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Men's Lacrosse Faces Towson in CAA Opener on Saturday
4/1/2022 9:01:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
Location: Vidas Field, Philadelphia, Pa.
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PHILADELPHIA - The Drexel men's lacrosse begins Colonial Athletic Association play on Saturday against Towson. Drexel will look to defend its CAA crown against the team that won the previous CAA championship. The game is sponsored by The Study at University City.
THE SERIES
The Tigers lead the series, 46-12. Towson had won eight straight games against the Dragons before Drexel won both meetings in 2021. Last year in Philadelphia, Sean Donnelly had seven points to lead DU to a 12-10 win. In the rematch in Maryland, Jack Mulcahy scored with 11 seconds to play to give Drexel a 12-11 victory. Mulcahy and Reid Bowering each had hat tricks for DU. James Avanzato had five points for Towson.
ABOUT DREXEL
Drexel begins CAA play with a 4-4 record. The Dragons are coming off a heartbreaking 15-14 loss at Robert Morris on Saturday. Drexel battled back from a three-goal fourth quarter deficit to tie the game, but the Colonials scored with 1:32 to play to take the lead. The Dragons had a few chances late but could not score as the Colonials escaped with the win. Max Semple scored seven times and had an assist. His seven goals were the most for a Drexel player since Reid Bowering had seven against Michigan in 2019.
Semple and Sean Donnelly each have 26 points to lead the team. Semple has 22 goals, while Donnelly has 17 goals and nine assists. Jack Mulcahy is second in the CAA in assists per game and has 25 points. Aidan Coll and Ryan Genord each have 22 points. Ross Blumenthal returned to the cage against Robert Morris. The senior has a .566 save percentage.
ABOUT TOWSON
The Tigers are now 3-6 after dropping a 12-9 decision at No. 18 Denver on Saturday. Towson has now lost three in a row overall. Those losses were to Saint Joseph's, Duke and the Pioneers.
Nick DeMaio is off to a good start for the Tigers. He has 21 goals to lead the team and 24 points. James Avanzato is the team's top point scorer with 29. He has 14 goals and 15 assists. Kyle Berkeley has 12 goals and 22 points, while Luke Shilling chips in with 10 goals and nine assists. Shane Brennan has started six times in the cage, although Evan Long started at Denver and had 19 saves in the game.
WHAT'S NEXT
Drexel will host Fairfield in a CAA game next Saturday. Face-off is at 1 p.m.
