Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Hosts UMass Lowell Saturday For Home Opener

University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information
Game 2	Massachusetts (0-1) vs. UMass Lowell (0-1)
Date \| Time	Saturday, February 19, 2022 \| 1 PM
Location	Garber Field \| Amherst, Mass.
Live Statistics	Sidearm
Listen	WMUA 91.1 FM
Series History	Massachusetts leads 4-0 Last: Massachusetts 11, UMass Lowell 9 Cushing Field Complex \| Lowell, Mass. \| February 25, 2020
Twitter	@UMassAthletics \| @UMassMLacrosse
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Against UMass Lowell

- Massachusetts is 4-0 all-time against UMass Lowell since the series began in 2017. The two teams squared off for four consecutive seasons from 2017-2020 but did not meet in 2021.
- The Gorillas earned a 11-9 victory in the most recent matchup, played at UMass Lowell on Feb. 25, 2020.

First Of Many

- Massachusetts had five players net their first UMass goals in the season opener against Army as those five Gorillas accounted for 10 of the squad's 13 tallies in the contest.
- Transfers Logan Liljeberg and Anthony Sericolo combined for five goals against the Black Knights, with Liljeberg posting a hat trick.
- Sophomore Shane O'Leary posted his first career hat trick with his first three goals of his collegiate career, while classmate Grant Breyo collected his first career goal in his second season with the Maroon & White.
- Freshman John Krisch picked up his first career goal in his collegiate debut. Graduate transfer James Caddigan added an assist for his first UMass point.

Back For More

- The Gorillas have five players on this year's roster entering their fifth seasons with the Maroon & White: attack/midfielder Jack Siebert, midfielder Kevin Tobin, attack Chris Connolly, defenseman Sam Eisenstadt and midfielder Kevin Cutinella.
- Tobin led UMass in scoring last season with 31 points.

20-20 Vision

- Massachusetts is returning two 20-goal scorers from 2021 in senior Gabriel Procyk and sophomore Dillon Arrant who put up 21 and 20 goals, respectively. Procyk entered the year tied for fourth all-time in man-up goals with 15 in his career, four shy of matching Ben Spencer (2016-19) for the program record.
- Arrant's 20-goal season as a rookie in 2021 tied for the 10^th most by a freshman in program history.

Connolly Back In Action

- After losing starting attackman Chris Connolly to injury just two games into the 2021 campaign, the fifth-year player is back healthy for UMass in 2022.
- Connolly, in his fifth season in the Maroon & White, is the highest scoring active player on the roster as he ranks 19^th all-time with 142 career points. He is 11^th all-time in assists, as well, one shy of cracking the top-10 in program history.

Adding Experience

- UMass has added three transfers in attack Logan Liljeberg from Sacred Heart, midfielder Anthony Sericolo from Hartford and midfielder James Caddigan from Colgate
- Liljeberg put up 138 points (73 goals, 65 assists) over 49 games for the Pioneers with 108 groundballs and 24 caused turnovers. He served as team captain and earned All-NEC First-Team honors after finishing third in the conference at 4.09 points per-game. He was a USILA Scholar All-American and a CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team selection.
- Sericolo played two seasons at Hartford and logged 22 points in 13 games on 15 goals and 7 assists with 15 groundballs.
- Caddigan captained Colgate's squad in 2021 and was a three-time Patriot League Academic Honor Roll member. He logged 66 points (43 goals,23 assists) with 48 groundballs and four caused turnovers.

Reloading The Bench

- Head coach Greg Cannella, who is entering his 28^th season at the helm and 30^th overall on the bench for Massachusetts will have three new faces joining him on the sidelines in 2022: Noah Fossner, Kyle Smith and Ron Hamwey.
- Fossner, a 2011 Delaware graduate and former goalkeeper, comes to UMass with a decade's worth of Division I coaching experience with previous stints at his alma mater as well as Harvard, Boston University and Rutgers.
- Smith a 2014 UMass graduate, returns to his alma mater following a seven-year stint with Merrimack where he helped the warriors to two national titles at the Division II level.

Welcome To The Troop

- Massachusetts has eight first-year players on its roster this season: Attack Coltrane Tyson (Burlington, Ontario), midfielders Sebo Birse (Salem, Mass.), Brady Hoff (Ipswich, Mass.), John Krisch (Huntington, N.Y.) and Sam Mattson (Wrentham, Mass.) and defensemen Corey Frydman (Boca Raton, Fla.), Matthew Petitto (Wakefield, Mass.) and Zachary Relovsky (Kinnelon, N.J.).

Leading The Way

- Graduate student Chris Connolly, graduate student Sam Eisenstadt and senior Matthew Hill will serve as the team's captains for the upcoming 2022 campaign.
- The trio has combined to play in 119 career games to date for the Gorillas.

Band of Brothers

- The 2022 Massachusetts men's lacrosse roster features two pairs of siblings in Kevin Tobin and Mike Tobin and James Caddigan and Matt Caddigan. It marks the first time since 2001 that UMass has had two sets of brothers on its active roster. Other Gorilla brothers include...

Bret Caretsky (2005-06) and PJ Caretsky (2005-06)
Jim Connolly (2006-09) and Ryan Connolly (2002-05)
Chris Gabrielli (1998-2001) and Keith Gabrielli (1998-2001)
Brendan Hegarty (2014-16) and Tyler Hegarty (2012)
John Hutchen (1997, '99, 2000) and Paul Hutchen (1999, 2001, '02)
Derek Kunkel (2001-02) and Rich Kunkel (1998-2001)
Anthony Reale (2016-2019) and Joe Reale (2006-09)
Ben Spencer (2016-19) and Devin Spencer (2017-2021)
Gene Tundo (2002-06) and Matt Tundo (2004)

Preseason Accolades

- Massachusetts had three individuals selected to the 2022 Preseason All-CAA Team. Midfielder Kevin Tobin, defenseman Sam Eisenstadt and goalkeeper Matt Knote represented UMass on the list of honorees.
- Tobin appeared in all 10 games in 2021 and made seven starts as a member of the first-line midfield or attack and was a 2021 Division 1 NEILA All New England Second Team honoree.
- Eisenstadt collected his second consecutive All-CAA Second Team accolade at close defense in 2021, as he also earned a spot in 2019. He registered the most groundballs among UMass defensemen (25) and caused seven turnovers as well.
- Knote is coming off a sophomore campaign that saw him post a 10.81 goals against average and a .536 save percentage over 10 games. The Speonk, N.Y., native also notched 14 groundballs and three caused turnovers in 2021, making 10 or more saves in eight games with 12+ in five outings. He was an All-CAA First Team and CAA All-Tournament Team selection last season while also earning a spot on the CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll.

Looking Ahead

- Coming off this Saturday's home opener, UMass will travel to Boston University on Feb. 26 and to No. 7/6 Yale on March 5 before returning home to face UAlbany in A Tuesday afternoon matchup on March 8.

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