University of Massachusets Athletics
Massachusetts Travels East To UMass Lowell On Wednesday
March 13, 2018 | Men's Lacrosse
Minutemen visit River Hawks for game rescheduled due to inclement weather
| University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information | |
| Game Seven | Massachusetts (2-4 overall) at UMass Lowell (3-3) |
| Date | Time | Wednesday, March 14, 2018 | 2 p.m. |
| Location | Cushing Field Complex | Lowell, Mass. |
| Live Statistics | Sidearm Sports |
| Watch | Stretch Internet |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 1-0 Last: Massachusetts 10, UMass Lowell 8; March 15, 2017 • Amherst, Mass. |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | UMass Lowell | CAA |
| Team Records | Massachusetts | UMass Lowell |
| @UMassAthletics | @UMassMLacrosse | |
| UMass Men's Lacrosse | |
Staying Power
Head coach Greg Cannella now approaches career win No. 200 as he enters his 24th season at the helm of the Minuteman program, one of the longest tenured coaches active in Division I men's lacrosse. He is the second-longest tenured head coach at one institution and fifth nationally in terms of total years spent as a Division I head coach. Cannella began his time as the leader of the team ahead of the 1995 season and, since then, won 10 or more games during seven campaigns. He guided the Minutemen to eight NCAA Tournament appearances and currently stands at 194-136 overall (58.8 win percentage).
When Cannella was hired, the following had not been invented yet...
• Nintendo 64 (1996)
• The DVD player (1996)
• Google (1998)
• The iPod (2001), iPhone (2007) or iPad (2010)
• MySpace (2003)
• Facebook (2004)
• Twitter (2006)
...and the following events were yet to happen:
• 2018 NFL Hall of Fame class members Brian Dawkins (1996), Ray Lewis (1996), Terrell Owens (1996), Randy Moss (1998) and Brian Urlacher (2000) debut in the league
• Spacecraft Pathfinder lands on Mars (1997)
• "Dolly the Sheep" is cloned by Scottish scientists (1997)
• J.K. Rowling publishes the first Harry Potter book (1997)
• Tiger Woods wins his first major championship (1997)
• The International Space Station is launched (1998)
• SpongeBob Squarepants debuts on Nickelodeon (1999)
• The European Union launches its currency, the "Euro" (1999)
• George W. Bush is elected president, the first time (2000)
• Enron Corporation files for bankrupcy (2001)
• Major League Lacrosse plays its inaugural game (2001)
Carr In The Driver's Seat
Senior attack/midfield Buddy Carr leads the team and ranks first in the conference with 24 points through six games (4.0 per game). He is also first in the CAA for assists (10) and assists per game (1.7) and stands tied for second in the league with his 14 goals (2.33 per game).
Carr's 24 points already place the Exeter, New Hampshire, native within two points of tying his single-season best of 26 earned as a sophomore in 2016.
Scoring In Heaps And Bunches
UMass posted 17 goals against NJIT, the most by the program since the team downed Quinnipiac, 18-5, on March 10, 2015. The 14-goal margin of victory was also the largest for the program since a 17-3 win over Providence on March 16, 2010.
If It's On The Net It's In The Net
Jeff Trainor scored on all four of his on-target attempts over the opening three games. It included one goal each at No. 16 Army and vs. Sacred Heart before the sophomore second-line midfielder potted two tallies against Harvard. He is now 7-of-9 scoring during on-target shots this season following the game against NJIT (77.8 percent), including his 2-of-2 outing against No. 1 Albany.
Tobin Tabbed To Top Midfield
In his first three starts as a member of the first-line midfield, Kevin Tobin averages 2.3 points per game with seven via four goals and three assists. He had a goal and two assists against No. 11 Yale before he potted two goals and assisted on another against No. 1 Albany. Tobin is second among freshmen in points (8) behind only Chris Connolly (15).
Real Recognize Real
The Tewaaraton Foundation announced Isaac Paparo as a candidate for the Tewaaraton Award when the organization unveiled its 2018 watch list during a Thurs., March 1 ceremony. It marks Paparo's first career selection to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List, while he is one of only four members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) listed, including Hofstra's Dylan Alderman and Jack Concannon and Towson's Zach Goodrich.
Paparo is in his second season as a starter on close defense and third overall year as a key contributor for the program. Including the game against No. 11 Yale on Tues., Feb. 27, Paparo owns career totals of 85 groundballs, 49 caused turnovers and eight points via four goals and as many assists.
The Westport, Connecticut, native set the program's record for caused turnovers in a season since the NCAA began official recognition of the statistics in 2010 with 33 over the 15-game slate in 2017.
Locked Down On D
UMass men's lacrosse limited NJIT to three unassisted goals during the team's 17-3 victory on March 10, 2018. It was the fewest goals allowed by the Minutemen since an 11-3 victory over Hartford on March 1, 2016.
The Minutemen limited the Highlanders to 12 total shots on goal while NJIT turned the ball over 19 times and failed seven of its 14 clears.
Massachusetts had not given up three or fewer points in a single game since the team won 15-2 over Brown (three points) on March 1, 2014.
Paparo For The Course
Junior close defenseman Isaac Paparo recorded five groundballs and three caused turnovers at No. 16 Army. It was his third career game with five or more groundballs and his seventh with three or more caused turnovers.
Paparo added a second game with three caused turnovers on the season and the eighth of his career when he had as many against Harvard.
His defensive success against the Black Knights reflected a continuation of his sophomore year output, which included 46 groundballs and a program-record 33 caused turnovers.
He enters the game against UMass Lowell with the most caused turnovers among active Minutemen (49) and the second-most groundballs (85), behind only faceoff specialist Noah Rak (181).
