Brown Hosts Providence In Battle of Cross-Town Rivals

Tuesday, April 20

7 pm

Brown University

Providence

Brown Hosts Providence In Battle of Cross-Town Rivals

4/20/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse

Brown and Providence will battle under the lights tonight (Tuesday, April 20) at Stevenson Field, starting at 7:00 p.m., in the 15th meeting between the two cross town rivals. The Bears have posted a 5-5 overall mark, while the Friars (0-10) are still looking for their first win.

Brown's Record: Brown (5-5) came out flat against Yale on Saturday and its fourth quarter comeback bid fell short, falling to the Elis by a 14-11 margin on Saturday. The Bears have recorded wins over Penn (12-9), Bryant (9-7), Hartford (13-12), #11 Harvard (13-11), and St. Joseph's (18-4), with narrow losses to #13 Hofstra (15-12), #9 UMass (11-10), #7 Duke (11-10) and #5 Princeton (9-7).

The Series Record: Brown and Providence have met 14 times, dating back to 1989, with the Bears holding a 14-0 series advantage over the Friars. Brown earned a 10-6 win over Providence last year behind Thomas Muldoon's four goals.

Muldoon Named Finalist For Lowe's Senior CLASS Award: Senior attackman Thomas Muldoon was recently named a finalist for the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS Award, an award that goes to a senior with achievements in four areas of excellence: Classroom, Character, Community, and Competition. Brown fans can vote for Muldoon at the award's official web site, http://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote/lacrosse_2010/ as well as through text messaging. Fans can text LAX to 74569 to vote for the finalists.

Feinberg 13^th In All-Time Career Goals at Brown: Junior attackman Andrew Feinberg (Owings Mills, MD), who had two goals and two assists vs. Yale, moved into 13^th place on Brown's all-time goal scoring list with 88 career goals. His 114 career points (88 goals, 26 assists) ranks 27^th in the Brown record book. Feinberg leads the Bears, ranks second in the Ivy League and 14^th nationally in goals with 2.60 per game (26 goals). He has scored four or more goals four times this season, vs. Hartford, UMass, Harvard and Penn, while scoring three goals against St. Joseph's and Duke.

High Scoring Bears: Brown leads the Ivy League and ranks 10^th nationally in scoring with 11.50 goals per game. The Bears' 18.60 points per game ranks 11^th in the nation and leads the Ivies. 15 different Brown players have scored goals this year.

Muldoon 14^th Among Brown's All-Time Scorers: Senior All-American attackman Thomas Muldoon (Oakton, VA), who scored two goals against Yale, is Brown's second leading scorer with 28 points (20 goals, 8 assists). He netted three goals vs. Penn and registered the game-winning goal against Bryant, He also netted the game-tying goal midway through the fourth quarter in Brown's loss to Princeton. A two –time first team All-Ivy and New England selection, has posted 144 career points for the Bears, 13^th on Brown's all-time scoring list. Muldoon scored four goals against Duke and became the 10^th player in Brown history to reach the century mark in goals, now with 109 career goals, 8^th in the Brown record book.

Thomas Muldoon's Career Statistics

Season Goals Assists Points

2007 23 9 32

2008 30 7 37

2009 36 11 27

2010 20 8 28

Career 109 35 144

Brown's Top Career Scorers

Player Goals Asst. Points

1. Darren Lowe (1992) 111 205 316

2. David Evans (1996) 145 87 232

3. Tom Gagnon (1986) 109 99 208

4. Andy Towers (1993) 150 53 203

5. Oliver Marti (1993) 144 27 171

6. Rick Handelman (1980) 59 109 168

7. Tom Draper (1964) 123 39 162

8. John Keogh (1986) 83 75 158

9. Jamie Munro (1989) 88 64 152

10. Bernie Buonanno (1989) 83 66 149

11. Mick Matthews (1985) 66 80 146

12. Bob Anthony (1970) 48 97 145

13. Thomas Muldoon (2010) 109 35 144

14. Stephen Russo (1973) 57 86 143

15. John Meister (1979) 67 71 138

16. Bob Scalise (1971) 121 16 137

Jon Thompson (2003) 97 43 137

18. Angelo Lobosco (1981) 100 35 135

19. Brian McNally (1996) 80 52 132

20. Jay McMahon (1991) 92 37 129

21. Rick Buck (1970) 41 86 127

22. Neil Munro (1992) 74 24 126

23. Rich Tuohy (1990) 101 24 125

24. Bill Carr (1966) 56 67 123

25. Dave Edgerly (1964) 42 79 121

26. Bob McLeod (1976) 56 59 115

27. Andrew Feinberg (2011) 88 26 114

All-American Fallon: Junior All-American defenseman Peter Fallon (Baltimore, MD) ranks second on the Brown team with 26 ground balls. He scored his second career goal against Bryant, while picking up a game high five ground balls.

Bear Facts: Senior Charlie Kenney (Jamaica Plain, MA) and junior Seth Ratner (Dallas, TX) split the Brown face-off duties. Kenny captured 5 of 6 face-offs against Bryant… Bears' freshman defenseman Roger Ferguson (Washington, DC) leads the Bears with 28 ground balls. He has five assists for the Bears, including one against Yale on Saturday... Sophomore Rob Schlesinger (Medford, MA) has scored nine goals and handed out eight assists for the Bears.

Seligmann Gets An Assist: senior midfielder Reade Seligmann (Essex Falls, NJ) handed out four assists in Brown's win over Penn. He ranks fifth in the Ivy League with 1.50 assists per game. Seligmann is Brown's fourth leading scorer with 23 points (8 goals, 15 assists).

Chriss Among Top Ivy Goalies: Junior goalie Matt Chriss (Berwyn, PA) leads the Ivy League with 10.30 saves per game. Chriss registered a season high 17 saves against Princeton and added 15 saves vs. Duke. He registered 14 saves in Brown's win over Bryant, and 12 against Penn.

What Can Brown Do For You?: Sophomore attackman Parker Brown (San Francisco, CA) scored a career high three goals against Yale. Chriss had two goals vs. Penn, is Brown's third-leading scorer with 25 points (15 goals, 9 assists).

Hat-Trick For Hawley: Junior middy David Hawley (New Canaan, CT), a transfer from Williams, registered a hat-trick against Bryant, scoring three goals against the Bulldogs. Hawley, who netted two goals vs. Princeton, is Brown's third leading goal scorer with 17 goals.

Brown Head Coach Lars Tiffany: Fourth-year head coach Lars Tiffany is a 1990 Brown graduate and a two-year Brown lacrosse captain under then-Brown coach Dom Starsia. He played on two Brown teams that earned NCAA Tournament berths, and played in the North-South Senior All-Star Game. Tiffany, who has posted a 33-19 record at Brown, was named the 2008 and 2009 New England Coach of the Year after guiding the Brown men's lacrosse team to the Ivy League Championship in 2008, and returning the Bears to the NCAA Tournament in 2009.

Brown's Probable Starters:

A Thomas Muldoon Sr.

A Parker Brown So.

A Andrew Feinberg Jr.

M Rob Schlesinger So.

M David Hawley Jr.

M Reade Seligmann Sr.

D Brennan Bailey So.

D Jake Westermann Sr.

D Peter Fallon Jr.

G Matt Chriss Jr.

F/O Charlie Kenney Sr.