CHESTER, Pa. (March 12, 2017) – The Widener University men's lacrosse team dropped a non-conference game to #13 Dickinson by a 12-6 score on a cold Sunday afternoon at Leslie C. Quick Stadium.
The teams played a tight first quarter and stayed neck-and-neck throughout the first half. After two men were called off for penalties with the team trailing 1-0, Widener came back the other way and scored a man-down goal when junior
Brandon Sweder (Mount Laurel, N.J.) found senior
Chris Sanchez (Flanders, N.J.) for a marker with 2:28 left in the opening frame.
Despite surrendering another goal early in the second quarter, Widener capitalized on special teams again courtesy on a man-up goal by sophomore
Brady Franks (State College, Pa.) to even the score at 2-2 with 9:20 on the clock. The Pride then took their first lead when junior
Patrick Richardson (Westville, N.J.) blitzed down the field, evaded several Red Devil defenders and beat goalkeeper Andrew Jones for his second marker of the season.
Dickinson (4-0), however, recovered by scoring five straight goals and nine of the next 10 to put the game out of reach. Dylan Maher led the offensive outburst by scoring three goals during the hot stretch, and John Lockwood also provided a spark by netting a goal and two helpers during the same timeframe to put the game out of reach.
Lockwood accumulated a game-high five points to pace Dickinson, which remained undefeated by outshooting the Pride by a count of 45-26 and having a 41-23 advantage in ground balls. Nate Usich caused three turnovers and picked up six ground balls, while Austin Hurdle and Ryan Campbell combined to win 16 of the 22 faceofffs. Jones made eight saves between the pipes.
Junior
John Ferguson (Springfield, Pa.) led Widener in the setback. The defender scooped up six ground balls, caused a turnover and tallied an assist. Junior
Shane Cook (Lincoln, Pa.) finished with three caused turnovers along with two ground balls, and sophomore netminder
Matt Horton (Emmaus, Pa.) turned away 12 shots.
Widener (1-3) is scheduled to return to action when it hosts the University of New England on Wednesday, March 15 at 4:00 p.m.
