Summary: Salve Regina University men's lacrosse hosts Gordon in in Commonwealth Coast Conference opener.
Match-up: The Salve Regina Seahawks (7-0; 0-0 CCC) versus the Gordon Fighting Scots (3-4; 0-0 CCC)
Game date, time and site: Saturday, March 22, 2014; 4 p.m. @ Stevenson Field (Brown University)
Video/Audio: http://bit.ly/1o28kZf (Salve Regina men's lacrosse on Ustream.tv; Leon Bayles and Andrew Pezzelli provide the call)
Live Stats: http://bit.ly/18PHC4C
Directions: Brown University
Series edge: Gordon leads 15-4
Last Seahawk win in series: Salve Regina won, 17-7, in Wenham, Mass. on April 13, 2013.
Last Fighting Scot win in series: Gordon won, 14-8, in Middletown, R.I. on April 14, 2012.
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SALVE REGINA VS. GORDON
- Salve Regina and Gordon meet for the 20th time in program history on Saturday.
- The Fighting Scots hold a 15-4 all time advantage in the series.
- The last time the two teams faced each other, Salve Regina defeated Gordon 17-7 on its home field.
- The Seahawks 14-13 win over Gordon on April 29, 2008 snapped a 12 game losing streak to the Fighting Scots.
- Salve Regina defeated the Fighting Scots the next season, 10-9, for the only two back-to-back wins in the series.
TODAY'S SALVE REGINA MEN'S LACROSSE FACT(S) YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT
- Salve Regina is 1-2 all time on March 22.
- The last time the Seahawks played on this date, Salve Regina fell to Trinity (Conn.) in 2010, 13-6.
- Salve Regina picked up its only win on March 22 against Hood in 2005 with 21-2 victory.
CAPTAINS
WHAT'S UP NEXT
- Following Saturday's contest, the Seahawks travel to Milton, Mass. on Wednesday, March 26 to face Curry in a CCC show down.
- The Seahawks will return home on Saturday, March 29 to close out the month in CCC action against University of New England.
LAST TIME OUT
- Salve Regina is off to its best start in program history as the Seahawks enter Saturday at 7-0.
- Last Wednesday, the Seahawks rolled to an 18-12 win over Clark (Mass.).
- The Seahawks dominited the third quarter, outscoring the Cougars 8-5.
- Seniors Chad Hollenshade, Curtis McKeon and Dan Parks and sophomore Sharp Jones all recorded a hat trick for the Seahawks.
- McKeon broke his own single-game record with 24 ground balls after winning 24 of his 34 face offs.
- Freshman Nick LoCicero record two more assists on Wednesday to push his season total to 24. He is just one shy of tying the SRU's single-season record.
- Freshman Eric Hoffman notched his first career goal for the Seahawks in the win.
AT THE "X"
- Senior Curtis McKeon has been one of the most reliable face off men for Salve Regina.
- Currenty, he has the best career winning percentage at the "X" at Salve Regina (.621).
- This season, McKeon is 112-158 (.709) in face offs for Salve Regina.
- In his career, the senior has won 697 of 1123 chances at the "X".
WINNING THE GROUNDBALL BATTLE
- Last season, Salve Regina won out on the groundball battle over the season, picking up 624 to opponents 494.
- Leading the charge on the ground was senior Curtis McKeon. McKeon set the single season record for groundballs with 149 last season.
- McKeon is the all time leader at Salve Regina with 471 in his career.
- McKeon broke his own single-game record for groundballs with 24 against Clark.
SCORING LEADERS
- Salve Regina returns two of its three top scorers from a year again.
- Senior Chad Hollenshade led the team with 45 points (31g, 14a) last year despite missing three games due to the men's ice hockey team's run in the playoffs.
- Senior Curtis McKeon was third on the team in scoring with 36 points (18g, 18a). McKeon led the team with 18 assists in 2013.
- Leading the Seahawks this season is freshman Nick LoCicero with 31 points (7g, 24a).
- Sophomore Sharp Jones leads the team with 22 goals on the year.
- McKeon is tied for second on the team in points (23) with Jones with 19 goals and four assists on the year.
- Leading Gordon this season is Jake Martin with 27 points (25g, 2a).
- Ryan Utz paces the Fighting Scots with 11 assists on the season.
CCC PRESEASON POLL
- Salve Regina ranks sixth in the 2014 Commonwealth Coast Conference preseason poll of the head coaches.
- The Seahawks finished the year 7-10 last year with a 4-4 mark in the CCC.
- SRU earned the number number five seed in the 2013 CCC Tournament.
HOME SWEET HOME
- Salve Regina is 16-14 all time at Gaudet Field.
COACHES' CORNER
- Salve Regina head coach Patrick Cooney enters his 11th season at the helm of the Seahawks.
- Cooney has led the Seahawks to the CCC tournament eight of the last nine seasons and has compiled an 66-79 all time record at Salve Regina.
RECORD BOOK CHECK
- Senior Chad Hollenshade enters his senior season with 138 career points, ranking fifth all time at Salve Regina.
- Hollenshade is third all time at SRU in goals with 100 and is seventh with assists with 38.
- Senior Curtis McKeon is tied for eighth all time at Salve Regina with 36 career assists.
- McKeon controls the career groundball category with 471.