Opening Whistle
Saturday's game will feature two teams on winning streaks as Robert Morris, winners of five straight, and Cleveland State, winners of three consecutive, battle on Krenzler Field at 2 p.m.
 
Alejandrino & His Awards
Seth Alejandrino racked in three honors for his efforts this past week as the sophomore was named the NEC Defensive Player of the Week, an NEC Prime Performer, and was included on the USILA Team of the Week.
 
The Centerville, Ohio, native set both a career and season-best with six caused turnovers, which also tied the single-game school record. He also picked up six ground balls and is currently tied for second in the league with 14 caused turnovers.
 
Hickey Hauls in His Second
Brennen Hickey received his second NEC Prime Performer award of the season after finishing with seven points on five goals and two assists against Mercyhurst. This was the sophomore's second seven-point game of the season, with the first coming against Canisius.
 
Catch That Streak
The Vikings will be looking to match its longest win streak in program history, four straight, with a victory on Saturday. The last time was in 2024, with the fourth win of that streak coming against RMU.
 
Last Game Out
Cleveland State improved to 2-0 in NEC openers after defeating Mercyhurst at home on Saturday, 14-6. The Lakers scored the first goal of the game before the Vikings rattled off four unanswered to lead 4-1 at the end of the quarter. Cleveland State again limited the opponents to a goal in the second quarter while scoring six to lead 10-2 at halftime.
 
Mercyhurst outscored the Green and White 4-1 in the third to get within 11-6 before all three goals belonged to CSU in the fourth. Robbie Stewart went 15-of-20 in the faceoff circle with seven ground balls. Alejandrino tied the program record for caused turnovers with six and scooped up six ground balls.
 
Hickey finished with seven points on five goals and two assists. Ethan Erker also collected multiple goals on the day. Oliver Vanyo moved to 3-0 in the cage after making 12 saves.
 
About the Colonials
Robert Morris has won five consecutive games to sit at 6-3 overall and 1-0 in league play after defeating Detroit Mercy in the opener, 11-6. Dylan Anderson has been named the NEC Freshman of the Week on three different occasions and is coming off a three-goal performance versus the Titans.
 
Anderson leads the attack with 17 goals and seven assists for a team-best 24 points. Joel McCormick and Luke Prezioso each have eight assists. Owen Tapper has 23 caused turnovers, which is tops in the country. Cristian Davis is 89-of-185 in the faceoff circle with 41 ground balls. Nate Fechter has started every game in the cage, racking up 98 saves.
 
Series History
This will be the eighth game between these two teams, with the Colonials holding a 6-1 advantage. Cleveland State's lone win came in 2024 on Krenzler Field by a score of 13-6.
 
The Numbers

• This is the tenth season of CSU lacrosse and the seventh under coach Andy German.
• Cleveland State is 47-77 all-time and 30-51 under coach German.
• The Vikings are 1-3 in the second league game of the year.

 
On This Date
This will be the first time the Green and White have played on March 21st.
 
Stewart Looks to Shine in Senior Year

• Robbie Stewart begins his final season in the Green and White.
• Stewart holds the second spot for all-time faceoff wins with 360, trailing Danny Tesler's mark of 478.
• Stewart is second in ground balls with 184, chasing Tesler's record of 265.

 
Valli Vaulting up the Rankings

• Griffin Valli carries the sixth spot for all-time ground balls with 90.
• Valli is sixth in caused turnovers with 33, trailing Zach Whitenack mark of 52.

 
Ten Spot in Caused Turnovers

• Payton Corpus and drew Graves are each tied for tenth in caused turnovers with 21.

 
Protect The Cage Dalum

• Justin Dalum is second in career saves with 265, trailing Cameron Logan's mark of 328.

 
NEC Preseason Poll

• Robert Morris was picked to win the NEC after receiving six first-place votes.
• LIU received the other two first-place tallies to put them in second.
• Cleveland State came in the sixth slot.

See Us on the Rock

• Rock Entertainment Sports Network, a joint venture between Rock Entertainment Group and Gray Media, will broadcast all six lacrosse games.
• Four of the six games will air live, with the other two on tape.
• All games will air live on ESPN+.

 
Up Next
The Vikings hit the road for the first time in nearly a month to take on VMI on Saturday, March 28 at noon.