Rockville Centre, N.Y. – The men's lacrosse team fell to #4 Mercyhurst, 18-5 this afternoon. The Lions move to 1-1 this season while the Lakers improve to 1-0.

How it Happened

• Molloy struck first just over a minute into the game when sophomore Sean Plasencia buried the ball into the back of the net.
• After Mercyhurst tied the game at 1-1, Molloy scored back-to-back goals with freshman Jason Rebaudo and sophomore Brian Ford each slotting the ball into the top corners of the net for the 3-1 lead after the first quarter of play
• The Lakers scored the first three goals of the second quarter to take a 4-3 lead, but during a man-up situation, Jack Egan put the ball beyond the stick of Mercyhurst's goalie to tie the game at four with seven minutes to go in the quarter.
• Mercyhurst would take control back after that, scoring four goals during the rest of the second period and one more in the third to grow their lead to 9-4.
• Freshman goalie Adam Hyman would be a brick wall in net during the third period only allowing one goal on eight shots from the Lakers.
• Mercyhurst scored nine goals in the fourth to go in front, 18-4, but Egan added his second man-up goal in the final minute of action to round out the score.

Key Performers

• Egan led the Lions with two goals while Ford and Rebaudo each tallied two points on one goal and one assist.
• Plasencia added one point on his early unassisted goal, while graduate student Colin Kotarski added an assit on Egan's fourth quarter marker.
• Defensively, Sean Colbert had four ground balls while senior Darryl Hilaire, junior Jordan Arbouet, and sohpomore Ryan O'Neill each forced two turnovers.
• Hyman was a force in net for the Lions, making 17 saves in total and put up impressive first and third quarters, allowing just five goals in that period.

Up Next

The maroon and white will continue their season opening homestand when Georgian Court University comes to town Wednesday (Mar.10). Opening face-off is set for 7 p.m.