Men's Lacrosse offense Unable to Connect against Dubuque
IRVING, Texas - Despite holding an edge on shot attempts, the University of Dallas men's lacrosse team (2-7) dropped an 8-3 decision on Monday to University of Dubuque (1-3). The Crusaders held a 31-27 advantage in that category, but a four-goal first quarter was enough to propel the guests over Dallas.
Michael Julius and Jacob Olsen got the Spartans ahead 2-0 within the first seven minutes of the opening quarter. Julius was able to end the scoreless match at the 13:05 mark and Olsen followed with around eight minutes until the first break. Julius also added an assist on the first of two Tyson Svoboda goals, which were scored with under three to play.
Senior Alex Ziolkowski (Ann Arbor, Mich.) had cut the deficit in half (2-1) with 3:30 on the clock. Freshman Peter Early (San Antonio, Texas) set the scoring play up with an assist.
Early in the second quarter, Julius scored the lone goal of that frame for Dubuque to push the margin 5-1. Dallas produced the final two goals before halftime to display a 5-3 difference on the scoreboard. Sophomore Joshua McClendon (Redondo Beach, Calif.) netted a man-up goal about two minutes after the Spartans had tallied a netter. Freshman Ryan Thie (Saint Paul, Minn.) scored the other goal.
The offense stalled after that for the Crusaders however. In the second half, the Navy and White were held scoreless despite 15 shots in the stanza. This included 11 in the final 15 minutes.
INSIDE THE BOXSCORE
- UD goals: Ziolkowski (10), McClendon (2), Thie (5).
- Every UD goal was assisted: Early (4), Ziolkowski (6), and freshman Ben Blessard (Falls Church, Va.) (2).
- Early ended his eight-match scoring streak. The team's leading scorer kept his point streak alive with the first assist for Dallas in this one.
- The Crusaders went 8-for-15 in faceoffs, and Ziolkowski earned all UD FO wins. The team was 12-for-18 in successful clear attempts. Dallas held a 28-22 edge in groundballs.
- Individual groundball leaders for UD: Ziolkowski led with five. A quartet of players had three including: senior Ryan Murphy (Yorba Linda Calif.), freshman Paul Mosimann (Manasas, Va.), Blessard, and freshman Michael Kerner (Stevensville, Md.).
- Dubuque had two players with hat tricks. They were Svoboda and Julius with three goals apiece.
- The guests shot on cage 16 times compared to 11 for Dallas.
- Both teams were 1-of-4 in power plays.
- Dubuque goalie Kyle Mullins earned the win with eight saves against 11 shots faced in 60 minutes.
UP NEXT
Dallas leaves the metroplex for the first time this season on March 26 at Carroll University.