CU Men's Lacrosse Preview - at Skidmore (4/23)

Men's Lacrosse 4/22/2016 1:53:00 PM April 22, 2016

CU Men's Lacrosse Preview - at Skidmore (4/23)

Only a week and a couple of days remain in the Liberty League season and both the Clarkson University Men's Lacrosse team and Skidmore College are looking to push their way up the final standings.

The Golden Knights enter the game with a record of 3-10 overall and 1-4 in conference games, while Skidmore is 5-9 overall and also 1-4 in the Liberty League. Clarkson defeated the Thoroughbreds last season 14-7, and the two teams are knotted up 11-11 in the all-time series.

Junior attacker Ryan DaRin has enjoyed some success against the Thoroughbreds over the years, producing five goals and an assist in two previous games. The third-year collegian leads the team in scoring with 36 points on 24 goals and 12 assists, while classmate Ryan St. Croix is on his heels with 33 points thanks to 28 goals and five assists. Sophomore Sam Groves has produced 25 points on 14 goals and 11 assists and J.R. Campbell has 23 points with 12 goals and 11 assists. Scott Dosser ranks third on the team with 18 goals.

Defensively, Marc Simmons leads the team with 35 groundballs and Austin Case has 31 groundballs. Case enjoyed a game-high five groundballs in the 2015 meeting between the two teams. Nick Strandholm is third in the conference with 139 saves and possesses an 11.78 goals against average and .502 save percentage.

Skidmore goalkeeper Chris Baughan is one of two players to top Strandholm's save total, leading the conference with 170 to go along with his .547 save percentage and 11.50 goals against average. The Thoroughbreds also have several players among the league leaders in groundballs with Will Murphy (59) and Ryan Warnock (50) ranking among the top totals overall. Logan Hart has 29 groundballs and 16 caused turnovers and Jack McElgunn nearly mirrors those figures with 27 groundballs 14 caused turnovers.

On offense, Kevin Mulvey leads the team with 40 points on 31 goals and nine assists, and the midfielder had three scores against Clarkson last year. Both Mulvey and Clarkson's Ryan St. Croix rank one-two in the conference in shots per game. Joining Mulvey as a top scorer for the Thoroughbreds are Eric Megina, Cody Legela and Jack Curry. Megina has 27 points and 18 groundballs and Legela has 22 points on 18 goals and four assists. Curry has 16 points and 26 groundballs.

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Players Mentioned

#26 J.R. Campbell: A; 6' 0"; Senior

#11 Austin Case: M; 5' 7"; Senior

#17 Ryan DaRin: A; 5' 10"; Junior

#5 Scott Dosser: M; 5' 9"; Junior

#9 Sam Groves: A; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#16 Marc Simmons: M; 6' 1"; Junior

#7 Ryan St. Croix: M; 6' 3"; Junior

#4 Nick Strandholm: GK; 6' 0"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#26 J.R. Campbell
: 6' 0"; Senior
: A

#11 Austin Case
: 5' 7"; Senior
: M

#17 Ryan DaRin
: 5' 10"; Junior
: A

#5 Scott Dosser
: 5' 9"; Junior
: M

#9 Sam Groves
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: A

#16 Marc Simmons
: 6' 1"; Junior
: M

#7 Ryan St. Croix
: 6' 3"; Junior
: M

#4 Nick Strandholm
: 6' 0"; Junior
: GK