Dallas, PA (April 3, 2019) - The DeSales University men's lacrosse team scored eighth straight goals after falling behind early to win its 10th straight game, 14-5, over Misericordia University in the MAC Freedom season opener on Wednesday evening.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 14, Misericordia - 5
• Records: DeSales (10-0, 1-0 MAC Freedom); Misericordia (4-5, 0-1 MAC Freedom)
• The win extends DSU's school-record win streak to 10 games.
• It is the first time in team history DeSales has won 10+ games in a season.

How it Happened

• The Cougars scored three of the first four goals to take a 3-1 lead before DeSales took over.
• DSU scored the next eight goals, holding an 8-3 at the half, and led 9-3 after the first goal of the third quarter.
• Misericordia got within five twice but the Bulldogs finished the game scoring the final four goals to provide the final margin.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Senior Joe Neggia led the way with five goals and an assist, while junior Justin Monaghan finished with four goals and an assist.
• Junior Matt Brown added two goals and two assists.
• Other goal scorers included junior Zach Bowen, freshman Kai Taylor, and junior Eric Magro.
• Taylor, sophomore Vince Maria, sophomore Colin Corrado, and freshman Timmy Smith all had assists.
• Corrado won 11-of-17 face-offs and had five ground balls.
• Junior Frank Krug finished with seven ground balls and two caused turnovers.
• Senior Matt Barry made eight saves in between the pipes.

For the Foes

• Patrick Luzzi scored three times.
• Matt Beck had 17 saves in goal.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales out-shot Misericordia, 53-28, and had a 41-26 edge in ground balls.
• DSU won 12-of-22 face-offs and forced 31 Cougar turnovers.

Up Next

• DeSales puts its perfect record on the line at home when they host Delaware Valley University beginning at 1:00 pm.