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1 2013 MARQUETTE MEN S LACROSSE Game #11 Marquette at Bellarmine Tuesday, April p.m. (2 p.m. Central Time) Owsley B. Frazier Stadium Louisville, Ky. Marquette University Athletic Media Relations 770 N. 12th Street, Milwaukee, Wis SCHEDULE/RESULTS (4-6 Overall) February Opponent Time/Result Sat. 23 at #19/17 Ohio State L, 8-18 March Sat. 2 at RV/RV Air Force W, 8-6 Sat. 9 at Jacksonville L, 7-13 Tues. 12 at Mercer W, Sat. 16 at Saint Joseph s L, 7-12 Fri. 29 at Georgetown L, April Tues. 2 vs. #5/4 Notre Dame L, 5-17 Fri. 5 at #3/3 Denver L, 4-15 Sat. 13 at High Point W, 14-6 SAT. 20 DETROIT W, 14-9 Tues. 23 at Bellarmine 2 p.m. CT Sat. 27 at St. John s Noon CT May SUN. 5 DUKE NOON CT Rankings are USILA/Nike-IL at time of game; RV - receiving votes Home games in BOLD CAPS and played at Hart Park; All games listed as Central time (games subject to change) 2013 QUICK FACTS Name:...Marquette University Location:...Milwaukee, Wis. (53233) Founded: Enrollment:...11,800 President:...Rev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J. Athletic Director:...Larry Williams Affiliation:...NCAA Div. I (independant) Home Field:...Hart Park MEN S LACROSSE HISTORY First Year of Men s Lacrosse: All-Time Men s Lax Record: All-Time Postseason Record: MARQUETTE STAFF Head Coach:...Joe Amplo Alma Mater:...Hofstra, 1999 Assistant Coach:...Stephen Brundage, Alma Mater:...Loyola Maryland, 2005 Assistant Coach:...John Orsen Alma Mater:...Hofstra, 2006 Volunteer Asst./Goalies:...Scott Rodgers Alma Mater:...Notre Dame, 2010 Athletic Trainer:...Jeremy J. Johnson Athletic Trainer Phone:...(414) Venue: Owsley B. Frazier Stadium Playing surface: artificial turf Capacity: 2,000 All-time series: 0-0 Last meeting: first meeting Tickets: GoMarquette.com or (414) 288-GoMU TV / Live video: Athletics.Bellarmine.edu Live audio/radio: none Live stats: Athletics.Bellarmine.edu (#MULax) TEAM INFORMATION Nickname: Golden Eagles Website: GoMarquette.com 2013 Record: 4-6 Conference: Independent (BIG EAST in 2014) Head coach: Joe Amplo Coach s all-time record: 4-6 (1st year) Record at school: 4-6 (1st year) MEDIA CONTACT SID: Luke LeNoble lucas.lenoble@mu.edu Phone: (414) TEAM INFORMATION Nickname: Knights Website: Athletics.Bellarmine.edu 2013 Record: 7-5 (3-4 ECAC) Conference: Eastern College Athletic Conference Head coach: Kevin Burns Coach s all-time record: (2nd year) Record at school: (2nd year) MEDIA CONTACT SID: John Spugnardi jspugnardi@bellarmine.edu Phone: (502) Key storylines... After claiming a 14-9 victory over Detroit on Saturday, April 20 in its first-ever home game, the Marquette (4-6) will return to the road for a mid-week game at Bellarmine (7-5, 3-4 ECAC) on Tuesday, April 23. Face-off at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium is set for 2 p.m. Central time and a live video stream will be available at Athletics.Bellarmine.edu. The Golden Eagles will put their two-game win streak on the line when they make the trip to Louisville, Ky., to take on the Knights. During the recent streak, MU has scored 14 goals in each contest and limited opponents to under 10 goals. Bellarmine (7-5, 3-4 ECAC) enters the Tuesday afternoon contest with Marquette having dropped three straight, including a 8-9 double-overtime loss to Hobart (April 13) and a 12-7 decision at Virginia (April 20). Bellarmine has found success this season while playing on its home turf, having won five of its seven games at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium. Following the game at Bellarmine, Marquette will head to New York, N.Y., and battle St. John's on Saturday, April 27 for its final road contest of the season. GOMARQUETTE.COM TWITTER.COM/MUATHLETICS FACEBOOK.COM/GOMARQUETTE MARQUETTE INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS 770 N.12th ST. MILWAUKEE, WI

2 HEAD-TO-HEAD COMPARISON CHART Goals-Shot attempts Goals Per Game Goals Allowed Per Game Shot Percentage Shots Per Game Extra-Man Opportunities (.481) 6-31 (.194) Groundballs Per Game Opponent Groundballs/Game Turnovers Per Game Caused Turnovers/Game Faceoffs Won/Lost Faceoff Percentage Clears-Attempts Clear Percentage Penalties Penalty Minutes... 33:30 29:00 Scouting the opponent The Knights are led by redshirt senior Karsen Leung, who has tallied 11 goals and 22 assists. Currently, Bellarmine has seven players on its roster with ten-or-more points, including Michael Ward s 20 goal, 10-assist campaign. Dillion Ward has seen the maority of minutes in net this season and has posted a 7.41 goals against average with 87 saves. Golden Eagles last time out... The Marquette University men's lacrosse team defeated the University of Detroit Mercy, 14-9, in its first-ever home game Saturday night at Hart Park in front of 1,156 fans.marquette fell behind to Detroit, 3-2, after the first quarter, but managed to score eight of the next 10 goals to take a commanding 10-5 lead into the final quarter. The Golden Eagles used a 6-2 scoring advantage in the third quarter to pull away from the Titans and earn the program's first-ever home win in front of 1,156 fans at Hart Park. Redshirt junior Tyler Melnyk led all scorers in the contest with six points on a game-high four goals and two assists. Goalie JJ Sagl picked up his fourth victory of the season with an eight-save performance in between the pipes. Hart Park to serve as Marquette s home field in 2013 Both of Marquette s home games in 2013 will be played at Hart Park (7300 W. Chestnut Street, Wauwatosa, WI 53213), just a short drive west from campus. The stadium has an artificial turf playing surface and a capacity of 5,500. MU won its home opener on Saturday, April 20 with a 14-9 decision against Detoit underneath the lights The Golden Eagles will host nationally-ranked Duke in the season finale on May 5 (noon CT). *** 2013 MARQUETTE LACROSSE TICKETS AVAILABLE *** Individual and season tickets for the 2013 Marquette University men s and women s lacrosse season are available at GoMarquette.com/tickets. Tickets are available at the MU Ticket Office located in the Al McGuire Center or by calling GoMU (4668). Season tickets are $30 each and are good for all MU men s and women s home lacrosse games in Individual tickets cost $5 for adults and $3 for youth, and can also be purchased at the gate. Group tickets are also available by contacting the MU Ticket Office. ARQUETTE KEY PLAYERS Attack 2013 Stats 12 Conor Gately 10GP/28pts/11g/17a/12gb 3 Bryan Badolato 6GP/16pts/16g/7gb 23 Tyler Melnyk 10GP/33pts/20g/13a/14gb Midfield 4 Kyle Whitlow 10GP/16g/20pts/4a 31 Phil McFarland 9GP/2g/2pts/1gb 49 Connor Bernal 10GP/12g/12pts/19gb Defensive Midfield 25 Jacob Richard 10GP/24gb 13 Zach Barr 10GP/5gb LSM 42 Jerry Nobile 10GP/14gb/2g 17 Tyler Gillgian 10GP/18gb/3g Defense 8 B.J. Grill 10GP/16gb F/O: 4-10 (.400) 19 Charley Gargano 8GP/8gb 21 Liam Byrnes 9GP/10gb Goalie 55 JJ Sagl W-L: saves/20gb Faceoff 45 Cullen Cassidy (.393)/20gb 11 K.C. Kennedy (.500)/11gb 50 Paul Riportella (.344)/2gb MARQUETTE KEY RESERVES Attack 2013 Stats 39 Henry Nelson 9GP/3g/4pts/4gb/6 shot 77 Brendan Smith 10GP/5a/2g/7pts Midfield 35 Blaine Fleming 10GP/3g/4pts/5gb 14 A. Ciammaichella 4GP/1gb 29 Brett Hornung 4GP/2 shots 6 James Raveret 4GP/1 shot Defensive Midfield 28 Brendan Mahon 5GP/3gb 33 Andrew Smistad 7GP/2gb 34 Taylor Coughlin 5GP/1gb 27 Matt Melnyk 7GP/4gb LSM 1 Dan Mojica 10GP/4gb 26 Matthew Smith 4GP Defense 40 Travis Schelhorn 5GP/1gb Goalie Matt Barone W-L: 0-0 6GP/12 saves/13.89 gaa

3 Jakub West, Friends of Jaclyn Foundation recognized Honorary team member Jakub West was recognized by the Marquette men s lacrosse team during an on-field ceremony prior to the Golden Eagles home game vs. Detroit. Over the past 18 months, Jakub has endeared himself to the Marquette team after connecting with head coach Joe Amplo through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. Since 2005, friends of Jaclyn reaches to improve the quality of life for children with pediatric brain cancer by pairing them with college athletic teams. The Marquette men s lacrosse team has been there to help provide support and friendship to Jakub during this journey. Today there are more than 300 children adopted to college and high School sports teams nationwide through the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation. Time Warner Cable Sports 32 to broadcast May 5 game The Marquette University men s lacrosse team will play its first televised game on May 5, 2013, when the Golden Eagles host nationally ranked Duke in the regular-season finale at Hart Park. The game will be broadcast live in Northeast and Southeast Wisconsin on Time Warner Cable s regional sports network, Sports 32. Marquette one of two new NCAA Div. I lacrosse programs in 2013 Marquette joins High Point as the only other new NCAA Division I men s lacrosse program to begin competition in MU will play as an independent for its 2013 inaugural season before becoming a full-time member of the BIG EAST Conference in Golden Eagles, Amplo capture first NCAA Division I win Marquette topped Air Force 8-6 on March 2 at Falcon Stadium -- the second game of the Golden Eagles 2013 inaugural season -- for the first win in the history of the MU men s lacrosse program. It also marked the first collegiate victory for rookie head coach Joe Amplo. Golden Eagles facing nation s top teams in first season Marquette is slated to go head-to-head against some of the top college lacrosse teams throughout the country in There were six schools on MU s inaugural schedule either ranked or receiving votes in one or both of the national polls when the Golden Eagles opened the regular season on Feb. 23 at Ohio State, a consensus top-20 team. MU against the Top-20 MU dropped its first regular-season game at No. 19/17 Ohio State, 18-8 on Feb. 23; Marquette later suffered a 17-5 loss to No. 5/4 Notre Dame on April 2 and a 15-4 loss at No. 3/3 Denver later in the week (April 5). Marquette defeated Air Force, 8-6, for the program s first-ever win on March 2. The Falcons, who entered the game with an overall record of 4-1 and whose only previous loss was to No. 4 North Carolina, were receiving votes in both major polls. Smistad, Dvorak & Matt Melnyk tabbed team captains Head coach Joe Amplo announced in early May 2012 that Calgary, Alberta, native Andrew Smistad was named the first team captain in the history of the Marquette men s lacrosse program. A 6-foot-2 defensive midfielder, Smistad was appointed to the leadership role following the team s first year as an organized varsity program in in which MU did not compete. Redshirt sophomore Ben Dvorak (St. Charles, Ill.) and redshirt junior Matt Melnyk (Calgary, Alberta) joined Andrew Smistad at the end of the team s fall season. Head coach Joe Amplo made the announcement in December, prior to holiday break before the 2013 spring semester. All three co-captains have prior NCAA Division I playing experience. Dvorak transferred to Marquette from Bellarmine, while Smistad and Melnyk came to MU after Presbyterian dropped its men s lacrosse program. NIKE/INSIDE LACROSSE POLL Week 10 April 22, 2013 Rk. Team (first-place votes) Points 1. Notre Dame (15) Maryland (2) North Carolina (3) Cornell (1) Denver Duke Syracuse Loyola Penn State Albany Johns Hopkins Princeton Ohio State Lehigh Yale Bucknell Drexel Penn Villanova St. John s 22 Others receiving votes: Fairfield, Army, Towson, Marist, Hobart USILA COACHES POLL Week 10 April 21, 2013 Rk. Team (first-place votes) Points 1. North Carolina (6) Notre Dame (3) Maryland Denver Duke Cornell Loyola Penn State Syracuse Albany Johns Hopkins Princeton 77 13t. Ohio State 66 13t. Bucknell Yale Lehigh Drexel Penn Army Fairfield 7 Others receiving votes: St. John s, Villanova, Virginia, Marist FOLLOW MU LACROSSE ONLINE Fans of the Golden Eagles men s lacrosse program can follow the team online at Go- Marquette.com or through a variety of social media platforms, including Twitter (@MarquetteMLax and hashtag #MULax), Facebook (Facebook.com/MarquetteLacrosse) and Instragram (marquettemlax).

4 MARQUETTE S RECORD WHEN... at Home 1-0 W1 Away 3-6 W1 Neutral 0-1 L1 Artificial Turf 4-6 W2 Natural Grass Daytime 3-5 W1 Night 1-1 W1 Overtime Weekday 0-2 L2 Saturday/Sunday 4-4 W2 Against top L3 Against unranked teams 4-3 W2 Leading after one quarter 2-0 W2 Trailing after one quarter 2-5 W1 Tied after one quarter 0-1 L1 Leading after halftime 3-0 W3 Trailing after halftime 1-6 L4 Tied at halftime Leading after three quarters 1-0 W1 Trailing after three quarters 1-6 L4 Tied after three quarters 1-0 W1 Scoring first 3-0 W3 Opponent scores first 1-6 W1 Scoring 10+ goals 3-1 W2 Scoring fewer than 10 goals 1-5 L4 Allowing 10+ goals 1-6 L4 Allowing fewer than 10 goals 3-0 W3 More ground balls 3-2 W2 Fewer ground balls 0-4 L4 Ground balls equal 1-0 W1 Winning more faceoffs 0-2 L2 Opp. wins more faceoffs 4-4 W2 Faceoffs equal Scored one man-up goal 2-2 W1 Allowed one man-up goal 2-1 W2 Scored 2+ man-up goals 2-2 W1 Allowed 2+ man-up goals 2-2 W1 Committed more penalties 2-3 W1 Committed fewer penalties 1-1 W1 Penalties equal 1-2 L2 More turnovers 1-4 W1 Fewer turnovers 3-2 W1 Turnovers equal HONORS & AWARDS GoMarquette.com Student-Athlete of the Week JJ Sagl (March 4) JJ Sagl (April 15) Tyler Melnyl (Aprill 22) Road warriors make debut by embarking on nationwide tour Lacrosse fans in Milwaukee will have to wait until late in the 2013 season to see the Golden Eagles play their first-ever home game. MU will play nine games outside the state of Wisconsin before hosting Detroit on April 20 at Hart Park. Marquette s nine consecutive road (or neutral site) games to open this season is the most in NCAA Division I lacrosse, three more than runner-up VMI (6). MU will travel over 11,000 miles before its first home game. In addition to the 2013 home opener on April 20 (Detroit), Marquette is scheduled to play just one other contest at Hart Park; MU welcomes 2010 national champion Duke to Milwaukee in the regular season finale on May preseason sets stage for inaugural campaign Marquette played a total of four exhibition games in early February in advance of its inaugural season. MU traveled to Michigan on Feb. 2 to play the Wolverines followed by a scrimmage vs. Denison. The Golden Eagles then played Hofstra and Penn in Hempstead, N.Y., on Feb. 10. Transfers help Marquette lax blaze a new trail Nearly half of the 25 original members of the Golden Eagles men s lacrosse team who redshirted in transferred into Marquette from another college or university. There are a total of 12 transfers on the MU roster to begin the season. Transfers to Marquette came from: Hofstra (James Raveret, Jerry Nobile, James Raveret; Presbyterian (Matt Melnyk, Tyler Melnyk, Andrew Smistad); Bellarmine (Ben Dvorak); Saint Joseph s (Pat Townsend); Mercer (Taylor Coughlin); Franklin & Marshall (Connor Hewett). Gilligan, Coach Rodgers represent respective national teams Redshirt freshman Tyler Gilligan, a long-stick midfielder from Whitby, Ontario, was named to the U-19 Canadian National Lacrosse Team in 2011 and was one of 24 players to represent the country at the U19 Men s World Championship in Turku, Finland in July Volunteer assistant coach Scott Rodgers has participated in U.S. National Team training events since two-time All-American goalie graduated from Notre Dame in Rodgers most recently played in the 2013 Champion Challenge in January, where Team USA played exhibition games against Loyola and Notre Dame at Disney s Wide World of Sports complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Marquette active in campus & greater Milwaukee community Keeping in line with Marquette s mission of service, MU head coach Joe Amplo felt the best way for his new program to assimilate with the campus community was through a variety of outreach efforts. Notably, Marquette men s lacrosse has been heavily involved with the Friends of Jaclyn Foundation and also sponsored a toy drive this past holiday season in which the team donated thousands of dollars of toys and gift cards to the Children s Hospital of Wisconsin. Other community service events MU lax has participated in include: 35th Annual Briggs & Al s Run to benefit Children s Hospital, Hunger Clean Up and Habitat for Humanity. Nick Colleluori Classic a special event for MU & Coach Amplo Marquette traveled to Folsom, Pa., this past October to compete in the Nick Colleluori Classic held at Ridley High School. The event marked the first time that the new varsity lacrosse program went head-to-head against other NCAA Division I competition during the fall exhibition season. MU went on to defeat High Point by a final score of MU s first exhibition games at the Nick Colleluori Classic held special meaning for head coach Joe Amplo, who recruited Colleluori to Hofstra University, where Amplo was a longtime assistant. The event, named after the Ridley High graduate who passed away in 2005 after being diagnosed with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, benefits the HEADstrong Foundation.

5 MARQUETTE LACROSSE TIMELINE OF EVENTS The Dawn of a New Era December 16, 2010 Athletic director Steve Cottingham holds a press conference at the Al McGuire Center to announce that Marquette University is adding NCAA Division I men s and women s lacrosse. Marquette also announces that legendary coach Dave Cottle has been hired as as a consultant to help advise during the head coaching search and transition. February 4, 2011 Joe Amplo, associate head coach at Hofstra University, is named the first head coach in the history of the Marquette men s lacrosse program. Cal-Berkeley assistant Meredith Black becomes Marquette s women s lacrosse head coach. May 2, 2011 Former Hofstra standout John Orsen joins the coaching staff as the program s first assistant coach. May 18, 2011 Stephen Brundage is named MU s top assistant, coming from Princeton where he helped run the Tigers offense. July 13, 2011 Coach Amplo announces Marquette s first-ever recruiting class. It consists of 25 individuals, including 12 college transfers, representing 10 different states and two Canadian provinces, who enrolled at MU to train throughout the year while redshirting the season. September 6, 2011 Marquette student-athletes participate their first official lacrosse training session at Valley Fields. September 14, 2011 Former Notre Dame All-American goalie Scott Rodgers is added to the coaching staff as a volunteer assistant. September 20, 2011 First official team practice at Valley Fields. May 8, 2012 Andrew Smistad named first team captain in school history. December 16, 2012 Ben Dvorak and Matt Melnyk join Andrew Smistad as team co-captains. September 5, 2012 First official practice of the inaugural season for MU men s lacrosse. October 6, 2012 Marquette plays its first exhibition games, defeating High Point, 13-7, and Robert Morris, 12-8, at the Nick Colleluori Lacrosse Classic in Folsom, Pa. January 12, spring practice begins. February 2, 2013 Marquette plays its first preseason exhibition games in Ann Arbor, Mich., with contests against Michigan and Denison. February 23, 2013 Marquette travels to Ohio State to play its firstever NCAA Division I lacrosse regular season game, losing to the Buckeyes, Bryan Badolato scores the first goal in the history of the program at the 1:30 mark of the first quarter. March 2, 2013 Marquette wins its first NCAA Division I game, 8-6, at Air Force behind 14 saves from freshman goalie JJ Sagl. MU never trails against the Falcons as MU s Joe Amplo wins his first game as a collegiate head coach. April 20, 2013 MU defeats Detroit, 14-9, in the team s first-ever home game in front of 1,156 fans at Hart Park. #19 Charlie Gargano Brightwaters, N.Y.

6 2013 MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY GOLDEN EAGLES NO. NAME POS YR HT WT HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL / PREV. COLLEGE 1 Dan Mojica D R-Fr Springfield, Pa./Springfield 3 Bryan Badolato A R-Jr West Islip, N.Y./West Islip/Sacred Heart 4 Kyle Whitlow A R-Fr Coldwater, Ontario/Hill Academy 5 Greg Willey M R-Fr St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade Prep 6 James Raveret M R-So Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West/Hofstra 7 Ben Dvorak (c) M R-So St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles North/Bellarmine 8 B.J. Grill D R-Fr Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan 9 Ryan Condon M R-Fr Wausau, Wis./Wausau West 10 Pat Townsend M Jr Silver Spring, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel/Saint Joseph s 11 K.C. Kennedy M R-Fr Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice 12 Conor Gately A Fr Yorktown Heights, N.Y./ Yorktown 13 Zach Barr M Fr Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown West 14 Anthony Ciammaichella D Fr Lewis Center, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales 15 Thomas Place A Fr St. Louis, Mo./Saint Louis University H.S. 16 Brian Porter D Fr Garden City, N.Y./Chaminade 17 Tyler Gilligan M R-Fr Whitby, Ontario/Hill Academy 19 Charley Gargano D R-Fr Brightwaters, N.Y./Bay Shore 20 Sam Lindsey A Fr Durham, N.C./Jordan 21 Liam Byrnes D R-Fr West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 23 Tyler Melnyk A R-Jr Calgary, Alberta/Civic Memorial/Presbyterian 24 Matt Barone G Fr Boothwyn, Pa./Salesianum School 25 Jacob Richard M Fr West Chester, Pa./Henderson 26 Matthew Smith M/D Fr Sicklerville, N.J./St. Joseph s Prep 27 Matt Melnyk (c) D R-Jr Calgary, Alberta/Bishop O Byrne/Presbyterian 28 Brendan Mahon M R-Fr Malverne, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial 29 Brett Hornung M Fr Westlake, Ohio/Saint Ignatius 31 Phil McFarland A Fr Chesterfield, Mo./Christian Brothers College H.S. 32 Ryan Buckley A Fr Stony Brook, N.Y./Ward Melville 33 Andrew Smistad (c) M R-So Calgary, Alberta/Central Memorial/Presbyterian 34 Taylor Coughlin M R-So South Elgin, Ill./St. Charles North/Mercer 35 Blaine Fleming M Fr Bryn Mawr, Pa./St. Joseph s Prep School 36 Mike Clemente M Fr Madison, N.J./Madison 37 Alex Utt D R-Fr Terrace Park, Ohio/Mariemon 39 Henry Nelson A Fr Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Brother Rice 40 Travis Schelhorn D R-Fr Farmingdale, N.Y./Farmingdale 41 Salvatore Vitale D Fr Huntington, N.Y./St. Anthony s 42 Jerry Nobile D R-Jr Bay Shore, N.Y./ West Islip/Hofstra 44 Connor Hewett M R-So Westfield, N.J./Westfield/Franklin & Marshall 45 Cullen Cassidy M R-Jr Potomac, Md./Landon School/Hofstra 49 Connor Bernal M Fr Mercer Island, Wash./Mercer Island 50 Paul Riportella M Fr West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 55 JJ Sagl G Fr West Islip, N.Y./West Islip/Goucher College 77 Brendan Smith A Fr West Islip, N.Y./West Islip 88 Sam Cannon D Fr Saint Louis, Mo./Saint Louis University H.S. * letters earned; (c) - captain Coaching and Support Staff Head Coach: Joe Amplo (1st season) Assistant Coach: Steve Brundage Assistant Coach: John Orsen Volunteer Assistant/Goalies: Scott Rodgers Certified Athletic Trainer: Jeremy J. Johnson

7 Joe Amplo was named the first head coach in Marquette men's lacrosse history on Feb. 4, Amplo comes to Marquette with 11 years of collegiate coaching experience, 10 of which came at his alma mater, Hofstra University. He served as associate head coach with the Pride for three years, and was the team's defensive coordinator. During his time at Hofstra, Amplo participated in 10 NCAA Championships, three as a student-athlete and seven as a coach, the most recent of which came in Amplo joined the Hofstra coaching staff as a graduate assistant in 1999 and remained with the University until 2001 when he took an assistant coaching position at the University of Pennsylvania. After one year at Penn, Amplo returned to Long Island where he remained through the 2011 season. In his first stint with Hofstra, Amplo worked under then-head coach John Danowski, now the coach of 2010 NCAA Champion Duke University. Since his return to Hofstra in 2003, the Pride has posted a record and advanced to five NCAA Championships. He has JOE AMPLO HEAD COACH FIRST SEASON AT MARQUETTE HOFSTRA, 99 coached 53 all-conference players at Hofstra, including five conference players of the year, four rookies of the year and 21 all- Americans. One of those players, Doug Shannahan, earned the Tewaaraton Award in 2001, honoring the top player in college lacrosse. Amplo has also coached another Tewaaraton Award finalist in Chris Unterstein, 13 North-South All-Stars and six USILA Scholar All-Americans. As a student-athlete, he was an All-America East performer as a senior in 1999 when he started all 16 games and led the school to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. He played in 58 games in his career and notched 91 ground balls, 40 of which came during his senior season. In addition to his work with Hofstra, Amplo is active on the lecture circuit and is the founder and director of the Long Island Classic and Clinic, one of the largest youth and high school tournaments in the nation. He is also the director of the Blue and Gold Lacrosse Camps, which operates on the Hofstra campus. The Farmingville, N.Y., native attended Sachem High School in Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y., where he earned four letters in both lacrosse and football and was an all-conference performer in both sports. WhAT ThEy RE SAyiNG ABOUT COACh AMPLO... Seth Tierney, head coach at Hofstra University: "While we are sorry to see Joe leave Hofstra... we are excited for his opportunity to become a head coach at an outstanding institution like Marquette University. Joe has worked hard, both as a player and a coach, to reach this level and we are happy for him. He brings the passion, intensity and knowledge to his position that will make him successful." Bill Tierney, six-time NCAA champion and head coach at University of Denver: "As Marquette University moves forward in its creation of a first-class Division I men's lacrosse program, it could not have done better than to hire Joe Amplo. Joe is greatly respected in the collegiate lacrosse coaching community and everyone feels great about him getting his first chance to be a head coach. He was a great player and great assistant coach, but most importantly he has the passion and drive to make his team great, and I am sure he will accomplish that task". John Danowski, 2010 NCAA champion and head coach at Duke University: "Joe Amplo gets coaching.he understands the importance the position plays in the development of today's student-athlete. His strong sense of family, superb communication skills and his love of teaching has already given Marquette lacrosse an identity that their students and fans will be proud of." Jon Jiloty, editor of inside Lacrosse magazine: "Joe Amplo is one of the country's top assistant coaches and I think Marquette made a great hire. Not only is he an excellent defensive coach, but he's a first-class individual that really gets it. He will be a great ambassador for Marquette's brand-new program." Amplo s Coaching Experience Year School Record Position 2000 Hofstra 11-5 Grad. Assistant 2001 Hofstra 10-7 Grad. Assistant 2002 Penn 9-4 Assistant Coach 2003 Hofstra 11-6 Assistant Coach 2004 Hofstra 4-10 Assistant Coach 2005 Hofstra 8-8 Assistant Coach 2006 Hofstra 17-2 Assistant Coach 2007 Hofstra 6-8 Assistant Coach 2008 Hofstra 10-6 Assistant Coach 2009 Hofstra 11-4 Associate Head Coach 2010 Hofstra 9-5 Associate Head Coach 2011 Hofstra 13-3 Associate Head Coach 2012 Marquette 0-0 Head Coach 2013 Marquette 4-6 Head Coach

8 Marquette Overall Team Statistics Overall: 4-6 Conf: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 3-5 Neut: 0-1 TEAM STATISTICS MU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game Assists MAN-UP OPPORTUNITIES G o a ls - O p p o r t u n it ie s Conversion Percent GOAL BREAKDOWN Total Goals Man-up Man-down 2 0 Unassisted O v e r t im e 0 0 Goals scored average GROUND BALLS TURNOVERS CAUSED TURNOVERS FACEOFFS (W-L) Faceoff W-L Pct CLEARS Clear Pct PENALTIES Number Minutes 33:30 25:00 ATTENDANCE T o t a l Dates/Avg Per Date 1/1156 8/721 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/1530 Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Marquette Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Marquette Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Marquette Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Marquette Opponents

9 Marquette Overall Individual Statistics Overall: 4-6 Conf: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Away: 3-5 Neut: 0-1 ## Player gp-gs g a pts sh sh% sog sog% up dn gb t/o ct faceoff pct pen-min 23 MELNYK, Tyler GATELY, Conor WHITLOW, Kyle BADOLATO, Bryan BERNAL, Connor DVORAK, Ben SMITH, Brendan FLEMING, Blaine NELSON, Henry BYRNES, Liam GILLIGAN, Tyler MCFARLAND, Phil NOBILE, Jerry RICHARD, Jacob CASSIDY, Cullen HORNUNG, Brett BARONE, Matt KENNEDY, K.C HEWETT, Connor BUCKLEY, Ryan PLACE, Thomas RAVERET, James CANNON, Sam SAGL, JJ RIPORTELLA, Paul VITALE, Salvatore SCHELHORN, Travis UTT, Alex CLEMENTE, Mike COUGHLIN, Taylor SMISTAD, Andrew MAHON, Brendan MELNYK, Matt SMITH, Matthew LINDSEY, Sam GARGANO, Charley PORTER, Brian CIAMMAICHELLA, A BARR, Zach GRILL, BJ MOJICA, Dan Total Opponents ## Goalie gp-gs min ga gaavg saves pct w l t shots faced 55 SAGL, JJ : BARONE, Matt : Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Marquette Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Marquette Opponents Shots on Goal 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Marquette Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Marquette Opponents Attendance Summary MU Opponent Total Dates/Avg Per Date 1/1156 8/721 Neutral Site #/Avg 1/1530 CLEARS: Marquette , Opponents MAN-UP OPPS: Marquette , Opponents

10 Marquette Team Game-by-Game Comparison Date Opponent Score Goals Assists Shots On Goal GB T/O Faceoff Clears Penalties Feb 23 Ohio State /18 2/9 27/40 12/27 28/31 15/8 14/ / /3-2.0 Mar 02 Air Force 8-6 8/6 4/5 24/37 16/20 22/22 16/19 3/ / /2-2.0 Mar 09 Jacksonville /13 7/6 31/42 17/28 26/31 19/9 10/ / /5-4.5 Mar 12 Mercer /11 11/9 35/35 25/18 39/32 12/19 9/ / /1-1.0 Mar 16 Saint Joseph's /12 2/8 23/33 15/21 26/35 16/19 7/ / /1-2.0 Mar 29 Georgetown /17 8/8 33/38 20/26 33/45 16/20 9/ / /3-4.0 Apr 02 Notre Dame /17 2/9 20/38 11/24 25/21 18/11 15/10 7-8/ /2-1.0 Apr 05 Denver /15 2/7 24/34 14/20 29/26 15/12 12/ / /2-1.5 Apr 13 High Point /6 6/6 36/46 29/23 25/24 11/13 10/ / /2-1.0 Apr 20 DETROIT /9 7/7 33/31 23/20 37/29 15/17 13/ / /7-6.0 Totals /124 51/74 286/ / / / / / / Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category

11 # 3 BADOLATO, Bryan Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * * Totals Games played: 6 Shots per game: 5.00; Goals per game: 2.33 Assists per game: 0.33; Points per game: 2.67 Shot pct:.467; SOG pct:.700 #24 BARONE, Matt Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 7 Shots per game: 0.29; Goals per game: 0.00 Date Opponent Score GP GS Minutes GA GAAvg Saves Save% W L T Faced Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * 9: Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * 36: Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * 4: Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * 7: Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * 4: Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * 2: Totals :

12 #13 BARR, Zach Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 10 #49 BERNAL, Connor Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * * Totals Games played: 10 Shots per game: 3.70; Goals per game: 1.20 Assists per game: 0.00; Points per game: 1.20 Shot pct:.324; SOG pct:.568 #32 BUCKLEY, Ryan Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 5 Shots per game: 0.20; Goals per game: 0.00

13 #21 BYRNES, Liam Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * * Totals Games played: 10 Shots per game: 0.20; Goals per game: 0.00 Assists per game: 0.40; Points per game: 0.40 Shot pct:.000; SOG pct:.500 #88 CANNON, Sam Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 5 #45 CASSIDY, Cullen Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 9 Shots per game: 0.22; Goals per game: 0.11 Assists per game: 0.00; Points per game: 0.11 Shot pct:.500; SOG pct:1.000 Faceoff W-L pct:.394

14 #14 CIAMMAICHELLA, A. Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 4 #36 CLEMENTE, Mike Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 2 #34 COUGHLIN, Taylor Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 5

15 # 5 DVORAK, Ben Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * * Totals Games played: 8 Shots per game: 3.62; Goals per game: 0.38 Assists per game: 0.50; Points per game: 0.88 Shot pct:.103; SOG pct:.379 #35 FLEMING, Blaine Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 10 Shots per game: 1.20; Goals per game: 0.30 Assists per game: 0.10; Points per game: 0.40 Shot pct:.250; SOG pct:.583 #19 GARGANO, Charley Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * * Totals Games played: 9

16 #12 GATELY, Conor Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * * Totals Games played: 10 Shots per game: 3.50; Goals per game: 1.10 Assists per game: 1.70; Points per game: 2.80 Shot pct:.314; SOG pct:.686 #17 GILLIGAN, Tyler Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 10 Shots per game: 0.70; Goals per game: 0.30 Assists per game: 0.00; Points per game: 0.30 Shot pct:.429; SOG pct:.571 # 8 GRILL, BJ Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * * Totals Games played: 10

17 #44 HEWETT, Connor Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 4 Shots per game: 0.25; Goals per game: 0.00 Shot pct:.000; SOG pct:1.000 #29 HORNUNG, Brett Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Totals Games played: 4 Shots per game: 0.50; Goals per game: 0.00 Shot pct:.000; SOG pct:.500 #11 KENNEDY, K.C. Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 7 Shots per game: 0.29; Goals per game: 0.00 Shot pct:.000; SOG pct:1.000 Faceoff W-L pct:.500

18 #20 LINDSEY, Sam Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 5 #28 MAHON, Brendan Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 5 #31 MCFARLAND, Phil Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 9 Shots per game: 0.89; Goals per game: 0.22 Assists per game: 0.00; Points per game: 0.22 Shot pct:.250; SOG pct:.625

19 #27 MELNYK, Matt Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 7 #23 MELNYK, Tyler Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * * Totals Games played: 10 Shots per game: 4.80; Goals per game: 2.00 Assists per game: 1.30; Points per game: 3.30 Shot pct:.417; SOG pct:.708 # 1 MOJICA, Dan Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 10

20 #39 NELSON, Henry Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 9 Shots per game: 0.67; Goals per game: 0.33 Assists per game: 0.11; Points per game: 0.44 Shot pct:.500; SOG pct:.500 #42 NOBILE, Jerry Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Mar 02, 2013 Air Force 8-6 * * Mar 09, 2013 Jacksonville 7-13 * Mar 12, 2013 Mercer * Mar 16, 2013 Saint Joseph's 7-12 * Mar 29, 2013 Georgetown * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 05, 2013 Denver 4-15 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Apr 20, 2013 DETROIT 14-9 * Totals Games played: 10 Shots per game: 0.20; Goals per game: 0.20 Assists per game: 0.00; Points per game: 0.20 Shot pct:1.000; SOG pct:1.000 #15 PLACE, Thomas Feb 23, 2013 Ohio State 8-18 * Apr 02, 2013 Notre Dame 5-17 * Apr 13, 2013 High Point 14-6 * Totals Games played: 4 Shots per game: 0.25; Goals per game: 0.00 Shot pct:.000; SOG pct:1.000