For the first time in nearly a month, the High Point University men's lacrosse team will return to Vert Stadium as the Panthers take on Hobart to continue Atlantic 10 play. Prior to Saturday's contest, HPU will recognize 22 players and managers as part of its senior day ceremonies.
 
GAME INFORMATION
High Point vs. Hobart | Saturday, April 8^th | 12:00 PM
Vert Stadium | High Point, N.C.
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Last Time Out
High Point nearly came away with a comeback victory to open Atlantic 10 play, but fell to Massachusetts, 12-10, last Saturday. Trailing 7-1 at the beginning of the first quarter, the Panthers used a 3-1 run to end the half to claw back within 8-4 heading into halftime. After giving up the first goal of the second half, HPU scored three-straight goals, including a buzzer beater by Colin Cooke on a dish from Hunter Vines, to get within 9-7 with 15 minutes to play. The Panthers tied the game at 10-10 after two goals from Jaxson Lamb, who finished with a career-high four goals, and another winner from Brayden Mayea. But UMass would go on to score the final two goals to give the Gorillas the edge.

It's Jaxson Lamb's world, we're just living in it ???? IT'S A TIE BALLGAME!! pic.twitter.com/vgo5qC0FY6

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

 
ACROSS THE BENCH
High Point vs. Hobart

• The Panthers and the Statesmen have never faced off prior to this season.
• This marks the third new opponent this season for HPU.
• HPU is 1-1 playing new opponents this season with a win over Queens (22-6) and a loss at UMass (12-10).

 
About the Statesmen

• Hobart enters Saturday's contest coming off a win against St. Bonaventure, a 24-10 victory to open Atlantic 10 play.
• The Statesmen are 5-4 on the season and 2-2 on the road, winning two of their last three games.
• The only shared opponent this season between High Point and Hobart has been Robert Morris. HPU defeated RMU, 16-14, while the Statesmen also picked up a win, 14-12, on the road.
• Hobart's offense is led by Anthony Dattellas who has posted 33 points on 22 goals and 11 assists this season.
• Loukas Sotiropoulos has played a majority of minutes in goal for the Statesmen, tallying 72 saves and recording a 15.23 goals against average through six games played.

 
High Point Among Top-25 in NCAA Statistical Categories
As a team, HPU is among NCAA Division I top-25 programs in seven statistical categories through 10 games and is leading Atlantic 10 programs in six categories. HPU leads the nation in opponent clearing percentage at 0.748. The Panthers have also posted top-10 marks in five other categories including caused turnovers per game (5^th, 10.55), points per game (5^th, 23.82), scoring offense (7^th, 15.00), ground balls per game (7^th, 37.45), and assists per game (8^th, 8.82).
 
Four Panthers in NCAA DI Top-25 Statistical Categories
High Point has four individuals who rank in the top-25 as well as an Atlantic 10 statistical leader through nine games played. Junior Jack VanOverbeke leads the conference and ranks 28^th nationally in points per game (4.27) and is 19^th in NCAA DI for assists per game (2.09). Graduate defender Grant Ammann is 13^th across NCAA DI for caused turnovers per game (1.91) while junior attackman Brayden Mayea ranks 13^th in NCAA DI for shot percentage (0.469). Collin Hoben is 18^th in ground balls per game (7.64).
 
VanOverbeke Cracks Single-Season Top-10 Assists, Top-15 Points
Junior Jack VanOverbeke is having a breakout season, posting 24 goals and 23 assists for 47 total points scored. His assists and points marks have etched his name in the HPU record book already this season with four regular season games to play. His 23 assists are tied for 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.Matt Thistle – 23 – 2013
9.Matt Thistle – 23 – 2016
10.Jack VanOverbeke – 23 - 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)).

Chip away.. another one for Mayo ??#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/yoA9j4KX9T

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

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 85 career points, recording 44 points through eight 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.) – 132
6.Hunter Vines (2019-pres.) – 102
7.Chris Young (2017-19) – 94
8.Conor Robinson (2015-18) – 93
9.Jack VanOverbeke – 88
10.Dalton Sulver (2017-2021) – 82
 

Welcome to ??

With four assists yesterday, @hunter_vines1 becomes the 6th Panther to record 100 career points! ??#GoHPU pic.twitter.com/cqAFT3vEL9

— High Point Lacrosse (@HPUMensLax) April 2, 2023

Defending Vert Stadium
The Panthers are 5-0 in games played in High Point this season and 22-7 (.759) 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 Weeks 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 44 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 467 career saves are 14th among NCAA Division I goalies and his 44 games are tied for the eight-fewest among goalies in the top-15 for career saves. Green's 467 saves also rank 36^th across all divisions of NCAA men's lacrosse. In NCAA DI, he is 10^th for minutes played in-goal (139,950) and 23^rd across all divisions. Green also ranks 26^th in NCAA DI for saves per game, averaging 10.61 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 13^th in NCAA Division I leaders for caused turnovers per game (1.91).
 
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).