Men's Lacrosse Drops Second Straight Conference Loss on Saturday

When and Where:

April 15, 2023 - Patchogue, NY

Records:

St. Joseph's (L.I.), 1-4, 1-2 Skyline

Purchase, 6-6, 2-1 Skyline

Results:

The St. Joseph's University (L.I.) men's falls to Purchase in their second straight Skyline conference loss on Saturday afternoon.

Top performers:

• Junior Michael Carere led the Golden Eagles with four goals while going 6-10 on faceoffs and collecting seven ground balls 

• Senior Tim Bruno was a perfect 7-7 on faceoffs, scooping up six ground balls and scoring one goal 

• Senior Kyle Strayer matched a team-high two assists, to go along with one goal scored and three groundballs 

• Sophomore Nik Allen scored one goal and tallied five ground balls 

• Joe Ely led the Panthers with three goals and added two groundballs 

• Shakim Carr totaled two goals and one assist for Purchase while grabbing one groundball

How it happened:

• The Golden Eagles opened the game with Bruno finding the back of the nets four minutes into action as St. Joseph's would outscore the Panthers 2-1 in the opening quarter

• Two quick goals from Carere in the first five minutes of the second help SJLI build their lead 4-1 with 10 minutes to go in the first half

• A pair of Purchase goals in the back half of the second quarter would cut the lead to just one prior to Strayer scoring with 41 seconds left in the half 

• As St. Joseph's started the second half with a two-goal lead, SJLI and Purchase would each find the back of the net once giving the Golden Eagles the 6-4 lead heading into the final quarter

• In the fourth quarter, the Panthers opened up the scoring with a goal early from Andrew Agosto, shortly after a long-range goal from Allen put St. Joseph's up by two

• The Panthers would go on to outscore the Golden Eagles 3-0 for the rest of the game with Ely and Zach Collins scoring back-to-back goals with one-minute remaining allowing Purchase to pull ahead late and secure the victory 

Notes:

• Connor Van Dusen tallied nine goals on seventeen shots faced 

• SJLI totaled 35 ground balls compared to Purchase collecting 32  

• The Golden Eagles were 13-17 on faceoffs 

• The Panthers were a steady 26-29 on clears while St. Joseph's was 16-28 

Next up, the Golden Eagles head on the road for a Skyline Conference matchup against Manhattanville on Wednesday, April 19 at 7:00 pm.