University of Delaware Athletics
Blue Hens Back in Thick of CAA Title Race, Host Drexel for Senior Day
4/23/2016 1:07:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Delaware (5-8, 2-1 CAA) vs. Drexel (4-8, 0-3 CAA)
📅 DATE: Saturday, April 23, 2016
🕕 TIME: 1 p.m.
📍 LOCATION: Delaware Stadium, Newark, Del.
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STORY LINE
The Colonial Athletic Association race heats up Saturday as the Blue Hens, coming off a huge 10-7 upset win over then No. 7 ranked Towson last week, look to lock up one of four spots in the upcoming CAA Tournament as they battle longtime foe Drexel for Senior Day at Delaware Stadium.
Delaware jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the opening minutes and never looked back in posting the win at Towson last Saturday. Paul Major scored four goals to lead the way.
The Hens, who received votes in this week's Cascade/Maverik Inside Lacrosse Top 20 poll for the first time this season, can lock up an CAA Tournament berth with a victory today over Drexel.
How close is the CAA race? If Delaware, Towson (vs. Fairfield), and Hofstra (vs. UMass) all win today, there will be a four-way tie for first place at 3-1 with one game left to play. The regular season champion will host the CAA Tournament (May 5-7).
LAST TIME OUT
TOWSON, Md. (Apr. 16, 2016) -- The slow starts that have hampered the University of Delaware men's lacrosse team this season were nothing but a distant memory Saturday afternoon.
The Blue Hens pulled off one of the bigger upsets of the men's college lacrosse season as Delaware jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first two minutes of the game and never trailed in knocking off No. 7 ranked Towson 10-7 at Johnny Unitas Stadium.
Delaware (5-8, 2-1 Colonial Athletic Association) moved back into the thick of the CAA race as junior Paul Major scored four goals and Steve DeLargy added two as part of the upset victory. Andrew Romagnoli and Dean DiSimone each added a goal and an assist and goalkeeper Parker Ferrigan made 11 stops.
The Hens snapped a personal four-game losing streak to the Tigers (10-2, 2-1 CAA), who had a five-game win streak snapped and lost for the first time since a March 12 setback to Johns Hopkins.
• Paul Major has scored 11 goals in the last four games.
• DeLargy has scored a point in nine straight games. He went over the career 50-point mark vs. Towson
• Delaware leads the CAA in caused turnovers (7.38 pg)
• Senior shortstick middle John O'Connor ranks No. 6 all-time at Delaware in career caused turnovers with 38 (three shy of No. 5)
• Redshirt freshman Andrew Romagnoli, a first-year transfer from Marquette, netted six goals in a 14-6 win over VMI on Mar. 1. His six goals tied the UD single game freshman record of six set by Tom Ervin vs. Hofstra in 1986
• Delaware GK Parker Ferrigan scored a goal in the first half of the 12-11 overtime win over Binghamton on Mar. 12. He became the first UD goalkeeper to score since Jamie Blalock tallied a goal vs. Penn State in 1993
• Delaware is 31-50 all-time in CAA play (.383) and is looking for its first league championship since the 2011 season. The Hens also won CAA titles in 2005 (regular season), 2007 (tournament; NCAA Final Four); and 2010 (tournament).
DELAWARE LEADERS
Scoring: Paul Major (23 goals-8 assists); Andrew Romagnoli (18-9); Steve DeLargy (14-6); Dean DiSimone (11-6); Joe Eisele (7-4); Anthony Disanzo (7-3); Connor Frisina (8-1); Chris Colaneri (3-4); Campbell Parker (4-2); Will Hirschmann (4-1); Jake Levine (3-1); John O'Connor (2-2); Matt Olbrich (1-3)
Faceoffs: Sam Walsh (79 of 151, .523, 25 GB); Jake Hervada (56 of 107, .523, 22 GB, 1 G); Tyler Mardian (9 for 23, .391, 5 GB)
Goalkeeping: Parker Ferrigan (13g, 12s, 704:04 min., 10.65 GAA, 109 saves, .466 save pct., 5-7 W-L); Conor Peaks (2g, 1s, 76:35 min., 12.54 GAA, 10 saves, .385 save pct., 0-1 W-L)
Groundballs: Austin Haynes - 41; Ferrigan - 32; O'Connor - 31; Olbrich-26; Walsh - 25; Major - 24
Caused Turnovers: Haynes - 14; O'Connor - 12; Carson Scott - 10; Kevin Sheahan - 9; Ferrigan - 8
SERIES INFORMATION
Delaware's most-played rivalry continues today...the teams first met in 1949 and Delaware now leads 44-25...Drexel has won the last four meetings, including two straight here at Delaware Stadium...Drexel streak includes wins of 11-8 in 2012 (Newark), 11-10 in 2013 (Phila.), 9-7 in 2014 (Newark), and 9-8 in overtime last season at Drexel when Cole Shafer scored with 2:03 left...Delaware had sent the game into extra time on a goal by Tom Holland with just six seconds left...Delaware last defeated Drexel in 2011 (9-7)....12 of the last 15 games have been decided by three goals or less with four of the last five decided by two goals or fewer.
• Brian Voelker (Johns Hopkins, '91), is in his seventh season at Drexel (61-44)
DREXEL NOTES
• Drexel has lost three straight, including a 10-4 setback vs. Hofstra Saturday.
• Dragons also fell in league play to Towson (11-7) and Fairfield (8-7).
• Delaware and Drexel have two common non-league opponents in Villanova and Saint Joseph's this season. Drexel lost to Villanova 14-9 and def. SJU 10-9 while the Hens fell to Villanova (23-13) and SJU (12-7).
DREXEL LEADERS
Scoring: Cole Shafer (19-6); Matthew Varian (16-8); Robert Frazee (17-2); Joe Rainoldi (14-1); Marshal King (7-8); Will Manganiello (11-2); Jacob O'Donnell (5-3); Mason Pynn (5-2); Frank Fusco (4-2); Hank Brown (2-2); Michael Kay (2-1)
Goalkeeping: Jimmy Jo Granito (12g, 12s, 10.37 GAA, 139 saves, .535 save pct., 4-8 W-L); Cal Winkelman (5g, 0s, 3.00 GAA, 3 saves, .750 save pct., 0-0 W-L)
Faceoffs: Nabil Akl (72 of 176, .409, 28 GB); Julian Espina (13-39, .333, 7 GB); Kyle Paul (14 of 49, .286, 8 GB)
Groundballs: Akl - 28; Granito - 24; Shafer - 23; Varian - 23; Miles Thomas - 22; Jake Kiernan - 20
Caused Turnovers: Kiernan - 15; Thomas - 14; Pat Root - 12; Jude Whalen - 8
