MEN'S LACROSSE LOSE TO ST. ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN COLLEGE
Laurinburg, NC (3/12/09) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team lost a non-conference game to St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 15-8 this afternoon. The loss drops the Chargers to 0-2 overall, while the Knights improve to 2-5 overall.
Laurinburg, NC (3/12/09) The Dominican College men's lacrosse team lost a non-conference game to St. Andrews Presbyterian College, 15-8 this afternoon. The loss drops the Chargers to 0-2 overall, while the Knights improve to 2-5 overall.
The contest was tied two times early with the teams traded the
first four goals but senior Kyle Loda (Vienna, VA)
put St. Andrews ahead for the rest of the game with a goal on an
assist from Ryan Hoover (Arnold, MD) with just
over two minutes left in the first quarter. The Knights once again
outscored the visitors 3-2 in the second quarter to build a 6-4
halftime advantage. SAPC never trailed in the game.
The Knights pulled away with a dominating 8-2 third quarter that
included a pair of goals by Marcus Kirby (Greensboro,
NC) in a one minute span and two EMO goals by Nick
Lewnes (Arnold, MD). Senior
Ethan Young (Hilliard, OH) capped the third period
outburst with his first goal of the season to increase the Knights
lead to eight goals, 14-6, heading into the last stanza. Dominican
produced two of the fourth quarter's three goals but St. Andrews
still coasted to the seven-goal victory.
SAPC dominated play with a 56-32 shot advantage and a 53-42 ground
ball edge while also winning 18-of-25 face offs. The Knights were
3-of-7 on extra-man opportunities while Dominican was 1-of-4.
Sophomore starting goalkeeper Patrick Wade (West Windsor,
NJ) picked up his second win of the season allowing six
goals over 53 minutes of work while making 13 saves. Freshman
backup Morgan Jennings (Poway, CA) made two stops
in the final seven minutes.
Freshman Korin Pierce (Middleburg, VA) scored a game-high four goals for the winless Chargers. Fello freshman Gabe Sutherland (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) provided the Chargers with three points (2 goals, 1 assist).
Sophomore goalie Brendan Bonacum (Port Jefferson Station, NY) made a game-high 15 saves.
Dominican is back in action on Saturday when they take on Pfeiffer University in a non-conference game slated to begin at 1pm.
