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Holy Cross (5-5, 2-3)
vs. Colgate (3-7, 1-4 PL)
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Date • Time
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April 13 • 12:05 p.m.
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Location
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Worcester, Mass.
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Kuzniewski Field
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April 13
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Live Stats • PLN Video • NESNplus
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All-Time Series
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4-25
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Last Meeting
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W, 12-10 (4/14/18)
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Game Notes
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@HCrossMLax
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Facebook
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Instagram
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Tale of the Twine
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HC
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Colgate
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10.20
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Goals Per Game
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8.90
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43.7
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Shots Per Game
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37.4
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.233
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Shot %
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.238
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.628
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Faceoff %
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.492
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WORCESTER, Mass. - Holy Cross will host Colgate for a key Patriot League match up on April 13 at 12:05 p.m. The game will be available on NESNplus on television, NESNgo online, and the Patriot League Network.
'Sader 'Saturday
• On April 13, the men's lacrosse program will host a free clinic for grades K-8, starting at 9:00 a.m. at Kuzniewski Field. To sign up, go to
www.goholycross.com/laxclinic. • At the game, Holy Cross' Autism Awareness will raise money for Autism Speaks and will give away Coney Island hot dogs to the first 200 fans in attendance.
• Following the game, there will be a Crusader Fan Fest on the Hart Turf with food trucks, inflatables, and family fun.
Quick Sticks
• Holy Cross claimed its largest victory of the season, with a 16-4 victory over Lafayette. The Crusaders saw 12 different goal scorers in the game.
• The victory marked the program's first three-game winning streak since the 2016 season.
• With 16 goals in the win, it marks the most offensive game for Holy Cross since April 17, 2010 when they beat Quinnipiac with a 17 goal performance. The four goals against is also the lowest allowed since April 6, 2010 when the team held Vermont to one goal.
• In the 16-4 victory,
Dan O'Connell set a career high .933 winning percentage (14-15) and earned his second Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week honor of the season.
Crusader Leaders
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Sean Mullaney leads the team with 30 points from 21 goals and nine assists.
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Matt Farrell checks in with 40 ground balls on the season. Farrell also has 29 caused turnovers, which ties the all-time single season record at Holy Cross.
Crusaders Cause Turnovers
• As a team, Holy Cross ranks sixth nationally and second in the Patriot League in caused turnovers (11.10).
• Three Crusaders rank in the top-10 in the Patriot League. Farrell leads the league (2.80), followed by
Chris Conlin, who ranks fourth (2.00) and
Will Murphy ranks 10th (1.40).
• Farrell ranks fourth and Conlin ranks 14th nationally.
Against the Rest
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Dan O'Connell owns a .663 faceoff winning percentage, ranking him second in the Patriot League and fourth nationally.
• As a team, Holy Cross ranks second in the Patriot League with a 0.628 winning percentage at the faceoff, which is also good for seventh nationally.
• The team ranks 11th in the nation in scoring defense, averaging 9.70 goals against per game.
Scouting Colgate
• The Raiders travel to Worcester with a 3-7 overall record and a 1-4 mark in the Patriot League.
• Colgate's conference win came over Boston University on March 9, but have dropped five games since.
• The Raiders opened the season with a 12-9 victory at then-No. 12 Syracuse (Feb. 8).
• Colgate is led by Sam Cleveland, who has a team-high 25 point on 13 goals and 12 assists.
• Two Raiders share the lead in goals (16): Nicky Petkevich and Griffin Brown.
• At the faceoff, Malcolm Feeney has taken the majority of faceoffs for Colgate and owns a .516 winning percentage.
• Defensively, Will Blumberg leads, with 29 ground balls and seven caused turnovers.
• Three goalies have seen time for the Raiders. Connor Mullen has played in the most games with a .500 save percentage and a 10.09 goals against average. Sean Collins has played in the Raiders' last two games with a .333 save percentage and a 18.37 goals against average.
Last Time against Colgate
• Holy Cross trails in the all-time series, 4-25.
• The Crusaders were victorious in the teams' last meeting, 12-10.
Up Next
• The Crusaders will play at Boston University on April 20 at 12:05 p.m.
