MANCHESTER, N.H. – The nationally-ranked Saint Anselm College men's lacrosse team looks to shake off three consecutive losses, taking on No. 16-ranked Bentley University at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Apr. 2 in Northeast-10 Conference play.

No. 12 SAINT ANSELM COLLEGE HAWKS (3-3, 1-2 NE10)
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No. 16 BENTLEY UNIVERSITY FALCONS (5-1, 4-0 NE10)
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The No. 12-ranked Hawks were saddled with a 17-14 loss to Wilmington (Del.) in a neutral-site tilt on Wednesday. Saint Anselm has not lost three in a row in one season since Apr. 1 through Apr. 8, 2017, where the Hawks fell to Pace, Adelphi in Le Moyne in succession.

Bentley is riding a three-game winning streak, improving to 5-1 overall on the year and boasting a 4-0 mark in NE10 competition. Last time out, the Falcons picked up a convincing 12-1 win over Assumption, just three days after logging a 16-4 win at home against Franklin Pierce.

Fans are reminded that Grappone Stadium is a pet-free facility and that all non-service animals will be asked to leave the venue upon arrival.

SCOUTING SAINT ANSELM

• Saint Anselm leads all NCAA Division II programs in opponent clear percentage (.711), thanks to strong defensive and midfield play that has led to an average of 10.67 caused turnovers per game (fifth-best in NCAA Division II).
• The Hawks rank in the top-10 nationally in assists per game (7.83), ground balls per game (35.83), scoring offense (14.0), winning percentage (0.500), scoring margin (3.67), clearing percentage (0.823), and man-up offense (0.323).
• Wilmington scored the first four goals of Wednesday's game before Saint Anselm responded with four of its own, tying the game. Wilmington stunned the Hawks with five consecutive goals to begin the second quarter and never looked back, never letting its lead shrink to below two goals from that point forward.
• Sophomore Nick Larsen (Northborough, Mass.) produced three goals (career-high) and two assists for five points (3-2=5) with senior Jack Wells (Melrose, Mass.) and sophomore Noah Larsen (Northborough, Mass.) recording four-point efforts. Wells set a career-high mark in point production by matching a single-game personal best in goal scoring.
• Graduate student Sean Tomaszewski (Arlington, Mass.) scored three goals for the Hawks and junior Ryan Slattery (North Andover, Mass.) posted two caused turnovers with four ground balls. Tomaszewski reached the 50-goal milestone across his five-season career on the Hilltop.
• Junior Jack Andrews (Cumberland, R.I.) ranks second in NCAA Division II with 2.5 assists per game, on average, with Nick Larsen ranking ninth. The duo ranks first and second, respectively, within the Northeast-10 in assists per game.
• Senior Kyle Fisher (Nashua, N.H.) has producing 2.2 caused turnovers per game, ranking fifth in NCAA Division II and second overall within the conference. His 3.4 ground balls per game is the sixth-best figure in the NE10.
• Senior netminder CJ Hart (Reading, Mass.) has posted a 10.24 goals-against average alongside a .529 save percentage, both ranking in the top nine among qualifying NCAA Division II goaltenders. His 10.5 saves per game ranks eighth in the nation.

SCOUTING BENTLEY

• The Falcons have the nation's leading face-off man among their ranks as Cam Bartolomeo has won 74% of his draws. The roster also contains Jake Tyska and his 69.4% winning percentage at the "X" – he is ranked fourth in the nation.
• Bentley netminder Keaton Roarick has the nation's finest goals-against average (6.59) and the country's second-best save percentage (0.604). The Falcons have allowed just 10 goals across their prior three games, making 26 saves on 36 shots (0.722).
• Luke Jaber leads Bentley with 26 points across six games, scoring 18 goals with eight assists (18-8=26). He has scored twice with the extra man and is trailed by Ben Baldasaro and his 15 goals and eight assists for 23 points (15-8=23).
• Long-stick midfielder Alex Parton has caused 17 turnovers and picked up 25 ground balls across the six games Bentley has played.
• The Falcons are coached by five-time New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Coach of the Year Jim Murphy. He has produced a 214-174 (.552) record at the helm of Bentley's men's lacrosse program since 1993.

ALL-TIME vs. BENTLEY

• Bentley holds the 19-8 edge in the all-time series with Saint Anselm.
• The Hawks have, however, won four of the last five games against the Falcons since Apr. 26, 2016.
• Each of the last 16 games between Bentley and Saint Anselm have been decided by a six-goal or less margin.