Spartans knock off Men's Lacrosse Sunday
DUBUQUE, Iowa – The University of Dallas men's lacrosse team fell 18-3 on Sunday afternoon at University of Dubuque. The Crusaders (2-10) scored a goal per quarter in the first half, but Dubuque (7-4) led by nine at intermission, 11-2.
NOTABLE STATISTICS
(Individual Notes)
- Peter Early (San Antonio, Texas) posted his sixth multiple goal game with a pair to lead Dallas. The leading scorer on the season (17) now has 25 points.
- Tyler Smith (Snoqualmie, Wash.) netted the other UD goal and added an assist. He combined for six points over this road weekend.
- After Early and Smith leading the team in shots with three apiece, Toby Zanini (Boston, Mass.) added two.
- Christian Lopez (Las Vegas, Nev.) surpassed 200 saves on the campaign after garnering 16.
- The Spartans received most of their offense from Matt Penalvert with five goals. His two assists gave him a game-high seven points. He attempted 23 shots.
- Josh Berry-Wingate and Michael Jango each notched hat tricks with three goals each. The former mentioned added an assist and was the other player in double-digits for shot attempts at 14.
(Team Notes)
- Dubuque boasted a 66-9 edge in the shots column. The Crusaders were held to just two through the first three quarters.
- Both squads were identical in successful clears with 11. The Crusaders had two unsuccessful while their opponent was perfect.
- The Spartans gained 21 faceoff wins in 25 attempts.
- Dallas committed four more turnovers (9-5) in the first quarter, but then the remainder of the game both teams were about even with no more than four in a frame.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Spartans raced out the gate with Berry-Wingate winning a faceoff and groundball to lead to a five-second goal that made it 1-0. Dubuque posted four goals to build an early lead just over midway through the first quarter. Penalvert had the second home team score, and then Jake Olsen followed by completing a goal on the pass from Michael Julllus. Berry-Wingate completed the 4-0 stretch with his second goal.
Smith rattled in the Crusaders first goal of the day at 5:25. Ben Blessard (Falls Church, Va.) delivered the assist to give him four in the past two days. Blessard was coming off his career-match of six points on Saturday at Carroll University.
Two more late goals in the final minute of action gave Dubuque a 6-1 advantage. Jango scored from Tyson Svoboda on the first one and then Penalvert secured the team's second multi-goal collector in the last 30 seconds.
A trio of goals started the next 15-minute period, and ballooned the advantage for the Spartans to eight (9-1). Early snapped the streak with his first goal after being held without one in the last two Dallas matches. Smith provided the helper and the guests trailed 9-2 with just over nine minutes before intermission.
Dubuque kept the momentum the rest of the way. The lead grew to as high as 15-2 by the end of the third quarter.
Early started the Dallas fourth off with the first goal by either side. His one attempt that went into the back of the cage had followed a wide shot six seconds prior from Bogar Trout III (Tecumseh, Mich.). The Crusaders ended up taking seven shots in that last 15-minute span after having not gotten one off in the entire third and two overall at that juncture.
UP NEXT
Dallas plays its final two matches of the regular season April 14-15. On that Friday, the team is at Johnson & Wales University and then conclude the campaign at Colorado College.