HIGH POINT vs. ST. JOHN'S
WHEN: February 23, 2019 | 12:00 p.m.
WHERE: High Point, N.C. | Vert Stadium (1,100)
RECORDS: HPU (4-0) | St. John's (1-1)
SERIES RECORD: Series tied 1-1
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HIGH POINT, N.C. – The No. 11 High Point University men's lacrosse team will host St. John's on Saturday, Feb. 23. The opening face-off is set for 12 p.m. at Vert Stadium.
 
The Panthers are coming off a win over No. 9 Virginia, while the Red Storm defeated Hartford in its last game.
 
Paw Prints
• Sophomore Asher Nolting is 25th in the NCAA in points per game at 5.25 and tied for 19th in assists per game at 2.5.
 
• The Greenwood Village, Colo., native is second in the SoCon in points per game and third in assists per game.
 
• Senior Tim Troutner Jr. leads the Panthers in the cage and averages 13.75 saves per game, which is second in the conference.
 
• The Panthers posted the first shutout in program history when they did not allow St. Bonaventure to score to open the 2019 season.
 
• The Annapolis, Md. native leads the SoCon and ranks 11th in the NCAA in save percentage at .604 and second in the league goals against average at 9.15.
 
• Junior Davis Sampere leads the Panthers in the face-off X with a .478 percentage with 44 wins.
 
• Senior Chris Young and Nolting are tops on the team with 11 goals each.
 
•Junior Ben Baker scored exactly three goals in the first three games this season.
 
• The Panthers 13-9 win over No. 2 Duke marked the highest ranked win ever by a HPU program.
 
• High Point took down No. 9 Virginia, 14-13, on Feb. 18 to become the first program in HPU history to beat two ranked teams in the same season.
 
• The Panthers were ranked No. 11 by Inside Lacrosse on Feb. 18. This marked the highest ranking any team at High Point has received.
 
• Inside Lacrosse and US Lacrosse Magazine ranked HPU No. 13 in their Feb. 11 polls, which marks the program's highest ranking in history.
 
• The Panthers rank 11th in the NCAA in caused turnovers (12.0), 12th in scoring margin (4.75), 14th in ground balls (37.25) and scoring offense (13.75), 20th in saves per game (13.75), 21st in scoring defense (9.00) and  25th in points per game (19.0).
 
• Nolting is tied for 19th in the NCAA in assists per game at 2.5.
 
• Troutner posts a 9.15 goals against average, which is 21st in the NCAA. He is also 11th in save percentage at .604 and 12th in saves per game at 13.75.
 
• Sampere is 17th in the nation in ground balls per game at 6.75.
 
• Young is posts the 16th best shot percentage in the NCAA at .579.
 
• Young is fourth in the SoCon in points per game at 4.0.
 
• As a team, The Panthers lead the SoCon in goals (13.75), ground balls (37.25), save percentage (.604) and shots on goal per game (26.0).
 
• Sampere is tops in the SoCon in ground balls (6.75).  He is fifth in the league in faceoff percentage at .478.
 
• Nolting was named SoCon Offensive Player of the Week, while Troutner took home Defensive Player of the Week honor on Feb. 12. Nolting averaged 2.5 goals, 3.5 assists and 6.0 points in the opening week of the season. Troutner posted an average of 12.5 saves and 4.5 goals against in the first two games.
 
• The duo won took home the honors for the second-straight week Feb. 19. 
 
 
On the Red Storm (1-1, 0-0)
• Mike Madsen leads St. John's in goals, assists and points pre game.
 
• Madsen has scored seven goals and three assists this season.
 
• Colin Duffy and Matt Oehl are tied with Madsen for tops on the team with three assists.
 
• Joseph Fitzpatrick is the leader in the face-off 'X' with 31 wins and a .607 winning percentage.
 
• Alex Rode mans the cage for the Red Storm. He has 19 saves on the season and allows 14.50 goals per game.
 
• The Johnnies lead the Big East in goals per game (16.5), assists per game (9.5), points per game (26.0), shot percentage (.347) and shots on goal (31.5).
 
• Head coach Jason Miller is in his 13th season as head coach at St. John's. He has compiled a 58-110 overall record during her time in Queens, N.Y.
 
 
Up Next
The Panthers will host Robert Morris on Saturday, February 2. The opening face-off is set for 12 p.m. at Vert Stadium.
 
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