Center Valley, PA (March 2, 2024) - The DeSales University men's lacrosse team committed 28 turnovers spoiling a chance at two straight wins falling to Ursinus College, 16-12, in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: Ursinus - 16, DeSales - 12
• Records: DeSales (1-3 Overall); Ursinus (2-2 Overall)
• This is Ursinus second straight in the all-time series as they move to 2-0 vs. the Bulldogs.

How it Happened

• The Bulldogs strated quickly scoring the first three goals of the game in high scoring first quarter that saw the Bears battle back to tie the score at five after 15 minutes of play.
• The two teams traded goals to start the second quarter but Ursinus scored two straight to end the half taking a 9-7 lead into the locker room.
• They traded goals yet again for the entire third quarter and first 11 minutes of the fourth quarter as DSU continued to trail by two with 4:06 to go, but were unable to ever within one as the Bears scored two straight to end it posting the final tally.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Junior Nate Perry led the way with two goals and three assists.
• Senior Colin Adams added a goal and three helpers and senior Pat Schuett added three goals.
• Senior Beau Neff and senior TJ Herron each had two goals and sophomore Mark Winkler Jr had a goal and two assists.
• Junior Anthony Gash won 20-of-30 faceoffs and picked up 12 ground balls.
• Senior TJ Lowe totaled 15 saves in goal.

For the Foes

• Lars Homan had four goals and Aidan Kirk scored three times.
• Harry Sweitzer finished with one goal and five assists for six points.

Inside the Box Score

• Ursinus out-shot DeSales 44-28, while the Bulldogs had a 39-32 edge in ground balls.
• DSU won 21-of-32 face-offs.
• Ursinus was 20-for-23 on the clear.
• The Bulldogs committed 28 turnovers as compared to just 17 for the Bears.

Up Next

• DeSales is back in action on Thursday when they travel out to Colorado College to take on Baldwin-Wallace College.