Bryant, St. Joe's square off in Philly on Saturday

SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Bryant University men's lacrosse team heads to Philadelphia on Saturday to face Saint Joseph's in a rematch of last year's Northeast Conference Championship. Faceoff is set for 1:00 p.m. 

The Particulars
Opponent: Saint Joseph's
Location: Sweeney Field (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Date and Time: Saturday, April 9 – 1:00 p.m.
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Game Notes: Bryant
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THE SERIES
Bryant and Saint Joseph's will be meeting for the 12th time in program history. The Hawks own a 6-5 lead in the all-time series but the Bulldogs won the most recent meeting, 16-10, in the 2021 NEC Championship. Bryant received 18 saves from NEC Tournament MVP Luke Caracciolo and 17 faceoff wins from Jacob Alexander in last year's tournament victory. Marc O'Rourke added five points as Bryant won its sixth NEC title.   

SCOUTING SAINT JOSEPH'S
The Hawks enter the weekend at 8-2 overall and 3-0 in the NEC following a 16-12 victory over Hobart last weekend. SJU has won four-straight games and its only losses are one-goal defeats at No. 17 Delaware and Drexel. Zach Cole has won 75 percent at the X this year, while Matt Bohmer paces the offense with 41 points (27g, 14a). Tucker Brown (23-8-31) and Carter Page (28-2-30) also have 30+ points.   

BRYANT NOTES AND NOTABLES

• The Bulldogs are 5-4 overall and 3-0 in the NEC following an 8-4 victory over LIU last Saturday. 
• Luke Caracciolo tied a program record with 20 saves, earning NEC Defensive Player of the Week honors and a spot on the USILA Team of the Week.  
• Drew Lucas earned NEC Rookie of the Week honors after posting seven ground balls and four caused turnovers. 
• Marc O'Rourke (25-10-35), Logan McGovern (10-19-29) and Bennett Abladian (25-2-27) pace the Bryant offense. Abladian has registered six hat tricks this year and has scored 12 goals over the last three games. 
• O'Rourke enters the day just six points shy of becoming only the second player in DI program history with 200+ career points. 

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