No. 11 Men’s Lacrosse Set to Open NCAA Play at No. 8 Syracuse

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 11 Yale males’s lacrosse staff is ready to start competitors on the nationwide stage, dealing with No. 8 Syracuse (No. 6 seed) in an ESPNU televised conflict within the NCAA Tournament First Round on Sunday, May 10 at 5 pm
No. 11 Yale at No. 8 Syracuse

Sunday, May 10 – 5 pm
JMA Wireless Dome
Syracuse, NY
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Last Time Out

• The No. 9 Bulldogs (No. 3 seed) fell to No. 2 Princeton (No. 2 seed), 12-10, within the Ivy League Tournament semifinals on Friday evening at Schoelkopf Field.
• The Bulldogs constructed a 6-2 lead early within the second quarter behind a quick begin from Connor Gately and a balanced first half assault, however Princeton closed the half with three straight objectives after which scored the primary 4 objectives of the third quarter to take management and did not look again the remainder of the way in which.
• Gately paced Yale with three objectives, scoring twice within the opening quarter and including one other early within the second.
• Dylan Blekicki completed with two objectives and one help for a three-point evening.
• Luke Pascal scored twice, together with a fourth quarter objective that pulled Yale inside two late.
• Cole Cashion tallied a objective and an help and added two induced turnovers.
• Peter Moynihan and David Anderson every scored.
• Ben Friedman made 17 saves in objective.

Bulldog Notes: Built for May Madness

• The Bulldogs are first within the nation in man-up offense (.600), and fifth in shot proportion (.340).
• Friedman is seventh within the NCAA in saves per sport (13.31), which leads the Ivy League, and is tenth within the nation in save proportion (.562), which is second within the league.
• Gately is 20^th within the nation in assists per sport (2.07), which ranks second within the league, and Anderson is 23^rd in particular person man-up objectives with 5.
• Sean Grogan ranks 10^th within the Ivy League in objectives per sport (2.00).
• Nick Wehmeyer is sixth within the league in floor balls per sport (3.62).
• Patrick Pisano ranks third within the league in induced turnovers per sport (1.43), and (*8*) is seventh (1.14).
• Gately and Grogan have recorded at least one level in each sport for Yale this season.
• Gately has posted seven video games this season with two or extra objectives.
• Blekicki recorded his second straight multi-goal sport towards Princeton.
• Friedman has made double-digit saves in 10 video games this season.
• Gately leads the Bulldogs in factors (25-29-54).
• Grogan is first on the staff with 28 objectives.
• The Bulldogs are making their first NCAA look since 2023.

Dome Lights, May Nights, and Season Notes

• Cashion, Moynihan, and Pisano had been tabbed USA Lacrosse Honorable Mention All-Americans on May 7.
• The Bulldogs had been named NEILA Division I champions on May 4.
• Friedman was named to the Ivy League All-Tournament staff on May 3.
• Grogan was tabbed Ivy League Rookie of the Year, and 7 Bulldogs earned All-Ivy awards on Apr. 30.
• The Bulldogs had been ranked No. 9 within the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll on Apr. 20 and Apr. 27.
• Cashion was named to the USILA Team of the Week on Apr. 15.
• Head Coach (*11*) recorded his two hundredth profession win at Hofstra on Apr. 14.
• Yale was ranked No. 12 within the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll on Apr. 13.
• The Bulldogs had been ranked No. 17 within the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll on Apr. 6.
• Pisano was tabbed Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on Apr. 6.
• Pisano garnered Inside Lacrosse Honorable Mention Midseason All-America honors on Apr. 3
• Yale was ranked No. 18 within the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll on Mar. 30.
• Moynihan was named Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week, and Friedman was tabbed Defensive Player of the Week on Mar. 30.
• The Bulldogs had been chosen to end fourth within the Ivy League Preseason Poll on Feb. 5.

Scouting Syracuse

• The Orange enter the weekend with an 11-5 document (2-2 ACC).
• Syracuse is ranked No. 8 within the newest Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and are the No. 6 seed within the NCAA Tournament.
• The Orange most lately fell to North Carolina, 12-10, within the ACC semifinals, because the Tar Heels erased a 9-7 Syracuse lead with 5 fourth-quarter objectives.
• In the defeat, the Orange offense was led by Finn Thomson, Michael Leo, and Luke Rhoa, who every recorded a hat trick.
• Joey Spallina was tabbed the ACC Offensive Player of the Year, changing into the primary Syracuse participant to earn the award since Sergio Salcido in 2017.
• Spallina is a Tewaaraton finalist and have become Syracuse’s all-time factors chief final month, passing Orange legend Mike Powell (307).
• Spallina leads the staff in factors (30-45-75), and Thomson is first on the squad with 35 objectives.
• Yale and Syracuse final met within the NCAA first spherical in 2017, when the Orange secured an 11-10 victory.

Up Next

The NCAA quarterfinals will happen on Saturday, May 16 or Sunday, May 17.