POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's lacrosse team hosts the Delaware Blue Hens on Saturday, March 7 at 1 p.m. The Red Foxes will put their undefeated home record to the test, and looks to improve to 4-0 at Tenney Stadium this season.

 

THIS WEEK'S FEATURE

• This week's Red Fox Network focuses on junior midfielder Jason Intermesoli, and his ascent into a "floor general" role in the Red Fox offense. 
• After making the transition from attackmen to midfielder, he has really reinvented himself this season, already accumulating 10 assists this season, while only having six total assists in the other two year's of his career. 
• Click on the attached video to hear from Intermesoli on his role change, and his ascent into a leader on the Red Fox attack. Also hear from fellow midfielder Joe Tierney who has also recently made the switch from attackmen to midfielder, and how he is dealing with the adjustment. 

 

HOW TO FOLLOW

• You can watch the game live on the Red Fox Network HERE.
• You can follow along with the game on-the-go via live updates on Twitter @Marist_MensLacrosse.
• Livestats will be available via goredfoxes.com, which you can find HERE.

 
 

LAST TIME OUT

• Marist fell to Bucknell, 20-11, on Saturday, February 29 in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
• Jamison Embury and Jake Weinman led the Marist attack, both securing a hat trick.
• Jason Intermesoli dished out four assists, and Jojo Pirreca and Joe Tierney each had two assists.
• Kyle Stofko led Marist with three caused turnovers. Kurt Wessner and Jack Zukowski each added two. 
• Bucknell outshot Marist 56-35.
• The Red Foxes turned the ball over 24 times, while the Bison had just 16 turnovers. 

 

SCOUTING DELAWARE

 

• The Fightin' Blue Hens are 3-2 overall this season and 1-1 on the road.
• Last season, Delaware finished 10-5 with a 3-2 conference record. The Fightin' Blue Hens lost to #2 Towson in the CAA Tournament.
• Last time out, Delaware fell to #15 Villanova 19-10 on Saturday, February 29.
• In the game, Delaware caused 13 turnovers on the afternoon, with Tye Kurtz, Owen Grant and Jason Seiter each tallying two apiece.
• Delaware's senior goalkeeper Matt DeLuca was named Preseason First Team All-American.
• Charlie Kitchen leads the team with 22 points on the season with 13 goals and nine assists.

 

HISTORY VS DELAWARE

• Marist is 0-4 against Delaware in the history of the program, only playing one game at Tenney Stadium.
• Marist fell to Delaware 8-7 on their last matchup on April 3^rd, 2013.
• Of the four losses, two of them were by one score.

  

UP NEXT

The Red Foxes will have a week off before opening Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play against the Quinnipiac Bobcats. The Bobcats will make the trip to Tenney Stadium for what will be the first of three home conference games for the Red Foxes (and seven conference games overall).  Game time is set for Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m.