Virginia Wesleyan edges McDaniel, 11-10
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Jordan Kenney netted five goals, including the game-winner, to lead Virginia Wesleyan to an 11-10 victory over McDaniel in non-conference men’s lacrosse action on Saturday. Mike Hatton (Corning, N.Y./Corning East) led the Green Terror (1-1) with his first hat trick, scoring two of his three goals before halftime.
The Marlins (3-2) got 12 saves from goalkeeper Tom Skartsiaris, including seven stops in the fourth quarter.
Knotted at 10-all after back-to-back goals seven seconds apart from Chris Edmonds (Laurel, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti) and Jed Barnes (Severna Park, Md./Severna Park), Kenney finished a Maicin Dunk feed with 2:44 to play to win the game.
Kenney and Hatton exchanged first-quarter tallies before Chad Hill and Kenney found the back of the net nine seconds apart to give Virgnia Wesleyan a 3-1 lead.
Bill Warner (Yardley, Pa./LaSalle) scored an extra-man goal nearly a minute and a half later.
Drew Langis re-established the two-goal advantage before Hatton converted the second of four McDaniel man-up goals 33 seconds before the intermission to cut the deficit to one.
Hill and Langis pushed the lead to 5-2 just over three minutes into the third quarter.
Trailing 8-5 with 3:16 to play in the third quarter, Edmonds sparked a three-goal flurry to pull the Green Terror even 3:34 into the fourth quarter.
The Marlins countered with a pair of goals before Edmonds and Barnes drew the visitors even for the last tie.
Barnes won 12 of 23 faceoffs for McDaniel, who held a slim 41-38 advantage in shots.
The Green Terror returns to action at home against Mary Washington on Wednesday. Game time is 3:30 p.m.
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 - F
McDaniel (1-1) 1 2 4 3 - 10
Virginia Wesleyan (3-2) 1 3 4 3 - 11
Goals
McDaniel: Mike Hatton 3, Bill Warner 2, Nicholas DiBernardo 2, Chris Edmonds 2, Jed Barnes.
Virginia Wesleyan: Jordan Kenney 5, Drew Langis 2, Chad Hill 2, Brett Morris, Shawn Fitzpatrick.
Assists
McDaniel: Gibbs Preston 2, DiBernardo, Edmonds, Warner.
Virginia Wesleyan: Maicin Dunk 3, Josh Riley 3, Langis, Morris, Bart Christy.
Shots: M 41, V 38. Ground Balls: M 44, V 33. Goalies: M (Kenny McHugh 60:00 – 9 saves, 11 GA); V (Tom Skatsiaris 60:00 – 12 saves, 10 GA). Extra-Man: M 4 of 8, V 2 of 9. Face-Offs: M 12, V 12. Clearing: M N/A, V 16 of 23. Penalties: M N/A, V N/A.
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