Saturday, Mar. 5th- vs Bellarmine (High Point, N.C.) 12:00 PM (ESPN+).
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High Point men's lacrosse will welcome Bellarmine to Vert Stadium on Saturday (Mar. 5) afternoon. The opening faceoff is set for 12 pm.
Matchup History
- Tuesday will be the 9th meeting between the Panthers and the Knights
- HPU holds a 5-3 record against Bellarmine, the Panthers have won five of the six last matchups
- The Panthers and the Knights met in the 2021 season in which HPU came out on top with a 13-5 victory. Brayden Mayea had three goals and one assist on the day.
Across the Bench
- Bellarmine has opened up the 2022 season with a 1-6 record with their lone victory coming against Hampton.
- Bellarmine is coming off of a 16-12 loss to Bryant on Tuesday.
- Kyle Playsted currently leads Bellarmine in offensive points with 7 goals and 12 assists in the opening seven games.
- Bellarmine finished the 2021 with a 5-10 record.
Last Time Out
The High Point University men's lacrosse team fell to #10 Duke 18-14. In just his second game as Panther, Jack Sawyer exploded for four goals and had an assist. Asher Nolting had eight points with three goals and five assists. Brayden Mayea also had three goals on the night.
Panther Notes
Chasing 300
Asher Nolting has 295 career points. He is tied for 19th all time for career points in college lacrosse. Here is who he passed just this week: Myles Thompson (295), Jared Bernhardt (290), Ryan Powell (287), Casey Powell (287).
Ippolito's Impact
Prior to his senior season, Michael Ippolito had four goals in his career. Through four games he has scored seven goals on the year and had four goals in the win against Navy.
Since the Beginning of Time
Nolting has recorded at least one point in every college game he has ever played in. He is one of five active DI players to achieve this feat heading into 2022. His goals-assists points line looks like this: 125-170-295.
Every Panther Who Scored The first goal of the season
Nick Rizzo vs UMD 2022
Kevin Rogers vs Robert Morris 2021
Hunter Vines vs UMD 2020
Chris Young vs St. Bonaventure 2019
Chris Young vs Duke 2018
Jason Ashwood vs Duke 2017
Dan Lomas vs Duke 2016
Cole Carns vs Delaware 2015
Brad James vs Delaware 2014
Brendan Montrello vs Delaware 2013
One Viner
Hunter Vines received the first All-Southern Conference honor of his career in January. The senior played in all 14 games last season and started in nine, finishing the year with 14 goals and 12 assists. Vines scored two goals in the Panthers 11-9 semifinal win.
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