University of Massachusets Athletics
University of Massachusetts
Delaware
Senior Night Awaits Men's Lacrosse On Friday
April 25, 2019 | Men's Lacrosse
Minutemen host Delaware at Garber Field for 5 p.m. game
| University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information | |
| Game 14 | #15 Massachusetts (9-4, 3-1 CAA) vs. Delaware (10-3, 3-1 CAA) |
| Date | Time | Friday, April 26, 2019 | 5:00 PM |
| Location | Garber Field | Amherst, Mass. |
| Live Statistics | StatBroadcast |
| Watch | Lax Sports Network (free) |
| Series History | Massachusetts leads, 13-7 Last: Massachusetts 9, Delaware 8 Newark, Del. • April 6, 2018 |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts | Delaware | 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 215-146 overall (59.6 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.
Paparo Tabbed One Of Only 25 Tewaaraton Award Nominees
University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse senior close defenseman Isaac Paparo is one of only 25 nominees for the 2019 Tewaaraton Award, as announced by the Tewaaraton Foundation on Thursday. Paparo enters Friday's regular season finale against Delaware with a CAA-best 28 caused turnovers as well as 60 groundballs and nine points via seven goals and two assists.
Paparo is one of only five defenseman to make the cut and one of only three players from the CAA chosen. It marks Paparo's second time up for the Tewaaraton Award, as he was also a preseason nominee in 2018.
The 19th annual Tewaaraton Award Ceremony will be held May 30, 2019 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C.
CAA Championship Seeding Possibilities
The four teams to participate in the 2019 CAA Championship are set: Delaware, Drexel, Massachusetts and Towson. Entering the final regular season of the year, there are four potential ways the teams will be seeded, based up results to be determined this weekend. The No. 1 seed hosts the semifinal round and championship game on Thurs., May 2 and Sat., May 4, respectively.
Potential Seeding #1 (if UMass defeats Delaware and Towson defeats Drexel)
#1 - UMass (4-1) | #2 - Towson (4-1) | #3 Delaware (3-2) | #4 Drexel (2-3)
*Tournament would be hosted at Garber Field in Amherst, Mass.
Potential Seeding #2 (if UMass defeats Delaware and Drexel defeats Towson)
#1 - UMass (4-1) | #2, #3 & #4 - decided by goal differential
*Tournament would be hosted at Garber Field in Amherst, Mass.
Potential Seeding #3 (if Delaware defeats UMass and Towson defeats Drexel)
#1 - Towson (4-1) | #2 - Delaware (4-1) | #3 - UMass (3-2) | #4 - Drexel (2-3)
*Tournament would be hosted at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson, Md.
Potential Seeding #4 (if Delaware defeats UMass and Drexel defeats Towson)
#1 - Delaware (4-1) | #2 - UMass (3-2) | #3 - Drexel (3-2) | #4 - Towson (3-2)
*Tournament would be hosted at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Del.
