WASHINGTON, Pa. - Chatham Men's Lacrosse (7-5, 2-1) earned a 16-7 win over the W&J Presidents (3-7, 2-2) on Wednesday at Alexandre Stadium. With nine points on the day, freshman
Tanner Marsh set a new single-game program record for the Cougars.
Marsh had six goals and three assists to go along with two ground balls and a caused turnover. Fellow first year
Brady Rigdon had an impressive day as well, tallying seven points on four goals and three assists with four ground balls. Junior
Ethan Rinker recorded a hat trick and collected two ground balls, while freshman
Tyler Laughlin had three points on a goal and two assists.Â
First year
Jack Neal led the Cougars with three caused turnovers and picked up seven ground balls. In goal, sophomore
Brett Zaruba made five saves in 47:02 of action and picked up the win, while junior
Zen Smith played the other 12:58 and made three stops.
The Presidents got on the board first 52 seconds into the game, but two goals from Rigdon gave the Cougars a 2-1 lead. After W&J tied the game at 2, Chatham scored three times in a row, with goals from Marsh, Rinker and Rigdon and went up 5-2. One more President goal before the end of the first quarter made it 5-3.
Chatham shutout W&J in the second quarter and held them to just one shot on goal. Additionally, the Cougars scored four goals, including two from Rinker, to take command 9-3. Stanuikynas scored 1:24 into the second half to give Chatham a seven-goal lead. The Cougar defense continued to show out as they held the Presidents to just one goal in the quarter. A late man-up score from Rigdon made it 11-4 heading into the final period.
W&J threatened a comeback with three quick goals to start the fourth quarter, but Chatham would score the final five goals in the game to cement the victory, with Marsh recording a point on all of them.
Shots were 58-27 in favor of the Cougars, and both teams were 50% on extra-man opportunities, with Chatham 1-2 and W&J 2-4. The Cougars took care of business in the faceoff circle 18-9.
Men's Lacrosse will host Grove City on Saturday at 4 p.m. at UPMC Graham Field.
