Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/21/24
From Press Releases
Goalie Joe Doherty (Malvern Prep) had 17 saves while Peter Lehman (Council Rock North) and Charlie Cunniffe (Episcopal Academy) helped paced the attack as the host Lafayette men’s lacrosse team defeated Drexel, 8-7, Tuesday night to earn its second consecutive win Tuesday evening inside Fisher Stadium.
Witt Crawford gave the Dragons an early lead at the 13:22 mark in the first quarter. The Leopards (2-1) responded by scoring back-to-back goals thanks to senior captains Lehman (2G, 1A) and John Mathes (3G). The Dragons scored two unanswered goals, taking a 3-2 lead after 15 minutes in Easton.
Mathes, senior attacker Cunniffe (1G, 1A) and junior midfielder Liam Sargent all scored in the second quarter. Max Semple and Zach Augustine (Avon Grove, 1G, 2A)) scored for Drexel (1-1), leaving the score at 5 goals apiece heading into the intermission.
The third quarter favored the Maroon and White. Senior midfielder Connor Freeman found Lehman in stride to open the second-half scoring. With three seconds left on the clock, Mathes completed his hat trick to give Lafayette a two-goal cushion (7-5) at the end of at the end of three quarters.
Drexel edged Lafayette 10-19 in faceoffs, with junior Evan Prince (Harriton) going 9-of-18 on the evening. Defenseman Sean Rushton (Malvern Prep) also was a key for Lafayette.
Witt Crawford had three goals and Collin Gucwa (Bishop Shanahan, 4GB, 1CT) and Luke Carden (Malvern Prep, 2GB, 3CT) led the Dragons’ defense.
