Yale vs No. 4 Cornell
Saturday, Mar. 22 – 1 p.m.
Reese Stadium
New Haven, Conn.
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Coming off a defeat to No. 13 Harvard, Yale men's lacrosse looks to get back in the win column with a matchup against the No. 4 Cornell Big Red at Reese Stadium on Saturday, March 22. 
 
Last Time Out

• The Bulldogs fell to the Crimson 14-11, on Saturday.
• After Harvard scored the first six goals of the game, Yale outscored the Crimson 11-8 for the remainder of the contest.
• Chris Lyons scored a team-high four goals, more than doubling his season output to that point.
• Johnny Keib contributed a multi-goal performance with two goals, including one on a man-up opportunity.
• Leo Johnson also recorded a hat trick for Yale, bringing his season goal total to nine, which leads all Bulldogs.

Bulldog Notes

• Machado Rodriguez leads the Ivy League in both ground balls per game (7.2) and faceoff percentage (.587). 
• Johnson has 15 career hat tricks.
• Lyons is currently eighth in program history with 105 career goals.
• Johnson sits tied for 21st all-time in program history with 84 career goals.
• Johnson also ranks 16th in program history with 56 career assists.

Season Notes

• Lyons tallied his 100th career goal on Mar. 1.
• Johnson, Lyons, Brad Sharp, Max Krevsky, Carson Kuhl, Patrick Pisano, Michael Alexander, Jack Stuzin, Rodriguez, and Paquette landed on the Preseason NEILA DI All-New England Teams on Feb. 13.
• The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the Ivy League Preseason Poll on Feb. 7.
• Johnson, Lyons, and Sharp were tabbed to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on Feb. 6.
• Lyons, Krevsky, Rodriguez, Johnson, Stuzin, and Pisano were all named Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans on Jan. 30.

Scouting Cornell

• Cornell is ranked fourth in the latest Inside Lacrosse Division I Media Poll.
• The Big Red enters the matchup with a 5-1 record. 
• Cornell is coming off a 15-10 home victory over No. 2 Princeton. 
• The Big Red offense was led by five goals and two assists for CJ Kirst, who currently leads the nation in goals per game (4.67). 
• Kirst leads the team in goals with 28 through six games. 
• Cornell is fourth in the nation in scoring offense with 15.67 goals per game. The team is also second in the nation in assists per game with 10. 

Looking Ahead
The Bulldogs will host Brown on Saturday, Mar. 29 at 3:30 p.m.