Center Valley, PA (February 22, 2025) - The DeSales University men's lacrosse team came up short in their comeback effort against Stockton University in non-conference action on Saturday afternoon.

The Basics

• Final Score: Stockton - 14, DeSales - 11
• Records: DeSales (0-3 overall); Stockton (3-0 overall)
• DSU drops its third straight game to the Ospreys and fall to 3-8 all-time. 

How it Happened

• It was all Stockton to start the game as the Ospreys scored three goals in a span of four minutes to go up 3-0 early in the 1st period. 
• Graduate student Chase Bowman would get the Bulldogs on the board just 18 seconds later on a feed from senior Pat Schuett.
• DSU would tack on with two more goals late in the first period from junior Jake Hurd and senior Nate Perry to tie the game up at 3-3. 
• The Ospreys would have the final answer in the first on a goal from Alex DeLierre to take a 4-3 lead after one. 
• Stockton would score once more to start the second to take a two goal lead before Hurd took over for DSU and scored two goals in 28 seconds to tie the game back up for the Bulldogs at 5-5. 
• Both teams would then exchange goals as the game remained tied at 6 midway through the period. However, the Ospreys would string together three straight goals and would end up taking a 9-7 lead into the halftime break.
• A low scoring third period saw both teams trade two goals each as DSU tallied goals from first-year students TJ Kearns and Jason Reilly in a deficit that stood at two at the end of the third period.
• Stockton would push the lead up to three early in the 4th before Schuett cut it back down to two to make it a 12-10 game with 11:55 left to play. 
• DSU's comeback efforts would come up short as the Ospreys would have an answer for every Bulldog rally as the lead would grow back to as much as four before Reilly scored his second of the game to provide the final tally. 

Top Bulldog Performers

• Hurd led the Bulldogs with three goals and added an assist for four points. 
• Reilly and Perry each scored two goals and tallied two assists.
• Schuett scored one goal and had a team-leading three assists.
• Bowman scored two goals and picked up eight ground balls.
• Kearns scored once for the Bulldogs.
• Senior Anthony Gash won 18 face-offs, tallied an assist, and picked up 12 ground balls.
• Junior Taylor Wikert led the team with five caused turnovers and also picked up two ground balls.

For the Foes

• 10 different Ospreys scored in the win.
• DeLierre led Stockton with three goals.
• Steven Woolery and Gage Parker each scored two goals.
• Jack Vandegrift led the Ospreys with two assists. 
• Ben Blum made 17 saves in the win for Stockton.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales out-shot Stockton, 48-44.
• The Bulldogs had a 41-29 advantage in ground balls and committed five less turnovers than the Ospreys at 23-18.
• DSU dominated the face-offs winning 21-of-28.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to local rival Muhlenberg College beginning at 7:00 pm.