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Upcoming in Gray Wolves Lacrosse: Postseason play has arrived for Lourdes University as the Gray Wolves host Madonna on Wednesday evening to open the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament.

Head Coach Patrick Yannarelli: In his sixth season on the Lourdes bench, Patrick Yannarelli has a 65-35 (.650) record at the helm of the Gray Wolves.  Yannarelli was named the NAIA National Coach of the Year in 2016.  He is the only head coach in Lourdes program's history.

Series Notes: Lourdes and Madonna have split four meetings all-time, 2-2, dating back to March 17, 2017.  The Gray Wolves snapped a two-game losing streak in the series with an 11-10 victory at Wildcat Stadium on March 31 in this year's regular season matchup.  Madonna holds a 2-1 all-time edge at Wildcat Stadium though, and this will be the first time the two schools meet in postseason play.  

Wrapping Up Last Week: Lourdes used a 6-0 run spanning two halves to rally and defeat Michigan-Dearborn 13-11 last Monday (April 11) at home.  Drew Gilhooly, Nick Johnson, Cory Campbell, and Chad Causley all scored twice in the win.  On Thursday (April 15), Aquinas scored with 1:31 to play in overtime to defeat the Gray Wolves 11-10.  Tyler Pezzot led Lourdes with four goals.  In the regular season finale on Saturday, Gilhooly scored four times while Pezzot, Causley, and Jake Noel added three goals each in a 19-10 victory over Taylor.

Scouting Madonna: The Crusaders enter the tournament having dropped two straight games, but have been idle since a 13-4 setback at Indiana Tech on April 7.  Cole Gingell leads Madonna with 17 goals and five assists for 22 total points while Harry Dyson has added 15 goals and 19 points.  In goal, Jeff Varner has played all but four minutes, sporting a 10.25 goals against average and a .556 save percentage.

Lourdes in the WHAC Tournament: The Gray Wolves are 2-1 all-time in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference tournament, having claimed the 2017 title.  Lourdes last appeared in the postseason in 2019, falling 13-9 at Lawrence Tech in the quarterfinals.  The Gray Wolves last hosted a game in 2017, the championship contest in which Lourdes defeated Aquinas 13-6.

Stahura Earns Multiple Honors: Zach Stahura was named the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference and NAIA National Defensive Player of the Week for his role in three games last week.  Stahura won 66-of-78 (84.6%) faceoffs and collected 37 ground balls while scoring twice and dishing out a pair of assists on the offensive end.  

Campbell on All-Time Scoring Lists: Cory Campbell ranks fifth in program history with 77 career goals.  Campbell is five goals behind fourth place Dylan Gill (2014-2016).  Campbell is also sixth in school history with 3 career assists, four helpers behind fourth place Casey Hilfinger (2015-2018) and teammate Drew Gilhooly.  Campbell's 110 career points have pushed him into fourth place on that list as well.

Grabbing Ground Balls: Jake Noel has 48 ground balls this season and 203 for his career, second most in program history.  He is 67 ground balls behind school record holder Jared Yoshino (2014-2017), who ended his career with 270.

Winning Faceoffs: Lourdes has won 71.3% of its faceoffs this season.  Zach Stahura has won 122-of-159 (.767) draws at the X while Jake Noel has been early as good, winning 40-of-66 (.606).  Stahura has collected 62 ground balls while Nate Allan has 60 as the Gray Wolves have carried the possession a good amount of the season.

Scoring Leaders: Cory Campbell and Tyler Pezzot have led Lourdes offensively with 20 and 19 goals respectively this season.  They also rank one-two in total points with 29 and 27.  Drew Gilhooly has handed out a team-high 13 assists and ranks third with 26 total points.

This and That: Lourdes is 3-5 all-time in overtime, after falling at Aquinas last Thursday ... Lourdes is 12-14 all-time against NAIA ranked foes, including 1-1 this year after falling to #2 Indiana Tech but downing #7 Madonna.