DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The Widener University men's lacrosse team advances to 5-1 overall after downing Delaware Valley 23-13 in the first meeting between the two schools on Wednesday night. It ties the best six game start in program history, matching the 1978 and 1980 teams that both started 5-1 under head coach Ed Dinski.
GAME NOTES
- Connor Ball posted a career-high eight points off five goals and three assists.
- Nick DiCicco also put up a personal best six points off four scores and two helpers. The performance marks his second consecutive hat trick.
- Paz Gismondi added three assists, moving him to 98 in his career and 12 shy of fourth all-time for Widener.
- Defensively, Aegean Cuylan caused a team-high three turnovers.
- In the face-off circle, the Pride came away with 25-of-39 (64.1 pct) battles.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Blue and Gold scored early and often, finding the back of the cage four straight times in the opening five minutes before the Aggies found the board. Seven more goals in the period were capped off by a
Zach Politarhos score to give the Pride an 11-2 advantage after one.
Ball got his third goal of the day at the start of the second to put Widener up by double-digits. DiCicco scored two more in the period to become the second player to achieve a hat trick in the first half. DelVal found rope in the period's final minutes, but the six Pride scores in the quarter allowed it to enter halftime with a commanding 17-4 advantage.
The third period was much of the same as Widener extended its lead by as many as 15.
Connor Heisman netted his third to become the final Pride player to get three piece on the day. The Aggies opened up a late scoring surge in the final period, getting six in a row past the Blue and Gold, but it was too little too late as Widener closed out the game on its way to its fifth victory of the season.
UP NEXT
The Pride returns to Quick Stadium for another non-conference contest against the Knights of Arcadia on Saturday, April 3. Opening face-off is scheduled for 1 p.m.
