RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Felician men's lacrosse (3-5 / 0-2 CACC) featured a stormy Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match-up with Post University Wednesday evening at Tryon Field.
Post caged six goals in the first quarter to edge the Golden Falcons as the green-and-gold presented an equal playing field in scoring for the remainder of the contest in the 10-13 defeat.
Here's What Happened:
- Liam Dunn (Murfreesboro, T.N.) wasted no time to find the back of the net when he snagged the ground ball off the initial face off and darted towards goal for the immediate 1-0 lead. The Eagles came right back with five consecutive to edge the hosts 1-5.Â
- Felician scored one more on a shot by Luke Dayton (Haddon Township, N.J.)  to cut the opposer lead, 2-5, but the Eagles added one more of their own to put themselves back up by four, 2-6, after the first.
- Felician outscored their opponents 3-2 in the second quarter when Ethan Todner (Plainfield, I.L.), Joe Boaub (Ronkonkoma, M.A.), and Finn Crocker (South Hamilton, M.A.) caged a goal apiece. As the contest reached the halfway point, the Golden Falcons trailed the Eagles 5-8.
- The box score displays an even playing field for the remainder of the game when both teams scored 2 and 3 goals in their respective quarters. By the final quarter, the Golden Falcons started to make a run for the lead when they sat behind the Eagles by three, 7-10.Â
- Crocker would post a true hattrick through the fourth when he recorded the three green-and-gold goals, for a total of four for the contest, however, the squad's efforts fell short as they lost 10-13.Â
Box Score Insights:
- Crocker paced the team with four goals while Dayton and Bouab had two.Â
- Jabes Escelante (Chelsea, M.A.) and Drew Gisinger (Beachwood, N.J.) aided the offense with two assists each and Crocker with one.Â
- Goalkeeper, Nick Grebe (Farmingville, N.Y.), saved 15 Eagle attempts for a save percentage of 86%.Â
- Matthew Branco (Saddle Brook, N.J.) caused two Eagle turnovers and grabbed four groundballs.Â
UP NEXT: WILMINGTON UNIVERSITY (DEL.)
Felician men's lacrosse will be back in action on Saturday in Wilmington, D.E. when they go head-to-head with Wilmington (Del.) on Saturday, Apr. 6, at 1:00pm.