No. 10 Generals Demote Greensboro, 9-4
from press release
LEXINGTON, Va. - First-year attackman Mac Means
(Sewickley, Pa./Sewickley Academy) tallied three goals and one
assist to help lead the 10th-ranked Washington and Lee men's
lacrosse team to a 9-4 victory over Greensboro College on Wednesday
afternoon at Wilson Field.
Means opened the scoring at the 8:42 mark of the first period when
he found rope off an assist from senior midfielder Max Mancuso
(Northport, N.Y./Northport). The Generals (4-0) upped their lead to
2-0 on a goal by senior midfielder Kevin Feeney (Summit,
N.J./Summit) off a feed from sophomore attackman Scott Meehan
(Baldwinsville, N.Y./Manlius-Pebble Hill) at the 6:59 mark, but the
Pride (2-2) responed with an extra-man goal by sophomore attackman
Brad Gesser (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional) off an assist from
senior attackman Jordan Drumheller (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park)
at 4:41 of the first period.
Greensboro knotted the score at 2-2 just 1:30 into the second
quarter when sophomore midfielder John Anglin (Hicksville,
N.Y./Hicksville) assisted on a Drumheller goal. Means scored off a
feed from senior attackman Will Keigler (Timonium, Md./Gilman) at
the 11:18 mark for a 3-2 lead and Keigler scored off a feed from
Means with 11 seconds left to give W&L a 4-2 lead heading into
the halftime break.
Meehan tallied the lone goal of the third quarter off an assist by
first-year midfielder Cooper Brown (Baltimore, Md./Gilman) at 6:13,
but a pair of General goals, one by senior midfielder Logan
Bartlett (Summit, N.J./Pingry School) and a man-up tally by
Keigler, gave W&L a 7-2 lead with 13:16 left in the game. The
teams traded two goals each over the final 8:01 for the 9-4 final,
W&L's ninth-straight win over Greensboro.
Means' offensive effort was complimented by two goals and one
assist from Keigler and a pair of goals from Feeney. Meehan added
one goal and two assists, while first-year Joe LaSala (Wilton,
Conn./Wilton) and junior Austin Wernecke (Lutherville, Md./Boys'
Latin) paced the defense. LaSala had five caused turnovers and
three ground balls, while Wernecke had four caused turnovers and
six ground balls. In goal, senior Matt Mason (Gladwyne, Pa./St.
Mark's) started and played 56:54, notching six saves and allowing
four goals.
Drumheller led the Pride with two goals and one assist, while
senior goalkeeper Matt Leach (Charlotte, N.C./Canon) registered 12
saves (9 GA) in 60 minutes between the pipes.
Washington and Lee returns to action on Saturday as it hosts
Washington College for a 3:00 pm contest.
