march 6 Colgate Raiders vs holy cross crusaders 4:30 University Information COLGATE RAIDERS Location ...................................................................Hamilton, N.Y. 0-2, 0-0 PATRIOT LEAGUE North Founded ..................................................................................1819 Enrollment .............................................................................2,927 vs Nickname............................................................................Raiders Colors...........................................................Maroon, Gray & White holy cross crusaders President ..........................................................Dr. Brian W. Casey 1-0, 0-0 patriot league north VP & Director of Athletics ......................................Dr. Nicki Moore Sr. Associate AD/Sport Supervisor ...........................Laura Sgrecci Livestream: espn+ | Stats: statbroadcast.com Conference ............................................................. Patriot League Athletic Dept. Phone ..............................................(315) 228-7611 OPENING FACEOFFS • Colgate begins a crucial three-game stretch against Patriot League North Division foes with Head Coach Matt Karweck ........................................................Notre Dame ‘06 Saturday’s visit by Holy Cross. Colgate Record .................................................... 4-17/3rd season • The Raiders and Crusaders are vying with Army and Boston University for the two North Divi- Career Record ........................................................................Same sion spots in the Patriot League tournament. Patriot League Record .............................................................. 2-8 • Mike Hawkins continued his fast start to the season with two goals and an assist last week Assistant Coaches & Staff at Albany. Michael Minicus added a hat trick on three shots in his collegiate starting debut. Chris Cooper ........................................................Central Michigan • Ryan Decker had a terrific afternoon at Albany, scoring a goal on his only shot attempt, add- Andrew Vossler ..............................................................Rollins ‘12 ing an assist and leading Colgate with five ground balls and two caused turnovers. Justin Schneidman ........................................... SUNY Cortland ‘11 Men’s Lacrosse Staff COLGATE NOTEBOOK Chuck Monteith .....................................Associate Athletic Trainer David Bodden .......................................... Strength & Conditioning Notes of interest on today’s game against the crusaders Michelle Reese ........................................Administrative Assistant Office Phone ..........................................................(315) 228-7570 Colgate and Holy Cross meet for the 31st time, with the Raiders holding a 25-5 series ad- Home ....................................... Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Capacity/Surface ................................................. 10,221/FieldTurf • vantage. But the Crusaders have won the last four meetings, including 11-5 two years ago in Worcester in the most recent meeting. They won 12-10 here in 2018 and 12-6 here in 2016. Colgate’s Program History last victory in the series was 14-13 in Worcester en route to a sweep of the Patriot League regular First Varsity Season ................................................................1921 Program Record ...................................................472-534-7 (.469) season and tournament championships. Seasons ...................................................................................89th First Patriot League Season ...................................................1991 This year marks the 100th Anniversary Program Patriot League Record .................................97-87 (.527) Season of Colgate Men’s Lacrosse. The NCAA Tournament ...........................................2008, 2012 & 2015 • Raiders first began play in 1921, going 1-3-1 Athletic Communications that season with an opening 3-3 tie against John Painter .........................................Director/Lacrosse Contact Cornell and a later victory over the Onondaga Cell Phone ..............................................................(865) 414-1143 Indians by an 8-2 margin. This is the 89th Office Phone ..........................................................(315) 228-7566 Jenna Jorgensen ............................................... Assistant Director season of varsity competition, as there were Jordan Doroshenko ........................................... Assistant Director no teams from 1941-46 during World War II Dani Pluchinsky ..........................................Communications Asst. and no teams again from 1950-54. Shae Labbe .......................................Assoc. Dir. Creative Services TBA ...............................................................Multimedia Assistant Lisa Diehl .................................................Administrative Assistant Colgate head coach Matt Karweck is in Office Phone ..........................................................(315) 228-7602 • his third season at the Raiders helm, with assistant coach Chris Cooper once again at his side. COLGATE RAIDERS 0-2 (0-0 Patriot League North) DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME/RESULT ATT. Feb. 21 ROBERT MORRIS HAMILTON L 14-17 -- Feb. 27 at #20 Albany Albany L 9-15 -- March 6 HOLY CROSS * HAMILTON 4:30 p.m. March 13 at Army * West Point TBA March 20 at Boston University * Boston TBA March 27 LEHIGH HAMILTON 2 p.m. April 3 at Bucknell Lewisburg TBA April 10 BOSTON UNIVERSITY HAMILTON 1 p.m. April 17 at Holy Cross Worcester 3 p.m. May 7-9 Patriot League Tournament TBA TBA * Patriot League North Division Games. All times Eastern. PAGE 2 | COLGATE vs holy cross | GAME 3 2021 PATRIOT LEAGUE New coaching additions for this season are as- sistants Andrew Vossler and Justin Schneid- STANDINGS man. Vossler arrives after two years of coach- ing at Ohio State, while Schneidman previously League Overall coached at Fairfield. North W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Boston U. 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Team captains for 2021 are seniors James Holy Cross 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 • Caddigan and Mike Hawkins. Army 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 COLGATE 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Hawkins is off to a fast start after scor- South W-L Pct. W-L Pct. • ing four goals against Robert Morris and Navy 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 two more last weekend at Albany. His four Lehigh 0-0 .000 1-0 1.000 assists tie for team honors as well. Colgate’s Loyola 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 top returning scorer from a year ago, Hawkins Bucknell 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 against RMU tallied three assists and seven Lafayette 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 points to tie a pair of personal bests. The mid- fielder scored 17 points on 12 goals and five SATURDAY’S GAMES assists a year ago, with his 12 goals good for Bucknell at Navy, 12 second on the team. Hawkins entered this sea- VMI at Lafayette, 12 son with 47 career goals and 18 assists for 65 Loyola at Lehigh, 1 points. Army at Boston University, 2 Holy Cross at COLGATE, 4:30 Michael Minicus in his first collegiate start scored a hat trick on just three shots. The rookie is second on the team with four goals and tied for second with five points. WEDNESDAY’S GAME • Lafayette at Fairfield, 4 Caddigan has been steady in the early going, scoring a combined three goals with two assists. • Last season, the attackman scored seven goals and contributed five assists to tie for third on the team in both categories. Midfielder Ryan Decker had a terrific afternoon at Albany, scoring a goal on his only shot at- • tempt, adding an assist and leading the Raiders with five ground balls and two caused turnovers. The caused turnovers were a career high and the five ground balls matched his collegiate best. Colgate goalie Sean Collins just missed a career high with 17 saves against Robert Morris. The • junior posted 82 saves against stiff competition over six games last season. Brendan Jordan recorded his first career multigoal game, finishing with two goals and an assist • in the opener against Robert Morris. A more localized schedule focused on Patriot League competition for this season has the Raiders • facing three teams ranked among the nation’s top 20 in the early polls. Army is sixth and Lehigh 13th in the USILA Coaches Poll, while those two teams stand seventh and 13th, respectively, in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Albany is up to 18th in both polls. Brian Minicus is back as Colgate’s assist leader from a season ago and the junior picked up • right where he left off. Minicus scored a goal and assisted on four others in the opener against Robert Morris. An injury forced the junior middie to miss last weekend’s game at Albany. Colgate 2020 graduates Griffin Brown and Nicky Petkevich are • playing this season as graduated transfers. Brown is at Maryland and Petkevich at Georgetown. Those two Raiders combined for 30 goals of Colgate’s 70 goals and 14 assists of the team’s 44 assists in six games. The plan going into this season is four home games and five on the • road. Colgate is playing this year in the Patriot League’s North Division • alongside Army, Boston University, Holy Cross. The first meetings against those teams -- Holy Cross on March 6, at Army on March 13 and at Boston University on March 20 -- will determine Colgate’s fate for the Patriot League tournament, with the top two teams from each divi- sion advancing to the semifinal round at the site of the top overall seed. @ColgateLacrosse GOCOLGATERAIDERS.COM @colgatelacrosse GAME