Men's Lacrosse Returns to Conference Play Against #10 Yale

Saturday, March 30

Providence, R.I.

2 p.m.

Brown University

Yale

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Men's Lacrosse Returns to Conference Play Against #10 Yale

3/29/2024 10:45:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (1-7, 0-1 Ivy League) close out the three-game homestand and month of March against the 10th-ranked Yale Bulldogs (5-2, 1-1 Ivy League) on Saturday at Stevenson-Pincince Field.

Saturday's game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. and will air on NESN locally and stream on ESPN+ in the United States.

SALUTE TO SERVICE

Saturday's game marks Brown's Salute to Service game with several fan amenities.
The NMRTC New England Color Guard will present the colors before the opening faceoff and Rhode Island National Guard soldiers and equipment will be on site.
Additionally, Brown will recognize a Hometown Hero, presented by Texas Roadhouse of North Smithfield, during the game.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Brown enters Saturday after a non-conference split against the UMass Minutemen and Villanova Wildcats last weekend. The Bears took down UMass on Friday before falling to Villanova on Monday.
Aidan McLane leads the Bruno offense with 16 goals and 19 points. Ben Locke tallied two goals against Villanova to reach 10 on the season.
Connor Theriault has started all seven games in goal and holds a 12.27 goals against average and .493 save percentage.
Brown's man-down defense leads the conference and ranks ninth nationally at .769 (30-39).
Dash Sachs is .493 (75-152) on the season at the faceoff X and leads the Bears with 45 ground balls. He has won 50% or more of his faceoffs in each of the last six games.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

Yale enters the weekend with a 5-2 overall record and 1-1 Ivy League mark. The Bulldogs rank 10th in the nation per the USILA Coaches Poll.
In conference play, the Bulldogs beat Harvard before falling at Cornell last weekend.
Yale's offense averages 16.57 goals per game to lead the conference and rank second nationally.
Matt Brandau leads the team with 19 goals and 27 assists for 46 points. He leads the NCAA in assists per game (3.86) and points per game (6.57).
Yale's man-up offense has four goals in 18 attempts (.222) to rank 71st nationally.
Defensively, Yale allows 13.29 goals per game to rank fifth in the Ivy League. Jared Paquette has started all seven games in goal and holds a 13.19 goals against average and .473 save percentage.
Yale's man-down defense ranks last in the Ivy and 60th nationally at .536 (15-28).
Machado Rodriguez holds a .645 (98-152) win-rate at the faceoff X to rank fourth in the NCAA. His 11.14 ground balls per game lead the nation.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Saturday marks the 67th meeting between Brown and Yale in a series dating back to 1927.
The Bears hold a 35-31 all-time record in the series along with a 20-11 home mark.

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