Men's Lacrosse rebounds after season opener to pound Georgia State 13-6
The Stonehill men took the field again looking to rebound after losing its season opener to the hosts Palm Beach Atlantic in the Sailfish tournament. Stonehill's next match would pit them against the Panthers of Georgia State coached by Tom Higgins.
The Purple and Black struck first , with an strong individual effort from Connor Green, who would put Stonehill on the board 13:46 into the first. The Sophomore Green was not done, as he netted the next Stonehill score as well at 11:30, finishing the day with 3 goals and 2 assists. The Panthers of Georgia State responded with a goal of their own with 7:31 remaining to close the gap to 2-1. However, Stonehill stifled any attempts of a come back with three more goals of their own by freshman Anthony Powers, senior captain Thomas Higgins, and another tally by Green to complete the hatrick.
Scoring on the day was no problem for the Stonehill with sound offensive efforts coming from a variety of players in their balanced offense. Additional scores came from Seniors Matt Colletti and Colin Lancey with a break out day from freshman Alex Arnott.
Senior captain Ben Hyder led a staunch Stonehill defense with seven ground balls and was the backbone all day. Freshman goalie Mike Phillips stood tall between the pipes for Stonehill only allowing 2 Georgia State goals with goalie Robert Mostertz coming in for the second half making seven saves on the day.
At 1-1 the Stonehill men now look forward to the war of 24, when Stonehill will face their rivals Bridgewater State College at home Friday March 19th at 7:00pm at the W.B. Mason Stadium.