#12 MLAX Hits Road for First Ivy Trip at Dartmouth on Saturday

PHILADELPHIA – The nationally ranked University of Pennsylvania men's lacrosse team hits the road for its first Ivy League road trip of the season this weekend, heading to Dartmouth on Saturday, March 23, for a noon matchup with the Big Green.

#12 Penn (5-3, 1-0 Ivy League) at Dartmouth (3-4, 0-0 Ivy League)
Saturday, March 23 | noon.
Hanover, N.H. | Scully-Fahey Field
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Last Time Out
*Juniors Ben Smith and Tynan Walsh highlighted the offensive efforts in Penn's 12-7 contest against Saint Joseph's this past Tuesday, tallying three points apiece, with Smith scoring his third hat trick of the year.

*On the other end of the field, defenseman Ethan Till caused a season-high two turnovers to disrupt Saint Joseph's pace.

*Four other Quakers besides Smith hit the back of the Hawks' net, with Davis Provost, Cam Rubin, Griffin Scane, and Walsh. Provost's third-quarter goal accounts for the first of his collegiate career.

*Goalkeeper Emmet Carroll stopped 11 shots faced and scooped up three ground balls to highlight his performance in the crease.

*Faceoff specialist Ethan Costanzo tallied a career-high in ground balls, scooping up seven to lead Penn.

Leading the Ivies
*Senior Carroll currently leads all Ivy League goalkeepers in saves per game, totaling 132 saves on the season and averaging 14.67 per game. The Rye, N.Y. native is also second among goalkeepers in save percentage (.592) and goals-against-average(10.15).

*Junior Walsh sits in the top ten of the Ivy offensive stats, holding eighth in points per game (3.63) and fifth in assists per game (1.63).

*FOGO Constanzo cracked the top ten in the conference in ground balls per game, scooping up 3.33 GBs per contest to sit ninth.

The Series with Dartmouth
*The Red and Blue hold a 25-game advantage in the series with Dartmouth, leading 45-20 all-time.

*Penn is a nine-game streak that dates back to the 2013 season heading into Saturday's road contest.

*The Big Green's last win in the series came from a close 7-6 win during the 2012 campaign.

Last Time We Met
*The Red and Blue clinched a spot in the 2023 Ivy League Tournament the last time these teams met, dominating 17-6 at Franklin Field.

*The offense scored five goals in three separate periods to propel past Dartmouth.

*A trio of Quakers in Sam Handley, Rubin, and Smith netted four goals to lead the offense.

*Peter Blake, Piper Bond, and Ryan McLaughlin caused two turnovers each to quit the Big Green's offense.

*Carroll and Deven Varney made appearances in the crease, with Carroll saving 11 shots and Varney four.

Scouting the Big Green
*Dartmouth is coming off a 21-9 loss to #10 Georgetown heading into the Ivy matchup.

*Colin McGill leads the Big Green in goals (18) and points (21), while Henry Bonnie and Nate Davis have dished out a team-leading ten goals each.

*FOGO Mitchell Myers has scooped up a team-high 48 grounds balls to go along with an 84-147 record in the X.

*Ryan Willamson leads the Big Green goalkeeper room with a 12.73 goals-against-average and .451 save percentage.

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Players Mentioned

#54 Piper Bond: SSDM; 6' 2"; Senior

#26 Sam Handley: M; 6' 5"; Senior

#23 Deven Varney: GK; 6' 0"; Senior

#41 Peter Blake: D; 6' 1"; Senior

#22 Emmet Carroll: GK; 6' 3"; Senior

#2 Ethan Costanzo: FO; 5' 8"; Sophomore

#43 Ryan McLaughlin: LSM/D; 6' 5"; Sophomore

#12 Cam Rubin: A; 5' 9"; Senior

#23 Griffin Scane: M; 5' 10"; Sophomore

#24 Ben Smith: A; 5' 11"; Junior

#45 Ethan Till: D; 6' 2"; Junior

#60 Tynan Walsh: A; 5' 10"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#54 Piper Bond
: 6' 2"; Senior
: SSDM

#26 Sam Handley
: 6' 5"; Senior
: M

#23 Deven Varney
: 6' 0"; Senior
: GK

#41 Peter Blake
: 6' 1"; Senior
: D

#22 Emmet Carroll
: 6' 3"; Senior
: GK

#2 Ethan Costanzo
: 5' 8"; Sophomore
: FO

#43 Ryan McLaughlin
: 6' 5"; Sophomore
: LSM/D

#12 Cam Rubin
: 5' 9"; Senior
: A

#23 Griffin Scane
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: M

#24 Ben Smith
: 5' 11"; Junior
: A

#45 Ethan Till
: 6' 2"; Junior
: D

#60 Tynan Walsh
: 5' 10"; Junior
: A