PITTSFORD, N.Y. – Four players tallied multiple points for the St. John Fisher men's lacrosse team in a 15-4 dubbing of Utica University on Wednesday evening in frigid, rainy conditions at Growney Stadium.
The Cardinals improved to 6-4 overall and 2-0 in the Empire 8, while Utica dropped to 3-6 overall and 0-2 in conference play. Fisher has now won 37 consecutive games against E8 opponents (including regular-season and postseason contests).
How It Happened
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Sophomore Sean Donaldson scored 35 seconds into the game to give the Cardinals a 1-0 lead.
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Fisher started to pour it on about eight minutes later, starting with senior Kyler Ringgold's goal at the 6:08 mark. Seniors Brady Mason and Connor Mesh scored about a minute apart to put Fisher ahead 4-0.
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Mason and fifth-year seniors Jordan Leuze and Timmy Salit found the back of the net during a two-minute man-up opportunity at the end of the quarter to extend the Cardinals' lead to seven.
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Seniors Braeden McNeill (2) and Colin Blakeslee and junior Lane Edinger scored in the second quarter to send Fisher into halftime ahead 11-0.
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Sophomore Garrett Sutton pushed the Cardinals' string of unanswered goals to 12 early in the second half. About a minute after Utica finally got on the board, Mason tallied his third goal of the day to make it 13-1.
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Freshman Tyson DeLisio and senior Ethan Kesselring capped the dominant victory for the Cardinals with goals in the fourth quarter.
Game Notes
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The Cardinals have outscored their first two Empire 8 opponents 38-6.
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The Cardinals won their sixth game in a row against Utica. They have won all of those games by nine goals or more.
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The Cardinals went 4 of 4 on extra-man chances and outshot the Pioneers 52-19.
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The Cardinals went 28 of 29 on clearing attempts.
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Mason led the Cardinals with three goals and added an assist as part of a four-point performance. Salit, who scored once and dished out three assists, also had four points.
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McNeill had two goals and an assist for three points. Kesselring, who scored and recorded an assist, had two points.
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Ringgold and freshman Garrin Dougherty each picked up a career-high four ground balls. The Cardinals finished with a season-high 46 ground balls.
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Junior Tyler Manning started in net and made eight saves, earning credit for the victory. Sophomore Ian McIntyre and senior Jack Gullo each made two saves.
Up Next
The Cardinals face Alfred University at 1 p.m. on Saturday in Alfred, New York.
