BEVERLY HILLS, Mich. - The Lawrence Technological University men's lacrosse team grabbed a 16-3 win against the new program William Penn University on Saturday evening. 

HIGHLIGHTS

• Offense
  • Aidan Nolan led the team with four points from three goals and one assist.
  • Ryan Pastorino and Damian Hudson each had three goals.
  • Maveric Muscat led the team in assists with two.
  • On the faceoff, LTU went 15-23
• Defense
  • Joel Trent had 13 saves in net
  • Wyatt Nedball had four caused turnovers while Jake Kidd had three
  • Nik Kubik had 11 ground balls on the night

HOW IT HAPPENED

LTU dominated from the beginning of the game, going on three straight unanswered goals for the first ten minutes of the game. Then, WPU found the back of the net for the first time in their school history. Ending the first quarter, LTU was up 4-1.

Aidan Nolan grabbed the first goal of the second quarter, but this quarter saw much less scoring. After seven minutes of quiet from either side, WPU found the back of the net, but was quickly answered by Brendan Mullins from assist by Maveric Muscat. Going into the half, LTU was up 6-2.

The third was graced with only Blue Devils scoring, including Mullins scoring twice, including a shot from up top with eight second to go to force the lead 11-2.

The fourth quarter opened with Muscat finding the back of the net, quickly followed by Ryan Pastorino, and then proceed by another goal from Nolan within a span of one minute. A minute after this series, Nolan, with assist from Dylan Couture. With time ticking down, Pastorino, with assists from Aidan Boeve, closed the game for LTU. While William Penn gave it one more shot and found a hole past Trent, the game concluded with LTU going home with a 16-3 win.

LTU continues their season in two weeks where they will take their spring trip down to Florida to face several NAIA ranked teams, including a game on March 7th against the no. 1 ranked Reinhardt (Ga.).