Posted: Mar 23, 2021
This Week for SHU Men's Lacrosse
Wednesday, March 24
Lourdes *
7 PM | Adrian, Mich. | O'Laughlin Stadium
Saturday, March 27
at Taylor (Ind.) *
1 PM | Taylor, Ind. | Taylor Lacrosse Field
This Week for the Saints: The Siena Heights University men's lacrosse team hosts Lourdes in the team's 2021 season home opener to begin the week. The Saints haven't had a regular-season game since the March 6 matchup at Cumberlands. The week ends with a road trip to Indiana to face Taylor in a WHAC contest.
Winning Tradition: Siena Heights is 85-51 all-time in men's lacrosse. The Saints are 8-9 the past two seasons (2020 was cut short after just two games due to COVID). SHU averages over 8 wins a season during the first 10 seasons as a varsity sport.
At Home: The Saints are 6-3 in home openers during the program's history. SHU has won the last five home openers by a combined total of 72-36. The most lopsided of those victories was a 14-0 outing in 2017 against Concordia (Mich.).
Siena Heights and Lourdes have met once during a Saint season home opener. That game took place on 3/26/2014 and the Grey Wolves won 11-2.
On the Road: Siena Heights is 36-30 all-time in road contests. This season, the Saints started on the road with an 11-5 win over the University of the Cumberlands.
Home Opening Scoring: SHU has outscored opponents 97-65 in the first home game of the season. It has been over two years since the Saints have hosted a home-opening game. The last one was a 19-11 win over Tennessee Wesleyan that kicked off the 2019 season.
Last Time Out: SHU 11, Cumberlands 5
The Saints opened the season with an upset of sixth-ranked Cumberlands (Ky.) Saturday in non-conference action, 11-5. Eric Csizmadia and Garnet Potter each had three goals, with Vinnie Jean making 14 saves in goal for SHU.
Series History: Lourdes: Siena Heights leads the all-time series 5-3 against Lourdes. The Saints have a two-game winning streak in the series that includes the overtime thriller from the 2019 season in which the Saints scored with just seconds left in the extra period to pull out the win. The Grey Wolves have only one once inside O'Laughlin Stadium and that victory was the first-ever meeting back in 2014.
Taylor (Ind.): The Saints won the only meeting against the Trojans in 2019. That game was also on the road and it was a 21-10 victory for SHU.
Scouting Report: Lourdes: Points: C. Campbell - 16 (12g, 4a) | Goals: C. Campbell - 12 | Assists: N. Allan, D. Gilhooly, & C. Campbell - 4 | Shots: C. Campbell - 30 | SOG: C. Campbell - 18 | Ground Balls: J. Noel - 27 | Caused Turnovers: N. Allan - 5 | Goalie Totals: T. Queen: 4 GP, 4 GS, 230:26 Minutes, 36 GA, 9.37 GAA, 44 SV, .550 PCT, 2-2 record.
Taylor (Ind.): Points: E. Wintek - 27 (26g, 1a) | Goals: E. Wintek - 26 | Assists: W. Marshall - 5 | Shots: W. Marshall - 69 | SOG: E. Wintek - 44 | Ground Balls: C. Nelson - 62 | Caused Turnovers: C. Nelson - 14 | Goalie Totals: N. Love: 6 GP, 6 GS, 345:00 minutes, 63 GA, 10.96 GAA, 62 SV, .496 PCT, 3-3 record.
