ANNVILLE, PA (March 13, 2021)- FDU Men's Lacrosse traveled to Annville, PA on Saturday afternoon for a non-conference matchup against Lebanon Valley College, falling in quadruple overtime, 6-5. With the loss, the Devils fall to 0-2 (0-0) on the young season while the Dutchman improve to 2-0.
 
First Quarter
LVC got on the board early in the contest, netting one a little more than 2-minutes into the gamr The Devils offense picked up steam and attacked. Controlling the shot battle 4-0 over the next six-minutes, FDU's effort was rewarded, man-up, off the stick of junior, Zane Johnston, with the assist from sophomore, Robbie Nawrocki. Back and forth play spelled the next five-minutes, before Lebanon Valley took their second advantage of the game, 2-1. The score would remain the same to close out the first 15 of play.  
 
Second Quarter
FDU's offense came out in attack mode to start the second, with shots from first-year, Nicholas Perillo, senior, Tyler Garcia and Nawrocki. However, the Dutchmen held serve. With 10:53 left in the half, LVC scored again, increase their advantage to 3-1. The remaining 10-minutes was back and forth, with the Dutchmen holding a two-goal lead at the break.
 
In the quarter, FDU goalie, senior, Austin Van Holten, made five saves on six shots on goal.
 
Third Quarter
Lebanon Valley scored quickly to start the second half, taking their largest lead of the game, 4-1, just 1:24 into the frame. The Devils offense, led by Sophomore, Zane Johnston, pressured LVC throughout the third quarter. Johnston missed wide with two attempts and senior, Michael Stewart was denied by the LVC goalie in the first five-minutes. Six straight saves from the new netminder for FDU, junior, Dan Schlupp, kept the Dutchmen lead at three through the four-minute mark. The Dutchmen finally broke through with 3:42 remaining in the quarter, with their fifth of the game, taking a 5-1 lead. The score would remain the same headed into the fourth quarter.
 
Fourth Quarter
In the fourth quarter, the comeback was on. The Devils controlled the play from the first faceoff. After a sophomore, Trevor Arnone win and groundball scoop, it was Stewart at 14:42 off an assist from sophomore, Drew Gallagher. It was FDU again, three-minutes later, cutting the lead to 5-3, off the stick Perillo, man-down and assisted by Johnston.  The offensive attack didn't stop there. After Lebanon Valley committed a faceoff violation, the Devils capitalized. It was Stewart again, cutting the lead to one off an assist from Garcia.
 
Looking for the equalizer down the stretch, FDU found one after Schlupp denied the Dutchmen. This time the beneficiary was Garcia, netting the tying goal with 6:24 left in the contest. The game continued to seesaw, with each teams goalie keeping the score knotted. At the end of 60-minutes of play, FDU 5, LVC 5.
 
Overtime One
Neither team netted one in the first OT, with Schlupp making two saves for FDU.
 
Overtime Two
Both teams took turns turning the ball over and missing shots wide. After two, the score remained tied.
 
Overtime Three
Schlupp made two more saves and LVC pushed the tempo offensively, but the Devils lived to fight another round.
 
Overtime Four
After an overtime that saw the Dutchmen take five shots, two on goal and one that hit the crossbar, LVC found the game winner 1:52 into the fourth OT, securing the 6-5 victory.
 
Team Devils
FDU had five different scorers on offense, recorded 40 shots and 19 on goal, led by Johnston with 14 and 4.  
 
Brick House
The combination of Schlupp and Van Holten finished the day with 23 saves, 17 for Schupp and six for Van Holten.

Facing Off
Arnone won eight of FDU's nine faceoffs, with the Devils winning the FO battle, 9-6.
 
Ground Ballin
FDU won the ground ball battle, 35-34, including six from junior, McGyver Hay, five from Johnston and four from Gallagher.
 
From Coach
"We are very proud of the boys today. They responded from last week's debacle with vengeance and passion. We still have a way to go, but we are starting to get on track. Everyone on this team made each other better this week, even the players that didn't get an opportunity to play, today. We need everyone pushing each other in order to get better and that's happening." - Head Coach, Pat Scarpello
 
Next Up
The Devils return to action on Wednesday, March 17 at 4:00 pm, when they travel to Arcadia University for a non-conference matchup.