THE GAME
The University of Utah lacrosse team returns to Salt LAX City for their second home match of the season, this time taking on No. 11 Syracuse at Rice Eccles Stadium. The game is set to start on Saturday, March 1 at 12 p.m. MT.
HOW TO WATCH & FOLLOW
The game against Syracuse will be broadcast on
ESPN+. Livestats can be found
here.
UTAH LACROSSE: NEED TO KNOWS
- Utah is in its seventh year as a Division I program, holding an overall record of 47-37.
- 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 35-17.
- 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
Utah fell 11-10 to Vermont in a hard-fought match, despite a strong offensive effort with nine different goal scorers and a perfect clearing percentage.
- Zachary White led the team with two goals, tying his career high.
- Ryan Stines paced the Utes with four points (one goal, three assists).
- Freshman Sky Rold clocked his first minutes as a Ute and tallied his first collegiate point.
- Utah outshot Vermont 36-30 in the final three quarters.
- The Utes went 27-for-27 on clears, marking their first perfect game since the 2024 NCAA Tournament against Duke.
HISTORICALLY
- This will be the second time the Utes face the Oranges and the first time Syracuse will make the trip to Salt Lake City.
- The last match between these two teams took place in Syracuse, N.Y. and the Utes fell 18-7 in February of 2024.
- Cody Hart led the team with two scores, while Stines and White each marked a goal of their own.
- Colin Lenskold spent the game in the net, tallying 17 saves.
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