Box Score
SELINSGROVE, Pa. – Holding a 7-4 lead heading into the
fourth quarter, the Susquehanna men's lacrosse team saw that
lead disappear as its game with Catholic headed into overtime where
the Cardinals ultimately prevailed, 8-7.
SU (5-4, 0-2) held a three-goal lead after three quarters in large
part to its combined six goals in the second and third quarters
while limiting Catholic (9-2, 2-0) to only two goals during that
span.
Dustin Breakey (Mechancisburg, Pa./Cumberland
Valley) had a hat trick for the Crusaders while
Luke Delavan (Madison, N.J./Madison) had one goal
and a game-high three assists.
SU goalie Jordan Daney (Wynnewood, Pa./Lower
Merion) finished the game with 15 saves, including six in
the third quarter.
The Crusaders won 11-of-19 face-offs and held a 38-26 edge in
ground balls. Marcus Cheatham (Reistertown, Md./Loyola
HS) led the way with 10 of those ground balls.
Freshman Billy Spack (Arlington, Va./Yorktown)
got the scoring started with 9:35 on the clock to give SU the
quick, 1-0 advantage. The Cardinals, however, ended the opening
quarter with back-to-back goals from Jimmy Sinnott to grab a 2-1
lead.
The Crusaders rallied to string together three straight goals,
with two from Breakey, in the first five minutes
of the second quarter. Despite allowing Sinnott to score the final
goal of the half, SU still maintained a halftime 4-3 lead.
Catholic's Tyler Catalani tied the game at four with his
goal at 12:48 in the third quarter, but Susquehanna put together
another three-goal stretch with goals from three different players
that made it 7-4 heading into the final quarter of play.
In that fourth quarter, the Cardinals put four goals on the board,
with three coming in a span of 35 seconds, and led 8-7 with 2:01 to
play.
SU was not ready to hand the win to Catholic, though, as
Tim Pastore (Ridgewood, N.J./Ridgewood) netted the
equalizer with 20 seconds on the clock to send the game into
overtime.
Unfortunately Catholic's Brendan Englert found the back of
the net with 1:28 on the clock to give his squad the victory.
Next game: Sunday, April 10 at Elmira – 2 p.m.
