St. John's University Athletics
Saturday, March 7
Queens, N.Y. / DaSilva Memorial Field
1 P.M.
St. John's University
vs
Siena
St. John’s Awaits Siena on Saturday
3/6/2020 12:00:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
The Red Storm and the Saints will meet for the 25th time in series history on Saturday afternoon
QUEENS, N.Y. (March 6, 2020) – After falling in its fourth road game of the 2020 campaign at Michigan last Saturday, 16-11, in Ann Arbor, Mich., the Red Storm will take on the Siena Saints in its second contest at home this season.
Coverage of Saturday's game at DaSilva Memorial Field will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 with Ben Stevens on the call.
Both teams are in search of their third victory. St. John's comes into Saturday's matchup having won two of its last three contests while the Saints have lost two of its last three tilts against Hobart and UMass Lowell. Last week Siena sealed its first road victory of the season, stifling NJIT, 12-5.
The Siena men's lacrosse team is coming off its second win of the campaign, defeating NJIT, 12-5, behind a trio of hat tricks.
Jack Kiernan leads Siena with 10 goals and nine assists and is averaging 4.75 points per game. Dylan Pantalone ranks second on the team with nine goals and 13 points. The duo combined for eight points in Saturday's win over the Highlanders.
Four players on the Saints' roster have recorded seven points through the team's four games this season. Christian Watts, Brendan Lantieri, and Colin Gleason have combined to score 16 goals while Nick Casner's five assists in second-highest on the team so far this year.
Three goalies have seen playing time in 2020, including junior netminder Anthony Tebbano who's saved 48 of the 96 shots he's faced this season. Tebanno is 2-2 this season in 210 minutes of action as the Saints' starting netminder.
Siena as a squad has won 42.1% (51-121) of its faceoffs this year, 35 of them having been earned by junior midfielder Jason Zou.
Liam Gleason enters his second season at the helm of the Siena Men's Lacrosse program in 2020, as he was named the 10th head coach in Siena Lacrosse history on June 26, 2018. The Saints went 6-7 overall in his first season in 2019 and saw four players from the Green and Gold earn All-MAAC honors. Prior to his appointment to head coach, Gleason spent seven seasons as the associate head coach at perennial national power Albany.
St. John's and Siena will meet for the 25th time in series history on Saturday afternoon. The Red Storm has dominated the series since the two programs first met in 1984, having won 20 of the 24 total meetings.
Siena scored a then season-high 18 goals in last year's matchup between the two schools, rolling over the Johnnies, 18-10, for its first win of the season at Hickey Field.
In last year's loss to the Saints, St. John's was led by a trio of two-goal performances from Declan Smartwood, Joe Madsen, and Colin Duffy. Mike Madsen also had three points with a goal and two assists. Goalkeeper Brody Agres swiped four ground balls and made 15 saves in net.
St. John's senior attackman Joe Madsen was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll in conference's latest weekly awards release following a season-best seven-point performance in the Red Storm's 16-11 defeat at Michigan last Saturday. Madsen set a new career-high with four assists in the Johnnies' last contest and tied his career-high point total, adding three goals in Saturday's loss.
As a team, St. John's has been top of the conference in numerous statistical categories through the first four weeks of the season.
Through four games, the Red Storm have amassed a conference-leading, 95 faceoff wins, 174 groundballs, 221 shots, 12 man-up goals, and .667 man-up scoring percentage.
The Johnnies have been a dominant force at the X, securing 95 of the team's 154 faceoff attempts. The squad's .617 faceoff percentage sits at second place in the BIG EAST.
Jonathan Dugenio's 93 faceoff wins through his first four collegiate games leads the nation and his .633 faceoff percentage ranks 13th nationally.
Mike Madsen has been on a tear in the first five games of his final collegiate season, firing five man-up goals (1st in BIG EAST, T-1st in NCAA) through Saturday. Madsen's 3.4 goals per game and 17 goals rank second in the conference.
After missing the first two games of the season due to injury, Jonathan Huber's five goals against LIU were a personal best this season. All five of his tallies came in the first half of Saturday's win over LIU. In three games played this season, Huber is fourth on the Red Storm with eight goals scored and 23 shots taken.
Senior Matt Oehl has transitioned well to his new position in the attack, registering his first career hat trick at Michigan. His 12 points on the year rank tied for third on the team.
Numerous Johnnies set career-highs in their last game against Michigan. Brian Quick filled in for an injured Agres and saved a career-high six shots in 30 minutes of action.
Ricardo Carreras (three) and Ryan Schaeffer (two) each set a new career-high mark in groundballs scooped up in Saturday's loss at Michigan.
After Saturday's contest with Siena, the Red Storm will host local rival Hofstra at DaSilva Memorial Field on Tuesday, March 10, at 3 p.m.
Coverage of Saturday's game at DaSilva Memorial Field will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 with Ben Stevens on the call.
Both teams are in search of their third victory. St. John's comes into Saturday's matchup having won two of its last three contests while the Saints have lost two of its last three tilts against Hobart and UMass Lowell. Last week Siena sealed its first road victory of the season, stifling NJIT, 12-5.
The Siena men's lacrosse team is coming off its second win of the campaign, defeating NJIT, 12-5, behind a trio of hat tricks.
Jack Kiernan leads Siena with 10 goals and nine assists and is averaging 4.75 points per game. Dylan Pantalone ranks second on the team with nine goals and 13 points. The duo combined for eight points in Saturday's win over the Highlanders.
Four players on the Saints' roster have recorded seven points through the team's four games this season. Christian Watts, Brendan Lantieri, and Colin Gleason have combined to score 16 goals while Nick Casner's five assists in second-highest on the team so far this year.
Three goalies have seen playing time in 2020, including junior netminder Anthony Tebbano who's saved 48 of the 96 shots he's faced this season. Tebanno is 2-2 this season in 210 minutes of action as the Saints' starting netminder.
Siena as a squad has won 42.1% (51-121) of its faceoffs this year, 35 of them having been earned by junior midfielder Jason Zou.
Liam Gleason enters his second season at the helm of the Siena Men's Lacrosse program in 2020, as he was named the 10th head coach in Siena Lacrosse history on June 26, 2018. The Saints went 6-7 overall in his first season in 2019 and saw four players from the Green and Gold earn All-MAAC honors. Prior to his appointment to head coach, Gleason spent seven seasons as the associate head coach at perennial national power Albany.
St. John's and Siena will meet for the 25th time in series history on Saturday afternoon. The Red Storm has dominated the series since the two programs first met in 1984, having won 20 of the 24 total meetings.
Siena scored a then season-high 18 goals in last year's matchup between the two schools, rolling over the Johnnies, 18-10, for its first win of the season at Hickey Field.
In last year's loss to the Saints, St. John's was led by a trio of two-goal performances from Declan Smartwood, Joe Madsen, and Colin Duffy. Mike Madsen also had three points with a goal and two assists. Goalkeeper Brody Agres swiped four ground balls and made 15 saves in net.
St. John's senior attackman Joe Madsen was named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll in conference's latest weekly awards release following a season-best seven-point performance in the Red Storm's 16-11 defeat at Michigan last Saturday. Madsen set a new career-high with four assists in the Johnnies' last contest and tied his career-high point total, adding three goals in Saturday's loss.
As a team, St. John's has been top of the conference in numerous statistical categories through the first four weeks of the season.
Through four games, the Red Storm have amassed a conference-leading, 95 faceoff wins, 174 groundballs, 221 shots, 12 man-up goals, and .667 man-up scoring percentage.
The Johnnies have been a dominant force at the X, securing 95 of the team's 154 faceoff attempts. The squad's .617 faceoff percentage sits at second place in the BIG EAST.
Jonathan Dugenio's 93 faceoff wins through his first four collegiate games leads the nation and his .633 faceoff percentage ranks 13th nationally.
Mike Madsen has been on a tear in the first five games of his final collegiate season, firing five man-up goals (1st in BIG EAST, T-1st in NCAA) through Saturday. Madsen's 3.4 goals per game and 17 goals rank second in the conference.
After missing the first two games of the season due to injury, Jonathan Huber's five goals against LIU were a personal best this season. All five of his tallies came in the first half of Saturday's win over LIU. In three games played this season, Huber is fourth on the Red Storm with eight goals scored and 23 shots taken.
Senior Matt Oehl has transitioned well to his new position in the attack, registering his first career hat trick at Michigan. His 12 points on the year rank tied for third on the team.
Numerous Johnnies set career-highs in their last game against Michigan. Brian Quick filled in for an injured Agres and saved a career-high six shots in 30 minutes of action.
Ricardo Carreras (three) and Ryan Schaeffer (two) each set a new career-high mark in groundballs scooped up in Saturday's loss at Michigan.
After Saturday's contest with Siena, the Red Storm will host local rival Hofstra at DaSilva Memorial Field on Tuesday, March 10, at 3 p.m.
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