No. 12 Army Heads to Colgate for Saturday Tilt

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The 12/13th-ranked Army West Point men's lacrosse team continues Patriot League play Saturday when it travels to Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y. The contest will begin at 12 p.m. from Andy Kerr Stadium.

#12/13 ARMY (5-2, 2-1 Patriot League)

Army is 1-1 on the road this year and is 1-0 in Patriot League road games.
The Black Knights and Raiders will meet for the 40th time in the all-time series Saturday.
Army holds a 30-10 edge over Colgate in the all-time series which began in 1923.
The Black Knights opened the series with 19-straight wins from 1923 to 1992.
The Cadets are 15-4 when playing in Hamilton, N.Y.
Last season the Black Knights defeated the Raiders 10-8 at Michie Stadium.
In the game, the Cadets led in shots (41-31), faceoffs (14-7) and ground balls (33-21).
Conor Glancy led the Black Knights with three goals, while David Symmes and Nate Jones each tallied one.

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COLGATE (5-3, 1-2 Patriot League)

The Crusaders enter the weekend at 5-3 overall and 1-2 in Patriot League contests.
The Raiders are riding a two-game winning streak with victories over Boston U. (16-9) and Canisius (18-5).
Colgate has fallen to Bucknell (13-10) and Lehigh (10-7) in Patriot League play.
Colgate averages 14.38 goals per game and is led in points by Mike Hawkins (27) and Griffin Brown (24).
Sam Cleveland tops the team in assists with 19.
Army will see Collin Orr on the faceoff. He has a 62% success rate and boasts a team-leading 44 groundballs.
Connor Mullen is the starting goalie with a 9.47 goals against average and a .440 save percentage.

MAKING RANK

The Cadets lead the nation in scoring defense with just 6.43 points allowed per game.
This has allowed Army to rank fifth nationally in scoring margin (4.43).
Johnny Surdick leads the squad with 12 caused turnovers and sits tied for 12th in the country in caused turnovers per game at 2.00.
AJ Barretto's 6.34 goals against average is good for second in college lacrosse.
Army has allowed seven or less goals in all of its wins so far this year.
The Black Knights have also allowed under five goals on three occasions.
Offensively, Army has reached double-digit goals on four occasions, three in victories.

STREAKS

There are four Cadets that have notched at least one point in every game so far this season.
Glancy and Jones have both scored a goal in every appearance this season.
Symmes and Sean O'Brien have each tallied at least one point in every game this season.
Symmes' streak dates back to the final two games of the 2017 season for a total of 10 games in a row.

NATIONAL RECOGNITION

The Army West Point men's lacrosse team jumped up to 12th this week in the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse/Nike Coaches Poll and 13th in the Inside Lacrosse Maverik Media Poll.
The Black Knights knocked off Holy Cross 5-3 on Saturday due to a career-best performance by Barretto in net.

CLASS OF 2018

The senior class boasts 37 wins in their careers in an Army uniform and are three off of a program record.
The group accounts for 58 points, 107 ground balls and 25 caused turnovers through the first seven games of the season.
Army's seniors have produced half of the offensive points so far.

LAST TIME OUT

Backed by Barretto's career-high 14 saves, the Army West Point men's lacrosse team topped Holy Cross 5-3 on Saturday.
Barretto recorded his first career point in the contest with an assist in the third quarter. He also fin-ished the day with two caused turnovers and three groundballs.
Nate Jones led the offense with a goal and an assist.
Dom Ricca posted a career-high five groundballs and added two caused turnovers.
Ragno went 6-for-10 at the faceoff X for a .600 efficiency.

EARLY ARMY LEADERS

Jones leads the Black Knights offensively with 19 points. He leads the team with 13 goals each and is followed by Conor Glancy (12) and Symmes (11).
Ragno boasts a .612 faceoff efficiency and is third on the team in ground balls with 19.
LaMonica leads the squad with 34, while Surdick has 23.
Barretto has made 52 saves. He averages 6.34 goals against and has a .634 save percentage.

NATIONAL AUDIENCE

The Black Knights will play on CBS Sports Network for three contests this season.
The first matchup on national television is at Boston University on April 7 at 3:15 pm as part of tripleheader of Patriot League action.
The following week, the greatest rivalry in college lacrosse, Army-Navy, takes center stage at Michie Stadium with a noon faceoff on April 14.
The final regular season game for the Black Knights on CBS Sports Network will be the final Patriot League matchup of the season at Loyola at 7 p.m. on April 20.
The semifinal and championship rounds of the Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Championship will be televised by CBS Sports Network for the 10th-consecutive season.
The semifinal round is set for Friday, April 27, with the championship game scheduled for Sunday, April 29.
All three games will be hosted by the tournament's top overall seed.
The Patriot League Women's Lacrosse Championship will also be televised live by CBS Sports Network on Sunday, May 6 at noon.

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