CU Men's Lacrosse Preview - at St. Lawrence (4/28)

Gary Mikel

Men's Lacrosse | 4/27/2021 11:56:00 AM

For the third time in as many games, the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team will be challenged by another top-20 foe, this time in Route 11 rival St. Lawrence University as the two teams will lock up on Wednesday afternoon in Canton, NY.

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The Series: St. Lawrence has won 44 of 65 meetings against the Knights, including the six straight games, with Clarkson's last win coming in the 2013 Liberty League Playoffs. In 2019, the two teams' last meeting, St. Lawrence eked out an 11-10 win.

Key Stats for Clarkson (3-7, 1-3 Liberty League): Graduate students Pierce Currie and Conor Bartlett rank among the top offensive players in the Liberty League, with Currie placing fourth in goals per game (2.60 gpg) and Bartlett topping the conference leaderboard in assists per game (2.00) and ranking fifth in points per game (3.40). Bartlett has six points on four goals and two assists in three games versus the Saints. Sophomore Matthew Hansen has the top winning percentage among face-off players with at least 25 draws this season, winning 66.7% and averaging 5.56 groundballs per game. Freshman Matt Szwagulinski has a team-best 14 caused turnovers. Junior Billy Bergan played well in his lone outing against the Saints in 2019, scoring a team-best three goals.

Key Stats for St. Lawrence (5-2, 3-2 Liberty League): Junior Mark Mahoney leads the team with 25 points and 16 goals, with the former figure ranking fourth in the conference (3.57 ppg) and the latter numbers sixth in the Liberty League (2.29 gpg). Jack Hennessey is second on the team in both goals (15) and points (21), but no player in the league takes more shots at the cage as he averages 8.00 attempts per game. Goalkeeper William Helm is one of the conference's best in the crease as he has posted a save percentage of .573 thus far with an 8.87 goals against average. Brendan Brigham will be tasked with gaining possession on face-offs for the Saints, and he wins 60.7% of his draws and averages just under five groundballs per game.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Conor Bartlett: A; 5' 7"; Senior

#9 Billy Bergan: M; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#45 Pierce Currie: A; 6' 0"; Senior

#30 Matthew Hansen: M; 5' 8"; Freshman

#19 Matt Szwagulinski: D; 5' 10"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

#2 Conor Bartlett
: 5' 7"; Senior
: A

#9 Billy Bergan
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: M

#45 Pierce Currie
: 6' 0"; Senior
: A

#30 Matthew Hansen
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: M

#19 Matt Szwagulinski
: 5' 10"; Freshman
: D