The High Point University men's lacrosse team wraps up the regular season slate on Saturday when it hosts Saint Joseph's at Vert Stadium. The Panthers enter this weekend's contest coming off a 17-8 victory at St. Bonaventure last Saturday.

Back on track ??#GoHPU x #A10MLAX pic.twitter.com/PnRssFij2m

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

 
GAME INFORMATION
High Point vs. Saint Joseph's | Saturday, April 29^th | 12:00 PM
Vert Stadium | High Point, N.C.
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Last Time Out
High Point came away with a 17-8 win at St. Bonaventure on Saturday. Brayden Mayea led the Panthers with five goals while Jack Sawyer and Jack VanOverbeke each finished with seven points. VanOverbeke also eclipsed 100 career points on Saturday, making him the seventh HPU player to reach the milestone and the third this season. Grant Ammann led an HPU defense that allowed just four St. Bonaventure first-quarter shots as well. Ammann finished the day with four ground balls and six caused turnovers.  

Headed home with a W ??#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/jvD4f0YHjP

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

 
ACROSS THE BENCH
High Point vs. Saint Joseph's

• The Panthers are 1-2 against the Hawks, but the two teams have not played since early in the 2015 season.
• After HPU took an 8-5 loss in a neutral site game in 2013, the Panthers rallied in 2014 to pick up a 9-7 win at Vert Stadium. The Hawks claimed the 2015 game by way of a 12-11 victory in Philadelphia.

 
About the Hawks

• The Hawks are 9-4 on the season and 4-0 in Atlantic 10 games with the final regular season game looming.
• Three of Saint Joseph's four losses have been to top-20 opponents and all occurred in the month of March:
  • Mar. 4 – L, 15-14 at No. 15 Johns Hopkins
  • Mar. 8 – L, 13-12 (OT) vs. No. 16 Penn
  • Mar. 25 – L, 12-9 vs. No. 4 Duke
• The Hawks boast a balanced attack with three players registering 39 points or more this season: Carter Page (41G, 5A), Levi Anderson (34G, 10A), and Matt Bohmer (20G, 19A).
• Carrying the second-highest faceoff win percentage in the country, Saint Joseph's is led by Zach Cole at the X, who has won at a .630 (221-351) clip.
• Keeping a steady rotation in goal, four goalies for SJU have made starts while Shayne Ryan leads the group in minutes played (271:50). The squad registers a 10.44 goals against average and a .452 combined save percentage.
• Head coach Taylor Wray is in his 12^th season at the helm for the Hawks.

 
Ammann's Big Weekend Earns Second Weekly Accolade
Graduate student Grant Ammann picked up his second Atlantic 10 Defensive Player of the Week award on Monday, April 24^th. He led the Panthers with six caused turnovers and four ground balls, including three caused turnovers in the first quarter. The HPU defense also held the Bonnies to just four first-quarter shots, holding a 7-1 lead after the opening 15 minutes of play.

?????????????????? ???????????? ???? ?????? ????????@GrantAmm1 had a huge weekend with 6 CTs, 4 GBs. He's No. 4 in NCAA DI and leads the @atlantic10 caused turnovers per game (2.36) ????#GoHPU x #A10MLAX pic.twitter.com/6bbpc9ElZN

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 24, 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 14 games and is leading Atlantic 10 programs in six categories. HPU leads the nation in opponent clearing percentage at 0.761. The Panthers have also posted top-10 marks in four other categories including caused turnovers per game (4^th, 10.57), assists per game (8^th, 8.86), points per game (8^th, 23.50), and ground balls per game (9^th, 36.00). Other top marks include scoring offense (11^th, 14.64), face-off winning percentage (19^th, .555), and scoring margin (21^st, 2.07).
 
Five Panthers in NCAA DI Top-25 Statistical Categories
High Point has five individuals who rank in the top-25 through 14 games played. Graduate defender Grant Ammann is fourth across NCAA DI for caused turnovers per game (2.36) and leads the conference with the mark. Junior attackman Brayden Mayea ranks 14^th in shot percentage (.453) while senior Jaxson Lamb is 24^th in the nation in the same category (0.429). Junior Jack VanOverbeke ranks 18^th in NCAA DI for assists per game (2.07) and Collin Hoben is 21^st in ground balls per game (7.29).

Big day for Grant Ammann, he's got 6 CTs, 4 GBs at the end of the 3rd ?? HPU up, 15-4.#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/dWWJaSRIDV

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

 
VanOverbeke Cracks Single-Season Top-10 Assists, Top-15 Points
Junior Jack VanOverbeke is having a breakout season, posting 32 goals and 29 assists for 61 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 29 assists are sixth among Panthers while his total points are fifth.
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.Jack VanOverbeke – 29 - 2023
7.Michael LeClair – 26 – 2015
8.Michael LeClair – 26 – 2016
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.Jack VanOverbeke – 61 – 2023
6.Matt Thistle – 54 – 2016
7.Matt Thistle – 53 – 2014
8.Michael LeClair – 53 – 2015
9.Michael LeClair – 53 – 2016
10.Chris Young – 53 – 2019
 
Mayea Climbs Single-Season Goals Chart
Through 14 games this season, junior Brayden Mayea has posted 39 goals, a top-10 mark in program history. Mayea has notched three or more goals in nine of HPU's games this season after he tied his season-high five goals at St. Bonaventure last Saturday (April 22^nd). In his first two seasons as a Panther, he posted 37 and 40 goals in 2021 and 2022, respectively. With one more goal, he would be just the second Panther to post 40 or more goals twice in a career along with Dan Lomas in 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.Brayden Mayea – 39 – 2023
7.Dan Lomas – 38 – 2016
8.Kevin Rogers – 38 – 2021
9.Brayden Mayea – 37 – 2021
10.Dan Lomas – 36 – 2013
 
Vines, Mayea, VanOverbeke Reach 100 Career Points
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 seven points at St. Bonaventure, VanOverbeke sits at the seventh slot among HPU players with 102 career points, recording 61 points through 14 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.) – 144
6.Hunter Vines (2019-pres.) – 105
7.Jack VanOverbeke – 102
8.Chris Young (2017-19) – 94
9.Conor Robinson (2015-18) – 93
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.
 
Green Making Mark with Career Numbers
Senior Parker Green has played 47 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 498 career saves are 14th among NCAA Division I goalies and his 47 games are tied for the eight-fewest among goalies in the top-15 for career saves. In NCAA DI, he is 11^th for minutes played in-goal and 27^th across all divisions. Green also ranks 27^th in NCAA DI for saves per game, averaging 10.60 over his career.
 
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.
 
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 leads the A10 and is fourth in NCAA Division I leaders for caused turnovers per game (2.36).
 
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.