CANTON, Ohio -- Point Park men's lacrosse continues its three-game road trip on Tuesday in a GMAC matchup against Walsh on Tuesday. Opening faceoff is at 4 p.m. from Larry Staudt Field.
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The Pioneers (1-3, 1-1 GMAC) enter on a two-game losing skid following a loss to Davenport in GMAC play on Saturday. Point Park featured five goalscorers on Saturday, with Alec Batchelor, Ian George, Tigran Ceesay, Jordan Gales and Parker Bowersox all tallying. Batchelor and George both recorded assists, tying for the team lead with 2 points each. Sawyer Leko also notched an assist in the game, and his four shots on goal led the team. Bowersox led PPU in total shots with seven.
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Walsh (1-5, 0-1 GMAC) has also dropped its last two games, highlighted by a 12-11 loss to Northwood to open its conference schedule. The Cavaliers are 1-1 at home this season, having beaten Roberts Wesleyan 12-10 and lost to No. 1 Adelphi 21-5.
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STORYLINES
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Grant Huber's 2.0 goals per game leads the team this season. Huber also leads the team with 10 points (2.5 per game).
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Parker Bowersox ranks ninth in the GMAC in shots per game with 6.5. Bowersox's 15 shots on goal (3.75 per game) is second on the team, sitting one shy of Sawyer Leko's 16 (4.0 per game). Bowersox also ranks ninth in the conference in faceoff percentage at 56.7%.
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Goalkeeper Mario Lorenson ranks fifth in the GMAC with his 11.75 goals against average. Lorenson also ranks eighth in the conference in saves per game, averaging 11.0. His 7.75 ground balls per game are good for second in the conference.
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Logan Foy is averaging 4.75 ground balls per game, good for seventh best in the GMAC.
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Kaden Brown leads the GMAC in caused turnovers per game, sitting at 2.75. Xavier Layzell ranks ninth in the conference at 1.67 per game.
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Point Park leads the conference as a team in ground balls per game (43.5) and caused turnovers per game (12.75).
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