IMMACULATA, Pa.- The Immaculata men's lacrosse team fell to McDaniel College 13-8 at Draper Walsh Stadium on Tuesday afternoon. David Azzarano had one goal and three assists, and Connor Teears had three goals and one assist, and Matthew Ludlow made 17 saves in goal for Immaculata. With the loss Immaculata falls to 3-4 overall, and McDaniel improves to 3-4 overall.
 
Scoring
-Connor Teears scored three goals, Bailey Manion had two goals, and David Azzarano, Jason Smaron, and Joseph Biuso each had one goal each.
-David Azzarano had three assists, Nicholas DeFilippo had two assists, and Connor Teears and Nicholas Dimonda had 1 assist each.
 
Defensive
-Matthew Ludlow made 17 saves in goal on 42 shots faced for Immaculata.
Robbie Wishart and Matthew Ludlow each had six ground balls, David Azzarano, Aidan Lawrence, and Daniel Alvarez each had three ground balls, and Connor Teears and Nicholas Dimonda each had two ground balls.
-Robbie Wishart and Daniel Alvarez each had three caused turnovers. Aidan Lawrence had two caused turnovers. David Azzarano, Connor Teears, Bailey Manion, and Jacob Rhoads each had one caused turnover.
-Brian Fuchs won five faceoffs, Jake Klosinski won four faceoffs, Aidan Lawrence won one faceoff.
 
How it Happened

• McDaniel opened the scoring with a goal with 13:27 remaining in the first quarter. Immaculata got on the board forty second later with a goal by Connor Teears assisted by Nicholas DeFillipo.
• McDaniel scored three consecutive goals to take a 4-1 lead. Immaculata would come back with goals by Joseph Biuso assisted by Connor Teears, and Bailey Manion assisted by David Azzarano as the first quarter finished with Immaculata trailing 4-3.
• The Green Terror scored the first two goals of the second quarter to increase their lead to 6-3. Bailey Manion scored his second goal of the game assisted by David Azzarano, and Jason Smaron scored assisted by David Azzarano as Immaculata trailed 6-5 at halftime.
• McDaniel increased their lead to 9-5, scoring the first three goals of the third quarter.
• Connor Teears scored late in the third quarter assisted by Nicholas DeFilippo to make the score 9-6 heading into the fourth quarter.
• David Azzarano scored an unassisted goal early in the fourth quarter, and Connor Teears scored his third goal of the game assisted by Nicholas DeFilippo to pull Immaculata with in one goal at 9-8 with 12:02 remaining.
• McDaniel would score the final four goals of the game to close out the win 13-8.

Mighty Mac Leaders
Goals: Connor Teears (3), Bailey Manion (2)
Assists: David Azzarano (3), Nicholas DeFilippo (2)
Points: David Azzarano (4), Connor Teears (4)
Shots: David Azzarano (7), Connor Teears (5), Bailey Manion (4)
Ground Balls: Robbie Wishard (6), Matthew Ludlow (6)
Caused Turnovers: Robbie Wishart (3), Daniel Alvarez (3)
Faceoffs: Brian Fuchs (5), Jake Klosinski (4)
Saves: Matthew Ludlow
 
Team Statistics

• McDaniel out shot Immaculata 42-24, and 30-18 on shots on goal.
• Immaculata had 17 saves to McDaniel's 10.
• Immaculata had 15 turnovers to McDaniel's 17.
• Immaculata was 19-20 on clear attempts while McDaniel was 17-19.
• Immaculata had 32 ground balls to McDaniels 50.
• Immaculata won 10 face offs to McDaniels 15.
• McDaniel was 1-3 on extra man opportunities. Immaculata did not have any extra man opportunities.

Up Next

• The Immaculata men's lacrosse team will head to Drew University this weekend for the Leanos Cup Tournament.
• Immaculata will be playing the host Drew University on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
• Immaculata will be playing winner/loser of the Montclair State vs Manhattanville game on Sunday in the consolation or championship game at 11 a.m. or 3 p.m.