Center Valley, PA (April 6, 2019) - Senior
Joe Neggia scored seven goals leading the DeSales University men's lacrosse to its 11th straight win, 18-11, over Delaware Valley University in MAC Freedom action on Saturday afternoon.
The Basics
- Final Score: DeSales - 18, Delaware Valley - 11
- Records: DeSales (11-0, 2-0 MAC Freedom); Delaware Valley (5-6, 0-2 MAC Freedom)
How it Happened
- DeSales jumped all over the Aggies scoring six of the first seven goals to take a 6-1 and led 6-2 after one quarter of play.
- The Aggies scored three straight to end the first and start the second quarter to pull within two goals (6-4).
- The Bulldogs answered with two straight before DVU scored to end the half with DSU leading 8-5 at the break.
- After DeSales scored first to open the third quarter, the Aggies scored two straight to get within two once again (9-7).
- DSU took over from there scoring six of the next nine goals to end the third quarter taking a 15-10 lead and never looked back in the fourth quarter.
Top Bulldog Performers
- Neggia led all scorers with seven goals and one assist for eight points. He now has 118 career goals, second all-time, and is fourth all-time with 159 points.
- Junior Matt Brown added four goals and one assist for five points.
- Sophomore Zach Bowen and freshman Kai Taylor each had two goals and one assist and junior Justin Monaghan had one goal and two assists.
- Juniors Eric Magro and Frank Krug each scored one goal, while Krug added eight caused turnovers and picked up seven ground balls.
- Freshman Tom Connors had two assists and senior John Ramos, freshman Timmy Smith, and freshman Kurtis King all had one assist.
- Senior Matt Barry made 15 saves in between the pipes.
For the Foes
- Brandon Keller had three goals and two assists.
- Dylan Brasch finished with four goals in the loss.
- Bryan Thompson won 20-of-30 faceoffs and had 11 ground balls.
Inside the Box Score
- DeSales had a 41-40 advantage in shots and a slim 36-33 advantage in ground balls.
- The Aggies won 22-of-33 faceoffs.
Up Next
- The Bulldogs are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Manhattanville College for another MAC Freedom game beginning at 7:00 pm.