HOBOKEN, N.J. – Facing the No. 1 team in the country and two-time reigning national champion Tufts Jumbos, the No. 7 Stevens Institute of technology men's lacrosse team dropped an 18-7 Sunday matinee from DeBaun Athletic Complex.
How It Happened
Tufts scored the first four goals of the game and 10 of the 11 in the first quarter, with
Adam DeCristofaro scoring for the Ducks off a feed from
Matthew Pergola.
After 30 total shots (25 on goal) in the first quarter, things slowed slightly in the second, with just 15 of 23 total shots going on-target, and four finding the back of the net.
Jack Tenaglia and
Blake Creamer answered two early goals from the Jumbos, pulling Stevens (5-2) to within 12-3 at the half.
DeCristofaro completed a hat trick with a pair in the third quarter, and Tenaglia & Pergola each added a man-up goal in the fourth for the Ducks' final goals of the day.
Inside the Box Score
- Pergola and DeCristofaro each notched multiple points for the seventh straight game
- Tynan Murray caused multiple turnovers for the third straight game; Will Giarrusso and Luke Lesizza also caused a pair of turnovers apiece
- In his first action all season at the X, Jackson Penn won seven face-offs and came away with four ground balls; Giarrusso had a pair of face-off wins and a game-high six ground balls
- Michael Jannotte had a career-high 24 saves, six more than any other game this season
- The Ducks had four man-up goals, their most in a game this year
Up Next
The Ducks remain home for a 12:00 opening face-off with Eastern on March 28; Stevens has knocked off the Eagles four times since 2021, all four wins coming by at least four goals
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