CU Men's Lacrosse Preview - vs. Bard College (4/7)

Over the last two weeks the Clarkson University Women's Lacrosse team has cruised to four straight lopsided wins, but the Golden Knights are going to face their toughest challenge of the year this weekend when they host two national-ranked conference foes in 15th-ranked William Smith College and 16th-ranked Ithaca College.

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The Series: Since the Raptors relaunched their program in 2014, Clarkson has gone 4-0 against Bard in Liberty League contests. The Golden Knights' margin of victory in the past three contests averages nine goals per game.

Key Stats for Clarkson (4-5, 1-2 Liberty League): In his last three games, sophomore Conor Bartlett has nearly doubled his scoring output, recording eight goals and seven assists for 15 points in eight days. Junior Shane Kilday has a modest edge in goal-scoring over Bartlett, having produced 18 goals in nine games. Sophomore Ryan Gabriel leads the Knights with 48 groundballs and is winning 61.0% of his faceoff chances on the season, including a 66.0% rate (68-for-103) in the last five Clarkson contests.

Key Stats for Bard College (2-6, 0-4 Liberty League): The Raptors have a limited roster of just 16 players, so most of them have filled up their respective stat lines. Corey Rich leads the team in scoring with 18 points on nine goals and nine assists, while Blake Burnley is the team's top sniper with 14 goals to go along with 26 groundballs. Both Emmet O'Connell and John Palermo have also notched 12 goals and Jack Kaplan has a team-best 35 groundballs. Lyle Healey is averaging more than 13 saves with a save-rate of .484.

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Players Mentioned

#20 Shane Kilday: M; 5' 8"; Freshman

#2 Conor Bartlett: A; 5' 7"; Sophomore

#21 Ryan Gabriel: M; 5' 10"; Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#20 Shane Kilday
: 5' 8"; Freshman
: M

#2 Conor Bartlett
: 5' 7"; Sophomore
: A

#21 Ryan Gabriel
: 5' 10"; Sophomore
: M

Scoreboard

Players Mentioned

#20 Shane Kilday

#2 Conor Bartlett

#21 Ryan Gabriel

Players Mentioned

#20 Shane Kilday

#2 Conor Bartlett

#21 Ryan Gabriel