Box Score MADISON, N.J. – The FDU-Florham Devils (3-4) men's lacrosse team was defeated by the Lycoming College Warriors (1-5) 12-5 on Saturday afternoon at Robert T. Shields Field.
The Warriors picked up their first win of the season, led by senior
Matt McCaffer's game-high six goals. FDU-Florham freshman
Connor May (Rochester, N.Y./Greece Aracdia) and junior
Frank Reda (Hauppauge, N.Y./Smithtown West) each tallied two goals for the Devils in the loss.
Lycoming held a 2-0 lead after a defense-oriented first period of play. The Warriors netted the first goal of the second quarter to gain a three-goal advantage. Reda countered with his first goal of the day, before the Warriors added two more strikes. Lycoming entered intermission with a 5-1 lead.
Reda opened the second half scoring with an unassisted goal, his team-leading 29
th of the season, which brought the Devils within three at 5-2. However the Warriors fended off the Devils for the remainder of the period and added two goals of their own to stake a 7-2 advantage entering the fourth quarter.
May attempted to bring the Devils back by notching the first two goals of the fourth period, but the Warriors rallied with five-unanswered scores to put the game out of reach.
In defeat, freshman
Dalton Rimmer (Vernon, N.J./Vernon Township) won 11 face-offs and snagged six ground balls, while freshman
Dan Decker (East Setauket, N.Y./Ward Melville) picked up five ground balls and caused a turnover. FDU-Florham senior goalkeeper
George Beck (Mendham, N.J./Mendham) stopped 12 shots on the day, while Lycoming junior goalie
Alex Wylly totaled 16 saves in the contest.
The Warriors outshot the Devils 48-34 and held a 32-23 advantage on ground balls in the game.
Next up for the Devils:
FDU-Florham heads on the road to take on Centenary College, Wednesday March 26
th with start time scheduled for 3 p.m.