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The No. 19 Vermont men's lacrosse team plays the final game of a three-game road trip Saturday afternoon at America East newcomer NJIT. Faceoff from Newark, N.J. is set for 1 p.m.
 
MEDIA COVERAGE
Saturday's game can be seen live on AmericaEast.TV.
 
RELATED LINKS
Live Video | Live Stats
 
LAST TIME OUT
Vermont picked up its first ever win over UAlbany in Albany and third straight overall against the Great Danes last weekend. Griffin Fenech and Amos Gilbert scored clutch goals late in the fourth quarter to put the final touches on a 14-12 victory. Liam Limoges paced the offense with a career-best seven-point (4G, 3A) afternoon while Ryan Cornell made a career-high 14 saves in cage.
 
WEEKLY HONORS
Limoges and Cornell both picked up weekly honors after their big games at UAlbany. Limoges was named America East Offensive Player of the Week and also found a spot on the USILA National Team of the Week. Cornell, meanwhile, earned the America East Defensive Player of the Week nod.
 
POLL POSITION
Last weekend's win over UAlbany vaulted the Cats into the national polls for the first time since 2018. Vermont is ranked 19^th in both the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll and the USILA Poll.
 
PICK YOUR POISON
Through four games this season, 11 Catamounts have scored goals and 13 have registered at least one point. Four players have at least eight goals led by Michael McCormack and Thomas McConvey who both have 12. Limoges leads the Cats with 17 total points (10G, 7 A)
 
IN THE RANKS
Several Catamounts find themselves in the thick of the national rankings early in the season.
 

Michael McCormack	T-20th – Goals Per Game (3.00)
Ryan Cornell	19th – Saves Per Game (12.00)
Tommy Burke	12th – Faceoff Win % (.654)
David Closterman	28th – Assists Per Game (2.00)
Thomas McConvey	T-20th – Goals Per Game (3.00)
TEAM	3rd – Ground Balls Per Game (41.00)  9th – Scoring Offense (15.00)  13th – Man-Down Defense (.750)  13th – Points Per Game (23.25)  20th – Assists Per Game (8.25)

 
 
SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS
NJIT is off to a 0-4 (0-2 AE) start to 2021 and is coming of a 13-4 loss to Stony Brook last weekend. Jack Bowie leads the Highlanders with seven goals and eight points on the young season. Liam Brown has started all four games in cage and brings a .543 save percentage into Saturday's contest.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
Saturday marks just the third all-time meeting (all in Newark) between NJIT and Vermont. The Cats have won both of those matchups by a combined 21 goals including a 19-5 win in the last meeting back in 2016.