Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 (4-1, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) February 8 UTAH W, 16-11 15 at #1/2 Virginia L, 12-8 20 VMI W, 14-11 22 at NJIT W, 17-8 29 NAVY* W, 14-6 March 7 HOLY CROSS* 1:00 14 at Army West Point* 12:00 21 at Penn State 1:00 24 WAGNER 7:00 28 at Lafayette* 7:00 April 4 BUCKNELL* 1:00 11 at Colgate* 12:00 18 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 1:00 24 at Loyola* 7:00 28 Patriot League Quarterfinals May 1 Patriot League Semifinals 3 Patriot League Championship Game *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS LEHIGH IN THE POLLS Date Coaches Cascade/Maverick Media Preseason 20 19 Feb. 3 RV 19 Feb. 10 18 18 Feb. 17 RV RV Feb. 24 19 17 Mar. 3 19 17 Men’s Lacrosse Contact: Justin Lafleur Office ................................. (610) 758-6631 Cell: ...................................... (610) 577-5222 E-mail: .................................[email protected]Lehigh Holy Cross Overall Record 4-1 4-2 Goals/Game 13.80 9.00 Goals Allowed/Game 9.60 9.83 Shot Pct. .333 .230 Shots/Game 41.4 39.2 Shots Allowed/Game 33.0 33.7 Assists 41 28 Man-Up Percentage .526 (10-19) .167 (4-24) Groundballs 216 184 Turnovers 96 110 Caused Turnovers 43 64 Faceoffs (W-L) 92-134 83-129 Faceoff Percentage .687 .643 Clears 82-99 100-123 Clear Percentage .828 .813 Penalties/Minutes 15/14:30 17/13:00 Home Attendance 993 995 Dates/Avg. 3/331 3/332 LEHIGH SETTING THE SCENE Coming off arguably its strongest half of the season, the No. 17 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team eyes a fourth straight victory when it hosts Holy Cross on Saturday. Gametime is set for 1 p.m. on the Patriot League Network. Trailing 5-4 early in the third quarter, the Mountain Hawks ended the game on a 10-1 run to pull away from Navy, 14-6, in the Patriot League opener for both sides. On Saturday, Lehigh will look to avenge a tough defeat at Holy Cross in the 2019 regular season finale. Despite standing 4-1 on the season and being in the top 20 in all major national polls, the Mountain Hawks have not yet led after one quarter of play. But even with slower starts (being outscored 19-8 in the first), Lehigh has outscored its opponents in the second (19-7), third (19-10) and fourth (23-12) quarters for a 69-48 edge on the season. Last Saturday, the Mids used four straight first-quarter goals (three of which were on the extra man) to take a 4-2 lead. But from that point forward, the Mountain Hawks did not allow an even strength goal for the ensuing 51:08 (allowing just one extra man goal) and outscoring Navy 12-2 over the game’s final 52:10 for a 14-6 win. The six goals allowed were Le- high’s fewest against Navy since Apr. 22, 2014, a 14-6 win at home in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. In the end, Lehigh’s defense allowed just two even strength goals. Junior goaltender James Spence played a big role, stopping 11 of the final 13 shots sent his way to finish with 12 saves. That helped him earn Patriot League Goalie of the Week for the first time this season and fifth time in his career. The Mountain Hawks’ two-headed faceoff crew of senior Conor Gaffney and sophomore Mike Sis- selberger combined to win 19-of-24 draws - 11-of-14 for Gaffney and 8-of-10 for Sisselberger. Gaffney also collected nine groundballs to reach 389 in his career, becoming the Patriot League all-time leader. He passed the previous mark of 384 held by Colgate’s Peter Strid (1993-96). Gaffney won his final nine faceoffs taken, and Lehigh won 15-of-16 over the final three quarters. Most impressively for the Mountain Hawks was it came against a Navy team (specifically Nick Bar- ry) who had won more than 70 percent of draws coming in. Over the last two games, the Mountain Hawks won 43-of-53 faceoffs (43-of-53). Meanwhile, senior Andrew Eichelberger led the offense with a career-high four goals. Freshman Christian Mule’ scored three goals for his third hat trick in five games. Senior Andrew Pettit scored two goals to eclipse 100 in his career while sophomores Tommy Schelling and Cole Kirst each scored two goals. Kirst’s two scores tied a career high. Senior Crew Cintron tied a career-high two points as well (one goal, one assist). With a win Saturday, the Mountain Hawks would improve to 5-1 after six games for the second time in the last three seasons, third time in the last seven years and fourth time in the last nine (also 2012, 2014 and 2018). A win would make Lehigh 4-0 at home for the first time since 2011. It won’t SCHEDULE/RESULTS MEN’S LACROSSE GAME 6: HOLY CROSS AT NO. 17 LEHIGH HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS (4-2, 0-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) at LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (4-1, 1-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 2020 • 1 P.M. ULRICH SPORTS COMPLEX • BETHLEHEM, PA. PATRIOT LEAGUE NETWORK MEDIA INFORMATION BY THE NUMBERS LEHIGH LACROSSE AT A GLANCE... • Lehigh’s 39 victories from 2012- 14 was tied for third in the nation during that span. The win total only trailed Duke and Loyola and was tied with Denver. • Lehigh has reached double-fig- ure victories in four of the last eight seasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018) after having double-figure wins just four times in the first 112 years of program history: 1969, 1993, 1994 and 1997. Senior Ryan Klose Career-high four goals at NJIT be easy as the Crusaders enter with a 4-2 record, with all four victories coming by a single goal. IF LEHIGH BEATS HOLY CROSS • Lehigh would improve to 28-2 all-time against Holy Cross. • The Mountain Hawks would improve to 16-0 all-time at home vs. the Crusaders. • Lehigh would improve to 5-1 after six games for the second time in the last three seasons, third time in the last seven years and fourth time in the last nine (also 2012, 2014 and 2018). • The Mountain Hawks would improve to 4-0 at home for the first time since 2011. • Lehigh would improve to 2-0 in Patriot League play for a third straight season.
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Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631
(4-1, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE)
February8 UTAH W, 16-1115 at #1/2 Virginia L, 12-820 VMI W, 14-1122 at NJIT W, 17-829 NAVY* W, 14-6
March7 HOLY CROSS* 1:0014 at Army West Point* 12:0021 at Penn State 1:0024 WAGNER 7:0028 at Lafayette* 7:00
April4 BUCKNELL* 1:0011 at Colgate* 12:0018 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* 1:0024 at Loyola* 7:0028 PatriotLeagueQuarterfinals May1 PatriotLeagueSemifinals3 Patriot League Championship Game *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS
SETTING THE SCENEComingoffarguablyitsstrongesthalfoftheseason,theNo.17Lehighmen’slacrosseteameyesafourthstraightvictorywhenithostsHolyCrossonSaturday.Gametimeissetfor1p.m.onthePatriotLeagueNetwork.Trailing5-4earlyinthethirdquarter,theMountainHawksendedthegameona10-1runtopullawayfromNavy,14-6,inthePatriotLeagueopenerforbothsides.OnSaturday,LehighwilllooktoavengeatoughdefeatatHolyCrossinthe2019regularseasonfinale.
Despite standing 4-1 on the season and being in the top 20 in all major national polls, the Mountain Hawkshavenotyetledafteronequarterofplay.Butevenwithslowerstarts(beingoutscored19-8inthefirst),Lehighhasoutscoreditsopponentsinthesecond(19-7),third(19-10)andfourth(23-12)quartersfora69-48edgeontheseason.LastSaturday,theMidsusedfourstraightfirst-quartergoals(threeofwhichwereontheextraman)totakea4-2lead.Butfromthatpointforward,theMountainHawksdidnotallowanevenstrengthgoalfortheensuing51:08(allowingjustoneextramangoal)andoutscoringNavy12-2overthegame’sfinal52:10fora14-6win.ThesixgoalsallowedwereLe-high’sfewestagainstNavysinceApr.22,2014,a14-6winathomeinthePatriotLeagueQuarterfinals.
Intheend,Lehigh’sdefenseallowedjusttwoevenstrengthgoals.JuniorgoaltenderJames Spence playedabigrole,stopping11ofthefinal13shotssenthiswaytofinishwith12saves.ThathelpedhimearnPatriotLeagueGoalieoftheWeekforthefirsttimethisseasonandfifthtimeinhiscareer.TheMountainHawks’two-headedfaceoffcrewofseniorConor Gaffney and sophomore Mike Sis-selbergercombinedtowin19-of-24draws-11-of-14forGaffneyand8-of-10forSisselberger.Gaffneyalsocollectedninegroundballstoreach389inhiscareer,becomingthePatriotLeagueall-timeleader.Hepassedthepreviousmarkof384heldbyColgate’sPeterStrid(1993-96).Gaffneywonhisfinalninefaceoffstaken,andLehighwon15-of-16overthefinalthreequarters.
Meanwhile,seniorAndrew Eichelbergerledtheoffensewithacareer-highfourgoals.FreshmanChristianMule’scoredthreegoalsforhisthirdhattrickinfivegames.SeniorAndrew Pettit scoredtwogoalstoeclipse100inhiscareerwhilesophomoresTommy Schelling and Cole Kirsteachscoredtwogoals.Kirst’stwoscorestiedacareerhigh.SeniorCrew Cintrontiedacareer-hightwopointsaswell(onegoal,oneassist).
WithawinSaturday,theMountainHawkswouldimproveto5-1aftersixgamesforthesecondtime in the last three seasons, third time in the last seven years and fourth time in the last nine (also 2012,2014and2018).AwinwouldmakeLehigh4-0athomeforthefirsttimesince2011.Itwon’t
•Lehigh’s39victoriesfrom2012-14wastiedforthirdinthenationduring that span. Thewin totalonlytrailedDukeandLoyolaandwastiedwithDenver.•Lehighhasreacheddouble-fig-urevictoriesinfourofthelasteightseasons (2012, 2013, 2014, 2018) after havingdouble-figurewinsjustfourtimesinthefirst112yearsof program history: 1969, 1993, 1994 and 1997.
IF LEHIGH BEATS HOLY CROSS•Lehighwouldimproveto28-2all-timeagainstHolyCross.•TheMountainHawkswouldimproveto16-0all-timeathomevs.theCrusaders.•Lehighwouldimproveto5-1aftersixgamesforthesecondtimeinthelast three seasons, third time in the last seven years and fourth time in the last nine (also 2012, 2014 and 2018).•TheMountainHawkswouldimproveto4-0athomeforthefirsttimesince2011.•Lehighwouldimproveto2-0inPatriotLeagueplayforathirdstraightseason.
Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631
LAST TIME OUTBETHLEHEM,Pa. (2/29/20)–TheNo.17Lehighmen’s lacrosseteamscoredninestraightgoalsinthesecondhalftoturna5-4deficitintoa13-5lead,onthewaytoa14-6victoryinthePatriotLeagueopener for both sides on Saturday. After giving up four early goals, theMountainHawksallowedjusttwooverthegame’sfinal52:10.SeniorAndrewEichelbergerpacedtheoffensewithacareer-highfourgoalswhiletheMountainHawks’faceoffunitwon19-of-24ontheafternoon,including15-of-16overthefinalthreequarters.Withthewin,Lehighimprovesto4-1ontheseason,1-0inPatriotLeagueplay.
SCOUTING HOLY CROSSHolyCrossfinished4-4inPatriotLeagueplaylastseasontoadvancetotheleaguetournamentforthesecondtimeinthelastthreeyears.TheCrusadersfinished7-7overallfollowingaquarterfinaldefeatatArmy West Point. So far this year, Holy Cross is 4-2 withfourone-goalvictories-overMerrimack,Ver-mont,UMass-LowellandHarvard.Mostrecently,the Crusaders dropped their Patriot League opener at Army last Saturday, 12-5. Holy Cross features a balancedoffensiveattack,withfivealreadyowningdouble-figurepoints.DeanDiNannoleadstheteamwith14pointsbehindninegoalsandfiveassists.JustinLynskeyleadstheCrusadersingoalswith12.ChrisConlinisthenationalleaderincausedturn-overspergame(3.0,18insixgames)whileadding26 groundballs. Veteran Jonathan Tesoro has played every minute in goal, tallying a 9.73 goals against averageand48.7savepercentage.
ALL-TIME SERIES WITH HOLY CROSSHolyCrosshaswontwoofthelastthreemeetings,buttheMountainHawksstillleadtheall-timeseries,27-2.BothofLehigh’sdefeatswereon the road -14-8 on Feb. 18, 2017 and 12-7 on Apr. 26, 2019. The last time the teams played at Lehigh, the Mountain Hawkswon convincingly, 15-4. Lehighwon thefirst-evermeetingbetween the two sides, 14-7onApr. 13, 1991.
SECOND WIN IN THREE DAYS (FEB. 22)- After beating VMI 14-11 on Thursday evening, the MountainHawksheaded toNewark,New JerseySaturdaymorningtofacetheHighlandersforanoonfaceoff.NJITgot off to a strong start, leading 1-0afteraquarterofplaydueinlargeparttogoalten-derLiamBrown,whomadesixfirst-quartersaves.TheMountainHawksbrokethroughinthesecondquarter,scoringfivetimesinthesecond,seveninthethirdandfiveinthefourthonthewaytoa17-8win.- Freshman Christian Mule’ ledtheoffensewithacareer-highfivegoals.- Senior Ryan Klose enjoyedacareeroffensivegamefor a second straightSaturday; after scoring threegoals atVirginiaonFeb. 15,he scored four timesat NJIT. - Sophomore Tommy Schelling continuedhistorridstart to the season, posting three goals and an assist
Last 10 meetings:Apr. 26, 2019 at Holy Cross Holy Cross, 12-7Feb. 24, 2018 at Lehigh Lehigh, 15-4Feb. 18, 2017 at Holy Cross Holy Cross, 14-8Feb. 27, 2016 at Lehigh Lehigh, 12-11Mar. 28, 2015 at Holy Cross Lehigh, 19-7Mar. 29, 2014 at Lehigh Lehigh, 20-4Mar. 23, 2013 at Holy Cross Lehigh, 8-5Mar. 24, 2012 at Lehigh Lehigh, 12-3Mar. 26, 2011 at Holy Cross Lehigh, 11-5Mar. 27, 2010 at Lehigh Lehigh, 11-5
LAST GAME VS. HOLY CROSS (NOTES)-TheMountainHawksclosedtheregularseasonwitha12-7defeatatHolyCross.Inthefirsthalfof its game,BostonUniversity fell atNavy toofficially clinch theMountainHawks theNo. 2seed(regardlessoftheoutcomevs.theCrusaders).-HolyCrossuseda5-0runbridgingthesecondandthirdquarterstoturna3-2Lehighleadintoa7-3Crusaders’advantage.TheMountainHawkswentona3-1runlateinthethirdquarter,butHolyCrossoutscoredtheMountainHawks4-1inthefourthquartertopullaway.-SeniorTristanRailedLehigh’soffensewiththreegoalsforhissecondhattrickoftheseason(and17thofhiscareer).ClassmateLucasSpencehadagoalandtwoassistswhilejuniorsRyanKloseandParkerKenteachhadagoalandassist.ForKent,histwopointsmarkedacareerhighwhileKlosetiedacareerhighandtalliedhisthirdmulti-pointgame of the season.-JuniorConorGaffneycontinuedhisimpressiveseason,winning14-of-23faceoffs(10-of-12inthesecondhalf)with sevengroundballs.Theeffortcamevs.HolyCross’DanO’Connell,inabattleoftopfivefaceoffmeninthecountryenteringtheday(byfaceoffpercentage).GaffneywashonoredwithPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheWeekonMonday,histhirdawardoftheseason,whilealsobeingnamedFaceoffSpecialistoftheYear.Then,laterintheweek,GaffneygarneredSchol-ar-AthleteoftheYearrecognition.-AnotherstandoutwasseniorCraigChick,whohadfourgroundballsandfourcausedturnoverstomoveto154inhiscareer,justfourfromtyingtheNCAArecord.
SUSTAINED SUCCESSTheLehighmen’slacrosseteamwastiedforthirdinthenationinwins from2002-14,winning39gamesover those threeseasons.Dukeledthewaywith48winsinthatspanwhileLoyola had 44 and Lehigh and Denver tallied 39.
WINS FROM 2012-14 Patriot League Preseason HonorsPreseason All-League: AndrewEichelberger,ConorGaff-ney,TeddyLeggett,ChristianMcHugh,AndrewPettit
Patriot League Weekly HonorsOffensive Player of the Week: Defensive Player of the Week: Goalkeeper of the Week: Faceoff Specialist of the Week: Rookie of the Week:
AWARDS & HONORS
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2020 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 6: HOLY CROSS AT NO. 17 LEHIGH • MARCH 7, 2020 • PAGE 3-allafterhalftime.Hereachedthe50-careergoalplateauintheprocess.-Onegameaftertyingaprogram-recordeightgoals,fifth-yearseniorAndrew Pettit scoredagoalanddished four assists.-ThreedifferentMountainHawksscoredtheirfirst-careergoals-freshman John Sidorski(whofinishedwithtwo),Anthony Tangredi and Matt Marker. -LehighoutscoredNJIT12-2overthemiddletwoquarterstoturna1-0deficitintoa12-3advantagehead-ingtothefourth.Saturdaymarkedthefifth-evermeetingbetweenLehighandNJIT,butfirstontheroad.-TheMountainHawkscontrolledthefaceoffcircle,winning24-of-29,including14-of-16overthemiddletwoquarters.JuniorConor Gaffney won13-of-14faceoffs,markingthefewestlossesofhiscareerwithatleast10wins,andadded10groundballs.
VMI VICTORY (FEB. 20)•TheMountainHawkspickedupacome-from-behind14-11winoverVMI.•TheKeydetsopeneda6-2second-quarterlead,buta6-1MountainHawks’runspanningtheendofthefirsthalfandbeginningofthesecondgaveLehighitsfirstleadat8-7.•ThestoryfortheMountainHawkswasfifth-yearseniorAndrew Pettit,whoscoredacareer-higheightgoals,fivecominginthethirdquarterinadominanteffort.Intheprocess,Pettittiedtheprogram’s23-yearoldrecordforgoalsinagame(originallysetbyMarkDuncanonApr.12,1997againstBucknell).HewasalsojustonegoalfromtyingthePatriotLeaguemark.Pettitaddedafourth-quartergoaltogivehimsixofLehigh’sninesecond-halfgoals.•Pettitalsocollectedacareer-higheightgroundballs.Pettithasbeenconfirmedastheonlymen’sDivisionI player to post that stat line (8+ goals and 8+ groundballs) in at least the last 10 years.• Sophomore Tommy Schellingrecordedsixpoints(threegoals,threeassists).FreshmanChristian Mule’ postedacareer-highthreeassistsandfourpoints,whileseniorRyan Kloseearnedastartinthemidfieldanddishedacareer-hightwoassists.• Junior Kevin Gersbeckalsoscoredhisfirst-careergoalinthesecondquarter.• Sophomore defenseman Michael Hagenberger impressedinhisfirststartoftheseason(andfirststartsincelastApril),recordingtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnovers.SeniorChristian McHughcausedapairofturnoversaswell.• Senior Conor Gaffney continuedhisstrongplay,winning12-of-17faceoffswithsixgroundballs.Hemovedto639careerfaceoffwins,passingBradyDoveforthirdplaceinPatriotLeaguehistory.•EvenafterLehighwentinfront8-7,VMIwouldn’tgoaway,pullingevenateight,nine,10and11.TheMountainHawksendedona3-0run,withgoalsbyPettit,seniorAndrew EichelbergerandSchelling.•Ontheotherside,LehighheldtheKeydetsscorelessforthegame’sfinal11:44.Intheend,theMountainHawkswontheir10thstraightgamevs.VMI.
GAFFNEY + PETTIT = TEWAARATONApairofdecoratedLehighmen’slacrosseplayersaddedanotherhonortotheirresumeasfifth-yearseniorattackmanAndrew Pettit andseniorfaceoffspecialistConor GaffneywerenamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchList.Twoofjust50watchlisthonoreesinthenation,thismarksthethirdstraightyearLehighhashadanhonoree,andfirsttimewithmultipleplayersnamedtothewatchlistsince2015.TheTewaaratonAwardannuallyhonorsthetopplayerincollegelacrosse. LehighfeaturestwoofthefivePatriotLeaguestudent-athletesnamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchList,alongwithKevinLindleyandRyanMcNultyofLoyolaandBrendanNichternofArmyWestPoint.Lastsea-son,CraigChickwasnamedtothewatchlistwhilePettitwasaddedtothewatchlistmid-seasonin2018.Atthetime,PettitwasthefirstMountainHawknamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchListsince2015,whenLehighhadtwoforafourthstraightseason(DanteFantoniandRyanSnyderin2012,DavidDiMaria,Fantoniand Matt Poillon in 2013, Poillon and Ty Souders in 2014 and Poillon and Dan Taylor in 2015). DiMaria in 2013 andTaylorin2015wentontomakethenextcutasoneof25nominees.
GAFFNEY + PETTIT = ALSO SENIOR CLASS AWARD CANDIDATES Conor Gaffney and Andrew Pettithavebeennamedtwoofjust20candidatesnation-widefortheprestigiousSeniorCLASSAward,asannouncedinFebruary.AnacronymforCelebratingLoyaltyandAchievementforStayinginSchool®,theSeniorCLASSAwardfocusesonthetotalstudent-athleteandencouragesstudentstousetheirplatforminathleticstomakeapositiveimpactasleadersintheircommunities.Lehighisoneofjusttwoschoolsnationallywithmultiplehonorees(alongwithPennState),andtheonlymen’slacrosseprograminthecountrywithmultiplehonoreesinback-to-backyears. Intotal,theMountainHawkshavehad10differentSeniorCLASSAwardcandidatesoverthelast10years(withPettitgarneringthehonortwice).PettitandCraigChickwerebothnamedcandidateslastyear.Then,whenPettitcamebacktoLehighforafifthyearduetohisseason-endinginjuryin2019,hewaseligibletobenominatedforthehonoragain.AlongwithGaffney,PettitandChick,previousLehighmen’slacrosseSeniorCLASSAwardcandidateswereCodyTrioloin2017,CaseyEidenshinkin2016,DanTaylorin2015,TySoudersin2014,RyanSnyderin2013andJonathanStumpfin2011.Chick,SoudersandStumpfwereallnamedfinalists.
PATRIOT LEAGUE STANDINGS League Overall W L W LLEHIGH 1 0 4 1Loyola 1 0 4 1Army West Point 1 0 5 2BostonUniversity 1 0 3 3Bucknell 0 0 5 1Holy Cross 0 1 4 2Navy 0 1 2 2Colgate 0 1 0 5Lafayette 0 1 0 5
Upcoming Patriot League ScheduleSaturdayColgate at Navy 12 p.m.Army West Point at Lafayette 12 p.m.DukeatLoyola 12p.m.BucknellatBostonUniversity 1p.m.Holy Cross at Lehigh 1 p.m.
Team (Record) Pts Last1 Syracuse(4-0) 376(7) 32 Penn State (4-1) 373 (7) 23 North Carolina (5-0) 340 (4) 44 Maryland (4-1) 323 (2) 75 Yale(2-1) 308 16 Princeton(4-0) 295 107 Cornell (4-0) 293 98 Virginia (4-1) 252 89 Penn (1-2) 247 610 Notre Dame (2-1) 212 511 Loyola (4-1) 200 1212 Duke(4-2) 181 1313 Georgetown(5-0) 167 1414 Villanova (3-2) 124 1715 Army West Point (4-2) 111 1516 Denver (3-2) 100 1117 Massachusetts(3-2) 72 NR18 Ohio State (3-2) 67 1619 LEHIGH (4-1) 57 1920 Bucknell (5-1) 37 NRAlso receivingvotes:Richmond (28), StonyBrook (15),SaintJoseph’s(12),Hobart(6),Albany(NY)(2),Delaware(2),AirForce(1),Drexel(1),andVermont(1).
GAFFNEY - PRESEASON ALL-AMERICANComingoff ahistoric 2019 seasonand impressivefirst threeyearsofhiscollegiatecareer,seniorConor Gaffney has been named an honorable men-tionpreseasonAll-AmericanbyInside Lacrosse,asannouncedonTuesday.ApreseasonAll-PatriotLeaguehonoreeaswell,GaffneywasnamedbothaUSILAandInside Lacrosse/MediahonorablementionAll-Americanfollowinglast season.
PRESEASON PL RECOGNITIONHavingadvancedtotwoconsecutivePatriotLeagueChampionshipGamesandfiveofthelasteight,theLehighmen’slacrosseteamwasagainpredictedtofinishnearthetopofthestandings,cominginthirdinthepreseasonpollannouncedonMonday,Jan.20.Inaddition,fiveofthe16student-athletesnamedpreseasonAll-PatriotLeaguewereMountainHawks(Andrew Pet-tit, Andrew Eichelberger, Teddy Leggett, Conor Gaffney and Christian McHugh),themosthonoreesfromanyschoolintheleague.
2020PatriotLeagueMen’sLacrossePreseasonDefensivePlayeroftheYear:RyanMcNulty,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.,D Men’sLacrossePreseasonAll-PatriotLeagueTeamAttack:BrendanNichtern,ArmyWestPoint,So.Attack:KevinKodzis,HolyCross,Sr.Attack: Andrew Pettit, Lehigh, Sr .Attack:KevinLindley,LoyolaMaryland,Jr.Midfielder:MattManown,ArmyWestPoint,Sr.Midfielder:GriffinBrown,Colgate,Sr.Midfielder:SeanMullaney,HolyCross,Sr.Midfielder: Andrew Eichelberger, Lehigh, Sr.Defense: Tom Rigney, Army West Point, Sr.Defense:BryantBoswell,Bucknell,Sr.Defense: Teddy Leggett, Lehigh, Jr .Defense: Cam Wyers, Loyola Maryland, So.Goalkeeper:RyanKern,Navy,Sr.Face-Off Specialist: Conor Gaffney, Lehigh, Sr .Long-StickMidfielder:RyanMcNulty,LoyolaMaryland,Sr.Short-Stick Defensive Midfielder: Christian McHugh, Lehigh, Sr.
TEAM CAPTAINS ANNOUNCEDLehighheadmen’slacrossecoachKevinCasseseannouncedtheMountainHawks’fivecaptainsfortheupcomingseasononTuesday,Nov.12,featuringafifth-yearsenior,threeseniorsandajunior.AndrewPettitisathree-timereturningcaptainwhileErik DiGirolamo, Andrew Eichelberger, Ryan Klose
and Teddy Leggettwerenamedcaptainsforthefirsttimeintheircareers.
COLE KIRST IMPRESSING IN U.S. U-19 TRYOUT PROCESSFollowingthelatesttrainingcampfortheU.S.Under-19teaminNovemberat Ohio State, sophomore Cole Kirst hasmadethelatestrostercut.Therosterwastrimmedfrom32downto26players,with23ultimatelybeingnamedtothefinalteamthatwillcompeteintheMen’sU19WorldChampionshipfromJuly9-18inLimerick,Ireland.
COACH CRAWLEY NAMED TO 2020 SPRING PREMIERELehighassistantcoachJohn Crawleywasoneof37ofthenation’stopmen’slacrosseplayersnamedtothe2020SpringPremiereplayedinearlyJanuaryinSanAntonio,Texas.AformerJohnsHopkinsAll-American,CrawleyisinhisfirstyearatLehigh,servingastheMountainHawks’offensivecoor-dinator.Crawley,whoworetheTeamUSAuniformincompetitionforthefirst time,hasplayed lacrosseat thegame’shighest level,beingselected33rdoverallbytheCharlotteHoundsinthe2017MajorLeagueLacrosseDraft. This past summer, he played in the inaugural season of the Premier LacrosseLeague.Crawleyfinishedtheyearwitheightpointsbehindfivegoals and three assists.
CREASOR AT TEAM CANADA U-19 EVALUATION CAMPFreshmangoaltenderCalebCreasortriedoutforCanada’sUnder-19nationalteamontheweekendofOct.25-27inOshawa,Ontario.Creasorwasoneof73athletesinvitedtotryout.ThefinalCanadianU19Men’sFieldLacrosseteamwillcompeteattheWorldLacrosseMen’sU19WorldChampionshipinLimerick,IrelandfromJuly9-18,2020.
LEGGETT SUITING UP FOR TEAM CANADAJuniorTeddyLeggettrepresentedhiscountryinOctober,namedtotherosterfortheCanadianMen’sSeniorFieldLacrosseTeamfortheFallClassic.ThegameservedasthebeginningoftheevaluationprocessforCanadaasitbuildstowardstheWorldChampionshipsin2022.Leggettwasoneof23playersnamedtothemen’sroster,12ofwhicharecurrentcollegiateplayers.Aspartoftheweekend,LeggettfacedtheUnitedStatesandtheUniversityofVirginia.
RAI SELECTED IN NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE DRAFTForthesecondstraightyearand just thethirdtimeinprogramhistory,aLehighmen’slacrossealumnuswasselectedintheNationalLacrosseLeagueEntry Draft. On Tuesday night, Sept. 18, Tristan Raiwastheseventhselectioninthefifthround(69thoverall)bytheNewEnglandBlackWolves,joiningNolan Apers (2018) and Dan Taylor (2015) as the only players in program historypickedintheEntryDraft.
2020 SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEDLehighheadmen’slacrossecoachKevinCasseseannouncedtheMountainHawks’2020scheduleonThursday,Nov.14,whichfeatures14games–sevenhomeandsevenontheroad.Highlightingthedocketisnonleaguecontestsvs.thedefendingNational,ACCandBigTenChampionsVirginiaandPennState,respectively.TheMountainHawksbegintheirseasonathomeonSat-urday,Feb.8vs.UtahandbeginPatriotLeagueplayathomeonSaturday,Feb. 29 against Navy.
CASSESE INDUCTED TO US LACROSSE HALL OF FAMEFollowinganAll-AmericaplayingcareeratDukeandsuccessinbothinter-nationalandprofessionallacrosse,Lehighheadcoach Kevin Cassese wasinductedintotheNationalLacrosseHallofFamelastSeptember(2018)aspartoftheClassof2018.Asaplayer,Cassesewasathree-timeAll-AmericanatDukebeforeplayingontheU.S.Men’sNationalTeamsin2002,2006and2010,winningtwogoldmedalsandservingascaptainofthe2010squad.Cassesewasinductedaspartoftheclassofnine,whichalsoincludedElizabethLeighBradleyFriedman,A.J.Haugen,AlexKahoe,PhyllisKilgour,DavidMorrow,RyanPowell,DeniseWescott,andTamiWorley.TheceremonytookplaceonSaturday, Sept. 29 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.
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NCAA Statistics
Lehigh - 2019-20 Men's Lacrosse Ranking Summary thru games 03/04/2020
StatisticNational
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Assists Per Game (74 ranked) 19 3 8.20 North Carolina 12.20 Army West Point 9.14
Caused Turnovers Per Game (74 ranked) 28 7 8.60 Boston U. 12.50 Boston U. 12.50
AMONG THE NATION’S ELITE-ConorGaffney currently stands among thenation’sactiveleadersincareercategories.
Career Faceoff Percentage1 TDIerlan,Yale 0.7502 AshtonWood,Mercer 0.6813 ZachCole,SaintJoseph’s 0.6674 AndrewMoynihan,Hartford 0.6535 Ian Groom , Hampton 0.6486 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 0 .6437 JustinInacio,OhioSt. 0.6348 Dan O’Connell , Holy Cross 0.6299 JakobPhaup,Syracuse 0.62110 GerardArceri,PennSt. 0.621*Minimum won 125
(As of Friday, Mar . 6)
Career Faceoff Wins1 TDIerlan,Yale 1,1342 GerardArceri,PennSt. 7583 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 6634 KyleGallagher,Penn 5745 AlexJarzembowski,Detroit 5416 JimmehKoita,Drexel 5397 Trey Arnold , Robert Morris 5048 JustinSchwenk,Virginia 4989 Peyton Smith , Marist 46210 DanielBalawejder,Canisius 448
Career Groundballs1 TDIerlan,Yale 7912 GerardArceri,PennSt. 4893 Conor Gaffney , Lehigh 3894 KyleGallagher,Penn 3685 JimmehKoita,Drexel 3006 Sam Stephan , Mount St. Mary’s 2637 Danny Tesler , Cleveland St. 2488 Davis Sampere , High Point 2469 JohnTachon,NJIT 24410 ReeceEddy,BostonU. 238
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PROLIFIC PETTITSenior Andrew Pettit has emerged into one of the Patriot League’s, and nation’s,topgoalscorers.Asajuniorin2018,heledtheMountainHawksingoals(46)andpoints(66),goodforfourthandninthinschoolhistory.Hefinished10thnationallyingoalspergame(2.71)and20thinpointspercontest (3.88).Pettitwas also third in the country inman-upgoals (10).PettitledtheMountainHawksingoals(ortiedforthelead)ninetimesin17games,andhadninehattricksin2018.PettithastwicebeennamedtotheTewaaratonAwardWatchList(2018,2020).Asa junior,heshatteredthePatriotLeaguerecordforgoalsinanentireleaguetournament(12);thepreviousrecordwaseight.
•Pettit scored twogames in thePatriotLeagueopenervs.Navy(2/29),eclipsing100careergoalsintheprocess.• Pettit tallied a goal and four assists at NJIT (Feb. 22), all but one assist coming in the secondhalf tohelpLehigh turna5-3halftime lead intoarunaway17-8victory.•Pettithadahistoricperformance againstVMI (Feb. 20), scoringa ca-reer-higheightgoals,fivecominginthethirdquarteralone.Pettittiedtheprogram’s23-yearoldrecordforgoalsinagame(originallysetbyMarkDuncanonApr.12,1997againstBucknell).HewasalsojustonegoalfromtyingthePatriotLeaguemark.Pettitaddedafourth-quartergoaltogivehimsixofLehigh’sninesecond-halfgoals.Pettitalsocollectedacareer-higheightgroundballs.Pettithasbeenconfirmedastheonlymen’sDivisionIplayertopost that stat line (8+ goals and 8+ groundballs) in at least the last 10 years.•Intheseasonopenervs.Utah(Feb.8),Pettitopenedthescoringjust1:05intothegame(andseason),finishingwithtwogoalsandtwoassists.
Pettit has recorded multiple goals in 29 of his last 36 games dating back to the end of his freshman season .Heowns30-careermulti-goalgames,34-careermulti-pointgamesand17-careerhattricks.Pettit scored a goal in 18 straight games, spanning the entire 2018 season and the first game of 2020.
HAT TRICKING•Lastyear(2019),theMountainHawksrecorded15hattricks,withonein12-of-17 games.• So far in 2020, Lehigh has 11.•Hereisthebreakdownofhattricksbyplayerthisseason:Tommy Schelling (4), Andrew Pettit (1), Christian Mule’ (2) and Ryan Klose (2). -vs.Navy(2/29)(2):AndrewEichelberger,ChristianMule’ -atNJIT(2/22)(3):ChristianMule’,RyanKlose,TommySchelling -vs.VMI(2/20)(2):AndrewPettit,TommySchelling -atNo.1/2Virginia(2/15)(2):RyanKlose,TommySchelling -vs.Utah(2/8)(2):TommySchelling,ChristianMule’
- Andrew Pettit leads the team in active career hat tricks with 17 . Schelling has five, Eichelberger and Mule’ three, and Klose two. Matt Ilchuk owns one.
RISE OF THE DEFENSEStellardefenseplayedakeyroleinLehigh’ssuccessfrom2012-14whenitwontwoconsecutivePatriotLeagueChampionshipsin2012and2013thenmadeitbacktothetitlegamein2014.Lastseason(2019),theMountainHawksonceagainfeaturedoneofthenation’stopdefenses,finishingsixthnationallyinscoringdefense(9.47).So far this year, Lehigh is 17th nationally, allowing 9 .60 goals per game .
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.•Lastseason(2019),Lehighagainallowedjust9.47goalspergame,goodforsixthnationally.• So far this year, the Mountain Hawks are allowing 9 .60 goals per game .
Season Highlights•Afteratoughstart(allowingfourgoals inthefirst7:50), theMountainHawksallowedjusttwogoalsoverthegame’sfinal52:10ina14-6PatriotLeagueopeningwinoverNavy.TheMountainHawksallowed just twosevenstrengthgoalsallgame.LehighallowedjustoneNavygoal(aman-upgoal)inthespanof51:08,frommidwaythroughthefirstquarterthroughlateinthefourthquarter.TheMountainHawksheldtheMidsscorelessforalongstretchof23:59inthesecondhalf(coincidingwitha9-0Lehighrun).•TheMountainHawksallowedjustthreegoalsoverthefirstthreequartersatNJIT(2/22).Lehighallowedeightgoalsforthegame,butjustfivewereeven strength.•LehighallowedsixgoalstoVMI(2/20)overthegame’sfirst22:23,butallowedjustfiveoverthefinal37:37tohelptheMountainHawksturna6-2deficitintoa14-11win.•TheMountainHawks’defensereboundedfromatoughstartatdefend-ingnationalchampionandNo.1/2Virginia(2/15)topostastrongfinish.Afterallowingsixgoalsoverthefirst13:21,Lehighallowedjustsixoverthegame’sfinal46:39.•IntheseasonopeneragainstUtah(2/8),Lehighallowedjustsixgoalsoverthegame’sfinal44:49tohelptheoffenseturna5-3deficitintoaconvincing16-11win.TheMountainHawksallowedjusttwogoalsinthespanof25:54as part of Lehigh’s 8-2 run.
SHUTOUT STREAKS•In2012,theLehighdefensewasdominantinstretches,pitchingashutoutstreakof15ormoreminutes in15-of-17games, including13-of-14wins.Thenin2013,thedefenseposted17separateshutoutstreaksof15+minutesincludingin10ofits12wins.In2014,theMountainHawkshad15streaksof15+minutesand25streaksof10+minutes.In2015,Lehighhad11streaksof 15+ minutes and 25 of 10+ minutes. •In2016,theMountainHawksownedfourstreaksof20+minutes,eightstreaksof15+minutesand20of10+minutes.•In2017,Lehighowned11streaksof15+minutesand20of10+minutes.•In2018, theMountainHawkshad14streaksof15+minutesand35of10+ minutes.•In2019,Lehighposted14streaksof15+minutesand33of10+minutes.• So far in 2020, the Mountain Hawks own five streaks of 15+ minutes and eight of 10+ minutes(fullbreakdownbelow).
Game Opponent Shutout StreaksFeb. 29 Navy 27:09 (bridging 1st and 3rd) 23:59 (bridging 3rd and 4th)Feb. 22 at NJIT 21:13 (bridging 1st and 2nd) 16:19 (bridging 2nd and 4th)Feb.20 VMI 11:44(4thquarter)Feb. 15 at No. 1/2 Virginia 18:14 (bridging 2nd and 3rd) Feb.8 Utah 12:22(2ndquarter) 10:14 (bridging 3rd and 4th)
UP NEXT....TheMountainHawkshittheroadnextSaturdayforabigoneatNo.15ArmyWestPointinarematchofthe2019PatriotLeagueChampionshipGame.
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2020 ROSTERNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School1 CrewCintron Sr. M 6-0 186 RockyRiver,Ohio/SaintIgnatius2 ChristianMule’ Fr. A 5-9 160 DixHills,N.Y./HalfHollowHillsWest3 AndrewMapstone Fr. A 5-8 158 HoneoyeFalls,N.Y./SalisburySchool4 Sam Charlton Jr. LSM/D 5-11 172 Berwyn,Pa./MalvernPrep 5 MattMarker So. M 6-0 180 Bethlehem,Pa./AllentownCentralCatholic6 MattIlchuk Jr. M/A 6-1 175 BayShore,N.Y./BayShore 7 AndrewPettit Sr. A 6-0 200 Wilmington,Del./TowerHillSchool8 KevinGersbeck Jr. M 5-9 177 MillerPlace,N.Y./MillerPlace9 MikeMonitto So. M 5-9 176 Melville,N.Y./HalfHollowHills10 ParkerKent Sr. M 6-1 195 Norwell,Mass.TheRoxburyLatinSchool11 ColinKirst Sr. G 6-2 210 Bernardsville,N.J./SetonHallPrep12 RyanKlose Sr. M 5-11 200 WestLinn,Ore./WestLinn13 LoganFalconetti Fr. A 6-0 170 Viola,Del./SalesianumSchool14 Denny Nealon Jr. A 5-11 175 Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley 16 AustinPierce Sr. A/M 5-9 185 Chatham,N.J./Chatham17 JustinAngelel Jr. M 6-2 188 Bellevue,Wash./Bellevue18 MichaelHagenberger So. D 6-3 190 MountSinai,N.Y.MountSinai19 JamesSpence Jr. G 5-10 172 Springfield,Pa./Springfield20 JohnSidorski Fr. A/M 6-2 186 EastIslip,N.Y./EastIslip21 JudahHicks So. LSM/D 6-1 182 Moorestown,N.J./Moorestown22 TommySchelling So. A 6-0 164 Warren,N.J./Delbarton27 ErikDiGirolamo Sr. M 5-9 180 Allentown,Pa./Parkland28 BenWeinberg Fr. M 5-11 197 Jericho,N.Y./Jericho29 EugeneYoon Fr. G 5-9 165 Princeton,N.J./IMGAcademy30 CalebCreasor Fr. G 5-10 172 Huntsville,Ontario/TheHillAcademy31 LiamLynch Jr. M 5-8 177 Foxboro,Mass./BrewsterAcademy33 JohnDanforth Fr. M 5-11 183 Skaneateles,N.Y./Skaneateles34 RyanNiggeman Fr. D 5-11 181 ChesterSprings,Pa./TheHaverfordSchool36 PatrickMcIlroy So. D 6-0 198 Westfield,N.J./Westfield38 Conor Gaffney Sr. M/FO 5-10 193 Mount Laurel, N.J./Lenape40 ColinFowler Fr. D 6-1 193 KennettSquare,Pa./SalesianumSchool41 CharliePeck Fr. D/LSM 5-11 178 Wayland,Mass./Rivers42 MichaelDonaghy Jr. M 6-4 200 OldTappan,N.J./IMGAcademy(Fla.)/St.Joseph(N.J.)43 DavidPeterson Jr. D/LSM 6-0 196 MenloPark,Calif./SacredHeartPrep44 JustinTiernan Fr. A 6-2 187 Huntington,N.Y./JohnGlenn45 TeddyLeggett Jr. LSM/D 5-8 166 Vaughan,Ontario/TheHillAcademy47 ColeKirst So. A 6-3 203 Bernardsville,N.J./SetonHallPrep48 JackBarclay So. M 6-3 185 Ridgewood,N.J./Ridgewood49 JackSpence Fr. M 6-0 173 Springfield,Pa./Springfield50 DanielRivera Sr. D 6-4 222 Newtown,Pa./LaSalleCollegeHighSchool55 AndrewEichelberger Sr. M 6-3 228 TheWoodlands,Texas/JesuitCollegePreparatory66 MattDouglas Jr. D 6-4 217 Randolph,N.J./DelbartonSchool77 ChristianMcHugh Sr. M 6-2 187 Bronxville,N.Y./IonaPrep88 AnthonyTangredi So. D 5-10 176 Smithtown,N.Y./Chaminade99 MikeSisselberger So. FO/M 5-9 208 CenterValley,Pa./SouthernLehigh
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AU.S.LacrosseNationalHallofFame inductee,KevinCasseseentershis13thseasonasLehigh’sheadmen’slacrossecoachin2020.InCassese’stime,hehasledtheMountainHawkstoback-to-backPa-triotLeagueChampionships–in2012and2013–followedbyathirdstraightappearance inthe leaguetitlegamein2014andreturntripstothechampionshipgamein2018and2019.Lehighistheonlymen’slacrosseprograminthePatriotLeaguetoeachofthelastninePatriotLeagueTournamentsasexcitementcontinuestobuild. Entering2020,theMountainHawkswererankedinallthemajorpreseasonnationalpollsforasecondstraightseason.It’sforgoodreason,asoverthelasttwoyearsCassesehasledtheMountainHawkstosixwinsovernationally-rankedopponents,areturntothenationalrankingsandtwoPatriotLeagueChampionshipGameappearances.Lessthanamonthafterthe2018season,CassesewasnamedaninducteeintheNationalLacrosseHallofFameClassfollowingastellarplayingcareeratDuke,inMajorLeagueLacrosseandforTeamUSA. Mostrecently,CassesehelpedtheMountainHawkstoa9-8recordin 2019 despite several injuries to important players. Leading returning scorerAndrewPettitsufferedaseason-endinginjuryduringthepresea-son,witheventualAll-LeagueperformersLucasSpenceandChristianMcHughmissingmultiplegamesinFebruary.TheMountainHawkscontinuedtobattleanditpaidoffinMarch,goingaperfect6-0whichhelped them earn the No. 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament. Lehighearnedthreeconsecutivevictoriesoverrankedopponentsinthatspan, topping No. 16 Colgate (10-8), No. 17 Army West Point (11-8) and No. 15 Rutgers (13-10) in the span of 11 days. Also that month, Cassese wonhis100thcareergamewitha15-8victoryatNavy.TheMountainHawkswenton topickup ahard-foughtPatriotLeague semifinalvictoryforasecondstraightseason,toppingBostonUniversity10-9.LehighthenledArmy6-4lateinthethirdquarterinthetitlegame,buttheBlackKnightscamebacktowin. Asateam,theMountainHawks’defensefinishedsixthnationallyinscoringdefense(9.47),thefourthtimeinthelasteightyearsfinishingtop10inthecountry.Individually,ConorGaffneywasnamedPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheYear,Scholar-AthleteoftheYear(forasecondstraightseason)andanAcademicAll-American (also forasecondstraightyear).Gaffneybrokeanumberof schooland leaguerecords, includingfaceoffwins (249)andgroundballs (152).His69.7faceoffpercentagewasgoodforfourthnationally.GaffneywasoneofsixMountainHawksnamedAll-PatriotLeagueforasecondstraightseason,whichincludedfellowfirst teamhonoree,defensemanCraigChick.Chickcontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks,literally,breakingtheschoolrecordforcausedturnoversforathirdconsecutiveseasonwith42.Mostnotably,heendedhiscareerwithanNCAAcareerrecord160causedturnovers,becomingtheall-timeleaderinthechampionshipgamevs.Army.After the season,Chickwasnameda second teamAll-AmericanbyboththeUSILAandInsideLacrosse/Media,Lehigh’shighestUSILAAll-American in93years, sinceHughRobinsonwasnamedtothesecondteamin1926. The2018seasonsawLehighjumpbackintothenationalspotlight,beginningwithroadwinsatNo.12ArmyWestPointandNo.18/19Hofstrainthespanof10days.TheMountainHawkswentontofinishthe season 10-7. Earning the No. 4 seed in the league tournament, Lehigh dominatedColgateathome(11-6)thenpickedupa10-9overtimewinagainstNo.11/13Navy.Spencescoredthegame-winnerlessthanoneminuteintoovertimeasSpence(58points:35goals,23assists)andPettit
(66points:46goals,20assists)combinedfor124pointsin2018.Pettit,defensemanCraigChick and faceoff specialistConorGaffneywerenamedfirstteamAll-PatriotLeaguewhileSpence,defensemanEddieBouhallandlong-stickmidfielderTeddyLeggettearnedsecond-teamlaurels.LeggettalsowontheLehighAthletics’J.DanielNolanAwardpresentedtothedepartment’stopfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete. Asateam,theMountainHawksledthenationinextra-manoffenseforthesecondtimeinsevenyearsasLehigh’s63.4percentagewasgoodfor second inNCAAhistory.Atonepoint,Lehigh converted eightstraight man-up opportunities and 16-of-19. The2018campaignmarkedthesecondtimeinsevenseasonstheMountainHawksledthenationinman-upoffense.Theothertimewas2012,whichfeaturedtheprogram’sbreakthroughasLehighfinished14-3andwonitsfirst-everPatriotLeagueTournamentChampionshiptoadvancetotheprogram’sfirstNCAATournament.The2012cam-paignfeaturedaschool-record14wins,nine-gamewinningstreakandtheprogram’shighest-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. 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,Lehighwonsevenstraightgames,bridgingtheendoftheregularseasonandPatriotLeagueTournament,tofinish12-5overall,undefeated in Patriot League play and earn the right to host the league tournament.LehighwentontodominateBucknellonitshometurf(11-5)foritssecondstraightleaguechampionship.TheawardscontinuedtorollinfortheMountainHawksasPoillonwasnamedPatriotLeagueGoalieoftheYearforasecondstraightseasonandaschool-recordfourplayerswerenamedUSILAAll-Americans,breakingtherecordofthreesetaseasonprior.Inaddition,theMountainHawksplacedaleague-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,aswasdefensemanTrippTelesco.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
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of theYearhonorsandhonorablementionAll-America recognition.Meanwhile,ayoungteamin2016wentontoadvancetotheprogram’ssixthstraightPatriotLeagueTournament,finishing4-4inleagueplayhighlightedbyathrilling8-7winatNo.20BostonUniversity.Lehigh’s2017seasonwashighlightedbytwoconsecutivehomewinsoverna-tionally-rankedfoes,defeatingNo.16/18BostonUniversity(10-6)andNo.13/14Princeton(15-10)whileearninga9-6homevictoryoverrivalBucknellonSeniorNighttoearntheprogram’sseventhstraightPatriotLeague Tournament berth. Settingthestagefortheprogram’sbreakthroughof2012,theMoun-tainHawksjumpedsquarelyintothenationallacrossepicturein2011bynotonlyqualifyingforthePatriotLeaguepostseason,butalsoprovingtheycouldcompetewithanyoneinthecountry.LehighadvancedtoitsfirstPatriotLeagueTournamentsince2006.TheMountainHawksgotofftoaquick3-1start,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.NinehavebeenselectedintheMajorLeagueLacrosseCollegiateDraftsince2013whilemultipleothershavebeenpickedintheplayerpool.RomanLao-Gosney(Florida)playedinmorethan50careergamessincewhiletwinbrotherCameron,MikeNooneandNoahMolnarwereallveteransoftheleague.MolnarwonanMLLChampionshipin2016andNoonein2017.Inaddition,TaylorwasthefirstselectionofdefendingNationalLacrosseLeagueChampionSaskatchewanRushinthe2015NLLCollegiateDraft.Hewaspicked12thoverallandwentontowinNLLChampionshipswithSaskatchewanin2016andCalgaryin2019. Cassese’splayershavebeen involved inUSLacrosseaswellasdefensemanTySouderstriedoutfortheU.S.Under-19Teamaspartofathree-daytrainingcampatUMBC.CameronandRomanLao-GosneyalsoparticipatedinnumerousscrimmagesforTeamUSA,beginningwiththeCapitalLacrosseClassiconOct.7,2012.Inthesummerandfallof2019,ColeKirstimpressedatU.S.Under-19Teamtryoutprocessaswell. 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. Cassese is oneof themostdecorated student-athletes inDukehistory.Hewasatwo-timecaptainandthree-timeAll-ACCselection.CassesehelpedleadtheBlueDevilstothreeNCAATournamentappear-ancesandapairofACCChampionshipsduringhiscollegiatecareer.CasseseearnedAll-Americahonorsonthreeseparateoccasions,includ-
ingfirst-teamaccoladesin2002and2003.Cassese,whoscored80goalsandhandedout38assistsinhiscareer,wasatwo-timeTewaaratonTrophyfinalistandgarneredACCPlayeroftheYearhonorsin2001.In2002,CassesewastherecipientoftheLt.DonaldMacLaughlin,Jr.Awardasthena-tion’stopmidfielder.Hewasalsoastand-outintheclassroom,graduatingwitha3.59GPAwhileearninghisBachelor’sDegreeinSociologyfromDuke.Hewasselectedas aUSILAScholarAll-American,ACCAcademicHonorRollmember, andwasnamed the ACC’s Weaver-James-Corrigan HonoraryAwardrecipientforoutstandingathleticandacademicachievement. AfterhistimeatDuke,Cassesecon-tinuedhisplayingcareerinMajorLeagueLacrosse for seven years. Hewas thesecondoverallselectioninthe2003MLLDraftbytheRochesterRattlers.Amonghisprofessionalaccomplishmentsisearningaspot in both the 2006 and 2010 MLL All-Star Games,winningMVPof the2016game.Cassesewas traded to thePhiladelphiaBarrageduringthesummerof2007(whichcoincidedwithhishiringatLehigh)andhelpedleadhisnewteamtotheMLLtitlethatyear,aswellasaspotinChampion-shipWeekendin2008. Cassese’scoachingcareerbeforeLe-highincludedastintasanassistantcoachat his alma mater from 2005-07, helping leadtheBlueDevilstothe2007NationalChampionshipGame.HealsoservedasDuke’sinterimheadcoachforpartofthesummerof2006.PriortoDuke,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 9-8 5-3 5-3 WinsoverrankedColgate,Army,Rutgers2020 4-1 1-0 3-0Total 107-90 ( .543) 48-37 ( .565) 55-38 ( .591)
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WILL SCUDDERAssistantCoachSeventh Season at Lehigh
FormerLehighmen’slacrossestandoutWillScudder‘11entershisseventhseasononthecoachingstaffin2019,secondasassociateheadcoachandfifthasdefensive coordinator. Scudderwasnameddefensivecoordinatorprior to the2016 seasonandassociateheadcoach followingthe2018season.ScudderwasaformerteamcaptainandAll-PatriotLeaguehonoreeasaMountainHawk. ScudderhashelpedLehigh jumpback into thenational spotlight,makingback-to-backPatriotLeagueChampionshipgamesin2018and2019,whilealsoearningapreseasonnationalrankinginboth2019and2020.TheMountainHawksaretheonlyteamintheleaguewhohaveadvancedtothelast nine Patriot League Tournaments. Mostrecently,Scudderhelpedleadadefensethatfinishedsixthnation-allyin2019,allowingjust9.47goalspergame.Lehigh’sman-downdefensewasalsosixthinthenation(24.2).TheMountainHawksallowedsingle-digitgoalsinninegames,helpingtheteamposta9-8record,5-3inPatriotLeagueplayandearnaNo.2seedintheleaguetournament.ScudderhelpedguideLehightoa6-0March,includingthreewinsovernationally-rankedoppo-nents in the span of 11 days - topping No. 16 Colgate (10-8), No. 17 Army West Point (11-8) and No. 15 Rutgers (13-10). Aformerfaceoffmanhimself,ScudderhelpedcoachPatriotLeagueFaceoffSpecialistoftheYearConorGaffney,whowasalsonamedSchol-ar-Athlete of theYear (for a second straight season) and anAcademicAll-American(alsoforasecondstraightyear).Gaffneybrokeanumberofschool and league records, including faceoffwins (249) andgroundballs(152).His69.7faceoffpercentagewasgoodforfourthnationally.Gaffneywasoneof sixMountainHawksnamedAll-PatriotLeague fora secondstraightseason,whichincludedfellowfirstteamhonoree,defensemanCraigChick.Chickcontinuedtore-writetherecordbooks,literally,breakingtheschoolrecordforcausedturnoversforathirdconsecutiveseasonwith42.Mostnotably,heendedhiscareerwithanNCAAcareerrecord160causedturnovers,becomingtheall-timeleaderinthechampionshipgamevs.Army.Aftertheseason,ChickwasnamedasecondteamAll-AmericanbyboththeUSILAandInsideLacrosse/Media,Lehigh’shighestUSILAAll-Americanin93years,sinceHughRobinsonwasnamedtothesecondteamin1926. 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,ChickandGaffneywerenamedfirst teamAll-PatriotLeaguewhileSpence,defensemanEddieBouhall and long-stickmidfielderTed-dyLeggett earned second-team laurels.Leggett ended theyearwith 61groundballs,becomingjustthethirdnon-faceoffspecialisttoreach50GBsinKevinCassese’s11-yeartenureasLehighheadcoach,theothersbeingCaseyEidenshink andChick.Leggett alsowon theLehighAthletics’ J.DanielNolanAwardpresented to thedepartment’s topfirst-yearmalestudent-athlete.GaffneywasnamedthePatriotLeagueScholar-AthleteoftheYearwhilegarneringthirdteamAcademicAll-AmericarecognitionbyCoSIDA.Aformerfaceoffspecialisthimself,ScudderworkedextensivelywithGaffney,wholedthePatriotLeagueinfaceoffpercentage(59.4),whileshatteringtheschoolrecordforfaceoffwins(212)–whichisalsogoodforsecondinleaguehistory. ScudderoversawadefensethatenteredAprileighthnationallyinal-lowingjust8.30goalspergame.TheMountainHawkswentontoallowjustsixgoalsinthequarterfinalstoColgateandnineinthesemifinalsvs.Navy.Lehigh’sdefensewasledbyChick,whocontinuedtore-writetherecord
books,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).McAdamendedhisseasononahighnote,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. CoachScudderresidesinHistoricBethlehemwithhiswifeMegan(aformerLehighgraduate‘10andwomen’slacrosseplayer),andsonWilliamSullivanScudderIII.
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JOHN CRAWLEYAssistantCoachFirst Season at Lehigh
Former JohnsHopkinsAll-American JohnCrawleybeginshisfirstseasonontheLehighsidelinesin2019-20afterbeingnamedassistantcoachonJuly29,2019. AftergraduatingfromHopkins in2017,CrawleywentontocoachoneseasonatNotreDameandoneyearatColgate.HeisalsocurrentlyplayinginthePremierLacrosseLeaguewithAtlasLC.CrawleywillserveasoffensivecoordinatorfortheMountainHawks. “I am so pumped to have the opportunity to join the journey the Lehigh Lacrosseprogramison,ajourneytowardswinningthePatriotLeagueandNationalChampionship,”saidCrawley.“AsIhavegottentoknowCoachCasseseandCoachScudderinthepastcoupleweeks,IhavefeltthattheircommitmenttotheirplayersandthisprogramissomethingIwanttobeapartof,learnfromandgrowin.Theenvironmentthey’vecreatedofhard-workingplayerswithchipsontheirshoulderisoneIcan’twaittogettoworkwith.” CrawleybeganhiscoachingcareeratNotreDamein2018,helpingtheFightingIrishwintheACCChampionship.Whilethere,heworkedprimar-ilywiththefaceoffunitandwithplayersontheoffensivesideofthefield.CrawleythenmovedontoColgatein2019,alongsidenewRaiders’coachMattKarweckwhoCrawleyworkedwithatNotreDame.CrawleyhelpedColgatetoastrongstarttotheseason,includingaseason-openingvictoryoverSyracuse,tohelpjumpintothenationalrankings. “WearethrilledtowelcomeJohnCrawleyintotheLehighLacrossefamily,”saidCassese.“Asacoach,JohncaughtoureyeoverthepastyearastheoffensivecoordinatoratColgate.Wewereimpressedwithhisoverallcoachingstrategy,hisabilitytomaximizethepotentialofhisplayers,hisattentiontodetailincoachingthefinerpointsofoffensivestickworkandshootingmechanics,andhistirelessworkethicontherecruitingtrail.Asaplayer,Johnhasalwaysbeenadynamicleader,aselflessteammate,andakeycomponenttoeveryoffensehehaseverplayedin.HislacrosseIQisoffthechartsandhisloveforthegamebleedsthroughineverythinghedoes.JohnisarisingstarinthecoachingprofessionandweareexcitedheisnowofficiallyaMountainHawk.” AtJohnsHopkins,Crawleyplayedinall60games,starting30,whileposting70careergoalsand30assists.Amongmanyhighlights,Crawleywasatwo-timeUSILAhonorablementionAll-American.Thetwo-timecaptainwasnamedtotheNCAAAll-Tournamentteamasasophomore,helpingtheBlueJaystotheFinalFour.Asafreshmanin2014,CrawleyscoredfourgoalsonfiveshotsagainstTowsontobecomethefirstHopkinsmidfieldertoscorefourgoalsinagamesincePaulRabilin2005.Alsostrongintheclassroom,CrawleywasnamedAcademicAll-BIGandaBIGDistinguishedScholarin2017. “JohnCrawleyhasquicklymoved through the coaching ranks inashortperiodoftime,”saidJohnsHopkinsheadcoachDavePietramala.“Itisatestamenttojusthowoutstandingacoachheis,howstronghisworkethicisandwhatagoodteacherhehasbecome.Moreover,JohnisoneofthefinestyoungmenIhavebeenaroundandisatrueleader.” Crawleywasselected33rdoverallbytheCharlotteHoundsinthe2017MajorLeagueLacrosseCollegiateDraft.Heimpressedfromthebeginning,postingsixgoalsandanassistinhisfirstMLLgame,garneringPlayeroftheWeekhonors.NowinthePLL,hehasthreegoalsandtwoassiststhisseason for Atlas LC.
JACK DERAGONAssistantCoachFirst Season at Lehigh
JackDeragonbeginshisfirst seasonasassistantcoach in2019aftercomingtoLehighinAugustof2019.TheformerIthacaAll-Americangoal-keepercomestoLehighfollowingtwoseasonsatMountSaintMaryCollegeinNewburgh,N.Y. Deragonwillservesas theMountainHawks’goaliecoordinatorandassistantdefensivecoordinator. “WeareexcitedtowelcomeJacktotheLehighLacrossefamily,”saidCasseseatthetimeofhishire.“HeisaPennsylvanianative(UpperDublinHighSchool)whohadan impressivecollegiatecareerasagoaltenderatIthacaCollege,whichisaverywell-respectedprogramamongsttheentirecollegelacrosseworldunderHallofFameCoachJeffLong.Jackalsohastwoyearsofcoachingexperienceunderhisbeltwhileworkingwithandlearning fromCoachEricSeidemanatMountSaintMaryCollege. I amexcitedforJacktogettoworkwithourgoaltendingunitandassistCoachScudderwiththedefense.Hisknowledge,workethicandleadershipskillswilladdtremendousvaluetoourprogram.” AtMountSaintMary,Deragonservedasdefensivecoordinatorandgoalie coach,directing thedefense,man-downdefense, riding/clearinggameandmore.Healsoworkedwithgoaltenderdevelopmentwhilecre-atinganddevelopingaleadershipdevelopmentprogramforcurrentandrisingleadersontheteam.Underhistutelage,apairofdefendersreceivedAll-SkylineConferencerecognitioninboth2018and2019.DuringDeragon’sfirstseasonof2018,theKnights’defensedecreaseditsgoalsagainstaveragebynearlythreegoalsfromthepreviousseasonwhileturninga6-10recordin2017intoa12-7markandtriptotheprogram’sfirst-everSkylineConferenceChampionship Game. As aplayer,Deragonwasa four-yearmemberof the Ithacamen’slacrosseprogram, leadingtheBombers toastellar61-16record.Asase-nior,hepostedconferencebests ingoalsagainstaverage (7.62)andsavepercentage(58.3),amongstthenationalleadersinbothcategories.DeragonwasrewardedwithUSILAthirdteamAll-Americarecognition,alongwithEmpire8GoalieoftheYearandECACDivisionIIINorthDefensivePlayeroftheYearhonors.DeragonwasalsonamedAll-ConferenceandAll-Region. Deragon servedas team representative then later assistantdirectorofIthaca’sStudent-AthleteAdvisoryBoards(SAAC).Heservedasseniorcaptain and tookpart in thedepartment’sLeadershipAcademy,whichinstructsrisingleadersintheathleticsdepartment.
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INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS: GOALS-ASSISTS-POINTS, GROUNDBALLSPLAYER1 CrewCintron2 Christian Mule’3 AndrewMapstone4 Sam Charlton5 MattMarker6 MattIlchuk7 AndrewPettit8 KevinGersbeck9 MikeMonitto10 ParkerKent11 ColinKirst12 RyanKlose13 LoganFalconetti14 Denny Nealon16 AustinPierce17 Justin Angelel18 MichaelHagenberger19 JamesSpence20 JohnSidorski21 JudahHicks22 TommySchelling27 ErikDiGirolamo28 BenWeinberg29 EugeneYoon30 Caleb Creasor31 LiamLynch33 John Danforth34 Ryan Niggeman36 PatrickMcIlroy38 Conor Gaffney40 ColinFowler41 CharliePeck42 MichaelDonaghy43 David Peterson44 Justin Tiernan45 Teddy Leggett47 ColeKirst48 JackBarclay49 JackSpence50 Daniel Rivera55 AndrewEichelberger66 Matt Douglas77 ChristianMcHugh88 Anthony Tangredi99 MikeSisselberger
CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,10times;lastvs.Navy(2/29/20)Assists: 1,11times;lastvs.Navy(2/29/20)Points: 2,seventimes;lastvs.Navy(2/29/20)Groundballs: 2,twotimes;lastvs.Bucknell(4/20/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games: 0;Multi-PointGames:7;HatTricks:0
#2 CHRISTIAN MULE’Fr.•A•5-9•160•DixHills,N.Y.
2020 UPDATE: -Postedthird-careerhattrick,tallyingthreegoals,anassist,threegroundballsandfirsttwocareercausedturnoversvs.Navy(2/29).-Anotherimpressiveeffort,scoringacareer-highfivegoalsatNJIT(2/22).AlsocollectedthreeGBs.-Thirdstraightmulti-pointgametobegincareer,finishingwithagoal,threeassistsandtwoground-balls vs. VMI (2/20).-Finishedwithagoal,first-careerassistandthreegroundballsatNo.1/2Virginia(2/15).-Scoredthreegoalsincollegiatedebutvs.Utah(2/8),includingabehind-the-backgoalforfirst-careergoal. Added a groundball.
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 5 vs. NJIT (2/22/20)Assists: 3 vs. VMI (2/20/20)Points: 5 vs. NJIT (2/22/20)Groundballs: 3,threetimes;lastvs.Navy(2/29/20)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Multi-Goal Games: 3;Multi-PointGames:5;HatTricks:3
#5 MATT MARKERSo.•M•6-0•180•Bethlehem,Pa.
2020 UPDATE: -Scoredfirst-careergoalatNJIT(2/22).
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1 vs. NJIT (2/22/20)Assists: --Points: 1,twotimes;lastvs.NJIT(2/22/20)Groundballs: 1,twotimes;lastvs.St.Bonaventure(4/13/19)Caused Turnovers: --Multi-Goal Games: 0;Multi-PointGames:0;HatTricks:0
#7 ANDREW PETTITSr. • A • 6-0 • 200 • Wilmington, Del.
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)Assists: 5 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Points: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)Groundballs: 8 vs. VMI (2/20/20)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. Cornell (4/16/16)Multi-Goal Games:31;Multi-Point Games:35;Hat Tricks: 17
CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,twotimes;lastvs.Bucknell(4/20/19)Assists:1,threetimes;lastatNJIT(2/22/20)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 KENTSr.•M•6-1•195•Norwell,Mass.
2020 UPDATE: - Had a groundball at No. 1/2 Virginia (2/15).-CollectedapairofgroundballsintheseasonopeneragainstUtah(2/8).
CAREER HIGHSGoals:1,eighttimes;lastatHolyCross(4/26/19)Assists:1,twotimes;lastatHolyCross(4/26/19)Points: 2 at Holy Cross (4/26/19)Groundballs: 3 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)Caused Turnovers:1,sixtimes;lastvs.ArmyWestPoint(3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:0;Multi-Point Games:1;Hat Tricks: 0
#12 RYAN KLOSESr. • M • 5-11 • 200 • West Linn, Ore.
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 4 at NJIT (2/22/20)Assists:2,twotimes;lastvs.Navy(2/29/20)Points: 4 at NJIT (2/22/20)Groundballs:3,twotimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Multi-Goal Games:3;Multi-Point Games:8;Hat Tricks: 2
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#18 MICHAEL HAGENBERGERSo.•D•6-3•190•MountSinai,N.Y.
CAREER HIGHSSaves: 17,twotimes;lastvs.Navy(3/23/19)Fewest Goals Allowed (in start): 2 vs. Holy Cross (2/24/18)Groundballs: 5,twotimes;lastatRutgers(3/12/19)
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 at NJIT (2/22/20)Assists:1,twotimes;lastatNJIT(2/22/20)Points: 3 at NJIT (2/22/20)Groundballs: 3 at Virginia (2/15/20)Caused Turnovers:1,twotimes;lastatNJIT(2/22/20)Multi-Goal Games:1;Multi-Point Games:1;Hat Tricks: 0
CAREER HIGHSGroundballs: 4 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)Caused Turnovers: 2 vs. NJIT (2/2/19)
#22 TOMMY SCHELLINGSo. • A • 6-0 • 164 • Warren, N.J.
2020 UPDATE: -Hadtwogoals,oneassist,twogroundballsandacausedturnoverinwinoverNavy(2/29).-Postedanotherhat trick,finishingwiththreegoalsandanassistatNJIT(2/22).All fourpointscameinthesecondhalf.- Another strong effort, posting three goals and three assists vs. VMI (2/20). Three assists tied a careerhigh.-Secondstraighthattricktobegintheyear,scoringthreegoalswhileaddinganassistandgroundballat No. 1/2 Virginia (2/15).-Monstergameintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8),postingcareerhighsingoals(7)andpoints(9).WasonegoalfromtyingtheprogramrecordandtwogoalsfromtyingthePatriotLeaguemark.NinepointsmarkedthemostpointsbyanyDivisionImen’slacrosseplayeroftheweekend.Alsoaddedacareer-highfourgroundballs.
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 7vs.Utah(2/8/20)Assists: 3,twotimes;lastvs.VMI(2/20/20)Points:9vs.Utah(2/8/20)Groundballs: 4vs.Utah(2/8/20)Caused Turnovers:1,fourtimes;lastvs.Navy(2/29/20)Multi-Goal Games:9;Multi-Point Games:16;Hat Tricks: 5
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)Caused Turnovers: 2,twotimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1,twotimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(5/3/19)Assists:1,threetimes;lastvs.Lafayette(3/17/19)Points:1fivetimes;lastvs.BostonUniversity(5/3/19)Faceoffs Won: 24 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Faceoffs Taken: 29 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Groundballs: 16,twotimes;lastvs.RobertMorris(4/10/19)
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CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1,fivetimes;lastvs.Utah(2/8/20)Assists: 2 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Points: 2 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Groundballs: 11vs.Bucknell(4/20/19)Caused Turnovers: 4,threetimes;lastatLoyola(4/6/19)Multi-Goal Games: 0; Multi-Point Games: 0; Hat Tricks: 0
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Assists:1,sixtimes;lastatNJIT(2/22/20)Points:2,fourtimes;lastvs.Navy(2/29/20)Groundballs: 2 vs. Hofstra (2/9/19)Caused Turnovers: 1 vs. Army West Point (3/9/19)Multi-Goal Games:3;Multi-Point Games:4;Hat Tricks: 0
#55 ANDREW EICHELBERGERSr.•M•6-4•230•TheWoodlands,Texas
2020 UPDATE: -Scoredacareer-highfourgoalsinwinoverNavy(2/29),addingtwogroundballs.- Dished an assist at NJIT (2/22).-ScoredagoalandaddedtwogroundballsinwinoverVMI(2/20).-RecordedagroundballandcausedturnoveratNo.1/2Virginia(2/15).-Hadtwogoals,anassistandgroundballintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8).Threepointstiedacareerhigh.
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 4 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Assists: 1,10times;lastatNJIT(2/22/20)Points: 4 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Groundballs:4atBucknell(4/20/18)Multi-Goal Games:13;Multi-Point Games:14;Hat Tricks: 3
#66 MATT DOUGLASJr.•D•6-4•217•TheWoodlands,Texas
2020 UPDATE: - ImpressedatNo. 1/2Virginia (2/15),posting sixgroundballs anda career-high three causedturnovers.-Strongseasonopenerwithfourgroundballsandacausedturnoverintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8).
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1vs.St.Bonaventure(4/13/19)Points: 1vs.St.Bonaventure(4/13/19)Groundballs: 8 at Navy (3/23/19)Caused Turnovers: 3 at Virginia (2/15/20)
#77 CHRISTIAN MCHUGHSr.•M•6-2•187•Bronxville,N.Y.
2020 UPDATE: -Hadagroundballandtwocausedturnoversvs.Navy(2/29).-TalliedtwogroundballsatNJIT(2/22).- Caused a pair of turnovers vs. VMI (2/20).-CollectedapairofgroundballsatNo.1/2Virginia(2/15).-Openedseasonwithacausedturnoverintheseasonopenervs.Utah(2/8).
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 2 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Assists: 1,fourtimes;lastvs.BostonU.(5/3/19)Points: 3 vs. Robert Morris (4/10/19)Groundballs: 3 vs. Lafayette (3/17/19)Caused Turnovers: 3 vs. Colgate (4/24/18)
#88 ANTHONY TANGREDISo.•D•5-11•176•Smithtown,N.Y.
2020 UPDATE: -Biggame,postingacareer-highfourcausedturnoverswhileaddingagroundballandfirst-careerassist vs. Navy (2/29).-Scoredfirst-careergoal,andrecordedacausedturnover,atNJIT(2/22).-HadagroundballandcausedturnoverinwinoverVMI(2/20).-PostedtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnoversatNo.1/2Virginia(2/15).-Bigseasonopener,postingcareerhighsingroundballs(7)andcausedturnovers(3)vs.Utah(2/8).
CAREER HIGHSGoals: 1 at NJIT (2/22/20)Assists: 1 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Points: 1,twotimes;lastvs.Navy(2/29/20)Groundballs: 7vs.Utah(2/8/20)Caused Turnovers: 4 vs. Navy (2/29/20)
#99 MIKE SISSELBERGERSo. • FO/M • 5-9 • 208 • Center Valley, Pa.
CAREER HIGHSGoals: --Assists: 1 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Points: 1 vs. Navy (2/29/20)Faceoffs Won: 10 at NJIT (2/22/20)Faceoffs Taken: 14 at NJIT (2/22/20)Groundballs: 7 at NJIT (2/22/20)
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GAME 1•FEB. 8, 2020BETHLEHEM, PA.
NO. 19 LEHIGH 16, UTAH 11
BETHLEHEM,Pa.–Trailing5-3earlyinthesecondquarter,theNo.19Lehighmen’slacrosseteamrespondedwithfivestraightgoalsandeightofthenext10todefeatvisitingUtah,16-11onSaturdayattheUlrichSportsComplex.Sophomore Tommy Schellingpacedtheoffensewithacareer-highsevengoalstocomejustoneshyoftyingtheprogramrecord.HealsohadtwoassiststobecomethefirstMountainHawkwithnineormorepointssinceDanTaylorin2015.Defensively,sophomoreAnthony Tangredi putforthabiggamewithsevengroundballsandthreecausedturnovers.LehighwillnowturnitsattentiontonextSat-urday,Feb.15,asittravelstodefendingnationalchampionVirginiafora1p.m.faceoff. Schelling’ssevengoalsweremostbyaLehighplayersinceTaylorscoredsevenonApril18,2014atLafayette.Manyotherscontributedoffensively,includingfifth-yearseniorAndrew Pettit whoopenedthescoringjust1:05intothecontestandfinishedwithtwogoalsandtwoassists. Senior Andrew Eichelberger impressedwithtwogoalsandanassistaswell. Freshman Christian Mule’ scoredthreegoals,includingtwoontheextraman,astheMountainHawksfinished5-of-7onthemanadvantage.Thefiveman-upgoalswereLehigh’ssmostsinceitalsohadfiveonFeb.6, 2016 vs. NJIT. AlongwithTangredi’sbigday,juniorMatt Douglas tallied four groundballsandacausedturnover.SeniorErik DiGirolamo postedtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnovers.SeniorConor Gaffneyfinished17-of-26facingoffwith11groundballs. TheteamstradedgoalsformostofthefirstquarteruntiltheUteswentona3-0surgetotakea5-3leadearlyinthesecondquarter.That’swhenEichelbergergotontheboardwith12:42leftinthesecondquarter,sparkinga5-0runwhichincludedMule’sfirstofthedayandSchelling’sthirdandfourth.Schellingaddedhisfifthwith1:04leftinthefirsthalftogivetheMountainHawksa9-6halftimeadvantage. Utahopenedthescoringintheopeningminutesofthethirdquarter,butgoalsfromSchellingthenPettitgavetheMountainHawksan11-7advantagemidwaythroughthequarter. Fromthatpointforward,Lehighledbymultiplegoals.Utahpulledascloseastwo(11-9),buttheMountainHawksoutscorestheUtes5-2inthefourthquarterforthe16-11victory. Forthegame,Lehighhelda48-40edgeinshotswhiletheMountainHawkshelda51-35advantageingroundballs.
GAME 2•FEB. 15, 2020CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA.
NO. 1/2 VIRGINIA 12, NO. 18 LEHIGH 8
CHARLOTTESVILLE,Va.–No.1/2Virginiaopeneda6-1 leadafteronequarterofplaythentheNo.18Lehighmen’slacrosseteamrespondedtogiveitselfachanceintothesecondhalf,butcouldneverget over the hump in a 12-8 defeat on Saturday afternoon. The Mountain Hawksgotwithin6-4lateinthesecondquarter,butdefendingnationalchampionUVAscoredfourofthefirstfivesecond-halfgoalstocreatesome separation. Sophomore Tommy Schelling led theoffensewithfourpoints(threegoals,oneassist)whileseniorRyan Klose netted his first-careerhattrick. FourMountainHawksaccountedforalleightofLehigh’sgoals.AlongwithSchellingandKlose,freshmanChristian Mule’ tallied a goal andassistinhisfirst-careerstart.SeniorCrew Cintronscoredonceaswell. Defensively,Lehighsettledinnicely.Afterallowingsixgoalsinthegame’sfirst13:21,theMountainHawksallowedjustsixovertheremaining 46:39 against theCavaliers’ high-powered attack. JuniorMatt Douglasledthedefensewithsixgroundballsandthreecausedturnovers. Sophomore Anthony Tangredi addedtwogroundballsandtwocausedturnovers. Virginiascoredfirst,Kloseevenedthescoreatonewith10:22leftinthefirstquarter,buttheCavaliersansweredwitha5-0runtoendthestanza. Lehighhadananswerinthesecondquarter,asSchellingscoredtwicein42seconds(with13:23and12:41ontheclock)toquicklypullhissidewithin6-3.Mule’scoredhisfourthatthe8:44marktogettheMountainHawkswithin6-4.UVAansweredjustoveraminutelatertomakeit7-4headingintohalftime. Neitherteamscoredformorethan18minutesuntiltheCavaliersscoredtwice in thespanof1:27 late in the thirdquarter.Cintronre-spondedwithhisfirstoftheseasonwith50secondsremaining,topullwithin9-5headingtothefourth. UVAbeganthefourthquarterwithconsecutivegoals.Lehighdidhavealaterun,asKlosescoredconsecutivegoalsat8:09and5:06topullwithin11-7,butfourisascloseastheMountainHawkswouldcome.Schellingwrappedupthescoringat1:21forthe12-8final. Virginiafinishedwitha48-28edgeinshotsand45-36advantagein groundballs. Senior Conor Gaffneywon8-of-15faceoffswithfourgroundballs,whilesophomoreMike Sisselberger was4-of-8withtwoGBs.
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GAME 3•FEB. 20, 2020BETHLEHEM, PA.
NO. 18 LEHIGH 14, VMI 11
BETHLEHEM,Pa.–TheNo.18Lehighmen’slacrosseteamfellintoa6-2holemidwaythroughthesecondquarter,butreboundedtooutscorevisitingVMI12-5therestofthewayina14-11victoryonThursdayeveningattheUlrichSportsComplex,presentedbyLehighValleyHotelandConferenceCenter.Fifth-yearseniorAndrew Pettit pacedtheoffensewithacareer-higheightgoals,whichalso tieda23-yearoldprogramrecord.HefinishedwithfiveofLehigh’s sixthird-quartergoalsandsixoftheMountainHawks’ninesecond-halfgoalsinadominantperformance.ThewinimprovesLehigh’srecordto 2-1 on the young season. Pettit’s eightgoals cameon11 shots, breakinghispreviouscareerhighoffivegoals.HetiedtheprogramrecordoriginallysetbyMarkDuncanonApr.12,1997againstBucknell.Pettitalsoshatteredhis careerhigh for groundballs, finishingwith eight.Meanwhile,sophomore Tommy Schellingcontinuedhisstellarplaytostarttheseason,tallyingsixpoints(threegoals,threeassists).Throughthreegames,Schellingowns13goalsandsixassists.FreshmanChristian Mule’impressedaswell,recordingfourpointsviaagoalandthreeassists. Defensively, sophomore Michael Hagenbergerhadtwoground-ballsandateam-hightwocausedturnovers inhisfirststartoftheseason.TheMountainHawkswon18-of-28faceoffsforthegame,ledby12-of-17withsixgroundballsfromseniorConnor Gaffney. Junior Teddy Leggett alsocollectedsevengroundballs. TheKeydetsenjoyedafaststart,scoringfirstandlaterusinga5-1runtotakea6-2leadwith7:37leftinthesecondquarter. TheMountainHawks’ responsebegan late in thequarter,asSchelling,PettitandjuniorKevin Gersbeck allscoredinthespanof1:35topullLehgihwithin6-5atthehalf.Gersbeck’sgoalmarkedthefirstofhiscareer. VMIopenedthethird-quarterscoring,butgoalsfromSchelling,PettitandagainPettit–inthespanof3:20–gaveLehighitsfirstleadat8-7.TheKeydetsrespondedtopullevenateight,nine,10and11,buttheMountainHawksendedthegameona3-0runtoturnan11-11tieintoa14-11final. Forthegame,theMountainHawkshelda34-26edgeinshotsand 46-35 advantage in groundballs. Junior goaltender James Spence madeeightsavesacrossVMI’sBillOsteen,whorecordednine.
GAME 4•FEB. 22, 2020NEWARK, N.J.
NO. 18 LEHIGH 17, NJIT 8
NEWARK,N.J.–Afterbeingheldscorelessinthefirstquarter,the18thrankedLehighmen’slacrosseteamexplodedfor17goalsoverthegame’sfinal41:37todownNJIT,17-8onSaturdayafternoon.FreshmanattackmanChristian Mule’ledtheoffensewithacareer-highfivegoalswhileseniorRyan Klose scoredacareer-highfourgoalsoutofthemidfield.Onegameaftertyingaprogram-recordeightgoals,seniorAndrew Pettit wasadis-tributor.Thefifth-yearseniorfinishedwithagoalandfourassists.Now3-1followingtwowinsinthreedays,theMountainHawksreturnhomenextSaturday to host Navy in the Patriot League opener for both sides. Lehigh’s leading scorer,Tommy Schelling,washeldpoint-less inthefirsthalf,butstillfinishedwiththreegoalsandanassistforhisthirdhat trick infourgames. Intheprocess, thesophomoreeclipsed50careerpointsandnowhas23pointsinfourgamesin2020.ThetrioofMule’,KloseandSchellingscored12oftheMountainHawks’17goals.FreshmanJohn Sidorski nettedhisfirsttwocareergoalsaswell. Junior Teddy Leggett and freshman Jack Spence ledthedefensewithtwocausedturnoversapiece.Asateam,theMountainHawksweredominantinthefaceoffcircle,winning24-of-29faceoffs.SeniorConor Gaffney led the way,winning13-of-14with10groundballs.SophomoreMike Sisselberger was10-of-14withsevenGBs. NJITgoalkeeperLiamBrownwasabigstoryforthegame,especiallyinthefirstquarterwhenhestoppedallsixshotssenthisway–includingseveralofthespectacularvariety–tokeeptheMountainHawksscoreless.TheHighlandersscoredthequarter’sonlygoaltotakea1-0leadintothesecond. Mule’tookoverinthesecondquarter,scoringLehigh’sfirsttwogoalsandnettingthreeinthequarter.Thescoringconcludedwith2:52ontheclockasKlosescoredhisfirstoftheafternoontogivetheMountainHawksa5-3halftime advantage. Lehighquicklyerasedmuchdoubtinthesecondhalf,scoringsevengoalsinthefirst9:28ofthethirdquartertotakea12-3lead.Klose,Schell-ingandMule’eachscoredtwiceinthe7-0run,withsophomorelongpoleAnthony Tangredi scoringtheotheronatransitionopportunity.Itmarkedthesophomore’sfirst-careergoal. NJITopenedthefourthquarterwithapairofman-upgoalsinthefirst1:10,butLehighrespondedwithfourstraightandfiveofthenextsixtotakea17-6lead.InthatrunwassophomoreMatt Marker’s first-careergoal.TheHighlandersscoredthefinaltwogoalsofthegame,butitwastoolittle,toolate. TheMountainHawksfinishedwitha53-28edgeinshotsand37-15advantageingroundballs.SophomoreJamesSpencemadesevensavesingoalbeforebeingreplacedbyfreshmanCaleb Creasor inthefourth,whomadethefirstsaveofhiscareer.Brownfinishedwith21stopsforNJIT.
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GAME 5•FEB. 29, 2019BETHLEHEM, PA.
NO. 17 LEHIGH 14, NAVY 6 BETHLEHEM,Pa.–TheNo.17Lehighmen’slacrosseteamscoredninestraightgoalsinthesecondhalftoturna5-4deficitintoa13-5lead,onthewaytoa14-6victoryinthePatriotLeagueopenerforbothsidesonSaturday.Aftergivingupfourearlygoals,theMountainHawksallowedjusttwooverthegame’sfinal52:10.SeniorAndrew Eichelbergerpacedtheoffensewithacareer-highfourgoalswhiletheMountainHawks’faceoffunitwon19-of-24ontheafternoon,including15-of-16overthefinalthreequarters.Withthewin,Lehighimprovesto 4-1 on the season, 1-0 in Patriot League play. TheMountainHawksscored10second-halfgoals, seven in the fourthquarter.Lastseason,LehightrailedNavy5-4atthehalf,butwentontowin15-8.Ayearlater,theMountainHawksandMidshipmenweretied4-4beforeLehighsurgedtovictory. AlongwithEichelberger’sfourgoals,freshmanChristian Mule’ had three goals and an assist. Sophomore Tommy Schelling tallied twogoalsandanassist. Fifth-year senior Andrew Pettitscoredtwice,includinghis100th-careergoal. Sophomore Cole Kirstalsoscoredhisfirsttwogoalsoftheseason.JuniorTeddy Leggett collectedsevengroundballswhilepostingacareer-high twopoints (both assists). Also defensively, sophomore Anthony Tangredi stoodoutwitha ca-reer-highfourcausedturnovers,alongwithanassist.SeniorChristian McHugh talliedtwocausedturnoversaswell. Senior Conor Gaffney pacedthefaceoffunit,winning11-of-14withninegroundballs.Intheprocess,hereached389careergroundballs,breakingthePatriotLeagueall-timerecord(previousmarkwas384).SophomoreMike Sissel-bergerwon8-of-10faceoffswithfivegroundballs,andanassist.TheimpressiveeffortcameagainstaNavyteamthatwaswinningmorethan70percentofitsfaceoffscomingin. Fourofthegame’sfirstfivegoalswereontheextraman,asEichelbergerscoredjust1:01inandPettitfollowedlessthantwominuteslaterwithhis100thcareergoal.Navyrespondedwiththreeconsecutiveman-upgoals,allfromTylerPerreten,totakea3-2lead.TheMidslaterextendedtheirleadto4-2then5-4earlyinthethirdquarter,butthat’swhentheMountainHawkstookcontrol. AnunassistedgoalfromCintrontiedthescoreat5-5with7:00leftinthethirdquarter,sparkinga9-0run.Kirstfollowedwithhisfirstoftheseasonatthe4:07marktogiveLehighthelead,andwouldopenthethird-quarterscoringtoputtheMountainHawksahead8-5.ThegoalskeptcomingfortheMountainHawks,whoeventuallywentahead13-5followingMule’sthird,assistedbySisselbergeroffafaceoffwin.Eichelberger’sfourthwith19secondsontheclockwrappedupthe14-6final. Intheend,Lehigh’sdefenseheldNavyscorelessforastretchof23:59inthesecondhalf,tojustonegoalover51:08andtoonlytwooverthegame’sfinal52:10.TheMountainHawksallowedjusttwoeven-strengthgoalsallgame. TheMountainHawksfinishedwitha44-23edgeinshotsand45-31ad-vantageingroundballs.Navywas4-of-4ontheextramanwhileLehighwas1-of-3. After a tough start, junior James Spence stopped11ofthefinal13shotssenthiswayinastellarperformance.