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Sat. April 25 at Binghamton, 1 p.m. | Live Video | Live Stats

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VERMONT MEN'S LACROSSE NOTEBOOK
The Vermont men's lacrosse team wraps up the regular season with a tilt at Binghamton on Saturday (April 25) at 1 p.m. With a win, or a loss by Hartford in its game on Friday, Vermont would clinch a spot in the America East playoffs.
 
ABOUT VERMONT
The Catamounts earned a crucial 14-11 victory over Hartford last time out to move into third place in America East with a 3-2 mark in league play. Vermont's three conference victories are tied for the most in a single season in program history. The Catamount offense, which has tallied double-digit goals in each of the last 10 games, ranks 15^th in the nation this season with 11.93 goals per contest. Vermont boasts four players with 30-plus points on the year, led by Cam Milligan and Ian MacKay, who have combined for 58 goals and 50 assists. The man-down unit has also been a strength for Vermont, leading the conference with a .646 penalty-killing percentage. Junior goalie Justin Rosenberg has started the last two games in goal and sports an 11.92 goals against average on the season.
 
Team Leaders
Points: Cam Milligan (59), Ian MacKay (49), James Barlow (41)
Goals: MacKay (32), Barlow (32), Milligan (26)
Assists: Milligan (33), MacKay (17), Dyson White (11)
Ground balls: Luc LeBlanc (84), Ben Cox (75), Jon Kaplan (33)
Caused turnovers: Cox (11), White (9), James Leary (8)
Faceoff pct.: LeBlanc (.540)
Save pct.: Justin Rosenberg (.531)
 
MILLIGAN'S MOVING UP
With one assist last time out against Hartford, Cam Milligan moved into fourth place for most assists in a single season at UVM, passing Gordon Allen, who tallied 32 in the 1996 season. Milligan, who ranks third in America East with 33 helpers, has 10 multi-assist efforts this season, including a career-high six at UMass Lowell.
 
NATIONAL RANKINGS - TEAM
Rank   Category                                 Total
6^th       Saves per game                     13.57
7^th       Ground balls per game          35.21
13^th     Assists per game                    7.29
14^th     Man-Up Offense                     .448 pct.
15^th     Goals per game                       11.93
15^th     Points per game                      19.21

NATIONAL RANKINGS - INDIVIDUAL
Rank   Player                     Category                               Total
9^th      Alex Stanko             Man-up goals                         8
11^th      Cam Milligan           Assists per game                  2.29
15^th     Luc LeBlanc            Ground balls per game         6.00
19^th     Cam Milligan           Points per game                    4.14
20^th    Ben Cox                  Ground balls per game          5.36
 
AMERICA EAST FANS' CHOICE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
On Thursday, sophomore Cam Milligan was announced as Vermont's nominee for the annual America East Fans' Choice Player of the Year. Voting is open until Tuesday (April 28) at noon, and fans can cast their vote one time per day. Click here to vote for Milligan.
 
SCOUTING BINGHAMTON
The Bearcats sit in fifth place in America East with a 2-3 mark in conference and 4-8 record overall. They've defeated UMBC (13-4) and UMass Lowell (14-6), while dropping contests to Hartford (13-12), Albany (15-11) and Stony Brook (14-13 OT) in league play. Binghamton is averaging 10.58 goals per contest and surrendering 10.50 to its opponents. Tucker Nelson, the team's top scorer, ranks top-10 in America East in both points and assists per game. Paul O'Donnell and JT Hauck are the leading goal scorers for the Bearcats with 34 combined tallies. Tanner Cosens has started nine games in the cage and owns a 9.71 goals against average.
 
Team Leaders
Points: Tucker Nelson (39), Paul O'Donnell (32), JT Hauck (26)
Goals: O'Donnell (23), Hauck (18), Sean Gilroy (18)
Assists: Nelson (28), O'Donnell (9), Hauck (8)
Ground balls: George Deignan (44), Dan Mazurek (39), Garrett Waldron (31)
Caused turnovers: Deignan (11), Joe Grossi (9), Waldron (9)
Faceoff pct.: Mazurek (.535)
Save pct.: Tanner Cosens (.494)
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
The Bearcats and Catamounts will face-off for the 14^th time in series history on Saturday, with Binghamton holding an 8-5 all-time advantage. Last season, the Bearcats edged UVM by a final of 9-6 in Burlington. The Catamounts' most recent victory in the series came in 2013, when Vermont topped Binghamton, 8-7, in Vestal.
 
NEXT UP
The America East Semifinals begin on Thursday (April 30) at Bob Ford Field in Albany. The two winners of the semifinal matchups will play in the championship game on Saturday (May 2), with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament