Army West Point Athletics
Tuesday, April 26
West Point, NY
4 PM
Army West Point
vs
#5 Lehigh
Army Looks to Advance in Patriot League Tournament
April 26, 2016 | Men's Lacrosse
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The fourth-seeded Army West Point men's lacrosse team welcomes fifth-seeded Lehigh on Tuesday afternoon for the Patriot League Quarterfinals with the winner advancing to the semifinals.
Game time is set for 4 p.m. and the game can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
RADIO • WBNR/WLNA
VIDEO • PatriotLeague.tv
LIVE STATISTICS • sidearmstats.com/army/mlax/
GAME NOTES • Army Notes
TWITTER • ArmyWP_MLax
THE OPENING FACEOFF
The fourth-seeded Army West Point men's lacrosse team hosts No. 5 seeded Lehigh on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Army is making its 12th-straight league tournament appearance, which is the longest streak in the conference. The Black Knights are looking to rebound after a pair of losses down the stretch, while the Mountain Hawks have lost four in a row heading into Tuesday's matchup at Michie Stadium. The two teams met on March 12 at West Point with the Black Knights earning a 13-10 win, thanks to a seven-goal third quarter and six points from Cole Johnson.
LAST TIME OUT
The Black Knights played for a chance at an opening round bye against No. 9/11 Loyola last Friday night down in Baltimore. The Greyhounds scored five goals in the second quarter en route to a 12-6 win as Loyola earned the bye into the Patriot League Semifinals. Jimbo Moore posted two goals, while Cole Johnson recorded three assists in the loss. The Black Knights were outshot, 41-36, in the game and the Greyhounds won the ground-ball battle with 34 pickups to Army's 25. The teams were even in faceoffs with 11 wins each in 22 opportunities.
Today'S STORYLINES
The Black Knights make their second-straight appearance in the Patriot League Quarterfinals after the conference went to the six-team format in 2015. This is the first postseason game at Michie Stadium since Army hosted the tournament and won it in 2010. Army has a slim 3-2 lead in the last five games, including this year's win at home. The five games have been decided by a total of nine goals with a pair of one-goal games. There is a connection between the two coaches as Kevin Cassese played lacrosse at Duke during Joe Alberici's stint as an assistant coach with the Blue Devils. Cassese is a 2003 graduate of Duke University and was recruited by Alberici. Army leads the series between the two coaches at 6-5.
WHAT'S UP NEXT?
The Patriot League Tournament continues next week with the winners of the quarterfinal matchups making the trip to Annapolis for the semifinals and championship. The semifinals take place on Friday evening at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, while the championship game is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday. All three games will be live on CBS Sports Network.
MILESTONE ALERT
Head coach Joe Alberici is a win away from 100 in his career. He is 99-81 in 12 seasons as a head coach and 91-75 overall with the Black Knights. He has two 10-win seasons under his belt in his career at Army, including last year's 10-7 mark. He has at least eight victories in his last four seasons.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Army West Point is 6-10 in Patriot League Tournament games since the playoff format was established in 2004. Having qualified for 12-straight Patriot League Tournaments, the Black Knights own the league's longest active streak for playoff appearances. The Black Knights made their first appearance in the quarterfinals last season against the Greyhounds. Army was the first team to make the championship game as a sixth seed.
MR. JONES
Nate Jones enters Saturday's game with a team-high 33 goals, which is the highest total for a rookie since Garrett Thul '14 had 41 as a rookie during Army's run to the 2010 Patriot League title. He had a season high five goals against Boston University on April 9 and has tallied at least a hat trick in seven of the 13 games played this season, including three against Navy on April 16.
MANUP TANDEM
Jones and Ted Glesener have been a Army's go-to pair for man-up situations this season. Glesener has been the target recently with three goals with the extra man in his last two games. Both Jones and Glesener are atop the Patriot League with five man-up goals apiece.
JOHNSON ON A ROLL
Cole Johnson has enjoyed his best offensive stretch of his career with 49 points in his last nine games, including seven points at Colgate on March 26. He is currently riding a 33-game point streak, which is the 12th longest stretch in the country. He has 31 goals and 31 assists for 62 points and leads the Black Knights in all three categories. Johnson's 62 points are a career high for a single season. He eclipsed his mark of 53 in 2015 after four points against the Terriers.
HISTORIC SEASON
The 62 points Johnson has this year is in 11th on the single season list. He passed John Glesener '15, who had 61 points in 2013. Tom Cafaro '71 owns the record with 85 points in 1971. Johnson's 31 helpers this year ranks in a tie with John Walker '06 and Tim Pearson '02 for 10th all-time.
SETTLING
Goalie AJ Barretto has appeared in all 13 games and has started 12 in his first season in the cage for the Black Knights. He has made double-digit saves in three games this season, including a season high 12 against Bucknell on April 2.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN HAWKS
Lehigh enters the tournament on a four-game losing streak after losing to Bucknell in the regular season finale in Lewisburg, Pa., last Friday night. The Mountains Hawks have given up 10 or more goals in all four losses, including 15 against the Bison. Lehigh hasn't had problems scoring this season as the Mountain Hawks are third in the conference in goals per game at 10.57.
Reid Weber leads the offense for the Mountain Hawks with 35 goals and 14 assists for 49 points. He has two gamewinners and four goals while a man-up. Weber was named to the All-Patriot League First Team, along with Tripp Telesco, while Billy Oppenheimer was a second team selection at midfield. Tristan Rai has enjoyed a great season with 31 goals and eight assists for Lehigh and has four man-up goals as well.
In net, Chris Kiernan took over starting duties from Adam Sawicki midway through the year and has posted a 2-6 record with an 11.43 goals against average and a .493 save percentage. He made 13 saves opposite Bucknell last Friday.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the 30th meeting between Army and Lehigh since the two programs met in 1990. The Black Knights won the first 10 meetings in the series and have a 22-7 overall record against the Mountain Hawks. The two teams have played a lot of close games over the past three seasons with each game decided by three goals or less. They have met two times in the Patriot League Tournament with Lehigh winning both matchups.
Game time is set for 4 p.m. and the game can be seen live on the Patriot League Network.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • None
RADIO • WBNR/WLNA
VIDEO • PatriotLeague.tv
LIVE STATISTICS • sidearmstats.com/army/mlax/
GAME NOTES • Army Notes
TWITTER • ArmyWP_MLax
THE OPENING FACEOFF
The fourth-seeded Army West Point men's lacrosse team hosts No. 5 seeded Lehigh on Tuesday afternoon at 4 p.m. in the Patriot League Quarterfinals. Army is making its 12th-straight league tournament appearance, which is the longest streak in the conference. The Black Knights are looking to rebound after a pair of losses down the stretch, while the Mountain Hawks have lost four in a row heading into Tuesday's matchup at Michie Stadium. The two teams met on March 12 at West Point with the Black Knights earning a 13-10 win, thanks to a seven-goal third quarter and six points from Cole Johnson.
LAST TIME OUT
The Black Knights played for a chance at an opening round bye against No. 9/11 Loyola last Friday night down in Baltimore. The Greyhounds scored five goals in the second quarter en route to a 12-6 win as Loyola earned the bye into the Patriot League Semifinals. Jimbo Moore posted two goals, while Cole Johnson recorded three assists in the loss. The Black Knights were outshot, 41-36, in the game and the Greyhounds won the ground-ball battle with 34 pickups to Army's 25. The teams were even in faceoffs with 11 wins each in 22 opportunities.
Today'S STORYLINES
The Black Knights make their second-straight appearance in the Patriot League Quarterfinals after the conference went to the six-team format in 2015. This is the first postseason game at Michie Stadium since Army hosted the tournament and won it in 2010. Army has a slim 3-2 lead in the last five games, including this year's win at home. The five games have been decided by a total of nine goals with a pair of one-goal games. There is a connection between the two coaches as Kevin Cassese played lacrosse at Duke during Joe Alberici's stint as an assistant coach with the Blue Devils. Cassese is a 2003 graduate of Duke University and was recruited by Alberici. Army leads the series between the two coaches at 6-5.
WHAT'S UP NEXT?
The Patriot League Tournament continues next week with the winners of the quarterfinal matchups making the trip to Annapolis for the semifinals and championship. The semifinals take place on Friday evening at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, while the championship game is set for 1 p.m. on Sunday. All three games will be live on CBS Sports Network.
MILESTONE ALERT
Head coach Joe Alberici is a win away from 100 in his career. He is 99-81 in 12 seasons as a head coach and 91-75 overall with the Black Knights. He has two 10-win seasons under his belt in his career at Army, including last year's 10-7 mark. He has at least eight victories in his last four seasons.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Army West Point is 6-10 in Patriot League Tournament games since the playoff format was established in 2004. Having qualified for 12-straight Patriot League Tournaments, the Black Knights own the league's longest active streak for playoff appearances. The Black Knights made their first appearance in the quarterfinals last season against the Greyhounds. Army was the first team to make the championship game as a sixth seed.
MR. JONES
Nate Jones enters Saturday's game with a team-high 33 goals, which is the highest total for a rookie since Garrett Thul '14 had 41 as a rookie during Army's run to the 2010 Patriot League title. He had a season high five goals against Boston University on April 9 and has tallied at least a hat trick in seven of the 13 games played this season, including three against Navy on April 16.
MANUP TANDEM
Jones and Ted Glesener have been a Army's go-to pair for man-up situations this season. Glesener has been the target recently with three goals with the extra man in his last two games. Both Jones and Glesener are atop the Patriot League with five man-up goals apiece.
JOHNSON ON A ROLL
Cole Johnson has enjoyed his best offensive stretch of his career with 49 points in his last nine games, including seven points at Colgate on March 26. He is currently riding a 33-game point streak, which is the 12th longest stretch in the country. He has 31 goals and 31 assists for 62 points and leads the Black Knights in all three categories. Johnson's 62 points are a career high for a single season. He eclipsed his mark of 53 in 2015 after four points against the Terriers.
HISTORIC SEASON
The 62 points Johnson has this year is in 11th on the single season list. He passed John Glesener '15, who had 61 points in 2013. Tom Cafaro '71 owns the record with 85 points in 1971. Johnson's 31 helpers this year ranks in a tie with John Walker '06 and Tim Pearson '02 for 10th all-time.
SETTLING
Goalie AJ Barretto has appeared in all 13 games and has started 12 in his first season in the cage for the Black Knights. He has made double-digit saves in three games this season, including a season high 12 against Bucknell on April 2.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN HAWKS
Lehigh enters the tournament on a four-game losing streak after losing to Bucknell in the regular season finale in Lewisburg, Pa., last Friday night. The Mountains Hawks have given up 10 or more goals in all four losses, including 15 against the Bison. Lehigh hasn't had problems scoring this season as the Mountain Hawks are third in the conference in goals per game at 10.57.
Reid Weber leads the offense for the Mountain Hawks with 35 goals and 14 assists for 49 points. He has two gamewinners and four goals while a man-up. Weber was named to the All-Patriot League First Team, along with Tripp Telesco, while Billy Oppenheimer was a second team selection at midfield. Tristan Rai has enjoyed a great season with 31 goals and eight assists for Lehigh and has four man-up goals as well.
In net, Chris Kiernan took over starting duties from Adam Sawicki midway through the year and has posted a 2-6 record with an 11.43 goals against average and a .493 save percentage. He made 13 saves opposite Bucknell last Friday.
SERIES HISTORY
This is the 30th meeting between Army and Lehigh since the two programs met in 1990. The Black Knights won the first 10 meetings in the series and have a 22-7 overall record against the Mountain Hawks. The two teams have played a lot of close games over the past three seasons with each game decided by three goals or less. They have met two times in the Patriot League Tournament with Lehigh winning both matchups.
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