PUEBLO, Colo. (March 15, 2019) – Colorado State University-Pueblo Men's Lacrosse will journey to the Sunshine State for three games. The Pack will play Rollins College Sunday at 11 a.m. This trip will continue Tuesday when the ThunderWolves face Florida Southern College at 5 p.m. The ThunderWolves will wrap up this road trip Friday March 22 at 4 p.m. against Lynn University. All times are Mountain Standard time.
Pack Notes:
- The Pack enters Spring Break undefeated at 3-0, the best start in program history. CSU-Pueblo beat Felician University and Notre Dame De Namur University by a combined score of 46-17. They smacked the Golden Falcons 21-7 and the Argonauts 25-10.
- The ThunderWolves lead the RMAC with 19.33 goals per game. This is also the top scoring average in the country. The Pack has beaten opponents by 10.0 goals per game, fourth-best in D-II. They have averaged over six goals per game more than anyone else in the RMAC.
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Taylor Davis (Sr., Littleton, Colo.) and
Jacob Muir (Fr., Ogden, Utah) swept the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards. Davis earned RMAC Offensive Player of the Week honors with 12 goals in two games. Muir collected his first RMAC Defensive Player of the Week award thanks to 11.5 ground balls per game and 40 faceoff wins.
- Davis leads the RMAC with 5.33 goals per game. He ranks second in D-II in goals per game. Davis has scored 2.13 goals per game more than anyone else in the conference. The attackmen leads the RMAC and ranks 10th in D-II with 5.67 points per game. Davis matched a school record twice with six goals in each game last week.
- Muir ranks sixth in D-II with a 74.6 faceoff winning percentage. The freshman leads the RMAC in faceoff percentage. His 9.0 groundballs per game also lead the RMAC by four ground balls per game. Muir ranks 10th in D-II in ground balls per game.
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Anthony Ferrie (Sr., Littleton, Colo.) ranks second in the RMAC with 2.0 assists per game. Ferrie's 4.67 points per game trail only Davis in the RMAC.
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Tommy Vassallo (Jr., Sarasota, Fla.) stands fourth in the RMAC with 3.67 points per game. His 2.33 goals per game share fifth place in the RMAC with teammate
Skylar Weathers (Fr., Ogden, Utah). Vassallo's 1.33 assists per game rank sixth in the RMAC along with senior
Weston Bartgis (El Cajon, Calif.).
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Dante Buck (So., Farmington, Minn.) ranks fourth in the RMAC with 1.50 assists per game. Buck ranks eighth in the RMAC with 3.33 points per game.
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Parker Evans (So., Bentonville, Ark.) and
Tavian Watson (Jr., Aurora, Colo.) share the RMAC lead with 2.0 caused turnovers per game. Evans and Watson are tied for 17th place nationally in caused turnovers per game. Evans and
Michael DeMaio (So., Gambrills, Md.) rank fifth in the RMAC with 4.0 ground balls per game.
- CSU-Pueblo ranks third in D-II with 10.67 assists per game. They average almost three assists per game more than anyone else in the RMAC.
- The Pack has put away 37.9 percent of its shots. They have the best shooting percentage in the RMAC and the sixth-best shooting percentage nationwide.
- The ThunderWolves have caused 16.67 turnovers per game. They rank third in D-II in caused turnovers per game. CSU-Pueblo's 42.0 ground balls per game rank eighth in D-II.
Scouting Rollins:
- The Tars are receiving votes in the D-II poll. They are 5-1 overall with victories over RMAC opponents Westminster College and Colorado Mesa University. Both victories were by a score of 12-8.
Scouting Florida Southern:
- The Mocs are also receiving votes in the D-II poll. They are 3-3 overall. The Mocs beat the Griffins 14-13 in overtime. Florida Southern leads D-II with 48.83 ground balls per game and 11.5 assists per game.
Scouting Lynn:
- Like the Tars and Mocs, the Fighting Knights are receiving votes in the national poll. They are 3-1 overall. They lost to the Mavericks 10-5, but beat the Griffins 11-9.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics