Box Score GREENVILLE, Pa.—Mount Union's men's lacrosse team rallied in the second half to get a 12-7 win at Thiel (Pa.) in the 2016 season opener in Greenville, Pa.
Chris Daley (Wilmington,Del./Dupont) had a game-high five goals with an assist, Hogan Harris (Medina/Medina) had three goals while Andrew Rosati (Streetsboro/Walsh Jesuit) had six ground balls and was 13-of-15 on faceoffs to lead the Purple Raiders.
Collin Peters (Portland, Ore./Sunset) had seven saves in goal for Mount Union.
Timothy O'Shea had three goals and three assists to lead Thiel (0-1).
Thiel went up 2-0 to start the game and led 2-1 at the end of the first quarter.
Daley tied the game with a goal in first minute of the second quarter and gave the Raiders their first lead with a goal at the 9:05 mark off an assist from Brent Greenberg (Gaithersburg, Md/Quince Orchard). Thiel retook the lead the with a pair of goals before Mount Union tied the score at 4-4 as Greenberg fed Josh Stephens (North Canton/Green) for a score with 3:41 left in the quarter. Thiel scored two more times to lead 6-4 at the break.
Harris got on the board with a goal off an assist from Nick West (Newton, N.J./Kittatinny Regional) to cut the deficit to 6-5 early in the third quarter but Thiel got that goal back a little over a minute later to lead 7-5. Mount Union then scored six unanwsered goals -- two from Daley, two from Harris and one each from Anthony Cacciavillano (Clarksboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional) and Kyle Adams (St. Catharines, Ontario/St. Francis Catholic) -- to lead 11-7 after three quarters.
Daley tacked on a final goal in the fourth quarter for the 12-7 final.
Mount Union next plays at Frostburg State (Md.) February 28 at 1 p.m. in Frostburg, Md.
Men's Lacrosse Box Score (Final)
MOUNTUNI at Thiel
(2/20/2016 at 1 PM at Greenville, Pa. (R-S Dome))
MOUNTUNI (1-0) at
Thiel (0-1)
Date: 2/20/2016, Attendance: 220
SCORE BY PERIOD
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1
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2
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3
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4
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FINAL
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MOUNTUNI 1 3 7 1 12
Thiel 2 4 1 0 7
MOUNTUNI SCORING: GOALS: chandler lameier 1 ; josh stephens 1 ; hogan harris 3 ; anthony cacciavillan 1 ; chris daley 5 ; kyle adams 1 . ASSISTS: michael taylor 1 ; brent greenberg 2 ; nick west 1 ; chris daley 1 ; michael muniak 3 .
Thiel SCORING: GOALS: aaron parry 1 ; edward kargbo 1 ; timothy o'shea 3 ; jared saffer 1 ; alex casile 1 . ASSISTS: timothy o'shea 3 ; jared saffer 2 ; alex casile 1 .
SHOTS BY PERIOD
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1
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2
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3
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4
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TOTAL
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MOUNTUNI
Thiel
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9
7
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15
7
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14
5
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13
2
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51
21
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GROUND BALLS BY PRD
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1
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2
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3
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4
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TOTAL
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MOUNTUNI
Thiel
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12
7
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11
8
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12
6
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5
5
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40
26
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FACE-OFFS BY PRD
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1
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2
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3
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4
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TOTAL
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MOUNTUNI
Thiel
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4-4
0-4
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6-7
1-7
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5-7
2-7
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2-2
0-2
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17-20
3-20
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CLEARS
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1
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2
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3
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4
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TOTAL
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MOUNTUNI
Thiel
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4-4
5-5
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3-3
4-4
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3-3
4-4
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6-6
7-7
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16-16
20-20
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EXTRA-MAN OPPS
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1
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2
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3
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4
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TOTAL
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MOUNTUNI
Thiel
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0-1
0-0
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0-2
1-2
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0-0
0-1
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0-1
0-1
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0-4
1-4
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SAVES BY PERIOD
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1
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2
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3
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4
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TOTAL
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MOUNTUNI
Thiel
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4
5
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1
1
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1
4
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2
7
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8
17
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TURNOVERS BY PRD
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1
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2
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3
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4
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TOTAL
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MOUNTUNI 8 5 4 2 19
Thiel 5 4 5 6 20