POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's lacrosse team is set to take on #16 Delaware in the opening round of the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament. This is Marist's fourth NCAA Tournament appearance (2005, 2015, 2019 and 2023).
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- Jamison Embury led the team with 19 points in the MAAC tournament, 15 goals and four assists. Â
- Pirreca has tallied a total of 14 points in the MAAC tournament, 11 goals and three assists.
- Balcarcel recorded 11 points in the MAAC Tournmanet, 7 goals and four assists.
- Goalkeeper Daniel O'Meara recorded 37 saves in three games.
- Red Foxes scored a total of 29 goals in the opening round of the MAAC tournament. The most in Marist men's lacrosse history.
- Dylan Bedell and Demitri George(QU) took the most faceoffs in NCAA History with 48.
- 50 total faceoffs in a game, most in a game in NCAA history. (The record was set earlier this year by Virgina and Harvard at 49.
- Dylan Bedell is tied for 22nd in a game with 20 groundballs.
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- Delaware won its second straight CAA conference title against Stony Brook to earn an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.
- The Blue Hens offense is led by Tye Kurtz and JP Ward. The two both have collected 76 points on the season. Kurtz has scored 49 goals and dished out 27 assists. Ward has 36 goals and 40 assists.
- JP Ward led the team in their conference title with six points, four goals and two assists.
- Goalkeeper Matt Kilkeary has 164 saves on the year.
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- If the Red Foxes prevail on Wednesday, Marist will face #1 overall seed Duke on Sunday. Â Â
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