Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Lacrosse team will close out a three-game homestand when it plays host to SUNY Delhi on Thursday and Wentworth Saturday afternoon. Live Stats and Video will be available for both Thursday's 6:00 p.m. contest and Saturday's 1:00 p.m. face-off.
At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary is off to a 3-0 start in 2022, its best start to a season since starting 7-0 in 2016. The Knights have won the first game of the homestand, 10-9 over New Paltz in overtime, with
Nick Gurello (Selden, N.Y.) scoring the game winner in the extra period.
Through three contests,
Colby Martin (Huntington, N.Y.) leads the team in both goals and points with 10 and 12, respectively. Gurello checks in with eight tallies for the Mount, while
Sean Mueller (Pleasantville, N.Y.) has scored four times and helped on four other goals.
Brian Esposito (Floral Park, N.Y.) leads the team with seven assists on the season while adding seven groundballs and a pair of caused turnovers.
Carmine Comitini (Staten Island, N.Y.) has forced seven opponent miscues with
Joseph Angelillo (Pompton Plains, N.J.) causing six turnovers to go along with six groundballs.
Robert Root (Scotch Plains, N.J.) is 35-for-52 in face-offs thus far, good for a .673 winning percentage and paces the Knights with 17 groundballs.
Anthony Paggiotta (Wappingers Falls, N.Y.) adds eight face-off wins in 15 chances.
In goal,
Devin Kelley (Hebron, Conn.) has started all three contests leading into Thursday's game with the Broncos and has stopped 26 shots. Kelley holds a .542 save percentage and a 7.95 goals against average.
Scouting SUNY Delhi: The Broncos come calling on Thursday with a 1-3 overall record and are coming off their first victory of the season, a 17-7 victory over SUNY Canton, on Monday.
Brandon McGrath and Benjamin Moscatiello are tied for the team lead in goals with five apiece with Moscatiello leading the way with four assists and nine points.
Nick Dower has produced 24 face-off wins and leads the team with 17 groundballs, while Kyle Kobel sits atop the team leaderboard with 10 caused turnovers.
Samuel Steng has played 150:00 of a possible 240:00 in goal for the Broncos, stopping 33 opponent attempts. Steng enters Thursday's tilt with a .600 save percentage and an 8.80 goals against average.
Recent History: Thursday's meeting will be the first between the two programs.
A Look At Wentworth: After dropping its first two contests of the season, Wentworth has won three of its last four, including a 7-6 win over Oneonta on Wednesday, to enter Saturday's affair at 3-3 overall.
Erik Madden leads the Leopards through six games with 12 goals and 17 points and is one of five players to amass at least 12 points to date. Calvin McKenna checks in with 15 points on the strength of eight goals and seven assists, while Drew Bouley and Erik Vogt pace the team with eight assists apiece.
Connor Charron has won 70 face-offs for Wentworth and leads the team with 40 groundballs, while Danny Bartosiewicz anchors the backline with 12 caused turnovers.
Jack Munroe has played all by 2:12 in goal through six games for the Leopards and has produced a .520 save percentage and a 11.91 goals against average while stopping 77 shots.
Recent History: Saturday's game will be the first meeting between the Knights and Leopards.
What's Next: Mount Saint Mary takes to the road on March 23 for a non-conference contest at FDU-Florham.