Garden City, N.Y. - From the first faceoff, the Adelphi University men's lacrosse team meant business, outscoring Assumption University 24-5 in the Northeast 10 Conference semifinals on Wednesday.
Series History:
- Adelphi (15-0) holds a 17-0 advantage all-time against the Greyhounds, dating back to the 2010 season, when the Panthers. joined the Northeast 10.
- Today's contest marks the largest margin of victory for the Cats in the 17 meetings.
Highlights:
- Braden Donnellan finished with a career-best 10 points courtesy of eight assists and a pair of goals. Kyle Lewis had the next highest number of points, finished with six on the back of a hat trick and three helpers.
- Noah Gibson and Ryan Woodland got all their points from scoring, chipping in five and four goals, respectively.
- At X, Michael Reilly finished .500 and William Greaves went 9-for-12 with five ground balls.
- Defensively, Carter Linkletter and Michael D'Alessandro accounted for three and two caused turnovers, while eight other individuals were responsible for one of the team's 13 caused turnovers.
How It Happened:
- The offense got rolling very quickly, after Vincent McDermott netted a pair to start the contest. The Panthers scored four goals under the three minute mark to jump out to an 8-0 lead after the first 15 minutes of action.
- Before the Greyhounds had a chance to score, Christian Tomei collected five saves between the pipes but the damage by the Panther attack continued to push the game well out of reach. Reilly and Greaves teamed up for three straight wins to start the second, making way for a pair of Gibson goals and one Donnellan strike. By 6:22, Lewis had made it 14-0 in favor of Adelphi with his man-up tally.
- Assumption found some life in their offense under the two-minute mark, scoring their first and then throwing a flurry of shots towards the cage, but nothing managed to hit.
- Coming out of the halftime break, the Panthers used a trio of goals to stretch the advantage to 16. Linketter found himself in Adelphi's offensive territory and wanted in on the scoring, which he did when Alex Titto found him down low to make it 18-2.
- The fourth quarter saw the most action by Assumption's offense, as they put up a 3-4 battle in scoring.
Hear from Associate Head Coach
Joe Catalanotti:
- "To hold the NE10 Offensive Player of the Year to just one assist speaks volumes about our defensive preparation tonight. On the other end of the ball, Braden was the engine, facilitating eight assists and controlling the tempo from the first whistle. It's a great win, but we're already looking forward to playing Pace on Saturday."
Up Next:
- Adelphi finds itself back in the NE10 Championship game for the fourth time in the last five seasons. They will take on Pace University at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. The Setters advance to the title game for the first time in 23 years, following an upset win over Saint Anselm.
