Center Valley, PA (April 13, 2019) - Sophomore Zach Bowen scored four goals leading the DeSales University men's lacrosse team past FDU-Florham, 9-6, extending DSU's win streak to 13-straight and keeping the Bulldogs unbeaten in a MAC Freedom game on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 9, FDU-Florham - 6
• Records: DeSales (13-0, 4-0 MAC Freedom); FDU-Florham (6-5, 2-2 MAC Freedom)
• The Bulldogs also take home the inaugural Schambach Cup given to the winner of the DeSales/FDU-Florham game each season in memory of the late Mike Schambach who spent time on each coaching staff before his passing in the Summer of 2018.
• DSU remains one of just two teams in NCAA Division III with an undefeated record, joining Salisbury University, who stayed unbeaten with a win in double overtime today.

How it Happened

• This game was a defensive battle throughout with DSU holding a narrow 3-2 lead after one half of play.
• The Devils' tied the game at three to start the third quarter before the Bulldogs finished the quarter scoring three straight goals to take a 6-3 lead after three quarters.
• Florham got within one (6-5) at the 6:40 mark of the fourth quarter before Bowen and senior Joe Neggia put the game away with three straight tallies to give the Bulldogs a 9-5 lead before the final tally was posted.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Z. Bowen led the way with four goals, while Neggia scored two.
• Freshman Tom Connors had one goal and two assists and junior Justin Monaghan had two helpers.
• Junior Matt Brown finished with a goal and an assist and freshman Kurtis King (1g) and freshman Sean Wiser (1a) rounded out the scoring.
• Junior Frank Krug continued his assault in transition with four caused turnovers and six ground balls.
• Sophomore Vince Maria also had four caused turnovers.
• Sophomore Colin Corrado dominated the face-off circle winning 13-of-14 and picking up 12 ground balls.
• Senior Matt Barry was solid in goal making 15 saves in between the pipes.

For the Foes

• Drew Bukowiec and John Belanger each had two goals in the loss.
• Adam Reifer had eight saves in the cage.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales out-shot FDU-Florham, 41-29, and had a 32-28 edge in ground balls.
• DSU dominated face-offs winning 14-of-17.
• There were 19 penalties, 10 by DeSales and nine by the Devils leading to three man-up goals.

Up Next

• DeSales will put its undefeated record on the line on Wednesday when they travel to King's College for another MAC Freedom contest set to begin at 7:00 pm.