Sam Shaw winds up for a shot against Tompkins Cortland C.C. (4/14/21)
2
Elmira ELMIRA 1-4, 0-1
21
Winner Alfred ALFRED 5-0, 3-0
Elmira ELMIRA
1-4, 0-1
2
Final
21
Alfred ALFRED
5-0, 3-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Elmira ELMIRA 0 0 1 1 2
Alfred ALFRED 5 7 4 5 21

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Daley, Shaw Extend Point Streaks in Loss at Alfred

ALFRED, N.Y. -- Alfred University remained unbeaten in 2021 and swept the season series from the Elmira College men's lacrosse team with a 21-2 victory over the Soaring Eagles on Saturday.

In their second meeting with the Saxons this season, the Soaring Eagles (1-4) performed better against the Saxons (5-0) on paper. EC took more shots, picked up more ground balls, and committed fewer turnovers, yet was held to five fewer goals than the 2021 season opener on March 11.

Alfred held Elmira off of the scoreboard until the third quarter and rolled out to a comfortable lead with the first 16 goals of the afternoon. The Soaring Eagles denied the Saxons of a shutout when Sam Shaw '22 buried a feed from Brennan Bitely '24 for a man-up goal at 1:47 in the third. The team's leading scorer, Matt Daley '24, scored his team-best 15th goal of the season in the fourth quarter.

Senior goalkeeper Jacob Mattice '21 played all 60 minutes and logged 16 saves. Mattice, a Canton, New York, native also tied for the game-high with seven ground balls. Daley, Shaw, and first-year midfielder David Frederick '24 each picked up four ground balls, while Frederick caused a game-best three turnovers.

News and Notes
  • Elmira collected a season-high 31 ground balls against Alfred, eight more than the Soaring Eagles had in their first visit to Yunevich Stadium on March 11.
  • Daley logged his team-leading 15th goal of the spring.
  • Daley has at least one goal in every game in his freshman season.
  • Shaw, who has a point in all five games played thus far, netted his sixth goal.
  • Bitely ranks second on the team in assists (5).
  • Frederick amassed a career-high three caused turnovers and tied his previous single-game best with four ground balls.
  • Jeffrey Zero '23 made his season debut and picked up one ground ball.

Up Next
Elmira's 2021 regular-season finale occurs on Saturday, April 24, when the Soaring Eagles trek to Albany, New York, for a tilt against Russell Sage College. The game begins at 1:00 p.m. from the Albany College of Pharmacy turf field.

 
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