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Men’s Lacrosse Drops Double Overtime Battle To #4 Maryland
02/08/2020 | Men's Lacrosse
RICHMOND, Va. – The University of Richmond men's lacrosse team opened the 2020 season and was looking to make a statement to start the season, but the Spiders suffered a 14-13 double overtime loss to No. 4 Maryland Saturday afternoon in front of a crowd of 2,089 fans at Robins Stadium. Maryland out-scored the Spiders 6-2 in the fourth quarter to force extra time and the Terrapins got the game-winning goal after 5:48 of tense scoreless play in overtime had expired to improve to 2-0 on the season.
Junior midfielder Mitch Savoca (Newtown, Conn.) and freshman attack Richie Connell (Evergreen, Colo.) led the way offensively with three goals apiece. Savoca scored the first two goals of the game on his way to a season-opening hat trick while Connell had a stellar freshman debut scoring three goals in the first half off of the bench. Connell added an assist in the second half to finish with four points in his collegiate debut.
Defensively, senior Sean Menges (Richmond, Va.) led the charge with six caused turnovers while adding six ground balls. The six caused turnovers are a career-high for Menges and tied for third-most in a single game in program history. Junior Brett Reid (Clinton, Conn.) added a career-high 10 ground balls, helping the Spiders record 40 ground balls in the loss. The 10 ground balls by Reid is the third-most in a single game by a player in program history while the 40 team ground balls are tied for seventh most in a single game.
Sophomore faceoff Andrew Hamilton (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) made his Spider debut after transferring in from Cleveland State. Hamilton won 17-of-30 faceoffs and added nine ground balls while scoring his first goal as a Spider. Redshirt junior goalie Jack Rusbuldt (Richmond, Va.) added 11 saves in the loss.
Maryland was led by Logan Wisnauskas scoring three goals and handing out four assists. Jared Bernhardt added three goals while Anthony DeMaio scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime.
The Spiders took the early 3-1 lead as Savoca scored the first two of the game and Connell scored his first goal. The teams would trade goals before the Spiders out-scored the Terrapins 4-1 in the second quarter, taking an 8-5 lead into halftime. Connell added two goals in the second half while Savoca and Ryan Dunn (Towson, Md.) each found the net.
Richmond extended its lead in the second half, taking a five-goal lead at 12-7 when senior Tate Gallagher (Ardmore, Pa.) scored on a man-up opportunity early in the fourth quarter. The Terrapins started to chip away at the deficit, scoring four-straight to narrow the gap to 12-11 with 7:04 remaining.
Gallagher would give the Spiders a two-goal cushion with a tally with 5:16 remaining but Maryland kept coming and tied the game with two-straight from Bernhardt, including the tying goal with 1:41 remaining. Both teams had chances in the closing seconds but were unable to find the back of the net.
The first overtime was a tense back-and-forth between the two teams. Each defense stepped up with forced turnovers in the overtime period and timely saves, setting the stage for the second overtime. The Spiders committed an early turnover in the second overtime and Maryland scored the game-winning goal late in the shot clock securing the victory.s
The Spiders continue their three-game home stretch to open the year next Friday, hosting Marist at 6 p.m. at Robins Stadium.
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Junior midfielder Mitch Savoca (Newtown, Conn.) and freshman attack Richie Connell (Evergreen, Colo.) led the way offensively with three goals apiece. Savoca scored the first two goals of the game on his way to a season-opening hat trick while Connell had a stellar freshman debut scoring three goals in the first half off of the bench. Connell added an assist in the second half to finish with four points in his collegiate debut.
Defensively, senior Sean Menges (Richmond, Va.) led the charge with six caused turnovers while adding six ground balls. The six caused turnovers are a career-high for Menges and tied for third-most in a single game in program history. Junior Brett Reid (Clinton, Conn.) added a career-high 10 ground balls, helping the Spiders record 40 ground balls in the loss. The 10 ground balls by Reid is the third-most in a single game by a player in program history while the 40 team ground balls are tied for seventh most in a single game.
Sophomore faceoff Andrew Hamilton (Mount Pleasant, S.C.) made his Spider debut after transferring in from Cleveland State. Hamilton won 17-of-30 faceoffs and added nine ground balls while scoring his first goal as a Spider. Redshirt junior goalie Jack Rusbuldt (Richmond, Va.) added 11 saves in the loss.
Maryland was led by Logan Wisnauskas scoring three goals and handing out four assists. Jared Bernhardt added three goals while Anthony DeMaio scored the game-winning goal in the second overtime.
The Spiders took the early 3-1 lead as Savoca scored the first two of the game and Connell scored his first goal. The teams would trade goals before the Spiders out-scored the Terrapins 4-1 in the second quarter, taking an 8-5 lead into halftime. Connell added two goals in the second half while Savoca and Ryan Dunn (Towson, Md.) each found the net.
Richmond extended its lead in the second half, taking a five-goal lead at 12-7 when senior Tate Gallagher (Ardmore, Pa.) scored on a man-up opportunity early in the fourth quarter. The Terrapins started to chip away at the deficit, scoring four-straight to narrow the gap to 12-11 with 7:04 remaining.
Gallagher would give the Spiders a two-goal cushion with a tally with 5:16 remaining but Maryland kept coming and tied the game with two-straight from Bernhardt, including the tying goal with 1:41 remaining. Both teams had chances in the closing seconds but were unable to find the back of the net.
The first overtime was a tense back-and-forth between the two teams. Each defense stepped up with forced turnovers in the overtime period and timely saves, setting the stage for the second overtime. The Spiders committed an early turnover in the second overtime and Maryland scored the game-winning goal late in the shot clock securing the victory.s
The Spiders continue their three-game home stretch to open the year next Friday, hosting Marist at 6 p.m. at Robins Stadium.
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