).-Openedseasonwithtwogoals,anassistandcareer-hightyingthreegroundballsvs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 5 vs. NJIT (2/6/16)Assists: 4,twotimes;lastatLafayette(3/17/18)Points: 7,twotimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Groundballs: 4 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Caused Turnovers: 2,twotimes;lastvs.Hofstra(2/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:23;Multi-Point Games:36;Hat Tricks: 16

#45 TEDDY LEGGETTSo. • LSM/D • 5-8 • 165 • Vaughan, Ontario

2019 UPDATE: -CollectedagroundballagainstarchrivalLafayette(3/17).-PostedsixgroundballsandacausedturnoverinstrongeffortatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).-Recordedtwogroundballsandacausedturnovervs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-HadfivegroundballsatNo.16Colgate(3/2)whileshuttingdownRaiders’topmidfielderGriffinBrown,holdinghimpoint-less.-Impressedwithfourgroundballs,threecausedturnoversandagoalatNo.4Cornell(2/24).-RecordedfourgroundballsandacausedturnoveratNo.11Virginia(2/15).- Strongeffortvs.Hofstra (2/9), recording sixgroundballs anda career-high tying four causedturnovers.Partofadefensethatallowedjustfourgoals.-Filledupthestatsheetinseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2),recordinghisthird-careergoal,fiveground-ballsandacausedturnover.

CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,fourtimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Assists:1atMercer(2/10/18)Points:1,fivetimes;lastatCornell(2/24/19)Groundballs: 7 at Army West Point (3/10/18)Caused Turnovers:4,twotimes;lastvs.Hofstra(2/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:0;Hat Tricks: 0

#55 ANDREW EICHELBERGERJr. • M • 6-4 • 230 • The Woodlands, Texas

2019 UPDATE: -ScoredagoalanddishedanassistagainstarchrivalLafayette(3/17).-Postedthirdmulti-goalgameoftheseason,scoringtwiceagainstNo.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-ScoredtwogoalswhileaddingagroundballandcausedturnoveratNo.16Colgate(3/2).-Recordedagoal,twogroundballsandacausedturnoveratNo.4Cornell(2/24).-Scoredagoalandcollectedacareer-highfivegroundballsatNo.11Virginia(2/15).-Talliedfirst-careerhattrickinseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2),scoringthreegoalswhileaddingtwogroundballs.

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 3 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Assists: 1,sixtimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Points: 3,twotimes;lastvs.NJIT(2/2/19)Groundballs:4atBucknell(4/20/18)Multi-Goal Games:9;Multi-Point Games:10;Hat Tricks: 1

#77 CHRISTIAN MCHUGHJr.•M•6-3•180•Bronxville,N.Y.

2019 UPDATE: -Collectedacareer-highthreegroundballswhileaddingacausedturnovervs.Lafayette(3/17).-Scoredfirst-careergoalwhileaddingtwogroundballsinwinatNo.15Rutgers(3/12).-Talliedagroundballandcausedturnovervs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9).-CausedaturnoveragainstHofstra(2/9).WaskeypartofaLehighdefensethatallowedjustfourgoals.-Postedtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnoversinseasonopenervs.NJIT(2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1 at Rutgers (3/12/19)Assists: 1,twotimes;lastatArmyWestPoint(3/10/18)Points: 1,threetimes;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)Groundballs: 3 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Colgate (4/24/18)




#99 LUCAS SPENCESr.•A/M•5-11•195•Springfield,Pa.

2019 UPDATE: -FinishedwiththreegoalsandthreeassistsagainstarchrivalLafayette(3/17).Addedacareer-highsevengroundballs.Eclipsed100careerpointsinthevictory.-StronginwinatNo.15Rutgers(3/12),postingtwogoalsandtwoassists.Threeofthepoints(2G,1A)cameinthegame’sfinal15:05.-Secondstraighthattrick,postingthreegoalsandanassistvs.No.17ArmyWestPoint(3/9)toearnPatriotLeagueOffensivePlayeroftheWeek.-ReturnedfrominjuryandwastremendousatNo.16Colgate(3/2),postingthreegoalsandtwoassists.-CollectedfourgroundballsagainstHofstra(2/9).-Scoredtwogoalsanddishedacareer-highfourassists,whileaddingacareer-highfivegroundballsagainst NJIT (2/2).

CAREER HIGHSGoals: 6 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Assists: 4 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Points: 7 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Groundballs: 5 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 at Cornell (4/15/17)Multi-Goal Games:17;Multi-Point Games: 26;Hat Tricks: 8



GAME 1•FEB. 2, 2019BETHLEHEM, PA.

NO. 13 LEHIGH 15, NJIT 8

BETHLEHEM,Pa.–TheNo.13rankedLehighmen’slacrosseteamscoredthegame’sfirstfourgoalsandwouldn’tlookback,downingNJITinitsseasonopeneronSaturdayattheUlrichSportsComplex,15-8.Lehigh’sstartingattackandmidfieldcombinedfor11goals,whileitsstartingde-fensementallied17groundballsand12causedturnovers,inanimpressiveeffortatbothendsofthefield. Senior Lucas Spence led the offensewith sixpoints behind twogoalsandacareer-highfourassists.ClassmatesTristan Rai and Mickey Fitzpatrickeachhadtwogoalsandanassist,respectively.JuniorAndrew Eichelbergerledastrongmidfield,scoringthreegoalsforhisfirst-careerhattrick. Defensively, senior Craig Chick recordedninegroundballsandfivecausedturnoverstomovefromeighthallthewayintoatieforfourthplaceinNCAAhistory,nowwith123inhiscareer.Classmate Eddie Bouhall had fivecausedturnovers,acareerhigh,alongwithsevengroundballs.Anothersenior, Matt Rimol,recordedagroundballandtwocausedturnovers. Other strongefforts included juniorConor Gaffney in the faceoffcircle,whowon14-of-20drawswith10groundballs.Sophomorelong-stickmidfielderTeddy Leggett hadfivegroundballsandacausedturnover,andscoredhisthird-careergoal.FreshmanJudah Hicks had four groundballs andtwocausedturnoversaswell.SeniorAlexander Tumminello scoredacareer-hightwogoals. TheMountainHawksopenedthegameona4-0run,withgoalsfromEichelberger,Spence,freshmanTommy Schelling and Rai. NJIT got on theboardwithtwolateinthefirstquarter,pullingwithin4-2afterone. Lehighscoredfoursecond-quartergoals,withoneHighlanders’tallysandwichedinbetween.Eichelbergerhadtwoofthem,atthe13:24and6:20marks.ThefirstoftwogoalsfromTumminellocamewitheightsecondsleftinthequartertogivetheMountainHawksan8-3halftimelead. TheMountainHawks continued themomentum into the second,scoringsixofthefirsteightgoals.A5-0Lehighrunendedwithtwogoalsin16seconds.FreshmanMike Monittoscoredthefirstofhiscareerat10:49ofthefourth,thenFitzpatrickfoundSpenceatthe10:33marktogivetheMountainHawksa14-5advantage. NJITscoredthreeofthefinalfourgoals,withLehigh’sgoalcomingfrom freshman Cole Kirst,astheMountainHawkswrappedupthe15-8win. Finalshotswere48-21infavorofLehighwhiletheMountainHawksheld a 56-36 edge in groundballs. Sophomore goaltender James Spence madethreesavesoverthefirst49:11beforebeingrelievedbyjuniorColin Kirst,whomadetwo.Lehighendedupcausing19ofNJIT’s30turnovers.

GAME 2•FEB. 9, 2019BETHLEHEM, PA.

HOFSTRA 4, NO. 13 LEHIGH 3

BETHLEHEM,Pa.–Leading3-1headingtothefourthquarter,theNo.13Lehighmen’slacrosseteamfellvictimtoa3-0Hofstraruntoendthegame,asthePridedefeatedtheMountainHawks4-3onSaturdayafternoonat theUlrichSportsComplex. In a low-scoring,defensivebattle, senior Mickey Fitzpatrickscoredhissecondofthegamewiththreesecondsleftinthethirdquarter,butHofstrawouldtakecontrolfrom there. Sophomore James SpencewassensationalingoalfortheMountainHawks,makingacareer-high16saves,includingstopping14-of-15shotssenthiswayoverthefirstthreequarters. Junior Ryan Klose scoredLehigh’sothergoalwhileseniorEddie Bouhall assistedontheMountainHawks’third-quarterscore.SeniorCraig Chicktalliedfivegroundballsandtwocausedturnoverstoreach125inhiscareer,movingintosolepossessionofthirdplaceinNCAAhistoryinthatcategory.SophomoreTeddy Leggett wastremendouswithsixgroundballsandfourcausedturnoverstotieacareerhigh. Lehighjumpedouttoa2-0lead,withgoalsfromKloseat2:42ofthefirstquarterandFitzpatrickat6:24of thesecond.TheMountainHawksheld thePride scoreless for thegame’sfirst 24:07untilWhitStopakpulledhisteamwithin2-1atthehalf. Thethirdquartersaw25shotsbetweenthetwoteams,withthe25thfindingthebackofthenetonatransitionopportunity.Spencemadeasaveononeend,BouhallmadetheclearandfoundFitzpatricktogiveLehigh a 3-1 advantage. Hofstratookoverinthefourth,however,scoringatthe13:38and11:43markstopulleven,beforeMattEldergavethePridea4-3edgewith1:42remaining.Lehighwontheensuingfaceoffandhadachance,buttheMountainHawks’16thturnoverofthegamegavetheballbacktoPrideandtheywouldrunouttheclock. Finalshotswere38-36infavorofLehighwhiletheMountainHawkshelda36-25edgeingroundballs.Hofstrahad19turnovers,13ofwhichwerecausedbyLehigh.JuniorConor Gaffneywasjust2-of-6facingoffthroughthreequarters,butwas4-of-4inthefourthtofinish6-of-10withtwogroundballs.Spence’scareer-high16savescameacrossHofstra’sRobertCasey,whohad14.

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GAME 3•FEB. 15, 2019CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.

NO. 11 VIRGINIA 11, LEHIGH 8

CHARLOTTEVILLE,Va. –TheLehighmen’s lacrosse teamscoredfivestraightfirst-halfgoalstotakea5-2leadand6-4halftimeadvantage,butNo.11VirginiarespondedwithseveninthesecondtodowntheMountainHawks,11-8onFridayeveningatKlocknerStadium. Junior Conor Gaffneywas stellar facingoff,winning15-of-23with eight groundballs.Offensively, seniorAlexander Tumminello scored threegoals forhisfirst-careerhat trick.TheMountainHawksreturntoactionnextSundaywhentheytraveltoNo.5/6CornelltofacetheBigRed. Tumminello’s threegoals and fourpointswereboth careerhighs. Senior Tristan Rai hadtwogoalsandtwoassistswhileclass-mate Mickey Fitzpatrickdishedtwoassists.Makinghisfirst-careerstart, freshman Tommy Schellinghadmultiplepointsforthefirsttimeinhiscareer. Lehigh’sdefense containedapotentVirginiaoffense,whichfinished seventhnationally last season in scoringoffense. JuniorAndrew Eichelberger talliedcareerhighs ingroundballs (5)andcausedturnovers(3),seniorMatt Rimol causedtwoturnoverswhilesenior Craig Chick hadfourgroundballsandacausedturnover. AfterUVAjumpedouttoa2-0lead,RaitookadvantageofanunsettledsituationtopullLehighwithin2-1with4:44leftinthefirstquarter.Just38secondslater,Tumminelloscoredontheextramantoeventhescoreattwo. Lehighextendeditsrunto5-0inthesecondquarter,withgoalsfromSchelling,TumminelloandEichelberger.TheCavaliersscoredtwoofthefinalthreegoalsofthehalf,withLehigh’sgoalcomingman-up from junior Austin Pierce. Virginiascoredthefirstfoursecond-halfgoalstotakean8-6leadbeforeTumminelloscoredhishat-trickgoalonaniftyinsidemovetopulltheMountainHawkswithin8-7with13:43leftinthefourthquarter.TheCavaliersrespondedwiththreeofthegame’sfinalfourgoals,theonlyLehighgoalcomingfromRai,asVirginiawrappedupthe11-8victory.

GAME 4•FEB. 24, 2019ITHACA, N.Y.

NO. 4 CORNELL 14, LEHIGH 9

ITHACA,N.Y.–TheLehighmen’slacrosseteamjumpedouttoa5-0leadonNo.4Cornellmidwaythroughthefirstquarterandheldtheleadformuchofthecontest,buttheBigRedexplodedforseven fourth-quarter goals to comebackandbeat theMountainHawks,14-9onSaturday.Lehighhadeightdifferentgoalscorers,withseniorAlexander Tumminello nettingtwogoalstoleadtheway.JuniorConor Gaffney won14-of-23faceoffsinanotherstrongeffort,whilesophomoreJoel Trucksesswasaperfect4-of-4.Lehighwasvyingforitsfirsttop-fivewinsince2012. Senior Eddie Bouhallhelpedleadthedefensewithaground-ballandthreecausedturnovers,alsodishinganassist.SophomoreTeddy Leggettscoredagoalwhilerecordingfourgroundballsandthreecausedturnovers.AlongwithTumminello,freshmanTommy Schellingaddedagoalandassistforasecondstraightgame. TumminelloandSchellingopenedthescoringat14:21and12:47ofthefirstquarter,respectively.ThegoalskeptcomingforLehigh,withjuniorRyan Klosescoringat10:03,juniorAndrew Eichelberger at 9:12 and freshman Cole Kirst at 7:50. Cornell respondedwith a four-goal run,pullingwithin 5-4midway through the secondquarter. JuniorParker Kent ended Lehigh’s18:55scorelessdroughtbeforeCornellpulledbackwithinone,6-5,inthefinalminuteofthehalf. TheMountainHawksoutscoredtheBigRed3-2inthethirdquarter,whichbeganwithgoalsfromdefensivemidfieldersLeggettand junior Erik DiGirolamo.Tumminello’sripwith42secondsleftinthequartergaveLehigha9-7leadheadingtothefourth. That’swhenCornell’soffensecamealive,scoringfourtimesinthefirst4:32beforeaddingthreeinsurancegoalsforthe14-9final. Finalshotswere36-33infavorofLehighwhiletheMountainHawkshelda31-25edgeingroundballs.SophomoreJames Spence madeninesavesingoalacrossCornell’sCaelahnBullen,whomade14.



GAME 5•MAR. 2, 2019HAMILTON, N.Y.

LEHIGH 10, NO. 16 COLGATE 8

HAMILTON,N.Y.–AfterNo.16Colgatescoredfourstraightthird-quartergoalstopullevenatsix,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamrespondedwitha3-0 runof itsown,on theway toa10-8PatriotLeagueopeningwinonSaturday.SeniorLucas Spence returned to thelineup,postingthreegoalsandfiveassists,whilehisbrother–sophomore James Spence–made11savesbetweenthepipes.JuniorConor Gaffneywassensationalfacingoff,winning17-of-20with14groundballs.ThewinmarksLehigh’sfirstoveranationally-rankedopponentsincebeatingNo.11/13NavyinthePatriotLeagueSemi-finalslastseason. Lehighhasnowwonitsleagueopenerinnineofthelast10years,and beaten Colgate for the ninth time in the last 10 tries. The Mountain Hawksarenow2-3,1-0inleagueplaywhiletheRaidersfallto2-2,0-1 in the Patriot League. AlongwithSpence’sfivepoints, juniorAndrew Eichelberger scored twicewhile seniorTristan Rai hadagoal and twoassists.Junior Crew Cintron addedagoalandassistforhisfirstpointsofthe season. Defensively, senior Eddie Bouhall hadtwogroundballsandacausedturnover,astheDallowedjusttwofirst-halfgoalsandnoneoverthefinal11:58. Spenceopenedthescoringlessthanaminutein.AftertheRaidersevened it up on the extra man almost 10 minutes later, the Mountain Hawksendedthehalfwithfiveofthefinalsixgoals.Cintronbeganbyscoringhisfirstof theseason,EichelbergerscoredtwicebeforeSpenceandseniorMickey Fitzpatrick helpedLehighgoup6-2with7:07leftinthesecondquarter,whichprovedtobethehalftimescore. Colgaterespondedwitha4-0runtobeginthesecondhalftopullevenatsixlateinthethirdquarter.That’swhenLehighexplodedforthreegoalsoverthefinal2:51ofthestanza,beginningwithRaionastrongfeedfromKirst. Then, junior Ryan Klosebeatthebuzzer,scoringwithlessthanasecondontheclocktogiveLehigha9-6leadheadingtothefourth. TheMountainHawksscoredjustonceinthefourth,butitwasabig one from senior Alexander Tumminello. The defense stood tall, allowingjusttwogoals,asLehighwrappedupthe10-8victory. Finalshotswere37-32infavorofLehighwhiletheMountainHawksheldadominant31-10edgeingroundballs.Spence’s11savescameacrossColgate’sConnorMullen,whomade16.

GAME 6•MAR. 9, 2019BETHLEHEM, PA.

LEHIGH 11, NO. 17 ARMY WEST POINT 8

BETHLEHEM,Pa.–AfterNo.16/17ArmyWestPointscoredfirst,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamrecordedtwoseparate4-0runsandnevertrailedagainastheMountainHawkspickedupanotherbigPatriotLeaguewin,11-8,onSaturdayafternoon.SeniorLucas Spence led the offense withthreegoalsandanassist,goodforhissecondstraighthattricksincehis return to the lineup. Junior Conor Gaffney continuedhisstellarplayfacingoff,winning18-of-23with11groundballstoimprovehisseasonpercentageto70.6.Withthevictory,Lehighimprovesto3-3,2-0inPatriotLeagueplaywhilehandingtheBlackKnightsjusttheirsecondlossoftheseason.Armyisnow4-2,1-1inleagueplay. AlongwithSpence’sfourpoints,threeothersscoredtwogoalsapiece–juniorAndrew Eichelberger, freshman Cole Kirst and freshman Tommy Schelling.Itmarkedthefirst-careermulti-goalgamesbybothKirstandSchelling.SeniorsMickey Fitzpatrick and Alexander Tumminello eachhad a goal and assist. Defensively, senior Craig Chick tallied four groundballs and four causedturnovers.ClassmateEddie Bouhall had four groundballs and a causedturnoverwhileshuttingdownArmyattackmanBrendanNichtern.Afterenteringthegamewith24points(12goals,12assists)throughfivegames,Nichternhadjustagoalandassist.TheassistcameonanunsettledsituationinwhichBouhallwasn’tcoveringhim. Lehigh’swinmarkeditssecondstraightvictoryoverarankedop-ponent,oneSaturdayaftera10-8winatNo.16/19Colgate.Itmarkedthefirsttimesince2015thattheMountainHawkshavewonconsecutivegamesvs.rankedfoes. TheBlackKnightsopeneda1-0leadlessthanaminutein,buttheMountainHawkshadquitetheresponse.ItbeganwithaTumminelloscoreandincludedgoalsfromSpence,Fitzpatrick,thenSpenceagaintogiveLehigha4-1leadafteraquarterofplay. LehighheldArmytojustthreefirst-quartershots,shuttingouttheBlackKnightsfor19:35intotal.TheBlackKnightsgotbackontheboardwiththreestraightsecond-quartergoals,atthe9:43,6:11and3:59marks.Schellinghadabiganswer,however,withjustthreesecondsleftinthehalf,toputtheMountainHawksup5-4after30minutesofplay. Armyscoredanunsettledgoaloffafaceoffjust30secondsintothethirdquarter,butSchellingagainhadananswer.Hiscareer-highsecondofthegamecamejust35secondslaterasLehighregaineda7-5lead.Thatsparkeda4-0run,withgoalscomingfromKirst,EichelbergerthenKirstagain,puttingtheMountainHawksup9-5headingtothefourth. TheBlackKnightsgotascloseas10-8with6:02remaining,butLehigh’sdefensecontinuedtostandtall,andSpenceicedthevictoryatthe2:01withanunassistedgoalthatputLehighup11-8,whichprovedtobethefinal.Lacrosse Box Score (Final)

Lehigh vs #16 Colgate (Mar 2, 2019 at Hamilton, N.Y.)

Score by period 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 2 4 3 1 10Colgate 1 1 4 2 8

Lehigh (2-3, 1-0 Patriot) vs.Colgate (2-2, 0-1 Patriot)Date: Mar 2, 2019 • Attendance: 210Weather: Cloudy, 34 degrees, light wind

Lehigh SCORING: GOALS: Spence, Lucas 3; Eichelberger, Andrew 2; Rai, Tristan 1;Cintron, Crew 1; Tumminello, Alex 1; Klose, Ryan 1; Fitzpatrick, Mickey 1.ASSISTS: Rai, Tristan 2; Spence, Lucas 2; Cintron, Crew 1; Kirst, Cole 1.

Colgate SCORING: GOALS: Cleveland, Sam 3; Petkevich, Nicky 2; Minicus, Brian 2;Caddigan, James 1.ASSISTS: Donovan, Matt 3; Cleveland, Sam 2.

Shots by period 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 7 10 15 5 37Colgate 10 5 6 11 32

Ground balls/prd 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 5 9 12 5 31Colgate 2 2 3 3 10

F/O violations by prd 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 0 0 0 0 0Colgate 0 1 0 0 1

Saves by period 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 4 2 1 4 11Colgate 3 2 8 3 16

Turnovers by prd 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 3 4 3 5 15Colgate 4 4 3 3 14

Faceoffs by prd 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 3-4 5-6 6-7 3-3 17-20Colgate 1-4 1-6 1-7 0-3 3-20

Clears by period 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 7-7 5-5 1-1 3-5 16-18Colgate 6-6 2-5 3-3 4-5 15-19

Extra-man opps 1 2 3 4 TotalLehigh 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1Colgate 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-2 1-3

Stadium: Crown FieldPenalties - Lehigh 3/2:30; Colgate 1/1:00.Shot clock Goals/Warnings (Violations) - Lehigh 0/0 (0); Colgate 0/0 (0).Officials: Spike Decker; Paul Motondo; Daniel Miller. Scorer: Colgate Ath Comm.

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GAME 7•MAR. 12, 2019PISCATAWAY, N.J.

NO. 16 LEHIGH 13, NO. 15 RUTGERS 10 PISCATAWAY,N.J.–No.15Rutgersscoredfourstraightgoalsbridgingthesecondandthirdquarterstotakean8-5lead,butNo.16Lehighstagedafuriouscomeback,usingtwoseparatefour-goalrunstodowntheScarletKnights13-10onTuesdayeveningatHighPoint.comStadium.Lehighendedthethirdquarterwithfourstraightgoalsoverthefinal3:10beforeendingthefourthwitha4-0runinthefinal5:50topickuptheprogram’sfirstwinoverRutgerssince1961.SeniorAlexander Tumminelloledtheoffensewithacareer-highfourgoalswhile classmateLucas Spence had twogoals and twoassists, but itwas freshmanTommy Schelling whoscoredwhatproved tobe thegame-winnerwith2:19remaining. AnumberofMountainHawkssteppedupasLehighwonitsthirdstraightgame,allcominginthelast11days,andallagainstrankedop-ponents.ItmarksthefirsttimetheMountainHawkshavebeatenthreestraight ranked foes since2013,but thatwasn’t in three consecutivegames. Sophomore Joel Trucksesssteppedinatfaceoffandwasstellar,winning8-of-10withfourgroundballs.HescoredabiggoalaswelltopullLehighwithin8-7,just12secondsafterseniorCraig Chick snapped theMountainHawks’18:36scorelessdroughttopullthemwithintwo.Chickledthedefensewiththreegroundballsandthreecausedturnovers.AnchoringthedefensewassophomoregoaltenderJames Spence,whomadeacareer-high17saves. The teams traded thegame’sfirst sixgoals,with theMountainHawksholding1-0, 2-1 and3-2 leads.Rutgers respondedwith twostraighttotakeitsfirstleadat4-3,butseniorMickey Fitzpatrick scoredhissecondofthehalfat10:02ofthesecondquartertopullevenatfour.Tumminello’ssecondcameatthe6:46mark,givingtheMountainHawksa 5-4 edge. TheScarletKnightscamerightbackwiththefinaltwogoalsofthehalf,extendingtherunto4-0intothethirdquarter,asRutgersopenedan8-5advantage.That’swhenChickcausedaturnoverononeendandscoredagoal justmoments laterontheother.LehighfollowedwithgoalsfromTrucksess,TumminelloandSpencetotakea9-8leadintothefourthquarter.Tumminello’sthirdcamewith52secondsremainingandSpence’scamewithjustfivesecondsontheclock. Rutgersscoredtwicein43secondsinthefourthquartertoopena10-9edge,buttheMountainHawkswouldn’tgodownquietly.Spencemadeamoveinfrontofthegoalandfinishedat5:50toeventhescoreat 10. Schellingaddedthegame-winnerat2:19thentheMountainHawksgot insurancegoals fromTumminello at 1:21, and juniorChristian McHugh atthe30-secondmark,towrapupthe13-10victory.

GAME 8•MAR. 17, 2019BETHLEHEM, PA.

NO. 16 LEHIGH 15, LAFAYETTE 7

BETHLEHEM,Pa.–TheNo.16Lehighmen’slacrosseteamjumpedouttoa4-0leadafteronequarterofplayandLafayettedidn’tgetanycloserthanfourtherestofthewayastheMountainHawkspickeduptheir10thstraightwinoverarchrivalLafayette,downingtheLeopards15-7onSundayafternoon.The10straightwinstiestheschool-recordwinning streakagainstLafayette. SeniorTristan Rai led the offense withsevenpoints(fourgoals,threeassists)totieacareerhigh,tyinghis previous high set last season against the Leopards. The Mountain Haws’ fourthstraightwinoverallmarks their longestsince the2014season;theyimproveto5-3overalland3-0inleagueplayheadingintoashowdownatNavyonSaturday. AlongwithRai’s sevenpoints, classmateLucas Spence had six (threegoals, threeassists)while seniorAlexander Tumminello had threegoalsforhissecondstraighthattrickandthirdofhiscareer,allcomingthisseason.Allthreegoalscameontheextraman.SeniorMickey Fitzpatrick hadahandinLehigh’sfirst threegoalsof theafternoon,finishingwithagoalandtwoassists. Senior Craig Chick helpedanchorthedefensewithagroundballandthreecausedturnovers,movinghimto137inhiscareer.Spenceandfreshman Michael Hagenbergercausedtwoturnoversapiece.JuniorConor Gaffneywas15-of-18facingoffwith11groundballs,whilealsorecordinghisfirstpointoftheseason–anassist. FitzpatrickopenedthescoringthenfoundRaiforLehigh’ssecondand third goals, before a man-up tally from Tumminello gave Lehigh a 4-0leadafteronequarterofplay. Lafayettehadtwoofthefirstthreesecond-quarterscores,buttheMountainHawksrespondedwithfourgoalsoverthefinal2:47.ThefirsttwofromSpencecameinthespanof34seconds,beforefreshmanCole Kirst and junior Andrew Eichelberger gotintotheact,tohelpLehightakea9-3halftimeadvantage. TheLeopardsscoredthefirsttwoofthethirdquartertopullwithin9-5,butLehighagainanswered.TheMountainHawksscoredfourtimesin the span of 2:48 to go ahead 13-5 after three, then extended the run to 6-0inthefourthwithagoalfromTumminelloandthefirst-careergoalfrom senior William Gunn.Gunn’sscoringwith5:50remaininggaveLehigha15-5edge,onthewaytothe15-7final.

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