NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The No. 6-ranked Yale University men's lacrosse team plays its penultimate regular-season game on Tuesday night, April 26, at 7 p.m., when the Bulldogs welcome local foe Quinnipiac to Reese Stadium.
 
The Bulldogs got back on the winning track just 26 hours ago with a come-from-behind, fourth quarter win in a rivalry game against UAlbany, 17-13. Yale posted a 6-1 final stanza to secure the win.
 
Rookie Leo Johnson had a career performance with eight points on four goals and four assists while junior Matt Brandau had four scores and three assists of his own, including the tying and go-ahead goals in the fourth quarter. Both players were tabbed to the Ivy League Weekly Honor Roll.
 
Brandau leads the nation with 6.09 points per game but is not the only top stat man on the Bulldogs. Junior Thomas Bragg netted two man-up goals on Sunday and now leads the country with 10.
 
Brandau also has a top-10 national mark with 2.82 assists per game, good for seventh overall while sophomore goalie Jared Paquette is eighth nationally with 13.55 saves per game.
 
As a team, the Bulldogs rank fifth overall with 9.27 assists per game, sixth in man-up offense (.500), sixth in points (24.27), seventh in saves (14.27) and eighth in scoring offense (15.00).
 
About Quinnipiac
The Bobcats (2-9, 1-4 MAAC) come down from Hamden looking to snap a two-game skid including a 21-9 loss at then-No. 6 Virginia. QU has wins over Canisius, 15-10, and UMass-Lowell, 15-14.
 
Five different Bobcats have 20-plus points while Steve Germain and John DeLucia are tied for the team lead with 18 goals. Will Abbott paces the team with 10 assists.
 
George Demitri has a .540 face-off percentage and a team-high 86 groundballs.
 
In goal, Nick DiMuccio has made every start with 141 saves, a .490 save percentage and a 13.53 goals against average.
 
Next Up
The Bulldogs host a pivotal Ivy League game against Harvard this Saturday, April 30, at 2 p.m., on ESPNU. The two teams are currently part of a five-way tie for first place in the Ivy League standings with only four teams making the Ivy Tournament.