WHEELING, W.Va. -- Point Park men's lacrosse hits the road on Wednesday to take on Wheeling. Opening faceoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. from Bishop Schmitt Field.
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Point Park (1-6, 1-3 G-MAC) fell to Northwood on Friday in a 25-10 decision. Grant Huber led Point Park in goals and points, scoring a hat trick and tallying 4 points on the night. Huber was one of six Pioneers to dent the twine with Tigran Ceesay and Zak Marshall both scoring braces and Isaiah Serrano, Sawyer Leko and Parker Bowersox all scoring. Ian George's two assists paced the Pioneers, and Leko, Logan Foy, Taylor Horn and Huber all recorded assists.Â
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Wheeling enters Wednesday night's contest at 3-4 (2-3 G-MAC). The Cardinals have dropped their last two games 17-3 against Seton Hill and 20-13 against Northwood. WU is 1-2 at home this season.Â
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STORYLINES
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Grant Huber leads the Pioneers with 12 goals and 15 points on the season. Parker Bowersox is second on the team with 11goals and 14 points.
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Tigran Ceesay and Sawyer Leko are tied for third on the team, each with 13 points. Ceesay boasts nine goals, and Leko has eight on the year, placing them in third and fourth place respectively.
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Brayden Stearns has seven goals to his name this season, good for fifth most on Point Park.
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Goalkeeper Mario Lorenson ranks sixth in the G-MAC in saves per game at 11.0 per contest. Lorenson is seventh in the conference in ground balls per game at 4.67.
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Logan Foy is averaging 5.33 ground balls per game, good for third best in the GMAC.
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Xavier Layzell is sixth in the conference in caused turnovers per game at 1.60.
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Point Park is second in the G-MAC in ground balls per game at 37.83. The Pioneers are eighth in the conference in caused turnovers per game, averaging 8.17.