University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Look to Extend Win Streak Saturday at Saint Joseph's
3/19/2016 12:05:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Delaware (3-5) at Saint Joseph's (4-2)
📅 DATE: Saturday, March 19, 2016
🕕 TIME: 3 p.m.
📍 LOCATION: Sweeney Field, Philadelphia, Pa.
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STORY LINE
Two teams coming off road victories last Saturday will square off at Sweeney Field Saturday afternoon as former Colonial Athletic Association rivals Delaware and Saint Joseph's meet in non-league play. Delaware has won two straight, including a 12-11 overtime triumph at Binghamton last Saturday while the Hawks are coming off a 18-8 win at Monmouth a week ago.
HEN SCRATCHINGS
• Delaware has won three of its last four games and has won back-to-back games for the first time since a four-game win streak early in 2014
• Delaware has won back-to-back road games for the first time since 2013 and is looking to win three straight road games in one season for the first time since winning four straight road games during the 2007 NCAA Final Four season
• Delaware is led in scoring by Paul Major (12 goals, 8 assists), Andrew Romagnoli (13-4), and Steve DeLargy (7-5)
• Hens have won 53.6 percent of their faceoffs this season led by Sam Walsh (54 of 96, .562/25th in NCAA) and Jake Hervada (41 of 73, .562)
• 42 percent of Delaware's goals this season have been scored by first-year players
SERIES INFORMATION
Delaware leads the all-time series by a 13-2 margin, having won the first 13 meetings before Saint Joseph's posted back-to-back wins of 12-9 in 2014 and 14-6 last season - both at Delaware Stadium. The Blue Hens are undefeated in games in Philadelphia with an 8-0 mark, including an 11-6 victory in 2013. In last year's game, Saint Joseph's scored nine straight first half goals and Delaware could never recover as the Blue Hens dropped a 14-6 non-league verdict at Delaware Stadium. Senior midfielder Jeff Heath scored two goals to lead the Blue Hens while Ryan McGee led the Hawks with six goals.
• Taylor Wray (Duke '03) is 37-32 in his fifth season at Saint Joseph's. He has led his teams to consecutive 11-win seasons.
SAINT JOSEPH'S NOTES
• The Hawks, members of the Northeast Conference, started the season 3-0 with wins over VMI (15-5), Manhattan (16-9), and St. John's (16-8) before suffering losses of 10-9 to Drexel and 9-7 in overtime to No. 17 Virginia. SJU bounced back with the 18-8 win at Monmouth last Saturday
• Saint Joseph's is 3-1 at home this season
• The Hawks have five players who have scored double figure goals this season led by Mike Rastivo (13), Chris Blewitt (12), Kevin Reidinger (12), Kevin Forster (11), and Kyle Cain (10).
• The Hawks ranks No. 6 in the NCAA in scoring offense (13.5 goals per game), No. 7 in scoring margin (+5.33), and No. 10 in faceoff winning pct. (.631)
