By JONAS MILLER
Co-Executive Editor
The Saint Rose Lacrosse team found themselves on the winning side of match for the first time this season on Thursday afternoon when they defeated Post University 16-11.
The non-conference victory puts the Men at 1-4 on the season, a modest start, but a big win such as this might be exactly what the team needed.
The Golden Knights came out of the gates hot, scoring 11 times in the first half.
Sophomore Carter Badour and junior Matt Graham led Saint Rose, scoring seven combined goals. The two also picked up seven ground balls and Graham added one assist. Senior Connor Moore and freshman Jordyn Marchiano also contributed to the scoring frenzy, netting two goals apiece.
Contrary to what the score might suggest, the argument could be made that the Eagles outplayed the Golden Knights.
Post outshot Saint Rose by five, and only tallied 14 turnovers to the Gold and Black’s 23. Face offs were decidedly won by Saint Rose, though, as their 21 easily outnumbered Post’s 10.
The Saint Rose defense was a big part of Thursday’s win as they held off a later surge by the Eagles. Freshman Ben Boggans forced a game-high four turnovers, leading a young defense comprised of himself, fellow freshman James Murphy, and sophomores Jeremy Pariseau and James Fennesey.
Sohpmore Liam Guiton held strong in goal, stopping 10 shots and collecting a game-high 10 groundballs.
The Golden Knights weren’t as fortunate on Saturday, dropping a conference matchup with Saint Anslem 12-16 in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Graham and Badour were dominant again, scoring four goals apiece. Freshman Jacob Testa got himself on the board with two goals, as did Marchiano and senior Justin Golec with one goal each.
The Golden Knights were again outshot, this time 50 to 37, and they also committed 27 turnovers, 11 more than Saint Anslem.
With the loss, Saint Rose falls to 1-5 on the season with an 0-2 conference record. There’s plenty of time to get things going, but they must cure their turnover troubles soon if they want to have a chance later in the season.
Saint Rose will take on the number-one ranked Dolphins of Le Moyne on Tuesday in Syracuse with the match set to begin at 4 p.m. Your Golden Knights will return home on April 1 to take on Southern New Hampshire University. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m. at the Christian Plumeri Sports Complex.
For more information on the Lacrosse team and everything else Golden knight Athletics, visit www.gogoldenknights.com.
