The UMass men's lacrosse program hosts at 1 p.m. game versus Fairfield at McGuirk Stadium on Saturday, April 4. Both teams are after their second CAA victory of the season. Check out the preview below:
| University of Massachusetts Men's Lacrosse Game Notes | |
| Game 10 | Massachusetts (3-6 overall, 1-1 CAA) vs. [RV/RV] Fairfield (6-4, 1-0) |
| Date | Time | Saturday, April 4, 2015 | 1:00 p.m. |
| Location | McGuirk Stadium (17,000) | Amherst, Mass. | Directions |
| Live Statistics | | StatBroadcast |
| Watch | UMass All-Access |
| Listen | WMUA 91.1 FM |
| Series History | UMass leads, 7-2. Last meeting: No. 19 Towson 11, No. 11 UMass 5; March 18, 2014 |
| Game Notes | Massachusetts  | Fairfield |
| Team Records | Massachusetts | Fairfield |
| Social Media | @UMassAthletics  | @UMassMLacrosse |
| Buy Tickets | Available through the UMass Athletics Ticket Office |
Scouting Fairfield Men's Lacrosse
Fairfield sits at 6-4 overall entering competition at UMass' McGuirk Stadium. The Stags earned their first Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) win with a 7-4 decision at Drexel in their latest action. The squad is on a four-game winning streak and each of their losses went as one-goal decisions.
Tristan Sperry leads the team with 33 points balanced between 16 goals and 17 assists. He dished out the most assists through 10 games on attack and is second in tallies behind TJ Neubauer's team-leading 21. Charlie Schnider (15 goals, 12 assists) and Colin McLinden (nine goals, 16 assists) also buoy the Stags' offense ahead of Neubauer's 23 points.
Strong defense guides Fairfield currently as they only allow 5.50 goals per game during their current four-game winning streak and 7.06 through 10 games in 2015. Brad Nordstrom started seven games so far and is 3-4 overall with an 8.53 goals-against average and .544 save percentage. Tyler Behring took over for Nordstrom during the previous three games and holds a 3.63 goals-against average with a .760 save percentage in wins over UMass-Lowell, 11-5; No. 20 Villanova, 11-4 and Drexel, 7-4.
Andy Copelan is in his ninth season as the head coach of Fairfield men's lacrosse and 11th overall as a program leader, including two at Marist College. Copelan is 55-35 with the Stags and 79-54 during his collegiate head coaching career.
Last Meeting: Fairfield 11, UMass 5; March 18, 2014
Fairfield scored four consecutive goals to start play and UMass was unable to close the gap en route to an 11-5 loss at the Stags' Alumni Field on March 18, 2014. Nick Mariano and Connor Mooney combined to pace the offense with four goals and an assist.
Tristan Sperry scored both of his goals during the opening three minutes as Fairfield push in front, 2-0. Dave Fleming and Drew Federico combined to double the Stags' advantage during the second frame before Mariano got the Minutemen on the scoreboard with four minutes, 35 seconds remaining in the second.
The squads exchanged goals into the fourth quarter, when Mooney's second of the day made it 8-5 Fairfield with 9:45 to play. The Minutemen did not draw closer while the Stags earned three more scores to reach the final margin.
More on the Minutemen is available through UMassAthletics.com.