The Game: Towson (1-4, 0-0 CAA) vs. No. RV/20 Virginia (2-3, 0-0 ACC)
When: Sat., Mar. 8 – 1:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. CT
Where: The Kincaid School – Houston, Texas
Online Broadcast: Corrigan Sports Network
----Broadcaster: Booker Corrigan, Zach Greer
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's lacrosse team will be headed to the Lone Star State for the first time ever as the Tigers will play No. RV/20 Virginia on Saturday, March 8th at 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. ET) at The Kincaid School in Houston.
 
The game will be broadcast online on the Corrigan Sports Network available via subscription, with Booker Corrigan and Zach Greer on the call.  Tickets for the game are available here: https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/TowsonvsVirginia
 
Towson, from the Coastal Athletic Association, won its first game of the season with a 17-10 win at UMBC on Friday, Feb. 28 to go to 1-4.  ACC member Virginia has lost its last two, the previous a 13-12 defeat then No. 7 Johns Hopkins on Saturday, March 1, to move to 2-3.
 
Virginia leads the all-time series 17-4 and has won the last 14, defeating Towson 19-15 at Unitas on Mar. 9, 2024.  Towson's last victory in the series came in the 1991 NCAA Tournament with a 14-13 win at Virginia.
 
This is Towson's last non-conference game before the start of CAA play next weekend when the Tigers take on Delaware on March 15.
 
TOWSON - 2024 CAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPION
With one of the most dominant performances in league history, Towson won its ninth CAA Tournament title to earn a spot into the NCAA Tournament in 2024.
 
Towson earned the title at home with an 18-8 semifinal win vs. Drexel and a 15-6 title game victory vs. Delaware.  Towson's 33 goals was just one shy of the school record for goals in a CAA Tournament, having 34 in 2019.
 
Towson also was the CAA regular season champion, going 7-0 in league play. It is the first time Towson has earned an undefeated CAA season since 2004 when the Tigers finished 5-0.  Towson notched the first undefeated CAA regular season since UMass was 6-0 in 2018.
 
WEISSHAAR - USA LACROSSE PRESEASON MIDFIELDER OF THE YEAR
Mikey Weisshaar was honored as the USA Lacrosse Preseason Midfielder of the Year.  He adds this honor along with being named a Preseason First Team All-American by each USA Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse.
 
The junior midfielder was Towson's leading goal-scorer last year with 42, adding 19 assists.  He earned at least a hat trick in eight games in 2024.
 
PLAYING TOP TEAMS
Towson plays a very tough non-conference schedule, having played three teams currently ranked in the top-20 thus far in Johns Hopkins (7-USILA, 7-IL Media), Syracuse (11/11) and Navy (18/19).  The Tigers are set to play another top-20 team in non-con play when Towson takes on Virginia (RV/20) in Houston on Mar. 8.
 
ACTIVE POINT STREAKS (10 GAMES OR LONGER)
Player                          Games (Points)
Mikey Weisshaar       28 (93P - 63G, 30A)
--Started: Mar. 25, 2023 vs. Fairfield (did not play Feb. 22, 2025)
Chop Gallagher         23 (57P - 28G, 29A)
--Started: Mar. 18, 2023 vs. Drexel
            (note: did not play April/May 2023)
Alex Roussel             11 (21P - 12G, 9A)
--Started: Apr. 13, 2024 at Hampton
 
TOWSON PREDICTED TO FINISH FIRST IN CAA IN 2025
In the preseason coaches poll, Towson has been predicted to finish first in the CAA in 2025.  Towson received six first-place votes for 48 points, followed by Delaware with two first-place votes and 44 points. 
2025 CAA Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
1. Towson (6 first-place votes), 48 points
2. Delaware (2), 44
3. Fairfield, 36
4. Drexel, 27
5. Stony Brook, 25
6. Hofstra, 23
7. Monmouth, 14
8. Hampton, 7
 
SEVEN TIGERS EARN PRESEASON ALL-CAA
Nominated and voted on by the league head coaches, the 2025 Preseason All-CAA teams and honorable mentions included seven Tigers, the most for any league team.
 
In addition, Mikey Weisshaar was named the CAA Preseason Player of the Year.
 
Preseason All-CAA Player - 2024 Stats
Mikey Weisshaar (M) - 42 G, 19 A
Joaquin Villagomez (A) - 33 G, 12 A, 24 GB
Matt Constantinides (FO) - 57.3% FO win rate, 97 GB
Sam Morin (LSM) - 51 GB, 15 CT
Conor Spagnolli (A) - 34 GB, 16 CT
Bode Maurer (A, HM) - 36 G
Luke Downs (GK, HM) - 9.40 GAA, 52.8% save rate
 
MATT CONSTANTINIDES - TOWSON ALL-TIME FACEOFF WINS LEADER
Towson's primary faceoff man all four years with Towson, senior Matt Constantinides is the program's all-time faceoff wins leader with 594 faceoff wins.  This includes two seasons with at least 200 faceoff victories: 207 in 2023 and 205 in 2024.
 
Constantinides surpassed Alex Woodall, who had 583 wins from 2017-19, with his 11th faceoff win at Navy on Feb. 16, 2025.
 
 He is also second in Towson history in ground balls, currently standing with 313.  Woodall is the Towson all-time leader in ground balls with 351.
 
CARL RUNK (1936-2024)
Legendary Towson men's lacrosse head coach Carl Runk passed away on Nov. 24, 2024 at the age of 88. 
 
The leader of Towson men's lacrosse for 31 years from 1962-1992, he led the Tigers to 262 victories, the 1974 NCAA Division II National Championship and the 1991 Division I national title game. 
 
He is a member of several Halls of Fame: the Towson Athletics Hall of Fame (2007), the University of Arizona Men's Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2019), the Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2018 and the Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame (2022).
 
(information by Pete Schlehr, Towson SID Emeritus)
 
FROM THE HOME STATE....
Of the 53-man Towson roster, 20 players reside in the home state of Maryland.  This includes five players from Baltimore County: James Azbill (Catonsville), Matt Burnam (Nottingham), Ben Ellis (Towson), Ray Glass (Perry Hall), and Owen Scott (Sparks).
 
....AND FROM DIFFERENT TIME ZONES
Towson players are represented in all time zones of the contiguous United States.  Including Maryland, Towson has representatives from 17 different states and Canada.
--Central Time Zone: Elijah Smith (Nebraska), Conor Spagnolli (Texas)
--Mountain Time Zone: Ethan Pearson (Colorado)
--Pacific Time Zone: Chop Gallagher (Oregon), Bode Maurer (Washington)
 
ROLLIN' ROLLIN' RONAN
Ronan Fitzpatrick, who played just one game last season, stands as Towson's leading goal-scorer in the young season with 13, adding four assists.
 
He is already a two-time CAA Rookie of the Week, including the current one after four goals and three assists in Towson's win at UMBC.
 
TIGERS IN THE PROS/NATIONAL TEAMS
            Towson alumni have made their mark in the professional/national lacrosse ranks this past year.
NLL - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
PLL - Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
--Colby Barsz '24 - Utah Archers, PLL
            --2024 PLL champion, 24th overall pick
--Jean-Luc Chetner '18 - Team Israel
            --Competed in 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championship
--Ryan Drenner '17 - Boston Cannons, PLL
       --2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 PLL All-Star
               --U.S. Men's Sixes Training Camp roster
--Austin Ducommun '24 - Calgary Roughnecks, NLL
            --48th overall pick in 2024 NLL Draft
--Zach Goodrich '19 - Boston Cannons, PLL/Team USA
               --2021 and 2023 PLL All-Star
               --Gold medal in 2023 World Championship w/ team USA
               --2020 MLL Defensive Player of the Year
--Brandon Hund '23 - Philadelphia Wings, NLL
            --Signed as free agent for 2025 season
--Koby Smith '22 - Atlas, PLL
            --Member of Atlas Sixes Team
--Ethan Ticehurst '21 - Calgary Roughnecks, NLL
            --Three-year veteran for Calgary
 
FOUR TIGERS SELECTED AS CAPTAINS
Towson has picked four captains for the 2024 season.
Chop Gallagher (M) - 1st Year
--45 points off 23 goals and 22 assists in 2024
Ray Glass (Gr. SSDM) - 2nd Year
--2023 Joseph Ferrante Memorial Scholarship recipient
Conor Spagnolli (D) - 1st Year
--2025 Preseason All-CAA
Josh Webber (Gr. M) - 2nd Year
--2023 All-CAA Second Team midfielder
 
SCOUTING THE OPPONENT:
Virginia has advanced to Championship Weekend each of the last two years.
 
The Cavaliers sport a pair of double-digit goal scorers through the team's first five games.  Junior attack Ryan Colsey leads the team in goals with 15, adding six assists, while classmate attack Truitt Sunderland has a team-best 25 points off 14 goals and 11 assists.
 
Starting in goal is junior Kyle Morris, who has a 47.6% save rate and an 11.98 goals allowed average.  In front of Morris on defense includes 6-foot-6 senior George Fulton with seven caused turnovers and classmate Ben Wayer with 31 ground balls and four goals.
 
As a team, Virginia has won 56% of faceoffs, spearheaded by two players: senior Anthony Ghobriel at 57.8% and sophomore Andrew Greenspan at 61.9%.

SERIES HISTORY - vs. VIRGINIA
Series record: Virginia leads 17-4
    --Streak: UVA has won last 14
    --in Towson: Virginia leads 10-1
    --in Charlottesville, Va.: Virginia leads 7-3
     --Neutral Sites: N/A
 
First Meeting: April 29, 1972 - Charlottesville, Va.
--Virginia wins 20-11
 
Last 10 Meetings (latest to earliest):
Date                Location                      Result             
3/9/24              Towson, Md.               L, 15-19
3/11/23            Charlottesville, Va.     L, 12-19
2/19/22            Towson, Md.               L, 9-18
2/6/21              Charlottesville, Va.     L, 11-20
3/21/10            Towson, Md.               L, 10-15
3/14/09            Charlottesville, Va.     L, 2-11
3/15/08            Towson, Md.               L, 13-18
3/17/07            Charlottesville, Va.     L, 9-13
3/19/06            Towson, Md.               L, 7-14
3/19/05            Charlottesville, Va.      L, 3-14
 
NADELEN NAMED HEAD COACH OF U20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
Towson head coach Shawn Nadelen has been selected as the head coach of the United States Men's U20 National Team.  Nadelen will prepare the U.S. U20 Team for the upcoming 2025 World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship in South Korea.
 
He was part of the U.S. Senior National Team which won the gold medal in the 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championships in England with a 12-10 victory over Canada in the title game.
 
Nadelen becomes the second Towson men's lacrosse head coach to lead one of the U.S. National Teams.  Tony Seaman, Towson head coach from 1999 to 2011, was the head coach of the U.S. Men's Senior National Team for the 1994 World Lacrosse Championship.
 
TOWSON - CAA REGULAR SEASON CHAMPION
Going undefeated in league play at 7-0 last year, Towson was the 2024 CAA regular season champion.  Towson earned the program's 10th CAA regular season title since 2004 and fifth under head coach Shawn Nadelen, who earned his third CAA Coach of the Year honor in 2024.
 
 It is the first time Towson earned an undefeated CAA season since 2004 when the Tigers finished 5-0.  Towson notched the first undefeated CAA regular season since UMass was 6-0 in 2018.
 
TV TIME
Four Towson home games will be on Monumental Sports Network this season.  The home of the Washington Capitals, Mystics and Wizards, Monumental Sports Network is based out of Bethesda and is aired across the DMV, spanning from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.
Feb. 22 – vs. St. Joseph's - 12 p.m.
Mar. 15 – vs. Delaware - 12 p.m.
Mar. 22 – vs. Stony Brook - 12 p.m.
Apr. 12 – vs. Hampton - 12 p.m.