2018 TOWSON LACROSSE Game Notes | Game 2 | No. 18/No. 19 Towson vs. Mount St. Mary’s | Johnny Unitas ® Stadium | Towson, Md. Game Information John C. Stark (O) 410-704-6258 • (C) 570-809-1946 • [email protected] Athletics Media Relations • 8000 York Road, Towson Center Room 353 No. 18/No. 19 Towson (0-1 Overall) vs. Towson, MD 21252-0001 • TowsonTigers.com • Twitter: @Towson_MLAX • Instagram: @Towson_MLax Mount St. Mary’s (0-1 Overall) Saturday, Feb. 17 • Noon Opening Faceoff Scouting the Mountaineers Unitas Stadium • Towson, Md. After a quick trip down Charles Street, the No. Despite a 16-12 loss at Delaware last weekend, Internet Audio: Towson Sports Network 19/No. 18 Tigers host Mount St. Mary’s for the the Mountaineers produced 17 points. Six Play-by-Play: Spiro Morekas first of seven games at Johnny Unitas Stadium Mountaineers have two points this season, Call-In Analyst: Hunter Lochte this Saturday against Mount St. Mary’s. It Luke Frankey, Stephano Mastro and Brendan Pregame Show: 11:45 a.m. will be just the second time in the program’s McCarthy scored two goals apiece. Five different Division I history (1980) that Towson will host student-athletes logged one assist at Delaware the Mount for its home opener. Towson is 1-0 Stadium. Freshman Sam Stephen had a strong 2018 SCHEDULE/RESULTS against the Mount in such games, winning 9-1 debut, winning 16 of his 28 faceoffs. He grabbed FEB. 10 at #14/#13 Johns Hopkins ......... L, 6-14 in 2014. nine ground balls as well. Senior keeper Matt 17 MOUNT ST. MARY’S .............. NOON Vierheller played all 60 minutes against the 24 GEORGETOWN ...................... NOON In The National Rankings Blue Hens, making 12 saves (42.9 percent). The 28 at Loyola ..........................................4 p.m. The Tigers slipped a few notches in the weekly Mountaineers will look to improve in the clearing MARCH 3 UMBC .................................. NOON national polls after suffering a season-opening game after gaining the zone on 12 of 18 chances, 10 at Ohio State ...................................1 p.m. loss at No. 14 Johns Hopkins. The Tigers including 1-for-3 in the final frame. 17 DUKE ................................... NOON 24 at Denver .........................................2 p.m. checked in at 18th in the Nike/USILA Coaches’ 31 at Hofstra * ......................................1 p.m. Poll, collecting 52 points. In the Maverik/Inside Towson-Mount St. Mary’s History APRIL 7 DREXEL * ............................ NOON Lacrosse Media Poll, the Tigers slotted in at Separated by less than an hour’s drive, Towson 14 at UMass * ........................................1 p.m. 19th with 64 points. Towson received votes in and Mount St. Mary’s are no strangers to one 21 DELAWARE * ........................ NOON the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Men’s Lacrosse another. The Tigers lead the all-time series 12-1 28 FAIRFIELD * ........................11 A.M. Top 20. Mount St. Mary’s is not ranked and did since first squaring off in 1970. The Tigers have MAY 3 CAA Semifinals ...............................# TBA not receive any votes. won the last 11 meetings, with the lone blemish 5 CAA Championship # .......................TBA coming in 1975 after an ineligable player forced 12/13 NCAA First Round ^ ..........................TBA The Home-Opening Tigers the Tigers to forfeit the game. After elevating 19/20 NCAA Quarterfinals $ .......................TBA Towson had a balanced scoring effort last to Division I in 1980, Towson did not play the 26 NCAA Semifinals ! .............................TBA weekend at Johns Hopkins, with six different Mount until the 2004 campaign. The Tigers and 28 NCAA Championship @ ....................TBA Tigers accounting for goals. Jon Mazza leads Mountaineers have met every year since 2011 Towson with two points after potting a goal and have reeled off seven-straight. Towson head All times EST and feeding Jean-Luc Chetner for his first goal coach Shawn Nadelen is 6-0 against Mount St. All rankings are from the USILA Poll at time of game RV = Receiving votes as a Tiger. Chad Patterson (defense), Grant Mary’s since taking over the program in 2012. Home games in BOLD CAPS Maloof and Johnny Giuffreda also scored their * - Colonial Athletic Association games first goals for the Black & Gold. Junior faceoff Towson-Mount St. Mary’s By the Numbers # - CAA Tournament | Highest Seed specialist Alex Woodall, who returns from a All-Time Series Record ........................Towson 12-1 nagging injury in the 2017 postseason, bounced at Towson ........................................Towson 5-1 ^ - NCAA First Round | Campus Sites at Mount St. Mary’s ......................Towson 6-0 $ - NCAA Quarterfinals | Annapolis, Md. or Hempstead, N.Y. back to form and has won 16 of his 24 draws at Neutral Sites ............................................ n/a ! - NCAA Semifinals | Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) (66.7 percent). He lost just once in the second at Unknown Sites ..........................Towson 1-0 @ - NCAA Championship | Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass.) half at Johns Hopkins, collecting five total First Meeting .......................................................1970 ground balls along the way. Towson has split Last Meeting ......................................... Feb. 18, 2017 time in goal, with Shane Brennan getting the ................ #12 Towson 15, Mount St. Mary’s 5 start at Hopkins and making four saves. Josh Streak .........................................................Towson +11 Miller played the second half with five stops. Statistics Leaders Statistics Leaders Points Jon Mazza 2 Points Six Players 2 Goals Six Players 1 Goals Three Players 2 Assists Jon Mazza 1 Assists Five Players 1 EMG n/a 0 EMG n/a 0 GBs Alex Woodall 5 GBs Sam Stephen 9 Shots Timmy Monahan 11 Shots Brendan McCarthy 8 NCAA Championship Weekend Gillette Stadium Goalkeeping Leaders Goalkeeping Leaders Foxborough, Massachusetts Saves Josh Miller 5 Saves Matt Vierheller 12 GAA Josh Miller 6.00 GAA Matt Vierheller 16.00 May 26-28, 2018 Sv% Josh Miller .625 Sv% Matt Vierheller .429 1 2018 TOWSON LACROSSE Game Notes | Game 2 | No. 18/No. 19 Towson vs. Mount St. Mary’s | Johnny Unitas ® Stadium | Towson, Md. 2018 Honors Nike/USILA Coaches Poll INDIVIDUAL Coach Nadelen’s Week 1 | As of Feb. 12, 2018 Adam Ceribelli 2018 Team Captain Weekly Availability: Week 3 2017-18 SAAC Executive Board Member Rank Team Record Pts. (1st) Monday - Feb. 19 1 Duke 3-0 352 (11) Jean-Luc Chetner 2018 Israeli National Team Selection Practice - 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. 2 Maryland 1-0 336 (7) Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 3 Albany 0-0 313 Sid Ewell Preseason All-CAA Team 4 Denver 1-0 304 Preseason Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention Tuesday - Feb. 20 5 Yale 0-0 282 Practice - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Zach Goodrich 6 Ohio State 2-0 253 2018 Team Captain Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 7 Notre Dame 1-0 232 Preseason All-CAA Team CAA Preseason Player of the Year 8 Syracuse 1-0 228 Preseason Inside Lacrosse Media All-America First Team Wednesday - Feb. 21 9 Johns Hopkins 1-0 223 Practice - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Cole Robertson Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 10 Rutgers 2-0 196 2018 Team Captain 11 Virginia 1-0 169 Alex Woodall Thursday - Feb. 22 12 Army 1-0 152 Preseason All-CAA Team Preseason Inside Lacrosse Media All-America Honorable Mention Practice - 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. 13 North Carolina 2-0 143 Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 14 Loyola 0-1 124 Staff Shawn Nadelen (Head Coach) 15 Villanova 1-0 106 2017 USILA Coach of the Year (Honored at IMLCA Convention) Friday - Feb. 23 16 Penn State 1-1 101 Practice - 10 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. 17 Marquette 0-0 58 TEAM Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 18 Towson 0-1 52 Ranked in Polls USILA - Preseason Saturday - Feb. 24 19 Penn 0-0 46 Media - Preseason 20 Brown 0-0 39 LM - Game Day | vs. Georgetown | Noon Also Receiving Votes: Hofstra, Boston Uni., Johnny Unitas ® Stadium Princeton, Vermont, Bucknell, Cornell, UMBC, Postgame Press Conference Harvard, Providence Sunday - Feb. 25 Practice - TBA Cascade/Maverik Media Poll Availability TBA Week 1 | as of Feb. 12, 2018 Rank Team Record Pts. (1st) 1 Duke 3-0 621 (19) Media Procedures 2 Maryland 1-0 595 (9) 3 Denver 1-0 558 (1) - Towson game notes will be made available to the 4 Albany 0-0 544 (3) media and the public 24 hours prior to a Towson 5 Yale 0-0 531 men’s lacrosse game. 6 Ohio State 2-0 441 - Members of the Towson Athletics Media Relations 7 Syracuse 1-0 399 staff will escort media representatives to the 8 Johns Hopkins 1-0 382 appropriate areas following the conclusion of the 9 Notre Dame 1-0 378 game. 10 Virginia 1-0 339 11 Rutgers 2-0 339 - The Towson locker room, home and away, is 12 Loyola 0-1 270 closed to the media at all times. 13 Army 1-0 260 - Coach Nadelen and selected Tiger players will be 14 North Carolina 2-0 243 brought to the designated interview area. At home 15 Villanova 1-0 216 games, that area is the Field View Room on the top 16 Penn State 1-1 170 floor of the Field House. 17 Brown 0-0 80 18 Princeton 0-0 69 - After a 10-minute cooling off period, the visiting 19 Towson 0-1 64 team coaches and selected players will appear in the interview room. After the visiting team 20 Marquette 0-0 58 finishes, Coach Nadelen and selected players will Also Receiving Votes: Vermont, Hofstra, appear in the interview room. Penn, Boston Uni., Cornell, Bucknell, Harvard, Providence, UMBC, Georgetown, Navy, Rich- - We ask the media to please say what outlet they mond, Delaware, Sacred Heart are with before asking questions.