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Friday, March 13
Amherst, MA
1:00 PM
University of Utah
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Massachusetts
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Lacrosse Faces No. 12 UMass in Amherst UPDATED
3/10/2020 9:15 PM | Lacrosse
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Utah vs. UMass
Amherst, Mass.
Friday, March 13; 1:00 p.m. MT/3:00 p.m. ET
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SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah lacrosse team concludes its spring break trip facing 12th-ranked UMass in Amherst, Mass., on Friday, March 13, at 3:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. MT.
*This game was previously scheduled to be played on Saturday, March 14, in Long Island.
It's spring break on campus so the Utes are spending the week back east, which has included tours of Gettysburg, a workout at Under Armour headquarters, and practice at assistant coach Marcus Holman's high school alma mater Gilman School.
"Visiting Gettysburg helped put things in perspective after the Mount St. Mary's loss," head coach Brian Holman said. "Ninety-percent of our guys had never been there and it was a good educational experience, understanding the ramifications that battle had on our country. Under Armour treated us great. They had a big presentation for us and we had a chance to work out in their gym right on the waterfront in Baltimore. Practice has been good and we'll head up to Long Island on Wednesday."
The Utes are 3-3 following a tough overtime loss to Mount St. Mary's.
"I hate to sound like a broken record, but we need to play better and it comes back to consistency," Holman said. "We can't have one good quarter and then one really bad quarter. We have worked a lot on cleaning up mental mistakes in practice. We need to have more leadership on the field and have guys recognize how to handle different situations depending on where we are in the game. Iron sharpens iron, and we have to find our edge for four quarters."
UMass is ranked 12th in the Inside Lacrosse poll and 17th in the coaches poll. The Minutemen are 4-2 overall on the season, which includes a victory over then-No. 1 Yale. UMass plays Long Island University on Tuesday before facing the Utes.
UMass is assistant coach Will Manny's alma mater, where he was a first-team All-American and finalist for the 2012 Tewaarton Trophy as a junior. Dan Tracy is a transfer from UMass (2017-18).
"This is the biggest challenge we have faced so far this year," Holman said. "They are a great program and a tough, hard-nosed, disciplined lacrosse team. They pride themselves on doing the little things right and we're going to have to match that. That it's Coach Manny's alma mater also adds a spark to the flame."
The Utes have four players from New York: Tracy (Bedford), James Sexton (Niskayuna), Liam Donnelly (Yorktown) and Colin Burke (Lloyd Harbor).
Notes on the Utes
- Senior attack Jimmy Perkins leads Utah with 18 goals, including a season-high four goals against Bellarmine, Air Force and Jacksonville. He has 21 total points (second on the team), which includes three assists.
- Senior Colin Burke's 16 assists rank tied for ninth in Division I. He also leads Utah with 31 points. Burke is second on the team with 15 goals. He had a season-high eight points against Furman (4G, 4A) and has recorded four assists four times. He is a graduate transfer from Fairfield where he was the 2016 CAA Co-Player of the Year.
- Freshman Mac Costin is third on the team with 11 goals, including a pair of hat tricks (Lehigh, Furman). He is tied for fourth on the team with 12 total points (1A).
- Junior Josh Stout is tied for third on the team with 12 points (5G, 7A), ranking second on the team in assists. He had a season-high four points (2G, 2A) vs. Bellarmine.
- Senior James Sexton has nine points (4G, 5A) over four games played, missing two games with an injury suffered against Lehigh before returning against Jacksonville. His five assists is third on the team. Sexton's 13 points vs. Detroit Mercy last year ranks tied for seventh all-time for most points in a game in the NCAA record book and was the most points in a game by a player in the NCAA in 2019.
- Freshman MJ McMahon has three starts with five goals, including a hat trick against Furman.
- Sophomore Branden Wilson (5G, 1A) is a starter in the midfield and senior Aaron Fjeldsted (5G, 2A) and sophomore Reuben Santana (2G, 7GB, 3CT) both play significant minutes.
- Freshman Josh Rose has been strong in the midfield with eight ground balls and a caused turnover, while brother Jonathan has seven ground balls and a caused turnover. Sophomore Jack Zarnik (3A) and sophomore Rylan Lemons (8GB) also play significant minutes in the midfield.
- Sophomore Samuel Cambere leads Utah with 10 caused turnovers and ranks second on the team with 28 ground balls. Cambere had a season-high six ground balls against Mount St. Mary's and a season-high four caused turnovers against Lehigh. He also has a goal.
- Sophomore Nick Hapney is second on the team with eight caused turnovers and has eight ground balls. He also has two goals.
- Hapney and junior Seth Neeleman have started all six games on defense this season with senior Dan Tracy and sophomore Dominic Mata also starting. Neeleman is third on the team with 20 ground balls with a season-high five ground balls against Jacksonville. Mata has four caused turnovers and five ground balls.
- Freshman Cole Brams has taken 149 of 161 of Utah's faceoffs this season, going 78-of-149 (.523). He is tied for 13th nationally in face offs taken (149). Brams leads Utah with 37 ground balls. His season highs are 10 ground balls (Jacksonville) and 19-of-25 in faceoffs vs. Furman. He has two goals and an assist on the year.
- Other players who have scored goals this year are ssophomore Jack Barron and freshman Jake Kiefer.
- Junior Liam Donnelly has started all six games in goal, making 59 saves with an 11.17 goals allowed average. He had a season-high 13 saves against Lehigh.
- Sophomore Zion DeChesere has played the second half of Utah's last three games and played four games total. He has 18 saves on the year (season-high nine saves vs. Mount St. Mary's) with a 9.08 goals allowed average.
- Team captains for the season are junior goalie Liam Donnelly, senior midfield Aaron Fjeldsted, junior defense Seth Neeleman, senior attack Jimmy Perkins and junior attack Josh Stout.
- Utah had a 3.318 team grade point average in Fall 2019 with 75-percent of the team earning a 3.0 grade point average.
- Utah's student-athletes come from 15 different states and Canada (1).
- Of Utah's 41-man roster, 33 are underclassmen (17 sophomores, 16 freshmen). Utah returns 21 players from last year's team.
- Seven players competed for Utah's club program before the team was elevated to DI status beginning in 2019 (Aaron Fjeldsted, Steele Headden, Zack Johns, Rylan Lemons, Seth Neeleman, Jonathan Rose, Josh Stout).
- All of Utah's coaches were All-Americans at the collegiate level. Assistants Adam Ghitelman, Marcus Holman and Will Manny all currently play in the Premier Lacrosse League.
About the Game
Utah vs. UMass
Amherst, Mass.
Friday, March 13; 1:00 p.m. MT/3:00 p.m. ET
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Live Stream
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Text Uteslax to 45426 for our Laxbot
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah lacrosse team concludes its spring break trip facing 12th-ranked UMass in Amherst, Mass., on Friday, March 13, at 3:00 p.m. ET/1:00 p.m. MT.
*This game was previously scheduled to be played on Saturday, March 14, in Long Island.
It's spring break on campus so the Utes are spending the week back east, which has included tours of Gettysburg, a workout at Under Armour headquarters, and practice at assistant coach Marcus Holman's high school alma mater Gilman School.
"Visiting Gettysburg helped put things in perspective after the Mount St. Mary's loss," head coach Brian Holman said. "Ninety-percent of our guys had never been there and it was a good educational experience, understanding the ramifications that battle had on our country. Under Armour treated us great. They had a big presentation for us and we had a chance to work out in their gym right on the waterfront in Baltimore. Practice has been good and we'll head up to Long Island on Wednesday."
The Utes are 3-3 following a tough overtime loss to Mount St. Mary's.
"I hate to sound like a broken record, but we need to play better and it comes back to consistency," Holman said. "We can't have one good quarter and then one really bad quarter. We have worked a lot on cleaning up mental mistakes in practice. We need to have more leadership on the field and have guys recognize how to handle different situations depending on where we are in the game. Iron sharpens iron, and we have to find our edge for four quarters."
UMass is ranked 12th in the Inside Lacrosse poll and 17th in the coaches poll. The Minutemen are 4-2 overall on the season, which includes a victory over then-No. 1 Yale. UMass plays Long Island University on Tuesday before facing the Utes.
UMass is assistant coach Will Manny's alma mater, where he was a first-team All-American and finalist for the 2012 Tewaarton Trophy as a junior. Dan Tracy is a transfer from UMass (2017-18).
"This is the biggest challenge we have faced so far this year," Holman said. "They are a great program and a tough, hard-nosed, disciplined lacrosse team. They pride themselves on doing the little things right and we're going to have to match that. That it's Coach Manny's alma mater also adds a spark to the flame."
The Utes have four players from New York: Tracy (Bedford), James Sexton (Niskayuna), Liam Donnelly (Yorktown) and Colin Burke (Lloyd Harbor).
Notes on the Utes
- Senior attack Jimmy Perkins leads Utah with 18 goals, including a season-high four goals against Bellarmine, Air Force and Jacksonville. He has 21 total points (second on the team), which includes three assists.
- Senior Colin Burke's 16 assists rank tied for ninth in Division I. He also leads Utah with 31 points. Burke is second on the team with 15 goals. He had a season-high eight points against Furman (4G, 4A) and has recorded four assists four times. He is a graduate transfer from Fairfield where he was the 2016 CAA Co-Player of the Year.
- Freshman Mac Costin is third on the team with 11 goals, including a pair of hat tricks (Lehigh, Furman). He is tied for fourth on the team with 12 total points (1A).
- Junior Josh Stout is tied for third on the team with 12 points (5G, 7A), ranking second on the team in assists. He had a season-high four points (2G, 2A) vs. Bellarmine.
- Senior James Sexton has nine points (4G, 5A) over four games played, missing two games with an injury suffered against Lehigh before returning against Jacksonville. His five assists is third on the team. Sexton's 13 points vs. Detroit Mercy last year ranks tied for seventh all-time for most points in a game in the NCAA record book and was the most points in a game by a player in the NCAA in 2019.
- Freshman MJ McMahon has three starts with five goals, including a hat trick against Furman.
- Sophomore Branden Wilson (5G, 1A) is a starter in the midfield and senior Aaron Fjeldsted (5G, 2A) and sophomore Reuben Santana (2G, 7GB, 3CT) both play significant minutes.
- Freshman Josh Rose has been strong in the midfield with eight ground balls and a caused turnover, while brother Jonathan has seven ground balls and a caused turnover. Sophomore Jack Zarnik (3A) and sophomore Rylan Lemons (8GB) also play significant minutes in the midfield.
- Sophomore Samuel Cambere leads Utah with 10 caused turnovers and ranks second on the team with 28 ground balls. Cambere had a season-high six ground balls against Mount St. Mary's and a season-high four caused turnovers against Lehigh. He also has a goal.
- Sophomore Nick Hapney is second on the team with eight caused turnovers and has eight ground balls. He also has two goals.
- Hapney and junior Seth Neeleman have started all six games on defense this season with senior Dan Tracy and sophomore Dominic Mata also starting. Neeleman is third on the team with 20 ground balls with a season-high five ground balls against Jacksonville. Mata has four caused turnovers and five ground balls.
- Freshman Cole Brams has taken 149 of 161 of Utah's faceoffs this season, going 78-of-149 (.523). He is tied for 13th nationally in face offs taken (149). Brams leads Utah with 37 ground balls. His season highs are 10 ground balls (Jacksonville) and 19-of-25 in faceoffs vs. Furman. He has two goals and an assist on the year.
- Other players who have scored goals this year are ssophomore Jack Barron and freshman Jake Kiefer.
- Junior Liam Donnelly has started all six games in goal, making 59 saves with an 11.17 goals allowed average. He had a season-high 13 saves against Lehigh.
- Sophomore Zion DeChesere has played the second half of Utah's last three games and played four games total. He has 18 saves on the year (season-high nine saves vs. Mount St. Mary's) with a 9.08 goals allowed average.
- Team captains for the season are junior goalie Liam Donnelly, senior midfield Aaron Fjeldsted, junior defense Seth Neeleman, senior attack Jimmy Perkins and junior attack Josh Stout.
- Utah had a 3.318 team grade point average in Fall 2019 with 75-percent of the team earning a 3.0 grade point average.
- Utah's student-athletes come from 15 different states and Canada (1).
- Of Utah's 41-man roster, 33 are underclassmen (17 sophomores, 16 freshmen). Utah returns 21 players from last year's team.
- Seven players competed for Utah's club program before the team was elevated to DI status beginning in 2019 (Aaron Fjeldsted, Steele Headden, Zack Johns, Rylan Lemons, Seth Neeleman, Jonathan Rose, Josh Stout).
- All of Utah's coaches were All-Americans at the collegiate level. Assistants Adam Ghitelman, Marcus Holman and Will Manny all currently play in the Premier Lacrosse League.
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