Third Quarter Flurry Moves Mighty Macs Past Gophers

IMMACULATA, Pa. - After Goucher College tied the game 3-3 late in the third quarter, host Immaculata responded with five straight goals in the final three minutes of the frame en route to a 9-5 non-conference men's lacrosse victory Saturday afternoon at Draper Walsh Stadium.

• Immaculata (3-2) got on the board just under four minutes in following a goal by Bailey Manion.
• The Mighty Macs made it 2-0 at the 8:58 mark.
• Goucher (1-5) got its first goal when Ben Smith (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley) scored, with Jacob Morgan (Bowie, Md./Bowie) assisting with 7:38 left in the quarter.
• IU scored eight seconds later off the ensuing faceoff to make it 3-1.
• Goucher outshot Immaculata 10-8 in the opening period.

• Smith had the only goal of the second quarter 5:12 into the quarter.
• The Gophers outshot the Mighty Macs 13-6 in the quarter and had a pair of extra-man opportunities but failed to cash in.
• Goucher goalie Justin Lugo (Davie, Fla./Saint Andrew's School) made five saves in the frame.

• Goucher tied the game with just under five minutes to go in the quarter as Milan Temple (Joppatowne, Md./Concordia Prep) scored to make it 3-3.
• Immaculata responded with five straight goals in the final 2:59 of the quarter and a goal by Ben Wesolowski with two seconds left gave the hosts an 8-3 lead.

• Temple notched his second of the game 59 seconds into the final period to cut the lead to 8-4.
• The Might Macs responded with a goal with 12:34 remaining to reclaim a five-goal cushion.
• Temple topped off a hat trick with a man-up goal with 7:09 left to close out the scoring.

• Goucher outshot Immaculata 38-30 and won 10 of the game's 16 faceoffs, with Eric Conaway, Jr. (Baltimore, Md./Cristo Rey Jesuit) winning all six draw he took.
• Temple's three goals matched a career high as he had three against the Mighty Macs last season.
• Smith posted his fourth multi-goal game of the season.
• Temple and Aaron Butera (Fort Meade, Md./Meade) each had a pair of caused turnovers for the Gophers.
• Conaway and Sean Nolan (Las Vegas, Nev./Faith Lutheran) tied for the team lead with six ground balls apiece.
• Lugo finished with 10 saves in goal, while Matt Ludlow stopped 15 of the 20 shots he saw for Immaculata.

• Goucher heads back on the road Wednesday night, traveling to Delaware Valley for a 7 pm non-conference contest.
• The Gophers return home next Saturday, March 18, welcoming Nichols for a 1 pm game at Beldon Field.