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Gavin McKay vs Messiah (3.23.24)
Arthur Schugam
10
Winner Mary Washington UMW 8-8
8
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM 11-5
Winner
Mary Washington UMW
8-8
10
Final
8
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM
11-5
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mary Washington UMW 1 3 3 3 10
St. Mary's (Md.) SMCM 6 1 0 1 8

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Nairem Moran

St. Mary’s College Men’s Lacrosse Falls to Mary Washington

ST. MARY'S COLLEGE, Md. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's lacrosse team dropped a non-conference battle Tuesday night (April 23). St. Mary's College (11-5) suffered a 10-8 setback at the hands of the University of Mary Washington (8-8).
 
How It Happened
  • Mary Washington drew first blood as Jackson Popeck scored at 9:13 off a pass from Dave Votapek. However, the Seahawks responded with a 6-0 run to stake a five-goal lead heading into the second quarter.
 
  • The Eagles made it a three-goal deficit as Popeck had a hand in the first two goals of the second frame to pull his team within 6-3 at 6:34. Junior midfielder Nate Hochrein (Towson, Md./Towson) gave SMCM a 7-3 lead with 1:25 left in the half but Popeck struck again with 16 ticks on the clock and St. Mary's College headed into the locker room with a 7-4 advantage.
 
  • UMW did all the scoring in the third period, stretching its run to four straight scores, and the game headed into the final quarter in a 7-7 draw.
 
  • Mary Washington broke the tie with back-to-back goals in a 47-second span and claimed its first lead since the nine-minute mark of the first frame, owning a 9-7 margin with 7:19 to go in the game. Senior captain Johnny McGrain (Lutherville-Timonium, Md./Dulaney) pulled the Seahawks within one at 2:45; however, Logan Cardwell sealed the deal for the Eagles with an empty-net goal with 24 seconds left in the contest.

Inside the Box Score
  • UMW held the upper hand in shots, 44-32, and claimed a 12-10 edge in face-off wins.
  • Ground balls were equal at 29 apiece and turnovers matched up as well with 17 committed by each team.
  • Mary Washington tallied 10 caused turnovers while the Seahawks had eight in tonight's defensive battle.
 
St. Mary's College Game Notes
  • Attackmen Joshua Martel (Linthicum, Md./North County) and Gavin McKay (Urbana, Md./Urbana) each tallied two goals to lead the SMCM offense.
  • Hochrein finished the night with a goal and an assists.
  • Sophomore Matteo Ciccarello (Crofton, Md./Arundel) scooped up a game-best nine ground balls and went 10-of-22 at face-off X.
  • Defensemen Brandon Dabkowski (Cockeysville, Md./Dulaney) and Jeremy Heath (Chester, Md./Kent Island) led the defense with two caused turnovers each.
  • Junior Cullen McKay (Urbana, Md./Urbana) turned away 12 Eagle shots.
 
Mary Washington Game Notes
  • Popeck led all scorers with five points on four goals and one assist while Henry Moag contributed a three-goal hat trick and one helper.
  • Wyatt Martin collected 11 saves while Jacob Fowler went 10-of-19 at face-off X and scooped up six loose balls.

Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Apr. 27 at No. 16 Lynchburg (10-5) – Lynchburg, Va. – 2 pm
 
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