April 30, 2024
Hounds Fall at Catholic in Landmark Conference Tournament First Round
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The fifth seeded Moravian University men’s lacrosse team fell to host and fourth seed The Catholic University of America, 13-5, in a Landmark Conference Tournament First Round match Tuesday.
Moravian University
9-9
5
The Catholic University of America
10-8
13
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Team Stats
Game Leaders
The Catholic University of America
G:
Victor Rosado
- 3
A:
7 Players
(#7,
#13,
#18,
#22,
#30,
#44,
#54)
- 1
Sv:
Tyler Merchant
- 15
GB:
Ryan Macksoud
- 13
Team Stats
| Game Statistics | Moravian University | The Catholic University of America |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 38 | 44 |
| Ground Balls | 28 | 43 |
| Saves | 13 | 15 |
| Clears | 21-25 | 30-25 |
| Turnovers | 14 | 25 |
| Face Offs Won | 4 | 18 |
| Man Up | 1-4 | 0-1 |
WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The fifth seeded Moravian University men's lacrosse team fell to host and fourth seed The Catholic University of America, 13-5, in a Landmark Conference Tournament First Round match Tuesday.
How It Happened
- The Cardinals scored the first two goals of the match. The Greyhounds got onto the scoreboard with a man-up goal from freshman attack Nick Coffaro with 3:32 left in the first quarter to make it 2-1 after 15 minutes of action
- The Hounds knotted the score at 2-2 just 1:40 into the second quarter as senior attack Trevor Dzama found the net. Catholic countered with two goals to retake its two-goal advantage. Moravian scored the next goal when junior midfielder Aaron Judge hit the cage with 6:27 left in the first half. The Cardinals answered with three straight goals to take a 7-3 edge into the intermission
- Catholic opened up the second half with a pair of goals before sophomore attack Ryan Kokoszka scored for the Hounds. The Cardinals added one more tally to hold a 10-4 advantage after 45 minutes of play
- Graduate student attack Connor James netted a goal to start the scoring in the fourth quarter while Catholic scored the final three goals of the match
Inside the Numbers
- Moravian had seven players record a point with James netting a goal and adding two assists to finish his career with a school record 148 goals and third all-time with 187 career points
- Dzama recorded a goal to go with three ground balls while Coffaro had a goal and a pair of ground balls
- Judge and Kokoszka both had one goal while senior attack Brennan Fluehr and junior midfielder Steven Salica each added one assist
- Junior midfielder Kyle Weiss scooped up four ground balls and added three caused turnovers while junior defender Jason Levy had four ground balls and a pair of caused turnovers
- Junior defender Austin Hittle added three ground balls while junior face-off specialist Gannon Mesko had three face-off wins, two ground balls and two caused turnovers
- Freshman goalie Liam Kelly made 13 saves
Up Next for the Greyhounds
- Season Complete
