CHESTER, Pa. – MAC Commonwealth play begins for Men's Lacrosse and results in a 24-8 win over the Lebanon Valley Dutchmen.
After the 24-8 performance, the Pride improve to 4-5 in the regular season and open conference play 1-0.
BY THE NUMBERS
HOW IT HAPPENED AT ELIZABETH J. HIRSCHMANN FIELD
The Pride strike first as Haverstrom found the back of the cage on a ground ball pickup from a Heisman shot seconds before. A save from Billie kept the Dutchmen scoreless and allowed the Heisman to score the second Pride goal from a Ballentine pass. Two minutes later, at 9:52, Nick DiCiccio hits another to make the score 3-0 from a
Wesley Sporer pass. A caused turnover from
Drew Venit led to a ground ball to himself and a good clear. A shot from Nicolas Knepp forced the Dutchmen to call timeout but quickly out of the timeout C.J. Lane score with
Colin Wingate assisting. The scoring continued for the Pride with three more goals from Haverstrom,
Bryant Maits, and DiCiccio before the Dutchmen could get something going on the offensive. A
Dylan Vega caused turnover led to a Heisman shot that fell in the pocket of Kellen Markey of the Dutchmen. After one the Pride led 8-1.
Two minutes into the second quarter, Sporer found the back of the cage to extend the lead to eight. A
Liam Montgomery penalty for holding allowed the Dutchmen to go a man up. Billie again kept the Dutchmen out with a save to help with the 30 second penalty kill. With just under 11 minutes, Sporer found another goal to make the score 10-1. A
Nick Brennan goal two minutes later extended the lead once again and led to an unassisted Heisman goal. A Billie save and ground ball turned into a successful clear and a
Drew Venit goal to register his second of the season. With less than a minute remaining, N. Knepp pushed the lead back to nine with a ball from Haverstrom. Going into halftime the Pride led 14-3.
Opening the third was a five-minute stretch of scoreless play until a Dutchmen penalty gave the Pride a man-up opportunity. Haverstrom took advantage of the opportunity and scored the 15
th Pride goal. A slashing penalty from
Brian Young gave the Pride a man down for two minutes but that didn't stop the Pride as Sporer scored. A
Lathan Collins caused turnover allowed Venit to grab the ground ball and turn it into an offensive run and goal from Haverstrom with 6:42 remaining in the third. Heisman would shoot wide but
Colin Wingate would end up scoring alone. The score was 18-3. With 2:51 on the clock, Sporer found another goal from Heisman to end the third quarter scoring.
The Dutchemn opened the fourth with two goals after
Connor Powell took the cage. A Powell save turned into a successful clear for the Pride and a
Matt Buckley goal from Lane. Following a Dutchmen goal,
Colyn Schmitz stepped in with eight minutes on the board. Four consecutive saves allowed the offense to score with a Luke Chichetti goal from
Matt Ellison. The score was 21-7. A quick faceoff win and ground ball pickup turned into a
Robert Watkins goal to extend the lead further. With 2:22 remaining in the game, Chichetti scored again from a
Cam Hazel pass. Schmitz would save a Dutchmen shot once more. A quick faceoff win from
Matt Brady resulted in goal to end the scoring game. The Pride walked away with a 24-8 MAC Commonwealth win, 17 Pride saves, and 47 ground balls.
UP NEXT
Widener continues MAC Commonwealth play on the road Saturday, April 1 against the 4-6 Eastern Eagles. Faceoff is set for 12 p.m.
