No. 15/16/17 Men's Lacrosse Hosts Drexel

NEWARK, Del. – No. 15/16/17 Delaware men's lacrosse is set to host its final regular season home game against Drexel at Delaware Stadium on Saturday, April 22 at noon.

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PROMOTIONAL
The men's lacrosse program hosts its annual military appreciation game. The first 200 fans in attendance will go home with a FREE Delaware military appreciation shirt.

As part of military appreciation, all athletes will be wearing helmet decals of either a United States or Canadian Armed Forces branch. To honor both Armed Forces, both the Canadian and United States National Anthems will be played.

In addition to military appreciation day, Delaware Athletics is hosting its annual Fandemonium community event. Fans attending the Men's Lacrosse game are encouraged to enjoy the event beginning at 11:00 a.m. before coming into Delaware Stadium.

SCOUTING DELAWARE

The Blue Hens enter Saturday's contest with an 9-3 overall record and a 5-0 record in conference play. They are coming off a 12-9 win against Stony Brook last Saturday.
With a win against Drexel, the Blue Hens will clinch the outright CAA Regular Season Title, and will host the CAA Tournament from May 4-6. Delaware is the lone unbeaten team in conference play after Drexel fell to Hofstra last Saturday.
Kurtz, and JP Ward leads the way offensively for the Blue Hens.
Kurtz is tied for second in the country in points with 65, and tied for second in goals scored with 44. Ward is tied for second in the country in assists with 35, and sixth in points with 59. Both Kurtz and Ward are first and second in the CAA in points, and assists.
Defensively, the Blue Hens are led by Owen Grant and Matt Kilkeary.
Grant is second in the conference, and tied for seventh in the country in caused turnovers with 25. Matt Kilkeary is second in the country in goals against average at 8.47, and ninth in save percentage at .556.
In four conference games, the Blue Hens are averaging 16.2 goals per game, and are allowing 6.0 goals per game, leading to a + 10.2 goal differential. Delaware has scored at least 12 goals in every conference contest, and haven't allowed more than nine goals.
As a team, the Blue Hens are second in the country in scoring margin at + 6.25, third in goals allowed at 8.50, sixth in points per game at 23.75, fifth in shot percentage at .341, eighth in offensive turnovers per game at 14.58, and 10th in goals per game at 14.75.

SCOUTING DREXEL

Drexel enters Saturday's contest with a 7-4 record overall, and a 4-1 record in conference. After starting conference play 4-0, the Dragons lost to Hofstra 8-7 last weekend at home.
Prior to Saturday's loss, the Dragons were on a five-game winning streak, and boasted a 6-1 record through a seven-game stretch.
Offensively, the Dragons are led by Sean Donnelly, and Jack Mulcaty. Donnelley leads the Dragons in goals with 29, and points with 37, while contributing eight assists. Mulcathy leads the Dragons in assists with 14, the lone player on the roster with 10 or more assists. He's also second in points.
Defensively, Collin Gucwa leads the Dragons in caused turnovers with 11, the lone player on the roster with 10 or more caused turnovers.
In net, Ross Blumenthal has started all 11 games for the Dragons. He boasts a .522 save percentage, 11.52 goals against average, and boasts a 6-3 record.

UP NEXT
The Blue Hens close the regular season with a road conference matchup against Towson on Saturday, April 29 at noon.

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Players Mentioned

Owen Grant

Matt Kilkeary

JP Ward

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