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Lehigh Falls Short to No.17 Georgetown in Scoring Frenzy
3/25/2023 3:37:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
WASHINGTON - Playing its second straight ranked opponent, the Lehigh men's lacrosse team fell 17-15 to No. 17 Georgetown in the final non-league game of the year for the Mountain Hawks Saturday at Cooper Field.
"I was proud of the resilience our team showed today," said head coach Kevin Cassese. "We were in the fight until the final whistle."
Lehigh dropped to 5-3, while the Hoyas improved to 4-3.Â
It was a back-and-forth battle Saturday. Seven Lehigh players recorded at least one goal. Christian Mule' led the way with seven points (4G, 3A). Mule' picked up his 100th career goal, which he scored with 4:50 left in the game.Â
Georgetown's Tucker Dordevic scored the first goal of the game, but the Mountain Hawks responded with a 3-0 run. After the first quarter, the Mountain Hawks led 3-2.Â
Both teams would go on their own run in the second quarter and respond each time someone would score a goal. Mule' put Lehigh up 10-8 with 2:08 to play in the first half, but Georgetown scored two quick goals to tie the game at 10-10 going into halftime.
The Hoyas scored two goals in eight seconds in the third quarter to go up 12-10. Scott Cole was able to cut the deficit to one goal with 7:46 to go in the third quarter, but the Hoyas scored the final two goals of the quarter to take a 15-12 lead heading into the final frame.
Georgetown extended its advantage to five goals with 10:36 to play, but Lehigh held the Hoyas scoreless for the final 10:36 and scored the final three goals of the game.
Dordevic scored a game-high of six goals.
The Mountain Hawks finished with 38 shots, while the Hoyas tallied 41 shots. Georgetown held a 44-43 advantage in the ground ball battle.
"Unfortunately, their offense proved to be too much for us today," Cassese said." They have a lot of weapons, and they come at you in a variety of ways. They had a relentless attack on offense, and they shot the ball extremely well."
First-year Richard Checo had another impressive performance. The nation's leader in caused turnovers caused a game-high of five and picked up a game-high of six ground balls.Â
Mike Sisselberger broke another school record for Lehigh. The two-time All-American was 16-of-26 at the faceoff "x" and grabbed 13 ground balls. He broke Conor Gaffney's school record for most ground balls in program history. The previous record was 401, and Sisselberger now has 414 ground balls.
Junior goalkeeper Nick Pecora tallied nine saves for Lehigh, and Michael Scharfernberger came away with 11 saves for the Hoyas. Senior Justin Tiernan recorded his fifth straight hat trick. He had three goals and two assists.
"We will learn a lot from this one, and we will use it to get better this week as we prepare for the Leopards next Saturday," Cassese said.
The Mountain Hawks will welcome Lafayette to the Ulrich Sports Complex next Saturday for the Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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"I was proud of the resilience our team showed today," said head coach Kevin Cassese. "We were in the fight until the final whistle."
Lehigh dropped to 5-3, while the Hoyas improved to 4-3.Â
It was a back-and-forth battle Saturday. Seven Lehigh players recorded at least one goal. Christian Mule' led the way with seven points (4G, 3A). Mule' picked up his 100th career goal, which he scored with 4:50 left in the game.Â
Georgetown's Tucker Dordevic scored the first goal of the game, but the Mountain Hawks responded with a 3-0 run. After the first quarter, the Mountain Hawks led 3-2.Â
Both teams would go on their own run in the second quarter and respond each time someone would score a goal. Mule' put Lehigh up 10-8 with 2:08 to play in the first half, but Georgetown scored two quick goals to tie the game at 10-10 going into halftime.
The Hoyas scored two goals in eight seconds in the third quarter to go up 12-10. Scott Cole was able to cut the deficit to one goal with 7:46 to go in the third quarter, but the Hoyas scored the final two goals of the quarter to take a 15-12 lead heading into the final frame.
Georgetown extended its advantage to five goals with 10:36 to play, but Lehigh held the Hoyas scoreless for the final 10:36 and scored the final three goals of the game.
Dordevic scored a game-high of six goals.
The Mountain Hawks finished with 38 shots, while the Hoyas tallied 41 shots. Georgetown held a 44-43 advantage in the ground ball battle.
"Unfortunately, their offense proved to be too much for us today," Cassese said." They have a lot of weapons, and they come at you in a variety of ways. They had a relentless attack on offense, and they shot the ball extremely well."
First-year Richard Checo had another impressive performance. The nation's leader in caused turnovers caused a game-high of five and picked up a game-high of six ground balls.Â
Mike Sisselberger broke another school record for Lehigh. The two-time All-American was 16-of-26 at the faceoff "x" and grabbed 13 ground balls. He broke Conor Gaffney's school record for most ground balls in program history. The previous record was 401, and Sisselberger now has 414 ground balls.
Junior goalkeeper Nick Pecora tallied nine saves for Lehigh, and Michael Scharfernberger came away with 11 saves for the Hoyas. Senior Justin Tiernan recorded his fifth straight hat trick. He had three goals and two assists.
"We will learn a lot from this one, and we will use it to get better this week as we prepare for the Leopards next Saturday," Cassese said.
The Mountain Hawks will welcome Lafayette to the Ulrich Sports Complex next Saturday for the Rivalry, presented by Lehigh Valley Orthopedic Institute. Game time is set for 1 p.m.
Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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Team Stats
LEHIGH
GU
Shots
38
41
Turnovers
25
18
Caused Turnovers
11
14
Faceoffs Won
20
16
Extra-Man Opps
3
4
Ground Balls
43
44
Game Leaders
G
4
A
3
FO
-
Pen
1-60
GB
1
CT
0
G
3
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
2
CT
0
G
2
A
1
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
Players Mentioned
D
/ Men's LacrosseA/M
/ Men's LacrosseA
/ Men's Lacrosse
G
/ Men's Lacrosse
FO/M
/ Men's LacrosseA
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