THE GAME
Due to some unexpected weather, the University of Utah lacrosse will be taking on the University of Vermont Catamounts in the New Hampshire Sports Dome on Friday, Feb. 21 at 11 a.m. MT.
HOW TO WATCH & FOLLOW
Because of the abrupt venue switch, there will be no live stream or live stats. The box score will be available immediately after the game on UtahUtes.com.
UTAH LACROSSE: NEED TO KNOWS
- Utah is in its seventh year as a Division I program, holding an overall record of 47-35.
- Head coach Andrew McMinn is in his fourth season with the Utes and is the all-time wins leader at Utah with a record of 35-15.
- The Utes are in their fourth season in the ASUN conference, coming off three consecutive ASUN regular season titles (2022, 2023, 2024) and back-to-back ASUN Championships (2023, 2024).
- Two Utes received ASUN preseason awards, with junior Ryan Stines claiming a unanimous vote for preseason Attack of the Year and senior Cody Hart being named preseason Midfielder of the Year.
- Utah earned the top spot in the preseason ASUN Coaches Poll, the fourth straight year that Utah has been voted the No. 1 preseason ranking in the league.
- Since McMinn's first season in 2022, the Utes have broken over 70 school records in just 47 games.
- Utah finished 24th overall in the NCAA Men's lacrosse rankings for 2024.
LAST TIME OUT
The University of Utah lacrosse team battled their way through a snowstorm for a 10-8 fall to the University of Denver in Denver. Though they outshot the Pioneers 41-39, they weren't able to hold them off in a fourth quarter run.
- Sophomore Cade Faulkner hit his second hat trick in back-to-back games, leading the Utes in points (3) and goals (3).
- Freshman Luke McNamara score in the first 30 seconds of the game, notching the quickest goal the Utes have put out this season.
- This game marked the third this season that the Utes were the first to shoot and the first on the scoreboard.
- Junior Nikko DiPonio led the squad with eight ground balls and two caused turnovers, but junior Tyler Kloeckl wasn't far behind with six ground ball and his first CTO of the season.
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