The Game: No. 16 Towson (7-3, 3-0 CAA) @ Hampton (0-10, 0-3 CAA)
When: Sat., April 11 – 12 p.m.
Where: Armstrong Stadium – Hampton, Va.
Broadcast: FloCollege
--Broadcasters: Jack Lowe (PxP), Connor Burns (analyst)
 
TOWSON, Md. – The No. 16 Towson University men's lacrosse team's next two games will be on the road, beginning with a visit to Hampton on Saturday, April 11 at noon.
 
The game will be broadcast live on FloCollege with Jack Lowe and Connor Burns will have the call live from Armstrong Stadium.
 
Towson stands alone in first place in the CAA at 3-0, coming off a 15-10 win vs. Monmouth on April 4 for the team's fifth straight win and a 7-3 overall record.  Hampton, playing in its second straight home game, fell to Drexel 22-6 on April 4 to be 0-10 overall and 0-3 in the CAA.
 
Towson has been in the top-20 of the polls the last five weeks, being at #16 in each the USILA Coaches Poll and in the Inside Lacrosse Media poll.  Hampton is not ranked in either poll.
 
Since Hampton joined the CAA starting in the 2023 season, Towson is 3-0 against Pirates, winning 25-3 at home in the last meeting on April 12, 2025.
 
Towson's next two games are on the road, including at Hampton then at Fairfield on April 18 at noon.
 
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.
 
21 STRAIGHT CAA REGULAR SEASON WINS
Towson has been dominant in league play, winning the last 21 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.
 
In addition, Towson has a 21-game winning streak against conference opponents including league tournaments, the ninth longest streak in DI history.
 
Current League Regular Season Winning Streaks
1. Towson, CAA - 21 (started: Apr. 8, 2023)
2. Siena, MAAC - 12 (started: Mar. 22, 2025)
 
TOWSON -  RANKED IN NATIONAL POLLS
Towson has been in the national rankings the last five weeks, standing at No. 16 in each the USILA Coaches Poll and 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.  Towson is also the lone top-20 ranked team in the CAA.
 
The Tigers defeated now-No. 13/9 Virginia on March 7.  Other Towson opponents either ranked or receiving votes in the polls include Johns Hopkins, Loyola, Navy, Saint Joseph's and Villanova.
 
WEISSHAAR - INSIDE LACROSSE MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICAN, TEWAARATON WATCH LIST MEMBER
Mikey Weisshaar was selected as a 2026 Tewaaraton Trophy Watch List member, then on April 3, he was named as an Inside Lacrosse Midseason Third Team All-American.  The reigning CAA Offensive Player of the Year is the CAA leader in assists and points per game, standing with 31 goals and 17 assists for 48 points.  Weisshaar has earned Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-America honors the last three seasons.  On March 28, Weisshaar became the third Tiger ever to surpass the career 200-points mark at Towson.
 
HIGH-POWERED TIGER OFFENSE
Towson, which has the top scoring offense in the CAA with 13.3 goals per game, has the top three players in the league in points per game.
Mikey Weisshaar - 4.80 PPG (1st in CAA): 31G, 17A, 48P
Joaquin Villagomez - 4.00 PPG (2nd in CAA): 28G, 12A, 40P
Alex Roussel - 3.80 PPG (t-3rd in CAA): 26G, 12A, 38P
 
ROUSSEL - USA LACROSSE MAGAZINE DI MEN'S PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Alex Roussel's historic day in the win at Virginia on March 9 earned him USA Lacrosse Magazine DI Player of the Week.  The senior attack had a hand in nine of Towson's 13 scores, earning career-highs of nine points, five goals and four assists in the road victory.
 
WEISSHAAR APPROACHING TOWSON RECORDS
Mikey Weisshaar is in position to place himself high in the Towson record books.  He currently stands second in Towson history with 138 goals and third with 206 points.  With 206 points in 56 career games played, he is averaging 3.68 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
 
ACTIVE POINT STREAKS (FIVE GAMES OR LONGER)
Player                         Games (Points During Streak)
Mikey Weisshaar        49 (198P - 132G, 66A)
--Started: Mar. 25, 2023 vs. Fairfield (did not play Feb. 22, 2025)
Ronan Fitzpatrick        17 (55P - 44G, 11A)
--Started: Feb. 4, 2025 vs. Johns Hopkins
Alex Roussel               10 (38P - 26G, 12A)
--Started: Feb. 10, 2026 at Johns Hopkins
Joaquin Villagomez     9 (40P - 28G, 12A)
--Started: Feb. 14, 2026 vs. Navy
 
VILLAGOMEZ EARNS CAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK FOR THIRD TIME
Joaquin Villagomez was selected as the CAA Offensive Player of the Week after earning three goals and two assists in Towson's win over Monmouth on April 4.  Towson has notched six CAA Offensive Player of the Week awards this season, including three by Villagomez.
 
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)- 202 points (135G, 67A)
Joaquin Villagomez (R-Jr. A)- 117 points (85G, 32A)
Alex Roussel (Sr. M/A)- 86 points (55G, 31A)          
Ronan Fitzpatrick (R-So. A)- 54 points (43G, 11A)  
Ryan Schrier (R-Jr. A)- 47 points (33G, 14A)
 
SCOUTING HAMPTON:
Hampton is led by Vincent Culpepper in his first year at the helm after being the offensive coordinator for the Pirates the previous two seasons.
 
Two Pirates have scored over 20 goals in 2026: true freshman attack Anthony Bardonille Jr. is tied for fourth in the CAA in goals per game, totaling 26 this year with nine assists, while junior and Saint Joseph's transfer Maliik Wood is seventh in the league in goals per game, having 21 goals and nine assists.
 
Marist transfer Miles Lancaster has started every game in goal for Hampton, having a 43.3% save rate and a 20.63 goals allowed average.  Freshman close defenseman Judah Johnson-Nixon is the team leader in caused turnovers with nine, adding 19 ground balls.
 
Five different players have taken multiple faceoffs for Hampton.  Junior Matthew Hall took the most last game vs. Drexel, winning 31.6% this season.
 
SERIES HISTORY - vs. HAMPTON
Series record: Towson leads 3-0
    --Streak: Towson has won last three
    --in Towson: Towson leads 2-0
    --in Hampton, Va.: Towson leads 1-0
    --Neutral Sites: N/A
 
First Meeting: April 15, 2023 - Towson, Md.
Towson 20-1
 
Last Three Meetings (latest to earliest):
Date                Location                      Result                      
4/12/25            Towson, Md.               W, 25-3
4/13/24            Hampton, Va.              W, 25-2
4/15/23            Towson, Md.               W, 20-1
 
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)
--87 ground balls, 28 caused turnovers in 43 career games.  CB30 badge recipient, presented annually to an outstanding lacrosse player and teammate with a demonstrated desire to help others.
Ryan Schrier (R-Jr. A)
--2025 CSC Academic All-District® Team, 48 points in 34 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