Mountain Hawks meet Leopards on Saturday
3/27/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
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On offense, Max Dahlem (18 points) and Ricky Cornetta (16 points) are the Mountain Hawks leading scorers, with Jonathan Stumpf (15 points), Fred Cassilly (14 points) and Matt Diehl (10 points) not far behind. Sophomore Brian Bienemann has come on strong of late, scoring three goals in the last two games, including two in the Mountain Hawks come-from-behind win over Villanova on March 22.
Lehigh currently leads the Patriot League in man-up goals with 16. Dahlem’s five man-up goals are tied for the league lead, and Stumpf’s four man-up scores are tied for third most.
Senior Stuart Baxter leads both the Mountain Hawks and the Patriot League with 43 ground balls, while in the X, he has won 67-of-134 face-offs. A trio of seniors, Tom Allen (32), Eric Spirko (31) and Dan Honeywell (30) rank two, three, four on the team in ground balls, while Allen and Honeywell have combined for 23 caused turnovers.
Lehigh’s defense has been very stingy of late, surrendering an average of just six goals in its last four games, including two games of four or less. Leading the way has been Spirko, whose recent hot streak has pushed his season saves total to a Patriot League leading 92. The
In the latest NCAA statistical release, Lehigh ranked seventh in the country in man-down defense (81.6%).
Perini is fourth in
In goal for Lafayette, Jeff Canfield has played 295 minutes and stopped 59 shots, good for a save percentage of .536. He has faced 161 shots in that time, allowing 51 goals.
Lehigh leads the all-time series between these longtime rivals 56-31 with one tie. The first meeting was in 1926, a 9-0 win by the Brown and White. Lehigh has won each of the last two meetings by identical 8-3 scores.
Saturday night’s game is scheduled to begin at 7:00 from Rappolt Field in
