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Brown and Yale Compete For NCAA Tournament Bid In Sunday's Ivy League Tournament Championship
5/6/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Providence, R.I. – Brown and Yale will be playing for an NCAA Tournament bid on Sunday, May 7, as the two schools battle in the Ivy League Tournament Championship game at Yale's Reese Stadium. All the action starts at 12 noon on ESPNU.
Brown's Second Winningest Class Ever: Brown's Class of 2017 has posted 46 career wins, second best in Brown lacrosse history. Brown's Class of 1994 earned 48 wins over four years, while the Class of 1993 also had 46 wins.
The Bears: Brown (10-5, 4-2 Ivy), who finished second in the Ivy League standings, gained the Ivy Tournament finals with a 17-15 win over #19 Princeton in Friday's Semifinal match-up. The Bears trailed 12-10 early in the fourth quarter and scored seven unanswered goals to take control of the game. Stephen Hudak '18 scored a career high five goals and Dylan Molloy '17 added four goals and two assists.
The Bulldogs: Yale (9-5, 5-1 Ivy) captured the Ivy League regular season championship and earned a berth in Sunday's Ivy Tournament Championship game with a 13-12 win over Penn in the fourth overtime period.
Brown In The Ivy League Tournament: Brown is making its third straight appearance, and fifth appearance overall, in the Ivy League Tournament that began in 2010. The Bears, who had hosted the previous two Ivy League Tournaments, have previously made appearances in 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016. The winner of the Ivy Tournament receives the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament.
The Brown-Yale Series Record: Brown and Yale have met 62 times, dating back to 1927, with the Bears holding a 36-26 series advantage. The two teams met earlier this year with the Bulldogs coming out on top of an 18-12 decision. Last year, Brown came away with a 14-12 win over #1 Yale before a record crowd at Stevenson-Pincince Field, the Bears' first ever win over a number one ranked team. Dylan Molloy's '17 five goals sparked the Bears over the Bulldogs.
The Ivy League Tournament - Reese Stadium, New Haven, Conn.
Semifinals - Friday, May 5, 2017,
3:30 pm No. 2. Princeton 15 vs. No. 3 Brown 17
6:00 pm No. 1 Yale 13 vs. No. 4 Penn 12 4ot
Finals - Sunday, May 7, 2017, Reese Stadium, New Haven, Conn.
12:00 pm Championship Game: Brown vs. Yale (ESPNU/Watch ESPN)
Dylan Molloy – Third In All-Time NCAA Scoring: Senior captain Dylan Molloy (Setauket, NY), the nation's premier offensive player, captured the 2016 Tewaaraton Award as the nation's top player, and was named the USILA Player of the Year and USILA Attackman of the Year. Molloy was rested in Brown's final two regular season games and came back against Princeton to score four goals and hand out two assists to tie Brown's all-time scoring record of 316 career points. He's also a two-time Ivy League and New England Player of the Year. Molloy's 195 career goals are a Brown record and rank third in NCAA Lacrosse history, while his 316 career points are sixth in the NCAA record book. Molloy is the nation's second leading scorer with 3.23 goals per game, and is fifth nationally with 5.31 points per game. Molloy netted four goals and distributed three assists vs. Cornell and was named the Ivy League Player of the Week. He scored three goals and handed out two assists against #20 Providence, assisting on the game-winning overtime goal. Molloy scored three goals and handed out an assist vs. #14 Yale, and had a two goal and two assist performance vs. Penn. He netted seven goals and handed out three assists in Brown's win over Holy Cross. Molloy opened the season with four goals and four assists vs. Quinnipiac and was named the Ivy League's Player of the Week. He came back with four goals and two assists vs. Stony Brook, and had three goals and one assist against #10 Rutgers. He added three goals against both Villanova and Harvard. Molloy was the catalyst of the nation's top-ranked offense in 2016 and led the country with 116 points, 54 assists and 6.44 points per game. The First Team All-American registered five or more points in 15 of 18 contests, helping the Bears to a school-record 16 wins and the Ivy League Championship. He is the sixth player in NCAA history to post at least 50 goals and 50 assists in a single season. His 116 points in 2016 rank fourth in NCAA history, trailing only fellow Tewaaraton winners Lyle Thompson (128 in 2014; 121 in 2015) and Miles Thompson (119 in 2014).
Consecutive Point Streak: 5th nationally - 51 games dating back to April 19, 2014 (291 Points)
Consecutive Goal Streak: 1st nationally - 38 games dating back to April 4, 2015 (125 goals)
Molloy's Career Statistics:
GP G A Pts.
2014 14 29 10 39
2015 17 62 30 92
2016 18 62 54 116
2017 13 42 27 69
Total 62 195 121 316
BROWN LACROSSE: TOP 10 ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS
Player G A Pts.
1 Darren Lowe (1992) 111 205 316
Dylan Molloy '17 195 121 316
3 David Evans (1996) 145 87 232
4. Tom Gagnon (1986) 109 99 208
5. Andy Towers (1993) 150 53 203
6. Kylor Bellistri (2016) 124 48 172
7. Oliver Marti (1993) 144 27 171
8. Rick Handelman (1980) 59 109 168
9. Tom Draper (1964) 123 39 162
Andrew Feinberg (2011) 124 38 162
NCAA Division I Record Book – Top 15 Career Points
Years Gm. Goals Asst. Pts.
1. Lyle Thompson, Albany 2012-15 70 175 225 400
2. Rob Pannell, Cornell 2009-13 72 150 204 354
3. Matt Danowski, Duke 2004-08 80 170 183 353
4. Joe Vasta, Air Force 1983-86 -- 173 170 343
5. Tim Nelson, NC State, Syracuse 1982;83-85 57 99 221 320
6. Darren Lowe, Brown 1989-92 61 111 205 316
Dylan Molloy, Brown 2014-17 62 195 121 316
8. Chris Cameron, Lehigh 1986-89 66 150 157 307
Michael Powell, Syracuse 2001-04 66 150 157 307
10. Tony Asterino, Siena 1978-81 47 168 136 304
Jordan Wolf, Duke 2011-14 81 184 120 304
12. Mike French, Cornell 1974-76 47 191 105 296
13. Miles Thompson, Albany 2011-14 61 190 105 295
14. Casey Powell, Syracuse 1995-98 58 158 129 287
Ryan Powell, Syracuse 1997-00 61 137 150 287
NCAA Division I Record Book – Top 15 Career Goals
Years Gm. Goals
1. Zach Greer, Duke 2005-08 67 206
2. Max Quinzani, Duke 2007-10 78 199
3. Dylan Molloy, Brown 2014-17 62 195
4. Stan Cockerton, NC State 1977-80 44 193
5. Gary Gait, Syracuse 1987-90 56 192
6. Mike French, Cornell 1974-76 47 191
7. Miles Thompson, Albany 2011-14 61 190
8. Merrick Thompson, Albany 2004-07 65 188
Wesley Berg, Denver 2012-15 73 188
10. Terry Riordan, Johns Hopkins 1992-95 56 184
Jordan Wolf, Duke 2011-14 81 184
12. Tom Marechek, Syracuse 1989-92 58 182
Buddy Eastwood, Stony Brook 2013-16 66 182
14. John DiMento, Air Force 1987-90 -- 176
15. Jeff Reh, Adelphi 1987-90 53 175
Jordan McBride, Stony Brook 2008-11 60 175
Lyle Thompson, Albany 2015-15 70 175
Bear Facts: Brown ranks third nationally in scoring with 14.60 goals per game…The Bears also rank second in the nation with 37.07 ground balls per game…2016 Tewaaraton Award winner Dylan Molloy '17, who was just named one of 25 nominees for the 2017 Tewaaraton Award, is the nation's second leading goal scorer with 3.23 goals per game, fifth nationally with 5.31 points per game and is 14th nationally with 2.08 assists per game…Bears' goalie Phil Goss '20 leads the nation with 12.93 saves per game…Ted Ottens '18 ranks eighth nationally in ground balls (7.47) and 13th in face-off winning percentage (.599)… Brown long poles accounted for three goals and three assists vs. #20 Providence. Larken Kemp '17 scored twice and added an assist, Jake Miller '18 scored once and Alec Tulett '17 handed out two assists…Attackman Luke McCaleb '20 ranks 13th nationally in man-up goals with six for the season...Jason Simaan '20 captured 10-of-11 face-offs against Dartmouth…Tulett had five caused turnovers in Brown's final regular season game vs. Dartmouth.
Kemp – Second Nationally In All-Time Long Pole Scoring: Senior First Team All-American LSM Larken Kemp (Greenwich, CT), who was named to the 2017 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, is recognized as the top long stick middy in the nation with a nose for the ball and the ability to score from anywhere on the field. He is a 2017 Second Team All-Ivy selection. His 55 career points (26 goals, 29 assists) rank second nationally among all-time long pole scoring. Kemp, who has 16 points for the season (8 goals, 8 assists), leads the Bears and ranks 15th nationally with 1.67 caused turnovers per game. His 117 career caused turnovers rank seventh in NCAA history. His 4.87 ground balls per game rank 28th nationally. Kemp excelled against Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament with a goal, three caused turnovers and five ground balls. He had a strong performance against Cornell with four caused turnovers and four ground balls. Kemp scored two goals, handed out an assist and picked up six ground balls vs. #20 Providence. He had a goal, two assists and three caused turnovers vs. #15 Princeton. Kemp had two assists in Brown's win over Holy Cross, and netted a goal and caused two turnovers in Brown's win over Harvard. Kemp picked-up seven ground balls vs. Villanova, and put together a big game against Quinnipiac with a goal, three assists and seven ground balls. He paced the Bears with six ground balls and two caused turnovers against #10 Rutgers. A First Team All-Ivy and All-New England selection in 2016, he was 12th nationally in caused turnovers (1.83 per game), 20th in ground balls (4.94 per game) and had six goals and 12 assists. Kemp wreaked havoc with Navy in the NCAA Quarterfinals, causing four turnovers and picking up five ground balls.
All-Time Career Long Pole Scoring
Name Gm. G Asst. Pts.
1. Mason Poli, Bryant, 2010-13 68 44 17 61
2. Larken Kemp, Brown, 2014-17 64 26 29 55
Brian Farrell, Maryland, 2007-11 68 29 20 49
4. Scott Ratliff, Loyola, 2010-13 58 30 14 44
5. CJ Costabile, Duke, 2009-12 79 22 20 42
6. Connor Keating, Penn, 2014-17 37 28 6 34
7. Alec Tulett, Brown 2014-17 61 11 21 32
8. John LoCascio, Villanova, 2011-14 61 8 21 29
9. Joel White, Syracuse, 2008-11 67 18 10 28
10. Cody O'Donnell, Bryant, 2013-17 65 22 7 29
11. Ryan Fournier, Loyola, 2014-17 63 16 9 25
NCAA ALL-TIME TOP-25 CAUSED TURNOVERS
(2010 was first year the NCAA officially kept track of this record)
1. 158 Jordan Houtby, Detroit, 2010-13
2. 143 Brendan Hynes, Richmond, 2014-present
3. 123 Jamie Hebden, Detroit, 2010-13
123 John LoCascio, Villanova, 2011-14
5. 122 Brian Karalunas, Villanova, 2010-11
6. 121 Ryan O'Donoghue, Sacred Heart, 2014-present
7. 117 Larken Kemp, Brown, 2014-present
8. 115 Jason Noble, Cornell, 2010-13
9. 112 Tyler Prasnicki, VMI, 2012-15
10. 109 Michael McCormack, Yale, 2010-13
11. 106 Bobby Lawrence, Colgate, 2011-14
12. 105 Ryan Dennis, Richmond, 2014-present
103 Brian Megill, Syracuse, 2010-13
14. 102 Liam Byrnes, Marquette, 2013-16
15. 101 Jackson Place, Bucknell, 2011-14
Graham Excels In The Midfield: Brown's midfield group is headed by senior captain Matt Graham (Amityville, NY), a 2017 Second Team All-Ivy selection, who has 11 goals and 16 assists for the season. Graham had two assists vs. Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament. He netted a goal and handed out two assists vs. Dartmouth. Graham scored a goal and handed out an assist in Brown's win over Bryant. He had two assists in Brown's win over #20 Providence. Graham played his first game of the season against #10 Rutgers and responded with two goals. He added a goal and an assist vs. Villanova and added two goals against both Harvard and Holy Cross. Graham handed out two assists against #14 Yale and distributed two assists in Brown's win over Penn. He had 18 goals and 13 assists a year ago.
Goss Leads Nation In Saves: Bears' freshman goalie Phil Goss (San Francisco, CA) may have been the difference in Brown's win over #19 Princeton in the semifinals of the Ivy League Tournament, making a career high 20 saves, including 18 saves in the first three quarters. He leads the nation with 12.93 saves per game. Goss made 13 saves in Brown's double-overtime win over #20 Providence, including one in overtime, and made 10 of his game high 14 saves in the second half vs. Cornell and was named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Week for the second time. Goss registered 12 saves in the Bears' win over Bryant for the Ocean State Cup. He also was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week after making a then career high 19 saves in Brown's win over Penn, including 12 in the second half. Goss made 15 saves against both #15 Princeton and #14 Yale. Goss came up big with 18 saves vs. UMass, but none more important than his overtime save against the Minutemen in a game that Brown won several minutes later. He made 19 saves against #10 Rutgers and turned aside 13 shots vs. Villanova. He registered 11 saves in Brown's 13-8 Ivy win over Harvard.
McCaleb On The Attack: Freshman attackman Luke McCaleb (Chevy Chase, MD), who ranks 13th nationally with six man-up goals, is second on the Brown team in scoring with 46 points (25 goals, 21 assists). McCaleb scored two goals and handed out three assists in Brown's Ivy League Tournament Semifinal win over Princeton. Recently, he had two goals and an assist in Brown's win over Bryant and a goal vs. Dartmouth. McCaleb registered a hat-trick in Brown's win over Cornell. He had a goal and two assists in Brown's win over #20 Providence. McCaleb dished out three assists against #14 Yale last week. He scored two goals in Brown's win over Penn and scored two goals, while handing out the game winning assist in Brown's overtime win over UMass. He netted a career-high five goals against Villanova and registered four goals and three assists in his collegiate debut vs. Quinnipiac. McCaleb scored a goal with three assists vs. Stony Brook.
2017 All-Ivy Men's Lacrosse Team: Seven members of the Brown University men's lacrosse team have been named All-Ivy for the 2017 season by a vote of the seven Ivy League lacrosse coaches. Senior attackman Dylan Molloy (Setauket, NY) was named a First Team All-Ivy selection for the third time in his storied career, and senior defenseman Alec Tulett (Toronto, Ontario) earned First Team All-Ivy honors for the second time. Senior middy Matt Graham (Amityville, NY), senior long stick middy Larken Kemp (Greenwich, CT) and junior face-off specialist Ted Ottens (Wilton, CT) were named to the All-Ivy Second Team, while junior middy Stephen Hudak (Rydal, PA) and junior defenseman JJ Ntshaykolo (San Francisco, CA) earned Honorable Mention All-Ivy honors.
Congratulations Brown Seniors: Brown honored its nine seniors prior to its game against Cornell on April 22nd. In four years at Brown, this group of extraordinary seniors has posted a 46-19 overall record, including a 16-8 Ivy League mark. The Class of 2017 has won two Ivy Championships, earned two NCAA Tournament berths, including a Final Four appearance in 2016, and made three Ivy League Tournament appearances: Jimmy Coughlan, Matt Graham, Larken Kemp, Dino LaValle, AJ Lucchese, Dylan Molloy, Peter Scott, Alec Tulett and Brewster Warble.
Hudak Explodes For Five Goals vs. Princeton: Junior middy Stephen Hudak (Rydal, PA), an Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection in 2017, is Brown's leading scorer from the midfield with 34 goals and nine assists for 43 points. He scored a career high five goals in Brown's win over Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament semifinals. Hudak had a big game against Dartmouth with a then career-high four goals against the Big Green. He scored a goal and handed out an assist vs. Bryant. Hudak had two goals and an assist in Brown's win over Cornell. He stepped up against #14 Yale with two goals and one assist. Hudak, who netted two goals in Brown's overtime win over UMass, scored three goals in consecutive games vs. Rutgers, Villanova, Harvard and Holy Cross.
Ottens Facing-Off: Junior Ted Ottens (Wilton, CT), a 2017 Second Team All-Ivy selection, was a regular contributor in the face-off X a year ago and has taken over the starting role. He ranks 13th nationally in face-off percentage, capturing 257-of-429 face-offs (.599). His 112 ground balls lead the Brown team and rank eighth nationally (7.47 per game). He won 10-of-15 face-offs vs. Dartmouth, and picked up nine ground balls while winning 15 face-offs vs. Bryant. Ottens was phenomenal vs. Cornell, winning all 15 face-offs in the first half and finishing 21-of-26 from the face-off X, while scooping up nine ground balls. He captured 21-of-29 face-offs in Brown's win over #20 Providence. Ottens dominated the face-off X vs. Penn, winning 16-of-23 face-offs, including 11-of-11 in the second quarter to rally Brown from a 5-1 second quarter deficit to a 7-5 halftime advantage. He won 21-of-36 face-offs against #15 Princeton. Ottens had a big game vs. Holy Cross, capturing 23-of-31 face-offs. He won 20-of-25 face-offs in Brown's season opener vs. Quinnipiac, while adding a goal and an assist, and won 26-of-46 face-offs vs. Stony Brook. He has gotten into the scoring mix with seven goals and two assists this season. Last year, Ottens captured 80-of-137 face-offs (.584) and picked up 29 ground balls.
Molloy Named Senior CLASS Award Finalist: Bears' senior All-American Dylan Molloy is one of 10 Finalists for the 2017 Senior CLASS Award® in collegiate lacrosse with notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character and competition. Molloy is an Academic All-American, who has posted a 3.72 GPA, majoring in Business, Entrepreneurship and Organizations. Brown's Jack Kelly '16 was the recipient of the 2016 Senior CLASS Award.
Kniffin - Two-Time Ivy Rookie of the Week: Bears' freshman attackman Jack Kniffin (Darien, CT) netted four goals in Brown's win over #20 Providence and is the Bears' fifth leading goal scorer (21). Kniffin netted a goal against Princeton in the Ivy League Tournament Semifinals. He scored four goals in Brown's 14-12 win over Bryant for the Ocean State Cup. Kniffin scored his second game-winning overtime goal, netting his second goal of the contest in the Bears' 13-12 win over #20 Providence. He was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week after scoring the game-winning overtime goal in Brown's 10-9 win over UMass. He had two goals against the Minutemen and registered a goal and an assist vs. Holy Cross. Kniffin had six goals and an assist vs. Quinnipiac in his collegiate debut and was named the Ivy Rookie of the Week. He added three goals and two assists against Stony Brook.
Panepinto Finds The Back of the Net: Sophomore Michael Panepinto (Needham, MA) has been a strong addition to the Bears midfield and has registered 24 goals on the season. He scored three goals in Brown's 17-15 Ivy League Tournament semifinal win over #19 Princeton. Panepinto registered two goals and two assists in Brown's win over Dartmouth. He scored three goals vs. Stony Brook, and added two each against Quinnipiac, Villanova, UMass, Penn and Cornell.
Tulett For the Defense: Anchoring the Bears' close defense is senior Second Team All-American Alec Tulett (Toronto, Ontario), who is also a two-time First Team All-Ivy and All-New England selection. Named to the 2017 Tewaaraton Award Watch List, he is a strong force in the Bears' backline. His 32 career points rank seventh in NCAA all-time long pole scoring. Tulett was all over the field against Dartmouth, causing five turnovers and picking up four ground balls. He had two assists in Brown's win over #20 Providence. Tulett picked up six ground balls against both Quinnipiac and Stony Brook. He returned to the lineup against Harvard and had a goal, four ground balls and two caused turnovers. Last year, Tulett also got into the offensive mix, with five goals and eight assists. Now a three-year starter for the Bears, Tulett ranked 16th in the nation in ground balls (5.5 per game) last year. He had a goal and five ground balls in Brown's NCAA Quarterfinal win over Navy. He had four ground balls and two caused turnovers in Brown's NCAA First Round win over Johns Hopkins, and picked up five ground balls and caused a turnover in Brown's win over Virginia.
Head Coach Mike Daly: First year head Brown lacrosse coach Mike Daly comes to Brown after guiding the Tufts University men's lacrosse program to three NCAA National Championship titles while boasting the nation's highest scoring offense. Daly, the sixth Brown men's lacrosse coach since 1963, posted a record of 244-83 in 18 seasons as head coach at Tufts, with nine NCAA Tournament appearances and seven NESCAC titles. His Tufts teams won national championships in 2010, 2014 and 2015. Tufts led the nation in scoring last spring with 402 goals in 23 games for a 17.48 per game average. The Jumbos won their seventh consecutive NESCAC title and finished the year with a 20-3 record, falling in the National Championship game. Daly is among the top 10 active coaches for winning percentage and is in the top 20 for victories. A two time USILA F. Morris Touchstone National Coach of the Year (2010 and 2014), Daly's teams have won 20 or more games four times and made five appearances in the National Championship game. Daly oversaw a prolific Tufts offense that scored 423 goals in 2014 to set an NCAA record for a single season for all divisions.
Ntshaykolo Anchors Defense: Junior close defenseman JJ Ntshaykolo (San Francisco, CA), a 2017 Honorable Mention All-Ivy selection, had three caused turnovers vs. Holy Cross and ranks third on the Brown team with 1.07 caused turnovers per game. He picked up five ground balls in Brown's win over Cornell. Ntshaykolo picked up five ground balls and caused three turnovers in the Bears' victory over Harvard. He picked up three ground balls and forced two turnovers vs. Quinnipiac in Brown's season opener. Last year, he was a Second Team All-Ivy selection after starting 18-of-19 games, picking up 24 ground balls and causing 20 turnovers.
