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Michigan to Play Host to Harvard on Saturday
3/8/2022 2:10:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
» U-M enters the week with the top scoring offense as well as scoring defense in the country.
» Josh Zawada (points-per-game) and Shane Carr (goals-against-average) lead the nation in their respective stat categories.
» U-M sits at 7-0 entering the week, one win off tying the school record for wins in a season with seven games left in the regular season.
THIS WEEK
Saturday, March 12 -- vs. Harvard (U-M Lacrosse Stadium), 3 p.m.
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The No. 13-ranked University of Michigan men's lacrosse team hosts its final non-conference home game of the season before Big Ten play on Saturday (March 12), welcoming the Harvard Crimson to U-M Lacrosse Stadium. Faceoff is slated for 3 p.m.
Wolverine Bites
• Michigan enters game week five ranked No. 13 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and the USILA Coaches Poll. The IL Media Poll ranking of 13 is the highest in program history. A win would tie the U-M record for wins in a season (8, 2017-18), while the Wolverines' six wins at home are already a program record for a season.
• In U-M's 2-0 week that featured wins over Marquette and No. 17 Delaware, junior attackman Josh Zawada broke the program's single-season record for points in a season (48) and now sits at 51 points on the year. Additionally, he recently moved into second all-time in career points (122, 68 goals, 54 assists) and is 22 points away from Ian King's (2014-17) program record of 144.
• Zawada has been one of the most potent offensive weapons in the country, leading the NCAA in points-per-game (7.29), and ranking fourth nationally in goals-per-game (4.00) and fifth in assists (3.29).
• Fellow attackman sophomore Michael Boehm ranks No. 10 in the country in points-per-game (5.29) and is No. 23 in goals (3.00 per game) and No. 17 in assists (2.29 per game). With 37 points, he is also on pace to surpass the previous school record of points in a season (48).
• As a team, U-M leads the nation in assists per game (11.86), points per game (30.28), scoring defense (7.71 goals per game), scoring margin (plus-10.71), and scoring offense (18.43 goals per game).
• Sophomore goalie Shane Carr is leading the country in goals-against-average (6.74) and is second in save percentage (64 percent). Against Delaware, he totaled 20 stops, the third-most in program history.
• For their performances against Marquette and Delaware, Michael Boehm (offensive), Shane Carr (specialist) and Ryan Cohen (freshman) were named Big Ten Players of the Week (March 8).
• Junior Jake Bonomi ranks third on the team in goals with 19 and is three away from the U-M record for goals by a midfielder in a season. He trails Decker Curran's mark of 22, established during the 2018 season. He boasts four hat-tricks already this year and has surpassed his previous career-best for goals in a season (13).
• The Wolverines have totaled 129 goals over the first seven contests of the season with 22 different players marking at least one goal, which ties a program record for goal scorers. Last season, U-M did not score its 129th goal of the second until the final game of the season.
• Per Lacrosse Reference, U-M's cumulative offensive efficiency ranks No. 1 in the nation, while the defensive unit ranks first as well. Zawada ranks second in the country in the sites' statistical Tewaaraton' with 35.38 expected goals added while Boehm is No. 5 (29.30). U-M's strength of schedule is ranked No. 26.
Opponent Preview
Harvard is 2-1 so far on the season, with wins against NJIT (17-4) and Fairfield (16-12). The Crimson fell to Ohio State by a 17-12 score in the Southwest Florida Shootout on Feb. 26.
Most recently, Harvard was led by freshman Miles Botkiss and senior Austin Madronic who scored five goals apiece against Fairfield on March 5. Freshman Sam King finished with five assists. Senior Kyle Mullin had 12 saves in goal and senior Steven Cuccurullo went 11-25 at the face-off dot. The Crimson rank No. 13 in scoring offense (15 goals per game) and No. 31 in scoring defense (11 goals per game) allowed.
This is the Wolverines' second matchup against the Crimson in program history after falling to Harvard by a score of 11-7 during the 2012 season at Harvard Stadium.
Tweet of the Week
Josh Zawada is rewriting the record books this season...#GoBlue?? pic.twitter.com/UdRN0dappL
— Michigan Men's Lacrosse (@UMichLacrosse) March 7, 2022
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Saturday, March 19 -- at No. 9 Notre Dame (South Bend, Ind.), Noon | TV: ACC Network
