BUFFALO, New York – The Marist men's lacrosse team defeated Canisius 10-8 in its regular season finale on Saturday, April 26. With the victory, the Red Foxes clinched the #1 seed in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships.

 

Marist finished the season 8-6 overall, and 6-1 in the MAAC. 

 

SUMMARY

·        Marist got on the board quickly in the first quarter, as James Lyons connected on an unassisted goal just 1:12 into the game.

·        Canisius answered, scoring three consecutive goals, to take a 3-1 lead.

·        Jamison Embury tied the game early in the second quarter, with his eighth goal of the season.

·        Jojo Pirreca connected on his 21^st goal of the season with 1:46 remaining in the first half, and it gave the Red Foxes a 5-4 lead heading into the locker room.

·        The Golden Griffins scored back-to-back goals to open the third quarter and took a 6-5 lead.

·        From there, Marist went on a 5-0 run to take a 10-6 lead early in the fourth quarter.

·        Canisius brought the score to 10-8 late in the fourth quarter, but the Red Fox defense was able to fend off the Golden Griffins and come out with the victory.

 

 

STATS

·         Marist had four players score two goals each: Pirreca, Lyons, Embury, and Joe Tierney.

·         Jacob Buck led Canisius with four goals on the day.

·         Tierney had four points on the day, adding two assists to his two goals.

·         Peyton Smith was 17-21 on faceoffs and had 12 ground balls.

·         Jake MacGregor made 9 saves, and had a save percentage of .529.

·         The Red Foxes were 2-3 in extra man opportunities, while the Golden Griffins were 0-4.

 

 

UP NEXT

The Red Foxes head into the MAAC Tournament at the #1 seed. They will know their opponent following the conclusion of all of tomorrow's games. The last time Marist was the MAAC regular season champion was in 2015.