| 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament Second Round |
| Plattsburgh State (12-5) at No. 3 Bates (14-1) |
| Wednesday, May 10, 2017 • 4 p.m. • Lewiston, Maine • Garcelon Field |
| Live Stats • Live Video • Bracket |
PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – On the heels of its first-ever State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) title, the Plattsburgh State men's lacrosse team will look to make some noise in its first-ever NCAA Division III Tournament appearance when it visits No. 3 Bates College in the second round on Wednesday, May 10, for a 4 p.m. game at Garcelon Field. Both teams earned a bye through the first round.
TICKET PRICING: General admission tickets are $5, while tickets for students and senior citizens are $2.
ABOUT THE SERIES: This marks the first-ever meeting between Plattsburgh State and Bates... Against a common opponent this year—Middlebury College—Plattsburgh State went 0-1, while Bates went 1-1.
ABOUT THE CARDINALS: Plattsburgh State automatically qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament by winning the SUNYAC title, its first in program history… The Cardinals achieved that by topping fourth-ranked SUNY Cortland, 10-6, in the SUNYAC Tournament final… The victory, which marked Plattsburgh State's first in program history over Cortland, ended a run of nine straight conference titles for the Red Dragons… Junior attackman
Ryan Hubbard (Aquebogue, N.Y./Riverhead) is the conference leader in goals (47), while senior attackman
Ryan Callahan (Miller Place, N.Y./Miller Place) ranks third in the SUNYAC in points (64)… In the program's all-time record book, Hubbard is fifth in goals (116) and sixth in points (148)… Callahan, meanwhile, has 112 career points to his credit: 98 at Plattsburgh State and 14 at NCAA Division II Belmont Abbey College… Senior long-stick midfielder
Kyle Espejo (Poughkeepsie, N.Y./Arlington) has enjoyed a breakout season for the Cardinals and has helped in several facets of the game… Espejo is tied for third in the SUNYAC in ground balls (63) and 10th in the conference in caused turnovers (19) while boasting three goals and two assists for five points… Junior goalie
Austin Graham (Yorktown Heights, N.Y./Yorktown) ranks second in the SUNYAC in goals-against average (7.84) and save percentage (.580)… Plattsburgh State is led by second-year head coach
Joe May, who is 20-13 overall during his two seasons as the lead man for the Cardinals.
ABOUT THE BOBCATS: Bates qualified for the NCAA Division III Tournament by earning one of seven Pool C at-large selections into the bracket, as the Bobcats fell to Middlebury College in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournament semifinals… The Bobcats are currently ranked at No. 3 in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA)/Nike Division III Coaches Poll… Bates is making its second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years… Prior to their NESCAC semifinal loss, the Bobcats had started the season 14-0… Senior midfielder Charlie Fay is tied for third in Division III in goals per game (4.00), and he ranks second in the NESCAC in goals (60)… Fay also ranks 14th in the country in points per game (5.13) and is third in the NESCAC in points (77)… Among NESCAC leaders, sophomore goalie Mitchell Drake is eighth in goals-against average (11.86) and ninth in save percentage (.528)… Bates is led by 17th-year head coach Peter Lasagna, who is 111-123 for his career with the Bobcats… Overall, he boasts a career record of 176-174, which includes eight years at Brown University.
WHAT'S NEXT: The winner of this game will play the winner of the Amherst College-Springfield College second-round game in the third round on Saturday, May 13.
