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Greer 4-13-22
14
Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS 0-3, 0-0
19
Winner Alfred ALFRED 2-0, 0-0
Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS
0-3, 0-0
14
Final
19
Alfred ALFRED
2-0, 0-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS 2 3 7 2 14
Alfred ALFRED 4 5 3 7 19

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Alfred outlasts Westminster

ALFRED, N.Y.--The Westminster College men's lacrosse team dropped a 19-14 decision at Alfred University Wednesday night. 

Alfred improved to 2-0. Westminster fell to 0-3. 

Senior attack Ryan Greer (Cranberry Township, Pa. | Seneca Valley) and sophomore midfielder Gavin Jones (Henrico, Va. | Douglas S. Freeman) paced Westminster offensively. Greer finished with four goals while Jones totaled three goal and one assist. Senior midfielder Hamish Mathwin (Marion, Australia | Westminster School) added two goals and an assist. 

Senior midfielder Mike Roman (Norristown, Pa. | Germantown Academy) finished with a game-high six ground balls and five caused turnovers. Jones, freshman goalkeeper Brendan Siwik (Aldie, Va. | John Champe) and junior faceoff Colin O'Malley (Pittsburgh, Pa. | North Allegheny) each had five ground balls. 

O'Malley won 7-of-19 faceoffs, while junior faceoff Dino Mario D'Alesio II (Youngstown, Ohio, Cardinal Mooney) finished 7-of-16. Siwik stopped 14 shots. 

Kevin Matson led Alfred with seven points on five goals and a pair of assists. Hunter Cupp won 22-of-35 faceoffs. 

Alfred led 4-2 after the first quarter. Greer's goal less than one minute into the second period cut Alfred's lead to one, 4-3. The Saxons scored the final two goals of the half and went into the break leading 9-5. 

Trailing 11-6, Westminster rattled off four-straight goals to cut the deficit to one, 11-10, with just over five minutes left in the third. Jones had a pair of goals during the scoring spurt. Mathwin scored back-to-back goals to even the score at 12-12 with just over a minute to go in the period. The scored was tied 12-12 heading into the fourth period. 

Alfred scored five-straight goals in the fourth to stretch its lead to 17-12. Greer closed out the scoring with just over a minute remaining in regulation. 

Alfred finished with a 54-36 edge in shots, including a 33-24 advantage in shots on goal. The Saxons had 24 turnovers while the Titans turned over possession 19 times. 

Westminster will host the University of Mount Union Saturday at the UPMC Sports Complex. The opening faceoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. 
 
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