When: Saturday, April 15, 2017 | 12:00 p.m.
Where: High Point, N.C. | Vert Stadium
Who: High Point (3-8, 1-3) | Furman (5-6, 4-0)
All-Time Series: High Point leads 3-0
Last Meeting: High Point won 10-5 | Greenville, S.C. | April 23, 2016
Live Video: Big South Network
Live Stats: HighPointPanthers.Com
Game Notes: HighPointPanthers.Com
Tickets: HighPointPanthers.Com
 
HIGH POINT, N.C. – After two straight weeks on the road, the High Point University men's lacrosse team returns to Vert Stadium to entertain Furman at noon.
 
The Panthers (3-8, 1-3) are coming off two close setbacks the last two weeks while the Paladins (5-6) are 4-0 in Southern Conference play after earning an 8-7 win over Air Force last weekend.
 
Quick Hitters:
• Fourth-quarter goals by Connor Robinson and Peyton Garrett tied last Saturday's game at Bellarmine 5-5 with 12:36 to play. However, the Knights tallied the final two goals of the contest to earn a 7-5 victory in Louisville, Ky.
 
• Garrett's goal in the fourth quarter was his second of the game and third of the season. The junior has spent most of his time in the defensive midfield this season after scoring eight goals as a sophomore.
 
• Joining Garrett as a multi-point scorer in Saturday's defensive showdown, Sean Harrison racked up two assists and leads the team with 10 on the year. Along with his assists, Harrison tallied career highs in ground balls (3) and caused turnover (2).
 
• For the seventh straight game, Tim Troutner Jr. posted a double figures in saves. The sophomore stopped 11 shots and allowing just seven goals.
 
• Defensively, Tanner Landstra posted two caused turnovers. The senior now has as many caused turnovers this year (12) as he did in his previous three seasons in the Purple & White.
 
• Saturday's matchup pits two of the top young goalies in the nation with Tim Troutner Jr. and Alec Van de Bovenkamp going head-to-head. Troutner leads the nation in saves per game while Van de Bovenkamp is ninth nationally in save percentage in his first collegiate season.
 
• Winning close games in the competitive SoCon has been key this season. Two of Furman's wins have come by one goal while the Panthers are 0-2 in conference games decided by two or fewer goals.
 
• The Panthers are 8-3 against conference foes when playing in Vert Stadium. The team dropped its first home league game against RIchmond after winning the five previous SoCon home games.
 
• The Paladins went 6-12 in league play in their first three seasons and have a program record four this year.
 
•  Furman was picked to finish sixth in the preseason Southern Conference poll. However, the Paladins are 4-0 and have defeated three teams that were picked above them in the poll. High Point, meanwhile, was tabbed to finish third in the standings.
 
Nation's Top Saver
• Tim Troutner Jr. leads the nation with 13.00 saves per contest. Fellow sophomore, Alex Heger, from Robert Morris is second with 12.83 saves per contest.
 
• The Annapolis, Md. native has double digit saves in all but one game this season. The only game he didn't reach double figures came in a nine-save performance in a 15-6 win over St. John's.
 
• His .545 save percentage ranks 16th in the nation and third in the Southern Conference.
 
• Last season, Troutner averaged 12.25 saves per game, which ranked fifth in the nation. That number, along with his .555 save percentage, allowed him to finish the season ranked as the No. 17 freshman in the country by Inside Lacrosse.
 
All-Time Series with Furman
High Point leads the all-time series with the Paladins after winning the previous three meetings. However, Furman has cut the Panthers' winning margin in each meeting.
• High Point at Furman: 15-7 (March 29, 2014)
• High Point vs. Furman: 10-3 (March 28, 2015)
• High Point at Furman: 10-5 (April 23, 2016)
 
Last Time They Met
Michael LeClair exploded for three goals and three assists to lead the Purple & White to a 10-5 victory over Furman in Greenville, S.C. last year. In the cage, Tim Troutner Jr. locked down the Paladins' offense stopping 15 of the 20 shots they fired on goal in the game.
 
Next Up:
The Purple & White are back on the road next weekend to play at Jacksonville at 12 p.m. in the final road game of the regular season.
 
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