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Gavin Jones
Jason Kapusta
27
Winner Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS 6-4, 1-1
3
Bethany (WV) BETHANY 5-6, 1-2
Winner
Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS
6-4, 1-1
27
Final
3
Bethany (WV) BETHANY
5-6, 1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Westminster (Pa.) WESTMINS 8 7 6 6 27
Bethany (WV) BETHANY 0 1 0 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

Westminster earns road triumph

BETHANY, W.Va.--The Westminster College men's lacrosse program cruised to a 27-3 Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) victory at Bethany College Wednesday afternoon. 

Thirty-five players appeared Wednesday, with 12 different players scoring goals. Westminster improved to 6-4 overall and 1-1 in the PAC with the win. Bethany fell to 5-6 overall and 1-2 in the league. 

Westminster scored 15 straight goals to begin the game and went into halftime sporting a 15-1 lead. The Titans finished the opening half with seven different goal scorers.  

Senior midfielder Gavin Jones (Henrico, Va., Douglas S. Freeman) scored five goals and added three assists. He has scored five or more goals five times this season. Graduate midfielder Jimmy Sentz (Catonsville, Md., Loyola Blakefield) had four goals and four assists for his first eight-point game of the year. Sophomore midfielder Grady Tierney (Clear Lake Shores, Texas, Houston Christian) fired in a career-high three goals and added one assist. Freshmen faceoffs Alex Rivera (Ewing, N.J., Notre Dame) and Jack Steimle (Mount Sinai, N.Y., Mount Sinai) combined to post 10 ground balls (Rivera: 6, Steimle: 4) and go 11-of-14 from the X (Rivera: 6-7, Steimle: 5-7). Sophomore faceoff Xander Tomaseski (Middletown, Del., Sanford) was a perfect 7-of-7 from the X and added a pair of ground balls while junior faceoff Zach Meszaros (Pittsburgh, Pa., Baldwin) was 5-of-7 at the X and chipped in with three ground balls. 

Westminster won 27-of-33 faceoffs. The Titans outshot the Bison 72-21, putting 55 shots on goal. 

Senior long-stick Brody McGuinness (Heber City, Utah, Wasatch) finished with three ground balls and two caused turnovers while junior defender Shawn Wooles (Hampton, N.H., Winnacunnet) totaled two ground balls and three caused turnovers. Junior short-stick Jahiem Hawkins (Huntington Station, N.Y., Huntington) added two ground balls and two caused turnovers. 

Freshman Nolan Grieshaber (Rocklin, Calif., Rocklin) finished with five saves in the win. He played through the completion of the third quarter. Sophomore DJ Perez (Coral Gables, Fla., Christopher Columbus) stopped a pair of shots in the fourth quarter. 

Cameron Russo scored twice for Bethany. Christian Nestor made 28 saves in the loss. 

Up Next:
Westminster will host league rival Chatham University Saturday, with the opening faceoff from inside the UPMC Sports Complex scheduled for 1 p.m. Westminster and the non-profit Morgan's Message will team up Saturday to bring awareness to behavioral health within the student-athlete community. 

Morgan's Message amplifies stories, resources, and expertise to confront student-athlete mental health, build a community by and for athletes and provide a platform for advocacy. The organization aims to expand the dialogue on mental health by normalizing conversations, empowering those who suffer in silence, and supporting those who feel alone. The organization honors the life of Morgan Rodgers, a former Duke women's lacrosse player. The teams will take nine seconds of silence to honor Rodgers's memory before the start of the game, standing in solidarity with their fellow student-athletes.

Read more about Morgan's Message at morgansmessage.org.
 
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