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An on-field incident that has led to the head coach of one of the nation’s leading men’s college lacrosse programs being placed on administrative leave involves a pair of former high school standouts from Westchester County in the heart of New York’s Hudson Valley.

Chris Bates, a former star at John Jay High School in Cross River (NY) and Dartmouth College,  was placed on leave pending a review of an incident in this past Saturday’s game 19-8 loss to Brown, the university announced Monday.

Bates (left) appeared to stick out his elbow and bump Brown senior midfielder John Yozzo-Scaperrotta of Dobbs Ferry as Yozzo-Scaperrotta jogged back to the sideline after Yozzo-Scaperrotta (right) collided with a Princeton player following the opening faceoff of the third quarter. (A screen grab of the video of the incident from the Ivy League Digital Network is above.)

Offensive coordinator Matt Madalon will lead the team during Bates’ absence.

“The University is taking this matter seriously and will be conducting a prompt and thorough review,” Princeton said in the statement.

Bates has been Princeton’s head coach the last seven years after a 10-year tenure at Drexel University.

Yozzo-Scaperrotta, a three-sport standout at Dobbs Ferry, was a two-year captain of the Eagles’ varsity lacrosse team.

Yozzo-Scaperrotta appeared to yell at Bates following the incident, a videotape of which may be viewed here.

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