Clearwater, FL (March 8, 2018) - The DeSales University men's lacrosse team earned its first win of the 2018 season with a 12-3 win over Emmanuel College (MA) on Thursday afternoon.

After falling behind 1-0, the Bulldogs (1-3) scored the final four goals of the half to take a 4-1 lead.  Emmanuel (0-3) struck first to start the second-half but the Bulldogs took control from there scoring eight straight goals taking a 12-2 lead and never looked back.

Senior Joe Neggia (Kinnelon, NJ) and freshman Zach Bowen (Middletown, DE) each scored a team-high three goals and added an assist in the win.  Senior Tommy Friedman (Monroe, NY) also had four points with two goals and two assists and freshman Matt Motto (Sewell, NJ) added a goal and assist.

Other goal scorers included juniors John Ramos (Moorestown, NJ) and Jonathan Zito (West Islip, NY) along with senior Bryan Weber (Wyomissing, PA).  Seniors Jake Zito (West Islip, NY) and Josh Harman (Shirley, NY) each added assists in the win.

Sophomore Frank Krug (Perkasie, PA) won 7-of-10 face-offs and picked up eight ground balls and junior Matt Barry (Patchogue, NY) made 10 saves.

The Bulldogs return to action on Saturday, March 17th when they host Gwynedd-Mercy University.