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Men's Lacrosse Heads Eastbound For Harvard On Saturday
February 21, 2019 | Men's Lacrosse
Minutemen make first road trip of the season across the Commonwealth
| University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information | |
| Game Three | Massachusetts (0-2) at Harvard (0-1) |
| Date | Time | Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Location | Jordan Field | Cambridge, Mass. | Directions |
| Live Statistics | Presto Sports |
| Watch | ESPN+ (U.S. viewers) | Harvard GameCentral (International Viewers) |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 32-17 Last: Harvard 16, Massachusetts 11 • Garber Field • Amherst, Mass. • Feb. 24, 2017 |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Harvard | CAA |
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Staying Power
Head coach Greg Cannella reached career win No. 200 in the midst of his 25th 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 206-143 overall (59.0 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)
• MySpace (2003)
...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) play their rookie seasons
• Spacecraft Pathfinder lands on Mars (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)
• Tom Brady is drafted by the New England Patriots (2000)
• Major League Lacrosse plays its inaugural game (2001)
The only current coach with a longer tenure at one institution is Notre Dame's Kevin Corrigan (31st season).
Mount St. Mary's head coach Tom Gravante was hired before the 1995 season, but missed all of 2005 due to illness and the team's official records attributes the 2005 season head coaching record to interim program leader Nick DeFelice. Due to that, 2018 tallies as Gravante's 23rd year with the Mount.
Wheeling & Dealing
Chris Connolly handed out a career-high-tying five assists and added a pair of goals for a single-game personal best seven points against Army on Feb. 9, 2019. Connolly is the only Minuteman in the last five-plus seasons with five or more assists in a single game (2014-present). It includes a five-assist outing at Fairfield in 2018. The last Minuteman with five or more assists in a game prior to Connolly was Will Manny (six at Hofstra, April 20, 2013).
Welcome To The Gorillas
Freshman attack Gabriel Procyk started and posted five points on four goals and one assist during the season-opener against Army, his first collegiate game. It is the most by a rookie in his UMass debut in at least the last 20 seasons. He is second on the team in points through two games with eight via seven goals and an assist.
UMass Picked To Repeat As CAA Regular Season Champion
University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse was selected for the top spot in the CAA Coaches Preseason Poll with five of the six first-place votes and 25 total points. Towson (21), Delaware (14), Hofstra (14), Drexel (11) and Fairfield (5) followed Massachusetts in-order.
