BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The 2024 Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Championship will start on Tuesday, April 30, with the quarterfinal rounds hosted by Boston University and Navy.
No. 3 Navy will host No. 6 Loyola, while No. 4 Boston University welcomes No. 5 Colgate. Both quarterfinal round games will be at 6 p.m. on
ESPN+.
No. 1 Army West Point will play the lowest remaining seed on Friday, May 3 at 4 p.m. at Michie Stadium. No. 2 Lehigh will play the highest remaining seed at 7 p.m. The semifinals and championship game will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, May 5 at noon. Dave Ryan and Evan Washburn will be on the call for all three games.
Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Championship Schedule
Quarterfinal Round - Tuesday, April 30 | Hosted by higher seed
No. 6 Loyola Maryland at No. 3 Navy, 6 p.m., ESPN+
No. 5 Colgate at No. 4 Boston University, 6 p.m., ESPN+
Semifinal Round - Friday, May 3 | Hosted by No. 1 Seed
Lowest-remaining seed at No. 1 Army West Point, 4 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Highest-remaining seed vs. No. 2 Lehigh, 7 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Championship Game - Sunday, May 5 | Hosted by No. 1 Seed
Lowest-remaining seed vs. Highest-remaining seed | Noon | CBS Sports Network
No. 6 Loyola Maryland Greyhounds at No. 3 Navy Midshipmen
6 p.m.,
ESPN+ |
Stats
Last Time Out: Loyola 12, Navy 10 |
Box Score
* Rookie of the Year went to Navy freshman faceoff specialist Zach Hayashi. Hayashi has recorded a .571 percent in faceoff wins (185-of-324) in 2024. Hayashi’s 185 faceoff wins are tied for Navy’s single-season mark.
* Navy junior attack Henry Tolker leads the Midshipmen in goals (26), while senior attack Xavier Arline is first on the team in assists (16) and points (36).
* Sophomore goalkeeper Dan Daly owns a 10.63 goals-against average, 166 saves and a .535 save percentage.
* Loyola graduate student midfielder Adam Poitras leads the Greyhounds with 38 goals, 53 points and 39 ground balls. He is the lone player in NCAA Division I to lead his team in those three areas.
* Sophomore attack Matthew Minicus is third on the team with 27 goals and 42 assists, and his 15 assists are tied for second for the Greyhounds.
* Junior defender Remi Reynolds paces Loyola in caused turnovers (15) and all close defensemen with 31 ground balls.
No. 5 Colgate Raiders at No. 4 Boston University Terriers
6 p.m.,
ESPN+ |
Stats
Last Time Out: Boston U. 13, Colgate 12 |
Box Score
* BU graduate student attack Louis Perfetto recently earned offensive player of the week after having a hand in the first six goals of a 7-0 run to bring BU within one in a game it eventually won, 13-12, against Colgate.
* Vince D'Alto is the first Terrier in program history to earn four All-Patriot League honors as he finished the regular season ranked second in the Patriot League with 64 points and 29 assists.
* BU goalkeeper Will Barnes enters the postseason with a League-leading .543 save percentage and ranks eighth in the nation with an average of 13.21 saves per game.
* Colgate junior goalkeeper Matt LaCombe was named the goalkeeper of the year. LaCombe finished the regular season averaging 13.14 saves per game, good for second in the League.
* Raiders sophomore midfielder Hunter Drouin logged a career-best 45 points with 34 goals and 11 assists.
* Junior Max Yates recorded career-bests in caused turnovers (31) and ground balls (80) in the regular season. He sits second in the League and fifth nationally in caused turnovers and caused turnovers per game (2.21).
Patriot League Announces 2024 Men’s Lacrosse Postseason Awards
Army sophomore midfielder Evan Plunkett was named the Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year, junior defender AJ Pilate nabbed defensive player of the year and junior faceoff specialist Will Coletti earned faceoff specialist of the year. Head coach Joe Alberici rounded out the major awards for the Black Knights as the League's William Lawson Coach of the Year. Both Pilate and Alberici earned their respective awards for the second consecutive year. Colgate junior goalkeeper Matt LaCombe was named the goalkeeper of the year, while rookie of the year went to Navy freshman faceoff specialist Zach Hayashi.
The All-League teams are comprised of 16 student-athletes on the first team and 18 student-athletes on the second team. Army, Boston University and Navy led the way with six All-League selections apiece, followed by Lehigh (5), Colgate (4) and Loyola Maryland (4). Lafayette had two members on the second team, while Bucknell had one all-League team member.
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