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Lehigh Drops Non-League Finale to No. 4 Princeton
4/1/2025 10:15:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
PRINCETON, N.J. – Lehigh men's lacrosse suffered a 17-12 loss to No. 4 Princeton in the Mountain Hawks' non-league finale on Tuesday night at Class of 1952 Stadium. The Mountain Hawks dropped to 3-7 on the season, while the Tigers improved to 7-2.
Princeton opened the scoring just two minutes into the game and would hold the lead for the remainder of the contest. The Tigers went up 2-0 with 9:35 left in the first quarter, but Lehigh answered with back-to-back goals from Dakota Eierman and Luke Winkler, tying the game at 2-2.
Princeton scored the final two goals of the first quarter, taking a 4-2 advantage into the second frame. The Tigers would maintain a multi-goal lead for the remainder of the game.
The second quarter featured a scoring barrage, with Princeton outscoring Lehigh 7-5 to take a 12-7 lead into halftime.
The Tigers continued to push in the second half, never allowing Lehigh to cut the deficit to fewer than four goals.
Senior attackman Andrew Kelly led Lehigh with a career-high six points on four goals and two assists. Fellow senior midfielder Dakota Eierman added two goals, while junior midfielder Grant Rodny and first-year attackman Colin French each scored twice. Junior midfielder Peter Theodoropoulos contributed a goal and an assist, and first-year attackman Chris Rathwell added two assists.
Lehigh won 13 of 33 faceoffs, with senior faceoff specialist Sean Dow going 11-of-28 at the stripe. Despite creating opportunities, the Mountain Hawks struggled to capitalize. Princeton outshot Lehigh 58-44 and held a 50-35 advantage in ground balls.
Reigning Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week Kasey Heath made 14 saves, marking his 10th consecutive game with double-digit saves. Ryan Croddick recorded 14 saves for Princeton.
For the Tigers, Colin Burns (3G, 2A) and Nate Kabiri (2G, 3A) both finished with five points to lead the way.
Next up, Lehigh will travel to Worcester, Mass., to face Holy Cross Saturday at 12 p.m.
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Princeton opened the scoring just two minutes into the game and would hold the lead for the remainder of the contest. The Tigers went up 2-0 with 9:35 left in the first quarter, but Lehigh answered with back-to-back goals from Dakota Eierman and Luke Winkler, tying the game at 2-2.
Princeton scored the final two goals of the first quarter, taking a 4-2 advantage into the second frame. The Tigers would maintain a multi-goal lead for the remainder of the game.
The second quarter featured a scoring barrage, with Princeton outscoring Lehigh 7-5 to take a 12-7 lead into halftime.
The Tigers continued to push in the second half, never allowing Lehigh to cut the deficit to fewer than four goals.
Senior attackman Andrew Kelly led Lehigh with a career-high six points on four goals and two assists. Fellow senior midfielder Dakota Eierman added two goals, while junior midfielder Grant Rodny and first-year attackman Colin French each scored twice. Junior midfielder Peter Theodoropoulos contributed a goal and an assist, and first-year attackman Chris Rathwell added two assists.
Lehigh won 13 of 33 faceoffs, with senior faceoff specialist Sean Dow going 11-of-28 at the stripe. Despite creating opportunities, the Mountain Hawks struggled to capitalize. Princeton outshot Lehigh 58-44 and held a 50-35 advantage in ground balls.
Reigning Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week Kasey Heath made 14 saves, marking his 10th consecutive game with double-digit saves. Ryan Croddick recorded 14 saves for Princeton.
For the Tigers, Colin Burns (3G, 2A) and Nate Kabiri (2G, 3A) both finished with five points to lead the way.
Next up, Lehigh will travel to Worcester, Mass., to face Holy Cross Saturday at 12 p.m.
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Team Stats
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Shots
44
58
Turnovers
17
17
Caused Turnovers
6
8
Faceoffs Won
13
20
Extra-Man Opps
3
3
Ground Balls
35
50
Game Leaders
Players
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4
A
2
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
5
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
G
2
A
0
FO
-
Pen
-
GB
1
CT
0
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