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TODAY'S MATCHUP THE MATCHUP
HARTFORD HAWKS (0-2, 0-2 AE)
SERIES HISTORY UMBC holds a 10-8 advantage in the all-time series with Hartford. The Retrievers hold a twogame winning streak over the Hawks. Hartford has the advantage on AlMarzook Field, winning six of nine games at home. The two sides meet for the 19th time on Saturday.
LAST MEETING UMBC used an early second-half run to hold off Hartford, 11-9, and clinch the final spot in the America East Playoffs on April 27, 2019. Ty Thompson (’20) led the Hawks with four points. Last season’s game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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UMBC RETRIEVERS (2-0, 1-0 AE)
SERIES BREAKDOWN Division I Series........................ UMBC leads, 10-8 At Hartford..............................Hartford leads, 6-3 At UMBC.......................................... UMBC leads, 6-2 At Neutral Venue........................UMBC leads, 1-0 Current Streak.........................UMBC, two games Last Meeting...................... UMBC, 11-9 (4/27/19)
AE STANDINGS
Team
Overall AE W-L W-L Pct.
Vermont
2-2
2-0 1.000
Binghamton 1-0
1-0 1.000
UMBC
2-0
1-0 1.000
UAlbany
2-1 1-1 .500
Stony Brook
3-3
1-1
.500
UMass Lowell 1-2
0-1
.000
Hartford
0-2 0-2 .000
NJIT
0-4 0-2 .000
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TODAY’S MATCHUP HARTFORD NOTEBOOK BY THE #’S
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Hartford is tied for first in the America East in penalty killing percentage, holding opponents to a .500 clip in two games this season
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SETTING THE SCENE
The Hartford men’s lacrosse team returns to Al-Marzook Field to host UMBC in an America East clash on Saturday afternoon. First faceoff is Junior Chris Ladyga leads the scheduled for noon.
Hawks in ground balls per BALANCED OFFENSE game, averaging 6.00 per The Hawks have registered 10 different goal contest to rank second in the scorers through two games this season. Leading the way is sophomore Anthony Sericolo with five America East
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goals, followed by Andrew Boniface and Braeden McKercher, who have netted two goals each.
Hartford has been successful at the X this season, winning 51 percent of its faceoffs on the strength of a .594 winning percentage from Ladyga
SWIPE SPECIALISTS
Behind Chris Campbell and Zach Buffington’s team-high four caused turnovers, the Hawks rank second in the America East in the category with 10.00 per game. As a duo, Campbell and Buffington sit tied for fifth in the conference with 2.00 caused turnovers per game
UMBC NOTEBOOK QUICK HIT UMBC comes into Saturday’s game off the heels of a 12-11 quadruple-overtime victory over Stony Brook. The Retrievers hold a 2-0 record overall and a 1-0 mark in conference play. UMBC was selected to finish third in the America East Preseason Coaches’ Poll, receiving two first-place votes.
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#6 NICK DUPUIS Dupuis leads UMBC in scoring, tallying four goals and three assists for a team-high seven points. He was recently named to the USILA Team of the Week.
WHO TO WATCH
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SCHEDULE AND RESULTS HARTFORD HAWKS 0-2 OVERALL [0-2 AMERICA EAST] MARCH 6
#18 UALBANY
L, 6-16
March 13
at UMass Lowell
L, 10-12
MARCH 20
UMBC
March 27
at Vermont
3:00 p.m.
APRIL 3
STONY BROOK
1:00 p.m.
April 10
at Binghamton
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
12:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m.
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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
#43
#44
NORM
ZACH
FR » A/M » 5-9 HAMILTON, ONTARIO
SO » D » 5-10
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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
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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 5-0 run to start the fourth quarter, UMass Lowell defeated Hartford, 12-10, last Saturday. Anthony Sericolo netted his first career hat trick while Braeden McKercher tallied two goals of his own. Cam Logan recorded seven saves between the pipes while Christian Paley caused a game-high four turnovers.
HARTFORD STAT LEADERS TOTAL GOALS Anthony Sericolo................................... 5 Andrew Boniface................................... 2 Braeden McKercher.............................. 2 TOTAL ASSISTS Christian Paley........................................ 2 Andrew Boniface.................................... 1 Frank Ranfone.......................................... 1 TOTAL POINTS Anthony Sericolo................................... 5 Andrew Boniface................................... 3 Christian Paley........................................ 3 FACEOFF WINNING % Chris Ladyga.................................... .594 Justin Tkachuk.................................. .412 GROUND BALLS Chris Ladyga...........................................12 Zack Buffington......................................9 CLICK HERE FOR ALL 2021 STATISTICS
CAUSED TURNOVERS Chris Campbell........................................4 Zack Buffington......................................4
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FEATURED HAWK
IN THE HOT SEAT...
ANDREW
BONIFACE ANDREW CHOSE “38” TO HONOR HIS OLD FRIEND AND LACROSSE TEAMMATE FROM MIDDLE SCHOOL HIS FAVORITE HARTFORD MEMORY WAS BEATING DARTMOUTH HIS FRESHMAN YEAR IN CRAZY WEATHER ANDREW’S GO-TO PREGAME MEAL IS CHICKEN PARMESAN HE THINKS THAT HOWIE THE HAWK WEARS A SIZE 12 SHOE ANDREW’S FAVORITE SPORT (BESIDES LACROSSE) IS SOCCER THREE WORDS HE WOULD USE TO DESCRIBE COACH MARTIN ARE HARDWORKING, CARING AND AWESOME
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