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Canisius attackman Mason Wolford runs with the ball during game action at the Demske Sports Complex on March 9, 2024
Lindy Feider
14
Winner Quinnipiac QU 5-0, 1-0 MAAC
7
Canisius CAN 2-4, 0-1 MAAC
Winner
Quinnipiac QU
5-0, 1-0 MAAC
14
Final
7
Canisius CAN
2-4, 0-1 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Quinnipiac QU 3 4 4 3 14
Canisius CAN 1 1 4 1 7

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Men’s Lacrosse Defeated by Quinnipiac in MAAC Opener

Dylan Donnery scored four goals and Mason Oak made 16 saves to propel Quinnipiac to a 14-7 victory over Canisius in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's lacrosse action Saturday at the Demske Sports Complex in Buffalo, N.Y.
 
Donnery was one of three Bobcats (5-0, 1-0 MAAC) to finish with four points as Jake Tellers and Even Perry both notched hat tricks and added and an assist. Ryan Donnery tallied three points (1g, 2a) while Max Pauwels was 12-of-25 at the face off "X" with nine ground balls.
 
Freshman Mason Wolford notched two goals and added an assist for the Golden Griffins (2-4, 0-1 MAAC). Junior Kayden Easter recorded two goals while three players – senior Keegan Kozack, junior Mikey Howe and sophomore Dylan Collins – all notched one goal each.
 
Junior Tommy Kunz made 10 saves between the pipes for Canisius. Sophomore Micah Hanson recorded 12 face-off wins and scooped up six ground balls.
 
Wolford opened the scoring less than two minutes into the contest before Quinnipiac responded with the final three goals of the opening frame to grab a 3-1 lead after the first.
 
The second quarter followed a similar script to the first, with Easter providing the opening tally for the Griffs, only to see the Bobcats answer baack four stright goals to build a 7-2 cushion at the break.
 
Quinnipiac out-scored Canisius, 2-1, during the opening stages of the third quarter when an even-strength tally from Collins sparked a three-goal surge that lasted just under three minutes and pulled the Griffs within three, 9-6, with 5:45 to play.
 
The Bobcats regained control of the game before the end of the frame, scoring twice in the final 2:01 of the frame to restore their five-goal advantage heading into the fourth, 11-6.
 
Kozack got the scoring started in the fourth, but Quinnipiac shut the door on any comeback attempt by Canisius, recording the final three goals of the contest to determine the seven-goal margin of victory.  
 
POSTGAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot Quinnipiac by a 45-35 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 15-6 edge in the first quarter.
• The Griffs were 1-of-6 in man-up situations while the Bobcats were 1-of-1 in their EMO.
• Wolford tallied multiple points in a game for the fourth time this season as he matched his season high with three points.
• Easter recorded multiple goals in a game for the second time this season as he finished with a pair of tallies on Saturday.
• Kunz recorded double-digit saves for the sixth time in 2024 with his 10-save performance on Saturday.
• Hanson posted double-digit faceoff wins for the third straight contest as he recorded a season-best 12 wins at the "X" on Saturday.
• Collins' third-quarter goal was the first of his collegiate career. The goal was also his first collegiate point.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius closes out the non-conference portion of its schedule Tuesday when it travels to little-three rival St. Bonaventure for a 4 p.m. contest at the Marra Athletics Complex in Olean, N.Y.
 
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