Saturday, March 15
Ulrich Sports Complex
2:00 PM
Lehigh University
vs
Navy
#14/15 Lehigh returns home Saturday for league showdown with Navy
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Following a pair of road games, the #14/15 Lehigh men's lacrosse team returns home for a big Patriot League matchup against Navy on Saturday. Opening faceoff is set for 2 p.m. at the Ulrich Sports Complex. Both teams enter with 2-1 league marks and look to bounce back from midweek losses at Yale and vs. Towson.
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Saturday's game is a Summit Series game with tickets just five dollars and free for Lehigh students, faculty and staff with a Lehigh ID.
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The Mountain Hawks struggled on Tuesday, falling at #17 Yale by a 10-2 final. Lehigh won the opening faceoff after a long battle for the loose ball, which senior Jimmy Cahill scooped and forced a Bulldogs penalty. However, Yale killed the penalty and maintained momentum the rest of the game. The Bulldogs scored the first four goals and the Mountain Hawks could never get anything going. Lehigh could only muster 17 shots and turned the ball over 21 times. The two goals marked Lehigh's fewest since a 9-2 loss against Delaware in 2008.
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Juniors Alan Henderson and Jack Bogorowski scored the Mountain Haws' goals. Lehigh's faceoff game impressed as senior Ryan Buttenbaum and freshman Casey McAdam combined to win 9-of-15 against a strong faceoff man in Yale's Dylan Levings who won 60 percent of his draws a year ago. Buttenbaum won 7-of-12 and has now won 18-of-27 (67 percent) over the last two games. Saturday's battle at the faceoff X features Buttenbaum's 58.6 percentage (75-of-128) for the season against Navy's Brady Dove who has won 61.8 percent (84-of-136).
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Seniors Cahill, Andrew Mower and Lukas Mikelinich finished Tuesday with three groundballs apiece. After junior goalie Matt Poillon made seven saves in 46:07, sophomore Steve Brodeur came in to stop three-of-four the rest of the way.
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Lehigh will look to win at home for the seventh time in its last eight games and improve to 15-1 over its last 16 games against Patriot League foes. The last time the Mountain Hawks were home, Loyola snapped several streak, beating Lehigh 14-7. The Greyhounds went on to beat #4 Duke the following Sunday and currently stand #2 in both the coaches and media polls.
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The Mountain Hawks look to continue their recent success against Navy. After going 98 years (and 26 games) without a win against Navy, Lehigh has won in three straight seasons. It began in 2011 with a 14-10 victory which helped propel the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League Tournament since 2006. Lehigh then won on the road in 2012 before earning a 12-7 home victory last season. Navy is 3-3 so far this season and 2-1 in the league, both wins coming at home. The Mids are 3-1 at home and 0-2 on the road.
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Navy enters with a 3-3 overall record and 2-1 in Patriot League play. The Midshipmen have beaten Holy Cross and Lafayette at home while falling at Bucknell. Navy's other win came over VMI. The Midshipmen are led offensively by Sam Jones, who has 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists). Three others have double-figure points: T.J. Hanzsche (16 points: 14 goals, two assists), Tucker Hull (14 points: 10 goals, four assists) and Gabe Vourmard (13 points: eight goals, five assists). Pat Kiernan leads the defense with 19 groundballs and eight caused turnovers while John Connors has started all six games in goal and has an 8.42 GAA and 56.6 save percentage. The Mids are strong at the faceoff X as Dove has won 84-of-136 (61.8 percent) with a team-leading 45 groundballs.
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Lehigh has won the last three meetings against Navy to pull within 29-4 in the all-time series. The Mountain Hawks ended a 98-year drought with a 14-10 win in 2011 before winning on the road in 2012 (9-4) and at home last season (12-7). Navy won the first meeting in 1910 (4-2) and won three straight before Lehigh's first win in 1913 (4-3). From there, the Mids won 26 straight, but the Mountain Hawks have responded the last three seasons.
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Following Saturday's game, Lehigh will head to Army next Saturday (Mar. 22) for another big league showdown against the Black Knights. Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m.
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Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Following a pair of road games, the #14/15 Lehigh men's lacrosse team returns home for a big Patriot League matchup against Navy on Saturday. Opening faceoff is set for 2 p.m. at the Ulrich Sports Complex. Both teams enter with 2-1 league marks and look to bounce back from midweek losses at Yale and vs. Towson.
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Saturday's game is a Summit Series game with tickets just five dollars and free for Lehigh students, faculty and staff with a Lehigh ID.
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The Mountain Hawks struggled on Tuesday, falling at #17 Yale by a 10-2 final. Lehigh won the opening faceoff after a long battle for the loose ball, which senior Jimmy Cahill scooped and forced a Bulldogs penalty. However, Yale killed the penalty and maintained momentum the rest of the game. The Bulldogs scored the first four goals and the Mountain Hawks could never get anything going. Lehigh could only muster 17 shots and turned the ball over 21 times. The two goals marked Lehigh's fewest since a 9-2 loss against Delaware in 2008.
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Juniors Alan Henderson and Jack Bogorowski scored the Mountain Haws' goals. Lehigh's faceoff game impressed as senior Ryan Buttenbaum and freshman Casey McAdam combined to win 9-of-15 against a strong faceoff man in Yale's Dylan Levings who won 60 percent of his draws a year ago. Buttenbaum won 7-of-12 and has now won 18-of-27 (67 percent) over the last two games. Saturday's battle at the faceoff X features Buttenbaum's 58.6 percentage (75-of-128) for the season against Navy's Brady Dove who has won 61.8 percent (84-of-136).
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Seniors Cahill, Andrew Mower and Lukas Mikelinich finished Tuesday with three groundballs apiece. After junior goalie Matt Poillon made seven saves in 46:07, sophomore Steve Brodeur came in to stop three-of-four the rest of the way.
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Lehigh will look to win at home for the seventh time in its last eight games and improve to 15-1 over its last 16 games against Patriot League foes. The last time the Mountain Hawks were home, Loyola snapped several streak, beating Lehigh 14-7. The Greyhounds went on to beat #4 Duke the following Sunday and currently stand #2 in both the coaches and media polls.
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The Mountain Hawks look to continue their recent success against Navy. After going 98 years (and 26 games) without a win against Navy, Lehigh has won in three straight seasons. It began in 2011 with a 14-10 victory which helped propel the Mountain Hawks to their first Patriot League Tournament since 2006. Lehigh then won on the road in 2012 before earning a 12-7 home victory last season. Navy is 3-3 so far this season and 2-1 in the league, both wins coming at home. The Mids are 3-1 at home and 0-2 on the road.
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Navy enters with a 3-3 overall record and 2-1 in Patriot League play. The Midshipmen have beaten Holy Cross and Lafayette at home while falling at Bucknell. Navy's other win came over VMI. The Midshipmen are led offensively by Sam Jones, who has 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists). Three others have double-figure points: T.J. Hanzsche (16 points: 14 goals, two assists), Tucker Hull (14 points: 10 goals, four assists) and Gabe Vourmard (13 points: eight goals, five assists). Pat Kiernan leads the defense with 19 groundballs and eight caused turnovers while John Connors has started all six games in goal and has an 8.42 GAA and 56.6 save percentage. The Mids are strong at the faceoff X as Dove has won 84-of-136 (61.8 percent) with a team-leading 45 groundballs.
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Lehigh has won the last three meetings against Navy to pull within 29-4 in the all-time series. The Mountain Hawks ended a 98-year drought with a 14-10 win in 2011 before winning on the road in 2012 (9-4) and at home last season (12-7). Navy won the first meeting in 1910 (4-2) and won three straight before Lehigh's first win in 1913 (4-3). From there, the Mids won 26 straight, but the Mountain Hawks have responded the last three seasons.
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Following Saturday's game, Lehigh will head to Army next Saturday (Mar. 22) for another big league showdown against the Black Knights. Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m.
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