Vassar Men's Lacrosse Notes — RIT

POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (April 18, 2017) — The Vassar College men's lacrosse team (9-3, 2-2 LL) will head to Rochester, NY this Saturday to take on conference foe No. 4 RIT at 1 p.m.

Game Details
Opponent: Rochester Institute of Technology (10-2, 4-1 Liberty)
Links: (RIT Home Page) (Roster) (Stats) (Schedule)
Site: Tiger Stadium
Facility: Wachenheim Field
Date: Friday, April 21, 2017
Time: 1 p.m.
Coverage: (Live Stats) (Video)

Last Time Out: The Brewers fell in a hard-fought contest against No. 9 St. Lawrence on Gordon Field. Chris Billups scored three goals and Sam Houston-Read gained two in the losing effort.

A Look at the Brewers (9-3, 2-2 LL):

Prior to the tough loss against St. Lawrence, the Brewers had won three games in a row. These came against Clarkson University, RPI, and Bryn Athyn.
The Brewers have played well away this year, going 3-1 with their sole loss coming at Skidmore College.
Vassar currently sits in fourth in the Liberty League, behind St. Lawrence, RIT, and RPI in that order, and above Clarkson, Union, and Skidmore.
Liam Moriarty is seventh in the conference in assists per game with 1.58 per contest.
Chris Billups was placed on this week's Liberty League Honor Roll due to his three-goal performance against St. Lawrence.
Vassar's Matthew Lowery has the highest faceoff percentage in conference (excluding those who have just one attempt), winning 62.6% of the time.
Eric Prezioso is fifth in conference in caused turnovers per game with 1.73.
Matthew Boyd is second in the Liberty League in save percentage at 59.7%.
Billups, Michael Mullen, and Sam Houston-Read lead the Brewers in goals, with 17, 16, and 15, respectively.
Liam Moriarty is Vassar's point leader with 31.
Gianni Gelormino has the most ground balls of any non-faceoff specialist with 28.

A Look at the Tigers (10-2, 4-1 LL):

The RIT Tigers are currently ranked fourth in the USILA Coaches poll.
RIT comes into this weekend riding a five game win-streak, earning victories over No. 20 Middlebury, No. 4 St. Lawrence, No. 5 SUNY Cortland, Skidmore, and Union.
Chad Levick and Ryan Lee are fourth and fifth in conference in goals per game, with 2.67 and 2.50 respectively.
Lee is second in conference in points per game at 4.5 and second in assists per game at 2.
Patrick Hannigan is third in conference in caused turnovers per contest, at 1.75.
RIT leads the Liberty League in ground balls and caused turnovers per game at 37.67 and 12.58 respectively.
The Tigers have the best shot percentage in conference at .328.
The Tigers also score the most goals per contest (15.08) and earn the most points (26).
Dominant scorers Levick and Lee play extremely well together and have great chemistry, in large part stemming from a friendship that goes back into their childhood.
RIT starting goalie Nick Nesbitt allows 9.91 goals per game on average and has saved 107 balls.

Against RIT All-Time: Vassar is 0-5 all-time against RIT and comes into this weekend looking to win its first ever game against the squad. In the last meeting between the teams, RIT defeated Vassar 21-8 on April 23, 2016.

Next Up: Vassar will continue its road-stand and head over to Annandale-on-Hudson, NY on Wednesday April 26th to take on conference opponent Bard College.

—VASSAR—

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Players Mentioned

#33 Chris Billups: A; 6' 4"; Senior

#24 Gianni Gelormino: D/SLM; 6' 0"; Senior

#23 Sam Houston-Read: A; 6' 0"; Senior

#18 Liam Moriarty: M; 5' 10"; Senior

#1 Eric Prezioso: D; 5' 10"; Senior

#38 Michael Mullen: A; 5' 11"; First Year

#40 Matthew Lowery: M/FO; 5' 9"; First Year

Players Mentioned

#33 Chris Billups
: 6' 4"; Senior
: A

#24 Gianni Gelormino
: 6' 0"; Senior
: D/SLM

#23 Sam Houston-Read
: 6' 0"; Senior
: A

#18 Liam Moriarty
: 5' 10"; Senior
: M

#1 Eric Prezioso
: 5' 10"; Senior
: D

#38 Michael Mullen
: 5' 11"; First Year
: A

#40 Matthew Lowery
: 5' 9"; First Year
: M/FO