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IU Men's Lacrosse Matthew Ludlow in the game vs Arcadia

Men's Lacrosse

Men's Lacrosse Hosts Cairn at Draper Walsh Stadium on Saturday

Men's Lacrosse vs Arcadia
Saturday, February 22nd| 4:00 pm
Draper Walsh Stadium | Immaculata, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE
  • The Immaculata men's lacrosse team (1-0, 0-0 AEC) is back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host Cairn University at Draper Walsh Stadium at 4:00 p.m.
  • Immaculata enters Saturday's game after falling to Arcadia 11-9 on February 15th at Draper Walsh Stadium in the snow.
  • Cairn (0-0, 0-0 UEC) is playing their first game of the season on Saturday. The Highlanders were 4-9 overall, and 2-3 in United East Conference play in 2024.
 
SERIES HISTORY
  • Immaculata and Cairn are meeting for the for the third time in their series that began in 2023.
  • Immaculata has won both previous meetings.
 
LAST MEETING
  • Immaculata defeated Cairn 19-4 on February 24, 2024, at Cairn in their meeting last season.
  • Bailey Manion scored six goals and had four assists, David Azzarano scored two goals and had four assists, and Ryan Gorman scored four goals for Immaculata.
 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES
  • Bailey Manion led Immaculata with three goals and one assist against Arcadia. He had five shots on goal, and three ground balls.
  • Ryan Gorman scored two goals and had one assist vs Arcadia. He had three shots on goal, and one ground ball.
  • Connor Teears scored one goal and added two assists vs Arcadia. He had two shots on goal and one ground ball.
  • Joseph Biuso scored two goals and had two ground balls vs Arcadia.
  • David Azzarano had two assists, and three shots on goal.
  • Nicholas DeFilippo scored one goal vs Arcadia.
  • Colton Rhoades scooped up four ground balls and had five caused turnovers vs Arcadia.
  • Aidan Lawrence collected three ground balls and had three caused turnovers vs Arcadia.
  • Goalkeeper Matthew Ludlow made 13 saves and collected five ground balls vs Arcadia.
 
SCOUTING CAIRN
  • Cairn welcomes new Head Coach Matt LoStracco who takes over the Highlanders for the 2025 season after serving as the Associate Head Coach of The Ensworth School in Nashville, TN. LoStracco played college lacrosse at Gwynedd Mercy.
  • Cairn will rely heavily on goalkeeper Nico Cione who was second team all UEC in 2024 after making 213 saves.
  • Junior attack Cole Heffler returns after scoring 23 goals in each of his first two seasons with the Highlanders.
  • Senior defender Ethan Meiers will lead the Highlanders defensive core. Meiers collected 23 ground balls and had 23 caused turnovers in 2024.
  • Cairn was 2-5 on the road in 2024.
 
WEEKLY HONORS
  • The Immaculata men's lacrosse team had two players earn weekly honors from the Atlantic East Conference.
  • Bailey Manion and Colton Rhoades were named to the Atlantic East Conference Men's Lacrosse Weekly Honor Roll on Monday afternoon.
 
UP NEXT
  • The Immaculata men's lacrosse team will be back in action on Tuesday, February 25th when they visit Alvernia University for a 4 p.m. game.
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Players Mentioned

David Azzarano

#4 David Azzarano

A
5' 10"
Graduate Student
Joseph Biuso

#3 Joseph Biuso

A
5' 8"
Senior
Nicholas DeFilippo

#24 Nicholas DeFilippo

MF
5' 10"
Junior
Ryan Gorman

#11 Ryan Gorman

M
5' 10"
Sophomore
Aidan Lawrence

#21 Aidan Lawrence

D
5' 10"
Senior
Matthew Ludlow

#42 Matthew Ludlow

G
5' 10"
Junior
Bailey Manion

#22 Bailey Manion

A
5' 9"
Senior
Colton Rhoades

#12 Colton Rhoades

D
5' 10"
Junior
Connor Teears

#40 Connor Teears

M
5' 7"
Senior

Players Mentioned

David Azzarano

#4 David Azzarano

5' 10"
Graduate Student
A
Joseph Biuso

#3 Joseph Biuso

5' 8"
Senior
A
Nicholas DeFilippo

#24 Nicholas DeFilippo

5' 10"
Junior
MF
Ryan Gorman

#11 Ryan Gorman

5' 10"
Sophomore
M
Aidan Lawrence

#21 Aidan Lawrence

5' 10"
Senior
D
Matthew Ludlow

#42 Matthew Ludlow

5' 10"
Junior
G
Bailey Manion

#22 Bailey Manion

5' 9"
Senior
A
Colton Rhoades

#12 Colton Rhoades

5' 10"
Junior
D
Connor Teears

#40 Connor Teears

5' 7"
Senior
M