The Game: Towson (2-3) at No. 17 Virginia (3-2)
When: Sat., March 7 – 6 p.m.
Where: Klöckner Stadium - Charlottesville, Va.
Broadcast: ACC Network/ESPN+
--Broadcasters: Mark Dixon (PxP), Paul Carcaterra (analyst)
 
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Towson University men's lacrosse team's challenging non-conference schedule continues with a trip down south against #17 Virginia on Saturday, March 7 at 6 p.m.
 
The game will be broadcast live on the ACC Network and ESPN+, with Mark Dixon and Paul Carcaterra on the call live from Klöckner Stadium.
 
Towson, from the Coastal Athletic Association, fell during the mid-week to Loyola 17-13 on Tuesday to stand at 2-3 overall.  That same Tuesday, Virginia, from the Atlantic Coast Conference, defeated High Point at home 14-7 to be at 3-2.
 
Towson is currently receiving votes in each the USILA Coaches Poll and in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.  Virginia is ranked at #17 in each poll.  This is Towson's fifth game of the year against a team either ranked or receiving votes in the polls.
 
Last year, the two teams met in Houston, with Virginia winning 11-6 to win its 15th straight against Towson and lead the series 18-4.  Towson's last win in the series came on May 15, 1991, a 14-13 win in Charlottesville in the NCAA Tournament.
 
This is Towson's first game on a grass surface this season.
 
TOWSON - BACK-TO-BACK CAA CHAMPIONS
Towson enters 2026 as the two-time reigning CAA champion, including two undefeated regular seasons and wins in the CAA Tournament, leading to a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances.
 
Towson has won 10 CAA championships, all coming since 2003.  Its back-to-back titles are the first for Towson since winning three straight from 2015-17. 
 
Towson's 10 conference tournament titles, since the establishment of men's lacrosse as a sport in the CAA, are the most in the league.  Second is Delaware, which won five before leaving the league in 2025.
 
18 STRAIGHT CAA REGULAR SEASON WINS
Towson has been dominant in league play, winning the last 18 regular season CAA games dating back to the 2023 season.  This includes 7-0 undefeated CAA regular season records in each 2024 and 2025.  It is the longest consecutive conference win streak in program history and the longest currently in Division I.
 
Current League Regular Season Winning Streaks
1. Towson, CAA - 18 (started: Apr. 8, 2023)
2. Cornell, Ivy League - 9 (started: Apr. 6, 2024)
t3. Siena, MAAC - 7 (started: Mar. 22, 2025)
t3. Sacred Heart, MAAC - 7 (started: Mar. 15, 2025)
 
TOWSON - RECEIVING VOTES IN NATIONAL POLLS
Towson is receiving votes in each the USILA Coaches Poll and No. 16 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll after entering the season ranked No. 15 and No. 16 in each poll respectively.  Towson has finished the past two seasons ranked nationally in the top-15.
 
The Tigers are set to play three teams ranked in the top-20 during non-conference play: Johns Hopkins, Saint Joseph's and Virginia.  Other Towson opponents receiving votes in the polls include Navy and Villanova.
 
WEISSHAAR - INSIDE LACROSSE, USA LACROSSE PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN, TEWAARATON WATCH LIST MEMBER
    Mikey Weisshaar was selected as a 2026 Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List member and an Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason All-American Second Team.  The reigning CAA Offensive Player of the Year was the CAA leader in goals and points per game, earning 48 goals and 24 assists for 72 points, averaging 4.5 points per game.
 
ACTIVE POINT STREAKS (FIVE GAMES OR LONGER)
Player                         Games (Points During Streak)
Mikey Weisshaar       44 (177P - 118G, 59A)
--Started: Mar. 25, 2023 vs. Fairfield (did not play Feb. 22, 2025)
Ronan Fitzpatrick      16 (54P - 43G, 11A)
--Started: Feb. 4, 2025 vs. Johns Hopkins
Alex Roussel             5 (11P - 10G, 1A)
--Started: Feb. 10, 2026 vs. Johns Hopkins
Ryan Schrier              5 (7P - 4G, 3A)
--Started: Feb. 10, 2026 vs. Johns Hopkins
Will Schoonmaker     5 (5P - 5G, 0A)
--Started: Feb. 10, 2026 vs. Johns Hopkins
 
WEISSHAAR APPROACHING TOWSON RECORDS
Mikey Weisshaar is in position to place himself high in the Towson record books.  He currently stands fourth in Towson history with 124 goals and third with 185 points.  With 185 points in 51 career games played, he is averaging 3.63 points per game.
 
He currently stands with two of the top-eight single season records in goals in Towson history plus his 72 points in 2025 was seventh in Towson single season history.
 
HELP WANTED
Towson will need to replace several key players from graduation last year.
            --Matt Constantinides: Towson's all-time leader in faceoff wins and ground balls
            --Luke Downs: two-year starting goalkeeper
            --Chop Gallagher: 2025 All-American midfielder
            --Ray Glass: SSDM, two-time team captain
            --Sam Morin: two-time All-CAA LSM
            --Joe Petro: 2025 All-American close defenseman
            --Conor Spagnolli: 2025 All-CAA close defenseman
            --Josh Webber: midfielder, two-time team captain
 
FROM THE HOME STATE....
Of the 47-man Towson roster, 18 players reside in the home state of Maryland.  This includes seven players from Baltimore County: James Azbill (Catonsville), Jack Bowman (Towson), Matt Burnam (Nottingham), Roman Dodson (Cockeysville), Ben Ellis (Towson), Will Schoonmaker (Parkton) and Owen Scott (Sparks).
 
....AND FROM DIFFERENT TIME ZONES
Towson players are represented in three of four time zones of the contiguous United States.  Including Maryland, Towson has representatives from 13 different states and Canada.
--Central Time Zone: Elijah Smith (Nebraska)
--Mountain Time Zone: Berkley Horoba (Utah)
 
TIGERS IN THE PROS/NATIONAL TEAMS
Towson alumni made their mark in the professional/national lacrosse ranks in 2025.
NLL - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
PLL - Premier Lacrosse League (PLL)
--Colby Barsz '24 - Utah Archers, PLL
            --Signed by Boston Cannons for 2026 season
--Ryan Drenner '17 - Boston Cannons, PLL
       --2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 PLL All-Star
               --2024, 2025 Championship Series champion
               --Contracted with Boston Cannons through 2027
--Zach Goodrich '19 - Boston Cannons, PLL
               --2021 and 2023 PLL All-Star
               --2020 MLL Defensive Player of the Year
               --Contracted with Boston Cannons through 2026
--Koby Smith '22 - New York Atlas, PLL
            --Member of PLL champion Atlas
            --Retired from lacrosse after 2025 season
--Ethan Ticehurst '21 - Vancouver Warriors, NLL
            --Traded to Vancouver after three seasons in Calgary
--Shawn Nadelen - USA U20 Head Coach
--Led Team USA to silver medal finish in 2025 championship in South Korea along with Towson assistant coach Andy Shilling
 
TOP FLIGHT SCORERS
Towson boasts four players who have over 50 career points and others who are close to that milestone.
Mikey Weisshaar (Sr. A)- 185 points (124G, 61A)
Joaquin Villagomez (R-Jr. A)- 99 points (72G, 27A)
Alex Roussel (Sr. M/A)- 64 points (41G, 23A)        
Ronan Fitzpatrick (R-So. A)- 54 points (43G, 11A)
Ryan Schrier (R-Jr. A)- 42 points (31G, 11A)
Alex Vieni (Sr. M)- 25 points (16G, 9A)
 
SCOUTING VIRGINIA:
Virginia missed the NCAA Tournament in 2025, the first time the Cavaliers missed the postseason since 2016.
 
The Millon brothers lead a Virginia offense that averages 15.4 goals per game, with older brother McCabe, a junior attack, having 14 goals and 19 assists while younger brother Brendan, a freshman, was 11 goals and 13 assists. 
 
Virginia's lone member of the 2026 Preseason All-ACC Team is senior close defenseman John Schroter.  Graduate transfer from Colgate Aidan Murnane is the team's leader in caused turnovers with eight.  Two players, senior Kyle Morris and graduate transfer from Air Force Jake Marek, have split time in goal, leading a defense allowing 12 goals per game.
 
Freshman Griff Meyer is the primary faceoff man, winning 54.7% with 37 ground balls on 58 won faceoffs.
 
SERIES HISTORY - vs. VIRGINIA
Series record: Virginia leads 18-4
    --Streak: UVA has won last 15
    --in Towson: Virginia leads 10-1
    --in Charlottesville, Va.: Virginia leads 7-3
    --Neutral Sites: Virginia leads 1-0
 
First Meeting: April 29, 1972 - Charlottesville, Va.
--Virginia 20-11
 
Last 10 Meetings (latest to earliest):
Date                Location                      Result                      
3/8/25              Houston, Texas           L, 6-11
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
 
NADELEN NAMED HEAD COACH OF U20 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM
Towson head coach Shawn Nadelen was selected as the head coach of the United States Men's U20 National Team.  Nadelen coached the U.S. U20 Team to a silver medal finish in 2025 World Lacrosse Men's U20 Championship in South Korea this past summer.  Towson assistant coach Andy Shilling also served in the same role for the U.S. U20 Team.
 
Nadelen is 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.
 
TWO TIGERS SELECTED AS CAPTAINS
Towson has picked two captains for the 2026 season, each serving as a captain for the first time.
Joe Meidling (Sr. SSDM)
--75 ground balls, 22 caused turnovers in 38 career games
Ryan Schrier (R-Jr. A)
--2025 CSC Academic All-District® Team, 40 points in 28 career games
 
WEISSHAAR, SMITH HONORED IN CAA PRESEASON AWARDS
Two Towson players were honored in the CAA preseason awards.
 
Mikey Weisshaar, the reigning CAA Offensive Player of the Year, is the CAA Preseason Player of the Year for the second straight season.  He made the 2026 Preseason All-CAA Team along with Elijah Smith, who earns his first-ever preseason all-league honor.
 
TOWSON PREDICTED TO FINISH FIRST IN CAA IN 2026
In the preseason coaches poll, reigning CAA Tournament champion Towson has been predicted to finish first in the CAA in 2026.  Towson was a unanimous first-place selection (coaches could not vote for their own team) with six first-place votes.
2026 CAA Preseason Predicted Order of Finish
1. Towson (6 first-place votes), 36 points
2. Fairfield (1), 30
3. Drexel, 25
4. Hofstra, 20
5. Stony Brook, 18
6. Monmouth, 12
7. Hampton, 6