Men's Lacrosse Looks To Push Win Streak To Three Against Vermont Wednesday

University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes & Information

Game 7	Massachusetts (3-3) vs. Vermont (2-5)
Date \| Time	Wednesday, March 16, 2022 \| 1 PM
Location	Garber Field \| Amherst, Mass.
Live Statistics	Sidearm
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Series History	UMass leads 6-0 Last: Massachusetts 10, Vermont 3 Garber Field \| Amherst, Mass. \| March 13, 2002
Twitter	@UMassAthletics \| @UMassMLacrosse
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Parking For Home Games At Garber

- During campus hours of operation. M – F, 7:00am – 5:00pm, event parking for Garber Field is available in the Parking Garage, meters or ParkMobile locations. Outside of those days and times attendees may utilize any non-restricted, non-reserved space campus wide.

Against Vermont

- Massachusetts Is 6-0 all-time against Vermont with the series being rekindled for the first time since March 13, 2002, which was a 10-3 victory for the Gorillas. Five of the six meetings between the programs have come in Amherst, beginning on April 12, 1978.

To Quickly Recap

- University of Massachusetts senior Gabriel Procyk opened the scoring midway through the first quarter as the Gorillas never trailed in a 12-7 victory over LIU on a snowy Garber Field last Saturday afternoon.
- Graduate student Logan Liljeberg paced the Maroon and White with a five-point day with a hat trick and two assists to go along with three groundballs. Procyk followed with two goals and an assist to become the 44^th member of UMass' 100-point club and had four groundballs and a caused turnover. Senior Anthony Sericolo and sophomore Grant Breyo both added two tallies apiece as Breyo extended his scoring streak to six straight games.
- Weather conditions kept the scoring low through the first quarter, with Procyk and Liljeberg getting things started with goals at the 8:30 and 6:08 marks to put the Maroon & White out in front, 2-0. Richie Lacalandra cut the Sharks' deficit in half, but Procyk struck again with 18 seconds remaining in the frame.
- The teams traded goals twice in the second, bringing the score to 5-3 in favor of the Gorillas at the break.
- Massachusetts then opened the third quarter with a three-goal run to expand its advantage out to 8-3. Five Gorillas found the back of the net in the stanza, as UMass outscored LIU 5-2 in the period, capped by Zack Hochman's first of the year at the 1:06 mark.
- Sericolo and Breyo made it four straight tallies for Massachusetts with the first two goal of the fourth that brought the lead to 12-5 before the Sharks scored the final two of the day with under three minutes to go.
- UMass nearly doubled up LIU in shots at 41-26 and put 26 on target to the Sharks' 16. The Gorillas went 3-for-7 in extra-man opportunities, while holding LIU to a 0-for-4 day in man-up situations. Massachusetts was 17-for-19 on its clear attempts despite the adverse weather conditions, compared to the Sharks' 13-for-22.

Milestone Watch

- Kevin Tobin currently has 126 career points and is 22 points shy of passing Jeff Trainor (2017-21) to become the highest scoring midfielder in program history.
- Sam Eisenstadt has 32 career caused turnovers (18^th all-time) and is four shy of cracking the top-15 in program history.
- Matt Knote has 270 career saves to date, recently breaking into the top-15 all time in program history and is 35 away from matching Gerry Moreau (1981-85) for 14^th all-time.

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. John Crehan and Jack Wittmaack also made their collegiate debuts at Army.

Next Man Up Mentality

- With Chris Connolly and Kevin Tobin both missing time with injuries early this season, several Gorillas stepped up to contribute offensively as Grant Breyo is currently second on the squad in goals with 10 through six games, while Mike Tobin and Shane O'Leary are tied for third on the team with nine apiece.
- Mike Tobin has already surpassed his career high of six goals in seven games in 2020.
- O'Leary and Breyo, both sophomores, came into the 2022 campaign with zero career goals between them. Both have hat tricks to their credit thus far this year and Breyo has scored at least one goal in all six games.

More First Timers

- In the 19-9 win over UMass Lowell on February 19, 12 individuals combined for Massachusetts' 19 tallies, including the first two goals of James Caddigan's UMass career and first collegiate goals for Mason Bregman, Jackson Cummings and Matt Hill.
- Bregman was one of 10 Gorillas who saw their first collegiate action in the victory, along with Sebo Birse, Tyler Bluse, Brady Hoff, Aidan Kaminska, Sam Mattson, Matthew Petitto, Owen Quinn, Zachary Relovsky and Coltrane Tyson
- Mike Tobin netted his first career hat trick at Yale on March 5.

Record Setting Man Up Day

- Massachusetts went 7-for-8 in extra-man opportunities against UMass Lowell on February 19, setting a new program single-game record for man up goals in a single game. UMass had six extra-man goals on two occasions prior since the stat has been tracked: May 21, 2005 against Johns Hopkins in the NCAA Tournament and March 13, 1999 vs. Fairfield.

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, and has matched Ben Spencer (2016-19) for the program record with 19 to his credit.
- Arrant's 20-goal season as a rookie in 2021 tied for the 10^th most by a freshman 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 129 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

- UMass will close out the non-conference slate at No. 13/15 Brown on Saturday, March 26 before opening CAA action against Delaware on Saturday, April 2 on Garber Field. The Gorillas will travel to their first CAA road game of the season on Saturday, April 9, at Towson at noon.

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