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Wolverines to Close out Season Against No. 10 Ohio State
4/23/2019 4:18:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
» Prior to the contest, U-M will honor 13 graduating seniors.
» A Michigan win would knock the Buckeyes out of the Big Ten Tournament.
» Brent Noseworthy is one goal away from becoming the first Wolverine in program history to score 100 goals.
» Nick DeCaprio enters the contest two caused turnovers shy of equaling the U-M record for caused turnovers in a career, while Alex Buckanavage is five points away from tying the U-M single-season points record.
THIS WEEK
Friday, April 26 -- vs. No. 10 Ohio State (U-M Lacrosse Stadium), 6 p.m.
TV: ESPNU | Tickets | Live Stats | Live Video | Coach Conry Interview (WTKA)Â
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The University of Michigan men's lacrosse team (3-9, 0-4 Big Ten) will close out the 2019 season with a matchup against No. 10-ranked Ohio State (8-3, 1-3 Big Ten) on Friday (April 26) at 6 p.m. inside U-M Lacrosse Stadium. Friday also is Senior Night, and the game will be broadcast live on ESPNU with Chris Cotter and Ryan Boyle on the call.
Wolverine Bites
• Friday's matchup will be the final collegiate game for seniors Brent Noseworthy, Nick DeCaprio, Decker Curran, Brandon Shima, MJ Melillo, Ben Paris, Justin Gibbons, Rocco Sutherland, Michael Borda, Patrick Tracy, Gunner Garn, Peter Hollen and graduate student Tommy Heidt.
• Senior Nick DeCaprio ranks second in the U-M record books for caused turnovers in a career with 64, trailing Chase Brown (2013-16) with 66. The U-M defense ranks No. 20 in the country in caused turnovers with 9.25 per game.
• Sophomore Alex Buckanavage leads U-M in points (43) and points per game (3.58). His points-per-game average ranks sixth in the Big Ten while his 43 points are five shy of U-M's single-season record of 48, held by teammate Brent Noseworthy.
• U-M has played the 21st-toughest schedule in the nation, according to LaxBytes.com, in part due to the combined record of its Big Ten Conference opponents being 43-19.
• With a rash of injuries at the faceoff position, Michigan has gone 64-of-215 (30 percent) at the dot over the last seven games. U-M has utilized six different players at the dot over that span. U-M is 2-1 in contests this season when winning the faceoff battle.
• The U-M offense has accounted for 82 goals over the past six games despite its struggles at the 'X'. Michigan is scoring 1.16 goals per faceoff won and is the only Big Ten team that has more goals (135) than faceoff wins (116) on the season.
• Brent Noseworthy has scored at least a point in 43 of 45 games he has played in his U-M career after his streak of 35 straight games with at least a point was snapped against Penn State (April 13). Over his career, Noseworthy has scored 99 goals and collected 17 assists for 116 points, which rank No. 2 all-time in the U-M record books. With one goal Friday, he will become the first Wolverine in program history score 100 goals.
• Sophomore Kevin Mack ranks second on the team with 36 points (18 goals, 18 assists). He has scored a point in 25 consecutive games, and has a point in all but one of his contests as a Wolverine.
Opponent Preview
Ohio State
The Buckeyes are 8-3 overall and a 1-3 in Big Ten play. After starting the season 7-0, OSU has gone 1-3 over its last four games, most recently falling to Maryland, 10-9, in overtime on April 20. Their lone conference win came by one goal (14-13) over Johns Hopkins on April 14. With a loss, Ohio State is eliminated from the Big Ten Tournament.
The Buckeyes are led offensively by one of the best pure shooting midfielders in the country in Tre LeClaire, who leads the team in goals (34) and shots (90). Freshman Jack Myers leads the team and ranks No. 5 in the conference in helpers with 18, while Jackson Reid (24) and Jack Jasinski (21) also boast 20-plus goals on the campaign.
Ohio State also has two of the best specialists in the conference in defensive midfielder Ryan Terefenko (31 ground balls) and faceoff man Justin Inacio (61 percent). Terefenko was an All-Big Ten selection a season ago, while Inacio also ranks second in the conference in ground balls and eighth nationally with 8.91 pickups per contest.
Close defender Matt Borges anchors the defensive unit, ranking third in the conference in caused turnovers (1.36 per game) and leads the team in ground ball pickups with 34. Goalie Josh Kirson boasts a save percentage of 52, and is fifth in saves per game (10.36). His goals-against average of 10.32 per game ranks third in the conference.
Ohio State owns a 7-0 advantage in the all-time series against the Wolverines.
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