WHO: Hampton (0-1) vs. Iona (0-1)
WHEN: February 9 – Noon
WHERE: Armstrong Stadium – Hampton, Va.
SERIES RECORD: first meeting
LIVE STATS: here

HAMPTON, Va. (February 8, 2025) … Coming off a season opening loss to Mercer last Saturday, the Hampton men's lacrosse team hosts Iona College on Sunday at 12 pm inside Armstrong Stadium.

SERIES HISTORY
This is the first-ever meeting between Hampton and Iona.

ABOUT HAMPTON
Hampton (0-1) fell 23-3 to Mercer as AJ Knox scored two goals, both off assists from Sebastien West, and Mamadou Meite added the other goal.

Ben Kieu took the loss in net making 14 saves, while LJ Collinsworth made four saves in 23 minutes of action.

ABOUT IONA
Iona is in its first season of men's lacrosse and dropped a 20-2 decision to Hofstra in its inaugural game. Cullen Lawry scored the first goal in program history to put the Gaels up 1-0 at the 13:11 mark. He added another with 12:32 remaining in the half as Iona trailed 5-2.

Denny Piekutowski and Noah Perea split time in goal for Iona combining for 17 saves in the game.

The Gaels will play at Navy on Saturday before heading to Hampton.

UP NEXT
The Pirates take to the road for their next two games starting with an in-state battle on February 18 as they visit VMI for a 6 p.m. match.