Box Score

Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's lacrosse team staged a late rally, but their efforts came up just short as the Soaring Eagles fell to The College of Brockport, 13-8. Myles Richards '17 exploded for five goals in the game, setting a new career-high for the newcomer.

Brockport jumped out to an early lead with back-to-back goals just 56 seconds apart from one another. The Golden Eagles would add on two additional goals by the end of the first quarter to take a 4-0 lead into the second frame.

Richards got EC on the scoreboard a few minutes into the second quarter when he fired home a shot in front of the net after receiving a pass from Dustin Gatt '14. Brockport would respond, however, with three straight goals prompting Head Coach Preston Chapman to replace starter Mike Knowlton '14 with Wyatt Katsos '17 in net after Brockport netted their sixth goal of the game. Richards scored his second goal of the quarter to make it a 7-2 game, but that is as all Elmira would get in the first half as they trailed 7-2 at the break.

Similar to the previous quarter, Richards opened the third quarter's scoring with his third goal of the afternoon, this time with an assist being credited to Griffin Foley '17. Brockport and Elmira traded goals for the remainder of the third quarter as EC continued to trail by five goals heading into the final quarter.

The Purple and Gold made it a 10-6 game with 12:24 to go in regulation after David Evert '14 scored a man-up goal, but Brockport would win the ensuing face-off and push the lead back to five just seconds later. After the Golden Eagles made it a 12-6 game, the Soaring Eagles would again rally with back-to-back goals to make it a 12-8 game with over eight minutes to play. That would be as close as EC would get, however, as Brockport's defense would hold strong to keep Elmira off the scoreboard for the rest of the game. Brockport would add a late goal to bring it to the 13-8 final score.

The Soaring Eagles were outshot 38-33 and trailed the Golden Eagles in shots on goal by a 23-15 margin. Overall, EC made 10 saves, three by Knowlton and seven by Katsos. Additionally, Elmira won just 7-of-24 faceoffs, which limited their ability to complete their comeback.

The Purple and Gold return to action on Saturday, March 22nd when the men host No. 11 Ithaca College in their Empire 8 Conference opener. The game is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. at Elmira Free Academy.