Wolverines to Play Host to Detroit Saturday Night
2/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Feb. 11, 2015
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Saturday, Feb. 14 -- vs. Detroit (Oosterbaan Field House), 7 p.m.
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The University of Michigan men's lacrosse team (1-0), coming off its first season-opening win in program history after defeating Bellarmine, 16-9, on Feb. 7, plays host to the other D-I lacrosse team in the Mitten State, the Detroit Titans (1-0) Saturday (Feb. 14) at 7 p.m. from Oosterbaan Field House. The matchup also features 2-for-1 tickets as well as team poster giveaways.
• U-M figures prominently in multiple NCAA team rankings, as the team is No. 2 in the NCAA with 13 caused turnovers, No. 9 in man-up offense (50 percent), No. 9 in points per game (23), No. 8 in scoring margin (seven goals) and No. 3 in shooting percentage (42 percent). Individually, Ian King ranks tied for No. 1 in the country in assists with three, while Mikie Schlosser ranks No. 9 in the country in points with five.
• In the win over Bellarmine on Saturday (Feb. 7), both senior David McCormack and sophomore Mikie Schlosser scored four goals, marking the first time in team history two players have scored four or more goals in a contest. The pair also joins a group of six other players who have scored four goals in a single game. The last player to score more than four goals in a contest was Kyle Jackson, who scored a school-record five goals against Robert Morris last season. Sophomore Ian King also had three assists in the contest, which is a career high and triples his entire assist output from last season when he had one helper (along with 32 goals).
• U-M trailed by as many as three goals in the first half but came back in the second half, marking the first time U-M came back to beat a team since it trailed by three goals in first half vs. Bellarmine on March 15, 2014. Additionally, junior Brad Lott won 15 or more face-offs for the second time in his career vs. his hometown team (16-of-24). In his career, he has won 37-of-48 (77 percent) face-offs vs. the Knights.
• The third quarter proved to be the difference against Bellarmine, as U-M outscored the Knights, 7-1, in the quarter. The last time U-M outscored a team 7-1 in a single frame was in a 19-10 win over Robert Morris on April 26, 2014; the Wolverines outscored the Colonials, 7-1, in the second quarter of that game.
• The win over the Knights marked the return of junior/sophomore goalie Gerald Logan, who played in his first game since March 27, 2013. Logan made 12 stops and allowed nine goals in the contest and also had a ground ball pickup. His current save percentage of 57 percent ranks No. 8 nationally and No. 4 in the Big Ten. Additionally, the win was the first season-opening win in school history and brings the Wolverines to 2-0 in home openers the past two seasons after defeating Mercer, 20-7, on Feb. 14, 2014.
• Five freshmen -- Chase Young, PJ Bogle, Parker McKee, Pat Tracy, and Mike McDonnell -- made their U-M debuts against Bellarmine. Bogle scored his first NCAA goal at the 7:59 mark of the second quarter.
• Detroit enters the contest coming off a huge 9-8 win over Ohio State last weekend that featured a 7-4 second-half advantage for the Titans as well as 14 saves from goalie Jason Weber in the victory. The attack is led by Shayne Adams, who is six points away from the Detroit school record, and has recorded a point in 47 straight contests. The midfield is anchored by 2014 All-MAAC second teamer Mike Birney, who had 18 goals last year to go along with 25 points. Detroit features 24 players from the state of Michigan on its roster.
• Former Michigan undergraduate assistant coach Jeff Turner is in his first year as an assistant coach for the Titans. Turner played a role in the Michigan program since the team's inception in the 2012 season.
• The Wolverines are 1-1 all-time against the Titans, with both games holding the status of away contests that were played at Ultimate Soccer Arena in Pontiac. Last season, the Wolverines downed the Titans, 14-13, in overtime on Feb. 19, 2014, in a matchup that featured four scores from Ian King and three scores from Kyle Jackson, including the game-winner in overtime. U-M and Detroit also squared off in a game that was called due to weather inside Michigan Stadium during the 2013 season. The first game in U-M varsity history also came against the Detroit in 2012, a game that UDM took by a 13-9 score line on Feb. 12, 2012. Two current Wolverines started on attack in that game, as David McCormack had a goal and an assist, while Will Meter also had an assist. Additionally, Thomas Orr and Mack Gembis also saw action in the contest.
• The Wolverines will host a record nine home games in 2015 and are in the midst of a four-game Oosterbaan Field House stretch. The four indoor contests will be followed by five inside Michigan Stadium. The nine home games tie for the most amongst Big Ten teams (Rutgers) and No. 2 nationally behind only North Carolina and Stony Brook (10 home games).
• Of the players that make up U-M's 2015 squad, members of the team hail from 18 states and provinces, highlighted by six from Michigan and Maryland, as well as five players from California and Pennsylvania.
• The squad carries a strong underclassman feel, as 29, or 57 percent, of the team will be either freshmen or sophomores. The team also features 11 juniors, one redshirt junior and eight seniors.
• U-M inked 14-year-old Brandon Randolph of Plymouth, Michigan, to a National Letter of Intent Monday (Nov. 24). Randolph will join the squad as a member of the 2023 class, and found U-M via Team IMPACT, an organization that's goal is to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses through the power of team.
Brendan, who was born at the University of Michigan hospital, suffers from medically intractable epilepsy, which came from a sagittal sinus venous thrombosis at birth that causes permanent damage to areas of his brain. Due to the damage, he suffers from developmental and speech delays and suffers an average of 35-40 seizures a month. Currently, he uses two treatments for his epilepsy in anti-seizure and a Vagus nerve stimulator (VNS). He has been in a phase of non-stop seizure activity for the past five-and-a-half years. He currently attends Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy.
The "Draft Day" was facilitated by Boston-based nonprofit organization, Team IMPACT. Children are drafted onto local college athletic teams and, in effect, become official members of the team from Draft Day through to graduation, attending practices, games and social events while forming unparalleled relationships with the student-athletes and coaching staffs.
• Strength and Conditioning coach Bo Sandoval was named National Collegiate Assistant Coach of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association on Jan. 10. Sandoval currently designs and implements supplemental performance programs for men's lacrosse and women's basketball but has worked with a variety of Olympic Sports teams during his time at U-M (2009-current). He specializes in providing comprehensive training programs focused on multi-year development. Sandoval's individualized training programs are influenced by the requirements of each athlete's specific competition needs and are based on each team's competition calendar.
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Saturday, Feb. 21 -- vs. Notre Dame (Oosterbaan Field House), 1 p.m. [ Tickets ]
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