NORTHFIELD, Vt. - The number one overall seed Norwich University men's lacrosse team will ride an eight-game winning streak into the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Semifinals, where they will host the number four seed Monks of Saint Joseph's College (Maine) on Wednesday night at Sabine Field. 

The Cadets breezed through the quarterfinal round with a resounding 16-2 victory over the Anna Maria AMCATS, led by a suffocating defensive effort that didn't yield a goal after the first quarter and five goals from senior Ian Kennedy (Gloucester, Mass.). 

Saint Joseph's had a tougher time picking up their quarterfinal victory, as they needed three overtime periods to dispatch the Rivier Raiders by an 11-10 final score on Saturday. Michael Finn scored three goals for the Monks, including the game-winner with 1:59 left in the third overtime.   

SCOUTING REPORT - NORWICH

• Head Coach Neal Anderson leads the Cadets in his 10th season at the helm. A three-time GNAC Coach of the Year (2012, 2013, 2016), Anderson will look to lead Norwich to their second conference title after winning it all in 2013. 
• On the field, Josh Jenkins (Centennial, Colo.) leads the offensive attack. The senior has tallied 41 goals and 20 assists on the year for 61 points, all marks good for a top-5 spot in the conference statistical leaders. Jenkins became just the third Cadets player to tally 100 career goals this season on April 4 against Regis College, and currently has 118 goals in his career.
• Junior Cody Moore (Canton, N.Y.) has continued to elevate his play throughout the year and ended up with 34 goals and 16 assists for 50 points on the year.
• The combination of Zach Adler (Stratham, N.H.) and Thomas Carlson (Hebron, Conn.) have led the Norwich defensive unit all year, as the team has caused 149 turnovers and allowed only 9.17 goals against on average this year.
• Time in goal has been split between Ian Kriger (Burlington, Mass.) and Brandon Milburn (Bridgewater, N.J.), as the two have combined for 189 saves and a 57.5% save percentage on the season.

SCOUTING REPORT - SAINT JOSEPH'S

• Bill Cosentino leads the Monks in his second year at the helm. The first full-time head coach for Saint Joseph's lacrosse, Cosentino led SJC to a 6-9 record in his first year before improving to a 10-8 record this year. 
• The Monks' offense runs through junior Michael Finn who led the conference with 48 goals on the season. Finn became the all-time leading goal scorer in Saint Joseph's history on April 14th of this year when he notched his 112th career goal against Albertus Magnus. 
• Shane Puleo leads the Monks with 17 assists on the season, the eighth highest total in the conference. 
• Senior Connor Trainor holds down the net for Saint Joseph's and sits second in the conference with a 9.03 goals-against average on the year. 

HEAD TO HEAD

• The Cadets and Monks last met on April 21 of this year, with Norwich pulling out an 11-8 victory in a tightly contested game. 
• With the win, Norwich improved to a perfect 9-0 record all-time against the Monks. 
• The last playoff matchup between the two teams came in 2012, with Norwich defeating Saint Joseph's 9-4 in the GNAC Quarterfinals. 

DON'T MISS IT

• The two teams will face off under the lights at Sabine Field on Wednesday, with the Cadets hosting the Monks for a 7:00 PM start time. A live broadcast and live stats will be available for those unable to attend.