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Steve McLaughlin
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CAN-M CANISIUS 0-4
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Winner Hartford HARTFORD 1-2
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Hartford HARTFORD
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CAN-M CANISIUS 2 2 0 0 4
Hartford HARTFORD 2 2 4 2 10

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Hartford Sports Information

Stifling Defensive Effort Leads Men's Lacrosse Past Canisius, 10-4

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — A stifling defensive effort in the second half led the Hartford men's lacrosse team past visiting Canisius, 10-4, on Al-Marzook Field on Saturday morning. Junior Carter O'Connell scored a career-high four goals to pace the Hawks (1-2), who held the Golden Griffins (0-4) scoreless for the game's final 36 minutes to secure the victory.
 
HARTFORD 10, CANISIUS 4
Hartford and Canisius exchanged four goals apiece in the opening half, with junior Christian Paley's score with 1:57 remaining until halftime tying up the score at 4-4. With four different players found the back of the net for the Hawks, who never led in the stanza.
 
That all changed 42 seconds after halftime, when Thompson used a feed from Andrew Boniface to give Hartford its first advantage. O'Connell would then end an 11-game scoring drought for both sides with his second goal of the contest at the 3:14 mark of the third, before Paley struck just seven seconds later to put the Hawks up, 7-4.  
 
O'Connell stretched the lead to 8-4 with consecutive goals with 1:36 left in the third and 13:50 remaining in the fourth, before senior Owen Trepeta capped off the scoring with Hartford's seventh-straight goal with 11:42 to go. 
 
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INSIDE THE BOX & NOTES
  • Freshman Andrew Moynihan had a dominant effort inside the faceoff circle, helping the Hawks expand their lead by going 9-of-12 with a game-high five ground balls
  • Defenseman Chris Campbell, who also registered five ground balls, caused three turnovers on the day
  • O'Connell has netted at least three goals in each of Hartford's three contests this season
  • Paley (2 goals, 1 assist) and Thompson (1 goal, 2 assists) added three points apiece for the Hawks
  • In his first appearance in goal this season, sophomore Cam Logan made 12 saves for Hartford
  • Otto Bergmann was impressive in the cage for Canisius, registering a game-high 23 stops
  • Hartford finished 12-of-18 on faceoffs and held a commanding 37-16 advantage in ground balls
  • Mike Penna led the Golden Griffins with three points (2 goals, 1 assist)
 
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks return to the road to take on Marist in a midweek tilt. The Tuesday night matchup is set for a 7 p.m. opening faceoff from Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
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