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FEBRUARY Date Opponent Time/Result [TV] Sat. 19 at Holy Cross W, 16-7 Sat. 26 YALE (19/18) L, 10-8 MARCH Sat. 5 GEORGETOWN (rv/rv) ^ L, 13-9 Sat. 12 at Siena TueL, 10-4 Tues. 15 STONY BROOK (5/5) L, 9-4 Sat. 19 at Vermont L, 13-9 Tues. 22 at Hofstra (8/6) L, 8-5 Sat. 26 SACRED HEART W, 15-7 APRIL Sun. 3 vs. Rutgers ^* W, 9-8 Sat. 9 at Providence ^ W, 9-6 Sat. 16 at Notre Dame (2/2) ^ 7 p.m. Sat. 23 VILLANOVA (11/11) ^ 1 p.m. Sat. 30 DREXEL (rv/rv) 1 p.m. MAY Sat. 7 at Syracuse (1/1) ^ 1 p.m. [TWC] ^ BIG EAST match. * Big City Classic, New Meadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. Home games in CAPS All times eastern. (#/#) Current USILA/NikeInside Lacrosse Rankings (reflect rankings when STJ played team) Athletic Communications Dir. of Athletic Communications Mark Fratto Athletic Communications Phone 718-990-1520 Athletic Communications Fax 718-990-2444 Web Site www.REDSTORMSPORTS.com Lacrosse Contact Will Bryan Bryan Office 718-990-1523 Bryan Cell 843-819-7429 Bryan Email [email protected] [email protected] 2011 Schedule & Results (4-6, 2-1 BIG EAST) 2011 ST. JOHN’S LACROSSE GAME NOTES Page 1 St. John’s Concludes Road Trip At No. 2/2 Notre Dame St. John’s travels to Notre Dame, Ind., for a conference game against No. 2/2 Notre Dame. The game is slated for Saturday, April 16 at 7 p.m. ET. The Red Storm enter the game on a three-game winning streak, including a 9-6 win over Providence on Saturday. Notre Dame escaped a close contest with Georgetown last weekend, prevailing 7-6 to preserve the squad’s perfect record in 2011. Saturday’s game is just the third meeting all-time between the Red Storm and Notre Dame. The Fighting Irish have won the past two meetings, including a 13-6 victory last season at DaSilva Memorial Field. This weekend will mark the second time that St. John’s has played under the lights this season. The Red Storm lost to then-no. 8 Hofstra, 8-5, in a primetime game in March. Follow The Game Live Subscription live video can be purchased through Notre Dame at www.und.com. Free live stats will be available on UND.com. In-game updates will also be posted on the official St. John’s lacrosse twitter feed at www.twitter.com/STJ_Lacrosse. 2011 Lacrosse TALE OF THE TAPE St. John’s at No. 2/2 Notre Dame RED STORM FIGHTING IRISH 4-6/2-1 (BIGEAST) Record/Conf. Record 8-0, 3-0 88-328 Goals-Shot Attempts 74-265 92-352 Opponents Goals-Shot Attempts 49-238 8.80 Goals Scored Average 9.25 9.20 Opponent Goals Scored Average 6.12 32.8 Shots/Game 33.1 35.2 Opponent Shots/Game 29.8 .268 Shot Percentage .279 15-48 (.312) Man-up Opportunites 8-26 (.308) 12-47 (.255) Opponent Man-up Opportunities 4-14 (.286) 263 Groundballs 199 171 Turnovers 105 107-216 (.495) Face-offs 81-150 (.540) 171-197 (.868) Clears 120-132 (.909) 171-209 (.818) Opponent Clears 128-149 (.859) K. Cernuto 30 (20 g 10 a) Top Scorer S. Rogers 19 (13 g 6 a) K. McArdle 30 (18 g 12 a) PREVIOUS STARTERS ATTACK SEASON STATS Kevin Cernuto 20 g, 10 a, 30 pts, 11 gb’s Colin Keegan 4 g, 1 a, 5 pts, .364 shot % Kieran McArdle 18 g, 12 a, 30 pts, .346 shot % MIDFIELD Ryan Fitzgerald 7 g, 6 a, 13 pts, 8 gb’s Jarrett Carr 1 g, 2 a, 3 pts, 2 gb’s Keith Switzer 6 g, 2 a, 8 pts, 4 man-up goals DEFENSE Mike Sherry 21 gb’s, 14 caused turnovers Dan Cremens 20 gb’s, 10 caused turnovers Joe Addona 15 gb’s, 11 caused turnovers GOALKEEPER Jeff Lowman 124 saves, .579 sv %, 9.34 gaa 2011 Red Storm Men’s Lacrosse Game Notes Game 11 Sat., April 16 @ 7 p.m. in Notre Dame, Ind. St. John’s (4-6, 2-1 BIG EAST) at No. 2/2 Notre Dame (8-0, 3-0 BIG EAST) Arlotta Stadium (2,500)

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FEBRUARYDate Opponent Time/Result [TV]Sat. 19 at Holy Cross W, 16-7Sat. 26 YALE (19/18) L, 10-8

MARCHSat. 5 GEORGETOWN (rv/rv) ^ L, 13-9Sat. 12 at Siena TueL, 10-4Tues. 15 STONY BROOK (5/5) L, 9-4Sat. 19 at Vermont L, 13-9Tues. 22 at Hofstra (8/6) L, 8-5Sat. 26 SACRED HEART W, 15-7

APRILSun. 3 vs. Rutgers ^* W, 9-8Sat. 9 at Providence ^ W, 9-6Sat. 16 at Notre Dame (2/2) ^ 7 p.m.Sat. 23 VILLANOVA (11/11) ^ 1 p.m.Sat. 30 DREXEL (rv/rv) 1 p.m.

MAYSat. 7 at Syracuse (1/1) ^ 1 p.m. [TWC]

^ BIG EAST match.* Big City Classic, New Meadowlands Stadium, EastRutherford, N.J.Home games in CAPSAll times eastern.(#/#) Current USILA/NikeInside Lacrosse Rankings(reflect rankings when STJ played team)

Athletic Communications

Dir. of Athletic Communications Mark FrattoAthletic Communications Phone 718-990-1520Athletic Communications Fax 718-990-2444Web Site www.REDSTORMSPORTS.com

Lacrosse Contact Will BryanBryan Office 718-990-1523Bryan Cell 843-819-7429Bryan Email [email protected]

[email protected]

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St. John’s Concludes Road Trip At No. 2/2 Notre Dame

St. John’s travels to Notre Dame, Ind., for a conference game against No. 2/2 NotreDame. The game is slated for Saturday, April 16 at 7 p.m. ET.

The Red Storm enter the game on a three-game winning streak, including a 9-6 winover Providence on Saturday. Notre Dame escaped a close contest with Georgetownlast weekend, prevailing 7-6 to preserve the squad’s perfect record in 2011.

Saturday’s game is just the third meeting all-time between the Red Storm and NotreDame. The Fighting Irish have won the past two meetings, including a 13-6 victorylast season at DaSilva Memorial Field.

This weekend will mark the second time that St. John’s has played under the lightsthis season. The Red Storm lost to then-no. 8 Hofstra, 8-5, in a primetime game inMarch.

Follow The Game Live

Subscription live video can be purchased through Notre Dame at www.und.com.Free live stats will be available on UND.com. In-game updates will also be posted onthe official St. John’s lacrosse twitter feed at www.twitter.com/STJ_Lacrosse.

2011 Lacrosse

TALE OF THE TAPESt. John’s at No. 2/2 Notre Dame

RED STORM FIGHTING IRISH4-6/2-1 (BIGEAST) Record/Conf. Record 8-0, 3-088-328 Goals-Shot Attempts 74-26592-352 Opponents Goals-Shot Attempts 49-2388.80 Goals Scored Average 9.259.20 Opponent Goals Scored Average 6.1232.8 Shots/Game 33.135.2 Opponent Shots/Game 29.8.268 Shot Percentage .27915-48 (.312) Man-up Opportunites 8-26 (.308)12-47 (.255) Opponent Man-up Opportunities 4-14 (.286)263 Groundballs 199171 Turnovers 105107-216 (.495) Face-offs 81-150 (.540)171-197 (.868) Clears 120-132 (.909)171-209 (.818) Opponent Clears 128-149 (.859)K. Cernuto 30 (20 g 10 a) Top Scorer S. Rogers 19 (13 g 6 a)K. McArdle 30 (18 g 12 a)

PREVIOUS STARTERS

ATTACK SEASON STATSKevin Cernuto 20 g, 10 a, 30 pts, 11 gb’sColin Keegan 4 g, 1 a, 5 pts, .364 shot %Kieran McArdle 18 g, 12 a, 30 pts, .346 shot %MIDFIELDRyan Fitzgerald 7 g, 6 a, 13 pts, 8 gb’sJarrett Carr 1 g, 2 a, 3 pts, 2 gb’sKeith Switzer 6 g, 2 a, 8 pts, 4 man-up goalsDEFENSEMike Sherry 21 gb’s, 14 caused turnoversDan Cremens 20 gb’s, 10 caused turnoversJoe Addona 15 gb’s, 11 caused turnoversGOALKEEPERJeff Lowman 124 saves, .579 sv %, 9.34 gaa

2011 Red Storm Men’s Lacrosse Game NotesGame

11Sat., April 16 @ 7 p.m. in Notre Dame, Ind.

St. John’s (4-66, 2-11 BIG EAST) atNo. 2/2 Notre Dame (8-00, 3-00 BIG EAST)

Arlotta Stadium(2,500)

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St. John's University InformationLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Queens, N.Y.Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1870Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20,352President . . . . . . .Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M.Athletic Director . . .Chris Monasch (St. John’s ‘81)Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red StormColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red & WhiteAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BIG EASTHome Field . . . . . . . . . . . . .DaSilva Memorial FieldCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,200Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Field TurfPress Box Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .718-990-6057Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . .1-888-GO-STORM

St. John's Men’s Lacrosse InformationProgram Began . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1981All-Time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130-168 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(1981-1995, 2005-10)

St. John’s Coaching StaffHead Coach . . . . . . .Jason Miller (Springfield ‘93)Record at St. John's/Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . .21-43/5Overall Record/Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SameAssistant Coach . . . . . . .Dan Paccione (UMass ‘02)Assistant Coach . . . . . . .Brian Jacovina(UMass ‘07)Lacrosse Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . .718-990-6305

Team Information2011 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-62011 Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-12011 Preseason Conference Rank . . . . . . . . . . .5th2010 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-92010 Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-42010 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6th2010 Final RPI Rank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45thLetterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . .18/16Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182011 Captains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Cremens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Terence Leach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mike Sherry

St. John’s Quick Facts

COVERING THE RED STORM

All additional information, including press releases,photographs and statistical information are availableupon request. Please direct all inquiries or requestsconcerning men’s lacrosse to Will Bryan at 718-990-1523.

Game Policy: Any member of the media who wishesto cover home lacrosse games should contact theoffice of Athletic Communications at least two daysprior to the game. Space is limited in the DaSilvaMemorial Field press box, and seats will be assignedon a first come, first serve basis. -

Interviews: All interviews must be coordinatedthrough the Office of Athletic Communications.Requests should be made at least 24 hours in advance.Phone interviews can be coordinated with out-of-town media. Postgame interviews are conducted onthe field approx. 10 minutes after the conclusion ofeach game.

Last Time Out

St. John’s jumped out to a 4-0 lead and never trailed Providence en route to a 9-6conference win, the third-straight victory for St. John’s.

Freshman Colin Keegan led St. John’s with a hat trick and a career-best four pointsin just his second career start. Classmate Kieran McArdle scored four points on twogoals and two assists. Goalkeeper Jeff Lowman tallied 14 saves and held the Friarsto a season-low six goals, nothing a save percentage of .700.

The win was the Red Storm’s third straight victory and second consecutive seasonthat the program started conference play at 2-1.

Jeff Lowman Tabbed For BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

A native of Millersville, Md., Lowman stopped 14 shots and allowed just six goals tolead St. John’s to a 9-6 win over Providence on Saturday. The six goals were thefewest allowed by St. John’s this season. Several of Lowman’s saves came at pointblank range during a Friar two-man up opportunity. The St. John’s defense killed offall three Providence extra-man opportunities.

This week’s award is the third time that Lowman has been honored by the BIG EASTthis season. He earned Defensive Player of the Week honors on Feb. 21, and wasnamed to the Honor Roll on Feb. 28.

Cernuto, McArdle Move Up The Ranks

Freshmen scoring machines Kevin Cernuto and Kieran McArdle have blown awayseveral Red Storm records and have each placed highly in the conference andnational rankings. The two attackers have teamed with junior Charlie Holensteinand freshman Colin Keegan to make up for the loss of injured junior Harry Kutner,last year’s leading scorer.

A native of Neshanic Station, N.J., Cernuto set a conference high in points in his firstcareer outing, scoring four goals and collecting three assists. He was the fastest RedStorm player to 20 points since the reinstatement of the program in 2005, toppingthat mark in just six games. Cernuto is currently tied for third in the BIG EAST inpoints scored per game (3.00). Cernuto is fourth among NCAA freshmen in goals andpoints and was picked no. 16 in Terry Foy’s Top 25 freshmen on March 23 onInsideLacrosse.com.

Entering his college career as Long Island’s leading goal scorer in 2010, KieranMcArdle has not disappointed Red Storm fans. He recently put together a seven-point week against Hofstra and Sacred Heart, earning the BIG EAST Weekly HonorRoll nod. McArdle’s career-high five goals against Vermont ties for the most in onegame in the conference this year. He has tallied 12 goals and 10 assists to lead theteam through the last five games. He set a new career mark with four assists againstRutgers in the Big City Classic. McArdle is tied with Cernuto for third in the leaguein points per game (3.00) and eighth in goals scored average (1.80).

Lowman Making The Saves

Sophomore goalkeeper Jeff Lowman has talled 124 saves (12.4 per game) in his firstseason as the Red Storm’s full-time goalkeeper, currently ranking third in the coun-try and tops in the BIG EAST. His save percentage of .579 puts him second in the BIGEAST and 10th in the NCAA.

Lowman was named the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week for his 16-save,seven-goals-allowed effort in the team’s win over Holy Cross (Feb. 19). He made theBIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll the next week for his 15-save performance against Yale(Feb. 26). Lowman broke through with a career-high 18 saves against Georgetown(March 5). He earned the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll nod after holding Providenceto just six goals (April 9)

The Diaper Dandies

This year’s starting lineup is marked by a majority of underclassmen as four of the

team’s top five scorers and all of the squad’s specialty players are freshmen and soph-omores.

With a starting lineup of seven underclassmen, including five freshmen, St. John’sranks as one of the youngest teams in the country. Only two two teams routinelystart more underclassmen, and only squad, Mercer, puts more freshmen in the start-ing lineup (10).

Doubling Up With The Long Sticks

St. John’s faced a very good problem early in the season with an overabundance oftalent at the long-stick midfielder position. Sophomore Dillon Ayers returned as theteam’s leader in caused turnovers and won the position over phenomenal freshmanJoe Addona. After two games, Coach Miller moved Addona to the close defense posi-tion to get his best defenders on the field together.

The tandem of Ayers and Addona have made life tough for opposing offensesrecently, holding then-no. 8 Hofstra to just eight goals and a .518 shots on goal per-centage. Addona forced six turnovers, including four in the first quarter while Ayerspicked up a career-high tying seven ground balls against the Pride.

Ayers currently ranks sixth in the conference and 47th in the country in ground ballsper game (4.0). Ayers is currently ranked ninth in the conference in caused turnoverswith 1.3 per game.

Man-nning Up On Man-DDown

The St. John’s man-down defense has been very effective over the team’s recentthree-game win streak. The Red Storm have allowed only two extra-man goals in 12opportunities for a penalty killing percentage of .833. St. John’s currently ranks 16thin the country with man-down killing percentage of .745 on the season.

Senior close stick defenders Mike Sherry and Dan Cremens have combined for 41ground balls and 24 caused turnovers this season to help the man-down team.

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Scouting the No. 2/2Notre DameFighting Irish

At a perfect 8-0, NotreDame is the only unde-feated team left in Division I lacrosse afterNo. 1 Syracuse lost to No. 5 Cornell onTuesday night.

Notre Dame goalkeeper John Kemp wasnamed the BIG EAST Defensive Player ofthe Week after holding Georgetown to justsix goals. He is currently second in the coun-try in save percentage (.626) and third ingoals-against average (6.13).

Kemp and the Notre Dame defense haveheld opponents to just 6.13 goals per game,the second-lowest in the country. TheFighting Irish have limited their opponentsto a shooting percentage of .206.

Points leader Sean Rogers has been effi-cient scorer, leading the country in shotpercentage (.520). He has tallied 19 pointsthrough eight games.

THE NATIONAL ROUNDUP

USILA Coaches Poll(4/11/11)

Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Points1. Syracuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2602. Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . 2473. Johns Hopkins. . . . . . . . . . 2324. Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2065. Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2046. Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1847. Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1828. Hofstra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1719. North Carolina . . . . . . . . . 15510. Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15111. Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13612. Bucknell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10713. Stony Brook . . . . . . . . . . 10014. Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . 7715. Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 7616. Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6217. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5618. Yale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5019. Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3120. Loyola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Receiving Votess (in order)):: Drexel, OhioState, Siena, Harvard, Penn State,Georgetowwn, Brown

Bold denotes a St. John’s 2011 opponent.

Nike/Inside Lacrosse Poll(44/11/11)

Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Points1. Syracuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3402. Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . . 3223. Johns Hopkins . . . . . . . . . . 2974. Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2795. Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2636. Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2457. Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2418. Hofstra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2329. Duke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20810. North Carolina . . . . . . . . . 18911. Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17812. Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14013. Stony Brook . . . . . . . . . . . 12914. Yale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10015. UMass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9416. Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8017. Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . 6618. Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6019. Loyola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3720. Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35Receiving Votess (in order)):: Harvard, OhioState, Georgetowwn, Siena, Hartford,Drexel

Notre Dame InformationLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Notre Dame, Ind.Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1842Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8,371Athletic Director . . . . . . . . .Jack SwarbrickNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Fighting IrishColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gold and blueAffiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .BIG EASTHome Field . . . . . . . . . . . . Arlotta StadiumCapacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,500

Coaching StaffHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kevin CorriganAlma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Virginia ‘88Record at School/Seasons . . . . .206-103/22Overall Record/Seasons . . . . . . .216-118/24Assistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . .Gerry ByrneAssistant Coach . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Fisher

Team Information2011 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-02011 Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . .3-02010 Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-72010 Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . .2-42010 Postseason . . . . . . .NCAA Runner-up

Series InfoSeries vs. St. John’s . . . . . .Notre Dame leads, 2-0Last Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/24/10, L 13-6

Notre DameQuick Facts

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Scoring In Transition

Faced with the depature of defensive midfielders Reggie Davis and Nick Messinger,the Red Storm coaching staff moved junior Matt Hurst and sophomore BrandonAyers from the offensive end tothe defensive end of the mid-field.

The defensive midfield, with sen-ior Dan Kalata also in the rota-tion, has accounted for eightpoints in the last six games. Ayershas scored five goals in thosegames, including a hat trickagainst Sacred Heart.

St. John’s recent stretch of highscores is the result of its effectiveplay in unsettled situations andefficiency in the clearing game,converting clears at a clip of 87.7percent in the last six games.

Cremens Named Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Semi-FFinalist

Red Storm co-captain Dan Cremens was selected as one of 20 semi-finalists for theLowe’s Senior CLASS Award. To be eligible, a student-athlete must be classified as anNCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence -classroom, character, community and competition.

An accounting major, Cremens was one of 16 student-athletes selected to receive2010-11 American Eagle Outfitter BIG EAST Institutional Male Scholar-AthleteAwards. Cremens is a member of the school’s President’s Society and the Chi AlphaSigma National College Athlete Honor Society.

A starter at close defense since his sophomore year, Cremens is one of the team’s twocaptains and a presence of leadership in the middle of the Red Storm defense. Thisseason he leads the close defense with 20 ground balls through ten games.

St. John’s Record When...

Overall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6At home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3Neutral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

Leading at the half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0Trailing at the half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-6Tied at the half . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Leading after the third quarter . . . . . 4-0Trailing after the third quarter. . . . . . 0-6Tied after the third quarter . . . . . . . . 0-0

Leading after the first quarter . . . . . . 4-1Trailing after the first quarter . . . . . . 0-5Tied after the first quarter . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Winning more face-offs . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2Losing more face-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4Face-offs equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Scoring first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0Not scoring first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

Collecting more groundballs. . . . . . . . 2-2Collecting less groundballs . . . . . . . . . 0-4Groundballs equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0

Better clear % . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3Opponent with better clear % . . . . . . 0-3Clear % equal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

Fewer turnovers than opp . . . . . . . . . 2-2More turnvovers than opp . . . . . . . . . 2-4Equal turnovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

More saves than opponent . . . . . . . . . 3-3Fewer saves than opponent . . . . . . . . 1-1Saves equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2

More shots than opponent . . . . . . . . . 2-1Fewer shots than opponent . . . . . . . . 1-5Shots equal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

Better shooting percentage . . . . . . . . 4-1Worse shooting percentage . . . . . . . . 0-5

Scoring more than seven goals. . . . . . 4-3Scoring less than seven goals . . . . . . . 0-3Scoring seven goals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-0

In games decided by one goal . . . . . . 1-0In games decided by 2-3 goals . . . . . . 1-2In games decided by 4 or more . . . . . 2-4

In February . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1In March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5In April . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-0

On Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4On Tuesday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-2On Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-0

Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5Night . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-1

Originally opened as St. John's Stadium in 1978,DaSilva Memorial Field was rededicated in 1998in memory of John DaSilva, a St. John'sUniversity hockey star who was killed tragicallyin an automobile accident. DaSilva MemorialField is home to the men's lacrosse and women'strack and field teams, and has a seating capacityof 1,200. The field was resurfaced in the summerof 2004 to incorporate the new FieldTurf sur-

face.In 2010, the Red Storm Lacrosse team post-ed a 3-3 record in front of its home-town crowd.The Red Storm wowed fans with a stunningovertime victory over Vermont while hostingeventual national runner-up Notre Dame andthen-no. 2 Syracuse. St. John's broke its previousattendance record on Senior Day as 1,508 fanscame to watch the Red Storm take on theOrange.

DaSilva Memorial Field

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POINTS 7 CERNUTO, Kevin at Holy Cross (Feb 19)6 MCARDLE, Kieran at Vermont (Mar 19)

GOALS 5 MCARDLE, Kieran at Vermont (Mar 19)4 HOLENSTEIN, Charlie vs Rutgers (Apr 03)4 CERNUTO, Kevin vs Sacred Heart (Mar 26)4 CERNUTO, Kevin at Vermont (Mar 19)4 KUTNER, Harry at Holy Cross (Feb 19)4 CERNUTO, Kevin at Holy Cross (Feb 19)

ASSISTS 4 MCARDLE, Kieran vs Rutgers (Apr 03)3 CERNUTO, Kevin at Holy Cross (Feb 19)

SHOTS 14 CERNUTO, Kevin vs Georgetown (Mar 05)12 MCARDLE, Kieran at Vermont (Mar 19)

SOG 10 MCARDLE, Kieran at Vermont (Mar 19)9 CERNUTO, Kevin vs Georgetown (Mar 05)

SAVES 18 LOWMAN, Jeff vs Georgetown (Mar 05)16 LOWMAN, Jeff at Holy Cross (Feb 19)

GBs 8 ROTHMAN, Jordan vs Georgetown (Mar 05)7 AYERS, Dillon at Hofstra (Mar 22)7 AYERS, Dillon vs Georgetown (Mar 05)7 ROTHMAN, Jordan at Holy Cross (Feb 19)

CTs 6 ADDONA, Joe at Hofstra (Mar 22)4 CREMENS, Dan vs Sacred Heart (Mar 26)

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

St. John’s Faces Program’s Toughest Schedule

The 2011 season will offer many opportunities for St. John’s to makean impact on the national stage. The Red Storm schedule includes aprogram-record eight games against teams ranked in the Nike/InsideLacrosse Preseason Top 20 Poll, including four in the top 10. St. John’swill also take part in the nationally televised Konica Minolta Big CityClassic at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. STJwill play Rutgers on April 3 at 1 p.m. on ESPN3.com.

Along with the conference game against Rutgers, St. John’s will playtwo other games on television marking the first time the Red Stormhas been a part of three televised games in one season in head coachJason Miller’s tenure. The team’s game against Hofstra on March 22will air via tape delay on Verizon FiOS1. Also, the team’s season finaleat Syracuse on May 7 will be broadcast regionally on Time WarnerCable.

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St. John’s currently carries four goalies on its roster,all of whom are currently underclassmen. However,one of those players is not like the others. But, hewouldn’t want you to think that about him.

Freshman Daniel McQuillan, a native of Bellmore,N.Y., and a U.S. Lacrosse All-American out ofKellenberg Memorial High School, is a Division Ilacrosse player and junior seminarian in the CatholicChurch.

Living at the Seminary of the ImmaculateConception in Douglaston, N.Y., just minutes awayfrom campus, McQuillan balances the demands of atypical Division I student-athlete with the rigors anddiscipline of training to become a priest in theCatholic Church.

Although he understands the uniqueness of his situ-ation, McQuillan is humble about his calling andfeels that he is no different from any of his team-mates.

“Ultimately, I’m just another guy in that lockerroom,” McQuillan says. “I don’t see the demands onme to be any different than on someone working tobe an accountant or to go into any other life call-ing.”

McQuillan’s humility and friendly nature immediate-ly endeared him to his new teammates when hetransferred to St. John’s from Belmont Abbey rightbefore the season began.

Backing up sophomore Jeff Lowman, McQuillan hasmade one appearance this season, seeing timeagainst Vermont.

2010 U.S. Lacrosse High School All-Americans

Joe Addona - Springfield-Delco, Springfield, Pa.Ryan Fitzgerald - Putnam Valley, Cortland Manor, N.Y.

Colin Keegan - Springfield-Delco, Springfield, Pa.James Lang - Hicksville, Hicksville, N.Y.

Kieran McArdle - Connetquot, Ronkonkoma, N.Y.Daniel McQuillan - Kellenberg Memorial, Bellmore, N.Y.

Entering his fifth season at St. John’s, head coach Jason Millerentered the year excited about the rising level of talent that chose tobe a part of the Red Storm program in 2010. A record six incomingfreshmen were named U.S. Lacrosse All-Americans in their respectiveregions in the spring of 2010. That group has accounted for 22 gamesstarted, 33 points and 29 ground balls through eight contests.

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2011 PRESEASON POLL(as voted on by league coaches)

()first place votes

Team Points 20101. Syracuse (6) 36 13-2 2. Notre Dame (1) 31 10-7 3. Georgetown 25 9-5 4. Villanova 22 10-5 5. St. John’s 14 5-996. Rutgers 13 6-87. Providence 6 0-14

2011 Preseason All-BBIG EAST Team

Preseason Attack Player of the YearZach Brenneman, Notre Dame, Sr., M

Preseason Defensive Players of the YearJohn Galloway, Syracuse, Sr., GJoel White, Syracuse, Sr., LSM

All-BBIG EAST Preseason TeamTravis Comeau, Georgetown, So., ABarney Ehrmann, Georgetown, Sr., DSam Barnes, Notre Dame, Sr., DZach Brenneman, Notre Dame, Sr., MDavid Earl, Notre Dame, Sr., MKevin Ridgway, Notre Dame, Sr., DJohn Galloway, Syracuse, Sr., GStephen Keough, Syracuse, Sr., AJohn Lade, Syracuse, Sr., DJovan Miller, Syracuse, Sr., MJeremy Thompson, Syracuse, Sr., M/FOJoel White, Syracuse, Sr., LSMKevin Cunningham, Villanova, Jr., ABrian Karalunas, Villanova, Sr., LSM

2011 BIG EAST STANDINGSTeam BE, Overall1. Notre Dame 3-0, 8-02. Syracuse 2-0, 9-13. St. John’s 2-11, 4-664. Georgetown 2-2, 5-55. Villanova 0-2, 8-36. Rutgers 0-2, 5-67. Providence 0-2, 3-7

Last week’s results:

Marist 10 Rutgers 9St. John’s 9 Providence 6Syracuse 7 Princeton 5Villanova 10 Delaware 4Notre Dame 7 GTown 6Cornell 11 Syracuse 6Princeton 10 Rutgers 9

Sat., April 16Loyola @ GeorgetownSyracuse vs. ProvidenceRutgers @ VillanovaSt. John’s @ Notre Dame

Tues., April 19Brown @ Providence

2/21/11Offensive: Zack Brenneman, NDDefensive: Jeff Lowman, STJHonor Roll: Kevin Cernuto, STJScott Kimchak, RutgersJohn Lade, SyracuseJoJo Marasco, SyracuseBilly Hurley, Villanova

2/28/11Offensive: JoJo Marasco, SyracuseDefensive: Kevin Ridgway, NDHonor Roll: Jeff Lowman, STJRyan Shaw, ProvidenceWill Mangan, RutgersJohn Galloway, SyracuseKevin Cunningham, Villanova

3/7/11Offensive: Tim Desko, Syracuse

Defensive: Jake Davis, GeorgetownHonor Roll: David Earl, NDAndrew Barton, ProvidenceChris Mattes, RutgersJohn Galloway, SyracuseNolan Vihlen, Villanova

3/14/11Offensive: Jack Rice, VillanovaDefensive: John Galloway, SyracuseHonor Roll: Davey Emala, GtownRyan Foley, Notre DameJohn Kemp, Notre DameStephen Keogh, SyracuseBrian Karalunas, Villanova

3/21/11Offensive: Tommy Palasek, SyracuseDefensive: Brian Karalunas, VillanovaHonor Roll: Dillon Ayers, STJ

Rickey Mirabito, GeorgetownBrian Tabb, GeorgetownThomas Guadagnolo, SyracuseKevin Cunningham, Villanova

3/28/11Offensive: Sean Rogers, Notre DameDefensive: John Galloway, SyracuseHonor Roll: Kieran McArdle, STJDavey Emala, GeorgetownJohn Kemp, Notre DameJoJo Marasco, SyracuseBrian Karalunas, Villanova

4/4/11Offensive: Charlie Holenstein, STJDefensive: John Galloway, SyracuseHonor Roll: Travis Comeau, GtownBarney Ehrmann, GeorgetownZach Brenneman, Notre Dame

Jake Goodelman, ProvidenceJovan Miller, Syracuse

4/11/11Offensive: Jack Rice, VillanovaDefensive: John Kemp, NDHonor Roll: Jeff Lowman, STJDavid Earl, NDJake Nolan, ProvidenceStephen Keogh, SyracuseBilly Hurley, Villanova

BIG EAST Weekly Honors

Team Summaries GP GF-GGA Margin Shot% Save% GB Face% TO CT Pen-PPIMGeorgetown 10 113-107 +0.6 .292 .481 357 .539 179 101 39-30.0Notre Dame 8 74-49 +3.1 .279 .626 199 .540 105 51 15-10.0Providence College 10 71-100 -2.9 .270 .528 274 .471 180 69 31-26.5Rutgers 11 101-81 +1.8 .255 .474 274 .605 147 99 34-25.0St. John's 10 88-92 -0.4 .268 .576 263 .495 171 92 50-41.5Syracuse 10 99-82 +1.7 .289 .539 289 .495 146 89 44-34.0Villanova 11 109-86 +2.1 .303 .503 308 .559 185 111 44-36.0

This week’s schedule:

• The seven-team BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse league is made up ofGeorgetown, Notre Dame, Providence, Rutgers, St. John’s, Syracuse andVillanova.

• Men’s lacrosse is the BIG EAST’s 24th sport and the 11th men’s sport –the 2009-10 academic year was the first for the BIG EAST men’s lacrosseleague.

• There will be no BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship for the 2011season - the BIG EAST Champion will be determined by conference game-winning percentage at the conclusion of the regular season.

• The BIG EAST regular-season format is a six-game, single round-robinschedule with each team playing each league opponent once.

• The BIG EAST is the largest and most diverse Division I conference inthe country with 16 institutions - seven sponsor the sport of men’slacrosse.

• The BIG EAST Conference has captured 30 national championships in sixdifferent sports.

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Assistant Coach/Offensive CoordinatorDan PaccioneFifth SeasonUMass ‘02

Coaching StaffHead CoachJason MillerFifth SeasonSpringfield ‘93

Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PronunciatonCoach Dan Paccione . . . PASS-see-OWNJoe Addona . .. . . . . . . . . . . .uh-DONNADillon/Brandon Ayers .. . . . . . . . . . .AIRSKevin Cernut . . . . . . . . . . . . .sir-NEW-toeDonal Flaherty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DON-uhlJoe Grana . . . . . . . . . . . . . .gruh-NODDARyan Herits . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .HAIR-itsCharlie Holenstein . . . . .HOLE-en-steenDan Kalata . . . . . . . . . . . .kah-LAH-tuhAlex Lagodich . . . . . . .. . . LAG-ah-DITCHNicholas Manne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MANKieran McArdle . . . . . .. . . . . . . .KEER-un Jon Muscarella . . . . . .. . .MUSK-uh-rellaKeith Switzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SWITE-zerDrew Viscusi . . . . . . . . . . . .viss-COOZ-ee

2011 Numerical RosterNo. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous1 Leach, Terence^ Sr. Att 6-2 183 Rockville Centre, N.Y. (St. Dominics)2 Carr, Jarrett So. Mid 6-0 172 Ambler, Pa. (Hatboro-Horsham)3 Fitzgerald, Ryan Fr. Mid 5-10 168 Cortland Manor, N.Y. (Putnam Valley)4 Rothman, Jordan So. Mid 5-10 164 Bridgewater, N.J. (Bridgewater-Raritan)5 Ayers, Dillon So. Def 5-9 173 Lynbrook, N.Y. (Lynbrook)6 McArdle, Kieran Fr. Att 6-1 175 Ronkonkoma, N.Y. (Connetquot)7 Hurst, Matt Jr. Mid 5-10 170 Massapequa, N.Y. (Massapequa)8 Addona, Joe Fr. Def 6-0 185 Springfield, Pa. (Springfield-Delco)9 Flaherty, Donal Fr. Mid 6-3 200 Eastport, N.Y. (Avon Old Farms)10 Ayers, Brandon So. Mid 5-9 175 Lynbrook, N.Y. (Lynbrook)12 Viscusi, Drew Fr. Mid 6-2 180 Floral Park, N.Y. (Floral Park Memorial)13 Canty, Colin So. Def 6-0 195 Westford, Mass. (The Governor's Academy)15 Holenstein, Charlie Jr. Att 5-11 185 Downingtown, Pa. (Downingtown West)16 Sherry, Mike^ Sr. Def 5-10 185 Oceanside, N.Y. (Oceanside)17 Cremens, Dan^ Sr. Def 5-10 180 Fincksburg, Md. (Westminster)18 Switzer, Keith Fr. Att 5-8 170 Hillsdale, N.J. (Bergen Catholic)19 Keegan, Colin Fr. Att 5-11 160 Springfield, Pa. (Springfield-Delco)20 Granata, Joe Fr. Mid 5-7 180 Lindenhurst, N.Y. (Lindenhurst)21 Bratton, Parker So. Def 6-1 220 Baltimore, Md. (McDonogh School)22 Lowman, Jeff So. Goal 5-10 195 Millersville, Md. (Severna Park)23 Berry, O'Brien Sr. Mid 6-0 180 Fairfax, Va. (WT Woodson)24 Lagodich, Alex So. Mid 6-4 190 Wilbraham, Mass. (Minnechaug Regional)25 Cox, Tommy Fr. Goal 5-11 155 Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (Cold Spring Harbor)26 Kalata, Dan Sr. Mid 5-9 163 Nesconset, N.Y. (Smithtown East)27 Bello, John Fr. Def 6-0 185 Somers, N.Y. (Somers)30 Herits, Ryan Sr. Mid 5-10 175 Metuchen, N.J. (Trinity-Pawling)32 Manne, Nicholas So. Mid 6-0 170 Rocky Point, N.Y. (Rocky Point)33 Cernuto, Kevin Fr. Att 5-10 165 Neshanic Station, N.J. (St. Joseph's Metuchen)34 Magoon, Cooper Fr. Def 6-1 190 Cummington, Mass. (Deerfield Academy)36 Muscarella, Jon Jr. Att 5-10 160 Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City)37 Mullen, Connor Fr. Mid 6-0 175 Romansville, Pa. (Downingtown West)38 McQuillan, Daniel Fr. Goal 6-0 165 Bellmore, N.Y. (Kellenberg Memorial)39 Boyer, Andrew Fr. Goal 6-0 195 Pottstown, Pa. (Owen J. Roberts)40 Lang, James Fr. Def 5-11 185 Hicksville, N.Y. (Hicksville)43 Jackson Jr., Mark Jr. Def 6-3 185 Redmond, Was. (Overlake)44 Kutner, Harry Jr. Att 6-1 187 Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City/Westminster)

^ - denotes captain

Roster BreakdownBy ClassSeniors (6) - Berry, Cremens, Herits, Kalata, Leach, SherryJuniors (5) - Holenstein, Hurst, Jackson, Kutner, MuscarellaSophomores (9) - Ayers B., Ayers D., Bratton, Canty, Carr, Lagodich, Lowman, Manne,RothmanFreshmen (16) - Addona, Bello, Boyer, Cernuto, Cox, Fitzgerald, Flaherty, Granata, Keegan,Lang, Magoon, McArdle, McQuillan, Mullen, Switzer, Viscusi

By StateMaryland (3) - Bratton, Cremens, Lowman Massachusetts (3) - Canty, Lagodich, MagoonNew Jersey (4) - Cernuto, Herits, Rothman, SwitzerNew York (18) - B. Ayers, D. Ayers, Bello, Cox, Fitzgerald, Flaherty, Granata, Hurst, Kalata,Kutner, Lang, Leach, Manne, McArdle, McQuillan, Muscarella, Sherry, ViscusiPennsylvania (6) - Addona, Boyer, Carr, Holenstein, Keegan, MullenVirginia (1) - BerryWashington (1) - Jackson Jr.

Pronunciation Guide

Assistant CoachBrian JacovinaFourth SeasonUMass ‘07

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A new era of St. John's lacrosse began on Sept. 1, 2006 as Jason Miller wasnamed the third head coach in St. John's lacrosse history. Now entering his fifth yearcoaching the Red Storm, Miller will lead his team against some of the nation's besttalent in the team's second season in the BIG EAST lacrosse conference.

Miller's 5-8 overall record and 2-5 league record as a first-year head coach wasa Red Storm lacrosse program-best thus far. Under his tutelage, the Red Storm was ranked as high as sixthin the country in man-down defense with at least seven athletes ranked among the NCAA top 100. WithMiller at the helm, St. John's garnered its first ever all-conference honoree in then-junior Tom Michaelsen,an all-ECAC second-team selection.

In his second season at St. John's, Miller's squad once again posted a 2-5 league record, defeatingFairfield and Penn State. Senior Tim LaMare was selected to the ECAC's second team roster as a defense-man and eight players earned a place on the ECAC All-Academic Team, the most of any school in the con-ference. Once again, the Red Storm man-down defense was ranked as high as fourth nationally, and theRed Storm's face-off win-percentage was rated the sixth-best in the NCAA. The Red Storm experiencedmany milestones as Michaelsen was the first player in 18 years selected to play in the annual North-SouthSenior All-Star Game. He was also drafted by teams in both the National Lacrosse League and MajorLeague Lacrosse, the only St. John's player to be drafted to either professional league.

Although St. John's finished with a 5-9 overall record in 2009, the team opened the season with fourstraight wins, including a 10-9 upset of the fifth-ranked Georgetown Hoyas. The win marked the first vic-tory over Georgetown in the series history. Senior captain Dom DeNapoli was named All-ECAC First Teamand the 2009 NCAA Division I Ground Balls Statistical Champion, as he finished the year with 119 groundballs. DeNapoli became the second St. John's player in as many seasons to be selected to play in the annu-al USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game.

Last season marked the Red Storm's first in the newly formed BIG EAST lacrosse conference. St.John's finished 5-9 overall against a schedule that featured four NCAA tournament teams and the nation-al runner-up in Notre Dame. The Red Storm defeated Rutgers for the team's first BIG EAST victory andsenior Tom Manes was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week for his four-goal, one-assist per-formance. Senior Gavin Buckley was named one of 10 national finalists for the Lowe's Senior CLASSAward.

Miller came to St. John's after spending three seasons as the top assistant coach of the University ofMassachusetts lacrosse program. While on the sidelines for the Minutemen, he worked with the defenseand face-off units, helping lead the team to its first ever NCAA national title game in 2006. During theNCAA semifinal contest, the UMass defense held Maryland, one of the nation's strongest offensive teams,to just five goals. The Minutemen's road to the national championship game was arguably the toughestin the history of the tournament, as Massachusetts defeated No. 2 Hofstra, No. 3 Cornell and No. 4Maryland before facing No. 1 Virginia in the final, as an unseeded contender.

Under the tutelage of Miller, two Minutemen earned All-America honors, including Jack Reid, whowas a finalist for the Schmeisser Award as the nation's top defenseman. Reid was a first round pick in theMajor League Lacrosse Draft in June 2006. He was also the first first team All-America defenseman inUMass history.

Prior to his time at Massachusetts, Miller coached at the United States Military Academy from 2000-03, where he helped lead the Black Knights to a 24-20 record in three seasons. During that stretch, Armywon two Patriot League titles and earned a NCAA Tournament berth in 2003 for the first time since 1997.Miller learned under one of the best mentors in the collegiate game's history as he assisted NationalLacrosse Hall of Famer, Jack Emmer, the NCAA's all-time win leader with 326 career victories.

Before Army, Miller spent one season as an assistant coach at the Rochester Institute of Technology,where the Tigers advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2000 NCAA Division III tournament.

From 1997-99, Miller served as a graduate assistant at Springfield College in Massachusetts whileearning his masters degree in education with a concentration in athletic administration. In 1998,Springfield captured the ECAC Division III championship.

Miller spent the first two years of his coaching career at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster,Pa., from 1995-97.

A native of Rochester, N.Y., Miller played defense on the Springfield College lacrosse team and grad-uated in 1993 with a degree in sports management.

Miller and his entire family have made a commitment to education. His father, Richard, recentlyretired as the President of Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., and his mother, Barbara, is a former Englishteacher. Miller's wife, Mary, is a school teacher on Long Island. The couple lives in Rockville Centre, N.Y.and has three children, son Liam (5), daughter Maggie (4), and daughter, Catherine Grace, whom the cou-ple welcomed to their family in June of 2010.

The Miller File

St. John's UniversityFall 2006-presento Third head coach in program history.o Career record of 21-43.o First career win was a 9-3 victory at home

against Lafayette (March 6, 2007).o Led program to first-ever conference victo-

ry at Rutgers, 11-10, on April 5, 2010.o Coached five all-conference honorees, Tom

Michaelsen (2007), Tim LaMare (2008),Dom DeNapoli (2009), Tom Manes (2010),and Harry Kutner (2010).

o Under his tutelage, the Red Storm had itsfirst-ever Major League Lacrosse andNational Lacrosse League Draft pick inTom Michaelsen (2008).

o Led Red Storm to a 10-9 upset of fifth-ranked Georgetown (Feb. 28, 2009), spark-ing a 5-1 start to the 2009 season.

University of Massachusetts2003-06o Served three years as the top assistant.o Worked with the defense and face-off

units.o Helped lead the team to its first-ever NCAA

national title game in 2006.o Minutemen defense held Maryland to just

five goals in the NCAA Semifinals.o Two athletes earned All-America honors,

including Jack Reid, a Schmeisser Awardfinalist as the nation's top defenseman,and a first round Major League LacrosseDraft pick.

U.S. Military Academy2000-03o Worked as an assistant under Jack Emmer,

the NCAA's all-time career victory leaderand National Lacrosse Hall of Famer.

o Helped Army win two Patriot League titles(2002, 2003) and post a 24-20 record.

o Team earned a NCAA tournament berth in2003 for the first time since 1997.

Rochester Institute of Technology 1999-2000o Helped the Tigers advance to the quarterfi-

nals of the 2000 Division III tournament.

Franklin and Marshall College1995-97o Served two years as an assistant coach.

Springfield College1989-993, 1997-999o Graduate Assistant Coach (1997-99).o Helped Springfield capture the ECAC

Division III Championship (1998).o A four-year letterwinner in lacrosse on

defense (1989-1993).

Educationo Masters in education with a concentration

in athletic administration from SpringfieldCollege (1999).

o Bachelor of science in sport managementfrom Springfield (1993).

Head Coach Jason Miller5th Season

Springfield ‘93

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· Forced six turnovers, including four in the first quarter, to set a new career highat Hofstra (March 22) · Tied a career high with three ground balls at Vermont(March 19) · Held Stony Brook’s Kevin Crowley, the country’s third-leading scorer,to just one goal (March 15)

Addona’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 10-8 0 0 0 0 .000 15 11 5-5.0TOTAL 10-88 0 0 0 0 .000 15 11 5-55.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Ground balls: 3, 3x most recently at Hofstra, 3/22/11Caused turnovers: 6, at Hofstra, 3/22/11

· Set a new career high with four ground balls at Providence (April 9) · Scored hisfirst career hat trick on four shots against Sacred Heart (March 26) · Netted a goaland collected three ground balls at Hofstra (March 22) · Scored one goal and col-lected two ground balls at Holy Cross (Feb. 19)

Ayers’ Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2010 13-8 2 1 3 24 .083 8 1 3-2.02011 10-0 6 1 7 14 .429 18 6 0-0.0

TOTAL 23-88 8 2 10 38 .211 26 7 3-22.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 3, vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11Goals: 3, vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11Assists: 1, 2x, most recently vs. Stony Brook, 3/15/11Ground balls: 4, at Providence, 4/9/11

· Tallied an assist at Providence (April 9) · Tied career high with seven ground ballsat Hofstra (March 22) · Scooped game-high six ground balls and caused twoturnovers vs. Stony Brook earning BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll nod (March 15) · Collected a career-high tying seven ground balls vs. Georgetown (March 5) · Picked up three ground balls vs. Yale (Feb. 26) · Notched one assist and collect-ed two ground balls at Holy Cross (Feb. 19)

Ayers’ Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2010 14-0 4 3 7 8 .500 47 22 4-3.52011 10-0 0 2 2 1 .000 40 13 5-5.0TOTAL 24-00 4 5 9 9 .444 87 35 9-88.5

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 3, vs. Providence, 4/10/10Goals: 1, 4x, most recently vs. Providence, 4/10/10Assists: 2, vs. Providence, 4/10/10Ground balls: 7, 3x most recently at Hofstra, 3/22/11Caused Turnovers: 4, 2x, most recently vs. Providence 4/10/10

Berry’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2008 1-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-02009 2-0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-02010 DNP2011 4-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0.0TOTAL 7-00 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0-00.0

· Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers against Sacred Heart (March26)

Bratton’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2010 8-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1 7-6.52011 9-2 0 0 0 0 .000 2 3 4-3.5TOTAL 17-22 0 0 0 1 .000 3 4 11-110.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Ground balls: 1, vs. Syracuse, 5/8/10Caused turnovers: 1, 2x most recently vs. Yale, 2/26/11

· Caused a career-high two turnovers against Sacred Heart (March 26)

Canty’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2010 9-0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 2 1-0.52011 5-0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 3 0-0.0TOTAL 14-00 0 0 0 0 .000 4 5 1-00.5

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Ground balls: 2, at Holy Cross, 2/19/11Caused turnovers: 2, vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11

· Scored his first goa of the season at Providence (April 9) · Tallied an assistagainst Rutgers in the Big City Classic (April 3) · Registered first assist of the sea-son against Stony Brook (March 15)

Carr’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2010 14-0 3 5 8 8 .375 7 2 0-0.02011 10-6 1 2 3 8 .125 2 0 1-1.0TOTAL 23-55 3 7 10 13 .231 9 2 1-11.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 2, vs. Providence, 4/10/10Goals: 1, 4x, most recently at Providence, 4/9/11Assists: 2, vs. Providence, 4/10/10Ground balls: 2, vs. Holy Cross, 2/20/10Caused turnovers: 1, 2x, most recently vs. Vermont, 3/20/10

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· Notched three points on one goal and two assists against Rutgers in the Big CityClassic (April 3) · Notched team-best fourth hat trick (4 g 1 a) of the season in winover Sacred Heart (March 26) · Tied career high with four goals on six shots atVermont (March 19) · Netted two goals in final quarter against Stony Brook(March 15) · Scored a hat trick and dished two assists for a five-point game vs.Georgetown (March 5) · Scored a game-high seven points with four goals andthree assists, earning BIG EAST Honor Roll accolades at Holy Cross (Feb. 19)

Cernuto’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 10-10 20 10 30 79 .253 11 5 4-2.0TOTAL 10-110 20 10 30 79 .253 11 5 4-22.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 7, at Holy Cross, 2/19/11Goals: 4, 3x, most recently vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11Assists: 3, at Holy Cross, 2/19/11Shots: 14, vs. Georgetown, 3/5/11Ground balls: 2, 2x most recently vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11

Cox’s Career StatisticsGOALIE GP-GGS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save % W L T2011 1-0 7:52 1 7.63 1 .500 0 0 0

· Set a new career high with four caused turnovers against Sacred Heart (March26) · Scooped a team-high four ground balls and caused one turnover vs. Yale(Feb. 26) · Led the team with three ground balls at Holy Cross (Feb. 19)

Cremens’ Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2008 11-1 0 0 0 0 .000 4 1 0-0.02009 14-14 0 0 0 0 .000 31 12 4-3.52010 14-14 0 0 0 1 .000 38 12 5-5.02011 10-10 0 0 0 0 .000 20 10 2-1.5TOTAL 49-339 0 0 0 1 .000 93 35 11-110.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Ground balls: 7, at Air Force, 2/28/10Caused turnovers: 4, vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11

· Tied a career high with two goals at Hofstra (March 22) · Scored one goal andone assist vs. Georgetown (March 5) · Tied for the team-high with two goals andone assist vs. Yale (Feb. 26) · Tallied three points with one goal and two assistsin his career debut at Holy Cross (Feb. 19)

Fitzgerald’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 10-10 7 6 13 39 .179 8 2 6-5.0TOTAL 10-110 7 6 13 39 .176 8 2 6-55.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 3, 2x most recently vs. Yale, 2/26/11Goals: 2, 2x most recently at Hofstra, 3/22/11Assists: 2, at Holy Cross, 2/19/11Ground balls: 2, at Siena, 3/12/11

· Won 8-12 face-offs and collected one ground ball at Vermont (March 19)

Flaherty’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT FO FO % Pen-MMin2011 5-0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 8-17 .471 0-0.0TOTAL 5-00 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 8-117 .471 0-00.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Face-offs won: 8, at Vermont, 3/19/11Face-off win percentage: .667, at Vermont, 3/19/11Ground balls: 1, at Vermont, 3/19/11

· Scored a goal off the bench at Hofstra (March 22) · Scored a goal on three shotsat Siena (March 12) · Started and scored a goal in his career debut at Holy Cross(Feb. 19)

Granata’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 10-6 3 2 5 13 .231 7 1 3-2.0TOTAL 10-66 3 2 5 13 .231 7 1 3-22.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 1, 3x most recently at Siena, 3/12/11Goals: 1, 2x most recently at Siena, 3/12/11Assists: 1, 2x most recently vs. Rutgers, 4/3/11Ground balls: 2, 2x most recently vs. Georgetown, 3/5/11

· Scored the opening goal in St. John’s win over Providence (April 9) · Startedand netted a goal at Siena (March 12)· Scored a goal against Yale (Feb. 26) · Seta new career high with three points, scoring two goals and one assist at HolyCross (Feb. 19)

Herits’ Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Faceoff Pen-MMin2008 DNP2009 1-0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 0 0-0 0-0.02010 9-0 5 1 6 16 .312 3 0 0-2 1-1.02011 10-4 6 1 7 20 .300 1 3 1-2 1-1.0TOTAL 20-44 11 2 13 37 .297 5 3 1-44 2-22.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 3, at Holy Cross, 2/19/11Goals: 2, 2x, most recently at Holy Cross, 2/19/11Assists: 1, 2x, most recently at Holy Cross, 2/19/11Ground balls: 2, vs. Notre Dame, 4/24/10

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· Earned Konica Minolta Player of the Game honors for his four-goal effortagainst Rutgers at the Big City Classic (April 3) · Netted a goal against StonyBrook (March 15) · Scored a goal and grabbed career-high four ground balls atSiena (March 12) · Tallied a hat trick in a start against Georgetown (March 5) ·Dished one assist at Holy Cross (Feb. 19)

Holenstein’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2009 2-1 1 0 1 1 1.000 0 0 0-0.02010 14-9 15 6 21 61 .246 14 1 0-0.02011 9-7 11 2 13 34 .324 9 3 0-0.0TOTAL 25-117 27 8 35 96 .281 23 4 0-00.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 5, at Rutgers, 4/3/10Goals: 4, vs. Rutgers, 4/3/11Assists: 2, at Rutgers, 4/3/10Ground balls: 4, at Siena, 3/12/11

· Scored his first goal of the season just seconds into the game against Rutgersin the Big City Classic (April 3)

Hurst’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2009 14-0 3 3 6 18 .167 6 2 0-0.02010 11-5 3 2 5 26 .115 4 1 1-1.02011 10-0 1 0 1 2 .500 17 4 1-1.0TOTAL 35-55 7 5 12 46 .152 27 7 2-22.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 2, at Villanova, 4/17/10Goals: 2, at Villanova, 4/17/10Assists: 1,5x, most recently vs. Notre Dame, 4/24/10Ground balls: 4, 2x most recently at Providence, 4/9/11

Jackson’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0.0TOTAL 2-00 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-00.0

· Notched an assist against Sacred Heart, his first of the season, while collectinga career-high three ground balls (March 26)

Kalata’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2008 2-0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0.02009 6-0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0-0.02010 14-0 0 2 2 0 .000 5 2 1-0.52011 10-0 0 1 1 0 .000 8 0 1-1.0TOTAL 32-00 0 3 3 0 .000 14 2 2-11.5

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 2, at Rutgers, 4/3/10Assists: 2, at Rutgers, 4/3/10Ground balls: 3, vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11

· Netted a hat trick and an assist in just his second career start at Providence(April 9) · Scored his first career goal against Rutgers in the Big City Classic(April 3)

Keegan’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 6-2 4 1 5 11 .364 3 1 0-0.0TOTAL 6-22 4 1 5 11 .364 3 1 0-00.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 4, at Providence, 4/9/11Goals: 3, at Providence, 4/9/11Assists: 1, at Providence, 4/9/11Ground balls: 2, at Providence, 4/9/11

· Tied his career high with four goals on seven shots at Holy Cross (Feb. 19)

Kutner’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2009 14-14 13 11 24 50 .260 15 0 1-1.02010 14-14 20 6 26 84 .238 16 0 2-1.52011 2-2 4 1 5 11 .364 4 0 0-0.0TOTAL 30-330 37 18 54 145 .255 35 0 3-22.5

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 5, vs. Providence, 4/10/10Goals: 4, 2x, most recently at Holy Cross, 2/19/11Assists: 1, most recently vs. Yale, 2/26/11Ground balls: 3, at Sacred Heart, 5/1/10

· Scored a goal against Georgetown (March 5) · Notched first assist of the seasonagainst Yale (Feb. 26)

Lagodich’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2010 14-9 13 2 15 63 .206 9 3 0-0.02011 10-0 1 1 2 23 .043 5 3 1-1.0TOTAL 23-99 14 3 17 86 .163 14 6 1-11.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 4, at Penn State, 3/27/10Goals: 4, at Penn State, 3/27/10Assists: 1, 3x, most recently vs. Yale, 2/26/11Ground balls: 2, at Sacred Heart, 5/1/10

· Earned BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after making 14 saves and allowing a sea-son-low six goals at Providence (April 9) · Set a new career high with 18 savesagainst Georgetown (March 5) · Earned BIG EAST Weekly honor roll for stopping15 shots against Yale (Feb. 26) · Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Weekafter logging 16 saves for a career-best save percentage of .696 at Holy Cross(Feb. 19)

Lowman’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2010 10-8 0 0 0 0 .000 8 2 0-0.02011 10-10 0 0 0 0 .000 18 1 0-0.0TOTAL 20-118 0 0 0 0 .000 26 3 0-00.0

GOALIE GP-GGS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save % W L T2010 10-8 479:45 84 10.51 108 .562 3 5 02011 10-10 578:06 90 9.34 124 .579 4 6 0TOTAL 20-118 1057:51 174 9.87 232 .571 7 11 0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Saves: 18, vs. Georgetown, 3/5/11Save percentage: .700, at Providence, 4/9/11Ground balls: 6, at Providence, 4/9/11

· Scored two goals and dished two assists at Providence (April 9) · Registered acareer-high four assists along with one goal against Rutgers in the Big City Classic(April 3) · Named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll after his third hat trick (3g 1 a) of the season against Sacred Heart (March 26) · Scored a team-high threepoints, tallying two assists and one goal at Hofstra (March 22) · Had a career-bestoffensive output at Vermont, scoring six points and netting five goals (March 19)· Netted three goals and dished one assist in his career debut at Holy Cross (Feb.19)

McArdle’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 10-9 18 12 30 52 .346 11 6 3-2.0TOTAL 10-99 18 12 30 52 .346 11 6 3-22.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 6, at Vermont, 3/19/11Goals: 5, at Vermont, 3/19/11Assists: 4, vs. Rutgers, 4/3/11Ground balls, 3, 2x, most recently vs. Rutgers, 4/3/11

GOALIE GP-GGS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save % W L T2011 1-0 14:02 1 4.28 0 .000 0 0 0TOTAL 1-00 14:02 1 4.28 0 .000 0 0 0

Mullen’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 10-0 0 0 0 1 .000 5 1 1-1.0TOTAL 10-00 0 0 0 1 .000 5 1 1-11.0

· Won 11-21 face-offs against Rutgers’ Chris Mattes, the country’s leading face-off man in the Big City Classic (April 3) · Tied a career high with 17-26 faceoff winsand set a new career high with eight ground balls and one assist vs. Georgetown(March 5) · Won 17-25 face-offs and scooped seven ground balls at Holy Cross(Feb. 19)

Rothman’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Faceoffs FO % Pen-MMin2010 14-0 2 3 5 3 .667 50 1 152-303 .502 2-3.52011 9-0 0 1 1 4 .000 28 1 89-177 .503 1-0.5TOTAL 23-00 2 4 6 7 .286 78 2 241-4480 .502 3-44.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Faceoffs won: 17, 2x most recently vs. Georgetown, 3/5/11Faceoff percentage: .750, vs. Providence, 4/10/11Ground balls: 8, vs. Georgetown, 3/5/11

· Tallied an assist and four ground balls against Sacred Heart (March 26) · Pickedup four ground balls and caused two turnovers against Stony Brook (March 15) ·Caused two turnovers and collected one ground ball at Siena (March 12)

Sherry’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2008 12-0 0 0 0 0 .000 8 1 3-2.52009 14-14 0 1 1 1 .000 46 23 11-8.02010 14-14 0 2 2 2 .000 46 20 15-3.52011 9-9 0 1 1 0 .000 17 13 7-5.5TOTAL 49-337 0 4 4 3 .000 117 57 36-229.5

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 1, 4x, most recently vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11Assists: 1, 4x, most recently vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11Ground balls: 7, at Sacred Heart, 5/1/10Caused turnovers: 4, 2x, most recently vs. Hofstra, 3/23/10

· Scored the final goal against Rutgers in the Big City Classic (April 3) · Tied a sea-son high with two goals against Sacred Heart (March 26) · Scored one goal onone shot at Siena (March 12) · Tallied an assist against Georgetown (March 5) ·Scored his first collegiate goal against Yale (Feb. 26)

Switzer’s Career StatisticsOFFENSE GP-GGS G A Pts Shots Shot% GB CT Pen-MMin2011 9-3 5 1 6 14 .357 4 1 1-1.0TOTAL 9-33 5 1 6 14 .357 4 1 1-11.0

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:Points: 2, vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11Goals: 2, vs. Sacred Heart, 3/26/11Assists: 1, vs. Georgetown, 3/5/11Ground balls: 1, 3x most recently vs. Stony Brook, 3/15/11

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Game 1Feb. 19 • Hart Turf Field

1 2 3 4 TotSt. John’s 3 4 4 5 16Holy Cross 2 2 2 1 7

The St. John’s lacrosse team opened the 2011season with an impressive offensive display,defeating Holy Cross, 16-7, at Hart Turf Fieldin Worcester, Mass.

Nine different players scored points for theRed Storm and four players scored multiplegoals.

St. John’s (1-0, 0-0) was led by freshman KevinCernuto who tallied four goals and threeassists for a team-high seven points. Fellowattackers Harry Kutner and Kieran McArdlealso registered hat tricks as Kutner nettedfour goals on seven shots and McArdle scoredthree goals and one assist. The talented triowere a part of 13 of the team’s 16 goals.

Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper JeffLowman tied his career high with 16 saveswhile only allowing seven goals, for a savepercentage of .695. Sophomore JordanRothman helped spark several Red Storm scor-ing runs by winning 17-26 face-offs.

Holy Cross (0-1, 0-0) was led offensively byJohn Hannan who came off the bench toscore three goals.

St. John’s trailed early after Holy Cross heldpossession and jumped out to a 2-0 lead.

St. John’s responded when McArdle put theRed Storm on the board to ignite a 4-0 scoringrun. Cernuto tied the game at two and fresh-man Joe Granata gave St. John’s a 3-2 advan-tage with 2:19 left in the first period.

The Red Storm never trailed for the rest of thegame.

The second quarter belonged to Kutner as hescored three goals, including one on an extra-man opportunity to push the Red Storm leadto 6-3. Cernuto made it 7-3 on an unassistedgoal with 4:06 left in the half.

Holy Cross used a late Red Storm penalty tocut the lead to 7-4 at half, before scoring twogoals to start the second half and cut the leadto 7-6.

With 2:37 left in the third quarter, St. John’sopened the game up with a flurry of goalsand never looked back.

The first score came on a shot from the top ofthe box as freshman Ryan Fitzgerald set upKutner. Rothman won the ensuing face-offand dished to Cernuto on the break. Cernutofound McArdle at the edge of the crease andthe freshman bounced in the score. Just a

minute later, senior Ryan Herits circled frombehind the goal and hit his first of two goalsin the game. Another face-off win andMcArdle scored again with Herits assisting.

In just over two minutes, the Red Storm hadscored four goals and held an 11-6 lead.

St. John’s continued to shoot effectively in thefourth quarter as sophomore Brandon Ayersfound the net, along with goals fromCernuto, Fitzgerald and Herits.

Rothman led the team with seven groundballs, while senior Dan Cremens picked upthree. Senior Mike Sherry caused twoturnovers. The Red Storm riding game forcedsix failed clears and 12 turnovers, while theteam went a perfect 19-19 on clears.

Game 2Feb. 26 • DaSilva Memorial

1 2 3 4 Tot18/19 Yale 5 2 1 2 10St. John’s 1 0 2 5 8

St. John’s scored five straight fourth-quartergoals, but that wasn’t enough as the No.18/19 Yale Bulldogs took a 10-8 decision atDaSilva Memorial Field.

Brian Douglass led Yale (1-0, 0-0) with a game-high three goals as the Bulldogs won theirseason-opening game. St. John’s (1-1, 0-0) wasled by freshmen Kevin Cernuto and RyanFitzgerald who both tallied three points ontwo goals and one assist.

The Bulldogs jumped out to a 4-0 lead in thefirst quarter before the Red Storm’s Cernutofinally put St. John’s on the board off an assistfrom Harry Kutner. Yale finished the quarterwith a goal from Matt Gibson that sparkedyet another 3-0 scoring run that extendedinto the second period. One of the Bulldoggoals was scored by Jack Flaherty, older broth-er of St. John's freshman Donal Flaherty.

Yale led 7-1 at halftime with a 28-9 advantagein shots and an 8-2 lead in faceoff wins.

St. John’s responded in the second half asfreshman Kieran McArdle scored two third-quarter goals, the first on an extra-manopportunity, to cut the Yale lead to 7-3.

However, Yale’s Michael Lipin scored and thenDouglass found the net on an extra-manopportunity with 12:17 left in the fourthquarter to seemingly put the game away.

The Red Storm then went on a dramatic 5-0scoring run in the next nine minutes to makeit a 9-8 game.

Freshman Keith Switzer scored the first goalof the run, at the 10:06 mark, as he was set upby a pass from Cernuto. Sophomore Jordan

Rothman stepped up to win 6-of-8 faceoffs inthe final quarter, repeatedly giving the RedStorm possession after scored goals.

Fitzgerald, who registered all three of hispoints in the fourth quarter, netted an unas-sisted goal at the 8:57 mark to make the score9-5. Less than three minutes later, senior RyanHerits whipped home his first goal of thegame and then Fitzgerald scored another goalat the 4:39 mark. Cernuto finished the runwith his second goal of the game off an assistfrom Fitzgerald, making the score 9-8 with3:16 left in the game.

The Red Storm defense played well in the sec-ond half, holding Yale to just eight shots ongoal as sophomore Jeff Lowman made fivesecond-half saves. Lowman finished with 15saves and senior Dan Cremens picked up ateam-high four ground balls. SophomoreDillon Ayers and freshman Joe Addona eachcollected three ground balls.

After yet another face-off victory for St. John’sfollowing Cernuto’s goal, Yale forced a RedStorm turnover with under three minutesremaining. A successful clear led to a wideopen shot for the Bulldogs’ Mark Dobroskywho scored the final goal for Yale, securingthe 10-8 final margin.

Game 3March 5 • DaSilva Memorial

1 2 3 4 TotGeorgetown 4 5 4 0 13St. John’s 2 3 1 3 9

The visiting Georgetown Hoyas outlasted St.John’s, 13-9, in lacrosse action before anannounced attendance of 1,008 at DaSilvaMemorial Field on Saturday afternoon.

Georgetown (2-1, 1-0) benefitted from bal-anced scoring across the attack front as threedifferent players tallied hat tricks. DaveyEmala led the team with five points on threegoals and two assists, while Travis Comeauand Zack Angel each netted three goals.

St. John’s (1-2, 0-1) was once again led by tal-ented freshman Kevin Cernuto who scoredfive points on three goals and two assists. Thenative of Neshanic Station, N.J., has nowscored a team-leading 15 points throughthree games, including nine goals.

Red Storm junior Charlie Holenstein also hada big day after earning the start at attack.Holenstein registered his first hat trick of theseason with three goals on six shots. The threegoals tied Holenstein’s career high which heset last season in a win over Rutgers.

Georgetown jumped out to an early 3-0 leadon goals from Angel and Brian Casey. RedStorm freshman Kieran McArdle put the hometeam on the board with an unassisted goal at

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the 3:45 mark of the first period.

Sophomore Jordan Rothman won the ensuingfaceoff and sprinted up-field, dishing toCernuto on the break who netted his firstgoal of the game from outside of the crease,making the margin 3-2.

Rothman finished the contest with a game-high eight ground balls, winning 17-26 face-offs for a percentage of .653. Rothman’s victo-ries at the X tied the career high that he set inthe season opener at Holy Cross.

Georgetown responded to the Red Stormmini-run when Max Seligmann scored a goalwith just 12 seconds left in the first quarter.Seligmann then assisted on a Hoya goal fromComeau at the 13:24 mark of the second, andRickey Mirabito made the margin 6-2 on anunassisted score four minutes later.

St. John’s continued this season’s trend of tak-ing advantage of penalty situations, scoring aman-up goal at the 8:02 mark as Cernutopassed to freshman midfielder RyanFitzgerald who found the net. Fitzgerald fin-ished the game with two points on one goaland one assist.

After Hoya goals from Angel and Comeau, St.John’s scored with man advantages on twooccasions, one goal coming from Holensteinand another from Cernuto to bring the scoreto 8-5 with 2:23 left in the half.

On the game, the Red Storm netted threeextra-man goals, all coming in the secondquarter. The Hoyas were penalized eighttimes, while St. John’s was whistled for sixinfractions.

Georgetown’s Emala found the net withunder a minute remaining off a dish fromMirabito to bring the lead back to 9-5 at theintermission.

The third quarter belonged to the Hoyas, asGeorgetown scored four straight goals toextend the lead to 13-5 and take control ofthe game. Emala netted two of the scoreswhile Comeau and Casey scored the othertwo.

St. John’s ended the game well, forcing fourGeorgetown turnovers in the fourth quarterand scoring four unanswered goals to bringthe final margin to 13-9. Holenstein nettedtwo of his three goals in the final period,while sophomore Alex Lagodich hit the netwith just 32 seconds remaining.

Georgetown goaltender Jack Davis picked upthe win for the Hoyas, making 14 saves for asave percentage of .609. Red Storm keeperJeff Lowman set a new career high with 18saves as posted a save percentage of .580.

St. John’s sophomore Dillon Ayers fieldedseven ground balls, tying a career high, while

seniors Mike Sherry and Dan Cremens com-bined for four ground balls and three causedturnovers.

Game 4March 12 • Siena Turf Field

1 2 3 4 TotSt. John’s 3 1 0 0 4Siena 2 3 4 1 10

The Siena Saints came back from an early 4-2deficit to outscore St. John's 8-0 over the lastthree quarters, winning 10-4 in non-confer-ence lacrosse action at Siena Turf Field onSaturday afternoon.

Siena (4-2, 0-0), the preseason favorite to winthe MAAC conference, was led by JohnRogener and Chris Roth who each tallied hattricks. St. John's (1-3, 0-1) had four differentplayers score goals as Ryan Herits, CharlieHolenstein, Joe Granata and Keith Switzer allfound the net. Freshman Kevin Cernuto con-tinued his four-game scoring streak by tally-ing an assist.

The host Saints outshot St. John's 32-26, andcollected 34 ground balls to the Johnnies' 27.Red Storm face-off specialist Jordan Rothmanwent 10-16 at the X, bringing his season face-off percentage to .621. St. John's goalkeeperJeff Lowman tallied 11 saves in the contest.

Siena took the first lead after St. John's con-trolled possession for the first five minutes ofthe game. The Saints broke through withgoals from Roth and Rogener at the 9:35 and8:42 marks, respectively.

The Red Storm defense recovered, forcing sixSaints turnovers in the first quarter withLowman making four saves.

Holenstein put the Red Storm on the board bytaking advantage of a Saints pushing penalty,as he scored at the 3:44 mark with the assistfrom Cernuto. That goal sparked a 4-0 scoringrun that extended into the second period.

Freshman attacker Switzer found the netafter a move on the left side, splitting twodefenders and tying the score at two. Heritsended the quarter with an unassisted goal,streaking in from the midfield, receiving thepass, creating off a dodge and finding thenet.

Freshman midfielder Granata capped the runwith an unassisted goal at the 14:04 mark ofthe second quarter.

The Saints responded with an 8-0 run, holdingSt. John's scoreless over the next three quar-ters. Collin Parkhurst found the net on anextra-man chance at the 5:28 mark, and thenRogener and Bryan Neufeld helped the Saintsregain the lead at halftime, 5-4.

Siena continued the momentum through thethird quarter, scoring four straight goals,including two from Roth, to build a 9-4 lead.

Saints goalkeeper Tom Morr tallied eightsaves in the second and third quarters, whilekilling off five Red Storm extra-man opportu-nities to keep St. John's out of the net.

The Saints tacked on a goal in the fourthquarter, as Mic DeBellis found the net with6:56 remaining.

Game 5March 15 • DaSilva Memorial

1 2 3 4 Tot5/5 Stony Brook 3 3 3 0 9St. John’s 0 0 0 4 4

The fifth-ranked Stony Brook Seawolves tooka 9-4 decision over St. John’s in mid-weeklacrosse action at DaSilva Memorial Field onTuesday afternoon.

Stony Brook (3-1, 0-0) was led by JordanMcBride and Russ Bonanno who each scoredtwo goals. Seawolves goalkeeper RobCamposa played strong in net, shutting out St.John’s through three quarters and notching14 saves, including several from point-blankrange.

St. John’s (1-4, 0-1) played well in the finalquarter, scoring four goals, including twofrom team leader Kevin Cernuto, and shuttingout the Seawolves to bring the final margin to9-4.

The Red Storm defense managed to holdStony Brook to single digits for the first timethis season. Sophomore Jeff Lowman, thenation’s leader in saves per game, tallied 14saves in goal while freshman Joe Addona heldStony Brook’s Kevin Crowley, the nation’sthird-leading scorer, to just one goal.

Stony Brook got on the board just 18 secondsinto the game when McBride found an open-ing right outside the crease and hit the net,with the assist going to Robbie Campbell.Bonanno scored his first of two goals just a lit-tle under two minutes later to put StonyBrook up 2-0.

For the next 10 minutes of the quarter bothdefenses were stellar as the goalkeepers com-bined for 11 saves and the two defensesforced nine turnovers in the first frame.

St. John’s could not take advantage of a one-minute extra-man opportunity with five min-utes remaining in the quarter after Camposasaved a Cernuto shot from point-blank range.

Stony Brook extended the lead to 3-0 whenKyle Belton scored at the 2:03 mark of thefirst. A near full quarter of action commencedbefore the Seawolves scored three quick goals

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right before the half. Graham Adams, TomCompitello and Bonanno all netted goals tomake it 6-0 at halftime.

After the Seawolves scored three goals in thethird quarter to make the lead 9-0, the RedStorm offense came alive in the final framewith four goals against Stony Brook goal-keeper John Bella. On the season, St. John’shas outscored its opponents 17-4 in the fourthquarter.

Sophomore Brandon Ayers broke the RedStorm’s scoring draught by hitting the back ofthe net off a pass from classmate Jarrett Carr.Ayers set up teammate Charlie Holenstein justthree minutes later for Holenstein’s fifth goalof the year.

Cernuto scored the team’s final two goals toextend his scoring streak to a team-best fivegames and increase his season output to ateam-leading 18 points.

Defensively, sophomore Dillon Ayers led St.John’s with a game-high six ground balls andtwo caused turnovers while senior co-captainMike Sherry picked up four ground balls andcaused two turnovers.

Stony Brook’s Adam Rand, the country’sleader in face-off percentage, won 12-15draws at the X along with a team-high fiveground balls.

Game 6March 19 • Moulton Winder Field

1 2 3 4 TotSt. John’s 2 2 0 5 9Vermont 3 3 6 2 14

The Vermont Catamounts won a 14-9 contestover St. John’s in Saturday lacrosse action atMoulton Winder Field in Burlington, Vt.

Vermont sophomore Drew Philie, the team’spoints leader entering the game, tallied fourgoals on nine shots. A.J. Masson compiled fivepoints with three assists and two goals.Vermont improved to 4-3 on the season withthe win.

St. John’s (1-5, 0-1) was led by freshmen KevinCernuto and Kieran McArdle who combinedfor all nine Red Storm goals. McArdle scored acareer-high five goals for his third multi-goalgame and second hat trick this year. Cernutotallied his third hat trick of the season, scoringfour goals on six shots.

The Catamounts were able to build their leaddue to strong play in the face-off X, winning14-19 draws in the first three quarters.

Vermont opened the game with two quickgoals as the Catamounts’ Philie netted a shotat the 14:00 minute mark off an assist fromMasson. After a Catamount face-off win,

Masson took it himself to give a Vermont the2-0 advantage.

St. John’s responded when midfielder JarrettCarr passed to Cernuto in the middle of thefield. Cernuto dodged right and scored on therun to make it 2-1. McArdle tied the game attwo after a run from behind the net led to ascore on the right side.

Worley gave the lead back to Vermont at the4:23 mark of the first period, finding the netafter Masson set him up for another assist.The Vermont run extended into the secondquarter as the Catamounts attacked in anunsettled situation, shooting on goalkeeperJeff Lowman who made the initial save.However, Philie corralled the rebound in frontof the net and put it in for his second goal ofthe game.

After a Vermont goal from Worley, St. John’sshort-stick midfielder Brandon Ayers caused aturnover with a big hit in the Red Stormdefensive half that led to a St. John’s score, asMcArdle attacked from the right side, faked apass and hit the back of the net to cut it to 5-3.

Philie registered his third goal of the game atthe 6:42 mark, but Cernuto closed the halfwith his second goal, this time from X, tomake the margin 6-4 at intermission.

Vermont came out firing early in the secondhalf as Luke Ryder hit the net from the rightside at the 14:34 mark. Just nine seconds later,a Catamount face-off win led to a goal fromMax Gradinger that opened up the game at 8-4.

Vermont tacked on another four goals to endthe third quarter, holding a 12-4 lead headinginto the final period.

Cernuto and McArdle continued their scoringfor St. John’s in the fourth quarter, combiningfor five goals in the final period of play.

Cernuto notched two unassisted goals, whileMcArdle found the net on a man-up opportu-nity, a man-down situation at 2:09 and a goalin the final moments. McArdle’s fourth goalwas St. John’s first man-down goal this sea-son, while the man-up goal came off an assistfrom freshman Ryan Fitzgerald.

Defensively, sophomore Dillon Ayers andfreshman Joe Addona combined for sevenground balls, while Ayers also tallied threecaused turnovers. Sophomore Jeff Lowmanmade 12 saves while allowing 13 goals andDaniel McQuillan saw his first action of hisRed Storm career, playing 14:02 in net in thefinal quarter.

Game 7March 22 • James Shuart Stadium

1 2 3 4 TotSt. John’s 0 0 3 2 58/5 Hofstra 2 4 1 1 8

The No. 8/6 Hofstra Pride built a 7-0 lead andwithstood five second-half goals from St.John’s to take an 8-5 victory in primetime,non-conference lacrosse action at James M.Shuart Stadium in Hempstead, N.Y.

With the win, Hofstra improved to 6-1 on theseason with an undefeated record againstnon-conference teams. St. John’s moved to 1-6 while playing in the team’s first game underthe lights this season.

Six different players scored goals for the Pride,led by Stephen Bentz and Jay Card who eachnetted two goals apiece. Hofstra’s AndrewGvozden registered 11 saves in goal for thewin.

St. John’s freshman Kieran McArdle tallied ateam-high three points on one goal and twoassists, while classmate Ryan Fitzgerald scoredtwo goals, including one on a man-up oppor-tunity.

The St. John’s defensive effort was led byfreshman Joe Addona and sophomore DillonAyers. Addona caused a career-high sixturnovers, including four in the first quarter,which marked the highest single-game outputin that category since Mike Luyster forcedseven turnovers back in 2007. Ayers onceagain led the team in ground balls, tallyingseven to tie a career high that he set againstGeorgetown (March 5).

The Pride took the lead just 1:32 into the con-test when Ian Braddish found the net off apass from Jamie Lincoln. Both teams’ defensesstiffened for the rest of the quarter, forcingshots wide and causing turnovers. The Pridefound the net again with 3:21 left in the peri-od when Bentz hit Kevin Ford for the score.

The second stanza marked Hofstra’s most pro-ductive quarter as the Pride built a 6-0 leadoff of goals from Bentz, Card and Sorichetti.However, despite Hofstra’s 17 first-half shots,only eight were on goal. St. John’s also puteight shots on goal, all of which Gvozdensaved.

The Red Storm offense came alive in the thirdquarter, ignited by the hot shooting ofFitzgerald. The freshman midfielder put St.John’s on the board at the 7:51 mark with ashot from the top. Fitzgerald scored again justtwo minutes later, while the Pride was beingreleased from a one-minute illegal hit penal-ty, to tally the extra-man goal and make themargin, 7-2.

St. John’s sophomore defensive midfielderBrandon Ayers closed the quarter with a goal

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at the 1:33 mark to maintain St. John’smomentum and make the score 7-3.

In what has been a difficult quarter for St.John’s this season, the Red Storm outshot thePride, 9-3, in the third, winning 3-5 face-offs,collecting three more ground balls and forc-ing four turnovers while only giving the ballup twice.

However, Hofstra’s Jamie Lincoln extendedthe lead at the 12:45 mark of the fourth peri-od, to keep St. John’s at bay.

The Red Storm scored two goals at the end ofthe period, the first from freshman midfielderJoe Granata off an assist from McArdle at the3:27 mark.

McArdle ended the game with a spectacularplay, causing a turnover on a clear attempt,picking up the ground ball and racing to thenet, firing it past Hofstra goalkeeper RobBellairs with one second remaining, to makethe final score 8-5.

Despite the final margin, St. John’s held theedge in shots (33-27), turnovers (14-19) andground balls (22-21), while Hofstra’s JohnAntoniades was strong at the face-off X, win-ning 10-16 draws.

Game 8March 26 • DaSilva Memorial

1 2 3 4 TotSacred Heart 3 0 2 2 7St. John’s 5 3 5 2 15

St. John’s used hat tricks from three differentplayers along with a strong defensive effort torun to victory over Sacred Heart, 15-7, inlacrosse action at DaSilva Memorial Field onSaturday afternoon.

Freshmen Kevin Cernuto led St. John’s (2-6, 0-1) with five points, tying his career high withfour goals to go with one assist. ClassmateKieran McArdle tallied his third hat trick ofthe season with three goals, all in the firsthalf, and one assist. Sophomore defensivemidfielder Brandon Ayers smashed his previ-ous career bests by netting three goals onfour shots.

Sacred Heart (3-5, 0-0) was led by a hat trickfrom Mike Mawdsley while Bryan Badolatoscored two goals.

St. John’s forced 24 Sacred Heart turnoverswhile holding a 33-23 edge in ground balls.The Red Storm also outshot the Pioneers 42-31, including 27 shots on goal.

After giving up the game’s opening goal toSacred Heart's Mawdsley at the 10:40 mark,the Red Storm scored three straight goals in afour minute stretch to establish a 3-1 lead thatthe team never relinquished.

Freshman Keith Switzer scored St. John’s firstgoal off an assist from Charlie Holenstein in aman-up opportunity at the 8:49 mark.McArdle followed that strike with his owngoal, dodging from behind the net to give St.John’s the lead. Holenstein capped the runwith a score at the 4:21 mark off an assistfrom Cernuto.

Both teams combined for four goals over thelast four minutes of the quarter, making thescore 5-3 at the end of the first. Cernuto andMcArdle accounted for the two Red Stormgoals while defensive midfielder Dan Kalataassisted on one score for his first point of theseason.

The Red Storm defense stiffened in the secondquarter, holding the Pioneers scoreless andallowing only three shots.

Senior captain and close defender Mike Sherryexcited the crowd at the beginning of theperiod by racing the ball upfield on a clearattempt and passing to McArdle positioned atthe edge of the crease who shot the ballpassed the goaltender. The assist markedSherry’s first point of the season.

Two minutes later, Brandon Ayers scored hisfirst of three goals to increase the Red Stormlead before Cernuto capped the quarter withhis second goal, putting St. John’s up 8-3 athalftime.

Although Sacred Heart scored two of the firstthree goals of the third period, St. John’s wasnever threatened down the stretch as theoffense exploded for four goals in the finalminutes of the quarter. Cernuto, Holenstein,Brandon Ayers and Switzer all found the netin the run.

The St. John’s reserves saw the field in thefinal quarter as freshman Tommy Cox playednearly eight minutes in goal, making one saveand allowing one goal. Brandon Ayers scoredhis third goal of the game in the quarter,while senior Ryan Herits also netted a score.

Five different Red Storm players picked upthree or more ground balls, led by senior DanCremens who picked up a game-high fiveground balls while causing a career-best fourturnovers. Sherry picked up four ground ballswhile long-stick midfielder Dillon Ayers alsofielded four ground balls.

Game 9April 3 • Big City Classic (New

Meadowlands Stadium)1 2 3 4 Tot

Rutgers 2 3 1 2 8St. John’s 4 2 2 1 9

The St. John's lacrosse team delivered athrilling 9-8 victory over conference rivalRutgers in the program's first appearance in

the Konica Minolta Big City Classic at the NewMeadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford,N.J. An announced attendance of 25,115 wason hand for the three-game event, markingthe second-largest crowd for a regular seasonlacrosse showcase ever.

The Red Storm (3-6, 1-1) was led by juniorCharlie Holenstein who tallied a career-highfour goals on five shots, all coming in the firsthalf. Holenstein earned Konica Minolta Playerof the Game honors for his performance.

Freshman Kieran McArdle recorded his sixthmulti-point game of the season, setting a newcareer high in assists with four to go alongwith a second-quarter goal. Sophomore JeffLowman stopped seven shots in the secondhalf to keep Rutgers at bay in the final min-utes.

Rutgers (5-4, 0-2) was spearheaded by MichaelDiehl and Scott Klimchak who both tallied hattricks.

"Today was everything we hoped it would beand more," said head coach Jason Miller."When you get an opportunity to play in thisvenue and in this environment, you want tocash in on it, and we did."

The Scarlet Knights excited the crowd early bynetting a goal just eight seconds into thegame as face-off specialist Christopher Matteswon the opening draw and fed ScottKlimchak who scored from the left side.

St. John's responded with a counter punch assophomore Jordan Rothman won the ensuingface-off and junior midfielder Matt Hurst puthome a line drive from the top of the box totie the game just 14 seconds in.

Holenstein continued the furious scoring justa minute later off an assist from sophomoreJarrett Carr to give the Red Storm a 2-1 lead.

Both teams settled down over the next 10minutes, causing turnovers and forcing wideshots. Holenstein broke the drought at the5:27 mark for his second goal as freshmanKevin Cernuto dished the first of his twoassists.

After a Rutgers goal from Diehl, Holensteinfinished the first quarter with his third goalon a setup from McArdle, making the margin4-2.

The second period featured a back and forthbattle as Rutgers and St. John's traded multi-ple goals, despite Rothman winning all sixface-offs against the country's top face-offspecialist in Mattes.

St. John's tallied goals from McArdle andHolenstein while Rutgers' Kory Kelly, Diehland Scott Klimchak all found the net, the finalgoal coming at the 1:28 mark and cutting theRed Storm lead to 6-5 at the intermission.

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The Scarlet Knights came out of the lockerroom and possessed the ball for most of thethird quarter, winning three of four face-offsand tying the game on a man-up opportunitymidway through the period on a goal fromDiehl.

After a Red Storm turnover in the offensiveend, sophomore long-stick midfielder DillonAyers trapped the Scarlet Knights on a clearattempt at midfield, causing a turnover andreversing the ball in transition. Ayers passedto McArdle who found a cutting Cernuto onthe back side to give St. John's a 7-6 advan-tage, a lead the Red Storm never relinquished.

St. John's extended the lead late in the quar-ter when freshman Joe Granata passed to hisclassmate Colin Keegan who fought througha Scarlet Knight defender to go low to highand hit the back of the net.

Late in the fourth quarter, freshman KeithSwitzer extended the lead to 9-6 on McArdle'sfourth assist.

Rutgers did not go away quietly as DuncanClancy assisted on two goals, including onefrom Matthew Klimchak with 46 secondsremaining to pull within one goal. The ScarletKnights had a chance to tie it with just sec-onds remaining, but an errant pass went outof bounds and the Red Storm ran out theclock.

Goalkeeper Lowman finished with 10 saveswhile Rothman led the team with fourground balls, winning 11-21 face-offs. SeniorMike Sherry picked up three ground balls andcaused one turnover.

St. John's converted 14-15 clears and went 1-2on extra-man opportunities, while killing offfour of six Rutgers man-up chances.

The win marks St. John's second straight victo-ry after a 15-7 win over Sacred Heart lastweek. The contest also marked the secondtime in two years that St. John's defeatedRutgers by one goal.

Game 10April 9 • Friar Field Hockey &

Lacrosse Complex1 2 3 4 Tot

St. John’s 2 2 3 2 9Providence 0 3 2 1 6

St. John’s opened the game with four straightgoals and never trailed the Providence Friarsen route to a 9-6 conference victory at FriarField Hockey & Lacrosse Complex on Saturdayafternoon.

St. John’s (4-6, 2-1) won its third consecutivegame and second straight in conference play,while Providence (3-7, 0-2) dropped its second

contest in a row.

The Red Storm was led by the efforts of fresh-man Colin Keegan, who scored a hat trick injust his second career start. Keegan con-tributed three points in the Red Storm’s open-ing string of four goals. Fellow freshmanKieran McArdle tallied four points on twogoals and two assists. Sophomore JeffLowman was stout in goal, allowing a season-low six goals and making 14 saves.

After a defensive struggle for the majority ofthe first quarter with both teams defenseswreaking havoc with challenged shots, seniorRyan Herits broke the deadlock with a dodgeon the right side, scoring his sixth goal of theseason at the 2:46 mark.

Just two minutes later, freshman KeithSwitzer reset the Red Storm offense at the topof the box and passed to classmate Keeganwho hit the net for his first goal of the game.

Keegan continued his scoring in the secondquarter, hitting a cutting McArdle who scoredat the 8:46 mark. Just over a minute later,McArdle reversed it by passing to Keegan overthe defense and the freshman put in the shotfrom the edge of the crease.

The Friars responded with a three-goal run toend the half, with the team’s first goal comingat 6:32 off the stick of Steve Lydon.Providence ended the half with a nifty goalfrom Sean Wright who received a pass from adouble-teamed Andrew Barton with just fiveseconds left before intermission.

The Red Storm defense weathered theProvidence attack in the third quarter, killingoff a two-person Friar advantage after back-to-back penalties at the 12:13 mark. Lowmanmade a number of saves from close quarters,notching a total of five stops in the period.

St. John’s capitalized on a man-up chance ofits own at the 10:33 mark when McArdledished a no-look pass to a cutting Switzer toextend the lead to 5-3.

After a Providence goal at the 3:58 mark, St.John’s responded when sophomore JarrettCarr spun and fired home his first goal of theseason to make it 6-4.

Just 30 seconds later, St. John’s turned a failedFriar clear into an unsettled situation andDillon Ayers hit Keegan on the run to set upthe freshman for his third goal of the game.

Providence ended the quarter with yet anoth-er last-second goal, hitting the net off adodge with just three seconds left on theclock.

A tense fourth quarter went back and forthwith each team missing scoring opportunitiesuntil freshman Ryan Fitzgerald gave the RedStorm a little breathing room at the 5:11

mark. Running off a pick and roll at the top ofthe box, Fitzgerald found space and scored hisseventh goal of the season to extend the leadto 8-5.

The Friars cut it to 8-6 at the 2:47 mark, but aMcArdle empty netter ended the Friars hopesand created the final margin of 9-6.

The Red Storm defense caused turnovers onfive of 20 clears as defensive midfielder MattHurst and Brandon Ayers each picked up fourground balls. Senior defenseman Mike Sherryalso collected four ground balls.

Sophomore Jordan Rothman won 7-11 face-offs in the second half to keep the Red Stormwith possession late in the game.

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SHOT STATISTICS STJ OPPGoals-Shot attempts 88-328 92-352Goals scored per game 8.80 9.20Shot pct. .268 .261Shots on goal-Attempts 192-328 217-352SOG pct. .585 .616Shots/Game 32.8 35.2Assists 46 42MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIESGoals-Opportunities 15-48 12-47Conversion Percent .312 .255GOAL BREAKDOWNTotal Goals 88 92Man-up 15 12Man-down 1 0Unassisted 42 50Goals scored average 8.80 9.20GROUND BALLS 263 257TURNOVERS 171 166CAUSED TURNOVERS 92 77FACEOFFS (W-L) 107-216 109-216Faceoff W-L Pct. .495 .505CLEARS 171-197 171-209Clear Pct. .868 .818PENALTIESNumber 50 52Minutes 41:30 41:30ATTENDANCETotal 2686 2467Dates/Avg Per Date 4/672 5/493Neutral Site #/Avg 1/25115

2011 St. John's LacrosseSt. John's Combined Team Statistics

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 4-66 1-33 2-33 1-00CONFERENCE 2-11 0-11 1-00 1-00

2011 Results

Date Team W/L Score AttendanceFeb. 19 @Holy Cross W 16-7 224Feb. 26 18/19 Yale L 10-8 723Mar. 5 Georgetown L 13-9 1008Mar. 12 @Siena L 10-4 302Mar. 15 5/5 Stony Brook L 9-4 467Mar. 19 @Vermont L 13-9 367Mar. 22 @8/6 Hofstra L 8-5 1060Mar. 26 Sacred Heart W 15-7 488Apr. 3 vs. Rutgers W 9-8 25,115Apr. 9 @Providence W 9-6 514

## Name GP GS G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% UP DN GB T/O CT Faceoff Pct Pen Min33 CERNUTO, Kevin 10 10 20 10 30 79 .253 49 .620 3 0 11 27 5 0-0 .000 4 2.06 MCARDLE, Kieran 10 9 18 12 30 52 .346 33 .635 2 1 11 20 6 0-0 .000 3 2.015 HOLENSTEIN, Charlie 9 7 11 2 13 34 .324 20 .588 2 0 9 8 3 0-0 .000 0 0.03 FITZGERALD, Ryan 10 10 7 6 13 39 .179 19 .487 3 0 8 19 2 0-0 .000 6 5.018 SWITZER, Keith 10 4 6 2 8 16 .375 10 .625 4 0 4 7 1 0-0 .000 1 1.030 HERITS, Ryan 10 4 6 1 7 20 .300 13 .650 0 0 1 10 3 1-2 .500 1 1.010 AYERS, Brandon 10 0 6 1 7 14 .429 12 .857 0 0 18 12 6 0-0 .000 0 0.044 KUTNER, Harry 2 2 4 1 5 11 .364 5 .455 1 0 4 7 0 0-0 .000 0 0.019 KEEGAN, Colin 6 2 4 1 5 11 .364 9 .818 0 0 3 1 1 0-0 .000 0 0.020 GRANATA, Joe 10 6 3 2 5 13 .231 7 .538 0 0 7 11 1 0-0 .000 3 2.02 CARR, Jarrett 10 6 1 2 3 8 .125 3 .375 0 0 2 3 0 0-0 .000 1 1.024 LAGODICH, Alex 10 0 1 1 2 23 .043 10 .435 0 0 5 1 3 0-0 .000 1 1.05 AYERS, Dillon 10 0 0 2 2 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0 40 11 13 0-0 .000 5 5.07 HURST, Matt 10 0 1 0 1 2 .500 1 .500 0 0 17 4 4 0-0 .000 1 1.04 ROTHMAN, Jordan 10 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 .000 0 0 30 3 1 98-197 .497 1 0.526 KALATA, Dan 10 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 8 1 0 0-0 .000 1 1.016 SHERRY, Mike 10 10 0 1 1 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 21 2 14 0-0 .000 8 6.537 MULLEN, Connor 10 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0 5 1 1 0-0 .000 1 1.043 JACKSON JR., Mark 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0.038 MCQUILLAN, Daniel 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 .000 0 0.036 MUSCARELLA, Jon 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0.034 MAGOON, Cooper 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0.027 BELLO, John 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0.025 COX, Tommy 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0-0 .000 0 0.023 BERRY, O'Brien 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 0 0.022 LOWMAN, Jeff 10 10 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 18 9 1 0-0 .000 0 0.021 BRATTON, Parker 9 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 2 1 3 0-0 .000 4 3.517 CREMENS, Dan 10 10 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 20 4 10 0-0 .000 2 1.513 CANTY, Colin 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 3 0 3 0-0 .000 0 0.012 VISCUSI, Drew 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 .000 1 1.09 FLAHERTY, Donal 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 1 0 0 8-17 .471 0 0.08 ADDONA, Joe 10 8 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0 15 2 11 0-0 .000 5 5.0

Total............... 10 88 46 134 328 .268 192 .585 15 1 263 171 92 107-2216 .495 50 41.5Opponents........... 10 92 42 134 352 .261 217 .616 12 0 257 166 77 109-2216 .505 52 41.5

## Name GP GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Pct W L T38 MCQUILLAN, Daniel 1 0 14:02 1 4.28 0 .000 0 0 025 COX, Tommy 1 0 7:52 1 7.63 1 .500 0 0 022 LOWMAN, Jeff 10 10 578:06 90 9.34 124 .579 4 6 0

Total............... 10 600:00 92 9.20 125 .576 4 6 0Opponents........... 10 600:00 88 8.80 104 .542 6 4 0