University of Massachusets Athletics

Atlantic 10 Play Begins For Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse At Hobart This Saturday
March 28, 2024 | Men's Lacrosse
Game 9 | Massachusetts (4-4, 0-0 A-10) at Hobart (3-5, 0-0 A-10) |
Date | Time | Saturday, March 30, 2024 | 1 PM |
Location | Geneva, N.Y. - Boswell Field at David J Urick Stadium |
Live Statistics | Sidearm |
Watch | Hobart All-Access |
Series History | Massachusetts leads 9-2 Last: Massachusetts 13, Hobart 9 Garber Field | Amherst, Mass. | April 28, 2023 |
@UMassAthletics | @UMassMLacrosse | |
UMass Men's Lacrosse |
AGAINST HOBART
- Massachusetts and Hobart reunited last season as A-10 foes after previously being in the ECAC together.
. The Gorillas lead the all-time series, 9-2, with having won the last six meetings including last year's regular season finale, a 13-9 win at Garber Field to clinch an Atlantic 10 Tournament berth.
LAST TIME OUT
- UMass fell on the road at Brown last Friday afternoon, 11-10. Shane O'Leary finished with a hat trick for UMass while Mason Bregman added three points on a goal and two assists.
- Dillon Arrant had a goal and an assist, while Mike Tobin had two helpers.
- Caleb Hammett won 10-of-20 faceoffs and corralled a team-best nine ground balls.
- Matt Knote posted nine of his 13 saves in the first half for the Gorillas and faced 24 shots on goal on the day. Jack Wittmaack finished with a pair of caused turnovers for a UMass squad that finished with five to Brown's 12.
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
OH BROTHER!
- Tobin currently has 21 points (12g, 9a) in eight games and has a 57-52-109 line for his career over 53 contests.
WHERE THEY STAND
- The Gorillas are top-25 in scoring defense (10.25), 21st, second in the A-10.
- UMass is 24th in scoring margin at 2.26 and ninth in the nation in shot percentage (.331).
CAPTAINS NAMED FOR 2024
KNOTE-WORTHY
- In 2023 Knote collected All-America honors from three organizations, was crowned the Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Year and earned spots on the NEILA All-New England First Team, Atlantic 10 All-Conference First team, All-ECAC, the A-10 All-Academic team and the CSC Academic All-District At-Large Team. His A-10 all-conference honor was his third of his career after also being named to the CAA First Team in back-to-back seasons in 2021 and 2022.
- The goalkeeper ended the 2023 campaign as the national leader in save percentage (.593) and was tops in the A-10 in goals against average (9.33, fourth nationally) and saves per-game (13.43, 10th nationally). He finished 8-6 on the year after starting all 14 games and has 188 saves to his credit in 829 minutes, 35 seconds between the pipes with 31 ground balls. The Speonk, New York native is currently third in program history in career saves (670) and holds a career 10.35 goals against average and a .552 save percentage over 53 career contests.
FIRST TIMERS
- Cargiulo and Blaise New both made their collegiate debuts against the Black Knights.
- Charles Kurtz logged an assist in his collegiate debut for his first career point vs. UMass Lowell on Feb. 17 and picked up his first career goal against Marist on Feb. 20.
- Lewis logged his first collegiate hat trick on Feb. 20 vs. Marist.
- Versus Merrimack, sophomore Brian Jackman and senior John Crehan both netted their first collegiate goals and sophomore Aiden Drunsic registered his first career assist.
- Graduate student Matt Knote posted his first collegiate point with a goal vs. Vermont on March 9.
YEAR 30 FOR THE MAN IN CHARGE
DRIPPING WITH FACEOFF EXPERIENCE
- Hammett, who was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team and to the All-Academic Team in 2023, appeared in all 14 games last season for UMass. He ranked second in the A-10 and 20th nationally with a .565 faceoff winning percentage, going 157-278, while team-best 81 ground balls. The Hanover, Massachusetts native posted his first two points of his career last season with a goal and an assist. The 2022 CAA Second Team and All-Rookie Team honoree won 60.2% of his faceoffs in A-10 play (68 of 113) in 2023.
- Hammett had a pivotal performance over X against UMass Lowell, going 15-of-21 (71.4%) and was 14-for-18 (77.8%) with 12 ground balls against Merrimack. Currently on the season he is 89-185 (48.1%) with 49 ground balls.
RETURNING SCORING
NEW LOOK DEFENSE
-The Gorillas graduated both close defensemen who saw the bulk of the playing time for the squad last season in Chris Campbell and Ryan Sharkey. Campbell was an All-New England First Team and A-10 First Team All-Conference after transferring to UMass from LIU. Fifth year d-man Jake Dulac, who played in all 14 games last season is back for his final season, while Jack Wittmaack saw action in every contest in 2023 returns for 2024 as does classmate Owen Quinn who played in 10 games as a junior. Current junior Matthew Petitto will see time for UMass in the back this season as well after appearing in 11 contests as a sophomore.
- Captain Matt Caddigan will continue his role as the primary defensive midfielder for the Gorillas. The Smithtown, N.Y. native caused 11 turnovers in 2023, the second most out of returning Minutemen. Caddigan played in 14 games last year, dishing out a pair of assists and scooping up 14 ground balls.
WELCOME TO THE TROOP
- The Gorillas have added 11 first-year players to their roster for 2024: midfielders Matthew Cargiulo (Manhasset, N.Y.), Max Crane (Bay Shore, N.Y.), Jimmy Elliott (Boonton Township, N.J.), Michael Finnerty (Melville, N.Y.), Chris Grimaldi (Corning, N.Y.), Dylan Johnson (Pomfret, Conn.), Blaise New (Bedford, N.Y.) and Jack Peters (Nashua, N.H.), attackmen Charles Kurtz (Cheshire, Conn.) and Zack Waxman (Sharon, Mass) and defenseman Luke Robinson (Wilbraham, Mass.).
- UMass has also brought in two transfers: midfielder Caelin Lewis of Sammamish, Washington, who played his previous two years at Syracuse and defenseman Chance Cook of Haslett, Michigan who played two seasons at Canisius prior to coming to Amherst.
Players Mentioned
UMass MLAX | 4.12.25 | Win vs. St. Bonnies | Cinematic Recap
Saturday, April 12
UMass MLAX | Highlights vs St. Bonaventure | 04.12.25
Saturday, April 12
UMass Men's Lacrosse | Broadcast Highlights vs. NJIT | 2.22.25
Sunday, February 23
UMass Men's Lacrosse | Broadcast Highlights vs. Dartmouth | 2.18.25
Tuesday, February 18