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On Saturday, April 16, the Hobart lacrosse team will host Bellarmine under the lights of Boswell Field at the Caird Center for Sports and Recreation. Prior to the start of the contest, the Statesmen will honor the team's seven seniors.
Before the 7:07 p.m. faceoff, Hobart will recognize the dedication and determination of seniors midfielder
Tim Bigelow, long-stick midfielder
Alex Caton, goalie
Evan Kirk, defensive midfielder
Danny Mullin, defensive midfielder Mike O'Brien, defenseman
Paul Reintjes, and midfielder
Mike White.
Bigelow has played in 38 career games, scoring 18 goals and assisting on 36 for 54 points. Among Division I Statesmen, he is tied for ninth in career assists. Bigelow has six goals and a team-high 10 assists this season.
Caton has played in 52 career games and boasts 12 goals and five assists for 17 points. He scooped up 175 ground balls (7th among DI Statesmen) and caused a Hobart record 40 turnovers. This season, Caton is second on the team with 42 ground balls, while his 15 caused turnovers is second only to his 2010 total (17).
In his first season as a starter, Kirk has played in 21 career games. He sports a .541 career save percentage and a 10.09 goals against average. A team captain, Kirk's 126 career saves (106 in 2011) are eighth among DI Statesmen, while his career save percentage is fifth.
Appearing in 34 career games, Mullin has recorded two goals, 24 ground balls, and 14 caused turnovers. He's played in all 10 games this year, recording 10 ground balls and three caused turnovers.
A former close defenseman, O'Brien switched to d-middie this season. He's played in 48 career games, recording 65 ground balls, 19 caused turnovers (2nd among DI Statesmen), and an assist. A team captain, O'Brien has 15 ground balls and two caused turnovers in 10 games this season.
Reintjes has played in 44 career games, compiling 21 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers, and an assist. He registered his first collegiate point, an assist, against Bucknell on March 12, 2011.
A starter in all 10 games this season, White has appeared in 33 career games. He has scored 10 career goals and assisted on 12. White handed out a career-high four assists in an 8-7 ECAC Lacrosse League win over Fairfield. This season, he is second on the team with nine assists and fourth with 14 points.
The Statesmen are 4-6 overall with a 1-2 ECAC record. The Knights enter the matchup 4-8 on the season, including an 0-3 mark in ECAC play.
The game will be
televised live with
Live Stats on HWSAthletics.com. At halftime, Hobart will honor its
1981 lacrosse team as a Hobart Team of Distinction.