2021 TOWSON LACROSSE Game Notes | Game 2 | rv Towson vs. Saint Joseph’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 rv Towson (0-1) vs. Towson, MD 21252-0001 • TowsonTigers.com • Twitter: @Towson_MLAX • Instagram: @Towson_MLax Saint Joseph’s (0-0) Saturday, February 13 • 1 p.m. Opening Faceoff Saint Joseph’s was off to a strong 5-2 start in Johnny Unitas ® Stadium • Towson, Md. It’s been nearly a full calendar year since 2020 before the COVID-19 Pandemic shuttered Towson University men’s lacrosse team played the season. The Hawks had wins over #20 Dela- Internet Audio: Towson Sports Network outside competition at Johnny Unitas ® Sta- ware, rv Drexel, rv Providence, St. Bonaventure Play-by-Play: Ben Rosenbaum dium. The Tigers return home this Saturday for and Monmouth. Saint Joseph’s was nipped 13-12 Analyst: Glenn Smith a clash with Saint Joseph’s University, a former against #9 Penn in what proved to be the season Pregame Show: 12:45 p.m. CAA opponent. finale. The Hawks’ potent offense, which scored 72 goals in seven games, was led by Levi Ander- In The National Rankings son (15g, 9a) Joe Burnham led with eight caused 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS The Tigers received votes in the preseason turnovers. Saint Joseph’s will have a new starter FEB. 6 at #5/#6 Virginia ........................L, 11-20 USILA Coaches’ Poll, but did not receive votes in net, after Mike Adler (95sv, .594) graduated. 13 SAINT JOSEPH’S ...................1 P.M. in the Inside Lacrosse Preseason Media Poll. Tucker Almany is the lone Hawk to have regis- 20 DUKE ...................................... TBA The Hawks of Saint Joseph’s did not pick up tered time, seeing six minutes of action. 24 at Mount St. Mary’s...........................TBA votes in either poll. 27 at Richmond .......................................TBA Towson-Saint Joseph’s History MARCH 6 at Drexel * ...........................................TBA 13 HOFSTRA * ............................. TBA The Momma I’m Coming Home Tigers It’s a brief history between these two pro- 20 at Delaware * ..................................Noon For the first time in almost a year, the Tigers grams, but both shared the Colonial Athletic 27 LOYOLA .................................. TBA return to Johnny Unitas ® Stadium. Towson’s Association (CAA) as a home for three seasons, APRIL 3 at Hofstra * .........................................TBA reimerged offense will be led by fifth-year se- 2011-13. Towson leads the all-time series 2-1, 10 FAIRFIELD * ......................... NOON nior Brody McLean (3g, 2a), who netted his first with either side protecting home turf. The 17 at UMass * ........................................1 p.m. hat trick since 2019 in the opener at Virginia. Tigers won the first and last meetings 15-2 and 24 DELAWARE * ........................ NOON James Avanzato (3g) added his first career hat 13-6, but the Hawks edged the Tigers 6-3 in the MAY 1 DREXEL * ............................ NOON trick against the Cavaliers while Andrew Milani 2012 regular season finale. No current mem- 6 CAA Semifinals ...............................# TBA (2g) had a career-best outing in Charlottesville. bers of the Tiger progam have played against 8 CAA Championship # .......................TBA Jake McLean (2a) dished out a pair of helpers the Hawks. 15-16 NCAA First Round ^ ..........................TBA as well. Garrett Zungailia feasted on ground 22-23 NCAA Quarterfinals $ .......................TBA balls in the opener, grabbing nine while forcing Towson-Saint Joseph’s By the Numbers 29 NCAA Semifinals ! .............................TBA one turnover. Transition weapon Koby Smith hit All-Time Series Record .........................Towson 2-1 31 NCAA Championship @ ....................TBA for one goal and one ground ball at Klöckner at Towson ................................................Towson 2-0 at Saint Joseph’s ............................................SJU 1-0 All times EST Stadium as well. Shane Santora won 10 of his 32 at Neutral Sites ...................................................... n/a All rankings are from the USILA and Inside Lacrosse . draws, picking up three ground balls along the at Unknown Sites .................................................. n/a Polls at time of game way. Jake McLean and Greg Ey added three and First Meeting ........... April 30, 2011 (Towson 15-2) four ground balls, respectively. Shane Brennan Last Meeting ........................................April 27, 2013 RV = Receiving votes .................................................. Towson 13, SJU 6 Home games in BOLD CAPS made a dozen saves in cage for Towson, includ- Streak......................................................... Towson +1 * - Colonial Athletic Association games ing five in the first quarter. Towson’s man-up # - CAA Tournament | Hempstead, N.Y. unit cashed in one goal on three chances as ^ - Campus Sites Milani potted the chance. The Tigers will look to $ - NCAA Quarterfinals clean up the clearing game this weekend after ! - NCAA Semifinals | Rentschler Field (East Hartford, Conn.) a 12-of-18 showing last weekend. @ - NCAA Championship | Rentschler Field (East Hartford, Conn.) Scouting the Season Opening Hawks How to Say It: TOWSON 2021 Statistics Leaders 2020 Returning Statistics Leaders Points Brody McLean 5 Points Levi Anderson 24 Goals Brody McLean, James Avanzato 3 Goals Levi Anderson 15 Assists Brody McLean, Jake McLean 3 Assists Matt Tufano 10 EMG Andrew Milani 1 EMG Five Players 1 GBs Garrett Zungailia 9 GBs Zach Cole 72 Shots Brody McLean 7 Shots Levi Anderson 58 NCAA Championship Weekend Rentschler Field Goalkeeping Leaders Goalkeeping Leaders East Hartford, Conn. Saves Shane Brennan 12 Saves Tucker Almany 0 GAA Shane Brennan 21.35 GAA Tucker Almany 31.12 May 29-31, 2021 Sv% Shane Brennan .375 Sv% Tucker Almany .000 1 2021 TOWSON LACROSSE Game Notes | Game 2 | rv Towson vs. Saint Joseph’s | Johnny Unitas ® Stadium | Towson, Md. 2021 Honors USILA/Dynamic Coaches Poll INDIVIDUAL Coach Nadelen’s Week 1 | as of Feb. 9, 2021 Koby Smith Weekly Availability: Week 3 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-America First Team Rank Team Record Pts. (1st) USILA Preseason All-America Second Team Monday - February 15 1 Duke 2-0 307 (9) Preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year CAA Preseason All-Conference Team Practice - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 2 North Carolina 1-0 302 (4) Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 3 Virginia 1-0 276 (2) Staff 4 Syracuse 0-0 269 (1) Tuesday - February 16 5 Maryland 0-0 264 TEAM Practice - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 6 Penn State 0-0 242 Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 7 Notre Dame 0-0 219 Ranked in Polls USILA - rv (2/1), rv (2/9) 8 Georgetown 0-0 175 Media - Wednesday - February 17 9 Ohio State 0-0 167 US Lacrosse - Practice - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. t10 Denver 1-2 155 Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. t10 Loyola 0-0 155 Thursday - February 18 12 Army West Point 0-0 106 Practice - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 13 UMass 0-0 106 Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. 14 Cornell 0-0 102 15 Lehigh 0-0 89 Friday - February 19 16 Penn 0-0 64 Practice - 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 17 Rutgers 0-0 64 Available - 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. t18 Villanova 0-0 58 t18 Johns Hopkins 0-0 58 Saturday - February 20 20 Richmond 0-0 56 Game vs. Duke | 4 p.m. Also Receiving Votes: Yale, Robert Morris, Postgame Press Conference Princeton, Bucknell, Navy, UAlbany, Air Force, High Point, Stony Brook, Marist, Providence, Sunday - February 21 UMBC, Bryant, Drexel, Towson, Delaware, Off Day Hofstra Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Preseason | Records as of Feb. 9, 2021 Media Procedures Rank Team Record Pts. (1st) 1 Duke 2-0 n/a - Towson game notes will be made available to the 2 Maryland 0-0 n/a media and the public 24 hours prior to a Towson 3 Syracuse 0-0 n/a men’s lacrosse game. 4 North Carolina 1-0 n/a - Members of the Towson Athletics Media Relations 5 Denver 1-2 n/a staff will escort media representatives to the 6 Virginia 1-0 n/a appropriate areas following the conclusion of the 7 Penn State 0-0 n/a game. For the foreseeable future, all postgame 8 Notre Dame 0-0 n/a interviews will be conducted via Zoom. 9 Yale 0-0 n/a 10 Georgetown 0-0 n/a - The Towson locker room, home and away, is 11 Cornell 0-0 n/a closed to the media at all times. 12 Ohio State 0-0 n/a - Coach Nadelen and selected Tiger players will be 13 Loyola 0-0 n/a brought to the designated interview area. At home 14 UMass 0-0 n/a games, that area is the Field View Room on the top 15 Army West Point 0-0 n/a floor of the Field House. 16 Lehigh 0-0 n/a 17 Penn 0-0 n/a - After a 10-minute cooling off period, the visiting team coaches and selected players will appear 18 Johns Hopkins 0-0 n/a in the interview room. After the visiting team 19 Villanova 0-0 n/a finishes, Coach Nadelen and selected players will 20 Richmond 0-0 n/a appear in the interview room. Also Receiving Votes: n/a - We ask the media to please say what outlet they BOLD - 2021 Opponent are with before asking questions. - At the midway point of the fourth quarter, inter- view requests will be collected. - Interviews after games on the road will be conducted based on the post-game policy of that institution. 2 2021 TOWSON LACROSSE Game Notes | Game 2 | rv Towson vs. Saint Joseph’s | Johnny Unitas ® Stadium | Towson, Md. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School (Prev.) 0 Austin Stewart A/M 6-0 180 Jr.
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