LAX Can't Overcome Slow Start Against MSV
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Mt. St. Vincent (6-4) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
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Mitchell (1-5) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Mitchell College men's lacrosse team suffered a 9-4 setback in its home opener against the College of Mount Saint Vincent on Thursday afternoon at Alumni Field.
The Dolphins (6-4 overall) outscored the Mariners 9-1 in the first half en route to the victory. Matt Desimone led MSV with four goals and Dan Cohen added three while Ahmed Ajao tallied four assists.
Mount Saint Vincent scored just 1:13 into the contest and outscored the Mariners 5-0 in the opening quarter. Desimone found the back of the net three times in the stanza, all off feeds from Ajao.
Mitchell (1-5 overall) finally got on the board with 6:50 remaining in the half. Sophomore Demetre Lyras scored a man-up goal to cut the deficit to 5-1, but the Dolphins closed out the period with four straight goals to take a 9-1 lead into the break. Desimone started the stretch with his fourth goal—again off an assist from Ajao—and Cohen wrapped things up with the final two scores of the half.
While the Mitchell defense didn't allow a goal in the second half, the MSV side was nearly as stingy. The Mariners outscored the Dolphins 3-0 over the final 30 minutes, but it wasn't nearly enough to climb back into the game. Senior Adam Grillo scored two goals in the stanza while freshman Nicholas Gresio added the final tally with 4:49 remaining in the contest.
Kyle Kalibat was impressive in goal for the Dolphins, making 14 saves against 32 shots. Mitchell sophomore Peter Eshenfelder finished with nine stops against 31 shots. Classmate Chris Joy scooped up a game-high nine ground balls to pace the Mariners.
Mitchell returns to action at home against Regis College on Saturday, March 24 at noon.
