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By Jessica Bach

Daily Bruin Contributor

The UCLA men’s lacrosse team will face its first Division I opponent, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, on Saturday at the North Athletic Field. This will be the first significant test of the season for the Bruins as they work towards a championship season.

“This is a huge game,” fourth-year midfielder and co-captain Mike Montgomery said. “We are here to avenge last season’s loss to Cal Poly, after they beat us by one.”

Cal Poly comes into this weekend’s game ranked 23rd in the nation and finished 8-5 last season.

“This is going to take a team effort from our boys to be competitive against this team,” Bruin head coach Mike Allan said. “Its not going to be won by one, single person.

“It is a good chance to make an impact. We have a good mix of experience and new guys.”

Coming off a 1-0 victory against USC, the team is suffering from many injuries. The younger players will need to step up against the Mustangs.

“This is the first game of the season for them, and we are hoping to capitalize on that,” Allan said. “We want to take advantage of their first time mistakes, something that we got over against USC.”

The team is planning on going full force against the Mustangs utilizing many of their new players.

“This is our second game on the road to the championships,” fourth-year midfielder Tim Sovay said.

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