PHILADELPHIA – The No.6/5 University of Pennsylvania men's lacrosse team returns to action this weekend with its first true road game of the season against Villanova on Sunday afternoon. This game was originally scheduled for Saturday but was moved due to inclement weather.
 
The Quakers have won back-to-back one-goal games thanks to late-game heroics, and the team is looking to avenge a 12-10 loss to the Wildcats at home in March of 2020.
 
No. 6/5 Penn (2-1) at Villanova (3-2)
Sunday, March 13, 2022 | 1:00 p.m.
Villanova Stadium | Villanova, Pa.
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Quaker Notemeal
*Penn defeated Penn State, 10-9, last Saturday in North Carolina as part of the 2022 Crown Classic. Junior James Shipley scored the game-winning goal with one second left in regulation to lift the Quakers past the Nittany Lions.
 
*The Red and Blue have won back-to-back one-goal games. In wins over Duke (14-13 in OT) and Penn State (10-9), James Shipley scored with under five seconds remaining in regulation. Shipley scored with two seconds left to force overtime against the Blue Devils and he netted the game winner versus PSU.
 
*Dylan Gergar was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on February 28. He was also named to the USILA Team of the Week for his efforts against Duke. He has 14 goals this season. Gergar has scored four or more goals in seven straight games dating back to the 2020 season. He currently leads the Ivy League in goals per game (4.67) and is second in total goals. Gergar's six goals against Duke are the most in a single game by an Ivy League player this season.
 
*Sam Handley had his first hat trick of the year last time out against Penn State. He is currently second on the team in goals (5) and points (9) and he leads the Quakers with four assists.
 
*Both Handley and Gergar were named the 2022 Tewaaraton Award Preseason Watch List.
 
*In goal, Patrick Burkinshaw is 2-0 this season with .532 save percentage. He has made 25 saves and has a 10.68 GAA. Dating back to 2020, Burkinshaw has made 10 or more saves in six consecutive games. Burkinshaw currently ranks third in the Ivy League in both caused turnovers per game (2.0) and groundballs per game (6.50).
 
*Villanova has won four of the last five meetings with Penn.
 
*Both of Villanova's losses this season have come to Ivy League opponents. The Wildcats fell to Yale, 17-14, on February 19 before dropping a 15-14 contest at Brown on March 1.
 
*For the second straight week, the Quakers are ranked No. 6 in the USILA Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
 
*Penn named five captains prior to the start of the season. The five Quakers selected to lead the Red and Blue as team captains are: Ben Bedard, Piper Bond, Dylan Gergar, Sam Handley, and Theo Lenz.
 
*The Quakers were picked to finish second in the Ivy League's Preseason Media Poll, which came from the votes of two members of each school's media contingent.