ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The Siena Heights men's lacrosse team outscored Concordia (Mich.) 5-1 and 6-2 in the final two quarters to pull away in a 17-8 win to give the Cardinals their first loss of the season. Garnet Potter dominated offensively with five goals on eight shots in the winning effort.
THE BASICS
Final Score: Siena Heights 17, Concordia (Mich.) 8
Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan (Cardinal Stadium)
Records: Siena Heights (3-2, 2-2 WHAC), Concordia (Mich.) (7-1, 4-1 WHAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
Concordia scored first in the opening three minutes of the game to take the 1-0 lead. Eric Csizmadia scored the first of his two goals with 8:37 left in the first quarter to tie the game at one goal each. The Cardinals retook the lead 2-1 with a goal at the 7:56 mark. Potter responded with back-to-back goals to put the Saints up 3-2 going into the second quarter.
The score was tied at three and at four before Alec Emerson and Ryan Moore scored goals to lead 6-4 with 3:29 left in the half. The Cardinals cut the deficit to one, 6-5, as the teams entered the half.
Potter scored the first goal in the second half to complete a hat trick and give the Saints a 7-5 advantage. Devin Plemmons adds an insurance goal before Potter scored his fourth to extend the lead to 9-5. A goal by CUAA put things at 9-6 before Plemmons and Moore scored to end the third quarter with an 11-6 lead, Siena Heights.
Five-straight goals from the Saints to start the fourth quarter put the score at 16-6 with 10:39 left in regulation. The Cardinals scored twice before Moore finished the scoring with 2:08 left in the game.
TOP SAINTS
• Potter added four ground balls to his totals.
• Emerson scored three goals and two assists for five points. He also tallied five ground balls in the contest.
• Plemmons tallied a hat trick and also had an assist.
• Jeff Putz recorded a SHU record 14 ground balls to lead all players in the game.
THE OPPOSITION
• Devin Wolever led the Cardinals with four points with two goals and two assists.
• Evan Stuart scored twice.
• Brendan Pfeiffer had a team-high seven ground balls.
