HARROGATE, Tenn. – Seeking the first 3-0 start in program history, the Lincoln Memorial men's lacrosse team faces its toughest challenge of the season with a trip to Missouri this weekend for games at No. 18 Lindenwood and Maryville. The Railsplitters will face Lindenwood at 2 p.m. (ET) on Saturday in St. Charles, Mo., before making a quick turnaround to take on Maryville in St. Louis on Monday at 2 p.m. (ET). 
 
The Railsplitters (2-0) were last in action last Friday, when they scored 12 unanswered goals in a 14-2 shellacking at Shorter. That pushed LMU to 2-0 for the third time in four years. The program failed to move to 3-0 in either 2018 or 2016. 
 
Lindenwood (1-0) just broke into the USILA Division II Coaches Poll at No. 18 after upsetting No. 10 Colorado Mesa 16-10 in its season opener last Saturday. 
 
Maryville (2-1) nearly pulled off that same upset in an 8-7 loss to Colorado Mesa last Thursday, but the Saints rebounded from that with a 24-14 woodshedding of Wheeling Jesuit on Sunday to move to 2-1 on the season. 
 
Live stats and video is available for both matches at www.lmurailsplitters.com. Fans can also follow with updates via the official LMU athletics Twitter page, @LMURailsplitter. 
 
The Basics
 
Saturday, February 16 at No. 18 Lindenwood – 2pm 
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Monday, February 18 at Maryville – 2pm
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Quick Hits 
 
- Ian Cook led the Railsplitters offensively against Shorter with a career-high five goals on nine shots. Craig Settles added three goals, while Robert Tucker had two. Kyle Arcuri, Jordan Sullivan and Chris Tucker chipped in a goal and an assist apiece. 
 
- Trenton Cameron played every minute in goal for the Railsplitters, making nine saves while holding the Hawks scoreless for the final 38 minutes. So far this season, Cameron has a 7.50 goals against average with a .516 save percentage. 
 
- Robert Tucker and Cook lead the Railsplitters in goals scored with seven and six, respectively. Tucker has far and away the most shot attempts with 23. Reggie Golfin is second with 16. 
 
- Lincoln Memorial has dominated the face-off x in its two matches this season, going 19-for-29 against Barton and 15-for-19 against Shorter. Hunter Clark is 18-for-28 while Kameron Andrews is 15-for-19 and went a perfect 7-for-7 against Shorter. 
 
- Patrick Rowe leads the team with seven groundball recoveries. Tucker is also among the team leaders in that department with six. 
 
- The Railsplitters are aiming for the fifth winning streak of three games or longer in program history. Lincoln Memorial won a program-record eight straight games and also had a four-game winning streak in 2018. They accomplished that feat just once apiece in 2017 and 2016. 
 
- Lincoln Memorial has never faced either Lindenwood or Maryville. In fact, it will mark the Railsplitters' first-ever trip to Missouri in the program's five-season history. 
 
Notes on Lindenwood
 
- The Lions were receiving votes in the national poll, but broke into the top-20 after their wire-to-wire win over Colorado Mesa. 
 
- Six different players contributed multiple points in the win over the visiting Mavericks. Carter Collins led the way with four goals and an assist, while Grant Glazier and Sean Darroch added three goals apiece. Leonard Jones had a goal and two assists. 
 
- Landon Schuster and Connor Ciemiewicz played a half apiece in goal for Lindenwood. Schuster made five saves and allowed five goals in the first half, while Ciemiewicz stopped four shots and gave up five goals in the second. 
 
- The Lions are in their sixth season under head coach Jim Lange. Lindenwood has reached double-digit wins three times under Lange, but the Lions are looking to bounce back from a 6-7 effort in 2018. 
 
- Lindenwood has five more ranked opponents on one of the most brutal schedules in the nation, including matchups against No. 3 Seton Hill, No. 9 Saint Leo, No. 11 Tampa, No 14 Mount Olive and No. 19 Indianapolis. 
 
Notes on Maryville 
 
- The Saints established a new program scoring record in their 24-14 win over Wheeling Jesuit last Sunday. That effort was led by Lucas Shafer, who piled up an absurd 16 points on a record-tying seven goals and record-breaking nine assists. Maryville scored six goals or more in three of the four quarters. 
 
- For his 16-point performance, Shafer was named to the USILA Warrior/New Balance Division II Team of the Week. His teammate, Jake Socia, was tabbed as the Great Lakes Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week after causing 10 turnovers during a two-match stretch. 
 
- Like the Railsplitters, Maryville will be playing on short rest on Monday, as Walsh comes to town on Saturday. 
 
- Shafer leads the Saints with 25 points, 16 of which came against Wheeling Jesuit. Jayden Fraser has accounted for 14 goals and seven assists, while Jacob Allen has 10 goals and four assists. Ty Wenck has contributed seven goals. 
 
- Liam Coyle has played 178 of 180 possible minutes in goal for the Saints. Coyle has posted a 9.78 goals against average with a .473 save percentage over that span.
 
- Mitchell Shafer is in year two as the head coach of the Maryville men's lacrosse program. In 2018, he led the Saints to a 5-12 overall record.