HUNTINGDON, Pa. – In a game with three ties, it was the Lycoming College men's lacrosse team that broke the last one with a goal from first-year
Garis Tocco (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) with 8:57 left, as Lycoming posted a 9-8 win over Juniata College in Landmark Conference action at Gibbel Stadium on Wednesday night, April 15.
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Brogan Wooley (Hampton, N.J./Morris Catholic) finished with three goals and two assists and both first-year
Ryan MacElhinney (Holmes, N.Y./Carmel) and first-year
Kyle Kunes (Joppa, Md./Joppatowne) each had two goals to lead the Warriors (3-10 overall, 1-5 Landmark). Tocco added a goal and an assist, first-year
Connor Thompson (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) notched five groundballs and four caused turnovers and senior
Cole Slezak (Butler, Pa./Kiski Prep) added four groundballs and four caused turnovers.
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Evan Donnelly (Hanover, Md./Archbishop Spalding) recorded 25 saves in the win, stopping eight shots in the fourth quarter alone.
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Juniata scored two goals in the opening minute before Kunes, Wooley, MacElhinney and sophomore
James Hall-Melnychuck (Magnolia, N.J./Sterling) scored to cap the first quarter. MacElhinney and Wooley expanded the lead to 6-2 and another goal from Wooley made it 7-4 with 12:36 left in the third before the Eagles rallied to tie the game with 12:24 left in the fourth.
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Goals from Tocco and another from Kunes with 2:46 left gave Lycoming a 9-7 lead and a late goal from Juniata wasn't soon enough to allow Juniata the time to tie the game.
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Sterling Bechler led the Eagles with three goals and four assists and Noah Harrison posted 12 groundballs. Chris Queen caused three turnovers and Griffin Umstead posted 17 saves.
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The Warriors get back on the field on Saturday, April 18, when they head to the Catholic University of America for a 12 p.m., Landmark Conference match.
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