Saturday, March 12
West Point, N.Y.
12:00 pm
Lehigh University
at
Army West Point
Lehigh heads to Army West Point for Saturday afternoon matchup
3/11/2016 11:18:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Riding three straight victories, the Lehigh men's lacrosse team hits the road in Patriot League play for the first time as the Mountain Hawks head to Army West Point on Saturday. Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m. Last time out, Lehigh earned a hard-fought 12-9 win over defending league champion Colgate while Army West Point defeated Lafayette 14-5 in its league opener.
In Lehigh's win over Colgate, the Mountain Hawks used a 3-0 surge at the end of the first quarter to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead. Lehigh scored all three goals in the span of 1:05, including two in a 10-second span. Freshman Tristan Rai began the run at the 2:17 mark before senior Reid Weber scored goals at 1:22 and 1:12. The Raiders broke the streak early in the second quarter, but the Mountain Hawks staged another 3-0 run to end the half. Senior Billy Oppenheimer finished off an impressive half with two straight goals (exactly one minute apart) before he assisted on classmate Alex Eaton's goal with 2:08 remaining in the half.
Colgate used a late third-quarter rally to turn a 9-4 Lehigh lead into a slim 9-7 advantage, and the Raiders pulled as close as 10-9 in the fourth quarter, but goals from junior Matt Raposo and Rai helped wrap up the 12-9 victory. While Oppenheimer impressed with a career-high five points (two goals, three assists) in the first half, Raposo impressed in the fourth quarter, scoring two big goals. In total, five different Mountain Hawks accounted for all 12 Lehigh goals, led by a hat trick from both Raposo and Weber. All three Weber goals came in the first quarter. Rai, Oppenheimer and Eaton each scored two goals. With his two goals, Eaton reached exactly 50 points in his career. A pair of long poles dished assists in freshman Craig Chick, off a faceoff, and senior Tripp Telesco, in an unsettled situation.
Senior Casey Eidenshink helped lead the defense with four groundballs while covering Colgate first team All-Patriot League honoree Anthony Abbadessa and holding him to just one assist. Sophomore Matt Ernst was strong at the faceoff X, winning 11-of-20 with five groundballs while junior Casey McAdam had two big, timely wins in the fourth quarter (on four attempts) to help Lehigh seal the victory. Junior Ian Strain had a big day with five groundballs and a caused turnover while Telesco tallied three groundballs and three caused turnovers, to go with his assist. Telesco is now second in the nation in caused turnovers per game (2.6); he's tallied 13 through five games.
Army West Point enters the weekend with a 3-2 record and 1-0 mark in Patriot League play. The Black Knights have defeated UMass, VMI and Lafayette while falling to Rutgers and at No. 3 Syracuse. Cole Johnson leads his squad in goals (14), assists (6) and points (20). He's followed by Nate Jones with 13 points (12 goals, one assist) and Connor Cook with 12 (10 goals, two assists). Army features a pair of impressive faceoff specialists in Dan Grabher, who's won 66.1 percent (37-of-56) and Alex Daly, who's won 63.6 percent (28-of-44). Reaves Klipstein leads the team with 19 groundballs while Grabher and Tim Stackpole have 17 apiece. Stackpole also owns a team-leading eight caused turnovers. Freshman A.J. Barretto has seen the majority of time in goal, starting four of the five games thus far, and has tallied a 6.75 GAA and .588 save percentage.
Army West Point leads the all-time series, 22-7, but Lehigh has won four of the last six meetings. Prior to Army's 7-5 win last season, the Mountain Hawks beat the Black Knights in the 2014 Patriot League Semifinals at Loyola, 12-11 as Weber scored with just 3.7 seconds remaining to send his squad to the championship game. The Mountain Hawks won all three meetings from 2012-13, including another Patriot League Semifinal victory at Colgate. Six of Lehigh's seven all-time wins against the Black Knights have come in the last 12 meetings. Army won the first-ever meeting in 1922 by a 4-1 final before the sides reconvened in 1990, a 15-11 Army victory. Lehigh's first win was in 1999, 13-9.
Following Saturday's game, Lehigh remains on the road next Saturday when the Mountain Hawks head to archrival Lafayette to face the Leopards. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Riding three straight victories, the Lehigh men's lacrosse team hits the road in Patriot League play for the first time as the Mountain Hawks head to Army West Point on Saturday. Opening faceoff is set for 12 p.m. Last time out, Lehigh earned a hard-fought 12-9 win over defending league champion Colgate while Army West Point defeated Lafayette 14-5 in its league opener.
In Lehigh's win over Colgate, the Mountain Hawks used a 3-0 surge at the end of the first quarter to turn a 2-1 deficit into a 4-2 lead. Lehigh scored all three goals in the span of 1:05, including two in a 10-second span. Freshman Tristan Rai began the run at the 2:17 mark before senior Reid Weber scored goals at 1:22 and 1:12. The Raiders broke the streak early in the second quarter, but the Mountain Hawks staged another 3-0 run to end the half. Senior Billy Oppenheimer finished off an impressive half with two straight goals (exactly one minute apart) before he assisted on classmate Alex Eaton's goal with 2:08 remaining in the half.
Colgate used a late third-quarter rally to turn a 9-4 Lehigh lead into a slim 9-7 advantage, and the Raiders pulled as close as 10-9 in the fourth quarter, but goals from junior Matt Raposo and Rai helped wrap up the 12-9 victory. While Oppenheimer impressed with a career-high five points (two goals, three assists) in the first half, Raposo impressed in the fourth quarter, scoring two big goals. In total, five different Mountain Hawks accounted for all 12 Lehigh goals, led by a hat trick from both Raposo and Weber. All three Weber goals came in the first quarter. Rai, Oppenheimer and Eaton each scored two goals. With his two goals, Eaton reached exactly 50 points in his career. A pair of long poles dished assists in freshman Craig Chick, off a faceoff, and senior Tripp Telesco, in an unsettled situation.
Senior Casey Eidenshink helped lead the defense with four groundballs while covering Colgate first team All-Patriot League honoree Anthony Abbadessa and holding him to just one assist. Sophomore Matt Ernst was strong at the faceoff X, winning 11-of-20 with five groundballs while junior Casey McAdam had two big, timely wins in the fourth quarter (on four attempts) to help Lehigh seal the victory. Junior Ian Strain had a big day with five groundballs and a caused turnover while Telesco tallied three groundballs and three caused turnovers, to go with his assist. Telesco is now second in the nation in caused turnovers per game (2.6); he's tallied 13 through five games.
Army West Point enters the weekend with a 3-2 record and 1-0 mark in Patriot League play. The Black Knights have defeated UMass, VMI and Lafayette while falling to Rutgers and at No. 3 Syracuse. Cole Johnson leads his squad in goals (14), assists (6) and points (20). He's followed by Nate Jones with 13 points (12 goals, one assist) and Connor Cook with 12 (10 goals, two assists). Army features a pair of impressive faceoff specialists in Dan Grabher, who's won 66.1 percent (37-of-56) and Alex Daly, who's won 63.6 percent (28-of-44). Reaves Klipstein leads the team with 19 groundballs while Grabher and Tim Stackpole have 17 apiece. Stackpole also owns a team-leading eight caused turnovers. Freshman A.J. Barretto has seen the majority of time in goal, starting four of the five games thus far, and has tallied a 6.75 GAA and .588 save percentage.
Army West Point leads the all-time series, 22-7, but Lehigh has won four of the last six meetings. Prior to Army's 7-5 win last season, the Mountain Hawks beat the Black Knights in the 2014 Patriot League Semifinals at Loyola, 12-11 as Weber scored with just 3.7 seconds remaining to send his squad to the championship game. The Mountain Hawks won all three meetings from 2012-13, including another Patriot League Semifinal victory at Colgate. Six of Lehigh's seven all-time wins against the Black Knights have come in the last 12 meetings. Army won the first-ever meeting in 1922 by a 4-1 final before the sides reconvened in 1990, a 15-11 Army victory. Lehigh's first win was in 1999, 13-9.
Following Saturday's game, Lehigh remains on the road next Saturday when the Mountain Hawks head to archrival Lafayette to face the Leopards. Opening faceoff is set for 1 p.m.
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