Utah Lacrosse Set For ASUN Semifinals vs. Cleveland State
THE GAME
The Utah Lacrosse team is headed to post-season play in the ASUN Championships, taking on Cleveland State in the semifinals on Friday, May 3. The game will start at 11 a.m. MT.
HOW TO WATCH
The game against Cleveland State will be streamed live on ESPN+ with links to the stream and live stats also available on the Utah Lacrosse schedule page on UtahUtes.com.
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UTAH LACROSSE: NEED TO KNOWS
• Utah is in its third season in the ASUN, winning at least a share of the regular season title each year, and the 2023 ASUN Championship.
• Utah leads the ASUN in caused turnovers per game (9.79) and scoring offense (14.86), also ranking second in assists (8.71) and points per game (23.57).
• Utah is only committing 14.07 turnovers per game, which ranks sixth nationally and first in the ASUN.
• Utah is in its sixth year as a Division I program, accumulating 44 wins during that period.
• Utah was voted to win the ASUN in the preseason coaches poll, the third-straight year that Utah has earned at least a share of the No. 1 preseason ranking in the league.
WINNING WAYS
In just three seasons in the ASUN, Utah Lacrosse has claimed at least a share of the regular season title each year - including being outright champs in 2022 and 2023. The Utes also won its first ASUN Championship in 2023 to earn its first NCAA Championship berth.
• 32 of Utah's 44 program wins have come in the last three seasons.
• The Utes are 22-1 in regular season ASUN games and is 44-8 all-time against the current members of the league.
• Utah set the school record for consecutive wins in 2023, coming away victorious in 11 straight heading into the NCAA Championships.
YEAR 6
The Utes are in their sixth year as a Division I program after making the transition from a club team in 2019.
• Utah is 44-33 all-time as a Division I team with 32 of those victories coming under the direction of head coach Andrew McMinn.
• McMinn is in his third year with the program and has a career record of 108-78 and a record of 32-13 at Utah.
• Utah has won 10-or-more games in three straight seasons, including a school record 12 in 2023.
• Since 2022, Utah has broken over 70 school records, including single-season points, goals, assists, ground balls, faceoff wins and team wins.
CAUSING CHAOS
Utah's defense continues to be known for its sticky sticks, recording 9.79 caused turnovers through 14 games this year.
• The Utes rank 10th in the NCAA and first in the ASUN in caused turnovers per game with their 140 total CTOs being just two away from setting the single-season record at Utah.
• Utah has had eight-or-more caused turnovers in 11 of the 14 games this season.
• The Utes also have 10-or-more in six games this season, including in four of the last five games.
• Utah has had 16 caused turnovers in back-to-back games (at Cleveland State, vs. Queens), tying for second all-time in program history.
• Utah has two players ranked in the top-25 in the NCAA in CTOs per game with Nikko DiPonio ranking sixth (1st in the ASUN) and Joey Boylston ranking 22nd (3rd in the ASUN), averaging 2.07 and 1.79, respectively.
HELPING HAND
Through 14 games in 2024, Utah is averaging 8.71 assists per game, which ranks second in the ASUN and eighth in the NCAA.
• Through the first seven games, Utah was only averaging 5.85 assists per game. In the last seven games, Utah has been averaging 11.71.
• Utah has six games this season with 10+ assists, including in three of the last four.
• Utah's 15 assists against Detroit Mercy was a new school record, beating the previous record of 14 that was set last against Mercer last season.
SUCCESS FROM THE GROUND UP
Utah's ground ball game has been atop the ASUN since joining the league in 2022, and continues to be a spot of success in 2024.
• The Utes rank second in the ASUN and 16th nationally in ground balls per game, averaging 33.93.
• Utah has been averaging 36.22 ground balls in ASUN play and has had 40+ in back-to-back games against Cleveland State (46) and Queens (49).
• Utah has had 30-or-more ground balls in 11 of its 14 games this season, including hitting the 40 mark in four.
• Utah has 30 games in the McMinn era with 30+ ground balls, which includes 15 games with 40+.
• Utah is 24-6 since 2022 when producing 30-or-more ground balls.
• The school record for single-game ground balls is 55, which took place against Westminster in 2021.
POINTS ON THE BOARD
Heading into the ASUN Championships, the Utes are averaging 23.57 points and 14.86 goals per game.
• Utah leads the ASUN in scoring offense (14.86) and ranks sixth in the NCAA, also ranking second in the league and seventh in the NCAA in points per game (23.57).
• The Utes have scored 30-or-more points in five games this season and have had 20-or-more goals in four.
• Utah's 39 points against Queens in the regular season finale was a new school record, beating the 38 that was set against Robert Morris in 2023.
• The Utes were only averaging 17.14 points per game in the first seven games of the season, but have averaged 30.14 in the last seven.
• Utah has also averaged 18.75 goals per game in the last four.