THIS WEEK
Men's lacrosse travels to the Garden state, taking on NJIT on Saturday, March 9^th at 11:00 AM CST.

LAST TIME OUT
The Lions fell 10-7 to LIU in their home opener, after leading 6-4 at halftime. Flint Thielen and Adrian Thompson both led the team in points with three and goals with two. Evan Mason, Thielen and Thompson all had one assist for the Lions in this matchup. At the face-off, Joseph Sarno won eight face-offs. On the defensive side of the ball, Brian Kallberg scooped up six groundballs. Jack Huntington and Kallberg led the Lions in caused turnovers with three. AJ Preachuk got the nod in net making 12 saves on ten goals against for a save percentage of 54.5%.

LINDENWOOD SEASON LEADERS
Points – Thompson (4)
Goals – Thompson (3), Noah Wehrman (3)
Assists – Thompson (1), Thielen (1), Connor Engel (1), Evan Mason (1)
Ground Balls – Kallberg (9)
Caused Turnovers – Kallberg (5)
Face-Off's Won – Sarno (19-45)
Face-Off (%) – (42.2%)
Saves – Preachuk (26)
Save Percentage – Preachuk (50.0%)
GAA – Preachuk (13.00)

MATCHUP PREVIEW
Lindenwood currently sits at 0-2 on the year, averaging 6.00 goals per game and 13.00 goals against. The Black and Gold are clearing the ball at 84.4% while opponents are clearing at 84.2%. Lindenwood averages three more turnovers per game than opponents, and averages 6.50 less ground balls per game than opponents. At the logo, the Lions are 42.2% at face-offs. Lindenwood forces one more caused turnover than opponents.

This will be the second time in program history the Lions will take on the Highlanders. In their last matchup, the Lions fell 14-13 to the Highlanders.

The Highlanders on the year are 6-0, picking up a 15-5 win against Wagner in their most recent matchup. The Highlanders currently, are outscoring opponents by 3.13 goals per game, while averaging 12.83 goals per game and 9.67 goals against. NJIT on the year is clearing the ball at 81.0% while opponents are clearing at 86.1%. NJIT averages 4.33 more turnovers per game than opponents, and averages 4.83 ground balls per game than opponents. At the faceoff, NJIT is 62.6%, and forces 0.33 less caused turnover per game.

Garrett Muscatella leads NJIT in points on the year with 22 and assists with nine. Arthur Miller leads the Highlanders in goals with 16.  Billy Kroeger has taken the most faceoffs for NJIT, going 96 of 153 (62.7%) at the X, and leads the Highlanders in ground balls with 55. On defense, Hank Bethel leads the team in caused turnovers with 14. Liam Brown started in six games in net for NJIT, making 84 saves on 58 goals against for a save percentage of 59.2%.