Tuesday, March 19th vs. Providence (7 p.m.)
(Cushing Field; Lowell, Mass.)
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Saturday, March 23rd at St. John's (1 p.m.)
(DaSilva Memorial Field; Queens, N.Y.)
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SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS:Â
The River Hawks have earned a 3-4 record in 2019, going 0-1 in conference play. Senior midfielderÂ
Cory Highfield (Georgetown, Ont.) leads the team with 13 goals, while Junior attackman Dan Cozzi (Reading, Mass.) leads the way in assists with 12. Senior goalkeeper
Grant Lardieri (Ada, Mich.) has held down the fort in goal with an 11.66 GAA.
SCOUTING THE FRIARS: Like the River Hawks, Providence has a 3-4 record this season, having earned wins against Holy Cross, Saint Joseph's and Hofstra. Most recently, the team took down Hofstra in an 11-10 decision on Saturday. Nick Hatzipetrakos has tallied 22 goals for the Friars, and Tim Hinrichs has 12 assists.
SCOUTING THE RED STORM: St. John's owns a 2-4 overall record in 2019, with victories at Hartford and High Point, but the team has lost three-straight games in March. Mike Madsen leads the way with 20 points (12g,8a) this season, while goalkeeper Brody Agres holds a 13.78 GAA.
HULT AND MCDONOUGH EARN WEEKLY AWARDS:Â Last week, junior defenderÂ
Cam Hult (Nashua, N.H.) and freshman face-off midfielderÂ
Liam McDonough (Groton, Mass.) earned America East honors after helping the UMass Lowell men's lacrosse team to a 2-0 week. Hult was named Defensive Player of the Week, while McDonough earned the Rookie of the Week award. Hult tallied 11 ground balls and four caused turnovers and helped hold the week's opponents to 6.5 goals per game. McDonough had 20 ground balls and won 65 percent of his face-offs in the two road victories against Dartmouth and Manhattan.
LAST TIME OUT: The UMass Lowell Men's Lacrosse team dropped a 14-4 decision at UMass Amherst in the Kennedy Cup Challenge on March 12, before falling 17-11 in the America East opener to UAlbany on March 16. Cozzi totaled a career-high six points (3g, 3a) in the loss to the Great Danes.
AMERICA EAST LEADERS: Dan Cozzi leads America East with 3.0 assists per game, whileÂ
Cory Highfield ranks sixth in helpers at 1.6 per contest. Highfield's 3.4 points per game is fourth best among America East players, and Cozzi's 4.7 points per contest is third best.Â
Liam McDonough leads the conference with 8.0 ground balls per game andÂ
Eric Flynn's (Bedford, N.H.) 2.0 caused turnovers per game is the third best total in the conference, while Hult's 1.4 caused turnovers per game ranks eighth among AE defenders. Grant Lardier's 11.7 GAA per game is third the conference among AE goalies.Â
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