The men's lacrosse program returns to its traditional home facility, Richard F. Garber Field, with a 4 p.m. contest against visiting-Drexel on Saturday, April 18. The squad played its first five home games of the year at McGuirk Stadium due to winter weather-related damage to the playing surface at Garber Field. A preview of the contest, links to follow along, a recap of the last meeting between the teams and a scouting report on Drexel are available below:
| University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes | |
| Game 12 | Massachusetts (3-8 Overall, 1-2 CAA) vs. Drexel (6-6, 2-1) |
| Date | Time | Saturday, April 18, 2015 | 4:00 p.m. |
| Location | Garber Field (5,000) | Amherst, Mass. |
| Live Statistics | | StatBroadcast |
| Watch | UMass All-Access |
| Listen | WMUA 91.1 FM |
| Series History | Tied, 3-3. Last meeting: Drexel 13, No. 14 Massachusetts 9; April 12, 2014 |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts  | Drexel |
| Team Records | Massachusetts | Drexel |
| Social Media | @UMassAthletics  | @UMassMLacrosse |
| Buy Tickets | Available through the UMass Athletics Ticket Office |
Scouting Drexel Men's Lacrosse
Hindered by a slow start to its season, Drexel sits at 6-6 overall with a 2-1 record in CAA play entering competition at Massachusetts. The Dragons faltered in each of their first four contests during 2015, but rebounded with wins in four of the previous five and six of the last eight overall. In his sixth year, Brian Voelker leads the team as head coach one campaign removed from advancing the team to the NCAA Quarterfinals.
Ryan Belka's 42 points paves the way on offense. Belka splits his scoring between team-highs in goals (25) and assists (17) while Cole Shafer follows with 30 points on 22 goals and eight assists. This dynamic duo owns 72 of the team's 159 points for a 45.3 percent share of the total scoring output.
Will Gabrielsen started at goalie in the opening four games, but only provided a .392 save percentage with a 13.68 goals-against average. His replacement, Jimmy Joe Granito spearheads the resurgent Drexel defense with a .556 save percentage and 7.36 goals-against average. Granito is 6-2 on the year over 481 minutes in net.
Last Meeting: Drexel 13, No. 14 UMass 9; April 12, 2014
Connor Mooney led the offense with five points on three goals and a pair of assists while Grant Consoletti earned a single-game personal best four points via a pair of goals and as many assists, but UMass dropped a 13-9 decision at Drexel. James Fahey provided four caused turnovers and as many groundballs as the Minuteman defense forced 12 Drexel turnovers in-total, tied for the most UMass created in one game during the 2014 season.
Drexel produced five goals during the pivotal fourth quarter after the Minutemen entered the final frame within one of tying, 8-7. Belka started a streak of three consecutive tallies for the Dragons, who entered the game receiving votes in the USILA Coaches Poll and the Inside Lacrosse Media Top-20, with 13 minutes, six seconds left in the game.
Consoletti broke up the Drexel run at the nine minute, eight second mark of the fourth with his second score earned during play. His goal brought UMass within 11-8 of tying, but back-to-back tallies for the Dragons sealed the contest.
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All Home Contests Available On UMass All-Access
UMass men's lacrosse will have each of its seven home games broadcast online through UMass All-Access, a CBS Interactive product. The link for each broadcast was accessible in each game preview to direct fans or other interest parties to the subscription page, where the viewer is asked to purchase the plan he or she believes to be appropriate.
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