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TODAY'S MATCHUP THE MATCHUP
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SERIES HISTORY UAlbany holds a 19-5 advantage in the all-time series with Hartford. The Great Danes hold a three game winning streak over the Hawks and have won every contest that has been played on AlMarzook Field. The two sides meet for the 25th time on Saturday.
LAST MEETING Hat tricks from Owen Trepeta and Christan Paley were not enough, as UAlbany defeated Hartford, 14-10, the last time the sides met, which was nearly two years ago on March 30, 2019. Last season’s game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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#18 UALBANY GREAT DANES (1-0, 0-0 AE)
SERIES BREAKDOWN Division I Series.................... UAlbany leads, 19-5 At Hartford............................UAlbany leads, 10-0 At UAlbany................................. UAlbany leads, 9-4 At Neutral Venue................... Hartford leads, 1-0 Current Streak..................UAlbany, three games Last Meeting...............UAlbany, 14-10 (3/30/19)
AE STANDINGS
Team
Overall AE W-L W-L Pct.
UAlbany
1-0 0-0 .000
UMBC
1-0 0-0 .000
Stony Brook
2-1
0-0
.000
Binghamton 0-0 0-0 .000 Hartford
0-0 0-0 .000
UMass Lowell 0-1
0-0
.000
Vermont
0-1 0-0 .000
NJIT
0-2 0-0 .000
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TODAY’S MATCHUP HARTFORD NOTEBOOK BY THE #’S
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Hartford ranked first in the America East in caused turnovers last season, averaging 9.17 per game in six contests in 2020
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Hartford men’s lacrosse team opens up its nine-game slate that features five home games on Saturday, when it hosts No. 18 UAlbany.
The Hawks return each of their five top scorers from a year ago, including senior Carter O’Connell, who averaged 2.3 goals per game
KING OF HAT TRICKS
Joining 32 returning Hawks for the 2021 campaign are 18 newcomers, including 15 true freshmen and a trio of college transfers
FACING OFF
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Carter O’Connell made the most of the 2020 campaign, despite it being canceled after six games. Entering his junior season with just one career goal, he led the team with 14 that season. In addition, O’Connell, who ranked No. 4 in the league in goals per game, registered a team-high four hat tricks, including a career-best four-goal effort against Canisius. Behind Andrew Moynihan (.607) and Nicholas Vazquez (.557), who ranked No. 2 and 3 respectively in the league in faceoff winning percentage, the Hawks were second in the conference in the category in 2020 (.559).
UALBANY NOTEBOOK QUICK HIT UAlbany, which is coming off a seasonopening win against Colgate, is currently ranked No. 18 in both the USILA Poll and the Inside Lacrosse Division I Media Poll. The Great Danes had a 2-3 record in 2020 before the remainder of the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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#1 TEHOKA NANTICOKE
Nanticoke was named a USILA Preseason All-America Honorable Mention. He led the Great Danes with 19 goals and eight assists in five games last season.
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SCHEDULE AND RESULTS HARTFORD HAWKS 0-0 OVERALL [0-0 AMERICA EAST] MARCH 6
#18 UALBANY
12:00 p.m.
March 13
at UMass Lowell
1:00 p.m.
MARCH 20
UMBC
March 27
at Vermont
3:00 p.m.
APRIL 3
STONY BROOK
1:00 p.m.
April 10
at Binghamton
12:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
APRIL 17 NJIT
1:00 p.m.
APRIL 24
UMASS LOWELL
1:00 p.m.
May 1
at UAlbany
7:00 p.m.
May 6
America East Semifinals
TBD
May 8
America East Championship
TBD
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MEET THE HAWKS
#1
JOE
MICHALSKI SO » A » 6-6 TUCKAHOE, NEW YORK
ETHAN
#6
#2
JOE
PRIKHODKO JR » G » 5-11 EDMONDS, WASHINGTON
#7
TYLER
LANDYMORE CORPORA FR » M » 5-10 CALGARY, ALBERTA
SEAN
#12
GILLMAN FR » G » 6-0 FARMINGDALE, NEW YORK
#17
SR » M » 5-7
MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA
#13
#3
REESE
GERLACH SO » A » 6-0 GOSHEN, NEW YORK
#8
CHRIS
CAMPBELL JR » D » 6-0 SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
#14
ANDRE
CHRIS
SO » LSM » 6-0 NEWTOWN, CONNECTICUT
JR » M/FO » 6-2
SOKK
#18
LADYGA NORWICH, CONNECTICUT
#19
#4
#5
CHRISTIAN
FRANK
SR » A » 5-10 SOMERS, CONNECTICUT
GR » M » 5-10 GUILFORD, CONNECTICUT
PALEY
#9
RANFONE
#10
CARTER
KYLE
SR » M » 6-2 NEPEAN, ONTARIO
JR » LSM » 6-1 MAHWAH, NEW JERSEY
O'CONNELL
#15
O'MALLEY
#16
ZANDER
CAM
FR » M » 6-0
JR » G » 6-5
NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
NORTH CANTON,
HAUCK
#20
LOGAN OHIO
#21
JUSTIN
MALIK
HUNTER
ANTHONY
MALCOM
SR » M » 5-11 NORTH GOWER, ONTARIO
SO » M » 6-2 ROSELL, GEORGIA
JR » A » 5-8
SO » M/A » 6-0 ALTAMONT, NEW YORK
JR » D » 6-2 BALDWIN, NEW YORK
TKACHUK
GAY
KRAUSS
EMMAUS, PENNSYLVANIA
SERICOLO
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BELL
MEET THE HAWKS
#22
#23
#24
TEDDY
SPENCER
RYAN
GR » G » 6-2
SO » M » 5-10 HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK
GR » LSM » 5-10 WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
LOVELL
McCAFFERY FRANK PEPPERELL, MASSACHUSETTS
#27
#28
#29
#25
PAT
JR » A » 5-9 LAKE MARY, FLORIDA
SO » M » 5-8 BOONTON, NEW JERSEY
MCKERCHER
#30
TOMMY
JAMES
JUSTIN
BILLY
FR » M » 5-11
SO » A » 6-2 EAST LYME, CONNECTICUT
FR » M » 6-0 WATERFORD, CONNECTICUT
SO » D » 6-3
RAMSEY HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY
#32
#33
JOSEPH
TJ
SO » D » 6-0
JR » A » 6-3 SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
DEMONTE EAST ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK
#38
PEZZOLESI
MCCOY
#34
LANOUE
SUMMERS
JR » M » 5-10 DURHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
#39
ANDREW
NICK
JR » M » 5-8 GATES MILLS, OHIO
FR » LSM » 5-9
BONIFACE
ZAK
JIM
#40
PARRY
DENAVE COOPERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
JR » M/FO » 5-10
HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY
#26
BRAEDEN
BRIEGEL CONESTOGA, PENNSYLVANIA
WADE
#36
TUCKER SR » D » 5-10 FALLSTON, MARYLAND
#41
LANIGAN
JACK
#31
MCCARTHY FR » D » 6-2 OAKDALE, NEW YORK
#37
CHARLIE
NUSCHKE FR » D » 6-4
LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
#42
GEORGE
MATTHEW
FR » A/M » 5-9 HAMILTON, ONTARIO
FR » M » 5-11 KINGSTON, NEW YORK
PITT
AMATO
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MEET THE HAWKS
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#44
NORM
ZACH
FR » A/M » 5-9 HAMILTON, ONTARIO
SO » D » 5-10
#49
TARLETON FR » LSM » 5-9 RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
NEW FAIRFIELD,
CONNECTICUT
IAN
#50
JR » M/FO » 5-8 EASTON, MASSACHUSETTS
JR » D » 6-4
CAM
JR » M/FO » 6-0
RIVERDALE, MARYLAND
COLIN
HIGGINS
#52
MACUNGIE, PENNSYLVANIA
NATE
FR » D » 6-2 WAKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
#48
ABBONIZIO
#54
MAZUREK
SOUZA
GROOM
#47
ZACK
BUFFINGTON MOYNIHAN
PITT
LIAM
#45
ANDREW
FR » A » 5-9 RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
FR » A/M » 6-0 WARRINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
#55
NICHOLAS
VAZQUEZ
GR » M/FO » 5-11 MOHEGAN LAKE, NEW YORK
COACHING STAFF
RYAN
MARTIN
COREY
BULKEN
Head Coach
Associate Head Coach
5th Season
4th Season
TIM
CARROLL
Assistant Coach
Volunteer Assistant Coach
CIMINI 6th Season
KENNEDY 1st Season
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LAST TIME OUT & STATS LAST BY THE TIME #’SOUT Using a 7-0 run in the second quarter to take a 10-3 lead at the half, Hartford downed Wagner on the road, 18-9, on March 7, 2020. Christian Paley, Carter O’Connell and Braeden McKercher each netted hat tricks to pace the offense, which featured 11 different goal scorers on the afternoon.
HARTFORD STAT LEADERS* TOTAL GOALS Carter O’Connell................................... 14 Tyler Corpora.........................................12 TOTAL ASSISTS Christian Paley........................................9 Andrew Boniface...................................6 TOTAL POINTS Carter O’Connell....................................18 Christian Paley.......................................18 FACEOFF WINNING % Andrew Moynihan.......................... .607 Nicholas Vazquez........................... .557 GROUND BALLS Andrew Moynihan................................28 Ryan Lovell..............................................15
CLICK HERE FOR ALL 2020 STATISTICS
CAUSED TURNOVERS Zach Buffington.................................... 10 Chris Campbell........................................ 8 *Statistics from the 2020 season
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FEATURED HAWK
IN THE HOT SEAT...
JUSTIN
TKACHUK JUSTIN CHOSE 17 AS HIS JERSEY NUMBER BECAUSE HIS MOTHER’S BIRTHDAY IS ON THE 17th OF SEPTEMBER HIS ONE PREGAME SUPERSTITION IS THAT HE MUST LISTEN TO THE SONG “MARVIN’S ROOM” BY DRAKE JUSTIN’S HOBBIES OUTSIDE OF LACROSSE INCLUDE FISHING, WRITING AND WATCHING MOVIES HIS FAVORITE COURSE AT HARTFORD SO FAR HAS BEEN SHAKESPEARE (PRE 1600) JUSTIN’S FAVORITE SPORT (BESIDES LACROSSE) IS HOCKEY IF HE COULD HAVE DINNER WITH ONE CELEBRITY, HE WOULD CHOOSE GORDON RAMSAY, BECAUSE THE FOOD WOULD BE GREAT
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