LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY MEN’S LACROSSE GAME 2 GAME INFO Series History LIU (0-1, 0-0 NEC) VS
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LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY MEN’S LACROSSE GAME 2 GAME INFO Series History LIU (0-1, 0-0 NEC) VS. WAGNER (0-1, 0-0 NEC) Overall 0-0 Saturday, February 15 • 1:00 p.m. • Brookville, N.Y. • Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium Last Meeting First Meeting SHARKS SEAHAWKS Head Coach: Eric Wolf Head Coach: Bill McCutcheon Record at LIU: 21-11 Record at Wagner: 2-13 MEDIA COVERAGE Career Record: 21-11 Career Record: 2-13 Last Game: Lost at Siena Last Game: Lost at Hofstra Live Video NEC Front Row Live Stats LIUAthletics.com OPENING FACE-OFF 2020 SCHEDULE FOLLOW THE SHARKS • Despite being separated by just 31 miles, FEBRUARY Social Media Men’s Lacrosse Twitter @LIUMLAX Saturday will mark the first ever meeting 8 AT SIENNA (L) 14-12 Men’s Lacrosse Instagram @liumlacrosse between LIU and Wagner in men’s lacrosse. 15 WAGNER 1:00 P.M. LIU Athletics Twitter @LIUAthletics 22 ST. JOHN’S 1:00 P.M. LIU Athletics Instagram @LIUAthletics • The Sharks opened their 2020 LIU Website LIUAthletics.com 29 AT HOFSTRA 1:00 P.M. campaign and first season of Division MARCH I competition since 1992 at Siena on 3 AT FAIRFIELD 7:00 P.M. LIU AT A GLANCE Saturday, Feb. 8, falling by a 14-12 7 QUINNIPIAC 2:00 P.M. Primary Media Contact Casey Schermick margin despite a big fourth-quarter run. 10 AT UMASS 2:00 P.M. Office Phone (516) 299-3957 14 NJIT * 12:00 P.M. Cell Phone (516) 532-0852 • Several LIU newcomers had strong E-Mail [email protected] 21 SACRED HEART * 1:00 P.M. collegiate debuts, including freshman 28 ROBERT MORRIS * 1:00 P.M. Sean Boll who led the Blue and Gold with APRIL Team History First Season 1960 five goals and rookie goalie Will Mark 4 AT HOBART * 1:00 P.M. All-Time Record 485-313-2 who made 18 saves between the pipes. 11 AT MERRIMACK * 1:00 P.M. 10-Plus Win Seasons 19 18 MOUNT * 12:00 P.M. • Wagner will return to Long Island 25 ST. JOSEPH’S * 1:00 P.M. for their second game in as many University Information 28 NEC PLAY-IN TBD Location Brookville, N.Y. weeks, falling to Hofstra University in 30 NEC SEMIS TBD Founded 1926 Enrollment 18,621 its season-opener by a 21-11 margin. MAY Colors Blue and Gold • The Seahawks also had a newcomer lead 2 NEC CHAMPIONSHIP TBD President Dr. Kimberly Cline Director of Athletics Dr. William E. Martinov, Jr. the squad in points in the season-opener, *INDICATES NEC CONTEST as freshman Tyler Nawton tallied four goals ALL HOME GAMES COMPETED AT BETHPAGE and one assist for five points. Rookie goalie FEDERAL CREDIT UNION STADIUM Head Coach Eric Wolf Alma Mater Albany, 2007 Danny Brady made 10 saves on 23 shots on ALL TIMES LISTED IN EST AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE Career Record 21-11 (.656), 3rd Season goal in his debut in 45 minutes of action. Record at LIU Same NEC Record 0-0 (.000) GAME 2: LIU vs. WAGNER GENERAL NOTES SNELDERS STREAKING Junior Will Snelders has been a force offensively since stepping foot on vs campus in 2017. Through his first two seasons, the Port Jefferson Station native has tallied 149 points behind 116 goals and 33 assists. As a freshman he set a new LIU program record with 61 goals and was the NCAA Division II TALE OF THE TAPE statistical champion for goals per game (4.07). Against Roberts Wesleyan, he tallied 10 goals, a mark which stants as the third-highest single-game 0-1 OVERALL RECORD 0-1 total in Division II history. 0-0 CONFERENCE RECORD 0-0 12.0 GOALS PER GAME 11.0 14.0 GOALS ALLOWED PER GAME 21.0 33.0 SHOTS PER GAME 30.0 Snelders has recorded a point in all 33 career games, a mark that stands 33.0 GROUND BALLS PER GAME 24.0 as the 11th-longest mark among Division I players. During his sophomore 18.0 SAVES PER GAME 13.0 .500 FACE-OFF PERCENTAGE .250 campaign, Snelders tallied at least three points in every contest and ranked .750 CLEAR PERCENTAGE .765 .167 MAN-UP CONVERSION .333 15th in the nation with 4.69 points per game. .500 MAN-DOWN DEFENSE 0.00 OFFNSIVE FIREPOWER TEAM LEADERS The Sharks return over 90-percent of their scoring from 2019 to this GOALS season’s squad. Seven point scorers left the program after 2019, with the LIU WAGNER Sean Boll ..................5 Tyler Lawton ............ 4 biggest loss coming in the form of Connor Farrell who tallied 14 points as Alex Russell ............2 Jake Garb ..................2 a senior. The Sharks’ top eight goal scorers return to the lineup (Snelders, Ryan Blume .............2 Mikey Vanaman .......2 Gillis, Kadnar, Russell, Liantonio, Grassa, Foley, Villari) in 2020. That group ASSISTS LIU WAGNER combined for 204 goals and 301 total points last season, giving LIU one of Will Snelders...........5 Jake Garb ..................2 the deepest attacks in the NEC this season. Richie LaCalandra ........3 Tyler Lawton ..............1 Russell / Grassa ...........1 Ancona/Vanaman ...1 The Blue and Gold are one of 16 Division I programs in the country and POINTS LIU WAGNER one of four NEC programs to return over 80-percent of its goal scorers Will Snelders...........6 Tyler Lawton .............5 Sean Boll ..................5 Jake Garb ................. 4 and assists from last season, ranking fifth in the country at 90-percent Russell / Lacalandra ....3 Mikey Vanaman .......3 goal scoring return. Also joining LIU from the NEC is St. Joseph’s University GROUND BALLS (98.8%), Merrimack College (85.5%), and Bryant University (85.0%). LIU WAGNER Ryan Blume .............9 Tyler Lawton .............3 Dan Foley .................4 Stephen Dwyer ........3 LIU also ranks ninth in returning assists at 85.9-percent. Along with LIU, Matt Riveira.............4 Brendan Higgins .....3 Merrimack (94.1%), Bryant (93.9%), and St. Joseph’s (87.1%) also fit into the CAUSED TURNOVERS LIU WAGNER criteria. Ryan Blume ..............1 Tyler Lawton ..............1 Matt Riveira..............1 Brendan Higgins ......1 Mark / Kadnar .........1 Nick Warren ...............1 SAVES LIU WAGNER Will Mark ................18 Danny Brady ...........10 John Wright ..............3 2 | 2020 LIU MEN’S LACROSSE LIUATHLETICS.COM GAME 2: LIU vs. WAGNER LIU IN THE PROS newest members this fall. NJIT also became a full-time associate member for men’s lacrosse, giving the NEC 10 members 2019 graduate Connor Farrell was drafted to three professional and splitting the conference into an east and west division. teams following his senior campaign, including the Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League, New York LIU has plenty of history against NEC opponents throughout Lizards of Major League Lacrosse, and the New York Riptide of its history, playing 31 contests against member schools the National Lacrosse League. (Merrimack - 11, Hobart - 9, Bryant - 7, Sacred Heart - 4). Farrell, now better known as “The Milkman” by PLL fans, quickly Quick Notes: LIU is now referred to as Long Island University on made a splash in the league’s inaugural season. A fan favorite first reference, and LIU on any subsequent references. The school acrosse the country, Farrell ranked second in the league with should never be referred to as “LIU Brooklyn” or “LIU Post”. The 54.5-percent face-off percentage and ranked third with 70 new mascot is the Sharks and the official colors are blue and gold. ground balls during the regular season. NEC PRESEASON POLL As a senior, Farrell set multiple NCAA DIvision II records, including single-season face-off percentage (.814), single-season ground EAST DIVISION WEST DIVISION balls per game (16.75), and single-game ground balls (30 vs. 1. Hobart (10) 1. Robert Morris (6) 2. Bryant 2. Saint Joseph’s (3) Merrimack). The USILA named him the National Faceoff Player 3. Sacred Heart 3. Mount St. Mary’s (1) of the Year for his efforts in 2019. T4. Merrimack 4. NJIT T4. Wagner 5. LIU RETURN TO DIVISION I With the additions of LIU and Merrimack, along with associate In October 2018, LIU administration announced that it member NJIT, men’s lacrosse membership in the NEC has was unifying its Brooklyn and Post campuses, an initiative reached 10 programs, necessitating a split into East and West branded as “One LIU”. With Brooklyn already competing divisions. The East is comprised of Bryant, Hobart, Merrimack, at the Division I level, LIU became immediately eligible for Sacred Heart and Wagner, with LIU, Mount St. Mary’s, NJIT, postseason competition, and became the eighth member of Robert Morris and Saint Joseph’s making up the West. the Northeast Conference for football. This May, LIU students and alumni voted that the new mascot for the unified athletic Two-time defending NEC champion Robert Morris received six first program would be the Sharks, making LIU the second Division place votes and was chosen to win the West by the league’s head I program in the country to be don the aquatic mascot. coaches. Hobart was a unanimous choice to claim the East crown. The 2020 campaign will be the inaugural season of competition At year’s end, five teams will qualify for the 2020 NEC in the Northeast Conference, though not the first season of Tournament, beginning with a play-in game as the #4 seed Division I competition. The LIU men’s lacrosse team competed at hosts the #5 seed on Tuesday, April 28. The winner moves to Division I from 1982 to 1992 while the NCAA brought a hiatus to the main bracket, hosted by the top overall seed.