Savannah, GA – The Lincoln Memorial men's lacrosse team is looking to extend their win streak to 3 as they travel to Savannah, GA to face the Saint Leo Lions for a neutral site match on Saturday at 1 pm.
This will be the 3
rd time in series history that Lincoln Memorial and Saint Leo will face each other, with the Lions winning the series 2-0. The most recent match up, which was last season in February of 2024, the LMU fell short 7-12. This will be the first time in series history that the match will be played in Savannah, GA.
Lincoln Memorial is coming off of a 11-8 win over Mount Olive.
Daniel Pearl was the team-leader in points with 3, which includes 2 goals and 1 assist.
Alex Wegrzyn and
Brock Saunders also both score two goals.
Gavin Reid,
Alex Winters,
Koen Burdette, and
Jenson Jones all add 1 goal each, with Jones also recording 2 assists.
Haden Berry and
John Lombel led in ground balls with 4, and Berry won 7/16 face offs.
Tyler Wilcenski and Lombel both led in caused turnovers with 2.
Connor Fitzgibbon also recorded 11 saves in the match.
In the SAC, Lombel is 5
th in caused turnovers per game with 2.67. Berry is 4
th in face-off winning percentage with 0.608 and 5
th in ground balls per game with 5.33. Fitzgibbon is 6
th in the conference in save percentage with 49.2% and 3
rd in saves per game with 10. Pearl is 2
nd in the conference in shot percentage with 63.6%.
Nationally, Lombel is 15
th in the nation in caused turnovers per game with 2.67.
As a team, LMU is 3
rd in the SAC in caused turnovers per game with 12.33, 4
th in face-off winning percentage with 54.3%, 4
th in opponent clear percentage with 83.3%, 5
th in saves with 30, 5
th in scoring defense with 10.33, and 5
th in winning percentage with 66.7%. Nationally, Lincoln Memorial is ranked 8
th in the nation in caused turnovers per game with 12.33.
Saint Leo is coming off of a 13-12 win against Rockhurst.
Lincoln Memorial's record is 2-1, and they have not started conference play. Saint Leo has a record of 2-0, and is in the Sunshine State Conference. They have also not started conference play.
The match is set to start at 1 pm in Savannah, GA.
The games can be followed through Live Stats with the link below:
Live Stats
