Plattsburgh, NY- The Brockport men's lacrosse team dominated from start to finish to defeat Plattsburgh on the road, 19-7, on Saturday, April 20
th. The Golden Eagles improved to 4-9 overall and 2-3 in SUNYAC play.
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Jackson Worden (6 points) and
Nick Askin (7 points) led all goal scorers with 5 goals each, with
Ben Hay (4 points) adding a hat trick to power the Brockport offense.
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Plattsburgh would open the scoring just 54 seconds into the first quarter before
Ben Hay would respond just 48 seconds later to even the contest at 1-1.
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The remainder of the first would prove to be all Golden Eagles, outscoring Plattsburgh 6-3 in the period.
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Brockport would continue to capitalize on man-up opportunities, with
Ben Hay and
Carson Colucci burying man-up goals to put Brockport up 9-4 entering the half. The Golden Eagles would score 4 man-advantage goals in the contest, along with two short-handed goals.
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Brockport would continue its dominance in the 2
nd half, outscoring Plattsburgh 10-3 in the second half en route to a 19-7 SUNYAC win.
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Jack Acker was strong in the win, allowing just 6 goals with 12 saves and 2 ground balls.
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Marc Zappula proved to be a key distributor, leading all players with 4 assists.
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Tim Hubbard provided a dynamic effort, dishing out 2 assists with a game-high 8 ground balls.
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Michael Marincic caused a game-high 4 turnovers for the Green and Gold.
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Dillon McCann notched his first career goal in a two-goal effort.
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Luke Savage was strong in the faceoff circle, winning 80% of his faceoffs (4-5).
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Andrew DiPalma collected 7 ground balls and went 14-24 on faceoffs.
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Up Next: The Golden Eagles will host Geneseo for the Face Off Against Cancer Game on Wednesday, April 24
th at 4 p.m. Â Â Â Â Â
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