CARLISLE, Pa. - The sixth-ranked Dickinson men's lacrosse team looks to continue their postseason run on Saturday at 3pm when they square off with the fourth-ranked Captains of Christopher Newport University in one of two NCAA Quarterfinals at Sea Gull Stadium on the campus of Salisbury University. The host Sea Gulls will take on Washington and Lee University the same day at noon. The two winners will then do battle on Sunday at 3pm with a spot in the National Championship game on the line.
Game Information
Opponent - No. 4 Christopher Newport University Captains
Date - Saturday, May 20th
Time - 3:00 p.m.
Location - Salisbury, Md. (Sea Gull Stadium)
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Tickets
Saturday's games will be separate admission as the stadium will be cleared after the first game of the day. There are NO ADVANCED SALES!
Prices - $7 for General Admission | $5 for Students, Seniors and Children (3 and older)
Weather Advisory!
Saturday does have the potential for some wet weather RED DEVIL NATION we want everyone to be out in full support and voice as they were last weekend! Umbrellas will be permitted inside the stadium, but must not be infringing upon another spectator's view of the action.
Previous Meeting - #3 Captains 13, #7 DEVILS 12 (Owings Mills, Md.)
These same two teams did battle on March 18th during day two of the Mustang Classic at Stevenson University. Things could not have started any better for DC as Sam Campbell, Ethan Gess and Skyler Schluter (2) staked the Red and White to a 4-0 first quarter advantage. The Captains then mounted an 8-2 charge of their own to claim an 8-6 lead at the halfway point of the second period. Dickinson ended the frame with four consecutive tallies of their own thanks to Lee Dunn, Will Farrell, James Isaacson and Griffin Moore to seize a 10-8 edge through 30-minutes. Unfortunately, for the Devils after a goal by Sascha Gannon five minutes into the third, CNU scored five of the final six goals in the game to escape Maryland with a slim 13-12 win.
Inside the Devils Den (17-3, 7-1 Centennial)
Milestone for Coach Webster
With their 12-10 Sweet 16 victory over Stevens on Sunday, Red Devils Head Coach David Webster recorded his 300th win for his coaching career bringing his record to 300-178. The Dickinson alum is in his 21st season at the head of the Devils Den and is 253-108 as the coach of his alma mater.
Repeat Champs
The Red and White became the first team to repeat as Centennial Conference champion since Gettysburg College was able to accomplish that feat from 2015-2016. The last time Dickinson claimed back-to-back league titles was when they "three-peated" between 2011-2013.
All-Conference Honors
For the second season the Red and White secured the Defender of the Year as senior goalie Chris Brandau received the honor. Four other Devils joined Brandau on the First Team as classmate Will Farrell joined juniors James Isaacson, Seamus McCloskey and John McKee. Sophomore Capp Reynolds and senior Skyler Schluter racked up Second Team selections, while Owen Porter and Ben Tomick garnered Honorable Mention.
Brutal Schedule
The Red and White will come into the tournament certainly feeling that they are battle-tested having squared off against six nationally-ranked teams (at the time of playing them): #13 Cabrini (W, 16-11), #3 Christopher Newport (L, 12-13), #16 Swarthmore (W, 17-4), #6 Gettysburg (W, 12-7), #14 Swarthmore (W, 13-7) and #20 Stevens (W, 12-10). They have also faced-off with six other teams that were receiving votes: Stevens Institute of Technology (W, 13-6), Roanoke (W, 14-13), Stevenson (L, 14-15 OT), Muhlenberg (L, 10-11), Franklin & Marshall (W, 14-8), and Ursinus (W, 15-10).
Club 60
The duo of Isaacson and Schluter have combined for 128 points with Schluter posting 68 and Isaacson having 60. Isaacson continues to lead the team in goals on 42 and has added 18 assists, while Schluter has posted 27 tallies to go along with a team-high 41 helpers serving as the main quarterback of the offense.
The Rest of the Attack
Dickinson has nine other players that have notched ten or more goals on the season with 37 coming from Porter and is joined by, Farrell (28), Campbell (23), Dunn (20), Ethan Gess (19), Matt Thurston (17), Gannon (15), Moore (13) and Charlie Baughan (10).
Sharing the Rock
Three players have double-digit assists on the season with Schluter continuing to lead the squad with 41, while Isaacson and Gess have added 18 and 14 respectively. Farrell has also added nine, while Dunn, Gannon, Moore and Porter each have eight.
Defensive Core
The Red Devils defense has been extremely solid as six players have forced ten or more turnovers on the campaign. Evan Karetsos leads the Red and White with 40 and Cole Schwartz chipping in 30. The trio of Capp Reynolds, Seamus McCloskey and Xander Usich all have caused 20 or more giveaways on the year. Tomick has also reached double-digits by jarring the rock free 15 times.
Strong at the Dot
McKee was the top faceoff man in the conference posting a mark of 278-435 for a 63.9% win percentage, which ranks 25th in the nation. Ben Trucksess has also aided at the X winning 55 of 98 draws for a .561 percentage. In the first matchup the two sides shared the 30 combined faceoffs with McKee going a solid 15-for-29 on the day with 11 groundballs.
The Keepers of the Cage
Brandau continues to be a steady force for the Red and White between the pipes posting a .545 save percentage to go along with a stellar 8.95 goals-against average and an outstanding 17-3 record. Dickinson also has a very capable backup in Patrick Scarborough who holds .778 save percentage and an 5.18 GAA in just under 47-minutes played. Back in March, Brandau took the "hard luck" loss after making ten stops on the day.
At the Dock (18-2, 4-1 Coastal Lacrosse Conference)
Christopher Newport arrives in Salisbury with a record of 18-2 and are coming off of two NCAA Tournament wins last weekend at home over Hope College (17-9) and Gettysburg College (17-12). The Captains currently ranked inside the Top-10 nationally in clearing percentage (8th - .892). The Devils will look to slow down the three-headed offensive monster for CNU led by Brett Jackson on 62 goals, while Andrew Cook and Alex Brendes have chipped in 61 and 56 respectively. Five other Captains have double-digit goals: Drew Miller (37), Coby Auslander (27), Will Mercado (17), Robby Adams (13) and Danny McMinn (11). Warner Cabaniss is the top man at X for the Blue and White going 289-for-426 to post a .678 win percentage tracking down a whopping 204 groundballs. Ten other Captains have scooped up twenty or more groundballs with Ryan Young leading that group with 54, followed by Campbell Pozin (43), Brandon Young (41) and Burke Widhelm (38). Zac Hanway has made all 20 starts in goal for CNU totaling a solid .553 save percentage along with a 9.57 goals-against average. The Captain of the CNU ship is Mikey Thompson in his eighth season.
Rest of the Weekend
The winners of the two games will square off back at Sea Gull Stadium on Sunday afternoon at 3pm with a spot in the National Championship Game on the line.
