Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse · Sharpe and Alex Wagner with Colin Burke notching an assist to extend his point-scoring streak to 20 consecutive games. At the faceoff ‘X’,

The LeadThe Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team plays its first midweek game

of 2017, heading to UMass Lowell for a Tuesday afternoon faceoff with the River Hawks. Action from Cushing Field begins at 3 p.m.

Both Fairfield and UMass Lowell are looking to draw even at 2-2 on the 2017 campaign. The Stags are also vying for a 3-0 all-time series with the River Hawks.

Fairfield’s Last Time OutA fast start by No. 14 Rutgers was enough to hold off the Stags on

Saturday afternoon on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. Tyler Behring made 16 saves for Fairfield in the 8-3 defeat.

Behring’s 16 saves marked a season high for the senior, who was a First Team All-CAA selection last spring. The defensemen in front of the cage forced 14 Rutgers turnovers, including two caused by Andrew Murrow, who also collected four ground balls.

Offensively, Fairfield got goals on the afternoon from Joe Rodrigues, Matt Sharpe and Alex Wagner with Colin Burke notching an assist to extend his point-scoring streak to 20 consecutive games.

At the faceoff ‘X’, Joe DeLasho went 4-for-9 while Will Fox added a 3-for-6 performance. The action in the midfield was also aided by Samuel Murphy, who gathered three ground balls to go along with a caused turnover for the sophomore.

Rutgers, which rose to No. 10 in the USILA Coaches’ Poll on Monday afternoon, was led by Connor Murphy’s hat trick and two goals from Jeff George. Casey Rose added a goal and two assists for the Scarlet Knights.

Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse2017 Game Notes

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2017 ScheduleFeb. 11 at Richmond .............................. L, 3-15Feb. 18 at Bucknell .............................W, 13-12Feb. 25 #14 Rutgers (DH) (Lax Sports Network) .... L, 3-8Feb. 28 at UMass Lowell ............................ 3 PMMarch 4 at Stony Brook .............................. 1 PMMarch 11 at Yale .......................................... 1 PMMarch 15 Cleveland State ............................ 3 PMMarch 17 at Penn State (ESPNU) ................... 4 PMMarch 25 Villanova (ESPN3) .......................... 1 PMApril 1 Hofstra* ....................................... 7 PMApril 8 at Drexel* (Lax Sports Network) ........ 4 PMApril 15 at UMass* (Lax Sports Network) ....... 1 PMApril 22 Towson* (DH) (ESPN3) .................... 3 PMApril 28 Delaware* (Lax Sports Network) ....... 7 PM

* Colonial Athletic Association gameDH denotes doubleheader with Fairfield women’s lacrosseHome games played on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium

Quick FactSLocation ..........................................Fairfield, Conn.Founded .........................................................1942Enrollment ..................................................... 5,137Affiliation .........................................NCAA Division IConference ................. Colonial Athletic AssociationSchool Color ..................................................... RedNickname ...................................................... StagsHome Field .......... Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium

Program HistoryFirst Season ...................................................1972First NCAA Varsity Season ...............................1993Varsity Record ..................................175-168 (.510)NCAA Appearances (2) ......................... 2002, 2005

Team InformationHead Coach .................Andy Copelan (Bucknell ’03)Record at Fairfield ..................... 74-51 (9th season)Career Record ..........................92-66 (11th season) Associate Head Coach .........................Andy WhitleyAssistant Coaches .................. Colin Hulme, Joe IzzoTeam Captains .................................Nico Panepinto .......................... Jake Knostman, Logan Williamson2016 Overall Record ..........................................9-82016 CAA Record ................................... 4-1 (T-1st)2016 Postseason ..................................CAA FinalistStarters Returning/Lost .........................8+FOGO/2Total Players Returning/Lost .........................30/10

Last Meeting ...............W, 12-10 (3/1/2017 at Fairfield)All-Time Series ......................................................... 2-0Copelan vs. UMass Lowell......................................... 2-0Live Video ...............................................AmericaEast.TVLive Stats ......................................... GoRiverHawks.comTwitter ......................... @FairfieldStags, @StagsMensLax

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Game 4 • February 28, 2017 • 3 PM • Lowell, Mass. • Cushing Field

2017 Game Notes Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse

Last Game’s Starters# Name Yr. Pos. G A P Other Notable Stats/Info4 Joe Rodrigues Jr. A 1 2 3 Goal vs. Rutgers

29 Alex Wagner Fr. A 2 1 3 Goal vs. Rutgers42 Colin Burke So. A 5 3 8 Point in every game of career (20)2 Matt Sharpe So. M 2 0 2 Goal vs. Rutgers

20 Jack Brennan So. M 0 2 2 First career game at Bucknell36 Kendall Keahey So. M 1 0 1 First career goal at Bucknell6 Andrew Eidenshink Sr. D 0 0 0 6 GB, 1 CT

23 Logan Williamson Sr. D 0 0 0 4 GB, 1 CT48 Andrew Murrow Fr. D 0 0 0 4 GB, 2 CT40 Tyler Behring Sr. GK 0 0 0 11.64 GAA, .549 save pct., 9 GB10 Joe DeLasho Jr. F/O 1 0 1 24-49 (.490) FO, 14 GB

2017 Game Notes 2 Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse

Ninth Season • Bucknell ’032015 CAA Coach of the Year

The 2017 season is Andy Copelan’s ninth at the helm of the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team. He has posted a 74-51 (.592) record with the Stags and owns a 10-year NCAA Division I head coaching record of 92-66 (.582).

Copelan was named the team’s third head coach in varsity history on August 25, 2008 and has returned the Stags to the national conversation. Including this spring’s preseason rankings, Fairfield has entered the USILA national rankings in seven of Copelan’s nine years on the sidelines and defeated a nationally-ranked foe in seven of his campaigns with the Stags.

Copelan led the Stags into a new era beginning in 2015, as Fairfield joined the nationally-prominent Colonial Athletic Association. The Stags have made an immediate impact on the CAA, winning back-to-back regular season titles. Fairfield hosted the 2015 CAA Championship on newly-constructed Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. In 2016, the Stags advanced to their first-ever CAA Championship Game. Copelan was tabbed as the CAA Coach of the Year in 2015. In two seasons with the CAA, the Stags have collected 14 All-CAA honors, highlighted by 2015 Rookie of the Year recognition for Will Fox ’18 and 2016 Rookie and co-Player of the Year nods for Colin Burke ’19.

Fairfield student-athletes also continued to gain the national and regional spotlight in 2016. Burke and TJ Neubauer ’16 were USILA All-America Honorable Mentions with Neubauer also garnering All-New England First Team distinction for the third straight season. Neubauer was also drafted by the Rochester Rattlers in the fourth round of the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. He was the 10th Stag during Copelan’s tenure to be drafted or signed as a free agent into the MLL ranks.

Fairfield made four consecutive ECAC postseason appearances from 2011-14, including three trips to the ECAC Championship Game. Along the way, the program earned several landmark victories. Copelan’s 2013 club recorded the Stags’ first-ever victory over the nation’s top-ranked team with a triumph at No. 1 Denver, and the 2010 Fairfield team topped a Notre Dame club that went on to reach the NCAA National Championship Game.

Copelan has seen his student-athletes excel in the classroom as well. During his stay at the helm, every student-athlete that has completed his eligibility has also earned a degree from Fairfield.

Signs of the Stags’ return to national prominence were immediate when Copelan took the reins for the 2009 season. His first team went 7-6 overall to earn the program’s first winning record since 2005 and a winning mark (4-3) in the ECAC Lacrosse League for the first time since joining the league in 2006. Fairfield has continued its upward trend under Copelan; the Stags have never closed the year with a sub-.500 record overall or in conference play during his tenure.

Fairfield is the second head coaching stop on Copelan’s resume, who was the youngest head coach in the nation when he was hired to lead Marist College in 2004. In his first season with the Red Foxes, he was named the MAAC Coach of the Year following a MAAC Regular Season Championship and the program’s first winning season in six years. In 2005, he led Marist to its first-ever NCAA postseason berth. After his stint at Marist, Copelan held an assistant coaching position at the University of Maryland from 2006-08, rising to the offensive coordinator position for his last campaign with the Terps. Maryland reached the NCAA Tournament in each of Copelan’s three seasons, highlighted by a trip to the 2006 Final Four. With Copelan as recruiting coordinator, Inside Lacrosse ranked the Terps’ 2007 incoming class as the second best in the nation, and the 2008 class was tabbed as the third-best in the country.

Head Coach Andy Copelan

Game 4 3 Fairfield at UMass Lowell

The Matchup: Fairfield vs. UMass LowellScouting UMass Lowell

The UMass Lowell River Hawks are 1-2 following their first win of the spring, an 18-13 home triumph over Siena this past Saturday. The River Hawks will be wrapping up a season-opening, four-game homestand against the Stags, having previously lost to in-state foes Boston University (18-8) and Harvard (14-9) on Cushing Field in 2017.

The UMass Lowell attack is led by seven goals from Jon Phillips and five markers fired home by Austin Lane. Sean Tyrrell is the team’s top facilitator with nine assists along with four goals of his own to round out a team-leading 13 points through three games this spring.

Grant Lardieri returns as the River Hawks’ starting goalkeeper in 2017 and has played 143:50 of 180 possible minutes in the cage thus far. He owns a 15.02 goals-against average and a .520 save percentage (36 goals allowed, 39 saves).

Brett Dattilo has taken the majority of the faceoffs en route to a 38-of-78 (.487) showing with 16 ground balls. Will Puduski is 4-of-10 on the draw to round out UMass Lowell’s performance at the ‘X’.

March 1, 2016: Fairfield 12, UMass Lowell 10Six different Stags found the back of the net in a 12-10 victory over UMass Lowell

on March 1, 2016 on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. Jake Knostman and Drew Murray each registered a hat trick for the Stags.

The victory saw Fairfield respond to an 8-7 deficit in the third period with a five-goal run to reclaim the lead for good. The Stags kept the River Hawks off the board for 14:28 of clock time, opening up a 12-8 edge before the visitors scratched out a pair of late markers to round out the final tally at 12-10.

Fairfield was also led offensively by a player that didn’t rattle the cage as senior co-captain Charlie Schnider facilitated the Fairfield attack with a career-high five assists.

Helping to keep the offense on the field was Will Fox, who had a career day at the faceoff ‘X’. Fox won a personal-best 20-of-25 draws and collected nine ground balls. J.B. Smith was also integral to the faceoff and defensive success of the Stags with a career-high six ground balls.

UMass Lowell was led by four goals from Sam Klingsporn and a five-point showing (3g, 2a) by Sean Tyrrell. Grant Lardieri made nine saves for the River Hawks.

All-Time Series vs. UMass Lowell (Fairfield leads 2-0)Date Location Result3/17/2015 Lowell, Mass. W, 11-53/1/2016 Fairfield, Conn. W, 12-10

Last Meeting vs. UMass Lowell

Fairfield (1-3) vs. UMass Lowell (0-4)Date: Mar 01, 2016Attendance: 236Weather: 40s, sunny, clear

SCORE 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 3 3 2 2 10Fairfield 5 2 3 2 12

UMass LowellGOALS: Klingsporn 4; Tyrrell 3; Lane 2; Litchfield 1.

ASSISTS: Tyrrell 2; Highfield 1; Koswin 1; Lane 1;Litchfield 1; McMahon 1; Winter 1.

FairfieldGOALS: Knostman 3; Murray 3; Burke 2; Rodrigues 2; Horning 1; Fleming 1.

ASSISTS: Schnider 5; Burke 1; Horning 1; Knostman 1; Murray 1.

SHOTS 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 5 10 7 6 28Fairfield 15 8 10 10 43

GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 5 1 6 6 18Fairfield 10 9 6 6 31

FACE-OFFS 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 1-9 1-5 1-6 2-5 5-25Fairfield 8-9 4-5 5-6 3-5 20-25

F/O VIOLATIONS 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 2 0 1 0 3Fairfield 0 0 0 0 0

EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-0 1-4Fairfield 1-2 1-0 0-0 2-3 4-5

CLEARS 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 5-6 4-4 4-4 4-4 17-18Fairfield 4-4 1-1 3-6 4-5 12-16

SAVES 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 2 2 3 2 9Fairfield 0 0 2 2 4

TURNOVERS 1 2 3 4 TotalUMass Lowell 3 3 4 3 13Fairfield 4 3 6 6 19


Fairfield vs. Ranked OpponentsFairfield has defeated at least one ranked opponent (in

the USILA Coaches’ Poll) in seven of Andy Copelan’s nine seasons at the helm of the Stags - including a win at then-No. 1 Denver during the 2013 season. The Stags have four wins over top-10 programs during the Andy Copelan era.

Based upon the current edition of the poll, Saturday’s game at No. 18 Stony Brook is the next of four upcoming opportunities for the Stags to knock off a ranked opponent this spring. Two of Fairfield’s prior opponents this spring - Richmond and Bucknell - were both unranked but receiving votes at the time of their meetings with the Stags, while Rutgers was slotted at No. 14 by the USILA for its visit to Rafferty Stadium.

Lucky 13Fairfield’s 13 goals scored at Bucknell on Feb. 18 matched

the Stags’ 2016 season high attained in the wins over Georgetown and Quinnipiac.

The last time Fairfield scored more than 13 goals was a 15-4 home win over Manhattan on Feb. 21, 2015 – the Stags’ first-ever win on the newly constructed Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium.

Sharing the ScoringPrior to the win at Bucknell, the last time at least 12

Stags scored in a game was on April 3, 2010, when 13 different players notched at least one point in a 13-4 win at Bellarmine. John Snellman and Sam Snow led the attack in that ECAC Lacrosse League road win with three points apiece.

Colin Burke: CAA Preseason Player of the YearColin Burke opened 2017 as an Inside Lacrosse

Preseason All-America Third Team selection and the CAA Preseason Player of the Year. These honors came on the heels of a freshman campaign in which he was a USILA All-America Honorable Mention, CAA co-Player of the Year, CAA Rookie of the Year and a Second Team All-New England pick. In addition, Inside Lacrosse ranked him as the No. 2 freshman in the nation following last season.

Burke currently leads the Stags in all three scoring categories with five goals, three assists (sharing the team high with Dylan Beckwith) and eight total points.

Consistency Is KeyColin Burke enters Tuesday with a 20-game point streak,

which encompasses every outing of his career to date. Currently, 25 Division I players own an active point streak of at least 20 consecutive contests. The national list is headlined by Ian MacKay of Vermont at 46 straight games, though he is currently injured and has not suited up for the Catamounts this spring.

Of those 25 student-athletes, Burke is one of seven whose 20-game scoring streak spans his entire collegiate career. Michael LeClair of High Point leads that list with a point in all 45 games of his tenure with the Panthers.

USILA DIVISION ICOACHES’ POLL

Feb. 271. Denver2. Maryland3. Johns Hopkins4. Notre Dame5. Penn State6. North Carolina7. Yale8. Penn9. Albany10. Rutgers11. VirginiaT-12. SyracuseT-12. Loyola14. Towson15. Army West Point16. Richmond17. Duke18. Stony Brook19. Boston U.20. Ohio State

Also receiving votesBrown, Air Force, Harvard, Marist, Hobart, Hofstra, Marquette, Princeton

MAVERIK DIVISION IMEDIA POLL

Feb. 27T-1. DenverT-1. Maryland3. Johns Hopkins4. Notre Dame5. Penn State6. Yale7. North Carolina8. Penn9. Virginia10. Syracuse11. Loyola12. Richmond13. Towson14. Rutgers15. Albany16. Army West Point17. Ohio State18. Stony Brook19. Brown20. Duke

Also receiving votesBoston U., Navy, Marquette, Harvard, Marist, Hofstra, Air Force, Providence

US LACROSSE RANKINGS

Feb. 271. Denver2. Maryland3. Johns Hopkins4. Notre Dame5. Penn State6. North Carolina7. Penn8. Yale9. Virginia10. Richmond11. Loyola12. Towson13. Stony Brook14. Rutgers15. Army West Point16. Syracuse17. Albany18. Ohio State19. Brown20. Boston U.

Also considered*Air Force, Duke, Harvard, Hofstra, Marquette

* alphabetical

KEEPING UP WITH THE COMPETITION

The Stags’ 2017 opponents are off to a combined 26-22 in the early stages of the season. Five of Fairfield’s 2017 foes appear in the most recent USILA Coaches’ Poll in addition to Hofstra, which is unranked but receiving votes on the USILA ledger. See below for this week’s rankings from three major national outlets.

Opponent 2017 Record USILA Ranking Result vs. Fairfieldat Richmond 4-0 16 Richmond, 15-3at Bucknell 2-2 -- Fairfield, 13-12Rutgers 3-0 10 Rutgers, 8-3at UMass Lowell 1-2 -- Feb. 28 @ 3 PMat Stony Brook 3-0 18 March 4 @ 1 PMat Yale 1-1 7 March 11 @ 1 PMCleveland State 2-4 -- March 15 @ 3 PMat Penn State 4-0 5 March 17 @ 4 PMNJIT 0-3 -- March 21 @ 3 PMVillanova 0-3 -- March 25 @ 1 PMHofstra* 2-0 RV April 1 @ 7 PMat Drexel* 0-2 -- April 8 @ 4 PMat Massachusetts* 0-3 -- April 15 @ 1 PMTowson* 2-0 14 April 22 @ 3 PMDelaware* 2-2 -- April 28 @ 7 PM


Immediate ImpactsThe newcomers to the Stags’ roster this spring will look to

continue a recent trend. Colin Burke was the third straight Fairfield player to collect Rookie of the Year laurels at the conference level, adding the honor to his CAA co-Player of the Year nod. Previously, Will Fox was named the 2015 CAA Rookie of the Year and Dave Fleming garnered the 2014 ECAC Rookie of the Year distinction.

Fairfield’s new blood is off to a strong start, with five of them (including transfers and 2016 redshirts) already in the scoring column in 2017.

Starting the ScoringPrior to Travis Ford’s first career goal on Feb. 11 at

Richmond, the last time that Fairfield’s first goal of the spring was netted by a freshman was on Feb. 21, 2009 when Brent Adams ’12 opened the Stags’ scoring in a victory over Delaware – Andy Copelan’s first game as head coach.

Ford’s tally at Richmond was also the first time that Fairfield’s first goal of the season was a man-up marker since John Snellman ’12 scored on the advantage in a win at Lafayette on Feb. 19, 2011.

Becoming a ‘Regular’ OccurrenceThe Stags won back-to-back CAA regular season titles

in their first two seasons as a member of the conference. Fairfield has won the regular season championship in each of the four conferences that the program has called home during its tenure in the NCAA Division I ranks.

The two CAA titles mark three consecutive championships for the Stags, who were regular season champs of the ECAC Lacrosse League in 2014. The Stags are one of three teams in the nation to have won regular season titles in each of the last three campaigns.

Previously in program history, the Stags took home three straight regular season titles in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference from 1996-98 and earned a share of the Great Western Lacrosse League regular season title in both 2002 and 2005 en route to two trips to the NCAA postseason.

A Winning CultureIn its eight prior seasons under the direction of Head Coach

Andy Copelan, Fairfield has registered seven winning records both overall and in conference play. Including his two years as the head man at Marist, Copelan has never coached a team that finished below .500 overall or in its conference en route to a career mark of 92-66.

Entering this weekend, Fairfield is 174-168 (.510) all-time with 13 winning seasons.

Stag WatchingThe Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team will return to

the national stage on Friday, March 17, visiting Penn State for a game set to air live on ESPNU.

Last Saturday’s game against Rutgers was the first of four Lax Sports Network appearances on the docket for the Stags in 2017. LSN will be back at Rafferty Stadium for the regular season finale against Delaware on April 28 in addition to CAA road outings at Drexel on April 8 and Massachusetts on April 15.

All of Fairfield’s home games throughout the 2017 season are scheduled to be broadcast live, including appearances on ESPN3 for the March 25 visit from Villanova and the April 22 CAA meeting with Towson. The remaining home games are slated to air on FairfieldStags.TV.

STAGS IN THE CAA

Team Stats (6 Teams)Scoring Offense .................6.33 ........ 5thMan-Up Offense ................. .143 ........ 6thAssists Per Game ...............4.33 ........ 5thPoints Per Game ...............10.67 ....... 5thShot Percentage ................ .216 ........ 5thScoring Defense ................ 11.67 ....... 5thMan-Down Defense ............ .600 ........ 5thGround Balls/Game ..........28.00 ....... 4thFewest Turnovers/Game ...13.67 ....... 4thCaused Turnovers/Game....5.33 ........ 4thFaceoff Percentage ............ .484 ........ 3rdClearing Percentage ........... .906 ....... 2nd

Individual Stats (Top 10)Man-Up Goals1. Travis Ford ........................................ 2

Assists Per Game8. Dylan Beckwith ............................ 1.008. Colin Burke .................................. 1.00

Points Per Game9. Colin Burke .................................. 2.67

Faceoff Win Percentage4. Joe DeLasho ................................ .490

Ground Balls Per Game5. Joe DeLasho ................................ 4.67

Goals-Against Average5. Tyler Behring .............................. 11.64

Save Percentage3. Tyler Behring ................................ .549

Saves Per Game1. Tyler Behring ..............................13.00

STAGS IN THE NCAA

Team Stats (69 Teams)Scoring Offense .................6.33 ...... 65thMan-Up Offense ................. .143 ...... 65thAssists Per Game ...............4.33 ...... 56thPoints Per Game ...............10.67 .... 62ndShot Percentage ................ .216 ...... 64thScoring Defense ................ 11.67 .... 42ndMan-Down Defense ............ .600 ...... 40thGround Balls/Game ..........28.00 ..... 36thFewest Turnovers/Game ...13.67 ..... 35thCaused Turnovers/Game....5.33 ...... 54thFaceoff Percentage ............ .484 ...... 38thClearing Percentage ........... .906 ...... 19th

Individual StatsMan-Up Goals21. Travis Ford ...................................... 2

Assists Per Game104. Dylan Beckwith ........................ 1.00104. Colin Burke .............................. 1.00

Points Per Game113. Colin Burke .............................. 2.67

Faceoff Win Percentage40. Joe DeLasho .............................. .490

Ground Balls Per Game43. Joe DeLasho .............................. 4.67

Goals-Against Average42. Tyler Behring ............................ 11.64

Save Percentage22. Tyler Behring .............................. .549

Saves Per Game6. Tyler Behring ..............................13.00


Around the CAAThe CAA went 3-3 this past Saturday with Towson, Delaware and

Hofstra each earning a win. All six CAA teams will be in midweek action this week, highlighted by a meeting of nationally-ranked squads on Wednesday as No. 14 Towson hosts No. 12 Loyola.

Fairfield University’s 75th Anniversary2017 marks the 75th Anniversary of Fairfield University, and

Fairfield men’s lacrosse will be a key participant in the institution’s year-long celebration. The Stags’ nationally-televised meeting at Penn State will be held on March 17, the official 75th anniversary of the University. The following Saturday, March 25, the Stags will celebrate the occasion in conjunction with their 1 p.m. game against Villanova at Rafferty Stadium.

Up NextThe Stags have two trips to challenge nationally-ranked opponents

on deck with visits to No. 18 Stony Brook on Saturday, March 4 and No. 7 Yale on Saturday, March 11. Fairfield returns to Rafferty Stadium to host Cleveland State on Wednesday, March 15 at 3 p.m. on FairfieldStags.TV.

COLONIAL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION STANDINGS2017 Standings

CAA OverallDelaware 0-0 2-2Drexel 0-0 0-2Fairfield 0-0 1-2Hofstra 0-0 2-0Massachusetts 0-0 0-3Towson 0-0 2-0

RECENT RESULTS & UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Saturday, Feb. 18Fairfield 13, Bucknell 12Ohio State 8, Massachusetts 7Towson 13, Mount St. Mary’s 5Virginia 18, Drexel 14Hofstra 11, Monmouth 9Navy 11, Delaware 5

Saturday, Feb. 25Rutgers 8, Fairfield 3Towson 11, Georgetown 10Delaware 11, Monmouth 10Albany 19, Drexel 8Hofstra 10, Princeton 8Havard 11, Massachusetts 7

Tuesday, Feb. 28Fairfield at UMass Lowell, 3 p.m.Delaware at VMI, 3 p.m.Villanova at Drexel, 5 p.m.NJIT at Hofstra, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, March 1Massachusetts at #9 Albany, 3 p.m.#12 Loyola at #14 Towson, 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 4#14 Towson at UMBC, 12 p.m.Hofstra at Georgetown, 12 p.m.Fairfield at #18 Stony Brook, 1 p.m.Drexel at Marist, 1 p.m.Delaware at Villanova, 3 p.m.


2017 Fairfield Men’s Lacrosse RosterNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Last College)2 Matt Sharpe So. M 6-0 170 Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury3 Jake Knostman Sr. M 6-2 185 Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge4 Joe Rodrigues Jr. A/M 6-3 190 Saratoga, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep5 Charlie Horning Jr. A/M 5-8 185 Laytonsville, Md./Georgetown Prep (Villanova)6 Andrew Eidenshink Sr. D 6-0 200 Wyncote, Pa./LaSalle Prep7 Nico Panepinto Sr. A/M 5-11 185 Needham, Mass./Needham8 Drew Murray Jr. A 5-9 170 Langhorne, Pa./William Penn Charter9 Liam DaRos Jr. M 6-1 205 Patterson, N.Y./Brewster10 Joe DeLasho Jr. M 5-10 185 Tuckahoe, N.Y./Fordham Prep11 J.B. Smith Jr. LSM 6-2 175 Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome12 Will Fox Jr. M 5-8 200 Mullica Hill, N.J./St. Augustine13 Ryan Antell So. M 5-9 170 West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep14 Liam Lynch So. M 5-9 175 Bronxville, N.Y./Bronxville15 Brendan Quinn So. A 5-11 170 Rockville Centre, N.Y./Chaminade16 Brad Nordstrom Jr. GK 5-9 170 Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Prep17 Tim Mulrenan Gr. A/M 5-11 180 Glen Ridge, N.J./Seton Hall Prep (Villanova)18 Zach White Fr. A 5-10 160 West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep19 Tim Gillis So. D 5-10 210 Cohasset, Mass./Cohasset20 Jack Brennan So. M 6-3 185 Manhasset, N.Y./Chaminade (Colgate)21 Christopher Giorgio Sr. M 5-10 210 Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-Sudbury22 Dylan Beckwith Fr. A/M 6-0 165 Wantagh, N.Y./Wantagh23 Logan Williamson Sr. D 6-0 190 New Rochelle, N.Y./Fordham Prep24 Adam Riestis So. M 5-11 185 Allen, Texas/Allen25 Sean McKee Fr. GK 5-10 165 Ambler, Pa./William Penn Charter26 Tommy Fleming Fr. A/M 6-2 170 San Carlos, Calif./Saint Ignatius Prep27 Nick Panara Jr. D 5-10 190 Pittsford, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland28 Travis Ford Fr. M 6-0 210 Webster, N.Y./Webster Thomas29 Alex Wagner Fr. A/M 5-11 170 Thorndale, Pa./Bishop Shanahan30 Brian Cosgrove Fr. D 5-10 180 Bloomfield, Mich./Brother Rice31 Clay Brady Fr. M 6-2 170 Shaker Heights, Ohio/Shaker Heights32 Riley Peters Jr. M 5-8 170 Bethesda, Md./Boys’ Latin33 Samuel Murphy So. M 6-1 200 Cohasset, Mass./Thayer Academy34 Adam Aronowitz Fr. M 5-8 160 Dallas, Texas/Episcopal School of Dallas35 Matt Fedorjaka Fr. A 6-2 180 Lewisburg, Pa./Lewisburg Area36 Kendall Keahey So. M 6-0 185 Clay, N.Y./Liverpool37 McKay Sheahan So. A 5-8 180 Johns Creek, Ga./Johns Creek38 Hunter Keech Fr. M 6-1 165 Golden’s Bridge, N.Y./John Jay40 Tyler Behring Sr. GK 5-8 190 Little Silver, N.J./Berkshire School41 Dave Fleming Sr. A/M 6-3 170 San Carlos, Calif./Saint Ignatius Prep42 Colin Burke So. A/M 6-0 180 Lloyd Harbor, N.Y./Cold Spring Harbor43 Sam Gindhart So. GK 5-7 160 Spring City, Pa./Bishop Shanahan44 Matt Borda Sr. D 6-0 215 Kensington, Md./Gonzaga Prep45 Cameron Richard Fr. D 6-0 185 Derry, N.H./Pinkerton Academy47 Spencer Noonan Jr. D 6-4 205 Sammamish, Wash./Skyline48 Andrew Murrow Fr. D 6-2 200 Clarksville, Md./Boys’ Latin49 Bill McMenamin Fr. M 5-10 190 Longport, N.J./St. Augustine Prep

Pronunciations#3 Jake Knostman ................ NAH-st-min #35 Matt Fedorjaka ...... fed-uh-ROCK-uh#7 Nico Panepinto ..........PAN-uh-PIN-toe #36 Kendall Keahey ................... KAY-hee#9 Liam DaRos ....................... duh-RAHS #40 Tyler Behring .....................”Bearing”#24 Adam Riestis ........................REES-tis AC Colin Hulme .......rhymes with “fume”

Head CoachAndy Copelan Ninth Season Bucknell ’03

Associate Head CoachAndy Whitley Eighth Season Franklin & Marshall ’96

Assistant CoachColin Hulme Fifth Season Colgate ’07

Volunteer Assistant CoachJoe Izzo Second Season Southern Conn. St. ’88


2017 Statistics2017 Fairfield Men's Lacrosse

Fairfield Combined Team StatisticsAll games (as of Feb 25, 2017)

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att.Feb 11 at Richmond L 3-15 476Feb 18 at Bucknell W 13-12 400Feb 25 #14 RUTGERS L 3-8 2051

TEAM STATISTICS FFD OPPSHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts 19-88 35-137 Goals scored per game 6.33 11.67 Shot pct. . 2 1 6 . 2 5 5 Shots on goal-Attempts 52-88 79-137 SOG pct. . 5 9 1 . 5 7 7 S h o t s / G a m e 29.3 45.7 A s s i s t s 13 24MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES G o a l s - O p p o r t u n i t i e s 2-14 2-5 Conversion Percent . 1 4 3 . 4 0 0GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals 19 35 M a n - u p 2 2 M a n - d o w n 0 1 U n a s s i s t e d 6 11 O v e r t i m e 0 0 Goals scored average 6.33 11.67GROUND BALLS 84 98TURNOVERS 41 29CAUSED TURNOVERS 16 28FACEOFFS (W-L) 31-64 33-64 Faceoff W-L Pct. . 4 8 4 . 5 1 6CLEARS 48-53 56-60 Clear Pct. . 9 0 6 . 9 3 3PENALTIES N u m b e r 5 15 M i n u t e s 4:00 11:30ATTENDANCE T o t a l 2051 876 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/2051 2/438 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0

## PLAYER GP G A Pts Sh Gw Up Dn GB Faceoff42 Burke, Colin 3 5 3 8 20 0 0 0 3 0-029 Wagner, Alex 2 2 1 3 12 0 0 0 1 0-04 Rodrigues, Joe 3 1 2 3 6 0 0 0 2 0-022 Beckwith, Dylan 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0-03 Knostman, Jake 3 2 0 2 11 1 0 0 3 0-041 Fleming, Dave 3 2 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 0-02 Sharpe, Matt 3 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0-028 Ford, Travis 3 2 0 2 4 0 2 0 1 0-020 Brennan, Jack 2 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 0-036 Keahey, Kendall 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 3 0-07 Panepinto, Nico 2 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 0-010 DeLasho, Joe 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 14 24-498 Murray, Drew 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0-05 Horning, Charlie 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 0-032 Peters, Riley 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0-044 Borda, Matt 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0-024 Riestis, Adam 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0-048 Murrow, Andrew 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-047 Noonan, Spencer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-040 Behring, Tyler 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0-033 Murphy, Samuel 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0-027 Panara, Nick 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-023 Williamson, Logan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0-016 Nordstrom, Brad 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-015 Quinn, Brendan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-013 Antell, Ryan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0-012 Fox, Will 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7-1511 Smith, JB 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0-09 DaRos, Liam 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-06 Eidenshink, Andre 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-0

Total 3 19 13 32 88 1 2 0 84 31-64Opponents 3 35 24 59 137 2 2 1 98 33-64

## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T40 Behring, Tyler 3 165:00 32 11.64 39 . 5 4 9 1-2-016 Nordstrom, Brad 1 15:00 3 12.00 5 . 6 2 5 0-0-0

Total 3 180:00 35 11.67 44 . 5 5 7 1-2-0Opponents 3 180:00 19 6.33 33 . 6 3 5 2-1-0

Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalFairfield 2 7 8 2 19Opponents 9 10 8 8 35

Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalFairfield 10 11 11 12 44Opponents 6 9 12 6 33

Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalFairfield 16 23 32 17 88Opponents 34 31 31 41 137

Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th TotalFairfield 8 16 20 8 52Opponents 19 21 19 20 79


Game 1: #20 Fairfield at Richmond#20 Stags Fall in Season Opener at Richmond

Ford, Burke and Panepinto each score in 2017 debut

RICHMOND, Va. – Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team dropped a 15-3 decision to host Richmond in its 2017 season opener on saturday, Feb. 11. Travis Ford, Colin Burke and Nico Panepinto had the Stags’ trio of goals, while Charlie Horning and Dylan Beckwith each handed out an assist for the visitors.

Fairfield (0-1) came into the contest ranked No. 20 in the USILA Preseason Coaches’ Poll and as high as No. 17 in national preseason prognostications. Richmond (1-0) entered the season unranked but receiving votes from the USILA and was ranked as high as No. 15 on other national ledgers.

A 1-0 lead was Fairfield’s only advantage of the contest as Ford’s first career tally staked the Stags to a lead at 8:26 in the first quarter. The extra-man marker was set up by a Horning assist. Horning, who had 11 goals and 14 assists last season, extended his streak to 15 consecutive games with a point after his helper this afternoon.

Burke’s goal came in the final minute of the first frame as he converted a feed from Beckwith to rattle the cage. The 2017 CAA Preseason Player of the Year has totaled a point in all 18 games of his collegiate career after netting his first goal of the young campaign.

Burke’s tally, which cut the Richmond lead to 3-2, marked Fairfield’s last goal for a span of over 11 minutes as the Spiders opened up an 8-2 advantage. At that juncture, Panepinto won a scramble for a ground ball on the door step, scooping and scoring to send the Stags into the locker room facing an 8-3 deficit.

The Stags, however, were unable to score in the second half against the Spiders. Richmond, which was coming off of an 11-5 campaign and a trip to the Southern Conference Championship Game, added seven markers after the intermission to close out a 15-3 final margin.

Tyler Behring started in goal for the Stags and made nine saves to go along with five ground balls. Brad Nordstrom took over the cage for the fourth quarter and turned away five shots.

Richmond was led offensively by four goals and four assists from Teddy Hatfield and a six-point afternoon (4g, 2a) from Ryan Lee. Benny Pugh went the distance in goal and made 14 saves for the Spiders.

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#20 Fairfield (0-1) at Richmond (1-0)Date: Feb 11, 2017Attendance: 476

SCORE 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 2 1 0 0 3Richmond 4 4 4 3 15

FairfieldGOALS: Burke 1; Panepinto 1; Ford 1.

ASSISTS: Beckwith 1; Horning 1.

RichmondGOALS: Hatfield 4; Lee 4; Ginestro 1; Nash 1; Collins 1; Forester 1; Cunningham 1; Haehl 1; Roseman 1.

ASSISTS: Hatfield 4; Ginestro 2; Lee 2; Nash 2; Collins 1; Moran 1.

SHOTS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 11 7 5 6 29Richmond 9 12 11 13 45

GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 6 7 6 5 24Richmond 7 13 9 9 38

FACE-OFFS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 3-7 0-6 2-5 1-3 6-21Richmond 4-7 6-6 3-5 2-3 15-21

F/O VIOLATIONS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 1 0 0 0 1Richmond 1 0 0 0 1

EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-1 1-6Richmond 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-1

CLEARS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 3-3 4-5 1-1 5-5 13-14Richmond 4-4 6-6 3-4 5-5 18-19

SAVES 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 2 5 2 5 14Richmond 3 6 3 2 14

TURNOVERS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 2 2 3 2 9Richmond 0 3 3 2 8


Game 2: Fairfield at BucknellTwelve Stags Post Points in 13-12 Win at Bucknell

Colin Burke leads the offense with four goals and two assists

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Twelve different Stags contributed at least one point as the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team topped host Bucknell, 13-12. Colin Burke led the scoring effort with four goals and two assists in the Stags’ first victory of 2017.

In addition to Burke’s six-point day, Fairfield (1-1) got two goals apiece from Jake Knostman and Dave Fleming. Travis Ford netted a goal for the second straight game, while Alex Wagner, Kendall Keahey, Joe DeLasho and Matt Sharpe all converted the first goal of their respective careers. Dylan Beckwith, Jack Brennan and Joe Rodrigues each handed out two assists, while Wagner and Drew Murray contributed one assist apiece.

Fairfield’s 13 goals match the Stags’ 2016 season high attained in wins over Georgetown and Quinnipiac.

DeLasho helped the Stags control possession from the faceoff ‘X’, where he won a career-best 16 draws on 26 attempts. He also came away with a game-high and personal-best 10 ground balls. Will Fox aided the effort with a 2-for-2 day on the draw.

In the cage, Tyler Behring made 14 saves while going the distance to earn the win. In front of Behring, Andrew Eidenshink and Riley Peters each scooped up three ground balls.

Bucknell (2-1) was led by six points (two goals, four assists) from Will Sands, five points (four goals, one assist) by Sean O’Brien and a Connor O’Hara hat trick. Christian Klipstein made 10 saves in goal, ceding 11 of Fairfield’s 13 goals in 57:02 of work.

The Bison struck first in the contest, keeping Fairfield off the board in the first quarter en route to a 2-0 advantage. However, the Stags responded with four straight markers in the second frame. Wagner and Fleming each converted passes from Burke to tie the game at 2-2, and then the 2017 CAA Preseason Player of the Year rattled the cage himself to put Fairfield in front. Ford added a man-up goal on Murray’s feed to extend the margin to 4-2. Knostman added the first goal of his senior campaign to keep the Stags on top as Bucknell netted a pair to send the game into the intermission with Fairfield leading, 5-4.

Burke and Fleming each scored less than 100 seconds into the third quarter, but the Bison responded in kind to hold the Stags’ lead at one goal, 7-6, with 8:50 to go in the period. At the point, Fairfield accounted for the next four markers, starting with Burke’s second of the day. DeLasho picked up the ensuing faceoff and took it all the way to score his first career goal just eight seconds later. Burke then capped his hat trick, and Keahey added a goal on Rodrigues’ second assist of the afternoon to close the run with the Stags holding an 11-6 lead.

That lead would evaporate, however, as Bucknell accounted for five straight goals over a period of 9:15 to tie the game at 11-11 with 6:54 to play. Sharpe was the man to snap the deadlock, converting a pass from Brennan to put Fairfield back on top, 12-11, with 4:23 to go. Knostman then added the goal that proved to be the game-winner with 2:39 left. Bucknell struck once more in the closing seconds, but DeLasho won his 16th and final draw of the day with Beckwith swooping in to grab the ground ball as time ran out on a 13-12 Fairfield victory.

The Stags went 13-for-17 on faceoffs in the second half with Fox winning both of his attempts and DeLasho posting an 11-for-15 mark over the final two periods.

For the game, the Stags were outshot, 51-34, and won the ground ball battle by a 30-29 count. Fairfield was 12-for-13 clearing the ball and committed 12 turnovers while forcing seven Bucknell giveaways.

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Fairfield (1-1) at Bucknell (2-1)Date: Feb 18, 2017Attendance: 400

SCORE 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 0 5 6 2 13Bucknell 2 2 4 4 12

FairfieldGOALS: Burke 4; Knostman 2; D. Fleming 2; Wagner 1; Keahey 1; Ford 1; DeLasho 1; Sharpe 1.

ASSISTS: Beckwith 2; Brennan 2; Burke 2; Rodrigues 2; Murray 1; Wagner 1.

BucknellGOALS: O’Brien 4; O’Hara 3; Sands 2; Malas 1; O’Connor 1; Collison 1.

ASSISTS: Sands 4; Malas 3; O’Brien 1.

SHOTS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 3 9 17 5 34Bucknell 12 9 11 19 51

GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 3 7 12 8 30Bucknell 4 5 11 9 29

FACE-OFFS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 1-3 4-8 7-10 6-7 18-28Bucknell 2-3 4-8 3-10 1-7 10-28

F/O VIOLATIONS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 0 0 1 0 1Bucknell 0 1 0 0 1

EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 0-2 1-2 0-2 0-0 1-6Bucknell 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 1-3

CLEARS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 4-4 3-3 3-3 2-3 12-13Bucknell 5-5 2-3 2-2 5-6 14-16

SAVES 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 4 3 3 4 14Bucknell 3 0 4 3 10

TURNOVERS 1 2 3 4 TotalFairfield 3 2 3 4 12Bucknell 0 2 3 2 7


Game 3: Fairfield vs. #14 RutgersStags Stopped by #14 Rutgers in Home Opener

Behring makes 16 saves for Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, Conn. – A fast start by visiting Rutgers – ranked No. 14 in the USILA Coaches’ Poll – was enough to hold off the Fairfield University men’s lacrosse team on Saturday afternoon on Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium. Tyler Behring made 16 saves for the Stags in the 8-3 defeat at the hands of the Scarlet Knights.

Behring’s 16 saves marked a season high for the senior, who was a First Team All-CAA selection last spring. The defensemen in front of the cage forced 14 Rutgers turnovers, including two caused by Andrew Murrow, who also collected four ground balls.

Offensively, Fairfield (1-2) got goals on the afternoon from Joe Rodrigues, Matt Sharpe and Alex Wagner with Colin Burke notching an assist to extend his point-scoring streak to 20 consecutive games.

At the faceoff ‘X’, Joe DeLasho went 4-for-9 while Will Fox added a 3-for-6 performance. The action in the midfield was also aided by Samuel Murphy, who gathered three ground balls to go along with a caused turnover for the sophomore.

After nearly seven minutes of scoreless lacrosse, the Rutgers attack began the stretch that would ultimately decide the game. Jeff George started the scoring at the 8:04 mark in the first quarter, followed less than 60 seconds later by a Jules Heningburg marker. Connor Murphy added the first of his three goals on the day at the 5:28 mark as the Scarlet Knights carried a 3-0 lead after one quarter of play.

The Stags were kept off the board until midway through the second quarter, with George and Christian Scarpello each rattling the cage for Rutgers before Rodrigues broke through to cut the deficit to 5-1 with 7:36 remaining in the opening half. However, goals from Casey Rose and Murphy would extend the Scarlet Knights’ lead to 7-1 heading into the intermission.

The Fairfield attack started to click in the opening stages of the third quarter beginning with a Sharpe goal with 13:23 on the clock. Less than a minute later Burke connected with Wagner for a marker that cut the margin to 7-3.

However, while the Fairfield defense kept Rutgers on the board for the entire third quarter – a drought that lasted over 20 minutes of game time in total – the Stags would not score again in the contest. Rutgers ended their dry spell with 10:02 to play as Murphy completed his hat trick for the Scarlet Knights to round out the 8-3 final score.

Both goalkeepers did their part in the second half with Behring making nine of his 16 stops after the break and Rutgers’ netminder Max Edelmann making six of his nine saves following halftime.

Rutgers (3-0) was led by Murphy’s hat trick and two goals from George. Rose added a goal and two assists for the Scarlet Knights.

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#14 Rutgers (3-0) at Fairfield (1-2)Date: Feb 25, 2017Attendance: 2,051

SCORE 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 3 4 0 1 8Fairfield 0 1 2 0 3

RutgersGOALS: Murphy 3; George 2; Rose 1; Scarpello 1; Heningburg 1.

ASSISTS: Rose 2; Scarpello 1; Toliver 1.

FairfieldGOALS: Wagner 1; Sharpe 1; Rodrigues 1.

ASSISTS: Burke 1.

SHOTS 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 13 10 9 9 41Fairfield 2 7 10 6 25

GROUND BALLS 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 6 9 7 9 31Fairfield 5 11 7 7 30

FACE-OFFS 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 4-4 2-6 2-3 0-2 8-15Fairfield 0-4 4-6 1-3 2-2 7-15

F/O VIOLATIONS 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 0 0 0 0 0Fairfield 1 1 1 0 3

EXTRA-MAN OPPS 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1Fairfield 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-2

CLEARS 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 4-4 6-6 7-7 7-8 24-25Fairfield 4-5 5-5 7-8 7-8 23-26

SAVES 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 0 3 5 1 9Fairfield 4 3 6 3 16

TURNOVERS 1 2 3 4 TotalRutgers 4 2 4 4 14Fairfield 5 4 4 7 20


#2 Matt SharpePoints: 1, twiceGoals: 1, twiceShots: 4 vs. Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017)

#3 Jake KnostmanPoints: 4 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016)Goals: 3, 3 timesAssists: 2 at Bucknell (Mar 10, 2015)Shots: 9 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016)Ground balls: 3, twiceMan-up goals: 1, 8 timesCaused turnovers: 1, twice

#4 Joe RodriguesPoints: 3, twiceGoals: 2, 5 timesAssists: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Shots: 7 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016)Ground balls: 1, 13 timesMan-up goals: 1, 3 timesCaused turnovers: 1 at UMass Lowell (Mar 17, 2015)

#5 Charlie HorningPoints: 4 at Colgate (Mar 19, 2016)Goals: 2 at Villanova (Mar 26, 2016)Assists: 3 at Colgate (Mar 19, 2016)Shots: 5, twiceGround balls: 6 vs. Drexel (Apr 09, 2016)Caused turnovers: 1, twice

#6 Andrew EidenshinkShots: 1 at Bellarmine (Mar 29, 2014)Ground balls: 3, twiceCaused turnovers: 3 vs. Manhattan (Feb 21, 2015)

#7 Nico PanepintoPoints: 4, twiceGoals: 3 at Towson (Apr 23, 2016)Assists: 2, twiceShots: 10 at Towson (Apr 23, 2016)Ground balls: 2, 5 timesCaused turnovers: 1 vs. Quinnipiac (Mar 22, 2016)

#8 Drew MurrayPoints: 4 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016)Goals: 3 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016)Assists: 1, 10 timesShots: 5, twiceGround balls: 2, 4 timesMan-up goals: 1, 4 timesCaused turnovers: 2 vs. Manhattan (Feb 21, 2015)

#9 Liam DaRosPoints: 1, twiceGoals: 1, twiceShots: 2 at UMass Lowell (Mar 17, 2015)Ground balls: 1 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016)Man-up goals: 1 at UMass Lowell (Mar 17, 2015)

#10 Joe DeLashoPoints: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Goals: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Shots: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Ground balls: 10 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Faceoffs won: 16 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)

#11 JB SmithShots: 1, twiceGround balls: 6 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016)Caused turnovers: 1, 5 times

#12 Will FoxShots: 1, 3 timesGround balls: 10 vs. Delaware (Apr 18, 2015)Faceoffs won: 20 vs. UMass Lowell (Mar 01, 2016)

#13 Ryan AntellGround balls: 1, 3 timesCaused turnovers: 1, twice

#15 Brendan QuinnShots: 2 at Villanova (Mar 26, 2016)

#16 Brad NordstromSaves: 13 at Bucknell (Mar 10, 2015)Ground balls: 3 at Bucknell (Mar 10, 2015)Caused turnovers: 1, 3 times

#20 Jack BrennanPoints: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Assists: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Shots: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Ground balls: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Caused turnovers: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)

#21 Christopher GiorgioGround balls: 1 at Delaware (Feb 15, 2014)Caused turnovers: 1 at Colgate (Mar 19, 2016)

#22 Dylan BeckwithPoints: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Assists: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Shots: 2 at Richmond (Feb 11, 2017)Ground balls: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)

Career Single-Game Highs


#23 Logan WilliamsonShots: 1, twiceGround balls: 3, twiceCaused turnovers: 2 at Rutgers (Feb 27, 2016)

#24 Adam RiestisShots: 1 vs. Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017)Ground balls: 2 vs. Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017)Caused turnovers: 1 vs. Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017)

#27 Nick PanaraGround balls: 2 vs. Richmond (Feb 15, 2016)Caused turnovers: 1, 3 timesFaceoffs won: 3 vs. Richmond (Feb 15, 2016)

#28 Travis FordPoints: 1, twiceGoals: 1, twiceShots: 2, twiceGround balls: 1 at Richmond (Feb 11, 2017)Man-up goals: 1, twice

#29 Alex WagnerPoints: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Goals: 1, twiceAssists: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Shots: 8 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Ground balls: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)

#32 Riley PetersShots: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Ground balls: 3 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Caused turnovers: 1, three times

#33 Samuel MurphyGround balls: 3 vs. Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017)Caused turnovers: 1 vs. Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017)

#36 Kendall KeaheyPoints: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Goals: 1 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)Shots: 2, twiceGround balls: 2 at Bucknell (Feb 18, 2017)

#40 Tyler BehringSaves: 23 vs. Bucknell (Feb 20, 2016)Ground balls: 7 at UMass Lowell (Mar 17, 2015)Caused turnovers: 2, twice

#41 Dave FlemingPoints: 4, twiceGoals: 3, twiceAssists: 2 at Georgetown (Mar 08, 2016)Shots: 7, 3 timesGround balls: 3, 4 timesMan-up goals: 1, twiceCaused turnovers: 1, twice

#42 Colin BurkePoints: 7, twiceGoals: 5, twiceAssists: 3, twiceShots: 16 vs. Drexel (Apr 09, 2016)Ground balls: 2, 5 timesMan-up goals: 2, twice

#44 Matt BordaPoints: 1 at Colgate (Mar 19, 2016)Goals: 1 at Colgate (Mar 19, 2016)Shots: 1, 4 timesGround balls: 9 vs. Villanova (Mar 21, 2015)Caused turnovers: 3, 4 times

#47 Spencer NoonanGround balls: 3 vs. Stony Brook (Mar 05, 2016)Caused turnovers: 1, 6 times

#48 Andrew MurrowGround balls: 4 vs. Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017)Caused turnovers: 2 vs. Rutgers (Feb 25, 2017)

Career Single-Game Highs


Points 1. Matt Callaghan 1995-98 247 2. J.T. Groarke 1996-99 225 3. Spencer Steele 1997-00 210 4. Mike Bocklet 2004-07 1475. Devin Laden 1994-98 142 6. Greg Downing 2004-07 1417. Colin McLinden 2012-15 1398. Sam Snow 2010-13 1349. Tristan Sperry 2012-15 12810. TJ Neubauer 2013-16 122

Goals1. Spencer Steele 1997-00 147 2. Matt Callaghan 1995-98 146 3. TJ Neubauer 2013-16 1094. J.T. Groarke 1996-99 106 5. Greg Downing 2004-07 1016. Devin Laden 1994-98 967. Mike Bocklet 2004-07 95 8. Sam Snow 2010-13 90 9. John Snellman 2009-12 8710. Tristan Sperry 2012-15 74

Assists 1. J.T. Groarke 1996-99 119 2. Matt Callaghan 1995-98 101 3. Colin McLinden 2012-15 87 4. Spencer Steele 1997-00 63 5. Rob Scipioni 1999-02 61 Troy Bamann 2001-04 617. Tristan Sperry 2012-15 548. Mike Bocklet 2004-07 529. Max Trunz 2008-11 5010. Travis Nelson 2005-08 47 Mike Keegan 1995-98 47 Saves 1. Sam Peterson 1994-97 1077 2. C.J. Kemp 2000-03 6063. Michael Kruger 2004-07 536 4. Charlie Cipriano 2009-12 5005. Jack Murphy 2012-14 3186. Tyler Behring 2014-Pres. 3137. Dan Wilmer 1993 282 8. Josh Olson 1998-01 267 9. Joseph Marra 2008-10 255 10. Brad Tarr 1996-99 148

Save Percentage (min. 100 saves) 1. Sam Peterson 1994-97 .6342. Brad Tarr 1996-99 .630 3. Dan Wilmer 1993 .6164. C.J. Kemp 2000-03 .5775. Tyler Behring 2014-Pres. .576 6. Joseph Marra 2008-10 .5727. Charlie Cipriano 2009-12 .5658. Josh Olson 1998-01 .5599. Michael Kruger 2004-07 .54310. Jack Murphy 2012-14 .534

Goals Against Average (min. 500 minutes) 1. Joseph Marra 2008-10 8.532. Charlie Cipriano 2009-12 8.573. Tyler Behring 2014-Pres. 8.614. Jack Murphy 2012-14 9.015. Brad Tarr 1996-99 9.266. Michael Kruger 2004-07 9.697. Josh Olson 1998-01 10.088. C.J. Kemp 2000-03 10.529. Sam Peterson 1994-97 12.0710. Dan Wilmer 1993 15.15

Games Played 1. Greg Perraut 2011-14 632. Bryan Barry 2012-15 61 Colin McLinden 2012-15 61 Tristan Sperry 2012-15 615. Six players 60

Shots 1. TJ Neubauer 2013-16 349 Greg Downing 2004-07 349 3. John Snellman 2009-12 328 4. Spencer Steele 1997-00 315 5. Sam Snow 2010-13 311 6. Matt Callaghan 1995-98 297 7. Mike Bocklet 2004-07 282 Tom Werney 2001-05 282 9. Devin Laden 1994-98 280 10. Brent Adams 2009-12 258 Face-off Win Percentage* (min. 200 attempts)1. Pete Vlahakis 2001-04 .6272. Will Fox 2015-Pres. .5623. Michael Roe 2012-14 .5414. Matt Donahue 1999-02 .534 5. Charles Keinath 2004-07 .5216. Marshall Johnson 2010-13 .4487. Steve Golmont 2008-11 .4478. Louis DiGiacomo 2012-15 .4389. Sean Fay 2005-08 .406

Face-offs Won* 1. Pete Vlahakis 2001-04 620 2. Michael Roe 2012-14 417 3. Charles Keinath 2004-07 3144. Will Fox 2015-Pres. 271 5. Matt Donahue 1999-02 2606. Steve Golmont 2008-11 2387. Louis DiGiacomo 2012-15 1278. Sean Fay 2005-08 1269. Marshall Johnson 2010-13 12410. Andrew Urquhart 2007-08 91

Face-offs Attempted*1. Pete Vlahakis 2001-04 9892. Michael Roe 2012-14 771 3. Charles Keinath 2004-07 6034. Steve Golmont 2008-11 533 5. Matt Donahue 1999-02 4876. Will Fox 2015-Pres. 4827. Sean Fay 2005-08 3108. Louis DiGiacomo 2012-15 2909. Marshall Johnson 2010-13 27710. Andrew Urquhart 2007-08 185

* The NCAA did not keep face-off statistics prior to the 1999 season.

Career Records


Points1. Spencer Steele 1999 75 Matt Callaghan 1997 75 3. J.T. Groarke 1997 73 4. Matt Callaghan 1998 65 Matt Callaghan 1996 656. Colin Burke 2016 63 7. J.T. Groarke 1998 58 Spencer Steele 1998 55 9. J.T. Groarke 1996 5310. Colin McLinden 2014 51 Spencer Steele 1997 51 Goals1. Spencer Steele 1999 482. Colin Burke 2016 46 3. Matt Callaghan 1997 45 4. Spencer Steele 1998 41 Matt Callaghan 1996 41 6. J.T. Groarke 1997 40 7. Spencer Steele 1997 388. Sam Snow 2012 36 9. Jordan Greenfield 2013 34 10. TJ Neubauer 2014 33 Eric Warden 2014 33 John Snellman 2012 33 Devin Laden 1996 33 Assists1. Matt Callaghan 1998 33 J.T. Groarke 1997 333. Charlie Schnider 2016 32 4. J.T. Groarke 1998 30 Matt Callaghan 1997 306. Colin McLinden 2014 29 J.T. Groarke 1999 29 8. Spencer Steele 1999 27 J.T. Groarke 1996 27 10. Troy Bamann 2001 26 Saves 1. Sam Peterson 1996 289 2. Sam Peterson 1997 287 3. Sam Peterson 1994 282 Dan Wilmer 1993 282 5. Sam Peterson 1995 219 6. C.J. Kemp 2001 2157. Tyler Behring 2016 1998. Charlie Cipriano 2012 185 9. Charlie Cipriano 2011 17710. Jack Murphy 2013 165

Save Percentage (min. 100 saves)1. Sam Peterson 1994 .7052. Sam Peterson 1996 .6283. C.J. Kemp 2001 .6184. Dan Wilmer 1993 .6165. Sam Peterson 1997 .6116. Joseph Marra 2010 .5957. Sam Peterson 1995 .5938. Charlie Cipriano 2011 .5869. C.J. Kemp 2003 .58510. Josh Olson 1999 .582

Goals Against Average (min. 500 minutes)1. Tyler Behring 2015 6.322. Joseph Marra 2010 7.893. Charlie Cipriano 2011 7.924. Jack Murphy 2014 8.355. Charlie Cipriano 2012 8.766. Charlie Cipriano 2009 8.787. Tyler Behring 2016 9.198. Michael Kruger 2007 9.339. Josh Olson 1999 9.3610. Joseph Marra 2008 9.45

Face-off Win Percentage* (min. 100 attempts) 1. Peter Vlahakis 2004 .654 (197-301)2. Peter Vlahakis 2003 .633 (107-169)3. Matt Donahue 2000 .623 (109-175) 4. Peter Vlahakis 2001 .615 (166-270) 5. Michael Roe 2012 .608 (175-288) 6. Peter Vlahakis 2002 .602 (150-249)7. Will Fox 2015 .586 (119-203)8. Charles Keinath 2005 .553 (177-320)9. Will Fox 2016 .549 (145-264) 10. Charles Keinath 2006 .527 (106-201)

Face-offs Won* 1. Peter Vlahakis 2004 197 2. Charles Keinath 2005 177 3. Michael Roe 2012 175 4. Peter Vlahakis 2001 166 5. Peter Vlahakis 2002 1506. Will Fox 2016 1457. Michael Roe 2014 121 Michael Roe 2013 1219. Will Fox 2015 11910. Matt Donahue 2000 109 Face-offs Attempted*1. Charles Keinath 2005 320 2. Peter Vlahakis 2004 301 3. Michael Roe 2012 287 4. Peter Vlahakis 2001 2705. Will Fox 2016 2646. Peter Vlahakis 2002 2497. Michael Roe 2014 2468. Michael Roe 2013 2379. Steve Golmont 2010 21310. Will Fox 2015 203

* The NCAA did not keep face-off statistics prior to the 1999 season.

Single-Season Records

Documents

Fairfield University Men’s Lacrosse · Sharpe and Alex Wagner with Colin Burke notching an assist to extend his point-scoring streak to 20 consecutive games. At the faceoff ‘X’,