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    HPU MLAX’s Season Comes to an End in 2022 SoCon Semifinal in Thriller Against Richmond

    Site: High Point, N.C. Score: High Point 11, Richmond 12 Records: High Point (7-8, 2-3), Richmond (10-4, 4-1) HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team fell to the Richmond Spiders in the SoCon semifinals at Vert Stadium on Thursday night (May 5th) by a score of 12-11. Asher Nolting led HPU in goals with three on the night. Brayden Mayea led the way in points for the Panthers with two goals and three assists on the night. Coach Jon Torpey: “Proud of the fight our guys displayed tonight. Words can’t express how special this senior class…

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    HPU MLAX Panthers Fall To Mercer in Macon; 2022 SoCon Tournament Field Set

    Site: Macon, Ga. Score: High Point 11, Mercer 14 Records: High Point (7-5, 2-3), Mercer (5-10, 2-3) MACON, GA. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team fell to Mercer on Saturday (April 30th) afternoon. Hunter Vines led the Panthers in scoring with a game high four goals. At 8:00 PM on Thursday (May 5th) #3 HPU will take on #2 Richmond in the SoCon semifinal inside Vert Stadium. Coach Jon Torpey: “Credit to Mercer, they played great. I thought they did a tremendous job at the face-off X. We just played an undisciplined game, not our best effort by…

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    HPU MLAX Panthers Fall to Spiders on Senior Day

    Site: Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C) Score: High Point 5, Richmond 16 Records: High Point (7-6, 2-2), Richmond 8-4 (3-1) HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team fell to the Richmond Spiders on Saturday afternoon at Vert Stadium by a score of 16-5. Jack Van Overbeke led the way for the Panthers with one goal and two assists. Coach Jon Torpey: “All credit goes to Richmond and its coaching staff. Quite simply, from the beginning to the end, they were the better team in every facet of the game today. I’m looking forward to seeing the…

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    HPU MLAX Recap: 18 Panthers Score in Win over Hampton

    Site: Armstrong Stadium (Hampton, Va.) Score: High Point 25, Hampton 8 Records: High Point (7-5, 2-1), Hampton 0-8 (0-3) HAMPTON, Va. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team defeated Hampton University 25-8 on Friday (April 15th) night. Asher Nolting led the way in scoring for HPU as he recorded nine points in just two quarters of play as he dished out seven assists and scored two goals. Nolting has 198 assists in his career, he is two away from becoming the eighth collegiate lacrosse player to eclipse 200 career assists. Five Panthers scored their first collegiate goals in the…

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    HPU MLAX Panthers Share The Wealth in Double-Digit Win Over VMI

    Site:` Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C.) Score: High Point 16, VMI 5 Records: High Point (6-5, 1-1), VMI 3-8 (1-1) HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point University Men’s Lacrosse team defeated VMI 16-5 on Friday night. Asher Nolting led the way in scoring with four goals and three assists for seven points in the game. Nolting’s over point total is now 329 and he sits firmly in ninth all-time in college lacrosse history in career points. Brayden Mayea finished second in points with four as he had three goals and an assist. Coach Jon Torpey: “It was a really…

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    HPU MLAX Panthers Fall By One In Jacksonville

    Site: Rock Stadium (Jacksonville, F.L.) Score: High Point 13, Jacksonville 14 Records: High Point (5-5, 0-1), Jacksonville (9-2, 1-0) JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team dropped their SoCon opener to Jacksonville, 14-13, on Saturday (April 2) afternoon. Brayden Mayea, Michael Ippolito, and Jack Vanoverbeke scored two goals apiece. Coach Jon Torpey: “We will fix all our deficiencies and get back to work on Monday.” Panther Particulars Trey Smith opened the scoring for HPU putting the Panthers on the board first with a long pole goal. The first of the day in college lacrosse as noted by…

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    HPU MLAX Panthers Win Big Over Detroit Mercy

    Site: Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C.) Score: High Point 18, Detroit Mercy 8 Records: High Point (5-4), Detroit Mercy (1-5) HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team won big over Detroit Mercy, 18-8 on Saturday (Mar. 26) afternoon at Vert Stadium. Asher Nolting had a career day scoring five goals and had six assists for a career-best 11 points which also set the program record for most in a single game. Nolting moved into 11th all-time for points in the history of College Lacrosse. Brayden Mayea was second in scoring with four goals on the day…

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    HPU MLAX Panthers Drop Close Contest to #10 UNC

    Site: Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C.) Score: High Point 12, UNC 14 Records: High Point (4-4), UNC (6-2) HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team dropped a hard-fought contest to #10 UNC on Sunday (Mar. 20) afternoon at Vert Stadium. Hunter Vines and Brayden Mayea led the way for HPU with three goals each on the day. Coach Jon Torpey: “I look at that game and think, we were so close, little things hurt us again. Some opportunities offensively got away from us, they did some things offensively to get the ball deeper into the shot…

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    HPU MLAX Panthers Pick Up 13-11 Road win Over Robert Morris

    Site: Joe Walton Stadium (Moon Township, Pa.) Score: High Point 13, Robert Morris 11 Records: High Point (4-3), Robert Morris (2-4) MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team was victorious over Robert Morris 13-11 as Brayden Mayea exploded for five goals, he added one assist for six points. Asher Nolting finished with a game-high four assists and had one goal for five points. Nolting is now 16th all-time on the College Lacrosse points list with 306 and is one point away from tying Syracuse great and lacrosse legend Mike Powell. Coach Jon Torpey: “Really proud of…

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    High Point MLAX Wins Big Over Bellarmine; Nolting Achieves 300 Points

    Site: Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C.) Score: High Point 15, Bellarmine 4 Records: High Point (3-3), Bellarmine (1-7) HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team defeated Bellarmine 15-4 on Saturday afternoon inside Vert Stadium. Asher Nolting had a goal and five assists for six points. He now has 301 career points and sits in 18th all-time in career points in College Lacrosse. He is 99 points away from Lyle Thompson in first who accumulated 400 points during his time in Albany. Coach Torpey: We have had a heck of a stretch this season with what we…

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    HPU MLAX Falls to #10 Duke 18-14 in a Gritty Effort

    Site: Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C.) Score: High Point 14, #10 Duke 18 Records: High Point (2-3), #10 Duke (6-2) HIGH POINT, N.C. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team fell to #10 Duke 18-14. In just his second game as Panther, Jack Sawyer exploded for four goals and had an assist. Asher Nolting had eight points with three goals and five assists. Brayden Mayea also had three goals on the night. Coach Torpey: “Hats off to Duke they played a hard-fought game and capitalized a few more times than us. I felt like we came out strong, had…

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    Ippolito’s Monster Day Powers HPU MLAX Panthers to Win over Navy

    Site: Navy-Marine Corps MS (Annapolis, MD.) Score: High Point 14, Navy 13 Records: High Point (2-2), Navy (3-2) Annapolis, MD. — The High Point University men’s lacrosse team came out on top in a back and forth 14-13 battle in their first-ever matchup against Navy. Michael Ippolito led the way for the Panthers in scoring with four goals on the day. Asher Nolting netted three goals and dished out five assists for eight points. Jon Torpey: “Incredibly proud of our team and our staff, their fight and resilience for 60 minutes was elite. Navy is a tremendous team with a…

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    HPU MLAX Falls in 11-10 Battle Against #1 UVA

    Site: Klockner Stadium (Charlottesville, Va.) Score: High Point 10, #1 Virginia 11 Records: High Point (1-1), Virginia (1-0) CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — High Point University men’s lacrosse fell narrowly to #1 Virginia in an epic 11-10 game on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 13). Asher Nolting, Michael Ippolito, and Brayden Mayea scored two goals each on Sunday. Nolting led the Panthers in points with five on the day via two goals and three assists. With his three assists, Nolting is now tied for 18th all-time for most assists in NCAA history with 159. He is 73 assists away from becoming the NCAA all-time…

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    Nolting Calls Game in HPU MLAX Home Opener Against Colgate in Overtime

    Site: Vert Stadium (High Point, N.C.) Score: High Point 11, Colgate 10 Records: High Point (1-1), Colgate (0-1) The High Point University men’s lacrosse team came out on the winning side of an overtime thriller at Vert Stadium on Friday night. Jaxson Lamb scored the game-tying goal with time winding down in regulation before Asher Nolting’s game-winning goal, one of his team-high four on the night, secured the Panther victory. The Panthers sealed their home opener with a 11-10 win over the Raiders of Colgate. Jon Torpey: “Hats off to Colgate, that’s a well coached team with some really skilled…

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    HPU MLAX Falls to #2 Maryland on College Lacrosse’s Opening Weekend

    Site: College Park, Md. (Capital One Field) Score: #2 Maryland 21, High Point 13 Records: High Point 0-1, #2 Maryland 1-0 COLLEGE PARK, Md. — High Point University men’s lacrosse fell 21-13 to the 2021 NCAA Runner-Up #2 Maryland on the road on Saturday, (Feb. 5). Going back to last season it was HPU’s second straight game against the #2 team in the nation after playing Duke in the NCAA Tournament in May. Brayden Mayea picked up where he left off following his tremendous freshman season, against Maryland Mayea had five goals. Matching the game high as UMD’s Logan Wisnauskas…

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    High Point MLAX’s Season Finishes in NCAA First Round Against #2 Duke

    Site: Chapel Hill, N.C. (Dorrance Field) Score: #2 Duke 16, High Point 10 Records: High Point 8-6 (4-1 SoCon), #2 Duke 13-2 (4-2 ACC) CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The High Point University Men’s Lacrosse team had their historic season come to an end after the Panthers made their second trip to the NCAA Tournament. HPU fell to Duke 16-10 on Sunday night (May 16). Asher Nolting led the way in scoring for the Purple & White as he had four points on the night in his NCAA Tournament debut. Head Coach Jon Torpey: “Incredibly proud of our guys’ effort, this…

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    Guilford MLAX’s Bryce Craig, Connor Sweeney Name Third Team All-ODAC

    FOREST, Va. – After making its first appearance in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament since the 2016 season on May 1 when Guilford played Randolph College, the Quakers had two key members of the 2021 squad recognized as ODAC All-Conference honorees. Seniors Bryce Craig and Connor Sweeney were named Third Team All-ODAC on Wednesday, May 12th. Craig played and started all eight games for the Quakers in his senior campaign, finishing off the season with the fourth-most goals (13) while adding seven assists to close with 20 points. He attempted 40 shots, including 23 shots on goal, during…

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    High Point MLAX Wins its Second SoCon Championship 11-8 Over Richmond

    Site: Robins Stadium | Richmond, Va. Score: High Point 11, #18 Richmond 8 Records: High Point (8-5), #18 Richmond (7-6) Next HPU Event: First Round Of 2021 NCAA Tournament The High Point University men’s lacrosse team won its second SoCon title with an 11-8 victory over #18 Richmond. Six Panthers scored in the SoCon Championship win. Kevin Rogers led the way in goals and points with four goals and an assist for five points. Dalton Sulver and Asher Nolting each scored two goals as well in the win. Nolting was named the 2021 SoCon Tournament MVP he was also named…

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    High Point Earns Trip to SoCon MLAX Championship with Win Over Jacksonville

    Site: Robins Stadium | Richmond, Va. Score: High Point 11, Jacksonville 9 Records: High Point (7-5), Jacksonville (7-8) Next HPU Event: SoCon Championship, Friday, May 7th vs Richmond (Richmond, Va, noon) The High Point University men’s lacrosse team pushed past Jacksonville 11-9 on Wednesday(May 5th)night in the SoCon semifinal to earn a spot in the SoCon Championship game. Kevin Rogers and Brayden Mayea finished with three goals each helping the Panthers to victory. With the semifinal win, the Panthers are headed to the SoCon championship on Friday at noon where they will face number one seeded Richmond. The game will…

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    Guilford Quakers Clinch ODAC MLAX Tournament Berth, Down Hornets 17-13

    GREENSBORO, N.C. – A 17-13 victory over Shenandoah on Senior Day at Armfield Athletic Center clinched a spot in the ODAC Men’s Lacrosse Tournament for Guilford. The Quakers, who trailed 10-7 head into the final quarter, managed 10 goals to earn their trip. The Quakers (3-4, 3-4 ODAC) scored the first seven goals of the fourth, including two from Connor Sweeney, as they moved in front 13-10. Dimaggio Wilson opened with a goal, following a pass from Brendan Sweeney, and Nick Honkomp moved Guilford to within one, 10-9, at the 13:28 mark. Bailey Benjamin knotted the game at 10-all with…