Utes Head to Wisconsin for Midweek Tilt against Marquette

Wednesday, March 11

Milwaukee, Wis.

11:00 AM

University of Utah

Marquette

Utes Head to Wisconsin for Midweek Tilt against Marquette

3/10/2026 2:30 PM | Lacrosse

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Utah set to take on the Golden Eagles Wednesday at 11 a.m. MT.

SALT LAKE CITY – Riding a three-game win streak, Utah Lacrosse hits the road for the fifth-ever meeting between the Utes and the Marquette Golden Eagles. The game is set to start at 11 a.m. MT at Valley Fields in Milwaukee and will be streamed live on ESPN+.

Opponent: Marquette (3-3, 0-0 Big East)
Location: Valley Fields | Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: Wednesday, March 11
Time: 11 a.m. MT
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: UtahUtes.com

RECORDS REWRITTEN
Utah's 32-4 win over Iona last month marked the most dominant game in program history.

Luke McNamara scored 10 goals – the first Ute to ever score in double-digits in a game and the first NCAA men's lacrosse player to do so since 2020 – and added an assist for 11 points, the second most in a game in program history.
Utah's 32 goals tied for the fourth most in a single game in NCAA Division I history and shattered the previous team record of 26.
The Utes became the first team since the 1999 season to score 30-plus goals in a game, and Utah's 49 total points – including a program-record 17 assists – were the most in any game so far this season.
24 different Utes tallied at least a point on the day and 16 scored at least once, with six - McNamara, Karson Sparks, Luke Sheppard, Ryan Stines, Jordan Reed and Sean Siracusa - finding netting multiple times.
Notably, three Utah defenders scored pole goals as Luca Pivetta, Dallin Tanner and Conner Flanagan all slotted shots past the goalie.
Nine Utah Utes – Sheppard, Siracusa, Pivetta, Tanner, Gavin Howard, Luke Haley, Quinn Power, Ian Ludewig and Ben Trask – entered the scoring column for the first time this season, with Sheppard, Siracusa, Power and Ludewig doing so for the first time in their collegiate careers.
Utah won 30-of-39 faceoff tries, the second-best faceoff win percentage in program history (.769), and nabbed 53 ground balls, the third most in a single game. The Utes also allowed the second-fewest goals in a game in program history on 10 total saves.
Tyler Kloeckl won 13 of his 15 faceoffs for the third-best single-game win percentage in program history (.867), one spot ahead of Anthony Dara after he won eight of 10 tries (.800).
Utah was lethal in the transition game, converting on all 21 of their clearance attempts and forced turnovers on four of Iona's tries.
Utah attempted 61 total shots compared to Iona's 25 attempts and held a 49-14 edge in shots on goal.
McNamara and Nikko DiPonio swept the ASUN weekly awards following the win, with McNamara being recognized as the conference's Offensive Player of the Week and DiPonio being named Defensive Player of the Week.

UTAH LACROSSE: NEED TO KNOWS
Utah is in its eighth year as a Division I program, holding a 56-44 overall record.

Head coach Andrew McMinn is in his fifth season with the Utes and is the all-time wins leader at Utah with a record of 44-25.
The Utes are in their fifth season in the ASUN Conference, coming off four consecutive ASUN regular season titles (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) and two ASUN Championships in the last three seasons (2023, 2024).
Utah is receiving votes in both the KANE Division I Media Poll and the USILA Coaches Poll, checking in at No. 23 nationally in both.
Nikko DiPonio was named the 2025 ASUN Defensive Player of the Year and earned All-America Honorable Mention status by USA Lacrosse, USILA and Inside Lacrosse. He was named a USA Lacrosse Preseason All-America Honorable Mention in 2026.
DiPonio was unanimously selected as the Preseason ASUN Defensive Player of the Year while Ryan Stines was unanimously voted the league's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year last month.
Utah earned the top spot in the preseason ASUN Coaches Poll, the fifth straight year that Utah has been voted at least tied for No. 1 in the preseason ranking in the league.
Per LacrosseReference, Utah returns 98% of its production in goal, 96% from the stripe, 81% on defense and 78% on offense.
In five seasons under Coach McMinn, Utah has set more than 70 program records and has gone 32-4 against ASUN opponents.

ROAD WARRIORS
Utah closed out the Rice-Eccles Stadium portion of its schedule with a 17-10 win over Dartmouth to improve to 4-2 on the year.

Utah outshot the Big Green, 48-27, and held a 31-12 shot on goal advantage.
Six Utes entered the scoring column and 11 logged at least a point. Zachary White led the way with seven points and a career-high five goals while Ryan Stines also net five goals himself. Will Overly scored his first hat trick of the season to boot.
Utah's defense put together one of the most dominant games in program history, setting the school record with 21 caused turnovers and forcing turnovers on seven clearance attempts.
Nikko DiPonio (4 CT, 7 GB), Luca Pivetta (3 CT, 4 GB), White (3 CT, 4 GB) and Mikey Crane (2 CT) led the Utes' defensive charge.
Tyler Kloeckl (12-of-20) and Bryce Madden (6-of-9) combined to win 18 of their 29 faceoff tries.

ROAD WARRIORS
Utah got back in the win column with a dominant 17-8 win on the road against Merrimack last time they played away from home.

Ryan Stines led the offense with nine points – the fourth most in a game in program history – on five goals and four assists.
Luke McNamara scored his second hat trick of the season, finishing with four goals, while Will Overly, Jordan Reed and Cade Faulkner all found netting multiple times.
Seven Utes logged a goal on the day while 11 tallied at least a point.
Nikko DiPonio (four CT, seven GB), Luca Pivetta (five GB) and Mikey Crane (three CT, four GB) led a stellar defensive effort that allowed just five goals in the first 45 minutes of play.
Tyler Kloeckl won 10 of 14 faceoffs in the circle while Colin Lenskold made nine stops in the cage.

RECORD WATCH
This season's Utah team has already left its mark on the record book, with a number of players looking to set career records before season's end.

Stat	Current Player	Total (Rank)	Record Holder	Total
Points	Ryan Stines	210 (2)	Tyler Bradbury	216
Goals	Ryan Stines	128 (2)	Jordan Hyde	150
Assists	Ryan Stines	82 (2)	Tyler Bradbury	108
Ground Balls	Nikko DiPonio	248 (2)	Cole Brams	363
Caused Turnovers	Nikko DiPonio	91 (2)	Sammy Cambere	97
Man-Up Goals	Luke McNamara	12 (T1)	Jared Andreala	12
Saves	Colin Lenskold	570 (1)	--	--

NUMBERS TO KNOW

41 – Ryan Stines is riding a 41-game point streak, scoring at least a point in every game since May 5, 2023.
1 – Nikko DiPonio leads the nation with 3.33 caused turnovers per game, and as a team, Utah ranks second in the NCAA with 13.33 per contest.
6 –DiPonio's six caused turnovers in the season opener against Delaware are tied for the most by any player nationally in a game this season.
10 – Luke McNamara became the first NCAA Division I men's lacrosse player to score 10 or more goals in a game since the 2020 season when he net 10 against Iona.
1999 – Utah became the first squad since the turn of the century to eclipse the 30-goal mark when it dropped 32 against Iona. The last team to put up a 30-burger was Johns Hopkins against Saint Joseph's on April 21, 1999.
16 – Utah is averaging 16.00 goals per game through the first six games of the season, the second-best mark nationally and the highest in the ASUN.
44 – During the Utes' current three-game win streak, Utah has outscored its opponents by 44 goals, owning a 66-22 scoring margin during that span.
2 – Luke McNamara is averaging 4.17 goals per game, the second-highest mark in the nation and the best in the ASUN. For his career, the sophomore is averaging 2.90 goals per outing, the second-best career mark among all NCAA Division I players.

LOOKING AHEAD
After a ten-day break between games, Utah will head to Charlottesville for a matchup with Virginia, a team that has consistently been ranked in the top 20 through the first half of the season. The game is set to begin at 9 a.m. MT and will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra.

STAY CONNECTED
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