Immaculata Men's Lacrosse vs Marymount
Atlantic East Conference Championship Game
Saturday, May 3rd| 1:00 PM
Draper Walsh Stadium| Immaculata, Pa.
 
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THE STORYLINE

• The Immaculata men's lacrosse team hosts Marymount on Saturday, for the Atlantic East Conference Championship Game at Draper Walsh Stadium.
• This is Immaculata first championship game appearance in program history.
• Immaculata (13-5, 5-0 AEC) earned their spot in the Finals defeating Gwynedd Mercy last Saturday, 20-9 in their semifinal.
• Marymount (11-5, 4-1 AEC) earned their spot in the Finals defeating Marywood last Saturday, 12-4 in their semifinal.

 
THE SERIES

• Immaculata and Marymount are meeting for the eighth time in their series that began in 2019.
• Immaculata is 1-6 all-time against Marymount.

 
PREVIOUS PLAYOFF MEETINGS

• Immaculata fell to Marymount 16-9 in their only post season meeting in the AEC Quarterfinals on May 1, 2021, at Marymount.
• Sean Evans scored three goals to lead Immaculata. Jason Willoughby, Steve Long, and Mac Frayler each scored one goal for Immaculata. Goalkeepers Cole Metzger had 10 saves, and Matthew Kirkland had four saves.

 
LAST MEETING

• Immaculata defeated Marymount 10-5 at Marymount in their game this season.
• David Azzarano, Ryan Gorman, Ben Wesolowski, and Bailey Manion each scored two goals, and goalkeeper Matthew Ludlow made 16 saves.

 
MIGHTY MAC NOTES

• David Azzarano leads Immaculata with 42 goals, 48 assists, for 90 points. He tied the IU single-game records for assists with eight, and points with 11 in the semifinal win on Saturday. He also broke his own IU single-season points record during the game.
• Bailey Manion scored 42 goals, with 19 assists for 61 points. Manion scored six goals in Saturday's semifinal win including four in a row in the first quarter of play.
• Connor Teears has had career highs in goals with 30, assists with 17, and points with 47. He scored one goal and had three assists in Saturday's semifinal win.
• Joseph Biuso has had career highs in goals with 17, and points with 43 this season. He scored four goals in Saturday's semifinal win.
• Ryan Gorman has had an outstanding sophomore season, scoring 30 goals, with eight assists, and 38 points. He scored two goals and added one assist in Saturday's semifinal win.
• Aidan Lawrence leads Immaculata's defensive core with team highs in ground balls with 58 and caused turnovers with 30. He had three ground balls, and two caused turnovers in Saturday's semifinal win.
• Colton Rhoades has 38 ground balls, and 22 caused turnovers this season. He had two ground balls, and a caused turnover in Saturday's semifinal win.
• Robbie Wishart has 42 ground balls, and 16 caused turnovers.
• Matthew Ludlow has made 196 saves on 543 shots faced this season with 42 ground balls. Ludlow had nine saves in Saturday's semifinal win, and had 16 saves vs Marymount on April16th.
• Brian Fuchs was 11-16, and Jake Klosinski was 7-15 on faceoffs in Saturday's semifinal.

 
SCOUTING MARYMOUNT

• Marymount is 6-2 in road games this season.
• As a team Marymount is averaging 45.3 shots per game and their opponents 34.3.
• Senior attacker Bryan Maguire leads Marymount with 40 goals and 49 assists for 89 points. He scored three goals and had two assists in their semifinal win over Marywood.
• Senior attacker Gavin Taylorson scored 35 goals and had 24 assists for 59 points. He had two assists in their semifinal win over Marywood.
• Junior midfielder Ian Fructuoso scored 33 goals and had nine assists for 42 points. He scored three goals in their semifinal win over Marywood.
• Senior faceoff specialist Cameron Glass has team-high 96 ground balls and is 137-209 (.656) on faceoffs.
• Junior goalkeeper Jacob Brooks is 6-4 with 93 saves on 329 shots faced.
• Senior goalkeeper Matthew Davis is 5-1 with 68 saves on 203 shots faced. Davis had 12 saves in the semifinal win over Marywood. He made 19 saves against Immaculata on April 16^th.

 
HEAD COACH WILL PILAT ON THEIR SEMIFINA WIN AND THE AEC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
 
"It felt great to have a dominant performance in our conference semifinal," stated Head Coach Will Pilat. "Jumping out to a huge lead early in the game really helped us gain momentum and confidence moving into the finals. We had a lot of great performances especially from our face-off unit to maximize our offensive opportunities."
 
"We are honored and excited to have earned the opportunity to host the AEC championship game for the first time as a program," continued Pilat. "I know the environment will be an exciting venue at beautiful Draper Walsh Stadium. I know our seniors are excited to have one additional home game this season for the championship game."
 
When asked what his team will need to do to be successful against Marymount Pilat replied "For us to be successful against Marymount will not be easy, they are a quality opponent who have some very capable and dangerous players on the offensive end. As always groundballs tell the story of the game, I think for this game specifically on the defensive end for both teams. Whoever can earn more groundballs and win the riding/clearing game will be in a great position to be the AEC Champions."
"It has been an historic season. We are thankful for everyone who has supported our program this year, our parents' group specifically has been fantastic," concluded Pilat. "I want to thank my coaches for all their hard work, and especially our senior class who has broken multiple records this year. Having a 13-win season is so amazing for us already and we are looking for win #14!"

NEW AEC CHAMPION

• The Atlantic East Conference will crown a new champion for the first time since their inception for the 2019 men's lacrosse season. Cabrini had won the championship each of the previous seasons.
• Both schools will be looking to win their first conference championship in their program's history.
• Marymount is appearing in the AEC Championship Game for the fourth consecutive season.

 
UP NEXT

• The winner of Saturday's AEC Championship will earn the Atlantic East Conference automatic berth in the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament.
• The NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse National Tournament Selection Show is on Sunday, May 4th at 9:00 p.m. streamed on NCAA.com.