High Point University men's lacrosse is back on the road this weekend, traveling to Richmond after picking up its first Atlantic 10 win over Hobart a week ago. The two foes previously faced off in the Southern Conference and are the only two previous members who made the move to the A10 this spring.

Senior day W ? let's keep it rolling ??#GoHPU x #A10MLAX pic.twitter.com/KcpTAjhfM4

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 9, 2023

 
GAME INFORMATION
High Point at Richmond | Saturday, April 15^th | 5:00 PM
Robins Stadium | Richmond, Va.
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Last Time Out
High Point came away with its first Atlantic 10 win last Saturday in Vert Stadium, edging Hobart, 14-13. Jaxson Lamb led the Panthers with four goals, tying his career high set the previous week, while Jack VanOverbeke also posted a hat trick with three goals and an assist. Nick Rizzo also finished with four points on two goals and two assists. Grant Ammann picked up four ground balls and tallied three caused turnovers to lead the HPU defense. The HPU ride also continued its dominance, holding the Statesmen to a .739 clear percentage on the day.

FINAL: @HPUMensLax 14, @HobartLacrosse 13

The Panthers escape Hobart as Lamb had 4G and Rizzo (2G, 2A) and VanOverbeke (3G, 1A) all had four points.

Scoreboard: https://t.co/57X3i1Yggu

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— Inside Lacrosse (@Inside_Lacrosse) April 8, 2023

 
ACROSS THE BENCH
High Point vs. Richmond

• The Panthers are 4-10 all-time against the Spiders after Richmond picked up two wins a season ago.
• HPU has won one game in the last five matchups with Richmond, the SoCon Championship in 2021 which gave HPU is second NCAA Tournament berth.
• Of the last five games, three have been conference tournament contests.  
• Last five matchups:
  • L, 12-11 (SoCon Semifinal) – May 5, 2022 – High Point, N.C.
  • L, 16-5 – April 23, 2022 – High Point, N.C.
  • W, 11-8 (SoCon Championship) – May 7, 2021 – Richmond, Va.
  • L, 17-10 – March 26, 2021 – Richmond, Va.
  • L, 15-7 (SoCon Championship) – May 4, 2019 – High Point, N.C.

 
About the Spiders

• Richmond enters Saturday's contest with a 6-4 overall record and 1-1 in conference play.
• The Spiders dropped their conference opener at Saint Joseph's, 14-12, before picking up a 13-12 win over UMass a week ago.
• Dalton Young leads Richmond with 45 points, scoring 16 goals and dishing out 29 assists while Lance Madonna has chipped in a team-high 19 goals this season.
• Zach Vigue has started all 10 of Richmond's games this season, posting a .493 save percentage and allowing opponents 11.05 goals per game.
• Head coach Dan Chemotti is in his 10^th season at the helm for the Spiders in 2023.

 
High Point Among Top-25 in NCAA Statistical Categories
As a team, HPU is among NCAA Division I top-25 programs in eight statistical categories through 11 games and is leading Atlantic 10 programs in six categories. HPU leads the nation in opponent clearing percentage at 0.747. The Panthers have also posted top-10 marks in five other categories including caused turnovers per game (4^th, 10.83), ground balls per game (7^th, 37.25), points per game (8^th, 23.58), assists per game (10^th, 8.67), and scoring offense (10^th, 14.92).

?????#GoHPU x #A10MLAX pic.twitter.com/aDqASuSoPA

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 8, 2023

 
Four Panthers in NCAA DI Top-25 Statistical Categories
High Point has four individuals who rank in the top-25 through 11 games played. Graduate defender Grant Ammann is ninth across NCAA DI for caused turnovers per game (2.00). Junior Jack VanOverbeke ranks 21^st in NCAA DI for assists per game (2.00) while junior attackman Brayden Mayea ranks 23^rd in NCAA DI for shot percentage (0.443). Collin Hoben is 21^st in ground balls per game (7.42).

One goal game!!! Mayo scoops up the rebound and finishes it off ?? pic.twitter.com/oIBkAYclv4

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 1, 2023

 
VanOverbeke Cracks Single-Season Top-10 Assists, Top-15 Points
Junior Jack VanOverbeke is having a breakout season, posting 27 goals and 24 assists for 51 total points scored. His assists and points marks have etched his name in the HPU record book already this season with three regular season games to play. His 24 assists are eighth among Panthers while his total points are in a three-way tie for 14^th with two seasons from Dan Lomas (2015, 2016).
HPU Single-Season Assist Leaders
1.Asher Nolting – 48 – 2019
2.Asher Nolting – 47 – 2022
3.Asher Nolting – 45 – 2021
4.Matt Thistle – 36 – 2014
5.Asher Nolting – 36 – 2018
6.Michael LeClair – 26 – 2015
7.Michael LeClair – 26 – 2016
8.Jack VanOverbeke – 24 - 2023
9.Matt Thistle – 23 – 2013
10.Matt Thistle – 23 – 2016

HPU Single-Season Points Leaders
1.Asher Nolting – 92 – 2019
2.Asher Nolting – 81 – 2022
3.Asher Nolting – 72 – 2021
4.Asher Nolting – 66 – 2018
5.Matt Thistle – 54 – 2016
6.Matt Thistle – 53 – 2014
7.Michael LeClair – 53 – 2015
8.Michael LeClair – 53 – 2016
9.Chris Young – 53 – 2019
10.Matt Thistle – 52 – 2015
11.Jack VanOverbeke – 51 – 2023

Take it to 'em 1??3?? Panthers trail 10-5, 4:51 left in the half#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/12irn38A1y

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) March 22, 2023

 
Mayea Climbs Single-Season Goals Chart
Through 10 games this season, junior Brayden Mayea has posted 30 goals, a top-15 mark in program history. Mayea has notched three or more goals in seven of HPU's games this season with a season-high five winners at VMI on February 17^th. In his first two seasons as a Panther, he posted 37 and 40 goals in 2021 and 2022, respectively. With 10 more goals, he would be just the second Panther to post 40 or more goals twice in a career (Dan Lomas – 2014 (42) and 2015 (43)).
HPU Single-Season Goal Leaders
1.Chris Young – 44 – 2019
2.Asher Nolting – 44 – 2019
3.Dan Lomas – 43 – 2015
4.Dan Lomas – 42 – 2014
5.Brayden Mayea – 40 – 2022
6.Dan Lomas – 38 – 2016
7.Kevin Rogers – 38 – 2021
8.Brayden Mayea – 37 – 2021
9.Dan Lomas – 36 – 2013
10.Conor Robinson – 36 - 2018
 
Vines, Mayea Reach 100 Career Points While VanOverbeke Nears Mark
Junior attackman Brayden Mayea hit 100 career points with five goals and an assist on February 17^th at VMI. In his first three seasons at HPU, Mayea tallied 94 career points with 42 points as a freshman and 49 points in his sophomore season. Mayea is the fifth Panther to reach 100 career points. Senior midfielder Hunter Vines also reached the 100-point threshold on April 1^st at UMass with four assists. Last season he posted 22 points, and he added 26 points as a junior. After a career day against Robert Morris with 10 points on four goals and six assists, junior Jack VanOverbeke also cracked the top-10. VanOverbeke sits at the ninth slot among HPU players with 92 career points, recording 51 points through 11 games this season.
High Point Men's Lacrosse Career Leaders (Points)
1.Asher Nolting (2018-22) – 344
2.Matt Thistle (2013-16) – 201
3.Dan Lomas (2013-16) – 183
4.Michael LeClair (2014-17) – 162
5.Brayden Mayea (2021-pres.) – 135
6.Hunter Vines (2019-pres.) – 103
7.Chris Young (2017-19) – 94
8.Conor Robinson (2015-18) – 93
9.Jack VanOverbeke – 92
10.Dalton Sulver (2017-2021) – 82
 
Defending Vert Stadium
The Panthers are 6-0 in games played in High Point this season and 23-7 (.767) in the last five seasons in home contests. In the last four seasons (2018-19, 2021-22), HPU has posted a 12-1 (.923) conference home game record as well. In its all-time history, High Point has compiled a 45-24 (.652) record at Vert Stadium since the program began in 2013 with nine seasons of a .500 record or better.
 
Career Week Earns VanOverbeke A10 Recognition
Junior attackman Jack VanOverbeke had a record week, posting single-game career highs in points, goals, assists, shots, and shots on goal. His team-high 10 points against Robert Morris propelled the Panthers to a 16-14 win tied the program best for a single game, matching Asher Nolting's total at VMI on March 19, 2021. He also tallied six assists, again tying Nolting for second-best in program history which he recorded against Air Force on April 6, 2019. VanOverbeke finished the week with a .588 shot on goal percentage through two games, tallying 18 points on 12 assists and six goals.
 
Vines Added to Tewaaraton Watch List, Named A10 Player of the Week
Graduate midfielder Hunter Vines was added to the Tewaaraton watch list on Thursday afternoon (March 9^th) and named the Atlantic 10 Offensive Player of the week on Tuesday morning (March 7^th). The Elizabethton, Tennessee, native has recorded at least one point in eight of the last nine games, highlighted by a three-goal, two-assist performance against No. 14 Jacksonville on Saturday, March 4^th before he dished out four assists at Massachusetts April 1^st. Vines becomes the fifth Panther to be named to the watch list and the ninth time overall a player from HPU has been featured on the list.
 
Green Making Mark with Career Numbers
Senior Parker Green has played 45 career games in four years between the pipes for HPU, the third most among Panther goalies behind Austin Geisler (2013-15) and Tim Troutner Jr. (2016-2019). His 474 career saves are 14th among NCAA Division I goalies and his 45 games are tied for the eight-fewest among goalies in the top-15 for career saves. Green's 474 saves also rank 39^th across all divisions of NCAA men's lacrosse. In NCAA DI, he is 10^th for minutes played in-goal (143,530) and 24^th across all divisions. Green also ranks 27^th in NCAA DI for saves per game, averaging 10.53 over his career.

LOCK DOWN pic.twitter.com/69OJJzLePI

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) March 23, 2023

 
Ammann Garners HPU's First A10 Weekly Award
Graduate student Grant Ammann earned Defensive Player of the Week honors from the Atlantic 10 as announced by the conference office on Monday afternoon (February 20). Ammann picked up four ground balls and tallied three caused turnovers to help HPU to its first road win of the season, a 17-11 victory at VMI. He also helped anchor a Panther defense that held VMI scoreless for the final 17 minutes of play. Ammann is second in the A10 and is ninth in NCAA Division I leaders for caused turnovers per game (2.00).
 
Panthers Trending Up in Home Openers
Over the past five years, High Point has claimed victory in four of its first home games of the season. HPU is 7-4 all-time in home openers through its first 11 seasons as an NCAA Division I program. The Panthers have faced two ranked opponents to open the season at home in the last five years and have only hosted the same opponent for a home opener once (Delaware; 2013, 2015).
HPU All-Time Home Openers

• W, 17-2 vs. Detroit Mercy – Saturday, February 11, 2023
• W, 11-10 vs. Colgate – Friday, February 11, 2022
• W, 21-15 vs. Robert Morris – Saturday, February 13, 2021
• L, 8-17 vs. #7 Duke – Saturday, February 8, 2020
• W, 13-0 vs. St. Bonaventure – Saturday, February 2, 2019
• L, 14-16 vs. #2 Maryland – Saturday, February 17, 2018
• W, 9-3 vs. Georgetown – Tuesday, February 14, 2017
• L, 10-13 vs. Boston – Tuesday, February 16, 2016
• W, 15-10 vs. Delaware – Sunday, February 1, 2015
• W, 9-7 vs. St. Joseph's – Sunday, February 16, 2014
• L, 10-12 vs. Delaware – Saturday, February 2, 2013

 
Every Panther Who Scored the First Goal of the Season
Jack VanOverbeke at #7 Duke – Feb. 7, 2023
Nick Rizzo at #2 Maryland – Feb. 5, 2022
Kevin Rogers vs. Robert Morris – Feb. 13, 2021
Hunter Vines at #4 Maryland – Feb. 1, 2020
Chris Young vs. St. Bonaventure – Feb. 2, 2019
Chris Young at #1 Duke – Feb. 8, 2018
Jason Ashwood at #7 Duke – Feb. 10, 2017
Dan Lomas at #3 Duke – Feb. 12, 2016
Cole Carns vs. Delaware – Feb. 1, 2015
Brad James at Delaware – Feb. 1, 2014
Brendan Montrello vs. Delaware – Feb. 2, 2013
 
High Point Joins Atlantic 10 in 2023
After spending eight seasons as a SoCon affiliate member, High Point University joined the Atlantic 10, announced at the end of last May as the conference added men's lacrosse to its list of sponsored sports. High Point and Hobart joined A-10 institutions UMass, Richmond, St. Bonaventure, and Saint Joseph's to make up the six-team league and fulfill the NCAA requirement for an automatic bid for postseason eligibility. The Atlantic 10 will be the third conference (Atlantic Sun, Southern Conference) HPU has played in for men's lacrosse as the program continues to reach new heights.
 
Mayea Named Preseason All-Conference Member
Junior attackman Brayden Mayea finished the 2022 season as a First Team All-SoCon honoree while claiming a pair of Player of the Week awards from the conference throughout the season. Mayea led HPU with 40 goals to go along with nine assists while tallying 35 ground balls and 13 caused turnovers. Ahead of the inaugural season of A-10 men's lacrosse, Mayea was listed as a Preseason All-Conference attackman.
 
High Point Picked Fourth in Inaugural A-10 Preseason Poll
In the Preseason Atlantic 10 Coaches Poll, High Point was slated to finish fourth among the six conference members as announced by the conference office on February 1^st. Richmond got the nod as the preseason favorite after winning the SoCon Tournament a season ago over Jacksonville.
 
1.Richmond – 33 (4)
2.Saint Joseph's – 29 (2)
3.Massachusetts – 20
4.High Point – 19
5.Hobart – 18
6.St. Bonaventure – 7
 
Pair of Panthers Selected in 2022 NLL Draft
Two current members of the High Point University men's lacrosse team were selected in the 2022 National Lacrosse League (NLL) Draft on Saturday, September 10^th. Hunter Vines was selected by the Vancouver Warriors while Michael Ippolito was selected by the Panther City Lacrosse Club, both selected in the sixth round. In four years for HPU, Vines started 31 games for the Purple & White while making 53 appearances. In 2022, he scored 16 goals and dished out six assists while starting all 15 games. Ippolito enters as a fifth-year senior and started 14 games in 2022, scoring 17 goals and tallying two assists. In High Point's 11 seasons of NCAA Division I lacrosse, 17 Panthers have been drafted in either the MLL, NLL, or PLL.
 
Torpey Leads Panthers into Second Decade of Lacrosse
As the first head coach in High Point University men's lacrosse history, Jon Torpey has seen the program through its first decade of NCAA Division I lacrosse while compiling a 71-73 record with two NCAA Tournament appearances (2015, 2021).