KENOSHA, WIS.—The Carthage College men's lacrosse team will travel to Colorado Springs, Colo. for a two-game swing against Williams College on Friday, March 31 at 1:00 p.m. (MT), and Colorado College on Saturday, April 1 at 12:00 p.m. (MT). Both games will be played at Washburn Field, located on the campus of Colorado College. The Red Men will enter their two-game Colorado stay having won six of their last seven games, with the only blemish occurring in a 16-4 loss at Aurora University on March 18.
 
Carthage's 5.20 scoring defense ranks fifth among NCAA Division III programs. Ryan Smith's goals against average (5.20) and Andy Meyers' face-off percentage (.804) each rank second in the country.
 
ABOUT WILLIAMS COLLEGE (4-2, 2-2 NESCAC)
 
The Ephs will take a two-game losing skid into their contest with Colorado College on March 30. This includes a 17-11 loss to #6 Bates on March 25, and a 16-15 defeat to #18 Bowdoin on March 26.
 
Williams are among the schools receiving votes on the March 27 Top-20 USILA Coaches' Poll.
 
Michael Fahey paces Williams in scoring with 18 goals and 12 assists for 30 points. The Ephs own an 82-176 (.466) face-off percentage, 198 ground balls, and a 79-105 (.752) clear percentage.
 
Ephs goalkeeper George Peel, who's started all six games, carries a .449 save percentage and a 12.50 goals against average in 360:00 of work.
 
George McCormack is in his 14^th season as Williams head men's lacrosse coach. Carthage fell to the Ephs 18-7 in their inaugural meeting on April 2, 2016 last season.
 
ABOUT COLORADO COLLEGE (6-3)
 
The Tigers' 2016 season (12-5) ended in a 16-5 loss against eventual national champion Salisbury University in the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament Second Round. Among those games was a 13-8 win over the Red Men on April 3, 2016.
 
Austin Davie leads Colorado College in scoring with 23 goals and 17 assists for 40 points. Robbie Stern leads all Tiger goal scorers this season with 26. Parker Woo's .737 face-off winning percentage ranks eighth among all NCAA Division III men's lacrosse players.
 
Goalkeeper Andrew Harwood, who's started all nine of Colorado College's games, owns a 6.64 goals against average and a .571 save percentage.
 
Sean Woods is in his sixth season as Tigers head men's lacrosse coach. The Red Men sport an 0-2 all-time mark against Colorado College.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
 
Carthage will return home on Saturday, April 8 against Illinois Wesleyan at 1:00 p.m.