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Aiden Doyle vs York (PA) 2.9.25
Chuck Steenburgh
11
Winner St. Mary's (Md.) ST. MARY'S (MD.) 2-1, 0-0
10
Randolph-Macon RANDOLPH-MACON 3-1, 0-0
Winner
St. Mary's (Md.) ST. MARY'S (MD.)
2-1, 0-0
11
Final
10
Randolph-Macon RANDOLPH-MACON
3-1, 0-0
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
St. Mary's (Md.) ST. MARY'S (MD.) 2 5 2 2 11
Randolph-Macon RANDOLPH-MACON 2 2 1 5 10

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Nairem Moran '99

St. Mary’s College Men’s Lacrosse Survives Late Push by Randolph-Macon

ASHLAND, Va. – The St. Mary's College of Maryland men's lacrosse team held on for their second straight win Saturday afternoon (Feb. 22). St. Mary's College (2-1) withstood a five-goal run in the fourth quarter by Randolph-Macon College (3-1) to claim an 11-10 non-conference win.
 
How It Happened
  • The Seahawks and R-MC alternated the first four goals of the game as the first quarter ended in a 2-2 draw.
  • SMCM broke the tie by scoring the first three goals of the second period to lead 5-2 at 7:16. The Yellow Jackets responded with two of their own before St. Mary's College notched the final two of the half for a 7-4 advantage at the break.
  • The hosts opened the third frame with a Peyton Rodriguez goal to pull within two. The Seahawks tripled their lead with four unanswered goals to stake an 11-5 margin with 9:40 remaining in the game.
  • Randolph-Macon jumped in the driver's seat and fired off five straight to close the gap to 11-10 with 44 seconds to go. The Yellow Jackets won the ensuing face-off and generated three shots, with the first one being blocked, the second one going high, and the final one being saved by senior Cullen McKay (Urbana, Md./Urbana). Senior defenseman Jeremy Heath (Chester, Md./Kent Island) picked up the loose ball after McKay's save, ending R-MC's comeback attempt.

Inside the Box Score
  • SMCM edged Randolph-Macon, 36-33, in shots and gained a 24-23 margin in ground balls.
  • The Yellow Jackets won 13-of-25 face-offs and were a perfect 2-for-2 in extra-man opportunities.
 
St. Mary's College Game Notes
  • St. Mary's College snaps a two-game skid against R-MC with today's win.
  • Senior attackman Aiden Doyle (Annapolis, Md./Broadneck) led all scorers with season-highs of three goals and four points while sophomore Declan Horton (University Park, Md./DeMatha Catholic) added two goals, an assist, and three ground balls.
  • Junior Matteo Ciccarello (Crofton, Md./Arundel) led the team with five ground balls as Ciccarello went 12-of-24 at X.
  • Heath and junior defenseman Joe Szymanski (Easton, Md./Easton) each caused two turnovers while Heath scooped up three loose balls and Szymanski added two ground balls.
  • McKay finished the game with a season-best 11 saves and two ground balls to improve to 2-0 on the season.
 
Randolph-Macon Game Notes
  • Matt Carter paced the Yellow Jackets with three goals while Jack Twomey made 11 saves in the team's first loss of the season.

Up Next for the Seahawks
  • Mar. 1 at Hampden-Sydney (2-1) – Hampden-Sydney, Va. (Everett Stadium) – 12 p.m.
 
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