Saturday, March 11th at Manhattan (1pm)
(Gaelic Park; Riverdale, N.Y.)
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SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: UMass Lowell enters Saturday's contest at Manhattan with a 1-4 overall record after a pair of one goal losses last week against Fairfield (8-7) and at Montmouth (7-6). Junior attackman Sean Tyrrell (Calgary, Alta.) leads the team in scoring with 19 points and 12 assists, while junior Jon Phillips (Delta, B.C.) ranks second on the team in scoring with 11 points and leads the River Hawks with nine goals. Sophomore goalie Grant Lardieri (Ada, Mich.) has started all five games for UMass Lowell and posted 25 saves last week, including 16 stops in the losing effort against Fairfield. The River Hawks lead all America East teams averaging 37.25 groundballs per contest. 

SCOUTING THE JASPERS: Manhattan enters the matchup with a 2-4 overall record, which includes a 12-9 loss at Delaware on Tuesday. The Jaspers own a 1-3 home record so far this season. Both of the Jaspers' victories this season have come in overtime by scores of 14-13, which included a three overtime game vs. Wagner on Feb. 11th and a double overtime effor at Hartford on Feb. 28th. Parker Giarratana leads the team with 22 points and 16 goals. 

JON PHILLIPS NAMED TRI-CAPTAIN: Head Coach Ed Stephenson named Jon Phillips a tri-captain for the remainder of the season on Monday, along with Will Puduski and Sean Tyrrell. Phillips had served as a game captain for the past four games.

ED STEPHENSON ON THIS WEEK: "I think we are still trying to concentrate on ourselves, trying to get the fundamentals down and do the things we need to do to be successful. I think each week we have gotten better, but still coming up on the short end in a couple of close games."