POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist University men's lacrosse team earned a 14-10 victory a Canisius team which was previously undefeated in Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference play on Wednesday at Tenney Stadium.
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- Sean Mullan opened the scoring for the Red Foxes just 1:47 in. He added his second goal at the 10:36 mark.
- Drew Anderson, set up by Steven Cain, put Marist up 3-0 at 9:35. After a Canisius goal, Anderson's second of the quarter gave Marist a 4-1 lead at 4:15.
- Joshua Balcarcel advanced Marist's advantage to 5-1 at the 3:36 mark, which closed out the scoring in the first 15 minutes.
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- Collin Patrick opened the second quarter scoring at the 12:36 mark.
- Canisius cut its deficit to three with back-to-back goals, but Patrick's second goal put Marist in front 7-3 at the 5:31 mark.
- Canisius closed out the quarter with back-to-back goals, and Marist's lead was 7-5 going to the locker room.
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- Canisius cut its deficit to one 38 seconds into the second half, but Marist countered with a goal from Steven Cain at the 13:05 mark.
- Canisius again got within one, but Marist responded with consecutive goals from Brady Dolan and Michael Cassano.
- After a Canisius goal, Anderson's third of the game put Marist up 11-8. That remained the score after 45 minutes.
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- Mullan opened the fourth quarter scoring with his third of the contest at 12:59.
- Canisius scored the next two, but Patrick's third goal put Marist up three with 1:20 remaining.
- Balcarcel closed out the scoring with 13 seconds to go.
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- Patrick led the way with five points (three goals, two assists).
- Anderson and Mullan also recorded hat tricks. Anderson added four ground balls.
- Balcarcel (two goals, one assist) and Cain (one goal, two assists) also tallied three points.
- Dylan Bedell was 21-for-26 (.808) on face-offs, and he totaled a team-best five ground balls.
- Aidan McCaffrey caused two turnovers.
- Marist held a commanding 56-23 advantage in shots.
- Jaxon Fridge led Canisius with four points (two goals, two assists).
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- Patrick had five points for his third straight game. He has six games with at least five points this season.
- Bedell set a season high for face-offs won and face-off percentage.
- Marist set a season high for shots.
- Marist has now won three straight against Canisius at Tenney Stadium.
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- Marist is 5-5 overall and 3-1 in MAAC play.
- Canisius is 3-8 overall and 3-1 in the MAAC.
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- Marist travels to Sacred Heart for a MAAC contest on Saturday.
- Opening face-off is set for noon.
