Saturday, April 24th- at Falcon Stadium (Colorado Springs, C.O.) at 1 pm ET/11 am MT. 

The High Point University men's lacrosse team (4-5) will travel to Colorado Springs, Colorado to face the Air Force Falcons (3-7) at Falcon Stadium, on Saturday (April 24th) in a SoCon matchup. This is the fifth straight SoCon matchup for both the Panthers and the Falcons. The first face-off will take place at 1 pm ET/11 am MT and the game will be live-streamed via the Air Force Falcons YouTube page.

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Matchup History

•  High Point is 3-3 all-time against the Air Force Academy. The last HPU win came in 2019 at Vert Stadium as Asher Nolting recorded 9 points and 6 assists breaking the program assists record at the time. Nolting along with Ben Baker also scored 3 goals.
• The last time the two faced off in Colorado, Nolting was a freshman and scored the game winning goal with 19.9 seconds remaining in the contest as HPU won 7-6.

Across the Bench

•  Air Force Academy's current points and goals leader is Ethan Grandolfo with 26 points and 18 goals on the season so far. The sophomore is coming off of his best performance this season scoring 8 points and 6 goals against VMI. 
• Grandolfo and Junior Brenden Crouse both lead the Falcons in total assists with 8 each. Crouse recorded 2 assists in 3 different games this year (against Duke, Robert Morris, and Mercer).

Panther Notes

The Goal Streak Continues

In their last game against Mercer, Kevin Rogers continued his season-long goal streak by scoring 4 goals tying his season-high. Rogers has scored at least one goal and at least 2 points in every game this season so far for the panthers.

High Ranks for Nolting

Nolting is still dominating the national rankings finding himself fourth in average points per game with 6.00, tied for fourth in total points with 54, and 2nd in total assists in the nation with 32. Nolting is currently six assists away from becoming the nation's leader in total assists.

Numerals Do Lie 

Rogers is featured in a two-page story in this month's issue of US Lacrosse Magazine. The story explores Rogers' journey from Lynchburg (DIII) to High Point.

Always count on Mr. Rogers!

Kevin Rogers is the only panther to record at least one goal in every game on the season so far. Rogers has scored a season-high four goals three times this year (against Robert Morris, VMI, and Mercer) and has scored three goals in three different games this year (twice against North Carolina and once against Bellarmine).

Where the Panthers rank 

The Panthers are still ranked seventh in the nation in man-up offense with a percentage of .486 and also tied for second in extra-man offense goals. The Panthers are also ranked second in shooting percentage in the nation with a total of .364%.

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