BOX SCORE

Center Valley, PA (April 16, 2011) – FDU-Florham scored the first five goals of the game before the DeSales University men's lacrosse team answered with four straight tallies and almost tied the game with under a minute left but a timeout wiped the tying goal off the scoreboard and the Devils held on for a 5-4 road win in a rain soaked affair on Saturday afternoon in MAC Conference action.

The Bulldogs (2-9, 2-5 MAC) out-shot FDU (7-5, 5-3 MAC), 30-18 for the game, holding the Devils to just three second half shots and also enjoyed a 36-26 edge in ground balls, but FDU got the better end on the scoreboard, scoring four times in the first period and once more to start the second period en route to a 5-0 lead and the eventual 5-4 win.

FDU won 9-of-13 face-offs for the game as both teams struggled with turnovers on a sloppy field and torrential rain throughout the game. The Devils had 25 total turnovers, while DeSales finished with 24.

Sophomore James Guerrier and junior Tony Fabrizio each had one goal and one assist and senior Donald Clemens and freshman Bruce Peditto totaled one goal each with sophomore Josh Martin adding an assist.

Junior Brendan Guerrier finished with a game-high seven ground balls and had two caused turnovers, Clemens picked up four ground balls and two caused turnovers, and senior Jon Devine totaled six ground balls and four caused turnovers.

Sophomore Brennan Gmeiner finished with four face-off wins and senior Justin Campanelli had five saves in between the pipes.

The Bulldogs have a quick turnaround, returning to action on Tuesday, April 19th when they host Lycoming College in another MAC Conference contest beginning at 4:00 pm.