GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University men's lacrosse team fell to 2-5 for the season after dropping a 12-4 non-conference contest to visiting Marymount University Saturday at Easton Field. The Saints evened their record at 5-5 with the win.
HOW IT HAPPENED: It was a tightly contest match in the first half with the Saints taking a 5-3 lead through the first two quarters. Marymount scored the first two goals of the game before senior
Chris Jacovino and junior
Joe Stanton found the back of the net to tie the game at 2-2, and Stanton capped the first half scoring with his second tally of the game. Matthew Ebert started a three-goal run for the Saints to open the second quarter, which was capped by Matt Justice's goal with 3:47 left in the fame that proved to be the game-winner. Marymount outscored Arcadia 7-1 in the second half, a run that included each of the four fourth quarter goals.
IN GOAL: Mike Kempel totaled 10 saves for the Saints to improve his individual record to 3-5. Freshman
Danny Lipkin registered 18 stops in goal for the Knights as his record fell to 1-3. Lipkin's 18 saves tie him for second-most saves all-time in the single-game, which is two off the program-record of 20 saves in a game set by
Jordan Culichia at Stockton in 2014.
ARCADIA LEADERS: Stanton factored in all four of the Knights' goals, finishing the game with three goals and one assist. Senior
James Galassi was 10 for 20 on faceoffs in the game, while Lipkin finished with a game-high five ground balls. Senior
Tyler Hiller totaled four ground balls and caused two turnovers, while junior
Casey Fayan and freshman
Mook Balde picked up four ground balls each.
MARYMOUNT LEADERS: Ebert and Bryan McManus scored three goals each for the Saints, while Max Johnson and Justice both added two goals and one assist. Christian Lutz won 7 of his 14 faceoffs, while John Trey Kailunas and Kempel picked up a team-best four ground balls.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE: Marymount outshot Arcadia 44-21 in the game and had a 30-14 advantage in shots on goal. The Knights committed 10 more turnovers (25-15) than the Saints, and were 0 for 3 with the man-advantage. Marymount cashed in on three of its five extra-man opportunities.