WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. – First-year
Samuel Hall (Hanover, Pa./Delone Catholic) led the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team with a goal and two assists and junior goalkeeper
Evan Donnelly (Hanover, Md./Archbishop Spalding) posted a career-high 24 saves, but Moravian University was able to post a 9-6 Landmark Conference win on Saturday, April 11, at UPMC Field.
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Donnelly was outstanding in net, reaching 24 saves to give him 197 on the season, just three from becoming the 10
th Warrior to stop 200 shots in a season. He also added four groundballs and caused two turnovers.
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Six Warriors (2-10 overall, 0-6 Landmark) – first-years
Ryan MacElhinney (Holmes, N.Y. Carmel),
Kyle Kunes (Joppa, Md. Joppatowne), Hall,
Garis Tocco (Quakertown, Pa. Quakertown) and
Jack Mulholland (Lake Hiawatha, N.J. Morris Catholic) and sophomore
James Hall-Melnychuck (Sterling, N.J./Magnolia) – scored in the contest, while junior
Brogan Wooley (Hampton, N.J. Morris Catholic) and sophomore
Cesar Carmona-Felipe (Oakland, Calif./Oakland Tech) each had an assist.
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Wooley posted three groundballs and Hall-Melnychuck posted four groundballs and caused two turnovers. Senior
Cole Slezak (Butler, Pa./Kiski Prep) caused three turnovers and added two groundballs. Senior
Luis Servin (Manassas City, Va./Osbourne) also posted three groundballs.
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The game was close throughout, with the Warriors leading with 1:53 left in the first after back-to-back goals from MacElhinney and Kunes, the second goal after a long pass from Donnelly, who was credited with the assist. Moravian scored three in a row, but quick scores from Hall-Melnychuck and Tocco tied the game at four with 2:54 left in the second quarter.
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A pair of goals from Nick Coffaro and one from Jack Minetti gave Moravian a 7-4 lead, but a man-up goal from Hall made it 7-5 heading into the fourth. After two goals from the Greyhounds, Mulholland scored the game's last tally with 6:41 left.
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Coffaro led the Greyhounds with four goals and an assist and Minetti added three goals and two assists. Mike Sickler posted eight groundballs and caused four turnovers. Liam Kelly stopped eight shots for the Greyhounds.
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The Warriors get back on the field on Wednesday, April 15, when they head to Juniata College for a 7 p.m., Landmark Conference contest.
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