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Holy Cross (6-6, 3-4 PL)
vs. Lehigh (8-6, 5-2 PL)
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Date • Time
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April 26 • 7:05 p.m.
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Location
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Worcester, Mass.
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Kuzniewski Field
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April 26
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Live Stats • Video
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All-Time Series
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1-27
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Last Meeting
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L, 15-4 (2/24/18)
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Game Notes
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Tale of the Twine
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HC
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Lehigh
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10.33
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Goals Per Game
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11.21
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44.0
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Shots Per Game
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41.1
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.235
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Shot %
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.273
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.642
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Faceoff %
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.682
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WORCESTER, Mass. - Holy Cross will play its final game of the regular season on April 26 at Kuzniewski Field when they host Lehigh at 7:05 p.m. Prior to warm-ups, the team's 10 graduating seniors and their accomplishments as Crusaders, will be honored.
April 26 is Purple Pride Day, make sure to wear Purple to support the Crusaders.
Quick Sticks
• With a 3-4 Patriot League mark, the Crusaders look to tie the program's most Patriot League wins in program history (4).
• Holy Cross looks to earn a playoff spot in fifth or sixth place with a win over the Mountain Hawks.
• The last time out, Holy Cross fell at Boston University in an offensive battle (15-11). The game marked the Crusaders fifth-consecutive game with double-digit goals.
• As a team, Holy Cross ranks 22th nationally and third in the Patriot League in scoring defense, allowing just 9.75 goals per game.
• Averaging 11.17 caused turnovers per game as a team, Holy Cross ranks third in the nation and second in the league.
Balanced Attack
• Each of Holy Cross' starting attack unit has reached double digit goals.
Crusader Leaders
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Dan O'Connell has picked up a team-best 105 ground balls. O'Connell has also won 171 faceoffs on the year.
• Fifteen Crusaders have scored at least one goal on the season.
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Matt Farrell checks in with 46 ground balls and 32 caused turnovers in 12 games played.
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Jonathan Tesoro holds a .504 save percentage and a 9.67 goals against average in 719:29 minutes played.
Crusaders Cause Turnovers
• The Crusaders rank third nationally and second in the Patriot League in caused turnovers as a team (11.17).
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Matt Farrell ranks third in the nation and leads the league in caused turnovers per game (2.33). Farrell recently captured the program record for single-season caused turnovers (30).
• Three Crusaders rank in the top-10 in caused turnovers in the league. Farrell leads the league,
Chris Conlin ranks fifth (1.83) and
Will Murphy checks in at 10th (1.50).
Faceoff Specialty
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Dan O'Connell owns a .669 faceoff winning percentage, ranking him second in the Patriot League and fifth nationally.
• O'Connell leads the league in ground balls per game (9.55) and ranks sixth nationally.
• As a team, Holy Cross ranks second in the Patriot League with a 0.639 winning percentage at the faceoff, which is also good for fifth nationally.
Scouting Lehigh
• Lehigh looks to clinich the second-place seed for the Patriot League Tournament with a win.
• The Mountain Hawks' faceoff specialist Conor Gaffney ranks just above O'Connell (0.697).
• Lucas Spence leads the Mountain Hawks, with 45 points from 21 goals and 24 assists.
• James Spence has posted a .541 save percentage and a 9.29 goals against average, having started all 14 Mountain Hawk games.
• Craig Chick paces the Lehigh defense with 32 caused turnovers and 41 ground balls.
Up Next
• The Crusaders look to clinch a spot in the Patriot League Tournament.
