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Mason Wolford runs with the ball while being guarded by a LIU defender during game action at the Demske Sports Complex on April 5, 2024
Lindy Feider
17
Winner LIU LIU 8-2, 5-1 MAAC
15
Canisius CAN 3-9, 1-5 MAAC
Winner
LIU LIU
8-2, 5-1 MAAC
17
Final
15
Canisius CAN
3-9, 1-5 MAAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LIU LIU 3 3 6 5 17
Canisius CAN 3 2 7 3 15

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Late-Game Run Dooms Men’s Lacrosse Against LIU

LIU scored five of the last six goals of the game to erase a two-goal deficit and defeat Canisius, 17-15, in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's lacrosse action Friday at the Demske Sports Complex in downtown Buffalo.
 
Owen Stefanko recorded four goals and four assists while Sean Boll scored five goals and added a helper to pace a potent Sharks attack (8-2, 5-1 MAAC). Tom von Bargen chipped in three goals while James Butler finished with two goals and two assists for four points.
 
Freshman Mason Wolford scored a season-high six goals for the Golden Griffins (3-9, 1-5 MAAC). Junior Kayden Easter notched two goals and an assist while four players chipped in two points apiece.
 
Sophomore Micah Hanson went 22-of-32 at the faceoff "X" as he matched the school record for faceoff wins in a game. He also scooped up a career-high 18 ground balls while also contributing a goal and an assist.
 
Trailing 14-12 early in the fourth quarter, LIU used a pair of tallies from von Bargen and Stefanko over a more than eight-minute span to retake the lead, 16-14.
 
An unassisted goal from junior Patrick Mitchell with just under two minutes to play pulled the Griffs within one, but Cam Connolly restored the Sharks two-goal cushion with just 24 seconds to secure the win.
 
Earlier in the contest, LIU tallied the first three goals of the second quarter to break a 3-3 deadlock and build a 6-3 cushion.
 
Canisius got back into the game before the end of the frame, tallying the final two goals of the quarter to make it a 6-5 game at the break before scoring three of the first four goals of the third to take its first lead of the contest, 8-7.
 
LIU answered the Griffs run, using a 4-1 spurt over a nearly four-minute stretch to pull back in front, 11-9.
 
Canisius once again had a response, registering three of the last four goals of the third before seniors Keegan Kozack and Hunter Parucki opened the scoring in the fourth to give Canisius a 14-12 advantage, setting the stage for the Sharks' late-game run.
 
POST GAME COMMENTS GAME NOTES
• Canisius outshot LIU by a 40-37 margin for the contest, highlighted by a 24-14 edge in the second half.
• The Griffs were charged with 21 turnovers while LIU finished with 13 miscues.
• Canisius was 18-of-23 on clear attempts while LIU was 16-of-21.
• Hanson's 22 face-off wins matched the program record for wins in a game, equaling the mark set by Mike Moran at Binghamton on April 5, 2013.
• Hanson's 18 ground balls were the most by a Canisius player since head coach Mark Miyashita finished with 18 ground balls at Marist on March 22, 2003.
• Wolford's six-goals were the most in a single game by a Canisius freshman since Jeff McComb set the school record with eight goals against Marietta back on April 1, 1990.
• Junior goalie Tommy Kunz recorded double-digit saves in a game for the 11th time this season as he finished with 14 saves in the contest.
• Easter scored multiple goals in a game for the fourth time this season with his two-goal performance on Friday.
 
UP NEXT
Canisius returns to action April 10 when it hosts Mount St. Mary's in a MAAC contest. Start time for the matchup between the Griffs and Mountaineers is slated for 4 p.m. at the Demske Sports Complex.
 
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