WESTMINSTER, Md. – Goucher had the final say in a back-and-forth affair, topping McDaniel 7-6 in non-conference men's lacrosse action on Wednesday.

Troy Becker (Yardley, Pa./Notre Dame) led the Green Terror (0-3) in its home opener with two goals and an assist.

Michael Morgan paced the Gophers (2-1) with three goals and an assist, including the game-winning goal with 1:04 to play.

Becker opened the scoring, finishing a feed from Jason Lawrence (Fallston, Md./Fallston) just 1:02 into the game.

Owen Demmerly evened the game for Goucher with 6:45 to play in the opening quarter.

Morgan finished a solo run 2:48 into the second quarter for a 2-1 edge before Patrick Huckenpoehler (Baltimore, Md./Towson) finished a Harry Caufield (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Bergen Catholic) to even the score just 1:35 later.

A Lawrence man-up tally from Becker just over two minutes later gave McDaniel a one-goal edge.

Demmerly fed Morgan before finishing his own solo run for a pair of Gopher goals in a 49-second span to put the visitors back in front by one at the break.

Conner Annunziato stretched the lead to 5-3 early in the third quarter before Zach Monzo (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) scored off a Timothy McNichol (Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon) assist with 8:36 showing for the only third-quarter scoring.

McNichol found the back of the net 2:21 into the fourth quarter to even the game at 5-all before Mason Gorman and Becker traded tallies 1:16 apart to keep the game tied.

Morgan ripped a wide-open shot from distance with 1:04 to play for the game-winning tally.

Zach Bicho (Millstone, N.J./The Hun School of Princeton) went 10 of 15 on faceoffs and picked up five ground balls.

Eric Ritchie (Bethpage, N.Y./Bethpage) made nine saves in goal for the Green Terror.

McDaniel returns to action at Marywood on Saturday. Game time is 3 p.m.

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