Army West Point Athletics
Saturday, April 1
Lewisburg, PA
1 PM
Army West Point
at
Bucknell
No. 7/10 Black Knights Travel to Bucknell
March 31, 2017 | Men's Lacrosse
WEST POINT, N.Y. - The No. 7/10 Army West Point men's lacrosse team travels to Bucknell looking to continue its seven-game winning streak and remain unbeaten in Patriot League play with a 1 p.m. faceoff at Mathewson Memorial Stadium.
Saturday's matchup is going to be live on the Patriot League Network.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • WQMY-TV (Central PA)
RADIO • None
VIDEO • Patriot League Network (Free)
LIVE STATISTICS • BucknellBison.com
GAME NOTES • Army
TWITTER • ArmyWP_MLax
INSTAGRAM • ArmyWP_MLax
THE OPENING FACEOFF
• The Black Knights and Bison are facing off for the 42nd time since the first meeting back in 1979.
• The two teams are coming off close wins last week as Army downed Colgate, 10-8, coming back in the second half, while Bucknell handed Loyola its first conference loss of the year with a 9-8 win in overtime.
• Army is the only remaining unbeaten team in the Patriot League after the Greyhounds' loss to Bucknell last week.
• The Black Knights will look to go 5-0 in league play for the first time since 2010 and win eight in a row since that season as well.
• Bucknell enters Saturday's game with a 4-5 overall record and a 2-3 mark in conference.
• The Bison started off slow, but have earned wins over ranked teams Boston University and Loyola during the league season.
HEY BROTHER
• Saturday is the Brothers Klipstein Bowl as Reaves Klipstein and his brother Christian face each other for the second time.
NATIONAL POLLS
• Army continues to be rewarded for its great start to the season and is in the national polls for the fourth week in a row.
• The Maverik Media Poll slid the Black Knights up to No. 7 in the nation after the win over Colgate, while the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches Poll dropped them to 10th in the country.
JOHNSON EYEING ANOTHER MILESTONE
• Senior Cole Johnson is hoping to become the 11th player all-time in academy history to reach 100 goals in a career.
• Johnson was able to inch closer last week with four goals against Colgate to put his total up to 99 in his three-plus years.
• The Washington native leads the team with 29 points on the season and is second in goals with 18.
• He is also one point outside the all-time top 10 in total points in a career with 166.
LIVE ON TWITTER
• The Black Knights played their first-ever game on Twitter against Colgate last week.
• Army is back on the social media platform for another live game and this one is next week against No. 16/18 Boston University with the faceoff coming at 12 p.m. next Saturday.
• The Black Knights have a connection to Twitter as former football player and lacrosse supporter Anthony Noto '91 is the Chief Financial Officer for the company.
SCOUTING THE BISON
• Bucknell enters Saturday's showdown with a 4-5 overall record and a 2-3 mark in the Patriot League.
• The Bison has won their last two league contests against Boston University and Loyola, so it has improved during its toughest stretch of league contests.
• Bucknell is averaging just under 10 goals a game, while giving up 11 per contest.
• Will Sands has racked up the points with 47 on the year with 14 goals and 33 assists.
• Sean O'Brien and Connor O'Hara have been on the other side of Sands' assists with 24 and 23 goals, respectively.
• In net, Christian Klipstein has 107 saves on the year and 10.74 goals against average and a .527 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Black Knights are facing the Bison for the 42nd time in the series, which began in 1979.
• The last meeting was at West Point and Bucknell edged out the Black Knights by an 8-7 score.
• Army won the last meeting in Lewisburg with an offensive outburst in a 12-4 win.
• The Black Knights are 12-5 all time against Bucknell at Mathewson Memorial Stadium and have won three in a row on Bucknell's home turf.
Saturday's matchup is going to be live on the Patriot League Network.
HOW TO FOLLOW
TELEVISION • WQMY-TV (Central PA)
RADIO • None
VIDEO • Patriot League Network (Free)
LIVE STATISTICS • BucknellBison.com
GAME NOTES • Army
TWITTER • ArmyWP_MLax
INSTAGRAM • ArmyWP_MLax
THE OPENING FACEOFF
• The Black Knights and Bison are facing off for the 42nd time since the first meeting back in 1979.
• The two teams are coming off close wins last week as Army downed Colgate, 10-8, coming back in the second half, while Bucknell handed Loyola its first conference loss of the year with a 9-8 win in overtime.
• Army is the only remaining unbeaten team in the Patriot League after the Greyhounds' loss to Bucknell last week.
• The Black Knights will look to go 5-0 in league play for the first time since 2010 and win eight in a row since that season as well.
• Bucknell enters Saturday's game with a 4-5 overall record and a 2-3 mark in conference.
• The Bison started off slow, but have earned wins over ranked teams Boston University and Loyola during the league season.
HEY BROTHER
• Saturday is the Brothers Klipstein Bowl as Reaves Klipstein and his brother Christian face each other for the second time.
NATIONAL POLLS
• Army continues to be rewarded for its great start to the season and is in the national polls for the fourth week in a row.
• The Maverik Media Poll slid the Black Knights up to No. 7 in the nation after the win over Colgate, while the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coaches Poll dropped them to 10th in the country.
JOHNSON EYEING ANOTHER MILESTONE
• Senior Cole Johnson is hoping to become the 11th player all-time in academy history to reach 100 goals in a career.
• Johnson was able to inch closer last week with four goals against Colgate to put his total up to 99 in his three-plus years.
• The Washington native leads the team with 29 points on the season and is second in goals with 18.
• He is also one point outside the all-time top 10 in total points in a career with 166.
LIVE ON TWITTER
• The Black Knights played their first-ever game on Twitter against Colgate last week.
• Army is back on the social media platform for another live game and this one is next week against No. 16/18 Boston University with the faceoff coming at 12 p.m. next Saturday.
• The Black Knights have a connection to Twitter as former football player and lacrosse supporter Anthony Noto '91 is the Chief Financial Officer for the company.
SCOUTING THE BISON
• Bucknell enters Saturday's showdown with a 4-5 overall record and a 2-3 mark in the Patriot League.
• The Bison has won their last two league contests against Boston University and Loyola, so it has improved during its toughest stretch of league contests.
• Bucknell is averaging just under 10 goals a game, while giving up 11 per contest.
• Will Sands has racked up the points with 47 on the year with 14 goals and 33 assists.
• Sean O'Brien and Connor O'Hara have been on the other side of Sands' assists with 24 and 23 goals, respectively.
• In net, Christian Klipstein has 107 saves on the year and 10.74 goals against average and a .527 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY
• The Black Knights are facing the Bison for the 42nd time in the series, which began in 1979.
• The last meeting was at West Point and Bucknell edged out the Black Knights by an 8-7 score.
• Army won the last meeting in Lewisburg with an offensive outburst in a 12-4 win.
• The Black Knights are 12-5 all time against Bucknell at Mathewson Memorial Stadium and have won three in a row on Bucknell's home turf.
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