University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
2-2
UMBC
2-2
Men's Lacrosse Falls In Defensive Game To UMBC
02/28/2015 | Men's Lacrosse
In a battle of two strong defensive-minded men's lacrosse squads, the Richmond Spiders were stymied by the visiting UMBC Retrievers 9-5 at Robins Stadium Saturday afternoon in non-conference action. Both squads left the stadium with 2-2 records.
Richmond was held to a season-low total of goals after averaging a little more than 11 per game in the first three weeks.
Sophomore midfielder and UR leading scorer Mitch Goldberg (Damascus, Maryland) scored the game's first goal just 90 seconds into the game, but the Retrievers posted the next five goals over the next 18 minutes of game play and Richmond never got closer than three goals the rest of the way.
UMBC's Jack Gannon had the game-high total of three goals, scoring all three in a row during the 5-0 scoring run, with Pat Young and Max Maxwell adding two more.
Redshirt senior Alex Hatem (Syracuse, New York) led the Spiders with two goals, while Goldberg added an assist. Attackman Dan Ginestro (Syracuse, New York) dished out a pair of assists in the contest.
Both teams had 22 turnovers, and Richmond generated eight more shots (35-27) than the Retrievers, but goalie Connor Gordon was up to the task, saving at least three shots in every quarter and collecting 13 on the day. He got the win, improving his record to 2-2.
Richmond goalie Benny Pugh (Powhatan, Virginia / Woodberry Forest School) collected four saves and freshman Dan Katzman (New York, New York) came in during a penalty to make his first two collegiate saves.
Defenders Brendan Hynes (Mahopac, New York) and Jackson Cabot (Dedham, Massachusetts) caused three turnovers each to tie the season high total, previously set by Cabot. Cabot also grabbed eight ground balls to set a new season high for UR.
The Spiders will open up their Southern Conference schedule next Saturday at 1 p.m., when they host VMI at Robins Stadium.
