Men’s lacrosse loses first NEC game on senior day

Lacrosse loses first NEC game on senior day

By Giovanni Mio, QBSN Staff Writer

Five different Bobcats scored but Quinnipiac (3-8, 2-1 NEC) still lost its first conference game of the season to #19 Bryant (11-2, 3-0 NEC) 9-5 Saturday on senior day.

“I give our guys credit,” said head coach Eric Fekete. “On a day like this, our defense got tired, and we made some bad choice shots. I think we got desperate when we had possessions.”

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The story of the game was the Bulldog defense. The Bobcats were unable to shoot all game, limited to 23 shots, 10 of which were last ditch heaves in the final minutes. Bryant goalie Jameson Love had six saves, while Quinnipiac’s Dylan Torey (Darien, Conn.) saved eight.

“One of the problems you have with a young team is the philosophical parts of the game,” Fekete said.  “Sometimes, young guys get a little impatient when they feel like they’re getting choked out of offense, and Bryant held the ball a lot.”

Bryant also outplayed Quinnipiac during the faceoffs, winning 12 of the 18 overall.  The Bulldogs managed to get 39 shots off.

“A lot of guys have a faceoff get off guy,” said Fekete. “Unfortunately, Dylan [Webster] does double duty for us since he’s a great attacker and a finisher, as well as facing off. During games like this, it has its disadvantages.”

Quinnipiac, who just played its last home game of the regular season, will play its next conference matchup at Robert Morris on April 21 at 2 p.m.

“They can definitely score, and we’re going to have to give a better scoring effort next game,” said Fekete.

Junior attacker Brendan Wilbur (Hingham, Mass.) scored the first goal of the game one and a half minutes in. Bryant then scored five unanswered to give it a 5-1 lead. Quinnipiac then scored three unanswered goals and trailed 5-4 at the start of the fourth quarter. The Bulldogs scored four straight in the fourth to give them a 9-4 and seal a win.