Lugo Makes 18 Saves, Green Terror Moves Past Gophers

TOWSON, Md. - The McDaniel College men's lacrosse team jumped out to a 4-0 first quarter lead en route to an 11-3 non-conference men's lacrosse victory over Goucher College Wednesday evening at Beldon Field.

• McDaniel (2-1) got on the board on a Nick DeLoriers goal 32 seconds into the game, and extended the lead to 2-0 49 seconds later.
• The Green Terror scored two more times in the final 1:03 of the first to go up 4-0 through 15 minutes.
• McDaniel outshot Goucher (0-4) 9-5 in the opening quarter.

• The guests extended the lead to 5-0 on a Dom Calderoni tally 3:33 into the frame.
• Goals by McDaniel at 7:46 and 4:26 increased the lead to 7-0.
• The Gophers got on the board with 3:03 left before halftime as Milan Temple (Joppatowne, Md.) scored an unassisted tally.
• Goucher goalie Justin Lugo (Davie, Fla./Saint Andrew's) made seven saves in the second.

• Jared Heath (Windham, N.H./New Hampton) scored for Goucher with 5:36 left in the third quarter.
• The Gophers held McDaniel scoreless for over 17 minutes until a Zach Micklos goal with 2:27 left in the third.
• The Green Terror added another goal with 1:41 left in the frame.
• Jared Halverson (Durham, N.C./Charles E. Jordan) scored with six seconds remaining to make it a 9-3 game.

• McDaniel scored twice in the first 3:48 of the fourth to build an 11-3 lead.
• The Gophers outshot the Green Terror 16-10 in the final period.

• McDaniel held a 45-34 shot advantage on the evening.
• Lugo made a season-high 18 saves and registered a .621 save percentage on the evening.
• The guests won 15-of-18 faceoffs for the game.
• Kyle Ramos (Silver Spring, Md./Bethesda Chevy Chase) and Taylor Juchs (Middle River, Md./Archbishop Curley) each had two caused turnovers for the Gophers.
• Temple led Goucher with three ground balls.

• Goucher is back on the road Saturday, traveling to Lebanon Valley for a 1 pm contest.
• The Gophers open up a five-game homestand on Wednesday, March 9, welcoming Neumann for a 7 pm contest on Beldon Field.