Men's Lacrosse Ranking Summary Thru Games 03/18/2018
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Senior Ian Strain Second-Year Captain LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 9: NO. 12/14 LEHIGH AT NO. 18/19 HOFSTRA (6-2, 4-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (6-2, 4-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE) AT February HOFSTRA PRIDE (4-2, 0-0 CAA) 3 NJIT W, 13-8 10 at Mercer W, 13-8 TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2018 •7 P.M. 17 at #13/14 North Carolina L, 12-11 (OT) JAMES M. SHUART STADIUM • HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. 24 HOLY CROSS* W, 15-4 LAX SPORTS NETWORK March 3 COLGATE* W, 10-7 SETTING THE SCENE 10 at #12 Army West Point* W, 9-7 The No. 12/14 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team will play three games in seven days when it travels to No. 14 #18/16 RUTGERS L, 8-7 18/19 Hofstra on Tuesday night. Opening faceoff is set for 7 p.m. on Lax Sports Network. Tuesday will 17 at Lafayette* W, 19-11 mark the second consecutive midweek game for the Mountain Hawks against a nationally-ranked oppo- 20 at Hofstra 7:00 nent. Last Wednesday, Lehigh dropped a slim 8-7 final to No. 18/16 Rutgers, but the Mountain Hawks 24 NAVY* 7:00 bounced back on Saturday with a dominant 19-11 win at Lafayette. 31 at Boston University* 3:30 On Monday, Lehigh jumped up to No. 12 in the Maverick Media Poll (from 16), its highest ranking in April the media poll since Feb. 8, 2013. The Mountain Hawks also jumped to No. 14 in the USILA Coaches Poll 7 LOYOLA* 1:00 14 CORNELL 2:30 (from 17). Following last Wednesday’s back-and-forth game between Lehigh and Rutgers, the Scarlet 20 at Bucknell* 7:30 Knights went on to beat Syracuse on Sunday, 14-10. 24 Patriot League Quarterfinals 27 Patriot League Semifinals Most recently, the Mountain Hawks used an 11-goal second quarter on their way to a 19-11 win at Lafay- 29 Patriot League Championship Game ette. It marked Lehigh’s ninth straight win against the Leopards, ninth straight road win vs. Lafayette and 17th win in its last 18 tries against the Leopards. Lehigh scored the game’s first three goals then Lafayette *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS responded with four of the next six goals, but with the Mountain Hawks leading 7-5, Lehigh scored 11 goals in the span of 11:14, including eight in the span of 3:41 to take a 15-5 halftime lead. Junior Lucas Spence began the run by scoring three consecutive goals in just 35 seconds. Five different Lehigh players scored the next five goals, including the first-career goal from freshman faceoff specialist Joel Trucksess. LEHIGH IN THE POLLS The Mountain Hawks began playing some reserves in the third quarter as Lafayette began the stanza Date Coaches Cascade/Maverick Media on a 3-0 run, but the Mountain Hawks responded with four of the next five. Lehigh improved to 6-2 on Preseason -- -- the season, including 4-0 in Patriot League play for the first time since 2013. The Mountain Hawks’ three Feb. 12 -- -- Feb. 19 -- -- starting attackmen combined for 18 points on the day (nine goals, nine assists). Junior Tristan Rai led the Feb. 26 RV RV Mar. 5 RV RV way with a career-high seven points (three goals, career-high tying four assists). Spence tied a carer-high Mar. 12 17 16 six points (four goals, two assists) and junior Andrew Pettit had five (two goals, three assists). Classmate Mickey Fitzpatrick tied a career-high three goals, good for his second-career hat trick. Sophomore Andrew Eichelberger tied a career-high two goals while classmate Crew Cintron recorded a career-high two points (one goal, one assist). Freshman Matt Ilchuk recorded his first-career point, an assist. Sophomore Conor Gaffney won 17-of-20 faceoffs, all in the first half, with 10 groundballs and his first-career point - an assist - to earn his second consecutive Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week MEDIA INFORMATION award. Trucksess also won 7-of-10 while junior Brian Meyer was a perfect 3-of-3 as Lehigh finished the Men’s Lacrosse Contact: . Justin Lafleur afternoon 27-of-33, good for the most faceoff wins as a team this season. Defensively, junior Craig Chick Office ................................. (610) 758-6631 had a groundball and two caused turnovers to reach 96 in his career. He needs just one to tie and two to Cell: ......................................(610) 577-5222 break Tripp Telesco’s school record. Freshman Teddy Leggett tallied two groundballs and two caused E-mail: [email protected] turnovers. Junior Eddie Bouhall caused a turnover as the trio of Chick, Leggett and Bouhall have com- bined for 79 groundballs and 43 caused turnovers on the season. BY THE NUMBERS Heading into this season, the last time Lehigh faced both Rutgers and Hofstra Lehigh Hofstra LEHIGH LACROSSE Overall Record 6-2 4-2 was the 1990 campaign. Hofstra enters Tuesday’s contest with a 4-2 record, Goals/Game 12.12 9.00 most recently beating Providence, 12-8. The Pride have beaten No. 8 North AT A GLANCE... Goals Allowed/Game 8.12 6.33 Carolina 12-6 as part of their four-game winning streak while their two losses Shot Pct. .350 .266 • Lehigh’s 39 victories from 2012- Shots/Game 34.6 33.8 have been to top 10 opponents. 14 was tied for third in the nation Shots Allowed/Game 27.5 28.2 during that span. The win total Assists 63 30 only trailed Duke and Loyola and Man-Up Percentage .591 (13-22) .333 (8-24) IF LEHIGH BEATS HOFSTRA was tied with Denver. Groundballs 259 151 • Lehigh would improve to 7-2 on the season, its best record after nine • The Mountain Hawks are 33-20 Turnovers 111 67 games since 2012 (when it was 8-1). against Patriot League opponents Caused Turnovers 64 25 • Lehigh would win its third straight road game and improve to 4-1 away since the beginning of 2012 (regu- Faceoffs (W-L) 117-188 68-110 lar season and postseason). Faceoff Percentage .622 .618 from home this season. • Lehigh has reached double-fig- Clears 129-148 85-91 • The Mountain Hawks would defeat Hofstra for the first time in program ure victories in three of the last Clear Percentage .872 .934 history. six seasons (2012, 2013, 2014) after Penalties/Minutes 29/23:00 38/30:00 having double-figure wins just Home Attendance 1,527 4,507 • Lehigh would pick up its second win over a nationally-ranked opponent four times in the first 112 years of Dates/Avg. 4/382 3/1,502 this season (also winning at No. 12 Army West Point) and improve to 2-2 program history: 1969, 1993, 1994 against ranked foes on the year. and 1997. Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 2018 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 9: NO. 12/14 LEHIGH AT NO. 18/19 HOFSTRA • MARCH 20, 2018 • PAGE 2 SCOUTING HOFSTRA HOFSTRA SERIES HISTORY LAST TIME OUT Hofstra is 4-2 on the season, beginning the year with two straight defeats, against No. 6 Ohio State and vs. Overall: Hofstra leads, 4-0 EASTON, Pa. (3/17/18) - The No. 16/17 Lehigh men’s lacrosse team broke out for 11 goals in the span of 11:14 in the second quarter, on No. 8 Villanova, but responding with four consecutive Last Meeting: Apr. 25, 1990 its way to an impressive 19-11 win at archrival Lafayette on Saturday victories. Included was a 12-6 victory over No. 8 North Last Result: Hofstra, 22-7 afternoon. The Mountain Hawks’ starting attackmen combined for 18 Carolina. The Pride are No. 1 in the country in scor- Current Streak: Hofstra - 4 wins points (nine goals, nine assists) while sophomore Conor Gaffney won Last 10: Hofstra, 4-0 17-of-20 faceoffs, all in the first half, to help spark the second-quarter ing defense, allowing just 6.33 goals per game. Ryan surge. The win improves Lehigh’s record to 6-2, including 4-0 in the Tierney, son of head coach Seth Tierney, leads the Patriot League for the first time since 2013. The Mountain Hawks and Last 10 meetings: Loyola are currently the only two undefeated teams in league play. offense in goals (14), assists (9) and points (23). Jimmy Apr. 25, 1990 at Hofstra Hofstra, 22-7 Yanes comes in at 17 points (11 goals, six assists) while Apr. 27, 1988 at Hofstra Hofstra, 21-13 Score By Quarter Apr. 29, 1987 at Lehigh Hofstra, 16-11 Lehigh 4 11 1 3 19 Dylan Alderman (11 points: four goals, seven assists) Lafayette 2 3 3 3 11 and Dylan McIntosh (10 points: nine goals, one assist) Apr. 30, 1986 at Lehigh Hofstra, 15-9 also own double figures. Hofstra has only turned the Lehigh Scoring GOALS: Lucas Spence (4), Tristan Rai (3), Mickey Fitzpatrick (3), ball over 67 times in six games (11.2 average), but LAST GAME VS. HOFSTRA (NOTES) Andrew Pettit (2), Andrew Eichelberger (2), Crew Cintron (1), Jackson opponents have only turned the ball over 61 times - Hofstra defeated Lehigh, 22-7 on Apr. 25, 1990. Monnin (1), Joel Trucksess (1), Alex Tumminello (1), Austin Pierce (1) ASSISTS: Tristan Rai (4), Andrew Pettit (3), Lucas Spence (2), Crew (10.2). Hofstra features one of the nation’s best goalies Cintron (1), Conor Gaffney (1), Matt Ilchuk (1), Ryan Klose (1) in Jack Concannon, a second team All-American in 2017.