GWYNEDD VALLEY, Pa.- The Immaculata men's lacrosse team defeated Gwynedd Mercy 13-7 on the road on Wednesday evening for their sixth consecutive win. David Azzarano led Immaculata with eight points, scoring six goals and adding two assists. Connor Teears scored two goals and added one assist1, and Joseph Biuso scored a pair of goals for the Mighty Macs. Immaculata improves to 9-5 overall and are 2-0 in Atlantic East Conference play. Gwynedd Mercy falls to 5-7, and they are 1-1 in Atlantic East Conference play.
 
Scoring
-David Azzarano scored six goals, Connor Teears and Joseph Biuso each scored two goals, and Bailey Manion, Ryan Gorman, and Jason Smaron each scored one goal.

-David Azzarano, Nicholas DeFilippo, and Bailey Manion each had two assists. Jason Smaron, Connor Teears, and Ben Wesolowski each had one assist.
 
Defensive
-Aidan Lawrence had six ground balls. David Azzarano, Robbie Wishart, and Brian Fuchs all had five ground balls. Connor Teears, Bailey Manion, and Colton Rhoades each had three ground balls. Ben Wesolowski, Joseph Biuso, Bradley Mead, and Matthew Ludlow each had two ground balls. Ryan Gorman, Seth Panowitz, and Nicholas Dimonda each had one ground ball.
 
-David Azzarano had three caused turnovers. Aidan Lawrence, Robbie Wishart, Colton Rhoades, Joseph Biuso, Bradley Mead, Seth Panowitz, and Jude Azzarano each had one caused turnover.
 
-Brian Fuchs had a career best night on face offs winning 14 out of 17. Jake Klosinski won three out of five faceoffs.
 
-Mathew Ludlow made six saves on 35 shots faces.
 
Immaculata 13, Gwynedd Mercy 7
 
How it Happened

• Gwynedd Mercy opened the scoring with a goal at 7:14 of the first quarter to take a 1-0 lead.
• Immaculata responded with a pair of goals by Joseph Biuso assisted by Ben Wesolowski at 6:29, and David Azzarano unassisted at 5:39 to take a 2-1 lead.
• Gwynedd Mercy tied the score 2-2 at 5:05 to send the game to the second quarter tied.
• David Azzarano scored at 13:22 of the second quarter unassisted and then assisted on Joseph Biuso's man up goal at 12:17 to give Immaculata a 4-2 lead.
• Following a Gwynedd Mercy goal at 11:11, Ryan Gorman restored the two-goal lead with a man up goal assisted by David Azzarano.
• David Azzarano scored at 7:34 assisted by Bailey Manion, and Connor Teears scored unassisted at 6:27 to increase Immaculata's lead to 7-4.
• David Azzarano scored his fourth goal of the game assisted by Jason Smaron at 1:46 to make the score 8-5. Immaculata would lead 8-6 at halftime.
• Immaculata would score all three goals in the third quarter. David Azzarano scored unassisted at 14:20. Bailey Manion scored a man up goal assisted by Connor Teears at 2:18, and Jason Smaron scored at 1:18 assisted by Nicholas DeFilippo to give Immaculata an 11-6 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
• Connor Teears scored at 3:59 assisted by Bailey Manion, and David Azzarano scored his sixth goal of the game at 0:49 assisted by Connor Teears as Immaculata closed out the 13-7 win.

 
Team Stats

• Immaculata out shot Gwynedd Mercy 56-35, and 30-13 in shots on goal.
• Immaculata had six saves and Gwynedd Mercy had 17.
• Immaculata had 17 turnovers, and Gwynedd Mercy had 24.
• Immaculata was 17-17 on clear attempts, and Gwynedd Mercy was 17-28.
• Immaculata had 41 ground balls, and Gwynedd Mercy had 16.
• Immaculata won 17 face offs and Gwynedd Mercy won 5.
• Immaculata was 3-8 in extra man opportunities and Gwynedd Mercy was 1-5.

 
Mighty Mac Leaders

• Goals: D. Azzarano (6), Biuso (2), Teears (1)
• Assists: D. Azzarano (2), DeFilippo (2), Manion (2)
• Points: D. Azzarano (8), Teears (3), Manion (3)
• Shots: D. Azzarano (17), Biuso (9), Manino (7)
• Ground Balls: Lawrence (6), D. Azzarano (5), Fuchs (5), Wishart (5)
• Caused Turnovers: D. Azzarano (3)
• Face Off Wins: Fuchs (14), Klosinski (3)
• Saves: Ludlow (6)

 
Up Next  

• The Immaculata men's lacrosse team will return home to Draper Walsh Stadium on Saturday when they host Marywood at 1:00 p.m. for an AEC game.
• Saturday will be Senior Day for the Immaculata men's lacrosse team as they honor seniors Joseph Biuso, Max Cummings, Nicholas DeFilippo, Nicholas Dimonda, Jake Klosinski, Aidan Lawrence, Bailey Manon, Jacob Rhoads, Joseph Santilli, Connor Teears, Ben Wesolowski, and Robbie Wishart for their contributions to the men's lacrosse program.