GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- The Colorado Mesa Men's Lacrosse program will open up their 2019 season with two road games this weekend. The Mavericks will travel to Missouri for games against Maryville and Lindenwood. Thursday's game against Maryville will take place in St. Louis, Mo. at noon Mountain Time. From there the Mavs will travel 27 miles to St. Charles, Mo for a game against Lindenwood on Saturday at 10 a.m. Mountain Time

 2019 Mavericks

This year's roster includes ten seniors and 19 freshman with a schedule that features 11 road games.

These 11 games will take place either on the road or at a neutral site. The Mavs will play six consecutive games away from Walker Field to begin the season before their home opener on Mar 13 against Rollins College.

This six game road swing to open up the season matches a program record for consecutive road game that occurred in CMU's first season back in 2011. In that year the Mavs were also away from Walker Field for their first six games.

RMAC Honors

The Mavs were picked to repeat as RMAC Champions in the 2019 Preseason Coaches' poll receiving three of the four first place votes.

Four different Mavericks picked up Preseason Player of the Year honors.

Jack Griffin was picked to repeat as Midfielder of the Year while Remi Reeves was also picked to repeat as Goalie of the Year.

Last season Griffin was fifth in the RMAC for goals per game (2.27) and scored the second most goals on the team (34). Reeves was third in the conference with a 59.1 saves percentage and made 103 saves over the course of the season. He shared the preseason honor with Connor Johnson of Adams State.

Cole Smith and Ryder Clark earned Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year along with Grant Phillips of Westminster. Smith earned First Team All-RMAC last season after causing 10 turnovers and picking up 19 ground balls. Clark started in 18 games for the Mavericks and was also named First Team All-RMAC last season.

Brandon Wilson, Johnny Cary, Michael Marino and Nate Scully were all named to the Preseason All-RMAC team.

Seeking another Championship

The Mavericks are seeking their fourth straight RMAC Season Championship and Tournament Championship. They have won the past three years and for the first time in school history qualified last season for the NCAA Tournament.

National Recognition

The Colorado Mesa Mavs are currently No. 17 according to the Nike/ US Lacrosse Magazine which was released Jan 7. Tampa was ranked No. 5 and Lynn University was tabbed at No. 19. The Maverick will face both of these teams during the season.

First they will meet Lynn in Salt Lake City for a neutral site game that will take place on March 2.  Then the Mavericks will travel to Tampa, Fla for a game against Tampa University on March 20.

Scouting Maryville

The Saints of Maryville are coming off a game against Missouri Baptist where they won by a score of 19-7.

Last season the Saints finished with a 5-12 record and were eliminated in the first round of the Great Lakes Valley Coaches Tournament.

The Saints were picked to finish fourth in the GLVC Coaches' Poll out of seven teams and are returning three All-GLVC selections from a year ago.

The Mavericks own a perfect 3-0 record against Maryvillle. The last time these two teams met was March of 2018 when the Mavericks won 11-5 in Grand Junction, Colo.

Due to potential weather there may be no Livestats or streaming but links for both game are provided above. 

Scouting Lindenwood

The Lions will begin their 2019 season against the Mavericks. The game will take place at Hunter Stadium in St. Charles, Mo on Feb 9 at 10 a.m. Mountain Time.

Last season the Lions finished with a 6-7 overall record. They were 5-2 when playing at Hunter Stadium.

The Mavs and the Lions are tied 3-3 in their overall series. The last time these two teams met was in April of 2016 and the Mavericks defeated Lindenwood 10-9.

Next Up

The Mavericks will continue on the road against Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo on Feb 16 at noon Mountain Time.