SMITHFIELD, R.I. - The Bryant University men's lacrosse program is slated to take the trip to Vestal and take on the Binghamton Bearcats in the penultimate game of the regular season.
The Bulldogs are firing on all cylinders, having won three of their last four games to build momentum during the final stretch of the season.
THE PARTICULARS
Opponent: Binghamton
Location: Bearcat Sports Complex (Vestal, N.Y.)
Date and Time: Saturday, April 18 - 12:00 p.m.
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THE SERIES
- The Bulldogs are 5-0 against the Bearcats.
- The last matchup between these two programs was on May 1, 2025, a 10-9 overtime thriller in the America East Semifinals.
A WIN AGAINST BINGHAMTON WOULD...
- Earn the program's third conference win of the season.
- Earn the program's sixth win of the season.
- Put the Bulldogs at a 3-0 mark in the month of April.
CONFERENCE OUTLOOK
- Bryant, NJIT and Vermont each have a 2-2 record in the conference.
- The Bulldogs hold a head-to-head advantage of both squads.
- The Black and Gold can clinch a berth into the 2026 America East Men's Lacrosse Championship if either of the following situations play out:
- A win combined with a UMBC win.
- A win combined with a Vermont loss.
HERE COME THE DAWGS
- The Bulldogs have scored at least 11 goals in each of their last four games.
- The Bulldogs have won three of their last four games.
- Bryant has shot greater than 50% on goal in eight of 10 matches so far this season.
- James Carr and the stout Bulldog defense have forced opponents to 10 goals or less in three of their last four outings.
- Zac Amend currently leads the Black and Gold with 37 points on the season (26g, 11a). Amend has recorded 16 ground balls, two caused turnovers and two game-winning goals so far this season.
- Luca Elmaleh leads the Dawgs with 12 assists on the season. Elmaleh has recorded 10 ground balls and four goals to this point in the season.
- Owen West currently has 24 points on the season (19g, 5a) including a six-goal performance against NJIT.
- Luke Krebs leads the Black and Gold with 16 caused turnovers and 22 ground balls.
- Jack McCloskey and Sam Klein have been arbiters of chaos as well, swarming the opposition with 13 and 10 turnovers forced, respectively.
SCOUTING THE BEARCATS
- Andrew Girolamo is the Bearcats' leading scorer (25g, 5a).
- Aiden Mcminn and Nolan Sharkey have 11 and 10 turnovers forced, respectively.
- Will Feldmann leads the Bearcats in assists (6g, 9a).
- Flynn Wilson is the primary face-off specialist for the Bearcats. Wilson has converted 95-182 face-offs at the X.
- Aside from Wilson, Matthew Rincon leads the Bearcats in ground balls with 27 so far this season.
