WESTMINSTER, Md. – Gibbs Preston (Baltimore,
Md./McDonogh) scored three goals and added five assists to
lead McDaniel to a 13-5 victory over Ursinus in Centennial
Conference (CC) men's lacrosse action on Saturday.
Mike Hatton (Corning, N.Y./Corning East) added a
hat trick of his own for the Green Terror (6-2, 1-1 CC), who built
a 6-1 lead through the first 27:27 of the game.
Pat Gillen scored twice for the Bears (3-5, 1-2
CC), who scored three times as a team in a 5-minute, 31-second span
to close to within 10-5.
Two Preston assists – one to DJ Rickels (Forest Hill,
Md./Boys Latin School of Maryland) and one to
Nicholas DiBernardo (Towson, Md./Calvert Hall)
– staked McDaniel to a 2-0 lead with 6:22 to play in the
first quarter.
Dan Monzo sliced the deficit in half at the 6:08
mark before the Green Terror reeled off four straight
goals.
Preston had a goal and two assists during the stretch while
Bill Warner (Yardley, Pa./LaSalle) contributed a
goal and an assist.
Gillen closed the deficit to 6-2 with 29 seconds remaining in the
first half before McDaniel put together a 4-0 third quarter to open
a 10-2 lead entering the final period.
Hatton had two goals in the quarter while Deane Mellor
(Chadds Ford, Pa./Wilminton Friends School) added a goal
and an assist.
Goals from Eric Ferris, Gillen and Jason
Orlando pulled the visitors within five but two Preston
goals 2:59 apart bookended a 3-0 burst to close the
game.
McDaniel returns to action at home against Whittier on Wednesday.
Game time is 3:30 p.m.
Score by
Quarters
1
2
3
4
-
F
Ursinus (3-5, 1-2
CC)
1
1
0
3
-
5
McDaniel (6-2, 1-1
CC)
4
2
4
3
-
13
Goals
Ursinus: Pat Gillen 2, Eric Farris, Jason
Orlando, Dan Monzo.
Assists
Ursinus: Matt Angle, Pat Nagle.
Shots: U 28, M 31.
Ground
Balls: U 18, M 22.
Goalies: U (Tony
Aquilino 60:00 – 4 saves, 13 GA); M (
Kenny McHugh 60:00
– 7 saves, 5 GA).
Extra-Man: U 1 of 6, M 0
of 3.
Face-Offs: U 9, M 13.
Clearing: U 11 of 19, M 11 of 15.
Penalties: U 4 for 3:30, M 7 for 5:00
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