ALFRED, N.Y. – The Allegheny men's lacrosse team dropped a nonconference game on the road at Alfred Sunday (March 24), 14-8.
The Saxons scored the first two goals of the game before
CT Graniel (Scranton, Pa./Scranton Preparatory) got the Gators on the board with an unassisted tally to close out the first.
Jack Cushwa (Martinsburg, W. Va./Martinsburg) answered an Alfred goal early in the second quarter to cut the lead to 3-2. However, the Saxons ended the half on a 5-0 to lead 8-2 at the break.
Alfred struck first in the second half before a
Nick Gralewski (Meadville, Pa./Meadville) broke up the run. After another Alfred goal, the Gators scored the final two goals of the third. Cushwa was responsible for the first goal, a man-up tally assisted by
JP Rakis (Kensington, Md./Walter Johnson) while
Aidan D'Amato (Tolland, Conn./Tolland) struck the second time with
Pete Schellbach (New York, N.Y./Salisbury School) providing the assist.
The Allegheny run carried over to the fourth as D'Amato scored his second off a Gralewski pass. After an Alfred goal, Gralewski scored unassisted before
Jack Hales (Brentwood, Tenn./Brentwood) set up
Gideon Sullivan (Getzville, N.Y./Cathedral (Ind.)) to cut the lead to 11-8. However, the Saxons closed out the game with three straight goals to seal the win.
Inside the Box
- Cushwa, D'Amato and Gralewski all had two goals apiece for the Gators. D'Amato added four groundballs while Gralewski had two.
- Graniel and Sullivan tallied the other pair of goals. Sullivan also had three groundballs.
- Schellbach, Rakis and Hales had an assist each. Rakis also had four groundballs and caused a pair of turnovers.
- Cassady Bouthet (Vernon, Conn./Rockville) had a team-high six groundballs and caused two turnovers.
- Garin Stearns (Hudson, Ohio/Revere) made 13 saves and collected 13 groundballs.
News and Notes
- Today marked the first meeting between the two teams.
Up Next
The Gators open Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) play Thursday (March 28) at home against Washington and Jefferson.
