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Sophomore Andrew Pettit Multiple goals in every game this season Only player in the nation LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA (5-4, 3-3 PATRIOT LEAGUE) LEHIGH MOUNTAIN HAWKS (5-4, 3-3 PATRIOT LEAGUE) February at LOYOLA GREYHOUNDS (6-4, 4-1 PATRIOT LEAGUE) 4 NJIT W, 15-5 11 at Jacksonville W, 13-12 SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 2017 •1 P.M. 18 at #2/3 North Carolina L, 15-8 RIDLEY ATHLETIC COMPLEX • BALTIMORE, MD. 25 at Holy Cross* L, 14-8 CBS SPORTS NETWORK March 5 at Colgate* W, 11-5 SETTING THE SCENE 11 #11/13 ARMY WEST POINT* L, 6-4 Coming off an impressive 10-6 win over No . 16/18 Boston University, the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team 14 at Stony Brook PPD heads to No . 19 Loyola on Saturday to face the Greyhounds . Opening faceoff is set for 1 p .m . on CBS 18 LAFAYETTE* W, 15-7 Sports Network . The Mountain Hawks stand 5-4 overall, 3-3 in Patriot League play and are tied for 25 at Navy* (CBS SN) L, 14-9 fourth place in the standings with two league games remaining . A win on Saturday could go a long way in Lehigh clinching its seventh straight Patriot League Tournament appearance . April 1 #16/18 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* W, 10-6 8 at Loyola* (CBS SN) 1:00 Most recently, the Mountain Hawks put forth one of their best efforts of the season in defeating Boston 11 PRINCETON 7:00 University 10-6 on Saturday. It marked Lehigh’s first win over a nationally-ranked opponent since 15 at Cornell 1:00 winning at No . 20 Boston U last season . On Saturday, the Terriers took a quick 2-0 lead just 3:51 into the 21 BUCKNELL* 7:00 game, but from that point forward, Lehigh ended the game with 10 of the final 14 goals. A Jack Wilson 25 Patriot League Quarterfinals goal gave Boston U a 3-2 lead with 18 seconds remaining in the first quarter, but Lehigh would answer 28 Patriot League Semifinals with a 6-0 run . Incredibly, the Mountain Hawks didn’t win one faceoff during the run (0-for-7), but 30 Patriot League Championship Game found a way to cause turnovers while senior goalie Donny Stires made six saves . In the end, Lehigh’s *Patriot League Game, Home games in Bold CAPS defense held the Terriers scoreless for a stretch of 29:26. Stires finished with 13 saves in his first-career start and was recognized with Patriot League Goalie of the Week honors . The offense caught fire as sophomore Tristan Rai scored two of Lehigh’s six goals in the run, finishing with a game-high five points behind three goals and two assists. Junior Nolan Apers began the run LEHIGH IN THE POLLS with his first goal of the season while freshman Erik DiGirolamo scored his first-career goal, scooping a groundball and finishing to give Lehigh a 5-3 lead at halftime. Sophomore Andrew Pettit also scored Date Coaches Cascade/Maverick Media Preseason -- -- twice to extend his streak of multiple goals to 10 games dating back to last season . He continues to be 2/12 -- -- the only player in the nation with multiple goals in every game this season . Junior Matt Raposo had 2/19 -- -- 2/26 -- -- two goals and one assist as well . 3/6 -- -- 3/13 -- -- 3/20 -- -- Defensively, sophomore Eddie Bouhall had a career-high six groundballs and tied a career-high four 3/27 -- -- 4/3 -- -- caused turnovers to earn his first-career Patriot League weekly award. Classmate Craig Chick also had three groundballs and four caused turnovers, increasing his season total to 29, which is tied for first in the nation while his 3.22 caused turnovers per game are first. Freshman Christian McHugh also had a groundball and two caused turnovers . MEDIA INFORMATION The Mountain Hawks will face a Loyola team coming off a National Semifinal appearance last season. Men’s Lacrosse Contact: . Justin Lafleur Lehigh is searching for its first-ever win against the Greyhounds after falling just one goal short last Office . (610) 758-6631 season. The last time Lehigh played at Loyola, the Greyhounds won an 11-8 final in a game that was tied Cell: . (610) 577-5222 at eight heading into the fourth quarter . These two teams played at Loyola’s Ridley Athletic Complex E-mail: . jul310@lehigh .edu in the 2014 Patriot League Championship Game . BY THE NUMBERS IF LEHIGH BEATS LOYOLA LEHIGH LACROSSE Lehigh Boston U • The Mountain Hawks would improve to 6-4 on the season, 4-3 in Patriot Overall Record 5-4 6-4 Goals/Game 10 .33 12 League.90 play . AT A GLANCE... Goals Allowed/Game 9 .33 9 • Lehigh.70 would earn the first win over Loyola in school history. Shot Pct. .292 • The.314 Mountain Hawks would earn their second straight win over a nation- • Lehigh’s 39 victories from 2012- Shots/Game 35 .3 41 .1 14 was tied for third in the nation Shots Allowed/Game 32 .3 36 .0 ally-ranked opponent. It would mark the first time Lehigh beat two straight during that span . The win total Assists 65 92 ranked teams since April of 2015 when it beat No . 14/18 Princeton at home only trailed Duke and Loyola and Man-Up Percentage .417 (10-24) .370 (10-27) (16-15) and No . 18/14 Stony Brook on the road (12-11) in consecutive games . was tied with Denver . Groundballs 294 351 • The Mountain Hawks are 26-10 Turnovers 132 127 against Patriot League opponents Caused Turnovers 80 88 since the beginning of 2012 (regu- Faceoffs (W-L) 109-204 152-258 lar season and postseason) . Faceoff Percentage .534 .589 • Lehigh has reached double-fig- Clears 149-177 180-194 ure victories in three of the last Clear Percentage .842 .928 five seasons (2012, 2013, 2014) Penalties/Minutes 39/28:30 28/21:00 after having double-figure wins Home Attendance 2,171 9,398 just four times in the first 112 Dates/Avg. 4/543 5/1,880 years of the program: 1969, 1993, 1994 and 1997 . Lehigh Athletic Media Relations • 641 Taylor Street, Bethlehem, PA • Phone 610-758-6631 NCAA First Round: Lehigh at #5 Seed North Carolina Saturday, May 11, 2012 12:00 PM 2017 LEHIGH MEN’S LACROSSE • GAME 10: LEHIGH AT NO. 19 LOYOLA • APRIL 8, 2017 • PAGE 2 SCOUTING LOYOLA LOYOLA SERIES HISTORY LAST TIME OUT Loyola is 6-4 on the season, most recently earning a 12-5 home win over Colgate . The Greyhounds began Overall: Loyola leads, 11-0 BETHLEHEM, Pa. (4/1/17) - Despite falling into an early 2-0 deficit, the Lehigh men’s lacrosse team scored eight of the next nine goals, on the season with consecutive one-goal defeats to Vir- Last Meeting: Apr . 9, 2016 its way to a 10-6 win over No . 16/18 Boston University on Saturday ginia (16-15) and at Johns Hopkins (14-13) . Loyola is Last Result: Loyola, 11-10 afternoon at the Ulrich Sports Complex . The win marks the Moun- 4-1 in the league with its only loss coming at home to Current Streak: Loyola - 11 wins tain Hawks’ (5-4, 3-3 Patriot League) first over a nationally-ranked Last 10: Loyola, 10-0 opponent since defeating the No . 20 Terriers in Boston last season . Bucknell, 9-8 in double overtime . Pat Spencer has 59 In the end, Lehigh’s defense held the Terriers to just six goals, tied points through 10 games and stands second nation- Last 10 meetings: for their season low, only three of them being even strength . The Mountain Hawks handed Boston University (9-2, 3-2) just its second ally with 5 .9 points per contest . He has recorded 22 Apr . 9, 2016 at Lehigh Loyola, 11-10 loss of the season . goals and 37 assists on the season . Alex McGovern Feb. 28, 2015 at Loyola Loyola, 11-8 has tallied 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) while Zack Apr . 27, 2014 at Loyola Loyola, 16-7 Score By Quarter Mar . 1, 2014 at Lehigh Loyola, 14-7 Boston University 3 0 1 2 6 Sirico owns 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in Lehigh 2 3 3 2 10 1998 at Loyola Loyola, 20-2 seven games. Foster Huggins owns a team-leading 1997 at Lehigh Loyola, 14-10 Lehigh Scoring 11 caused turnovers while Graham Savio has 144- 1985 Loyola, 25-3 GOALS: Tristan Rai (3), Andrew Pettit (2), Matt Raposo (2), Cody Triolo (1), Nolan Apers (1), Erik DiGirolamo (1) of-200 faceoffs (60 percent) with a team-leading 74 1984 Loyola, 22-5 ASSISTS: Tristan Rai (2), Craig Chick (1), Parker Kent (1), Andrew Pettit groundballs . Jacob Stover has started all 10 games in 1948 Loyola, 15-0 (1), Matt Raposo (1), Lucas Spence (1), Ian Strain (1) goal and recorded a 9 .25 goals against average and 1947 Loyola, 10-5 Final Statistics .500 save percentage . Boston U Lehigh Shots 36 30 LAST GAME VS. LOYOLA (NOTES) Groundballs 42 28 - Lehigh led the Greyhounds 9-7 in the third quarter, but fell just Faceoffs 13-19 16-19 ALL-TIME SERIES WITH LOYOLA short of beating a ranked opponent for a second straight game . Clears 12-15 19-22 - A game of runs saw Loyola use a 4-1 run to take a 6-3 lead Extra-man opps 3-7 2-4 Loyola leads the all-time series, 11-0, which includes before the Mountain Hawks came back with six of the next sev- Saves 12 13 a 4-0 record since the Greyhounds joined the Patriot en goals from midway through the second quarter until late in Turnovers 22 14 League.