MADISON, NJ- The Immaculata men's lacrosse team (0-1) opened their 2019 campaign on the road at FDU-Florham on Saturday afternoon, and after falling into an early hole, the Mighty Macs were unable to recover and dropped the contest, 12-5.
 
Freshman James Barretta scored four goals in his collegiate debut.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Macs had a tough start to the game as FDU outscored IU, 3-0, in the first quarter and netted the first two goals of the second to take a 5-0 lead
-Barretta scored the first goal of his collegiate career with three minutes left in the second to make it 5-1, but FDU scored again before the half and led 6-1 at the break
-The second half started well for IU as Barretta scored two goals in the opening minute, both unassisted tallies to cut the deficit to 6-3
-However, Florham scored the next four goals to take a commanding 10-3 lead with 10:34 to go in the game
-Barretta scored before sophomore Steve Long added his first of the season for the final of 12-5
 
TEAM COMPARISON
-FDU-Florham held a 51-27 edge in shots and the Macs held a 15-8 advantage in saves
-The Macs turned it over 24 times and forced 15, and had 27 groundballs to 23 for FDU
-The Macs held a 12-9 advantage in faceoffs, but FDU scored on 5-of-12 EMOs and the Macs were 0-for-6
 
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Goals: Barretta 4 (4), Long (1)
-Assists: Ridolfi 2 (2), Scheidel (1)
-Points: Barretta 4 (4), Ridolfi 2 (2), Scheidel (1), Long (1)
-Groundballs: Bausman 10, Barretta 5, Johnson 4
-Caused Turnovers: Johnson 1, Metzger 1, Cooper 1, Sims 1
-Faceoffs: Bausman 12-for-20
-Saves: States 9, Metzger 6
 
UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs will travel to Centenary on Wednesday for a matchup with their former CSAC opponent.