Gophers Score Season-High 15 in Win over DelVal

TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College men's lacrosse team put in a season-high 15 goals as it downed Delaware Valley University 15-7 Saturday afternoon at Beldon Field.

• The Aggies (2-4) took a 1-0 lead 3:44 into the contest.
• Holden Vance put Goucher (6-2) on the board at the 9:23 mark, with Jack McDermott assisting.
• Just over two minutes later, McDermott found the back of the net to put the Gophers in front.
• Jacob Morgan scored at the 4:39 mark off an assist from James Dugan.
• DelVal cut the lead to 3-2 on Jack Sprinkle's goal with 52 seconds on the clock.

• Delaware Valley tied the game 3-3 on Kieran Schneider's goal with 12:36 to go before halftime.
• Dugan's second goal of the day put Goucher in front for good at the 10:53 mark.
• The Gophers scored three times in a span of 1:57 to build a 7-3 halftime lead.
• Dugan scored off a Morgan pass at the 3:24 mark, followed by a McDermott scoop goal with 2:06 left.
• Vance closed out the first half scoring with an unassisted tally at 1:27.

• The Aggies won the opening faceoff and scored eight seconds into the second half to make it 7-4.
• Just under two minutes later, Tyler May scored his first goal of the game, followed by a Dugan tally 33 seconds later.
• Goals by McDermott at 6:46 and Morgan at 4:43 extended Goucher's lead to 11-4.
• After an Aggie goal, Dugan and Morgan scored in the final 1:12 to make it 13-5 with 15 minutes left.

• Morgan scored 49 seconds into the final frame, with May assisting.
• The Aggies scored twice 52 seconds apart to make it 14-7 with 6:36 left.
• Theo Cook IV closed out the scoring with 3:11 remaining.

• Morgan and Dugan each finished with four goals and an assist, with Dugan also recording a pair of caused turnovers.
• Morgan extended his goal scoring streak dating back to last season to 15 games.
• McDermott notched three goals and an assist, whle Vance recorded two goals and an assist.
• The Gophers had 17 caused turnovers on the game, led by Sean Nolan's five.  He also picked up six ground balls.
• David Vucci and Aaron Butera also had two caused turnovers apiece.
• Butera finished 13-24 at the faceoff dot and recorded nine ground balls.  Goucher won 15 of the game's 26 faceoffs.
• Cole Smith added four ground balls for Goucher.
• Goucher held a 52-22 shot advantage on the day.  Jack Smith made four saves over the first three quarters in goal for the Gophers, while Jaden Algarin made five saves in the fourth.
• DelVal goalie Jim Murphy made 20 saves.
• Goucher's 6-2 start is its best since 2016, while its six wins to date are the most in a season since 2018.

• Goucher opens Landmark Conference play next Saturday when it travels to preseason favorite Elizabethtown for a 1 pm contest.
• The Gophers return home on Thursday, March 28 when they host defending league champion Scranton in a 7 pm game at Beldon Field.