Marquette Gets By Jacksonville
Marquette downed Jacksonville in one of two nightcap games Friday night. Bob Pelton tallied a hat trick to lead the Golden Eagles to the 14-12 win in a tight battle.
A balanced attack allowed Marquette to roar out to a 6-1 lead at the end of the first quarter. Holden Patterson, Pelton and Peter Henkhaus made it 3-0, and after a Jacksonville goal, Tanner Thomson, Connor McClelland and John Wagner provided another three-goal rally.
Jacksonville found its offense on either side of halftime, tallying four straight goals to pull within a goal in the third quarter. Jack Dolan scored twice on the run that made it 7-6.
Pelton added two more goals, and Wagner cashed in another, to help Marquette pull out to an 11-7 lead late in the third quarter. The teams went back-and-forth throughout the fourth quarter until Jacksonville cut the deficit to 14-12 with 3:03 remaining on an Evan Tyler goal.
Despite two turnovers from Marquette, Jacksonville could not get closer. The Dolphins won the faceoff battle 17-13, but the Golden Eagles dominated on ground balls 31-16.
Navy Moves to 2-0
Navy continued a hot start to the 2019 season with an 11-6 win over UMBC at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The win moves the Midshipmen to 2-0 on the year.
Christian Daniel scored the first two goals for Navy, part of a run that included four of five goals to put the Midshipmen up 4-1 in the first quarter. UMBC responded with two straight goals to cut the deficit, but Navy added goals from Nick Cole and Jack Sweeney to lead 7-4 at half.
UMBC clawed back to 8-6 at the end of the third quarter thanks to goals from Ryan Frawley and Trevor Patschorke. However, Navy answered with a three-goal fourth quarter to pull away from the Retrievers late.
Daniel finished with five goals and an assist to lead the Midshipmen, while Ryan Kern had 14 saves.
Lafayette Tips Wagner
Pat Myers picked up his second victory with Lafayette in a battle between first-year head coaches.
Lafayette got a trio of hat tricks to pull away from Wagner and coach Bill McCutcheon for the 13-10 victory on Friday. Andrew Robbins, Connor Dehnert and Bryan Hess each had three goals to lead Lafayette
Nike/US Lacrosse Men's Division I Top 20 Scoreboard
No. 9 Towson 12, Mount St. Mary's 7
No. 10 Virginia, Lehigh 8
No. 19 Marquette 14, Jacksonville 12
Other Scores
Navy 11, UMBC 6
Lafayette 13, Wagner 10