Gophers Dig Out 8-7 Win Over Curry

TOWSON, Md. - Dylan White's goal with 4:49 remaining broke a 7-7 tie and lifted Goucher College to an 8-7 non-conference men's lacrosse victory over Curry College Tuesday evening at Beldon Field.

• Curry (2-6) scored three times in a 2:38 span to build a 3-0 lead 6:04 into the game.
• Goucher (5-2) got on the board with 8:26 left in the first quarter as James Dugan scored on a pass from Jack McDermott.
• Tyler May pulled the Gophers within 3-2 with his unassisted goal at the 6:35 mark.
• The Colonels scored with 1:33 left in the quarter to take a 4-2 lead.

• Dom Cerone's third goal of the game put the guests up 5-2 9:59 before halftime.
• Jacob Morgan scored off a May assist at the 7:07 mark to make it 5-3.
• The Colonels scored with 4:23 on the clock to make it a 6-3 game.
• Goals by May at 2:51 and Theo Cook IV with 1:23 left cut the lead to 6-5 at intermission.

• McDermott tied the game with 6:31 remaining in the third quarter, with Morgan assisting.
• The Colonels reclaimed the lead on a Connor Bryant goal with 2:14 left in the quarter.

• A Morgan tally just over three minutes into the final frame tied the game 7-7.
• White's game winner came off a Curry turnover.  A ball was thrown away by a Colonel attacker to midfield, where White scooped it up at the midfield line.  He raced in and beat Curry goalie Liam O'Neill one-on-one for the eventual game-winner.
• Both teams traded the ball back and forth until the Colonels had it with 30 seconds remaining.
• A Curry shot with six seconds left hit the post and Nick Gambone scooped up the ground ball to seal the win.

• May and Morgan led Goucher with two goals and an assist apiece.
• McDermott added a goal and an assist.
• Sean Nolan, Gambone and Dugan each had two caused turnovers.
• Aaron Butera finished 9-19 on faceoffs and scooped up seven ground balls.
• Goucher goalie Jack Smith finished with 11 saves, while O'Neill made 10 stops.
• The Gophers outshot Curry 45-31 and were successful on all 18 of their clear attempts.
• Goucher and Curry were meeting for the first time.
• The Gophers have already matched last season's win total.

• Goucher is back home on Saturday, March 16 when it hosts Delaware Valley University in a 3 pm contest at Beldon Field.