UMass Dominates Towson
UMass picked up a statement win in the CAA race of supremacy, jumping out to a big lead at Towson and holding on for the 14-10 victory over the No. 11 Tigers. The victory moves the Minutemen into a second-place tie with the Tigers at 2-1 in the CAA standings.
Gabriel Procyk and Brendan Sunday traded goals to start the game, before UMass answered with a six-goal run to take a 7-1 lead in the second quarter. Procyk had a first-half hat trick, while Charlie O’Brien and Jeff Trainor each had multiple goals in a first half that ended with the Minutemen up 10-2.
Chris Connolly and Ben Spencer added goals to give UMass a 12-3 lead early in the third quarter. That’s where Towson began to find its groove offensively.
The Tigers scored six of seven goals in a seven-minute span of the fourth quarter to pull within four goals at 13-9. Alex Woodall won nine of 10 faceoffs in the fourth quarter, but the deficit was too large to overcome for Towson.
Towson outshot Umass 31-14 in the second half, but Sean Sconone had 17 saves to hold the Tigers at bay.
Penn State Showcases Firepower
Penn State gave a glimpse as to why it holds the top spot in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division I Men’s Top 20, turning in another impressive offensive performance in a 17-7 victory over Michigan.
The Nittany Lions made a statement early, dropping seven goals in the first quarter, culminated by Dylan Foulds’ three goals in one minute. Quite an impressive feat.
Up big early, Gerard Arceri went to work giving Penn State extra possessions. He set a Big Ten single-game record with 22 faceoff wins to keep the Nittany Lions in the lead throughout. Grant Ament continued a strong season with a goal and six assists.
Penn Ties Program Record
Penn continued its historic season with a 26-13 victory at Harvard on Saturday — a win that moves the Quakers to 5-0 with a share of the Ivy League title and ties the program record for goals in a game.
Adam Goldner and Sam Handley each had six goals to lead the Quakers’ effort, one that saw Penn score 11 goals in the fourth quarter. Penn won 29 of 43 faceoffs and pounded the Harvard defense with 58 shots.
Yale Handles Brown
It was Yale’s Senior Day on Saturday afternoon, but the Bulldogs were fueled by two juniors leaving their mark on the program. Matt Gaudet (5G, 1A) and Jackson Morrill (4G, 2A) each tallied six points to lead Yale to the 17-12 win over Brown.
Both Morrill and Gaudet had three goals in the first half, fueling Yale’s 11-8 lead over the Bears. Jack Kniffin cut the Brown deficit to 11-9 to open the third quarter, but the Bulldogs answered with a three-goal run to push the lead to five goals.
Gaudet and Morrill scored in the third-quarter run that put the game out of reach for Brown. Kniffin had four goals and an assist to leads the Bears.
High Point Survives Upset Scare
High Point got five goals from Asher Nolting to get past a tough test from Mercer, which scored the final three goals but eventually fell 17-16. The game featured 11 ties and five lead changes, but the Panthers escaped with the one-goal win.
The teams battled through a tight first half that saw the game tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-5, 6-6 and 7-7. High Point used a three-goal run in the third quarter to erase a deficit and take an 11-10 lead.
The back-and-forth continued through the third quarter and into the fourth, where the Panthers scored four straight goals to take a commanding 17-13 lead with 2:56 left. Mercer scored three times in the final two minutes to provide a scare late. After winning the ensuing faceoff, the Bears’ final shot went high.
Delaware Leads the CAA
With a 13-7 victory over Hofstra, Delaware is off to a 10-2 start for the first time since 1999 - when John Grant Jr. Led the Blue Hens to the NCAA quarterfinals. Charlie Kitchen had nine points in the victory.
Charlie Kitchen scored four goals and added five assists to lead Delaware to the 13-7 victory over Hofstra in CAA play. With the win over the Pride, Delaware moves to 3-0 and sits in sole possession of first place in conference.
Kitchen had three second-half goals to help boost a halftime lead of two goals to as much as seven in the fourth quarter.
Other notable games:
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Ethan Walker dropped six goals and an assist on 12 shots to lead Denver to the 15-11 win over St. John’s in Queens. The Pioneers outshot the Red Storm 54-34, but Brody Agres had 15 saves to keep St. John’s in the game.
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Lehigh’s defense came to play Saturday afternoon against Saint Bonaventure, cruising to the 17-3 victory. Tommy Schelling and Matt Ilchuk each had three goals to lead the Mountain Hawks to the nonconference win.
NIKE/US LACROSSE DIVISION I MEN'S TOP 20 SCOREBOARD
No. 1 Penn State 17, Michigan 7
No. 2 Yale 17, Brown 12
Boston U 18, No. 3 Loyola 11
No. 6 Duke 12, No. 5 Virginia 7
No. 7 Penn 26, Harvard 13
UMass 14, No. 11 Towson 10
No. 12 Syracuse 12, No. 19 North Carolina 9
No. 13 High Point 17, Mercer 16
No. 14 Denver 15, St. John's 11
No. 17 Lehigh 17, Saint Bonaventure 3
No. 18 Army 9, Navy 8 (OT)
OTHER SCORES
Bellarmine 15, Furman 12
Canisius 11, Detroit Mercy 8
Hartford 14, Utah 12
Holy Cross 11, Colgate 5
Hobart 12, Bryant 11
Jacksonville 19, VMI 9
Marist 12, Quinnipiac 8
Mount St. Mary’s 12, Wagner 8
Providence 15, Marquette 8
Robert Morris 13, Cleveland State 8
Siena 20, NJIT 18
Sacred Heart 19, Saint Joseph’s 4
Air Force 14, Richmond 7
Delaware 13, Hofstra 7
Princeton 13, Dartmouth 4
Monmouth 11, Manhattan 6
Bucknell 17, Lafayette 4
Drexel 21, Fairfield 9