Center Valley, PA (March 6, 2021) - Senior Zach Bowen scored seven goals and junior Tom Connors added three goals and an assist leading the DeSales University men's lacrosse team to a school-record 25 goals in a 25-10 route of Albright College in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 25; Albright - 10
• Records: DeSales (1-0); Albright (0-1)
• DeSales breaks the previous record for goals in a game with 25, two better then the record of 23 accomplished twice.

How it Happened

• A high scoring game saw a low scoring first quarter as DeSales scored the only two goals of the opening 15 minutes.
• Albright countered with two goals over the first 46 seconds of the second quarter to tie the game before the Bulldogs scored five of the next six goals to take a 7-3 lead and led 8-4 at the half.
• The Bulldogs scored four goals to start the third quarter and then finished the quarter with three straight goals to take command with a 15-6 lead after three and then poured it on in the fourth quarter scoring 10 times to post the final tally.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Bowen's seven goals are the second most in a game as he added an assist for eight points tying Connors for most points in the game.
• Senior Matt Motto added a goal and five assists in the win.
• Sophomore Zach Broomall and junior Sean Wiser each had three goals, while freshman Luke Wilson contributed two goals and an assist late.
• Sophomore  Beau Neff scored twice, senior Rob Heaney had two helpers, and senior Vince Maria and junior Kai Taylor each had a goal and an assist.
• Junior Timmy Smith forced five turnovers, while sophomore Michael Valencia (8) and Maria (6) led the charge in ground balls.
• Junior Chase Yoder was terrific on the face-off winning 14-of-22 with seven ground balls.
• Freshman Quinten Lyons had nine saves and allowed just six goals in 48+ minutes of action.

For the Foes

• Cole Genneken led the Lions with four goals and John Gilbert added three tallies.
• Liam Ferry made 14 saves in goal.
• Noah Marchiafava won 16-of-35 face-offs and had seven ground balls.
• Connor Graser forced four turnovers and had 11 ground balls.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales dominated the stat sheet out-shooting Albright, 53-29, and holding a 53-42 edge in ground balls.
• Albright was forced into 36 turnovers and was just 12-for-27 in clear attempts.
• Both teams were 3-for-6 in man-up opportunities.
• DeSales won 21-of-38 face-offs.

Up Next

• DeSales returns to action next weekend when they travel to Hood College for another non-conference game beginning at 1:00 pm.