Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 2/28/26
Staff Report
The host Stockton men’s lacrosse team broke out to a 4-0 lead in the first eight minutes and went on to an 11-8 victory over previously-undefeated Haverford College.
Colin Wagner (Daniel Boone) powered the offense with career highs of five goals and six points while goalkeeper Ben Blum (Lenape) anchored the defense with 14 saves.
Stockton is 3-0 while the Fords drop to 4-1.
Wagner netted two goals and Jack Vandegrift (La Salle College High) and Josh Graham (Garnet Valley) added one apiece as the Ospreys broke out to a 4-0 lead. Haverford scored twice in the last two minutes of the opening quarter to halve the margin to 4-2.
Stockton outscored the Fords 3-1 in the second period on goals by Graham, Wagner and Justin Besz (Upper Merion) for a 7-3 advantage at halftime.
Neither team gained any ground in a low-scoring third quarter that saw Wagner tally Stockton’s lone goal while the Osprey defense held Haverford to just one marker for an 8-4 lead after three.
In the fourth quarter, two Haverford goals 53 seconds apart cut the gap to two at 8-6. No goals were scored during a seven-minute span that included an important point-blank stop by Blum on a wraparound that kept the margin at two.
Vandegrift netted a man-up goal with 4:18 remaining that gave the Ospreys some breathing room, and they went on to the 11-8 triumph.
Extra man opportunities were key in the penalty-filled game, with Stockton going 3-6 on offense and holding Haverford to just 1-9 in man up situations.
Vandegrift and Graham each finished with two goals and an assist. Cole Blum (Lenape) won 13 of 22 faceoffs and grabbed six ground balls. Mike Friel (Springfied-Delco) had two groundballs on defense. Reid Tietjen paced Haverford with two goals and an assist. Fords’ goalie Mac Broaddus made 11 saves.
