Michigan Treks to Jacksonville for Moe's Southwest Lacrosse Classic

» U-M has outscored opponents by an 8-1 margin in the first quarter through two games, and has held a least a three-goal advantage in the opening stanza in each game.
» Brent Noseworthy has scored at least one point in 30 straight games, the eighth-longest streak in the NCAA.
» Saturday's matchup will be broadcast nationally via CBS College Sports Network.

THIS WEEK
Saturday, Feb. 23 -- at Jacksonville - Moe's Southwest Lacrosse Classic (Jacksonville, Fla.), 11:30 a.m.
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Michigan concludes its first two-game week of the season, traveling to Jacksonville, Florida, to take on the Jacksonville Dolphins on Saturday (Feb. 23) in the Moe's Southwest Lacrosse Classic. The matchup against the Dolphins will be broadcast nationally via CBS College Sports Network.

Wolverine Bites

• Through two games, the sophomore attack duo of Alex Buckanavage and Kevin Mack have led the U-M offensive punch, ranking 1-2 on the team in points. Buckanavage, who ranks No. 26 nationally with five points per game, leads U-M with seven goals and five assists for 12 points. Mack's even split on points with five goals and five helpers ties him for the team lead in assists with Buckanavage. Both are coming off seven-point efforts against Drexel, which was one point away from tying the U-M record for points in a game.

• In the 17-16 double-overtime loss against Drexel on Tuesday (Feb. 19), U-M had 16 goals, nine assists, and 25 points as a team, each of which checks in as the fourth-most in program history. U-M also had 47 ground balls in the contest, which ties the program record.

• With his 17th-career hat trick against Drexel, senior Brent Noseworthy became the third Wolverine to surpass 100 for his career (89 goals, 13 assists). He now trails Kyle Jackson (113) and Ian King (144) for the most points in program history. His 89 goals rank second, trailing King's program-best mark of 94. He also has scored at least one point in 30-straight games, the eighth-longest current streak in the NCAA.

• U-M has outscored opponents by an 8-1 margin in the first quarter through two games, and has held a least a three-goal advantage in the opening stanza in each game. Michigan jumped on top of Cleveland State 3-0 and built a 4-0 lead to start the contest against Drexel.

• Freshman short-stick midfielder Zach Johnson leads the team with 11 ground balls through two games. Primarily a face-off wing, he set the U-M record for non-longpoles or faceoff men with seven ground balls in the 17-16 double-overtime loss against Drexel (Feb. 19).

• Freshman defender Matt McDonnell is the lone Florida resident for U-M. He attended Cardinal Mooney High School in Sarasota.

Opponent Preview

Jacksonville: The Dolphins, coached by Team USA goalkeeper and former Syracuse great John Galloway, enter Saturday's matchup with an 0-3 record which includes a pair of losses by a total of three goals. After starting the season with a 9-8 setback against Detroit on Feb. 2, JU was defeated, 15-8, by Duke on Feb. 9. The Dolphins most recently fell to Marquette last Friday (Feb. 15) by a 14-12 margin.

Evan Tyler leads the team in goals (nine) and points (10), while Eric Applegate paces the squad with six assists. As a team, JU has struggled at the dot, winning 38.7 percent of their draws, highlighted by Hunter Turner going 25-of-53 (47 percent). In goal, Hunter Sells has stopped 47 percent of shots he's faced and boasts 34 saves to go along with a 12.67 goals-against average.

Michigan is 0-2 all-time against Jacksonville, falling, 9-8, on March 12, 2012, in what was the fifth game in program history. Most recently, the Wolverines fell to the Dolphins, 14-8, on March 3, 2015. Both contests were also held at DB Milne Field in Jacksonville.

Ticket Information

Tickets for Michigan men's lacrosse home games are now on sale, with general admission tickets available for $6 and group tickets (10 or more) on sale for $3 each. Group experiences are also available. [ Tickets ]

Tweet of the Week

ICYMI you missed it, check out this creative finish from Bucky yesterday!#GoBlue pic.twitter.com/cf9aWjkPOl
— Michigan Lacrosse (@UMichLacrosse) February 20, 2019

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Next Week

Saturday, March 2 -- at St. John's (Queens, N.Y.), noon