4-14-2024 9:36am

Best Start In 20 Yrs.

25 Winner Towson 9-3, 5-0 CAA

2 HAMPTON 0-11, 0-5 CAA Score By Periods

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Towson	2	12	6	5	25
HAMPTON	1	0	0	1	2

MEN’S LACROSSE DOWNS HAMPTON TO IMPROVE TO 5-0 IN CAA PLAY

NEXT GAME:

Monmouth

4/20/2024 | 12 p.m.

HAMPTON, Va. – The No. 20/18 Towson University men's lacrosse team improved to 5-0 in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) with a 25-2 victory over Hampton Saturday afternoon and clinched home field advantage for next month's conference tournament.

After trailing 1-0, Towson (9-3, 5-0 CAA) scored the final 14 goals of the first half to take control of the game at Hampton (0-11, 0-5 CAA). That Towson run continued to 21-0 into the fourth quarter as Towson finished with 25 goals, the most scored since beating Vermont 25-7 on May 4, 1996.

With the win, Towson has secured hosting rights to the upcoming CAA Tournament. Delaware, also 5-0 in league play, is ineligible to host the tournament after announcing it was leaving the CAA after the 2024-25 season.

Key Stats:

Towson outshot Hampton 59-29 and snared 49 ground balls to Hampton's 22. The Tigers committed just 14 turnovers to Hampton's 17.
Nick DeMaio had five goals and two assists during the run, while Joaquin Villagomez found the back of the net three times. Bode Maurer scored twice and starting defensemen Joe Petro had his first career goal.
Matt Burnam, Connor Slein, Nick Hauman and Jack Spears all scored their first career goals. Burnam, a freshman from Loyola Blakefield, scored five times. In all, 18 players registered a point for Towson.
Matt Constantinides won six faceoffs and became third player in program history to win 500 faceoffs. As a team, Towson won 21-of-31 faceoffs with Rocco Mareno winning a career-best 11 out of 16.
Three goalkeepers played for Towson, with Luke Downs notching the win with six saves and a goal allowed in the first half. Matt Nilan played 17:29 of scoreless play off four saves while Bryce Kendrigan played his first-ever game for Towson, having a goal allowed and two saves in the final 12:31. As a team, 13 Tigers tallied up a total of 15 caused turnovers.

How It Happened:

Battling a harsh wind in the game, Towson got off to a slow start. Hampton struck first in the opening five minutes off a catch and shoot from Sebastian West to Xavier Salley for a 1-0 home team lead.
Towson got on the board with 2:30 left in the first quarter as Jamison Gaskins scored close range. Towards the end of the quarter, Nick DeMaio scored off the pass from Alex Roussel to make it 2-1 Tigers.
Scoring one goal in the opening 5:42 of the second quarter, Towson went on a tear, scoring a total of 12 goals in the second period while shutting out Hampton in that time. DeMaio scored four goals in that span while Joaquin Villagomez notched three of his own as Towson took a 14-1 lead into halftime.
With Towson going mainly to its reserves in the third quarter, the Tigers continued to roll, shutting out the Pirates 6-0 to open the second half. Matt Burham started with a hat trick in the third as Towson went into the final period up 20-1.
An Alex Vieni goal continued the run to 21-0 for Towson, when Canyon Steverson scored to get Hampton its second goal. Towson shut out the Pirates the rest of the way, adding four more goals for a 25-2 victory.

Inside the Numbers:

Towson earns its first-ever 5-0 start in CAA play since 2004, when the Tigers were a perfect 5-0 in league play.
Towson's 25 goals is tied for the second-most goals scored by a team in a single game in Division I this season. High Point scored 27 goals in a win at Hampton on March 12. The team's 19 assists is tied for the most assists in a single game in DI this year along with Jacksonville, who had 19 assists vs. St. John's on March 2.
Two goals allowed ties the fewest allowed in a DI game this season. Towson is the fifth DI team to allow just two goals in a game this year.
Matt Constantinides stands with 503 career faceoff wins. He stands third in Towson history in faceoff victories behind Alex Woodall (583) and Justin Berry (507).
Matt Burnam scored five goals in his second-ever collegiate game played.
This is the fourth time this season where Nick DeMaio has earned at least seven points in a game. He increased his point-scoring streak to 22 games, while Mikey Weisshaar got his to 20 games and Chop Gallagher now is on a 14-game point-scoring streak.
Matt Burnam had a man-down goal in the fourth quarter, the second man-down goal for Towson this season. Mikey Weisshaar had a man-down goal in the third quarter at Saint Joseph's on Feb. 23.

Next Game:

Towson returns to the Johnny Unitas® Stadium field on Saturday, April 20 at 12 p.m. vs. Monmouth for Senior Day.
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