Garden City, N.Y. - With 31 shots on goal, the offensive pressure from Adelphi men's lacrosse helped the Panthers succeed in a 13-4 defeat of the College of Saint Rose Saturday afternoon.
Four different players for the top offense in the league each scored two times, as five others made up the difference.
Brendan McDougal finished a quality outing for Adelphi ((8-1, 7-0 NE10) with nine saves as a result of the Golden Knights' (4-6, 3-3 NE10) 16 shots on target. Defensively
Sean McGovern was responsible fro two caused turnovers and collected three ground balls as the team was nearly perfect in clear attempts at 17-18.
The visitors saw four different players each register lone goals, as co-captain Matt Graham became the leading goal scorer in Saint Rose men's lacrosse history with his fourth quarter tally. He currently sits 12 points back from surpassing the career-point record for the program as well.
The Panthers hopped out to a quick 3-0 advantage in the first quarter, including a man-down goal courtesy of
Justin Napolitano - the defender's second of the season. The visiting team was not silenced however as a tally at the 2:20 mark put them on the board. Saint Rose was kept quiet through the second quarter however, as the home team managed to run up the score with three unanswered goals to maintain a 6-1 advantage at halftime.
About middway through the third the Golden Knights found a way past McDougal, but the host offense added two after that to keep their opponent at bay.
Hunter Hayes scored his second and third season goals in the final frame, as Louis Cuttita registered his first of the year with 3:21 left in regulation. The highest scoring quarter of the contest, Saint Rose managed two - one goal in response to the Panthers first of the fourth and the other as a result of a man-up possession. Hayes and
Devin Kennedy connected for the final strike of the afternoon to seal the deal and propel Adelphi to their eighth straight win.
Adelphi men's lacrosse is back in action on Saturday, April 14 for a big top-10 matchup with #1 and also undefeated in conference play, Le Moyne College. Opening face-off is set for 1:00 p.m.
About Adelphi Athletics
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009, and in the past eight seasons, has collected 26 regular season conference titles, 28 tournament championships, 37 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 Presidents' Cup four times (2013, 2014, 2016 and 2017), while winning six NCAA Division II National Championships.
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