Rosemont, PA-The Ravens Men's Lacrosse team had a phenomenal performance Saturday with a 25 to 8 victory over the Centenary Cyclones. Seniors
Brandon Krausse,
Liam O'Connor, and
Mason Dennis each scored 6 goals, followed by FR
Navarro Blakes with 3, FR
Greg Wever with 2, SO
Shawn-Thomas McConnell with 1, and SO
Nicholas Lorelli with 1. SR
Kenny Wiggins stepped in goal for the first time this season, playing the full 60 minutes and recording 9 saves.
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The Ravens came out hot, scoring the first goal at 13:23 by FR
Navarro Blakes. Rosemont went on to score another 6 goals in the first quarter from O'Connor, McConnell, 3 from Dennis, and 1 from Krausse. The Cyclones were able to get on the board with seconds left in the first quarter in a man up situation, heading into the second quarter with the Ravens leading 7-1. Wiggins recorded 3 saves in the first quarter.
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In the second quarter, both teams scored a collective 10 goals, 7 from the Ravens and 3 from the Cyclones. O'Connor led off scoring the first goal in the second quarter, followed by Krausse, Dennis, Krausse again, Wever, Krausse with his 4
th, and Blakes with his 2
nd of the match. The teams headed into half time with the Ravens leading 14 to 4. Wiggins recorded another 3 saves in the second quarter.
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Heading into the second half, the Cyclones led with a goal at 14:23, but the Ravens answered 30 seconds later with a goal from O'Connor. The Cyclones scored next following O'Connor's goal giving Centenary 6 goals. Rosemont answered with 6 goals, 2 from Dennis, 1 from Wever, 1 from Krausse, 2 from O'Connor, and 1 from Blakes. The Cyclones finished the quarter with a goal, ending the 3
rd with the Ravens leading 22 to 7.
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The Cyclones began the 4
th quarter with their 8
th and final goal of the match. The Ravens answered with 3 more goals, 1 from Krausse, 1 from O'Connor, and 1 from Lorelli.
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Navarro Blakes led the team in assists with 8, followed by Krausse with 2. SR
Mason Dennis, FR
Greg Wever, SO
Shawn-Thomas McConnell, SO
Nicholas Lorelli, and SR
Osaze Thornton all had 1 assist. SR
John Martinelli won 21 of 29 face-offs and led the team with 9 ground balls, followed by Dennis with 6, SO tyron Hutchinson-Puryear with 4, and SR
Edmund Whisnant with 4.
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The Ravens play Albertus Magnus next at home on Wednesday, March 23
rd at 4:00pm.
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