MLAX @ WINGATE PREVIEW 4-18-26

Men's Lacrosse

Men's Lacrosse Travels To Wingate Saturday

Wingate, NC - Lincoln Memorial men's lacrosse will go on the road to Wingate, NC to face the #4 Wingate Bulldogs on Saturday at 1 pm. 

The weekend contest will be the 13th time that the two programs will meet, with the Railsplitters falling in the series 0-12. The most recent contest between LMU and Wingate was last season in April of 2025, where Lincoln Memorial fell to Wingate 7-21. 
 
Currently, Jenson Jones leads the team in points with 48, as he has team-highs 34 goals and 14 assists. Brixten McKenzie is leading in ground balls with 57 and face off win percentage with 53.8%, and Mark Alarcon is the team-leader in caused turnovers with 14. Goalkeeper Jayden Herman is leading the team in saves with 84. 

In the South Atlantic Conference, Jones is second in shot percentage (50.7%), and McKenzie is eighth in ground balls per game (4.38) and sixth in face off win percentage (53.8).

Nationally, Jones is 6th in shot percentage.
 
As a team, Lincoln Memorial is fifth in saves (150), fifth in saves per game (11.54), and 5th in scoring defense (11.92).
 
Lincoln Memorial is coming off a 11-17 loss against Newberry on April 11th, and Wingate is coming off of a 17-7 win over North Greenville on April 8th. 

Leaders for the Bulldogs include Vinny Butrico (#2), who leads in goals with 51, Kyle Spence (#42), who leads in assists with 39, and Graham Tillett (#12), who leads in caused turnovers with 21. 

LMU is going into Saturday with a 7-6 overall record and a 2-5 SAC record, and the Railsplitters tied for seventh conference standings with Tusculum.

The Bulldogs are entering the match with the 10-2 overall record and 7-0 SAC record, and Wingate is first in the conference standings. Wingate was most recently ranked #4 in the United States Intercollegaite Lacrosse Association (USILA) Coaches Poll. 
 
The match is set to start at 1 pm in Wingate, NC.

The link to the live stream and live stats can be found below. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Jayden Herman

#42 Jayden Herman

G
6' 2"
Senior
Jenson Jones

#57 Jenson Jones

A
5' 11"
Senior
Brixten McKenzie

#21 Brixten McKenzie

FO
6' 4"
Junior
Mark Alarcon

#5 Mark Alarcon

D
5' 8"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Jayden Herman

#42 Jayden Herman

6' 2"
Senior
G
Jenson Jones

#57 Jenson Jones

5' 11"
Senior
A
Brixten McKenzie

#21 Brixten McKenzie

6' 4"
Junior
FO
Mark Alarcon

#5 Mark Alarcon

5' 8"
Freshman
D