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Madison, NJ (April 28, 2012) – Two goals in the final 3:27 of the third quarter tied the game at five but FDU-Florham scored the only two goals of the fourth quarter, including the insurance tally with 19 seconds left, lifting the Devils past the DeSales University men's lacrosse team, 7-5, in a Freedom Conference game on Saturday afternoon.
After a scoreless first quarter, DeSales jumped out to a 2-1 lead at the break but trailed, 5-3, at the 4:25 mark of the third quarter before the two tallies to end the third tied it up. FDU (7-7, 3-2 Freedom) took a one-goal lead with 7:17 left to go, but the Bulldogs (6-9, 0-5 Freedom) were unable to get the tying marker and the Devils sealed the win with 19 ticks left.
DSU was out-shot 32-12 for the game but did win 8-of-15 face-offs. The Devils had a slim 17-13 edge in ground balls. Freshman
Jake Ross made 12 saves for the Bulldogs in the loss.
Freshman
Nate Blevins had two goals, freshman
Lance Bracale, sophomore
Evan Burns, and senior
Brendan Guerrier also scored goals, and Bracale, freshman
Ryan Rowse, and sophomore
Jacob Bernier each had an assist. Junior
Brennan Gmeiner won 8-of-15 face-offs and Guerrier had four ground balls to lead the way.