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Vierbuchen
10
Vassar VASSAR 0-1
11
Winner Montclair State MSU 1-0
Vassar VASSAR
0-1
10
Final
11
Montclair State MSU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Vassar VASSAR 1 5 2 2 10
Montclair State MSU 1 3 4 3 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Men's Lacrosse Rallies To Knock Off Vassar 11-10

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State men's lacrosse team rallied from a four-goal second-quarter deficit to knock off Vassar College 11-10 Wednesday evening.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The two sides traded markers in the first quarter, with JOE COVINO tallying the Red Hawks first goal with an assist from MIKE MCCREERY. BRANDON SHEVINS, who was making his first start for Montclair, kept the game at 1-1 by making five first-period saves.
  • The Brewers potted the first four tallies of the second quarter, including three in the first three minutes. CONNOR GABILANES stopped the rally, scoring with 4:41 to go as MIKE MCCREERY collected his second assist of the night.
  • The Brewers answered 90 seconds later, but Montclair finished the first half on a high note with the two final goals. DAREN MAYER registered his first collegiate goal with 49 ticks to go before MATTHEW HOLLAND made it a two-goal game at the break with an unassisted marker with six seconds left.
  • The Red Hawks closed to within one early in the third as TYLER MCCREERY scored his first of the season, coming on the man advantage. The Brewers responded with two quick tallies, with RYAN VIERBUCHEN getting the hosts back within two at the 8:17 mark.
  • The Vierbuchen goal led Montclair to a 3-0 spurt to close out the third, with Holland netting his second of the game before MATT DANCSECS evened the game at eight off a pass from Vierbuchen.
  • The Brewers scored twice in the first 2:25 of the fourth, but Montclair got within one as Holland completed his hat-trick. The rookie Vierbuchen tied the game at 10 with an unassisted goal.
  • Both teams caused turnovers before JACK CLEARY snapped the 10-10 deadlock and gave Montclair their first lead of the night with 2:58 to go. Vassar had one chance to force overtime, but goalkeeper DAVID METZGER made the stop with 11 seconds to go to preserve the win.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Holland recorded a team-high 14 shots to go with his three goals, as Vierbuchen netted two goals and an assist.
  • The defensive unit saw rookie PATRICK BOURKE force three turnovers, with AIDAN LONG, Dancsecs, and AIDAN MAXWELL recording two each.
  • LUCAS NOVACK was 10-for-15 in the "X" and scooped up six ground balls.
FROM THE FIELD
"I was really proud of our guys I'm pretty sure the box score is well balanced and that's what we need from everybody. We had some guys kind of step up in some crucial roles, some injuries popped up throughout the game as well, and I think our battling back and had to come back from multiple goal deficits at different time it was a true character of who we can be this year. I think we could have packed it in I told the guys that that we could have packed it in a few times and then and that's kind of what I'm most proud of." – Head Coach Matt Poskay.
 
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks visit FDU-Florham on March 1 for a 7 pm matchup with the Devils.
 
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