Dugan's Seven Goals, Smith's 18 Saves Power Gophers Past LVC

ANNVILLE, Pa. - Goucher College graduate transfer James Dugan scored seven goals and first year goalie Jack Smith made 18 saves as the Gophers defeated Lebanon Valley College 13-9 in non-conference men's lacrosse Saturday afternoon at Arnold Field.  The win was the second straight for the Gophers.

• LVC (2-3) took a 1-0 lead 43 seconds into the game.
• With just over four minutes gone, Dugan scored to put Goucher (3-1) on the board.
• The Gophers ran their lead to 3-1 with a Caelen Young goal at 7:36 and a man-up tally by Theo Cook IV at the 5:15 mark.
• Lebanon Valley scored twice in the final 2:40 of the first to tie the game 3-3.

• Goucher reclaimed the lead 53 seconds into the second as Jack McDermott scored on a pass from Holden Vance.
• After LVC tied the game again, Dugan scored with just under nine minutes to go to put Goucher up 5-4.
• After the Dutchmen struck 59 seconds later, Dugan's third goal of the game with 5:42 left before halftime put the Gophers back in front, 6-5.
• Lebanon Valley scored twice in the final 2:11 to take a 7-6 lead into intermission.

• Dugan scored a man-up tally 54 seconds into the second half to tie the game 7-7, with Jacob Morgan assisting.
• At the 13:24 mark, the hosts reclaimed the lead on an Alex Kivniemi goal.
• Goucher reeled off five straight goals in a span of 6:04 to take a 12-8 lead.
• Dugan and Cook each had man-up goals during the run, with Cook's at 4:31 making it 12-8.
• Dugan had two other goals during the string, while Morgan scored on an assist from Vance.
• LVC scored a man-up goal with 15 seconds left to cut the lead to 12-9 with 15 minutes to go.

• Goucher extended the lead to 13-9 with just over eight minutes to go as McDermott scored, with Tyler May assisting.
• The Dutchmen scored twice 2:14 apart to cut the lead to 13-11 with 3:20 on the clock.
• Dugan added his seventh goal of the game, an empty-net goal, with 37 seconds left to seal the victory.

• LVC held a 48-29 shot advantage on the afternoon.
• Smith stopped 18 of the 29 shots he faced on goal, while LVC counterpart Kellen Markley made nine stops.
• Dugan's seven goals are the most by a Goucher player since Milan Temple had seven against Rosemont last season. Dugan also added an assist.
• Young, Cook and McDermott all totaled two goals, while Vance notched two assists.
• Aaron Butera won 11 faceoffs and had eight ground balls for Goucher. Dugan and David Vucci each had three ground balls.
• Goucher finished 4-6 in man-up situations, while holding the Dutchmen to one man-up goal in four opportunities.
• The Gophers improve to 3-1 for the first time since 2016.

• Goucher opens a four-game homestand on Wednesday, March 6 when it hosts Neumann University in a 7 pm contest at Beldon Field.