Men's Lacrosse Hosts No. 1 Yale At Garber Field On Saturday

University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information
Game Five	Massachusetts (2-2) vs. No. 1 Yale (2-0)
Date \| Time	Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 \| 1:00 PM
Location	Garber Field \| Amherst, Mass. \| Directions
Live Statistics	Sidearm Sports
Watch	Lax Sports Network
Series History	Massachusetts leads, 19-10 Last: No. 4 Yale 12, Massachusetts 11 (OT) Garber Field • New Haven, Conn. • March 2, 2019
Game Notes	Massachusetts \| Yale \| CAA
Twitter	@UMassAthletics \| @UMassMLacrosse
Instagram	UMass Men's Lacrosse
Buy Tickets	UMass Athletics Ticket Central
Promotions	#Flagship Dad Hat Giveaway (UMass undergraduate students) Reusable Water Bottle Giveaway (kids 12 and under) $1 tickets for UMass faculty and staff

Gameday Promotions: UMass vs. #1 Yale

UMass Athletics will host multiple fan giveaways and provide discounted tickets for Saturday's game.
All UMass faculty and staff will be able to purchase $1 tickets to the game with presentation of their UCard at the Garber Field gates on Saturday.
#Flagship-branded Dad Hats will be given to the first 100 UMass undergraduate students. Admission is free to all lacrosse home games for UMass undergraduate students with the presentation of their UCard.
Reusable water bottles will be given to the first 100 kids ages 12 and under in attendance on Saturday as well.
Garber Field gates open at Noon. Tickets can be purchased at the Southwest endline entry or the West sideline entry.

Call It A Comeback

Trailing by two headed into the fourth quarter, UMass fought back for a 9-7 victory at No. 12 Ohio State on Sat., Feb. 15. In the win, the Minutemen scored the final five goals and held Ohio State scoreless for the final 17 minutes.
Sophomore attack Gabriel Procyk and senior midfielder Jeff Trainor each had two goals during the span, while junior midfielder Kevin Tobin added one. Trainor also had an assist during the scoring streak, as did junior attack Chris Connolly.
Ohio State committed six turnovers in the final 17 minutes, while the UMass defense limited the Buckeyes to only five total shots (two on-target).

The Rarity Of A Rookie Between The Pipes

UMass started true-freshman goalie Matt Knote in the cage during the opening four games of the season.
He is the first true-freshman goalie to start the season-opening games since current associate head coach Doc Schneider did so in 2006.
Knote totaled 232:38 in the cage over his four starts. He posted a 10.57 goals-against average and .518 save percentage in that span.

Jumping Into The Thick Of It

University of Massachusetts men's lacrosse began the 2020 season with consecutive games against ranked opponents in No. 16 Army West Point on Feb. 8 and No. 12 Ohio State on Feb. 15. Both were road contests.
The last time UMass opened the year with back-to-back games against ranked opposition was 2015, when the Minutemen lost to a No. 20-ranked Army West Point squad, 12-7, and a No. 6-ranked North Carolina team, 20-8.
Massachusetts finished the 2015 season with a 5-10 overall, but earned an appearance in the CAA Championship Game (L, 9-8, vs. Towson).
UMass also opened five prior seasons with back-to-back ranked games, doing so in 1975, '76, '77, '84 and '88. National rankings are available beginning in 1973.

Scoreboard