IMMACULATA, Pa.- Immaculata goalkeeper
Matthew Ludlow made 24 saves as the Immaculata men's lacrosse team defeated the Neumann 10-9 in an Atlantic East Conference game on Wednesday evening.
In the first quarter, Neumann got on the board first with 7:50 remaining in the quarter. Immaculata would respond with goals by
Connor Teears, and
Bailey Manion to take a 2-1 lead with 0:09 remaining in the quarter.
In the second quarter,
David Azzarano would give the Macs a 3-1 lead with an early goal. Neumann would respond with a pair of goals to pull even at 3-3. Joseph Buiso and
Anthony Inserra would score goals to give the Macs a 5-3 lead at half-time.
Early in the third quarter, Neumann scored twice to tie the game at 5-5.
Anthony Inserra restored Macs lead on an assist from
David Azzarano. Neumann would comeback with a pair of goals to take a 7-6 lead.
Bailey Manion and
David Azzarano would score later in the quarter to give Immaculata an 8-7 lead going into the fourth quarter.
In the first minute of the fourth quarter Neumann scored two goals to go up 9-8. Davida Azzarano tied the team at 9-9 with 11:28 left on an assist from
Anthony Inserra.
Bailey Manion scored with 10:56 remaining on an assist from
David Azzarano to put the Macs up to stay 10-9.
Goalkeeper
Matthew Ludlow made three important saves late in the quarter and chased down a Neumann shot that went wide to give Immaculata possession with 2:57 remaining. The Mighty Macs defense held strong, and the Macs rand down the clock to earn the 10-9 win!
The Mighty Macs were led offensively by
David Azzarano with three goals and three assists,
Anthony Inserra with two goals and three assists, and
Bailey Manion with three goals.
Bailey Manion scooped up eight ground balls, and
Daniel Alvarez had six ground balls for the Macs. Defensively
Matthew Ludlow led the Macs with24 saves and seven ground balls.
The Immaculata men's lacrosse team (8-4, 1-1 AEC) Â is back in action on Saturday, April 15
th when they travel to play at Cabrini in and Atlantic East Conference match-up at 1:00 PM.
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