MADISON, N.J.- Coming off their decisive fourth quarter victory over Rosemont on Saturday afternoon, the Mighty Macs (2-4) travelled to Drew (1-7) on Tuesday looking for their second straight, but the Ranger offensive attack was too much to keep up with in a 16-7 loss.
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Sophomore Steven Long had two goals, and freshman
James Barretta had four points with two goals and two assists.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
-The teams took the first half of the first quarter until someone broke through when freshman
Cole Metzger took one of Barretta's two assists and scored to put IU on top 7:24 into the game
-The Mighty Mac offensive attack was shut down for the rest of the quarter and the Rnagers took over as they netted six straight to take a 6-1 lead through one quarter
-The Macs again scored the first goal of the second as Long scored in a man-up situation, but the Rangers scored the next four before freshman
Jimmy Cooper closed the half with the Macs trailing 10-3
-Barretta got the only tally of the third for the Macs as they trailed 14-4 entering the final period
-Long, sophomore
Bobby Bausman and Barretta all scored as the Macs outscored the Rangers, 3-2, in the final quarter
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TEAM COMPARISON
-The Rangers held a 33-23 edge in shots and 31-24 in groundballs
-The Macs cleared it successfully 10-of-21 times and the Rangers were 14-of-18
-Drew led the turnover battle, 26-19
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INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
-Goals: Long 2, Barretta 2, Bausman 1, Metzger 1, Cooper 1
-Assists: Barretta 2
-Points: Barretta 4, Long 2
-Groundballs: Bausman 8, Sims 5
-Caused Turnovers: Bausman 2
-Sophomore
Bobby Bausman was 13-for-25 on faceoffs
-Junior
Denton States recorded eight saves
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UP NEXT
The Mighty Macs return to Draper Walsh Stadium on Saturday to host Lebanon Valley.
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