No. 14 Men's Lacrosse Heads Up I-95 for a Battle with Penn

NEWARK, Del. – The 14th-ranked University of Delaware men's lacrosse team looks to make it three straight wins to start the year for the third season in a row as UD heads north up I-95 to face the Penn Quakers on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 3:30 p.m.

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ABOUT THE HENS

Delaware enters Saturday's contest with a 2-0 record and is the No. 14-ranked team in all three major polls.
The Hens come off an impressive 17-6 win over Stony Brook in which seven different players tallied a goal and three finished with hat tricks.
Through his first two games, Mike Robinson leads the nation in goals per game with 6.50 while JP Ward is 11th in assists per game with 3.50.
Freshman John McCurry was named this week's CAA Rookie of the Week after he scored his first-career goal and finished with a hat trick against Stony Brook on Saturday.
OJ Morris has tallied 10 ground balls and is 25-for-36 at the X for a .694 FO%.
In goal, senior Kevin Ellington is 2-0 with a GAA of 6.28 and 23 saves with a .657 save percentage.
The Hens are third in the nation in scoring defense, allowing an average of 6.00 gpg and 10th in scoring offense, scoring 31 goals and averaging 15.5 per game.
UD is tied for third in the nation with a +9.50 scoring margin.

ABOUT THE QUAKERS

The Quakers enter Saturday's contest at 1-1 after opening the year with a 12-9 loss to Georgetown on Feb. 17 followed by an 11-7 win over UAlbany on Feb. 20.
Penn received votes in all three of the latest major polls.
Penn is led by Tynan Walsh and Ben Smith, each with five goals on the year.
Ethan Costanzo is 15-for-38 at the X with a FO% of .395 and nine ground balls on the season.
The Quakers have totaled 20 goals and allowed 19.
Emmet Carroll is 1-1 in goal for the Quakers with a 9.50 GAA and 28 saves for a .596 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY

The Quakers lead the all-time series 20-9, but Delaware has won the last three meetings with the last one being a 12-10 Blue Hens victory on April 28, 2001.
Delaware is 4-12 all-time on the road against Penn with the last road victory coming on May 8, 1999.

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No. 14 Men's Lacrosse Heads Up I-95 for a Battle with Penn

Players Mentioned

Kevin Ellington

John McCurry

OJ Morris

Mike Robinson

JP Ward

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