Friday, April 25
Baltimore, Md.
8:10 PM
Lehigh University
vs
Army (Semifinals)
#18 Lehigh faces #14/15 Army in Patriot League Semifinals Friday night
4/24/2014 2:08:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Winners of six of its last seven games, the third-seeded and #18 nationally-ranked Lehigh men's lacrosse team faces second seed and #14/15 Army Black Knights in the Patriot League Semifinals on Friday evening. Opening faceoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Loyola's Ridley Athletic Complex as the Greyhounds are hosting both semifinal games Friday and Sunday's championship game (which is set for 1 p.m.). All three games will air live nation-wide on CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan and Evan Washburn on the call.
Tickets are available through the Loyola website by clicking here. Lehighsports.com will also have a live audio broadcast (free) with Steve Lomangino and Chris Wakely on the call. There is no live video stream of Friday's game, just the CBS Sports Network broadcast.
Lehigh is coming off a 10-6 win over sixth-seeded Navy in Tuesday's Patriot League Quarterfinals. Leading 6-5 in the fourth quarter, the Mountain Hawks scored four goals in 6:09 to erase any doubt. The Mountain Hawks scored all eight goals over two separate four-goal runs that totaled 8:46. Lehigh scored four goals in 2:37 in the second quarter along with the 4-0 fourth-quarter run. Four different Mountain Hawks posted multiple goals led by the first-career hat trick from junior Kurtis Kaunas. He also tied a career-high four points, originally set just 10 days earlier against Georgetown. Lehigh's starting attackmen of juniors Dan Taylor and Patrick Corbett along with sophomore Reid Weber all scored two goals apiece while senior Matt Smith scored a big third-quarter goal to snap more than a 21-minute scoreless drought.
Junior Matt Poillon posted a season-high 15 saves between the pipes, including seven-of-eight in the second quarter as the Mountain Hawks outscored the Leopards 4-1 to take a 5-3 halftime lead. Junior Dylan O'Shaughnessy posted a career-high four groundballs while adding three caused turnovers and senior Lukas Mikelinich had three groundballs and three caused turnovers. Senior Jimmy Cahill also had three groundballs and two caused turnovers.
The Mountain Hawks beat Navy for a fifth straight time after breaking a 98-year drought against the Midshipmen in 2011. Lehigh has won 19 of its last 21 games against Patriot League foes with the only losses coming to Colgate during the 2012 regular season and earlier this season against Loyola. Lehigh improved to 10-0 this season when scoring double-figure goals and are just 2-4 when scoring single digits. Since a 6-5 loss at Army, the Mountain Hawks have reached double figures in six of their last seven games (all wins), averaging 13.1 goals in that span. Lehigh had been averaging just 8.8 through its first ninth (the ninth game being the loss at Army).
Tuesday's win helped Lehigh match its win total from a season ago (12) and gave the Mountain Hawks their fifth straight Patriot League Tournament victory. Friday's matchup features the #1 defense in the nation (Army) against the #2 defense (Lehigh). In the first meeting, the Mountain Hawks were leading 5-3 after three quarters before the Black Knights scored three unanswered in the fourth for the 6-5 victory. This marks the second time in the past three seasons that Lehigh and Army face-off in the Patriot League Semifinals on a neutral field. The second-seeded Mountain Hawks beat the third-seeded Black Knights in 2012 at Colgate by a 13-7 final.
Army enters the postseason with a 9-3 record and 7-1 mark in Patriot League play. The Black Knights lone league loss came to #1 Loyola while they have had some hard-fought league wins as well over Lehigh (6-5), Boston University (8-7) and Colgate (8-7). John Glesener leads the team in scoring with 32 goals and 12 assists for 44 points. It has come on 130 shots which is almost three times more than anyone else on the team. Will Mazzone is second with 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists) while Connor Cook has 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists). The strength of the Black Knights is its nation-leading defense which allows just 5.92 goals per game. Jimbo D'Aprille leads the team in caused turnovers with 16 while Pat Hart has 10. Sam Somers has been strong between the pipes, starting 10 games while posting a 5.43 GAA and 62.2 save percentage. Bobby Sincero has started twice including stopping eight shots in the regular season finale at Colgate. Sincero owns a 7.57 GAA and 52.4 save percentage. Army features the first team All-Patriot League faceoff man in Alex Daly, who has won 59.3 percent (118-of-199) while scooping a team-leading 70 groundballs.
With their 6-5 win in March, the Black Knights snapped Lehigh's three-game winning streak. Army leads the all-time series, 21-6. The Mountain Hawks have still won four of the last seven. Army won the first-ever meeting in 1922 by a 4-1 final. The sides didn't reconvene until 1990, a 15-11 Army victory. Lehigh's first win was in 1999 (13-9). Friday will be the fourth straight meeting between the two sides away from Lehigh (two at Army and two neutral sites).
With a win, the third-seeded Mountain Hawks would advance to the Patriot League Championship Game to face the winner of fourth seed Colgate at #1 Loyola which is set for 4:30 p.m. Friday. The title game is set for 1 p.m. Sunday on CBS Sports Network. Lehigh is vying for its third straight league tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Winners of six of its last seven games, the third-seeded and #18 nationally-ranked Lehigh men's lacrosse team faces second seed and #14/15 Army Black Knights in the Patriot League Semifinals on Friday evening. Opening faceoff is set for 7:30 p.m. at Loyola's Ridley Athletic Complex as the Greyhounds are hosting both semifinal games Friday and Sunday's championship game (which is set for 1 p.m.). All three games will air live nation-wide on CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan and Evan Washburn on the call.
Tickets are available through the Loyola website by clicking here. Lehighsports.com will also have a live audio broadcast (free) with Steve Lomangino and Chris Wakely on the call. There is no live video stream of Friday's game, just the CBS Sports Network broadcast.
Lehigh is coming off a 10-6 win over sixth-seeded Navy in Tuesday's Patriot League Quarterfinals. Leading 6-5 in the fourth quarter, the Mountain Hawks scored four goals in 6:09 to erase any doubt. The Mountain Hawks scored all eight goals over two separate four-goal runs that totaled 8:46. Lehigh scored four goals in 2:37 in the second quarter along with the 4-0 fourth-quarter run. Four different Mountain Hawks posted multiple goals led by the first-career hat trick from junior Kurtis Kaunas. He also tied a career-high four points, originally set just 10 days earlier against Georgetown. Lehigh's starting attackmen of juniors Dan Taylor and Patrick Corbett along with sophomore Reid Weber all scored two goals apiece while senior Matt Smith scored a big third-quarter goal to snap more than a 21-minute scoreless drought.
Junior Matt Poillon posted a season-high 15 saves between the pipes, including seven-of-eight in the second quarter as the Mountain Hawks outscored the Leopards 4-1 to take a 5-3 halftime lead. Junior Dylan O'Shaughnessy posted a career-high four groundballs while adding three caused turnovers and senior Lukas Mikelinich had three groundballs and three caused turnovers. Senior Jimmy Cahill also had three groundballs and two caused turnovers.
The Mountain Hawks beat Navy for a fifth straight time after breaking a 98-year drought against the Midshipmen in 2011. Lehigh has won 19 of its last 21 games against Patriot League foes with the only losses coming to Colgate during the 2012 regular season and earlier this season against Loyola. Lehigh improved to 10-0 this season when scoring double-figure goals and are just 2-4 when scoring single digits. Since a 6-5 loss at Army, the Mountain Hawks have reached double figures in six of their last seven games (all wins), averaging 13.1 goals in that span. Lehigh had been averaging just 8.8 through its first ninth (the ninth game being the loss at Army).
Tuesday's win helped Lehigh match its win total from a season ago (12) and gave the Mountain Hawks their fifth straight Patriot League Tournament victory. Friday's matchup features the #1 defense in the nation (Army) against the #2 defense (Lehigh). In the first meeting, the Mountain Hawks were leading 5-3 after three quarters before the Black Knights scored three unanswered in the fourth for the 6-5 victory. This marks the second time in the past three seasons that Lehigh and Army face-off in the Patriot League Semifinals on a neutral field. The second-seeded Mountain Hawks beat the third-seeded Black Knights in 2012 at Colgate by a 13-7 final.
Army enters the postseason with a 9-3 record and 7-1 mark in Patriot League play. The Black Knights lone league loss came to #1 Loyola while they have had some hard-fought league wins as well over Lehigh (6-5), Boston University (8-7) and Colgate (8-7). John Glesener leads the team in scoring with 32 goals and 12 assists for 44 points. It has come on 130 shots which is almost three times more than anyone else on the team. Will Mazzone is second with 28 points (14 goals, 14 assists) while Connor Cook has 25 points (14 goals, 11 assists). The strength of the Black Knights is its nation-leading defense which allows just 5.92 goals per game. Jimbo D'Aprille leads the team in caused turnovers with 16 while Pat Hart has 10. Sam Somers has been strong between the pipes, starting 10 games while posting a 5.43 GAA and 62.2 save percentage. Bobby Sincero has started twice including stopping eight shots in the regular season finale at Colgate. Sincero owns a 7.57 GAA and 52.4 save percentage. Army features the first team All-Patriot League faceoff man in Alex Daly, who has won 59.3 percent (118-of-199) while scooping a team-leading 70 groundballs.
With their 6-5 win in March, the Black Knights snapped Lehigh's three-game winning streak. Army leads the all-time series, 21-6. The Mountain Hawks have still won four of the last seven. Army won the first-ever meeting in 1922 by a 4-1 final. The sides didn't reconvene until 1990, a 15-11 Army victory. Lehigh's first win was in 1999 (13-9). Friday will be the fourth straight meeting between the two sides away from Lehigh (two at Army and two neutral sites).
With a win, the third-seeded Mountain Hawks would advance to the Patriot League Championship Game to face the winner of fourth seed Colgate at #1 Loyola which is set for 4:30 p.m. Friday. The title game is set for 1 p.m. Sunday on CBS Sports Network. Lehigh is vying for its third straight league tournament title and NCAA Tournament berth.
Click here to vote Ty Souders for the Senior CLASS Award.
Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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