Men's Lacrosse Aims to Secure a Top-Two Seed in America East Tournament with Victory Against NJIT

Junior Connor Chick and sophomore Ryan Demato each tallied a hat trick as the Retrievers cruised to a 17-7 America East Conference victory against the Binghamton Bearcats on April 12th at UMBC Stadium.
The Dawgs held a 51-24 shot advantage, and the visitors committed 17 turnovers, 13 of which were caused by the Retrievers' stifling defense.
Connor McMahon was excellent in goal once again as the junior made 16 saves in 60 minutes of action to record his sixth victory of the season
Junior Alex Steers went 19-for-25 on faceoffs and picked up seven ground balls, while senior Trey Fleece matched him with another seven.
Sophomore midfielder Dylan Sharpe recorded a game-high four caused turnovers and added six ground balls.
UMBC's Galloway is second in the league in points per game (3.33) and sixth in goals per game (1.83).
Connor Chick is fifth in the conference with 2.00 goals per game and has four hat-tricks on the season.
Dylan Sharpe is second in the league in caused turnovers per game (2.00), and Dante Marinello is sixth (1.44).
Connor McMahon is first in the conference in goals against average (9.44).
Alex Steers ranks fourth (.575) in the AE in face-off percentage and is fifth in ground balls per game (5.00).
Trey Fleece is seventh in the conference with 4.44 ground balls per game.
UMBC is third in the country in clearing percentage (.920).
The Retrievers can earn the #1 seed in the upcoming AE Tournament with a win against NJIT combined with a Bryant loss to either Binghamton or UMass Lowell.

ABOUT THE HIGHLANDERS

Despite outscoring UMass Lowell 4-2 in the second half, NJIT lost 10-8 against the Riverhawks at Cushing Field last Saturday.
JC Echezuria scored two goals for his 11th and 12th goals of the season, and Benjamin Roberts added a goal and an assist.
Echezuria leads the squad with 12 goals and nine assists, while Alystair Hemberger has 10 goals and 2 assists.
Tyler Sininsky has spent the most time in goal this season, allowing 11.53 goals per game and a .417 save percentage.

SERIES HISTORY

UMBC is 4-0 all-time against the Highlanders.
The Retrievers are 2-0 at UMBC Stadium.
Last season, UMBC won 13-6 versus the Highlanders, including a hat trick from Mike Doughty.

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