University of Delaware Athletics
Saturday, April 13
Newark, Del.
12 PM
University of Delaware
vs
Stony Brook
Men's Lacrosse Returns Home For Senior Day Against Stony Brook
4/12/2024 3:34:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
NEWARK, Del. – The University of Delaware men's lacrosse team returns home to celebrate Senior Day as the Blue Hens host Stony Brook on Saturday, April 13 at noon inside Delaware Stadium.
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ABOUT THE HENS
- Delaware enters Saturday's contest on a three game win streak and is 6-3 overall and is 4-0 in CAA action thus far.
- The Hens come off a 14-6 win on the road against Fairfield back on Saturday, April 6.
- Senior goaltender Kevin Ellington was named this week's CAA Defensive Player of the Week after his 15-save performance against the Stags.
- Freshman John McCurry was named this week's CAA Rookie of the Week after his second five-goal game of the year.
- The Blue Hens lead the CAA with a +4.8 scoring margin, good for sixth in the nation.
- Delaware leads the CAA with a +4.8 scoring margin, and is sixth in the nation in the category.
- The squad is second in the CAA in both goals per game (13.22) and points per game (21.00).
- UD leads the league with 1.67 man-up goals per game for a conference leading .600 extra-man opportunity scoring percentage.
- As a team, the Blue Hens are second in the nation in scoring defense at 8.44 opponent goals per game.
- Mike Robinson is third in the CAA in goals per game with 2.67
- JP Ward is third in assists per game with 2.22.
- FOGO OJ Morris leads the CAA with a .606 faceoff percentage.
- Senior goaltender Kevin Ellington leads the CAA in goals against average (8.65), save percentage (.596), and second in saves per game at 12.11.
- Ellington is third in the nation in both save percentage and goals against average.
- Matt Acchione is sixth in the country in extra-man opportunity goals with five on the year.
- As a team, Delaware is third in the nation in man-up offense with a .600 EMO scoring percentage.
- The Blue & Gold leads the nation in least amount of turnovers committed at 12.56 turnovers per game.
ABOUT THE SEAWOLVES
- Stony Brook comes off a 13-8 win over Drexel back on April 6 to improve to 4-7 overall and 2-2 in CAA play.
- Stony Brook's Dylan Pallonetti earned this week's Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors after he tallied six points on a game-high five goals and one assist.
- The Seawolves are third in the league in goals per game at 12.27 and second in assists per game at 7.82.
- Stony Brook's .415 man-up scoring percentage is third best in the conference.
- Pallonetti leads the league in goals per game at 3.45, good for third best in the nation.
- Nick Dupuis leads the CAA in assists per game at 3.64, good for second best in the nation and points per game at 5.00, good for the nation's eighth best mark.
- Tommy Wilk is 3-5 in goal this season for the Seawolves with a .559 save percentage and 10.35 goals against average.
- As a team, the Seawolves have a +1.1 scoring margin, totaling 135 goals in their 11 games thus far.
- Stony Brook is second in the CAA in total man-up goals with 17.
SERIES HISTORY
- The Seawolves own a 7-4 record over the Hens, dating back to 2002.
- The Hens have won the last two meetings 12-9 and 13-10 both back in 2023.
- Delaware is 2-3 at home all-time against the Seawolves.
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