Box Score
Elmira, NY -- The Elmira College men's lacrosse team (0-2) fell 17-6 to Keuka College (2-0) in the Soaring Eagles' home opener.
Griffin Foley '17 led the Purple and Gold with two assists and one goal in the loss today.
EC struggled to contain Keuka's offensive pressure today as the Storm completed the first quarter with an 8-0 lead. The Storm used the momentum from the first quarter in the second as Kueka would score the first two goals of the quarter, increasing their lead to 10-0. EC took advantage of a man-up opportunity when
Christian Archambeault '14 scored his second goal of the season after receiving a pass from
Brian Conzola '14. Keuka finished off the half with one more goal to take an 11-1 lead.
The Storm found the back of the net first in the third quarter to up their lead to 12-1. EC responded with back-to-back goals from
Myles Richards '17 and Archambeault with Foley picking up both assists to chip into Keuka's lead, 12-3. Keuka started the fourth quarter by scoring five straight goals to up the Storm's lead to 17-3. With 8:30 left in the game
Jackson Correia '14 scored his first goal of the season, unassisted. 19 seconds later,
Dustin Gatt '14 received a pass from
David Evert '14 and tossed the ball past the Storm netminder. Foley tallied the last goal of the game, unassisted, with 2:21 left in the fourth quarter to bring the score to the 17-65 final.
Four different EC netminders saw action in today's game with
Mike Knowlton '14 starting and recording two saves in the loss.
Wyatt Katsos '17 made eight saves,
Cameron Prior stopped four shots and
Kyle Cooke '17 saw 4:29 in the net and did not face a single shot.
The Purple and Gold will host Alfred State on March 13
th at 3:30 p.m.