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Canisius midfielder Jaxon Fridge looks to shoot the ball during game action against Cleveland State at the Demske Sports Complex on March 1, 2024
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Winner Cleveland State CSU 2-3
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Canisius CAN 2-3
Winner
Cleveland State CSU
2-3
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Final
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Canisius CAN
2-3
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT OT 1 F
Cleveland State CSU 2 2 2 3 0 1 10
Canisius CAN 2 4 1 2 0 0 9

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Men’s Lacrosse Tripped Up in Double Overtime by Cleveland State

Parker Yearego scored with 42 seconds remaining in double overtime to lift Cleveland State to a 10-9 victory over Canisius in collegiate men's lacrosse action Friday at the Demske Sports Complex.
 
Yeargo was one of three Vikings (2-3) players to record two goals in the contest while Connor Zwagerman (1g, 2a) and Alex Van Voorhis (3a) finished with three points each.  Justin Dalum recorded eight saves in goal for CSU. Evan Moskwa was a perfect 5-for-5 at the face off "X" with four ground balls.
 
Junior Patrick Mitchell recorded a hat trick and added a pair of assists for a career-high five points to pace the Golden Griffins (2-3) attack. Senior Jackson Webster also recorded three goals while senior Hunter Parucki finished with a goal and an assist.
 
Junior Tommy Kunz made 13 saves between the pipes for Canisius. Sophomore Micah Hanson went 11-of-21 on face offs and scooped up a game-high eight ground balls to go along with an assist.
 
Yearego recorded the game-winning goal in the final minute of double overtime on an unassisted effort, driving to the right side of the field before ripping a shot past the left shoulder of Kunz from 10 yards out give the Vikings the victory.
 
In a back-and-forth contest that saw five ties, four lead changes and neither team lead by more than two goals, Cleveland State jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead before Mitchell and Webster countered for Canisius to tie the game after the first.
 
Mitchell opened the second-quarter scoring to give the Griffs their first lead of the game, only to see the Vikings counter with a pair of tallies to put the visitors back in front by one.
 
Senior Jaxon Fridge brought Canisius level for the second time on the afternoon just two minutes after the Vikings go-ahead goal before Webster and Mitchell struck just seven seconds apart with less than two minutes to play before halftime to give Canisius a 6-4 edge at the break.
 
Two CSU goals sandwiched around senior Keegan Kozack's third of the season trimmed the Canisius advantage to 7-6 heading into the fourth.
 
The Vikings regained the lead during the opening stages of the fourth notching the first three goals of the frame to take a 9-7 lead with 8:11 to play in regulation.
 
Parucki and Webster pulled the Griffs back into the contest, combining for a pair of tallies just 1:32 apart during the later stages of the fourth to knot the score at 9-9, sending the game to overtime and setting the stage for Yearego's game winner.
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Friday's game served as the sixth meeting between Canisius and Cleveland State.
• The Vikings outshot the Griffs by a 52-35 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 32-17 margin in the second half and overtime.
• CSU was 2-for-4 in man-up situations while Canisius was 1-for-1 in EMO.
• The teams combined for 44 turnovers as CSU was charged with 23 while Canisius committed 21.
• Canisius was just 17-of-25 in clear attempts while CSU was 22-of-26.
• Canisius played its second straight overtime contest and its first double-overtime contest since an 8-7 setback against regional rival Hobart on March 15, 2016.
• Mitchell established a career-high for goals with his hat trick on Friday while his two assists matched his personal best in that category.
• Webster posted his second hat trick of the season with his three-goal effort on Friday.
• Hanson finished with eight-or-more ground balls in a game for the second straight contest as he finished with eight ground balls on Friday.
• Kunz recorded double-digit saves for the fifth straight contest with his 13-save performance on Friday.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius opens Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play March 9 when it welcomes Quinnipiac to the Demske Sports Complex.

Opening face off between the Griffs and Bobcats is slated for 2 p.m.
 
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