Saturday, March 25
Annapolis, Md.
11:30 AM
Lehigh University
at
Navy
Lehigh heads to Navy Saturday for CBS Sports Network showdown
3/23/2017 5:23:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Following an impressive 15-7 win over archrival Lafayette, the Lehigh men's lacrosse team heads to Navy on Saturday for a big Patriot League matchup against the Midshipmen. Opening faceoff is set for 11:30 a.m. on CBS Sports Network. The game could prove crucial in the Patriot League Tournament picture as Lehigh enters 2-2 in league play (4-3 overall) while Navy is 1-3 (3-6 overall). Both teams are exactly halfway through their league slates as Lehigh hopes to get one step closer to clinching its eighth straight Patriot League Tournament berth.
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The Mountain Hawks used a strong all-around effort to beat the Leopards last Saturday, jumping out to a 5-1 lead after one quarter of play and never looking back. Lehigh's offense was clicking as its starting attackmen combined for 17 points (12 goals, five assists) and all reached career highs in either goals or points. Sophomore Andrew Pettit and senior Matt Raposo each set career highs in goals with five and four, respectively, while sophomore Tristan Rai recorded a career-high six points. Senior midfielder Cody Triolo also set a career high with four points via two goals and two assists. Lehigh was a perfect 4-of-4 on the extra man, scoring two more extra man goals than it had in the first six games of 2017 combined. Thirteen of the Mountain Hawks' 15 goals were assisted.
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Meanwhile, the defense continued to impress, allowing just seven goals for the game and four over the first 51:52 before the Mountain Hawks began to clear their bench. Lehigh has now allowed just 18 goals over its last three games (five at Colgate, six vs. Army West Point and seven vs. Lafayette). Lehigh allowed 38 shots, but kept Lafayette to the outside for the majority of those chances, with only 16 shots on goal. The Mountain Hawks also caused 13 of Lafayette's 14 turnovers, led by a career-high tying four from sophomore Eddie Bouhall along with three from classmate Craig Chick and junior Danny Norris. Sophomore Chris Kiernan made seven saves before senior Donny Stires came in late and made two.
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Freshman Conor Gaffney continued to impress at the faceoff circle, winning 14-of-22 for the day (and 13 of his last 18) to earn Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season (in seven weeks). He collected 12 groundballs and is up to 67 on the season, good for second nationally. Gaffney also stands top 10 nationally with his 0.633 faceoff winning percentage while Chick is tied for first in the nation with 3.00 caused turnovers per game. As a team, Lehigh stands top 10 nationally in groundballs per game, faceoff percentage and man-down defense. Pettit is one of just four players nationally to score multiple goals in every game this season.
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Lehigh will look to snap a two-game losing streak against Navy when the teams match up on Saturday. Navy is coming off an appearance in the National Quarterfinals last season after winning at Yale 13-10 in the NCAA First Round. Saturday marks the first of two Lehigh regular season games on CBS Sports Network (also Apr. 8 at Loyola).
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Navy has struggled so far this season, standing 3-6 overall and 1-3 in Patriot League play. The season began with hard-fought defeats at No. 8 Johns Hopkins (15-8) and vs. No. 2 Maryland (15-12). Navy has beaten Delaware (11-5), Bucknell (13-7) and most recently, Dartmouth on Tuesday (11-6). In league play, the Midshipmen have lost to Boston University (8-7), Lafayette (9-8) and Loyola (18-7). Ryan Wade leads the team in points (25) and assists (16). Greyson Toran owns 22 points (15 goals, seven assists) while Colin Flounlacker has recorded 21 (15 goals, six assists). Matt Rees leads the team with 18 caused turnovers while Brady Dove owns a team-high 50 groundballs along with a 64.2 percentage in the faceoff circle (102-of-159). Ryan Kern, a freshman, has started all nine games and recorded a 9.93 goals against average and 49.1 save percentage.
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Navy beat the Mountain Hawks 12-7 last season, its second straight win against Lehigh after five straight Lehigh victories. Six years ago, the Mountain Hawks beat Navy 14-10 on Mar. 1, 2011 to snap a 26-game losing streak against the Midshipmen and spark the five-game run. Navy then snapped Lehigh's run by beating the Mountain Hawks two years ago (Mar. 14, 2015) in Annapolis by a 13-12 final. Heading into Saturday, seven of the last nine meetings have come in Bethlehem. Lehigh's first-ever win vs. Navy came in 1913 by a 4-3 final. The first-ever meeting was in 1910, a 4-2 Navy victory.
Following Saturday's game, the Mountain Hawks will return home next Saturday, Apr. 1 to host Boston University at 3 p.m. in another big Patriot League showdown.
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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Following an impressive 15-7 win over archrival Lafayette, the Lehigh men's lacrosse team heads to Navy on Saturday for a big Patriot League matchup against the Midshipmen. Opening faceoff is set for 11:30 a.m. on CBS Sports Network. The game could prove crucial in the Patriot League Tournament picture as Lehigh enters 2-2 in league play (4-3 overall) while Navy is 1-3 (3-6 overall). Both teams are exactly halfway through their league slates as Lehigh hopes to get one step closer to clinching its eighth straight Patriot League Tournament berth.
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The Mountain Hawks used a strong all-around effort to beat the Leopards last Saturday, jumping out to a 5-1 lead after one quarter of play and never looking back. Lehigh's offense was clicking as its starting attackmen combined for 17 points (12 goals, five assists) and all reached career highs in either goals or points. Sophomore Andrew Pettit and senior Matt Raposo each set career highs in goals with five and four, respectively, while sophomore Tristan Rai recorded a career-high six points. Senior midfielder Cody Triolo also set a career high with four points via two goals and two assists. Lehigh was a perfect 4-of-4 on the extra man, scoring two more extra man goals than it had in the first six games of 2017 combined. Thirteen of the Mountain Hawks' 15 goals were assisted.
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Meanwhile, the defense continued to impress, allowing just seven goals for the game and four over the first 51:52 before the Mountain Hawks began to clear their bench. Lehigh has now allowed just 18 goals over its last three games (five at Colgate, six vs. Army West Point and seven vs. Lafayette). Lehigh allowed 38 shots, but kept Lafayette to the outside for the majority of those chances, with only 16 shots on goal. The Mountain Hawks also caused 13 of Lafayette's 14 turnovers, led by a career-high tying four from sophomore Eddie Bouhall along with three from classmate Craig Chick and junior Danny Norris. Sophomore Chris Kiernan made seven saves before senior Donny Stires came in late and made two.
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Freshman Conor Gaffney continued to impress at the faceoff circle, winning 14-of-22 for the day (and 13 of his last 18) to earn Patriot League Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season (in seven weeks). He collected 12 groundballs and is up to 67 on the season, good for second nationally. Gaffney also stands top 10 nationally with his 0.633 faceoff winning percentage while Chick is tied for first in the nation with 3.00 caused turnovers per game. As a team, Lehigh stands top 10 nationally in groundballs per game, faceoff percentage and man-down defense. Pettit is one of just four players nationally to score multiple goals in every game this season.
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Lehigh will look to snap a two-game losing streak against Navy when the teams match up on Saturday. Navy is coming off an appearance in the National Quarterfinals last season after winning at Yale 13-10 in the NCAA First Round. Saturday marks the first of two Lehigh regular season games on CBS Sports Network (also Apr. 8 at Loyola).
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Navy has struggled so far this season, standing 3-6 overall and 1-3 in Patriot League play. The season began with hard-fought defeats at No. 8 Johns Hopkins (15-8) and vs. No. 2 Maryland (15-12). Navy has beaten Delaware (11-5), Bucknell (13-7) and most recently, Dartmouth on Tuesday (11-6). In league play, the Midshipmen have lost to Boston University (8-7), Lafayette (9-8) and Loyola (18-7). Ryan Wade leads the team in points (25) and assists (16). Greyson Toran owns 22 points (15 goals, seven assists) while Colin Flounlacker has recorded 21 (15 goals, six assists). Matt Rees leads the team with 18 caused turnovers while Brady Dove owns a team-high 50 groundballs along with a 64.2 percentage in the faceoff circle (102-of-159). Ryan Kern, a freshman, has started all nine games and recorded a 9.93 goals against average and 49.1 save percentage.
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Navy beat the Mountain Hawks 12-7 last season, its second straight win against Lehigh after five straight Lehigh victories. Six years ago, the Mountain Hawks beat Navy 14-10 on Mar. 1, 2011 to snap a 26-game losing streak against the Midshipmen and spark the five-game run. Navy then snapped Lehigh's run by beating the Mountain Hawks two years ago (Mar. 14, 2015) in Annapolis by a 13-12 final. Heading into Saturday, seven of the last nine meetings have come in Bethlehem. Lehigh's first-ever win vs. Navy came in 1913 by a 4-3 final. The first-ever meeting was in 1910, a 4-2 Navy victory.
Following Saturday's game, the Mountain Hawks will return home next Saturday, Apr. 1 to host Boston University at 3 p.m. in another big Patriot League showdown.
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Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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