Marist's Four-Goal Run Sinks Canisius
from press release
Marist ended the game on a 4-0 run and held the Canisius College
men's lacrosse team off the scoreboard for the final 19:37 to earn
a 9-6 victory at the Demske Sports Complex on Saturday. The loss
drops the Griffs to 2-6 and 2-2 in MAAC play, while the Red Foxes
improve to 7-3 and 4-0 against conference foes.
Juniors Adam Jones and Nick LoCoco led the Griffs with three points
each on the afternoon. Jones scored a team-best two goals and added
an assist, while LoCoco led Canisius with three helpers. Senior
Mike Benzinger and sophomores Jon Domres, Simon Giourmetakis and
Jimmy Haney all added a goal for Canisius.
The Red Foxes started the game strong, scoring 52 seconds into the
contest and adding another goal 3:30 later for the early 2-0
advantage. Canisius answered back when LoCoco found Haney in a
man-up situation and then fed Giourmetakis 1:45 into the second to
knot the game at two.
Marist quickly reclaimed its two-goal advantage with a pair of
goals 1:22 apart. Domres brought the Griffs within one when he
scored the final goal of the half with 8:28 remaining in the second
period. The teams entered intermission with Marist leading,
4-3.
Jones led the Griffs in the third period as Canisius claimed its
first lead of the day. The junior scored off a feed from
Giourmetakis to tie the contest at four 2:55 into the half. Jones
then added his second goal of the day with 7:02 left in the period
off a pass from LoCoco. After Marist tied the game, Jones set up
Benzinger for the 6-5 lead.
The Red Foxes answered when Corey Zindel scored an unassisted goal
with 3:17 left in the third. Marist then controlled the fourth
quarter, scoring all three goals for the 9-6 victory. During the
period, the Red Foxes won all four faceoffs and held the advantage
in shots, 12-4, and ground balls, 8-3.
Marist outshot the Griffs during the game, 28-21, and won 12 of the
18 faceoffs. Zindel led the Red Foxes with six points on three
goals and three assists, while Sam Altiero stopped six shots in
goal to earn the victory.
Sophomore Kyle Bell made his first career start for Canisius and
recorded four saves.
Canisius takes a break on Tuesday for its final non-conference game
of the season against Hobart. Game time at the Demske Sports
Complex is set for 7 p.m.
Game Notes: With his three assists, LoCoco is now tied for sixth in
the program's history with 74 career assists, matching Mark
Miyashita (2000-03) ... LoCoco also raised his career total to 96
career points and is just four points shy of becoming the 16th
player in school history to record 100 career points ... Canisius,
who went 2-for-4 with the extra-man advantage, has scored at least
one man-up goal in every game this season ... The Griffs entered
the week tied for third nationally in man-up offense ... The road
team won for just the third time in the 17-game series between the
two schools ... Marist is now 2-6 all-time at the Demske Sports
Complex.
