Madison, N.J. – Senior midfielder Jack Donnelly (Webster, N.Y./Webster Schroeder) put up career-bests of five goals and six points and the defense gave up just two goals as the Susquehanna University men's lacrosse team recorded their first Landmark Conference win of the season Saturday afternoon. Susquehanna (6-6, 1-1 LC) tallied a dominant 15-2 road win over Drew University (1-10, 0-1 LC) to get into a three-way tie for third in the conference standings.
 
Susquehanna 15, Drew 2
 
How It Happened

• The River Hawks flew out a 4-0 lead in the first period as Donnelly scored two of the first three goals and freshman attackman Jack McLaughlin (Chatham, N.J./Chatham) notched a goal and an assist.
• Drew netted the first score of the second quarter to finally get on the board at 12:50.
• Susquehanna, who led 8-1 at halftime, registered the next nine goals to boast a 13-1 advantage with 11:59 to go in the game.
• The SU defense silenced the Rangers for nearly 34 minutes until Seamus O'Connor picked up a man-up goal with 8:58 remaining in the contest for the hosts' second and final tally of the day.

 
Inside the Box Score

• Susquehanna outshot the Rangers, 43-28, and gained a 33-20 advantage in ground balls.
• The River Hawks scored on two of their three extra-man opportunities while the SU defense killed three of Drew's four EMO's.
• Sophomore midfielder Ryan Bucher (Selinsgrove, Pa./Selinsgrove) won eight face-offs while senior midfielder Joe Acquaviva (Wyckoff, N.J./Don Bosco Prep) claimed seven as Susquehanna went 15-of-21 at the X.

 
Top Performers

• Donnelly finished the afternoon with five goals and an assist while McLaughlin contributed his second consecutive hat trick with two helpers.
• Sophomore attackman Colton Dick (Owings, Md./Northern) put three's as Dick chipped in three goals, three assists and three ground balls.
• Junior attackman Michael Hatala (Glen Cove, N.Y./Glen Cove) added two goals while senior captain Jake Smolokoff (Oceanport, N.J./Red Bank Regional) dished out a pair of dimes.
• Senior captain Dylan Abplanalp (Grasonville, Md./Kent Island) made eight stops in 46:55 minutes of action while sophomore Tyler Gross (Magnolia, Del./Caesar Rodney) turned away four shots in 10:05 minutes and senior Ryan Cataldo (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) had one save in the final three minutes.

 
Up Next for the River Hawks

• Apr. 6 vs. Moravian (6-3, 1-1 LC) – SENIOR DAY – Sassafras Field – Landmark game – 1:00 p.m.

 
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