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Wolverines Trek to Take on No. 11 Yale
2/20/2018 4:30:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
» The Wolverines enter the contest with the No. 9 scoring defense in the country, allowing eight goals a contest, while sophomore goalie Matt Trowbridge sports a goals-against average of 8.36.
» Thirty-six of U-M's 48 points have come from U-M's junior and freshman classes.
» Michigan takes on ranked Ivy League opponents on the road in back-to-back weeks for the first time in program history.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, Feb. 24 – at No. 11 Yale (New Haven, Conn.), noon
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The University of Michigan men's lacrosse team will face a ranked Ivy League opponent on the road for the second-straight week, when they travel to New Haven, Connecticut, to take on the No. 11 Yale Bulldogs at noon on Saturday (Feb. 24) at Reese Stadium.
WOLVERINE BITES
• Coming off a 12-9 defeat at No. 18 Penn on Feb. 17 in Philadelphia, U-M travels to another ranked Ivy League opponent in No. 11 Yale. A win over the Bulldogs would provide the Wolverines with their first road win over a ranked opponent in program history.
• Against No. 18 Penn, freshman Kevin Mack scored twice and registered 13 shots, the second most in a single game in U-M history. Mack is tied for the team lead in the category with fellow freshmen Alex Buckanavage (20 shots).
• With 58 career points (51 goals, seven assists), junior Brent Noseworthy enters the weekend in fourth place in the U-M record books in the category, one point behind former teammate Mikie Schlosser (2014-17); Noseworthy's 51 goals rank third. Classmate Rocco Sutherland boasts 21 assists in his career, three behind former Wolverine Kyle Jackson (25, 2013-16) for second in the category.
• Thirty-six of U-M's 48 points this season have come via the junior (22) and freshman (14) classes combined. Noseworthy leads the team with nine points, while Buckanavage is second on the team in the category with eight.
• With two ground balls against Penn, junior longstick Nick DeCaprio sits in fourth amongst all players in the U-M record books with 77. He has collected at least one ground ball in 26 of 30 games he has played, and ranks second in school history in pickups for a longstick, behind Chase Brown (133, 2013-16).
• The Wolverines rank No. 9 in the NCAA in scoring defense, allowing eight goals per contest. Conversely, the offense checks in at No. 27 (11.00 goals/game). Other notable rankings include a No. 25 ranking in face-off winning percentage at 55 percent.
• Sophomore goalie Matt Trowbridge owns the No. 14 goals-against average in the NCAA (8.36/game), while DeCaprio is No. 22 in the land in caused turnovers per contest (2.00).
OPPONENT PREVIEWS
Yale
Following a 10-9 overtime loss against the No. 15 Villanova Wildcats in the Patriot Cup on Feb. 17 in Dallas, Texas, the Bulldogs open their 2018 home schedule against the Wolverines with high hopes. Yale entered the season ranked No. 3 in the Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll, and was picked first in the Ivy League Preseason Poll.
The Bulldogs boast one of the nation's premier players, two-time All-American and 2017 Tewaaraton Award Finalist Ben Reeves, on attack. Defensively, All-American defenseman Christopher Keating is featured, along with All-American specialists Tyler Warner (short-stick midfielder) and Conor Mackie (Face Off/Get Off).
Over the past decade, the Bulldogs have gone 86-37, with seven 10-win seasons.
After taking on No. 18 Penn in Philadelphia and No. 11 Yale in New Haven, Connecticut, U-M will take on Ivy League opponents on the road in back-to-back weeks for the first time in program history. Michigan owns one win in eight tries versus Ivy League opponents, and is 0-1 against Yale in the all-time series. The Wolverines' defeat came on April 14, 2014, by a 13-7 score in Ann Arbor.
Tweet of ther Week
ICYMI, Decker Curran ripped off three G's on Saturday, giving him the second hat-trick of his career.#EarnIt? | #GoBlue pic.twitter.com/HxaLAVFhbR
— Michigan Lacrosse (@UMichLacrosse) February 20, 2018
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NEXT WEEK
Saturday, March 3 -- vs. Siena (U-M Lacrosse Stadium), noon
