Saturday, March 4
Annapolis, Md.
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Lehigh Uses Fourth Quarter Run to Defeat Navy
3/4/2023 3:51:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Lehigh men's lacrosse team pulled out a hard-fought 13-10 victory over Navy in the Patriot League opener for both teams Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Lehigh improved to 3-1 (1-0 PL), while the Midshipmen dropped to 3-4 (0-1 PL). The Mountain Hawks handed the Midshipmen their fourth straight loss after they won their first three games of the season.
It was a defensive battle in the first half, with Lehigh leading 4-3 at halftime. A penalty on Lehigh with two seconds left in the first half helped the Midshipmen notch the first two goals of the third quarter since they were man-up to start the third quarter.
Navy scored three straight goals to take a 6-4 lead, but Lehigh would go on to score two goals. It was a close back and forth frame, with both teams having eight goals at the end of the third quarter. Â
The fourth quarter would be the difference on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks responded with a 5-0 run to start the final frame. Justin Tiernan kicked off the 5-0 run with 13:02 to play in the fourth quarter. Lehigh's defense came up big and held Navy scoreless until the final 47 seconds of the game. The Midshipmen quickly scored another goal just seven seconds later, but it wouldn't be enough to cut into Lehigh's lead.Â
All three of Lehigh's starting attackmen finished with five points on Saturday. Christian Mule had three goals and two assists, Scott Cole had two goals and three assists, and Justin Tiernan had three goals and two assists.Â
Despite Navy holding a 54-38 advantage in shots, only 26 of Navy's 54 shots were on goal, while the Mountain Hawks had 23 of their 38 shots on goal. Junior Nick Pecora had a career-high of 16 saves, and Pat Ryan recorded 10 saves for Navy.Â
First-year Richard Checo had a phenomenal performance once again. Checo, who leads the nation in caused turnovers, came up with five caused turnovers. He recorded all of them in the first half. Checo also picked up four ground balls.
Mike Sisselberger was 14-of-26 from the "x" while picking up eight ground balls on Saturday. Lehigh also won the ground ball battle, holding a 31-29 advantage.
Xavier Airline led the Midshpmen with four points.Â
The Mountain Hawks return home when they host Binghamton on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Like Lehigh men's lacrosse on Facebook, follow on Twitter and Instagram for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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Lehigh improved to 3-1 (1-0 PL), while the Midshipmen dropped to 3-4 (0-1 PL). The Mountain Hawks handed the Midshipmen their fourth straight loss after they won their first three games of the season.
It was a defensive battle in the first half, with Lehigh leading 4-3 at halftime. A penalty on Lehigh with two seconds left in the first half helped the Midshipmen notch the first two goals of the third quarter since they were man-up to start the third quarter.
Navy scored three straight goals to take a 6-4 lead, but Lehigh would go on to score two goals. It was a close back and forth frame, with both teams having eight goals at the end of the third quarter. Â
The fourth quarter would be the difference on Saturday. The Mountain Hawks responded with a 5-0 run to start the final frame. Justin Tiernan kicked off the 5-0 run with 13:02 to play in the fourth quarter. Lehigh's defense came up big and held Navy scoreless until the final 47 seconds of the game. The Midshipmen quickly scored another goal just seven seconds later, but it wouldn't be enough to cut into Lehigh's lead.Â
All three of Lehigh's starting attackmen finished with five points on Saturday. Christian Mule had three goals and two assists, Scott Cole had two goals and three assists, and Justin Tiernan had three goals and two assists.Â
Despite Navy holding a 54-38 advantage in shots, only 26 of Navy's 54 shots were on goal, while the Mountain Hawks had 23 of their 38 shots on goal. Junior Nick Pecora had a career-high of 16 saves, and Pat Ryan recorded 10 saves for Navy.Â
First-year Richard Checo had a phenomenal performance once again. Checo, who leads the nation in caused turnovers, came up with five caused turnovers. He recorded all of them in the first half. Checo also picked up four ground balls.
Mike Sisselberger was 14-of-26 from the "x" while picking up eight ground balls on Saturday. Lehigh also won the ground ball battle, holding a 31-29 advantage.
Xavier Airline led the Midshpmen with four points.Â
The Mountain Hawks return home when they host Binghamton on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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
NAVY
Shots
38
54
Turnovers
19
18
Caused Turnovers
7
12
Faceoffs Won
14
12
Extra-Man Opps
3
3
Ground Balls
31
29
Game Leaders
Players
G
3
A
2
FO
-
Pen
1-30
GB
1
CT
0
G
3
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
1
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
3
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
0
CT
0
Players Mentioned
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