When and Where:
March 9, 2024 - Patchogue, NY
Records:
St. Joseph's (L.I.), 0-2; University of Saint Joseph, 4-1
Results:
The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's lacrosse team falls to the University of Saint Joseph, 17-4 on Saturday afternoon.
Top performers:
- Freshman Caden Stubba led the Golden Eagles with two goals on six shots with five shots on goal, to go along with two ground balls and one caused turnover
- Senior Michael Carere finished with a team-high two assists, 10 ground balls, and ending 17-23 on faceoffs
- Junior Nik Allen added one goal, six ground balls, and one caused turnover
- Senior Connor Owenburg tallied one goal and four ground balls
- Senior Goalkeeper Connor Van Dusen ended the game with 26 saves on 43 shots faced, accumulating five ground balls
- Christian Decker led the Blue Jays with four goals, collecting three ground balls
- Brendan Tedeschi and Evan Zimnoch each scored three goals for the University of Saint Joseph
- The Blue Jay's Ryan Paltauf had a game-high ten points on one goal and nine assists
How it happened:
- The Blue Jays were able to take command of the game early as they scored four unanswered goals in the first quarter
- As the University of Saint Joseph scored two more goals to extend the unanswered streak to six, the Golden Eagles' Allen provided the first goal for SJLI at the midway point of the second quarter
- Stubba was able to add one more goal in the half for SJLI as the USJ took a 7-2 lead into halftime
- Just three minutes into action in the second half, the Blue Jays added two more goals to their lead before Stubba netted another goal off the pass from Carere to cut the lead to 9-3
- In the early moments of the fourth quarter, the Blue Jays added two more goals before Owenburg scored the Golden Eagles' final goal of the game as the University of Saint Joseph secured a victory
Notes:
- The University of Saint Joseph outscored the Golden Eagles 64-28
- The Blue Jays collected 52 ground balls to SJLI's 38
- St. Joseph's University L.I. held an 18-7 faceoff advantage
Next, the Golden Eagles will travel to Russell Sage University on Saturday, March 16, at 1:00 p.m. for a non-conference matchup.
