Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/12/22 – From Press Releases
A dominant second half, capped by a game-winning goal by senior Levi Anderson with 4 secvonds to play propelled host St. Joseph’s (1-0) to a 12-11 come-from-behind victory today over St. Bonaventure (0-1).
In total, the Hawks erased a five-goal deficit in the second half with a 10-4 advantage over the Bonnies.
Senior Zach Cole (Lenape) went 20-of-26 on face offs with a game high 12 ground balls for St. Joe’s.
The Bonnies tallied the first two goals of the game over the opening 5:47. SJU responded at the 7:54 mark with a score from junior Matt Bohmer. SBU took the next two before the Hawks took the final score of the period with a goal from senior Tucker Brown for a 4-2 deficit after one.
Three more scores in the second frame for SBU put the visitors up 7-2 at the half.
The Crimson & Gray ripped off four-straight scores over the initial 6:36 to pull the game within one at 7-6. Bohmer and graduate student Austin Strazzulla each recorded one goal with sophomore Carter Page adding two. The Hawks tied the game at eight apiece after recording two of the next three scores.
Sophomore William King and Anderson were credited with the scores. The period ended with a score at the horn by the Bonnies for a 9-8 margin heading into the final period. Strazzulla scored in less than a minute to tie the game at nine all at the 14:21 mark of the final stanza. SJU took its first lead of the game with 5:53 left on another Bohmer score.
Less than a minute later, the Bonnies tied the game at 10 and then took the lead 11-10 with 2:09 remaining. With 20 ticks left, Brown scored the game-tying goal on an extra man opportunity. With four seconds left in regulation, Anderson drove to the cage and buried the game winner.
BEHIND THE BOX SCORE:
St. Joe’s won the turnover margin (+1) and face-off battle (+20).
The Hawks were successful on 12 of 13 clears.
Anderson led the Hawks with five points on two goals and three assists. He took seven shots with three on cage and picked up a ground ball.
Bohmer finished with four points on a team high three goals and one assist. He posted seven shots on target with a pair of ground balls.
Strazzula, Page, and Brown each accounted for three points with two goals and one assist.
King tallied his first career score in the game with five shots and two on target.
Graduate student Tucker Almany (1-0) got the start in cage and made 12 saves for a 52.2% save percentage.
Lafayette 14, VMI 6
The Leopards (1-1) earned their first victory as Peter Lehman (Council Rock North) had two goals and two assists, Charlie Cunniffe (Episcopal Academy) had a goal and three assists and LSM Sean Rushton (Malvern Prep) had five groundalls.
John Mathes also had two goals and two assists for Lafayette while freshman goalie Gabe Cummins had 8 saves.
Lafayette leaves Lexingon with the statistical advantage in every category except saves: shots (52-25), SOG (30-14), face-offs (17-6), ground balls (36-21) and clears (19-16).
Lehigh 10, NJIT 5
Christian Mule’ had four goals, Quinn Armstrong scored three, Michael Sisselberger (Southern Lehigh) won 14 of 16 faceoffs and Matt Marker (Allentown Central Catholic) had a goal and an assist while James Spence (Springfield-Delco) posted 14 saves to lift the Mountain Hawks (2-0) to the road win.
Delaware 12, Mount St. Mary’s 6
Clay Miller had three goals and an assist and JP Ward added two goals and two assists while Drew Lenkaitis (Unionville scored twice for the 2-0 Blue Hens.
Matt Kilkeary had 16 saves in goal for Delaware while Griffin McGinley (Academy of the New Church) had 10 stops for the Mount (1-1),
