Men’s Lacrosse Stumbles at Stockton
Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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St. Joseph's (L.I.) (6-5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
Stockton (9-3) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
Stockton
Game Statistics | St. Joseph's (L.I.) | Stockton |
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Shots | 25 | 56 |
Ground Balls | 15 | 26 |
Saves | 17 | 13 |
Clears | 13-19 | 19-19 |
Turnovers | 19 | 12 |
Face Offs Won | 15 | 11 |
Man Up | 3-4 | 3-6 |
Galloway, NJ| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) men's lacrosse team was handed a 17-7 road defeat by Stockton University on Tuesday evening.
The Golden Eagles slip to 6-5 overall on the year with the loss as the Ospreys improve to 9-3.
Headlining an SJC offense that was outshot 56-25 in the contest was senior Casey Hickey, who scored twice and dished out a pair of assists.
Sophomore Chris Nielsen went for two goals and an assist and sophomore Zak Jones was credited with two assists.
Freshman keeper Adam Sivon (6-5) made seven saves and allowed nine goals in 30 minutes of action. Sophomore Ryan Wheeler made 10 saves in the second half.
Sophomore Declan Canevari went 13-for-21 on faceoffs and scooped up seven ground balls.
Managing only three goals to Stockton's nine in the first half, SJC was outscored 5-0 in the third quarter and faced an 11-goal deficit at the start of the fourth.
Senior Matt Prokesch, Hickey, Nielsen and senior Jack Murray all tallied in a final frame that saw the guests outscore the Ospreys 4-3, but at the final buzzer it was a 10-goal deficit.
Despite being outshot, SJC won 15 faceoffs to Stockton's 11 and saw considerable success on man-up opportunities, going 3-for-4 in the contest.
The Golden Eagles return to action on Friday, April 20 when they visit Kean University for a non-conference contest at 5:00 pm.